The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-28

The gOndulicr IN private service Ill
Venice does many things wholly uncon-
nected with his boat. He usually waits
on his masters table, he pulishes the
concrete floors, and he is sent ON every
variety of errmd. Antonio was tirelc's,
respectful and cheerful, and the Mild
MAYS agreed that he was an ideal scrN-
ant. OF course they responded to his
suggestion that he needed a livery, and
he was soon furnished at their expense
with handsome suit Of heavy blue
cloth. picturesque hat, silk sash ana
an overcoat. He looked very handsome
in his new dress, and the difference be-
tween what Inc paid the tailor and what
he charged his master provided his wife
and his little boy with their entire
wardrobe for the coming winter
Venice is cold city after the winter
fogs begin, and when Antonio advised
the Mildmays to lay i'm their entire stock
of frpwOud in september instead of
waiting until the price should Ice higher
they said To- one another what comfort
it was to have a servant who really
looked after their interests So Antonio
was commissioned to buy the wood,
and he bought it, He made - hand T.
some commission ON the transaction d,
and in addition he had about one /
afth of the whole amount Of wood de .
'iycrcd AT his own residence. 1t is true F.
+bnt this was not quite enough to pro-
,.idr him fu,l for the entire winter, but
tine deficiency could easily be rcmedied
hv simply carving home three or four
sticks undrr his coat every night, and
Antonio was not man who shrank
from any honest labor when the good
Of his family was i'll view.
About 10 DAYS after tho arrival of his
Englishman Antonio informed him that
the rondola needed to 90 to the squero
to have its bottom cleaned, at "a cost of
10 francs. This, however, he insisted
lpon having out of his own pocket, be-
cause the foulness of the bottom had
Aecn incurred before he entered Mr..
Nildmav's service. This scrupulous dis
Dlay of honesty still further convinced
rhe Euglishman that he had the pearl
nf roudoliers. and when the next day
Antonio asked him to give him as a
/ loan. to be deducted from his future
wages so francs whcrewith to make
certain essential Int wholly uniutelligi-
HE repairs to the gondoia. Mr.. Mild
may was of his wife's opinion that it
would he a shame TO reouire the moor
man ever to repav it.
The first thing that shook the Mild
r,,vs' confidence in Antonio was Il lit
flo Incident in connection with chick
ON They had had a noir of roast fowls
For dinner and had eaten only one. in
t,rdiry to have tbe other served cold
f,r luncheon tbe NEXT dov When late
i, +,o evening Mrs NTiidmav accidon-
t,lly discovered Antonio in thc act of
,,oiro o,,t of +bo bopse with fine cold
fowl stuffed under his coat. she demand.
cd ovnIouotion .,It is t,ue norona "
soid Antonio chat I took the fowl.
And yyhv2 Because all tbe evening
had seen Won and tbe narm sittinr to.
ootbor II, spcb love and bonninoss tbot
NV heart bIed for moor Antonio. who
has no bonnv firaside at which TO sit
And so said to myself: Antonio. sure-
" Won deserve LITTLE happiuess rs well
rs these GOOD and noble neoplel Take
fine cold fowl and eat il with love and
protitude i'm your hearth"
Mrs NiIdmav couId nor scold him aft.
OPP tbis defonso and She simnlv confronted
borsoIf With toIIing him that he miobr
keen tba fowl for This time, hnt that
s,,cb a ,,otbod oF oornIizirg +be bouotits
of fortnne ,nnst NOT occnr agoin. An.
/ +a,,io rro,,,isod 10Th bor ond biueoIf
that II shonId NOT and though he con.
timed to keen his wife's table fnllv
snnnlied from that Of fine NIildmavs the
Iotter neye, AGAIN found him il, nossns.
sion Of snrrontitious chickens,
One dov Artonio fonud a goldniece
20 francs in foct-on fine fI9or Of his
gondolo Tie knew if mist have bcen
dronned bv the Maroon and he nromntlv
hrorgbt il 70 him. .,How wrong was, f"
said Mrs NiId,nav go Doubt the mon.