The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-11
(By DR.. e. s. Goodhue.)
HAWAII is ALWAYS THE SWEET
EST MEMORY"

well-kr wn and, by some of us, we'll
beloved personalities, has fascina-
ton all its own.
We heard of the preparations for the
trip-that two venturesome youths
were to begin a voyage of life togeth-
er, sailing from tropic isle to isle and
shore to shore, on, over the seldom
Travelled seas, into indefinite and un-
defined regions of the earth, staying
for long years away-and the idea
took our fancy as it did that of mil
lions of human beings in all parts of
the civilized world.
1t at once became everybody's bust
ness to advise, to warn to prophesy.
Would they do it? Could they do it?
If they did, would they ever come
back again? Nearly every man who
has things to say in print, mentioned
the matter.
Some said that Mr.. London wouldn't
carry out his plan but, like the actors
of country show in the full face of a
glaring poster, sneak out of actual
fulfilment.
The Shark would turn out to be a
stuffed mermaid.
Mr.. London would make a feint,
get lost for a sensational advertise
ment," and so on.
Others said that it was all dodge
to increase the sale of the authors
books.
Then when the Shark took actual
wind in her sail, things were said
and done to discourage the bravest
and advantage was taken of the devil
may-care character of seamen, to re-
fleet discredit upon Mr.. London and
his wife.
Did the young man who started out
with a Purpose, give it up for a few
discouragements? Not he.
He knew exactly why he had left
for a survey of the great western con-
vexity of waters, and he knew that
he wasn't to be defeated by anything
short of death.
He knew, if others didn't, that he
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joyous, exhilaracng love Of pure ad-
venture, and for knowledge at first
hand, which are their own reward
And so he set about going, care ess OF
what others had to say. Let the world
wag,- and the earth turn,-he would
stick to the Shark. They are going
still, these hazardous two, with love
and courage and hope and simple sin
certify and honesty in every fibre Of
them. Are they sorry they went? No
a bit of it. Notes and messages
cards, photographs come by almost
every mail-"We are having a glori-
Gus time" they say.
From Nukuhiwa in the Marquesas
where Melville found material to
charm us with his books, they ex-
claim:
"The beauty of this place-oh, the
beauty of this place! We never tasteo
cocoanut milk till we came here"
The same enthusiastic gladness to
go to the end of an excursion, the
same sensitized minds for an impress
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them under all circumstances.
Their troubles with mere things
like broken machinery and the want
of gasoline, are known to us in Ho-
nolulu, at Hilo, over in Tahiti. There
they had a chance to run" up tt
San Francisco, and just time enough
to take tea with their friends in Oak
land, when they had to return to the
Shark which had been undergoing re
pairs.
Then the papers said 1.-THE report
ed loss of the Shark was an adver
Using dodge. The Londons are bacl
home again" In a week or so they
were back to duty, checking off mar
inc vicissitudes with the equanimit!
of old sea-dogs. The long-haired monl
of an engineer had left them early
There wasn't enough romance to maxi
up for the work. When 1 saw hin
here in Kailua, l doubted his abilit.
to stand steady work and fare, and
said to London: you'll have troubl
with a man who has such melanchol,
/ III HIS eyes. DuI LnG lcluSuln6S pWOG
; face of our hero said to me: Stuff
cient unto the day is the evil thereof.
One captain" was fortunately lef
ashore before the trip began. Anothe
dropped anchor somewhere after leav
a ing Tahiti. If there is an artistic char
, acter distinguished for a restless, I'm
= controllable spirit of unconventional
q ism, there is also a sea-characte
tainted and tinctured with insubordin
alton
Jack is now captain of his ow
boat" writes Mrs. London from FIJI
June 4. "AlPs well-everything glori
ous-but Hawaii is always our sweet
s est memory"
- Then on, in the invincible way, t
= the New Hebrides. Word droppe
d from here, June 10: "Off for the So
- onions tomorrow. Much love to all.
You remember what Jack said t
the editor of an eastern journal whe
he outlined the trip? Il am going /