The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-10-10

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.,aIance of his life.
al upon us, he inquired if he
Il scoundrel? We confess he did not.
LIS lower jaws are heavy, and protrude, and that
is the only bad portion of his physiognomy.
.'Twoo of the girls he said, "are to be provided
with situations, and those who won't reform will
skedaddle to some other house like what this
was"
One of the women wanted to get some whiskey,
when John replied .'No more rum in this
house, not by any means" Chester was called
in. He was dressed somewhat like his father,
and following the parental example, had DOTTED
his coat and vest.
John gave way to his redeeming weakness, his
love for the day, the pride he takes in his almost
precocious smartne>s. 1t is really wonderful
what an amount of dry information that little
head contains. His memory must be very reten-
tive. The catechising began:
Fdther-How old are you?
Chester-Six years.
Fdfher-Whe were you six?
Chester-The 9th of last May, at a quarter be-
fore 9 in the morning.
Father-How many Presidents were there?
CheSfer-Seyenteen.
Fafher-How many were Freemasons?
CheSter-Sixteen
Father-Which wasn't a Mason?
Chester-Millard Fillmore.
Fafher-Name the Presidents.
In response, Chester commenced n rhyme en-
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ing with the following lines:
"Lincoln who bravely attempted to save US.
And johnson who is just going TO leave US"
Messrs. Arnold, Van Meter, Oliver Dyer and
other gentlemen dropped in, and each was warmly
welcomed by John. He stood at the door inviting
his neighbOrs te come to prayer meeting. "Ie're
ali welcome; every one of We. Come in BOYS,
walk along girls, it'll do you no harm and may
do YOU a sight of good" Four young men en-
tered. They We're sailor-lOoking, and their red
faces wore the outward sign of the whisky within.
They knew John and shook his hand, bat looked
sheepIsh when he told them to " go in and pray
They did not come for prayers, and were dumb
founded TO find a notorious hell turned into n
house of worship. They skunk out half ashamed,
and doubtless went directly TO one of the dens
near by.
The time is halfpast seven and the company
has arrived. 1t is "a motley assemblase. On the
right are the women Of tie town, red hot from
the dance houses in the vicinity. Their faces are
bloated, and whisky Is the rouge with which they
have REDEEMED their complexion. The redness Is
permanent. Dressed in tawdry fnery, their
clothes hanging round loose on their bodies, some
of them dirty as filth and foulneSs and disease can
make them, others not long az their fearful vocal
ton have not vet fallen into the depths from
which these persons must be rescued before mo-
ralIty can be taught them. One young girl, 10
years of age. not bad looking, on whose features
crime had not vet stamped it's seal, looked on the
opposite side Of the room, where some lady visit
ors were seated, and, with a deep sigh, said,
..Oh, Cod | wish | was like them. | was
once, but it's too late now :" The tears dropped
over her lost purity, and unable longer to stand
the contrast she had instituted, she rose quickly
and went forth to the wickedness whence she came.
Another said, These are good people, but
what can they do for us?" Others of them
laughed and snecred, but when youth and home
and mother were spoken of. the eyes of the most
hardened were b%rimming with tears