Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-03

residents, out-Hcrod llcrod, who
slew all the children in Bethlehem,
and in all the coasts thereof, from
two years old and under. Rachel
weeping for her children, and
would not be comfortcd, because
they were not"
With my editors permission |
want to recall an incident that hap
pened in my life, when / was much
younger in years than now, and
which cannot be eradicatcd from
my mind. 1t was at Big Sandy,
Wyoming. The sky became over
east with ominously dark clouds,
and the blackness of night came on
with furious rapidity; the light.
ming forked and the tcmpcst's
wrath Numbered. With compan-
ions far Drawer than /, we were APP
prehcnsive that an awful struggle
would happen-a battle between
tho elements, the resolve of man
and the cowardice of the brutal ami
nal kingdom-for we were on the
trail with 5000 Oregon cattle. Sud
denly, above the thunder's roar, a
great noise was heard: it was the
bawling and the believing of the
brutes. And then followed II
mighty sound of hoof beats, blood
curdIing, marrow-chilling in its
cruelty. The earth tremblcd, way
ed and shook-the cattle had STAN
pcded. On fleet stceds, with pull
satimg hearts but fixed resolution,
we rode into torrcntial rain, into
the believing, roaring mass of ter
rifcd creatures, into the light
ning's binding flashes, determined
to conquer animal fear and Gods
malice.
] recently passed through sim
liar incident to the one described.
This one, however, did not happen
on the houseless, coyote-haunted
plains of Wyoming. The scene
was in our boosted model Settle
ment, on Marking Road the hour,
. o'clock in the morning. was,
accompanied by the blessed assur'
ance of safety which senility gives
to man, going to honorable toll, my
thoughts canvassing the joys of the
heavenly life in store for me, when
II terrifying uproar aroused me
from revelation.
Up the street, in solid phalanX
came the hotsam and jetsam, fully
5000 strong, of Mandarin society
Pox-markcd faces were numerous
retreating foreheads and obliquely
inclined eyes, flashing hellish hate
everywhere appeared. In theil
profanity these creatures churnec
the air into cyclonic fury. As they
advanced they hurled a hurricane
of missiles at every object forcigr
in character, even foreign in as
pect. On came this tidal wave o
hybrid villains, bent on destruc
ton, spoliation and slaughter.
was torn from my rickshaw, tram
ipled ON, disfgurcd, the vehicle be
ing demolished. 1t flashed to m,
mind that the valediction of lif
had come. But this mob of thieves
cut-throats and murderers passc'
over my PROSTATE body to burn tn
p police station, attack the city hal
, and gut the Hotel Annex. Oh
how every one Of those infamou
creatures, conceived in iniquity
born in sin, fostcred in crime, dc
served killing! Bitter, say you
Not at all. | cannot say anything
more Aattcring in merciful kind
mess.
As | rcgained my feet | locke
, for some place of security. Their
: was none. looked for some kline
: " face, some assisting hand. Nc
5 Everywhere my eyes turned decl
= visaged hate was there. And her
is substantiation Of what | hav
t already said, that this was a dccl
, ly conspircd plot, purely anti-for
cign in character.
/, Limpingly, but with clenchc
e fists, as | slowly crawled dow
| Marking Road, this thought WI