Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

case certainly. he thought and after walk
/ ing few steps further be found himself
at his destination. IL had grown quite
/ dark and the garden and the broad veran
/ ems were iit up by innuuernhle japan 2,
lauterns, making fairy-lke aud pretty
scene.
kulamea was receiving her guests look
| ing very handsome Ia simple Nhli,
muslin with lei " yellow flowers arounu
her neck and q smaller one wound in the
coils Of her dark hair.
Everybody must wear q lei at POI
SUPPER she said az took one, maze OUT
Of tile swopt-scented MALL, FROM bas-
ket beside her. full Of the pretty wreathl.s,
aud tied Il on AIR. BnlfOur. You did
not telephone this afternoon, Ell she
added and the little intersection Png
plaintivcly.
"1-I-,lid not like to disturb YOU he
said, with "a slight Hush
Good boy. But would not have
minded. really | missed you, too, az
though ! was busy Oh. here IS Mlss
Roswell Is She not lovelyy You must
not lose your heart, She came on the
last steamer and brought letter to us
from some friends in San francisco.
She greeted the young girl in her grace
ful. cordial way aud then Let me I'M
truducc Mr. Buliour 30 You, she said.
"Oh. we are old friends cried the girl
"Wo mot today NJ lunch and spent the
afternoon togcthcrl
kulunea glanced quickly ut Mr.. Bal
four and then turned To receive some
more OF her friends.
lt was several moments before she
spoke 20 the compile at her side again
~ think we will gu into the lanai now,
she said, addressing them at last. Her
bright color had somewhat palpd and
her voice sounded u h,tc spirit!ess.
"WHl YOU give your arm 10 Miss Kos
well. MIR Bnfour have put you near
the contcr next to me-
lt was an unusually good representa-
ton of q native feast, although sOlue-
what m0dcnized. as the things were not
spread ON she ground The table WINS
thichy covered with ferns and vines,
ON which rested numerous embassies,
some filled with pot ana others with am
other kind of pusty looking substance
which consisted of cuCuauut ana sweet
potato mixed, crabs. boiled sweet pOtu-
toes. baked tarO and broad fruit raw
hsh, live shrimps, the suake-liSe squads
muderate-sizcd bundles tied with Il
Leaves, and bottles of ginger ale were
deposited ut frequent intervals ana ON
sauCcrs, at each place, were small piles
Of ground kukui nuts and chopped onions.
A roasted pig gruccd one end OF the
tuhp, and muugres, tgmCrinds, bNnadts,
oranges and ohclos We're strewed along
the center
Everybody started right in and ete
with the greatest relish. There were
plates for all, but not knife or fork
to Doe seen. Fingers were dipped IN the
pot. de1terous twist was given TO The
whist and the lump that adhered was
carried TO tie mouth ana sucked OIL
With evident enjoyment. The myster-
ions looking bundles were. united and
full Justice WAS done the delicious and
scuming contents of mullet or chicken,
which had been cooked under ground.
iu d leaves, aud thus had all the juices
and ilavOrs preserved. Nobody seemed
at all embarrassed with the unusual
style of eating, and the principle that
" fingers were made before forks
seemed TO animate one and all,
The few strangers present were rather
awkward aud did more observing than
eating
II was somewhat trying TO them at
times 10 have a lively shrimp crawl In
their direction aud 10 see him snapped up
by someone and eaten with gusto. The
Squid was triile unappetizing. too,
and they found eating ont of the same
calabash with their neighbors little
unusual, but the crabs, chicken and fish
were all that could be desired and unless
too iastidiOus, one need not be hungry ut
the end of luuu.
Mr., Bulfour, with the superior daring
OF man. tasted everything first aud
thn. " lac recommended IL, Miss Roswell
would allow him TO put some on her
plate.