The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-11-11
Go to Work.

Good morning, Mrs Macmulligan; how do you
do ?" 1.-THE top o. the mornin' TO you, sir. o but
this 'procity traty is the death of US poor people en-
tirely, for everything is riz, and sugar, and rice,
and even the praties is higher than before the traty,
bad luck to it, was ever spoken of. And it was said
it would be the fortune of the country, but its the
very pizun. There's my husband, the hardest
workin man in the world, q ship-carpenter, and not
two days work in the week. What IN poor people
coming to, I'd like to know 80 Hard times in
town, very likely, Mrs. Macmulligan - We answer;
&c but tell yonr husband to go to work at the right
thing" And we go on our way, glad to get rid of
Mrs. Ms complaints; when, as we turn the corner,
we meet Jimmy the Idler. To our greeting Jimmy
responds that he is as nearly broke as q house
with the roof tumbled in. That co nfounded treaty."
he says, { has made times worse than they used to
be. There's less work, higher house rent, and
everything dearer than eyer,-eyen the washerwom-
en- demand $3.50 per dozen. They have been "blOw-
ing - in the newspapers what q fine thing %reciproci-
ty would be for the country, and its worse now than
ever. In former times I could make q living, but
now / can't, that's what's the matter. And all this
comes Of you newspaper men; if anybody's to be
blamed it's you, or the thing never would have hap
pened." And Jimmy is working himself into a
high state of excitement, and takes a decided grip at
our buttOn-hole. "Well,'' We enquire, +" what are
you doing for a living, %Jimmy?" go, keep q
small retail store at the corner of Bug street and Tin
Pot alley I" In our opinion, Jimmy, you have no
right to expect any benefit from the treaty. But
take off your coat and go to work we didn't like
Jinmy's manner. and so abruptly left.
But it is an unlucky day-a Friday-and most
unlucky accident of all, We stumble upon our land
lord, respectable Mr.. Moneybags, who benevolently
smiles upon us,-for alas, it is rent day. "Ah,
good morning. he responds to our greeting yes,
yes, so it is-so it is-I'd quite forgot-your rent is
due today We very humbly promise to pay the
amount tomorrow, and gently hint at q reduction Of
q couple of dollars in the rate per month. Mr.. NJ.
assures US that is impossible. Last year," he
says, &c taxes were quite high enough, but since the
treaty they are increased. Why sir, instead of low
sering my rents, / shall feel compelled to increase
them; and all on account of that treaty. If it hadn't
been for that, we might be all better of. It's the
ruin of the small capitalist like me, and Of every
poor man. The poor will be made poorer, and those
already rich will become richer. There you have it
in a nutshell. Idont know what the country will
come to; we shall all be ruined, and all on account
of that wretched treaty. "Sell your town prop
erty and go to work. - say we. $50 to work. 1
am too old to work, sirrah - says Moneybags in q
rage. Well, let your capital work, and let others
do the labor for you,'' we answer, and start on at
an extra pace.
1t is hot and dry, and the badgered and vexed re-
porter for the press (not being q Good Templar) goes
for consolation to the resort Of thirsty souls and asks
for q glass of cool ale, with a lump Of ice in it.
' Alef yes sir; but ice, none,' says mine host, po-
Reciprocity, sir, and currents Of air have
knocked ice in the head. months ago." ENTER a
barber "Ah, how dye do, Smoothly Brandy
There you are. Halloo, here's Jim the shoemaker"
' Whiskey straight "Here's my sentiment"
quoth the landlord, &c confusion take the treaty and
Ill the Ministers and newspaper men who cooked
hat bad plate of soup 90 "Amen 20 responds the
company. We venture to enquire what is the matter
With the treaty? Matter enough says mine
host; sc before we had the treaty there was money in
he country-now there's none; they have put an
extra heavy tax on liquors, and import everything
free; they take all people earn to pay increased
axes, and leave 'em without a cent to spend for a
lrop of comfort in the public house. How is any
me to make q living keeping q public house? %
{ Yes,'' says Smoothly, the barber; since the
reaty passed one-half of my customers shave them
."I've had no work for a month"; says
i'm the shoemaker; " and I say, landlord, you will
to chalk down this drink for me-" Chalk -
avs the landlord, in a heat; " no more chalking in
his house, Pay as you go, since the treaty.
That's the talk say we to the host; " if the treaty
las accomplished nothing more but to put q stop to
be old credit system in trade, then it has done q
work for the country jim protests that he
Fll pay; landlord wants to know " where the money
to come from 20 'Not from credit and borrow
say We; d" Go to work, every one Of you go to
!'-and hereupon we found it convenient and
dvisablo to leave the company somewhat hurriedly ,
nd take refuge in the sanctum of the editor-in-chef, ,
here, surrounded by the armory of the establish F.,
tent, consisting of Smith s. Wesson six-shooters, ,
rkansaw tooth-picks, and some finely turned spec .
i policemen's clubs, We may, without fear Of con- g
,quences again, say to each and all the personages /
lterviewed as above relsted-go to work =
To you, Mrs. Macmulligan, we say, let your 3
notwithstanding husband go to work at the 4
ght thing. If his trade gives him no more than h
70 days work in the week, surely it is an indication a
lat at present it is not the thing to gain a living at, 4
I'd support the family. Now Mrs. NJ, there are 8
t thousands of old taro patches lying fallow on b
e islands which may be leased, and in which your Il
od man may make a handsome living by planting c.
oe. 6
To you, Jimmy Idler, cursing the treaty and COM CT
aiming that times are worse than ever before, we 81
y-go to work No man of common sense ever ct
pected that the treaty would enrich the keepers of 81
tell dry goods establishments There are more retail