The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-23


peror, rightly as he deserved It,"
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President Fallieres of France tells
of a native evangelist who knew very
little English but who was fond, none
the less, Of speaking publicly in the
unfamiliar tongue. One Sunday he
was exhorting congregation COM
posed chiefly of Americans and Eng
fish and startled his hearers by
launching forth into a prayer ending
with,
"And now, good Lord, we pray thee
to protect and pickle us all the rest
of our lives.'
When the service was over the am
bilious linguist's attention was called
to his expression, pickle u.s."
well, what would your" said he
'Is it not the same, to preserve and
to pickle?"
Ex-President Roosevelt says the in
cident that amused him most since his
return to America occurred in his
summer home at Oyster bay on the
day of his arrival there. Responding
to the clamor of his townsfolk for an
informal speech, Mr. Roosevelt revert
ed for a moment to his pet subject
race suicide. In the crowd was man
with three small children propped up
on his shoulders and woman close
beside him carrying two babies.
"The speech was going on smooth
ly," narrates the former President,
when the man with the three chill
dren broke in with voice that could
have been heard quarter of mile.
Hey! Teddy he shouted, can you
beat this? It's a full house, Teddy.
Triplets and twins; three of kind
and pair!'"
King George the Fifth of England
was telling a group of friends of some
of his experiences since the British
crown and scepter came into his keep
ing.
Il was at an informal tea the other
afternoon" said the king, ''and was
bidding my distinguished hostess good
bye when her little daughter, child
of seven or eight years, came forward
timidly, looking as if she had some
thing to say. She was a beautiful
child, and when her mother formally
presented her she courtesied prettiIy
and said in loud, clear voice.
I think your Majesty is a very
wonderful man.
"'Why do you say that, my dear?"
1 asked.
Because said the little girl, ma.
ma told me to-"
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President w. c. Brown of the New
York Central railroad said at lunch.
con, apropos of his "back to the
Some city men take very hard nv
suggestion about a return to agricul.
ture. They seem to think that the
farm pays as poorly as apprentice
SHIPS used to do-and you know what
the old-time apprentices said about
that.
We get said the apprentices,
'board and clothing the first year.
clothing and board the second year
and both of them the third year."
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Life on the big ranches in California
frequently develops odd characters
Bill Hawkins, a man who had worked
for years in Mendocino County. had
developed a distaste for conversa-
ton and verbal dispute that made him
FAMOUS throughout the state. Once
Jeh Norton, manager OF the Placida
ranch, selected Bill Hawkins and a
young fellow known as "the Angel'
Tor some work that necessItated their
remaining away from the ranch house
for several days. AS the pair were
starting out, JEFF drew "The Angel"
aside.
Now look here, Angel, don't you
rile Bill. Don't start your tongue to
Vaughn when he don't want to talk.
The first thing you know, if you git
to hittin' off a conversational stunt,
Billd fling up the job. can't afford
to lose him, so-don't talk"
All day long Bill and angel" work
ed side by side without a word. In
the evening, after they had boiled their
coffee, they sat back against their
rolled blankets, smoking their pipes.