The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-03-18

think Of this trio banded together to Inculesie "lss-
sons Of morality aud sanitary care" 10 the poor
Hawaiian. notwithstanding the opposition Of
others"
Crtie-My dear Gossip I shall have 10 say 10 you
as the Shepherd says 20 his yoke fellows "foar
leviy IL unbecOming" Should you not rejoice that
We arc permitted to have = ~forctaste Of the Mlleniam
season.
~Gonip-Perhap 1 should be serious. bot. ha-haiI
can't help il Critic the sight Of these three 'nno-
cents in the same truDdls-bcd would make a corpse
smile.
cuhe-I wish you would stop, your humcr 10
catching aud | desire to be serious on such . grave
matter as the salvation Of q state and an interesting
people.
Gonip-YOu read . msmOriaLs,s' answer 10 Tho
ADvERrscRl
criue-Yes felt IL to be = duy and 90 per-
formed IL.
Gossip-Ths references 10 matters o. religious
belief aud snakes were good hits.
crine-How differently We view this matter; 20
me these AIlasiOos were matter for regres' Ny
religious belief is to me . sacred thing. q personal
matter. on this point I warn all men "touoh me
not aud I credit my fellow man with the same rev
Creuce anu fctIteA y MS taAu ~ WIZ -" "N
therefore keep hands or The snake story h =
thread bare one, Il records the mistake. and which
Of us has not made many. Of an enthusiast. q scholar
aud a gentleman. one who scOrued to bay men. No.
Gossip, a cause that needs 10 be bOlstered by such
- hits" must be . lame one.
Goaip-You are quite serious, n morallst and cri-
tic. a heavy part TO play. Well. the answer Of the
other memorialist, in the Garotts. how did that suit
youl
Craie-I would handle this letter d~elicately. !
feel a pride in the attachments Of the writer but "
you must have criticism IL Is this A poor joke
marred an otherwise able composition.
Gossip We'll how about the meeting Of the men,
orialists; you certainly attended III
Criie-No, I was not q memorialisti but curio-
sity prompted me to look In upon the assembly. To
call il a meeting Of memOrislists reminds mo Of tie
&" swallow and spring. prOverb.
Gossip-The Buiiefin said IL was n large and en-
thusiastic meeting. II | mistake not.
~Criiie-Either you or the Bulletin we're mistaken.
l counted t~hirty-six people At 8 o'clock, half OF
which were memOrtAlists. II was n heavy. tagging.
affair. Why. imagine three hundred chairs In rows
with here and there a man, putting you In mind Of
a thinly inhabited pin cushion. aud then invest the
affair with enthusiasm II you can.
Gossip-I imagine the memorialists look upon the
memorial now very much a. q grOuty SCOT did urcn
Niagara Pals. When asked II they were not won
derful. and II be had ever seen anything 90 grand
he replied There's n fair mair wonderful concern
no twa miles FRA whAr i was born What 10 hf
"Weel. mon. lite o peacock wi a wooden leg"
Craie-well the whole affair has become lean and
shrunken; but, some pork will bile that WY"
GOasiP-Why the papers laud the whole affair.
Craic-Yes. The Great Absentee once said 10 q
Department Clerk who was silly enough 10 ask how
he should vote on election day Ne musi support
the Government Mr.. Clerk - suppose for the rea-
son that the Government supported him.
COHip-Do you really suppose the memorialists
meant to GUST the Ministers.
Crile-It IL hard for me 10 say what they did
mean. I fancy they are not quite clear on this point
themselves, although all but q bakers dosen disclaim
any such intention.
GOssip-If they are 90 minded they might pro-
pose to pension them Oh.
Crihe-Hal hA ha a good joke. but not ORR
ginal; that IL the method Of q certain journalist
with a certain p. NJ. O. II is too costly q plan; not
to be thought Of in there days Of retrenchment
Gossip-The Shepherd was very quiet At the
meeting.
Crfie-Yes, another proverb comes to mind Of
"rats and ships" The Shepherd 10 q keen observer,
he reads the signs Of the times.