Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01


mo, don't know what il is.
never heard of II" the Rookie ans
wered without interest.
"Yer ig'rance av tn mishun ay tn
peace ship would ttmpt me [ reflec
personally on We be Stain We was
oninforIned an onread," Kelley said
"aY ! was not restrained be realizin'
We ARE expendin We energy carryin
aroun' a vacuum under We hair an
ARE so taken up wit We stomach
nothin' ever happens which impresses
ye as an evInt except mess call.
9Th peace ship, ay We want t know
about II, is goin' { end tn war in
Europe There was some hitch in tn
arrangements, il seems, an tn byes
didn't come out av tn trinches fr
Christmas dinner, as Misther Ford
expected, but so far he is not discour-
aged. He has spint so NANNY years
thryin' { make Ford machines move
he is not upset be little balkin'.
Il have crate admirashun FIR Mis-.
Their For'rd's aims, but his discreshun
is no mor're { be depinded on than
wan av thin engines. In me own min
/ am convinced he shouldn't have
gone over { Europe now whin there
is no racin', tn saloons is closed and
tax receipts is light, aworrin' Kings
about stopping tn war, besides in
flictin' mor're throubles on thin coun-
tries be takin' over tn Numbers av
his party and startin' thin talkin'.
Pictures confab With King.
-Misther For'rd, as ! have tn evints
pictured in me min will git off tl'
peace ship at some port and aftber
matin tn King will begin tn CONVEX
sashun be askin' him a few questions
In regard to tn CRATE conflic' that is
devastating thin countries and cut
tin down tn R'yal income. an seem
how sociahle he is tn King will in
wife him up t tn corner saloon T.
have q dhrink.
How NANNY min have We in tn
trinches?" says Mr.. Ford after tn
waiter has brought two beers an tn
King has slipped him dime an got
hisself a cheese sanwich of tn lunch
stan.
"T' tell tn thruth, I dunno" says tn
King Times has. been so har'rd
since tn war began it's took all me
time to get enough Z pay tn bird
help" he says, IAN onct in while
collect enough Z slip down-t' tn cor
ner saloon an buy couple ay shots
to Danish me worries an brace me
up. Me income is gone bad" tn King
says, ian In three weeks I've only
won two four-bit bets on tn lott'thry.
Some av thin ginrals," he says,
might know, Rv We can fin thin, they
bein' engaged in protec'in me king
dom an spindin tn money that
should be comm in L me, an kapin'
count av TIL min. In times av peace"
he says, wit sorrowful look, "whin
they ARE workin' am right interest
ed in thin, II bein' possible T. tax thin
an increase me own income, but jist
now they're all broke an in fac is
attn and shootin' away ammunishun
out av fun's / could use FIR meself,
an I've los thrack av Thin It's so
much money II takes Z kape thin go
In.
Chancellor q Tlqhtwad.
Il haven't been able recently t. git
nothin to spake av out av tn chan
c'lor av tn ex-chequer, he bein'," e.
King says wit another sorrowful look,
"a tightwad anyhow, batwane We an
me. I've had L pawn me crown an
am thinkin' av putin me overcoat
In whin 1t war'rms up little. Have
We" he says, -four bits | could borry
ontil mex week? I want { go up an
shoot craps wit lad knows that's
back from tn trinches wit four
mont's pay in his clothes
"I'll do better" Mr.. Ford says. |
"I1l give We wan ave me cars"
81 thank We" says tn King, "but av
it's all tn same. I'll take tn four bits. !"
An Mister For'rd bein used to payin'
EXPENSES after his experience wit tn |
party. linds him tn four bits and or
ders two more beers.
"'Tis sad" says Misther Ford, |
that times is so hard, but tbs pint
in favor ay me mishun av peace. It's |
me wish to stop this cruel war, which
is costin tn lives av nanny gallant /
min and cuttin down automobile
sales IN Europe. Av We can stop tn
war We can sell out tn guns on han
an get another stake
Il thank We FIR tn suggestshun,
says tn King. hut av amy wan can
stop it. tbs not me. I'm waitin' home
now. wonderin' what tbs all about, and
Eopin' fr tn ind, but ever since tn
good ole days whin twas tn kings
privilege { sind out anyone that OPP
posed him wit an ardher { chop off
his head tbs been tn legislators has
run tn country, and betwane you an
me, tbs bad job they're maxim, es-
pecially in reference { me income,
which is considerably diminished. Not
changin' tn subject" he says, "but
who Civ We tn black eye?"
Black Eye on Peace Ship.
Twas on tn peace ship" Misther
Ford answers in me ardent desire /,
4 instill in tn Numbers ay tn expe.
dishun made up av prom'inint min
who had lef' their homes an jobs like
postmaster av Cootes Cave. Arkansas,
en- meat inspector at Paw-Paw, Ala
!. come over here, all EXPENSES paid
no me an promote tn inthres av