The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-08
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! David Graham Ade m WasAipgioa Post
When Capt. Cook accidentally ran
across the Isolated groups OF Pacific,
known as the Sandwich Islands, little
more than a3hundrad years ago, he
found them, he states, peOpled with
some 4OO,OOOusoulsi a gentle, tender,
dark.eyed, brown, and shapely race, tall
and handsome, in appearance not un-
like Andalusians or amicable Indians,
although Of the Malay family. These
ancient children OF the sea and the sun
received theTcraftY captain with the
willing bestowal Of all the hospitality
they had to offer, and we're even anxious
to show this strange sea-monster all the
respect and honor due deity, so that
ne complacently assures US that they
mistook him for god, untll he unde.
ceived them BY the commission OF the
verymortal crimes Of extortlon, murder,
and worse.
Then they at once recognized in this
brutal Yorkshire mariner man and a
rascal Fortunately, Cook was killed
while ruthlalsly raiding aud lootlng
these primitive, unsuspectlng people,
and his ships and iellow.plrates were
driven OF, leaving, however, the seeds
OF disease and death behind them, as
blessed reminder OF the English sailors
visit to their hitherto happy and whole
some shores.
= To be sure, they worshipped idols, but
thereafter their blind idolatry Of the
white man and his interesting ways OF
thought and life were gone forever.
Poor, harmless, innocent islanders
They had asked for enlightment and
they had received destruction. TO them
the mythic apple OF Eve had turned to
dead sea fruit. Then they were left Sc
verely alone to think over the benefac-
tiona OF British civilization until about
the year 1920, when America suddenly
took them in tow and converted them
to Christianity,
thoroughly honor the devoted,
honest hearted, whole souled mission
aries who gave their lives, their efforts,
their earthly ties and affections, their
comforts, and themselves To point the
warning hand to what they believed in
that age Of stern, unylelding Puritan
ism, to be the only road to happiness
and Heaven, that by the ascetic mental
scouEge, the hermit life in crowded
places, the suffering and establishment
OF the sinner unto salvation, the wear
ing OF the crown OF blood-stained
thorns once worn by Christ himself.
Nor would l for the world belittle these
good, may, holy men, although the same
Creator made the fruits and flowers, as
we'll as the barren laya-beds OF the vol
cano.
REJECTED IDoLATRY
The heart Graves love and Joy, and
hope and beauty, and happy dreams
and bright scenes, as much as the head
does success, distinction, riches, power,
greatness and glory. What other influ-
ences had their will upon the gay and
thoughttess natures of these happy
islanders, / cannot vouch to say; only
know they voluntarily burned or broke
TO pieces their various idols Of wood
and stone, and accepted New England
theology all at once.
The beautiful Nuuanu Valley slopes
up in a gradual, graceful ascent, and
abruptly terminates In the rugged high
lands and hilltops Of the famous Pail,
or palisades Of the Island Of Oahu once,
the stage OF O local historic tragedy. In
early times each Of the islands Of the
Sandwich group had Its own separate
king or chief. But at the latter part OF
the last century Kamehameha, the first
lord OF the united islands, shrewd,
brave, ambitious military chieftain, and
King OF Hawaii, made naval descent
upon and completely subdued all the
other islands, reducing the inhabitants
TO subsection under his executive, but
by no means cruel, sovereignty. The
army, debarking his forces at Waikiki,
now the stylish seaside resort Of Homo.
lulu.
He had with him many hundred ca
noes. some dashed side by side, be.
tween fifteen aud sixteen thousand men,
all for aggressive purposes. The abo.
rhymes OF the island, under the com.
mand OF the brave chief, Kalanikupnle,
met him and his valiant horde upon the
shore, when fierce battle enSued along
the Nuunau Valley, over lowering
meadowsaand stony activities, back as
far as the precipitous Pail, Thousand
: feet above the sea; at which point the
natives here making determined
stand for their affairs and their fires,
he routed them in triumph, driving
them by hundreds over the palisades
70 death on the rocks below, upon the
further eide, where their bleuched and
broken bones lie whitening upon the
earth unburied to this hour,
THRSAPotsoN OF TIE PACIFIC,
Kamehameha the conqueror has been
aptly named the Napoleon Of the Pa
ciHc but as far as any competition goes
in that quarter Of the globe he might
just as well DO called tho Cesar, Hannl-
bal and Alexander, too. He seems to
have been strong, superior character,
man OF keen perceptions, excellent
warlike ability 1.-THE quality oil military
engacity and the power Of prospecting,
organizing and executing effectively,
and sound sonse, and judgment and
pluck; and deservedly won for himself
the regard Of his warriors and the i'm.
mediate respect Of tho vanquishod IL.
landefsiFby the consistent exercise OF
courage wisdom, moderation and mag
nAnimity.
And Che pleasant cordial, universal
native word Of greeting, "Aloha" You
hear II uttered In park, parlor, piazza,
promonade alike. Like tho Latin
,'ealyo, which possesses something oil
tho nntiO aalutntory meaning, II 10 OF
general uso In tho mouth OIL peasant
aud prince. II lisa hearty exclamation
sounding the note Of welcome and good