Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-25
CHAPTER H.


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80 you did not hear my little effort
the other nlght?" he remarked. smiling
II was not so fortunate as to hear
you speak. but will only say I will
back you against any minister OF the
gospel ever knew when 1t comes TO
riding horses"
"oh. WELL" he deprecated. I'm just
passing through on my way to Abe.
marie county across the mountains
You couldn't blame me for wanting
something to do-speaking or riding or
what not One must be occupied, you
know. But shall we not have them
bring us one Of these iuleps Of the
country | find them most agreeable.
| declare"
awhile ago" said. my father
came to me and said. 4 see. Jack. that
thee Is trying TO do three things-to
farm. hunt foxes and drink tuleps.
Does thee think thee can handle all
three of these activities in combina.
| tionr You see. my mother is n Qua.
keress. and when my father wishes to
reprove me he uses the plain speech
Well, sir, 1 thought It over and. for
the most part. I dropped the other
two and took up more farming"
Your father is Mr.. John Cowles OF
Cowles Farms"
"rhe same"
These are troublous times" he ven
tured. ~ mean In regard to this talk
OF secession Of the southern states"
/ was studying this man. What was
he doing here in our quiet country
community? What was his erraud?
What business had Julep drinking.
horse riding parsOn speaking In a Vir-
ginia pulpit where only the gospel was
known, and that from exponents worth
the name?
you are from Washington l said
at length.
He nodded.
The country is going into deep wa.
ter one way or te other" said I.
Virginia is going to divide on slavery.
1t is not for me nor for any OF us to
hasten that time. Trouble will come
fast enough without our help"
~ infer you did not wholly approve
OF my little effort the other evening
| was simply looking ut the matter
from II logical standpoint. II is per
fectly clear that the old world must
have cotton. that the southern states
must supply TINT cotton and that slav-
cry alone makes cotton possible for
the world. II Is n question of reOgra
ply rather than OF politics. yet your
northern men make II a question Of
politics. Your congress IL full of rot
ten tariff legislation. which will make
few Of your northern men rich and
which will bring on this war quite as
much rs anything the south may do.
Moreover. this tariff disgusts Eng,
land, very naturally. Where will Eng.
land side when the break comes? And
what will be the result when the
south, plus England. fights these tariff
makers over here? have no doubt
that you, sir. know the complexion OF
all these neighborhood families in
these matters. should be most hap
py II you could find 1t possible for me
to meet your father and his nelghbors
for In truth | am interested In these
matters merely AZ student, and
have heard much OF the kindness Of
this country toward strangers"
II was not our way in Virginia to al
low persons OF any breeding to put up
ut public tayerns. | had no hesitation
In saying to Mr.. Orme that we should
be glad to entertain him at Cowles'
Farms.
We were sitting some paces from
the room where Landlord Sonderson
kent his bar. so Tint we heard only
occasionally the sound of Ioud tall,
which came throupb tho windows.
But now came footsteps and confused
words in voices, one OF which I seem.
ed TO know. There staggered through
the door a friend OF mine. Harry Sin.
gleton. n Young planter
Hello. OIL felv he croaked Mt me-
"Hurrab for C'fedrate States of Amer.
icar
"yery we'll" I said to him "suppose
we do hurrah for the Confederate
States OF Americo Rut lat ma whit
until there il such n thing"
He glowered Mt me. "Also" he said
solemnly. "Uurrab for Miss Grace
Sheraton, the pretties' girl I'm whole