The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-09-21
Waits from over the Sea.

We extract the following from one of the
latest of Kate Hesth's" letters in the Sacra-
mento Union, which gives number of items
Of interest to our readers. The young lady
referred to as "dying in an upper room," is
daughter of David n. Hawley, Esq.
A young lady friend writes very exciting
account of how their party were lost ON Hawaii
four hours in the night among the burning lava
streams while out to view them. Quite q
number of people here have in former times
had residences in the little kingdom, and they
scarcely ever fail to keep up acquaintance.
When asked why they cling together so
closely, the reply is given though that
were reason enough, "0h, they lived in the
isiands." They call upon new arrivals for the
family's sake, and remember aunts and uncles
as far back as they last. Go into their houses,
and all sorts Of curiosities and mementoes lie
about as bric-a-brac, and they always have
photographs of the Royal family, and, as
delicacy, guava Jelly. Guava jelly tastes like
dried apples. A great many Of them called oh
Miss Montague, the singer, when she was
here, and you will remember that wrote you
of her as Miss Mary Cooke, whose family OF
longtime missionaries in the Sandwich Islands
took her adoption of the stage much to heart,
vet they could not fail to take pride in the
energy she displayed. One young lady was
particularly constant at matinees where Miss
Montague sang, for the two families had known
each other we'll. Now her island friends make
hushed inquiries for her at the door and step
softly away, because SHE is dying in an upper
room lust altered and refurnished to suit her
taste. Everything that money could supply,
including trip to the lava-bound Kingdom,
las been hers, and yet she must die within n
day or two, the sole surviving child live. tits
very pathetic to hear her try to sing the old
fashioned hymns in her weak and wasted
voice. but a deathbed is always pathetic
scene.
We have recently had the pleasure of re-
ceiving Mr.. and Mrs. Frear among us, just
from the Sandwich Islands. Mr.. Frear was
established in Placervile during his earlier
labors, and after that in Santa Cruz. l wonder
much at ministers wives. l should think
they would 20 crazy with cares, for no one
ever finds excuse for the minister's wife who
neglects what is popularity supposed to be her
duty. She must always be cheerful and sym |
pathetic, and never tired. Rev. Mr.. Beck
with has recently been received by his old |
church Fifteenth street Congregational-and |
among his family is his son, who has Just
entered the ministry and married him wife.
y
more highly thought OF if married. looked |
at young Mrs. Bcckwith-real pretty, such
fine musician and very attractive i'll speech
and [ thought, ooh! how could You? 1t
seems such doom Theie'll be disagreable
company, thero'll be outrageous demands on
time and patience, there'll be frets and wor-
ries and ladies' prayer meetings and you'll
always have to speak and pray without
having any time to think what you'll say
beforehand What path you have chosen
for yourselfp Yet she sat there quite calm
and content, and never knew that one behind
her in the congregation was feeling a great
pity for her. Rev. Mr.. Barrows, OF Lowell,
Mass., after many hens and haws, has finally
decided to come to the First Congregational
Church, whose pulpit became famed during its
by Rev. DR.. Stone. This pastor
elect is man of ability and has hearty and
tone which will be very taking
here. One lady tells of how he came years
ago in her old home to pay her a call and
found her ironing and in tears. So what did
lie do but cheer away the tears and finish
ironing the shirt. "And thai" she winds up
in triumph, is the kind of man Charlie Bar
rows is" Thank you, ma'am, we're very
glad to hear it. KATE HEATH.