The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-23


bition Of paintings, will linger over the
first room and then pass the second in
hurried review to come the quicker tn "a
third of greater interest, so l, having
dwelt maybe at undue length upon
some passages in this history, must econ
omizo by touching lightly on the events
that came Immediately before Moll's
marriage, and SO get to those more NOV
ing accidents which followed Here
therefore will l transcribe certain notes,
forming brief chronicle, from that Sc
cret journal which, for the clearer nm
derstanding of my position, began to
keep the day took possession of Simon's
lodge and entered upon my new office:
Dec. S.--Very busy all this forenoon
setting my new house in order, convey
ing, with the help of the gardener, all
those domestic and personal goods that
belong to Simon into the attic, but,
Lord, SO few these things, and they so
patched and worn, that altogether they.
are not worth 10 shillings of anybody's
money. find the house wondrous neat
and clean i'll every part, but so comfort
less and prisonlike, that look forward
! with little relish TO living here when
/ the time comes for me to leave the
court, after this to examining books,
papers, ETC., and the more closely look
into these the more assured am that
never was any servant more scrupulously
exact and honest in his masters service
than this old steward, which put me to
the hope that may be only half rs faith
f,,1 90 lac hat do I
shall not
Conversing privily with Don Sanchez
after d''Ser, he gave me his opinion that
wa Ss& done very unwise thing in
tuning ont old Simon, showing how by
little skill might have persuaded
Moll to leave this business to Mr.. God
win as the proper ruler of her estate /;
how by such delay Mr.. Goodwin s resent
ment would have abated and he have
been willing to listen to argument in the
stewards favor; how we should have
made Simon more eager than ever to
serve us in order to condone his late Of
Tense, and how by abusing our oppor-
tunities we had changed this useful
servant to dangerous enemy whose
!
recover his former position, etc. why,
what have we to fear Of this miserable
old mani" says l. UNLESS he fetch
Mrs Goodwin from Barbary, he cannot
disprove Moll's right to the estate, and
what else can he dor"
There's the mischief Of it, :" answers
he. 'Tis because you know not how
he may attack you that you have no
means of defending yourself. IT'S ever
the unseen trifle in our path which trips
us up" And dismissing this part of the
subject with bunch of his shoulders
he advises me seriously to sell as many
more farms as l may for ready money
and keep it in some secret convenient
corner where may lay hands on it at a
moments warning
This discourse coming atop of a
nights ill rest depressed my mind to
such degree that could take no in
terest in my work, but sat there in my
naked room with my accounts before
me and no spirit to cast em up. Nor
was l much happier when / gave up
work and returned to the court. For,
besides having to wait an hour later
than usual for dinner, Moll's treatment
Of me was none of the BEST she being
particularly perverse and contrary, she
having dressed herself in her best in ex-
pectation of her lovers return, and he
not coming, when at last she permitted
supper to be dished We were scarcely
seated, however, when she springs mp
with cry Of joy and runs from the
room, crying she hears her Richard g
step, which was indeed true, though we
had heard nothing more pleasant than
the rattle Of our plates.
Presently they come In all radiant
with happiness, hand in hand, and
thenceforth naught but sweetness and
mirth on the part Of Mistress Moll, who
before had been all frown and pout. At
supper Mr.. Goodwin tells us how his
sweetheart hath certainly dispelled the
clouds that have hung 80 long over him,
he having heard in London that Sir
Peter Lely, having seen one Of his
pieces, desires to see him at Hatfield,
where he is painting, ON good business,
and to Hatfield he will go to discharge
this matter before his marriage, which
pleaseth Moll less than me, / being
pleased to see he is still Of the same,
stout disposition to live an active life.
In the evening he gives Moll very
beautiful ring for troth token, which
transports her with joy, so that she can
not enough caress her lover or this toy,
but falls first to kissing one and then
t'other in rapture. In return she gives
him ring from her finger % Tis too
small for my finger, love-" says he,
but will wear it against my heart as
long as it beats. :" After that he finds
another case and puts it in Moll's hand,
and she, opening it, fetches her breath
quickly and can say nothing for amaze
ment. Then, turning it in the light,
she regards it with winking eyes, as if
dazzled by some fierce brilliancy. Then,
closing the case as IL 1t were too much
for her, she lays her face upon Mr.. God
wins breast, he having his arm about
her, murmuring some inarticulate words
of passionate love. Recovering her ener-
gies presently, she starts up, and put
ting the case in her lovers hand she
bids him put on his gift, Herewith pull
ing down her kerchief to expose her
beautiful bare neck, whereupon he
draws from the box diamond collar
and clasps it about her throat with
pretty speech. And truly this was gift
worthy Of princess, the most beautiful
bauble have ever seen, and must have
Il l.