Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-11
footed HIS Way
TO These ISLANDS
Whistiing Buoy Enhanced BY
Neptune Tales of Romance
Comes 2OO0 Miles.

Wooed by Father Neptune and en-
tranccd by the wondrous tales of the
beautifully romantic Hawaiian Islands.
an incorrigible naughty whistling buoy
broke home ties at MONDAY Rock and
footed it's way merrily to visit these
much talked of Islands
II was about six months ago that
Neptune. rich in lore of wonderful tales
pertaining to his charges in midocean,
impaired to this adventuresome buoy
his knowledge OF the sun kissed Sand
witch Islands. Day after day, night AFT
or night, this charge of Uncle Sam
would lie comfortably, bobbing buoy
antly, in the lap of the ocean swells,
whstlng out warnings to misguided
mariners who. pcrchance. may wander
! from their paths to meet with dire
mishap. and would drink In the stories,
almost fairylikc in nature, of romantic
palm fringed islands, virtual paradise
in reality. Literally overwhelmed with
II desire. ms many person has been,
to visit and bask In the fairyland so
much talked of. the guardian of mar
liners would pull and tug ut his moor
ings that were so inconslderate as to
not let him go and satisfy this crav-
ing.
| Why should these common good-for
nothing drones of rocks. menaces to
all sailing craft. be so selfish as to not
want to allow him the opportunity of
enjoying the call of the wild and ro-
mance--him that was endowed with q
| lifelikc means of motion, and these
base, dangerous rocks. endowed with
nothing but great snags OF fangs and
craft that may come near, and draw
II under to wailow In its decaying huh.
Then thinking of the terrible havoc
these monstrous growth-mantled rocks
could render the buoys conscience
would prick him and remind him of his
duty TO remain and warn vessels Of the
lurking danger beneath the harmless
looking sheet of water, but the intense
desire to behold these wondrous garden
isles In all their glory soon overpow-
cred the rabble reasoning OF his con-
science.
Realizing how futile II would he to
break away from his tormentors, who
did not understand worldly desires, the
buoy took the old hale and strong north
wind into his confidence, seeking his
aid IN escaping to freedom. The north
i wind understood and lent his help. Had
not he travelled through every part of
the world and had he not been charm
ed into perfect bliss by these isles? Oi
course. he understood. So when dark
black, starlcss night came to shield
him at his work, he whipped and taunt
cd the sea into such fury that II
-1nevor noticed for II long time that tn,
north wind had set free its charge.
: The now care-frce and happy buoy
safe from his enraged moorings, toot-
ed and whistled merrily across the sea
happy and filed with joy at the thought
he would soon see this wonderful idea
of ris dreams. lie whistled love chants
! to the stars and skies ut night, and II
4 the daytime he would fairly shrek his
= Joy nj inc letllnS VI lI'thpHl " Wv
universe. But. alas! unlike most storle!
;, the adventures of this whistler did mo-
| end happily, for just as he was enter
!. ing Eahului harbor, the lighthouse ten
+, der Kulkui. attracted by the joyou'
!. toots of IA buoy they knew should no
/. be In those waters, swoopcd down upoi
}, the truant and rudcly yanked him t.
: her decks. just when he was inishln!
his long Journey of over 1000 miles Il
s witness the paradise of Neptune'
g lrealm.
Lying upon the Kukurs deck, tn
misguided one. with seventeen fathom
: of chain attached. which II had dragged
!. Ian the way, ana much Scared from tn
s want of attention. the buoy refused 4
: loot any more until his outraged feel
h ngs should be avenged.
J., The buoy will he taken to his Uncl
!. Sammy and then probably back to hi
| old haunt, which he forsook six month
ago, to answer the call and be statiOne
once more to shrek warnings of tn
is dangers of MONDAY Rock, just outsid
I, San Francisco bay.