The Hawaiian gazette., 1877-04-25

ANCIENT philosophy taught that "whom
the gods love die young" and the conditions
of life during the past twenty centuries have
not altered SO much as to invalidate the
proposition that, for many reasons, those who
take their departure in early life are particu-
larry fortunate. In youth life is exnberant
and joyful. The coroding cares of more ad-
vanced age are unknown and unheeded.
Under ordinary conditions existence during
childhood and youth is one long-drawn plea
sure, and, knowing as we do, that this period
of buoyancy and gladness will inevitably be
succeeded by disappointments and sorrows,
and perchance by grievous Affections, why
should we mourn when we see a friend in the
freshness and vigor of early manhood called
away before his hopes have been blighted,
and his nature soured by the trials of life?
We mourn for the Royal youth, whose ashes
are to be this-day consigned TO an early tomb,
but our emotions of sorrow are not unmixed
with the thought that he is forevermore at
rest,-that he has been transplanted from be-
meath the sunny skies of his own beloved
Hawaii, to still more genial climes where sor-
row and care are unknown, and where the
soul. untrammeled by the clogs of flesh, will
plume itself for eternal progress. We sub
join the following touching In Memoriam !"
LcieiohoLeu.
Why aims PalId Death Ills shaft high
Why does lie desire naGiou's bitter cry
Why claimed He for that Princely youth fair
Whose 50 late arose, whose lot did seem
Sprung from "a OF kings, II not wide ruling, he
Possessed kiugly men, and bore hIm gracefully.
In earliest boyhood's days, when mingiing with the
crowd,
One marked his noble face his stature proud
And his earnestness aii knowledge 10 attain
As though TO 1T himself, successfully TO reign.
Carerriug down the vale snOw-white glossy steed
Amidst a troop Of bays, las u boy indeed.
He Joined in all their sports he Laughed with all their
giee,
And where there mischief was, there sure enough was
he.
But yet he could be grave and serious his face
When with the choir he sat, In his accustomed place
To sing the Praise of God with his melodious voice,
Which he do from free and loving choice.
bright and pleasing 10y, he grew al ardent youth,
And ecipsed peers, striving after truth.
For though Hawaiian pure, and birbarOus his tongue,
He grAsped and called his Gwn-what Tennyson has
sung,
And also MOliere he knew SURPRISING we'll
And spoke with that indeed could tell
II Frenchman boIn he, or England gave him birth,
for MS rich brown face, full of JOY and mrth
And when he left his school to learn the affairs of State,
He seemed to cling TO good end wick, dness TO hate.
The pious preceE. ,sught in ehdhoods careless day
He bore In mind and let them have their sway.
The first day OF the week, this youth was ever seen
Within the Hallowed with air and face
No forward place he took amidst the assembled thrOng,
But niodesily he and showed his faith strong.
And his years few past, till to mans estate
when ,ddenIy it seemed, it to be his fate
To dizzy height, perchance the Crown to wear.
For ali Hawaii mel owned him Her Sovereign's heir.
For though Of Royal race he dreamed not Of Throne,
Zen when and heard his nation groan
Iu all Her drest woe, when Lihoho died,
OR when King Lot laid hard by his brothers side.
How short-lved the change, how brief this fortune
bright
For all at once his turned 10 blacklist night
Ruthless Destroyer Death who fegned to clear his way
Has claimed him for his own-has darkened every
That bright young gem shot forth-and with his fatal
sting
Has plunged in bitter woe, people and their King.
Honolulu, April %, 1877. kUNU.