The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1877-02-28
Variety.

"a Young man." said be, sOlemnly, " I'm sorry to
Nv yOu smoking tobacco" The young man assured
~ it wasn't, that it was Connecticut cigar"
Mamma" said an old lady's daughter. " don't
WY think that modern table is out of place in that
nrient picture?" "oh, Ia, no; they had modern
zzes in them days as well as now"
Sweet thing in compliments-Totty, larchly)
M And you've never been in love before? Aston.
|hing!' Horace, "oh, no; it would have been
rtOnishiug if had, since have never seen you
fore -
COnversatiOn of street boys, both less than ten
T4ars old First boy, "when ketch Jim III lick
ID. you bet" Second boy When was little
ed like to fghtlike everything. but now don't
M4 nothing about it."
SOw, Jennie, my child, do not say q word to
1Ir new about being black, for it might hurt
|11 Beings" On being confronted with that very
41k guardian Jennie exclaimed. with a surprised
&eE Oh, my isn't she white ~
a fve-years-old tot. who had always closed her
PR at night with "And God help Katy to be a
girl" opened her eyes that point one night
reen- apple time. and said very decidedly; " amt
9png to say the rest. for don't want to be good
Et want to eat green apple. and swallow 'em.''
say jim" inquired young person of his COM
par On who wss but few years older than himself.
hat does PM mean after them figures on that
&c railway bill?" Jim responded, conscious of
NM own wisdom, Penny a mile, to be sure r''
ell, and a. MY "ob. that meaus-that
@~Ans." said jim, hesitating, " that means p'en'y
+ EkileP'
fond mother was in the act of cutting the pie for
Nnh per, and proceeded to count noses" as she
bed it, that each might get his or her share, when
+ggestion was made by her young female hopeful
@ the parent " count eyes," thinking that if the
Inendmeut was carried. two pieces of pie would be
Aupted to ench Of the feasters instead of piece
ihe Boston transcripts " Our Jack" was 4 little
|1sertain whether he beard the 'no school, sigual
rrck, so he told his mother be guessed he would 60
l1t see if school kept, bat "would take his sled
nag if it didn't keep be could have it to use
HlLhOut coming back home after it, If school did
~. he could leave it at the grocers till it was
A. recent examination in one of the schools in
Washington, the question put to a class of small
1sFs, why is the Connecticut river so called ~
|right little fellow put up his hand. "Do you know,
|Hhes ~ Yes. ma'am Because it connects Yer
3hnt aud New Hampshire, and cut, through Massa-
frsetts !" was the triumphant reply.
The Detroit Free Press tell the following story about
<r good boy - He was standing nt the corner of
~ Tar
ne along, and pointing to box at his feet this
d boy said: The farmer who lost that of his
gh will feel awful bad. / spose you'll take it to
station won't youi" You are an honest boy"
lied the officer. Some boys would have lugged
y box of home. Yes. I'll take it to the starion."
Fss stout box. weighing over eighty pounds, and
Eten the officer set it down in the statiOnhouse all
8 bones ached. Some said it was butter, and some
Hih cheese, and it was opened. The contents
Fe cObble-stOnes. The officer ran all the way back
spent hours looking for the good boy, but with
~ any luck. The b. knew his business.
The experienced Burlington Hawkeye says; at
terrible to get up these mornings at Eve o'clock,
W. the mercury trying to get out of the bottom of
ID thermometer. to find every FIRE in the house gone
oubB TUE hty VI NOOu -uouce uONu II catrit.
4, in the hired girls pocket and the hatchet bor-
Hired the evening previous by boy in the next
|treet to make sled. aud not returned. 1t makes
= want to sell his stove and down 10 Louis
a and endure bull-dozng for the rest of his life"
W pne Of the Boston womens clubs has been discus
eg Cleopatra. and there seems to be good deal of
Ping against her there. No special reason is given
it, but il probably arises from the fact that there
hO record of her wearing green veil and gOlOshes
hen travelling, that it her custom to read
Ike on the Mind and eat ham sandwiches out of a
wn paper on the cars. and a natural presumption
that she was frivolous person aud probably visi-
in New York.-Norwich Bulletin.
The Williams College Atheneum says: "a student
ng desirOus of learning whether there was any
hth iu the statement that Seneca was addicted to
pnkenness opened illustrated encyclopedias and
ping found the name of the celebrated philosopher.
first object thA; met his gaze was q wood cut, be-
Ath which were. the words Seneca after ancient
st' The ardent investigator finding his worst
Fs confirmed, looked further, but heaving q sigh
the fraity Of the Aneients. laid aside the volume
zt had thus revealed him the truth"