Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 188, 7 May 1891 — A ROMANCE. [ARTICLE]

A ROMANCE.

(CONTINCED.) After that haii been transmte4, anc»ther, fat smo«th, haūdtBome arose. "That is the Chief Jnstice of the Suprcrae Court," expiained the sup«rvisdr. Tl)e Honorahle Chief Juētice in a, brief and elegant sentenee.< , ■ expresß<?ti his jov at greeting th<»se ehristi:ui eojiverts. Ile v#is /oll>v.;i gentleinnn also p;>rtSv ! a»"i .-.milinp;, wifh extenstive f!cwj .injf piue whi^kein. I kl, Tb:it ifl of tlie great {1 r.ii of Dco Co." said the su]ic?rvigf!r. j Uue ufter the other arose and j addres?ed the congreg -.tion. - • j wcre .'<eeoriiing to the supcrvLser jnll great nien in Howewee. It I yee;iK'd as if ail the dignitariefi of the state were in attendanee toweleome these poor foreigners. It appeared that the fifrst Jot ōf immigrants from Japan had arriveii just a year previous]y, nnd these persons now sitting in front had in the meantime bcen converted to ehristianity by the efibrts of the christiān niissionaries. i After speeches, singing ! and prayer, Hon. Peter Stone nrose and said: r *Now, christian friends we wiH extend thc hand of ehristian fellowship." A comparative insignificant individnal, who was % in fact the minister, but quite eciipsed in the shadow of the greafe inen present, eame forward and stood by Mr. Stone's side, The interpreter directed the Japanese, and they filed pnst solemnly * shaking bands with the Minister and Mr. Sione. The procession was a rather iorig one and that worthy gentleman souti began to perspire. Sweat rol!ed dovvn his.fact cheeks. He reached ■for his handkerchief with his left. and having recovered it after a ■strnggle wiped.' his face, whih* his right was being vigorous]y shaken by the converts. At last he turned around and said: "Mr. Robin, wili you please assist us in extending the iright hand of feliowship ?" Mr. Robin jumped into the breach, and Mr. Stone sank exhausted into a eonvenient eliuli. After this ceremony gnd more prayers and songs. a box was'passed arnimd.-to col { .ert nii)iiey. Then the iiieeting was dismis?ed. As the hidies and £cnt>men stepped down their seats there was a hands:iaking :iiid eOiivor««alion. Fvveral gcntlemen greeteil tlie supervisor, and he introduced Xyama and his wife. These gentlemen, lam sorry to j relate were a tride les3 nh'nsunt to i meet thun one ihigr»t havo ; supDo.S( u from their i»rw<ei;ce. The stniie they wore scemed all from thc same mold, «nd their eyes seen»ed hard and cold as thev glancwi at the two young ]ieople ns thcy might at two not ; verv i important pieeea of merehan«iise. They eaeh had somc wm'monplaee t«> say, but soemed to expect no answer and paui noi the siightest heeti to what Ny*uia said. • But eaeh one iooked at F«ata, ;thei\> j was r.o denying that Faaa was looking at. One of tho | gentlemea w;»s enjoying rather i protr»ted etar© at the m&ideu jwhea his wifo intcrrupted hiuu | He turned with a little atarU S (To beCouticued),