Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 180, 27 April 1891 — A ROMANCE. [ARTICLE]

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A ROMANCE.

{CONTINUED.) *'. ;•; The following mornitig Myik3is ' arose early, b t ut with no of resuming his journey. Cki &e contrary he saantcred lefisnrely | through the villJgG streets, smoked | his cigarette m\4 drank tea in the f tea shops like the oidest inhahi- | tawt. Everywhere he heard peo;nle talking about the exe%gion ;to Bcwowte. Several haii enroiled |theirnamos and were prepr.ring' ! for an early departure. The persuasive ageni was diligently lat work drawing rosy pictures of the Paradise and overcoming rustic soepticisni concerning the p"ssibility of disiuteresfced phil:intror>hy. But when that orator produced thfe printed and authentic:ited treaty and exhibited the great parchment agreement whieh th§ Bowoweean Governraent wouid enter into with eaeh individual «niigrant there seemed no room for further doubt. Yes, the mighty Bowoweean"Gcvernment would condescend to iiiake a solenrjn eoaip;ict with eaem hutnble iujmigra,nt as formal as a treaty printed on the best .parchuient paper and decorated with a variety of confidence inspiring seals. Nyama at this period had no intention of imbarking in t®s adventure, so he took but a passing interest in the BQatter; but a current of evetite soon drew him in that direction. Our business is history, ' historv of great things, of govemD*ents, and Bowowee, sp we must not tarry in this remote Japanese village. Ix>ve maki ng is very interesting to read about and fascinating to engage in but we ean but brilfly relate the oourse trne lore i«an with our hero and thp tinhappy state it bronght him to Tn the afternoon fye returned to the field where he had met the farmer's daughter." He did not find her, but retorning next day he had better fortane, and though the lady stood along way off, "he znanaged jto talk to her for sometime. He learaed ber nam« v Faza, and mueh equally #aluable information. 80 they talked and' looked at eaeh other and feli in love. From that day Nyama settled hiraself in his inn and daily «paid his court to Faza in the field or garden or market s wherever they could meet. The a£Tair progressed beautifully, but of course the hard. hearted parent eame in &itd kieked the foud lover off the varanda when he atter»ped to eall on bis lady love at her home. That is usuaL Now a sērious problem formulated itself in Nvama's brain— how to get married. father would not coiTsent to give his daughter to a wonderi*g student t Nyama was not rich, his father had furnished moaoy for his eduealioik; he bad pasaed three years ia an Amenean But father had lost the poeitlo& he jheld in the diplomatic service through a change in the Mini«try. Since that time Nyara& had but a Bmall allowanoe and wh&t be could earn by writing fer the pers, translating and the like. Be--Bides he know that his father would object to such a raam«ge even more stremiouslty ihen ftu:mer. (To be Continued),