The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-03-05

The EDITOR WANTS NY OBITUARY-IHE ClRCCS-lT
RAINs-BABYLoN-MRs. G.'s FRIEND " HAT THE
SULTAN DOES IN IspAuAN''-Ar BREAKFAsT.
I am no longer a prisoner at Hillside. Ny month
of probation has passed. This event occurred three
days since, much to my satisfaction, but, L think,
greatly to Mrs. Gray's regret. l had walked so cir
cumspectly during the month, that Mrs. G. began TO
entertain fond hopes OF my reformation. Even [, my
self, began TO entertain similar ones. l thought how
pleasant q thing it would be to sustain the character
ofan exemplary husband. "-An exemplary husband,
Mr.. c. said nv wife, els sure to make an exempla-
ry father, and set his children a good example"
quite agreed with Mrs. c., and fully resolved 20 be-
come one. 1 think l should have SUGGESTED II my
quarantine had not come to an end. Inc very Gay II
ended, [. went, accompanied by TOn0thy, 20 the VII
Iage. OF course I met my bachelor friends. They
were all delighted to see me. They feared had gone
to foreign parts. They wanted to know what l had
been doing. I replied that l had been attending to
the business of the farm-the amount Of fall work
which I had seen to was enormous, but, l thanked
fortune, [ was through with it now, and should have
a little leisure time which I could call my own.
Thereupon my friends said they were very glad 70
hear it, and wished me to remain with them TIL eve
ming, and, after. a light supper ut the "Arbor,' to
accompany them on a serenading party. In short,
they said the Troubadours were going to be around
that night, and they wanted me to assist them.
Frank, they told me, quite contdentialy, had return
ed from the city. where he had been Tor the purpose
of renewing some 'tslight attentions" winch he had
paid, during the summer months, to q lady prou-
enader OF the Fifth Avenue, who had sQjourned ut
the water-cure,'' in the village. He had come
home, apparently IN very low spirits. ana II was VIZ
the hope of cheering him that the Troubadours pro-
posed taking the field again. The speakers, too. who
had been off eectioneering, had returned to vote, ana
expressed a willingness to turn out on this occasion.
As Frank is a general flvorite with the community,
this melancholy intelligence has excited the symPa-
thies Of al. Especially have the young ladies OF the
village endeavored to console him. He has received
no less than seven anonymous letters, written III deli
cate handwriting, on tinted note-paper, the writer's
asking permission to alleviate his sorrow by sharing
in his confidence. Three pair of worked Shippers nave
been sent to him, as also several bouquets, a bottle OF
cologne water, and one copy each OF the "MOufnef
Comf0rted'' and Baxter's Call to the UnconTertod.
These circumstances [ learned from Frank himself, 50
that my account can be depended on as truthful L
scarcely need to say, that my own feelings were deeply
enlisted in F.'s behalf; and it was with diHlculty thaI
[ could refuse acceding to my bachelor friends
wishes, to Join them on this occasion. My desire to
divert Frank from his grief was very great, but L had
promised Mrs. Gray, when [ left home, that | would
return to tea without fail, and [ determined to do So
When I Informed my friends Of my decision, they one
and all declared it was shameful, and that l was q
very foolish man for making such 4 promise and
furthermore, they would advise me not to regard 1t,
but to remain in the village, and they would staho
bv me. and see me safe through any difficulties which
might arise. | told them they spoke very bravery,
but that they did not live at Hillside, as L qua !;
besides, it was a matter of principle with me- "heh
I said this. thew replied, Oh, of course, Ii 1t was q
matter of nrincipie. why they had nothing more to
say. And so our interview ended.
As Tomothy and myself rode through the village,
on our way to Hillside. I said to him, rIomothy, 1t
is n great thing to resist temptation lie answered,
that he reckoned it was. "Did you, Iomothy' l
inquired, ssever resist temptation :" The sable youth
replied that he never had. "Then 1 can assure you,
my young FRIEND [ continued, that you Go not
know what it is to possess an approving conscience.
Tomothy said he guessed not. With no temptations
to resist. Tomothy, [ proceeded, men can lead very
virtuous lives. Simply abstaining from evil courses
when there are no inducements tempting one 10 pur-
sue such, amounts to nothing. What he resists IS a
better test of a mans r~ectitude, than his failures are
proofs of his wickedness. If we knew both the SIDES
of some sad dogs life, we might, after all, strike a
balance in his favor, and find him not so great q SIN
ner as we had thought
'sThat's 500 exclaimed Tomothy, the moment I
ceased speaking.
Just as the little black boy closed his remarks, we
arrived opposite the Office of the Star SpaagIeH Ban
ner, whose editor, perceiving US, hailed me from his
open window, inviting me to alight and enter his
snnctum. Not having, at that moment, the fear OF
Mrs. Gray before my eyes, [ did so. He received me
like a brother. His cordiality was excessive. He in
formed me, exultingly, that the lines I sent him had
been the means of reiuvenating his newspaper. They
had sent him up amazingly. The day after the poem
had appeared in the columns of the Star Sprngted
Banner, his subscribers, with the exception of one
" old fle,'' had come forward, like gentlemen, and
paid up their subscriptions. Several new names had
been added to his patrons. He had taken the liberty.
he said, in his last issue, of placing my name in his
list of regular contributors /; and he trusted [ wonld
not be displeased thereat. ] informed him that he
could &c reckon on me occasionally, but that engage
mentS of various kinds would necessarily deDar me
= from giving him that constant assistance to which his
wishes and my pleasure pointed. regretted it very
much, 1 added, but l could not crafty him unless
II neglected my lady correspondents. which was not ta
be thought of. :,
Of course, he said, if that was the case, he would
not ask for a weekly contributes.
Then he showed me various articles he had sent
him as donations. ~inoIuding three hats, photographic
nortraits of each of the Presidential candidates, a
frkin of butter, and a basket of eggs together with
a MYSTERIOUS jug, which he kept in a left-hand cup
board, convenient to his inkstand. He poured out,
for me, some of its contents into a very uncleanly-ap-
: pearing tumbler, and more of it into a still unclean-
lier glass, for himself, and then, exclaiming, " Here's
i, luck,'' drank it off. 1 must confess that either the
e appearance Of the %tumbers, or a doubt as to the
4 quality of the refreshment offered, deferred me from
following his example, and my glass remained IN
touched, till. CHANGING TO turn my face for a moment
in another direction, [ was surprised, on looking back,
to find the glass empty, and the editor s%maeking his
P lips on the further side Of the room.
Afterwards, he informed me he would be very
happy to write my obituary, for the columns Of the
/ eBanncr 50 and he hoped I would note down, for his
use in compiling the same, the principal events in my
life. 1 had no objection, [ told him, TO his writing it,
but 1 trusted that it would be long before he had
occasion to use it. After I were dead and buried,
added, the thing might answer but as for publishing
I my obituary at present, [ should object to it, and
II should continue IN object so long as 7 cOuld stand ur