Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-30
Books, Bookish People and Things
We get good by being ungenerous to book.
E. B. Browning


'twoud be kind of fun to swab decks
and all that Well, twas fer spell,
but faint now. I'm 40 sick of 1t that
| don't know what to do. And I'm sick
of Twin in a pigpan. 60 Look at them
headlights! They re SO dirty that
when turn out in the mornin and 60
to look through 'em. can't tell wheth-
err it's foul weather or fair"
Captain Fri looked at the windows
towards which his friend pointed and
signed assent.
There's no use talking" he observ-
ed; we've got to have a steward
aboard this craft"
YES" said Captain Perez emphat-
cally, "a steward or a woman"
Married" roared the other two in
chorus.
That's what said, married, and
take the others to board in the house.
Look here now! when a shipwrecked
crews starvin' one OF 'em has to be
sacrificed for the good Of the rest. and
that's what we've got to do. One Of
us has got to git married for the bene-
fit Of the other two"
After some discussion they decide
to cast lots and the sacrifice fell to
Captain Jerry. who grumbled a great
deal but finally agreed to carry out
the program.
Captain Fri went out and when he
returned he found his companions hard
at work writing an advertisement for
the "Nuptial Chime"
"Well. you fellers look as IL you had
tough wage" commented Captain
Fri, slipping out OF his own jacket and
pulling up his chair beside those Of his
friends. What's the trouble?"
Gosh, Fri, I'm glad to see you!"
exclaimed captain Perez. How do you
spell conscientious"
81 don't unless it's owners orders.
was the answer. what do you want
to spell 1t for?"
We've writ much as four hundred
advertisements, do believe" said
Captain Jerry, "and there amt one Of
'em fit to feed pig. Perez here, hos
got such hifalutin' notions, that nothin
less than circus bill'll do him.
don't see why somethin' plain and sen
sible like woman wanted to do dishe!
and clean house for three men would
MT be all right; but no, it's got to hay,
more fancy trimmin's than Sunday
bunnit. Foolishness. call It,"
You'd have a whole lot of womer
answerin' that advertisement, nov
wouldn't your" snorted Captain Pere
: holly. ITO do dishes for three men
That's a healthy bait to catch wifi
with, amt It? / can see 'em comm.
} cal late you'd stay single till ledge
, ment, and then you wouldn't git ono
, No, sir! The thing to do is to b.
{ sort of soft-soapy and high toned.
Let them think they're goin' to 81
bargain when they git you"
well, 'tis," declared the sacrifc
. Indignantly. They might git dun
sight WORSE"
: 81 cal late that's so jerry" sal
Captain Fri. still, Perez amt alto
gether wrong. Guess you'd better kee
the dish washin' out of it. l kno,
dish washin' would never git me. Nv
l got so l hate the sight of soap and he
D water as bad as II was a Portugee."
, How the advertisement was answer
c ed, what came Of It and many othe
3 entertaining things are told in tn
2 authors charming way. The chapte
: entitled "A Business Call" is highl
4 dramatic and would look well on th
boards.
' So far as the Bulletin Bookma
s knows all Of the sayings Of Capital
Fri and his mess mates are origina
K One thing however, should have bee
: placed in quotation: Love is like tn
Y measles: It goes hard with a man pas
t fifty" This was said by Josh Billing
e long ago in somewhat different form
Q Love is like the measles: the older
man is the harder It goes with him."
e The volume IL illustrated In color
i by Charlotte Weber.
Cap'n Fri. BY Joseph G. Lincoln
I cloth; 12mo; 3S7 PIP. A. S. Barnes
Q Co.. New York $3.50 net.
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Q "Appleton's Booklovers Magazine,
September, 25c copy. SO. yea
: d. Appleton & Co., New York.
Articles Of special value are: "Tw
Argonauts of Mola," by Mary H. Pei,
s otto, POLAND in Russla's Hour {
i Trouble" by L. E. Van Norman, "Ho
Kansas was Rolled" by Harol
d Bolce.
e e. S. Martin contributes REF u
t tions," and there are many good illus
rations in color.
:. + Z .
n In the June Forester Mr.. E. +
J. Edwards Of Kona, Hawaii, has a
u instructive article on "The Culture {
J. Vanilla in Hawaii
Y 4 = +
!, Mr.. Eden Phillpotts will have a ne
q hook ont in a few weeks IL will