Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-11-04
A SCARED COCKNEY.
A RATTLlNG WAGON. STONY ROAD
RECKLESS BOYS AND--pYNAMlTE.
Transatlantic Cousins ut Home and
observe Their Peculiaritics-
He Observed.

t''Halstonn in New York Timesl
He was an English clubman, and he came
to this country with the best Of intentions to
see his transatlantic cousins at home and OBJ
serve their psculiarities He was here just
one week; then he sailed back straight for
England. He had seen enough Of America.
1t wasn't his fault that he CHANGED to do a
young American substantial favor one
night in London month or two ago; it
wasn't his fault that he happened TO meet
the same young gentleman on the deck Of
his steamer on his passage out 1t was fate.
The American was grateful for past services
and urged his English friend to visit him at
his home up In little Connecticut town.
Tho clubman was not backward In accepting
the invitation, which promised him full OPP
portunitiss to see the Yankees around their
own hearths. A day or two spent in New
York after the steamer reached this side,
and the Englishman was speeding along In
q hot. dusty railroad train which left him
finally at the station Of the village where
was his friends home. Here more fate
came in. The American was laid up with a
sprained ankle. and the task of entertaining
John Bull fell TO the rest Of the family, in
GLIDING younger brother
Bright and early one morning this boy
proposed a swim in lake mile or so dis
tapt His proposition was accepted and In
half an hour a man of the world and two
small boys were riding over q stony coun-
try road in a wagon built chiefly to with
stand hard usage and furnished with springs
that did everything but spring The strange
boy had something in his pocket and on his
mind He carefully drew from under his
coat what looked like a big fire. cracker,
covered with yellow oiled silk, and fur
nished with yard of rubber tube dangling
from one hand. Over the rough road along
went the wagon pitching recklessly, and the
Englishman for long time ignored the fire
cracker, having time to pay attention to lit
tie else than the gymnastic' OF that wagon,
ricocheting here and there all over the road
way, and threatening momentariy TO dump
its whole cargo on the rocks and brambles
over the highway fences; but pretty soon
he did give an ear to the conversation of
those two high-spiiited companions Of his.
"How much is in itp asked his friends
brother, addressing the other small boy and
tenderly caressing the yellow sick packet,
while that youth with evident pride, an
swered; "About half pound"
"Sure it will go OFF,"
"'Corse; here's half an inch of illuminate
in the cap"
Illuminated Somehow that had an UNI
pleasantly familiar sound. "Ah, what's
illuminate forp asked the queens loyal sub
ject "To kill fihi' came from the twain
in one breath That was reassuring, some
what Yankees were so ingenious, he had
heard, and this was probably some novel
sort of reel "But how does it workin he
persisted. easy enough was the response, y
just light this fuse and chuck it In where
the waters deep"
"Light the fusei Who, what is in It'll"
Dynamite" calmly chorused the young.
sters. Then there was fun--for the small
boys. Out Of that wagon went their distin.
guished guest pell-mell Half pound OF
dynamite A rafting wagon. a stony road,
and pair of reckless boysl What a fate
And he howled and he ran. But those sinai
boys were not to be sat upon in that way
They called for him TO come back; he didn't
como; then out the little scallawags startsl
in close pursuit, threatening that II he d 3
not halt they woull throw the whole cal.
fridge fair and square for his heal. There
was no hope but in surrender, aud he sur
rendered; then these wicked Yankee lad
put that firecracker shaped affair into Ii,
own hands, coaxed him up into their wagon
again, and with persuasive tones such
as the youth Of u certain age is best
master of they ratified on toward. their de !.
tination. Tney had no fear. Yes, it wa,
real dynamite they assured him dynamite
and enough too to blow up a country or two
II 1t were given half a chance.
IL was perhaps because he was new to tbs
climate that the gentleman from over this
water perspired freely, while the Youngstar
kept quite comfortably cool rtAifthe journey
ended, .ss most Journeys do AMI the good
man was given little exhibition Those
boys had not been fooling him; that fu e
was lighted, and over into the water Il
went with little splash that developed IN Q
minute or two to what sounded like an ex
ploding parliament house, as safe behind a
big tree he waited and trembled and list
sned. A big stream OF water had shot up
into the air, and fish dead or stunned
80 that they could readily be picked up lay
over a wide surface of the lake. Then the
lads-having done what hosts Of sports.
men" all over New England do daily--went
swimming; but they went alone for the man
behind the tree had been quite content to
hurry back over that road altogether salts
fled to bear himself company, and it was the
very next train to New York that broug LIT
him from Connecticut
ats all very we'll, of course" he explained,
when you are used to 1t, but haven't been
brought up on dynamite at home, you know,
and I'd rather blarsted sight take my
chances with the Fenians than any of your
fool youngsters who try to be funny" This
IL a true story. That gentle cickney was
fairly prostratei HI had seen quite en- Jug h
OF the states And away he sailed.