The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-12-02
T83 PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.

tn. MepEs Yousc MAx-There are no longer
any boys Al are young men from the time they
get pockets in their trousers until they come home
~zsgulas1y drunk, accompanied by policemen. They
m, now, either sons of honest men-men who con-
stautly add to the general wealth and proeperity.-the
men who are the superstructure and bulwsrks Of
national a-ength and progress, or they are the on
spring Of brokers, note-shavers, money-lenders,
pawnhrokers or bankers. In the former case, the
model young man is utterly Ashamed Of his fatner
snd mother. and entirely ignores the 81 old man" and
The % old woman on every occasion. On the con-
trary. the latter proclaims his ." governor" and his
lady'' loud-mouthed to the world. and be is known
~ yong hdies ~ the son OF the wealthy banker
Who keeps IS them gilt balls banging over his door
for ornament. and who is . delightful young man,
drinking and gambling regularly. and An only son.
The model young man finishes his education when he
can manage . glass Of brandy without winking. and
when he can tell 1t once. with . smack Of the lips,
whether that liquor has been "doctored." His con-
vssation is mainly in regard to his own varied hair
and his expectations. His ambition is confined to
making y scarum'' at billiards, by taking six
cushions, and to being connected with subscription
parties. which are entirely select, and at which all
the model young men consider IL necessary to get
drunk, a. . mark Of manhood.
The model young man lies abed in the morning,
and has contraband bottles Of Congress water in his
sparsmsot, mingled with bottles of whisk~y-she
''nls mountain dew He gets his breakfast at tho
rofaur.us, where he has . large bill, and begs
money Of his mother to satisfy hIs credifors- he
spsndshis time pretending business through the day:
He is sequsinted, personally, with the degraded
women Of the town, and goes to parties in the evening
sseauing With sscodee royal and debauchery. He
lives on expecfantly, daily creating debts to be salts
fed - the . old man. death; and finally, should
the .. old man. prove rather healthy and rugged. he
complains Of the tediousness Of time, and o: the mean
nes OF the :" old man." who tenaciously clings to life
for the purpose Of keeping . model young man IN
trouble and debt. He is generally at the billiard
room when the old man is at his last gasp, and ar.
Tivss in time to attend the funeral in black kids and
crocodile tears, aud with an inward feeling Of JOY
and exulfstion, awaits the reading OF the last viii
and testament He sees the "old woman" die,
without . pang, and adds the old woman's' dover
20 his own portion, with unconcealed satisfaction.
He lives . martyr to fast horses and a ruined consti-
tuition; to passions which he ID powerless to satisfy,
and dies where his ancestors first commenced busi-
~, viii . bag and hook-in the gutter-Br1aIo
Republicans
= A sHaPrY DEArH-we take the following beauti-
full article out OF the columns Of the Boston Post.
There Is . sweetness of sentiment in il, which we
have no need to commend TO our friends everywhere:
"In what variety of forms and shapes cometh the
last summons to u, for this body to separate from
the soul-Sor this corruptiSRfo put on interruption.
and this mortal immortality.
"'Tis better in battle than in bed, said my uncle
Toby. He is very frightfui in q house, quoth Obe-
diah. I never mind it myself, said Jonathan, upon
. coach-box. 1t must, in my opinion. be most natu-
ual in bed, replied Susannah. And 50 each one has
hs or her particular desire. touching the mode and
manner OF their departure from earth TO the 'undis-
covered country although it cannot always be
grasi6sd. 80
Z" We. with q party Of friends, were discussing this
matter one evening, when one OF our number, q
physician, remarked that if he could have his choice
Of exit from this world. he would prefer to go of in q
consumption. My wife, said he, died that way.
So gradually and 70 gently was her demise, that she
seemed to steal imperceptibly away; and when the
hand Of death was really upon her, l leaned over her
and asked her how she felt. She opened her bright
blue eyes, radiant with . most happy expression Of
Joy, softened with tranquility. and whispered.
not speak. dear husband, I pray you, but fold your
arms around me. dariing.-it will be as well. am
changing worlds, and, oh how beautiful Good
by y"
How EDrroas LIVE IN AUsTRALLA.-Miska Hau-
ser. the knight errant Of the violin, has been travel
ing among the Sandwich Islands and Australia. He
gives the following idea Of the value Of an editor in
Sydney:
A few days ater my arrival, I paid my visits to
the different editors Of Sydney. At my first call l
came to . palace like house, the ground floor occu-
pied by the printing Office. On the first door. among
other advertisements. I found q tnblet informing
visitors that the editor could not be spoken with un-
less paid for his valuable time Accordingly, every
body, without exception, 10 advised to buy a ticket Of
admission at the door Of the waiting room-one hour
costing los half an hour, g.; fifteen minutes, rs.
such were the contents Of this singular price current
Of time.
Netleton adopted the following as a maxim for the
government Of his life :-' Do all the good you can
IN the world, and make as little noise about il az
possible"