The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-06

| AloFS" . Cathedral, writes as follows
of his journey to his own paper. the
| Anglican Church Chronicle:
seem to have any influence on the traf-
| fic in the streets of Brooklyn. New
York. but is a damper sufficient on any
| intention of mine to run around, gives
| me an opportunity TO collate my ad-
| ventures and spread them out for the
| loved ones now five thousand miles
away. One, L know, viii be interested
| to learn that these words are being
| written in library whose principal
| window allows one to look down Flat
| bush Avenue.
I left you on the day before landing
| in San Francisco. The voyage was
| marred by the return of the attacks
| of the enemy we We're fleeing FROM
| Neuralgia! My poor wife was thor
| oughly Frustrated for three days and
saw nothing of San Francisco. and only
one or two of the numerous friends who
visited US. But as usual when the at
tack was over, her strength revived.
and she was quite we'll to begin the
journey overland. To add to the gloom
our first news was of the direst nature.
We heard of the death of Gardner
Wilder. Ned Neumann and Mrs. Leo
Prescott. Then of the illness of Mrs.
Bickerton and Mrs. Oxley, so my first
visits were of a parochial nature. Our
dear old friends. the Rector of st. Pauls
and his wife were the first to greet us
on the wharf. Then we saw Walter
Giffard and Mr.. Oxley, who told us of
the serious illness of his wife, and
made enquiries concerning his old Ho-
nolulu friends George S. Harris and
family and a host of others. Soon we
found ourselves in the hands of Mr..
Wills, once manager of the Hawaiian
Hotel and now one of the managers of
the palatial st. Francis hosiery, and
under his pilotage we were ensconced
in that comfortable abode. 1t was not
without a pang that we turned aside
from the old Occidental whose late
kindly owner had so often welcomed us
with open arms, and the memories of
the many courtesies shown US by the
Major welled up on entering the we'll
known resort of Hawaiians to make
enquiries for friends. By the way, the
Occidental is now leased by a nephew
of the late Major Hooper and is under
the management of Mr. Allen, well
known in Honolulu as the manager of
the Moana Hotel AS usual a number
of Hawaiians congregated in the office.
John Campbell spied me first, and told
me of the appointment of his brother
James to the office of Treasurer of the
Territory. / Frank Sharrat was stroll
ing about with his cousin. our fellow
passenger. After a comfortable night
in the st. Francis. the first person I
saw in the morning was Colonel Halves.
He enquired affectionately for his Ho-
nolulu friends. On going out of the
door of the Hotel I ran against Mr..
Hawthorne. my old San Francisco
friend. who visited Honolulu with his
wife and daughter a few years ago. It
was at this gentleman's house that
Mrs. Gilhllan died. In the steamship
office I met Mr.. Alex. Young and Mr..
w. G. Irwin, both looking extremely
WELL and Mrs. de Roo and her father
ran in to speak to me, while was talk
ing to them. OF course I ran against
innumerable San Francisco friends, and
acquaintance, and the calls on us were
signs that absence does not always
make the heart grow colder-to alter
slightly the poet. Mr.. Young came one
day to escort us all to his house in
Oakland, but I alone was able to go |
A more complete residence it would be |
hard to conceive. 4 well-built comTno- |
dious house in the midst of extensive |
grounds which were beautifully laid
out, and Notwithstanding the lateness |
of Spring, looked radiant with flowers |
both tropical and temperate. My well /
come though alone. was warm ard |
and the hours passed speed
lily. Mrs Young was still an invalid,
ILL., TIx-f
hope to return to Honolulu in the Fall I
to celebrate the marriage of their
youngest daughter Mr.. Young guided
me to the ferry and I landed safe al
the st. Francis You should see this
hotel at night when lighted up by cleo
tricfty. It is gorgeous. The Venetian
panelIing comes out, and the elegant
marble pillars look sumptuous. The
dressed crowds of people, who
flock within the spacious hall. and pass
m and out, makes a scene almost Devil
iering and yet pleasurably exciting.
The hotel is admirably conducted. the
and service are excellent.
lnd the food all that could be desired.
Tiffany was our table-mate
and this added much to our pleasure.
One day he and I made journey to
very enjoyable. Dr. Simons. who is
by many friends in Homo
ulu, and his wife met US at the pier,
md after driving us about the yard,
md to make some calls entertained US
,oyaIly at their home. / was sorry
Captain and Mrs. Dixon were absent.
We met Captain Fox, who was just on
he point of sailing in our old friend
- "a Dang for Honolulu You will
lave seen him by this time, and he has
old you of me. Mare Island is not at
III a bad place for naval officers. The
reads of the station have very comfort
bile quarters with pretty surroundings.
)ur longtime friend Chaplain Macalis-
er we found as young and rosy as ever.
lie was very glad to see me again. The
rive round the island was very pretty.
The wild flowers were just blooming,
nd the hills were clothed with them
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