The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-26
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In fact, he could hard sleep at night for
thinking over it. He would even wake
his wife in the middle of the night and
ask her what she thought of the strange
occurrence. He was fast boiling over
with curiosity, when a note came from
the reverend borrow, on Christmas eve,
ask for the loan of $40 A brilliant
thought now struck him. He put on his
great coat, resolving to call and demand
and explanation of the mystery When
he was shown into his friends study he
found him plunged in the profoundest
melancholy.
. Mr. B. said the merchant, If you
Will answer me one question, l will let
you have that $40 How doest it happen
that you always pay me the money that
you borrow on Saturday night in the very
same note or coin on Monday"
The parson raised his head, and, after
violent struggle, as though, he were
about to unveil the treasured mystery of
his soul, said, in flattering tones
Porter, you are gentleman, Chris
tlan and New Yorker know can RELY
on your invislable secrecy. Listen to the
secret of my eloquence: You know that I
am poor, and when, on Saturday, | have
bought my Sunday dinner, / seldom have
a red cent left in my pocket. Now, main
tam that no man can preach the gospel
and blow up his congregation properly
without he has something in his pocket
to inspire him with confidence
= have heretofore borrowed IS of YOU
every Saturday, that l might feel it occa-
slonally as l preached on Sunday You
know how independently do preach-how
| make the rich shake in their shoes. Well,
1t IS all owing to my knowledge that |
have s. bill in my pocket. OF course,
never having to use it for any other pur-
pose, it is not changed, but invariably re-
returned to you the next morning. But
tomorrow MIR. George Law is coming to
hear me preach, and l thought [ would
try the effect of $l0-bill sermon on
himP How simple the most mysterious
things are to US when they are ex-
planned"
II wonder" said Uncle Dave, "if the
political situation in Hawaii were ex-
planned to the American people, would it
be regarded as simple affair" 1t looks
to me as if we would still be at sea in the
matter, as much as were the people have
in mind, who attempted to reach the main
island of the Sandwich group from one of
the outlying islands.
VERY MUCH AT SEA
''This is how the story goes, as near as
can recall it; Two citizens of Honolulu
Judge B. and DR.. N.-had occasion to go
to the island of Kaui, the land of sugar
and coffee. They started on their return
in schooner, with other passengers,
among whom was the governor of the
island, who was going to visit the
Hawaiian metropolis, the, to him, great
city of Honolulu The governor was a
native, as was also the captain of the
schooner tirst-rate seaman as long as
land was in sight.
There came up a gale, however, that
blew them Off, and, having no compass
and but short supply of provisions, they
were soon in sad plight indeed. On and
on for nine days they sailed, or, rather,
scud, when they ought to have been in
port in two. The judge and the doctor
thought it about time to take matters
into their own hands, or they would all
be starved to death, for neither law nor
physic would serve them without some
thing to eat.
"They deemed it proper an a prelim-
mary measure of courtesy, to ask the
governor what he thought best to be done.
His eXcellency took the matter into con-
sideration, and, with great sagacity, re-
marked;
"Well, now, as we are lost, think we
had better go back to where we started
from"
Excuse me, Dave" said Old Bob, "but
may ask if this is not a kind of para bic
that you are giving us on the present
condition of the Sandwich islands mud
dle?"
81 am giving you matter of actual oc-
currence of some thirty-five or forty years
ago." returned Uncle Dave, Though,
come to think of it, there is an analogy
between my story of long ago and the
condition of affairs in the islands to-day.
But, to continue my story; the poor cap
tain of the schooner would have been only
too glad to comply with the governors
suggestion, had there been any such
thing as knowing where that place was
that is, the place they had started from
Fortunately, however, on that very day a
whaler hove in sight, and, after supplying
them with provisions, led them into port
They We're actually on the way to
America"
Yes" growled old Bob, "they've been
actually on the way to America ever
since that time-the Sandwich Islands. l
mean-but haven't reached it get"