The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-29
IOYlL
Of SAMOA'S
ISLES

may bohnd w. sald houtfi ionlr
Stevenson on the sands Of the
Apian port, Samoa, as he met the un-
expected clasp Of American hands and
babe friends welcome to Nailima, his
mountain home.
As an evidence of this fact witness
the following story, strange as true,
that will find pathetic echo I'm the
breasts OF many old com AIDES whD
wore the gray in the years Of the Civil
War.
Colonel Theodore Allen of this city
was a former member o. the Gallant
Seventh Ohio Cavalry. and is the only
Federal soldier, with the exception Of
Colonel William Knauss of columbus,
who has been made a member OF the
Confederate Veterans Association of
Kentucky. one of Colonel Aliens COM
rades, Captain Martin Schuyler, of the
same regiment. who, though more than
GO years OF age, was a commissioned
officer In the Spanish War,
related to him the following:
DRIFTED ABOUT THE WORLD.
He said that when his term of service
expired in the Philippines that he drift
ed about the world bent merely upon
seeing new scenes and strange faces.
won by stories told by Stevenson
of the Navigator Islands, now called
Samoa, Land Of the Lotus in the
South Pacific ocean, ! concluded to
visit these, and did so, spending seven
of the most delightful months of my
lfe. ! was lettering one evening at
s'.1set on the sands of Savaii when
saw approaching the shore, guided by
"A native fisherman, strange little
craft, Mt the helm Of which was flying
a flag that brought back to me those
stirring days of the sixties when the
grand old Seventh Ohio was having
periodic jousts with Morgan's, Dukes
and Pegram's merry men.
1T is the custom with all the boat
men in those seas to display some man
ner of pennant on their crafts. II is
no uncommon thing to see the Star and
Crescent hard by the flag of Spain.
China or Japan. Many of these colors
represent nothing but heather desire
for decoration of canoe, 'whoam' or
smack. The Stars and Stripes are not
infrequently seen. as these island
groups are under the protection of
America, a fact, however, not general
ly known by the hybrid natives.
WON BOATMAN'S CONFIDENCE.
MY admiration of his boat 80 won
his confidence that he became quite
loQuacfOus, and allowed me to examine
the COlOrs, which he said an American
friend had given him, and which II
found 70 be- conventional regimental of
inc bunting, Abe hues of which were
S'iraculOusly preserved. although for
more than a quarter of a century the
aag had been almost constantly ex-
pssed TO the weather. The boat. while
Of the common 'dug-out' variety. was
srtistically decorated with sea shells.
glued to the outside in graceful pat
lens. l dOsbt not If those bronzed old
war dogs Of che Fourth Kentucky could
behold theR historic colors on its EN-
bellished STAFF that they would at least
fHd No cause 10 despise its method OF
uplifting. i was surprised and pleased
the following morning to be invited to
enter his boat for a four mile trip.
which he s..- II would require to reach
his island home. Strange. / thought.
that the time has come when ] would
fellow the rebel Nag instead of the
URion STANDARD.
"Abo,t midafternoon my host pointed
sut little speck in the waters as our
destination. Passing splendid reefs of
coral, shady bays and crystal shadows
We made our way to the shore through
picturesque groves of cocoanuts, tama-
rinds and lines, to his small hut,
which, like all those Of that section,
was open on all sides, covered by a
matched roof. He removed the nag
from the stair clutch in the boat and
carried it with him to the hut. Later L,
saw him fix II to the apex of his roof.
PICTURE WITH A HISTORY.
'"rhe day after my arrival my host
Laid in my hand a little diary. saying:
Besides this my friend. who died here.
~ Hothins but a picture showing an
D-dimmes ambrctype OF a little girl. |
probably years OF age. On the reverse
side was written, LEILA Giltner, Daugh- |
ter OF the Regiment Carrollton Ky
1t was difficult to decipher the hand |
writing OF the book as ii had evidently |
been water-soaked, but by means of a |
nagnifying glass 1 was able to read
disconnected parts, which served to in
crease my desire to learn the whole /
story II had to tell The diary was own
81 and kept by Henry Clay Renfrew.
Of Midway. Ky, probably a member of
the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry The |
writer. indeed, seems to have been a
member of several regiments, as he re-
fers to My Colonel, Basil Duke. and |
Captain J. II. Castleman.' He mentions
Colonel Giltner as his commanding Off /
Ger and Captain Bart Jenkins the Can
tain OF his company. And he refers To |
Adjutant General y. o. Guerrant and
Lieutenant Freeman. He also records
incidents concerning Brainard D. Bay
less. OF CovinBton, KY, and George |
Ausgrove, of Carrollton. He tells in |
vivid language OF asonizing marches
made by the hungry. half naked rem |
nant OF the regiment through the Caro- |
linas and Georgia. He said that the
brigade was then commanded by Cen
eral Duke, and that 1t was the last or |
sanized body Of men who had the hon
or Of escorting President Davis throu.h