The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-28
BUMPS AND JINKS.

! NOfcIuueHt DuiluluS oloSuSoiAe
politics. As he seated himself Jink:
said: =.
Il say Bumps, you said you would
explain to me about the 'Consterna
tional Invention what is it about
All, the Constitutional Conven,
ton, we'll you see there is some peo-
pie that doesn't like the new Consti-
tuition, its too strict for them. The
best part of the National Deform
party, natives and foreigners, doesn't
think so, but some of the others
does. The way it was afore, the
Legislature could be packed mostly
with Government officers, and offices
could be given and promised to
others, and the King and the Min
listers would just run things to suit
themselves. Under the new Consti-
tuition this can't be did. And some
wishes to have it the old way.
And formerly the King appointed
all the Nobles-now they is elected
by the people what's got property.
And all hands elects representa-
tives. They's divided even, and all
hands has a show.
And formerly the King had his
own way about a lot of things
whether the Ministers liked it or
not. An if they didn't like it, he
jest paid 'em off and discharged
them. Now they's responsible and
stay in until the people through the
Legislature discharges them.
An there's some other things of
the same sort some of 'em doesn't
like"
"But, Bumps, l thought there wus
something in their papers that pro-
vided how changes is to be made in
the articles, how is that?"
"That's so, Jinks, an if anybody
wishes changes made they must
bring it up before the Legislature
and if the most of them thinks its
all right they says so, and then the
next time they comes together they
decide the matter"
"Well, what do they wants an In
vention' for?" Doesn't the sensible
fellers think that's all right?"
Eyes, Jinks, they does. But some
of them is afraid their folks won't
like it. So they makes excuses, an
says they can't help it; they's COM
mitted."
Why, Bumps, that's queer.
Doesn't they propose to do what
they thinks is right? Didn't they
kiss the book and say they'd do right
anyhow?
II heard Teller say that the books
and history says that that doesn't
pay; that even Job, after he didn't
60 to Ninevah and had been in the
whales belly three days, said he
would durn sight rather be right
to-day than CONSTANT with yester-
day, and he started for Ninevah by
the first train"
mo, no; you are all off; 'twant
Job that had the watch below with
the whale. That was Jonah. And
it wasn't neither of 'em what said
that. It was Roscoe Conkling when
he thot he was going to die.
"Some folks has a powerful sense
of dooty seize 'em when they wishes
to do something they is really
ashamed of.
can when Teller knows better,
but thinks he will gain something
by it, it's mighty handy to hide be-
hind somebody else, or trot out some
obligation, or somehow make out he
can't help it.
"But it's dreadful mean. Now,
there was old Adam, he knew better,
but made himself believe it was his
dooty to hisself and others to take
the water melon, and then tried to
sneek out and throw the blame on
the old woman"
g Wall, wall, Bumps, / swar l
wouldn't do tibet; that's what you
meant the other day when you said
they might learn something from the
Primer; and that Spencer, the Inter
nal man, would stand up straight an
scratch his back?"
"Now, look er here, Jinks, [ didn't
say nothing about any body scratch
ing his back. I sed he would stand
up straight when it came to the
scratch-when he has to act. Of
course he will, and the Primer, too
they knews too much to run the old
ship plumb on ter the reef for any
body
"But, I say, Bumps, is there many
of them in the House as will vote for
the Invention?' How about that
Teller from Hi-low-the one whose
arms goes like windmill, aud talks
like cyclone in the China sea, an
some of the others like him?"
Well, links. they means we'll,
but they gets excited an people
talks to them and they says lots of
things. But they really isn't so bad
as they makes themselves out ter be.
When a whale is in a furry, you
know how she takes on. An you
know how a ship is headed off her
course sometimes in spell of bad
weather; but jest keep her steady
an hang on and she comes out all
right"
All right, Bumps, 1 hopes they
will come out all right. This is a
mighty queer world on shore. Give
me the sea, where its a square deal
an TELLER has show"
Whereupon the friends babe each
other good night and parted.