The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-06-18
The Shirt of Happiness.

I-+-:5 .r,- mo- 80 . time in the Grand
oh rtbfa 5svs. 4 Persian king whJ fell sick con-
s,1--i = T4.icign e rat reputation who lived
in lis f.,i=i.us. Tie magician. q worthy gen
tl-nan Who a,Uri.5sd in much personal comfort
mon r7rDIar orinion. received toe kin. with
,--s- -ssIz.- and The mas- s8werf language his
imarin.tiou could invent. Having listened -
hs msr-s-v's ailments with r-0s0and attention.
- T7r-ici.7 a. I-r--h informed khe king. that
. : he r-rIF s,ec,ai IN obtajninrgth shirt Of q
Ls,nv mn ha had only :, uuc ol The precious
,a-nanr = BE- cured Immediately = his uAlady.
and - long a. he wore il Je WoUti never know
s,-rIvy nor Gi-asa
The realms of the monarch were wide. His
armies were mighty uuon the land. and his fleets
w=-e scrreue upon the >-ls. His banners had
never known defeat. His treasury was full =
eve-aJwirg. and hi> subjects we're loyal and obe-
dent. Bat whenever he ate i bowl u cream. or
q dozen skewers Of kab0bs. u = few w-4tar-uelJnS,
he had suffered - much Of late years from lu6i-
EestiJn that h could NOT consider lsmself happy;
= Il was obvious that his majesty Himself had no
shirt in his wardrobe which would answer the
purpose.
But thought the king. very naturally.
=. there i ny prime minister. a fellow who can
put any quantity Of cream, sweet y sour. under
Inc robe u honor which ! gave him last N0gr5oS,
anu - f5r k4bo5S. why. Yesterday. I thought he
would never have done munchins them. He i
married = nv daughter. His horses are far bet
TT than mine. IL has 10 end of money (his
majesty thought Of this with q peculiar look.
which might mean many thin-s.) land lie has
igs, bull, himself = palace faiTer than the British
Embassy, Who's dog i he that be should No;
b. happy" > the king sent for the prime
minister and asked him at once rr his Shirt.
T1e statesman. glad u Ublige lis master on such
easy terms. and slyly resolving u obtain any
number Of equivalents whenever occasion should
Offer y indemnify himself, Immediately sent the
king the very best shirt in bis wardrobe. 1t was
made # tie finest and lighte,t six, thin as
SPIDERS web, ana beautifully embroidered; bur
wond riul IS il appeared 70 ais majesty. he suffer
q from indigestion more than ever alter putting
II On and. far worse, lie felt q ~tIsatne>S about
the neck Is Of q person apprehenSiye o.: being
b5w-srr1ur. 0- ~actta.lv undertaking rhat process
"a sensation which he never remembered 10 have
f4'r since he was 81 way for the crown with his
three hundred and ten brothers after his fathers
5...I ord assll -L,.a h~.-lars hai baa, Ina,
~, 5f.r,.z5 If in vari1us wavs which hs
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acr-,,-- r.- rho ra-grn If the old sensation in his
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Fin, ICxavar trha+ he had laan imrosad
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Wbsn ~ rim minister a-Tea.a5 IT, kin,
ra,a-y-5 him Win a terrific r.u1--n.nea7
:. D9,,, said his majesty. in an awful voice,
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LIZ. rlat y.ffsv y. sr1,rt sIcb n. 7 can y-gr
-n.--.-v 80 - f-i His hay, ur77 nv
a.rs-a = farmer. however. who : the Latriest #
If vour majesty will bur saEtr me -
., in ss.reb Of him tie t~aii>man WIZ be found
:, ~ - rs-.lyfnr :, aI.,y rHe.r-iua min
i.r-r - -. ~-1I r;.tar 7-fIre he was t1w-.,runr.
c.,r--s-J-l him r, brine the farmer.
m r-rIs~ enc NJ VS. s,,- sturdy fl
Inv fr,n The r.irhb,~ha,5 IF Kb.i rho c,rian
IF Persia. He Immediately togk IF MS sEir, Al
lie r.ya1 commend l. was "a cas-.-. -.g-I CAR
mon ana arna,raj n ba rricL2- Inhabited. T.a
Lior. -H1u-i he mn i ON. w.s th.i-.d u take i
off .r.ia in Iass trau half an hour IN a state Of
inty!e-.h!e irritation : for. reasoned his majesty.
= : i,.r-fs,iII. any one en- he rsr,v who wars
such a sbjr- = ,hat.
The farmer. WI, was recalled To The Tr,zancs.
story about 6roulhrS. ami Ircusts. ana taxes -