The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-23
Story of a
True Man

AS an evidence of the precocity OF
modern youth The Kansas City Jour-
nal presents below a compost
ton or a theme or whatever the
modern teacher calls it, written by
15-year-old Kansas school girl for
Friday afternoon exercise. We may
imagine that the girl had been reading
French literature of certain klnd.
She has initiated a style of story which
had much vogue in the magazines
few years ago. Her story bore the
title '.The True woman and we give
it in full as follows:
Pierre was the true man. Ask his Wife
In the first place, he was large and
strong. He once slew bullock with
single blow of his naked fist. Every
body knows about that. Then, too, he
was very handsome and his manner
was most charming. All the women
said so, and all the men denied it. And,
finally. Pierre was naturally kind and
gentle.
But alas, poor fellow, he was not
without nerves. Like many good men,
Pierre was sometimes irritable; but
only when things did not go to suit him.
Who will seriously condemn him for
this?
| There are a few men in the world
whose natures are so finely strung that
toll of any kind is distasteful to them
Pierre's nature was one OF the hnest'
| Pierre was incapable of being dis'
Iturbed by any of the ordinary vexaflons
of life. In spite of the poverty ano
/ disease and death which Pierre saw
all about him, the little birds SANG
lsempiternal songs in his ever verna
Il heart, and the sun snone In upon iiis
soul without cessation.
But he could not wholly shut ou'
from his mind the unending work ant
labor of which the world is, alas, 81
full. and this saddened poor Pierre De
yond expression. ANY suggestion L
bodily effort on his own part rouse'
him to fury. Fury increases lrrlta
bilfty
Pierre had a passion for WINE.
was as strong as his aversion 10 Wofh
unfortunately, the mere fumes OF wins
like the mere mention OF WORK. thieV
him into madness. Between the two n
was irritated much.
Tins. afte the erosions of a few pas
sionate years it is not strange that tn
good man became somewhat dlfrlcui'
Rlt his wife understood him and loVe'
him.
Pierre and his wife had beautl1u
girl baby called Marie. Pierre WouN
sit all day in the sun and dandle ne
on his knee, while Madame Plerre va
cutting cord wood or feeding the stoeh
Pierre worshipped Marie But one sa
night sad misfortune befeh. Lit LIZ
1 Marie was taken away.
Pierre came home from cafe at fHiu
night deeply depressed. For once III
little birds were silent ana tpe So
/ ceased to shine in his heart
AS he Law down beside little Marie tn
] child awoke and cried. In his momen
: tarv irritation, Pierre lifted the ntu
thing high in air Che was a stroh
mani and hurled her across the room
She fell across a stool ana hef pao
was broken. It killed her.
In the morning, when Pierre dlscoN
cred how the affair had turned out
! was very sorry.
Our clumsy laws make no distinclo
between souls high and fine ana SOU
low and coarse Pierre was hung.
D
Madame Pierre survived her husDan
hut a little while Alone in worn
that did not care for Pierre, she TAU"
fast In year she departed for II
other world to seek for her huspaii'
1t was a long seeking. Heaven IS
wide place. There is no directory. .
peter. did not remember admlttlI
pierre. but he was sure he had not SCI
him away.
Madame Pierre searched high an
low. he was not to be found. Al la
che got word of him. He mad pr'
caedad from earth to hell direct. Nj
dame Pierre henceforth stood by IL
Gate and mourned. st. Peter was III
comfortable. but he didn't know VIVA
to do. He reasoned with her. IL VIZ
If no avail. At the end of six monti
he gave up. A messenger was I'll
Matched to tell Pierre that he mlgi
come ND. Madame was happy a VINO
aav. Then she was submerged again
black despair The messenger returl
al with the information that Pier
didn't want to come and wouid1
come. He said he couldn't STAND q