Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-13
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N~~N~N-"~H"F
Il ain never got ny .u'isfy yet, 70
I'm pass on--nll de tam pass on.
! Mcbbc dis "trip fin de place"
I'm sOrry--becau c-Weil. I'm self.
isll sort Of cuss-and''- urrcll pulled
III blushlugly. wi h II strong mans dis.
play of shame ut his own emotion. Il
owe all my happiness to you old man.
| can't thank you-ncithpr of us can.
We shall never live long enough for
J that. But you mustn't 20 without know.
, ing that I feel more than I'll ever have
words to say"
| He was making II very hard for the
Frcnchnan, whose heart was aching
already with n dull, unendlug pain.
And then, as II he were not tried sufii.
ciently, the girl herself came flying In.
whats this hearf' she cried. al
luna tells me- She saw the telltale
pile on the counter and her face grew
white. Then It's true? oh, Poleonr'
He smiled and spoke cheerily Yes.
l been t'lnkin' bout dis trip long tam"
Its the wanderlust." murmured
Burrell to himself. Hell never rest"
What child you are!" cried Necia.
half amgrily. Cant you conquer that
rowing spirit and settle down like Il
rnani' She laid her hand on his arm
appeallngly. Haven't told you there
isn't any fur countryT"
He laughed aloud. for all the world
Us II the sun were bright and the fret
for adventure were still keen IN him,
then, picking up his bundle, said:
'Dere's no use argue wit Canayen
man. Mebbe some day | come pad
die back rOun' de ben down yonder
an you hear me singin' dose chanson.
hut now de day she's too fine, de river
she's laugh too loud, an de birds she's
sing too purity for Frenchemun to stop
ON shore. Ba gosh. I'm glad" He
began to hum. aud they heard him
singing all the way down to the river
bank as II the spirit OF youth and
hope and gladness were not dead
within him:
"Chante, rossignol. chante.
| Toi Qui lie occur gai
Tu as lie occur n rire
Mai J. l. alta pleurer,
| II Il longtemps que J. tnime
Janaise je ne tOubl!erai."
t"Sing, little bird: oh. sing away.
~ You with the voice 30 light and gay!
| Yours IL heart that laughter cheers
Mine is a heart that's full OF tears.
Long have | loved; love her yet.
Leave her can. but not forget."l
A moment later they heard him OK
postulating with some one at the wa
ter's edge, and then chlld's treble
rose on high.
mo, no! I'm goin', too. I'm goin',
tOo-o-o-o"-
"Hcy, John Galer' called Poleon.
Come ere! Ba gosh, you better hor-
~ too! | can't hor dis Teller long,"
When they appeared on the bank
above him. he continued, Look ere
wat I fin on my batteau," and held
up the wriggllng form of Johnny Gale.
Hes stow hisse'f away Onder dem
blanket. Sacre! He's bad feller. dis
man-don' pay for hees ticket at all
he's reg'lar ton mug"
II took the efforts of Nccia and the
trader combined to tear the lad from
the Frcnchman, aud even then the
foul deed was accomplished only at
the cost Of such wild acclaim and evi.
dence Of undyiug sorrow that little
Molly came hurrying from the house,
her round face stained and fearful. her
mouth an inverted crescent. She had
gone to the lame puppy for comfort
and now strangled him absentmindcd'
y In her arms, clutching him to her
breast so tightly that his tongue lolled
out and his three legs protruded stifiiy
paving an aimless pantomIme. When
Johnny found that no hope remained
he Quelled his demonstrations Of emo.
ton and, as beiitted n stout hearted
gentleman Of the woods. bore fina
present to his friend. He took his H..
tie air gun and gave II into Poleon'i
hands against that black night whcl
J. the bears would come, and no maj
ever made greater sacrifice. Dore
1 picked him up by the elbows ant
| kissed him again and again, then Sc
| him down gently, ut which Moll!
scrambled forward and without wore
| or presentation speech gave him he
hearts first treasure. She held on
the three legged puppy, for u gun an,
i dog should ever 20 together; then
= being OF the womankind aforesaid. sh,
began to cry as she kissed her pc
gOodby ON Its cold, wet nose.
Watts disf" said Poleon, and hi
voice quavered for these childish I'm
gers tore at his heartstrlngs terribly.
Hes very brave doggie," said tn
r little girl. "He will scare de bear
= away" And then she became dis