The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-25


precursors OF company Word was pass
ing along the line that the chiefs were
| coming 10 supper, which meant the
best OF everything, and special induI-
genee 70 the children Kamehamsha
III and his far queen Kaiama. John
Young II, the premier, a very hanG-
some man, and his wife. Alapai; and
Kanaina, the father of King >LunaIiIo;
John II. and other mobiles: made an inn
posing group around the table loaGeo
with raised biscuits, gingerbread
cookies. dried-apple sauce favored with
tamarinds, delicious seven-year-oId
native coffee, canned oysters on toast
as great rarity, and juicy guava pies
made IN deep dish with one crust
only The ponderous AEapai was de-
voted to these pies put but did not like
the seeds They rained from her royal
mouth on the tablecloth ike shot out
of a shot tower One OF the children
attempted to emulate her example and
was banished at once, impressing us
with the divine rights OF kings and
their suites The chiefs were heavy
and the chairs squeaked ominously.
We knew how they had been strained
in playing stage coach and the pos
sibflity Of q collapse gave zest TO the
occasion There was a strong odor OF
Iauhaia, ginger. and MALE Ieis az we
followed the chiefs into the parIor.
Our piano-one Of the first TO come into
the country, and which mother earn
ed by making shirts and pulu pillows
for the California miners In the early
fftfes-greafIy pleased our guests and
they honored us with praise for sing
ing The sunny hours Of childhood, -
Are we almost there2" and Sparkling
and bright in its liquid light is the
water IN our gIasseS'-a sort OF temp
erance lesson sandxiched between
slices Of entertainment. Father ana
mother had a pleasant talk with the
chiefs tili they departed with cordial
alohas, chiefly dignity, and elephantins
tread 10 walk home. Tt was all very
simple; they had no airs. but their size
and noble dignity were very impressive.
The cordial relations between the
chiefs and their teachers as they
called their missionary friends was a
happy feature of those early days be-
fore the air was poisoned by go-be-f
tweens and seH-seekers- II was q part
Of the missionary creed TO entertain
strangers, but they were not always
angels. Too often when homeland
dainties sent by loving friends around
Cape Horn, were offered with generous
hospitality, they reported the mission
aries living in luxury
stone House did its fun share OF
entertainment and many distinguished
guests were sheltered there In 1s4s,
when a French frigate came into port
OF Honolulu, made large demands upon
the government, and threatened 20 take
the government officers, our father a.
mong them. on board the frigate as re-
prisals, Captain Long OF the American
warship Boston" proved a comforting
guest by the assurance that he would
send those Frenchmen te-an orthodox
hot piac@if they touched an Amer
lean.
In mothers bedroom we had our
patchwork lessons On the shelves in
q large closet we're kept the pasteboard
patchwork boxes covered with marble
paper left over in the book bindery, |
every box carefully labeled, ard each
one was held responsible for q daily
stint The boys were drilled with Epe-
ciaI care in sewing In the box mara !
bound together By stitches 50 firm and
fncisive that they were known IN
family tradition as dogs teeth
On the floor Of the bedroom, I re-
member seeing an cid Hawaiian woman
crouchfng ana wafling bitterly. Moth I
err told me she was crying because she
had ztrangIed twenty-one babies. her
ogvn. and many others. and was alone
IN her old age Infantiefde was COM
mon before the landing OF the mission
aries becau use the mothers would rarh-
81 play In The surf than nurse their
infants
IN tais bedroom father passed
through the Wondrozs Portal. Our
brother sam had been watching with
Is and had gone 10 Manoa VolIsy for
rest When he returned, father was
beyond the stars With white face and
1I1iverfng bps. he knsIt beside the life
less form and made a vow 10 i've fori
God ana man. and 50 fulfilled father y
ted prayer He thought To-
wear his fathers mantle in the pulpit.
5u1 his ministry IncIu6ea the Negro
md the Indian races The world knows
zow he kept his vow and became tflei
ioreyunner Of z new and better way
or tEo races by Industrial ard educa-I
5onaf development Hampton. Tuske-I
gee. and an army Of worthy apostles 0f
he better way IN the Southland ares .
ne result OF that vow taken by our ,
lead fathers side n our dear old
stone House-" Only q few days later,
With the shadow Of our great sorrow
.ysr Us. On October 2. 1854. we met II
Mothers large bedroom for q parting
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