The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-16
SKETCHES BY M.QUAD



About noon camo along to where
man sat in the sun before u dugout, and
be did not wait fer me to come to
halt before he exclaimed!
"1'll do it, stranger-1ll do 1t ~
sure's yer boml I'm Il man as can't be
imposed on beyana a sartin p'int"
Anything wtung" | asked as /
looked around and failed to find any
evidence Of other inhabitants of that
plain.
II should say thar wasr' he yelled as
he rose up and then jumped a foot high.
"Stranger, what would you say was
smokin in place of terbacker?"
at smells like piece of old wooden
shirt.
"That's it--that's exactly what it is,
and it's the last Of the shirt at that
Stranger, when did hev my last squar'
meal?'
1.-TWO days ago, perhaps"
"It's over three, and then had no
salt with It'll I've bin tramped on and
ground into the earth and l won't stand
it no longer Ar you goin as fur as In
dianolai"
Eyes, I'm going right there"
"When you git to 1ndianola, I want
you to go and see Kurnel Davids. His
office is right across from the tavern.
He's short, fat man, and his hair
would be red if he had any. You'll find
him paintin signs and writin out hand
bills and circulars about Golden City.
He'll be a-writin about the railroads
and factories and churches and skule-
houses which is to come here. He'll be
a-writin about the rich farmin lands, the
public parks, the soshul advantages and
the healthiness of the climate. He'll be
a-writin that Golden City is to be the
Chicago of the fur west, and that in
less'n ten years she will hev popula'
shun of 200, 900 people"
"why. man, you don't tell me that
this is Golden Cityr" exclaimed.
81 do, stranger. She's right here, all
surveyed and city lots for saleP'
"And there is only one dugout and
one inhabitantl"
THAT'S all, and that's bin enough NJ
to now. Another Teller was to come ovel
! three days ago and bring provisions and
dig another hole and keep me company.
That would hev increased the popula
ton and the number Of dwellings O
hundred per cent, you see, but he basn 7
come. You say to the colonel that you
saw me. You say that was hungry and
lonesome. You say that l was hoppin
mad and CROWN madden every mint.
Jest you pound on the table and looh
him in the eyes and say if he don't
git the balance of the population of this
city out here before noon tomorrer, witt
sunthin to eat and drink and smoke
that the present inhabitants will wall
right off and bust his boomin old towI
all to squash Stranger, will you do tina
, fur sufferin public!"
Eyes, will.
"Thank you. The kurnel agreed Il
, give dollar day and my grub flu
! bein the skules, factories, railroads
: churches, populashun and soshul advan
! tages of Golden City, and if he don
j cum up to the rack I'll shoulder m,
y y blanket and fryin pan and leave seen
i Of desolashun behind meH'
= l agreed to put the case in vigorou
! manner, but was saved any trouble il
2 that direction. Five miles from Indi
Z anola l met the other "populashun
3 loaded down with blankets and provi
i sions, and when l told him that Colder
g City was in danger of being wiped on
/ of existence he uttered yell of dismay
z put the whip on his mule and wen
Q away at headlong speed
8 1t Was Possible.
"There couldn't be anything wron
about it, could there?" he asked Of til