The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-08

| ScHSluSiSU a. great TpnOF 10 him. out
| II was also great expense, and he must
economic for year or more to make
t up As the night advanced the crowd
became more noisy and quite drunk.
| Many fights and other dsgraceful occur
FENCES followed. and the police were kept
busy till morning. The next afternoon
| the Holy Ghost was removed to another
house, likewise prepared, where the same
scenes were enacted over again. and this
was kept up for 10 or u days.
one or our employees was fine-looking
Portuguese. Antoine de Santos by name.
His little girl was sick with fever. and he
sent for the Holy Ghost thinking that its
influence would cure her; and sure
enough, after it came the little girl began
to get well The father was away each
day, the mother also went out TO work,
and the little one, now convalescing, in
nocently played with the Holy Ghost and
broke off a wing. When the parents re-
cries brought In the neighbors. VINO.
when they learned the cause. looked upon
Antoine rs a doomed man.
lie will be struck dead from heaven"
some said. See, he is growing pale"
cried others.
And it was true. for poor Antoine was
scared almost to death. Indeed. Ii was
a wonder he did not die then and there
The next day he came to work IN our
garden. and every now and then he
would burst into tears. Our outdoor
manage asked him what was the mat
ter. At last, though choking with sobs
Antoine got out the whole story The
manager tried to reason with him. ehen
laughed at him, but all was of no avail.
Poor Antoine was OF not much use after
that He became insane. and soon died
in the asylum, q Victim of superstition.
Following our holidays comes the Chi
neSe New Years week q season much
dreaded by housekeepers, as their Chi
nese servants viii not work during that
time The noise now is not confined to
the youth. All Cinnamon old and young. |
join in setting off firecrackers, as the
devils in the air are thus kept away du-
ring this important period The China |
man now settles all his debts or loses
caste among his neighbors If ner-
chant he puts up new sign over the |
shop door and also new o:lskin lanterns |
with quaint Chinese notices painted |
thereon. Then he dors a new suit and |
pays brief visits TO his friends or sits !
in state at home and expects all the |
world to call. He freely serves hot tea |
in quaint little cups, gives you candied |
fruit with a taste Ike herbs, and curious |
little CONNECTIONS that remind you of su- |
pills. If you say to him "f<n !
nahi," he is bound to give you q small !
gift. They are quite generous at this /
season Your Chinese and Japanese SER
wants almost impoverish themselves in
the presents they make-beautiful lac
quer boxes, trays fans. picture frames.
baskets, paper knives dolls. flags, carv-
ed ivory and bronze curios, etc.
The white school children of Honolulu
Of course have Christmas presents at
home and in the churches Just as Amer
lean boys and girls here but they have /
a pretty custom of loading a Small tree
with presents and putting it on q little
platform with four long handles. Four
he ho tn hef oh
ders and at the head of a procession OF
their schooln1ates, march from their re-
specttve schoolhouses to common rem
devious usually Queen Emma square.
Here are gathered the little waits from
al parts of the city-of all nationalities.
The little Hawaiians are assembled in
)ne place, above them being the Hawaii
an flag, with Its red white and blue
stripes and the Union Jack in the corner. |
In another spot are gathered the little
Chinese in their bright costumes of red, |
blue. green, or yellow with red cotton
yarn braided into their queues to make
hem longer; and the big yellow flag with
he dragon noats over them. The Japa-
lese children are in another part of the
square and they look like wax dolls IN
heir quaint little kimonos, though they
seem very much alive when they re-
,eive their gifts. Overhead is their ma
ional flag, the red chrysanthemum on a
white field. Next are the Portuguese
,hildren with their fags-the blue and
vhite bars with the coat of arms in the
enter. The Hawaiian band plays ma
!onal airs and the little children sing
he same songs we hear in our schools
lere. 1t is very pleasant to listen TO the
'oices of the little orientals Joining In
ur Christmas hymns or singing Nearer,
fy God. to Thee" Then the presents are
distributed among them ALL, The white
hildren learn that It is more blessed to
i've than to receive, and let me tell you
his IS great object-lesson to the heath
n parents, who look on and see their
h!ldren so kindly treated. These Chi
lese and Japanese remain in Hawaii
o-netimes 10 or Is years and then return
lome with new ideas of what Christian !
Utilization means@ Who shall say where
his influence ceases?
Another Christmas custom worthy of
ur commentators is the faithful ana
enerous remembrance of the members
f the leper settlement on Molokai. Large .
Of money are made each
ear and gifts are sent of food clothing,
oolzs sweetmeats, fancy articles. every
hing that would give comfort to those
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