The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-27


aIRe from the healani boat
i house yesterday afternoon 70:
q ride inethe surf ii the entrance Of
the narbor. They 7ters Bennie Bluus,
Morty Stevens. Wiuia Harrison and
Robbie Kidd. They had rigged sail
in tnc little boat % make the work Oi
getiiuC 10 the place wTere they we're
70 have their sport easier. On the
way out everything went well and
they got outside the breakers and
started in They were riiius on the
crest Of a tremendous roller when q
sudden squau struck he little boat
and carried the mast away. Bennie
Bruins was in the bow Of rEe boat AMI
when the mast went b. The board
BenIie went with it. Luckily JheIs
was a bunch OF D:es near D. .'uu
Bennie msnaceI ~ reao1 them AMI
cling. He shouted lustiIy TO his com
pauiUns in the boat TO stoy and wait
for him. The boat was at the mercy
OF Lhe waves however, and il went
on with much haste toward the shore.
once out OF the way Of the breakers
ths other boys started back TO where
Bennie was 10 rescue him. They Hear
ed the piles and found that :; would
be pretty hard work to get within
reach of them and not be mashed TO
pieces in the breakers. They sus-
gested 20 Ben to let 90 and SWIM TO
Fhe boat II was Of course rather eX
biting ana just as Ben was about to
follow the advice of the ether boys
and swim Bobbie Kidd asked nim II
hesyas afraid OF sharks. This ques-
ton made Ben climb higher up the
pile. He absolutely refused 10 come
down-said he had a cramp in MS leg
and could not Swim.
Morty Stevens then stood mp IN the
boat and told Bennie to climb 70 the
top of the pile and jump into the boat
Ben answered that it would he n
good idea If they would bring the boat
nearer. but at the distance the boat
was from the piles IL would take about
two jumps and his name was not Ole.
Finally after seeing that If Ben
would not jump or swim he would re
main on the pile for the rest of ais
natural life unless some one took
him of The other adventurous youths
started for the clubhouse and assist.
anCe
Il was suggested that the Fearless
be chartered and that one OF the Lyle
life saving guns lately imported by
the Wilder Steamship Company be
borrowed with which to drop Ben a
line. These suggestions We're not wei
received by Ben's companions, who
said that ii was too serious 4 matter
To josh about. Finally committee on
ways and means was formed and while
the members were haggling over the
selection of a chairman the genial
Ben with the usual bright smile miss
ing from his features made his ap-
pearance on the seawal in the rear
OF the boat house. He was walking
along on the sharp coral rocks and
making as much fuss about il as If he
was Papa TIA and the rocks were real
1y hot. The arrival Of Ben broke up
the meeting Of the committee on ways
and means and he was asked to tell
how he had rescued himself, He re-
fused to tell. It later transpired how
ever that a little newsboy selling pa
pers happened along the seawal ana
seeing Ben on the pile rolled bis pants
up and walked out to wnere Ben was
ensconced and asked him IL he wanted
20 buy paper Ben said yes. and
coming down OF his perch he walked
ashore with the little boy Then he
told the boy he had no money with
him.