The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-02

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have many friends here among public mru
81 thp highest station Buffalo Uiil mower
hn- any difficulty boz securing ihr consent
oi the Indian office lnr the employment Ut
wards oi the nation Tor bis performances
10 - well understood that he always treats
his Indians ~ % good Indian should be
treated, aud De- knows how Go manage
them to- Keep them from falling into the
ways at vice to which they are ~ prone
\ Royal Entertainer.
More than one Washington statesman
has been. entertained at Colonel Cody's
ranch ut North Platte. Neb Out IN that
country Colonel Cody rugns ~ a prince.
When be- is Ia hard luck financially, every
raucher i'm TINT region wants to lend him
money When Colonel Cody i playing in
big luck, his ranch is a center of lavish and
even reckless hospitality Away out there
on the frontier senators and members of
congress tell us they have seen banuuets
and wine suppers which even the Chinese
legation in Washington would never dare
attempt to Guido
When Colonel Cody Is feeling particular
ly happy, he has a way of riding into North
Platte, asking everybody in sight to accom-
pany him TO the best bar In town and setting
up the wine for all hands Now and then
the boys become too hilarious and start in as
If they intended to mob the establishment.
On such occasions Colonel Cody has been
known to calm the fears of the proprietor
by asking him how much he will take for
the whole outfit. As may be imagined,
the proprietor always sets IA fancy price
upon his concern, but fancy price or no
fancy price Colonel Cody reaches down into
his wallet and pulls out the necessary cur
rency with which to complete the transac-
tion upon the minute
As soon as he has purchased the saloon
Colonel Cody turns to the boys and tells
them he has bought it for their benefit
They are invited to sail in and do with the
property what they like. In about 10 min
utes Colonel Cody's purchase has the APP
pearance of having been struck by cy-
clone. Not bottle of wine is left in the
place, and liquor is running shoe deep on the
floor. Colonel Cody enjoys these things
once in great while, even now that he is
a grandfather.
An Acceptable Gift.
A man who has led his sort of life and
gone through career of continual excite
ment, as be has, must now and then have
something out Of the usual run to interest
and amuse him. 1t has sometimes hap
pened that Colonel Cody did not have
money enough in his pocket to buy the sa-
loon which he wished TO present to his ever
ready friends. In such cases he has drawn
his note for the amount, and man in the
North Platte country would AS soon think
of refusing gold as declining "A note of Buff
falo Bill's in payment for anything To
this day, it is said, Colonel Cody is strug-
Cling under a load of debts acquired in this
or some similar manner. The friends of
this dashing and generous frontiersman
and Snowman are glad to hear that he has
succeeded so well at Chicago and that his
share of the enormous profits great enough
to put him on his feet again
Concluded to Vote.
Senator Dubois has been compelled to
vote at last. In the senate there was not
power enough to force him to answer when
he did not wish 10 do 50. When the secre-
tary read his name from the roll, he sat
mute in his seat. Attention was called to
this breach of the rules there was a debate
about the matter; the vice president read
the rule which applies in such cases; there
was more debate; somebody talked of eS-
polling the young senator from Idaho; the
senate took n vote upon the question of eX-
cusing him and by II large majority de-
clined to excuse the senator: the secretary
again read his name, and Ggain Mr.. Dubois
sat silent. That Nas al The senate could
say with all its MA rsty and power chat he
must vote, but it could do no more. 1t
could lead the horse to water, int could not
force him to drink.
Mr.. Dubois came out triumphant in his
contest with the American house of lords,
but he met with another sort of experience
a few nights ago when he attended Il meet
ing of the National Capital Press club, of
which he Is "A member Merely by way of
joke, Mr. Dubois refused to cast his vote
when question was put to the meeting by
the president Of the club. The president
read the rule which required every member
present to cast his vote unless excused by
the club. Still Mr.. Dubois sat silent.
But the newspaper men of Washington
have not so much respect for the American