The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-09
SKEEREO"
BY A M0LAH
Boston lyrics Leading
lady's Tale.
A HONOLULU ADVENTURE
Charles Harkinson, Business Manager
Of the Opera Company, Has
Pipe" Dream.
MinneapoIIs. June %. 100.

Minneapolis. June q. 1910
Editor Advertiser. 1 send you in CON-
pany with this letter clipping from the
Minneapolis Journal. June 6tn, and at
The same time beg to ask few ques-
lions. The writer Of the article L. a air.
Charles Parkinson. business manager OF
the Boston Lyric Opera Company. whom
you probably know very well. / am net
acquainted with Parkinson personally
as I do not attend theatsrs: but I have
heard that his newspaper stories must
be taken with grain OF salt. that his
Imagination ~ very vivid.
The article has created grea. deal
discussion amongst the religious sects Of
this locality and throughout the country.
az the story has been copied extensiv ely.
What want to know. Il there the slight
est foundation for truth in it7 ask for
religious reasons. I spent four months
In Honolulu and my diary falls 10 record
any mention Of "Molah." by kindly re-
plying through your esteemed columns.
which I will get from n friend OF mine
who II still In Honolulu. you win greatly
favor. ALEXANDER r. BACON
The story IL as follows:
Miss stanton. the pr:ma Gonna OF the
Boston Lyric Opera Company. possesses
one characteristic which predominates ov-
or all others. II IL sightseeing" She
never seems TO tire Of visiting points OF
interest TO the stranger and tourist, and
IL on the 20 from dawn to sunset In each
city where the Boston Lyrics are play
Ing During the engagement Of this or
sanitation In Honolulu. great opportuni-
ties were offered for the pursuit Of her
hobby. She covered everything from n
native 'iuau." where raw FISH and poi
are the principal articles on the meau
card. through the Ions and difiicult ave-
nues Of interest TO the volcano. winch
was. "a the time. IN full working order
She was sitting on ser lanai Uiawaii-
an for veranda) one afternoon. when n
prominent ard wealthy Honoluian called
20 pay his respects. During the CONVEX
sation the subject % the "Molah" cams
up. Miss Stanton. singular 10 say. hac
never heard OF one. what are they
such questions followed each other n
rapid succession After Earning all sh'
POSSIBLY could from her visitor, she de
clared that she would go the next after
noon and see "Molah' for herself. Sh
was strongly advised not TO do so. as tn
Undertaking was not without its perils
and might prove dangerous. Her mind
however. was made up and 10 she would
a short time later the visitor started &
take his leave. when. after receiving tn
. most positive assurances from Miss Stan
ton that she intended going TO the Mo
iah'' on the following day, said: Wei
n you are determined. and nothing wi
change your mind. I will send my drive
and carriage for you at O'Clock. The
! viii convey you 10 the house.
The next afternoon Mt the hour, tn
: conveyance was at the door. Miss Star
ton relates her experiences t.'us:
Some Eve years previous to this even
J 4 had attended my FIRST and only funera
/. Il was the burial OF n relative OF mine.
young girl. In the reading of the ser,
Ice at the grave I was greatly impresse
with one particular passage. Il was: 'Ol
death. where II thy sting; O, grav'
; whore n thy victoryr II lived vivid
IN my memory ever afterwards: by ngi
= and day u was ever before me. mn
oftlmes during the performances. viii
=, was singing. II would come bobbin
= up. and In my effort TO throw the though
. OF I would miss a bar or two OF must
A much TO the annoyance OF the conducto
; who would look daggers at me. On m
. way up the mountains ln the carriage.
determined TO make the answer To IN
= All absorbing question the wish whi'
my soul was 20 solve.
> About 4 o'clock we arrived at a
summit Of the rallas. one OF the highe
= Of the range which fringes Honolulu
~ charmingiy. Turning 10 the right '
drove for about three hundred var
= along the unbeaten road overlooking
awful precipice. which meant insta
l. death should the horses shy. A. We a
preached the place I observed era
- house which looked most romantic. :
qusatered "a Il was amidst n bower
trees 40 far from habitation. with n %
feet view OF the myriad OF lights In Z
- city below at night and the clear, br
A. liant stars above with no company Q
It cept the wind-music that must be sws
- 20 the lonesome ear.
a was soon tapping at the door a
q was invited from within 20 enter. I W
a. shocked at the sight that met my Vie
i. n was the dirtiest place have ever 90,
An old broken-down bed stood In one c,
: ner Of the room piled with unclean lin.
A hanging lamp made from, glass NJ
bowl. partly filed with oil. with wi
hanging over the side, was suspend
-, over a rather ragged-looking table. Th'
was also an Anticipated bureau. wal
stand and two chairs. The Molah "
A.. sitting on the bare floor. She was a
fat. dark-skinned native woman. with
ne face OF str. king beauty, large round .!
Ia and a set OF perfect. white teeth. She v
.er dressed In q soiied white flowing wr'
i'm per. which gave her the appearance
"a bsing larger. perhaps. than she rea
NO was IA 4 entered she arose with "a
Guilty 10 greet me. told her the obi
an 81 my visit. and then looking into
en- eyes. replied In fair English. AN III
ia sunshine hair-big SOUL send you.
81 she then motioncd 20 me To rem
n my hat and gloves. and left the room
N. n short time. Returning. she put one
In the chairs directly under manteipi'
at on which she had placed three hgh
cit candles then. after requesting me 10
Mt. seated there. slp covered my knees
the crown cloth about two yards long
Ter one foot In width. Then going to the
his reau. she took tin pie plate from
ma upper icft-hand drawer and placed ~
the table directly opposite me.