The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-06-06
LURID RUBBISH,


TO us through the centuries has
come the knowledge that the quak-
ings and tremblings of the earth
were always considered of the
highest import by the nations of
old, who considered such circum-
stance marked some event or epoch
in their history. In sacred history
we learn how, mid the lightning's
flash and with the dire accompani-
ment of a rocking earth, the Chris
tian's God gave command to his
chosen people. On Calvary's
heights, too, when the eliminating
point of life Of self sbnegation
and sacrifice was reached, we know
that weird gloom and darkness
enshrouded the earth as it trembled
and rent asunder.
In the early morning hours yester-
day an earthquake, prolonged, de-
cided and ominous, shook the city
of San Francisco and many sleepers
as they reused from slumber qusr-
led in their thoughts, "What thing
does this forebode?"
An answer to such inquiry may
be found, that, while perhaps not
satisfying the coldly critical, will
carry conviction to the hearts of
thousands who, strange to relate,
are not numbered as citizens of the
Great Republic.
On Saturday afternoon there
landed on American soil young
princess. Daughter of a royal
house, she is more: she comes frem
long line of priests and priestesses
who from time immemorial have
ofliciated as the mouthpieces of the
people in interceding in praying
and propitiating the goddess Pele,
the genius of the Hawaiian group
of islands. Deep in the volcanic
depths of Kilauea, PeIe has her
home, and on the crater edge has
more than one of dainty Princess
Kaiulani's race stood and talked
with the mighty goddess. So when
the earth trembles and rocks Pele
talks to her people words of warn
ing, of love or of death.
What bearing has this on "she of
the flashing eyes," slumbering
peacefully in prosaic San Francisco?
Let the oracle of the southern sea
make answer.
.
"Child of my heart, think not
that distance can remove you from
me. From Kilauea's depths my
arms stretch out to guard and
! avenge. On the first day of your So
journ mid an alien race 1 send
| greeting to the daughter of thy mo-
Their. The years are yet young
since the Princess Like-Like-thy
mother, little one-lay sick unto
death. l was angry-but not with
her; Kilauea famed, and burning
lava rolled down the mountain side
and desolation threatened all the
land. Kalakaua the royal; Kala-
kaua the Kahuna beyond compare,
had anguish of heart and his pee-
pie incurred at Pele's vengeance.
Then spake thy mother: 'Pele calls
for some enc who shall appease her
anger. Who so fit as L? Sick unto
death, can save my house and my
people by giving myself up to the
queen of the fiery Kilauea. My
husband and my child-Yes! Yes!
love them, but duty calls En-
treaties were in vain; thy mother
refused the food and drink of her
loved ones to come to me. Day by
day she got weaker and weaker till
claimed her as my own, while the
words were on her lips: 'Hele mai
ana wau. Pele hele mai ana waul'
| q am coming, Pele! l am coming).
True to myself, did not accept that
life, and before the sun went down
did not Kilauea's. fire die out and
peace fill the heart of all thy kim
dred? So with thee, child of my
heart, shall l watch over and guard
thee, but think not to leave the do
main of thy goddess queen; for my
arms are long to guard and to
avenge. And so as you trace your
course in far-off lands, amid the
bleak mountains of thy father
home, rest thy eyes upon the SYM
Dol of fire ever carried before thee
and forget not the home of thy
mother. And so when Pele talks
and the ground quivers under thy
feet, while the stranger fears, dc
thou know that that Pele and thy
mother watch DER to guard thee
Pele has spoken"
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| Princess Victoria Kawekiu-K aiu,
lani Lunalilo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
lost her mother three years ago in
the manner indicated, and as an ex'
ample of devotion will stand CON,
pare with many more pretentiou'
characters of history, for she "laid
down her life for Others"
To-day, wherever King Kalakau.
may go on occasions of ceremony
the fiery ball, symbol of Pele, tn,
fire goddess power, is carried be