The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-02

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L do love 10 nave pipe OF TOBACCO ana |
a mug of ale beside me in times Of pleas
ure. You can talk Of indifferent things, |
though, for Lord, do love to hear the
sound of your voice again.
/ told him how the ceiling Of our din
ing hall had been painted.
AYE, says he. "Ihave heard OF that, |
for my dear girl hath writ about that |
and naught else in her letters, and |
though I've no great fancy for such mat
tiers, yet l doubt not it is mighty fine |
by her long winded praises of it, Come,
Kit, let us in here and get to something
fresher. 4"
So we into his parlor, which was a
neat, cheerful room with fine view of
the river, and there, being duly furnish
ed with a mighty mug of ale and clean
pipes, he bids me give him my news,
and | tell him how Mol had fallen
overhead and ears in love with the paint
err, and he with her, and how that very
morning they had come together and
laid open their hearts desire one to the
other, with the result, as | believed,
that they would be- married as soon as
they could get parson to do their bust
ness
"This is brave news indeed" cries
he, land easeth me beyond comprehen-
sion, for could sec clearly enough she
was smitten with this painter, by her
writing of nothing else, and seeing she
could not get at his true name and con-
dition | felt some qualms as to how the
matter might end But do tell me, Kit,
is he an honest, wholesome sort of mann"
"As honest as the day." says l. land
q nobler, handsomer man never breath
ed -
"God be praised for all things" says
he devoutly. Tell me he's an English
man, Kit--as Moll did seem to think he
was spite his foreign name-and my
joys complete. "
As true born an Englishman as You
are, says L
Lord love him for itP' cries he.
Then, coming down to particulars, l
related the events of the past few days
pretty much-as ] have writ them here,
showing i'll the end how Mr.. Goodwin
would have gone away unknown rather
than profit by his claim as Sir Thomas
Godwin's kilsman, even though Moll
should be M better than old Simon
would have him believe, upon which he
cries: Lord love him for it, say l
again Let us drink to their health.
Drink deep, Kit, for I've fancy that
no man shall put his lips to this mug
after US. "
So l drank heartily, and he, emptylng
the jug, flung 1t behind the chimney,
with another fervent ejaculation OF graf
itude. Then shade OF sorrow falnng
on his face as he Lay 1t In his hand, MS
elbow resting ON the table:
I'D give the best haf OF the years
I've got to live, y says he, ito see 'em
together and grasp Mr. Goodwin hand
in mine, but III not be tempted TO 1t,
for perceive clearly enough by what
you tell me that my hayward tongue
and weakness have been undoing us all
and running my dear Molls chance OF
happiness. But tell me, Kit, straight
enlng himself up, how think you this
marriage Will touch our aHalrs
only to better them, for now our
prosperity is assured, which otherwise
might nave lacked security
Aye TO be sure, Tor now snail we be
all IN one family with these Godwlns,
asld this cousin, Fronting by the estate
as much as MOL, Will never begrudge
her giving us hundred or TWO now ana
then Tor rendering MN such good serV-
Ice.
Twill appease Moll's compunctlons
into the bargain, says heedlessly.
What computations"
1.-THE word slipped me unattended, "
stammers l. Il mean nothing. "
But something your word must
mean. Come, out with 1t, Kit.
"Well, " says l, 'since this fondness
has possessed her L have observed
, greater conjunction to telling of lies
than she was wont to have.
lis my fault, answered he sadly.
r "She gets this leaning to honesty from
r me.
"This very morning." continues l,
: "she was, truly believe, of two minds
a whether she should not confess to hel
sweetheart that she was not his cousin: y
For all the world my case T. cries
he, siapping the table. IL could only
have five minutes III secret with the deal
Birl, Wouiu give her u niho tna' shouio
make her profit by my folly. And ther
he tells me how, IN the heyday OF court
snip ana 'he hush Oh connding ioVe' ut
, diu confess 10 MS WIG thae he iao car
rieu BaIi"n'ry sollewna' too lar WIZ
q oukey Taylor ana mlghe nave audeu
good nan dozen other names beside her'
put Tor her sudden outcry, ana now
though sh7 mlgh1 very Wen nave sus
pected other ainours, she dld never re
proach MN there"dth' put was IoreVel
70 her uyhg day a-ninging oukey Lay
ior IN ms teetn' etc
Lord hltl cries ne IN conclusion
What woulu l. give 70 save her IRON
such tormentl You know now opedlen
she is 10 my guiding Ior l nave eve
studied 10 MAKE her respect me- ana III
one III inc "oriu h,th such empire owe
her. Couft IL hoe % cohtriVea ahyhoV
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