The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-09
WE HAVE THEM HERE.
One of AIDES Modern-Fables from
the N. Y Herald.

out where the Soft Naples grow.
The Silence never was broken ex-
cept by the Noon Whistle at the
Grain Elevator. The Man was Plan
ming every Week 30 az to be Strong
when it came time Tor his Vacation
He smoked a Pipe in order to cut
down Cigar Bills, and he never went
against the travelling Troupes or
had any Dealings with the. Livery
Man. Every Sunday he took in At
least one Service, aud il hs could
sort out any small Coins that wsre
Shiny or Plugged he dropped them
in the Basket He watched the
Laundry List like Lynx, and
every time hs MISE l a meal a. the
Home for the Frisndless he either
got Rebate or there was War He
had tho Name OF being as Close as
the Bark on Tree, for whsn be
mads small Loan he fgnr.d Int-r-
est down to the last Minute aud
then went after it like a Siberian
Bloodhound.
By pursuing these T ,ctics he su'
ceeded in getting together a. Bundle
40 large thai he had TO keep a Rib
Der Band around it. Wnen h.
thought he hal enough he started
on his annual Hurrah. H. paid a
Boy a Nickel TO lug his Suit Case
down to thu Station. When the
Train pulled in hs entsred tha Par
lor Car and told the dusky Minion
to pick out for him ths best Chair
in the Car and then bring him som A.
thing Three for Halt. Before the
Locomotive whistled for the next
Stop he bought two Books and a
Pocket Atlas and was wiring for a
Room with Blth.
That Evening he Landed in the
Big Town, where he leased Vic
toria aud drove to the Hotel, re
| cliniag on the puckersd Cushiont
with that Unconscious Air Of Indol.
ence 80 often observed in tn ose who
are used TO Luxurie,. His Pulse
had m 1vsi mp from IS to ITO ane
he carried the B,l OF Currency il
his left hand, 80 as to ge. at IL in /,
Hurry.
Within an Hour after be strucl
7 he Hotel he was a Central Figure
IN the First Floor Promenade. Fl,
vas wearing his Tux and silk Ii,
and his Shirt had shellac Glister
No amount of Talk would have con
: vinced him that he was not Howl
ing Swell. He was standing aroun
on one Foot, catching Flashes q
himself 10 the gilded Mirrors an
whistliug last years Coon Opu
% let every one know that he wa
perfectly at Ease. The Main Chut
Of the Hotel was full OF other Pro
perity Pilgrims in their latest an
hes', all trying to let on that the
had been brought up on this san
>iud OF Splendor. They loved
lean up against fourteen thousan
ioll.r Paintings and have the L
. ,andescent Lights blind them.
| Twenty-four Hours previously ii
!, Nan had sat down to his Chippe
Beef and Soda Biscuit, but now |
needed Terrapin aud Golden Phea
!, mt and Artichokes a la somsthin
in Italics. He wanted to hear II
Corks pop and watch the Bubble
!. sons up, for he was out to lead
Double Life. II
!. The Man stayed in Town thr
: lays before he struck B>ttom. Du
ing all that Time ha was Lit [
ike the big Tower Of the Pan-Am
!. rican. He had his Shoes shin,
- every Hour and wore VioIets al
: hired Cabs by the Day. Every tin
he could not get Box at t
:, Theatre h, seemed Provoked, al
!, sail, "Pshaw" But one Morni
:. hs got up aud found that the Ru
Der Band was hanging loose on I
4 Bundle, so he called for his Bill a.
took one Look at it aud telegraph
- for more. He vent to the Stati