The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-06-08
CALIFORNIA; SAVIOR.
Starr Kings "Slght With the CannibaIs,' .
ana uhat Came of It


Starr Kings "SIght With the Cannibals,-
ana What Came of It
General Scott declared that Cali
fornia was saved to the Union by the
eloqusnce of young minister named
King" This was undoubtedly true
But, nevertheless the cannibals had
something TO do with il.
Before he entered upon his glorious
mission to our Pacific shores, Rev. T.
and popular lyceum lecturers at the
East.
He had been secured for the evening
of October Is, 1859. hy the lyeeum
committee of the hourishing town of
Westborough in Worcester County,
Mass. where ! had settled after a
twenty years exile in the Hawaiian
Islands. Our families having been ae-
quainted in Charlestown, we had the
pleasure of entertaining him, as well
as being entertained by HIM. during his
visit. Our other guests were all Ha-
waiian friends, two of them natives.
born of English and American parents.
whose fathers were officers of the King.
| Justice of the island, who since her
husbands death has been living in San
Francisco.
AS Mr. King entered our premises
/ his attention was arrested by maies-
/ tic elm, the pride of Worcester County.
which ornamented our grounds. He
/ stopped short, took off his hat and
made TO il a low bow, saying that he
| never saw a magnificent tree without
feeling that his respectful obeisance
/ was due So II. Among the stories with
/ which he entertained us / remember
one Of a cynical relative who had been in
clined to belittle his work as lecturer.
Desiring 10 convert him he persuaded
him to attend one of his most brilliant
and successful ones. The audience
were delighted and at the close of the
lecture many crowded around him to
express the pleasure it had given them.
Turning to the old gentleman, at whom
he leveIed his most impassioned shafts
of oratorY, he asked him what he
thought of it. .WaH." replied he. de
! liberately. eyou warn't half as tejus as
/ thought you'd be-"
AS we sat down to supper, / said
MIR King, do You know you are
among the cannibals?' He replied
that he hadn't been aware of it, but
| trusted that his lean condition would
be his safety, as none of us could be
tempted by it. l explained that of the
seven at table he was the only one
who was not either a native Hawaiian
or had been for years a resident of the
group and of California.
Laying down his knife and fork. he
exclaimed; rs this really so? Ny
good star has bought me hither. l
am in just the company in which for
weeks / have longed to find myself. I"
He then informed us that he had re-
ceiyed som Time ago n call to the Unita-
rian Church in California, which he had
declined. That the invitation had now
been urgently renewed and most
flattering inducements offered him.
and he had felt anxious to- meet some
one from there who could give him
the information he wanted about the
place. the people, state of society, cost
of living, etc. about all of which he
was utterly ignorant. Feeling that he
was just the man for the impending
crisis, whose magnetism and eloquence
was needed to give the right direction
to public sentiment on our Pacific
coast, we with one accord urged him
to accept the invitation and gave him
the information he needed. We talked
earnestly till it was time to go to the
hall, and ON our return resumed the
conversation till midnight, and the
next morning at breakfast, the discus
sion being kept up till we left him at
the cars. He warmly expressed hi:
great satisfaction with his visit.
A few weeks later. l met Mr.. King
on the train. when he said, IL have
decided TO go to California, and let mt
say to you that received my deciding
impulse from my night with the canni
balls. ~ b. f. Marshall, IN Boston
7ranScrint
-In the San Francisco tree library
is one of the most remarkable works
ever given to tho world. 1t is thC
Lord Prayer in no less than S14 diff
ferent dialects. The work was com
piled by A. Amer, and published il
Vienna in 1874.
-t. -. DufnanUs OF LOnuOn 1uHcH
possesses remarkable skill rs ven
triloquist. He was educated for {
! Jesuit priest but his inclination t.
, play practical jokes with the ventrilo
, quial power under his control brough
him into disfavor with his superiors
An advertisement from q Pragu,
' Hungary) newspaper is translated a
o follows: "A literary lady would hk,
y to meet literary gentleman with
a view to matrimony. Prose preferred
t as the lady is poet, and contrast
}. generally harmonize best-matrimo
d niaiIy."
II William d. Howells, the novelist
It was type-setter, and so was Bre
t Harte, and so was Mark Twain. R. II
a Stoddard, the poet was blacksmith
y Frank Stockton was an engrayer. an
n John G. Whittier was farmer wit
Q slight Interruption until he was nearl
.. thirty years old. -.---