The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-18

n CULINARY artist al Ethiopian
IL EXTRACTION who has been making
his residence in Honolulu for seT-
eral months past. has about arrived az
the conclusion thar be has q large con
fract on bis hands IN. d1GEIng q well-de-
velopad hood0o. which b. claims has been
rersistently playing tag with his future
prosperity. % such extent that ruinauon
almost stars him in the face-
The gentleman ~ color halls from the
suuuF slopes 81 the Cumberland noun
tafus Of Tennessee. Since the days Of
bis early youth De has followed the Foca-
ton o. cook. That be possesses full
and complete understanding % the rudi-
meufs 81 MS business has been properly
attestei by those who have come into
contact with bis product and skill.
The last job held down BY ioe cook
was aboard q sailing vessel which reEch-
I'd this port during the latter parf OF
May. Since that time the concoctor OF
ship stew and builder Of plum dun has
remained in state Of "inocuous desu-
etude~ az q well known saltwater rem
devous. cherishing the ever fitting hope
that q ship w0ule come along which
would SEE THE necessity % having man
aboard who could produce a bin Of fare
that would make the RULED spirits oi
sailors 10 suhside and cause a delightfus
calm Of coutentmeut 70 peryade every
where, from the bowsprit tip TO the
sterus post
The cook has proven a nightmare to
an the shipping masters. crimps ana
"steerers" Of the various sailor organ
izaiious on the waterfront lie has
made life q burden and dehrium 10
the men who endeavor 20 furnish help
Of either union or n0n-union persuasion
20 vessels in port.
The man from Tennessee has only one
besetting sin lie has a gift Of the CAB
which would cause the speeler Of side
show 20 turn green with envy. He pos
sesses a voice which has the carrying
uroponsities Of n ten ton derrick. From
n long distance standpoint the CONVEX
sation Of that cook is spoken Of as mar
vel0us In its grandeur and density. When
De comes aboard q vessel staid and So
date skinners take 90 the fo'casle in
order 90 avert the uproar. Tempestuous
and hoisteroue mates are silenced aut
take the very hack row. The fussy and
sometimes uproarious donkey engine. gen
orally gives n few disCruntled little gasps
and knocks OF for the rest Of the day
Mnsts which have stood the strain Of
fierce gales shiver and wobble about in
their steepings while the crew 90 up
town and seek consolation in viewing
schooners which require but little effort
in dischargiug.
In the past week. the Ethiopian COOK
has been presented 10 the skippers Of
at least half n dozen vessels. His ahil-
itv has been extolled in redolent word
painting The galley engineer was gen
orally prevailed upon TO remain silent
through the Introductory period. This
over and az the first eruption Of that
FAR reaching voice. dark clouds Of trou-
he immediately put in an appearance
The Tennessean being wound M never
battling for breath until he had told the
sad. sweet story Of The Blasted Pros
meets Of Erastus johnson. or How /
Burned the Beams Az the end Of the
first hour Erastus invariably stood upOn
the freshly scrubbed deck alone Believing
family history bv the yard.
His reputation for rapid fire talk has
snread from Railway wharf TO the Pilot
house. There is now some talk amOnl
the cooks agents Of employing some face
bleach. n copper rivetcd bride especially
designed FOR a bail bearing tongue. with
the hope Of palmins of the scullion SUI
pcrintendent as q deaf mute who has put
In four years as usher in a Young ladies
cooking school.
n the meantime 'Rastus dare not take
his clothes and go because they are mort
gagged.