The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-02

Dhint lines under escort all this time,
"'I was not in the lines whin the |
throuhlc began, seq the sergeant They |
TUX him off car-yin' tents an such like |
an put him to the gun team. ! knew
he would not like ut, but by token ut
fair tore his heart out.
"'Faith, wan mans meat is another's
poison | SCI. Twas bein' put on to
carry tents that was the ruin av me.
An my heart warrumed to Ould Double
Ends bekase he had been put upon.
"'We'll close on him here SEE the
sergeant whin we got to the elephint
lines. All the mahouts an their
childher was round the pickcts cursin
my pony from mile to here. You
.kip on to my elephint's back, he seq.
rhere'll I've throublc.'
'Sind that howlin' crowd away |
seq. or he'll trample the life out OF
Thin. | cud feel his ears beginnin' to
wich An do you an your immori
.he-elephints 90 well clear away. will
get down here. He's an lrishmau, |
,ez, for all his long Jews nose, an he
shall be threated like an lrishman.
care you tired of lifeY' SEE the
sergeant.
''Dcvil bit, seq: but wan OF us
has to win, an I'm av opinion tbs me.
Get back seq.
The two elephints wint off, an Smith
| O'Brine came to halt dead above his
own pickuts. Down. seq |, whackin'
him on the head, an down he wint,
shyuldher over shoulder, like hillside
slippin afther rain. Now seq |, slidin'
down his nose an runnin' to the front
av him, you will see the man that's
betther than YOU
| "His big head was down betune his
big iore-ieet, an they was twisted in
! sideways like kittens. He looked the
picture av innocence an forlornsome.
ness. an by this an that his big hairy
underlip was thremblin' an he winkeC
his eyes together to kape from cryin'
For the love NV God | seq. clanc for
gitten' he was dumb haste; don't tax,
ut to heart so! Aisy, be aisy,' seq; an
wild that rubbed his cheek an betun,
his eyes an the top av his thrunk, talkin
all the time. Now, seq |, IN max,
you comfortable for the night. Sen,
wan or two childher here seq to tn,
sergeant who was watchin' for to see M
killed. He'll rouse at the sight av
man
"'You got boomin' clever all OF sud
dcn,' said Ortheris. COW did you com
to know is funny little ways that soon2
"Bekase," said Terence with EN-
phasis, "bekase had conquered TN
beggar, my SON."
"Hov said Ortheris between doub
and derison. Con-"
"His mahout's child an wan or tw
other line-babies came runnin' up, no
bein' afraid av anything, an some 20
wather, an | washed the top av hi
poor, sore head (begad, had done hin
TO a turn y an some picked the pieces Il
carts out av his hide, an we scrape
him, an handled him all over, an W
put a thunderin' big poultice av neenl
leaves (the same that We stick on
pony's galD on his head, an it locke
like Il smokin' cap, an we put pile a
young sugar cane forninst him, an h
began to pick at ut. Now SEE |, sci
: tin down on his forefoot, well have
drink, an let bygones be- | sent
naygur child Tor quart av arrack, al
the sergeant's wife she sent me out fou
fingers av whiskey, an whin the liquo
came | cud see by the twinkle in Oul
Typhoon's eye that he was no more
stranger to it than me-worse luck tina
me So he took his quart like Christ
ian, an thin | put his shakes on
chained him fore an aft to the pickut:
an gave him my blessin' an wint bac
to the barricks."
"'And after?' l said in the pause,
"'Ye can guess said Mulvaney
There was confusion, an the Colone
gave me ten rupees, an the Aj'tant CAV
me five, an my comp'ny Captain CAV
me five, an the men carried me roun
/ the barricks shoutin."
"'Did you go to Clink?' said Ortheris
: Il niver heard word more abou
the MISUNDERSTANDING wild Kearney'
beak, ii that's what you name; bu
. sev'ril av the bhOys was TUX off sudde
to the Holy Christians hotel that night
Small blame to thim-they had twent
rupees in drinks. | wint to lie dow
! an sleep it off, for was done an doubl
. done as him there in the lines. IT'S n
small thing to go ride elephants.
"Subsequint, me an the Nenerabl
: Father av Sin became mighty friendly
, | wud 90 down to the lines, whin | wa
; in dishgrace, an spend an afthernoo
: collogin' wild him; he chewin' wan site
av sugar cane an me another, as thick a
thaves. He'd take all had out av III
pockets an put ut back again, an nov
an thin I'd bring him beer for his diiis
tin, an I'd give him advice about beiu
well behaved an keepin' off the books
Afther that he wint the way av the arm
an that's bein' thransferred as soon a
you've made good friend"
[The End.l