Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-16
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
BEAUTY and The BEAST

accurately. many years ago there lived
In Bagdad merchant who had three
daughters. The youngest daughter
was very good. but the other two
we're. regret to say, only middling
The one who was good was also very
beautiful. which annoyed her sisters
very much. Her photograph was in all
the stationer's windows, and everyone
loved her. which annoyed them still
more. Her father called her Beauty"
The merchant was at one time very
rich and his family were looked upon
as quite nice people. AT home" cards
hung at all angles from the pier glass,
and large one on photo stand para.
lyzed the country cousins with the
legend. ITO meet the Prince" But
the merchant. having put all his
money into a company for supplying
compressed air TO cyclists, and the dir.
cctors finding at the last moment that
to secure monopoly they would have
to buy up the atmosphere, the com.
rany burst up and the merchant found
himself ruined.
1t is at this point our story opeus.
ut the moment when the merchant
is about to take leave of his family,
Before starting he asked each Of his
! daughters what present she would like
him to bring back to her.
The eldest sister, who had been
looking at some English fashion plates,
said she would like n tailor.mads
trock. an open.work hat and tan
shoes.
The second sister, who took In a
French paper. wanted rational cos.
tune. gypsy hat. pink blouse and
plush "bloomers."
Beauty. who knew her father had
only the price Of his railway ticket in
his pocket, asked him TO bring her a
rose. which the thoughtful girl knew
he could sneak out of some ones front
garden.
The old merchant having departed.
the ladies resumed the spring clean,
ing" and were all employing them
selves as ladies do at such times when
a knock came to the door.
"Bother!" exclaimer the eldest sister
"if that's visitors, we're out"
1T was only single knock" said
the second sister; perhaps it's our
new dresses"
there was nobody there but an old
woman. who asked II they had sup
o tay for poor old granny who had
rnore aches in her bones than there
was fishes In the sea-"
AS no one likes to be interrupted in
the middle Of housekeeping the two
elder sisters were about to politely
shut the door in the old lady's face
when Beauty. who had gone up stairs
at the first knock to tidy herself, came
down and suggested that the old lady
might be an acquisition as char
woman.
It's my private opinion that Beauty
who had read Hans Andersen,
Froude's History of England" and
other fairy tales, knew this was hei
fairy godmother and behaved accord
!ngly.
She invited her in, and going to the
cupboard placed a cruet stand and the
remains of an omelette before the old
lady.
The old lady having satisfied her
hunger. the sight alone Of these viands
having been enough to take away her
appetite. proceeded to reveal herself
in her true colors (green with gill
stars).
do not be alarmed, my dear" she
cried. | am your fairy godmother and
IL return for your kindness | bring
you good news. Your dear father il
under sentence of death for trying tC
steal rose from a gentleman's gar
den."
THE gentleman must be a beast,
said Beauty, but why is this good
news?"
HE is q beast, a perfect beast" said
the fairy, "but he will spare your
fathers life II you will marry him."
rs he rich?" asked Beauty.
| lHlihSllstly IlCH, TtplltU Tue ldlTy
Then my fathers life must be spar
cd, I'll marry him"
Noble gyurl!" exclaimed the fairy
here is his address. The train passes
his door. Farewell"
We must now go back little in our
story to see how the merchant Jared in
his journey.
Having been appointed agent to O
life insurance company he started to
push that industry on an uninhabited
island not far from Bagdad. The first
house he came to was very fine one
and had a notice over the avenue gate
Anyone found breaking the shrubs OF
picking the flowers will he prosecuted.
The merchant walked up to the front
door and rang a bell. then observing
the word, servants" over It he hastily
used the knocker. AS nobody came hi
was walking away when he saw a rose
bush on which was pinned a very fine
specimen of the artificial" rose.