The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-11-29
UMBRELLA FIENDS.
ipIosYNcRAsies OF WELL KNOWN
NuIsANcES.

A Mans Character shown by tho Way
He Carries His Umbrelia--The Obnox-
Ions and Dangerous "Jabber'''--sweIl,
Granger and Fat Man.
A man often shows his character by the
way he carries his umbrella. If he is absent
minded he will lug it by the top OF the handle,
careless of whether it is folded or Tapping,
and Indifferent IL il trails behind him upon
the pavement He may be bustling, hurry
ing, in high spirits, and il so he frequently
twirls his umbrella in circles from the wrist
as he spins down the street. If he Is fat he
uses his umbrella as n cane or parasol; IL he
is n clergyman he carries 1t Imply before
him; If he il angry he grabs it by the handle
as IL IL were club; and II he is dude he
pelles the ferule in front of him until it
strikes the pavement, and as he passes ON
twitchcs it forward again.
One of the most familiar Of the umbrella
carrying species is the "jabber" or shower"
He Tugs his parachute under his arm, with
the fei-ule straight out behind and the handle
rigid in front. He pokes off more hats, in
dents more stomachs, gouges more ribs and
jabs more spines as he walks along than one
could shake stick Mt in week. He never
stops to see who he has punched. Not he.
With his lips compressed as tightly rs the lid
of an iron chest, he goes ON, frowning, bump
ing into passers-by, and with an air that
seems 10 say III you dont get out oil the
way you DC nurt lie is generally OLD ana
tnin' nut sometimes he has not reached MD
oie age Inc pubic aphors MN, ana ne Is
nuisance that ho-ho most lnexcusaoly
o'nitted from ms famous list.
THE MILITARY SWELL.
Inc heavy military swell Is another inter-
estng umbrella carrier ms chest sticks ouS
IKE pouter pigeons, his new plug hat
gustens IKE DAY q Martins oiacking. his
pantaloons are the newest, his frock coat the
ulghust, ns hlustacne inc waHlest ana MS
glare tne most ierocious seen ON the prone
nahe. lie carries the umbrella by his side
goou deai as IL u were sword, sucking
closely 70 ms portiy inquire. IL Is a soldierly
oct Even his traduceis couldn't deny that
Behold nm, with his dandy parasoi at an
angle OF forty-iive degrees close to his ribs,
rs he strides along IN true military step, the
admiration and envy OF every helmeted
policeman on the beat ana the butt for
vulgar Jokes from every barefooted passing
newsDoy.
linen there 10 the countryman from way
oacR' VINO rugs ms venerabie raln-dlstriDutor
WIN nm Wnen ne goes over 10 hidgeway
park Dee MN on tne poatl his oacX Is
'o"ard US, ana nus ancient, iaded' Due para,
S ,., Is outlineo beside nm ne carries IL
hke a noe, ana a noe tnat ne doesn care mucn
ABOUT its creases are worn ny weather. its
hahule was palhUed, pub Vne pahlo mas worn
OIL ne Is an emblem OF tne hayseed re-
glons, ana so Is MS parasoi, wnicn ne cllnGs 10
WIN grip IKE tno grip OF Destiny lie may
ho1 Jug ms unDreiia WIN mucn grace, put
when ne ge.s 10 nuge"ay PARK IL VIII DO
mere Win MN; ana, no matter now many
tunes ne saves ms me Win tne isiand Deer,
ne VIII nans on 70 nus ram protector, ana go
oack win 10 10 us nome among ehe corn
pa'cnes ana wneat neius
THE VERY FAT MAN
~ Is rare tning for the very rat man to
use ms umDrelia excepta as parasol itwards
OH the suns screening summer rays from MS