The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-08-15

ratings Of the ocsSn liner were filed
with representatives Of al nations.
TIE uppsr deck wSs sill Autter with
the Chinese ambassador, Mr.. Hsng
Yew, Sni his suite. who included
forty two msndsrins, They were Sll
sleek. poll-Shsvsn fellows. dressed IN
flowing silks Snd affecting lSrgs
Chinese SpsctSe,ss, which game them
the SppsSrsnes Of full grown Blown,
les cut On s midday picnic, without )
cxre in the world except 10 chatter
srd look solemn, This they did 10
perfection
Suddenly Lieutenant Yong 81 the
I. :. 5. Boston SppssVsd On the up
per deck locking fOr Minister Blo1us,
who hSd preceded him sud taken 10
S position Sfs. All st once Lieutenant
Young vss grabbed by Whist sppssr-
81 70 be half S dozen hula girls, but
Stts-SS-6S turned ont 10 be half 3
dozen Of the Stssches Of the Chinese
SnbssSS30rs suite, who had known
the lieutenant IN Lima. Peru. when
he vSs on station there several yeSrs
$50, After Lieutenant Young hsd
been Rugged until he thought be hsd
dropped into the midst Of rs
tive lusu. he succeeded II extrscst
ing himself snd explanations fol,
lowed. Lieutenant Young wss unSbls
10 talk nsndsrin." but he gleSned
thSt the CslsStisls hoDed he ysS
to De passenger, IS they rsmem-
bSEed the duleet songs Of Peru, in
cited by the lingerings Of champaign
tsppss- Lisutensnt Young turned
him with S sigh from the encaan-
tress, snd informed the Celestial
sttsehes thst he was enlisted to re
msin IN HswSn, pending settlement,
etc Of the Hswsiisn question.
At 8 O'Clock the ships bells sound
ed snd the last visitors were soon
ashore, The silks of the msndsrins
on the upper deck iuttered. and
Minister Blount sppeared sgainss
the railing with s leihsla on his hat,
MS eyes sparkling SIS he greeted his
friends. and his mouth IS close shut
as sveE. The good ship swung away.
The National Hsw2iisr band BOYS
plsxsi al air and sung q song ~
native. The cn0=i Oh the wharf
shifted To e: : better view SeTsrsi
departing local csIelgitieS On the
lower deck flung les 10 brown besu-
ties OF tie wharf ard created s great
deal q mimic fGn but the eyes Of
the crowd were concentrated OF the
figure OF Minister Blount. Who still
stood sphyux-like and mute on the
upper deck
Suddenly ;hs national band ceased
playing. IS II 6y preeoncartsd 81
Tangeneus- 4 moment later the we'll
known figure Of john E. Bush
looned greedy and patriotic on s
Convenient stump His appearance
was expected by al who have lived
their year and day IN Hawaii nei.
He proposed three cheers for Minis
te- Blour;- They were given IL 8
desulioEy and Quzvsrlrg manner by
the royalists present The Ameri-
cans present. who msde up the bulk
OF the crowd. looked ST one another
srd smiled. They sppreeisted the
fzcs that the royslists hsd again re-
fused TO Learn thst international
etiquette does not Include local poll
tics
b. this time the Gaelic had swung
Bose onto the lighth0usesnd ST wave
OF the commanders hand fron the
bridge the great propeller moved and
The Gaelic started slowly forward.
The crowd began 10 disperse- The
rain which had threatened for half
81 hour began coming down IN earn
est The tug Eleu with the Hawaii
81 hand aboard followed the great
ship to the entrance Of the harbor.
when she suddenly gained full head
way snd disappeared in the gather
ing nists. bearing HgEaii's fate
within the sealed lips Of the Ameri-
can minister.