Nuhou, Volume II, Number 7, 5 August 1873 — The Young Men at Keoneula [ARTICLE]

The Young Men at Keoneula

U~e !mve a Boeiety of native young r inea, ealleel! thc īlui Opiopio. who resolved to celebnite with ■ ren£wed attention Reetoration T*ay, the 31st of; Jiily, the day when Admiral Thomas reetorcd the 1 Ilawaiian flaV whieh had beeu taken uway by the ! of the Cartjsfort. The eelebration; has been espunged from tlie list of national festi-' valcs, and Kamehaineha the Tir3t*s Day substituted iu its steadbut our patriotie llawaiians. will īiot aliow this especial day of naiional recogniiioii to pass into oblivion. .] 80 they got up a tpi;ehlight proeessio.ii, a £bas?t, | aud any amouin of speeehyfyiug. They oum» ! hercd about tive hundred strong ut Kea neuhi. They reveled joyously in pig, poi, andpatriotism; s anel, it was a good time for a nian who hadaniteh; foi po\ ularity to muke a splurge. Our Brother ( who 1 s eharge of the tfoverriwent types, who keeps a store, thought he saw a ehanee, to ! make a ten strike, to win all the ;; sweet voiees" of the umbrous erowd ; theu marei} at thelr heuu, "tviuinphuntly to the Palaee; there put on a high falutin toiuh aud join in singing Ood Save the King ; then to heinvited īn to take somethlng;" and as 'ie withhi the !salo of royalty» to be haih\l hv a elamorous- muUitude, making the welkiu (if there is any here) ring, with the welVbming aeelaim; tl long Hve the grent frivnd of the Ilawaiian l\\>ph\ who by sclling PuuU will make t!ie two bitt bundle of gruh, sell hereaftcr for one hitt," I»ut it did not turn out so, —notabit. Our cditorial otator got off some niee litt!e platitiules nbout t!ie restciration of the flag, aiui a veeip\\»oity betweeu poi and roanuts for wliieli !te was applauded, -ukl if he had >topp-e,l 1 thcre he v\ ould lrave sat d- wn T if not \\ithglory, at least without any addttional fleo> on hls person ; but he nmst put lus fuot intO U , he isbcntonit # aud he tried to pcrsuade tt»c?ei x atrlot!ejovvtlis ( that the best thing the % \ eoull do fbr thelr OOun* try was to >ell a pleoe cf it Tliey then to!dhim his >peceīi wa«r a se!l , ō:v,l that he must uiuiTe Tl:en Lv iried L* atgue the poir>t, but they poirded to * 1* ! k uicNV;"vrd; patli aod toM h;ui to ai.vke I!o srtll£g to $cbk\

b;ut not make stieh aē these Oh * sueh hope^. hfO^ the threatenirīg foot <:d the enemj appi'-ū«1. - T rear, and he 3ees to h}± base of operafhn~ head" of Kaaliiuāanu j*treet :• ruvl o!»- what ~' r :i was there my eouQtrypien i