The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-03

The best thing about this story is that
4 really happened. That is-well, any
way, some of it did Whence Billy
came I do not know, but this is the
manner of his coming. One bright
morning King Kiiauea set and scowled
He generally scowled of a morning,
bright dull, for he lived before the
lays of fizzy, bromide preparations.
His lei Of white hibiscus. which ne wore
in place of a crown for coolness' sake,
was Topped over his right ear. He had
. thrown one of his slippers at the cham
berIain a few moments before, and pet
uiantly tapped the leg of his throne
with his bare heel. Altogether he look
de as wrctched a monarch as could be
found in all of the islands Of the Sea
of Forgetfulness
who was here last night?" he asked
the chamberlain, who stood at a little
distance with a very undeyoted express
sion on his broad, fat face
A whaling gentleman, your majes-
ty,' replied the chamberlain, with an
indescribable intonation.
"A whaling gentleman, Ell? By the
little fish-hooks of the gods, my head
aches" said the king, grinding his tenn
pie savagely with his fist. When do
we bury him?''
Not immediately, your majesty" re-
piled the chamberlain, drily. He got
up at sunrise and said it was lovely
morning. and he thought he'd so for a
sw vim"
''Eh?" cried his majesty, in dull sur
prise Did he drink even?' he de-
nanded, with quick suspicion
LAS far as 1 could judge, more than
even answered the official, with spite
full frankness. He insisted on glass
or two with me. after we had put your
majesty to bed
.'Eh?" said the king. Gone for
swim, has he, because it's pleasant
morning? By the palms of Nuuanu'
nv head aches. He must be regular
Punch Bowl of whaling gentleman.
Your majesty can judge for hlm-
self" replied the chamberlain. There
he comes now.
\ huge squat figure of man rolled
into the lower end of the great, cool
throne-room His scarlet shirt was
open at the neck, displaying round,
messy chest, almost uniformed in It's
massive build; his blue dungaree
trousers ended over brown ankles, ana
a pair of slippers so large that he shut- |
fled as he tried to walk. But he was
not all a figure of fun. The Cheek
bones were tanned a wholesome brown |
above the tangle of bushy beard, ana |
from under a flaming lei looked out
a pair of deep-set, steady gray eyes,
with the merry twinkle of the born
daredevil. In his hand he carried two
Al lNxy nit n
through their gills.
Good morning, king he called, in
mild roar, as if he We're hailing the
deck s'Hullo chamberlain how are
YOU this mornin'2 Just take these fish
to the galley, will you, an tell the doc
tor to do his best? There's nothin like
O good broiIed mackerel for breakfast
when you're hungry, an I've got an
appetite
King KiIauea made a feeble gesture
OF disgust Don't talk of it," he COM
manded. chamberlain, bring US
couple of bottles OF beer, if you
please
The sailor glanced up at him with a
smile you don't want no beer ne
said. Now. just you hold on to every
thing" he added, as his majesty start
ed irritably. Don't You get sore, king.
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about five minutes an I'll have you I;
with an appetite like a girl of sixteen.
lust tell the royal bar-keep to bring in
n pint glass. bout quarter fun o 4
rjne-appIe-nice juicy pineapple shred
ded fine will you, chamberlain? +
that cocktail-tray I overhauled last
nisbt-that was cocktails you was I
drinkin' last night king, or you 6
wouldn't feel so bad about tan
bottle O. three-star, an one o soda X
The chamberlain, reading no sign OF
assent or dissent in the face of the '
lowering monarch, yielded TO the elo- 1
ouent smile of the sailor and soon re-
turned with the desired articles borne v
by page.
Now king. what's the use o feelin h
1ike that about it?" said ahe handy 1
man. with CHEEKY clinks of his long t
handled SPOON against the tall glass. I
MN. that pineapple smells good! You 5
won't do it again till tonight, but that S "
no reason you need to sign pledge. 9
lust wait til! you get this invigorator
OF little BiIIy's stored aboard of you.
ne went on. dashing squirts OF Varl-
coIored LIQUIDS from his long-necked &
ro+tIes Now, that soda. Huh!
Plessautes', mos home-like sound IN {
the world. amt It. the poppin' OF bot
tleq Mos makes me cry, sometimes &
Now i'm be ready i'm a minute, king 3
you've no idea how that'n sweeten your 8
bflges. s
.Tn usually called your majesty, 3
se-F he monarch, sulki'y. i&
ooh. that's all right interposed s
Billy. affably, as he beat the mixture S
INFO translucent foamtopped vision 8
of cool wetness. I'm a 'Merican. Jus
mann YANKEE Billy, L am, an I'm too &
,Id to learn new names for the deck &
You're a king. all right-any one can &
see that-an' you take everything out (,
lust the ace Now. I'm goin to play .
he ace on YOU he added, profering >
he sweating glass You just try that, !
King an see if you don't forget the =
Missionaries lX
The king shifted at the glass doubt &