The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-11

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her life, The literary work is common.
and bears abundant internal evidence
that she did not write it, but did fur
nish all Of the statements contained in
il
Her efforts in the first part Of the
book. are most unuring and persistent
70 show thai she was 3 big Injun" IN
rank. She writes like 2 person whose
character had been challenged. and 81
SlC-C intervals remarks. but YOU
know I'm : lady" S1e makes no
claim % hamehamehs blood. bur in
siS,s that she came from : family Of
chiefs who put hamehamsh2 on his
feet, and ranked" him She relates
many incidents 10 show that during
her youth. she was always REGARDED as
Of the very highest rank She evident
y knows thar the natives neyar put
her family among the aliis, but she
hopes TO show that they were wrong.
She speaks Of her school days a. the
Royal school and the limited amount
OF food furnished 10 the boarding
scholars This We can corrob0ra.e as
Ee were 2 fellow sufferer.
She describes her marriage 10 John
O. DOminis. whose mother, 2 most eN-
csIlent woman, lived. and for many
years, kept mOSc attractive boarding
house il Washington Place. But she
does not explain why she, OF such emf
lenc Royal descent did not marry some
high chief, instead OF 2 lowly white
man. an alien IN race. She takes very
rosy view Of her married life with Gov
ernor Dominis. Those who knew the
couple well for many years. will be
much surprised 20 hear OF the divine
harmony OF their lives. especially those
who heard the governor comment from
time 10 time on the subject She also
claimed 70 be the foster sister Of Mrs
Pauzhi Biship, and her dearest friend
But when Mrs. Bishop died, leaving TO
her only E small property, she says she
was very greatly disappointed in her
conduct
E2sa sae speaks Of Queen Emma she
becomes rather vicious. She says Queen
Emma pestered King Liholiho with ap-
plicauons 10 be appointed his success
sor, and states that she was constantly
intriguing for the overthrow Of Kala-
kaua- We remember that in 1850. the
King became uneasy about some
threatened instruction, and asked Us
then being his Attorney General. 10 see
Queen Emma and secure q truce We
made the effort, and remember that she
spent most of the interview in laughing
al the Kings fears, and in making fun
OF him
King Lunaliio, when often asked 70
appoint Kalakaua as his successor, US
uaIly replied with the language which
one buss driver uses 10 another buss
driver in the case OF collision. They
had several personal encounters, which
rsulted in no damage owing 70 the US
ually limp condition in which they
both were. owing 10 the relaxing effect
on the legs and arms Of fermented IL
quor. The Queen speaks OF her own en-
gagament 10 Lunalilo, which was
broken of. and also his engagement
10 Victoria Kamamalu, Prime Minister
CKuhinz Nuil by inheritance. That
marriage never took place, owing, as
Prince Bill remarked in his genial
way. 10 the fact that neither Of them
we're sober enough al the same mo-
ment 10 get married"
The Queen gives. as might be expect
ed q grossly Inaccurate account Of the
election OF Kalakaua 10 the Throne.
She claims that he was the choice OF
the people, and that Queen Emma was
: wicked intriguing woman. She ig-
aores the facts that the Legislature
which elected him, was collected by
enterprising Americans, and tcOralled"
until the election came OF, in the in
teresrs OF American dominance here,
ard that only the landing Of Ameri-
can marines prevented the people from
killing KaIakaua
She describes Kalakaua, as q gener-
Gus. laborious, self denying King, who
always sought the good OF the people.
She says: II there ever was q man
who was pure in spirit. if there ever
was z mortal who had perfect charity,
he was that man"
The wealth and importance OF the
Islands enormously increased, and al
ways as q direct consequence OF the
Kings acts" The fact that he took
little interest in roads, and did not ex-
hibit 3 very high standard OF financial
morality 10 his people is not alluded
10. His life and services iced not be
discussed here. He made many and
serious political mistakes
He was afable, good natured, a gen.
erOus host. Distinguished men all
over the world recall his acquaintance
with pleasure. His manner was digni,
fed IN his outward bearing on Stats
occasions, ne was the peer Of al
sOYereigns. The Queen claims that he
consulted her or great affairs. Thi:
was not true. He never took her int
his confidence. Even Mr.. Gibson did
not have his confidence, and only held
his place by yielding TO him.
She describes her visit 10 London. in
1887, al the time OF Queen Victoria:
Jubilee, and her sudden return to the
Islands, owing 10 the revolution of 81
She denies that the King was involved
IN the insurrection Of 'S9. But she for
gets that in the State trials for treason
the defense really was that the Kine
was at the bottom Of il She had de