The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-01

vigorously followed, must lbs
becoming a true and uE'. t-rr-r-
can. Tbs compact sertl.a. Joe took rp
his bed-a roll of mats-and down we
marched 10 my villa, and began house
keeping in good earnest.
we soon got sefrsz a-r r....
joy life, tho we ... s.l.l-
sional domestic I'M t.-. Instance
Joe would wake up ID. .... middle VI Tile.
night declaring TO rue tla-
ing, and thereupon insist upon .-
out at once, and in the most vigorous
manner. Having filled the air with 10. Z.
he would rush oft to the bakers for on.
hot rolls and a pat of breakfast butter,
leaving me, meantime, TO recover as
might. Having settled myself for "A conf
Portable hours reading, bolstereJ up IN
a luxurious fashion. Joe would enter with
breakfast, and orders TO the effect that
it was to be eaten at once and without
delay. 1t was useless for me to remou-
strate with him: he was tyrannical.
He got me into all sorts of trouble. II
was holy week and / hal resolved upon
going to mass and vespers daily. / went
The soft night winds fioated in thro' the
latticed windows of the chapel, and made
the candles flicker upon the altar. The
little throng of natives bowed in the int
press.ve silehce, AMI were 4 eply moved.
1t was rest for the soul to be there: yet
in the midst of it, while the father, with
his pale, sad face, gave his instructions,
to which we listened as attenINciy az
pcssible-for there was something in his
manner and his voice that made us better
creatures-while we listened in the midst
if it, L heard a shrill whistle, sort or
chirp that 1 knew perfectly well. 1t
was Joe, sitting on cocoa-stump in the
garden adjoining, and beseeching me to
come out right off. When service was
irreverence. joe 1 said, If you have
Aok
those who are more fortunate than you.'
But Joe was dressed in his best, and
quite wild at the enhancing loneliness
of the night. Let's walk a little, said
Joe, covered with fragrant wreaths and
redolent of cocoanut-oil. What could
do? If 1 had tried to do anything to the
contrary he might have taken me and
thrown me away somewhere in well, or
a jungle, and then / could no longer hope
to touch the chord of remorse-which
chord 1 sought vainly, and which ! have
since concluded was not In Joe's physical
corporation at all So we walked lit
tle In vain 1 strove to break Joe of the
shocking habit of whistling me out OF
vespers. He would persist in doing IL.
Moreover, during the day he would coll
lect crusts OF bread and banana skins,
station himself in ambush behind the cur
tain of the window next the lane, and as
some solitary creature strobe solemnly
past, Joe WOulO UlSCndTSe VOlIey OF
ammunition over him, and then laugh
immoderately at his indignation and sur
prise. Joe was my pet elephant, and 1
was obliged to play with him very eau
t:ously.
Zone morning he disappeared. I was
without the consolation of a breakfast,
even. l made my toilet, went to my
portmanteau for my purse-for 1 had de-
cided upon visit to the baker-when 10!
ously disappeared. Joe was gone, and
the money also. All day thought about
it. In the morning after a very long and
miserable night, 1 woke up and when 1
opened my eyes, there, in the doorway,
stood Joe, in a brand-new suit of clothes,
including boots and hat He was gor-
geous beyond description, and seemed
overJoyed to see me, and as merry as tho
nothing unusual had happened. 1 was
quite startled at this apparition Joseph
L said in my sweetest tone, and then
turned over and looked away from him.
Joe evaded the subject in the most deli
cate manner, and was never so interest
ing as at that moment He sang his
specialties and played clumsily upon his
bamboo fiute-to soothe me, / suppose
and wanted me to eat a whole fiat pic
which he had brought home as a peace
buttoned tightly under his jack
ct. ! saw L must strike at once, IL I
struck at all; so 1 said: Joe what on
earth did you do with all that money!
Joe said he had replenished his wardrobe
and bought the fat pie especially for me.
Joseph / said, with great dignity, do
you know that you have been stealing
and that 1t is highly sinful to steal, and
may result in something unpleasant in
the world to come? Joe sad Yes
though 1 hardly think he
meant it; and then he added mildly, that
he couldn't lie-which was a glaring
fl ,+...I l.