The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-12-01
SMILES.

Dlull ltN IO pldCc III me-
An recommended smilin'
To appease an angry wife;
Said there weren't no use in swearin'.
Said the hull world would be gay
If a man would jes imagine
Tibet the sun shOne every day.
He preached the smllin' doctrine,
Tibet wuz all he had to do;
An I've noticed tibet it's easy,
From the proper point of view;
But one day this laughin' preacher
Stubbed his toe real hard, an then
He forgot his laughin' preachin,
Joined the ranks of swearin' men.
Oh. the preachin' part IS easy,
But the practicin' is tough;
And when you're likely to be called,
Don't try to work a bluff.
If you're teachin' smilin' lessons
Which are worthy lessons, too
When trouble hits your wagon,
Folks will want a smile from you.
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I know Of one young mother whose
small son is the recipient of such
continual showering of blessings that
at times she has despaired of teaching
him that he is not the only child in the
world who is worthy of consideration.
On his fourth birthday she planned
party on unusual lines. No invitations
were sent to any of the small auto
Gratis particular "set," but instead she
went out, if not literally into the high
ways and hedges, certainly into the
homes of the poor, and gathered to-
gether her guests.
Many of the cAlldren VINO came had
never seen a party. They were coun-
try children, without even a knowledge
of the city gamins chief delectation-
hokey-pokey-and ices shaped like
birds and flowers were to them the
handiwork of fairies or angels at least.
The refreshments were the sort spe-
cially beloved by the young host and
he was made to understand that his
guests must be served plentifully be-
fore it came his turn. Chief among his
earthly Joys was a pony, with its ac-
companying cart, and on this, his own
birthday, he took not one ride in that
cart.
All through the long afternoon a
small but persevering pony took loads
of ecstatic children the length of the
lane and back, each child having It's
turn; while the little owner looked on
first indignant, then amazed, then ac-
ouiescent, finally blandly delighted at
his new role of benefactor and host.
IT isn't much to give one day in 800
to others, is it But what deal OF
pleasure would result if everybody
tried it. If children to whom toys ana
gifts are a daily occurrence would de-
vote the anniversary that is their very
own to bestowing of their abundance
upon other children, do you think they
would lose much of the joy in life
A set of young girls who had been IN
the habit of exchanging costly gifts
among themselves at Christmas made
a compact one year to devote the mon-
ey to giving something specially nice
to those of their friends whose means
did not permit the bestowing of hand
some presents. 1t was decreed that
these gifts were not to be necessities
but luxuries-trif1es that all girls long
for, and only the few possess. That
was an unusually happy Christmas for
two distinct sets of girls.
Try just once to exchange the joy OF
receiving on your own net day for the
joy of giving. You may want to do it
again.
It was inevitable, following the trial
in
1895, that from the title pages of his
numerous writings his name should
have been eXpunged, and that many of
the places where that name had long
been known and admired should know
it no more. 1t was equally inevitable,
however, that there should eventually
arise a protest against this rash and
unthinking policy that engulfed both
the man and his literary productions
in the same torrent of denunciation.
And so the public is finally beginning
to realize. That the reaction has set in
is unmistakabe. New editions of
Wilde's early writings are appearing
with notable frequency. His delight
full, If hardly soul-strring, dramas of
English society of the late nineteenth
century, have been collected and re-
published, while, most significant OF
all, numerous plays of the Wilde thea
tire" are in various parts Of the world
once more seeing the footlights. Herr
Conried is to produce the musical YER
sion of "Salome," wherein the original
Wilde text, save for its faithful trans
lation into German, remains unaltered.
With Fraulein Won Osterman in the
title role, it will, again in German, be
an important feature Of the season at
the Irving Place Theater in New York
While Joseph Luckitt, a Washington
manager, is considering an elaborate
English production to tour the coun-
try. James O'Neill is also interested
in this sudden "Salome" revival, and
talks of presenting a version Of the
original made by an actor in his COM