The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-28
TEA TABLE TALK.
That Kind OF Men Are Very Numer-
GUS In Honolulu.

GUS In Honolulu.
At an afternoon tea table on
sh ady piazza the conversation turn.
ed to the ever diverting Great Mas
culiue, as It sometimes will when two
or three femtuines are gathered to-
gether.
IA girl usually divides the men
who are attentive to her into two
classes-the 'stinglies'' and the
'eivies,'" said "a popular young
woman as she dropped another lump
into her tall glass Of tea.
Some otus looked bewildered, and
she went on to explain.
"You see, there are some who
appear to be verv devoted slaves.
They will come. to tea with you as
often as you invite them. and swear
that he divan in your den is the
happiest cornerof the earth to them.
"They will dance with you at
cotillou, but they will never take
you to one, because that means
aowers and carriage. In other words,
they are perfectly delighted with
your society as long as it does not
cost them anything. These are the
'stingies,' aud their name is legion.
"On the other hand, as a blessed
Offset. are the 'givies,' and they are
jud the incest men in the world.
You are almost afraid to mention
new book in ihe presence OF a
'givy,' for the next morning it. will
be lying on the hall table when you
come down to breakfast. He always
waits to see if you have an engage
fment for the play before he makes
his own, and he strews your path
way with flowers aad candy"
"But, alas!'. broke in fair haired
Sout hener, with far away look,
there is such fault as being too
givy."
"Never marry naval officer, my
sweet children" raid the married
woman, 900 matter how 'givy' he is,
unless you have better knack of
bearing disappointment than 1 have.
"When Jack sailed away to South
America and left me, three months
after we were married, dried my
eyes with the thought Of what he
would bring me-when he returned.
81 have forgotten what l had par
ticularly set my heart on, but when
a. the end of five long months he
came home, preceded by three huge
boxer, my hopes rose to the boiling
point. y,rc.
"'Shut your eyes, little womep, he
said, tearing away at the boards OF
the smallest box, and guess what l
have for you
II could hear the straw being pull
ed out in great handiuls, aud 1
guessed everything from set of
china to live South Sea Islander
when in tone Of triumph was
told / might open my eyes. They
rested upon pair OF horns, taken
from the head of some South Ameri-
can creature or other.
"Ooly his look of perfect and
entire satisfaction and pride in the
selection of present for young
wife helped me TO control my feel
ipgs, and say in a. semi quavering
voice, They will look lovely over
the smoking room maptel.'
"'But that is not sll,' he said, per-
fect'y oblivious to my struggling
emotions. =, - <'' &
"Once more my hopes rose. Once
more l shut my eyes and guessed
mildly.
"Once more I opened them-to a
pair OF horns, larger, more hideous
even than the first. 1 felt as il l were
losing my mind. Wherever l look
ed, horus, horns, horns rose deiantly
before me-, until they scanned to fill
toe entire room.
SNOW, what do you think ol
those fsllowsa' said. Mon tiers, AIM
theyl Finest pair you ever saw, eh 7