The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-04-16

while. "Steep and craggy is the pathway OF the
goIs,'' yet since our friend has commenced climbing
Cor being hoisted ,)-he may reach a Bureau yet.
For he has made a shrewd beginning, and has, as
he : goes further :" to testify, SO felt some sdtiydction
in forbearing,' &C., &C., (whilst in SIM and =" has
frequently experienced self appreciation for such for
bearance upon finding eventually in Short-the
Gdse9te! Perfectly natural I'm sure,-as natural
as that pigs should grunt when fed. Such a charm
ing and satisfactory conversion is interesting, and it
might profit one to know how it all came about.
SO having built his platform and - experienced selfapprOba-
ton 8" upon it. he throws a protecting arm over " some Of the
most respected members of the community " and fires his first
gun loaded with soft shot,-an amiahle warning and a meli-
huous threat, like the Cockney sportsman addressing the
sparrow, If You don't ny away IN fire at you" He is going
TO @ raise his voice" however, and-he expects to be obliged
in the future sometimes 10 use very plain Tan uage,-a daring
idea elegantly expressed. Expects TO be Obliged" is q
pertinent phrase, agreeing with the noun independence.
WeIl-let us hope that such violent and compulsory exercise
won't altogether unfit him at other times for the dolce far
niente of his old familiar languase,-,hat the editor may be
permitte' occasionally 4 relapse into the normal man.
4 forloru hope, l fear. He saws with a very percePtible
tremor rs If not over conhdeutl " 0"t yet the editor Of this
paper does not feel his independence compromised" Perhaps
not.-perhaps not get, but as he hangs on to that fattering
junction., he is in the grip Of a fate already, and this is
"The little rift within the lutte
THAT bye and bye may make his music mute"
"UndoubtedIy, if the editor of this paper" uhe title tickles
him like a coral and bells) " had not the confidence Of the
Government 1Nu uu nt t'Hh' mf NAh t"tH gen" N"s hS
would not have been appointed " And echo answers, proba-
bly, not. But if truth can he truer. might he not have written
4" did not intend 10 coincide" and felt the first claw OF the
fate upon mmi For l doubt if his clients required less, deal
they never so tenderly with him just At present. Yea he
must GO in, even TO the PLAYING 81 football with Constitutions
And then. the united they are not infalible, nor are they
ALWAYS in accord, nor are the =" general views OF to-day or
tomorrow either Mede or Persian. Is our perilous friend
aware that a skeleton is said TO haunt the Government house,
who PLAYS queer pranks with general views and tangles
them worse than a Chinese puzzle ,-Betwixt the nimsicalltes
Of one side and the dimsicalities Of the other, our Independent
friend may get compromised on to the horns Of a dilemma or
commit some fatal independent indiscretion which would
knock him no where in no time.
Which would be a pity, for there seem 20 he some making Of
a Government editor in him if he will ONLY keep silent himself
and go m and prosper. Who knows but that some day
(shOuld uncomfortable contingencies keep alOOf) he may have
- general views" and a portfolio Of his ownl With which
little loIlypOp, ! bid him aloha. Yours,