The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-27

hate Wt.
"WmHl shh.hr Pat fairly Missed, .
raising bis arm wildly. "llush, ma.
vouruoen' Nc're shpadn bldsphcmy .
Fo' the love % God, say no
more"
Fora moment he was silent Then
raising hands and face hoaveuward. he
said revereutly;
holy Mary, mother ay God, an all |
the saints an angels, pass out in full |
dthross parade this day an WITNESS this /
mencle IN the little shanty ON S'nt An /.
dthrew street,
A sob stopped his throat for a mo- .
meut. but presently. in voice pitifully
weak and low, he said:
"An did We think yer ould Woona
turned ag'in We me purrty-he that was
kissin the sole av yer dirty shoe this
minute; Sure l love ye betthcr nor |
love me mother that's in heaven, an God
knows I'm not talIn 'er down peg from
'er high station in my recollection whin
l do be sayiu ut. All honor To- 'er name.
though she's left me a couple O. shpank-
ms short in me ginteel education! Sure
twas the love in me heart that sint me
on retrate from ye, colleen bawn. For
two yecrs yer name thrimbled on me
Inns. an vet | feared to own the truth, an
since lnowed ut for a fact sure l was
Altered to show me face lest the whole
story'd lake out through the pores o me
skin if | kept me lips shut an yed hate
me for dizzy ould fool. An now fale
i fale-my God, I do fale like pig in
a puddle when somebody trown i'm a
bookay. Sure he ate itupl Fo' the love
o. God, gi' me the baby TO how'd. LOttie,
afore / do take we for a bookay"
Reaching forward, he actually took
the sleeping child from her arms.
Sure I'll how'd 'er for ballast, TO kape
me from risin into the air TIL ! do talk
wud We sinsible. I'm that delerious I'm
| like "a drunken man wud the William
o. Thrimities! An did We think loved
We since We were like this to fool We; Oh,
but | must tall, wud We like "A major to-
night, Lottie." He hesitated. and when
he spoke again his voice was touchingly
tender.
'Ye're but child. darlint. l niver
thrilled wud We in me life, an won't
thrihe wud We now. Sure an if tuck
all ye're sayin to me tonight and held ye
to ut all I'd made nd be pitchfork an a
tail for me rigimin;als but I'm not look
in fo' that line o promotion! If l was
r half or a quarter fit for We. ia thry to
qualify the remainder, but wud three
orarrters ~ unfitness an the ither ouarr.
fer bevant redimntion in a lar a. alcohol
snre T'd no a doc To +brv for We"
e lyon don't want
o Her ewes flashed aroir
|, "Sb-b-bl NV Cod 7 do want tell We
J. an from this NIGHT for'ard. ill he come
that We like neither nor me. we're mine
nro,nise1 an nledged over fine head q
tbis sio,,,, ird%o a. ,.a,salf whom fir,st y,
tt,.;aI.a5 ,,aa,,id l,aa,.tI r., l'o,,,,1 70 -,
I ,.o,,,ir,bo,. T.o++ioT,o,,o,,,,oo,, be ,oooyy,
a will toIoye va 70 hahn va to fgbt for We
+ 70 die for va the dav me c,rava,II Inc n SAT
q tri,1,,a o,.o,. ,.or. tI,r1Ile5I R,,t va ,n,,s
! ho free vot mo rrrrt,, little INNOCENT
f free I'm ye'va listened to love ot its hest
, Tho o,1i man SocoIa can't Give va n sam
, nile n, tbe Genuine articIe tbrongb hi,
! a,nnt,, INNS Snrn it's stale an 90
, over in q cracked oven an all ont n shan,
ofora va do o,at II from him LET nurrt,
yorno, lin. toll the s+o,,, NJ, ,,,,,.tv ,.o,,nC
ewes tbrv 70 hide ut from vein vain Lei
one SING Mt in rhvme an anitber clincl
,is fists an swear MT to We an then com,
( an tell var onld Woono all abont Mt V,
r see We can't fully urdtbarsta,d tin ve,y
n had the hest lessons in the LANGUAGE n
h more nor | cd polly fronsav wud
n Frinchman. Take yer own time. me da-
r lint. an reminder WHATEVER comes T,
@ YER intinded, IN saw nj. if me ears proy
" six inches TO the minute. to designate m
i ass-ifcationD Wull We thrust me noy
an do what I saw an kane notbin fror
mey,
s "Yas. but don't want no French lie.
| sons"
AHA, but sure insist upon ut" h
+ replied, laughing heartily at the uncor
scious humor of her naive reply.
+ "Sure an I've walked the baby wud m
thrumpet's voice. Take 'er, darlint, a
go afore yer mother calls We, an if sh
q asks We tell her | urrged We to MARI
ould gumdrops. but veil die first. If
t do show me hand, l 'blave she'd put IN
out, an think We NAV made me maner
d verin more norr a skirrmish. Ye Just com
O down like thousand o. brick on him a
the whole lot an say We won't an nobod
r can make We! An I'll see We through u
Good night, an God bless We. Sh-h-h-h
This last was to the baby, who frette
n again in the tranfer to Carlotta's arm
Placing one of her hands over the othc
about the shoulders of the sleeping chile
Ne Pat laid his lips against them reverentl,
It "God bless ye-an God bless ye," /
l, said, and again as she went down IL
as stairs, God bless ye," and he hobble
It back to the open window, sank upon
N chair and in a moment was sobbing-
and sobbing.
IL He felt so old, so dilapidated. so lon