Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-07-30

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KsOuJOunz sssr0ed quite UncDnscl0us
u Der b@sBty. The yong shipping
clerks. burrying % and fro % ihs dDek
with their pencils behiDd their ears.
stOpped suddenly when they caught
sight Of Der. TIE women IL the car
risges, who had Dot been long down
from the States o. from Europe. saS
KsOmOuns and asked the UOueu o;
longer HO1solglu residence. who l.
that gi0riOus eFeatureT KsOmOuna
with q vsry sad face, spoke Only al
occasional word 20 ooe Of the Ksnska
women.
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pier. and the passengers began % trOOp
over the EsngpIank. There was 90"
man with bis pretty young wife am
thFss-Jear-oId little girl Tbs little cir
was the srst % catch sight Of RaO
noupa ~ she reached the bottom Of
the EangWay. She quickly freed bel
hand from her fathers grasp aDd raj
toward KaomO1nA with baby words
KaoDoons smiled 1t the httie girl. bU'
ala not S0eT - take Der uD. Instead
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the litfia plDk faced child pleasantly
Wben the mother had taken the llttIe
gin Sbs raised her eyes 20 look at Ka"
n0una.
"D1d yO1 ever Ia your Whole life We,
such . perfectly beavufai WOMAN
asked the young wife Of Der bGsba nc
10 q whisper when he came up. And
Tita seemed 10 take 10 her immediate
y. II we could only have bier for
nurse Tor TJu-'
KaotDOuDs beard her.
"KAOmouna would love TO be that.
she replied 10 q soft Kaoaka accented
speech. smiling Then q look Of pain
came into her face. Bot It may DOi
be-it may BOt be- Add. with hei
hands Ut her eyes. KaOmOuna turned
suddenly and disappeared among the
departing men and women Of Der race
ThFee mooths later the parents OF
the Iittje girl we're 1t the dock TO
getbeF TO witness for tho fFst time the
SaddeUt Of Stghts-the departure Of the
IepeSs for tie island Of hoi6EaL The
KflaDea Hon. the lepef steamer. was
out 10 thu stree %. and the. .lepers were
being carried out to Der IN barges. A
litter was borne through the FOped In
closure for the Iepers. On It lay o
very ola Kanaka woman IN the tiDal
stages Of the disease. At the side OF
the litter walked KaOmOuDa Her face
was very sad. The parents Of the III
tie girl wondered They spoke to al
official OF the Hawaiian board Of
health. who Was busy In the task Of
embarkIng the IeDery.
surely" they said. "she does not
accompany the lepersT'
who KaOmOuna replied the
health official "Ob. yes. she does
But It Is her own choice Kaomouna.
you know. has been secretlng her old
mother for number of years. We al.
ways knew there was something mys
FERROUS about KaOiGOuna-that IL. we
have known II for the las. FIVE years
She bad made queer visits to palm
hut far over In the Nuuanu valley
Last week we followed her We fclt
there was leprosy IN II. We fouUd her
mother IN the hut. Kaomouna had
had her IN hiding. trying to save her
from Molokal. ever since the disease
became evident Kaomouna Is not In
fected IN the least She has been care
full. But she elects TO follow her