The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-02
She WENT BACK
Mrs. Grant Wanted Only to b.
Home Again.
AN INTERRUPTED JOURNEY
Following Husband and Flsg-Sook
ed for Manila but Turned Around
at Honolulu Harbor.
AN INTERRUPTED JOUaNt'

Mrs. J. II. Grant OF one of the
Southern States Of the Union. visited
Honolulu this week. Mrs. Grant ar
rived by the ). ). Gaelic and departed
by the 5. 5. Australia. the o. * q. boat
entering the harbor Tuesday morning
and the Oceanic liner leaving the aft
ernoon of the same day. Mrs. Grant is
d bright. pretty little slip OF a woman
who was one of the most interesting
passengers amongst the rather out OF
the ordinary company aboard the
Gaelic. She required during the en-
tire voyage from San Francisco to
this port the almost constant attend
ance of the ships surgeon. and the
stewardess. and she had the sympathy
and assistance OF nearly all the wom-
en- and a number of the men aboard.
And strange TO say. Mrs. Grant re
CURED no medicine at ali. In fact she
was not Il bit i'll IN accordance with
the common acceptance OF the term. be-
yond slight seasicGness for part Of
two days.
DR.. Gates said that Mrs. Grant was
simply homesick. and Mrs. Grant had
the courage to- coincide. Hers was an
odd enough case. About four months
ago the dashinE Southern girl ran
away from home and welded the man
of her choice. a captain OF volunteers.
Very soon after the clopement all was
| forgiven ~ the home Of the bride Cap
tain Grant had ms services transferred
| TO one of the new regiments and Is
having passed through Honolulu few
| weeks ago. The girl concluded to fol-
, low the husband and the flag. or the
flag and the husband, and against the
and friends set out for San Francisco
| and the Orient. She was we'll set
| against the enterprise before the Gae-
lie was twenty-four hours at sea. Mrs
Grant frankly admitted that above al
| things she simply wished to- get back
| TO her little home town in the South
| and be with her mother and the rest
of the family. She asked about every
| body on the ship for advice. and IL /:
n matter of record that of the Who'll,
numerous company but Il single indi
viduai-a young man of much world,
experience-declined to- give sugges
ton. This strange individual. resi-
dent of Honolulu. was presented will
4 testimonial by the other passengers
Mrs. Grant would smile n bit through
her tears and on being urged by moth
erly women would nibble at food. Sh
i
band or flag on Luzon. and gave he
time to signing and wishing she wa
at home. If the peculiarly situate
passenger was fair trial tn the III
bane surgeon. she was tnorn in tn
ample side of Captain Finch R.N. II
the skillful, courageous ana popula
, commander of the Gaelic. The yuun
lady was put up to- ask Captain Fine
to stop the ship" about 500 miles uU
OF Honolulu and wait till the Chin
came along. Then. Mrs. Grant contiT
ued, she would he obliged If she COul
be transferred to the nurthbOuu
steamer. Captain Finch declined ~
! litely tn so far ''obiige" and told I
the petition as the very funniest eNp'
| Tience of his lifetime. ana he was 4
! apprentice to every port in the worl
from Liverpool. was for years first q
| lCtE vi the ltuSutltt bu tue Nt$tfl
ocean, and was out on this side for
long time in the old Arabic. Some utl
Ell people on board. including the SUI
geon as a suspect. advised Mrs. Graz
that ii was the simple duty of CAPITA
Finch to- comply with her request. n
mentioned various wiles by which 81
might be able to- win him over. For
- time Mrs. Grant made the life of u
commander most interesting. Final
she settled down to Il decision to- me
the Doric at this port ana tikc pJSsa
thence for san Francisco. She was
the deck with everyone else wheU &
, Gaelic and China met ana pouted
} Captain Finch and turned her back
him.
AS the Gaelic nearcd Honolulu SOL
az the people aboard endeavored
persuade Mrs. Grant to- change n
mind and continue ON to- HongkOr
where she had arranged tn take pg
sage for Manila. but the bride said :
wanted to- see her mother soon rs pC
sible. and leaving the Gaelic hs
booked for the Australia. and Is uC
we'll on the way to- San francisco.
! DR.. Gates. the Gaelic surgeon. ~
!, to reporter for the Advertiser
case of Mrs. Grant was one OF Genui
inconsistencies, such as treated of in
number of scientific works. All W
v. came in contact with the little WON
were sorry for her. She would q
- very little indeed OF anything exec
ing her overpowering wish tn
home.