The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-02
Work and Play.
tContinued from, Tst page.)

barred firm dhrivin with more thin
wan hand An does he get anything
FIR it, On the conth'ry, Hinnissy, 1t
sets him back large forchunt. An
he says he's havin' good time an
if the brewery man come along an
felt sorry FIR him. Higgins wudden't
exactly know why.
Higgins has to sail a yacht ray
mimberin' how he despised tn
Swede sailors that used to loaf in
tn saloon near his house durin' III
winter; he has to run an autymobill
which is tn same thing as dhrivin'
n throlley car on a windy day with
out pay; he has to play golf which is
TIL same thing as bein' a postman
without dacint uniform; he has to
play tennis which is another wurrud
FIR batin' the carpet; he has to race
horses, which is the same thing as
bein' a bookmaker with tn chances
again We; he has to go abroad which
is the same thing as bein' an immi-
grant; he has to set up late which is
tn same thing as bein' a dhrug clerk;
an he has to play cards with a man
that knows how, which is tn same
thing as bein' sucker.
He takes his good times hard. Hin
Missy A rich man at spoort is kind
iv non-union laborer He don't get
wages FIR it an he don't dhrive as well
as milkman, ride as well as a sta
bleboy, shoot as well as a polisman
or autymobill as well as tn man that
runs tn steam roller. It's a tough
life. Theyse not rest f'r tn rich an
weary Well be readin' in tn pa
apers wan iv these days:
"'Alonzo Higgins, tn runner up in
las years championship, showed
gr'reat improvement in this years
brick layin' tournamint at Newport
an won handily with about tin square
feet to spare. He was nobly assisted
be Reginald Stinyvant, who acted as
his hodcarryer an displayed all tn
agility which won him so much ap-
plause arler in tn year.
Til Pickaways carrid off all tn
honors in tn sewef-diggin' contest
yesterdah. defeatin' tn Spadewells be
five holes to wan. TIL shovel wurruk
w Cassidy, tn banker, was SPECIALLY
noticeable. TIL colors iv tn Picka-
ways was red flannel undhershirts an
dark brown trousers.
Raycreations iv rich men. lawn
W. Gates an j. Pierpont Morgan ARE
to have five days shinglin' contest
at Narragansett Pier. George Gould
is trainin' fir tn autumn plumbin'
jimkanny. Michigan avnoo is tore up
firm Van Buren, sthree to tn belt line
in preparation FIR tn contest in
sthreet layin between Numbers iv III
ASSOCIATION iv More-Thin-Ric Sports
TIL sledge teams IS completed, but
few good campers an wather men Is
needed
AN why not, Hinnissy? If It's fun
to wurruk. why not 10 some rale wur-
ruk? If It's spoort to run an autymo-
bill, why not run a locomotive? If
dhrivin' horse in cart is a game,
why not dhrive delivery wagon an
carry. things around? Sure, / s'pose
tn raison a rich man can't undher-
stand why wages shud 90 higher is be-
cause tn rich can't see why anybody
shud be paid FIR anything so anu
sin as wurruk. | bet We Higgins is
wondherin at this moment why he
was paid so much FIR putin rings
around a barl.
NO SIR; what's rich mans ray
creation is poor mans wurruk. Tn
poor ARE tn on'y people that know
how to injye wealth, Me idee iy set
tin things straight is tn have tn
rich who wurruk because they like
it do tn wurruk FIR poor who wud
rather rest. I'll be happy tn day |
see wan iy tn Hankerbilts pushin
ye'er little go-caM UP tn platform
while ye set in tn shade iy a three
an cheer him on his way. I'm sure
he'd do it If ye called il a sport an