The sun., 1890-08-03

Some Unkind Critics Arc Finding Great
Fault with Her.


Fault with Her.
SAN Francisco. Aug. 2.-Miss Amy @. Fowler.
the young English woman who as Sister Rose
Gertrude, has become a leper nurse. the story
OF whose life was told in The Sun when she
arrived In Now York last February. has not. 1t
seems. been received very affectionately by
certain persons in Hawaii. The Monitor. u
Catholic weekly Of this city publishes an
anonymous lettor from Walatua in which mean
inslnuations are made against Miss Fowler.
The writer Of the letter says that the gifts re-
oeived by the young woman for the lepers.
which amounted in value to $2.200 approxl-
mately, have not yet been distributed among
the unfortunates. Here are some Of the things
the anonymous writer says:
Tho idea OF making inquiries into the dis
tributlon of said gifts came to me from Molokai
itself; one party writing to me: OF all tho
things given to Miss Fowler nothing has been
sent here to Mother Marianne lSuperioress OF
the Franciscan Sisters In charge of the lepersL
1t is good that the people abroad should know
this. 1t was tho same with the things given
for tho same purpose to Mrs. Johnson also
from hearing people ask: What has Miss
Fowler done with those giftS| SO to be quite
sure Of not doing any injustice to Miss Fowler
| wrote her note respectfully asking her what
was done In the matter. She wrote mo curt
reply, as follows:
may tell your friends at MoloEai Interested In
receiyin ng presents from InglHni. that the said
presents are consigned to he Board OF Health's 8
agent and when tho sailing vessel on which
doubtIess, 1 less be- distributed At IoIokalI my %othins
sending the presents will be duly advised by
the resronsiole persons and not through the
You will sec by the above note that she is
very reticent as to the disposition of the gifts
received in America. although inquired US TO
them In my letter to her.
Il cannot understand what the Board of
Health has to do with the gifts. ! am OF the
opin on that they come under the jurisdiction
OF tho Religious, as they were given to her as
her to do as che could not go 10 Molokai her
self, was e send the gifts 10 Mother Marianne
having the distribution published In the pa:
In the press"
from those who are jealous OF Miss Fowler.
when she arrived in this city. on her way to
the Hawaiian Islands,, said friend OF the
savage attack on her. She was called an ad-
yenturess and other runcomplimentary things.
1t was said that she sought newspaper
notorlety. but the man who made that sta g.
ment failed to remember that the New York
newspaper men had u hard time to get her to
say anything about herself, and 1t was only
ifcty given to, her mission would bring
aid for the leGers ~ thai, she consented
tention to lhe fact that FranciscRn Sisters
have been laboring In Molokai for many years.
and that their work has never been desoribed
extensively in tho newspapers When these
sisters went 10 the leper selt ement the eyes
Of the world had not been attracted to Molokai
fact is what made Miss Fuwler's mission
especially interesting, and for that reason the
newspapers printed long articles about her.
the Sisters at Molokai have anything to do
with these cowardly attacks on her"