The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-09-12
McMiilan, aunt Of tho bride, spoke

, Mrs. Mcmillan, aunt OF the bride, spoke
for the family,
ftwhen Miss Mills mother, Mrs.
Garnsey Of Chicago and Los Angeles,
arrived here she was Immediately con.
fronted with a condition Of which she
had been but little advised while
abroad,n said the relative. Being a
sensible woman she preferred to inquire
personally into the habits and antece'
dents of the young man, Haynes, for
| the matter of money had no place in
her consideration Of the daughter s
happiness Her mother told me that
if ne had not second coat to his
back, but had energy, ambition and in
| telligenee,' she would enter no object
tion to the marriage.
cit did not take long for her to be
/ convinced that James John Cresswell
Haynes, as far as she could learn, had
none of the requisites. She first tried
to convince her daughter that her
course in encouraging Haynes was
wrong, but the more she tried the more
determined was the young girl to see
him more frequently than ever and be-
ing of age she had her own way and
! looked upon every attempt at correc-
! ton by the mother as an eneroachment
on her rights.
! ''During the investigation made by
Mrs. Garnsey and myself it came to us
that Haynes had made inquiry as to
Toots' finances from friends in San
Francisco. When we heard this we
were convinced that he was something
of fortune-hunter; it was obvious
that his interest in the young lady was
. r 4
this intelligence came to us that Mrs.
Garnsey decided to make it plain to
Mr.. Haynes that marriage with her
daughter was out of the question. From
then the relations were decidedly
strained, different from those existing
before the arrival of Mrs. Garnsey, for
1 realized that the more the opposition
to Sim the stronger would be the at.
tachment for him from Miss Mills
felt it was the duty or Mrs. Garnsey
to adopt whatever drastic measures
were necessary in the case.
Mother Comes Quickly.
"We were expecting her to come
from the grand tour by way of the
Orient, passing through Honolulu
where we would join her and her hus
band and continue with them to the
mainland. The news she received from
me in Cairo, however, caused her sufi
cient anxiety to come at once the Other
way and Mr.. Garnsey stopped in Chi
y cago while the mother came here As
!, | have said, she investigated, was con
WINGED and then expressed a wish tC
speak to Mr.. Haynes. She did no
, mince words with the young fellow
but told him he had neither energy
| ambition nor intelligence, and until h
developed all three he could not enter
tain thought of marriage with Mis-
| Mills.
Frequently spoke to Miss Mill
and reminded her of her mothers Low,
and affection, apparent to every on
but herself, but her answer was Away
the same, Mamma does not treat M
right. AS a matter of fact, the cir
was everything to her mother. Beref
: of her first husband but few month
. after marriage and only a few month
, before the daughter was born, she wa
: all and all to her. Her life wa
wrapped in her and she showed her at
. lection in every way imaginable, an
tieipating her every wish and doinl
everything for her. When Mr.. ant
Mrs. Garnsey started on their last voy
age of the world Miss Mills showed
preference for Honolulu, and it was az
I ranged that we would come here to
gether
! "Quite recently it was decided tina
we return to Chicago and we planne,
to leave in few days. In CONVEX
). sation with Warren she expressed he