The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-12-04

the President OF the United States Tor
ths. nation-ThurSiay November S9tf-
was Observed according 70 the custom oi
many wears in this city. II seems TO
have been the most thorough observance
here In 2 long period. Business houses
and offices In the European quarter were
generally closed al iay. and the Govern
ment departments AMI bureaus were
sealed against business during the after
noon Indeed, il was much more OF :
close holiday than was the previous day,
the anniversary OF the recognition OF
Hawaiian Independents by the Powers.
although the latter had the advantage OF
beiuE proclaimed by the Hawaiian Gov
eminent.
Services were held in Central Union
Church Congregational and 81. An
drew Cathedral .AnglicaR), large con-
creations assembling. IN both. The
United states Minister and lady, His
Fxce-lsncv and Mrs Geo. W Merrill,
were present AZ Central Union. Rev.
= SEQ. Wallace read the service 81 the
Cathedral. while Rev. II. II. Gowen
p-eached an eloquent sermon from the
text. Then shall the earth yield her in
crease and tod even our Own God shall
the choir was very appropriate and I'M
presSive. conp-iSiu. Berg's Te Deum in
L. SIR John StaineT's anthem, ''le shall
dwell IL the land and the hymns. '.Au
people that on earth DO dwell, and,
ave plough the fields and scatter
Central Union Church vas Is usual
beautifully decorated. : special service
OF praise was rendered by the choir, and
the pastor. Rev. Z. q. BecSwith. ID. D.,
preaclei the sermon printed below,
How We Kept Thanksgiving Fifty
Years Ago.
Ps. I45. One generation shall praise
Tiny works TO smother
Fifty wears ago, the Fouth Of July
and Thanksgiving were the only hOli-
days for s boy whose home WAS among
the New England hills There were
oaly TWO DAYS, except sundays, o. al the
three hundred and SIxty-tiye. when
there was no work 70 Be done: Just one
bright summer dav, AID one cold autumn
day. that boy could give 70 IeSrlvIty
from morning Ill night. But boys were
lust = much boys IN those days - now
and - were the girls, l suppose;
though 1 never knew much about them
We never had any IN our house IL my
childhood days Only four restless, ro.-
licking brothers ot Us. Not s sister TIL
We were almost grown up men IN our
bovhcod no. 8 single sister. OF ANYBODY
e-Se'S siS-er. IN the home. % tone Us
down % ieCeucy and deCOrun with her
svee,, Gentle WAYS That L why we
grew up SO awkward, and FESTIVE, and
-9--- -
bows NOS ID have any sisters 10 charm
away the:r rCieneSs and teach them all
the beautiful. prUprietie> and al the little
sweet coCrtsSleS
But we had no sisters. - / cannot
speak llr the girls 0s ttty years 2go.
But the boys-I know al about them
They were very much Ike the boys OF
to-day; nos overload Of WORK, nor very
hungry for study; but hungry enough
Tor play. and hungry enough for Teasing
And vet we had 10 study ThI.e the school
b kept. and when vacation CScle We h1d 10
Sork. Inc boys had 20 wOrA Up there
among the Berkshire hills No lying N
bed late in the morning N those days
Come. a0vS.' L seems Il though
could hear It now, the voice q that oe-
loved father - early aStlr ALWAYS sud %
fu- u Emery. Come, boys. time %
be ~. Lively nov 4 long days Sork
She1t We knew th@- sell enough
IL2- VS. the very reason Why We dl1n
want % ~ up. But ve diG get UP.
Shall / ever forget those long -llg days,
or The hills zu0rg the corn, IN the
meadows zm0ns tae lay2 Il used 70
seen Is though the sun would never 20
down And - Jul q toll 20 ao-
sEeak q It reZretfuLly though Ii used 70
See- pretty hard. sometimes. 70 see the
herds on the hills With nothing 20 do
G-1 the birds lettering On the EleS al
over the meadows. and sailing and SIlg-
IN &c their own sweet VII, and the
very dor chasing the swallows ald r-l-
Ming rsCsS with the squirrels, on l0-l1-
under the cool willows, o. aSleeg Oh the
fragrant nav everything At liberty 70
play OF 10 rssc, at It's own good pleasure
but t1r u bovS. nothing bur chs long
Gsy's s7urz after another through al the
golden summer. II seemed llgtle hard Z
then Do think II h9rd row have
thanked the Lard for Il al hundred I
times since then IL vas the best cOndI- I
ton Of thinzS-sxcsps the want o. sisters /
/ shall never get over that: but Tor 81 4
the reS-. Z waS the best condition o. /.
things : lOv ever had. through which To 4
cone SSiely Up 70 manhood Ihzt csGse- .
less work was Gods good angel 70 Us 4 .
dull and ; dreary kind Of boybOCd WIS 4
it, Not 4 bit Of It. For among those K
long days Of toll I verify believe We .
chIEked N more genuine fun every day,
than your boy, who has nothing e-Se 70 4
do. ever sees II : month WY We
turned the work into fuolIC- We ran .
racss into the ue-ioEs, IN the morning.
and SEItter races ont OF the us1d0ES. st .
night We had 51-lier rides n The rat
ting Old hay cart. than any Sunday
SCl1Cl plc-lc ever had o. ra-irCzd-
We buried s4cl lcLe- under the great .
EI1r5grs q berJissrlSS and ll1ver- Elrz-
Ing the fragrant hay acoCt, TIL the dear
Old l1-hsr Fo1ll coDe al1C- ard say,
Come bows CONE CGUes ID more n1l-
sense nov And Ne cane. q coarse.
But ne GIWavs understood Il q mean.
e Voc ear Is i again. the first chance
E1u SCI We @LwaES thought rt-Ee II
der that seeming el-aruaSs 70 be ever az
T1CS. and 5lz- iuceSSll- IJlS. thar Sclze-
hor managed 90 keep e &c the celSsless
toll. there HsS Eslerg-s uzu1rT q MS
CTu happy b0yhcod lingering. and plead
M f1r u. And 9 tho1sa1t tines,
have Nd doubt. Il 're cC-ld have k1aFn
his tl1CshtS- re should have hsa-d him
SsEllg GO hinseli
-PlaT. pay on am EI1h yo-l there
In the midst y Your merry rnE-