Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-15

We have always, until quite re-
Gently, been in one way Hindu,
disliking to put our foot on any
thing Of Gods creation wherein
was the breath of life; we simply
would not do it. 1t was with us
superstition. We recall an argu-
ment had with friend in the
west in which we declared we
would not kill flea unless they
could make clear to our reason,
and they could not, an adj
vantage to be gained either
for the flea or for ourselves.
We had always dropped the flea,
when we could catch him, out of
the window; and it was a matter
of stolid indifference to us from
that moment whether he dove in
to the sand, his dearly beloved
element, or hoped up the lamp
post. We said we would not hest
tate at all, we were brave enough
to start out on that small war;
path when we were rightly con-
WINGED of any terrestrial or celes
tial gain that would accrue by
taking that little life it seemed
always to us so all alive to keep.
The wit of flea is super excel
lent.
On coming to Kohala the same
.,,or,,1. ,Dlo,NoI ,,,thi,, -.
when child, to pulling off
a fiy's wings or head or smashing
it outright, came with us. But
very soon into the midst of our
housekeeping arrangements came
the sensible and pertinent query:
Should the insects live in our cas-
tie or should we? Should we
know peace and keep piece of
our possessions or not? And it
did not take us many minutes to
decide after witnessing few bar.
becues, holocausts for them and
barmecide feasts for us, within
our small walls, what course to
pursue, as we have been called
upon before in our one life-that
self-preservation is the first law of
nature as of nations.
We had always argued that we
did not consider it as our mission
to be chasing gnats, and the rest
of the insignificant insect tribe
annoying as they may be for few
minutes; and we had been able, by
a fairly strong will and no nerves,
to get on, and keep on the even
tenor OF our way.
But now here was an actual
necessity presented for our re-
gard, and we arose to the occa-
sion. We determined at once to
be the sole occupant of the shan
ty. While we spend not too
much time in seeking we kill
quickly everything that creeps or
crawls or climbs; that runs or
flies; that spins or weaves or lays
or matches or eats; everything
dies that peeps into our wardrobe,
or sleeps in our pantry, or hides
in our cupboard. No half
measures, no shilly.sh allying-
"no donkeys Peggotty !" Thou
must end thine improbable work,
my little friends, here and now.
Chateaubriand, in Lies Nat
chez" makes Outougamiz say
"Tout est 81 agite a la surface
de la terre Tout est 81 calme une
longueur de feche au.dessous 7"
Pazienza, Signora: Thou shalt
know peace and calm on the sur
face, and not go into the grave for
it |"
1t has been blowing a gale here
now for many days more or less
more than less. Everything that
was loose has been blown down
and over into the next lot; every
thing that is fastened at one end
is slapping aud switching and
swapping, cracking and creaking;
the wind is grooming and signing
and whistling and bowling; the
clouds are flying, the smoke can't
tell which way is north or south,
east or west, and talks in the
earth's face; an ugly sea and spite,
full, vicious dasbes and swirls of
rain make up all the day. Nature
is in a much beruttied, laced and
fringed mood.
We watched the Kinau at our sea-
window Ono glass; from Multi
and she was enveloped in
angry foam-ugh How thank
full we were to be on land, if
the schoolhouse did not blow over
in our direction and our roof held
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