The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-04
-Mr. PUNCH ON OURSELVES.
His Picture q TIE Amsrscanizasion Of
the British isisnds-with Tag.

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Grateful on this afternoon OF mid
summer was tie double line Of lofty
elms that led up TO the Moated Man
or-house. with its guard Of Norman
towers So il struck the fancy Of
the person Of exotic aspect who was
striding easily up the avenue at the
end OF a long cheroot, with a small
Stars and Stripes dag under each
arm. and vhisffing bar or two of
The Stately Homes OF England
Say said the perfect stranger. as
he overlook q gentleman Of horely
exterior and elapped him pleasantly
on the back. you happen to know II
the proprietor of these ruins is an
xious to do a deals- The lord Of the
manor answered with noble dignity,
I'll you are good enough TO refer 20
myself. he said. Il have no intention
Of iisposing of my ancestral proper
ty My name is Bull"
Proud to make your acquaintance,
Mr.. Bull. Shake. You are at pres
ent conyersing with Jonathan NJ
YANKEES of New York city IN. for
Monroe. sirl. and agent of the Great
Amurican Pioneer and British Isles
Development Trust. That is my card.
sir. An let me tell you there is
future before your country. sir, soon
as we start in under the pond with
our Pan-Anglo-Saxon Submarine
Toob. We are dead set on opening
up these islands. sir; but We allow
that there are some instructions in
the Old Place which give us six
holes beating in the matter OF SEN
timent and picturesqueness doc to
age The lord of the manor bowed
coIdly.
where we can persuade the hold
ers to let 60 of their assets" contin-
ued the stranger. I'VE propose to take
these relics over as going concerns
and preserve them for pos-terity.
We are now sizing up some of your
brightest antiquities. such as STRAIT
| ford-on-Aoon. and the like. With
your permission, sir. will proceed
to sample the heirlooms. Eff you hev
catalogue handy, We might get
through with this business in time
for me to hitch my private car on to
your Down South Night Crawler. A
| seance of the British Museum Roof
Garden Cafe Syndicate is fixed for
| tomorrow, 10 a m. and at noon |
| reckon to take a short run west to
peg out the Old Windsor Boar Park.
where we are laying down our Whit
| ney-Huggins Stud Farm for the Inn
provement OF the British Racehorse;
and at $3.50 p. m. | come right back
| to the metropolis for the Crystal Pa
lace and Piccadily Overhead Track
| Combine Meeting, when a notion for
/ ALFRED Crow Catchers will be on the
tapee. Things are humming. sir. both
/ In and around your capital
| A fine reserve characterized the re-
| ply of the Lord of the Manor. you
| dc not appear" he said. to grasp
the fact that there are things which
money cannot buy from an honora-
BILE Englishman But I shall be happy,
in the capacity of host. to show you
| over nv place BY the way. may
one ask You how you reconcile your
schemes of annexation with what is
known by You as the Monroe Doc
trine?''
1.-THE late Colonel Monroe. replied
the Pioneer. was a whole souled
| man. sir. But he lacked imagination.
He failed to grasp the reverse of the
medallion. An. he overlooked the
Twentieth Century. The Twentieth
century. sir. will bulk pretty consij-
BILE in the story of the develop
ment OF Europe | guess it would sur
| prise C'iumbus some If he could re-
surrect and see America discovering
the Old World.
/ THAT there, sir said the Pioneer
later on. @is cunning SCOT Of armor
| Medieval. guess?'
/ One of my people wore it at Agin-
court. believe said Mr.. .5dIl-
swa'al. grant 1t looks more al
home here than 1t would IN your Wal
ONCE. It's rel-tive up-to-dateness
would jar on the official sense OF an
tiquity IN that bureau We opine
sir. nhat we have no place in our Pho
neer Scheme for your military insti
tootions We reckon to keep then
or ice for the future stoodent al an
tiques. And now. sir. ! will ask yot
to name price. right away. for thii
haronisl mansion. with grounds. re
lies and general fixings, as 1t stands.
Il repeat. said the Lord of tn.
Manor. shat money cannot buy N,
family possessions ] would not par
with them. even for ten times theii
market value: no. not even for mil
lion sterling. English gentlemen.
am glsd TO think. retain something o
their old pride and patriotism
-Ef you win throw your eye owe
this document. replied the Strange
impersurbabiy. as he handed Aim Al
| envelope. Z win walk around th'
| par-tares for matter OF five minute:
and come back to you right here.
The interval for reflection. brse
but sufficient. had expired The eyV
OF the Lord Of The Manor still restei
IIovinsly on = check 70 bearer for SIS
eae Geo. You see me. sir. on time.
remarked the Pioneer I reckon We
/ We hxed that tribe up straight enough
SAY. how sooa can ron quit7
Had yon been 4 foreignex IN u
fail sense. replied Er. Bull. 4 mus
undoubtedly have declined youE high
u generous ufTer- Eut bleed. as
nou feel. Is thicker than water. an
am conscious that oar two eountrie
are daily drawing closer unSeE the ID
aHence q may enrIoy ! pieAsantrl
Of the recent Norsanific alliance b
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