The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-01
1neY COULD HANDLE A PADDLE.
Two Cinnamon mt Central Park Lake Carry
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Two Cinnamon Mt Central Inrk Lake carry |
Their 'Pusl-push" Boat to victory.
Among tho Sunday crowds that seek
recreation in Central park during this
sunny season there ARE always number
of Chinese in full gala Costume. They
have just one object in going there, and
that is to get boat and spend all the time
they can on the water. Those that can't
row hire man to pull them about the
picturesque little lake and sit bolt upright
on their seats, looking neither to the right
nor the left They take their outing as II
it were profound and serious ceremony.
Few OF them row themselves and those
that do are, as Il rule Indifferent oarsmen.
There were two Cinnamon at the lake
last Sunday who were an exception to this
rule who attracted much attention from
the crowds They couldn't find a boat to
suit them at first To all the boatkeepers
profiercd craft they returned a refusal with
vigorous shakes " their heads.
mo likce same Soat, " said the smaller of
the two Want a push-pus boat.
Then they both made peculiar motions
with thcir arms. suddenly it dawned
upon the boatkccpcr that what the Celes-
tials wanted was canoe, and that the mo-
lions were intended to represent padding
which they designated as pushpush." He
produced a very pretty little canoe, to the
great satisfaction of the Cinnamon, who
seized the paddles, took their places, and
after gravcly rolling their sleeves up from
arms like pipe stems pushed off. Their
debut was the signal for a chorus of jeers
from the urchins who lined the banks.
"Oh. git onto de Chinksl' Push on
yer paddle there, Washce- washeep' Look
at tn arms on emf Say, Chink, hitch
yer pigtan to oar, an if ye fall in it'll
hold yer up!'
The urientals paid no attention to the
jeers. but padded slowly out with an easy,
sweeping motion Of the paddles Present
ly two hurly young men, who had been
perspiringly speeding light rowboat up
and down the lake, rowed up to the China
men and derisively challenged them to a
race.
You want row racee boat, hey?" in
quircd the smaller Chinaman. go other
end lake. and come bacllH'
That's the idea, Chink, " returned the
young men i'm a breath Then they turned
to their friends on the shore and winked,
indicating, Just watch us do the heathens
dirt!'
Boat and canoe lined up together, with
the bets all on the boat The Chinese look
ed like pygmics beside their stalwart young
competitors. At the start the youths pull
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deep ana win an amazingly powerful
and dett stroke sent thelr llght craft cut,
ting through the water BACKWARD ana
forward ike clockWork they Went the wa
ter toamlng up at tne PROV OF the canoe
and eudylng away behind us II eat up th'