The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-23


and perish like the beast of the field
1t nature were to take her coure: but
nature was not permitted to take hel
course; she seldom, or never, is now
adays.
An itinerant evangelist arrived il
Honolulu and began his work. The
Hawaiian is nothing it not emotional
You may rouse him to the pitch Of
frenzy, and he will subside without
having achieved anything more than
a thrill; but the thrill is very much
to him and is worth striving for. The
natives became as wax in the pres
ence of this magnetic exhurter. Pray
er meetings were held night and day.
There was a corner in New Testa-
ments and hymn-books. PROPHETS
whether true or false you will decide
for yourselves-arose in numbers. and
the Scriptures were very freely in
terpreted, Yet, if out of the mouths
of babes and stockings cometh forth
wisdom, it may be that these dark ones
were wiser in that day than the chill
dren of light. Natives were gather
ing from far and near, attracted by
the rumors which surcharged the at
mosphere and by The messenger of
the lord" who ran to and fro gather
ing the lost sheep into the fold Of
Kaumakapili This youth who, while
we discussed him, was regaling the
prisoners in the courtyard with a
hula-hula, was finally seduced into the
town and ultimately into the fold.
Kaumakapili, whatever may be said
of its evasive order of architecture,
has a reputation established beyond
question, and the evening meetings
held at this trysting-place are ever
popular with the young. Hither came
this child of nature, and here, listen
ing to the experiences most eloquent
ly detailed of those who had turned
from the error of their ways and
found salvation under the caves of
Kaumakapili, he in his turn repented
of what it is not easy to conjecture
and was baptized in the name OF
the eternal Trinity.
It is my belief that the native
of the Hawaiians, and of all
unclad races, is extinguished the mo-
ment they are slipped under cover.
They put on vice as a garment and
with knowledge comes the desire for
evil; so when this youth got into
foreign clothing he straightway began
to backslide. He picked up bits of
English, grew sharp at a bargain,
learned to lie little when necessary,
and to cheat now and again. He
took that which was not his, not be-
cause he meant to defraud the owner
of it, but because he needed it him !
self, and finding it in his way laid |
hands on it. This he used to do be- /
fore he knew it was a sin, and in !
those days he expected you to take of |
his possession in like manner accord /
ing to your need, but now there was !
a new pleasure in doing it; the ex-
element of secrecy added an interest |
10 the act which he had never known
until this hour God pity him Many |
md various experiences sharpened !
he converts wits, and he became one /
If the cleverest boys in town-one on
whom it's mild-eyed constabulary bent
owing chances; but his career was
shortened for having shattered one of
he commandments only one of
he ten whose number shall be name i
ess,-he was arrested, tried, convict
ID, and was now serving out his time
With charming abandon. His story
ouched me, hough it was not with
ut parallel in the kingdom. There IN
eed, it is an oft-told tale.
We descened into the courtyard,
rhere the young rascal was beguiling
is fellows, and l saw had suspect
d it-that he was none other than
ny young friend of yore completely =
by civilization-in other :
'ords Kane-Pihi, the man-fish, out of j,
is element. We had few moments =,
these few were sufii-
lent to convince me that his case
as hopeless. He could never again
eturn to the life to which he was
orn and in which It seemed that he {
ould do no guile; for those with
hon he was associated were as guile
'ss as he, and they were alike sub :
'ct to no temptations and no snares;
ut he must now go on to the bitter
nd, for he had eaten Of the tree Of q,
nowledge and fallen in its shade.
As for the ancient Pilikia, it was pau ;
.likia with him; his troubles were 6
yer. When he saw the fate of his +
.ol and that no pleading and no in f
lntation could bring the lad to his b