The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-01
A DAY OFF.

of BloclSminster, assisted by tho Rev. Eu
gene Hubbesteaj, cousin of the bride-oD
this occasion the Office was closed for the
whole OF one day, and the staff had holt
day without deduction of salary
The staff had presented six silver (hall
marked) nutcrackers and handsomely
bound volume of Cowper's poetical works
The latter was my own suggestion. There
was sum of 8 shillings over after the pur-
chase of the nutcra ,kers, and l have al.
ways had apartillity for Cowper The jun
Tor partner thanked us personally, aud in
very warm terms. At the same time he
announced that the following Thursday
was to DO treated as q holiday.
The weather was glorious, and l have
never had q more enjoyable day. The girl
laid breakfast overnight, and we rose ut
half past 5. BY half past Eliza had cut
some mutton sandwiches and placed them
in q basket with bottle Of milk, the
mi,kman having obliged with specially
early call by appointment. A brief jour
ney by train, aud by quarter past we
vera at Danstow for our day off in the
country.
Danstow Is n picturesque little village
and looked beautiful IL the hot sunlight
l was wearing u fairly now summer suit,
with brown LoYts. AS l remarked to Eli.
20, it would probably have created feel.
ing of surprise among the villagers If they
had learned that, as a rule, my procession.
al duties took me to the c. J in the morn.
ing.
Eliza said: CAL right What do we do
herep'
why" said, "thero's tho old church.
We mustn't miss that"
Wn dir oh
Then we went twice up and down the vii
lage street and examined that
WELL" said Eliza, what next"
"Now," l replied, "we'll just stroll
about and amuse ourselves. I feel partic-
ularly light hearted. F."
"That s Dreakfastlng at 6, that is, said
Eliza. "If you could find quiet place,
we might hay g u sandwich. "
We went q little way along tho road and
I csped a field which seemed to me to look
likely. l said to a passerby: ~ am q
stranger here. Can you tell me whether
there would be any objection to our sitting
in that field?'' He sid in rather an Of
fensive and sarcastic way that he believed
the field was oren for sitting lat abart
that hour" did not give him any reply
but just opened the gate for Eliza
We sat down under the he'd % and fin
ished our sandwi hes and milk The
church clock struck 8.
"Whnt train do we go back by2" asked
Eliza.
mot until half past tonight There
day for you'll"
Twelve hours and a half" said Eliza
"And we've done tho sandwiches ant
done the milk and done the church, ant
there's nothing else to do"
Except amusc ourselves" 1 added as
took off my boots, which had panied mi
slightly. ] then dozod off.
Eliza woke me to say that she had reat
all the newspapers the sandwiches wer
wrapped in and picked some wild flowers
p to know what the time was. 1t was jus
past II.
She said, ,'Oh, lorr'
soon dropped off again.
When woke ut half past 49, Eliza WI
not there She returned in few minute
and said that she had been doing tn
church over again
"That was hardly necessary" oh
served.
ooh, one must do something, and there
nothing else to do"
"On the contrary, there's luncheon
Well have that at once, so as to give us
good long afternoon"
"The afternoon will be long enough,
she said If l had not known that sh
was having days enjoyment, 1 SHOULD
have thought that she seemed rather de
jected in her manner
The luncheon at tho village inn was no
expensive. Eliza said that their idea c
chops was not her idea. But all tho same
she seemed Inclined tn spin the thing on
and make it last as long as possible.
deprecated this, as felt that could no
very we'll take my boots of again until
had returned to tho field.
every we'll, then," she said "Onl.
let's go back slowly"
Gas slowly as you like" replied. at
the right boot principally. But reall
prefer to walk slowly"
When we had resumed our old postio
under the hedge and had removed m
boots, 1 said:
snow, then, think I've earned a pip
and Il short nap You amuse yourself i
any way you Ike"
"Do whit with myself" she asked ratl
er sharply.
She walked twice round tho field, an
then fell off ts sleep. 1t turned out aft
erward that she also did the pioturesqu
old church for the third time and wen
. over house which WIS to let, refusing t
take 1t on the ground that there Was n
bathroom. This was rather dishonest, II
she would not have taken 1t it there ha
been a bathroom, or even two bathrooms
would not do that kind of thing mysel
/ awoke about teatime. The charge fo
tea at the inn was very moderate, thong
Eliza said that there was tea which wa
tea, and tea which was an insult.
Eliza found that there was train bac
at half past 6, and said she was going
1t, whether did or not, because 1t was
pity to have too much of good thing, an
/ she hadn't the face to ask for the keys {
that church again. l accompanied her.
] fancy that the brown leather is liable {
shrink in the sun, and was not unwil
ing to ct back to my slippers and stretc
myself out on the sofn.
But really fol- nm out and out enjoyabl
holiday think that day would have bee
hard to beat. am sorry that Eliza di
not seem to enter into the spirit OF tn
thing more. barry Pain in Today.
Had IN, pav For Hia pat rfntiau,