Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-11-23

opened at that place on the 10th in
slant. There was large crowd present
and many Of the skaters sat down to
rest sundry times during the per
formance
A most amusing incident occurred
on Queen street few days back The
parties engaged in the affair we're one
white man, one horse, and two large
turkeys The horse was trudging
quietly along with dropping head and
dreamy eyes, most likely thinking Of
"what might have been" when it was
suddenly startled by the furious flap
ping wings and noise of the two
turkeys which we're tied head down
wards, on either side. Immediately
sorrowful thoughts and cares went
to the winds and the poor beast
of burden, the most useful and
abused animal OF creation started
in to have some fun too. He tried to
stand on his torefeet Independent Of
the hind legs, which were suspended in
the air, much to the discomforture of
the rider who went through series Of
desperate evolutions that put all Of
Jack Cousins daring acts into the
shade The rider who would be on
the point of sliding off the, hind
quarters of the jumping horse, the next
moment was seen stradling the neck of
the beast, and with uncut hair flying in
the winds, saucer-like eyes that spoke
volumes, compressed lips, and his
hands clutching the name, he made a
most comical picture. The plentiful
supply of feathers lent enchantment to
the affair by forminga downy cloud,
which hung lovingly over the scene of
action.
They say that the wet weather
causes the holiday merchants to look
blue; that the Government party in
tends standing the people off; that the
modest hack drivers of Honolulu in
tend forming "Hackmens' Union to
protect themselves from the credit sys-
tenn, which their customers force upon
them; that some weakened people
thought the expected Russian man-of-
war had attacked the Palace when the
Constance saluted the shore battery last
Saturday morning; that the funny thing
about Hawaiian politics is that in
reality there is none; that new salt
works should beestablished here to COM
pete with the works on the Pacific
Coast; that the love of the native for
his country will be tested by gin
measure at the coming election that
the most singular thing is dual king
ship; that the road to poverty at present
lies through the Government Building
that the "seven sleepers " were not
awakened yesterday by the rattle of the
contribution box; that Road Supervisor
Hart ought to borrow boat and row
up Kukui Lane to see what repairs are
needed there; that the modest Captain
of one of the good Inter-Island
steamers will enlarge his state-roon
before long; that the "wealth of nations
has no application to Hawaiian affairs
that the Chinese peddlers should moi
be allowed to carry their baskets or
poles along the sidewalks; that the
speech of Logan on Gen. Grant has
been read in the United States lont
ago; that the most popular men some
times presume too much and have tc
be sat upon; that the bird who gets tn,
early worm lets the young birds fall on
of the nest while she is gone; that tn,
same thing is true of those who tall
about their neighbor; that a Chewing
gum club" is to be organized by some Q
the Fort street girls; and that the boy
: on the same street intend organizing a
admiration club