The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-20
The Governors PrGrUgadVGS.
By MARY T, BAD =

Copyright, i5g5, by the Author.l
Governor Browns proroyntivcs were
umcrous aud peculiar Few governors
aid have exercised them without
ut romonstrance, but then fow gov
ors would have cared TO exercise
m. As usual thing, a governor,
yovor INSCRIPTIONS, holds himself
. we the temptations Of grocery store
1 scorus ordering his uoighhors to de
i've themselves Of their old clothes on
lis behalf. But if Governor Brown had
weaknesses to which other governors are
not prone he was also exempt from
many failings common to men Of pow
en- He was not given to wire pulling or
nepotism or bribery, and tho preroga-
tives be chung to were freely granted
him by his people.
Freely granted? Indeed they were,
freely and smilmgly granted, by all Of
the old inhabitants Of Newton and its
vicinity But there was one man who
! questioned thom-a busting northern
q man, who, after marrying q southern
| girl in the north and bringing her back
| to her cid home, had awakened the
| whole county to stirring activity, max
/ Ing it banner county of the new south
| asst had been of the old. This man
could not understand the way in which
the governors habits were tolerated.
If he had had his way--but fortunately
even he could not 60 so far as that-if
he had been town marshal, for instance,
the governor would have been arrested
some day and put into any sort of Gus
tody where his various prerogatives
would have been but memory and a
desire
There is point where patience
ceases to 10 a virtue " Mr.. Adams was
heard to say, "and | think this town
has long passed that point in its treat
ment Of that crazy old darky, Brown.
No wonder your negroes are incapable
and tmling whenyo all join in cncour-
aging Nagabjndism and petty tmcvlng
in such way. / can't understand it.
Why, oven my wife, one OF the most
sensible women ! know, used to take
my trousers before they were half worn
out and give them to the governor.
What's WORSE once caught her hang.
ing pair over the back garden fence,
where they would be handy for him &c
steal. I've had to put stop altogether
to his loafng round our place.
"You seem to forget that your wife''
father used to own him, said Raynes,
the express agent
81 don't soe what difference that
makes, Adams said.
mo l suppose you don't but youl
wife does, fetorted Raynes Here thu
old fellow comes now, he added, "ol
time for the 4 o'clock train. Don't yot
know, Adams, that more people remem
Der Newton for the governors prayer
than they do for your big shipments o
beans and tomatoes?"
whats that he's singing Adam
asked with a frown, ignoring tn
agents question.
A noticoably tall, lanl negro wa
coming down the street. The long win
ter overcoat he wore would have beel
too warm for the sultry June weathe
had il not been tom and battered til
the breeze ventilated it and fluttered it
fragments like Streamcrs, much to tn
delight Of the four yelping dogs tina
capcrcd around him, led by shor
Il strings. These were the governors body
guard, and he was seldom seen withou
them. The remains Of fur cap did it
best to cover his gray wool, while wha
he would have called his shoes made II
pretense of covering his faded lookin
feet. He was singing at the top of hi
voice, but the barking of his dogs mad
it difficult to understand the word.
Perhaps he realized this, for when
saw Mr.. Adams in the group at the stG
ton he gave his followers a cuff tha
admonished them in silence.
Miss Halle Howard Miss Halli
Howard! Lives on pound cakel Live
4 on pound cake! Coin to heavenr' hi
stentorian voice rang out.
Good news for you, Adams" laugh
ed Montgomery Stuart, the next large'
truck farmer to Adams, as he droy
up. 1.-The governor must have broke