The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-12-30

said LAtitat. Reserve It for your loose CON-
PaniOns. If not to pay bills what for p
please, sir,-we. that is Mrs. Q. and myself,
want to put something in the children's stock
ings, sir"
" Then pu: the children's legs in 'eml !" said
the lawyer with grin. 81 make no payments
to be used for any such ridiculous purposes.
Good night. Yet, stay-take this letter-there's
money in it--a large amount-put 1t in the post.
Office with your own hands as you 90 home"
"And you can't let me have a triAe ?" gasped
Simon.
Not ceuti7 snarled the lawyer and he
slammed the door behind him, and vent heavily
down the stairs.
Z" l wonder how it feels to punch mans head, .
said Simon, as he stood rooted to the spot where
Mr.. LAtitat left him. "Its illegal-it's actiona-
Bile; there are fines and penalties provided bY the
statute but it seems as If there we're cases that
might justify the operation-morally. But then,
agaiu-what good would it do to punch his head
Punching his head wouldn't get me the money
and If l was to try it on, finding that the hicks
didn't bring out the cash, might be tempted to
help myself to the cash, aud that would be high
way robbery and when the p1nchee ventured to
suggest that, the puneher might be tempted to
silence him. o Lord that's the way these mur-
ders in the first degree happen aud think that
was almost % the point of taking the first step.
1 really think look = little like Babe, the pi-
rate" added the poor msn. glancing at his mild
but disturbed features in the glass or ike Cap
tain Kidd, or leastways Ike Country McClusky
"a regular bruiser.n
Sitting down before the CRATE, and stirring it
feeby with the poker, he tried to devise some
feasible plan for supplying the vacuum in his
treasury. He might borrow, but then all his
friends were very poor and particularly hard up
at this particular season of the year. The bulls
eye watch might have been "spouted," if be had
foreseen this contingency; but every avuncular
relative was now at this hour of the night snug
in bed, TO dead certainty. Purchasing on credit
was not to be thought Of. and the only toy-shop
which kept open late euOugh for his purpose was
kept by a man to whom be was totally unknown
Time galOped on, meanwhile, and the talf-hour
struck.
I'm slip that letterin the pOst-Offce and then
60 home" said Simon sOrrowfully rising as be
spoke and grasping bis inseparable umbrella,
Halo shipmatel Ehere-away 2" cried
hOarse voice, and Mr.. QuiIlpeu became aware Of
the presence Of an ancient mariner" euveloped
IN very rough dreadnaugbt, and finished of
with large amount Of whiskers and tarpa0Hu.
Il was going home, sir replied Simon, with
the deferential air of very little to very bug
man.
"Ay-gOing to clap on matches and headlights,
Wei iail me one thing-wbereawsy may one find
Mr. Latitat-a shVuv-golng cove, regular land
shark. dye see p
This is Mr.. Latitat's Office, sir" said Simon.
"Ay-and he is within bail :"
NO. sir; be has gone home"
Slipped his cable. heys Just my luck!
Well one might snOOze comfortably on this here
iable-mightnt be You can clear out, and I'll
take care Of the shop til morning"
That would be perfectly inadmissable," !" said
Simon; the idea Of stranger sleeping here!7
"a strangerT cried the sailor. Why. ship
mate, you don't happen to know who lam Look
st me, Don't you find somewhat Of family like
ness to Lncius in my old Eeather-beaien mug
Why. man alive I'm his brother-his own blood
brother! You must heard him speak Of me.
Been cruising around the world in chase Of For
tune. but could never overhaul ber. Been sick,
shipErecked, and now come back as poor as
went. Bot L1cius has got enough for both of US.
How glad he'll be to see me tomorrow, hey, old
Ink aud Tspei7
Simon had his doubts about that matter, but
told the sailor to come in the morning and see.
That will, said the tar, and start him up
with rOusing Happy New Yearl But say,
shipmate, don't want to sleep in the watch
house. Have you never a shilling about yOur
trousers ?"
Simon answered that be hadn't got cent
"Whyi Don't that brother of mine give you
good wages p
Enormous r said Simon.
"Whai becomes of it all p
e / spend it au-Tm very extravagant," said
Simon, shaking bis bead. "And then, I'm sorry
to say your brother is not always punctual in his
payments. Tonight, for instance, 1 couldn't get
8 cent from him"
~Tben III tell yOu what I'd DO" said the sail
or, confidently. "Id overhaul some of his let
ters. Steam will open q wafer, and hot knife
blade wax I'd overhaul bis money-letters and
pay myself Ia ha do you take Now that
letter you've got in your hu, ny boy. looks very
much like dokiment chOck-full of shinplasters.
What do you say to making prize Of emf
Wouldn't it be jolly go."
Stand off, said Simon, assuming heavy
round ruler, and commanding attitude Don't
you come anigh ne, or there1l be case Of justi-
fable homicide here. How dare you counsel me
to commit robbery on your own brOtherf 1
wonder you amt ashamed to look me in the
lace"
A chap as has cruised as many years as
have in the low attitudes amt afraid to look any
body in the face" answered the ~ancient mari
DerT erinly. ~I made you fair offer, shipuate,
md you rejected it ike l9ng-shOre jackass as
vou are. Goodnight to ye."
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