Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 293, 2 October 1891 — Characteristic Compliment. [ARTICLE]

Characteristic Compliment.

While we were engaged in a study of the niap of Eumpe n nd the possibility of future trouble in that centre of civilization, and working up our mind to a eompreh«.nsion of what we should say 011 the "Future Time of Trouble t " and give Ka Leo's readers the benefit of our conclusions, we were terribly upset and brought back to the realities of life and the peeuliar characteristics of some of God's perverted creatures living here in this highly favored land, The following is a translation of the letter. Ilon. J» E. Bush, Honolulu, Siu : —With gre*t regret, J am now to tell you, I am orderdd to have vou pay all at onee this 'mue, and if not ?o, it will go before the Court. Joiin L. IC.\l ī.l KOU. Honolulu, Sept. 30, 1891. The note was for $60 <?iven by us to Mr. F. Wundenberg, and was presented for payment about a montii or two ago, — a l:ttle aftar "liill" MeKinley , s law began to take clTcct a time when we, as well

:probably as many others, were io a poeiiion to rae'et an iinexpecied demand. However, paymeīit in smali amount was agre' d to by the Colkctor, and paid whenever called for. Suddenly fjill demand is made , pay. Unfortunately for us the only elaim 'that we have against Mr. Wundenberg is for ' not find words in AVe&ter's Dici tionary sufficient]y comprehensive to express his feelings of gratitude (V) to us, for using our influ|ence, at the request of Mp. W. thro.ugh a mUtual friend, to save his political neek, when' the T egisJature was in Session, w' *ch we did, &nd helped t*o keep him in office for say six months at least, at a salary of $4,000 perannum, jequal to $2,000. When we give a proinissory note to ar»y we expect to pay it, and am willing to do so in this case. We simt>)y make this ]ittle statement to enlighten some of;our poor Hawaiian friends, to keep out of the friendship of such men, as will give you a simple ,4 thank you" for a friendlv service of many dollars and cents in his favor, wliile he takes theextreme eauiion to take something for what he does for others, rftatter how picayune the favor v is about the wāy were made poor, a®d reminds ns, of the saying, that fits thetcase. "What's your's is mine, and what's 'mme is my own," a saying tives, among them ou^eh^ only tocomDrehend.