The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-24
CHRONICLE
Of ST.. BURNS
Related by Sandy McTavish McNab.

thousand nine hundred and two, IN the
city of Honolulu. dwelt certain wise
men from a far country beyond the
great sea.
Now these wise men assembled them
selves together, and they said one to
another, go to. let us remember our
brethren whom we have left.
For, behold we be in far country,
and it shall come to pass that people
shall say to US, Eye be nameless on the
earth; We have fed from the land or
your nativity, because the land of your
nativity is poor"
This thing therefore, we will do; we
will make a great feast, so that the
nose of whomsoever smelleth 1T shall
be exalted, and we will CAL to mind the
ancient days and the mighty deeds or
our fathers.
So they appointed a day, and many
were gathered together, mixed null
titude from the land of cakes and of
thistles, from the West and from the
North, and from the Isles OIL the Sea.
And behold. q great feast was pre-
pared, and men In white rainent min
istered unto them, and ruler OF the
feast was appointed. and set in the
midst.
And forthwith to each man was CIV
en- writing of the good things of the
feast, and the writing was in a tongue
no man could understand, for the IAN
guage was the language of the crags
and, which signifieth in the heather
tongue, frog.
And some were there who pretended
to know the writing and the interpre-
tation thereof; now there were hypo-
critics, for they knew but six letters OF
the writing, and these letters were
HAGGIS, and even this much was
great mystery.
And the dishes no man could num-
he rennla a a Y1icshfil If
the space OF one hour. And no man
spake to his neighbor till his inner
man was comforted.
And while they ate. behold there
drew near a mighty man of valor,
clothed in garment of many colorSu
strument shaped like unto a beast of
prey.
And he blew nightly upon the tail |
thereof and straightway came there |
forth shrieks and sounds as if it We're !
the howlings of the damned.
And the hearts of the people were |
,omforted, for this is that wherein their |
great strength 2ieth.
And wine was brought in vessels. /
but the children of the North would |
have none of these: for they quenched |
their thirst with the Dew of the |
which is the water of fire, |
Then spake the wise men OF the con-
gregation unto them, and called to |
mind the. ancient days and mighty
deeds of their fathers. And the people |
rejoiced exceedingly.
Now it came to pass when they had |
eaten and drunken greatly, even unto
he full, that the hinges of their
tongues We're loosened, yea, even the
joints of their knees.
And the ruler of the feast fled to his
nome and a third part of the multitude |
followed, and a third part remained.
wing thirst. and third part rose
Up to play.
And they played after the fashion OF
heir country, and their movements re-
sembled the peregrinations of hen
upon a griddle which is. hot. Yet they
seemed to think it pleasant, for they
shouted with joy.
Now, as for them which were athirst,
behold, their drinking was steady, but
heir limbs were not so; yea, they also
shouted for joy and sang amazingly
And they answered, one to another,
ind said that, notwithstanding the crow
ng of the cock or the dawning of the |
lay, they should still partake of the
uice of the barley. So they encouraged
me another with these words.
Now IL came to pass that. as they sat, |
me came and said that he had seen
TRANCE fire In the sky, but what 1t was
lie could not tell
And some said, 1t Is the moon; and
theirs said, 1t is the sun; and some said, |
Doth the sun rise In the west? and 9TH
RS said, This is not the west but the
asst; and some said, Which Is 1T, for we
erceive two N the sky2
Then each babe his neighbor farewell,
and vowing eternal friendship.
nd some were borne home by friends
nd others in carriages: and others drove
heir own chariots home, and saw many |
TRANCE signs. for they found grass
rowing and bitches in the middle of the
-ay, where they had not perceived them {
efore.
And it came to pass that in the morn
lg many lamented. and took no break
ist that day; and they drank many 7
lnningly devised drinks, yea, pick-me-
ps for their tongues Glove unto the
,ofs of their mouths. and the spittle on
leir beard was like unto small silver
,in, cen a siXpence.
But when they thought of the previous
iy, they rejoiced again, for they said,
ur brethren whom we have left viii
ear of it, and they will remember us
nd bless us, and our hearts and hands :
nall be strengthened for our labor
ere; and they likewise said. Lo. 1T was
erth It!