Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-22

weak stomach and weaker spirits one
bright morning in August, 1892, as
left the Hawaiian Hotel after a cup
of coffee. with scarcely dollar left IN
my pockets and without the prospect
of n speedy remittance from home.
Fond of me as he was, | was very
much in doubt whether or not my ia.
Their would pay cash for this last
crop of wild oats. Still more unpala.
table was II that ! would be without
credit when my present months board
was run. My nerves received another
jar when | remembered 1t was the
tenth of the month. leaving but TWEEN.
ty.One days in which to find employ.
ment that would serve me until could
square matters with my father. TWEEN
.ty dollars-all that remained of my
three thousand-would barely pay my
incidental expenses for the month:
began to seriously reauze that | had
played the fool and must now count
my pennies with penitence.
An hour about town failed to revive
my spirits. and so | returned to tho
cottage | occupied in the hotel grounds
where ! could be quiet and thresh the
matter to come conclusion. At tho
end OF two hours ] was still without
light and besides found myself hun
CRY. The noon hour had just been
sounded, which reminded me that
was TO eat luncheon at the hotel with
a young Chinese gentleman.
Chung Anan was one of those Gu.
rious and exceptional characters
found only in countries where western
civilization and Oriental semi.barbar'
ism meet. He was what may be truth.
fully called gentleman" even from
the white mans standpoint: but m
principle and practice he largely re.
manned an incorrigible heather. He
had been educated in England and the
United States, spoke English as well
as any of us and danced better than
most: he was a favorite in society un
der the, moarchy and spent his money
like white man. Anan. as | always
called him. had taken a great fancy to
me during the few months of our &C.
workmanship; and IL is truth to say
that during the time something very
like genuine friendship had sprung NJ
between us. His father was known t.
be rich and II was limited tnat his os
tensible occupation of shopkeeping
served as a preteXt and cover for a
Chinese syndicate that controlled the
distribution of the large quantities OF
opium then struggled into the Islands.
In any event the old Chinaman was
very proud Of Anan and allowed him
all the money he could spend outside
OF business hours. This | had amply
proved. for II was In his company that
had had occasion to spend large sums
and sundry of my allowance, which
would now have kept me in pretty
feather. But enough OF that am 10
repiner; and though folly may be,
small meanness is not to be found in
my makeup.
Suddenly the three timid iridescent
flies. which were poised like Jewels In
the yellow doorway, darted aside and
heard Anan's CHEEKY voice calling me
sluggard. We were soon seated at q
quiet table In cool corner OF the old
hotel dining.room. enjoying a light
luncheon composed mostly of fruits
and ic9s, as served in the tropics. Anan
was not an ordinary heather. AL.
though OF strong oriental cast, his fea.
lures were quite regular; and barring
a shade Of feminality lowering around
his mouth, he had much OF the mascu.
line attractiveness OF his Western as.
sociates. 1t was, perhaps, his versa.
tility, manlness and pleasing manners,
quite as much as his wealth. that made
him popular in old Honolulu, ere came
the crush OF the new civilization