The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-12-17

~. isttss nsn.ss 10 CO.. saa No tai.
me- rfuieets tobsus.
There's no BE- in tnlting mlllaf
That eifl has r0t to GOT
whats The matter. Latclai" Boz.
iufcd Mr Mcsvat hooking up from
his nowstarar
"sho shant 1a, IN this b uso uu0ih.
70 day She's n imrudont, lazy gUad
Im nothing -
"Who isf'
"That kitchen girl"
"What her namct"
! "She calls herself Esmernlda
"Nut a bad name. unused NJ. Ne
Swat. "What hns She been duiugT'
"She hasn't been doing anything
That's the trouble. give her two aft
frnuuns un in the week, aud She takes
four She quits her work before it's
half done and goes out walking. She
goes up TO her room ut any time II the
day and takes a nap She's just come
down from a two hours sleep and is
yawning ont there in the kitchen as II
she owned the house and was tired Of
living in IT, I've talked mildly To- her,
and It doesn't do any good. She's got
to gor'
MIR. Mcswat picked mp his paper
again.
IAN right, Lobelia," he said. "Go
and fire. hor ~
81 willln
Three minutes later Mr. McSwat be
camo dimly conscious Of some unusual
commutiun IN the back part of the house.
Sounds as Of voices raised in animated
ronyc alton reached his ears He laid
aside his paper and listened.
eco it, Lobelial Go it, Esmeralda -
he muttered under his breath, as the
discussion appeared to become more
lively. The voice he took to be- Esmer-
nldl's gradually assumed the principal
burden of the conversation, but at inter
walls he could hear Lobelia's clear so
prano cndeavoring to secure recognition
There was prolonged crash as if the
end gate had dropped from IA wagon
loaded " n tinware and cruckery while
going uphill, and Mrs. McSwat came
flying back into the room with flushed
face aud wild gesticulation.
." She says she won't 90, Billiger, "
she gasped, choking with wrath. II Of
fered her two weeks wages and told
, her she could leave She said she didn I
want to, and told her to 90 anyhow.
The brazen thing defied mel She used
dreadful language, and threatened to
have her put out. Then she kicked the
table over and danced round on the pie
r pans and dared me to touch her. She Z
got to get out of here this very day or
willw
"That's right, Lobelia," asserted Mr..
McSwat cheerfully. That's right Put
her out. It's your house. And it's YOU
fight" he added, turning again to his
newspaper
"Are you going to sit there and lie
that horrible girl turn the house upside
DOWN."
'M-hey? .What?"
"Billiger McSwat, have You got tn
spirit of a mani"
"Ur-what did you remark"
81 say are you going to let that dread
full girl take possession of the premise
and turn me outY'
~ don t hear her taking possession O
= anything, Lobelia, said Mr.. McSwat
i listening intently a moment.
Because, if you are, I'll call in som
n neighbor and tell him l can't get tn
man of this house to protect me and
e want help"
"Great Scott What do you want IN
to do?" exclaimed Billiger, with
G yawn.
= go out to the kitchen and tell tina
impudent thing TO pack up her traI
and 90. Give her two weeks pay an
then give her two hours to get her trun
and all her belongings moved. Tell hC
you re the master Of this house,
"But I'm not, you know, Lobelia,
weakly interposed Billiger
IF you're afraid to 20 and give III
girl her walking papers, say so, and L
call a policeman.
81 don't think it will be necessary I
do that. I'll go and talk to her. "
He rose slowly and proceeded towar
the kitchen, whistling with great al
parent indifference us he went
He found Esmeralda holding the fort
redhaired and defiant.
my good girl, " he said in concil
ating tone, "this kind of thing won
DO you know
Don't you good girl me, you whir
in hypocriter' screeched Esmerald;
waving big tin dipper threateningly
"You snoopin bag O. wind, git rigl
ont o. here, or
But see here, Miss-Miss-I don
believe | know your last name
Don't make no difference what m
name is | know what you're drivin al
and I'm not a-goin away I'm goin
stay right here!'
4, But don't you see that's all wrong
7 You don't belong to the family, 20
know
- 81 don't want no more sass from you
It's IA doggone shame to tuI'' - """'' '''