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

Never crosses bis is, nor dots bis is, and bis
nls and IS and rs are al Rlikeir sand. almost de
spairiagly, Simon QuiilPen, the painsiaking clerk
4 OLD IsEyer L4iiiat, as be sat late at night
on lhe las, day o. she yeGr, digging away at the
copy q a legal document his liberal patron and
em1loyer had placed in his hands IN the early
Ta-t OF the evening. Thank Heaven p he add.
&c inyiug d0ra his pen. and consulting huge
silver balls eve which be pulled from thread
hErs i1h, r i shall soon get through this job, and
tbsa, hey i0r roast potatoes and the charming
society Of Mrs- Z. Z" And with this consOlstOry
reflection, be resumed BIS work with redoubled
ensrEy.
Mr. QuiIlpsn Was liItle uan; not SO very lit
ie As 70 pass for a phenomenon, but certainly too
small 10 be noticed by recruiting gre0adier ser
Esaui his nose was quite sharp and gave his
--sis- sl-s- ----s----~a. r---.---i--l - ----iel
he head 4 little o. one side, very birdlike air
BE sra5 TOO. ringe-ly and lightly, very ike q
sparrow Or = t0mtit and 70 complete the analogy,
his bead bang almost always surmounied By g
Fen. be has 4 so-l Of crested. bluejsyish aspect,
that vas rather oOmso4l QuiiPen had very
litils vie and three very little children. Bob,
Chifr- Ho5 the baby the last The ultimate speci-
me1 o. tbe 65EsEueRd0. Ii Was well for them
1hEi they we're 50 small Tor QuiIlpen obtained his
sz-7sila7si By driving the ggiI FOR Mr.. LAiita,
A. iour hundred dollars year, 10 which Mrs
Qallpsa s5ded. iron tine to tine, certain little
suns 6suvei from making shirts and Overalls at
she rlis Of about Ten cents the million stitches.
Wbsthes Mr.. Lasisaf vas able to pay more was
& question hal never entered the minute brain
oE Siu1u QuzlPen; FOR be had 50 hnnble an
upinl0u Of his oEn merits. and was always so
o5uisuie5 and Cheerful thai be regarded his salary
IS eao-no1s sod vas won't playfally to sign little
o1u65eutai notes OnRsus Quillpen ead Girzrd
QuIipsu. and o. rsre o0uyirial occasions would
sanstimes styls himself Baron Rothsohild. But
sis las, tiis Was very rarely INDUCED IL because
i ouce sent his ps-iic1lar c-ony, a chuokle-head-
e5 clerk X the posiofioe, into & cachinaztoTy ft
which vas rather in The spoplectie line"
To resurn 70 or n1tto0s.n Simon dug away
g. his copying with az occasional rererential
glance Al oerizla loE Oakea door. opening into
ne usas.-aIs Of This sbO5e OF law and righteous
usss, behind which osken door. at that very mo-
usat. sal lIr. Lacius Latitst, either deeply en-
ru-ed in tie solution OF some vast legal problem,
Or calculating the interest on an outstanding note,
or ooasaltiar with delight list Of mortgages to
BE io-eciossd-
wsl-Qainpe1 flashed bis document, wiped
his per o. thick velvet b5iter-fy. laid it in the
rack shove he ink, pushed back his chair from
the ia5ie. vilhdreE The c4mbre sleeve from the
rieht am. and snootbed down his wrist bands.
having hrss PVT on bis India rubber overshoes.
The tact is, be was very anxious TO get home, snd
be cosid net 60 without 6rst seeing Mr. Latitat-
The i5es q knocking at NJ Lsuist's door on
business Of his oEu. never once occurred TO him.
Es uould DO that fo- Client bit not for himself.
50 be ren.arei % s series Of low coughs, and
finding no notice Was taken Of them, he dropped
ths poker int the coAlhO5 the noise thus pro-
duoed crashed on his guilty ear Ike thunder, or
rather With The roar Of q universal earthquake
Slight, however as il was, it brought out Mr..
IEiiiai from bis interior.
y lll re oe1ce are YOU MAKING sncn FacA-
e. fors- be exclaimed in tones that thrilled to
the hszri Of his emPiOye; then, without waiting
fo- Al answer, be slightly glanced at the table,
and asked. have you got through the jObs-
~Tes'n-I nssu, Ees's.- replied The quiFering
SIMON.
Wei. then. you can 20. I'm going myself
T0s blow out the lights and lock the room.
And uiB5 and be here esny tomorrow morning.
Nothiur Ike beginning the New Year well.
Goo5 night
Nr LA,izt SIR cred Quillpen. With dsspe-
rute resoluii0u. as he sav the great nsn about to
6lsapPsl-Fleass. SIR. co1ld you let NE haves lit
tie monsg 70 nirhtg-
WY what do you want Of money p retOrt-
ed the lHwysr- ~0Al 'sPOse you hsFe host
Of uupai5 bis
Nc sirs 10 ST. that's not it,--sinOn hasten
ea 70 suy. I baint got nary bin standing. /
pay as i 60 Cash takes The lot.-
None Of EOu coarse. Vulgar siEng 70 nei7