The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-29

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fr'Hulhfi1Hs
uaussa n,resf saiHsH uau noiias
and boo Uanifa n.irasn $50 tan.
.iituafs .u.afufa At.asiii taia ainf
boz d tamptoui.s VA Afianrea.
Mr VI % nHvoik hm written o.
Iho tmimf fvo fairr niiilud "1rIh.
uiaiins Of o. thumiul uItu giving
his U,rfUuua With ihc isaa|ne haiu
mif Iho follow lne b. ialon frm ihe
nt wlsi
s'mr mmiln ago. as vns passing
through q down town street m my wny
o. ihD elevated Hanm ! saw man
sitting m tho sfors ~ huso H.
'oemod Gu bo NESTING biz elbows ou bic
kur,s and holding mt both DIS hands
As J cumr uDrf ! porelved that be-
had no hands but only siumle. who're
fN0 fingers had hran cui ~ rlusU t1 the
palms and that DO WINS thosn simuIe BE-
was holding ont n tho muto appeal
which was his form oi hoggng Other
wisr ho did not ask charity When / mp.
preached him BE- did mot luuk zap. and
when J stopped be- irmt of him he did
mot sliaak ! Thought this rather fine in
its way; except fm his humiliation,
which the man really could not help.
thDie was nothing o. offend the taste,
and his immuhile silence was certainly
impressive
! dccidud at uncr 90 give him some.
uing, for when am in the presence ~
want or even the appearance Of want.
thoro is something that says 90 me,
'tiiyo 30 him that askpth. and I have
. tu give Or else 90 away with u bad con-
soionce--a thing J hate OF course do
not give much, for ! wish 90 De- good
citizen as well as good Christian. and
as soon a. ! obey that voice which ] can.
not disuhcy hear another voice re-
preaching mo fr encouraging street
bcggnry ! have been taught that street
beggary il wrong, and when ! have 10
unbuiton two coats and 60 through three
or four pockets before ] can reach the
small coin ! mean 30 give IN compli-
ancc with that imperative voice. ] Ger
. AAAHA. 80 ~ ~ ~ WINK ~ 4 hHlllllAlr
misc, and l am never able 10 make sure
that either Of those voices is satisfied
with me. ! am not even satisfied with
myself. but am better satisfied than II
I gave nothing That was the selfish
reason nov had iJf deciding 30 yield
90 my better nature and 20 obey the
voice which bade me give 30 him that
asketh, for, a. Z said, hate a bad con
science, and Of two bad consciences
always choose the least, which. in a
case like this, is the one that incensed
political economy gives me
put my hand into my hip pocket,
whore keep my silver, aud found moth
ing there but half dollar This at once
changed the whole current Of my feel
ings and it was not chill ponury that
repressed my noble rage, but chill aiiiu-
enoe. II was manifestly wrong 20 give
half "a dollar 10 a man who had 10
hands or 20 any sort u beggar. ! was
willing 10 commit small act u Incl.
yisni, but had not the courage 20 hout
political economy 81 the extent If 90
cents. and / felt that when YVES bid.
den give 10 him that asleth" / wa
never meant 90 give - much AS half
dollar, but q cent, or a half dime, or at
the most o quarter wished bad q
quarter Iwould gladly have given a
quarter but there was nothing IN NY
pocket but that fatal that inexorably
indiYisible ha,g dollar, the continent Il
two quarters, but not practicallya quar-.
ter. / would have asked anybody IN
sight 10 change il for me. but there was
no one passing; it was Il quiet street II
brOwDst0ne dwellings, and not a
fhronged thorOugbfare at any time A.
that hour If the late afternoon il was
dcserted, except for the begglr aud my.
self, aud ] am not sure that be had any
business 10 be sitting there on the steps
o. another man = house. or that had
the right 10 encourage his invasion by
giving him anything For a moment
did not kIlOY quite what 10 do. 10 10
srre, was not bound 10 tlie man IN
any way. He bad not asked me for char.
ity. and ! had barely paused before
him could 20 on and ignore the in.
cideDt ] thought II doing this, but
then thought ~ the bad conscience |
should be- certain 10 have. and could
not 20 On. glanced across the street,
and near the corner | saw decent look.
ing restaurant, and wait a minute, " !
said to the man. as II he were likely to
go away, aud ran across " get my
half dollar changed at the restaurant
was now quite resolved 10 give him
quarter, and be- done with IL; tho
thing was getting 10 be- bore. But
when | entered the restaurant saw no
one there but a young man quite at tho
end u a long room, and when he had
come all the way forward to find what
wanted ! was ashamed 10 ask him "a
change my half dollar. and pretended
that ] wanted package Of Sweet Ga.
pOral cigarettes, which did not want.
and which it was pG"c waste for me
TO buy, since do not smoke, though
doubtless IL was better 10 buy them and
encourage commerce than 10 give ths
half dollar and encourage beggary Al
any rate, / instinctiyely felt that bad
political economy on my side in tho
transaction, aud made haste 10 20 bacl
10 the man on the steps aud secure my
self with Christian charity too. On tn
way over 10 him, however, decided
that | would not give him "a quarter, auf
| ended by posing 10 cents ON one O
his outstretcbod stumps.