The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-16

something prompted her to ask:
Where was il | engaged your hack
The haC kmsn looked surprised at
first, then answered: Why, let me
see Why. it was at the junction Of
PunchbOwi and kinau streets
Thank you said the lady from
New York. with a smile. Il Just want
ed to know / thought Il was where
Punchbowl street joined Kinau and
Punchb0wl streets She was Just a
with Honolulu streets.
When she met her friend. the lady
from Boston, who happened TO be
home. the lady from New York told
her all about her long walk looking
for the right street The lady from
Boston burst into a merry laugh
Why, I think it's just delightful, .
she said. 1T reminds me so much
OF Boston. I'm sure | could find my
way to your house"
oh. well. since you've lived in Bos-
ton" said the lady from New York.
''ycu win probably be able to find
the place. Boston streets are famed
the world over for their erookedness.
you know
But few davs elapsed before the
ladv from Boston thought she wou' d
seek out the lady from New York
and ask her to go down town and
help her try ON an empire gown
she was having made. She started
bravelv uD Punehbowl street. having
been informed that all she had to do
70 find Kinau street was to follow
"''"ehbowl street until IT ran into
Kinan.
When she arrived at the junction
of Punchbowl and Kiuau streets. in
stead of turning to the right she
turned to the left, supposing that IL
the street was Kinau street on the
one side it must be Kinau street on
the other. Needless 10 say she walked
along the continuation of Kinau
street which is called. for some un-
earthly reason. PunchbowI street.
When she found out her mistake.
on reaching Pauoa Road. she was
angry. Il mustn't let NV friend from
New York know OF this" she said.
she would never stop making fun of
me-
So the lady from Boston made up
her mind that the simplest wav was to
hire hack. But there was no hack
in sight. so she had 70 foot 1t. She
walked hack to the Punchhowl street
in which she lived and there. found
ont that one hall of Kiran street was
7amed Punehhowi ~what a crazy
idea" she muttared as She started
m along that norton ~ Kinau street
witch was labeled "Einau street "
''r'l srd +ha honsa now" she said
"rm m Kinau street this time. Ger.
sainIv."
IN littie u,Hi'a sho arrived ct the
iunction of Kirap. A,anai and Trua.
iilo sfreots oohinp ri~ht ahoof of
hor. and fo.Inufev tha isna ef Es-au
street sha croe-nsi tho i-.e-~e~ts.,s
rt-ert Aiarai ari. n-Sor tho fr,,r-as-
r'nr tha+ eba Voc et'lr on Rirau
-traet. trr1ead nm Ir-nliIo -+-oat for
f,nif a dozen Io-o h'ortc Th~- eha
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-he I,~usa of her Now Yo-ik f~iard
- Ei~au street. on the south side of
AIo-si
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