Polynesian., 1857-10-10
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE PoLYNEs1Ay.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE POLYNEsIAN.
Se-It IS 50 rare an occurrence for anv BODY 10 bf
-eI' in Honolulu as an :. infamous liar and Il
am0st unheard of thing anywhere for that kind
lefty to be given TO a minister Of the Gospel, that
Il not allow a recent event to pass in silence The
]. aav be stated in a very few words Mr. r. A. S
S 4 gentleman holding an important position in
--;ee Of government, he is Il housekeeper. and Z
man. Mr.. ". s. Turner is Methodist preach
has been labOring for some time to get up that
/ excitement which is technically called 50 re-
Mrs. Wood has been known 10 attend his
One line day her husband receives an insulting
rertinent anonymous letter, accusing him of
rr between his wife and her Maker, Of breaking
lvs heart, or something tantamount to that. by
wing her to frequent the place of worship most
e 10 her, and, worst Of all, Of having applied
eua.e portion of Nr. Turner'S congregation the
,.-reeabe epithet that can be connected with
les names-a term which, had it only been
s. (Which It was not,) and In case Of the reviv-
-;ug to 1 favorable issue, would have justified
Tn. Of that place of worship the Church of the
.acs. Now this was a good deal more than Mr.
ull submit 10, 50 ne goes to Mr. Turner in that
= rl-e which it must be allowed the circumstances
l. .5 know whether he was the author Of that
ommunicaton [ believe there was more than
lmittal position, and would not answer either
a-.rer OF negatively. The writing Of the often
1uent having been compared by many persons
.-ers bearing the signature OF Mr.. Turner, and
:-.lir method Of folding which distinguished them
uyn having been noticed there remained very
/ any. doubt upon the mind OF Mr. Wood and
.als as to the identity Of the penmanship, al
i n the anonymous letter an attempt had appa-
Teen made TO disguise the hand. So, last Satur-
ruiug. Mr. Wood had some handbills printed,
ere at YOUR office, and posted about the town. 1
t>,lnd that the ugly name by which he designated
fgereni gentleman, was used-l, for the assertions
mel in the letter supposed to be his, and >, for
wing implied, if he had avoided positively so TO
tllt be was not the author Of that letter.
not to be supposed that all this could happen
IT giving rise to a great deal Of comment. Pub
mon Of course goes to justify Mr.. Wood in the
he has pursued, and would have supported him
n-er measures that Is, If he is quite sure Of his
Because, as Othello said when he thought some
al been interfering with his wife, he would be in
+ tlse position indeed unless he did proceed upon
grounds to this extremity. But as for Mr.. Turner,
l 10 me to stand in position exactly the reverse
IL Of a common prisoner at the bar, for public
appears inclined to hold him guilty until he IS
+ 10 be innocent As Il preacher his peCuliarltieS
4 70 which he belongs furnishes another argument
p hin, for people do say that 1t not only tavors
Without discretion, but intolerance Of other mems
Is, and a sort of brusque cOmbativenesS. Be
a. which Mr.. Turner would appear to be inflicted
,gndneSs for writing, in the same way that your
end the Pastor of MakawaO Is. L often stumble
s-me communication Of his in a California news
N which things political and religious are touch
o. and the essence of the scandal of the day given
'iet sentence or two. Fhus it may be that IN
as pen to paper he is only indulging morbid pro-
bat viii be the upshot of all this business nobody
IS; in the meantime l am credibly informed that
aa-ables of Honolulu are unusually interesting at
1, and that the ball on board the g ST. Mary's'
loI occupy the young ladies more than Mr. Turn
highly colored new picture of domestic misery "a
sketch, engages the attention Of the old.
IWould remain yours, &c, A II.
nee the above communication was in type we have
Informed, on what we think most relabIe authority,
the parties alluded to have met, explanations been
On one side and received on the other, and re-
.ation in fact effected through the influence OF
Is Mr.. Turner acknowledges and begs pardon.
A rs letter, it contains passages We cannot
endorse
We perceive by an advertisement IN to-day
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