The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-03-05
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the PARABLE or THE PLANTER.


interpreted, n piece of sailed pig
flesh between two chunks of wheaton
bread.
This is a goodly land, and in the
ancient time many ships dld go
there, and the sailors of these ships
did scatter money around like dirt,
until the streets of the chief city,
which is called Honey-Looley, flow
ed with sequins.
The natives of that country did
pick up the pieces of gold, and gave
them unto the merchants for gar.
ments, and everybody became rich.
They killed the fatted calf, and did
feast, and were as jolly as sand
boys.
Then, behold, the ships departed,
and came not back again, but went
to another port, because it was more
convenient.
And, 10, the people lifted up their
voices and walled, and said, What
shall we do? And they were all sore
afraid for the future, and the desc
lation which they saw coming upon
them.
At this juncture, there arose
man who knew thing or two, and
he said unto the people: Let not
your hearts go down into your
boots, nor shake your lives out of
your bodies with fear because the
ships that catch the great fish Of the
sea have left us. Have we not
here soil that will grow anything,
from blade of grass to bottle of
grog, from cabbage to constitu-
ton? We will plant a soft stick
which the natives call ko, and from
its juice, which is like unto honey
for sweetness, we will make food
that people of other lands covet,
and when they hear thereof, they
will send their ships hither and buy,
and we shall become as rich as
Croesus and as proud as Lucifer.
When the people heard this they
were much pleased, and exclaimed
with one voice: Verify, this man is a
cousin to Solomon, and knows q
thousand per cent. more than he.
And it came to pass that some Of
the people who could see to the end
of their nose, and had some pluck
withal, went out into the country
where nobody lived, and titled the
ground, and the fruits of their la
bors they put into bags, until their
barns were full to overlooking, like
the storehouses of Egypt; and the
news thereof became known
throughout the world.
Then there came great ships and
carried away this produce, leaving
in place thereof bags of gold, which
made the planters exceedingly rich.
These people which titled the
earth having thus realized the
reward of their patience and toll,
they visited their former friends in
the city of Honey-Looley, and gave
to them of their wealth, until the
city became great and opulent.
Mansions sprang up like mush-
rooms. Money boxes that had long
been empty split with plethora of
coin, and the people who had walk
ed on two legs now rode in chariots
drawn by four-legged steeds; they
who had long stood idle in the
market-place, praying for job to
turn up, and getting none, found
more wore work than they knew
how to do; and they who before got
a penny day, and thought them
selves lucky, now had six, and
growled because it was not enough.
And the people grew and multiplied
and spread out on the Plains, and
built up summer residences at Wal
kiki, and prospered immensely.
Afterwards it came to pass that
the food called sugar, which the
planters made from the juice of the
stick that grew out of the earth, be-
came abundant like the sand on the
seashore; and the price thereof was
cheap as dirt; so that cash grew
scarce, and the inhabitants were
forced to pull in their horns.
At this time there arose some
among the people whose cantanker-
BUSINESS waXed warm, and being
over-much filed with anger, there
was no room for reason; and they
spake great swelling words against
the planter, saying: Let us clip the
wings of this bird which they LAY
lays golden egg. Who is this
naughty fellow, that he should lord
it over us! If we squelch him, pros.
perity will return to us, and We
shall be happy. Let us sit upor
him, and run the country on oul
own hook. And they all shouted
Hurrah boys! This is no humbug
Then there arose one among then
with seedy raiment and stupiC
countenance, and said: Men ant
brethren, you are set of dunder
heads; you look as far into the fu
ture as the strongest among you
can drive his nose into stone wall
Know ye not that the planter whom
ye despise is the financial life of tn,
land If you knock him out of time
your time, too, comes suddenly t,
an end, and six months thereafte
all that will be left of this flourish
ing city of Honey,Looley will b.
two ancient pigsties, and n fowl
house; also, the remains of medi
Uyal adobe hut Its population