Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-02-06
NUMBER 6.
A STORY FOR THE MARINES.

A STORY FOR THE MARINES.
In the year 1912 the whale ship hide
pendence, from New Bedford, Mass,
foundered in the Pacific Ocean, and all
on board perished, with tie exception Of
four sailors, who made their escape in
boat, which, after being tossed about ma
ny days on the boundless deep, Mt last
reached the Sandwich Islands, then in
state of barbarism, that being about
the time of the first appearance of mis-
sionares there.
One of these seamen was n flne-looking
stalwart young man from Barnstable,
and in the strange land in which he was
cast up from the wide waste of waters
at once engaged in such pursuits as
vivacious disposition and true Yankee
genius discovered, both for employment
and livelihood. lie soon succeeded, and
in year or two after making his invol-
untary settlement among the Kanakas,
had the extraordinary fortune of marry
ing the daughter and sole princess of the
monarch then on tho throne of the ISL
ands.
The royal damsel had fallen in love
with the wrecked mariner, proposed we'd
lock in right ,queonly style, which the
young New Englandor accepted for tho
reason that tho King ordered him to do
it or have his head chopped of, Being
son-in-law, and recognized as a member
of the dynasty, our hero adapted himself
to the dignity fprnce-consort, and from
this remarkable union issued tho present
King of the Sandwich Islands, the only
surviving son of tho Massachusetts man,
out of large family. Tho name Kala-
kaua denotes the origin of the sovereignty
and translated means " safe Journey" or
"Godspeed," referring to tho escape of
his immediate ancestor from the perils OF
the wave rs related above.
DEPRESSING from the general narrative
here, we will mention that the father of
our august visitor, notwithstanding his
illustrious alliance, had never forgotten
his home in the distant Republic, but
day after day, and month after month,
looked out from the portico of his palace
FOR the friendly canvass and flag of his
native land, but five and twenty years of
weary watching We're endured before tho
keel Of an American ship glided into the
island harbors. When this did take
place, the Yankee prince, yearning for
scenes and associations Of youth, ono
night deserted rank, wfo and children,
jumped into the sea which quarter of
century be fore had cast him up naked TO
become the progenitor of u kingly line,
and sailed away for the shores of Nara
gansett. After long voyage, Darnsta-
bic was visited, but all was changed
Leaving there in sunny youth, the trav-
| eler now found that tho few remaining
acquantanccs Of the past had died, de-
parted to other places, or had grown gray
and iorgetful of the time when all we're
boys at school together. 1t was a mis-
take to return, for tho heart could not
give up its love for the wife and children
OF more than n score of years in the far
| oil islands of the Pacific. The longings
of the wandercr and his loneliness were
then intolerablo. IIo then once more
looked for the speedy bark to carry him
back to his only home, and waited throo
years before IN opportunity came. Then
he sailed away forever.
In 1877, the whalcr Thomas Je 6c,s0n,
from Mem London, Connecticut, was
fishing in the Pacific. Meeting "a school
of leviathans, the crew prepared for ao-
ton, and among tho parties sent out to
operate against the monsters of the deep,
the prince was one of the first to volun-
teer in the hazardous duty. AS has often
happened, the boat of the harpooners was
demolished by wounded and infuriated
whale, several Of the men, including the
father Of Kalakaua, pershing in the dis
aster. That was the end of our heros
romantic career. Tho balance of this in
terestlng story may be stated briefly
When the New Englander fed from the
Sandwich Islands his spouse mourned
for customary period, but grief did not
cause her to neglect the duties of widow
hood. She gave her children the best
education tie Islands afforded, and De-
vid being the favorite, though not tho
eldest son, was sent TO San Francisco to
study politics and finances. His mother
also directed him TO visit the home of his
father and kindred, but the younr man,
for some cause satisfactory to himself,
did not go to Barnstabe. He will do so
now, however, after first concluding his
official interview with the President of
the United States. Thus we have an
easy solution of tho friendship of this
monarch for our country and institutions.
For this interesting narrative we are
indebted to cousin Of his Majesty, re-
siding in this city, Major -, we'll known
in mining circles, who, with the excep-
tion Of being few year older, is said to
resemble the King in remarkable de-
gree. Their fathers were brothers, born
and reared in the good old State of Mass
achusetts. Lake Tribune.
PEOPLE differ in many things notably
in The way Of using coffee. We average
seven pounds year per person. Hol-