West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-12

niue was occupied by Celestials
out Tor what purpose / never knew
the sounds issuing from it beips
sometimes suggestive Of sausage
factory, sometimes of laundry.
uyeing works, or planning mill.
: This adjoining apartment was Ger
tainly no larger than my own, but
after nineteen Cinnamon of all AGES
had entered il, became tired Of
counting. and found peace in sleep.
AT last the sausage mill ceased ,
the laundry grew quiet, the wheels
ot the planning mill ran more smooih
and the mosquitoes, having salts
hed their wants, at my expense,
slept until rosy morn might
have slept longer had not a COW
poked her head in at my only
window and awakened me by an
unearihly bawl. Ny landlond
provided me with breakfast from
which Washington Square tram p
would turn with contempt, and
then charged me Delmonico prices
Tor his accommodations"
10 saddle up and leave Pahala
was a luxury. changed guides
mere. Taking a native boy named
larry with me, started on three
days journey through Kona to a
place called Kailua.
AT noon we reached the village
OF Waiohinu (sparkling water),
where we met Mr.. Meinche, u Ger.
man gentleman, who has store
and coffee plantation. On learn.
ing 1t was our intention tq stop at
the Auhuku ranch, the home of
Colonel Norris, he assured us that
It was very doubtful if that indlvid-
ual would entertain me, as he was
bitterly opposed to white men.
Zen miles beyond his ranch, how.
ever, was deserted house in which
we had better stay, if Colonel Nor
rls refused to accomm odate us.
We set out for Kuhuku and
reached it at 4 p. m. BY this time
dark clouds obscured the skies and
chilling winds, sweeping down from
snow capped Mama Loa, portended
coming storm. The ranch is a
small village Of house and barns en-
closed in walls of stone. We soon
came upon Cinnamon and Kama
ka SHINING bullock that had lust
been slain, while standing near
them with long stick in his baud
was an old man whose tall form
was slightly bent, and his hair and
beard "a yellowish white. His ewes
were sunken and sinister, and there
was "never smiled again" OK
preston on his face.
els this Colonel Norris ?" l
asked, approaching him and ex
tending my hand. He made no
answer and only looked at me. |
then remem bered the Colonel some
times feigned deafness, so wrote
on card, asking
Can myself and guide stay at
your ranch ?"
NO" he answered, while his
eyes flashed fire. "You are a mis-
slonary, white man and annexa.
ZIONIST"
81 am neither l am an au.
thor" | answered.
lyon can't deceive me-" he
cried, striking his stick on the
ground. "You are a preacher and
a missionary, white man opposed
to royalty and in favor of annexa.
ton. You stole all the land Of the
ndblFeS.
i tried to assure him that / had
never stolen an inch of Hawaiian
soil save what cluag to my boots,
that / was not missionary, and
being an American citizen had ne
interest in their political wranglC
over annexation or the queen. Bur
he was oodurate. In VAIN | an
pealed to his humanity, to the fac
that he was white man himself
chat be had 1856 900 acres Of tn,
natives land, more than al tn,
missionaries combined, yet it wa
10 use. ] bad TO 90.
J For ten miles our course IN,
across the black lava flow Of 1887
This flow is black as charcoal an,
hard as flint. with sharp bristlin,
points on every square foot. OF
which not vcstige Of vegetation
, can be found The blackpcss i
relieved only by the white bleaci,ip,
bones OF animals which have per
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