The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-02-04
POLITICS ON HAWAII.
Binks and Greenseed Discuss the situa-
ton.


tIOn.
Greenseed was on a sit to an old
friend, a retired sea captain, named
Binks, in the Capital. He was seated
on the Bink's verandah with his feet ele-
waited to the rail, and a slim carpet-sack,
which lay in graceful folds on the floor
beside him, betokened his recent arrival.
A farmer, evidently. His appearance,
from the pudding-bowl cut OF his back
hair TO the ''high wather" pants dang
ling at an unneighborly distance above
shoes coated with Hawaii real estate,
supported that hypothesis. Binks had
Just returned from making preparations
indoors Tor his guest, when, seeing a
somewhat moody expression on Green
seeds face. ne broke out with:
"Why, Greenseedl You look kinder
worked up and queer-hke. What's
up"
What's up%' echoed Greenseed,
I'm up That's why Pm down here.
! wanter see that spook-eyed critter who
runs your commercial ink-slingin' mill.
He's been a-blowin' off his bazzoo about
the Hawaii MOBILES ticket, an 1t seems
70 me he'd better be attendin' to ship
ming notes and personals to hum, afore
he goes dippin' into politiks abroad
consarnin which he don't know nothInk,
&nyhOw."
Nov, look here. 2" said Binks, "don't
Won 20 in for abusin' an honest man so
snddint. Cfreenseed. You're startin' up
pretty lively on q personal friend o
mine, and eli I didn't know what hard
Headed ole boss YOU air when YOU get
pinted. we'd have a row right here.
That commercial feller's said nothin' eN-
cept that the ticket needs some revIsin'
and he proberbly heard things through
some O them disappointed chaps whose
shippin papers werent accepted at the
HilO Shipmsster's Convention. When
fellers have had their bumps OF political
aspiration fled of 10 suit, you can't eN-
gect the raw surfaces TO heal over with
out some grunUn', Besides, that ere
skinner OF the s(9ooseo pacifco' broke out
in : KIND o. rash over that same thing
and struck out al IL fearful like. Then
down came that NoUng-lookin' Scot, who
was 50 completely showed under mp
wonder thst he's caught = KIND OF poiU-
ca influenza nom the cold, Snd l think
he's been Kinder wor6in' mp folks 50 that
the ole nan Gancies he's right
'%ob. Hes Scotch, Is he2n QOeued
Soeensee6.
cSs~Ssn 50. - saia Bjn6s.
Then" asserted 0reenSeea, "he 5
osurbt no cold. That's Aunt AhOeN's
oatmeal = sceSkin' 0i,. NoG Know then,
feilesS arsaa tlse land - cakes DO STOW
away oatmeal sTaSaiN', AN' as awiN,
heating STAT Tor No0ne fo,6. NeSl NS
She NslsneSls' Here he Shoo6 his head
SoleWn,N. ~Mell, I have been = lettiN'
nv horses ran away a ieetlo CoNSaSllSN'
khst Ole SaS,A So' he right As = ptNo,
Sfter 81 ny And ~ saving he BSAe3 cat
81 ga ClsV srNsa 4 lNNsSej Oll NJ straw
ss,S AacSN. sitys tte manner NJ smokers,
q, soske hirsSe,l comfortable,
s'\SN, Noa Ne taking" said links,
s,ssss ii N.sSN,e Wfl,ia' IN lsM Op with
NM Sas We, &SSSNSS thlS yer NlsNeSS Jest
- c,,,lv ana e,ss& NStey,ily as Il We we've
= g>,s,,,co' them wyvtSAys3 missionaries, ~
As,& hc NSnkS>{ Al The yelling and SGlcS,
Us,s&, An answering ehUckle With some
sAloc t,,Sy sounded like ''cheSunotSN
csase fra,s, Gr>cNSeea, whose JAMS We're
~ isSl In the pipo AZ which he was
essl,lag NisosVOSly,
,,NSw. Ranks" said the latter, "let'S
krSa overhaul that enc abused eonulV-
Snl,e ii a ticket lgOm our little burg and
~ ii them animals selected wopt pull
well in the traces, and what onSoundneSs
sherc Is AKIN EN-. There's the Salvation
Army man from kau, He's all right,
Sin1 he's
sNes," replied Binks, 81 hain't moth
in 10 SAY Sgin him. He was an able
seaman last trip an tended to things
ship-Shape, Bristol fashion. An Sam,
TO, he appears 10 be a pretty good Teller
thar ought 20 know what's what by now.
He Oughter stand
sEgyzacktly, " said Greenseed. Then
there's the old doctor from Hilo; he's
popular with all classes up there an nary
soul can say anything agin Doc, Can
Shey?'
ssHe's what they call mission re-
torted Binks, but he checked himself on
seeing Greenseed's gripsack about to be
started in his direction Though /
don't see how that can disqualify a man
from doin' what's right. His papers is
in order. reckon. But" he continued,
sstbera's that old war horse on prohibit
non. from lltlldhud- A4Oh . nv oN<NhN
ing up your way? The people here seem
10 think he's got kinder triple purchase
in his head on prohibition, an he's
agoin' to spring it on us at the next
meeting of the board. An you an l, in
our old age, will have nothin' but home
made swipes an cold, colicky water to
see as through next winter. Why,
Greenseed. YOU used TO like a leetle
something hot, occasionally, yourself"
yep, replied the worthy addressed,
can / don't 60 back on it now when I'm
riled up an my stomach gets outer lint. "
And so saving be pulled back
his coat and disclosed to view
a very respectable travelling flask. "But,
that fherein keep" he continued as ne
discreetly buttoned his coat on catching
the longing look in the eyes OF Blnks.
"Now." said Greenseed, "to 90 on with
bizness. that old gents ideas on the
ljouor question mayn't just fit inter ours.
But what O. that? His head amt billy
when YOU come down to hard practical
syrnbbin'. Look at how he's got down
inter the collar and jest clawed to get