Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-04-17

livenng things up at a great rate. From these
the flower vendors reap their harvest, share
with the chauffeurs in a renewed prosperity.
OF course the "touriser" desires to wear les
(garlands) of course the traveller wants all
the local color possible He puts wreath OF
carnations about his hat, long garland OF
MALE over his shoulder. and starts forth on
the mission of seeing Honolulu. The Ha-
waiian band plays Tor him. the water heroes
do their best stunts out in the surf, the very
waves glitter and roll high in his honor, the
curio shops present all OF the primitive they
possess to tempt him. downtown cafe and sea
side hotel have an added sparkle townsfolk
are out in careful costumes. Everyone is In
hurry but everyone seems in holiday humor
Fastening because there Is something worth
while to hasten for. The street urchins are
especially alert, and most alert OF these are
the eager elhn newsboys, the oliveskinned
urchins whose shrill cry OF Daily Tar. Plenty
News!" is now full Of meaning, for Is not this
Steamer Day and Foreign Mail?
The street car service in Honolulu Is noted
for the courtesy OF Its employees; an outsider
used to the rudeness that is the rule In cities
at home rubs his eyes, thinks these polite
servants of the public must be the fgment OF
a dream The idea OF street car conductor
listening attentlvely, answering politely. put
ting himself to trouble smilingly. seems too
good to be true
Conductor and motorman In Honolulu are
under one great strain that interferes with
their euuanmity and reveals that they are
mere men after ALL that they occasionally IN
dulge In violence OF language and act. Japs
newly arrived from Nippon. or just IN from
sugar.mill village are blandly, crassly ignor-
attefn
individually and in groups you see them 90
this incomprehensibe thing--touch the bell.
then Immediately and confidently step on
often they are killed; always they are hurt'
for the street cars not only go buzzing along
~ a good pace but because OF the slope OF the
streets they have their steps very high from
tho ground and fall from one OF these rapid
Iv moving cars is anything but JOKE Inc
rumber of accidents, one would think, wouid
bava been noised about among the Orientais
On that by this time they would nave iearheu
tbe,r lesson, but even today the closest watoh
has 10 be kept on the Japanese passengers
some conductors put on worried look the
cement a Jap enters the car. and are on the
mi yiye to clutch his shoulder the second ne
sneers the bell | have seen pretty little
dol, of Jap woman board a car daintiiy cos
tuned. daintily coired, fresh and colorfui as
tbo Nower in her hair, her face alert and In
tonigant appearing as though she could very
wal, take care of herself, as though very mod
orn decidedly of the new Japan. And | nave
seen this little goose touch the Deil ana SKIP
lightly forth. seen her come down win great
beayiness and force, her poor little rose
crushed in the dirt, her wonderful obi deep IN
the mire and heard her scream OF amazement
and terror Another time the case was worse,
now a mother father and babe the Victims
The father had stepped on the car with the
proud air of owner Of the infant he held SO
tenderly in his arms, after him mad stepped
tho little mother The elders seemed devoted
ly attached to the wee morsel with them, but
what did they do the moment the woman rang
the hell but alight In a bunch on top OF the
morsel! 1t was dreadful and proved too much
for the nerves of the much-tried conductor.
All white and trembling he bent over this
species of Japanese tumblers' that Is part
of the white mans burden in Honolulu, and
picking them up with more emphasis than
gentleness, he proceeded to give them very
frank opinion of themselves and the place he
considered they rightfully belonged. We pas
sengers expected the three to swoon In our
arms and perhaps die there; but no, the baby
but gently whimpered Mr.. and Mrs. k1mono
gently brushed off the dust and smiled apollo
getically and conciliatingy upon the angry
Autos might be called feature OF Honolulu
were 1t not that they have ceased to be looked
upon as needing much comment nowadays 1t
is the occasional carriage and pair one turns
to look at twice, and certain carriage and
pair of Honolulu attracts the passing glance.
The Queen" drives out of afternoons some
times to take the air and perhaps mark some
new change that is helping transform the cap
ital OF what was once her realm.
Honolulu Is fond OF outdoor life, has the
Outrigger club down by the beach and aquatic
sports the Country club and golf; various
athletic fields, and fine polo field just be-
yond the town, on private estate called
Moanaloa. Men from other islands bring their
polo ponies to Honolulu during the season.
This year the island of Oahu played the island
of Kauai only but generally Maui sends men
and ponies. The United States cavalry have
their own polo grounds about thirty miles
from Honolulu. and send to Moanaloa players
and ponies OF excellent mettle There are no
more interesting events In Honolulu than tho
polo matches. the game the plucky horses the
field in the mountain valley all making spir-
tied beautiful spectacle.