The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-01-08

| NfiAAi hOtfu I u 1Gi u = IIl
TACT. H was found one day out b,
Diamond Head, hut how he got ther,
nobody knows"
Went mad ON some passing vesse
and jumped overheard" / suggested
those black fellows swim like fish"
Got put off in dingy most likely,
said the doctor. 81 don't mean to sa,
he didn't or couldn't swim, only ther,
are certain other creatures that swim
like hsh--sharks, | mcan--which nigh
aid in making break ior shore Il goot
deal like an obstacle race. But com,
and hear the telephone The owner anC
patentee speaks very little English, bu
enough ior the purpose--C'ood evening
Uncle Billy
Uncle Billy stopped his chat,ering
unlocked his hands from around hi
knees, placed one OF them to his righ
ear, and with the other scratched mi
left side in another familiar apish ges
cure.
eek -clk-clk clk-clk-clk, he crieC
with great rapidity, repeating with hi
lips the little scratching sound made
with his nails against his shirt.
Dix dix dix dix, glg-glg-glg-glg,
then with burst and replacing botl
| hands around his knee, Good ebenin'
sab"
Had you your supper, Uncle Billy2'
Both hands went back again, one fun
mel shape at the right ear, and the othei
scratching away at the left side.
"Blk-blk- blk, clk-clk, dix -dlk-dlk, gig
| glg-glg, mzz-mzz-mzz, nzz-nzz-nzz. No
sah."
The old man went through il all a.
/ ,,S..a,l,Ia
more apparent violation OF interest il
in-the-5lot machine,
HE runs through the consonants,
said the doctor, until he reaches tn,
one on which his answer is pitched, q,
to speak,"
"0r, going back TO your telephon,
idea" I said, "he calls UP the initial O
'"rhat's just 1t, said the doctor
matter is" he added, "that though he
doesn't always give the same number o.
consonant sounds, he never varies the
order OF those he makes use Of. For ex.
ample, he may Mt one time say b, C, d,
and 6, while at another time, although he
again wishes to reach &, he will only Use
u, anu X, Dub It vii htNCl iHt Z, 1, v
and or any other mis-sequence. This
is all the more curious because he per.
sists in saying that he has never learned
he il truthful old fellow, according to
his lights. Another curious thing about
his method is that never yet in my hear
observe, has he made use OF vowel
e,a,,,,l -, thnco oa11g mud hag l,o
gun sentence with vowel. BY the
between his method and his desires, ii
he j. in hurry to get mt reply. III
ask him, for instance, something 10
which he is bound to answer Yes.
want some 'baccy, Uncle Billy?''
The hands flew flack TO their places
and the scratching and calling went on
at lightning rate, the "dlk" falling
over the "mzz," and that stumbling
over the err" until with a sibilant
"yzh" he leaped on his Eyes sah." and
the tobacco AT the same time.
They say that most things go by the
rule OF contrary in China" said the
doctor as he moved away, leaving Uncle
Billy with his cheek distended as though
he had handful OF hickory nuts pocketed
in it, ''that there white is the color OF
mourning, and that man mounts his
horse on the off side, and I've certainly
got Chinaman here who is as TOP sy-
turvy rs his country. Wen find him
over by the pond"
The asylum had evidently been a
private residence at some time, for at
about a hundred PAGES from the house
stood small grove OF shade trees, in
the midst OF which was deep, coo
bathing pond, grass-grown to the very
edge and with one corner blaze o
crimson water lilies. From the pond as
we drew near, there came the sound Of
much blowing and splashing in ii, and
as we came to the edge, we saw big,
lat Chinaman wallowing and t,mbling
about over and over again like sea pig
There was nothing remarkable about
this, OF course, because taking your bath
is ore OF the necessities OF the climate
but this fellow was taking his bath with
his clothes on, even to his hat and boots.
After disporting himself for some few
minutes longer, until he and the water
were alike thick with yellow mud, he
clam bered out with much commotion
and immediately proceeded to strip him
self. His wet and filthy clothes he laid
very carefully out on the grass where
the low sun had a last chance at them
and then laid himself down beside
them.
GAS coon rs they are moderately dry
said the doctor, she will put his clothes
on again and take another plunge into
the tank" T. J. V.