The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-07
TWO HOMELESS MONKEYS.
FINE OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE
SOME MISSING LINKS.
Nearly All Of Menagerie at Arlington
Hotel Sold This Morning-Spirited
Bidding for the Dog.

Applications will probably be made
shoTIy by two well known citizens for
admission to the poor house or the or
phan asylum. The two monkeys who
were the stars of the Arlington Hotel
menagerie are likely to become public
charges. Nobody seems to want them
and they went begging for a home this
morning.
At no time during the auction sale
on the Arlington premises did the voice
of VIII E. Fisher seem so eloquent as it
did today when he pleaded for some
body to care for the monkeys.
They are probably the greatest mon
keys that ever resembled man" de-
clared Fisher. Now here ladies and
gentlemen is a chance, the chance of
your lives in fact, to secure living ina
geS of what Mr.. Darwin says the
human race sprung from. Every body
cherishes the remembrance of his father
and his grandfather and some even
carry the thing to far as to venerate
their mothers-in-law, and a lot more
would like to have the chance to Vene-
rate them. If a man carries his vene-
ration that far why cant he go still
further and have living images of his
remote ancestors"
But for some reason the venerator Of
his mother-in-law was either not pre-
sent or not alive to the growing demand
for brace of apes and the voice of
the auctioneer feel upon stony hearts
In vain did Fisher extol the merits of
the hairy parents. He even declared
they might prove to be the Missing
Links. No body had lost any links and
no golf players were looking for bar
gains in second hand links so the sale
of the apes had to be postponed. The
balance of the menagarie consisting of
doves cockatoos, squirrels and other
or 40 fng f1nns NHrffI fIs
disposed of at small prices.
The liveliest bidding occurred on
Jack" handsome Gordon setter who
was chained out in the back yard. Only
the dog-house had been listed. What
am l offered for this elegant house?"
cried the auctioneer 1T is servicable In
all kinds of weather. 1t is good for all
purposes.If you havnt any dog to put
in II you can use it for a cottage and
invite your friends to visit you. What
am | offered?' But before any bids were
started Fisher was told to sell the dog
too.
Poor old Jack" deplored the auc-
tiopeer who will give Jack a happy
! home?"
All of the women patrons grew sym
pathetic and declared that it was a
shame to move the poor dog. Mr. Fisher
said he thought so too but maukiward
the star of empire took it's course in
| Honolulu and Jack had to be up and
moving too. Bidding became spirited
and jumped along at 81 and $5 clips
until it had reached $25, then the warm
hearts of the people seemed to freeze
up. Bids dropped to dollar and finally
Mr.. Fisher had trouble drawing out
! fifty cent calls.
Poor old Jack have you got to &c
for a mere song a miserable $2750?''
queried the auctioneer mo he shan't
exclaimed an enthusiastic woman;
"Ill bid twenty-seven dollars and six
bits"
"Oh come in, all of you" called Fisher
His names Jack and it's a jackpot
Raise it a blue chip"
This excited the men right away and
, the enthusiastic woman was soon raised
out of the game, "She didn't have better
than pair o'type writer's and how
said one of the sporty men who haG
| had a part in boosting the jackpot
| Finally the price was run up to $37. 81
and Jack" kennel chair and collars
went to l.. r. Lucian.
Now here's a thing we all have beeI
looking for" said Fisher "as the crowt
surged about highly painted tub hold
ing a long Sharp leaved plant. IT'S
snap. Why if I could get as soft
job as I know this is going to sell for
I'd go out of business right here. tt
j the easiest job in the world. Here's
your chance to pick blossoms off o
Century plants"
Evidently the crowd was very indus
trious or feared the plant would begil
blooming within the course of thi
generation for the century plan
brought only $2.75.
Look at old Arizona" cried Fishe
and he pointed to a handsome cactu
plant standing six feet high, as straigh
as a Navajo indian when he is sober
You could use this as a club to driv
creditors away, urged the auctioneel
Honolulu bill collectors must be
mild hammered set for this appeal elict
ed no more renumerative response NOR
than $l.75 at which figure the plant wa
sold.
The sale is being held this afternoo
also and if much stuff remains mis-
cellaneous sale will be held on Monday
MARRIED.
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