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Made on a broad toe last with room for all five toes. This gives perfect rest for the foot at all times. They come in Black Gun Metal, Calf, Vici Kid and Tan Russia, both in high and low cuts. When ordering, add cts. to cover freight. Manufacturers9 Shoe Co., H)51 Fort Strf.kt LlMITI'D IIonui.ui.u HOTEL BAY VIEW Waimea, Kauai ji The Commercial Man's Favorite Hostlery ji ji ji DICK OLIVER, Manager THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 0FHAWA1I AT HONOLULU Capital $500,000 Surplus $175,000 DIRECTORATE: Cecil Brown, Pres.; M. P. Robinson, Vice-pres.; L. T. Peck, Cashier. Geo. N. Wilcox, Geo. P. Castle, II . M. von Holt. Kauai Acccounts Invited "Where," asked the caller, in conventionally polite tones and with lukewarm interest, "are you going for the summer?" The effect on her hostess was electrical. She sat bolt upright. dropped the teapot with a bang and echoed: "Going! We're not going we're staying!" My goodness!" gasped the caller. "Excuse me for mentioning it if it's a tender subject. "It's not tender," said her hostess, energetically. It s worse it's an impossible subject! We went away last summer, and that's the reason. The Tunnills announ ced that they were going to Europe and said that if we'd occupy their big place across the lake for the season, and see that the servants didn't fight and that the cows didn't eat up the garden, we'd make them our debtors for life. "We stored our furniture when the lease expired in May and rush ed headlong to our doom. We thought it was a paradise on earth toward which we were flying, and maybe it would have been if the cook and the maid and the man of all work at the place hadn't de cided that since their real family was gone, this would be a nice time to run home to the old coun try for a visit. And they went, two days after we came. They looked us over in a cold and cri tical wav and disapproved ot us and departed. "We got lots of exercise before we found help. Tom used to rise at four and weed the garden and I cot un at the same time to feed the chickens, turn on the auto matic pump, get breakfast and superintend Tom's milking. He was kicked through the barn door only twice and we considered that the record was pretty good for a greenhorn. He had some minor mishaps, like poking back all the beans when they came up, push ing the seed ahead of them and training the potato vines up on strings instead of the peas, but trouble didn't really start until later. "One day we were sitting in the flower garden having lunch, and I told Dotty, aged four, to go in doors for something. We watch ed her disappear into the house and then Tom said, "Could any thing be more peaceful or inspir ing than this perfect day!" And I responded in similar blank verse Just then the neighbor whose cot' tage was on the lake shore came tearing around the corner of our house. "She stared at us as though we annoyed her. 'Aren't you folks in bathing?' She inquired. 'Well, somebody is out in front, and thought' Tom and I did a foot race to the water unconscious and black in the face and he. fished Dotty out of the lake. That child had march ed in at the back door of the house and as promptly inarched out through the front door and pro ceeded to take a paddle by herself in the lake, inspired bv some un accountable juvenile impulse. "Dotty came out of her trance in two hours, but during that time I got ten gray hairs and Tom's nervous system was permanently shattered. It was a couple of weeks later that Dottv and Tom, Jr., remarked that their throats were sore and the doctor pronounced it black diphtheria. He murmured Once there live an old goat who was noted far and near for his shrewdness. Most people called him Billy, but he was so very wise, and had whiskers so very long, that his wife, Nannie, had great respect for him; to she called him William. One day old William was scout ing about in a mountainous dis trict, quite a distance from home, looking for a good feeding place for Nannie and the kids, when there came up a sudden storm. A large opening in the cliffs near by pro mised sheltor. Passing through the opening, he found himself in a small dry cave. It was a minute or two before his eyes grew accustomed to the dim light, so that he could take note of his surroundings. Then he was horrified to see the floor strewn with the bones of animals, and he was not long in deciding that he had found his way into a lion's den! Turning to escape at once, he was stopped by a deep roar. The mas ter of the house was coming driv en by the rising storm. "My horns, however sharp, will be of no avail whatever against this ferocious monster," thought Wil liam. I must try what sharp wits can do." In stalked the lion, hungry and surly. Seeing the goat, he paus ed, surprised, and then crouched to spring upon him. un, now iiicKiy i am! ex claimed old William. "What!" roared the lion, as tonished. You mean how lucky I am; for it is indeed great luck that sends a fat goat into my very den when I am hungry." "No," rejoined the goat, mean that I am lucky. I am lion hunter, and it is great luck that sends me a lion just when my ( thing about defective drains. There was a blur ot trained nurses and horrors for a time and then 1 the smoke of battle cleared away. I "Meanwhile the cows had eaten that part of the garden that had I not dried up for lack of attention j and the chickens were laying eggs I all over the country, The Tun trills never did get them back. They'd send us postcards from Europe saying, We saw this to day. Hope you are enjoying life at the dear old home.' This while I was burning fumigating candles Or, We came down this river to day. tiow you must be enjoying the garden green things.' That came the day the cows ate the last of the green corn we had expected to use ourselves. "A little while later Tom drop ped a flatiron on his toe and blood poisoning set in. Then the Tun- nils sent a lovely card, saying We can just imagine you doing the five-mile walk through Elm lane aim tue wooos. we envy you. lnis was while we were changing the bandages on h i smashed and painful foot six times a day. The worst of all was that the family sent Tom's pretty a n harumscarum sister iNeii to us so that she'd forget the ineligible man she was trying to get engaged to I produced all the young men at the hotel and several village lights to distract her, and so per fectly did I succeed that she eloped with a college boy who was run tune a launch to pay ins summer expenses. As the family was sav ing up a millionaire for Nell when she should have come to her senses they still feel hard toward me, and I should have had more sense. When we came oack to town in the fall all tne good tlats were taken and the moths had got into our rugs, and I had lost fifteen pounds and all my color, and Tom was a dyspeptic old grouch some-1 it's taken all winter to get Dotty Honolulu Electric Co., Ltd. HONOLULU n P. O. Box 54 TkuU'HONK 642 HONOLULU SCRAP ION CO. C x . BROWN, Manager Dealer in SCRAP IRON, BRASS, COPPER, AND SECOND - HAND MACHINERY alkkauila St., near Electric Power Station. Coyne Furniture Company, Limited Alexander Young Building, Honolulu FURNITURE OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS Bureaus, Chiffoniers, Sideboards, Box Couches, Mattresses, Etc. UPOLSTERING AND REPAIRING and Tom, Jr., civilized again, and on the whole we've concluded that the family will be better off if denies itself the strain ot a sum mer vacation. We're going to stick right here!" "It does sound safer," admitted the caller. TRENT TRUST CO., Ltd. HONOLULU Member Honolulu Stock and Bond Exchange Real Estate, Insurance, Trusts WANTED--Tu)o or three first-class agents on Kauai. s & w The label that has gained the confidence of the discrimina ting consumer. Fruits, Vegetables, Fish, Catsup, Sauces, Olives, Preserves, Jellies and Sap syrup. s & w TABLE DELICACIES YOUR DEALER WILL SUPPLY YOU horns were aching for exercise himself the lion-killer? Ha! ha! whoop!" and William capered with ha! That's a good joke. Why, he glee. Icould'nt kill a half-grown kitten! "Along-whiskered old goat a, He scared you with his big talk. lion hunter? Nonsense! I never' Hunt him up and slaughter him. heard of such a thing." "Oh, you haven't heard of any thing! Maybe you never before did meet a lion-killing goat. You certainly will not live to see an other one. You can't escape. This week has been a little dull for me so far, as I have killed only four lions. You will make the ! and, knowing that they would over Give his carcass to me it you don't want it." Back they went to the cave, but the goat was gone. Sniffing around among the rocks, they soon found his trail, and a w a y they sped in persuit. Old William, glancingback, caught sight of them; fifth one. Prepare to die this very instant." Old Billy reared on his hind legs, shook his head till his long beard streamed out wildly; then, drop ping on all fours, he lowered his horns and rushed fiercely at the amazed lion. Daunted by the bold speech and unexpected onset, the enormous beast turned and fled As soon as he had disappeared', the goat slip ped out of the cave, and ran in the opposite direction as fast as his legs could carry him. The lion had not gone far when he met a jackal. To him he told the story of his late encounter with the wonderful lion-killing goat that had attacked him so fiercely. "You say he was an old whisk ered gray-eyed chap?" queried the jackal. "Why, I k n o w him. take him in a few minutes, feared that all was lost. But he took heart and said to himself: "I can't run away from them and I can't fight them. All I can do is to try again the power of sharp wits." Facing about, he ran boldly toward his pursuers. "Ha, jackal!" he called in an gry tones, "how is this? I will discharge you if you don't do bet ter. You agreed to decoy three Hons, leading them to me here, and you have brought only one and a small one at that. Start off for the other two at once! Stop! wait a minute till I kill this fellow." As he finished speaking, old Bil ly rushed headlong at the lion. The great beast was again stricken with sudden fright. He gave an angry snap at the jackal and bound ed down the valley. His coward ly companion sneaked awav into the nearest thicket, while old Wil. I liam trotted home safe to his fnm?. That's old Billy. And he called Hy, ? s