Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-22

Nc'crenu ra'ner Ce'estIhe ~ huaU't'
VINO celebrated his golden jubilee az
catholic missionary In the District OF
hau on June ~, 20 ana ~ this year.
mas fnrnished the Following data re-
earning the memorable visit OF Madam
Peie TO the district In 1868. The story
is OF thescrriDle experiences OF himself
ahd MS parishioners during the awful
uays succeeding the eruptions is as FOL
lows:
III may De OF interest to many read
err OF this narration to preface this
page OF Hawaiian history by few ex-
planatory paragraphs.
Madam Pele Is the Hawaiian god
dess OF all volcanic fires; she is the
rreatoress' OF the Hawaiian Isles; she
is reared and respected by many even
10 TINS day by natives OF the "old
STOCK. She started In on her wonder.
iui work OF creation In the northwest
ern end OF this group and In time made
one island after the other appear above
the surface OF the sea. After having
extingnished all her fires, she moved
her court to the spot now occupied by
the largest island OF our group-Ha-
wall. Here she has been holding forth
from time immemorial, and now she Is
occasionally In full swing In the
most southern portion of this. the last
and largest one In the group. right on
the confines of our dear Kau district.
The volcano In which this Dreaded
Deity reigns supreme is called In Ha-
waiian. Iua Pelc o Kilauea.'
In reading these "reminiscences one
Is forcibly reminded of these soul-stir-
ring words In Shakespeare:
Oh, that am forbidden to tell the
sccvets OF my prison-house!
could a tale unfold. whose slight
est word would harrow up thy soul.
freeze thy young blood make thy two
eyes, like stars, start from their sphere.
thy knotted and combined locks TO
part, and each particular hair to stand
on END, like quilts upon the fretful por-
cupine; but this eternal blazon must
not DE to ears OF flesh and blood, :.
Ihose continual volumes OF smoke
ana steam; the Intermittent, undulat-
ing, Jerking. wave-like and humping
earthquakes; the dreadful shower of
c'hucrs ana ashes: the sudden lava and
m"d-hows ana the yawnlng assures
anu err'Dle Splits IN the crust OF
motner oarth--all this VIII more than
a'u our Inauguration TO understand the
n,ore rcaaiiy tne nervous excitement OF
,he people tnat passed through this
u'.ao.ui cruc'oie'
Pe'e Wakes
oh March 2sth, 1865 Saturday" he
says WIS NJ Moauia, having arrived
,"ere Tue previous day IRON Hilea. my
no'"e OF central mission chapel, then
went out M l always do, among my
par's"'oners' hotitying them OF my ar
'ivai ana incidentally telling them
""'n services would he held AT the
''oai CHAPEL
""'e oh 'his spiritual errand. some
natives uro" my attention to something
H"i'o "h"s'ai' rev Father, do you
NM" VI sec anythihg stranger they |
's"o', '"a' look Ut this' Then they
p,N'u up 10 the risht ana leit' hand-
,m's vi whht IL known as Pele's Hair.
nese are puhcnes OF dark brown,
h'amehts formed In very
wy s'er,ons manner IRON molten lava,
eAeeeoihsy prittie anu easily rubbed
'.o '..'ious powaer' Ihey are ire
,"onuF 'o"nu near the crater, within
''.'"S VI ie" piiies' nut on THIS par
o.o"sioh' they had rained
:. o.S" ,nr atmosphere 10 distance
u ,' 'h,rty miles.
ooeeu'ns On III! way l TOOK no
~ nv. w onvefs occasions that Madam
-" vas 'ee'n'"si! quite busy III cook
'"s ne' u,eau cohcoctioh' Thcre was
pa ,ao'o o''uehce everywhere that
!, was uo'hs' WINE chatting
~ ""a mere 10 my people, VINO had
seeu oh 'he'r inherent stoops ana
'.',a ! was hoiens 'oiehs' over
:. W n'os' 'io'cht earthquake
VOC ~ ''o'cn. ,na' my NUE. iinac-
suoh rough hahdilhs,
nc "'"h' WIN me on her