The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-05-07

run down of late, called on
flow of spirits. You KIN
going the rounds in n hr--
offices. He has been a minister somewhere, a
road contractor, a pork dealer, and a special
policeman but he got rather played out, and
wanted to 90 to wind'ard for a change; but could
not bulge, on account of the quarantine, and
had neither money enough to pay for guard
nor character enough to get a clean bill on
parole. Well, in the course of his rounds be
comes across the chief Harrywauky, VIII lately
came up from the South Seas in one OF our labor
| ships. Smith happened to have a little tobacco
with which he won the heart of this High Chief
and Sovereign of the island of Etamup. And as
he let on that he was hard up, had not the price
| of a ''square gin in his pocket. and was ready
for a job of any kind. Says Harrywauky,
Alice right. L wantee good man, makee
| Consul. L got plenty man in Ftamup Gomez
here, workee shuga cane. He pay me money,
| Chief money, one dollar one moon. You gittee,
you send me half, you keepee half. You Consul
This proposal struck Smith wildly. He
looked INTO consular privileges, not in Vattel,
but as understood and acqulesced IN, here IN
Hawaii nei. He went for his commission, got
| it ND himself. and had it signed with Chief Harry
wauky's mark, scratched with a shark S tooth.
With his eXequatW in hand, he will soon raise
up a lofty bamboo, at his lodgings IN Smith
Lane upon which the tatooed banner OF Eta1nup
will proudly float.
But the chief point in il, said Smith exult-
ingly, as he pranced around, with both thumbs
III the armholes of his vest, is, that L can now
90 to wind'ard on official Etamup business and
snap my fingers at the d quarantine
Several having heard of Smiths luck, have
entered into correspondence to obtain the consul
lates of Butaritari, Ballybosh. and other Suffer
ing States.
TEMPERANCE.
I'm IA temperance man, you know. Keep my
temper and would temper the wind to the shorn
lamb if necessary, but would prefer that 1t
should keep its fleece, till 1t was good wether.
Well, L went TO the temperance meeting at Fort
street, ON last Monday evening, and was much
edited by the remarks of brothers whitney,
Judd, and Castle. But as ] looked around for
the sinful and inebriate audience, TO be bene-
fitted by these excellent admonitions, instruc-
tons and appeals, 1 observed that the company
present was composed almost exclusively OF the
good people Of our churches and L thought,
why not our pastors, take care of temperance
and all kindred principles and virtues, which
belong TO the cause of true religion What
need of special outside organizations
AS l came out, l met Browne-with an e-who
has taken the hard times very much to heart,
by buttoning up his coat TO his throat, to hide
the want OF n clean shirt. lie was leaning
against the fence, out in the shade of Fort
street. Hello, Browne, said /, Why didn't
you go in:-some eloquent and instructive talk,
that would have done you good Well, you
see, says Browne, " saw it was just n swell
Fort st. crowd, and as I'm not in trim, i felt
like keeping shady" But thought ], the shady
ones, are the ones that are wanted.
AS l wendell my way along Beretania
street, L heard the inspiring strains of brilliant
band music, and and was induced to keep on my
way till l reached the Hawaiian Hotel. There
| saw a crowd of people, jamming up the balco-
MES, and %swarming all over the grounds, in n way
that must have given our visiting friends OF the
Pensacola a curious impression in regard TO the
state of things in n town understood TO be under
strict official quarantine. However, i am not
on quarantine, just now; but have temper
ance in my eye; and i went into the bar for an
eye-opener. Well, it was II busy place; and as
the abundantly provided cocktails and juleps
disappeared, IT struck me, that here was the
audience for the Fort street discourses. As /
stepped out into the area, l met the sad eye Of
Browne. knew without a word, what it meant.
1t was the supplication of a prostate man.for
quarter. Said l." Browne, / would rather
treat you to a new shirt
Said he:-Can you partake Of the good of the
thing, and not share with "A suffering MANI
- Come now, Browne, " | replied, you started
for a temperance lecture, and if you would listen
to one, you can have n drink after it is through,
if you wish" And we sat down on n bench;
and while jostled by the crowd, and listening to
the melOdious strains Of our Hawaiian and the
Pensacola bands: l told Browne the story of n
man, endowed with gifts, and whose talents
are in demand: surrounded with friends no
enjoys the genial glass: he creates and strength
ems a habit: he is overcome, and falls, and loses
business ana character: he struggles against n
tyrannizing, enslaving appetite, till having lost
friends and means, and all hope, and respect, he
creeps around in shabby guise, and begs for n
plttance TO help on his own self destruction.
Why, that's mel exclaimed Browne. TOO
true, too true. I'm down, down, and there is
no helper. Wherever | go, it is only to thirst,
and to crave, and to beg. If you will go home
with me, and sit byNne for a while, I may fight
off the demon, and get a rest for the night"
l hastily rose, and went with Browne TO his
lodging, and / got from n restaurant near by, a
little tea and bread and butter. And / got my
companion to partake; but he was wild and rest
less, and the craving thirst for liquor was MAX
ing him alternately beg for n quarter, and then
deplore his debasement. But / held him by the
hand, and talked Of pleasant things; Of a mother
and father III the dear early days-of the love Of
good women-of the sweet ways of a darling
child; and Of the smiling lands of happy days.
And Browne wept; and then n hope and peace
of soul came over him, and ! left him calm and
sound asleep.
This is fact, Mr.. Editor: and this is my idea
about temperance lecturing outside of the
Churches. Never mind about organizing a mu-
tual admiration society, and the ribbons and the
bosh, and the ''good Of the order, but let
every man that stands, look up some one that is
failing and stick TO him kindly and gently, like
a true brother.
10 the Editor ofhe Pacyic Commercial Advertiser: