Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 275, 8 Kepakemapa 1891 — A ROMANCE. [ARTICLE]

A ROMANCE.

Tlie l>aradise of the Pacific OR The Devil'B Kuleana. (Continued by Unele Beke.)

Tlie c»ld iuan got qut a book and |began t\) read iu a mng-so»g tone that diBtinguelie& diviue eervices>thg world OA*er. Th£n li© kneele ddown and the whole fomily imitated him. He wae a noble looking old man aod hie face wae railiant ns wiUi inspirat ion aB he looked np and addresBed the Omnipotent - What tho pra\*<3r w& 4iannot s«v; it ivaB all in the native tonj»«ie, bnt it! eeemed earnest and jqpom the heart, Afler it waa iini&heii fhey all fiank down on the floor and were silent fbr Bon»e time, tilL Nya»a aeked u You a;rc a Chrißti«a, sir? The prl replied jor bim," Yee he ia a pi-oacher; |w ia my father; bo Hpeakli church «vēry t*unday all thetim<j." The girls went up staira. The lainp waa turned down; and Btiping; ont of a psrt of tbeir olothes the natives got into their bed. Faza und Nyama did likewtee and bcing \*cry tinxl were aoon asicop. It muy liuve bcen two or three hours, it seomed only a short whilo when ii iey were wakeeuHl by a di>»turl>aiu*e o\itside» a great crunching of ?ra v -l bt'neath the feoi of horsos. the clarl.er of spurs, and the voices of men, Then eame the nd and j;ir of heavy boota aaeemjieg t!»e

and taojgi*g &&d rat&ing acrees tbe loud kn<xiten£ &t the door. Aft&r a short» of &&ence tlie4oor opened &nd the «tepd wtere ■ha&K& over heād. Their wae & htim of «onversation for a 4bllowe2 by thejar and b«sa of foofc&gp. .Tb©a th3efe .waB a elink of glas& anddhairgdrawn Boifiilyaoroge the floor. The convensation grfew lotuder; tho beavy of men miāg|ed with tbe ehrill tonea' of the gjilß. ; waa eamaāioi* m 4>he naiw language interspereed with profane ānd obscene expreßsions in £ngliBh. The lower room as ha& been wae low; a si ngle tbicknees of bpards seporated it from the room above, serving for a ceiling and fl®Or at oiiee. So cv«ry word and movement could be distinctly heard in the It wasimposgible to eeeape from tli« noise« that eame down with «tartling dißtinctnese \ They heatd the rattle »f giaskes aod the gurgling of liquid pouring out, the heavy voices urging the girls to drmk. The grew louder, and latigbter a'iKl littlescreecheß and daāhes of light feet fi.crosa the room were followed by beavy on.es and bīg round oath an<T expressi6ns of mautfiifi endearpient, and varied by the BodtKi- of chāirs upset and faliiiig.objectg. Thena k»ud voice crying for tbe cork6crew f a readj«Bting of cbairßj more glāsseft more gurgling. more lbtid Cxclamātions. When this

had gone on for & long time, a voice said with gyeat gagto, " let ? B go to feod." "llaem'e my Bentinents» anQt]ler. Tben the noiae to a fresh turn. Heayy bootsand Pther tbings rattled on: the fl#er, wexe little, screamB and B£ypeches from ieminine throats and joyous laughter froin tho male«. A echrill cry was lollowed by a patter of bare feet and the jar of heavv opee, the eollieion with the waJl and another dafih across the rcoin.

There seemed to be a great chaße in progress. The table eaine down Tvith a terrific craßh of glass and a heavy body fell with ā thud that thßeatened to break throngh the flopr. For a moment ull was still except ! nie muckv," and all wae 9ilcnt. Our frienda holow had iiardly to eleep ag;\in when the people above ligan to walk' round again and talk and dHnk. They repeatM the >whole disgracoful orgie agaih, and wound upt>y goiug to bed again, Jt occupied ihe gx«aier part of the night aud rendered it impossib!e for any one in the houee to eleep. (Tobe Continued).