The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-15
bob" BURDETTE
IN HONOLULU
FOR FIRST TIME
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for YOU" Mrs. Burdette said, at once,
"for l seem to be able to place my
self in your position, and can realize
how thoughtless or kind one may APP
pear in your eyes when on such a
mission. But then perhaps l am pre-
JUDGED, for we are a literary family,
and as l often say, we always have ink
on our thumbs"
Il haven't the remotest idea in the
world what to ask you" stammered
you are so deeply interested in so
many different things l hardly know
where to Begin
Mrs. Burdette graciously came
to my rescue.
How would you like me to tell you
hat my dominant idea is at PRESENT.
SHE asked.
Capital. All really great big people
have one dominant idea"
well mine is the simple one that
both l and my husband may regain
perfect health so we may again resume
the trend of our life's work. For six
years my husband and have worked
very hard. l myself am as you say,
interested in many phases of life.
am an ardent clubwoman, and have
served on the hospital board for a
long while, and as for charities, why
I'm all tangled up in them"
LAS a clubwoman permit me to ask
you two questions. Do you in your
heart approve of them-and do you
want to voter"
"To them both l will reply, that l
entirely approve of clubs for women,
and that although do not wish to
vote, feel that women are entitled to-.
Yes, l believe in women's clubs. L
know from experience that they re-
fresh, and restore women for their own
families, and they have broken down
the petty barriers that have held each
other aloof. They have proved that
human nature is better than even
wealth, and have established a COM
raderie amongst the sex hitherto I'M
known. You ought to have women's
club in Honolulu. 1t would be the
best thing in the world. AS for suf-
frage, we'll we all know, and in my
travels 1 have had occasion to prove
that our own American men are the
most courteous, the most considerate
of all, and that if our brainy women;
our level headed ones, demanded SUI
frage in the right way. they would get
it. They will probably succeed even
in the way they are attacking it now,
but the other way is quicker, and more
genteel."
We were interrupted by Dr. Burdette
who returned after having excused
himself for a moment.
There it is" he said, handing me
neatly folded paper. It's my in
terview and l thought I'would save
you time and trouble by writing it
myself. My first interview began
the genial gentleman with a twinkle in
his dark eyes, was with Horace
Greeley. You see, was in your shoes
once, myself. / was detailed to get
story from him, ana went, but to
describe, to you with what peryerse
feelings were impossible. l approach
ed the desk of his hotel in fear and
trembling, and asked for Mr., Greeley.
l almost seized the boys sleeve as he
disappeared to tell him 1 did not want
to)see him anyway. But he got ahead
of me. So l stood round, and hoped
he wouldn't be in. He was, was
shown right up to his room. / took
chair and waited, and he waited.
Then l mustered up all my courage,
and in a pale weak voice said, You
have given lecture, haven't YOU? 1
was told he had lectured all the way
out. And was your lecture success
ful?' again ventured. Yes, he said
he thought it was. Do you know how
1 discern when any of my lectures
have been successful he asked me- No,
l pleaded ignorance. When more
people stay in than go out was his
blunt reply.
"The next important man inter-
viewed was King Kalakaua. That
was easy and very delightful. But
when the editor had the impudence,
after that to ask me to interview a
boot and shoe dealer from Lynx, l re-
fused l told him to get one of his
stub reporters to do that Not for
me. after kings, you bet. Oh know
all about what you're up against,
averred DR.. Burdette. But you just
stick to a style. So that when peo-