The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-04-28
ANNIE WAS A
WISE GAZhbOO

Annie. where All 1h0Ot has been
the soliloquy Of many 8 good, o. for
that matter bad. detective But speak
ing Of Annie. I mean Annie Piggott,
recalls s trip I ms6e t-on Nome 70
Seattle II TIE :. : Garonne II the fan
ot 1901, Annie berg 3 passenge- By
tie sane heat" sa,I 81 OGeeI Ct 3
liner recently II part.
The GaIonne had about i've hln-
dre5 passengers, composed Of espitsl-
i<-s. mining brokers. government en-
plOyss, miners. with and wifhOEt the
con; p-ospeeIo-s- gamblers. citizens o.
leisure, women Of the 6eni-mOnde and
their eo1sor1s, piekpoekess and opiUu
Ssnls-ln al 5 very choice crowd.
Immediately after leaving Nome
the hop-esters engaged a unus66 Ie-
5ngerz1or. where they eOcld enjoy the
solzee ot the pipe without inter- apti0n-
Taken s. whole, they we're p
wise 8 bunch Of passengers as ore
would be likely 70 meet anywhere
Each one passed the tine Ct dsy and
smiled. brit never flashed rs r-u
Things looked had for Annie, Who. as
the town las recently leaEced, Is PFC
feszioaal DIP
-Anong the passenger vas anothz y
piekpockeT known as .ThV Pale-Faesd
Kid He got his 1iek1sne from the
color Of his complexion which wss
caused -by TIE excessive use of E51g-
kong No. /
The Kid had hesId Of Aunie's repu-
taacn- and she beinE rattar cor :
decided, after meditation. 6---rg which
tine lie inhaled about twenty pills. that
lie II single harness Vas ro- what II
EzS cracked up 70 be. II Pire-dreau
he found himself making love Il Azuie
and she flying 70 his open SIMS. erd
they together sailing through life by
The air route, and only descending %
earth when they wished 70 smcke. play
The hank take 2 ehsccs wi.h the
ponies O. II necessary. NIKE stoueh-'
Morning cane. and after the usual
Breakfast OF toast and wax ia the
qsSfy-vlsaEed Kid decided 10 get busy.
Il was late u The dav before AEnie sp-
pssre5 OF deck but The kid vas
there with the glad hard snd winning
smile. and. as he expected Ar1ie came
hack with The warm NIT ! promenade
for half al h0uI- Al invitation 70 The
refrigerator, which was accepted, and.
the ascension had begun
ssIt was about 2-30 H. when on his
forty-frs1 piu. that the Kid reached
The highest elevation For several
k0u<s he and Annie had beeu telling
each other their life secrets He had
tod her Of the many big turns he had
made, how he had ou-Si1ted ByEnes
and other famous inside oSct msn. and
wound I'd BY saving that the only thing
hs needed 70 ger the money IN bunehes
was : lady stall
Annie II her turn told the Kid Of
her gizlhood dsys, and how an act Of
misplaced confidence had started ter
II the business. concluding ber nara
tive with that syupzthy-cresting
phrase which has eos. many sueker
his Esd- And that 5 the reason I left
home
HThe Kids dream had core tue
Life 70 hin II the future would be oue
continuous round OF pleasure.
The Kid made one great mistake,
however. He went 70 sleep N the
upper ether II which his soul was So
lourning- When late II the day. he
sEoke, Il WAS 20 tie sad discovery
-kat Re had been stouehed' for every
sou that he possessed $50 Annie Pig
go--, OF course. had turnsd the trek.
and OF one Of the most expert dips
II the protest.
ITS just ss vel for the Honolulu
/ people that Annie only cane here 70
see her folks. and lot o. a business
trip," eoneluded the steamship oEieer.