The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-09

Her efforts, in the first part of the
book, are most untiring and persistent
to show that she was ''big Injun'' in
rank. She writes like a person whose
character had been challenged, and at
short intervals remarks, "but you
know I'm a lady" She makes no
claim to Kamehameha blood. but in
slsts that she came from a family of
chiefs who put Kamehameha on his
feet, and ranked" him. She relates
many incidents to show that during
her youth, she was always regarded as
of the very highest rank. She evident
ly knows that the natives never lat
her family among the aliis, but she
hopes to show that they were wrong.
She speaks of her school days at the
Royal school and the limited amount
Of food furnished to the boarding
scholars. This we can corroborate as
we were fellow sufferer.
She describes her marriage to John
0. Dominis, whose mother, most eX-
cellent woman, lived, and for many
years, kept most attractive boarding
house in Washington Place. But she
does not explain why she, of such emf
nent Royal descent, did not marry some
high chief, instead of a lowly white
man, an alien in race. She takes a very
rosy view of her married life with Gov
ernor Dominis. Those who knew the
couple well for many years, will be
much surprised to hear of the divine
harmony of their lives, especially those
who heard the governor comment from
time to time on the subject She also
claimed to be the foster sister of Mrs
Pauahi Biship, and her dearest friend.
But when Mrs Bishop died, leaving to
her only a small property, she says she
was very greatly disappointed in her
conduct.
When she speaks of Queen Emma she
becomes rather vicious. She says Queen
Emma pestered King Liholiho with ap-
plications to be appointed his success
sor, and states that she was constantly
intriguing for the overthrow of Kala-
kaua. We remember that in 1880, the
King became uneasy about some
threatened insurrection, and asked us,
then being his Attorney General, to see
Queen Emma and secure truce. We
made the effort, and remember that she
spent most of the interview in laughing
at the Kings fears, and in making fun
Of him.
King Lunalilo, when often asked to
appoint Kalakaua as his successor, US
ually replied with the language which
one buss driver uses to another buss
\, ofo
had several personal encounters, which
rsulted in no damage owing to the US
ually limp condition in which they
both were, owing to the relaxing effect
on the legs and arms of fermented IL
quor The Queen speaks Of her own en-
i gagement to LunalilO, which was
| broken off, and also his engagement
to Victoria Kamamalu. Prime Minister
| CKuhina NuD by inheritance. That
marriage never took place, owing, as
Prince Bill remarked in his genial
way, to the fact that neither Of them
were sober enough at the same mo-
ment to get married
The Queen gives, as might be expect
ed a grossly inaccurate account Of thu
election of Kalakaua to the Throne
She claims that he was the choice o
the people, and that Queen Emma wa
wicked intriguing woman. She ig
nores the facts that the Legislator
which elected him, was collected b.
enterprising Americans, and "coralled
until the election came off, in the in
terests of American dominance here
and that only the landing of Ameri
can marines prevented the people from
killing Kalakaua.
She describes Kalakaua, as a gener
Gus, laborious, self denying King, wh
always sought the good of the people
She says: eff there ever was a ma