The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-28
TOWN TALK
BY THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

BY THE MAN
The other night, under the influence
of an excessively plain lenten dinner,
dreamed a nightmare, If | may be al
lowed such an outrageous expression,
and behold there were 1000 men from
New York landed here to look for jobs
Have you ever awakened disappointed,
feeling that if you could have only kept
on you would have had dream really
worth while? I did this time, and it
was bitter disappointment. Just as
General CoXey Il didn't know how he
got here) was about to lead two thou
saLd professional collectors of the
living the world owes everyone, to
the Capitol and demand that each be
made a luna, / heard Link McCand-
lses and Aleck Robertson in angry ar
gument as to whether they could vote
or not. Governor Frear stood smiling
on the steps of the Capitol his steely
eyes twinllling as usual as with a sort
of feeling that the situation was well
in hand, and then just when Coxey
rose to thunder some oratory which
was intended ITO give everyone on
earth his rights, Aleck smote Link
with a huge law book,-and the riot
that developed woke me. l wish
could have dreamed on and seen the
finish, for Link always smites back.
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A number of sporty boys the other
night got to the state where they
wanted a rush through the cool night
air to take the champagne mist out OF
their eyes and they chartered Jim
| Quinn's automobile. During the spin
someone alluded to the cost of the
run and sudden realization appalled,
one of the passengers. This is. too
| rich" said he, well swap the buzz
wagon for a hack They did and it
happened that they got Tom" Quinns
hack When we came to SETTLE said
one of the party, affectionately known
as grandpa, I'VE found that Tom
Quinn's hack cost as much as Jim
Quinn's automobile" Nothing's too
rich for the Quinns
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l certainly wish that the managers
of the local theaters would add a new
rule which would be carried into eff.
feet by the ushers. The anti-hat rule,
which certainly is necessary in these
days of the feathers from eight large
white hens which are one head cover
ing and then only go half way. What
| complain about is ribbons. | went
to see the Pollards a night or two ago
and, yes, did see one of them when
they came down into the audience to
sell pictures, but that was the only
| time.
There was a dainty little miss, Of
about twelve or fourteen years, seated
in front of me- Her brown hair was
carefully tied at the base of where thu
ribbon about six inches wide and abou
fourteen inches long. AS may be
easily understood the wings extended
on each side in flares of beauty. The!
certainly were beautiful but l wanted
to see foreign and not homemade at
fractions.
Please, dear Mr.. Cohen and dear Mr.
Adams help me and place a strict tap
on such lovely but Opaque ornament
to the youth when visiting your house
of delight.
Speaking Of hats In telling of m,
troubles, makes me think of one
saw the same night. 1t was worl
by one of the dainty little tourists nov
stopping at one of the beach hotels an,
certainly was as pretty as a pictur
(hat) can be- The plumes were 81
long and feathery that they looked
more like fluffy tails and as 1 sat be
hind her in the car going home, it wa
only through the greatest presence o
mind, aided by the natural dignit!
which one in my position must main
tain, that l refrained from pulling
them. hope she does not sit in from
of me again though, for there is nj
telling what l may do.
There is a stateroom Thirteen on tn
new steamer Mauna Kea, contrary t
the ideas of some steamship companie
and hotels, which will not have
room with that number. I am toll
that the room on the Mauna Kea di
it's best to retrieve the unfortunate re
putation of Thirteen, on the trial triI
The three occupants were all lover
of bridge. Two of them played ii
gainst the third and an outsider, dur
ing several hours of the lovely tria
voyage At the end of the session tn
two men of stateroom 10 were very nicz