"Quads Chancen"; . e. Es war geplant, ein Eisfest zu veranstalten, einen Angelausflug zu machen, die Band jeden Abend ausziehen zu lassen, einen Sackrasen aufzustehen und einen gefetteten Pfosten zu haben, das Rathaus zu besuchen und die Parks zu erkunden, Und es gab kein Ende für die Plansof the Natives, um das richtige von den weißen Fremden zu tun.Aber wie hat Kapitän Cook diese freundlichen Absichten zurückzahlen?Er blusterte herum, als ob er die ganze Gruppe der Inseln besaß, die Frauen Fett und die Männer hässlich genannt wurden, Scowat die Kinder und schworen an den Hunden, und die Nativeskönnten ihm nicht gefallen, wie. 320 ENTWÜRDIGENDE STEVE. 321 Der Muttersprachler

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"Quad's odds"; . e. It was planned tohold an ice-cream festival ; go on a fishing excursion;to have the band out every evening; to get up a sack-raceand have a greased pole; to go and see the city hall anddrive around the parks, and there was no end to the plansof the natives to do the right thing by the white strangers.But how did Captain Cook repay these kind intentions ?He blustered around as if he owned the whole group ofislands, called the women fat and the men ugly, scowledat the children and swore at the dogs, and the nativescouldnt please him no how. 320 DEGRADING STEVE. 321 The native King, a gentleman of culture named StephenHooper, kept his temper excellently well for a week, butthen Captain Cook began to go a little too heavy. Headdressed the King as Steve, a thing which no humanbeing had ever dared do before, and as this was notpromptly resented he proposed to harness the King to acart and make him draw yams down to the vessel. Allthis was for the purpose of degrading the King in the eyes. Steve. of his subjects. Cook wouldnt have cared two cents ifhis actions had run gold up to 1.26, and brought rentsdown fifty per cent. He complained of the postal con-veniences ; of the way the street cars were managed; triedto cut down the fees of hackmen, and King Hoopersgovernment would have been knocked higher than a kiteif he hadnt adopted prompt measures. Captain Cook was killed, but it was done in a genteel, courteous manner, and as gently as circumstances wouldu 322 THE KINGS BANQUET. permit. When he fell, his companions hastened away, jumping their bills without even a promise to return someday and square up. Then, when the sailors had sailed away, the nativesfound themselves with one hundred and fifty pounds offresh meat on their hands. The weather was warm, theice supply had given out, and the question arose whetherthey should let all that meat spoil or eat it. Times wereclose, taxes high, and who can blame them for havingdecided to bake the Captain and have

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• bookauthorquadm184
• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1870
• bookyear1875