The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-21
tells thot himself and it should be right.

tells thot himself and it should be right
al first hand.
"Who made him the admiril?"
1T was the Master Pirits Association
I'm told, Hinnissey. They were filled
with admiration at the bould ways, I'M
failing graft and conversational powers
of Wrecky and decided to make him an
admiril They give him q dinner and
a forty foot pinnant and he gave thin
some flowers which he tould thin a
colleen had picked i'm her garden whin
she got mkt to the honor that was
goin' to be bestowed and he read thin
the story of his loife, afther supper It
was a grand time Hinnissey, no wan
got home before six o'clock in the
mornin'
"Id like to have heard that same
story DOOley man."
1T was a good wan. II told Of the
historic efforts of the admirirs career.
Wan incident was verv fine Hinnissey.
They hav' a lot of misguided young
men round Honiluly, who instid of sit
tin comfortable round the saloons of
an AFTERNOON, git into a boat that they
call a barge though / misdoubt me
that it looks loike the barges on the
canal at the bottom of the street; and
roOw out in the say.
"On wan occasion the say was chas-
ing itsilf in fearful DIRECTIONS an up
setttn the stomicks of ivviry wan that
looked at it. The young min i'm the
barge was in danger of being swamped
Whin the captin' of the steamer which
WreclSless runs whin the captain don't
be lookin, saw them and put off a boat
to their riscue.
Where was Wreckly?"
On the deck Hinnissey on the deck.
encouraging the noble FELIX'S with his
Whin tn la-ads. come on board Wreck
eagle glance. He played his cards well.
~ was there to meet Thin Thank Hiy-
YIN We are saved says he. L was afraid
would't reach We in time Whim thew
was down in the cabin and the captin'
and the steward wus putin dry things
outside and wet things insoide of them
Wreckly told thin the story of his Ioife
1t saved thin Hinnissey They fell into
a peaceful quiet slumber and woke RI
frished. They give Wreckly a NEEDLE.
IL was leather wan. but the sentiment
wus there alright.
weekly Wus vance in a boat thot
turned over Hinnissey, in the middle of
forty swim foot wave. Whin it rotled
over Wreckly was sitting in the stern.
Whlm the boat come up Wreckly was
standin' on the keel without his shoes
even being wet. think ne told the saw
the story of his loife and KEEP drv but
it himsilf.
"Honiluly is hard put to it now foA
aWhoile, for Wreckly is displeased and
as soon as he has had tonne to wrote
TO the president and foind out what is
mint by the letther he received. The,
sooner the sun will shoine agin i'm Ho-
niluly" go ~
"Phwat was the letther?"
AIIher ne got the pinnint he took
the same home and slipt under il dram
ing OF PEN congressman for the state of
i Lla~au ana the mkt morning, afther he
haG nad mis- poi mush and wus in the
Hiiuule OF his third dried fish a trim
olln retainer brought him a lettber
Whlch rid If he dared to fly the pinnint
or call himsilf an admiril. which cuId
only be grantid by congriss and Teddy
or the White House he would be aftber
haVin trouble of his own 1t was
sIsneu h U. Merry He had a stormy
interview wild Captain Merry the same
mornln and retired from the naval sta
Con IN good order mutterin' vows of
Vlhgence. He has stint the Iettber to
the White House wild certified cor,, of
me story of his loife as delivered ON
S S,,' hundrid and foive occashuns
Who stint the letther Dooley."
Il think, Hinnissey. 1T must have hao,,
some OF thin scurrilous friends of the
Capuns who had been naVigatin' Honi-
IuIy Wathers for years. They had the
audaclty to say that Wrecklv was q
lauusIlln and couldn't navigate a sam
pan from the wharf to the lighthouse
Jilllsy is cruel as the grave HinnIssey
Bechune you an me though theirs a fell
~ IN Honiluly called Castor oil or
some such name, the same ma-an who
Slht MIN the NEEDLE and l think he had
pencil in that same letther. ANY wav
Wreckly's an admiril."
Did he set thin up?"
lie did thot same. The newspapers
was sWtmmin' in the juice of the Crane
that mornin and they published a
special sixteen page addition the next
Jay containing the story of his loife as
told by the writer"
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