The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-08-17

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tiiy- This assertion of asrii was q tielhsa expert
ment which hc had bevn wiser to have let aionr. but
vanity IL his b~esrtting sn aud stumbling hiock.
OIipsT II DatH hai a large share in the adIainiEtra-
ton Of France, holding u king by the ear as royal
aud confidential barber aud nAlsebie-makcT-genenL
His NERITs were peculiar, and hs had the condolences
Of the government, - far a. Louis tho Eleventh. was
concerned. but none else.
The Minister Of the IAterior is Of another sort.
IL moves ones pity to sce the sort Of cOnpany he
keeps lie Was fsSorably though not eIninentiy
pursuing a quiet aud useful couFre II life ere patron
age lad ats seductive hand upon hSa. aud | remeR-
Der many years ago reading from tire to time ia the
papers u the day certain sanitary etiusioHs from hs
pen which may or may not have helped him up
wards Twas said that the active cause Of bis
rapid rise aud progress daiel from AN unhappy
event, wherein he eyinced 80 much humanity and
professional skill that the indrmities VI his temper
were overlooked. and being sufficiently n gentleman,
gratitude on one side and a modest deLHeanOr on the
other got him a good start and ultimately. hts pres
ent positions. for they are plural. Aud generally
speaking, / believe. he is welcome 20 them. His
talents have been useiul,-and they have been mis-
chieSons. lie Is neither a genius nor q Quack, and
for his standing in society he has had curious expc-
riences Tor story books lel. | presume it Is as good
now as ever IL was Reckoning his familiarity as
Court. it is better. Bad company is his bane,
But for what possible character. or bits of char
acter lunless he brought some in bis pocket from his
last places, for wha, especial talents or attainments.
for what altitude in society was our oraculsr orator
hrst set up as n dictator to the community 10 Is q
NAA~NAA 49, aaa nay ~ NAeNA ~
There Is saf9eRee aud there is a0ioriefy, aud he has
certainly attained enc Of them. Which As a
lawyer Of common calibre he Rrst appeared on the
Hawaiian stage, and possessing indornitable pcrse-
verence and unlimited brass he made n reputation.
Did he justify the opprobrium which il has been tho
fashion to fasten on that part Of the profession in
the degree Of pefyogfag, or did he become eminent
rs q sound and reliable expounder and defender Of
the law. trustworthy 10 the backbone IL is a
matter OF history | suppose. Where are those
talents which brought him the reward Of meritP |
have heard him quote dog Latin with all the Iusto ef
u classic, aud diate ou - the fathers " as il they
were all his own. But what mortal good has he ever
done for the Kingdom Of his choceT Is he n char
acter whom you would desire the 'shope Of your
family To imitatel Standing in the community
what is thatG "1om de Flat" had a standing in
the community, and 30 had Yankee Jim. Brothers
all ="
have known this high placed parsonage, after a
satisfactory dinner, with his chair tilted and boots
ON the veranda rail, recount ON his fingers with
much JUNCTION, the names, titles and number Of his
invited guests at an official spread. IL was evidently
his hrst familiarity with the haul foa. mixed M Il
was. and he wound up with an intended bit OF
hattery by "confessing a weakness for birth and
blood" lie has hankerings for royalty and would
probably marry n Princess OF Timbuctoo OF Patagonia
If royalty came Of it, That such n person should
" administrate the country " is neither an accident
nor a triumph of merit He was q vorker-up u
circumstances from the beginning, some accidents
helping him. He was a prime agent In n bad Act.
Scruples never stood in his way, nor shame; what
PATRIOTISM ne ever professor Was abhndoned long a4o-
He knows the public Gas a unity TO be n myth and
does not covet il, but he has cherished some peculiar
professional connections and tent hfmsef &C oppor-
tune moments TO advantage. lie neither loves
warmly nor hates deeply, he eau be Fpiteful- but
hardly reyengeful, and his urbanity. artificial rs Il IL,
is extreme. He would ask with the politeness OF
your western judge eat what hour it would suit
your convenience to be hung" l can fancy him NJ
home in Washington or dining at Boss Twccds with
gusto. lie would be awkward nc ST. James.
ale that hath but ilnpudence
To all things has a fair pre,ence
And put among his wants bat shame,
To ali The world may lay hs claim"
1t is a pity he can't be made to stay with his Foreign
Relations.
seems to have ~bargained with his protector "HalI
if thou see me down in the battle and bestrjde me,
-so.-'tis a point Of friendship" Should anything
happen,-if-C. c - should-('tis a painful
superstition, but we are mortal D-if-he-should
chance to,-well-to ''g0 UNDER what would be-
come Of that helpless scion of an illustrious house!
What's the jackal without his lion, the pilot fish
without the shark II Thumb without Barnum
For his merits, / know that he ordered double pay
menf Of the dog tax (if you lost the tag,) a G.. Clan
touch for which | despise him as I routd a pick
pocket. He don't believe in forests the old pa
trician trees so great and good.-cut 'em down for
King Sugar! In the soft. tender, spoony days pre-
ceding the Of connubiality, he never.
no never coaxed his hearts best darling to sing
that pathetic remonstrance TO the rough timber mer-
chant "Woodman spare that tree I" Perhaps
it is as well that we haven't a sentimental swain to
meddle with the finances. He opposed a codifcation
of the laws on the ground Of expense. Let me give
him q wrinkle. Let him and his mentor step out for
q year, and let some such man as - for
instance take Foreign Relations and Finance in his
keeping. The work would be as well and less fnssily
done,-one salary would be saved, and the new Civil
Code cost nothing Are they patriots enough for
Ahat7
Our brace Of Representatives returned the other
day very quietly and not at all like heroes, TO a
rather thankless community. They were not crowned
with bays or laurels,-there may have beetS a less
snowy guild pro quo. They were not offensive 10 the
high dispensing powers. When the equity toe Of
possible patronage p~rotruded over much, they were
careful to step tenderly aside. They were equal 10
their work, especially in forbearance, and made no
ostentatious show Of independence. The Govern
ment ESQ called) can do with them and could have
done just as well without them. Weakness may
beget gratitude, and it wouldn't surprise me TO hear
that our amiabilities have already tokens Of esteem In
their pockets which will result I'm drafts ON the
Treasury. Assessorsbips are handy and road jobs
suggestive. What the Minister of the Interior calls
com petence has n wide meaning. N
There is O slight restlessness among masters, nnent
the new features introduced into contracts. I hear
that one OF our judges here is already taking nc
acknowledgements on contracts and receiving pay
therefor. How is this, when nobody in Hilo In aware
that any law has been published, or eUsa sfgned7
a shrewd manager never despises q friend OF Court.
< We have q change in the American Consulate; Sir
Thomas Spencer succeeds Captain Worth. resigned.
Yours truly,