The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-22

Damon's duuble-seated open uusEN aut |
driven to his home. lie cared NOT |
whether man was a common sdilo, on |
AN admiral, IL he was IN need he found
Father Damon an angel, not in disguise,
but opened and recognized by every
one.
One thing may he said OF our old
friends the missionaries, that noble
class of men who freely, willingly, re-
signed their ambitions, residence and
business in their own land and came TO
these islands with the sole purpose OF
devoting their lives in endeavoring to
elevate those who had been so many
years under the degradation of super
stition, ignorance and selfish indulgence.
They came in those early days without
any anticipations OF returning to their
native land; taking up their abode
among the people and endeayoring to
teach them by precept and practice that
truth which afterwards came to be so
well represented in the legend OF the
coat of arms OF the country, that "The
| life OF the land is established in right
eousness." Many traveller over the
islands in the fortes and early tiities
was feign to accept the open hospitality
of the mission families, where the
stranger, SO be that he bore the garb
and manner OF a gentleman, was free to
come, remain and 90 when he pleased
In the early days, while the men in
pursuit of business, pleasure or excite
ment would come to reside upon the
Islands, Honolulu for long years could
boast of but very few ladies in what
would be called "foreign society" 1t is
matter within memory. when at the
house of Mr.. aud Mrs. William Patty of
Beretania street, who were entertaining
a company of friends, there were found
a sufficient number of ladies to form a
double quadrille, the first that was
, danced in he city. On the same even
I ing letter was shown which had ar.
rived that day from Mazalan, Mexico,
e which was in answer to one which had
e been sent rom Honolulu five months
a before. 1t was noticeable from the
: short space of time it then took to send
e and receive letter from the United
States.
S The business community was thrown
e into quite state of excitement at one
q time by the announcement that "CheaI
n John" had opened store on the corner
: of Nuuanu avenue and Hotel street
b where he was offering cotton cloth a
n six yards for 81 and very fair calicos a
d four yards for 81. This was a reveal
6 ton and a revolution. Formerly TIM
+, prices had been, for what would b,
} termed nicer quality of goods, lik,
e turkey.red cotton, two yards for 81
Il Fair calicos were sold three yards FOL
e 81, and scarcely any such material wa
Re sold better than four yards for 81: ant
y when these young men from Australi;
l. opened their store and broke price
g there was CONSERVATION among the ole
'e regulars. Meetings were held and plan
'e laid for suppressing such unheard-o
innovation.
y The changes that have come owe
r everything since those olden days is yer
= marked. The grass hut has about dis
IS appeared and has been replaced by boar
g. dwellings from Columbia river. Thi
d illustrates the progress and am glad t
is see it. l dcplore the diminution i
e numbers of the Hawaiian race. Whe
II | reached here in 1871 there were $780,
e 600. and now there are less than 10000
# But the question which lies closest t.
o my heart is, what is the future of tn
/, Hawaiian people.
e / have seen around me signs of won
d derful material property. Never ha
n there been so much land under cultiva
e ton, never so much intelligence aI
g parent upon the thoroughfares, neve
g such prosperity as seen at every hand
@ The future must he based upon stabl
is government. Build upon the foundatio
2, of Justice, right and truth.
2. Though an American, with all of m
Il interests in the United States, Low
m Hawaii mel next to, if not equal will
IN my own land. And the sweetest wor
ID my mother taught me to lisp, word
N say to you at parting, is aloha