The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-13

OF the women: 'Oh, Elder Spottswood. let
me Introduce Mr.. Cooper.
The Elder put out his hand again and
gays he. ''Ah, happy to see you amongst
us, Mr. Cooper. Are you stranger in
our beautiful little village?
! only some" says Bill Il used to live
here five years ago.
''Ah. just So" says the Elder How
you must enjoy renewing old acquaint
ances. Hope ! may see you again. Mr.
err, Tooter." Then each one weat on
again.
! Well in bout another ten minutes Bill!
was i'm one corner talking to an old friend
when up comes the Elder again ana
bumps into him. and says the friend
I"Glad to see you. Elder. Here. you must
meet my friend, Mr.. Cooper.
"Ah. pleased TO make your acquaintance,
MI. Hockey" says the Elder. Might
ask II you are stranger in our little ham
let?"
II don call myself SIGH" says Bill, his
face pretty red. You see, l used TO live
here some years ago.
! ''Ah. another old resident" says the Ell
der There seems to be a number of old
Sc ttlers here tonight. Quite a reunion, as
I IL were. Hope / may meet you again
want to tell you of the grand work we
are doing in Bullyboloo Land, where my
nevew is" And Bill says he hopes he
will meet him, though 1t was cold lie,
cause he had made up his mind that he'd
run fore he'd face him again.
| But Bill was in for il again just the
same. In a few minutes he was in a
crowd in front of the tidy table, where
one OF the girls had just sold him lamp
mat for seventy-five cents and was hav-
iing hard work not to find the change for
a dollar. when she seen the Elder, and
that give her an idee. and she calls him
over and says she: "Oh, Mr.. Cooper. you
must meet Elder Spottswood.' and the
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Bits up and down, and says he:
"Ah. Mr. Scooter. good-evenng. / trust
you are not finding it lonesome amongst
strangers. eh?"
| But I'm only a comparative stranger,
you see-I used to live here" says Bill,
redding up again. and gritting his teeth.
"Ah you don't tell mel says the Ell
der Another old resident of our delight
full little town. l meet them on all sides
tonight" and he turned to speak to some
one else, and Bill made Decline for the
far end of the room. He just made up
his mind that this settled 1t, and he'd
keep away from everybody and not run
any chances of no more introductions So
he stood there by the wall and studied a
map OF the Holy Land. and run his nose
up and down the river Jordan, and squint-
ed with one eye at Dan and cooked the
other up at Beersheber. and got focus
on Bombay, and zgzagged his gaze off
the Rubicon. and was just thinking he
was all safe when the Elder p'inted him
and come sailing up and puts out his hand,
and says he: 49,
"Ah, good-eveeing. Brother. don't
just seem to recall you-may / ask what
your name might be?''
MY name is Cooper" says Bill, loud
and clear, and everybody looks.
I "Ah. Mr.. Cooper" says the Elder. and
Bill feels encouraged. welcome to our
midst. You are a stranger in our stirring
little community. / see"
NO" snaps Bill. Not by long shot
Used to live here five years ago"
"Ah. indeed: / would scarcely believe il
II you did not tell me so. / never seen
so many old residents at one time before
! have met upward of a dozen this even
ing"
But you've met me before" says Bill
getting redder and redder. YOU"
"Ah. impossible. impossible, Mr.. Car
penter." breaks in the Elder. You see
I've only been here two years. But
rope TO meet you many times in the fu-
ture-many times-and talk with you
j about our grand mission work. and the
Elder went on. leaving Bill hopping his
face with his lamp-mat.
He was all right for most a nour, ano
had got his face worked down middlins
light again. when Deacon Pickett comes
to him, and says he:
/ DILL We re SOlliS " nave a lew tiOSii-
exercises. and the Elder is going to adj
dress us-just come up forard and II
find you a seat"
Well, Bill fit off. but the Deacon drus
him along. and when they got for'ard the
seats was all full so he took him up or
the platform and give him a cheer
amongst the passed. of US more procurement
workers. i see Bill edging his cheer back
and looking mighty skeered but ] could
MT do nothing to help him. Then the Ell
der steps up, all smiles and he look!
round at the people. and smiles som,
more. and says he, MY friends anC
sort o. swings around SOS to include us
workers on the platform. and he does
so he catches sight of Bin. ''Wot!' h,
says: .ah. see; we have a stranger.
and he steps over. his hand out "Mr
Cooper" says l. in a loud whisper. "Ah
shopper" says he. grabbing Bills hand
HE used to live here" says l. boun,
to make everything all pleasant.
"Ah, then welcome all the more am
he hauls Bill for'ard by main strength
pumping his hand harder than ever. Il
seems there is a return of the lost tribe,
tonight-Mr. Booter and Mr.. Koonger anC
Mr.. Shorter and Mr.. Bunter and others
Let me present you to our people" and h
drags Bill. who's all the time chewing hi.
teething-ring at the rate of eighty time
. a minute. out to the edge of the platform
let me present your. old neighbor, Mr.
} Snooper. Now If Mr.. Goshen and Mr.
Grunter and the other old residents will
: come for'ard WE'LL
You tarnation old fool" bowls Bill
. yanking his hand away and backing off
my name Is Cooper. and I'm the onl,
Ole resident here! You've met me more'l
hve hundred times tonight, You ough
? TO be shot,"
NO sich language as THAR says
lesping betwixt 'em, anxious as / Away
J are, TO pour lie on the troubled waters
Let up. Bill!' Then / turns to the Ell
der and says in a loud whisper: "H
amt just o. X. in his upper story. Yo,
go ahead and have your little reunio,
with the others and I'll get him away,
and j showed Bill out the side door an,
/, landed him on the walk. where he so
; down hard. The fresh air seemed to re
? vive him, and he took out his teething
ring and threw 1t in the gutter long will
his lamp-mat and a bunch OF wax flow
ers. and pound of homemade cand,
and a pair of pillar shams, and some 9th
! err things.
BILL" says I. did they get your ten :?
Great jumping snakes. I'll bet the,
! did, says he. and he cut the string an,
hauled off the boot and reached in. mo
It's here, thank Heafing!' says he.