The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-08
MEMORIES
OF KA|LUA
Serene Bishop Writes
of Old Times.
A JOURNEY TO WA|MEA
"reminiscences of Men and Women
Vine Were Upbuilders Of
Hawaii.

Hawaii.
In the Friend for January DR.. Serene
Bishop gives another chapter of 'Oid
Memories of kailua,,ss as follows:
Our nearest missionary neighbors out
side of the town of kailua, Were the
Ruggleses, who lived at Kaawaloa,
at kuapehu, two miles up the mountain,
a most verdant and attractive spot. 1t
later became the residence of Rev. John
ID. Paris. kaawaloa proper was VII
lage on the north side of Kealakekua bay.
/ was born there at the house OF MIR.
and Mrs. Ely, only a few rods from the
rock where Captain Cook was slain, and
where his monument now stands. We
often visited Kaawaloa, probably twice
year, going by water in a double canoe,
generally starting two or three hours
before daylight, SO as to carry the land
b1 eeze a good part of the way. There
were a number of paddlers in each of
the two canoes, who would make the
long craft fly swiftly through the sea.
The steersman in the stern would give
the signal by a slap Of his paddle against
the canoe, and all the rows would shift
their paddles in unison from one side to
the other.
We children generally laid upon the
raised platform with the mother, though
sometimes in the bottom Of a canoe. We
were apt TO be seasick, and then to sleep,
sometimes aWaking to see the waves
dashing on a coast of black lava cliffs.
We would run up the little bay and step
ashore upon Cooks rock, whence it was
only few rods to the nice premises of
the good Princess Kapiolani. These
were prettily matched cottages on a plat
form of white masonry which was stud
ded with black pebbles. Kapiolani's
Quarters were neatly furnished within.
She was generally there to receive us
with the most cordial hospitality. I'm
lmediately behind the house was a preci-
Ipice perhaps 200 feet high. This seems to
have been caused by former breaking
off of the coast line for many miles
Great lava flows had subsequently pour
ed over the precipice to the north and
south, so as to enclose the bay, leaving
half mile of the precipice at the head
of the bay untouched.
The next thing was to Surmount the
formidable pail. There We're plenty of
natives to carry UP the lady and children
in the lack of animals. From the sum-
nit two miles of slope brought us to the
delightful home of the Ruggleses where
we were again lovingly welcomed. Mrs
r. was tall, sweet-faced woman of
kindliest character. Mr.. r. was a pleas
dill iil<tIi VI SIldll VINO was OFTEN
absent from home touring among the
natives, his health requiring such activ-
ity. There was a luxuriant garden with
luscious grapes and figs, and coffee trees
In fruit There were also orange trees
and in the vicinity, many old ohia trees
with the ripe apples bestudding their
gnarled trunks. The mission dwelling
was a large matched house, with several
glass windows. A matter of special de-
light was the company of two very agree
able children of our own ages, named
Huldah and Samuel of whom we were
always very fond.
The Ruggles family returned to Ameri-
ca about 1884 and we saw no more of
them. Mr.. r. had done good service as
a teacher and preacher for fourteen
years. Their places were taken by Mr..
and Mrs. Cochran Forbes, four of whose
grandchildren now reside in Honolulu
Mr.. Forbes was a forceful and jealous
missionary. There are memories of
pleasant visits with them also, both at
huapehu and at Kailua. On one occa-
sion fast-day is remembered, such as
We observed at Kailua four times year
by emitting the noon meal The Forbes
were more rigid, and no breakfast was
served. Discovering this, Mrs Bishop
made for the safe, and Selling some cold
chicken and taro, enabled her hungry
family to break their fast She was all
we once extended our visiting to the
inland elevated station of Waimea, in the
beginning of 1892, Mr.. Bishop being dele
gated to initiate Rev. Dwight Baldwin
Md, in his new field. We Travelled to
ka-waihae by canoe, meeting the Bald
wins at the house of Mr.. John Young,
the aged lieutenant of Kamehameha. The
ladies and children were carried up the
hill for ten miles by natives in maneles.
particularly recollect the feeble appear
lance of Mrs. Baldwin with her young
pabe as her bearers passed us on the
road. In due time we reached the Wal
mea plateau, at that time covered with
dense scrub forest for some miles west
of the mission station. We found two
good-sized cottages. of which each fam
lily took possession. There must have
been some hardship from lack of crock
cry and furniture. We had an old iron
stove which helped keep us warm in the
cold, rainy mountain winter. There was
also large fire occasionally lighted in
the center of the main room, whence the
smoke must have escaped through the
roof. I think we children quite en- Moved
the novel experiences. The Baldwins be-
ing newcomers. must have found it very
hard On one occasion the two mission
aries We're absent for several DAYS on a
visit to the people Of Kohala That must
nave been dreary time for the young
wife.
For the Bishops. the GOODNESS brought
!recnperation and health after the heats
or kailua. On one morning we were told
that frost had been seen on the erase
just before sunrise. With snow mantlfnp
Mauna Kea nearly to its base on the
Walmea plain as 1t sometimes did A
strong southerly breeze might have chill
leo our loca itv to that degree. We brrp-
lea good deal of wood, mostly the vel
low ahakea. or false sandal wood >,
which emitted a pleasant odor. Our alti-
tude was nearly 200 feet Several round
ed green h9ls Law to the north Of ne
which must have been tuff-cones. the ra,
les OF former explosive er,rpt'ons we
made another visit to waimea in 1896
shortiv before removing to Oahu. The
Kew. Lorenzo LYONS was then occnpvfnp
the station. having been there over three
years The infant Curtis was running
lahout the house. This was a hu'ldfng
or thatch. hit with a foreign stvle OF
frame, with four rooms.
on the route at Kawaihae we had
again enioyed the hnspitalitv If the asnl
Mr. Young, who was very bald. re-
memher several fine-lool-frg Young worn
en- his darphters cofin was suspend-
ted under the ridge Of the house. II was
the Old chiefs habit whenever no went
10 Honolulu. to nrov'de hirnee'f with a
new coffin. in order to be so far in read,-