The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-01
FREAR AND
HUSTACE
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Both golden timcpieces, with chains
10 match. were 60 have come through
the same channel, but fortunately for
the ones 20 be surprised The channel
blocked. II happened In this wise.
The Princess Theresa, realizing how
the cares Of high Office and estate are
frequently such that the officials over.
look the necessity Of providing them.
selves with watches gilded up to the
standard necessary and with chains aud
breast embellishments Of a style III TO
dangle across the vests Of men at the
head Of county and territorial affairs
resolved TO put enough Of her time and
talent at the public disposal TO solicit
the few hundred necessary 10 procure
the baubles. She first enscribed the
name Of Governor Walter +. Frear upon
a virgin sheet Of foolscap, wrote be.
meath the short and simple words that
announced the Governor to be in the
field for a brand new ticker and started
out. Federal Judge Dole went down
on the list for "A flyer. Attorney Abe
Lewis came up with n like sum, and
three other fvedollar men expressed
their desire to see the Governor with
a timepiece that would keep him pune.
tual at appointments. Encouraged with
this success, the Princess waited upon
Jeweler Frank Kruger and selected a
watch as was a watch. II was down in
the catalogue for one hundred and
seventy-fve plunks net, exclusive of
trade discounts and cash reductions. To
Justify the order, the Princess count.
ed out the five fve-dolar pieces on the
counter and looked expectant. For once,
however, Kruger was stony.hearted and
announced that there would be no OBJ.
| lection to having the money left as a
guarantee of good faith but that there
would be no watch forthcoming until
| the counter was further decorated with
sufficient hard cash to meet the cata-
/
| logue demands.
This was naturally discouraging and
it is not surprising that the fair col
lectress only raised one dollar more and
| had to confess failure in her noble
charity, coupling the confession with
the request that the twenty.six be Civ
en- back to her. 1t was.
Not altogether discouraged by this
collapse of her plan to be public spirit
ed, luau having partially restored her
tagging energies, the Princess resolved
not to allow Chairman Hustace, of the
Supervisorial Board, to pass back into
the ranks of private citiZenhood with
out something tangible to remind him
of the fact that he had once stood at
the helm and had expenditures con-
tracted without his knowledge by faith.
full chairmen of committees. Copying
the inscription at the head of the Frear
subscription list--all too scantily sign
ed-and substituting the name of Hus-
tace for that of Frear, she once again
appeared among her friends. Some
money she collected, but just from
whom is not known as this time she
wasted no time ordering watches before
filling up the list and only those who
came through know just who is who
among the subscribers 1t is known
and the fact seems natural, that there
were several of the fair sex who put
up their coin for the Hustace presenta'
ton. Mr.. Hustace is a bachelor and
what more natural for lady to dc
than assist in a golden shower for a
fellow creature who has no wife Of his
own to endower him.
1t was through the steady persistency
of lady in gazing at his watch pocket
recently in an endeavor to secure O
glimpse of the watch that she supposed
she had helped to purchase for him that
! brought about the knowledge to the
J ex.chairman of the existence of such q
, subscription list. In the first severa
moments of the lady's gaze towards
! the right hand corner of his vest, Mr.
Iiustace was embarrassed, although {
casual digital inspection had assured
him that his vest was pulled down anC
, that there were no buttons either un
; employed or missing.
, What Mr.. Hustace would like to know
, at this writing is; Who subscribed TO
} his watchl He has not as yet receives
the watch, it is true, but he desire
to accept the intention for the dec
, and return thanks accordingly.
!. without positive information as t.
+ what amount the Princess collected TO
a the Hustace watch, it would be pre-
5 sumptuous to suggest that she add
to the twenty,siX collected for tn
d Frear timepiece and buy each of tn
0 gentleman "A cuckoo clock. The lad
Q has retired somewhat from her roya
5 status and become the bride of a con
o moner since and it is not improbable
r under the circumstances, that the mat
ter of the watches may have escape
i her mind.
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