The Daily bulletin., 1890-09-02

" lUc HcnCIN lTOlllNutN w NU' WV
They conveyed the aXioms OF truth
through the medium OF hurlcsquc,
md the bitterness of reproof under
he gliding Of imaginary analogy.
These were the men whose intclli-
gent ridiculc tempered the tyranny |
Of brainlcss arstocract. And | !
would further inform you, my
friend, that your humble servant,
Poliodorus, did his share Of service
in the line. | laughed at their
hvpocrtcal assumptions. In ray
belief their pretensons and their
priestcraft were all sham and hum
bug. The claims of truth, justice,
and reason, we, the Arabs of litcra-
ture, admitted and defended, but
sham and humbug, in high as well
as low places, particularly in the
forroer, we regarded and treated
with unmeasured contempt"
l could keep silent no longer. My
admiration for the dessicated image
before me had heightened at every
SclltClCC llt ulNtlcu, uh'Il 'V 'hio
stage felt unable TO restrain my
self, and involuntarily exclaimed:
Polliodorus, you are sumner; give
me your fipper, old boy. You are
the very person l have been looking
for, 10, these many years. AT last
have found you. My name is
Antishamus, which you as . scholar
know means the enemy of sham. |
claim you as q close though an an
cient and revered relative. You are
man of great mental stature--I am
merely an infant; but we both be-
long to the same order, you at the
top, and l at the bottom. Come
with me, and teach the art of poll
tical economy to the people of the
Hawaiian Kingdom, who have ar
rived at the conclusion that they
want something, without being able
to identify the necessity
"Thanks, my FRIEND" said Polio
dorus; but do not want to enter
into any rash engagement. Let me
fill my pipe again, and make some
inquiry about the country, its rulers
and its people, and l will then de-
eide whether to accept your invita-
| tion or not. Has Hawaii any natura
| resources and advantages?'
\ "Decidedly so, IN great profu'
sion. Hawaii was made to be the
I paradise of happy people. The
climate is splendid, and the soil pro
life. The region extends from the
seashore, where there is a pcrpetna
summer, to elevations where winter
| ever reigns, and between breakfast
and supper you can with ease pass
from one to the other, with all Tho
intermediate gradations of n Turkisl
bath. Luscious fruits grow wild OF
the mountains and in the valleys
The soil is capable of producing il
abundance great variety of articles
of commerce. You have but tt
scratch the ground, thrust in smal
bits of sticks, 60 to sleep til
harvest, and then gather crop O
sugar, six and seven tons to th
| acre, of quality that takes th
| highest prize at the great exhibition
| of all nations. And''
I "Hold on, Mr.. Antlshamus that
| enough about the country. Why, yo'
| are describing Eden, or the Gardel
| of the Hesperides. We thought tn
! Valley of the Nile marvel of nat
| ural production, but Hawaii take
the shine out of us altogether. !
l must be n wealthy nation?"
/ "The wealth is in possession of
| few; the bulk of the common peo
| pie haven't ten cents amongs
| them"
/ "Your population must be enor
mous?"
I "About half a man to q squar
1 mile. The principal part of our poE
ulation consists of cattle, sheep
turkeys, and extreme eastern Asia
tics, neither of which has the slight
est knowledge of Egyptian or NOR
Western civilization. :"
"You alluded to the wondcrfl
sugar capabilities of the country
! The planters must be very wealth
, men?"
Il "Many of them are. They star
: ed with nothing, and acquired rich'
that astonished themselves, throue
' being given q kind of bonus {
' their sugar by very genero,
! neighboring nation"
Y 'Men who acquire riches in til
n way usually become arrogant, aI
: swell to n size too great for the
D clothes. How is it with your pla
] ters?"
e "Well, | cannot say that th'
Z. are an exception to the rule. A fc
e of them are modest and unprete
J, tious, but others are not burden'
f with these commodities, and 8
: themselves up as 'The People, Iii
8 the three tailors OF Tooley street
C "What kind of q government
there in the country"
e constitutional government. Th
t is, government based on first ID
o to which all other laws are suppos
> to conform, and which may be i
8 terpreted TO suit exigencies as tn
e arise or the prejudices of the int
: prefers. F."
0 "Have they trial by jury!"
t ~ should smile Trial by in
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