The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-29
Town TALK
By The Man About Town.

name Catlfcait is "Poo-o-hule," which
means bald headed, and that is the
name under which he viii have to run.
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This transfer is twenty minutes
too old" said the conductor to the |
somewhat corpulent passenger who got |
on at Hotel and Fort street.
The corpulent passenger explained /
that this was the first car that had !
come along on which he could get a
seat, since he had been given his trans
fer.
Il can't help that" said the conduc-
tor. my business is to collect fares
not to guarantee seats"
But the corpulent person stood pat
on his explanation which he repeated
in sections,-the conductor interrupt
ing him at the end of every other
word, to insist that the seat question
was entirely outside of his jurisdic-
ton, but that collecting fares was the
particular thing he was hired to do
and he was mighty Jealous in his en-
ployment.
BY the time the car had gone block,
the corpulent person had worked HIM
self into the martyr o-principle' state
of mind, and the conductor was as
trucculent in his attitude as the rules
of the company allow.
You'll have to pay or get Off" said
the conductor in a tone of finality. The
corpulent passenger declared that he
would do neither. The emergency bell
rang in a menacing way. The car
came to a standstill. Everybody ex-
cept the exceedingly well bred young
man, looked around. The corpulent
passenger was beyond doubt the ICY
nosure of all eyes" as the society re-
porters says.
'Win you pay your fare?" asked the
conductor quite sharply.
II will not" replied the corpulent
passenger, quite as firmly.
"Well, then, you'll get OF"
mo, I won't"
you won't pay your fare, and you
won't get Off" asked the conductor
in the tone Of a man who was just
prepared to give an exhibition of jiu
jitsu, or plain American bouncing"
Neither" replied the corpulent pas
, senger clipping off the word as he set
: his jaws firmly, and prepared to yield
only to Wis major, as the lawyers say
"All right; then I'll ring up the fare
, and pay it myself" and the conductor
!, gave particularly vigorous pull to the
fare register rope, and the car started
, on.
: This anti-climax to a fight for prin-
ciple, put a different attitude on the
: situation. There was TO be no martyr
! dom, nor fight for principle at all. Sud
. denly, from the position of citizen
knowing his rights and knowing daring
;. to maintain, the corpulent passenger
:, was put in the attitude of a man
:, mean enough to compel the en-
= ploye of the street car company to pay
his fare for him. He Immediately
= seemed a great deal less corpulent, said
9 he wouldn't allow the conductor to pay
= his fare; paid his nickle and took a
], transfer for the next transfer point.
!, THANK you" said the conductor In
receiving the MCKEE and then he just
recovered himself in time to avoid
ringing up the fare register again, Sc
S strong is habit.
= 1T works every time" said the con-
i ductor, soto voce, to a friend on the
- OIneT SlQ6 OF the CAR as SOON as TIE
) corpulert passenger was out of hear
1t ing.
y O @ Q O
k We were speaking of a recent coun.
Il ty election and the man who had beer
II in charge of one of the booths in the
e fifth district said Yes and did yoJ
st know he"-referring to a well known
It man-"voted for John Wise for sheriff
e and he spoilt three ballots in doing it,
Yes" remarked a bystander, land
guess you spoilt the fourth one for hin
w too when it came to the counting" an(
l. there was no denial entered.
ID O Q Q G
III I see that Palmer p. Woods the De
IS mocratic National Committeeman wa;
& on the carpet the other night. Woods
y appears to have made all the retractioI
al and eaten all of the humble pie tina
~ anybody even his worst enemy, coulC
lie have wished. But l can not help bu
1t think he hit the nail on the head wher
l. he referred to a certain faction of tn,
d. Oahu Democrats as political incompe
= tents. A party that has been so mis-
is managed, in the past that not even tn,
20 addresses of the members of, the va
t rious precinct clubs is in the possesso1
10 of the central committee is a freak il
lie politics.
D n ROD C,TrDA