The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-07

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To rrr Bprros ~ Tvs suS-sy, I am prompted 70
send you the enclosed extract from letter reesived
from Honolulu. The writer IL the wife Of leading
Honolulu merchant She was born IN the sandwich
Islands her parents having gone there missionaries
early In the thituss Her letter show, the patriotism
and pluck Of the noble women Of the slands and " -
very largely due them that the present Government
there preserved THIS sxtrsot will also give some
ides Of the anxiety the civilized people OF the Hawai-
ian Islands have been called upon to endure.
Bosror, Msrchh hJ
The indications were strong IN favor OF the
Roysllsts after the Corwin came. unannounced
In the darkness OF night into our hsrbor. hav-
ing left San Francisco under cover Of night
willis was still silent a. to what his In
structions were; Joe Carter. Willis. and the
ex-Queen having daily Interviews; the Royal
lists so exhilarated: the English so boastiul
Do you wonder that we felt we had come to
the border Of the Red Sea. with It's untathomed
depths and bounding pillows before u.s. and
Cleveland with his ships OF war. the English
with their ships. and the Japanese with their
ships and great boot behind us.
The Captain OF the English msn-of-war
Champion told Mrs. T.. an American lady. on
his own ship. that the Provisional Govern
nent was done She said to him: What do
you know about itr He replied: L know
men are all ready. and they will land to- NOR
row.
The report was about town that force was
to be used, and this caused great eonsterna-
ton among all classes OF our citizena Mr.. w.
o. s.. Mr.. O.. Mr.. A.. and others went to Mr..
Willis but he gave them no satisfaction. and
allowed the community to get into . perfect
state OF terror. without relieving the minds OF
the people. In fact. Mr.. J. o. Carter was al
lowed to 60 about intimating that force was to
be used. II did put terror In our hearts but
not the white feather. Willis was implored
for humanity sake to say that he would not
use force. but he refused to say It; SO I believe
at heart he wished to brighten us.
We fully OK pected that our troops would be
called into action to defend the Provisional
Government l have been face to face with
God; alone with him made a sacrifice Of my
1rst-born and my only son. Then I sent for
his wife. and together we gave him to the
cause. Not one word from us should have held
him back. That was on Tuesday last.
we have not been called upon to drink the
cup to its dregs. but the agony was Just as
real. the suffering just as cruel. as II It had
come to pass. and when you know that many
mothers and wives were giving their loved
ones. you can form some idea OF the intense
agony we were undergoing.
MY own hand would have put the rife into
my sons hands aud 1 wish had q dozen sons
to whom l could have said: Go. and God
bless you until We meet again II our boys
had been called to defend the Govern N ent. we
had It all arranged. Mrs. W. and her two
children were to come to our house my sons
wife and boy were also to come. Iprayed ear
nestly for strength to be . mother indeed to
these young wives"