The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-01
A CIRCUS At
THE SESSION


e over reports, bills and communications
e SO peacefully that it seemed as if the
a germ of the sleeping sickness had got
its deadly work in on the crowd.
e Then communication was read and
4 the fireworks Immediately ensued.
2 Talk about a circus. Nothing like it
has been seen since Charlie Achi de-
r Tended Mormon" George in the cele-
brated impeachment trial.
Hustace and Archer did the big
, stunt. They roared and gibed at each
: other. The countenance of the chair
man turned to tallow, and the Super
, visor from Eva and Waianae shed
tears.
And it was all over a very little
matter; just a question of Va eontribu-
tion to a good cause. Hustaee said
that the Board WASH t elected. to ad-
minister charity. Archer drew invid-
ious comparisons. Dwight and Harvey
strove to quell the troubled waters of
debate, and In the end the clouds
out, but Hustaee made notch in his
big stick.
Thus the trouble arose:
A communication was read from
Miss C. Libbie McAbee, asking for
financial help for the Salvation Army's
industrial home for women and chill
dren, which was stated to be sadly in
need of assistance.
Hustaee said that Judge Dole had
spoken to him about the matter, and
that he had told him that it was i'm
possible for the Board to render the
assistance desired.
Archer wanted to discuss the mat
ter, and remarked that the chair should
not have committed himself to Judge
Dole without having first conferred
with the Board.
"We re here for business and not to
waste time," said Bustace.
"Don't you interrupt me-" exelaim-
ed Archer; ''you re not the whole
Board.'
Archer then spoke excitedly in Ha-
waiian, accompanying his words with
vehement gestures.
"Talk English, please" ordered
Hustace; "that's the language of these
proceedings. :"
"You know I can't speak English
very good,' said Archer, "but if
you II let me talk in Hawaiian III talk
you to death"
"You can speak English well enough
when you want to" retorted the now
irate chair, his voice trembling.
every well, III talk English" ex-
claimed Archer. "You 90 and give
1925 a month to the Leahi Home to
help people that are sure going to die.
You give lots of money to the road de-
partment, so as to make the grass to
grow, and the flowers to bloom and be
picked by nice little children, but you
won't give little money to help some
poor children who have nothing"
He wound up with some words in ma
tive, which ended in "hilahila oe,'
and which he said was his manao, and
wiped his eyes with his handkerchief
"You'r re getting excited" quoth
Hustaee, with wonderful discernment-
. You really shouldn't get excited"
eff I'm excited, I'm excited" :" ex-
claimed Archer, sagely.
"You misunderstood me,'' said Hus-
tace, soothingly; "you really did"
Misunderstood nothing" snapped
furious Frank. "You ought to have
aid the matter before the Board.''
CAIN that what I'm doing7" roar
ID Hustace. "We've got no money for
charity, and are sailing very close to
.he wind"
"We've got enough money to buy
clothes for poor children" said
Archer.
Hustaee tried the suaviter in modo.
GIVE got my eye on some fire alarm
boxes that are badly needed" said he.
I'm gamble that you never thought
If fire alarm boxes" he concluded with
The air of one who has played his
trump card.
"We ought to call halt to this
giving business" said Dwight. "We
ire here to do the business of the peo-
pie and to administer charity"
cts a shame,'' said Archer, pite-
'usly. "We pay money for people who
are going to die. We pay for music
for to be happy, and give money for
lowers to bloom, and we haven't cent
for the poor children who are going to
be good ladies some day and also good
men. Why, one of the poor children
may be a school teacher some day and
another may be supervisor; think OF
that. We can give little and don't
need to give a big lot"