Friday, November 27, 1924
Thauluqwnq Prayer
Tho antonm. perfect u qour love.
lie* over all the Und;
And in each field, each glowing tree.
H>e aee goor predous hand
And to in eoerq aj*gsido church.
Oar grateful hearts we raise.
To thank goo for gour tfcerries. lord
Upon this dag of cLtnl
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^ ?Christian Herald
(Thanksgiving^
Think of a picnic on this day in our
climate?the thought is enough to Induce
chills I
To my great regret I could not be
at two places at one time, and. as
there was another number on the
program for this duy?a "luan" or
feast for Indigent Hawallans?I betook
myself at an early hour of the
afternoon to Luunlilo Home to witness
the ceremony from beginning to
end.
Arriving *n good season there was
opportunity for making various observations.
The "laying of table" is by no means
a neglected art with the Hawaiian*.
A grassy strip of lawn Is thickly covered
with "tie" (pronounced tea) and
fern leaves, plates and bowls are tied
up most dexterously with these tie
leaves, which are smooth and seem
particularly adapted to their various
needs.
The bowls were filled with "pol"?a
pasty substance prepared from the
taro plant, the latter being their
staple product, every part of which Is |
used for one dish or another. This I
plant belongs to the coladtum family. I
and the hutt only is used for this national
dish.
Each plute contained a generous
supply of roast pig, which Is. indeed,
a rare delicacy, prepared after their
fashion. The modus operandi follows
:
Odd Form of Oven.
An oven of stones Is arranged out
of doors and heated, some bowlders,
also well heated, are placed Inside of
the carefully prepared pig, the latter
Is wrapped In tie leaves (the latter
Imparting a fine flavor to the meat),
and the bundle entrusted for about
seven and a half hours to the slow
and steady heat of this model stove.
The accessories to the pig and pol
were seaweed and a preparation of
korknl nats, very Salty nnd a line
rellstuto the pol, which is without any
seasoning and rather tasteless (varying
In acidity from day to day as Si
ferments); sweet potato was the
vegetable served.
After the vigorous ringing of a
large bell our old friends. Inino, decrepit
and many of them blind, but
all decorated with lels (wreaths) filed
out and got Into position. Sitting
down on the floor may he ensy enough,
but the getting down Is n serious performance
for rusty Joints, nnd it took
them some time before the weary
members would fold under properly.
A short prayer having been offered
by one of their class, they all entered
the contest with a vigor and rc'ish
that did one's heart good.
As our native brethren believe in
loyalty to their ancient customs, their
fingers did service instead of modern
table appurtenances, and It was curious,
a9 well as Interesting, to observe
their etiquette.
Their pol was of two-finger consistency?that-racans
that it was thin
enough or of just such thickness that
two fingers were necessary to inanipuHere's
to the
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Oh, here's to Harvest Time.
_ The last month of autumn;
The month of Thankstnvln
The month before Christnn
j I like old Novomber, bee?
i 'oo wetWr too drr. r.oi ..
' uat jolly and *ui:x., .... J
U~ - ta, here's to Thanksgitiuj
late it to the mouth?the flrit and ,
second digits are thrust into the bowl
and twisted out In such a manner that I
a large mouthful la the result?the
process being related as long as con- '
tents hold out. With equal dexterity |
they separate the meat particles and
pick the bones of their favorite roast I
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No Fear ?f Microbes.
The microbe theory has evidently
not reached the ears of these children
of nature; at any rate they do not
trouble themselves about anything so
abstruse, for one pitcher of water was
passed to any one whose thirst tuade
Itself manifest, and I noticed how
carefully the left-over pol was
scraped out of the bowls, only to ba
consumed later on by attendants.
It was Intensely fascinating to follow
their actions, and volumes could
be written about their various personalities;
but one blind man. who
had lately taken unto himself a wife,
much older than himself, and. perhaps.
an Indian squaw, reenied to
mostly Interest the few chosen spectators.
This worthy disciple of Hawaii
must have dieted especially for the
occasion. It was ludicrous to see him,
after he had finished his own portion,
reach over to his wife's side and slip
away a big mouthful of pol or pig.
She did rot mind It until she observed
the attention It was causing, when she j
courteously desisted froiu further appropriations.
Little Trouble to "Clean Up."
Not the least Interesting was the
conclusion. As the old folks were
helped to their feet?which the majority
could not do unassisted?the
attendant very skillfully rolled up
this mass of leaves, patch by patch,
| flic howls and (dates having previously
been denuded of their verdant dress
anil set aside, and the debris carted
away. In a few minutes everything
was absolutely clean. Not a vestige
His Last Picture
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was left to betray the previous location
of the festive hoard.
One old native became ecstatic nnd
chanted to a child as though his very
soul's existence depended upon keeping
It tip without taking breath?the
little one, evidently being accustomed
to such demonstrations, did nor seem
to mind the snapping of Angers, waving
of arms and grinning and howling
j like one possessed. These chants are
called moles, or olloll, according to
the Intensity or kind of emotion expressed.
in Bradford*s Footsteps
Before this year President Pierce, a
son of New Hampshire, issued the
last previous proclamation to coma
from the Presidential desk of a native
of New England.
Thankful Day j
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th? end of the fall!
?the best of them all!
g, with turkeys and plums!
ns. when Ss,nt? Claus cornea!
use It is not
u.i cold nor too hot.
f\" '. good things,
t. with all that It brings! ?_
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Thanksgiving 1 0
1 By H. LOUIS RAYBOLP]
Janet Thorn sat in the couch ham- (
uiock on the shaded lanai and looked t
?>ut across n purple blue sea to some
far Invisible shore. Somewhere be- R
yond that misty horizon lay home. Not a
that home meant very much to Janet t
since the death of her only relative, an _
nunt. But. somehow, around Thanksgiving
time a stranger In a strange j
lund Is likely to be homesick.
And this beautiful Hawaii, with all
its glories, still luul no-adequate sul?stitute
to offer for the cold wintry t
skies and Monk harvested landscape, j,
for the cranberry sauce and aroma of t
roasting turkey with which the national
holiday is associated. I,
Therefore Jnnet sighed and found t
herself wishing that Jim Denting, the
good-looking young principal of the ^
school where she taught, were not engaged
to the daughter of the island's j
wealthiest sugar planter. e
If he hadn't been?oh. If only he
hadn't been! Then the friendliness he j
had shown her since her arrival could (
have meant so much more to her?the s
forerunner, perliups. tf something so c
much more satisfying even than friend- ..
"hip! ?
Janet rose and, with an almost unconscious
gesture, stretched out her ^
arm:; toward the purple ?ea. "What ,
does life hold for one?" she murmured .
wistfully. .
"A trip to Hilo and the crater!"
Janet thought for an Instant that
someone had spoken, then realized that
It was merely her own thought. That
little Imp within which represented a
great longing as yet unfulfilled had
taken this moment when lonesomeness (
surged within her and time hung ]
h-avv on her hands to prompt her.
Why not use the emergency Cttnt^nnd j
take the trip to tlllo? Not that It
would take the whole of It. at that. !
r-.ly. once t'?e meager litiuf<l were I
broken into. It would, not ugsiu easily 1,
withstand temptation.
For Janet had decided to lay by
each week out of her small salary a
little contribution toward an amount
to take her home should the occasion
ever arise. To draw on what little
she had already accumulated would
be to put the goal still farther away.
Yet the psychological combination of
the moment proved Janet's undoing.
"I'm going to HHo! Fm going to Hilo!"
She sang the words, pirouetted madly
on one foot, and turned indoors to get
ready.
Tf that same little wicked demon
within her whispered that she knew
she was going to llllo because Jim
Pemlng had told her she ought to, 3
she pretended not to hear. What In- <
fluence ought he. engaged as he was
to t hf> hontfhtv fllnrln Tromo?a
have on her life? Junet felt sorry for i
Jim. In fact, she had felt sorry ever '
since the day when Gloria bad called I
for him at the school, had found him
telling her about the wonders of Kll- i
auea, and had peremptorily summoned i
him to her side with the' most frigid x
of glunces at Janet. Jim engaged to
that iceberg!
Two' days later, seated luxuriously
in the party automobile which runs
to the crater of Kilauea for the benefit
of tourists, Janet wondered why she
was not happier. Here she was, temporarily
seated in the lap of luxury,
hired though It was, about to gaze on
one of the world's greatest sights, the
bubbling, restless lake of molten lava i
which is the crater of Kilauea. It <
must be because she was. In spite of 1
the score or so of effervescent, gush- i
Ing tourists, In reality alone. Sh^ bad s
!1C one with whom to share the wonder. I
Then, as she stood on the very brink
of the vast lava sea, she saw him?the :
man who had been so persistently In t
her thoughts. He was alone, and had <
withdrawn apparently from a second s
group of tonrists whose automobile s
had. no doubt, preceded hers. He i
stood with arms folded, gazing down 1
;o the color! ul depths below. \
RPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
ful ?^>t only b^use I
universal thanks were told "~ J>
greater in the world's applause;" j
\ newer smiles surpass the old?
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ful?thankful for the prayers
us answers were long, long delayed,
t f all upon us unawares, V
is in greater need, we prayed, \b-lj J
ful for the loyal hand^T* . ^
1 out in welcome to our owJ-^7
>nly love could understand
wines we naa never Known. M
ful for the longing eyes
iir secret to us as they wept,
iund. with a sweet surprise,
upon their Uds, and, smiling, slept.
be thankful that the tears ~;y + ... - f
re not all been drained away,'*Jjffij>
rem still, for all the coming years,* , ,
on the dead face of today.
W1 ?James Whiteomb Riley.'
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Where was GloriaT Janet's puz- j
led eyes searched the crowd in vain. |
'hen, resolutely, she crossed over to
im.
"It's my first visit, Mr. Dentins."
he said abruptly, "and I'm even more
inpre.ssed than I had expected."
At the sound of her voice he turned
n<J Janet found time to wonder at
he leek of surprise in his expression.
Janet! But what?why?"
"Yes." laughed Janet. "That's what
want to know! What are you doing ;
lere. and why are you not spending
ho holidays with?with?"
"My?er?former fiancee?" Jim gave
StrHnge little laugh. "Miss Treiuans
nd I are no longer engaged. In fact,
he affair was broken off because of
-you!"
Janet drew back. "I?I don't unlertsand,"
she murmured.
"We had a?er?little disagreement.
?he accused me of being Interested
n you. too much so. Wait, don't look |
hat way, Janet. I'm telling you this 1
>erause?oh. Janet, my darling, it's
rue!"
The gathering darkness was cloakng
the two of them as Jim drew
learer.
Janet's heart had leapt within her
ut she held herself sternly In check.
"I?I?oh. can't you see that even If
cared, we couldn't arcept thla at the
xpense of another's happiness?"
Jim smiled grimly. "Don't worry,
have suspected for some time that
Jlorla was tired of me. You merely
erved as un excuse. And she saved
ne from doing what I should have
lad to have done In justice to her?
nd you!"
Some time later. Jim explained how
is had reached the bungulow where
anet hoarded Just after she had left;
tow he had missed the steamer, but
olned a pn rt j* go In g ^ieir o1 wi j
He Waa Alone.
-acht; how he had planned to tell her
werytliing ut the very summit.
"And now?no more homesickness.
lanet!" lie admonished her tenderly
ifter hearing her part of the story.
'Our honeyiuooq shall be a trip to the
States!"
Janet smiled. "It doesn't need turcey
and cranberry sauce after all to
uake a Thanksgiving. This is the
ealest Thanksgiving I ever had!"
($> by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
Domesticating Wild Turkey
Turkeys are not naturally shy. and It
s thought that it should no? he diili:ult
to propagate them und* r CondiLions
of seim-domesticulion protect-!
ng them anil helping out their fooc
(apply, while interfering \.iih th.-.r
iberty as little as possible.
The readiness of the wild turkey to;
iccept domestication is evidenced by
he fact that, notwithstanding its n<>
iuire<l shyness, it is forever mixing ittelf
up In barnyard affairs. Every now
ind then a gobbler of the woods :in?
acxes~a flock of tamo ?
(nocking out their vigorou- !
unrobes oil with them.
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