The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-19
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g. WILLIAM r. SABR
81 WILLIAM z. sABIS.

hands of ,he treasure seekers zhc
have sra-med here ever since -he
b price Of bee- vent dozu
And are there 10 grass-thstched
houses dotring the hilIsides and no
picturesque. scanrily attired villagers
left to supply material for ny ambi-
tious penn
There are q few +hatchsd
houses left in the wilder districts.
but they ara used to store ths an
cient nule-cars used when the Pain
system Of locomotion vas in opera
ton. Scatiiy attired natives are .
feature o, the misty past and guide
books. But what DO you think OF our
city government. Mr. Sooner?T
1t is 4 source Of great surprise
When first noticed the perfection in
all departments Of city affairs. / bat
deemed it the natural provision made
against q possible invasion OF savagss
occupying the outlying districts. but
after what you have told NE and what
have myself learned I am utterly
unable to venture ny opinion on any
thing.
i came TO this corner Of the world
to get away from civilization for a.
while. and have run. all unawsres. in
TO an up-to-date busy. progressive
metropolis. where automobiles. troll
iey-cars. slot machines. continuous
performances and general hustIing
abound.
= am terribly disappointed and
shall. after paying my respects TO
the Governor. cable my friends and
leave the country on the next III.
weekly fve-day ocean flyer FOR tn
Coast.
VIII YOU take home any souvenirs
of Hawaii, Mr. Sooner"
4 shall A collector of rare anti
quities has promised me the genuine
autograph of the last contract labor
er in Hawaii written on the hy-leaf
Of an overseer's prayer-book. for the
slight consideration OF five hundred
dollars.
4 have also been fortunate enough
to secure half dollar which was
given to one of the early settlers by
a hackman in making change rare
proceeding. / understand.
Besides these valuable curios !
have been presented with the hatche.
which the former republics president
used to wear while being interview
ed by reporters; a revolver. said 10
have gone through seventeen Hawai-
ian revolutions. and the comb OF the
cock that crew when the old regime
died its natural death and the Ter
ritorial government moved in and
commenced house-cleaning. These I
snail Always treasure.
Mr. Sooner. you are better &C
quainted with the history of Hawaii
than you give yourself credit for"
oh the collector of antiquities
gave me the information. but it was
all poi.Latin to me until you threw
light on it. Must you go? Have
rink, Oh. / see you're taking the
bottle with YOU Don't mention it
Ia, Ia
No The above is not a pipe
iresm 1t is an actual sample OF h.
he many interviews a Honolulu re
porter has with tourists who drop in .
IN Honolulu for a few minutes With .
he idea of writing a book on the
of the Pacific and IFS
heather" population.
= y
For the benefit OF those who do
lot know what a 'pipe-dream" is. Il
night be well to explain that often !
n the gathering and supplying Of I
Jews a reporter is tempted TO resort 5
o his imagination. more or less. Ho-
lolulu reporters. however. never lose
light of the facts.
Where the imagination is used 70
N extent that crowds ont facts, Z
here are any to be crowded out. the II
published result of the pencil push =
rs resource to his fancy is called j
n the parlance OF seribes pipe {
ream