The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-10-09
THE PARABLE OF THE SHIP.

daughters, took ship intending to
sail straightaway to far country.
And the vessel of State was pro-
vided with charts, and compasses,
and officers wherewith to navigate
the stormy ocean of Representative
Government-a sea full of rocks !
and shoals dangerous to inexperi-
enced and unlearned persons.
They were happy company, and
spoke with many foreign tongues,
and the native also. Fish had they
in abundance, and poi without limit.
The juice of sugar-cane flowed over
their decks, along with the milk of
cocoanuts. They had all things
they needed, and wanted no more.
They had great store of learned men
ministers, members, generals,
colonels, majors, and much muffs.
Nevertheless, they were a happy
set, for the captain and his officers
understood the principles and prac-
tice of navigation, and kept the
ship out of danger. And it came to
pass they got on like house on fire.
The ship sailed fast; the ship sailed
we'll, and all went merry as mar
riage bell. They sang songs, and
frightened the fishes of the sea.
They made speeches with geslicula-
ton, and astonished the fowls of the
air. The albatross was alarmed,
and fled to the uttermost parts of
the earth. The shark shook his head
in horror, and took to his heels.
And the people were fruitful, and
multiplied, and replenished the ship.
And after many days sailing in
peace and safety, they got filled
with poi and the tlesh-pots of the
cooks galley, so that they waxed
cantankerous, and stralShtway made
unto themselves a great shindy.
And there was among them very
learned man, with wonderful powers
of speech, who was as wise as a SER
pent and looked as harmless as a
dove-a very devout man, much
given to charitable words, and kick
ing up row on all suitable occa-
sions.
Now, this man arose and said unto
the people--''Men and brethren ::
we are all brethren, especially you
with brown faces and l. You are
a wonderful people, and so am L.
Why should we be navigated by the
= officers of this ship? Are we not as
e wise as they, and able to manage
n the ship for ourselves? We care
v not for constitutional navigation
: Behold, can take the helm, Kion
b can let 60 the anchor, and Mukin
!. can find the latitude by the captain
Il cooked hat. Therefore let us amov,
q these officers, and discover the equi
> noxial line on our own hook"
S And the people marvelled great,
It at his wisdom, and said among
# themselves, ''Verily this man speak
IS eth no humbug. He knoweth every
it thing, and a triile over" So the,
l. called into their council the cook
o mate and the loblolly boy, and too
e away the captains chair and hi
< desk, so that his habtation was lei
IS desolate, and made clean sweep {
III constitutional navigation.
N And 1T came to pass that the
e, sailed the ship after fashion {
D. their own, and were as jolly as san
is boys. They made soup in the biz
Of nacle, got the cow into the foretol
Of and the anchor into the captain
III cabin, used the piano for frying
lie pan, mopped the decks with til
ne table-cloth, emptied the contents {
I'd the money chest into the sea, cut II
es the main yard to boil the copper
ID and always smoked in the powd,
is room, as shady place of repose.
Id And, behold, there were some fe
to in the company who were very muo
e, hated by the others, and becau'
to they looked sad and troubled, the
4. heads were believed to be sor
le These men betook themselves to I'll
a bow of the ship, and there kept
y sharp lookout for great rock calle
in Insolvency, which they knew fro
lc an old chart in their possession Wi
- somewhere ahead.
st And it came to pass after man
t. days it Immediately fell a dea
t. calm, and so remained. And the
- fell short of water and provisions
Is and the people got hungered, an
ne they mlIrmured. and said anon