The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-06-18
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
IsPsziSi Correspondence Of The GoEetts.
NV KnvF NJ, On 1o1o

lSPssl0i Correspondence Of The GoEette.
NEW YoEK, May 20, 1872
A 1oaszl AbrAhau has appeared in the person Of
a A4sEazaHsstis shoemaker. His name is Freeman
Az be imagined that be had received n revelation
fruu God directing him to kill his little daughter.
EsgFie lrs fuoc of oeWGiing the decline Of faith in
auel-ual age. bat the faith OF Freeman could NOT
hsrs hesl ErUugsr had he been born three thousand
gea-t Ego- He believed 50 implicitly that be actually
1rsc un1rdug u be 80 revelation" " aud stabbed his
dEaEnia- tar0uEb tie heart while she lay asleep in
be- Tea -zuTeaI5is 70 relate. his wife the child's
oEu lu-as-. consentsd the deed and more iucred-
ials tli many q TIE villagers defend hun and say
ltri - % Ierierued noble act" Are they maniacs,
lasat ltEAtlcsg Many dSubt will say they are
uU-. AFl4Ez from their religions hAlucinatou they
1-t ~ a. AreBunts perfectly sane and reasonable
FsnTa o. cuurse Freeman is in custody he asserts
-aE- Eraer he csrcuIst4nees he would do the same
-lilE arEiu- he ." believed that God would
Ealss ais dHsghier from the dead" He was deter
Iluea a. Ely rEts 10 carry out Gods command.
AuE ne question 10 be considered is not why did
5a- al . Say TIE hand OF the murderer who mur-
as-ea BE- the BELIEF that be obeying Gods behest
~ rhe E1rs practical Of how is society TO pro-
-se against these self appointed instruments of
tht DeiF As long Es religious fanatics keep within
utEIu buuuds 14uesty The best plan is to let them
aluus. 5us ne line must be drawn somewhere and II
Wuull be Ne. 10 draw Il this side Of murder If this
uase nr treated with any uAudlin Sentimentality il
uEg s1cuur4Ee other people whose religious emotions
LlErg 20 gel the better Of their weak brains TO
11-uE EreenHu'E footsteps In fact already
Hlnthe- 1Aa n TIE sane village has signi6ed his
luierilu- q fzcrIfclng Of his children Hauyng
b pour bgslness sayEAy, but Freeman should get
s serieaee aad be should serve il out an individual
E1ast -tsgluu enbraces procFity for killing should
ar usasa - Wila beast and kept perpetuAlly Gagged
-1e iAros q he % Court Of Jesus Christ has lust
heel ooueladec IN Brooklyn. that place Of humbugs
5r1-he- 1E-1Aee has been acquitted ~ majority of
tht FrutFte-F. tEenty members asserting that they
su.isrci Brother T. to be liar aud a hypocrite,
Wlit rEenty-tFe consIdered him to be little less
-nHn an nuge. IN disguise. Brother 7. is therefore
u1tliic1 ~ majority Of Eve TO consider himself
1-1ust Enre IN disguise. The most satisfactory
thElg aboH1 The matter Is that the court with the
AoE nEEle subsides once more into private life and
- -ulgeT alternately and disgusts the public
E-a ls pedEutry and It's imbecility. do not think
= = oiis1 tsat lawyer attempts the role Of cergy-
ZEls oa1 have 10 doubt that he would perform his
F4lz El-a more dignity than did any one Of the
zz@1g lszrnea diFIuss who have been SO long mas
qasrEalHE a The borrowed plumes Of the legal pro-
'etsial a. any rate be could not possibly make
Elurt -EEHutA5ie failure.
The Ladies Athletic Club is the latest novelty and
base bal Il The latest accomplishment to which the
-lE creatures have devoted themselves They play
Eil1ir ienos 20 high that the most ambitious climb
az t1saL boy gives up N despair This however is
1C1 -uE of nodesty on the part of the fair
Eilales s1s frosa adieous dsinclinAiion TO afford
ia Eutllc lhs benefit Of tree show. For the patry
ae1 g fEe1tg-1Fe cents Gd dnissiun may be gained
q "a earned enclosure and view obtained Of the
E1E-Glenf Eiihln.
IL advertisement describes the gentle bat wieders
E1a bal tosseEE as 4" eighteen handsome young
-n1nsf. and ! that am not going to be SO
HzE4AH1t a. 70 contradict the Assertion,-it would
D. i- ~asier 20 establish their claims beauty than
O. A1oE4ecge Of the game Of base ball. At all
event. -hr gnlsr1s are pretty and becoming, the
-l1aas q lie Wearers shHpely, and the game is
FuuS UEe-eiss for tie girls
La " HiEAfsre" teEe- is still upon u.s. but the
zG-Eag Ass q iGse beea assuming new forms. We
EEEs Aa1 ctGreh eh0ir &" Pinsfore." We have had
a ruloruc % PEuHi0re." = performance by genuine
lrk and tEu Actresses and actors who banded them.
asrud E-rs.her apparently 10 show the public how
lE--lt 1hsy understood the delicate humor Of the
Flaut. ard q prove how stupid a really clever bit of
Eu-E zIT. EEser certain eireumEtsDees. be made to
1FpuHr- @oW We have 4 juvenile - Pinaiore" all
Ia F--1 belnE taken by children now, having got
u auEr q tAia leE II stop. We have had a variety
oi - fEn1iores, eoough, and to spare. To have too
suz1 q a good thinE not only possibility but &
nea1ls-Hisd 1zct- Lei Dick DeaSsye take his lugu-
1-so4a eSuateuAnce and triangular person from our
H-EE- Gae cease 70 infie, upon US his rheumatic
E-lszFe A. a dance. Let Linie Butter-up refrain
--r- l1o-srE u II tine 10 slow music that such is
- 1AGles re knew L "a. we know it too well al
-u-ey z1e just az pnzzed AZ she is as TO the
o-gIn a thAi singular APpeation. Give Ralph
EarEH--EE a cAa1ee u get down of his high nules
- and have bis throat refined Let the Contain
sull1W tas= and take his dummy guitar somewhere
HuE learn 70 pay H. The ADMIRAL too much as we
AnrH ar.qEed him. pack him Of also, we have had
uuzuEt q hi. lrs him 20 with his sisters aud his
rauEIIE ErG ti1 aants," never want to see them
Az1.H--WkEi. asreyf Well hardly svsT--sive u q
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