The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-04
oouLpN,r TRADE wrrH ,EM

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"They told me that / would have no
difficulty in disposing Of my cargo of
Goals at Tahiti" said Captain jerks,
$50 ran in there to do trade with the
French authorities, knowing that Ia
hiti being coaling station for the
French vessels, and there being FIVE
men-o'-war there at the time, and only
about 1900 ton of coal in store, ]
thought that should have little diff
Guilty in trading off that cargo of coal.
After dropping anchor, an officer came
off, and on his arriving alongside |
began to talk business right away. I've
got cargo of Goals any chance Of
disposing Of them1"
ooh yes, think we shall be able to
treat with you for them, but we cannot
give you pratique, you will have to 60
into quarantine" replied the officer
"How is that p ! asked. 81 have
been 81 days at sea, and have not
come from an infected port"
"Ah p replied he "There is small
pox in Canada"
"But I'm not from any Canadian
port I'm from Australia, | replied
ooh, Australia ? but you know there
is the smallpox raging in SPAIN
Thunder sir, haven't been near
Spain, | have come direct from the
port of Newcastle in Australia, and
Newcastle is not an infected port" |
again explained. But it was no use, it
was enough for that officer that small
pox was raging somewhere around in
the other hemisphere. So | quietly
took 4S hours in quarantine, imagin-
ing that, at the expiration of that time,
should be granted clear bill of
health, and get ashore to dispose of
that cargo of Goals
Having got pratique went ashore
to do trade. "ren dollars, monsieur -
said the boss at the Government
paid it, and said nothing, thinking it
was the harbor fees he had demanded,
imagining at the same time that the ten
dollars would smooth the way toward
tgetting rid ofthat cargo OF Goals.
Well, gentlemen, | reckon | can
deal with most folk in fair square
away trading negotiation, but after pull
ing to and fro from the ship to shore
about a dozen times, and OBTAINING my
vessel several days, the head boss OF
that coal yard said, "He didn't think
he wanted any Goals" He was about
one Of the most difficult cusses | had
ever met to do a trade with | was
sorry for calling in there instead OF
going on to Honolulu, where | could
trade, and afterward did dispose of my
cargo without any trouble Then there
was clear loss of 10 dolls. besides.
Before leaving Newcastle bought
a lot of parrots to take on to Frisco to
present to my friends. That coal-yard
man, when on board one day, said
''he'd like to get pair for breeding
purposes" ''Ten dollars" said |.
"Vere veil, will give you ten dol.
lares, but want two to breed from"
He got two splendid male birds, and
was delighted. I got my ten dollars
back, and |, too, was delighted.
| Just before left British gun boat
ran in, but no one seemed to feel anxi-
Gus about whether she had come from
Canada, Spain, or Jericho. | remarked
this to that coal yard officer, but he
shrugged his shoulder and said
nothing.
Getting the pilot on board heaved
anchor and set sail; and as that pilot
left me in the ofing, | waved my hat
to him and said, "Ta, ia, Johnny
Give my compliments TO that man who
got them two birds, and tell him that
before he breeds oct of them, | shall
trade off my cargo of Goals for two
pounds a ton" | don't think, gentle
men, shall ever try to trade off a
cargo of Goals at Tahiti any more.
They are hard set you can't do any
thing with 'em except trading of male
pairs for breeding purposes that's the
only way you can fetch EN- - Austria
liam paper.