National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-11
Futures Wheat Corn. Oats Pork. Lard.
THE LEPERS OF MoLAKAI.
A Graphic Picture OF the Horrors 10 Be
witnesscd-A seIf-sacrIficing Hero-sop-
aration OF Lovers.

aration OF Lovers.
Boston Herald.
But the king, being man of force and do
termination. took the lepers TO Kalawao and
then called upon tho people for attendants
and food for them. But the people said {:
:" No; they will die as we have said, and their
blood be upon your head"
Then came forward DR.. Damien, who said ;
i will go with these people," and no did.
For sixteen years he lived among the lepers
of Kalawao, not being allowed to come from
the settlement. For ten years Of that time
he did not see white man. He brought TWO
robes with him and two pairs of stout shoes
and change of underwear. These lasted him
| six years His letters remained unanswered.
| Probably those to whom they were addressed
refused to receive them. He heard nothing
| from the outside world. He buried with his
| own hands nearly 1900 victims baptized 20
children born in the settlement, preached,
| prayed, and starved, and was glorious SOUL
for whom all human praise is too small and
traing. He is getting an old man now, and
| his face is becoming wrinkled, but the ven
cradle head, the clear eye, tho almost
womanly mouth, with its row Of sparkling
teeth, his CHEEKY voice as he paddles his ma
tive canoe alongside, form picture of
strength and courage that no age can destroy.
He Chambers up on deck like sailor, cries
out TO the captain, salutes me very formally
and turns at once to the lepers, who gather
anxiously about him.
But here we are at the landing. The boats
were coming ashore with their burdens Of
lepers, and standing at one side Of the little
| pier | watched them land. Some of them
gave signs OF half-awakened curiosity others
were apathetic or moaned in pain. They
looked and acted like people being led out to
execution. Among the last to come on shore
was halfwhite girl. She was the child Of q
native woman, whose father was q chief of
Kaula, by the owner and master of n Yankee
whaling bark. When the whaling skipper,
becoming rich, retired from business and set
tied in the islands at Hilo, he brought his ma
| tive wife to the home he had made and set
to work to mako Christian of her.
You may readily believe that his methods
were crude, like his orthodoxy, and
he INDUCED in rum and spiritual lessons in
such unequal proportions, puncturing his
teachings in one and his indulgence in tho
other with wife beating to such an extent
that the supplemented woman thought 1t we'll
| to die. This she did, and the jury, who were
considering the responsible share that the
captain had in her demise, found themselves
deprived of any painful duty by the suicide
of the captain by the sailor-like method of a
rope, Tho girl lived for n time under tho
charge of the Presbyterian missionary, and
| became teacher in the school. She was and
il yet, beautiful creature, and young
English engineer engaged at one of the big
sugar plantations. fell in love with her. He
was q fine young fellow, and the match was
approved by all who had the interest of either
of tho two at heart, when one day there ap-
peared on the face of the girl blazing red
spot which spread from the check TO the ear,
and then developed into tuberclcs over the
neck, and they said she was leper
That happened in June. The girl declared
that she was not. but the memorable law
| f,rna1 hnr 10 Hnnnluln Xyi,t Ia
she declared that she was not afflicted, and
insisted on having her lover believe that she
was temporarily In Honolulu, visiting and
making purchases and so on, preparatory to
the wedding. But there came time when
she could no longer deceive herself, and no
one would undeceive him. One day he came
to Honolulu on business. 1t was the day ap-
pointed for the sailing of tho lepers, and,
her case rapidly advancing she with the rest
/ was being led to the steamer when
hor lover saw her. One wild
scream from her, and he has dashed at
tho guards in vain effort to rescue her. In
few minutes he is dragged away by tho
police aud she, in fainting condition, Is
carried to the vessol All night this girl lay
on her breast sobbng, and now she springs
ashore and casts look around. Then she
sees the priest standing thorc, and, falling at
his feet, clasps hia knees and cries for help.
"You are good" she says 81 love him so.
lie is in prison, | shan't see him again. Let
him come to me. lie Will come We love
each other. / have given him everything,
but he does not love me less because | am
leper." But tho priest strove only to raise
her. Then she cried out; "Oh, God ii this
be indeed thy priest, show mo that thou art
kind and move his heart"
turned away, but l saw the old priests
cheeks were wet with tears, aud that he held
/ in his arms the tainting form of one whose
greatest grief was not alone in her loprosy,