Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-17

Opposite Mr.. Randolph's shop on the
same evening Joseph Galloway, the
lawyer, walking slowly, paused and
looked across the street lie was thick
set and middle aged, with a smooth.
crafty face and restless eyes.
lie had lacked Wing patric !sm 10
the First congress. The Second would
have none OF him. And yet he had ear
lier led the popular party against the
ings the new idea of freedom was
bringing about. The fierce Tory rancor
which had made of this man at first
the defender of the prerOgative" was
| 10 convert him later into a spy, ref
ugee and sour pensioner OF George
| ILL.,
Now. there was the open hatred of o
bitter Tory In the look Joseph Gallo
way cast upon the little shop.
Good day, Mordecai,", he said in
greeting to a rotund merchant Quaker
who Joined him. Il see you also look
ing. What think you our Virginia hot
bloods will brew next in their den yop-
ier?"
! The Quaker frowned. IL love them
not" he answered. What saith the
Scriptures? For the weapons Of our
warfare are not cainal. but mighty
through God to the pulling down Of
strongholds.
Gentlemen of birth and wealth, for
sOoth," continued Galloway angrily,
and yet prating like the yeriest clouts
OF independence and brotherhood!
Whose was the bill to separate from
Great Britain? Richards Henry Lees.
And who has written the Declaration
[ that Is TO be thrust beneath the dele
gates noses tomorrow? Thomas Jeffer-
son. These Virginians! Would we
had never heard OF Virginia before We
came to this!
Look YOU He broke off and
pointed with his stick where a coach
bowled along High street II was rich
| ly furnished and bore arms on its pam
els. On the cushions, exquisitely dress
ed in a white uniform, sat a blocky,
military looking man with bushy wig
and foreign mustachios. He wore U
cooked hat.
TITS NJ. Pliarne," said the Quaker.
These French parasites with powder
to peddle, Friend Joseph, would joy to
see the colonies plunged into bloody
strife. They would batten on our ex-
tremity, for wheresoever the carcass
Is, there the eagles be gathered to-
gether.'"
French officers!" calculated Gallo
way. AYE, or adventures! AS like
to be one as another. Mayhap NJ. PHI
arne goes TO see the precious envoy
whose newcoming the town gapcs
about"
He Is to be received?"
Tomorrow afternoon. It's an open
secret Notice was sent the house this
morning"
Twas averred In the street but now
that he Is come from Louis xvi"
Let them jabber!" grumbled Gallo
way. Little store is to be set by these
fine ENJOYS. mind me when the
Frenchman came to the congress last
November. You heard OF that, may
hap. There was the same excitement.
u committee appointed, too, | remem-
ber John Jay was upon 1t. They met
the parsonage In a room in Carpenters
hall, and what think You they found?
Why, little old frog eater with a club
foot, who when they asked him for his
authority drew his hand across his
throat, and says he. Gentlemen, shall
take care Of my head!' That was all
they could get out of him. Some imbe-
cile belize And even then there were
those who saw great signs in II. A pest
on all such, say Il"
The Quaker shook his head doubt
fully. yet there is much hoped for
from this present message" he said
Il heard 1t on good authority some
months ago that q French marquis
was to come hither. Twas said Ben
jamin Franklin had written of the mat
ter from London. Mayhap this is the
same"
"Bosh!" shifted Galloway. otis alb
surd. say, the faith that Is put in
such a vain and empty hope! do
know that half the delegates have some
such folly in their heads. The Declar-
alton is to be offered for signing to-
morrow, and, look you, 1t is in the
minds Of some members to retard ac-
ton upon 1t, hoping such message
from France may bolster faint hearts"
Thou dost not think they will sign,
then?"
God Forbid" rejoined Galloway fer
yently. 81 cannot believe we are SO
near madness as that. And yet would
that naught had been heard OF a mes
sage from France. Methinks tomorrow