Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-03
BY THE CUB REPORTER,

Approach me, Willie" said tie Cit
Editor one morning after the Cub hai
finished his re-write and was prepar
! Ing to cover his beat, Il have got
SPECIAL story for you today and 20
Can let the other dope slide.
The Cub finished rolling a cigarette
IT IL, and then drew a chair up nea
the City Editors desk and sat down
'Impart me the information" be said
Senator Busenberry, from Kansa.
I City or some little town around there
began the G.. E.. arrived in town Z
couple of days ago and attended
Roaring Camp last evening. Now
J Of course. We want to. get all the opin
ions of these cas- erners as to wha:
! they think Of our little city. II would
| he good plan II you would drop over
J end see this Busenberry and get an
interview as to the sort of a time he
itad at Roaring Camp" and how he
enjoyed himself, -.
The Cub pulled slowly on, his Gig
arctic for a few moments and then
! said:
ut seems to- me that ] have heard
OF this Busenberry person before. j
think that he is the guy who has been
knocking the whole iolngs, or some
thing to that effect. There might not
he much of a story in it, but I'll take
fat chance and try to land the
goods"
The Cub left the office and made
his way up the street until he came
TO the Gorgonzola hotel, where he
went up to the desk and inquired of
the clerk If Mr.. Busenberry WIS
stopping there. Upon being informed
that he did, and learning the number
Iof hiI room, the Cub entered the ele-
vator and was taken to the fifth floor.
After little trouble. he succeeded In
locating the room, and knocked at the
door No answer. He Knocked again.
Now, looky here. you Mamie Gold
links" came voice from the inte-
rior Of the room. Il just wish you'd
stay away from my room. Didn't l
tell you oncet that won't firt with
no chambermaids ?"
The Cub wae rather astoun6ed at
this curt reply to his knock. He wait
ed. moment and then knocked again.
voice Cit right away again said
the voice. "Jumpin' Jupiter! Miriam
dy tol' me that the city was no place
for an honest man from the country.
This was too much for the Cub.
sMr. Busenberry," he called. this
IS not chambermaid: this 5 William
Rusharound, of the AFTERNOON Blat-
terer. / would like to have short
interview with you"
There was a rustling inside the
room, and presently the door opened
couple OF inches to let pair OF
whiskers and nose protrude through
the aperture.
What's that,' asked the whiskers.
Il said repeated the Cub, that
am reporter on the afternoon paper.
and that would like to have a short
interview with you"
"0h! So you be one of them news
paper fellers, be your" said the whis-
kers. "Well, I'm burned glad ter see
you. Come right in and set down.
And he opened the door to admit the
Cub. The Cub walked into the room
and for the first time got chance
70 look over the source from which
his tory was to come.
OF all the rubes who ever got up in
the morning and MIXED thirty COWS
before breakfast, Senator Busenberry
WAS the cream of the lot. He was
bald. of course, like all rubss should
be. and wore pair of window-panes
as big as a dollar. On the DO tom
part of the side of bis head on which
his, face was located. protruded a
seven-years' crop of spinach that re-
minded me of last years whisk- !
broom. He was dressed in pea
green vest with pink stripes, which
partially covered up a billed red shirt. !.
A pair of trousers which looked like
the ones they used to wear about
thirty years ago, and huge Fair of
carpet slippers formed the rest of his
attire. oh, he was rube, all right.
The Senator motioned to the Cub to
be seated, and after one, more gaze at !.
the rube, the Cub fell into a violent !,
at of sneezing, bringing into play a
large white handkerchief to cover up /
sundry giggles that leaked out.
well. Mr.. Busenberry." the Cub be- |
gan. II understand that you have only
been in our city for a few days, and
that last evening you visited Roaring
Camp Now would like to have your
opinion as to what you think of the s
town and the people in general" !,
well, sir" began the Senator,
when come to this here town, had
no idea that it was so corrupt. ! was
a-readin' in the newspapers as how
his here city of sRoarin' Camp was i
yoin' to commence, and / SEE to my
;elf, SEE /, that reckon I'd better go
Town and take it all in so as could I
ell folks about it when / goes
back. Come eight o'clock, / ambles !
around that way, and no sooner had
rot near the place than the durndest
,edlam of racket broke out like |
never heered before There was
ong fence in front of the place with
/ lot of little winders in it with fell
ers a-lookin' out, and another Teller
vas out in front a-hollerin' ter beat
he. band. Step right this way, gents
lie was a-shoutin', step right this way
md for. four bits you can see the
wonders of a life time The greatest
how on earth. If you don't believe