The Arizona sentinel., 1896-02-08
HAWAII, THE PEARL
 OF THE PACIFIC. /"
ERaird of a Series of Letters
 by John R. Musick.
Author of ''The Columbian Mister. ical NOvels," ''BrOther Against
 Brother" etc., etc.
(Copyright, 1S9a, by FUNK & WAGNALLs COMPANY,
 New York.)
Sans SOuci and the Government Buildings, with "Reminiscences of Jules Verne and Robert Louis
 Stevenson.


 The most celebrated hotel and bath ing place in the islands is Sans Souci which is near the famous Diamond Head. Sans Souci has had for it; guests some of the most famou; literary men of the age. Mark Twain spent a good deal of his time while on the islands at this place. Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson made 1t their home. The latter, in writing oi this cool retreat, said:
 "Ii any one desires such old-fashion ed things as lovely scenery, quiet, pure air, clear sea water, good food, and heavenly sunsets hung out before his eyes every evening over the Pacific and the distant hills of Waianae, I re- commend him cordially to the San Souci."
 I found several gentlemen at Sans Souci who had very vivid recOllections of Stevenson. He is described by all as a small man weighing, perhaps, less than one hundred pounds, and an inveterate cigarette smoker. It is barely possible that. nicotine poison hastened the end of this strange, mysterious, gifted man.
 "He smoked from morning until night" said the manager of the hotel. "I am certain he would consume sixty cigarettes a day. He was very pleas ant, unless irritated, and then he was like madman. Those who disturbed him while writing or meditatlng were sure to hear from him."
 Mir. Timmons, city editor of The HalOaiian Star, said:
 "I met Mr. Stevenson while he was here, and was very strangely impress ed by him from the first. I learned that he was at Sans Souci, and went to call upon him. Reaching the quiet place, l crossed the lama and entered the house proper. No one was in sight but small, ordinary looking man, who sat at table writing.
 Where is the landlord?' I asked.
 He is out,' answered the small man, and he went on with his writing
 Well, perhaps you can answer my question; I came to see MT. Stevenson
 "The small man dropped his pen, arose, and, extending his hand, said:
 I am MT. Stevenson
 "This was my introduction to this remarkable man."
 Then Mir. Timmons told me how MT. Stevenson came to write his famous novel, "Dr. Jekyll and Mir. Hyde"
 'The novel was written on this is land and in this town. The Dr. Jekyll and MT. Hyde live in Honolulu, and you will perhaps meet him before you go. That novel was the offspring of a bitter religious war between Rever- end Father Dannion and Rev. Dr. Hyde, DID,, who has charge of the mission schoul in this city for the training of preachers. The controversy between the priest and Dr. Hyde wax ed warm, and MT. Stevenson espoused the cause of the Catholic priest. He threw his whole soul into tLe conflict, and for while it scene as If we were likely to have [ religious war. Dr. Hyde, able, sharp, and cutting, answer ed him from the pulpit and through the press until the contest became bitter.
 MT. Stevenson had up to the time of this controversy, 1t seems, entertain ed high regard for Dr. Hyde, but as the wordy war grew bitter, he fnncied he discovered in him q dual nature. Al times he thought the doctor the very perfection of a gentleman, a scholar, and a Christian; at others he seemed very demon. This idea seem- ed to grow with his morbid fancy, and he conceived from it his wonderful novel"
 was anxious to meet Dr. Hyde, the man who so strangely inspired the wonderful novel, and when l did meet him I was impressed that he wac more Jekvll than Hyde. He is tall, fine Iy-!ormed, highly cultured gentleman, with d fine scholarly appearance. He is secretary of the Social Science Club, a meeting of which 1 mad the pleasure of attending, and at which place met him.
 This club, by the way, is composed of the most scholarly men on the Is