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missionaries. The captains and ministers form one-half of the
population; the third fourth is composed of common Kanakas and mercantile
foreigners and their families; and the final fourth is made up of high
officers of the Hawaiian Government. And there are just about cats
enough for three apiece all around.
A solemn stranger met me in the suburbs one day, and said:
"
Good morning, your reverence. Preach in the stone church yonder, no
doubt!"
"No, I don't. I'm not a preacher."
"
Really, I beg your pardon, captain. I trust you had a good season. How
much oil--"
"Oil! Why, what do you take me for? I'm not a whaler."
"Oh! I beg a thousand pardons, your Excellency. Major-General in the
household troops, no doubt? Minister of the Interior, likely? Secretary
of War? First Gentleman of the Bedchamber? Commissioner of the Royal--"
"
Stuff, man! I'm not connected in any way with the government."
Bless my life! Then who the mischief are you? what the mischief are
"
you? and how the mischief did you get here? and where in thunder did you
come from?"
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