The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-27

in the lobby of New York hotel.
Characters - Annabellc the tele-
phone girl and Myrtle, lin the bust
ness"
Myrtle Whatever are yuh cryin'
over, dearie? Amt yuh we'll?
Annabelle-ln way, am, an
again I've went through a mental
strain what's jest put me in dretful
state of nerves Last night we had
a few frens up to the Hat, an yonno
how a mob like that gifts to Hddin',
an don't one the gelmen pour pint
of beer inta the goldfshes, an this
mornin' both Evelyn an Archie was
found dead in their tracks!
They was the grandest pets, my
dear-jest reg lar little pals an when
mawr wasn't on the road she'd set
an talk to EN- by the hour, an it was
a turble comfort to me, feelin' she
had sumpin' to keep her comply
cause she does git that pessimistic ef
alone-but thus it goes, the dark cur
tain rrever descendin,' blottin out all
brightness An, me.
Myrtle been awful disturbed, too.
They's guy in the Bill Show Band
he's only B fiat clarionet, but gave
chance he could lead loyely-an' 1
been a-writin an he's wrote, au'
a-course like yuh will in them cases,
when he got kinda serious I strung
him long. fur Heaving knows life's
brutal enough without goin' out yer
way to lascerate peoples feelin's.
But now he's here, an pressin fur
a instant decision as to his SCOT, which
honest Bella, I dunno what to do, fur
I'm stallin' fur time with Arthur, the
locomotive engineeT-if l could git ust
to the ideer of him comm home in
blue jumpers an the neighbors seem
it, 1 b1ieve I'd furgit the difference in
our stations an leave it go at that,
though my heart sorta inclines to-
wards another party, an he's got
more, too but Arthur reads Browning
an Shelley, an he says as to stickin'
he kin make a monkey out of all the
Abelards an Aucassins that ever was
Annabelle-Is he drinkin' man,
dearie?
Myrtle Nothin but wine an few
things like that, but he kin run that
wagon of his in any condition; they
has been knockers what objected to
him speedin' up SOS to have more
time fur stops, an Arthur simply
warned EN- eff he heard another word
the train'd be bumped offa the next
trestIe-yuh got to be very firm with
+ a sutten class of the travelin' public
Annabelle-He listens like he hade
a iron will, an I'm 'fraid he'd take
the bridge around the house, an yel
others all bein' the iump-througl
kind, yuh'n him be sure to git to mix
in it.
Myrtle Bella, is they any hay on
me? like to see him try it, A guy
endeavoriu' to be my boss is goin' to
have disturbed days, which I'd poison
one of 'em eff I was drove to it, thus
provin' the road to a mans hearts
through his stummick. Oh ! amt no
weakly vessel, an he'd need a spade
bit on me, dearie. At that theys sat
isfaction in gettin' one them master
full parties like Arthur an he
wouldn't wreck no cars | was ridin'
on, or eff he did he better never quit
runnin [ kin be a very forceful gell
eff / gotta, dearie.
Annabele-The behavior of the
masculines has made us wimeng hard
an cold, an they got only themselves
to thank Why, things is gittin' so
that where proposals was as thick as
Journal reporters on murder case,
now yuh got to ketch EN- sick an
nurse EN- well, signin' em up while
they're ailn', a slip a knockout into
the afternoon tea, an tell EN- when
come to they asst yuh Even then
they's heavy percentagell file their
way out, fur-hello!
This is 4-l1-44 Who? Mista vii
liam Pinkerton? Lady ] only wisht
he would show his deceitful face in
this here lobby, fur he gimme his
promise true to eat over to our fiat
last eyenin', an there me an my
mawr stuck round waitin hour after
hour, yet not s'much as a word from
him. Acourse them ways may be
stood fur out in Chicawgo, but Bill,
gotta step some before he squares
himself in our drum, an ne kin jes
understand theys others what
hello?
Want yer name took to Mista Pin
kerton at onct without further re
marks?
l spose yuh like all the rest con
siders that a workin CELL amt got n,
right TO her feelins which ef it har