Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26


ent subject of the Great Queen
Up shot every hand, most grateful at the narrow es
cape they had had of being FRENCH and then outside
it was again repeated even the children holding up
their little paws, and the flag hosted temporary to
cocoanut palm amid shouts of rejoicing led off by Stan
lev and me and Peter Jones, who had followed along
after
The next question where to lodge the Commits
soner till proper house could be built for him. and
cutting short their abber and choosing Fonos, which
was the finest in the settlement, and ordering him to
clear out bag and baggage,-which Fono didn't want
to do and objected very Grossly till Peter Jones snatched
up rock and ran at him like he meant to pound his
head in. This pleased Mr.. GLENN much that he
right off appointed Peter marshal of his court at
salary of forty dollars month, and put him in charge
of shifting his things into his quarters
l took the liberty of warning MIR. GLENN against the
Fan; but he only threw back his head and told me
most ctttingly kindly mind my business. But
any might have felt at this disappeared when
he made clerk of the court and Stanley collector
each at salary of sixty dollars month, with David
native adviser and Official interpreter at the same
figure.
THIS was the beginning of the Government,
with everything old done away with; and the first
official sign of it brand new, whitepainted flag
pole with and ratnes in front of the fine big
house that next built for the Commissioner to live
in The natives had to do this for nothing, supplying
forty and turn about though the galvanized
iron, hardware, paint varnish, and whatnot were
bought of Stanley and me, and paid for in taxes. 1t
was very fine place when DONE with broad veranda
in front and an inner court behind where Mr. GLENN
used to lie in a striped hammock, waited hand and
foot.
But fancy the wicked French couldn't have taxed
the Kanakas any harder than Mr.. GLENN dd,-which
was the best thing in the world for them considering
how slack they by nature and not given to doing
anything they could help 1t only needed little atten
ton double the copra crop of the island to speak
of SHE'LL that the taxes were blessing in disguise
the natives being better off than they had been be-
fore Of course they didn't like it. and put up great
deal of opposition till Mr.. GLENN raised native
stabulary of seven men, commanded by Peter Jones'
Stanley's shotgun and my Winchester repeater, old
man Fosby's Enfield, and several rusty Springfeds
bounced here and there against the law to own
them.
They were trcked out very smart in red 1avalavas
and white drill coats; and, being all of them of the OBJ
streperous nogood class like Peter, they were soon the
terror of the island Not that Mr. GLENN didn't keep
them tight in hand; but when it came to order OF
any bacSwardness in taxes he seemed to
much whom they plundered and beat, which was
what they reveled and thrSted for the chance Of
old David was the first to feel the weight of author
~ ity, and l believe his job of native adviser was
merely plant to keep him in good humor till Mr.
GLENN ready to squash him. which Mr.. GLENN
did three months lat most emphatic The kanakaS
were forbidden to contribute to the church. and the
pastors private laws abolished and there
communicating nor jail for church members
nor any curfew either The natives went wild for JOY
all except few old soreheads that are always to be
found in every community and the only folks who
forced to go to church were the native con-
stabulary who lined up regular to keep tab what the
missionary preached and arrest him for sedtlon IN case
he let his tongue away with him.
In private however, old David made all the trouble
he dared and tried hearten his followers by saying
there would be day of reckoning for Mr. GLENN when
the missionary vessel arrived her annual visitat
which the Commissioner pretended laugh but couldn
hide he worried Leastways, he asked raft of
questions about the Evangel of Hope, and that with
Illuminating look and about the character of the people
in charge, which Captain Bins and the Re- T. J..
Simpkins. The Evangel of Hope never stayed any
longer than to land few stores and hynnbooks for the
pastor and take off what COpra and shell he had
quired by way of church subscriptions At that time
she about due in two months. And we all laughed