Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-11-28

| whistling, soto voice, Rocked In the
Cradle of the Deep" which, owing to
the shTieking of the wind and the
battering of the rain on the window
panes. sounded strangely approbri-
nte. 81
Miss Fanshawe and myself. howcy-
er, had each discovered that the 9TH
or was not mt the moment engaged,
and so contrived to entertain one an
other successfully.
! Yet this was the broiling August
holiday had pictured to myself.
The snow held on wonderfully all
next morning, but no one had the
heart 70 battle. except the General.
who did " all the year round. and
broke the ice with n pickaXe in win
ter, when baked by the frost We
filled in the time with billiards. ping
pong, and even picture postcards.
In the afternoon the fog blew away
and. the sun becoming visible at
Greenwich Tor several minutes. II was
decided - make start ut the harvest
home for General Temperton's house
ciples that there would be harvest
home even II iccbergs were coming
down the river and the bayfield, was
under six feet of snow. We put on
arctic costumes and sailed out to the
hay, where in very short time /
picked up several useful hints as 20
which end Of the hay-iork to use, and
wheter to toss the hay or dig up the
earth and plant II In the ground roots
downward.
| was disappointed In harvesting. !
had imagined II pastoral, picturesque,
idyllic, especially in the direction of
home-brewed ale, cider, and afternoon
tea quaifed on downy bed Of golden
hay. Instead of which" we hoisted
damp chunks of silage about the
steaming bayfield,, disturbing nests of
, moist rats, half-drowned dormice, and
large selection of the more obnox-
ious species of field vormin. The
cooling drinks were left severely
alone; we wanted hypodermic in
jcctions of something hot and s,im-
ulating
/ The young ladies' were shortly in
that sweet frame OF mind caused by
the ruin of expensive Persian gowns.
Moreover, General Temperton came
out suddenly In the light OF a business
man OF incredible meanncss. swore at
the money loss on his hay, compared
the profits with those of previous
vnprs by series OF calculations by
double entry, showing disastrous de-
iicit on the credit side for the present
season.
And | did not improve his temper
by tanning one of the plough horses
for life, | believe--by driving II on
to the knives OF machine-cut,er.
We were just starting the harvest
song in plaintive wall when the
thunderstorm recommended at the
point where 1t had left off. The .it
OF our party proposed to get into the
river to keep dry, but instead we ran
for barn, and from here were trans
ferred, under sacks and tarpaulins to
the house. Here we changed again
we had done nothing but change since
we came-and General Temperton
drank several gallons of an unusually
frey brand as Il preservative against
the microbes, which shortly after
wards caused him to fall asleep and
snore in furious tone of voice.
The paper began to come off the
wall in the drawing room after din
ner, and the excitement of this drove
Mrs. Temperton to her bedroom,
where the water came In through
the roof In the middle of the night,
and the household had to be awak-
ened to pump 1t out.
IL is remarkable fact--and one
derogatory to human nature-that II
dozen people are kept in one house
for several days they will probably
discover one another to be disreput-
able. and end by refusing to be on
speaking terms. We had now reach
ed this stage with General Temperton,
but the rigors of an English summer
prevented 1t going any further. Next
morning the barometrical forecast in
dictated probable fortnight of inces-
SAINT rain. and we abandoned the
tramp across the heather. the punting
expedition and the 'gondola ents rtain-
ment and evening concert on the lawn,
and looked up the next train back to
town.
Miss Fanshawe and myself, In say
ing goodbye, made the preliminary
| preparations for becoming engaged