Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-10


Camp and Fourth of July Poem
The SIoat Monument.
One day after a delightful high AMI
low jinks at the Bohemian club, was
| sitting in the Green Room and having
a chat with Timothy Daniel Frawley,
| the theatrical manager. 1t was about
four in the morning, and under the
circumstances, conversations at that
! hour are apt to be quite lively. Sud-
| denly Mr.. F'raw1ey said Uncle
George, come with US to Honolulu"
answered: Il should like to go, but
it is not possible"
! why" said he, you can go as my
guest. and it won't cost you any
| thing"
'Oh, in that case, / can go as well
not" answered; and then we talked
of something else. The next day
met MIR. Frawley, and knowing that
men often say things at four O'Clock in
the morning which they forget or re-
greet the day following, said:
Nov, Mr.. Frawley, e that PROPOSE
ton Of yours is at all embarrassing,
don't think Of it, for I have not set
my heart upon it seriously"
What are you talking about?" said
he.
about my going to Honolulu with
you"
why" said he, II have told all my
company that you are going with us
and they are tickled 10 death"
'"That settles it." said /; and went
TO Honolulu with the Frawley compa-
ny, and glorious time we had from
start to finish. Miss Blanche Bates,
Miss Wrenn and Frank Worthing were
in the company, and was billed as
ian understudy for a thinking part"
Miss Wrenn and I, being Of the same
age, with the figures reversed
eighteen and elghty-one-we wera
much together. The lovely little lady
expressed desire for my photograph
and inscribed with an original poetical
sentiment, which she would take pride
in showing her friends. And this
is what happened one day while at the
Sans Souci hotel, Waikiki. Mr.. George
Lycurgas. the proprietor, gave me the
chair that Robert Louis Stevenson oc-
cupied while writing his delightful
South Sea stories, and while seated in
that chair on the veranda which over
looks the 7aarbor and the Pacific
Ocean. feeling the inspiration of the
chair and the outlook, I produced the
following gem:
MY dear Miss Wrenn,
I don't know when
I've felt SO proud
AS in being allowed
To present you with this memento---"
had written as far as "nemento"
without q hitch, but was puzzled for
a word to rhyme with 1t. However,
waited for the inspiration to come
again, and 1t came as followss
FOR when this you see
You'll remember me
No matter where you've went TO-"
The little lady was so pleased with
the picture and poetry that she show
ed Il to all her friends In Honolulu,
and the people wanted me to remain
there and receive the appointment of
Poet Laureate for the Islands, but re-
nembering the thousands who were
waiting to welcome me at home, / de-
chned the honor with profuse thanks,
One serious drawback to the en-
joyment of a play in a Honolulu thea
ter is that when one Is overpowered
by a between-the-acts thirst he has to
hire hack to take him where he can
quench It and get back before the cur
tain rises. For u three-act play the
hack hire is seventy five cents, which,
with the price OF the thirst quencher
and the theater seat, makes the even
ing's amusement quite expensive.
However, everyone seems 60 enjoy IT,
especially the haclmen, and as there
were but three performances a week
the outlay appeared to be cheerfully
submitted to, and every one Supremely
happy.
While In the Hawaiian Islands, I
visited the grave of Jules Tavernfer.
the Bohemian club artist who died in
Honolulu several years ago. / placed
wreath of native flowers on the
tombstone, and also had photographs
taken of the grave. Tavernier was ono
of the early members OF the club.
After an absence Of FIVE weeks, we
arrived in San Francisco again, all well
and without having had a single jar
to mar the perfect enjoyment of the
most delightful party that ever sailed
out from port, and shall ever remen-
Der II. Daniel Frawley most gratefully
for his kindness in inviting me to be
one Of his charming company.
In 1898 the cornerstone of the Sloat
monument was laid at Monterey, and
Mr.. Raphael WE'LL invited me TO ac-
company him to witness the ceremo-
MES. We arrived the day before the
celebration and registered at the Del
Monte hotel. 1t was one of the live
lest evenings ever spent There
were sport and gaiety enough in the
town the next day, but II did not COM
pare with the night. The ceremonies
which attended the laying of the cor
neISlOne passed OH successfully, OWING
to the perfect management of Major
Edwin Sherman. After the ceremo-
mics, as I was sitting on the club
house veranda with Admiral Boards
ley, he asked me when was to return
to the city. ! told him proposed to
leave on the following day, and he In
vited me to go with him on the Phila-
delphfa, and make the trip by water.
It was an unexpected honor, which
quite took my breath away, but thank
ing him for the distinguished honor I
explained the situation was the