Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 177, 22 April 1891 — A ROMANCE. [ARTICLE]

A ROMANCE.

- Bhe vrorē a pretty dress of white aiul p:vio blue, she stood v?ith her fnee turnt'd away; and Kyama dwdt on the grajefui lines of her girlish iigure with a thril! 01 admiration; ' Approaching, he bowed l©w and addressed her, tl Fair Lily of the Field, I hope 1 do not intrude, but seēing these persons acting so strangely, I feared something a!iviss, and I hope I naight havean opportumty to be of use." u No, sir,'' said the g\rt, looking up for a nioment, '*There i& nothing the matter, we found a nest of field miee, and I dropped one into Malara's bosom. The silly thing! to make so mueh fuss about a little And she looked at her toes." The youth was overwhelmed with the wonderful beauty of the girl. Her face was a delic&te oval, the fresh color was ebing aad fldwing over her face and neek, her eyes shaded by long dark her lips ā bright ed by nature's own hand, a mass of dark hair dooe up in fimpler fashion than Japauese ladies usually affect, made her charmmg. A while our scholar looked \a silence then casting about for soniething to say, kt You, O Lily of the Field. are not a wot*ker ?" " No" she answered "I am the our home is behind that hill, you cannot see tbe _ nouse for the trees, I eoine 01 «t into the field to see the work, it is pleasant out here." % *.The pleasantest plaee in the world," said ue * l could your father give a wanderer some food and a night lodging. do you think ?" ,4 I don't thinK you w«u!d Jike to i sstay there; there is no room, the | village is only a little way father." j ik Well fair lady, adieu, permit Ime to salute you according to the foreign fashion." The girl looked up inquiringly, ehe knew n® foreign fashion. Nyama suddealy seized her in his arms and kissed her. Of course she screamed as all niee girls do in such emergencies, and the women rosh«d to the rescue, but Nyama was ofi so quickly that they coiild only throw a few mis> sels after him. lam sorry Nvama did ihis, it was too bold, I don ? t like too £r«sh young meiw _but things are different in Japan; and T am not responfiible anyway. Continuing his journey he soon reaehed the villap{e. As he walked up the principal cti<9ot h« eame upon &erowd i» the street; all gather€d arou©d a huge ooster on the wall of a house. Elbowlng his way through th* outskirts of the crowd, he reached a position where he could re»d the flaniing character?. Grand Excursio.nv to tiik PakaDISK OF THE PaCIKU\ (Tohe Continued),