The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-20

lies and the peace OF nations depends up
on the success of a school which | have
established for this purpose.
need hardly point out the crying ne.
cessity there has always been for such
an establishment, a necessity which has
existed since the days of the first iras-
cible old gentleman who threw bones
about. lived i'll a cave, ate underdOne
babes and growlod when anybody APP
preached He was the terror of his time,
but fortunately he lived. in a scattered
neighborhood, and could besides be
dispatched at any moment to another
sphere, enlightened public opinion at
that time being all in favor of perform
ing the eiTectual operation on the head
which converts a spoiled specimen of
gross material human nature into per-
feet angel III "a moment.
Personallyp am far from being con
WINGED that the old fashioned remedy
was not the best, because of the imme-
diate relief it gave both to the impa-
tient and his suffering friends. Just
little knock on the head, and he had
gone where tho shoe never pinches, din
ner is digestible and there are no tenn
pers to be crossed. What could be more
thorough, simple and beautiful?
Had it been the invariable custom to
promote irascible old gentlemen to be
angels the moment their trouble set in,
ono cannot help thinking of all the ag
onics men might have saved themselves.
Just glance at the long roll--Moses,
Mohammed Cyril of Alexandria, Tor
'pIt la. I, a Al.
notorious army of devil worshipers
from he who first sang, 'Slay and spare
not, III the name of the Lord!' to the
last man whose ear is inclined to heark-
en- complacently to every threat of eter-
nal damnation aimed at a fellow crea-
ture. They were all irascible men, and
what did any of them do for the world
in comparison to the misery they made
i'll it?
Many a weary day did | mourn over
the mistaken policy which deprives iras-
chile gentlemen of instantaneous pro-
motion to another realm, however rich
ly they may deserve it, but finally there
flashed into my mind hope-a possi-
bility that there might be yet another
cure. Many Of the greatest discoveries
were made by accident, and so also was
this-the discovery Of the value of knit
ting as an 0ntidote to an irascible dis
position. 1t was not perhaps wholly to
accident that / owed a grandfather of
this description.
The dear old gentleman was posi-
tive pest to his family. Everything that
any of us wanted to do was just the
very thing he would not allow. II
won't hear Of it, by Jove! What do You
take me for?' was the formula, and
then, if book were handy, he would
| throw it at us, or if there We're no mis-
siles he would hurl epithets. / Jared
worst in the family because he had cho-
sen me to be his heir and was deter
mined to make me suffer for it. He has
often kept me sitting beside him by the
hour together, writhing under his cpl
thets, but able to endure them so long
AS could work off the irritation they
caused me into my knitting.
1t was long, however, before it dawn
cd upon me that if the knitting had
such salutary effect upon my nerves
it might also be good for my grandfa-
ther. But how to get him to try i'll
This was where the accident came in.
had despaired of ever finding an op-
portunity even to broach the subject,
but one day the dear old man himself
quite unexpectedly made one for me,
1t was lovely weather and had want
cd to go for a ride so he kept ne in the
whole afternoon to sit with him. In
fact, | believe he staid in himself for
the purpose, and this made my knitting
especially necessary rs a s. dat!ye. 1 was
making wooden shawl with big wood
en- needles that clicked rs | worked,
and during a long silence tho sound be
came obtrusive even to myself, so that
was not surprised when at last he ex
claimed, "Stop that confoundod row.
"Do you find it exasperatingE | an
} swered with inspiration, continuing tt
! knit.
"Damnably" he growled from hi'
lowest depths.
How you must wish you could d,
itp' | said pleasantly. He scowled a
me, but there was reflection under tn
frown. "Not that you could, ! con
tmued at takes clever man to kni
a shawl "
"Why, copfound your' he exclaim
ed, "do you mean to tell me couldn
do any woman's work chose?'
luu cuulun't Knit, / naintaine'
defiaatly.
"Poohr he calculated, then wig
4 gled little on his chair, watching M
!. the while. "HereW he called at last
e "Just let me show you How do 20
g hold the confoundel thingsP
went to him, expecting to have m
head snapped of, adjusted the needle
in his gouty fingers and deiied him
do it, This suiliced to set him to wor
with will