The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-29

Z also read another letter from Mr..
A. B. Demming. fairly ciamoring for
the possession OF the manuscript. He
said he had called on Z. D. Howe and
d. P. Hurlburt, and spent several days
with one and the other of them on the
subject of the manuscript. and urged
that it be sent at once to Mr.. Riee's
son. in gainesville, Ohio. with instruc-
tons to let no one know of the fact
but Mr. Demming.
On June 18th, 1885. called upon Mr..
Rice again in company with couple
of the brethren, to read a little more
of the manuscript. He informed US
that he had that day forwarded the
original to the Oberiin College Library
IN care of lady who was going there.
and then made US the following propo-
sition: to let me have the copy he had
now finished provided I would have it
printed verbatim, complete with era
sures. or crossed out parts in italics,
and explanation in preface; and after
printing. TO send fifty copies to Ober-
lin, twenty-five copies and the manu-
script back to him. / accepted the
proposition. and he was to draw up
paper setting forth these terms. and
he would deliver the copy of the manu-
script and copy Of the agreement into
my hands at 8 p. m
When I returned at the appointed
hour, he took me to his room and said:
Mrs and Mr.. Whitney (his daughter
and son-in-law) have protested against
my letting you have the manuscript
until I get the consent OF President
Fairchild. Now. in view of my promise
to you, this places me in a very en-
barrassing position. for I want to
please them, and regret having to fail
in my promise TO you; but think Il
best to postpone the matter for two or
three weeks until I can hear from
President Fairchild"
What reason" asked, do they
give for their objection? We agree to
your proposition; it is all your own
way. The original is beyond our reach.
and we could have no other than the
most honest motives. with all the ex-
pense on our part, in carrying out your
proposition"
The only answer was, They are not
as liberal as 1 am" do not know
whether this meant that they wanted
something more for it. or that they
were not dS HDGTd1 their sentiments
or feelings toward US. 1 took the last
meaning.
I then said. well. Mr.. Rice, my curl
osity leads me to desire to read it, and
would be pleased if you would lend
1t to me to read" To this he consent
ed, provided 1 would return it when 1
got through. So brought 1t home with
me, and had it from the evening of the
18th to the morning of the 21st, when
1 sent it back. I got home with the
manuscript on the evening of the 18th
We read 1t. It was a shallow, I'M
finished story, but withal somewhat
interesting in parts. as containing
some ideas which the author must have
gathered from the traditions of the In
dams. Mr.. Rice claims that
his copy is verbatim ct literatim copy,
| with scratches, crosses and bad spell
ing all thrown in. The names Sam
boil. 'Hamboon," ''Labaska," 'Labo-
na," 'Lamesa," f'Mammoona," occur
in the story, which might easily be
changed. Mammoths were the authors
beasts of burden. The two principal
tribes of Indians were Onions and
"Kentucks," with numerous adjacent
tribes ciotams. ''~s.Qhons," etc.