The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-09
]. P|VER'S
P|L|K|A MI.
Makes a Call and
Gets a Black
Eye.
SEQUEL TO HIS
FORMER TROUBLE
Woes of Humorist Who Tried
to Run a Swell Board
ing House.

Ach, Colt in Himmel, yier Deutsch-
ers und Won Amerieant John Piver
was again the recipient of general
shaking up yesterday at the hands OF
his German friends, who several months
ago entered his house as boarders and
eventually usurped the reins of power
and pulled the latchstring in SO that
he could not enter. A few months since
John Piver, the artist. singer and the
director of the famous Healani Min
strels. was conducting a swell. boarding
house for gentlemen. Little by little his
boarders changed until their nationality
was all German and the residence sa-
vored much Of pretzels, lager and VIE
nerwursts Either the new menu be
came too expensive, or the boarders
were not paying enough. for one day
Piver found himself at his wits ends
20 pay his rent. and the grocer and the
bak4r and the butcher.
Then it was that the German board
ers stole a march on the unsuspeeting
PllEI. JlSE ASLGEIE4 " l16AGSSA : e1iAi
Of The Tramways Company, the owner
Of the house, the rent which Piver was
unable 10 pay for the nonce. Then they
took possession OF the furnishings in
the house as security for the money
they had advanced. Piyer then be-
came a boar6er. d star boarder To a
certain extent. and at the end Of the
first week he was served with notice
that his weeks board. amounting TO
9.33. was due and payable Piyer pro-
tested but the usurpers were I'VE TO
one, and Piver was compelled 10 seek
shelter elseW here. One day while the
/ Teutons. who are clerks fer a large
wholesale firm in Honolulu, were alb
lsent, Piver made a sudden descent upon
the house and attempted 70 remove his
furnishings. He was caught in the act
and suffered himself 10 he arrested
Luck was against the genial Piver fo7
even the Judge took the side Of the
pretzel lovers and fined Piver several
simoleons.
/ There are several pieces of Piyer's
wardrobe in the house which the Teu-
tons forgot to turn over 10 the owner
The latter on several occasions has
missed these choice pieces Of appare
which were wont 70 clothe his stain
esque form. and he made up his mind
that they should be els once agaia
and that the wary Teutons Should re-
lease them. He sought legal advice
and one OF the heavyweights in tbs
profession. in fact the biggest lawyel
in the city, told him 20 seek cut tbs
lusurpers of his peace and home. tender
/ them the 1888 and request the return
LOT the wardrobe. It seemed simple ana
as the advice had come frem a lawye!
who had passed through an Easter
ECorege and his Single is conspicuous
IPiver meandered up the Hill TO LunalilC
istreet. It was high noon and the odol
OF wienerwurst and sauerkraut cam'
floating out III appatizing whiffs L
/ Pfver. Piver went into the yard anC
lbraveIy mounted TO the porch. h
knocked and the quartet Of Teuten:
who are now conducting the house OF
greeted him They presented a Walder
seean front which rather startled Pi
fver.
! Acting under the advice given him
Piver thrust his hand into his pocket
pulled out 1898. or $3.50. and rendered
it to his former boarders. and asked fol
his clothes. He was met by an instant
irebuf, and was told in broken accent:
to remove his presence from their door
/ Piver again rendered the money, bu
the, Teutons would have none Of it. a
length the arguments On both side.
waxed warm and suddenly Piver wa
rendered a bunch of f1ves which caughf
him on the left eye. That useful mem
Der closed up for business at once. Pr.
yer doesn't recolIect hitting anybody OF
anything except the porch. the step.
and 2 portion of the railing. When ht
came to himself ne was in the act O
getting into hack driven by Japan.
csc and coming up short at the police
station. On the way down Piver in
vested in ten-eent piece Of beefsteal
with which he covered his bruised optic
bound with his handkerchief
There will be galaxy of Teutons il
the Police Court this morning. and Pi-
yer viii take his choice as TO which one
swatted him in the eye and disfiguret
his ceuntenance.
0uR pANAMFRICs FyHTPTT