The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-02-26
HONOLULU. ISLANDS, FEBRUARY 26, 1870

Peace has her victories, the same as war The
enthusiasm with which testimonials to Ida Lewis
the Newport heroine, have been forwarded from
all parts of the country, is witness to the fact
that the desire to reward exceptional deeds OF
bravery and self sacrifice in ordinary life is quite
as great as the desire to crown with laurels the
heroes of the battle field.
The Poet Longfellow has received from Oxford
University, England the honorary degree of Doc
tor of Laws. This is a mark of distinction seldom
accorded to American genius and scholarship by
that most aristocratic institution of learning in
the old world. The title will add no lustre to
Mr.. Longfellow's genius at home, but may give
him prestige among the learned of Europe.
An inordinate greed of gain blinds the eve, and
leads the possessOr into financial pitfalls Nearly
all the serious losses in trade and commerce grow
out of the haste to be rich, and the mpatience at
the slow accumulation which are comparatively
sure and safe.
FAITH-Faith dwells in the border land of
shade, between the light and the dark. All light
OF all dark, there is no room for faith. She is a
grace that sees men as trees walking. She dis
Germs substance, but not form she rests on evi-
dence, but not vision. God by the economy of
His partial revelations, has giver us tLis border
land for faith. And faith loves it. She says,
On this side | see, the other can trust, and
midway | can walk, and as L walk l can look, not
at my path, but at his guiding eye" If accord
ing to His revelations we are now. by vital union
with Christ becomes sons of God, we will wait
in confidence what we shall be when He who is
our life appear.
The Boy WHO WOULDN'T TELL LIE.-Some
DAYS after one of the English steamers had left
Liverpool, not long ago, bright looking boy,
about eight wears old, was found on board, who
had been concealed in the vessel since she left port
(which, by the way, is quite a common occur
rence) He was questioned by the officers as to
how he came there. He stated that he was an
orphan and had an aunt living in Halifax, and
that his uncle in Liverpool being poor and unable
to support him, he hid himself IN the vessel just
before sailing so that he might go to Halifax and
live with his aunt 1t seemed like the old story
to the officers of the vessel and they accused him
of being helped by the crew, and tried there ut
most by cOaxing and threatening to make him di-
vulge that some of the sailors had taken him
aboard and given him food. But they availed
nothing-the little fellow would tell no other
story At last of the officers feeling sure tnat
the boy was deceiving him, seized him by the
arm with the remark '' am going to make you
tell the truth - and taking him to what they call
the bridge said 80 In one half hour L shall hang
YOU unless YOU tell which of the sailors have been
feeding YOU" It was no use-the boy would not
lie; and when the officer told him sternly that he
had only two minutes to live, the little fellow
asked, - Sir, may pray? and Immediately sunk
on his knees and lifting his little hands in an at
titude of PRAYER, slowly repeated the Lords
PRAYER, amidst the upturned faces of passengers
and crew of the vessel, who had anxiOusy watch
ing the result of the officers experiment. This
sight was too much for their doubts, and caused
a most affecting scene. The apparently rough
fellow burst into tears, and caught the little fell
low in his arms and hugged him though in
reality he had just escaped death. After this
event the boy young hero in the ship. He
was praised and treated with dainties, each one
being anxious to do something for him; and
when he arrived in Halifax he taken by the
same officer who had doubted him and fitted with
a nice suit of clothes, and carried to his aunt,
with hearty Gods blessings for bis future career.