The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-11
A FLYING MACHINE.
II was the Lounecrs' club. Enter jim

in tho world have you been all this time,
ehf''
Cup north, " replied Jim as he coolly
secured the best scat in tho club. "
"what your exclaimed Bill.
"Tho same a"
"well, Pm But thought you despised
the Scottish people, jim"
$50 did before l went away, but since
I've been north I've been forced to change
my opinions II BIT"
"Well, ncvcr!" cried Bill "But how
were you convertcdg'
"TLe first night spent in Barntoul did
It,"
"Lct's havc it, then, Jim
"Well," began jim, con the second
night of my tour in Scotland found my
self behind my timetable stranded in the
little village OF Barntoul The only inn
the lace had was ono called the Barloycorn
Arms. 10 this / went, and right glad l
was t. get there, for 1 was dead tired. \
wash up and a good supper, however, soon
set me up again, and as it was too cary tn
turn in / strolled down into the back par
lor of the inn.
"There found several villager' drink
ing, smoking and discussing politics
Hellol" cried one as l entered
what's this &c haze gotten, JockE
a. stranger that's tourin ab0nt, an
swered the landlord.
Hell be English, I've nae doOt, re-
marked another
/" Name the waur for that, Bob, said
the first speaker
"'Oh, I'm no sayin that Dauvit, though
they English budios VIA como Ltr1. uuJts
ha g an awful conccit O thsirrci's.
"'That's rs maybe said DHuvit
what dae you ken about il" demand
ed Bob angrily.
MAR nor you answered Dauvit.
"By way of diversion l struck in with,
'You'll not have heard about tho i.cT ly-
ing machine, l suppose.
"'Hoots, man, tleein machines is auld
things in they PARTS, said the landlord.
"'Eh! What do you mean?' l cried,
rather taken aback.
"'There, you see, put in Bob, he jst
| thinks we're an ignorant lot
| But what about these flying ma
CHINESE queried
"'Oh, there's naethin particular an
swered Bob. Lang Tam made ane last
fa'.
ga man In this village?' l asked
"'Ou ay Lang Tam was born here, an
has lived here a his days, answered Bob
ooh, he's wunnerfu man, Lang Tam.
mas continued Bob He cam room tae
me ae day at the hinner en- o. simmer, an
says he, "I'm thinkin on maxim u fleein
machine, says he.
"'A' RIGHT, says 1, though I'm thinkin
yell be turnin intae q craw sumo.
"'We'll sec, we'll seep an WI that he
gaed aft hame.
"Weel, for weeks on en- he keepit in
bye o. NIGHTS, chaplin an haimmerin, an,
In short, maxim his fleein machine. In
ABBOTT month or MAR he drapS intae this
same inn, an says he:
eff ony o. We lads want tae see me
fleein, come tae tho Knowe next Seterday
efternune.
"Of course maist the hale village
turned DOT, for, ye ken, n budy fleein wasna
SIGHT tae be seen every day, leave alane
it bein ane o. oor ain folk. Weel, close or
hauf three, Lang Tam appears wi tws
men ahint him, carryin the fleein machine
""The machine lookit .for a the warlt
like big bird, there bein wuddn body
for Lang Tam tao hang on tae, an twa big
wing shapit things, which were for leeiI
wi.
"Asides these there was sma' balloon
tied on abune the machine, for maxim il
gang up, Lang Tam said. Weel, efter the
balloon was filed O. gas Lang Tam badt
us a gudebye an syne he was strappit or
tae the frame the rope was cut, an ava
he gaed sailn up bonnily.
st was an awful quate day, so the
feein machine shot straucht up. We u
stood starin, sac astonished that we couldnf
cen gle bit cheer. ABBOTT three hummer
feet abune the Knowe the machine stappit
an syne we a watched tao see Lang Tan
feein; but, look as we likit, dell flee die
we see The thing jist hung up there quit,
quate, no budgin nae wey. An 'oor gaet
bye, an still the machine didna move, al
then we egan tae think somethin had sure
ly gaun wrang.
Captain Bruce, wha sailed AVA tae In
dia jist last week there, he gets DOT hi
spygless an has bit squint up tae Sc,
what was the matter wi Lang Tam. II,
could max naethin OF ava, but he said b,
saw that Tam was levin RIGHT ENOUGH
Then the skulemaister he talks lool
through the captains gless, an says he
'Therell lie somethin gaun wrang wi the,
muckle wings, I'm thinkin, that's keepil
Lang Tam frae Vaughn them, says he.
"'Aye, that'll be It,, says the captain
for l saw him masel' workin fell hard wi
his Arms.
"'It's n wunner he disna haul tho valv
Eollo OH oohiO uooiJ BOY tho
apearin on the scene.
That's no tae be wunnered at ava,
answers the skulemaister, for, as | max
1t cot, the en- o. the ropes got on to tn
tap o. the frame
"'Why does he no. unstrap himsel al
climb up to the rope, then?' speers TIN
meenister.
"'He couldna If he wanted tae, say
the skuemaister, for we strappit his arm
on tae the en- o. the wings as he tclt's.'
"'That's "a peety,' gangs on the meenis
ter. Haze name O ye a, plan for gettin hin
doom, for we Gamma afford tae leave him u
there.
"'Aye, aye, ye're RIGHT there, says tn
: captain. Moo, if there had been cen tn
, least Whit o. wind wo MIGHT bae fowin
. kite up an pulled Tam doom that wey.
son till aicht o'clock we stood lookil
an wunnerin what tae dae, while Lam
: Tam hung ~ there jist the same We wer
beginnin tao think he would jist haze Ia
dee, unless 1t began tae blaw, when til
doctor cam on the scene. When he foun