The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-17
A FINE DISTINCTION.
A Little Story showing the Difference Be-
tvrrn "Ih.pku mud UGaIIu

A Little Story showing the Difference BE-
tween "Chrek" and Call"
"Now and then hear some one declare
that man has monumental gall. but
the fellow using the term has no concep-
tion of its significance lie simply means
it's a case Of extraordinary cheek. -
1t was Cincinnati man stopping for a
day or two In Detroit who spoke ms above,
and when asked what he knew about
"monumental galln he replied
al was travelling in California during
the great boom and one day got around to
Los Angeles and met chap who used to
be in the furniture business i'm my town
He had arrived only the day before and
wns fat broke. As he had put up at the
best hotel, thought that was a case Of
monumental gall, but he hadn't begun
to show his never yet.
"After bit he came to me and wanted
to know IL | had any blank checks in cast
ern banks. | had checks on Cincinnati,
Chicago, st. Louis and Toledo and gave
him six or eight. Everybody was wild
over real estate, and this chip took a walk
around and got options ON three different
lots, giving his check for about $40 900 in
each case. Some one went mp to the hotel
to ask about him. and he turned around
and took an option on the caravansary mt
$3.50, for 10 days. He wrote out n
check for $500 ns cool hs you please,
and within the next "a hours had options
on the best bargains in town.
81 gave him dozen checks in all, and
he filled 'em out for about $1,000 II
any of the banks had been telegraphed TO.
he would have been dished, but he had
way with him which seemed 10 satisfy ev-
erybody that he was heeled and was work
ing for n ten strike saw him make out a
check for 500, 600 and shake it under the
nose Of n man who had been Offering "A
nice bit of land for S41, 600. He scared
the man half to death for minute, and
then he rushed out and put the price at
$50, 900"
But he couldn't really buy any landy"
"He didn't want to- He was giving
that locality specimen OF monumental
gall. The people Were up on cheek, > but
had never seen a face of hammered brass
What dye think he didg I'll tell you
straight, and I'll give you the names of
parties to write to if you doubt my word.
Before single one of his options expired
he sold them out TO a new crowd and in
eight days he had cleared S25, 900 in as
good gold ms California ever mined. The
pNhti vi tht hON'l gave nlin Fo.UNu anu MS
worthless checks in my presence and felt
so good over it that he opened the ckam-
pagne and brought out some cigars worth
81 each. -
And didn't you make anything'n
mot blamed red Say, that cuss even
depended on me for his cent cigars for
four or five days, and | sat around like a
bump on log and saw him rake in n fine
fortune! He got out Of the thing slick and
clean, without suspicion, while had to
telegraph home for miserable little $500,
and the landlord had man watching me
for two or three days to see that didn't
jump my bill! I've got cheek enough to
carry me along pretty comfortable, but
when it comes to monumental gall I'm
way down the hall. | used to mix the
terms, but don't any more. Any fool can
have cheek, but the other stuff is only
to be found in chain lightning sort of
man. Detroit Free Press.