Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 277, 10 September 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 by Unele Beke.) j r-At last there was an interval of | quiet, aad Nyama began to doze.| He was aroused again by the S tread of heavy boots whieh at last i descended the stairs. Thev were going, he thought with reliefc- ; Witb mueh difficulty they mounted their horses and rode away. At last Nyama slept but not for long. He was awakened by the fall of some opject against the wajl of the house followed by the rattling; of tin. He gave up all hope of sleeping and got up and dressed and went outside. The grey dawn was casting its cold light on the near landscape while the nighfr still reigned over the oeean of waters in the di»tance. A bright little fire was burning among the rocks and by it squatted a white robed figure adjustirig a tin coffee-pot over the flame. It was the girl Mary. She wore a very short and sleeveless night gown. She turned her red and watery eyes 011 Nyama, lt you want some coffee?" she asked smiling a rather ā+ anken and sleepy smile. Though was still under the inAuenoe of liquor; she did not show in that state wicked or abandoned bestiality that dissipation produces in Europeans. "Yes;'- said Xyama, t; you eompany did ii jt let us sleep mueh last night." "No: they don't let me sleep at all, too mueh humbug,' v she sented. ' ; Don't you feel ashamed to drink and carry on that way āll night? " he asked. "What for ashamed? Every body do tbat way; you do aUsame, I suppose. M "How ean your father and mother let you girls act so. Your father is a good man, it must be sad for him to see his children act this way. Don't you think it is against God's law to be so bad." The girl rose up and stared at the speaker. "What for you think me bad?" she exclaimed indignantly, and gathered upher gown to an alarming extent and t\jcked it nnder her left arm, u Whatsamata? My father good man; every Sunday go church; he no care; I buy good coat, good hat, ehoea. bible, sing book, everything for him; I buy eat, everything eat, everything go inside house. Suppose ī no do so, nol»dy eat; my father no go preach, no pray, no nothing. I think God like what I do. .lapanee no use!!" Nyama was not prepared to argue the question and wished tathe to pacify her, eo he said: "Yes; I know vou are good; you were very kind to us to-day." ; %l Of course; Ino ask you for money for eai, for sleep, I give everthing to you. I make money. w Slie said showing two emall go!d ooine |Lnd givīng her hips a flexuous rotary motion u if to iudioato her way of making money. j Nyapia thooght beet to change the subject. u Are you not cold?" asked. She dropped her gown &nd sat down on a stone. "Pretty soon I go to bed," she said, then aiW ā pause: "Pleaae you go upstairs and bring me my ahall. He stoo on na.il inside my rooro, seoond rtx>m iiiside. n

■' '■ ' lJ p . Nyama polite]y aece6ded fco ber req«est and went up the stfklro'aßd opened the door. He saw a large room illaminateed by a large lamp burning on the table. ObJects of all kiuds strewed the floor, bric-a-brac, overtumed furmtare, bottloS. glasses, articles of wearing apparef, spoled tobacco and cigar stumps. It was plainly the aband oned field of mid night dissipntions. Looking to the left through an open door Nyama saw a half nakedt figure lying erosswise on a bed. The bed clothes were in a heap on the floor. It was the younger sister in a deep aleep. she was no more than fifteen years old, and she looked yery beautfui as Bhe iay completely relaxed in deep unconsciousness. Her chemise had been torn to shreds and but slightly concealed tbe ! brown skin of ber. graceful limbs | and budding breasts.