The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-21
The Governors PrGrOgatlVGS,
By MARY T. EAT :,
copyright, lso5, by the Author.l
Continued.


"Amenl Amenl Amen" cried the
governor, lcaping to his feet. Then,
with smiles and genuilections, he pre-
sented his tattered cap to all who had
not prudontly reiterated.
"Now's your chance" the man who
had given the first money said to the
new man. Ask him what no prayed |
about.
II couldn't make ont quite all you
said uncle, said the questioner, drop |
ping u dino in the cap "What were
you praying forE
Praying to save You from the witch.
Us and the devil, " answered the old
man glibly. The gratifcd auditors, who
had been expecting this explanation,
gave shout of laughter, in which the
quostioner joined as he hurried into the
train.
As tho crowd dispersed, Adams found
himself standing by Mr.. Hallam, the
old Baptist minister, who had been
listening in quiet amusement to the
governors prayer. Adams looked at
him in surprise.
You here, Mr.. Hallam?' he said
Eyes. Why not?" the old man ask
ed, comprehending perfectly the re-
proach which Adams did not express.
ITS good thing once in awhile to
see oneself as others see one. I've
been told that the governor takes me
for his model, but tell Brother Parish
I'm sure the old fellow has more the
Methodist style.
| Adams shook his shoulders impatient.
| ly. "Well, he said, 'if you ministers
don't mind being taken OF like that, l
suppose it would be oiiioious for any
one to interfere in your behalf.
You've adopted our ways and CON
vertod us to yours until there's not
much difference left between US, Mr.
Hallam said with soothing laugh
"But there's one thing that marks you
for northerner yet, Mr. Adams, and
that is the way you call our darkieS to
account as if they We're white men.
You'll learn in time that the best of
them are not exactly responsible. As
for the old governor, he has been crazy
for years
"You say they are not responsible,
anu S'U Sou uuSt oN'l 'iIo Si"Ny OiiOa
at large"
THE governor is perfectly harmless,
and i'll certain way We are fond of
him. Can't you see that as long as we
have him about we are all Of us kings,
/ with him for foolg We don't mind if
our dignity suffers little. The old fell
/ low is healthy for u.s. He is shrewd
/ enough to hit all our weaknesses.
ITS very pleasant and kind to take
| that forbearing view of him." Adams
said "but | feel that the community
will regret its course some day. He is
untrustworthy, and he's likely at any
time to make trouble either by unex
pected violence or by pure lack of sense.
Mrs Adams thinks I'm hard hearted not
to let him hang round our place any
more since we've had the children, but
| | tell you don { dare to have him with
them, and my minds not easy while
he's at large. / suppose | take him
more seriously than other people do
because he's so devoted to my family"
Il don't think you have cause TO-,
said the minister. even if the govern.
or were to grow yiolent-though he
never will-he would not hurt hair
on your wife's head or touch the chill
dren. He would die like a dog for any
Of your tather-in laws people. l don't
believe he would ever have gone crazy
if the family had not broken up at the
old gentleman's death. After Miss Hal
lie went north, sir, he just crawlod into
his cabin and grieved himself daft. His
] l,s,lr,,, t,,I
had not =" Mr. Hallam checked him
self suddenly. He was growing warm,
and he remembered that he had said all
this before 1t had done no good, to be
sure. Yet he felt that Adams was
kindly, well meaning man, whom it
would be useless to offend, since, after
all, he could not be expected to under
stand.
1T is queer, ism t it, " the minister
resumed, that the body stands broken
mind so much better than a broken
heart? A sad illustration of that came
to me the other day. | was called to see
dying woman. She was dying of
heartbreak, nothing else, and it was
because her husband had gone insane
He, poor man, Is hale and hearty, like
y to live out his years, but the doc.
tors say he is polessly mad. "
Il know who You mean-the Tay.
Tors, " said Adams, and their talk drift
ed safely away from the governor who
in the meantime was wandering down
the street, while the whole town might
hear that he was on his way to IA camp
meeting then in progress in the next
town south.
just as the knot of people who had
been waiting for the mail to be distrib.
uted scattered from the postofTice Adams
hurried in. Mr.. Hallain, in his privi-
legged, elderly way, had delayed him aft.
er it was evident that the mail was
open and now Adams was eager to be
getting home, for the afternoon was
wearing late, and there were clouds
gathering, He must stir his tomato
pickers to get over the field as fast as
possible, for fear the storm would catch
him with ripe tomatoes on the vines
The laxative postmaster seemed to have
been lying in wait for him, however.
''Haard the joke on Brother Parish?"
he asked
mo" said Adams brusquely
well, said the postmaster in the
exasperating tone of one who settles to
leisuroly enjoyment of his own story,
"well, you know Brother Parish-only
being stationed here last year-don't
know the governors ways very well
and don't like him, but he don t want
TO show it, so he's always trying to
joke with him. Bless you, the old gov