The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-29
4 CIRCUS At
THE SESSION
Archer and the Chair INDULGE
in Fireworks Over Charity
Matter.

Whew, but it was warm for while
The supervisors had mooned along
over reports, bills and communications
so peacefully that it seemed as if the
germ of the sleeping sickness had got
its deadly work in on the crowd.
Then communication was read and
the fireworks Immediately ensued
Talk about a circus. Nothing like il
has been seen since Charlie Achi de-
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 very little
matter; just a question Of contribu-
tion to a good cause. Eustace said
that the Board WASH It elected to adj
minister charity. Archer drew invid-
ious comparisons. Dwight and Harvey
strove to quell the troubled waters of
debate, and IN the end the clouds
cleared and the sun of fellowship broke
out, but Hustace made notch in his
big stick.
Thus the trouble arose:
A communication was read from
Miss C. Libbie MeAbee, asking for
financial help for the Salvation Army IS
industrial home for women and chill
dren, which was stated to be sadly in
need of assistance.
Hustace 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
eve re here for business and not to
waste time,' said Hustace.
"Don't you interrupt me- exclaim-
ed Archer; "you re not the whole
Board'
Archer then spoke excitedly in Ha-
waiian, accompanying his words with
vehement gestures.
ttTalk English, please" ordered
Hustace; 'tthat IS 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. I IL talk
you to DEATH
% You can speak English well enough
when you want to, - retorted the now
irate chair, his voice trembling.
every well, I'll talk English" ex-
claimed Archer "You go and give
1925 month to the Leah 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 a little money to help some
poor children who have nothing
He wound up with some words in ma
tive, which ended in F'hilahila oe,'
and which he said was his manao, and
wiped his eyes with his handkerchief.
"You're getting excited,'' quoth
Hustace, with wonderful discernment.
You really shouldn't get excited"
eff / IN 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
laid the matter before the Board
CAIN that what I IN doing7" roar
ed Hustace "We've got no money for
charity, and are sailing very close to
the wind -
"We've got enough money to buy
clothes for poor children said
Archer
Hustace tried the suaviter in modo.
GIVE got my eve on some fire alarm
boxes that are badly needed said he
f'I'n gamble that you never thought
of fire alarm boxes,' he concluded with
the air of one who has played his
trump card.
E'We ought to call halt to this