The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-12-17

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There are hundreds and never
pass the Bishop Museum the grounds
school for boys although that museum possesses numerous
unique full objects gathered from
Polynesia beautiful things things and curious things not to speak
the udders like the long pg tray still greasy
the fat canb feast and the spear with loop on the end the
head and jerk him back the frehned
point who live Honolulu and have the least interest
history the Islands missing much they do not go
museum, euroy hour surface observation but fire.
enough and for visits long enough to soak little of the atmosphere
= the place and give imagination fair chance
possible Brigham around bit you evince
proper exhibits he will interest
lucky scientist tells about
many of the things on view rigid
goes away "reminiscences mythology and
suspectedfnn aid his explanations But let me give you
hint not to snieh off label for souvenir or awn in
way particularly foolish Professor Brigham
should know when of the gnning idols
j preferable a pleasant companion.
Brigham has number of good stories ehow he announced
that he was going enter contest with famous kun
n pi Ph tnO5 +bo lava from COVERING m IIo,
sacrificing lei root
and dropped dead
during the wbereupon his oppes gathered
themselves the further
wrath of offended et but his prize story to of thinking
describes dedication the miniature heau the
the of which offered to the ancient gods the last human sacrifice
in Hawaii
Ths heia heather temple modelled after one the greatest
Professor drawing attention the great
the used in building it
from regularly dedicated heau We had young
the lava into walls and floor sacf altar and
idols where they should he kept telling that there
pHka thus desccang
of the gods making mock of the Anyhow he said this
be real before the will human
sacrifice
with his
predictions of k sent him off help the men who were putting
just being
completed The paas sEyght three stories above the the
heiau, was in place and the working around it,
"r Hawaiian mad at having work the roof instead of
ahuna herself Finally slapped and then she turned
him. curn him the of the ancient gods and praying that the
gods properly punish
being b alarmed he had finished telling them wen
with look of horror his he began walk backwards the roof
with hands strethed ward off something dreadful Back
back he srank until his foot caught the coping of the ygh Then
with shrek that was heard all over the building he crashed through the sky
light down through the heavy egs of this smash the lava
by glass exactly of
sacrifices of old and his head the fcinl altar, down which his
T human sacrifice had offered the and this
heiau is sacred all those in Hawaii who still retain nger
supersitiOns only three generations ago.
Then unw will Tbere things in heaven
your philosophy,
Brigham will leave in disgust because that's what to whom
he tells the story.
1888 y
Nowt sugar magnate Maui
level be cooler than Honolulu telling himself
why should not relate little incident that took place during
of the planters association 1t happened the Alex
Young the of things that worth telling
discussion pests
percentage accharine Old Fashioned sought
bis dOwny couch but found the atmosphere of Honolulu too warm for com
He threw his paamas but still hot and moss
annoying ALL the hall light persisted in shining through the and
driving good heavy Finally
longer walked the the hallway and
horror he
locked out in the public hallway and not his naedness
Wildly he tried the doornob the fastening held
himself scramble through the
ne heard the elevator bell buzz Like Hash he took refuge the bathroom
and waited for the footsteps Not towel in sight
to
touched the shower his twstngs and then couldn't
to II off, of Haeakala, was
of the
hallway
which safety pajamas
This him
denly thought perhaps
necessary
After this Maui this baron never
into hall without something addition his
y
For the use Of his automobile in carrying iaeia to
another has BILL conveying