The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-16

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ed of the monkeys so often that his
curiosity is soon in subsection. This
early training no doubt contributes
to his repose of manner and adds to
his passiveness of temperament. 1t is
considered impolite to manifest sur
prise, no matter what one may see.
This principle allows the poor family
to take its bath in sight of the street
without scandalizing the neighbour
hood. If no one is shocked there need
be on one embarrassed! This comfort
ing logic acts in lieu of window blinds.
1t is amusing to observe the child
rem at the temple. The other day I
noticed wee girl climbing up the long
stone steps. She held a copper coin
clinched tightly in one chubby fist.
Approaching close to the railing be-
fore the cash box she balanced her.
self carefully and tossed her money
between the Stats. Then she grasped
the rope which disturbs the drum over
head and aroused the echoes with all
her Liliputian strength. She seemed
impressed with the necessity of max
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the attention Of the god. When salts
fed in this respect she composed her.
self for a moment, made a brief prayer,
then made off in great haste. I was
anxious to know what sort of suppli-
cation she could have made, so my
companion, having knowledge of the
language, agreed to question her.
What sort of petition do you suppose
she offered to the god? She wanted
her mother cured of headache! Child
rem are not allowed to pray for good
things to eat, nor to ask for anything
to promote pleasure. The deities are
only appealed to for relief from want,
distress or trouble.
WHY THE WIDOW MOVED.
The japanese capacity for imitation
reveals itself in the play of the child
rem. A widow with several small boys
decided to move because of some bad
children who frequented the neighbor-
hood where she was residing. She
could not keep the boys in the house
so she determined to locate near a
temple where outside influences would
be good. The day after the family
moved into the new quarters there was
a large funeral at the temple and the
boys looked on in open-mouthed as
tonisment throughout the entire length
of the snowy ceremonial. Not a single
detail escaped their sharp eyes, as was
proved next day when they rehearsed
the whole performance. They initiated
the entire course of the proceedings
with whatever properties they could
lay their hands upon.
They managed to make satisfactory
substitutions for everything but the
corpse. 1t seemed to them that it
would not do to proceed with the last
sad rites until they had something
which was really dead, so they pro-
ceeded to kill a neighbor's dog, after
which the funeral proceeded with due
solemnity. The owner of the canine
who played the star part at the ob7e-
quies made such a row about the affair
that the widow decided to move again.
She next located near a theatre. AS
might be expected, the boys soon en-
barked in the show business on their
own account In initiating the scene
from a tragedy one of them became %
realistic that he almost chopped his
brothers ear off with an old sword.
The widow would like to move again,
but she is afraid to risk it.
HASKIN FINDS A FRIEND.
How true it is that the sure way to
reach peoples hearts is through their |
l am an alien among peo-
pie whose language l do not under |
stand and whose ways are strange to |
me, yet L have made friends with |
family by presenting the diminutive
son and heir with cents worth or |
chewing gum. 1t was the remainder |
If the last treat I gave a little friend |
IF mine before leaving America. The |
.ailor found it in my pocket and re-
turned it as gravely as if it were
green back. 1 commend him for his
honesty, because it has procured fof
ne what money could not buy. Every |
Law when 1 take my walk little Yosita
s waiting for me at the well by the
bamboo fence. He Is the cutest kimo-
10 kid who ever wore a wooden clog.
We cannot talk to each other, but we
re in no need of an interpreter. He
listens TO my watch tick, tries on my
,lasses. then proceeds to pick my pock-
is before my very eyes. The candy is
lways in a different pace but 4osita
las found it every time. His father
ave me the last bunch of cherry bios
oms from the family tree, which was
fine act of courtesy for him to pay.
sv this sign I know he is my friend
hat is why I said the stray piece of
hewing gum procured for me what
money could not buy
FREDERIC J. HASKIN.