The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01

accommodate the gentlemen (two Of
them desiring separate beds). Mr.. and
Mrs. C. have six children. They left their
room, and with mats contrived a little
place above from the space left unfin-
ished-there they spread their bed and
dispose their children. Joining their
apartment, one of the same size and
structure is fitted to accommodate Mr..
H. with his lodgings and various tools
for repairing watches, etc., for the good
of the public. On the opposite end Of
the house was the pretty room done of
last fall for Mr.. b. and myself. This
In the hustle of the family we consid-
cred our home. We were happy to ap-
propriate II to the accommodation or
Mr.. Bennet, while Messrs. Tyreman
and Ellis had their beds in Mr. C's
room below. / made the room very
clean, put up the toilette, white cur
tains at the windows, ETC., made
disposition of Mr.. Bennet's many
trunks and books, removing all our
own, and shut the door, happy that 1t
was in our power to make SO COM
Portable such a visitor. All seemed set.
tied now but Mr.. Bingham and Sybil.
Where is spot for them? They have
learned to do with little and will not
require much. There was a space in
the upper half story, the two ends ap-
propriated as you have seen. The roof
was low, but a field-bed could stand,
and still comfortable passage-way be
between it and the head of the stairs.
There was a small window between the
roof and the floor, of six panes of
,,ia y,ba I could
trunks and turn around. Attached to
this was small spot which was under
the roof, containing all the medical
stores of the mission. This was our
home through the summer. There was
noise about us, and 1t needed some
prudence, with a little one and three
native children to maintain the char
acter of good neighbors. A family OF
six children from which nothing sepa-
rated but curtains and mats, a gentle
mans room, into which company, ma
tive and foreign, was calling often, and
two servants up and down the stairs,
faithfully attending; goldsmith's S
shop drawing company OF some kind
more or less every day; the family be-
low keeping most of their chests OF
bedding and clothing somewhere in this
loft; it may well be supposed there
could be but little time when II could
be said to be still around us. Yet
here we all could have been compara-
lively comfortable had 1t not been for
the burning sun of June and July,
beating upon the roof and unclap-
boarded sides of the house.
Until 1910 Mr.. and Mrs. Bingham and
their children occupied the house, dur
ing which time 1t was the center of
missionary activity and also the butt
or much anti-misslonary activity. In
1896 the house was visited by a number
OF riotous seamen, who showed their
objection TO the presence OF the mis-
slonaries on the island by smashing all
Inc windows. 1t was from this house.
also, that the first Christian funeral in
the Islands was held the elder child
OF Mr. and Mrs. Bingham dying at n
tender age.
Inc kings and queens of Oahu made
or this house visiting place: here the
nrst printed law ever issued in Hawaii
was drafted; here was the center of
the far felt influence which converted
the island from heathenism TO Chris
tianity. The house was, too, the object
OF suspicion from that portion of the
forelgn element in opposition 10 the
representatives Of the American Board
or Foreign Missions. and the digging
OF the cellar excavation was pointed