Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-01
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her. She said II must make me awful
thirsty TO play ball, for she was dying
of thirst just from looking at the
game | had some of the funs Dad
sent me. so | said we would have
some soda going home. and she said
she would ask friend or two to join
us at the soda founta Dear Nam
ma, that little beasts idea OF a friend
or two would all boarding house.
and the treat she put me against set
me back just forty.fve cents. ! asked
her If those were all the friends she
had, and II they were | said ! would
Introduce her TO norfan asylum |
! knew. She said | was a disagreeable
thing aud she would never speak to
me again told her I didn't know
OF any easier money I could make
than by having her ring of our &C.
quaintanCe. and then she began to
cry. Now. dear Mamma. what Is
fellow to do when a girl acts silly
like that? This world would be all
right II girls were as nice as boys.
but as long as they have the right to
talk back n fellow has no show on
earth and ought TO get of OF II,
spose.
| told Miss Mary about IL and asked
what was fellow to do She thought
n while and said IL would be easier
for her TO answer the question from
he girls side OF H. but IL | wanted
her best opinion II was that when the
girl cried for the boy to offer to kiss
and make up. | hate a kissy boy. so
] went to Cousin Bob and asked him.
and told him about Mssy advice Miss
! Mary gave me. lie said he was not
so sure that Il was silly advice. and
would think about II and let me know
later. But | heard again from Miss
Mary first She chases In to me all
! red, and she said that a manly little
man would never 20 and tell stories
of advice he got from a lady. and that
she was disappointed In me. That
made me SO mad at myself that !
guess began to SWIVEL. Then Cousin
Bob came and pretended not to see
that | was snivelling, and he says.
Hello, old man. that advice you gave
me was all right-I've proved H."
How could you prove it, said, not
caring much about his old proof. any
way, How could you prove III" I
said. "fer you've been with Miss Mary
ever since and had no chnace TO prove
anything" Then Miss Mary got red.
der than before, and Cousin Bob said
he meant that he had proved Il In
theory-whatever that may mean.
Miss Mary chased him away. and then
she said 10 me that II was only fair
! Tor her to practise her own preaching.
so she kissed me. and told me that
she didn't mean that wasn't a man.
! ly little chap, and to 60 with her and
try some new ginger bread she had
made. went, and she was rlppingly
jolly with me all the time. So was
the ginger cake.
| The reason that could use the two
dollars and half II you must send
| that sum for my funs In that | want
! TO buy Miss Mary collar ! saw In
| the store. II is all diamonds about
/ fifty OF them, and bigger than the
ones you wear when Dad fetches a big
customer up 10 dinner, l asked the
! stOrekeepor what IL was worth and
| he said about seventy.tye thousand
| dollars. but as he had smuggled II
| rom Rhode Island he could let me
have II for dollar and forty.five
cents. The rest that you send me I'll
save TO buy Aunt Jane ruby ring the
man has, which Is bargain. He told
me so himself.
I'm studying every day. for school
Is not far OFF, and want to stand way
up In my class. Cousin Bob comes to
| our lessons. and says he never before
knew the delights OF the intellectual
life. He said he had made up his
mind to make his life work going to
school to Miss Mary.
I'm glad that Cousin Bob has made
up his mind to do some work, for
Unkle Tom he is getting kureous on
that question. too. I heard him say
to Cousin Bob, well. Robert. isn't II
about time that you decide what you
will do for living?"
Yes, father" says Bob. Il will 20
NJ II juN as soon as make up my
mind which | am best fitted for in
life, playing golf or not playing golf
One OF those is bound to be my life.
work.
Then Unkle Tom he said. Il didn't
have father TO send me TO college
and pay my bills
That proves how much smarter a
father ] have than you had" says
Cousin Bob.
II should think II would make you
blush TO see your Cousin Mary going
TO work for living. and you loafng
like a duke says Unkle Tom
Dear father" says Cousin Bob. Il
cannot tell you how bad II makes me
feel TO see Cousin Mary going 10
work. II you felt as bad as | do about
II you would approve my plan to keep
her from II. ] am ready to give her
a life OF leisure. no matter at what
cost to you"
unkle Tom he laughed. and said
Bob was settiug q bad example for
me. But | said that when ! was a
man ! was going TO be a broker and
get all the money the other folks
earned, and play ball on the Stock
Exchange Nine and get my picture In
the paper like Dad,
When you send the 81 and a half.
dear Mamma. ! shall he as l always
am.
Your loving son.
HAMILTON.