The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-29

ers were not excluded from his hospit-
ality. Many were the house parties
and stag dinners Prince Cupid gave.
But when it came to losing his heart
he went among his own people and lald
1t at the feet of a pure Hawaiian.
Prince Cupid, like most young HAWAII,
ans, has sweet voice. "Aloha-oe,
which means MY love to YOU" and
'Like-no-a-like" cAlways the same"o
are the songs which the Hawaiian
swain pours into his lady loves ear.
Prince Cupid sang and wOoed as only
an impatient lover can, with the result
that few weeks after his return TO
Honolulu he had courted and married
the loveliest native daughter OF the
island.
Prince Cupid took bis wife to his
home at Waikiki-to the home that is
so sweet with the breath of flowers
that it is called "Pualeilani," which
means heaven of flowers"
This is where the story ought to end.
with, And the prince and princess
lived happily ever afterwards" But
it only turned leaf and opened a sad
chapter in their lives. For a while all
went merry as a marriage bell. Though
his wife was not of royal blood she
came from good native family and at
once won the affection of the queen
dowager and Queen Liliuokalani.
They had had a few weeks of unin-
terrupted pleasure and then the storm
clouds which had been gathering over.
Hawaii Mel broke. Queen Liliuokalani
was dethroned and the provisional gov
eminent established. On the heels OF
this came the republic.
One morning Honolulu woke up and
the city was In a flutter of excitement.
In the government house an extra
force of guards was holding prisoners
thousand natives. On the street a
crimson spot showed that warm life
blood had been spilled. Already black
Grape fiuttered in the soft breeze from
two or three doors.
SO secretly had the instruction been
planned, SO Unexpectedly had it been
frustrated that Honolulu rubbed its
eyes to see whether it was still asleep
The story was soon told. The revolu-
tionists all strong royalists, had fol
some time been smuggling in arms and
ammunition from San Francisco with.
out arousing the suspicious of the Off
Gals.
At length they were ready, and &
thousand strong, they gathered a few
miles out Of town to march in and by
force of arms take possession of the
unsuspecting government. But on the
very day of the meeting native, who
somehow knew of their plans, in {
drunken quarrel with a foreigner
boosted of the coming instruction
The officials were at once warned, ant
instead of surprising the government
they themselves were taken by surpris
and marched to prison. Several shot
were fired, few wounded and one O.
two foreigners killed.
1t was soon whispered about tina
Prince Cupid was among the prisoners
Old and influential residents, who un
derstood how keenly the royal famil.
felt the changes, SympathiZed wit
Prince Cupid, whatever their politica
leanings were. He was given ever
chance to cover up his tracks and es
cape the military trial which followe
the capture of the revolutionists
Prince Cupid would have none of this
He would stand trial and take his med
, icine like a man and prince of tn
!, house of Kalakaua.
At the military trial Queen Liliu
okalani herself was summoned, an
, though threatened that the punishment
meant for her was death, bravely con
, fessed that she had aided and abette
: the revolutionists. 1t was thought hes