The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-13
COMMERCIAL LEvITY.
san Francisco Drummer Up Against
Practical Joke.

Gan Francisco drummer Up Against
Practical Joke.
The San Francisco commercial men.
wno have been making Honolulu nu-
merous calls since June 18th last. are
the life of the hotels At hotel cot
tage the other evening. a party of
eight of these travellers sat down to a
game of draw" and perhaps discuss
ed the phases o. the same with loud
er language than they would use if
quoting special trade discount in a
} retail merchants Office. They had
been told that the adjoining cottage
was vacant, but this information was
erroneous. for at 1920 O'Clock there
was heard loud rapping on the wall
and masculine voice on the other
| side of the partition inquired in a
stentorian tone if the house was
| gambling place." and if the presence
or ladies was not to be respected. Re
marks of belligerent nature follow
ed and those gentlemen, who were
| then ahead Of the game thought it a
good time to go to bed. Thus the
party was broken up.
On the following evening it was pro-
posed to have quiet game in the
same place, but one of the party, who
was generally called the Ambassador
of Commerce. fearing perhaps hos
tile encounter with the owner Of the
heavy male voice in the adjoining
| cottage, refused to play and took to
lis couch rather early. The game
was started by four, but ere long a
bell-boy came in from the hotel saving
the manager of the house objected TO
card playing In the cottage The
PLAYERS were naturally indignant and
told the boy they would have their
fun Ii they smoked every rule in the
ouse. Half an nour passed and the
boy again appeared with the same
message.
Where's the landlord 2" asked one.
Gone to bed" replied the boy.
Well find him." said the gentle
| man, and all four repaired to the of
| fee. where they demanded an audi
ence with the chief power BY this
| time there appeared on the scene a
fellow drummer who, after telling
them that the boys messages were
bogus. sent by himself. proposed that
they give the ambassador of Com
| merce" little thrill. Accordingly
one of them went to his room. woke
him up and told him all hands had
been arrested for gambling and an
officer was searching for him. In the
middle Of the night the Ambassador"
donned his clothes ard went to the
station on Merchant street. when. nv
previously concerted arrangement
lie other card players had assembled.
As the innocent one appeared thew
prepared to leave, one of them telling
HIM he had put up 500 for his bail.
Here's your twenty said the Am
bassador." handnng ont the money.
"but what time Toes the trial come
OFF,"
Ten o'clock tomorrow" was the
reply So at 10 O'Clock Saturday
morning there went to the court room
a we'll dressed, unassuming gentle
man. who took a seat in the miscel
laneous crowd that makes up the an
dience of Judge Wilcox's morning
receptions. Long and YEARLY he
waited for the gambling case to he
called and then he went up town in |
search of his friends. fearing their
absence at the time of trial would /
draw upon them an even heavier pun
ishment than the guilt of gambling
would involve. At the hotel he found |
the perpetrators of the joke and |
throughout the rest of the day ard |
well into the night the whole incident |
was discussed n the manner most /
characteristic of The jovial ebulIitions /
of commercial travellers.