The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-08
CHAPTER VII.

Skipping over many unimportant par
ticulars of our leaving Edmonton, of
our finding Don Sanchez at the Turk, in
Gracious street, of our going thence 1.-THE
next day. to Gravesend, of our prepare
ton there for voyage, come now to our
embarking, the 10th March, in the
Bell, for Bordeaux, in France. Nor
shall dwell long ON that journey, nei
Their, which was exceedingly long and
painful, by reason of our nearing the
equinoctials, which dashed us from our
course TO that degree that it was the
26th before we reached our port and
cast anchor in still water. And all
those days we were Frustrated with
sickness, and especially Jack Dawson,
because of his full habit, SO that he de-
clared he would rather ride horseback
to the end Of the earth than go another
mile OH sea.
We staid in Bordeaux, which is
noble town, but dirty, four days to re-
fresh ourselves, and here the don lodged
us in fine inn and fed us OH the best,
and also he made us buy new clothes
and linen (Which we sadly needed after
the pickle we had lain in a fortnight)
and cast away our old, but no more
than was necessary, saying 'twould be
better to furnish ourselves with fresh
linen as we needed it than carry bag
gage, etc. "And let all you buy be good
goods" says he, "for in this country
a man is valued at what he seems, and
the innkeepcrs do go in such fear of
their seigneurs that they will charge
him less for entertainment than if he
were mean fellow who could ill afford
to pay"
So not to displease him we dressed
| ourselves in the French fashion, more
richly than ever we had been clad in
our lives, and especially Moll did profit
| by this occasion to furnish herself like
any duchess, SO that Dawson and
| drew lots to decide which of us should
present the bill to Don Sanchez, think
ing he would certainly take exception
to our extravaganza, but he did not SO
much as raise his eyebrows at the total,
but paid it without ever glance at the
items Nay, when Moll presents herself
in her new equipment, he makes her a
low reverence and pays her most hand
some compliment, but in his serious hu-
NOR and without smile. He himself
wore new suit all of black, not so fine
as ours, but very noble and becoming,
by reason of his easy, graceful manner
and his majestic, high carriage,
On the last day of March we set forth
for Toulouse. At our starting Don San
chez babe Moll ride by his side, and SO
we, not being bid, fell behind, and,
feeling awkward in our new clothes, we
might very well have been taken for
their servants or pair of i'll bred
friends at the best, for our Moll carried
herself not whit less magnificent than
the don, to the admiration of all who
looked at ner
To see these grand airs of hers charmed
Jack Dawson.
"You see, Kit" whispers he, "what
an apt scholar the mink is, and what an
obedient, dutiful, good girl. One word
from me is as good as six months school
ing, for all this comes Of that lecture /
gave her the last night we were at Ed
monitor.
would not deny him the satisfaction
of this belief but / felt pretty sure that
had she been riding betwixt us in her
old gown, instead of beside the don as
his daughter, all her fathers preaching
would not have staid her from behav-
ing herself like an orange wench.
! ITO be Continued