The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-23
CHRONICLES or GROVER.
or How the DireTuI Hawaiian MIDDLE
Originated.

OilEi
Now, in the first year of the sec
ond reign of Grover, whose surname
is Cleveland, there arose a great
clamor and cutlery about certain is
lands Of the sea; for in times past
the ruler of those islands was a
queen who was a harlot, and the
people thereof waxed wroth because
of her wickedness, insomuch that
they rose up against her and took
the government from her
And when they had given the
government to one of their own
number the chief men of the islands
went down into ship and sailed for
America, where Benjamin, a wise
man then ruled, and they told Ben
iamin of all that had been done;
and Benjamin gave ear unto them,
and when they asked that he would
take the islands and make them a
part of his own country, he said;
''Verily, these islands are goodly
heritage; they are pleasant and fruit
full, and l will take them in.
SO straightway he wrote a mes
sage unto the senate and sent a
treaty, that the senate might agree
to it.
But it came to pass i'll the
eleventh month of that same year
the people elected Grover TO be rul.
er, because they thought anybody
would do.
And after Grover was crowned
he also sent a message unto the
senate, and said: Return to me the
treaty which hath sent you, for
like it not, and will not let yor
ratify it, because it is not good.
SO the senate sent the treaty to
| Grover, and he called in unto hin
Walter, his prime minister, whom
the tribe of Benjamin had cast a
side.
And Grover said unto him
''What shall l do that Benjamin
shall not profit by the getting 0
these islands? For am l not tn
ruler of this land; and am l not Sc
on high to show the people tn,
right way? When l laugh do no
the democrats also, and when
grieve do not the mugwumps so
and when l frown do not all tn
people tremble?
But this Benjamin l despise, 70
he hath gotten to himself great glor
by this thing, and if follow him
then will all the people say, 10, h
followeth Benjamin. Tell me
Walter, what is meet to do, or b.
the great horned spoon, off come
your head.
Then Walter trembled and dreN
near, and said: Let not my lor
Grover be troubled. If thou hates
Benjamin, do not / hate hir
more? Hath he not snubbed III
and cast me down? Whereforen nov
let us conspire against Benjamin
let us send unto these island
Blount' the Georgian, to spy on
the land and see if peradventure h
may be able to show us way on
ofthe hole"
Now, Grover was well pleased
and he sent for Blount, and whe,
he was come, he drew near an
kissed Grover on his second chin
and Grover was more tickled tina
ever, and gave him $40 and a ticke
to the land Of Honey Lulu, and
letter of introduction to Lilly
wocky-lany.
And when Blount was gone Gre
yer called for wine and was exceed
ingly glad, and he danced and san
wait Till the Clouds Roll By" i
. such loud voice that the hired gin
thought the palace was afre.
And it was so that it happened a
Grover wished, and his spy report
ed all those things which he ha
been sent to do.
Then did Grover send an amba
sador, whose name was Willis, I
those islands, and he sent lette
to the chief ruler thereof, and a
mother letter to Lilly-wocky-lany
and the letter to the chief ruler di
Willis have in his right hand, an
the letter to Lilly did he have il
his inside pocket. And in tn
letter to the chief ruler he professe
friendship, and in the letter to Lii
he said: Behold, now am | angr
because you have been abused b.
Benjamin and Stevens, Get the
up now and make ready, for