The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-09-19
VARIETY.

A new game has been started in the wilds of
Boyle county, KY, called 8 Granger seven up.
Three persons play for can of oysters. The hrst
man out gets the oysters, the last the can, and
the middle man." what he can.
A SKI-SK STORY WITHOUT THE SKUNK.-The
Bowling Green (Ky.) Democrat is responsible for
the following - One Of our good citizens being
aroused little earlier than usual by the strong
odOr Of a skunk, left his couch at early dawn
and proceeded to make his homely toilet. Having
drawn ON his unmentionables, he stirred up the
diving embers, so as to have a little more light,
and then reaching round to the corner OF the
hearth for his shoes, proceeded to the front door
to put them on. Happening to glance back, he
saw n white and black something follow him.
sPolecatI' he yelled, and made for the door,
shoes in hand. Being closely pursued, he had
NO time 10 unfasten the door, and passed on
around the room Coming to the bed be shouted,
Polly, I'm going to jump in No you won {,
came from deep down under the cover, and so
round he went, still hotly pursued. He endeay-
ored to open the door again, but the enemy was
upon him. and round he went on the second heat
Reaching the bed again he exclaimed, m going
10 lump in No you won't, came again les,
but burned If / DON'T and dropping his shoes,
in he went, and hauling the cover over his head,
awaited the attack. Finding all quiet, alter
time he cautiously peeped out, and with the IN
creasing light discOvered-nOt pOlecat, but his
vife's black and white knitting, with the ball OF
yarn IN his shoes
How GES FORREST LIKED TO BE SHAyED.-The
civil rights bill may enable the cOlored gentlemen
10 enioV all the privileges Of soda water fountains
ice cream saloons and billiard rooms-but we
would like to see him subject his yisage to the
manipulation OF q white barber. lie would Ind
him in as dangerous a position as Gen. Forrest IL
h said that Forrest went into barber shop on
broadway to be shaved. The eOlOred gentleman
who OEiciated was voluble- Forrest was IN good
humor and disposed to be laxative. At last
IL came out that the gentleman wanted TO know
tEa IN, sha aan
of the late confederate cavalry. Gen. Forrest
mildly assented. WheTeupOn the barber remarked
that he was glad to lake the Generals acquaint-
apce as his brother fyas n soldier IN the federal
army Where is your brother2' I" lie was
killed ut Fort PiIFJw," answered the barber.
SiIeutIy and gently as the fall Of the snow fake,
but accurately and without hesitation, the Cen
eral slid from beneath the razor OF that barber,
gained his feet, and with las lace bare as 70 one
s,de and lathered to the other, remarked :: 80 You
can't shave me this morning. \ friend who
met him moment later, remarked the singular
anpearance of his face. The General merely
obseryeL: 81 like to have half Of my face
shaved at a time Mobile Register
BETTING MoURNER.-A lake steamer was
being repaired and repainted near one OF the
Wharves Of a western city. single narrow
ulank served for communicating with the shore
A large quantity of white lead was provided fol
the painters, and one night, before going ashore
two Of them, whom we shall call Smith and
Jenes, thought they WOulu aPPIOPEIase sumo VI =
10 their own use. SO they tied strong tWin'
around their over-alls at the ankle, and filled il
the space between their trogsers and over-alL
with forty pounds, more or less. OF white lead
Going ashore in the dusk Of the evening, anC
walking clumsily in consequence of the unusua
heavy loading, Jones stumbled overheard into TIM
lake OF course he sunk like milestone. Th'
alarm was given and Immediately there wer
boats got out, and every preparation made TO
the rescue Meantime Smith stood on the shor
loudly bewailing-
Oh, dear, dear Jones Is drowned Hi
poor wife and FIVE little Ones-what will beeom
of them2 And Jones Is dead Oh, dear, dear
What are you blubbering abOut?" said
bystander. - Don't you see they are gettin
ready to haul him out? Hes got to rise thre
=" Wh-what's that you say?'' said Smith.
81 tell YOU, Jones amt drOwned-he'll b
rescued. He's got to come up three times"
Got to come mp three times repeate
Smith, pulling out his money, and changing hi
whining tone to one of excited interest. - Be
You the stamps be don't come mp once F."