The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-20
A SION LANGuAGE.


How ~ ,tigh, Easily Ire plncrcntly Inter
rrotcd by Different Persons.
Don tacruim of James VI of Scotland tho
Spanish ambassador "a man Of grcat lcnrn
ing. bad tho idea that In every university
There should be- "a professor " signs, whose
duty should bc TO make men of various
countries understand each other by signs,
thus doing AWAY with the tedious and Ia.
boriuus prDccss Of learning different Ian
puuVcs. The ambassador was one day Ia
menting to the King this deficiency In our
university education when he, for joke,
said that this important branch Of cducn-
ton was not neglected In Scotland that
Aberdeen had such professor The
Spuninrl ut once declared that he would
q, aud scc him. The king was unable to
dis-uadc him, and finding himself in an
awkward position wrote TO the university
and desired its professors to make the best
Of the affair in some way.
Scarcely had the letter announcing the
ambassadors expected arrival reached Alb
crdccn when the ambassador himself ap-
pcarcd The professors had not had time
t. Concuct any plan and were at their wits
end one of them CHANGED to recount thci,
dilemma TO the butcher, a waggish fellow,
blind in one eye and quick at repartee.
"Why, that's easy eneuch, said he. II
could do it mcscl', since tbs but to keep
still and max signs
We'll, it came about that the butcher
Yves Installed at the university as professor
Of signs, dressed in "a professional robe and
flowing wig. The ambassador was pre-
scented to him. He took a survey Of the
butchers face and then produced an or
angC from his pocket
Nothing dauntcd, the butcher thrust his
hand into his coat pocket and produced q
piece of Oaton cake, which he showed to
the surprised Spaniard. The ambassador
then held up one finger. The professor
! Of signs held up two, whereupon the en-
| hassadur held up three, on which the
| butcher clinched his hand and held il
stpruly in the air.
On seeing this the ambassador smiled in
! q most gratiilcd manner bowed profound
| ly and left the presence of the pretended
| professor
The Spaniard reported to the professors
! who were anXiously awaiting him, that
! the professor of signs was miracle ant
! well worth coming 500 miles to see. SAID
| he: 81 drew from my pocket an orange
! signifying the richness of the country
| from which | came. He showed me picc,
! of Oatcn cake, indicating that his country
produced the staff of life. then held VI
one finger, meaning that there was bu
one God. He held up two, showing tha
there were two persons in the Godhead.
held up three to show there were three il
the Godhcad He clinched his hand t.
show that the three were one.
The butchers version of the interview
was this:
THE scamp! What do ye think did h,
dccf He stared me out q countenanc
first, after which piece O. impudence h
pulled from his pouch an orange, as If t
say Your poor country Gamma produce
that l showed my hand into my poucl
and pulled out whang o oaten cake
DARN him to show anything like that
Then what did the insultin rascal deeS II
held up aye finger, meanin that / had bu
aye o'c. / held up twa to tell him he hat
only twa. He held up three to show tina
we had but three between us. l thel
clinchcd my hand and was in sic n rage IA
the stupid man that gin he hadna gan
DOT o. the room pretty quick l wod ha
knocked out bath his blinkers. You
Companion.