The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-12-30
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; UNDER THE
!, SOUTHERN CROSS

ar Tho windows wer" .ns n c"ld Ill tho
70 1y could bc, and tho str,,,, Ui'oit III
I, vhe punliah" overhead wos >" 'm m,nSihS
nnp p' 'no room from being stin;n'I, 81, 'h'o
so,a " oiose' for tho ot1,co wns 80, hoC
Tno"hero ttn about latitude II ,S.'.u Si.u'eca
tho no lar'tway Philippine isl,ndn eh' III
s'e't' beautiful flowers h,,,'' "iero
s;,i ana tho wonderful hi,,1a Nv per.
o,,l s' Where tho southern crn.. ,.,;t,,,s ,o,rs
dis oi 'ne land at night on,, +,,e .dg(s
,uitl urppcr IS upside down anl,. 10 sn,sefsssht
vi Ii'nih Il, TWO minutes of,4>' 'i' ytrscts
%. |,'o year aroundLdS" q"'. .s|"ftor 6
and a half I Of Ge. estro me aIS@t two hours
ing to dr.rur dayli&LEa and | was try
rildirgyin .Cacido whC<frr to utilize it by
lnSGrn llnlSn o, out to thy/tcnuis club and hay
ew =, Afternoon tea, or walking TO tho
r, park to hcHr tho band play and sec the
Spanish dignitarics. The native clerks
i'll tho outer room had busted uD and
now calno gliding in with barc, spluy
.tocd feet liko black headed ghosts in
their white clothes, TO bid luo 'bucuns
nochcs y and happy Christmas, and in
cldrntally to receive each his holiday
gift OF one or perhaps five big silver dol
" lnrs, according to his station, from Josc
tho I;,.t breed chief clerk who on tho
strength OF his dignity and Of his speak
ing itSlc English kept his shirt tuck
eu inside his trousers and wore Clubr0iN.
cred sauGals. down to littlo Nito. tho
errand boy, hardly moro than IL suvugo
OF tho wilderness. They had tho
"ChristmuS fccling' anyway, and ns>o-
ciatrd it with the mcrrury'S ranging
from SO to lO5 degrees us We Now Eng
landcrs do its rambling from zorro to
freezing.
Tho last 'mu~hns gracias, $cn0r,"
had been said, and tho last cl""l: glidcl
oat, and the gray headed old "punkah
cooly' was st"althily Watching to sec
mo take up my jacket, the signal for
his departure, when the tynmping Of
unniStakablo ANA evidently stout hoCts
sounded without, and with Il lrOIigicus
crash of tho screen door there entered
into my sanctum Stalwurt Captain Halo
or the good ship MunhrgAn, arruycd in
snowy linen aud crowned with Il broad
plth hclmct accompanied by stout and
jolly Mrs. Hale, carrying Il hi; basket
and brown Gingham umbrella, with
her cheerful face bruMing from tho
depths Of Il real Old fashioned Sunbonnrt.
Good evening, SIR" thrG. both call
ed out, and Mrs. Hale added: "Wish
you merry Christmas, AIr Il. My,
amt if hot, ~ suh.il;u, into r,,, r,,,,
boo chair which l had placed for her
under the punlah, with Il "ricu, kom-
bro" Caster, MANI. to nI1 i,r,Ir, ,m.>
cody, who rcdounlcd his r,Tnrts VIII, -
disappearing grant.
Good gracious, Mr. p cxc,oi,ncd
Mrs Hale, "dou;t. for rirv,s sal,n ,,,,l,o
that Door Old fcllcr work 50 this hot 1Yy
on my Count STOP it. " shaking hrr NM
hrrlla yigcrclsl, az Pedro. ,!.n ,,.h,
this for u sjMual TO go f3.;t,r ,etil ard
tho big fan naDDin. NaGlv back and
forth till called, "DrsDaci0' tgpntIy)
Tho Monhcyan had been in Ilc bay
for q month past ulhor chartol, 10 mo
for Boston, and was now cleared ana
ready to sail tho Dpvt l,v n.,:! c,,n,,t
many pleasant hour on board viii, tho
captain and his wife, rejoicing in the
homcike feeling it gavo mo 10 hear
their good old Yankee forms IF spccch.
Tho very sight of their healthy faces,
Drowned by tho sun in many seas, did
me good in my weary exile, and their
presence seemed to difruso an atmo;-
phcro OF tho breezy pines and wind
swept shores Of Maino. And how good
their primitive, shipboard food was aft
or months Of awful Spanish cooked din.
ners OH shore!
And now the sound Of their hearty
voices seemed to ayivo tho curthuualin
rent, dingy walls of tho old Office blilC-
ing plcaSantcr aspect. "Y0u sec, Alr.
b." said tho captain. tive kinder
thought we'd drop in and give yo tho
good wishes OF the scusop fora gain
round to do o,r CLristmosin Eoct is -
bo od,,nl o,,,;l;,,, ,.,,,,ll ,,,
rot on ,,it,,n,,+ n'l,,,,.,t;, tr>.;?.,,i, ,'''
M n,ttn,. ,,.hn,., ,,,n - n,,I 'i'.,a"3
1yoy. lnnrI - ,;,.n e',,,,' ,',,,>,,.4 , o.
folks IF vcro ,t .r, shn ,,i,nI ,n',, 80
nv trcw ond If ,.,,,,n j., ,',.t 1;,.o ,,;,
sbo mnts nm noor folks ana ,.i,.ns ,n,,,
to ,om hc,thon. ond ,u Ai,,;t tl,,,t r',