The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-07-07
FEMALE HEROISM.


kapioani, female chief of the highest rank.
Tin the Sandwich Islands, had recently embraced
Christianity and DESTROYS of propagatng it, and of
undeceiving the natives TO their false gods, she
resolved to climb the mountan, Ca volcanic noun
tam with burning crater OF prodg ous extent,)
descend into the crater, and by thus Drawing the
volcanic dees in their very homes, (he prevailing
belief was, that the gods of the Islands resided in
these fires, convince the inhabitants of the Island
that God IS God alone, and that the false subord-
nate detes existed only in the fancies of their weak
adorers Thus determined, and accompanied by
missionary, she. with part of her family and num-
Der Of followers, assembled peh (the mountan) At
the edge of the first precipce that bounds the
sunken plain, many of her followers and compa-
mons lost courage, and turned back; at the second
the rest earnestly entreaed her to desst from her
dangerous enterprise, and forbear to tempt the
powerful gods of the fires. But she proceeded;
and the very verge Of the crater, caused the We
ry hut We now sheltered in, to be constructed
tor herself and people Here she assailed
anew by their entreaties to return home, and their
assurances, that if she persisted in violating the
house of the goddess, she would draw upon herssf
and those with her certain destruction She ac-
cordlngly went down the steep and difficult side of
the crater, accompanied by missionary, and by
some, whom love or duty induced to follow her
Arrived at the bottom, she pushed stick into the
hqud lava, and stirred the ashes of the burning
lake. The charm of superstition was at that mo-
ment broken Those who had expected to see
the goddess, armed with fame and sulphurous
smoke, ourst forth and destroy the daring heroine,
who thus braved he; IN every sanctuary, were awe
struck when they saw the fire remain innoctious,
and the flames roll harmless, though none were
present. They acknowledged the greatness of the
God of kapiolanl; and from that time few indeed
nave been the offerings, and little the reverence,
offered TO the fires of Pel
I0yage to the Sund7rich Islands,
Duke.-I should like to sec you in the dress
last presented you.
JuHana-The blue one, sir2
Duke.-No, love, the white, thus modesty attired,
A half blown stuck in thy braided hair,
With no more diamonds than those ey are made Of
No deeper rubes than compose those lips,
Nor pearls more precious than inhabt them;
With the pure red and white which that same hand
That blends the rainbow, mingles in thy cheek;
This we'll propor:ioned form, think not fatter,
In graceful motion to harmonious sounds,
And Thy free tresses dancing to the wind,
Thou'lt fix much observance as chaste danes
Can meet without a blush. Honey Noon.
.qnecdotc--A worthy clergyman in the country
caused road to be made through his grounds for
the accommodation Of the neighborhood While he
was experimenting the workmen nobleman rode
by, whose life was not quite regular it ought
to have been. AS he passed, he accosted the cler
gyman thus-"Well doctor, for all your pains.
take it this is not the road to heaven" "True,"