The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-23
EXECRABLE LAW.

Nevertheless she loosencd her grip on the
prisoncr' "ollar, and he, squirming from
under her heavy hand, fed for the
woods tle speed of an antelope.
The coLrt is forthwith adjourned, sine
die" announced Colonel Ben, rising from
his scat on tie back porch stops.
The colonel had been called forth by a
perfect storm of vilification that rnged
In the kitchen, which was built in old
Virginia style, at considerable distance
from the mansion.
Checking his impulse to swear at tie
cook and add fuel to the flames, "a smile
stole over his weather beaten features
The other members of the family had
been drawn to the spot-Jerry. Thomas
and y Drusilla, who carried the keys
and SPOKE when she please"
Ihey found the earthquake and wind
storm in full blast. Tempe, the cook. was
framed in the doorway, hrandishing fry
ing pan in one hand with the other insert
Cd III the collar of II long limhCd. stumbling
youth, who was scuffling desperately to get
'lSc.
| they came, n string of both sexes
from the field who had come in to
and were too much interested to
of food, all talking at once
excited group struggled up to the
the steps, and there Colonel Ben
We his hand.
"silence all.
Now, Tempe, you may have first go
and state your grievance, and then the
prisoner, whom l recognize as Eugene,
can defend himself
Yes, sir. l ain guinc tell no lie bout
1t. l guine give you &c facts what dis hyer
vilyun Ujcem's done done and Billy dar-
Billy my witness"
Billy came 80 the front, and shifting his
weight upon the right leg, very proud of
being placed i'll position to be so much
noticed, blinked like frog in the sun
shine
dish yer Ujecms he done stolt my huss-
buns pistol, which he done buy way out
yondor in Happystraw, crost de seas in
New York, an pay his cash money for, an
moufharps ain good huff for Ujeems, an
he got TO set hisself up wild corieen
which lie solt dat pistol my hussbun done
yearn dc cash money for SO he kin buy dat
corJcen, which Billy dar is my witness, an
de Lord i'll hcbben know he cyarn play de
moutharp good as my little Sally Ann"
kin now" from Eugene, who could
endure much, but not such insult as the
last.
Don't interrupt, Eugene" said the
colonel. "Wcwill listen to you presently"
Il ain guine tell no lie bout it." cried
Tempe, beginning again. My hussbun's
pistol is stolt an solt for coriecn, which
dat tjeems cyarn' grind mare chune out
er, an BILLY is my witness, so hep me
Cord! Amt dat so, Billy2"
Billy bliniScd atlirmatiycly and stood
but the firmCr on his right leg.
An dish yer Ujeems''-Tempe gave
the prisoner shake which made his teeth
chattor-'hc stolt my hussbun's pistol an
solt it, an lie took an shoot dc African crow
often de top o my Sunday bonnet. Me,
gulnc long &c road to mectin house an
thinkin bout muffin tall, and African
crow which my hussbun gint 81 out de sto'
in Haupystrtw ororst de seas. whar he
wuk in dc brickyard to yrarn de cash
money for To buy pistols an he so kind an
good lcnnin dat yilyun dc pistol, de reason
he so genoa an kind he amt got no
house an land li.;o ter folks is dis day"
Tempe was wound up like IL clock and
kept right on with her injuries:
An dish yer Uiccm face black as de
fryin pan call hisseh high larnt an turn
w his rusty nose at my hussbun an say he
dun went thoo nine Guifcy readers an "a
whole Cndurin barrel of books he dun buy
at cotton an dun read EN- all spang thoo,
in hall 'em was Bibles. Dat so, Billy?"
Billy hlinkcd his right eye.
Nov, he done stolt my hussbun's pis-
tol an shoot folks African crows off de-alps
bonnit which dat crow had red. tail an val
lvr wings sortcr sot up So" She placed
her arms akimbo. To do this she was
Obliged to loosen her grip on Eugene.
Then was his time to escape but though
present in body the fatuous youth was alb
sent in mind.
Ain dat SO, Billy?'
"Nor'm. One wing sot up mo- higher
dan dc yuther wing" said Billy.
There was murmur among Tempe's
hackers at Billy's going back on her.
Il gwine set de law on him, prison
him, jail him!" screamed the Virago. "De .
law-de law! Prosecute him wild de law
gwine hab his blood ur his money!'
THAT will do, Tempe. Now, Eugene,
what have you to say to rebuff these
charges?' said the colonel
Il ain nuver know muffin bout no mis-
tol. l ain lay my eye on no pistol. 4" de-
clared Eugene ~ never know Gable had
pistol. kin prove it by Billy dar.'
Billy shifted his weight to the other leg
and gazed in a ruminative manner at the
trio Of buzzards floating high up in the
blue
A loud groan of disparagement rose
from the listeners, and Eugene saw he had
gone too far and made haste TO weaken
his statement.
70 Cord an de angels, de old rotten
pistol was broke whenst Gable iont il TO
me, an Billy dar know it, an whenst |
turned it back to Gable de pistol was in
good order an kin prove it by Billy dar."
Billy stood now on the left leg and nod
led affirmation
IAN OATS pine blank lie bout cyarn'
play moufharp good as her Sally Ann, an
Billy dar he my witness. Sally Ann cyarn'
play no mo II muffin.
I'm mash your mout' with dis fryip
pan, belittlin my Sally Ann screamed
The enraged Tempe. Il gwine by de law
le law"
Stop, Tempe" said the colonel ECU
gene admits that your husband lent him
dangerous weapon, and he being under
age, the law of Virginia, in handling the