Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXIX, Number 46, 15 November 1890 — Our English Column. [ARTICLE]

Our English Column.

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No m'r? 1 lc::ers ti Unc!e l'hi' h*ve re-M hcd the I 1r m wr b* vs zrt*] wh,.> are !earnir,; Er,«:inh. that have rcreived toave ••h<»wn that \ ;u g ; rls and <<I*l wr.tv it >cu go aUr.:t il care- :■ '!\, bit nctds patrcrcc ar.d per t.' br«r.g f r:h c:i*)c-r a g<»' d 't a £ (> : 1 f ' n. N f * , ,: ,< ri' e and j-cr\c%cran' e :»rc n«>'t : 1 -,d a- c,f:vn īn a Hawan>n b.y's - Ut. a > a pug < i : o or a . /'. n '.f :n:.rb;<:s n r <]o the g*r.s r ,rry a- »ii xSi.i tithcr in the»r s< •oi sat- . • ' \ as ?hc-v d » f»f < hewin,; ;u:n. or N w I !,. %<■ < nn' 3< 3 litt!e En '•h \«. <',n \ ' Miion, w/j<-b >s f > ' 1; m »;>e!!ir.g ;tr.d gr ir«.i«:.»r. '■ !':» r "iu h. vi' read it f Iv; sh y-'U t< r:»< : \>.c s;.'-!!ing, and ~!i ol the . i \uifan. ih'.n iii.ike a < !ear, ( 1 1:. ar.d -it t<> Un< !e i'ni!. a i'i •*< w; ; :,i k -ioiue n;<<re .ii*> t it. i ?,t■ > r:., ■ is aboiit (\ h s m f s i i' ruay surjn e y>ur fathcrs and ■ , •!,.rs tt» K arn tliat we resd in our 1 ;!,erc arc manykir»ds <>( (i«>vern im •,!s. 1 ivc or I<an < <>\int. In 1 1 r -1 a the j eopie ' ali t'ne >hah a Dcs.>- . ! A!ni >,/I.)r t.ithcr- ar;d mwthcrs \« 1 , ■ «. he docrvts 1:. \\'hy, if a <! 'i s wrf/ng as not to t,. 1 1111 ji the i>'Ss ( <>: h.is or,i> to '( u[ lus hc.id > II." Ar.d thc e <!• <.s 1! Ilul when this n.ai. . f... ihn.ki he is a king < <»riit > t;> l'.n ~tnd. l.e < an't do it. My rn< ther rcn)cri.b<.rs him Irn e c.oming, nnd shv w■> 1 st: h.ul tf> bchave h:sscif whetber i e ;1W t < i it . r t.< t. Ir: I un< <■, th« y have not imw a 'k 11 _ ()i,!> a mnn as thty chcose l-r ,1 (.< \crnu cnt, < alltd a Pr< /ident. In < ur rc.it!n,g bfm,ks it tt-lN y»>u a U>t

the r.;iint Iy. r:n!y I < m nrvt*r :iiip.k 1 I it. Ihe men arc ti» t«ind <•! (»..\i inuu rts, ;iml they hjvc h.ul inon t 'ln m ih.m .1: y olhcr country nearly. N.i|...lilii w.is one. I»• 11 there wcre Ic»ts ■ ! i»t! ers. I lu' ('« .vaninent this year 1 ;i l'u/. dcM. H'.e-u' rrc/tdents h.ivi .<t ,iui n.uncs, lnit thcy ;irc n< t k i'e- n« r l K < ):ir < '»unti\ h:is a <|ueen whoenn d>> I, \ I>ut wh.it sI)C Olii;' t tu. >hf 1:,.s !- ci. .1 [ thc (i,i\crnincr'. tnr ncarly i t:y aml -lill she n:i e - ; ti: iii.m (,111 j;ct mt<> thc H "sc i>l t 'n!i,iin>ns unltNs tluy kn«.'W as he ean iim'm- i.iw>. But thc Oueen has lo ; 'i.ini uvi 1 and .ste if thcy are 1 n.iiie n.'M. I hf«.c ( ouiiik ns .«ie < aihd (Ynscr\,ii:vis ,ind I il>< ra's, aiul thcy try to h:im!ci r. eh < thcr .i * fnu< h as thi \ <:ar. I 111 \ s 'iiicliincs h.f\csidts, .ind thcn \t>u i'.in sce it on thc p'akards, and \'Ui t.»n hcar inen ,\ml y.>cr father> .t .; and <|u.irvilic,- about it.' Aiul n >w I r a st< ry of patiem:e and I11 ■t vt i.11,1 e. l'i tie l'nil h.'s many a !ime iii his Ih yho> il sct-n a Mawaiian iuaitiil ih»wn 011 the shady side ot a •!! 11't Hith hts lunu hes ot l»ananas tur i!c, !,<r whuh, he had ilctermir.ed his ; 11< e, aml would t.»kc lcss. \tul thcre he wnuld ><ju»t :»ll day, iii imi v as the sun's rays hit him. ard then take hts hananas home at nij;ht. N«»w just rc.>tl this st»>ry ealkil llM' H> llakki.W j l>eacon Hiown was a man «>t j

;anil ol so j:rtat tirmr.es» that •.ome pcison* ealliel hiin t)bstinate. 1 ln»' he never treateil his «<\en and ln rsts l).ul!v, he alw.iV« haii thc t>vSt * 1.1 mi'ii anini.ils in the nt it;hburho<xi. At l;»st, the good ileae.in !»ouj;ht a t:nc h' rse, «hieh, atter a time sheweil being balkv. Stil! the ile.u on wcs so skiit\il in trcating the horsc, thal he had no troul>le until one day in Ma>, when he tried to iio some harrowing on his l'ann.

I he horse wcnt well cnough for a *hilt\ but about nine u'eloek in thc nu>rninj; he suildenlv stoppcd, and ob>:inatcly rctustd to go. i'he dc«icon i oaxcd him, tricd 10 lcid him by the brid!o. »nd evcn whipprd him a linle; but it did no x<n>d. Thrrc the horsc stot>d, and thcre he intcndcd to stand long a? it him. Bill Swcct, thc hired man, who w*s at work in thc ncxt field with thc oxcn, i hucUcd as he saw thc deacon's trooblc. M C»ucss hc's «uek this time, w saui Hill to himsc-f, about as well nive it 11 p," as thc dcacon (rtcd in vjm. to make thc horse start Prttty soon the deacon hung the reins over thc top ot thc hatne«, and startcd for the house. "\Vhat's thc old man up to now, a'poae > % askcd BiU of his nigh ox, perhaps. "Shouldn't wondcr if he'« goin to try somethin' new." And so it proved» for in a momtnt the detcoo eame back again with two picccs of board and an otd kitchen chair. | "Lookt at iho* he meant to se'down 'o' take it ea*y" explained Bill to the'

oxcn. "tiue*s he'll he makin' ar. a!! day job < t iīIhe dear.on, *ithout sayir.,; a word, placcd the f>oard«- *:de hy >ide en :he harro* f sct the chair on them, tc-_k the reins in his hands and sea;ed him $elf r".rm'.y in thc cha«r. Tnen he sh<x.k the reins and calied checriiy to •»he hcr«c. <>n e. go 'Song. ye've got to harrcr'" the hoise did'nt harrow. he enh' ;>ut his ears back and staod perfect'«y «•H'il. So al: thro:;gh the f .'renoon, the dea</n sit pcr<::htd on his chair, showing no n( r c*»cn in»;,a;icrice. >» ric:«rncs he *ang to hiniseif a stanz.i or two of ■'Ho* tlrm a fwunda:ion. ve saint> [r.f the Ixr.j,' or somethtni* eq'ia!ly good. 0< rasior.ai!y he wouid shake the rems and "(>>mc t gct u;-, g'H to harrcr." When the dmner horn sounded, ihe dea< n (J.led to I>t: 4, T'eli mother I ihan'i he up till I get throuuh thi> j >b." When aiur dinner B»il returned lo his work, he saw the dea» on sitting straight in his chair, and heard him say

jgain, "('ome, go 'long, ye've got to harrer l»uring the afternoon Hill often ! ooked at the deacon and hf rse, and >ay to hiniSeif that he believed the deacon had met his match. Then he wou!d Kx,k again, ard say, "Wail, by hacV, the old man'll fetch him yet." Hy and by the horn was biown for su;»j>er. Ihe old deacon din'nt mind it. He on!y < ailedto liili to dothechores as he cou!d'nt leave the fie!d then Then he ilapped the reins again, and s i.d "( ume, g«» 'iong, g"t to harrer!" Inii afe his s!ir>per, d d the chores, .ind g'>t rejc!y to go to bed. Ihen he thought he wo;i!d iook and see how the deaci»n was coniing on with his i")b. So to the fieid he went in the darknt ss, it was nearly nine o'eioek in the evening, and there was the triumphant deac«>n riding on the harrow across the held, as fast as the horse eoukl haul him. They did not st<»p as Hill eame near, but the dtacon shouted as they went [>ast, 4i H;id to harrer, didn't he ?" Ever after that the horse remembered his k'sson, and never tried to iMiilk. "He knew he'd g>t to harrer."