The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-05
TOWN TALK
By THE NAN ABOUT TOWN.

cuous verbosity that seems to be the
main excretion of so many alleged
humans John Fleming Wilson, in
recent mainland magazine, has proven
my salvation in this regard He has
written a Honolulu story under the
title Of THE Persistence of the I'm
inspired" Wilson wrote before he
came to Honolulu, but he had to come
to Honolulu before he appreciated the
persistence of the unlnspired. Even
more appropriately may it be observed
that the beginning of his plot is set in
the office of the Advertiser. Serious
ly speaking, particularly as the Christ
mas season is drawing near, is it not
a fact, o my brethren, that the great
est crime is foolishness-the persist
ence of the uninspired? We can for
give the man who, Fastening along
the street with some object in view,
stamps strenuously upon our most
sacred corns, but is there in all crea-
ton or in all recreation any excuse
for the utter stranger who brides us
with a drink, or mayhap some other
trifling courtesy, that he may have the
privilege of inflicting upon our unsus-
pecting selves the uninspired history
of his petrified past?
Twas but the other day that all the
world looked good to me; children
sang tout of tune); the sun shone
Qiquid sunshine); at least two bill
collectors of my acquaintance were in
the hospital; Thwing was out OF even
wireless connection and it lacked three
days before my rent was due. Elated,
ecstatic, inspired, uplifted, even illu-
minated, l sought me quiet nook to
pen a passion poem to my lady's eye
| brow. Alas, for the persistence of
/ the. uninspired. A fatuous, fat fellow
of the Association of Assimilated AS
/ sininity, who had been thrown off a
Kapiolani Park trolley car because he
hadn't a nickel to pay his fare, perch
! ed his person contiguous to my figure,
offered me cigar and started to re-
gale me with the frenzied story of
how his mothers first Cousins hired
girl, in the fall of 1858. back in Buzby,
North Carolina, had caught the pip
from lozenged shaped rooster.
! Dear Reader. would that we knew
each other better that we might leak
scalding tears over each others era
watts. You know how l suffered!
The persistence of the uninspired!
How many daily examples of this most
prevalent disease do we observe!
There is the individual who invaria-
bly, says What" to everything you
shout at him; it seems that he can
not frame a reply unless you say twice
what you would have him hear.
There is the supremacy sensitive guy
whose soul will be contorted for a
whole day if someone fails to answer
his bow upon the street.
| There is the egotistic entity who
1 imagines himself so irresistible that
he believes no woman can understand
| life or love without his assistance.
There is the Unconditional reformel
who is convinced that no one should
do what be himself is unable to do.
There is the alleged citizen who be-
lieves the community is going to the
dogs unless it's laws are such as tC
directly benefit his own business.
There is the fool whose only sens
of humor is in the discontinue o.
others; though perhaps the coloreC
Sunday supplements are more to blame
than he.
There are others-you know them a
well as / do.
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