The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-22

count is given of Paki and Konia.
Mrs. Bishops father and mother. The
old feudal system had not entirely dis
appeared at the time of the birth of
Mrs Bishop, and a hint of the politi-
calApossihilities1 of this is given by
Gorham d. Gilman in an account of
Paki quoted by Miss Krout Gilman
says, g He is of high rank by birth as
well as by stature, and, it is said, at
one time had more land and tenants
than his Majesty himself, which, for
some political eruption, were taken
from him, and the others concerned.
And for the same reason, he had never
received any appointment of influence
other than he holds as one of the sup
perior Judges Gilman however, has
tens to give assurance of his belief in
Paki's entire loyalty. The, late Judge
Wilcox told the writer that he could
remember when Paki could muster a
thousand armed retainers, and that
this fact gave him much influence in
the councils of the government.
Miss Krout creates good impress
sion of Paki and Konia, and presents
pictures of them both, which add
HiuCH 10 the Interest OI Gue DOOh, do
do pictures of both Mr.. and Mrs.
Bishop at various periods Of their life.
A very complete and a very pretty
picture of the life of the young princes
and princesses who attended the Royal
School contemporaneously with Mrs.
Bishop, has been drawn by Miss Krout,
and certainly no higher testimonial to
the wisdom Of the Mission in establish
ing the school or of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cooke who conducted it could be given
than Miss Krout has given IN her ac-
count of them. No higher tribute
could be given than that it produced
one, at least, such character as Mrs.
Bishop.
Mr. Bishop first became acquainted
with the woman who was to become |
his wife, while she was a pupil at the |
Royal School. Indeed she was still |
lominally, at least, a pupil of the
school when he married her. Miss /
Krout s account of the courtship is IN |
great good taste and excellently hand |
led. Accounts of such things are al !
ways difficult To describe them with
out sympathy or sentiment Is not to
describe them at all But in descrip- |
ions, sentiment, if not carefully hand
ed, becomes mawkish or maudlin. Mrs.
Bishops marriage was opposed by her
,arents though they afterwards be-
came wholly reconciled to it. On this
point Miss Krout writes: "That the
outcome of her marriage should have
resulted in enduring and far-reachlng
good for the Hawaiian people-faF
yreater than she could have achieved
wen as the consort of the King
neither Paki nor Konia could have
great as was their intelh-
rence. As time passed and the moral
worth of Mr.. Bishop was still more
July realized there were no further
'egrets on the part of either parent;
he reconciliation was complete ana
asting. In the course of time MT.
md Mrs. Bishop were nduced to take
lp their abode at 'Haleakala, which
With other property became hers as an
Inheritance from Paki. This charming
.ome, which Immediately became the
enter of all that was best, most cui-
waited. and refined in Hawaiian social
ife, has been graphically described by
cousin of Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Allen,
Who arrived in Honolulu in 1864 from
'alifornia on visit.
As an incident of what has been sug-
ested in this review Of the important
art that has been played in HAWAII
n the development of the Pacific lit
oral. Miss Krout, In speaking Of the
Extensive and hospitable entertaining
one by Mrs. Bishop and her husband,