The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-13

ton when we arrived there. Mr.. OIL
phant kindly furnished US with a room,
food, and other necessaries, and gave
us our passage from Canton to New
-, York in his ship called the Morrison,
commanded by Captain Lavender,
from whom also we experienced every
attention
The respected Americanemissiona
at Canton, Mr.. Edwin Stevens, render
ed US many friendly services; and
from the English physician, who was
formerly in the East India Company
service there, but whose name do not
recollect, we received every attention
and medical aid that could have been
bestowed on his nearest friends
we are also much indebted to Mr..
Bradford and Mr.. Robert E. Apthorp,
both Of Boston, for their many acts OF
kindness. To the latter gentleman,
/ then a resident at Canton, / cannot
sufficiently express my obligations; he
, interested himself in obtaining money,
clothing, and other necessaries for us,
. to make our situation comfortable dur
ing our stay in Canton and on our
/ passage home.
To the many friends whom we have
found since our return to our own
country we can never be sufficiently
grateful. Among these I cannot omit
to mention Mr.. ]. n. Reynolds, author
Of the interesting account of the voy-
age of the Potomac, who has taken
the most lively interest in our case,
and Mr.. Joseph P. Bradley, of Boston,
to whose untiring zeal and benevolence
feel myself to be indebted more than
| am able to express.
HORACE HOLDEN"
was born in the town of Hills
borough, in the state of New Hamp-
shire, on the 21st of July, 1910. My
fathers name was Phineas Holden.
Ny parents were in moderate circum-
stances and derived their chief support
from a small farm. From the time to
which my earliest recollections extend
until was about ten years Of age our
little circle, consisting of our parents,
their three sons and two daughters, en-
Joyed a large share of the pleasures of
New England home. We were all ac-
customed to labor, but our exertions to
secure a respectable maintenance were
richly rewarded by each others APPROX
ing smiles, and by that contentment,
without which blessings, however great
or numerous, are bestowed upon us in
vain
But, in early life, and in the midst OF
our enjoyments, we were called upon
g
earth can supply. My father. after a
painful sickness of long continuance,
died and left us with no other earthly
protector than our affectionate mother,
who, had her ability and means been
adequate to our support, or equal to
her maternal fondness and anxiety,
would have saved us from every hard
ship and supplied all our reasonable de-
sires. But, having no means OF sup
port except our own industry, we were
at that tender age thrown upon the
world and compelled to provide for our
selves as Providence might best enable
US. 1 labored at different occupations
until the age of twenty-one; when, find-
ing myself unable, by reason of an i'm
paired constitution, to do more than
provide for myself. and feeling desirous
to contribute my share towards the
maintenance of our surviving parent,
resolved upon making the experiment
of a voyage at sea.
1 accordingly left the place of my pa
tiyity, sundered the many ties thai