Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-05


E A. Cooper into camp, he having
fallen by the wayside. being one OF the
breakfastless Ones.'
L wish TO sly / NAV be foolish but
certainly neither myself nor anyone
else on this expedition who went with.
out breakfast did so of their own
choice The fact is we were given no
choice at all in the matter. We were
told that we would be landed at Kaupo
Gap at about S o'clock Friday morning.
We were all sleeping serenely on deck
dreaming of good breakfast ahead
when we were suddenly awakened by
a loud blast from the whistle and told
to hustle and go ashore. This was at
a. M, two hours before the time We
had anticipated doing so. There was
no call for breakfast. The boats were
Immediately lowered and We had no
time TO eat if we had wanted to. As
passed from one side of the bot to
to the other ] saw a few people at
the; breakfas table. Whether they
had arisen early of their own v0lition
and asked for breakfast do not know
but | do know that dozens OF people
like myself had no chance to eat even
if We had wanted to. | don't know
who is to blame, but | believe the
fault lies with the officers of the boat
Except for this one incident have no
complaint to make. 1t is true that my
son carried my lunch and his own
W hitch was issued after We got ashore.
but as he got an opportunity to ride
a mule he soon left me. I was not
concerned as to this believing that at
noon we would all get together and
eat lunch, but this was not so, there
were no regular planned halts made;
each party or group of parties halted
as they felt like it. .... ~.~' -.
| only had one cracker all day long
to eat and that was given me by one
of the group with whom was hiking.
had no water and my mouth was
so dry | could not masticate the
cracker.
land of Co. C. End Infantry, who came
back a distance of about five miles
and assisted ME for about three miles
until the Hawaiian came with mule
after me on which | rode the remain.
der of the way. have been told that
when it was discovered that | was
missing after getting into camp that
a purse was raised among the mem.
bers of the crowd to hire the Hawaii
an to go back after me with his mule.
am told that the members of the eX.
petition very quickly. and cheerfrIly
responded, raising very much more
than was necessary for this purpose.
] have tried in vain to learn who
these good people were that might
either repay them or at least express
my great appreciation of their kind
ness, but on every hand was told
that this kind deed had been done in
the dark and those who did it pre-
ferred that it should remain in the
dark. hope that those who were so
kind to me may read this letter and
know that words can not express my
great appreciation of their kind act.
In closing will say that on the sec.
ond and third days of our trip | stood
the strenuous exertions and hiking as
we'll as any of the rest and believe had
| been properly fed the first day
should have held my own with the
rest of the crowd. have nothing but
kind words for Mr.. Ford and his as.
sistants and for the crowd rs a whole,
and I certainly, barring the first day,
enjoyed the hike immensely. 81.
Sincerely, IL, J..
EDW. A. COOPER.