Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 211, 9 June 1891 — A ROMANCE. THE PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC, OR THE DEVIL'S KULEANA. [ARTICLE]

A ROMANCE.

THE PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC, OR THE DEVIL'S KULEANA.

(CONTINUED.) Going lip to the group she contēmplated them at eliort range with a iook j very expressive of contempL pity and | diegust at last she addressed Faza. "I think nodoad; he want some walei," and she spoke to the boy, her brother, who scrambled baclc acrnss the stFeam and dissappeared in the direction of one of the houses. In about teh iainutes he eame in sight again with a tin bucket' and dipper, whieh by his sister's d - rection he filled at the stream a little higher up aml brought across to them. The native girl then told Faza to get up, who understood tho sign if not the words. Faza laid Nyama'a head carefally on the grass, and finding a handkerchief wet.it in the water, but the girl pushed her tiway and taking a dipper fuil of the water poured itas a hea\y stream on the fainting uian'a noee, an<i then repeated the treatment. The water ran in his nose and mouth and straightened out his tangled hair. He began to ehoke, and Faza interfered to prevei\t more water from being poured dewn his lungs. After splnttering a little his eyelids twitched and opened and turned over and coughed out some of the water from his windpipe. So Nyama eame to life again, aml his wife could not kies him often enough to express her joy and relief. Thus the poorereatures had a gleam of p|©asure to find themselves sti!l alive"and together again. After they had recovered. somewhafc they all lollowed the girl and the boy b&ck to theīr home. It was a ne at while cottage with green blinds. Tl ie re was a board fence around the yard, and it was overflowing with flowers and fruits. A magoificent maugoe tree shaded the front paH» and a large lime tree overhung the veranda. a row ol rip*mng piae applea bordered the walk. The house was a two storied, bnt the gi#und story was scarcely six feet a kind of baeement. A scant veraoda. extended over both storieg. TJnster the veranda on both side« of the door waaa bench. And the ground m fit)nt was Uttered With fishing-tackle, matB, dles large calabashes &ade ol ai«iBler. gourd shelKs, and a circle eionee reddened by fire where the famtty eook* ing was done. On the bench sat a maa with a long, flowing, whitebear<L He was dressed m a single tong garmezid o£ pink calicef4he uaiversal wrap|iei\ 8131 he looked venerahte and dignifiod a»d not a bit surpri;sed at his viaThey stood in txont of the j pwin while the gtrl explaiaed. T!**& motioaed ihem to sit<jfowaoāthe They saw two women and a girl sitting onthe floor inaide andhgaMK ing straw. The room was bare ol lainltare ex:cept the maUing on the flo» asd artick® ol dress and ing wn the walk. 4 Tte Japaneea sat ouUkie oja a long time» andk>oked atthe luxuriance of the vef*tatio*, itfr f«Hy freah and v%ovoaa, at Uie white incoming wavee, and the graat earth wall eeeming to prop np the heavd&a. When they tagan to get over Ured, they began to leel fearfolty k» gry, aml todiscoas th»pro«|Mrtef Bomethiag to eaU Tfe« oti*r tvjoJ*p» aaeae were »ickly looking wt* •aid they had iHMae to Bowx>weefet tfctir health. (Xo tie€oiitiiiittd»)