The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-03-30
Jenkins about Town.

Mr.. EDITOR As | generally " make a note " of
ANYTHING that comes under my observations in my
rambllngs around town, and sometimes drop across
incidents OF an interesting character such as may
not always fall under the notice OF your '' argus
eyed " reporter, l have thought my " notes " might
prove acceptable occasionally, to the columns Of
your valuable journal.
\ few evenings since | called at a well-known
place of business where a great many persons
resort during the early part OF the evening, not
only to leave their orders, but also to gossip upon
the events of the day with the jOviaI individual
who conducts the establishment. Several others.
with myself. were discussing the subject OF news
papers. and the manner in which they We're con-
Quoted in this city-aS one of the party was reading
the paper OF that days issue. Alter he had got
through with it, he gratuitously gave as his opinion,
that the newspapers here, for ali that was in them,
were not worth reading. One OF the others IN
quircd how IT was that he made Il practice OF
borrowing them so regularly if he had such 4 poor
opinion of their merits. Ills answer was that he
didn't mind reading them as long as it didn't cost
him anything. | hardly credited that there was so
much meauness IN any one : composition, eSpec-
tally a man who was in steady employment and
earning good wages, with no one 10 support
but himself, and also was more able to pay for his
reading than those be borrowed from. There are
plenty OF others in this community, equally as
mean. however. although they are perhaps not so
devoid of modesty as the individual alluded to
and they not only impose upon people who are
subscribers but iujure the publishers OF a newSpa-
per also, by their meanness in more than one
respect. My candid opinion is, that any one who
Is TOO mean TO pay for their reading ought not to
be encouraged by those who do pay for 1t.
\ very interesting accident occurred the other
day as I young lady. of rather elegant appearance,
accompanied by an elderly escort of the opposite
sex. was passing a private residence In town,
where shrubbery and trees overhang the sidewalk
quite extensively. The lady was on the outer edge
of the sidewalk. and just as she was passing
beneath tue trees, a mischievous gust of wind
caused one of the branches to bend sufficiently low
to become eutangled with the beautiful golden
tresses which hung IN rich profusiOn around her
shoulders. Had the gentleman been younger. |
should have been inclined to judge his gallantry
rather harsbly and harbOr a suspicion that he was
in some way 10 blame for that naughty limb play
ing such a trick. | could not help enyying him
the familiarity which circumstances had favored
him With. but | don't think be enjoyed it in broad
daylight. Whether be was really bashtul or
=. green, - at such a delicate piece of business, or
whether it was because his actions were exposed
10 the vulgar gaze of myself and several others
equally inqUisitive, | cannot say, but | thought he
occupied a much longer time in extricating those
fair curls. than was necessary, although it may
have been owing to nervousness. But TO be chart
table. perhaps | could not have released the young
ladv-whO didn't seem to mind it in the least,
however, any sooner, had | been similarly favored.
l observed an unusually large crowd Of both
sexes in the early part of last week, on their way
from the police station TO the Court House. in
charge Of a posse of police. each Of whom was fur
nished with Il " lasso " made of a piece of Manila
rope. / am not yet sufficiently acquainted with the
institutions of the country, but l thought if that
was the mode of capturing the refuse. it was not
surprising that the police should occasionally
make such a haul. Probably that may account for
the energetic expression which | have so often
heard in the neighborhood where 1 reside, of