The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-12-31
BUMPS AND JINKS.
The Pair of Noble Brothers Again on
Deck.

As our reporter was wandering aDou
a few evenings ago he came across on
old friends Bumps and Jinks who wer'
engaged in earnest discussion of politics
links had but recently returned from
another VOYAGE and had evidently beer
recounting some of the things he hao
heard. and Bumps, in rather thar
usual earnest strain, was explaining the
situation.
After hearty greetings were exchanged
links turned to Bumps and continuing
said:
"Bv the way 1 don't get my bearings
exactly, most every one whom l hear
say anything about it says the Ministers
is pretty good fellers, and the Govern
ment has 'parently done things on the
square an there has been big improve
ments made and all that. an yet good
many talks agin them an says there
ought to be change. l don't size it up
somewhat. What's the matter?"
"Well," says Bumps, sit seems
kinder strange. But there's always
reasons for things. OF course, there is
some who is not satisfied because they
have not made as much out of it as they
expected, some heads is sore, and others
think they could run the thing good
deal better themselves
"0f course there is lots of onreason-
able men to be found everywhere, but
Jinks, it pears to me that there is some
reasons as has not bin spoken of much
which may help to count for some Of
the talk yer hear"
"Well, what is it Bumps, I'm not
here as much as you is, and don't git
tue hang OF these things anyhow"
IN tell yer, Jinks, besides pussonal
reasons individooals have, there's a good
many folks talks that way cause they
doesn't know enough about what's goin'
on in the Government. You see the
biziniss is a kinder close cooperation con-
Germ. Formerly the old man and the
Ministers jess everlastingly owned the
hull thing and run it to suit themselves,
an that led to the fuss they had two
wears ago. There has been a good deal
OF change in this respec' but there's
some left The old man don't own much
now but the Ministers does. There's
sumthing funny bout Government bizi
Mss that changes feller's ideas. When
= feller's whoopin' it up to get hisself
elected, or ter git some other fellers out,
he less opens his soul ter ther dear peo-
ple.' les they calls them and tells 'em
as how the Ministers and all folks in
office is only their servants, and they, the
dear people, is the owners; an the light
OF public skurting mus be turned on to
'em an all sech stuff. But when they
gets in themselves they pear to forgIt
good deal. AT first they stir around and
talk o. and says things, an all hands
thinks there's going to be big i'm
provement. But in little while they
rear to be impressed with the weight of
their responsibilities and they shuts up
ike clam shells an folks outside don't |
know much about it than they did be- |
fore. Now 1t pears to me that's Just |
one big cause of the bile in the |
public stummik."
But, Bumps," said Jinks, 81 thought |
these fellers that's been running the |
thing the last two years he'd been doin' |
different, an besides lots of public works
had been carried on an there had been
] great change for the better"
That's so, Jinks," replied Bumps,
''but human natur' is human natur', an |
there's alluz ten'ency in folks to feel |
how important an necessary they is. |
An there's something in natur' tibet
when big power is given to Teller after
a little he begins ter think he's the only
elleT that ken do the job. An the mex
thing is ter become secret an mysteri-
BUS. The old roosters that prepared the
articles they calls the "consti-
Iution' in Ameriky understood human
natur', an special the kind that comes
1Ut under the high ivin' of office, or
Twin Of high office, an they fixed it diff
erent. Among other things they had it
20 that the crew was shipped for short
voyages. At the end of the voyage the
iull gang could be shipped over agin if
he owners chose, bat they he'd to ship
new each time. An then they had it
liked so that the owners knew what was
yoing on"
But 1 thought, Bumps, that when
hey took the ship into dock here two
rears ago and patched her up they kind
r fixed the thing an made her over after
he Amerikin model"
well, they did, Bumps, after fash
IN, but the frame of the critter wasn't
hanged much. They couldn't do that
without taking her all ter pieces. They
made big changes in her rig an made
Ter easier TO handle and sail better, but
he model wasn't changed much. Now
hese fellers who hev been sailing her
he last two years has done furst rate in
ne main but there's fault in the system.
he thing may be making a good voyage
ut somehow the burned owners don't
now much about it."
Il tell yer, Jinks, l berlieve that a
ood deal of the growing you hear is
ass because the owners hasn't been
ept informed enough about what's
Ding on, for they that knows say she's
cen handled furst class and has been
making the hest voyage she ever made"
'ou see the Ministers stay right in
heir Offices and don't 60 about the coun-
v TO see the owners or to see what's
eeded or to explain nothing. How
ould it work to have the cap'n and Z
hcers Of ship shut up in the cabin all