Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-29
ELOISE GAN BE
BOUGHT By CITY
Fathers CHEAP
County Mule, Purchased at
Auction, Offered to SuperMi-
sors at Own Price

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Eloise, a mule of two distinct tai
ents. sold at public auction by the
county. is for sale at more than 3
bargain. The supervisors have been
asked to buy her, but SO far have
failed to take advantage Of the offer:
. The owner pleads with them in q let
ter read before the city fathers at
noon today to buy the animal for the
superintendent Of Kapiolani park,
who is in need Of such q brute, he
says.
This is the letter, duly referred.
after being read, to the committee:
ssThis letter am writing you offer
ing to. sell at an astonishingly low.
price certain mule which ! recently
purchased from the county At public
auction. bought the old beast on
the superstition that she was hard
worker and conservative sort OF an
animal. But now find that neither
|bf these qualities properly apply to-
her. AS have heard that Superin-s
|tendent Rivenburgh Of Kapiolani
park is in need OF a mule, l ask that
you take Eloise, as ] have christened
her. on my hands and give her to,
him.
Il have put off making this request
until every other means Of getting rid
Aof her has failed. have tried to give
her away without success: have.
tried to lose 'llef; I'have tried to per-
suade her to die. All in vain. Eioisea
still lives and eats and brays. When
she doesn't eat she brays, and though
4 have given her a few tons of food
stuff she has gotten away with it In
such short order as not to interfere
for any appreciable length OF time
with her braying. Day and night she
raises her voice to the heavens In
|supplication or defiance, as her mood
seized her. The intonations of her
voice ring in my ears as I toss in a.
futile effort to sleep. and during the
hours of the day she exercises her
vocal talent in a way which conyinces'
one that silence is not only. golden
but as precious as radiunn.
Il gave Eloise to two Of my dis
tant relatives last week and hoped as
did so that I had got shut of her.
But hope was short-liVed, for she
came braying home again before
got the echoes of her voice from my
ears. She is IN my back yard now,
sizing up the last shed on the place
and figuring out just what kind of a
meal it will make. am very anxious
to keep this shed, and If it is possible
Il would like to have the superintend-
#ent of the park assume possession OF
Eloise before damage is done to It.
/ am willing to let, him take her right
away and pay me either in cash OF
an T. o. u. What ! want to do is to
get rid of her
In reviewing her qualities, / natu-
rally think first of Efoise's vocal abilff
.ty and her limitless appetite; but /
am also confident that she Is capable
of doing some work il anyone is ca
pable of getting it out of her For
my part, I have been unsuccessful
have offered her every inducement
from example to lash. Others may
have better luck with her 1 mention
this in fairness to both you and to
Eloise.
IF you can possibly take her of
my hands do So. The price will be
made more than right. Buying her
at auction paid good sum for her.
But have had my lesson, and ask
little more than enough to cart her
out to Kapiolani park, where hope
she can live successful existence.
! feel no animosity toward Eloise-I
only want to get her out of my sight
and hearing" +