The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-29

He takes up hcO of The qoldpiecos and
drops them on the parchment.
so you will be good enough to step up
stairs, tho pair of you, and change your
clothing for such as we can furnish from
our store. ="
And up stairs we were forced to go,
and thus being stripped we We're given
such dirty fine rags and so grotesque
that when we came down Jack Dawson
and Moll fell a-laughing at us, as though
they would burst, and in truth we made
most ludicrous spectacle, especially
the don, whom hitherto we had seen
only i'll the neatest and most noble Of
clothes, looking more like couple Of
scarecrows than living men.
Don Sanchez neither smiled nor
frowned at this treatment, taking this
misfortune with the resignation of q
philosopher, only to quiet Dawson S
merriment he told him that in the
clothes taken from him was sewed up
bond for f2O0, but whether this was
true or not cannot tell
And now, TO bring an end to this ad-
venture, wo We're taken down the intri-
cate passes of the mountain in the
moonlight, as many of the gang as could
find mules coming with us for escort,
and brought at last to the main road,
where we were left with naught but
what we stood in (save Moll's two
pieces), and robbers bidding us their
adios with all the courtesy imaginable.
But even then, robbed Of all he had
even to the clothes off his back, Don
Sanchez's pride was unshaken, for he
bade MS note that the very thieves In
Spain were gentlemen.
As we trudged along the road toward
Ravellos, We fell debating on our case,
as what we should do next, etc Don
Sanchez promising that we should have
redress for our i'll treatment; that his
lame alone would procure us supply
of money for our requirements, etc, to
my great content Dawson was Of an
other mind
As for seeking redress, says he, 81
would as soon kick at u hive for being
stung by bee, and the wisest course
when you've been once hit by a dog is
to keep ont of his way for the future.
With respect of getting money by your
honor's name, you may do as you please,
and so may you, Kit, if you re so mind
ed. But for my part, henceforth III pre-
tend to be no better than am, and the
first suit of rags can get will wear
in the fashion of this country And so
shall you, Moll, my dear. So make up
your mind to lay aside your fine airs and
hold up your nose no longer as if you
were too good for your father"
"Why, surely, Jack, " says I, "you
would not quit us and go from your bar
gain?"
mot /, and You should know me we'll
enough, Kit, to have no doubt ON that
score. But tits no part of our bargain
that we should hustle anybody but 81
mon the steward. "
"We have 400 miles to go ere we
reach Elche, says Don Sanchez "Can
you tell me how we are to get there
without money!"
Aye, that can, and l warrant my
plan as good AS your honor's. How many
tens are there in 400. Kit?'
Forty"
well, we can walk ten miles day
Va ''''a ~ hp lllf
| journey in six weeks or thereabouts,
which is no such great matter, seeing
we are not TO be back in England afore
next year, We can buy guitar and O
tabor out of Moll's pieces With them
we can give n show wherever we sta,
for the night, and if honest men do bu
pay us half as much as the thieves O
this country we may fare pretty we'll
81 confess. says Don Sanchez, "you
scheme is the best, and / would mysel
have proposed it but that can do SO lit
tie for my share, "
"Why, what odds does that make
senory' cries Jack. "You gave us o
the best while you had aught to give
and It's but fair we should do the same
Besides which, how could we get alon,
without you for a spokesman, and
marked that you drummed to our dane
very tunefully, Come, is it bargain
triendg"
/. And ON Don Sanchez's consentin,
jack would have Us all shake hands Oh
ID i5r II sign Of faith and good fellow
ship, Then, perceiving that we We're ar
r.v,d at the outskirts of the town. W,
ended our discussion.
Continued on nth Pare.