The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-09-17

A late San Francisco paper has
the following 10 say of Lawrence
Kip, well known in this city, and
who recently returned to the Coast
for the purpose of Strengthening up
his business affairs and making a
permanent home at Honolulu:
Lawrence Kip, the cousin of Presi-
dent Cleveland and nephew of Ed
mund Clarence Stedman, who surrep-
titiously left for Honolulu on June s.,
1894, returned to San Francisco on the
bark Albert, accompanied by his wife.
Kip returns to face his foes and settle
up his business affairs, which are in
something of a tangle. Then he will
return to Honolulu, where he will
live permanently, preferring the
ethereal mildness of the tropic isle to
the diphtherial mists of this great city.
The father was awaiting the return
of his son, whom he had not seen for
so many months, and greeted him
with all the love that a father could
bestow on a maynard but penitent
boy. His mother came in and en-
braced him fondly, and his sisters,
too, Joined in the greeting.
Then, when the tears had passed
away, Larry sat down and told them
all about his trials and tribulatiens in
the fiyspeck islands. He told them
how a year ago he landed there like
an outcast on a desert island, and how
he had worked hard to make money
enough to satisfy unkind creditors,
who had driven him away. He said
his good wife had stood by him in all
his dark hours. She learned to love
with him the languid nights, the big,
red stars, the lei-crowned natives and
the dulce far niente life which one
leads in the Gains Of Cancer. She
wanted to return there with him when
he was free to go.
1t seems that the young mans
father has been in communication
with him ever since he arrived in
Honolulu, and has urged him to work
hard and pay his debts, which Larry
has willingly done. Since ne has
been in Honolulu he has served as an
accountant and has also practiced law.
Although Lawrence Kip is not 80
years old, he has attracted attention
for long time by unusual perform
ances. The notable name of the
young attorney and his relationship
to the late Bishop Kip were sufficient
to bring him into notice, and to that
prominence he has added notoriety
by his own deeds.
Four years ago he was shining
light in the younger element of society
and his tall form was seen as often in
the glitter of the ballroom as 1t was in
the Sunday school of the little parish
of st. Mary the Virgin, of which he
was the first superintendent. He was
a good talker and his addresses to the
children attracted the attention of pa
rents, and he was marked as model
young man and one whom any girl
would be proud to be her husband.
But in the summer of 1892 young
Kip occasioned surprise throughout
the city by leaving the Episcopal
faith, with which his family name
had been connected since California's
early days, and espousing the faith of
Rome. This fact was never made
known to his grandfather for fear that
the shock would kill him. In the
winter of the same year he announced
his engagement to Miss Vrooman, the
daughter OF ex-senator Vrooman, of
Oakland, but, for some reason, the
match was broken. He opened law
office, and that started his misfortunes,
for instead of looking to the higher
branches of his profession, he sought
to make fortune in the police courts
and won some unenviable notoriety in
trying to defend Sydney Bell He had
an eye for politics, too, and in trying
to be one of those cordial, jolly, ever
ready men of the world, he wasted his
money with companions who never
did him kind act in return.
On December %, 1898, Larry star
tied his friends once more by suddenly
marrying Miss Villa Dick OF Indian.
apolis, Ind. The ceremony was per-
formed first of all by Justice of the
Peace Gray and subsequently by
Father Montgomery. Young Kip ex.
pected to inherit 100000, and his
hasty marriage cut off his prospects
in that direction. During the honey
moon the couple took apartments at
the st. Nicholas Hotel. Lsrry's
mother and sisters were indignant at
the proceeding and did not call on his
wife. Finally a reconciliation was
made by Mr.. Kip Sr., and both
branches of the family lived happily
until Larry and his bride suddenly
disappeared. At present, now that
Larry is home again, it seems to be
case of "BIess YOU, nv children.D