Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-09
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ietln office.

In "Yuki-Onna" two wood cutters,
one an old man, the other lad of
eighteen. are described as travelling
through a forest, and being overtaken
by a storm they go into a hut where
scant shelter from the winter blast.
ST. they cover themselves with their
straw rain coats while the snow
storm increases in fury. Finally the
door is blown open. and the boy, who
has Just fallen asleep, is awakened by
"a showering Of snow in his face. BY
the snow light he saw woman In the
room. woman all in white. She was
bending above Mosaku" the old nam
'and blowing her breath upon him;
and her breath was like a bright, white
smoke. Almost at the same moment
she turned to Minokichi. and stopped
over him. He tried to cry out, but
found that he could not utter any
sound. The white woman bent down
over him, lower and lower, until her
face almost touched him; and he saw
that she was very beautiful-though
her eyes made him afraid. For while
she continued to look at him; then
she smiled, and she whispered: 1
intended to treat you like the other
man. i cannot help feeling some pity
for you, because you are so young.
You are pretty boy. Minokichi; and
Will not hurt you now. But IL you ever
tell anybody will kill you"
This Is not surpassed by the Winter
Wrath OF the best Indian legends. or
the strange caprices Of Mediea among
the heroes. Perhaps the three papers
entitled Butterflies" Mosquitoes" and
Ants win interest readers as much
rs any because Of their more personal
character.
When all has been said about Amer
lean novels. the consensus seems to be
that Aliens Kentucky Cardinal" is
among the best. L. s. Brudno says In
late article:
"And where Mr.. Howelrs has failed
James Lane Allen has succeeded; per-
haps because he never aimed at the
American novel II Mr.. Allen had writ
ten The Kentucky Cardinal only, with
cut writing another line, his claim to
a seat among the Great would have
been warranted. The reason Of his sue
cess Is his consciousness of his limita.
.
ton
After reading list OF the "Six best
selling books" for June. correspond
ent gives list of the "Six books that
ought to have sold the best" And hei
list is worth reading over:
The Autobiography Of Herbert Spen
GER.
A Midsummer Nights Dream.
The Shame Of the Cities. Mcclure
Phillips).
Elizabeth in Rugen.
The Kentucky Carolina.
The Simple Home. pal Elder &
Coz.
Autobiography % Benjamin Franklin
Ariel Booklet Series, in red moroc
co binding; pocket size. G. p
Putnams Sons, New York.
What Man Ben Franklin was! M
wonder his own city idolizes him, tina
America honors him, and the whole
world calls him one of its heroes. Ht
was one of the greatest men America
has produced, and one OF the best. Hi
brain fairly teemed with schemes
III
his TeIlow.men
The oftener Wa read his little elias
sic the mora we admire the old philos
onber's character and ~. we are wis,
and caring we shall nut the book II
tha hands az our cons and Grandson,
who have vet IN find their way into ant
ont Of the labyrinth of the world.
For Franklin is honest. sincere
truthful Convincing He tells his sor
and the thousands of sons who have
read him since-the whole story. not
ing what he quantity terms his Ger
rata. a very human. very dear OLD
man.
Isn't Il stranger than fiction to read
how he trudged into Philadelphia, Q
moor. addressed lad with his pockets
.stuffed out with shirts and stock
iings"? 81 knew no soul nor where &c
look for lodging. I was fatigued will
travelling. rowing and want of rest.
WAS very hungry; and my whole stocl
OF cash consisted of n Dutch dollar
and about a shilling In copper.
Buying three loaves of bread. hi
"walked off with a roll under each
arm, and eating the other. Thus