The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-27
PEARL OF THE PA6IFIG.
MusiCk's Interesting Letter on the
New Hawaiian Re-
public.
Scenes on Entering Honolulu and
Something About That
City.
Copyright, 1896, by Funk s. Wagnalls Com
pany, New York;

The most celebrated hotel
and bathing place in the is
lands is Sans Souci, which is
near the famous Diamond
Head. Sans Souci has had for
it's guests some of the most
famous 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
it their home. The latter, in
writing of this cool retreat, said:
"If any one desires such old-tashioned
things as lovely scenery, quiet, pure air,
clear sea water, good food, and heavenly
sunsets hung out before his eyes every even
ing over the Pacific and the distant hills of
Waiane, recommend him cordially to the
Sans Souci.'
l 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.
1t is barely possible that nico-
tine poison fastened the end of
this strange, mysterious, gifted
man.
"He smoked from morning
until night" said the manager
of the hotel. 81 am certain he
would consume sixty cigar
cites day. He was very pleas
ant, unless irritated, and then
he was like a mailman. Those
who disturbed him while writ
ing or meditating were sure to
hear from him."
Mr.. Timmons, city editor of
The Hawaiian Star, said:
81 met Mr.. Stevenson while
he was here, and was very
strangely impressed with him
from the first. [ learned that
he was at Sans Souci, and went
to call upon him. Reaching
the quiet place, l crossed the
lama and went into the house
proper. No one was in sight
but a small, ordinary-looking
man, who sat at a table writ
ing.
"Where is the landlord?'
asked.
"He is OUT answered the
small man, and he went on
with his writing.
"'Well perhaps you can an
swer my question; l came to
see Mr.. Stevenson
"The small man dropped his
| pen, arose, and extending his
hand, said:
az am Mr.. Stevenson
This was my introduction
to this remarkable man."
Then Mr.. Tirnmons told me
how Mr.. Stevenson came tc
write his famous novel, CDR
Jekyl1 and Mr.. Hyde
1.-THE novel was written on
this island and in this town
The DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hide
live in Honolulu, and you will
perpaps meet him before you
go. That novel was the off
spring of a bitter religious wal
between Reverend Father Dan
MON and Rev. DR.. Hyde, D. d.
who has charge of the mission
school in this city for the train
ing of preachers. The contro
versy between the priest ano
DR.. Hyde waxed warm, and Mr.
Stevenson espoused the cause
of the Catholic priest. He
threw his whole soul into the
conflict, and for a while il
seemed as if we were likely tc
have a religious war. DIR. Hyde
able, sharp, and cutting, an
swered him from the pulpi'
and through the press unit
the contest became personally
bitter.
"Mr. Stevenson had up to the
time of this controversy, il
seems, entertained a high re
gard for DIR. Hyde, but as the
wordy war grew bitter; he fan
cied he discovered in him {
dual nature. At times he
thought the doctor the very
perfection of a gentleman, {
scholar, and a Christian; al
others he seemed very de
mon. This idea seemed to grow
with his morbid fancy, and hi
conceived from it his wonder
full novel,"
[ was anxious to meet DR.
Hyde, the man who SO strange
ly inspired the wonderful
novel and when / did meet hin
l was impressed that he wa.
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