The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-22

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reszffres e the les,ers xaere ularcted. SIP
<aaFrsS ~ this seemingly cTn-i but
ns~s~saEy- E,rsTisioa Vas carried euf and
the little hand q Hawaiian visitors was
hurried forward Tnso the ssoeks5e. there
assee frpEn the shors the souB3 Of th- I-p-
ers- wa1. srrnEsouz and sarrowfuI. and
acrpsnTanied b. the roekIng ard swayins
ii The itdieS Of tn mo1rrers-
A. zsuae 81 the ss'ictee resognized rels-
ffy7 they had not seen for years. and
IS tIseir reAags - = turn saw IN the dis
tssrtesE features Of flsss.s beyond the line
lingering resemblanees to father. mother
sister or brother. there were impetuous
Efforts on the parT Of both % break
through the lines and rush into each
others arms RnmOrs 70 the eject thar
she- leEers would eause trouble and at
tempt To hreak down the fences should
the new rule be enforced reached the Of
tieers Of the Board Of Health, snd q pos
sibie outbreak was counted upon. But as
Vas consistent with the gentle nature Of
the Hawaiian. they made no trouble. and
after the first impetuosls resistance sub
miftess quietly to the insvitatle. seemingly
realizing the futflity Of rebellion.
When the gates. Of the stoekade closed
behind the Hawaiian visitors the lepers
made q rush to the outer fences. clinging
10 the pickets and endeayoring to reach
forth their MANNED hands 10 clasp hands
extended through the inner fence six feet
away. and heartrending cries of grief and
sorrow followed.
The visitors remained On the island
from a. m TO 1 p. N and great
many imperishable memories were crowd
ed into those nine hours
Leaving the little group OF visitors TO
their pitiable situation. the members OF
the Board, who had much work to do.
set ont on horseback to travel over the
settlement and investigate its needs.
Three miles from kalaupapa the first
/ settlement. is the village of Kalawao
where the Bishop Home for BOYS is ably
managed by the Catholic missionaries.
The Home for Girls is at Kaiaupapa. in
charge OF the Catholic Sisters. whose
/ lives Of absolute unselfishness and devo-
ton To comforting the SORROWS Of. Others
are wonderful and beautiful lesson to
/ humanity Both of these homes were
visited and the patient Sisters conducted
the Board of Health party through the
cottages with some pride. smiling reas-
suringly to the unfortunate girls and wo-
sien who ran away or covered their faces
with their hands Mt first. Some of the
poor. hideous creatures were very sensi-
| tive and hid their faces from view when
the visitors passed.
Too much praise cannot be given the
Sisters for their admirable work. tC
which they are devoting their lives The
! little cottages wherein the leper girls
sleep are kept as neat and clean and
made as attractive as possible The Sis
tiers have interested the stricken girls il
fancy work. and many pretty little bits
of needlework and handsome Bric-d- bra,
ornament the rooms. The snowy linen oil
the little white cots in each dormitory
We're prettily trimmed with laces and EN-
i'roideries made by the girls. and flowers
and palms about the rooms bespoke tn,