The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-04-17
SToRYETTES.
Grave and Gay, Epigrammatic and Other
wise.

Grave and Gay, Epigrammatic and Other
wise.
AT the trial of a breach-of promise |
case in New York city, a police-consta-
BILE was the defendent. During the
impaneling of the jury, defendants
counsel examined each of the jurymen to
ascertain if he had any prejudice against
policemen as such. He pressed his
examination closely, and brought forth
protest and objection from the plain.
tif's counsel "Many people look upon
policemen as Ishmaelites," explained
the defendants counsel. "Have you
not made a mistake in the tribe ?"
quickly interposed the plaintiffs counsel;
'you probably mean Hittites."
What Miss Quincy, in her life of
Henri de la Rochejaquelein, calls a
"side-show of the great revolution
the Vendean War-was distinguished
by one touching feature. The ranks
Of the insurgents we're full of young
patriots, scarcely more than boys,
and indeed, in some cases, lads not
out of their teens. The most taking
story of allis told of the Chevalier
of MondyOn, pretty lad of fourteen,
and truant from his school. At the
Battle of Chautannay, the little fellow
was placed next to a tall lieutenant,
who, under the pretext of wound,
wished to withdraw. 81 do not see
that you are hurt, sir" said the child;
and as your departure would discour-
age the men, will shoot you through
the head if you stir" The tall lieuten-
ant stayed.
A lady who was fond of riddles
dreamed that she met another lady,
stranger to her. ! shall not tell you
my name," said the strange lady, "but
I'll put it like this: If l had tame
hare which escaped and you caught it,
and asked me if you might chain it up,
that's my name" ''Letitia Harrop,"
answered the dreamer at once; "let l
tie hare up" There was no pause
for reflection in the dream, any more
than in other case. The dreamer walk
ing with friend, met an acquaintance
of ovine appearance, who saluted with
a curious duck. "What queer bow"
said the companion in the dream.
eep-dip," answered the dreamer, a
kind of pun which, perhaps, nobody
would have made when awake, any
more than he would have solved the
idiotic riddle of Letitia Harrop.
A rather vulgar parsonage, who had
been created a marquis few months
previous to this story, managed to get
himself invited to a court ball in Italy.
The newAedged marquis could not
contain himself for Joy, and exhaled
proud satisfaction at every pore. Cast
ing an Olympian glance around the
room, he CHANGED to spy among the
ladies the tall, angular figure of an
elderly matron, with COMPRISING lips,
as though afraid of wasting her breath,
and as lean as lath She was leaning
on the arm of young gentleman
"Who is that nanny-goat2" said the
noble lord to a gentleman who was
sranding beside him. And the latter
replied with knowing smile: "That
nanny-goat is the Embassadress of
S, the mother of the kid who is
giving her his arm, and the wife of the
old buck who has the honor of speak
ing with your excellency.'
One of the Chicago insurance COM
panies (says the Inter- OCEAN,, doing a
tornado business, some time ago re-
ceived notice of loss of horse, for
which the assured demanded imme-
diate payment. While going through
the customary formula regarding the
death of the animal, and wondering
that a wind-storm did no damage but
kill one horse, the company inquired in
what manner the killing occurred. The
assured at once wrote back that his
horse had died of wind-colic, and that
he wanted his pay at once to buy
another. This peculiar state of affairs
leads to suggestion to companie;
doing tornado and wind-storm bust
ness that it might be well to insert q
clause similar to those applied to cleo
trio plants lin such case referring tc
electricity, of course), reading as fol
lows: at is hereby understood that thi'
company is not liable for wind general
ed in the property insured"
AT clerical meeting the subject o.
the seperate mode of administering thu
communion, came up. One of those
present said that when there were
large number present at the celebration
he often preferred to give the exhorta
ton to several persons together, as
made the feast more of a communion
than when each was isolated from hi
fellow-worshipers by the seperate mod
of administration. Bishop Wilberforct
with sarcastic mien and tone, replied
81 understand you Mr.. Eardley, t,
prefer administration by wholesale ?
Mr.. Eardley rejoined "My lord bish
ops, when the divine founder of tn
feast, addressing the twelve apostles
said Drink ye all of the cup l d.
not think that even Judas Iscario
would have dared to sheer at him as
wholesale administrator The Bish