The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-31

those days nor hard hearted owners TO
dictate terms to the public and to such
an extent was the spirit Of accommo-
went at the bidding of the passengers!
OF all the little fleet. then sailing
among the islands. the writer most dis
tinctly remembers the Kamehameha
Third, for 1t was in this small schooner
she embarked on the first voyage Of
her life. That the good ship never
reached its destination on that occa-
sion, should not reflect in any way up
on the officers. for they proved them
selves to be the most humane of men.
and the little schooner herself was no
unworthy namesake of the good King.
1t was in those halcyon days that a
family of eight children, of which the
writer was one, wished to visit Wailu-
ku. They had heard of Maui, of it's
fruits and it's flowers, as one hears OF a
far off country. and great was their
longing to go there. The father who
was not only a wise but an indulgent
parent, after much hesitation at length
consented to give them the trip. The
little schooner Kamehameha Third
was no sooner chartered for the occa-
sion than great was the rejoicing in the
family. There were no end of prepara-
tions to be made. Goodbys had to be
said to all the other children in town
all of whom looked with envy upon the
distinguished travellers, indeed. A trip
to India nowadays would be a COM
mon place event in comparison with
this anticipated voyage.
For once the quiet of the old Hawai-
ahao home was upset and the most in
tense excitement prevailed while suit
able articles were packed and arrang-
ed for the voyage. Among other
things, real genuine piano was to be
taken as present to the Mission fam
! lily whom we were TO visit in Waikiki.
That alone was an event of unheard of
/ Importance. All things seemed to be
/ in our favor and at last not only the
suspicious day but the actual hour of
sailing arrived. On account of the fire.
quent rains in Wailuku my Mother had
given to each of. the older children an
umbrella and armed with these tro-
phies a happy band marched on board
the vessel. The decks We're clear, as
we were the only passengers bound for
Waikiki or any where else, and the
Captain "a good-natured Hawaiian)
seemed much interested in us as a
family and in our umbrellas also. There
was a stiff breeze blowing and the YES
sci loosed from her mornings was soon
speeding away round Diamond Head
to the region of white caps and spray.
The little children had been taken at
once down the steps to what was called
the cabin, but we older ones were al
lowed to sit on deck for a while and
watch the man at the wheel, but soon
a queer feeling began to come over us
and we were marshalled below also
Oh, what a hole it was, Il don't like
this place" said the eldest boy, and he
but spoke for the group! Into the -four
berths we tumbled somehow and tuck.
ed ourselves in as well as we could fol
the vessel was now pitching around ir
the liveliest manner possible. First
there was the up and down motion
then, the side ways motion so conduc
tive to sea sickness.
The little ones were crying in COOS
earnest and soon older voices swellet
the chorus. We children had all hearG
agination had failed to picture tn
dreadful reality! Il don't want to g
to Wailuku." says one. Cant we g
homer" says another. How long be
fore we get there?" Wont the Cap
tain stop the ship for a little while 2
. Cant we go back?' The Mother lis
tened to these entreaties for some tim
till unable any longer to keep silent
She said, Children. / will put it t
vote. Do you all wish to go Home
. Remember you may never come again
and you may never see Waikiki IL vol
go back now for the King will not lie
US have this schooner every day. "Ol
we don't care about Waikiki, we neve
want to go there, we want to g
Home" Such was the united chorus
There was but one dissenting voic
among the eight children, that of tn
eldest boy. Sick and deadly pale, bu
resolute, he was for keeping on in spit
of everything. Whether his courag
= could have held out for two nights
doubtful, and he never had the salts
faction of knowing how great a her
, he might have been at this time, 70
. the Mother with few pokes of he