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

to have more pain from her than she
from us in respect of that skirt. For ere
we had got way through the town she,
dawdling behind to look first into this
shop and then into that, gave us the
slip, so that we were the hest part of an
hour hunting the streets up and down in
the utmost anxiety. Then as we were
swearing with our exercise and trouble,
lol she steps out of a shop as calm as
you please in skirt and jacket of her
own fancy, and ten times more hand
some than our purchase, red shawl
tied about her waist, and little round
hat with a bright red bob in it set on
one side Of her head, and all as smart as
a carrot.
"Ha," says she, "where have you
been hiding all this timer"
And we, betwixt joy at finding her
and anger at her impudence, could say
nothing, and yet we were fain to admire
her audacity too. But how, not know
ing one word of the language, she had
made her wants known was mystery,
and how she had obtained this finery
was another, seeing that we had spent
all there was of her two pieces. Ger
tainly she had not changed her French
gown and things for them, for these, in
a curious bundle, had her father been
carrying up and down.
eff you han't stole 'em, says Daw-
son, finding his tongue at last, "where
did you find the money to pay for those
trappings, MINK"
"In my pocket, sir" says she, with a
courtesy, "where you might have found
yours had you not emptied it so readily
for the robbers yesterday, and fancy, !"
adds she shyly, II may still find some
left to offer you q dinner at midday if
you will accept it. "
This hint disposed us to make light
Of our grievance against her, and we
went out to Ravellos very well satisfied
to know that our next meal depended
not solely upon chance, and this, togeth-
er with the bright sunlight and the
sweet invigorating morning air, did be-
get in us spirit of happy carelessness
in keeping with the smiling gay aspect
Of the country about us
1t was strange to see how easily Moll
fell into our happy go lucky humor, she
who had been as stately as any Roman
queen in her long gown being now, in
her short colored skirt, as frolicsome
and familiar as a country wench at a
fair, but indeed she was born actress
and could accommodate herself as well
to one condition as another with the
mere change Of clothes But think this
o%a 30 20 fac ha,
the other, as putting no restraint upon
her impulses and giving free play &c
her healthy, exuberant mirth.
Her very step was a kind Of dance
and she must needs fall a-caroling Of
songs like lark when it flies Then SHE
would have us rehearse our old songs tc
our new music. &c. Singing my guitar
in front of me, l put it in tune, and Jacl
ties his bundle to his back that he may
try his hand at the tambourine. And sc
we march along singing and playing AZ
if to feast, and stopping only to laugh
| prodigiously when one or other fell Out
| of tune-the most mad, light hearted
fools in the world-but speak not o.
Don Sanchez, who, feel what he might
never relaxed his high bearing or unben
his serious countenance.
One thing I remember of him on thi
journey. Having gone about five miles
we sat us down on bridge to res
| awhile, and there the don left us to q,
little way up the course Of the stream
that flowed beneath, and he came bacl
with a posy of sweet jonquils set of
with delicate kind of fern very pretty
and this he presents to Moll with gra
cious little speech, which act, it seemed
to me, was to let her know that he re
spected her still as a young gentlewom
an in spite of her short skirt, and Mol
was not dull to the compliment either
for. after the first cry Of delight il
seeing these natural, dainty flowers
she loving such things beyond al
else in the world, she bethought hel
to make him courtesy and reply
to his speech with another as goot
and well Surned, as she set them in hel
waist scarf. Also / remember ON thil
road we saw oranges and lemons grow
ing for the first time, but full mil,
after Moll had first caught their won
drous perfume in the air. And thes
trees, which are about the size Of cral
tree, grew in close groves on either sid,
of the road, with no manner of fence t.
protect them, SO that any one is lief t,
pluck what he may without let, so plen
tiful are they, and curious to see how
fruit and blossoms grow together ON tn,
same bush, the lemons, as knew, Civ
ing four crops in the year, and more de
licious, full and juicy than any to b
bought in England at six to the groat.
We got dinner of bread and chees
very high) at roadside house and gla'
to have that, only no meat Of any kind
but excellent good wine, with dried fig
and walnuts, which is the natural foo'
OF this country, where one may go
week without touching flesh and We
feel as strong and hearty at the end, an,
here, very merry, Jack in his pertina
cious, stubborn spirit declaring he woul'
drink his wine in the custom of tn
country or none at all, and SO squirting
it all over his face, down his new clothe
and everywhere but into his month be