The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-08


that tho youngster must be kept away"
"Ele was as quiet as mouse" Mr..
Draggs remarked. How did you man
age; find him exceedingly restless"
HE loves stories," the missionarys
wife replied, land will keep still so long
as he hears one. So brushed up my
memory OF the nursery classics. and
gave him N spirited version as
could manage on the spur of the
moment of an old favorite OF my own.
told him the strange and marvellous
experiences of Fatima, the unhappy wife
OF the bloodthirsty Buebeard."
"What a remarkable contrast" observ-
ed Mr. Drages, laughing. Sacred lit
erature within doors, and profane liter
ature outside y
Still il teaches the child and amuses
him" his wife replied Perhaps the
cruelty and the unreasonableness he
learns to hate in Bluebeard may be
come something to avoid in himself
when he becomes chief of his. fathers |
stead"
Very true" her husband admitted |
"You have a wise little head, and have
taught an excellent moral lesson"
That afternoon. while the missionary
was out in his garden, he was surprised |
by visit from the chief of the Moo |
gas.
Greetings, white friend" remarked |
the chief, leaning his big spear against
the bamboo fence. 81 learn from Albola
and from my son that you and your
woman are great makers of stories"
Mr.. Draggs looked up little uneasily,
but the broad grin on the chiefs. face
was reassuring.
YES" he replied with more conf
dence, Eve had long talk this morn
ing" ~
Il love stories" the chief said, still
leaning on the fence. "and I tried to
get my wife and my boy to tell me the
story they heard. But they do not tell
it straight. l would like to hear the
story again"
"Ah," thought the missionary. "Now
is my opportunity" and stepping for
ward he opened the gate, smiled, and
invited the chief to enter II Leaving his
spear outside, the chief entered. and
sat upon the edge of the veranda where
Mrs. Draggs, in rocking chair of ma
! tive manufacture, was busy over her
mendng- basket
II could not make it clear to myself
about the story" the chief said. al
bola spoke of a great garden: the boy
of great house. Alboa told of a
Great Spirit; the boy of great lord.
Then they made other mistakes. One
spoke of tree with delicious mangoes;
the other of a room with a locked door
and both We're forbidden. And in both
the wife, led by wicked counsel, dis
obeyed the lord that had been so kind
1, a tl,,t do
sire; she opened the locked door and
she ate of the fruit that was within.
And then, for her ingratitude to one
that had asked of her but one little bit
of obedience in return for complete
freedom and kindness in all else, the
woman and her husband We're punish
ed. So much is all clear and right. 1t
is true that Alboa and my son do not
quite agree, yet the idea is much the
same"
Mr.. and Mrs. Draggs listened in
breat hless amazement They longed
to interrupt, but the chief gave them
no opportunity as yet.
But only so far do they agree, and
so / have come to hear the truth from
my white friends Now here is where
they take different roads. Albola my
wife says that the great lord who gave
the command and the punishment was
good and kind and just, and that the
woman who after being kindly treated,
disobeyed, was sinful and wrong, ana
deserved her punishment. But my son
saws that Is all wrong. He says that
the chief who gave the command was
a wicked chief that the poor woman
did only a small wrong, and that the
punishment was cruel and wicked.
"Ahu' thought the missionary. NOW
is my opportunity" and stepping iof-
ward he opened the gate, smiled ana
invited the chief to enter. Leaving
his spear outside, the chief entered
and sat upon the edge of the veranda
where Mrs. Draggs, in a rocking-chair
of native manufacture, was busy over
her mending- basket.
II could not make it clear to myseli
about the story" the chief said, Al
bola spoke of a great garden the BOY
of a great house. Albola told of
Great Spirit; the boy of a great lord
Then they made other mistakes. one
spoke of a tree with delicious man
goes: the other of room with lock-
ed door. and both We're forbidden. And
In both the Wlte, leo pN NlCheh ''u"-
sci dlsobeyed the lord that had been
so kind. and had given all that heart
could desire; she opened the locked door
and she ate of the fruit that was WITH
in. And then, for her ingratltude to
one that had asked OF her but one Ut
tie bit of obedience In return for CONF
plete freedom ana kindness In all else
the woman and her husband were pun
ished. So much Is all clear ana right
II Is true that Albola and my son do
not quite agree yet the idea IL mueh
the same"
Mr.. and Mrs. DragRs listened In
hreathless amazement They longed %
interrupt but the chief gave them no
opportunity as yet
"nut only 30 far 40 they agree ana
so ! have como 90 bear lAs truth from
my white friends Nov here l. where
/ they inks dlnepnt ranAs Alhola my
| wife says that lhr greet lord eh0 gave
Che command and lht THnlshment Wa
good ana Kind ana iIsi and thar tho