The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-11-21
The Late Henry L sheldon

Another Of our old foreign residents has passed
away, who has fcz nearly forty years been most in
tirnafeiy identified with our island community.
Hsury i. Sheldon, ESQ although not occupying a
front rank among the leading foreigners on tie
Hawaiian Islands, yet has occupied a position.
Nl,ct has citen entitled HIM 70 be consulted; and
uitlcing thcile pen he has often been invited 10
use L for The promotion Of moral and political re-
forms He was born Of highly respcctfble parents
N the State q Rhode Island, IN the wear 1924
htnce be was about sixty wears Of ace at the time
Il has death. be received New England common
ickool education- and early became an excellent
practical printer. whicl latter profession fitted
hirn, as Il has 80 many others, who have become
eminent a authors and editors. When about 10
yeGrs q age, he embarked as . sailor ON board
vessel sailing o1t q Salem, Mass. on a trading
rosAee among she FIJI Islands. From thence lie
fonud ms way 20 California and tie Sandv-ich
Islands arriving here IN 1876 and these islands
kzve SINCE been his residence. with tho excey-
-iuu Of bref vlsit 10 California in the early davs
a tac gold fever
AerT soon after his arrival he became CONNECTED
Nsth bui.ouf printing Offices and editorial rooms
and with these be has been associated DURING
almost TIE culire pcriod Of his residence. Perhaps
= y With the p Q, Sdresfiscr that his assooiations
have bren the most intimate. because az one re-
rlod lie WAS the proprietor OF that paper He has
uT1titr more or less, for the GAzErzli PolystasnA
Arrr trr- trrrllg- SafHruru Prs and other pa
pens such was his ease and facility IN writing a
ao11 editorial. OF reporting public meeting. that
his abilities karc been continually called INTO
ezercise- without hesitation. We can make the
assertion that be has written more editorials and
cDltrlbutel more copiu1sly TO the current TOPICS
making Ur uur Island newspapers, than any other
writer. Mhiie connected With the GAZETTE, under
Dr. Smiths editorial career he contributed series
ut Hticlss Ter the title OF tho gSunSby Papers
Ehlle his recent contributions 70 the Saftuday
F5s.s ara fair exhibition Of his peculiarly apt
SIZE faE ucEspApar writing. and Of his careful and
p.IIsstakinc composition.
Er E1s also no inferior Judge Of good poetry,
g.casluulsty wiring IN that line Of composition.
Has knoEieoce Of tie Hawaiian language was both
Cooc and aocErate, particularly in the line of legal
7r1rzseciogrs hence he has long been accounted
o1e q the reTy best trdusiEiors OF legal documents
l1d TIT laws This Qualification eminenty fitted
Inn q b. nost aseful man IN the Legislative /
add sauct more respecting the many excellent /
qualities Of tie deparied and mourn that he could
1gt have proved more successful victor in the /
111tle q HE dc knew what the Apostle paul L
I1a1ut u1er he sid. E0- that which / do. I al
~ nots for what would. than 30 not; but what
lz.e- th-t Do L
alr. nnedon'g wife, daughter Of yr John G.
NM olee lbont three years ago. much re-
iltre1d and belovcG- She vas one % circle, ed
$3.50 zauer M special training Of Mr. Stephen
l.1gu1lds- vel knoup 10 our island community
lr1r OK forty wears ago. A large circle Of chif-
l-l1 a-d r-and-chlidren remain 70 mourn their
Et- Shtlcon's funeral was attended from the
'ethrl rs S1bhath aftern1un, where he had long
'a1H accustomed 70 u1r6hip; his semains having
zen hrg1ctt hsther from k0hala. HaNaii. where
70 diad few days sinca- Many were present in y
l1dizz III rrsantafiT1s d the GazETIE, Adlefiise
nd Fsrfs and thereby testified their esteem and
'slrrs lex he departed III