The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-08-17

grave is well educated young fellow
and is highly connected in the old
country. There is a touch of romance
in his life which accounts for his haV-
ing been in San Francisco.
At an early age he conceived pas
sion for high born young lady in the
county of Essex, his native place. His
love was returned, but the girls pa
rents had loftier hopes for their off
spring and they scOrned the young
mans pretensions. 1t was the old,
old story. The girl was beautiful and
highly accomplished, but these consti-
tuted her only dowry. A wealthy
baronet was a suitorfOr her hand, and,
heart-broken, the girl was welded to
a man old enough to be her father.
Young BygIave ran off to sea, and
on his return went into the training
ship Worcester, from which he after
wards graduated. England held no
more charms for him and he shipped
in the British ship Buttermere as
mate. He made two trips in her
around the Horn to San Francisco
and finally settled there.
Disguised with his home and every
thing English, he resolved to become
an American citizen and about five
wears ago he took out his naturaliza-
ton papers, While heIe be received
a monthly allowance from home upon
which ne lived very comfortably. A
desire overcame him to return once
more to the land of his birth and gaze
upon the girl who was still mistress
OF his heart.
In May, 1890, he in company with
Thomas G. Lindsey of this city, made
a tour of Europe, and when he reached
his birthplace he found that the girl
he so much loved was dead. She died
broken-hearted. The poor fellow was
inconsolable at the news and from
that time on he seemed to care little
what became of him. He returned to
San Francisco with Lindsey and re-
mained here ever since.
The prospect of stirring action suited
him in his condition of mind, and
when he heard that the japanese Gov
ernment was offering princely salaries
for foreign commanders he eagerly
iumped at the chance. Through his
relations he secured commission and
set off TO Join the little brown men in
their fight. What will become of him
NAV be imagined. He is a courage
ous fellow and one who is sure to be
in the thickest of the battles. He
went by way of Honolulu, partly for
the sea voyage and partly because he
is a great friend of Captain Mcneil of
the Wilder. From Honolulu he will
proceed to Japan on the steamer
Belgic, which will be the next China
steamer to touch at the islands.
Mr.. Bygrave was seen last even
ing by an ADVERTISER man. He
is not the red and CORY individual
who intends going to the Korean
wars to fight, bleed and die for
foreign power, as he is shown
above nor is he the lovesick swain
that the Chronicle man represents
him to be. He does not look in
the slightest bloodthirsty, and as
for being worn out by his love for
a lost mistress, he may be, but he
seems to bear up under his less re-
markably well.
ga few days before l left San
Francisco" said Mr.. Bygrave, "a
few friends of mine and myself got
to talking about the war in Korea.
Several of us had been to sea to-
gether and had had the advantage
of having a naval training in Eng
land, and it struck u sthatit would
be a good chance to make money,
as well as name for ourselves, by
going to Japan and offering our
services to the Mikado. But