The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-06

we may part as friends, Mr.. Stevens"
The olive branch flipper was met
with hearty grasp as Mr.. Stevens
responded
Good bye, Mr. -. God bless you.
/ wish you every success"
An authors presentation copy OF
Mr.. Stevens work. THE Life of Gus
tavus Adolphus,'' received before the
rupture between them, is among the
valued keepsakes of the townsman in
question. It's material was gathered
by Mr.. Stevens while he represented
the United States at Stockholm.
Tag Day, Save the Babes!' This tag
day proposition is a great institution,
but it doesn't bother me for I'm used
to being tagged | get up in the morn
ing and the newsboy tags me for
nickel for a paper; Ballentyne tags me
for a nickel for car-fare; Detor, Thur
low or the genial gentleman at Notes
tags me for mush and milk; some prin-
| cess tags me to buy a ticket for luau
or a dance; ! get tagged for the Elks'
| Minstrel show; Brother Francis tags
me for taxes; the landlord tags for
renting roof; get tagged in church
on Sunday, and some fellow tags me
| for drink | must be 1T, all right
all right. Its tag-day every day with
me and | sometimes feel like a spotted
pup with Happy Holligan tomato can
| tagged to the tip of my tail.
But I believe in tagging, Just the
same, for a good cause such as pro-
viding milk for needy infants, although
l verify believe that poi and water is
, better for most babies. Then it is in
, deed pretty spectacle, the bobbing
/ around of a swarm of lovely femininity,
| fair bees seeking all whom they may
sweetly sting.
l don't know if any one of the dears
/ tagged DR.. and Mrs Atcherley in their
prison in the Magoon block-can you
imagine any more terrible Bastile than
J. Alfreds office?-and don't know if
( H. T. Mills was tagged, or The By
l guess the girls and girlies tagged the
| town pretty thoroughly.
Redhouse, the jeweler and repairer
, of watches, was in The Grill this morn
/ ing when bevy of beauties entered to
| tag the fellows feeding there (they
have to eat somewhere, you know
and Redhouse was just finishing his
Strawberries and cream, four poached
eggs, tenderloin steak and mushrooms,
, and chocolate. He had just the price
of the breakfast Isl 80 and the rest of
his money was in the safe on Mer-
chant street or in Mayhower stock, so
he tried to do quick rear retreat
through the kitchen, but pretty lady
ran around and caught him in Cunha's
alley and tagged him for dollar, he
was so flustered, and l understand that
Redhouse had to leave his watch with
Detor of The Grill as security for the
feed. Pop O'Brien and Walter Doyle
were the center of a lot of maids who
almost fought for the privilege of de-
corating these handsome gentlemen
with tags.
A reporter tried to get out of being
tagged by showing his railroad pass,
fire badge and birth-certificate, but was
told that the press couldn't get in free
on Tag Day. So he dug a whole days
salary, fifty cents.
Some men were so bashful that they
hid around corners or remained in
their offices until they saw somebody
else with a tag and then purchased a
tag from the other fellow so as to be
immune. In this way some chaps who
had paid ten cents for a tag sold them
to their timid friends for two-bits or
more.
Jack Atkinson remarked that the
tag-girls were a heavenly sight
Why said l.
Just like the milky way" said he,
tagging for milk to save the babies"
Ha, Ha! Te-he!