The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-11-07
IN Grant Wanted OILY 10 be
hone Again.
n INTERRUPTED JOURNEY
O0nowIng husband and P'sg-eook.
Oo1or aAanila but Turned Around
~ honolulu t4aSb Dor.

Mrs. ]. II. Grant of one Of thu
Southern States of the Union, visited
Honusuiu this week. Mrs. Grant ar
rived by the s. s. Gaelic and departed
~ the s. S. Australia, the o. & o. boat
sateriuR the harbor Tuesday morning
ana the Oceanic liner leaving the aft
ernoon of the same day. Mrs. Grant is
q bright. pretty little slip Of 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 all. In fact. she
was not a bit i'll in accordance with
the common acceptance of the term, be-
yond a slight seasicaness for part of
two days.
DIR. 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 dashing Southern girl ran
away from home and welded the man
nj her choice. captain Of volunteers.
Very soon after the clopement all was
torgiven al the home of the bride. Cap
tain Grant had his services transferred
% one Of the new regiments and Is
oov With his command in Manila,
saving passed through Honolulu 4 few
weeks ago. The girl concluded to fol-
lnu the husband and the flag. or the
nag and the husband, and against the
mingled protests and tears of relatives
End friends set out for San Francisco
and the Orient. She was well set
against the enterprise before the Gaze
lie vas twenty-four hours ut sea. Mrs.
Grant frankly admitted that above al!
things she simply wished to get back
20 her little home town i'm the South
and be with her mother and the rest
OF the family. She asked about every
body on the ship for advice. and 1t Is
. matter OF record that OF the whole
Numerous company but single indi-
vfdual-a young man of much worldly
sxperience-declined to give sugges-
hon- This strange individual. a resi-
dent OF Honolulu. was presented with
= testimonial by the other passengers.
Mrs. Grant would smile bit through
her tears and on being urged by moth
erly women would nibble at food. She
gave up all thought of following hus-
band or flag on Luzon. and gave her
time to signing and wishing she was
ut home. IL the peculiarly situated
passenger was fair trial to- the ur-
bane surgeon, she was a thorn in the
ample side of Captain Finch, R.N.R.,
the skllful, courageous and popular
commander of the Gaelic. The Young
lady was put up to ask Captain Finch
Tn stop the ship about 500 miles out
OF Honolulu and wait till the China
came along. Then Mrs. Grant contin-
Hed, she would be Obliged If she could
be transferred to the northbound
ateamer. Captain Finch declined po-
iitely to so far '.oblige" and told of
the petition as the very funniest expe-
dence OF his lifetime. and he was an
apprentice to every port In the world
from Liverpool, was for years first Of
Acer of the Teutonic on the Western
ocean. and was out on this side for n
long time In the old Arabic. Some 9th
~ people on board, including the sur
seOn as suspect. advised Mrs. Grant
that II was the simple duty of Captain
Finch to comply with her request, and
mentioned various wiles by which she
might be able to win him over. For a
time Mrs. Grant made the life of the
commander most interesting. Finally
ahe settled down to a decision to meet
the Doric at this port and take passage |
thence for San Francisco. She was on
the deck with everyone else when the |
Gaelic and China met ana pouteG al |
Captain Finch and turned her back ON
him
As the Gaelic neared Honolulu some
al the people aboard endeavored to
persuade Mrs. Grant to change her |
mind and continue on to Hongkong, |
where she had arranged to take pas
sage Tor Manila, but the bride said she |
wanted to see her mother soon as pos
1ible, and leaving The Gaelic here
booked for the Australia, and is now
eel on the way to San Francisco,
DIR. Gates, the Gaelic surgeon. said |
To reporter for the Advertiser the
case OF Mrs. Grant was one of genuine
such as treated of in a
number OF scientific works. All who
came In contact with the little woman
were sorry for her. She would talk
very little indeed of anything except
mg her oyerpowerlng wish TO be
home.
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