The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-05-10

evidently IN the middle OF a conver-
sation, and the first words that the
reporter heard were-''So that's
Macfarlanc is it? Why he's little
daisy, isn't he; just sweet enough
to kiss, Such soft brown eyes-and
that bang. | tell you what--if he
would only shave off that killing
mustache and side lights and put on
tights and hustle and n polonaise,
and take to the stage rs a variety
actress, all he'd have to do would be
to just stand there and smile, and
he'd bring down the house., like a
thousand of brick on hill of beans,
and how he'd scoop the coin"
'Yes, - said Jinks, "that's S Geawge,
and he's a lady killer from the word
goa perfect masher, Why they
say that when he rides in from Wal
kiki in the morning he has to wear n
vail, because the girls all come out
and hang on the gates and look at
him so hard that it makes him bash
ful-tbat's his chief fault-he's so
bashful. But when you get down to
business, he's right up to snuff and
on hand every time. Why didn't
| you ever hear about that water pipe
| job? Why he sold the Government
4 lot of cost iron pipe big enough to
run the whole Pacific Ocean through
it. They didn't need it any more
than cat needs spelling book
| there's four or five miles of it lying
| around Nuuanu street now. But
that wasn't the best of it. Geawge
he got to windward of old Gibson
somehow or other and got his pay
for the pipe before ever the stuff
left England. Now that's what l
call financeering. Talk about your
Jay Gould. / don't believe he ever
beat that.
Which one is Gibson, anyhow?
Why don't you know him? He's
that sly foxy old coon by the door
there-sits ON the small of his back
and the back of his head with his
knees against the desk most Of
the time. If you keep your eyes
on him you'll see that he
never looks continuously at any
one eyes keep going around
like tightening bug in a marsh.
Poor old sinner. he music have cold
sweats at night when he thinks OF
that finance committee poking around
among the coronation vouchers
there'll be some fun around here
when they report. Why there
four of the most rahid oppositionist:
on the committee. Godfrey Brown
and Smith, and Nawahi, and Rowell
and nobody to represent the Minis
try but Keau, the taro man; anG
they say he's looking both sides o.
the fence.
There's large fine looking MAJ
over there with gold chain on
who's he? That, o that's Col. c.
Hastings Judd, Lord High Chamber
maid to His Royal Nibbs. Gibby
hates him as the Devil does holy
water-you see Judd is solid will
Rex, and when Gibby tried to ge
him fired out so that he could put
in his son-in-law or some othel
flunkey, Rex he kicked. Says he tt
J Gibby, Mr.. Gibson, / used to thinl
that / was King, but l have aboh
given that up as an exploded idea
I've made three Ministers out of yol
at the same time, and you have made
yourself Prime Minister. I've mad,
you the Bord of Health, the Bord O.
Education, and done everythin.
you wanted, but Pm going to draw
the line somewhere, and | shall draw
it here. I've given you everything
else, but I'm going to choose m!
own chamber maid. With that Re,
he sits down hard, and Gibby h,
like sneaks off licked puppy; anc
Judd he was in the next room anc
heard the whole of it, and ever since
he's laid awake niohts blessins