The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-23
TOWN TALK
By THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

member of the CONNECTION COMMIT
TEE and was present at last nights
meeting. This meeting was the most
important of any held, for the Chief
Decident had announced that the press
was to be admitted to the charmed cir
Gle and the inquest opened with the
Soakretary calling the roll of the news
papermen, of whom the following were
present:
Oil bright, Molten Airs, Booster, o.
Connors, Warrington, Dusty Roads,
Satan, Slogan, Skinney, Annie More,
Mathedaughter, Hen Schell and Gibral-
tar Gee Myth.
THE idea is to elevate things gen
orally detained the Decident, hence
this yeasty injection of mixed intel
lect"
Have the scribes been sworn in as
members?" inquired Brother Francis,
1.-THE gatherer, shifting his leather con-
tribution bag.
"Oaths are waived with the press
replied the Soakretary, "for the oath
requires a member to tell the truth"
But surely newspapermen tell the
truth"
"They tell the truth was the sad
reply, but they are not limited to
nothing but the truth, and they dare
not tell the whole truth-all the time
in Honolulu-thank Goodness
Oilbright brushed away tear; Skin
ney gulped; Warrington let out
stereotyped fudge with almost hui
man intelligence; Booster staggered;
O'Connors looked politely indignant
and Molten Airs wrote the following
limerick on his otherwise immaculate
cuff.
There was a young man of the Press
Who was asked if he'd kindly confess
If he e'er told lie,
And he made this reply:
That's for the Dear Reader to guess
THE yacht Hawaii needs passage
money to San Pedro yawned the De-
cident, starting the mental gyroscope.
May be Alexander Hume Ford has
an idea how to gather it" urged Boos-
ter.
Eyes, let Ford runabout," laughed
Jim Quinn, chauffeur, who was acting
as doorkeeper.
THE Ford runabout is a gas ma
chine" said Oilbright.
SOS Ford O'Connors murmured.
PUT him aboard the Hawaii as
auxiliary power" said Molten Airs,
running his hand through his hair,
"she may need the wind"
Cut it out, cried the Decident
throwing pencil at Airs who instinc-
lively pocketed the weapon, or wand
yes, cut it out" demanded Mathe-
daughter, "or eX-Hume Ford, as it
were" Cloud cheers.)
There was a sudden commotion in
the rear of the hail. the ice-water ma
gazine exploded and the air for a
moment was full of cracked ice.
Were pinched," yelled Skinney
kicking over the traces.
lG uGNllJ CIltu OdIdu.
Too true! Sheriff Iaukea, Chief Tay-
lor, "scotty," Waller, Achi, Claudiua
Mcbride, Thwing, John Martin, Jack
Atkinson, Annie Marie Prescott and
Howard Adams burst through the de-
bris.
why this unseemly intrusion?" de-
manded His OBEDIENCE.
"These ladies and gentlemen" said
Iaukea and Taylor, speaking at once
declare there's conspiracy afoot to
print their names"
The officers of the law were at once
suppressed. Airs put a waste-papeT
basket like a cage over Curtis head
piece and Warrington gagged the poor
Chief with an editorial The COM
plainants were invited to seats, Miss
Prescott passing around copies of the
Honolulu Times.
Let us all unite in singing Annie
Marie's poem on page 81 said George
Davis, acting chaplain, when he'd
found the place and shaken lot OF
barb-wire parentheses out of his fin
gers.
Annie More tainted but Gibraltar
Gee Myth saved the awful situation by
making a noise like Bystander
I'D like, please (police) to go Otis a
go) along mot for long, on the yacht
Hawaii CHawaii nei-nay, nay, Pau
line!-pull in! alias haul inn as press
- (Oh such power correspondent said
Annie Marie Prescott.
"You can, if there's a press cot tc
spare said Dusty Roads.
Let's discuss fleet athletics" sug-
gested Molten Airs, I'D like to strik,
few safety matches, for the fleet en-.
tertainment, between good material
Don't all SPEAK at once. Now what
would be some good, drawing, scienti
fic boxing contests?"
; John Martin VS.. 'Scotty,' DOOMED
, Gibraltar Gee