The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-04-26
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faith" and to carry the birdcages con.
tanning the little pigs.
The party did not all 60 up to the
volcano Only the faithful made the
pilgrimage, the scohers being left be-
hind at Hilo. The pilgrims proceeded
by carriage and upon horseback, per-
haps Willing away the hours of the
journey as did Kapiolani in days gone
by, by the singing of pious anthems
and songs Of faith. 1t must have been
an impressive sight, the royal train en-
route. was so fortunate as to secure
an excellent photograph of the
party Just before it left Hllo. Arrived
at the Volcano House the weary pil
grins sought rest, but Liluokalani
rested not Like Kaplolani, the royal
worshlper had preparations to make for
the morrow'S solemn occasion. She
slept not until she had sent for the
proprietor Of the Volcano House and
inquired into the state of his wine
vaults. GLOW was he off for Gin ?"
was the first anxious query Unfor-
tunately the genial Peter Lee was badly
of for gin. In fact he had no gin at
all, not bottle, not a drop. Her
Majesty's dusky countenance assumed
an additional shade, from anxiety She
expressed her sorrow in unmstakable
terms at was too bad" she said.
"Pele liked gin" Then happy thought
occurred to her She would substitute
brandy Accordingly she at once
bought all the "Three Star" brandy
on the premises, several cases of Hen
nessys best, and ordering it placed
with the rest of the Contraptions be
longing to the party, she retired to rest
secure in the consciousness of having
done her best, and trusting devoutly
that Madame Pele would see the mat
ter in that light.
Early next morning, having first is
sued her royal command that no white
people were to be allowed to approach
the crater until her return, the Queen
and her party descended the hill, with
a native guide, and wendell their way
on foot across the black abyss to Hale.
maumau, the burning lake. Not a
loud word was spoken from the time
the party left the Volcano House until
they returned. Slowly and devoutly
the pious throng of enlightened Haw-
aiians performed their pilgrimage, and
reaching the old shelter on the western
side Of the black ledge they halted.
With appropriate prayers and ceremon-
les red hankerChiefs were cast down up
on the lava floor of the second crater:
they strewed the cliff for weeks after
the party left Then all the "Three
Star" Hennessy was poured forth upon
the Kissing black lava bottom as a liba-
ton to the great goddess, and finally
the little black pigs were thrown over
for a meat offering The poor little
wretches grunted and squealed piteous
ly in their dreadful fright, but salt itself
could not have saved them; over they
went, down the cliff, and all their tiny
legs were broken by the fall at the bot
tom. There they lay upon the hot
lava until they were thoroughly roast
ed, after which the goddess doubtless |
ate them with a keen relish.
Prayers were then offered up to |
Madame Pele for the prosperity of the
kingdom and the security of Liliuoka,
lani's reign. Then the party returned
to the Volcano House in like manner
as they went, and over Liliuokalani's
signature in the big record appears,
under date Of March II, 1890, as l
said before, chronicle of the fact that
they visited the volcano and paid due
worship to Madame Pele.
1t was a truly noble expedition to be
undertaken by an enlightened monarch
in the nineteenth century. How the
noble spirit Of the great chiefess must
have rejoiced to see that, plebeian
though she is, the ruler of Hawaii yet
had the royal courage to undertake this
perllous trip and show herself worthy
of the great woman whowent before her
The fact that the kingdom has not
prospered and the reign of the ex-Queen
has ended in disaster is unquestionably
to be attributed to LiluokaIani's fatal
mistake in substituting brandy for gin
in propitiating the goddess. S. F. CaH.