The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-03-27
A MISSIONARY EPISODE.
How The Good Work In HiIo was
Interrupted.

How The Good Work In HiIo was
interrupted.
Shortly after the arrival of the
missionaries at the Hawaiian island
small party of them landed from a
schooner at Hilo on their way to
visit the volcano of Kilauea. AT
that time no missionary had been
stationed at HiIo, and consequently
but few 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 anu afternoon services. 1t
so happened that the only building.
large enough for the proposed meet
ings was a canoe house situated on
the beach. Thither the congregation
a1ssembled at thaa apnointe esieiil1e in
the forenoon, filling the house to its
utmost capacity. There were Old,
Scared. and white.headed warriors,
who had fought in the wars Of Kane.
hamena. sitting in their kappa kiheaS,
through whose quiet dignity of man.
ner there shone a certain expression
of expectation there were drird-up
old crOneS, to whom the cmanciua-
ton from the kdpu had come almost
too late, and there We're younger peO.
pie and children and babies, more or
less dressed, according to the cnnvpn.
ipnce of within or wealth of each indi.
vidual. The posts which supported
the roof of the house were appr0pri.
ated 10y some of the more agile boys
to elevate themselves above the
crowd, where, ciinging on like nOn-
keys, the awaited proceedings with
countenancps expressive of the great
est triumph and delight. Others,
with equal ingenuity and greater
comfort. climed on to the outside Of
the roof. and ny stealthy enlar2ing
small holes, which they found
through the tn tcii, or making new
ones, had An unOhstrurtpd view of
the inside, and the enormous size OF
their eyes, ViSabIe from below,
showed how they appreciated it. Ur.
der thase favorable circumstances
the meeting commence the preach
ing was listened to with great attpn'
ton by the audience, and the mis-
sionaries felt that they We're making
an impression.
Suddenly, when the meeting wa
about hal! through, there ensued 4
scene of :he widest conclusion, mpl
and women rushed out of the build.
ing through the uncovered sides. OF
wherever there was an aperture larg,
enough, rolling over each other in the
attempt and screaming most unac-
countahly. Babies screeched as they
were tossed around in the panic
little boys dropped from the post:
/ anu IblIS u II'ti tnC lVCl' III 100
| than a minute the house was empty
excepting the missionaries and al
immense hog, which quietly made
its he'd on the straw on the middle o
the floor.
At the beginning of the disturb
ance the missionaries supposed tha
il was sudden attack from hostile
tribe or an uplising against them
selves; but they soon asrertainec
that the black hog which lay grunt
ing in comfort on the straw. a "DlD1C
dndn0" IA siX-foot hog), As the ma
tivpS call those of that size, belonged
to Queen Kathunanu, and was hel
sacred by the natives; that the canoe
house was its accustomed resort il
the heat of the day, and It's ahrnp
entrance among the crowd, swinging
its sharp tusEs trnm side to side will
perfect contempt to the common pro
pie, was sufficient to cause the exodus
described.
There is no reliable authority tina
the missionaries made any satiSfac
tory progress at Hilo till Kaabu
manu's pig died.