The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-14


of which a certain number labelled
respectable are patronized to great
extent by business men and others OF
the city. Again there is portion,
such as those found on Nuuanu street,
into which none other than natives
seem to go. The smallest portion IS
composed of the all-night places,
where flock people Of all nationalities
and grades. Here it is that person
in search of types may find study TO
his hearts content.
a certain one Of these restaurants on
Hotel street presents a most interest
ing scene on Saturday evenings more
than at any other time. 1t is then no
one seems in a hurry to get away, and
time is taken to make expressions
which might be used by character
readers in a summary of the natures
of the respective frequenters.
The exterior of this establishment is
very much as others Of its stamp, but
may be particularly identified by
large glass window in front. Some
months ago, when the Philadelphia
was at this port, a number of her
sailors became angry with the propri-
etor because he had taken the hat OF
one of the number who refused pay
ment for his supper. Selling ginger
ale bottle one of the sailors friends
threw il at the window. The spot
struck by the missile has been poul-
ticed with some black substance,
while the radiating cracks run in all
AZ lra "a the GnIlI0.
1t is said the Chinese proprietor IS one
of those natures whose delight 1t Is to
keep souvenirs. Another reason as
signed for the smashed window re-
manning is that it has proven the very
best of advertisements.
The restaurant is much the same as
others OF it's nature. The counter IS
presided over by the Acknowledged
proprietor, the small tables and hard
chairs-the same as found elsewhere.
The only difference is that the tables
are lust a trifie less greasy, the nap
kins more scarce and the bottles of
condiments contain mixtures so sim
liar in appearance as to render dis
tinction difficult.
Having been told that the place was
an extremely interesting one TO visit,
especially on Saturday night, repre-
sentative OF this paper dropped into
the place last Saturday evening In the
hope of finding something worthy of
mention.
The shrill voice of the proprietor
was the first thing To break the mono
tony. a Samoan painter of the city
had playfully dropped the lighted
stump of his cigar into the plate OF
matches on the counter and succeeded
in making quite a blaze. Instead Of
putting out the fire.and then tslking
TO the man, the owner began expos
tuIatiDg with the painter on the mis-
chief done, while the matches burned
on. The grease of the counter stood
in immediate danger of being des-
troyed by the flames. he proprietor
finished speaking just as the fire died
out and, there being DO longer any ne
cessity for scOlding, the Chinaman
sat down on the ledge OF the window
and watched tie Samoan light an
other cigar and walk away.
4 rather Withholding native was
seen lowering about the tables that
had been recently occupied by Gus
tomer=. In his hand he carried a
paper bag, which he was filling with
the remains OF recent repasts. The
man is - harmless lunatic who has no
source OF supplies but the table of Chi
nese restaurants. When the man first |
began his collections, the Cinnamon
objected to his entering their respec-
tive places, but gradually became
used to his harmless manner, and
now allow him to come and go at Will.
He wears no shoes and skips
about from table to- table for all the
world like babOOn. He has fright
ened many persons who are not ac-
quainted with his queer ways, by
coming up behind them unawares and
making hideous grimaces. While he
"a lnnafip
mumbles over all sorts of combina-
tions of words and seems to pay no
attention to anything but the matter
in hand.
Two hackmen, seated at the center
table, were discussing the business of
the past week. One had succeeded In
getting a good run of customers, while
the other said he had made but very
few dollars and had almost made up
his mind to give up the business. He
deeply deplored the fact that cholera
had developed in the city. He used to
do his greatest amount of business
when steamers from foreign ports
arrived at Honolulu. Cholera had
stopped all passengers from landing,
and consequently had taken away the
source of the greatest amount of his
revenue. This one seemed to eat his
supper with the show of rather poor
appetite, while the other was so en-
crossed with his meal that he IN
doubtedly failed to hear the plants Of
his fellow hackmen, for he vOuch-
safed not a word in answer.
Two policemen were seated near by
the hackmen. They had just come OFT
their beats and had settled down for a
good. comfortable meal. In the usual
native style they were recOunting TO
each other the events of the evening.
One had seen sO-and-sO drunk and
returning to his home in Chinese
hack when upon occasions that he was
sober he was wont to ride in the best
hacks in the city. The other had as
sisted in the arrest of "Sweet Emile"
and was describing in a very able
y,1oDnar the manner in which she car