The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-28
A MISSIONARY EPISODE.

H0w the Good Work in Hilo Was Inter
rupted by tho Queens Sacred Hog.
Shortly after the arrival Of the first mis-
sionaries at the Hawaiian islands a small
party of them landed from a schooner at
Hilo on their way TO visit the volcano OF
KlaueA. At that time no missionary had
been stationed at Hilo, and consequently
but few OF the people OF the place had ever
had the opportunity Of hearing preaching.
As the party were detained in the village
over Sunday they appointed morning and
afternoon services 1t so happened that
the only building large enough for the pro-
posed meetings was canoe house situated
on the beach. Thither the congregation
assembled at the appointed time in the
forenoon, filing the house TO its utmost
capacity. There were old, SCARED and
white headed warriors, who had fought in
the wars Of Kauehsmeha, sitting in their
kappa hheis, through whose quiet dignity
OF manner there shone a certain expression
Of expectation; there were dried up old
crones, to whom the emancipation from
the kapu had come almost too late, and
there were younger people and children
and babies, more or less dressed according
to the convenience or within or wealth OF
each individual.
The posts which supported the roof Of
the house were appropriated By some OF
the more agile boys to elevate themselves
above the crowd, where, clingirg on ike
monkeys, they awaited proceedings with
countenances expressive of the greatest tri-
unph and delight. Others, with equal in
genuity and greater comfort, climbed On
to the outside Of the roof, and By stealthily
-. oil al hov rH
through the thatch, or making new ones,
had an unobstructed view Of the inside,
and the enormous size of their eyes, visible
from below, showed how they appreciated
1t. Under these favorable circumstances
the meeting commenced. The preaching
was listened to with great attention by the
audience, and the missionaries felt that
they were making an impression.
Suddenly, when the meeting was about
half through, there ensued scene Of the
widest confusion. Men and women rushed
out of the building through the uncovered
sides or wherever there YVES an, aperture
large enough. rolling over each. other in
the attempt and screaming most unao-
countably. Babies screeched as they were
tossed around in the panic; little boys
dropped from the posts and rolled from tho
TOOL. III Iees6 tp6u u LbC AONo@ VS.
empty, excepting the missionaries aud an
immense hog, which quietly made its bed
on the straw on the middle Of the floor.
Attic beginning Of the disturbance the
missionaries supposed that it was sudden
attack from hostile tribe or an uprising
against themselves, but they soon ascer-
tanned that the black hog which lay grunt-
ing in comfort on the strsw-a ''puaa
ansna" IA six foot hog), as the natives call
those of that size-belonged to Queen kaa-
humanu and was held sacred by the ma
tives; that the canoe house was its accus-
toned resort in the heat of the day, and its
abrupt entrance among the crowd, swing
ing its sharp tusks from side to side with
perfect contempt of the common people,
was sufficient to cause the exodus de-
scribed.
There is no, reliable authority that the
missionaries made any satisfactory prog
ress at Hilo till Kaahumanus pig died
Paradise of the Pacific.