The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-06

PREFERS A PASTORAL LIFE.
Giving Congratulations From His
Frlends-Healanis New Stroke Oar.
New Music for Hawaiian Band.

Clarence Macfarlane, the enterpris-
ing young business man and breeder of
Thanksgiving turkeys, was surprised
yesterday morning on being handed a
telegram from the States which might
have contained the information that he
had won the second half of the capital
prize in the lottery that was not es-
tablished here.
1t was not more than twenty minutes
afterward that Charlie Peterson, look
out man at Diamond Head, telephoned
his congratulations, and from that mo-
ment until forced by pressure of the
cOngratulatory expressions of friends to
seek seclusion, his store was crowded
Mr.. Macfarlane left his place of bust
ness early to avoid the crowd, and re-
tired to his Waikiki residence to enjoy
a few quiet days before starting in to
spend his telegram.
He was found there by an Advertiser
reporter at t p. M, in the act of de-
horning a hydraulic ram.
When asked if it was true that he
had received the welcome dispatch
which, it was rumored, was at that mo-
ment in the Safe Deposit vault, he re-
piled:
Yes, 1 am sorry to say that it is all
too true-sorry because it might have
gone to some one who would have en-
joyed it more than l. Here, as you see,
L have my chickens and pigs and my
prime Thanksgiving turkeys, and l
have been allowed to lead a quiet, pas
toral life, breaking the mOnOtOny only
when there is a boat race or speed
trial at Kapiolani Park, but with this
influx of telegram 1 hardly know how
to conduct myself"
Have you made any plans as to the
future?" was asked.
Nothing definite! 1 have, may say,
a hundred or more, but this affair has
been such a shock to me that as yet they
are nebulous. Out of the job lot one or
two may evolve themselves into some
thing that will get a standing in the
Would it betray any confidence if
you would name them, Mr.. Macfarlane?
Not necessarily for publication at this
time, you know, but so that when they
are ready to be sprung the Advertiser
may be the exclusive springer"
"On condition that it will not be
made public, [ will tell you that l will
set apart a sum with which may be
bought a stroke oar for the HeaIanis
who will not get sick or fall off a roof
just before next Arbor Day. What do
YOU think of the Scheme?'
70 Good, but there must be others that
will be of still greater interest to the
public, something that will grow upon
them, and like McBrayer, for instance,
improve with age. Have you not
Of something else to do with
this $147 800? I believe there were a
few hundreds tackled to the parent stem
of the telegram" remarked the re-
porter
That's right. I was thinking that if
there was anything left after getting
the stroke oar / would establish a fund
to provide late musical compositions
for the Hawaiian Band. But as I said
before, the plans are only 1ebulous
| believe that was the word I used in
the first part of this scene. and it will
not do to have models made until I !
am sure. AS far as I have gone I be- /
lieve have lead pipe cinch on these |
ideas, and it is not probable that any
one will step in ahead. If they shouId
strike any other public spirited men. let
them go ahead. If they need assistance
might help them OUT
''Will you continue to reside here, |
Mr.. Macfarlane, or will you travel |
about?''
4 believe it is the custom to travel
replied the young man, when one falls
into a large and properly developed |
snap like the one you have been talking |
about. I have no doubt l will be up to |
late with the rest of them. There's only |
one thing to prevent it. You see, the re- |
,eipt of that telegram yesterday morn !
ing conveyed a wrong impression In |
stead of being a notification that I had |
struck a prize, it was simply advising /
me of the fact that the last setting of !
PIack SD9uiSb pooS that 7 ca1,t Cy-e7, m |