A HAWAIAN CUSTOM.
The following good story is "torn by a visitor to Hawaii: —"I had an amusing experience with ruy Hawaiian servant. Now, these servants insist on calling you by your first name. Ours was always saying to my husband, 'Yes, John,' and to me, 'Very well, Mary.' So when we got a new cook I told my husband to avoid calling me Mary as then, not knowing my name, he would have to say 'Mrs' to me. So John always called me 'sweetheart,' or 'dearie,' never Mary; but the watchful fellow gave me no title at all. One day we had some officers to dinner, arid while awaiting the. repast I told them of the ruse 1 had adopted, and added: 'By this servant, at least, you won't hear me called Mary!' „Just then the new cook entered the .room. He bowed, ami said to me: 'Sweetheart, dinner is 6erved.' 'What?' I stammered, aghast at his familiarity. 'Dinner is served, dearie,' (answered the new cook."
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Taihape Daily Times, 13 May 1918, Page 3
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167A HAWAIAN CUSTOM. Taihape Daily Times, 13 May 1918, Page 3
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