The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-11-24
THE PACIFIC
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER "a.
Innocent Sanders paid the Penalty of his
Habit.

Sanders is a great winker. He can't talk to
you two minutes without enforcing his point
with a drop of one of his upper eyelids he never
takes a letter out of the Office without winkiDg at
one of the clerks; he winks when he duns you,
and gives you a sly one when he pays a bill.
When he meets and greets you on the street it is
always with a significant closing of the left eye,
and when he has q stunning piece of news to tell
you bis wink is one of the greatest import; The
world moved along smoothly enough with Sanders
until last Friday. Up to. that time he had went
winking and blinking along peacefully enough;
and no clouds had obscured his happiness, but a
pail is hanging over Sanders now, and life has
no charms for him. It's all his wife's fault, he
says. She had no business sending him to a
millinery store. She wanted a bow to match one
on her hat, and started Sanders off to procure
it. He entered the store whistling, and when
one of the shop-girls approached and said, "Good
morning." he winked and replied, Good morn
ing"
The girl biushed and looked nervous, Sanders
displayed the bow and said
IS Got anything to match that ?" and winked
again. The girl vanished to the back room with
flaming checks, leaving Sanders to stare after her
the boss milliner, who had been informed of his
actions, appeared she was highly indignant,
and as she slammed the door behind her she
said
"Sir-"
"Good morning, m~adame,' said Sanders.
AuO Nug I'LL Y IL hOW1 dhN u WILLIE d uu-
consciously slung at the lady.
SHE BRIDLED UP INSTANTLY.
Sir, the conduct
"Of that GIRL interrupted Sanders. Oh,
that's all right never mind her-little bashful,
ell? sa#
Another tremendous wink.
81 cannot permit such conduct, sir. It's
shameful and insulting
" Not at all, not at all, > says Sanders, still off
the track. Don't say another word, We under
stand each other"
Another portentous wink.
The milliner vanishes, slamming the back door
behind her, and Sanders sinks into a seat, ejacu-
Iating; "Well, I'll be doggoned =" But he
bounced up quick when a gentleman entered and,
calling him g an old hippopotamus,' proceeded to
divest himself of his coat, and squaring off at
Sanders, cried out, CHOW then, come on -
"Why, why, bless me, what does this mean ?"
said Sanders.
"Oh, yes, you're a nice one, you are what
kind of a place do you take this for, coming
around and insulting women and girls with your
winks? Come on !" and he danced around Sand
ers. He got one in on Sanders over the eye, his
left duke felt of Sanders ribs, while his right
ratified around all over Sanders mug, and when
he got through with Sanders, that individual was
as badly demoralized as a pig in a whirlwind,
and he never found out what it was all about
until the milliner's husband, who had ascertained
his habit, called on Sunday and apologized.
Sanders shook hands, said it was all right, and
was just about to wink again, when he checked
himself, and said:
Blame it, I'll swear off from that habit! J"
and then he turned and winked at the wall to
enforce his oath.-ReokukC Constitution.