The daily gazette., 1874-12-15

MbEh 10. 1S74.
Kasajawo's Hsssory a. Told 81
Ms Cousin.
y ISalt La1s Tribune, December 81
In the year 1891 the whale 6hipInde.
pendence, from New Bedford, aMGss.
foundered In the Pacific Ocean, and all |
on board perished with the exception
OF four sailors who made their esQepe
In q boat, which, after tossing many
days on the boundless deep, at least
reached the Sandwich Islands, then In
q state Of semi.barbarism, that being
bout the time Of the first Appearances 81
Christian missionaries there. One Of
these seamen was o fine.looking stall.
wart young man from Barnstab1e, and
In the strange land upon which he was
cast up from the waste Of waters at
once engaged in such pursuits, az Vi
vacious disposition and true Yankee
genius discovered, both for employ.
ment and livelihood. he soon succeed.
ed, and in a year OF two after maEine
his involuntary settlement among the
| IH~noA"S Ao& IAo1 oAtIuOluluuIy 4ors
tune OF marrying the daughter and sole
princess OF the monarch then on the
throne of the islands. This royal dam
sci had fallen in love with the wrecked
mariner, proposed wedlock in right
queenly style, which the New Englan-
der accepted for the reason that the
King ordered him to do 80, or have his
head chopped of. Being son,in-law,
and recognized rs q member Of the dy.
nasty, our hero adapted himself to the
dignity Of prince consort, and from this
remarkablc uniou Issued the present
King Of the Sandwich Islands, the on
ly surviving son Of the Massachusetts,
man, out OF large family. Tho name
Kalakaua denotes the origin OF the so.
vereign, and translated, means ''safe
Journey" or 'IGod speed" referring to
the escape of his immediate ancestor
from the perils of the waves as related
above. DEPRESSING from the general
narrative here, we will mention that
the father of our august visitor, not
withstanding his illustrious alliance,
had never forgotten his home in the
distantrepublic; but day after day and
month after month look ed OUT from
the portico of his palace for the friend.
ly canvass and flag of hfs native land
but five and twenty years of weary
watching were endured before the keel
OF an American ship glided into the Is.
land harbors. When this did take
place, the Yankee prince yearning for
the scenes and associations Of youth
one night deserted rank, wife and ehil,
dren, jumped into tho sea which a quar-.
ter Of century before had cast him ur
naked to become the progenitor of q
kingly line, and sailed away for the
shores of Narragansett.
| After long voyage, Barnstable wa.
again visited, but all had changed
Leaving there In sunny youth, the
traveller now found that the few re
maining acquaintances of the past hat
, died, departed to other places, or ha(
grown gray and forgetful Of the tim,
when all were school boys together
1t was mistake to return for tn,
heart could not give up its love for tn,
wife and children Of more that a scor,
OF years in the far-off islands of tn,
Pacific. The longings ofthe wandere
and his loneliness had become intolera
bic. He then once more looked TO
the speedy bark to carry him back q
his only home, and waited three year
before an opportunity came. Then h,
sailed away forever. In 1847, tn,
whaler Thomas Jefferson, from New
London, Connecticut, was fishing II
the Pacific. Meeting o school Of lie
viaths.ns, the crew prepared tor action
, and among the parties sent out from
the Ship to operate against the monster
!. OF tae deep the prince was one Of thu
FIRST to volunteer in the hazardous
, duty. AS has often happened, tn,
!, beat Of the harpooners was demolished
by wounded and infurlated whale
, o nd several of the men, including tn,
father of Kalakaua, perishing In III,
sllsastcr. This was the end OF ou
fhero's career. Tho balance OF thi
interesting story may be stated briefly
When tho Ncw Englander flod from
the Sandwich Islands bis epousi
imourned for q customary period, bu
grief did not cause her to forget tn,
grave responsibilities OF widowhood
: Sho gave her children the best educa
ton the Islands afforded, and Davie
: being the favorite though not the el
ldest son, was sent to San Francisco t
study politics and finances. Hi
mother also directed her son to visi
but the young man, for some reaso
satisfactory to himself, did not the
60 to Banstable. He W vi do SO now
however, after first concluding his on
cial interview with the President Q
4 the United States. Thus we have o
easy solution of the friendship Of thi
}. monarch for our country s.nd institr
ltions.
For this interesting narrative we ar
/ indebted to cousin of His Majusty
residing in this city, Major -, we
10 known In mining circles, who, wit
the exception of being few years OLD
Ter, is said to resemble the King in
remarkable degree. Their fathers wer
lbrothers. born and reared in tho goo