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AMOS S. COOKE’S
DIARY NO. 8.
Commenced, at Honolulu, Oahu,
Sandwich Islands,
October 1- 1846.
Ended
Sept. 1851
[Typed to June 6, 1850]
Oct. 2, 1846
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
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FRIDAY OCTO. 2- 1846
This day I commence a new diary (No 8.) with nothing
very especial to note.
Yesterday I did not [do] as much as
usual--I was busy in putting up beds Sc.
Last evening after
school went to Punahou to see some books, § consult with bro.
D. about sending for Harper’s Family Library.
for Boys § Girls Library.
to go by the Angola.
Concluded to send
To day I have been making an order
Also sent papers, § a letter to Rev. A.
Rood, that I prepared to go by Rev. Mr. Newton.
Had an invita
tion for all of our family to go to Punahou to-morrow to tea.
This evening Mrs. C. Mr. D. § 6 scholars are visiting at bro.
Dimonds.
Mrs. Dole spent part of the day with us.
Monday Oct. 5 '46
Saturday morning I had my writing school as usual.
At
11 o'clock bro. Rice came for Mrs. C. Jos. Martha § Juliette.
I was engaged all the forenoon in correcting Compositions § then
took them all down to Mr. Richards.
Soon after dinner Mr. D. §
the boys went up Punch Bowl to shoot at a target a few times.
I accompanied the girls on foot to Punahou.
came, § also Mr. Ricord § we had tea.
we went.
much.
At 5 o'clk. the boys
After tea we returned as
On their way home David fell, but did not hurt him
In the evening I had no Sabbath School.
Retired early.
Lord's day I felt fatigued from Saturday's toils, § did not en
joy the day.
chapel.
7:1.
Was troubled some by Moses.
King not at meeting.
Did not go to the
Bro. Alexander preached from Amos
Bro. Armstrong in the afternoon from
(!)
Bro. Richards in the evening at the palace from these words "While
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Oct. 5, 1846
thy servant was busy here § there he was gone."
crowded.
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The palace was
After our return Mr. D. § I had a long talk with Moses,
Lot, A 1 , Jane § A b . about dancing smoking--drinking--§c.
talked quite warmly.
This d ay has passed as usual.
man of war arrived § saluted the Nation.
concert at bro. Armstrong's.
I
A Danish
This evening Monthly
Rec^ an Apl. No. of Bristol Tem
perance Herald from Ad. Thomas, directed to his Majesty.
Thursday Oct. 8-46
Mr. Richards has just finished a description of the Tower
of London.
It was very interesting.
This noon we heard of the
death of sister S.L. Andrews that she was taken Saturday, Sept.
26th with a dysentery died the following Tuesday § buried Thurs
day.
"We all do fade as a leaf".
Yesterday forenoon the Angelo arrived with our Pianoforte
(Aleolian)
(!) also a letter from Catharine C. Wilcox § Dea.
S.H. Mead, N. Greenwich.
Near noon the Chaplain of the Juno,
Halsted, § Dr. Rooke came accompanied by the Chaplain of the
Danish man of war.
A Hansen--a very pleasant man.
came in yesterday § today has fired four salutes.
The vessel
The Capt.
will visit the palace to-morrow.
Last evening our prayer meeting
was conducted by bro. Armstrong.
The News took up Mr. Richards.
Sat. Oct. 10 '46
Yesterday noon the four eldest boys accompanied John §
me to the palace to be present at presentation of Capt. Steen
Anderson Bille of the Danish Man of War Galathea.
He was ac
companied by Flansburg, Comr Rathe, Bruun, Ravn, Lieuts. Rev.
Oct. 10, 1846
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Hansen Chaplain Matthiesion, Rosen Surgeons, Blankensteiner Purser
Professor Behn, Reinhardt, Liellerup, Kiellerup Naturalists, Plum,
-+
Thornam, Artists, Nopitch commercial Agent.
Mr. Dudois^ accom
panied them.
They all came over to see our school, but staid
only a few minutes.
a few minutes.
In the evening
Dr. J. § Mr. Ricord called
To day I have been reading descriptions of the
Tower of London in the Penny Magazine of 1836--also of the Isle
of Wight.
Alexander insulted Mary today § I put him in his room.
He wrote a very penitent letter.
Sabbath School.
This evening I have had my
This forenoon Mrs. Dole called § showed me a lett
from her sister of March 26th which says bro. Wilcox is to be dis
missed from Greenwich--Vote of ch. 18 to 7.
Wed. Oct. 14 ’46
Lord's day morning we did not rise quite so early as usual
Went to church at the usual time § bro. Armstrong preached from
Ps. 23:5, which he refered to the Lord's supper.
After service
part of the church staid § celebrated the supper.
Some of the
children accompanied Mr. Douglass to the chapel.
I read to the
remainder at home from "Children Taught about God".
communion season the rest of the church.
In the evening went
to palace § heard Mr. Richards fr. Prov. 22:29.
Morning forenoon
had a call from the Surgeon of the Danish Man of War.
afternoon sent Moses to his room.
field.
Afternoon,
In the
J. reed 2 letters from Pitts
In the evening went to S.S. monthly concert § after our
return Mo. treated Mr. D. very improperly, § the next day he put
him § Al. in their rooms till to-day.
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Oct. 14, 1846
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Yesterday afternoon went to the Angelo for our Piano forte
but it had not come on shore.
from sister Mary.
Rec^ some Danbury Times § a letter
In looking over Evangelist for Feb. 6- 1846,
saw an account of a new planet called Astraa(?), named so by
Prof. Eucke, Berlin--discove|re] d by Hencke of Driessen Dec. 131845.
Periodical revolution 1565 days.
The Henry arrived on Monday after a passage of 231 days
§ has brought several passengers W.L. Lee, C.R. Bishop, J.H.H.
Wood, McKeen, § McKenzie, Dr. Watson.
This afternoon maternal meeting was here.
This evening
attended the prayer meeting § only a few there.
Sat. Oct. 17, 46
Thursday about noon I heard that our Pianoforte was landed
§ I immediately went for it, § called at Paki's for a stone truck
upon which to bring it.
I soon opened it, § found it had come
very nice § very soon we were using it.
There were some papers
in the box explaining how to use the Aleolian attachment.
We
soon got into the mystery, § made as much music as we wished,
either with the piano, or the seraphena, or both together, tho'
they did not accord perfectly, owing as we thought to the dif
ference in our § Boxton climate--yet each of itself was in per
fect tune.
On the same day we rec^ through Miss Whitney $10
worth of Music, § last night § to day I have been assorting
them, § dividing them into three books, for Mr. Dimond to bind.
YEsterday § last evening several came in to hear our Piano.
ourselves are much pleased with it.
We
Last evening bad stories
came out about Lot, § Al. § to day they have been in their rooms.
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Oct. 17, 1846
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Mr. Richards called this afternoon, § he thinks we had better
keep on after the old sort for the present, yet keep in view,
or try to invent some improvements.
This afternoon the boys went agunning.
This evening
I had my S.S. as usual.
Tuesday Oct. 20, '46
The Sabbath passed away as usual.
day without, but not so much so within.
It was a pleasant
Some of our sheep were
in such a condition as to excite our sympathy, § others our anxious
fears.
All went to church except Mrs. Cooke.
preached to parents from Kanauila 6:6.7.
Bro. Armstrong
At noon I commenced
anew my Sabbath Schoool, § there were a great many.
Next sab
bath I purpose to go into the room at the end of the church.
Some of us went to the chapel, § heard bro. Damon from Acts 8:
35, "He began at the same scripture § preached unto them, Jesus."
Afternoon--Bro. Andrews preached from Jer.
(!)
After
meeting I commenced reading a book, "A child assisted in giving his
heart to God."
In the evening we all went to the palace § heard
Mr. Richards from Job. 21:15, Disadvantages § advantages of lead
ing a praying life.
I allowed the children to stay 5 minutes §
talk with their parents.
I became very much fatigued.
§ to day I have felt unwell.
Yesterday,
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock,
Capt. Bille visited our school accompanied by Mr. Wyllie--also
three other gentlemen, strangers--perhaps officers of the Juno.
Last evening we had a call from bro § sister Andrews § Mr. Ricord.
The latter staid till after nine o'clock.
Moses went over
to Dr. Judd's to copy the treaty with Capt. Bille, in which nothing
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is said about Jury, liquor, or duty.
by it.
Oct. 20, 1846
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Genl Miller feels moved
This afternoon, Mr. Richards talked with Lot § Ab.
former feels very much ashamed, the latter little or none.
The
This
evening all except L. § A. have visited at Dr. Judd's with the
king § suite § Capt. Bille § suite.
Mr. Douglass staid awhile
§ talked with Lot § found out something about Jane.
Sat. Oct. 24 '46
Wednesday I had a talk with Lot, § was much pleased with
his appearance, also with Abigail, but did not get so much satis
faction.
In the evening Mrs. C. talked with Jane, § also with
all the girls upon the subject of virtue, § especially on the
subject of their intercourse with the boys.
I attended the prayer
meeting conducted by bro. Castle.
In the forenoon we had a call
n
from a Danish Lieut. § the Chaplain, Mr. Haksen.
On Thursday
Lot was allowed to go to school, § so yesterday, § this morning
let out for good.
Exposition".
I gave Abigail Proverbs to read with "Henry's
Lot has read through "Dodridge's Rise
during the week.
disobedience.
ternoon I rode.
Progress"
Yesterday I put Moses in his room all day for
This forenoon the boys went a gunning.
To-day I bought a Music Stool.
This af
Sent our wagon
to a carpenter, curried my horse § rode to Nuuanu with bro.
Castle.
Thursday evening we had a call from Mr. Ricord, § bro.
Hall.
This evening, Mr. Stark took tea with us.
Had my S.S.
as usual.
It is ten years today since Miss Montague gave me a note
saying she would be mine.
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Oct. 26, 1846
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Monday Oct. 26- '46
Saturday evening I sat up quite late to read my diary
written some ten years ago.
Yesterday morning Bro. Armstrong preached from Nehemiah
13:17, on the subject of the Sabbath.
At noon both the boys §
girls S.S. met in the large entry at the farther end of the Meet
ing-house.
Three of the girls staid § assisted in hearing the
girls recite.
After our return I read to those children at home
the tract called the "Happy Waterman".
In the afternoon bro.
Armstrong preached from Deut. 2 8 Chapter § commented upon it.
In the evening we went to the palace § heard Mr. Richards preach
from Jer. 13:23.
I read but little during the day.
This day A b . commenced going to school again.
ing had a Mr. Nye here.
This even
The 2 oldest girls have gone over to
Dr. Judd's to hear Mr. Nopitch play § sing.
The king called
a few moments to hear the girls, but they were gone.
Yesterday
received a letter accompanied by three gold coins, § 3 coronation meals
[medals] from Capt. Bille of his Danish Majesty's ship Galathea
for the best scholars of our school.
Last evening I spoke to
Mr. Richards about them, § he had heard of them, § expected that
they would have been sent to him--so this morning I sent them
to him--§ said nothing of them to the children.
Rec^ 5 sheets
fr. Pittsfield.
Thursday Oct.29 46
Tuesday I got upon my horse § rode about town purchased
a roll of matting, saw Mr. Richards' letter to Capt. Bille in
answer to his § the present I passed over to him on Monday morn-
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ing.
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Called at Bro. Damon's got some 24 tickets for the con
cert to dispose of to the scholars.
Succeeded in disposing of
them to the amt. of $18. which I sent to bro. Damon Wednesday
morning.
In the evening we all turned out except Juliette.
The performances not so interesting as I anticipated.
lasted till nearly 10 o'clock.
They
Singing was by Messrs. W. § F.
Johnson, Marshall § Nopitch, § playing by the Danish cornette
Galathea's band.
Nearly $200 were collected.
That afternoon
I wrote a kind of apology to Capt. Bille (see copy)[not included
in journal.]
Yesterday, school as usual.
At 10 1/2 o'clock A.M. Mr.
Richards called to accompany Moses, Lot, Al. § Wm. on board the
Galathea, as part of the king's suite.
The day before they were
present at the presentation of a French captain at the palace.
To-morrow evening they have an invitation to the musical
soiree at Mr. Wyllie's at Maunakilika.
the prayer meeting cond® (!) by bro. A.
Last evening I attended
At my return I added
something to a letter to bro. C.B. Andrews.
This forenoon we
had a call from 2 young midshipmen of Juno.
This afternoon from
the physician of the Galathea.
This evening we expect a call
from Mr. Lindsey.
Tuesday Nov. 3-
46
Last Friday a school as usual.
In the evening we all
went down at 8 o'clock to Mr. Wyllie's Musical Soiree.
about the first.
Ten scholars accompanied Mr. D. § m e .
We were
Soon
others came in a very large number, § his large room was full.
There were French Capts § officers, Danish Capt.
officers,
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English Capt. § officers.
lage § other Capts.
were passed round.
Nov. 3, 1846
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Most of the Ladies § Gent, of the vil
Cake, raisins £ other fruit with lemonade
Soon the King § suite came.
we returned § soon after they commenced dancing.
learned that they broke up at 12 o'clock.
school of writing composition.
At 1 o'clock
I afterwards
Saturday I had my
In the afternoon some of the
girls rode on horseback § we called at Mr. Von Pfister's.
In
the evening several Danish officers call'd § staid quite late.
Saturday morning Capt. Bille breakfasted at the palace § it was
intended that Alex, should go, but he did not hear of it in season.
Saturday night it rained quite hard, § it was rainy all
day.
Sunday--
Bro. Armstrong preached in the morning and Wai-
malu, a new licentiate, in the afternoon.
Only a few girls came
to S.S. on account of rain.
About noon the Galathea went out.
to the palace at 7 o'clock.
ment.
In the evening we went
Mr. Richards preached upon the Judg
Yesterday morning we arose quite early because Mrs. C.
expected to be sick but she was not.
Mr. Lindsey called at the
school in the forenoon, § Capt. Richardson in the afternoon.
In the evening we went to Monthly concert at bro. Armstrong's.
This evening we have had a call from Mr. § Mrs. John Ladd.
Friday Nov. 6-'46
Wednesday Mrs. C. went out to maternal meeting, § in
the evening I went to our prayer meeting conducted by bro. Arm
strong.
On my way home I stopped at bro. Rogers to see the "News"
which spoke of our letter from Boston § of a certain teacher's
riding so fast in the streets.
That night J. did not sleep very
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well.
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Yesterday she was about all day, § in the evening sat up
quite late, tho' Mr. D. had gone to Seamen's prayer meeting §
I, from excessive fatigue, had retired.
At 11 o'clock she called me § said her hour had come.
I went for Mrs. Dimond; § John Ii for Dr. Judd.
The latter
came about 12 o'clock, § at 1 o'clock this morning a little
daughter was born, who weighed 9 lb.
Mrs. Dimond wash § dressed
it, § by 3 o'clock we were all still again.
I slept till 6 o'clk
J. did not sleep any.
This morning I did not go to prayers nor have any school
at 8 o'clock as usual.
From 10 to 12 I wrote to Mother § sent
it [by] Mr. Lindsley, who will sail to morrow for the coast.
This afternoon I had my school as usual.
D. dressed the babe again.
Haskel of the Juno.
forte.
to day.
This afternoon Mrs.
Had a farewell call from Rev. Mr.
This evening Mr. Hitchcock to see our Piano
Yesterday, Mary was taken unwell § has not been to school
Last night at midnight Mrs. Ten Eyck died, § at the same
hour that Mrs. C. gave birth to our little daughter.
Sat. Nov. 7- '46
Last night our little one kept us awake much of the night
It had no passage from the bowels till this afternoon.
it has slept most of the time.
To-day
Mrs. C. is very comfortable--
much more so than ever before at a confinement.
This afternoon
Mrs. Ten-Eyck's remains were carried to Nuuanu cemetery, into
Mr. Marshall's vault.
The house was crowded with ladies § the
gentlemen stood around the door.
Bro. Damon read Episcopal
service, £ there was some chanting.
Mr. Douglass § the boys
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Nov. 7, 1846
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rode to the grave on horseback, § the girls returned with me.
A S.S. this evening as usual.
no
The wind has been so strong that
vessel has ventured to go out.
Friday Nov. 13-46
Saturday evening we all retired early, § slept late on
Lord's day morning.
C.
Sarai was still unwell § staid with Mrs.
The rest of us went to church, § bro. Armstrong preached
all day.
At noon the 3 girls staid again to S.S. § the boys
went to the chapel which was very full.
At evening we all went
to the palace § heard Mr. Richards preach from Acts 7:23, "Moses
was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians."
That night I did not sleep very well, § so it has been
for several nights the past week.
On Sunday Mrs. C. took medicine
xvhich operated on her freely, § on the babe for several days.
She (the babe) has been quite uneasy for several days.
The
first three days I had no school in the morning.
Monday evening we all went to S.S. Monthly concert at
bro. C.
Wednesday, I attended the prayer meeting at bro. Cham
berlain's.
All except Abigail ^ John, have gone with Mr. Doug
lass to Judge Turrill's to visit in company with the children
of the missionaries.
Dr. Rooke borrowed for us from Mr. Hopkins,
4 vols. Penny Magazine's 18 39-41-42-43.
been in
Mr. Richards has just
spent an hour.
Mon. Nov. 16, 46
This is David's birth day.
He is ten years old.
Was
born the day after the treaty with Lord Ed. Russell was signed--
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Nov. 16, 1846
§ was called on that account Kalakaua (Battle-day).
I had a school of an hour.
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On Saturday
About noon while absent to fix seats
in the room for S.S. Moses greatly insulted Napiliholei in the
grass house for [which] I have confined him to his room.
In the afternoon Mr. Richards called, § indeed he took
dinner with us, afthe
[after] which he conversed with Lot § Jane,
§ towards evening called to converse with Abigail.
girls rode on horseback.
Some of the
In the evening I had my S.S. as usual.
Sabbath morning I arose betimes, § was much engaged till
the time of meeting.
on Mrs. C.
When all went but Sarai who staid to wait
The babe slept all day.
Bro. A. preached from Heb. 6:7,8, § Acts 5:31.
In the
evening he preached at the Palace to the children from Mark 10:
22, "The Young man".
Retired at 10 o'clock.
At noon we had a
meeting at the Native School House § bro. Dole preached from
Deut. 6:5, Love God.
This morning just after breakfast his
Majesty § queen called to see the babe § to hear the Piano-forte
§c.
They staid about an hour, Ej I had no composition school.
Moses did not attend school, but at night carried water.
This
evening at sunset, § while at supper Mr. Richards had an inter
view with Moses, § told him what he might be, if he would only
try
.
This evening Mr. D. had speaking § girls read § practiced.
Bro. Hall § Mr. Ricord called § the girls have played through the
books.
Mon. Nov. 23- '46
A week has passed, § Oh! how rapidly!
Nov. 23, 1846
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Moses is still confined to his room, § did not attend
school all last week.
On Friday I had an interview with him,
but he was disappointed that I did not encourage his going out.
Sabbath noon, he was displeased because I objected to his going
for water, § threw down his bottle § broke it.
I then sent him
to Mr. D's room, § he did not go to church any more during the
day, nor to the palace at evening.
To day he has attended to
his lessons, but staid in Mr. D's room.
of a head-ache.
This evening he complains
Mrs. C. does not get up very fast.
To day ob
tained bro. Hall's cradle, but it does not work wonders as sup
posed.
The babe continues to be quire uneasy.
Last week a good deal of rain fell.
every day.
bullets.
It rained almost
Saturday, the boys were engaged in shooting § making
On Thursday Mr. Wilcox began his school with only 4
scholars--^ this morning only five.
Yesterday, Bro. Armstrong
preached all day, § was much engaged.
2:10, last clause of both.
1 Cor. 15:14.
Texts, II Cor. 6:2, Rev.
Mr. Richards was upon the resurection (
I observed that after meeting the fathers chose to
rush out of the room § smoke, to staying with their children.
History lesson to day, Chap. 37, Middle ages--very interesting.
Commenced a review of Miss Swift's Natural Philosophy--last three
lessons of Part I. On properties common to all bodies, Impenetra
bility- -Extens ion- -Figure- -Divisibility- -Inertia, § Attraction.
Thurs. Nov. 26-46
Tuesday I had a hearty dinner of ham § custard pie £ at
night I was taken sick with vomiting § diarhea.
me some morphia.
I slept but oh!
Dr. Judd gave
Yesterday I had school as
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usual.
Nov. 26, 1846
In the evening Mr. Richards called to see Moses, § about
our family going to dine at the king's on Saturday next.
he has called again, § thinks Moses had better go.
pretended to-day that he was sick, § kept his room.
did not go out to prayer meeting.
C.
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To-day
Moses has
Last evening
Mr. Wyllie called to see Mrs.
This evening Judge Andrews § wife have called, £ told us about
his going to Arbitration last evening, to testify, § to interpret
for Governor.
Yesterday § to-day my piles have troubled me much.
Tuesday was the tenth anniversary of our marriage, § we have four
children, the youngest of which is 18 days.
This is the anniver
sary of our leaving Danbury, § father § mother, § all my friends
there £s I supposed forever.
During the past ten years, God has
done great things for me § mine, whereof I am, § would be, always
glad.
Tuesday, December 1- 1846
This day I am thirty six years old.
myself.
I am a wonder to
I never expected to see so many years added to my life.
Oh to spend my days § years all for God.
Friday, Moses returned to Mr. Douglass's room, § attended
school all day.
Nov. 28th Saturday, Kekuanaoa had a son.
Friday, Dec. 4 '46
Thus far I wrote on Tuesday but was too lazy, or sleepy
to proceed.
usual.
On Saturday morning I had a school for an hour as
Soon I received a note from Moses, begging to be allowed
to go out, § enjoy the Holliday in commemoration (!) of England
§ France recognition of Hawaii Independence.
I did so, § he
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behaved pretty well.
Dec. 4, 1846
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I ought to mention that early on Saturday
morning we all went to meeting § Bro. Armstrong gave us a good
sermon, after which we sung 654 Hymn "Church Psalmody",
§ Bernice playing on accordions.
ing, £ fixing books for S.S.
Jane
I spent the forenoon in writ
At 3 o'clock, we all started for
the palace, but dinner was not ready till after 4 o'clock.
Mrs.
Judd § her children were there § sat at the left of the king.
The table was set in the Lanai as in March last.
I came home
before the dinner was over.
In the evening there was to be a soiree, § after prayers
we went over again § staid till 9 o'clock.
came.
Did not retire till 10.
But a few foreigners
The next day was the sabbath but
I was not well, § Moses § Al. tried me very much.
did not go to the chapel.
The latter
Not so many scholars at S.S. as usual.
Bro. A. preached all day § was much engaged.
went to the palace, but Mr. R did not come.
In the evening we
I gave out a hymn
§ Dr. Judd made a prayer § afterwards we sung for more than half
an hour.
Returned home § sung as much longer.
Monday school as usual, Mrs. C. was taken with pain in
her right ear § that night was not able to sleep.
so thru' Tuesday § that night.
ear, § soon left the right.
is well.
It continued
Wednesday it went into her left
The left is now better tho' neither
Dr. Judd called twice, § Dr. Rooke twice.
Tuesday noon, Mr. Pitman dined with us, § visited the
school an hour.
He left on Wednesday afternoon in the "Kalama".
Last evening we had a call from Judge Andrews, Mr. Ricord § Lee,
bro. Damon § Armstrong.
Learned to day that Mr. Lee had taken
the "Oath of Allegiance" § was to be Judge--or associate Judge.
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Dec. 4, 1846
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He remarked that the Volcano was in much more vigorous action than
when we were there.
For a few days the children have been much
interested in the Memoirs of Keopuokalani, written in 1824 by
Mr. Richards.
horse.
On Wednesday evening Moses was very cruel to his
On that same day Ialua left us.
Last evening the girls
accompanied me to the top of Punch Bowl-Hill.
Sat. Dec. 5 '46
This morning when we awoke we found it had been raining
very hard during the night, § some said it lightened § thundered.
A great deal of water fell.
been out of doors.
fell down.
During the whole day I have scarcely
Our cook room roof leaked, § part of the wall
It has rained a considerable to day.
This morning I had a composition school § selected pieces
for them to write as specimens of their writing.
This afternoon
I commenced a letter to Charles § one to sister Mary.
This even
ing I have had a sabbath school.
This has been Jane's eighteenth birthday.
We have a new
assistant steward come to day.
Monday Dec. 7 '46
Yesterday morning the weather was quite cool but the
children arose earlier than is usual for them on sabbath morn
ing.
Bro. Armstrong preached all day (A.M.) Phil. 3:17-19,
Job 22:15-17 § Jer. 6:16.
(P.M.)
At evening no meeting at palace § we
went down to the chapel, § bro. Damon preached from Mat. 11:28-30.
This morning it was colder than yesterday the Thermometer being
as low as 63°.
But we have had a pleasant day.
Mrs. C. somewhat
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Dec. 7, 1846
Page 17
better, tho' this evening much fatigued!
Rec^ a letter from bro. Hitchcock of Nov. 26.
Had a
talk with Mr. Rich aids about allowing the Depository for our board
as usual, but stated that we were growing poor by doing so. He
said he would authorize me to take our board from the school, §
still allow from its funds to Depository of $150.-Dr. Smith has another daughter born 27th ult.
is
Her name
(!)
Wed. Dec. 9, '46
Yesterday we rec^ letters from Miss Whitney § sister
Wilcox.
Mrs. C. closed a letter to the former.
In the after
noon the Don Quixotte Capt. Paty arrived from Monterey, bring
ing several passengers, Capt. Grimes, as one.
was a vessel from Kahiki.
This morning there
This also brought several passengers.
Bro. Hall accompanied by Mr. Ricord called last evening.
evening finished Alexander Selkirk.
the prayer meeting.
Bowl.
Last
This evening have attended
After school we all went to the top of Punch
Have just written a letter to bro. Conde.
Friday Dec. 11- '46
This has been the sixteenth anniversary of Lot's birth
day, § the boys have fired guns.
Yesterday morning I got the
children up § had them walk round their yard 8 times before break
fast.
This morning ten times § after school we all went to the
top of Punch Bowl.
Polynesian.
Yesterday I rec^ the "News" § to-day the
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Dec. 15, 1846
Page 18
Tuesday Dec. 15 '46
Saturday I was busy here § there § did not accomplish
much.
In the afternoon I added something to my letters to Charles
§ to sister Mary.
In the evening had a S.S. as usual.
medecine (!), § so was Mary § took salts.
Lot was sick § took
Bernice's left eye was
inflamed till to-day.
Lord's day, Bro. Parker preached for us all day.
Mr. Richards addressed the S.S. children.
At noon
At home I read to the
children that did not go to the chapel from "History of Jonas" by
Gallaudet.
In the evening Mr. Richards preached from Mat. 15:18.
After our return I questioned about the sermon § we all sung.
Yesterday was the Tenth Anniversary of our sailing fr. Boston.
Moses' class commenced Parley History, II Part, also Wayland's
Moral Science.
In the evening we expect the king § so had the
S.S. monthly concert early but he did not come, so I read History
of Mary I.
school.
This afternoon Don Antonio Osio § wife called at the
His Majesty § court sailed for Maui.
Mon. Dec. 21- 46
Last Wednesday nothing occurred worthy of note.
In the
evening I attended prayer meeting conducted by bro. Armstrong.
Mr. Wilcox returned with me § we found Messrs Hall § Ricord here.
Thursday passed without much accomplished, § on Friday there was
nothing special done.
Saturday was Bernice's birth day--15 years of age.
I had my school of an hour.
The boys fired a considerable.
In
Dec. 21, 1846
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Page 19
the afternoon, Moses sent for John Meek's horse, § I objected to
his riding, because I did not wish to have him feel under obliga
tions to such men.
He made use of disrespectful works about me
in the hearing of Mr. Douglass § I sent him to his room for the
rest of the day § evening.
In the evening we had quite a large
uninvited party--Mrs. Dimond § Mary § a Capt. Howland, Dr. § Mrs.
Judd § family, Messrs Hall § Ricoitd, Mr. Wyllie, Mrs. Nye, Mr. §
Mrs. Osio £ two other Calefornia (!) gentlemen.
only called.
The latter company
The evening passed away with quite a social glee.
Sabbath morning, Mrs. C. suggested that Maheha appeared
as if she was in a ----
I felt very bad.
At noon sent for Dr.
Judd, who questioned [her] for a long time, § decided, to our great
joy, that it was a mistake.
I Sami 12:24,25.
In the morning bro. A. preached from
A powerful sermon.
In the afternoon he had two
meetings to consult on the subject of Moral Reform.
women, § at 3 1/2 for men.
Young Christian.
at two, for
I read to our scholars from Abbott's
In the evening we went to the chapel and heard
Mr. Damon preach from Ps. 2:8.
This morning we arose quite late, § I have been chasing
an hour, or more all day, but have not overtaken it.
This evening
Dr. Blumme took tea with us.
The children are now reading, § I
am to write to Dr. Anderson.
The boys are copying my report to
Genl Meeting, for me to send to Boston.
Mr. Douglass, for some
days has been quite unwell, § Talks some of leaving us for the states.
We try to dissuade him from it.
Sat. Dec. 26- '46
This week I have been busy writing a letter to Rev. R.
Dec, 26, 1846
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Anderson D.D.
Page 2
Had the children copy it, especially that part of
it relating to our jaunt, § make several copies 5 of which I have
sent to day to Fanny, Mary, Sarah, Sturges § Strong pr. "Angelo"
by way of China, because the Charles sailed at 11 o'clock, just
before I got down.
In inclosed (!) my report to Genl meeting to
Mr. Anderson which several of the scholars assisted in copying.
Yesterday was Christmas § we had no school.
§ Ber. visited at Dr. Judd's.
In the evening Jane
This morning quite an unhappy cir
cumstance grew out of Moses' shooting his arrows into the Queen's
yard.
This evening, Messrs Ricord § Hall have called.
the girls are up except Jane.
None of
To-morrow we purpose to have our
babe baptized.
Monday Dec. 28, '46
We watched for Moses going out till after midnight but
did not see him.
Yesterday passed as many Sabbath do.
At noon,
I read to the scholars from "Abbott's Young Christian" about the
Friend.
It was quite a solemn meeting.
from I Sami 12:24.
Bro. Armstrong preached
The same as the Sabbath before.
In the after
noon we took out our babe § had her baptised--"Mary Annis".
Bro.
A. did it 5 he preached from Eph. 5:16, "Redeeming the time".
Mr
D. was unwell most of the day § so slept some, § said I might re
tire § he would watch for Moses.
He did so, till 1 o'clock when
he jumped out of his window £ started for the Queen's, but seeing
Mr. Douglass coming after him he returned £ encountered John Ii
who ordered him immediately to his room.
Finally he went to Mr.
Douglass's room, § has been there all day, $ will sleep there for
the present on a crick bed-stead.
He has made some disclosures
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Dec. 28, 1846
Page 21
of his purpose to sleep with the Queen, but he does not in the
least criminate her.
John Ii has seen her § she says Moses has
been there but once.
This evening wrote to bro. Wilcox in answer
to a small pail of butter.
Thursday Dec. 31- '46
Thus closes another year.
The last sun of '46 is set,
§ should our eyes greet it in the morning it will be the first
of '47.
past.
May the coming year prove a more useful year than the
Oh for souls for our hire.
Alas!
Alas we fear that our
labors tend only to enhance the condemnation of our dear pupils,
especially do we fear this in reference to our oldest scholar,
Moses.
The past year is to be remembered with gratitude as one
in which many mercies have been received--in health of body, food,
raiment, house, ?Tc. §c. § in the privilege of labor almost incessant
for our school.
I cannot innumerate the blessings which _I have
received (which my wife, children, scholars £c. have received)
from the hand of him from whom cometh down every perfect gift.
The king was expected to day, but has not come.
7>ch
Moses,
'
because he left Mr. D.'s room, has been put into the small entry,
to stay there by day, § sleep in Mr. D's at night.
Yesterday
Moses sent us an extensive account of his night walks, but he
insists that the Queen is not hewa.
John Ii is so pilikia with
Government matters that he cannot find time to investigate the
affair as he would.
Yesterday we intercepted a letter from the
Queen to Moses, which of itself would go far to exculpate her.
Monday § last evening Mrs. C. rode out with bro. Castle.
For some 3 or 4 years we have been falling in the rear as respects
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Dec.
31,
1846
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22
support § this year, with the approbation of Mr. Richards, we
have not allowed any thing for our b o a r d - t h e
121 on $850.--$102.
from it.
school has allowed
to Depository in lieu of advantages derived
Mrs. C. objects to it.
Tuesday we had a call in the
school from Capt. Grimes Mr. Hartwell § a Mr. Brown.
evening a call from Mr. Marshall § Mrs. Thompson.
a call from Capt. Whitefield.
conducted by bro. Armstrong.
In the
Yesterday,
Last evening our meeting was
A sailor was there, who made some
remarks.
This evening Mrs.
daily.
C. has commenced singing half an hour
They are now reading Matilda of Scotland.
A 1 . reads.
Wednesday, Jan. 6- 1847.
Another year has rolled over our heads.
While we feel
grateful for past favors we cannot but feel some solicitude for
the future respecting self--wife children § scholars.
be found faithful to all.
the school room.
Moses is still fast in the entry of
We are fully assured of his guilt with the Queen
The Lord direct us in his chastisement,
his soul.
May I ever
§ make it serviceable to
His majesty § John Ii will direct in the case of the
queen.
Thursday Jany 7- '47
Friday the 1st we had no school.
Emma's Eleventh birth-day,
Saturday the 2nd was
§ she § Peter visited at Dr. Rooke's.
About noon the Keaoa arrived from Maui having Dr. Andrews § Rev.
C.S. Lyman.
In the evening had a sabbath school as usual.
Lord's
day morning we were quite kanalua about letting Moses go to church
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§ he did not go.
to me.
Jan.
Waimea.
usual.
Page 23
Bros. Armstrong § Hall left the Sabbath School
In the morning the King § suite arrived from Molokai.
In the afternoon it was communion.
of it.
7, 1847
John Ii did not.
The queen was there § partook
The wine used was made of grapes from
In the evening we went to the chapel.
Monday school as
In the evening Monthly concert.
Sat. Jany 9 4 7
Thus far I wrote last time,
when I was interrupted by
bro. Gulick who called § spent the remainder of the evening.
next morning he took breakfast with us.
The
On Tuesday or Wednesday
last John Ii called § found the king had satisfied himself of
Kalama's guilt.
Moses is still confined in the school-room closet.
Yesterday £ to-day I have commenced making repairs.
removed Miss Whitney's ward-robe to the grass-house.
To-day I have
Boys § Girls
have gone to ride this afternoon.
Mr. Douglass has written long letters to Rev. Mr. Colton
California.
Thursday afternoon we were visited by Dr. Andrews.
The fore part of the week was stormy.
§ fair.
Yesterday § to-day clear
Thermometer yesterday morning 60°.
each of us a cold--Mr.
D. unwell.
Mrs. C. § I have
We very much need Mr. Richards
to consult in these troublesome times.
Mr. Dudoit, French consul,
is trying to mediate between Ladd § C o . § the Government.
Mon. J a n . 11 '47
Saturday evening Mr. Ricord § bro. Hall called, but all
had retired except Jane.
Mrs. C. questioned him about his remarks
to Dr. J's girls respecting our call on New Year's morning.
Sab
Journal,
Amos
Starr Cooke
Jan.
bath morning bro. A. preached from Rom. 12:1.
go out.
The king § queen went to meeting,
Mr. D. did not go out.
11,
1847
§ the latter went out.
plastering
In the afternoon John Ii preached §
Bro. A. went to Wailupe.
Dr. J. came in the afternoon § took
Moses over to the palace,
§ then returned § talked to him about
an half hour in Mr. D's room.
ment.
24
Moses did [not]
Moses broke thru' the lathe
to go over to the Queen's.
Page
We were all put back by this move
Moses became light hearted § Dr. J. proposed that he should
go free.
He examined Abigail § thought she was in ------------
Soon after his return to the palace he wrote thus that the king sa
Moses must be kept fast till we heard again from him.
relieved us.
This much
In the evening meeting at the palace, preaching by
bro. Armstrong, Text I Sam. 15 chapter-- To-day Mr. Douglass was
quite unwell,
§ we proposed that he should seek relief by a jaunt.
He went down § found the Kamehameha III was going to day to Maui
§ that Mr. Gore was going in her, so he concluded to go, § to tell
Mr. Richards our troubles.
After dinner I found Mr. Lyman who
has engaged to assist a while an hour or two
shall return.
on account of rain.
Wed. Jan. 13-
day till Mr. D.
The latter left us at 5 o'clock.
is put back into his room.
of England.
d
To night Moses
This evening no S.S. monthly concert
Read Berengaria of Navarra, Wife of Richard I
John Ii has seen the king § he thinks as we do.
*47
Have just returned from our prayer meeting.
The child
ren are reading Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III.
last evening Isabella of Angouleme, wife of John.
I read
Yesterday
morning Rev. C.S. Lyman came to assist in our school.
He had
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school about two hours.
the boys.
Jan.
13,
1847
Page
25
After school he § I went to ride with
In the evening he visited at Judge Turrill's.
he taught 3 hours § felt no inconveninece.
to assist so much every day.
To-day
I hope he may continue
To-day I moved the bathing house,
§ commenced rebuilding the wall between our yard § the cook-Room
yard.
Kalama was quite sick yesterday, but better to day.
kauonohi called to day to see Moses,
"Pono".
§ I objected.
Ke-
She said
To-day I sent off Lapawale for repeated disobedience.
Monday Jany 18-
'47
We looked anxiously every day last week for the return
of the Kamehameha III, but she did [not] arrive till yesterday
morning, when Kanaina § Mr. Richards returned.
The latter was
found by Mr. D. at Wailuku, where he left his family § returned
to settle our difficulties.
We did not know that he had arrived
till he came into church with the king.
Bro. Armstrong preached
all day from Rev. 18:4, "Come out of her my people" §c.
In the
evening Mr. R. preached at the palace from P s . 87:1 "His founda
tions is in the holy mountains".
nor at church--neither did Moses.
the palace.
The Queen did not appear there,
Mr. Lyman accompanied us to
This morning about 9 o'clock Mr. Richards called §
we told him all our hearts respecting Moses § Abigail.
Al. § Lot have had their rooms cleaned § new mats.
To day
Saturday we
cleaned § white-washed the school-room § I fixed the seats.
day § Friday Mrs. C. cleaned the parlor § sitting-room.
afternoon Mr. Lyman rode with the children.
excused from the school.
Thurs
Saturday
To-day Abigail was
Mr. Lyman got out the magnetic apparatus
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Amos
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Cooke
Jan.
23,
1847
Page
26
Sat. Jan. 2 3 '47
Almost every day this week Mr. Richards has called to
inquire about Moses § to tell what the king had said.
He has
been very free to tell his own views § those of others,
§ all
he has heard from others.
Tuesday he had an interview with Moses, but Moses told
him nothing new.
The king seemed determined to have the case
investigated.
It rained most of the day on Tuesday.
Wednesday, Mr. Richards, as we supposed, went to his
house in the valley.
Towards evening he called, expecting that
Kekauonohi would call to talk with Abigail about Marrying Keaupuni, a scholar of the High-School, but without any diploma.
did not come.
ttiLd
Attended the prayer meeting,
§ Mrs. Chamberlain
me she had heard something about the Queen § Moses.
next day, Kekauonohi called, but she did not ask Abigail.
some with Abigail.
not yet called.
The
We talk
At night Mr. Richards conversed with her,
she appeared pleased to marry § go to Kauai.
She
6|
The young man has
Mr. R. called on Moses for he had received a
letter from Moses saying he wished to see the king.
Just as he
came in Al. brought me a letter directed to Hazel eleponi Kalama,
saying he found it in his History with a note requesting him to
see that the Queen's note was forwarded.
Richards § he took it to the King.
This I showed to Mr.
His Majesty was very much dis
pleased with it, § said he (Moses) could not see him.
That evening Mr. R. called again § told Moses what the
king said, § then Moses confessed it.
Ricord § Hall called.
During the evening Messrs
Friday morning Mr. R. told the king that
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Starr Cooke
M. had confessed it.
him.
Jan.
23,
1847
Page
27
The king said he might come § confess to
So he did at 1 o'clock.
account § this afternoon the
Since then he has written a long
[king(?)] has wished him to write
it in native.
Last evening Mr. R. consulted Mr. Ricord.
He was very
much excited about it, § thought there ought to be a fair but
public trial.
Last evening we rec^ letters from Mr. Douglass
§ fr. Moses Hatch to wh.
I replied § sent papers to day, § to
day I rec^ one from bro.
Conde, at Lahainaluna.
This morning
the children commenced letters to Mr. D. in reply.
Moses says in his confession that Saturday night Dec.
19th was the first of his going to the Queen.
enness, as well as adultery.
He confesses drunk
The Queen is quite sick again.
She
does not yet know that Moses has confessed.
Mr. Richards took supper with us this evening.
my sabbath school as usual.
had a daughter.
I had
Thursday evening 21st Mrs. Abell
This afternoon Mrs.
C. rode on horseback, the
first time for months--she got a little lameness.
Monday Jan^ 25-1847
Yesterday was the Sabbath § we enjoyed it as usual.
Moses remained in his room.
The king went to meeting alone.
Bro. Emerson preached from Rom. 10:9.
Bro. Armstrong went to
the chapel § preach § left bro. Hall § I to manage the sabbath
school.
This was quite full.
to the chapel.
The boys accompanied Mr. Lyman
In the afternoon bro. Armstrong preached from
John 18:36, "My kingdom is not of this world."
we read from "Way to do good".
After our return
Prayer in the parlor by Mr. Lyman.
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Starr
Jan.
Cooke
25,
1847
Page
28
In the evening we went to the palace § heard Mr. Richards about
speaking truth from Eph. 4:15.
On our way home Keaupuni ac
companied Abigail § I had some conversation with both in Sarai's
room.
This morning Mr. Richards called § took Moses confession
in native to the king § retd.
about it.
§ said the king wished to see Moses
So John Ii took him over,
§ the king asked him in
private if he was not urged by us to write the confession,
Moses said, "no".
Douglass.
§
Several of the children wrote to day to Mr.
I finished my letter 6| put up his pea-coat § papers
§ sent them to the Depository.
I sent Nos.
35, 36, of Polynesian
to Rev. Mr.
for Mr. D.
Made out a bill for
Colton, California,
Dr. Judd of Emma Rooke's boarding § schooling fr. Jan.
$1450.
At noon bro.
Emerson called 5 took dinner.
dark account of Aupuni, A b 's intended.
He gave me a
This afternoon Mr. Lyman,
the boys § 6 girls ascended Punch Bowl Hill.
Young called for Moses,
'42 to '47
While at supper John
§ said the king wanted one of us to go with
him.
I said to him, perhaps you will let him go with you.
did.
Soon I went over to the Queen's house § found the king queen
§ Moses together.
So he
Went to the palace § told Mr. R. that I thought
the king was trying to get them to deny the confession of Moses.
So he sent John Ii to wait for Moses.
It is now 9 o'clock § he has
just returned § said the king said that they two had different
thoughts.
I am afraid the king is wishing to have them deny it.
Tuesday Jan. 26 '47
This morning, as usual,
I arose at 5 o'clock.
Soon after
breakfast Mr. Richards called § said he saw the king the night
before § was on the whole pleased with the intentions of the king
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Jan.
26,
1847
Page
in having Moses see Kalama § urge her to confess the crime.
29
About
11 o'clock (A.M.) the king came over § went into Moses' room §
staid 1 1/2 hours.
When he came out he told me some of the things
he said--$ that he thought he should come over § get Moses to see
Kalama again § turn her.
But he did
[not] come for him.
This
evening Mr. Richards called again to Abigail § told us that the
king had got the two girls to t e s t i f y - t h a t he was desirous of
being advised how to proceed.
This evening commenced reading Anne
of Bohemia, wife of Richard II, a good woman § protestant.
Messrs
Ricord § Hall called.
Thursday January 28-
'47
Early yesterday morning it rained,
When we arose it continued to rain,
I spent the forenoon in studying.
lightened § thundered.
§ so it did through the day.
After dinner Mr. Lyman showed
me how to work culmination of the Moon, to get the longitude of
a place.
He made Honolulu 157°-50' W. for Greenwich.
ing we both attended the prayer meeting.
yesterday nor to day.
Last even
Mr. Richards neither called
Learned last evening that Jane was seeking
an acquaintance with L o , a teacher at the meeting-house.
her very sharply both last evening § this morning.
been clear--studied as usual, Germany.
Dr. Rooke, for the school of $118.
the bill to Dr. Judd.
to morrow.
To-day it has
Rec^ a bill to day from
Wrote a letter § sent it §
Prepared Mitchell Geo.
1st part with covers for Peter ma.
Reproved
§ Parley's Historyies
Lot ma will finish Moral Science
Last evening the children commenced "Elizabeth".
Ii conversed with Mr. R. about Moses § Maheha.
John
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Sat. Jan.
Jan.
Cooke
30,
1847
Page
30
30- 47
One year ago to-day was our examination day.
It was a
happy season for us § our scholars § especially for the king,
chiefs § friends of the school.
But, today our hearts have been
saddened that the king is not disposed to take any notice of Kalama 5 Moses misdemeanors.
Mark 2:4-10.
I have just returned from my S.S. Lesson
This afternoon we rode on horseback to Punahou.
Castle came fcr our wagon, to borrow it for a few days.
§ today Mr. Richards called several times.
Bro.
Yesterday
This morning Abigail
greatly offended her intended Keaupuni, but wrote an apology to
him this afternoon.
Last evening I studied "Logarithms" of numbers
This fornoon (!) was busy in preparing Geo.
10 o'clk.
§ Atlases.
Mr. Richaicfe has just come in to see Moses § get
him to sign a covenant to do better § thinks he ought to go to
meeting to morrow.
He says he has had a talk with the king §
told him what he thinks may be expected from his keeping Kalama.
Monday Feb. 1- 184 7
Have just returned from Monthly concert at bro. A's con
ducted by him, with remarks from him bro. Damon § Lyman.
This morn
ing Mr. Richards called upon us § read to us a document prepared
for Moses to sign which he was to present at the Privy council.
It passed,
§ he was called over there to sign it in 1heir presence,
in which he acknowledged his pusishment(!) § justly deserved.
If
he conducts properly here after his property will be restored to
him when he comes to Majority.
Guardian.
John Ii is his kahu,
He will leave to-morrow,
5 Mr. R his
§ probably A b . the day after.
Yesterday morning I did not rise very early because I
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did not get to sleep till midnight.
§ to the palace in the evening.
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1847
Page 31
Moses went to church all day
Bro. A's texts were Phil 2:21
Mat. 9:37,38, A Missionary Sermon.
preached upon "Love". John 14:15.
In the evening Mr. Richards
Upon our return I spoke to
the children of my feeling respecting some of our eldest scholars.
Our school has accomplished but little for several weeks past, b e
cause all our thought have been upon the sins of a few, especially
M. § Ab.
Tuesday Feb. 2- 1847
Last night I did not sleep well.
To-day Moses has taken away all his things,
came in § bade us all, "farewell",
Juliette was sick.
§ this evening he
§ left with John Ii.
This evening Mr. Ricord § bro. Hall have called.
Mr.
Lyman has brought his Electro magnetic Machine into the parlor.
Purchased
Macauley's Miscellany
for $3. § given it to Lot for
Boz's work.
Thursday Feb. 4, 4 7
Yesterday morning I prepared Comstock's Philosophy for
Jane Ber. Lot § A 1 . borrowing of Mrs. Judd § bro. Castle.
former's was a late edition
Magnetism, Daguerreotype,
bade all good bye.
caps.
§c.
1845,
The
§ gave some account of Electro-
While I was bathing A b . left us §
In the afternoon Moses sent for some Percussion
In the evening I went to meeting § then accompanied bro.
Armstrong to A b .'s wedding.
were witnesses to it.
Only he ^ Konia § Kekauonohi § I
I gave A b . some books § then returned.
Soon Dr. Judd came in, § after the children had retired he began
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to find fault with Mrs. C. for informing Mrs. J. about Kalama’s
guilt.
We grew quie warm in our conversation.
should ask him (Dr. J.) when she might speak.
when we slept.
Mrs.
It was near midnight
This morning I arose at 5 o'clk.
gone most of the day.
C. said she
Sarai has been
Rebecca, Victoria's servant, died today.
Took some paper to bro. Dimond's to have some Albums made.
Friday Feb. 5 '47
This morning arose at 5 1/4 o'clock.
in the morning for Mrs.
today.
Had no school myself
C. had a singing school both yesterday §
We all reed letters today from Mr. Douglass at Lahaina-
luna-- Mrs. Conde has a daughter br. Jan.
31-- in which he said
he had been to Kahaleakala § saw frost § ice.
This evening I have been reading Elizabeth who was p ro
claimed Queen on the day of her sister, Mary's death Nov. 17-1558.
Had a call to day from bro.
§ sister Rice § Sister Dole.
Sat. Feb. 6- '47
This morning I arose at 5 o'clock.
Soon after breakfast
Mrs. C. § I went down to Mr. Bleux's to have our likenesses taken.
Jos § Al. accompanied us.
I sat first but it was a very poor one.
Then Mrs. C. had two good ones then I two more but all bad one.
Mrs. Grimes had one taken.
all the forenoon.
Al. an imperfect one.
I was absent
This afternoon went to ride by myself.
The
boys with Mr. Lyman--the girls went down to call on Gov's babe.
Mrs. C. called on Sister Lowell Smith.
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8,
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Monday Feb. 8, '47
Yesterday we quite overslept ourselves.
It was with
difficulty we went through the morning exercises,
in season for church.
§ was ready
Bro. Armstrong preached from Ex. 22:5,
"For the Lord God is a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of the
fathers upon the children unto the third § fourth generation of
them that hate me".
Sentiment that children suffered for the
vices of their parents.
I then went to the Sabbath School.
After
our return from that I read to all the children from "Young Chris
tian" upon prayer.
In the afternoon I did not go out but remained
at home to take care of baby.
at the palace from Mark 5:1-10.
In the evening bro. A. preached
A b . was there § appeared very
happy.
This morning I arose at 5 o'clock,
before light, or sunrise.
return my likenesses,
of which I shall keep.
§ finished my devotions
Soon after breakfast,
§ to sit again.
I went down to
He soon took two, the latter
As he did not appear to be busy I proposed
that A 1 , § Bernice should go down.
nesses of B. § one of A 1 .
They did so § he took 3 like
It was after dinner time when we returned.
Immediately after dinner Mrs. C. communicated to me the fact that
Jane § Mary had been up two nights § gone down to the house of
Lopailani, who had married Mary's father's sister.
evidence of any crimes being committed.
School as usual.
school I went for the Daguerreotype likenesses.
to see them.
room § Jane in her's.
children attended S.S. monthly concert.
After
The king called
He wishes to have his likeness taken.
I have put Mary in Moses'
There is no
This evening
The rest of the
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Feb.
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1847
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Thursday Feb. 11 '47
Tuesday I spent some time in getting Bernice's & Al.'s
daguerreotype likenesses.
Mr. G. requested one from Bernice § I
immediately went for it, for she was unwilling that anyone should
have them.
Yesterday afternoon the Hylon arrived,
from bro. Wilcox, his bro. Josiah,
mail from Mazatlan,
^ Abigail Peck.
She brought a
§ letters from Boston as late as Nov. 6, which
said that M t . Vernon sailed in Sept.
sail in a week with Mr.
sengers.
§ I rec^ a letter
§ that the Montreal would
Chamberlain § Mr. Henry M. Hill for pas
Mr. G. requested permission to write a private letter
to Jane on account of her going out at night.
I replied that it
would be contrary to our custom.
My letters from Greenwich stated that Mrs. Close died
17, '46 A p l . 17 '46.
Friday Feb. 12-
'47
Much of my schools to day was devoted to the children's
writing to Mr. D.
Almost all of them wrote a little.
also sent 2 Poln . Nos.
Mexico.
I wrote,
38 § 39, § a letter reed yesterday across
The Gov. called to-day § took Bernice's Daguerreotype
in a frame.
A 1 . sent his in a frame to Kekauonohi.
Monday Feb. 15-
'47
Saturday morning I was engaged in this § that.
Wm. Jane,
Peter, § David went to Maemae with Mrs. Judd § her Charles § Frank.
Emma went with her father to have her likeness taken.
sister Dole called, also sister Smith.
about her mother's death.
Bro.
§
Mrs. D. lent me some letters
After dinner the boys accompanied Mr.
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Lyman § me to bathe § then to Nuuanu to the king's place.
nice, Vic.
§ Martha visited at Mrs. Chamberlain's.
me a note asking forgiveness.
attended --
35
Be r
Jane wrote
Saturday evening Jane § Mary
They also went to church yesterday but not to S.S.
Bro. Armstrong preached all day A.M. Mat. 9:27-30 P.M. 5:3-10.
He also preached at the palace from Heb. 4:2.
At noon I read 1
chapter of "Young Christians" "If ye know, these things happy are
ye if ye do them".
An interesting story of"Louisa".
After church I read DeAubigne Vol. 4th Pages 23-28.
Last evening the king proposed that Mr. Bleux should come to
Kalama's room to take likenesses.
I replied I should not be olu-
olu to have the children go there.
This morning I set Jane $ Mary
at liberty.
This afternoon Wm. James, Peter, David, Jos. Mary
Em. § El. com^ "Mitchell's Geography".
After school we ailment
to walk § called into Capt. Dominis new house § while walking
round the yard in the back side John Kinau fell into a well 20
ft. deep--the water being two feet deep, just enough to save him.
We drew up with a rope § he was not in the least injured.
most Miraculous escape.
This evening Mr. Ricord § bro.
An al
§ sister
Hall have called.
This afternoon Mr. LeMane tuned our Piano.
A l . § Ber's Accordians to repair.
He has taken
Commenced reading "Baxter's
Saints' Rest."
Thursday Feb. 18-
'47
Tuesday morning Wm. went with his father to Mr. Bleux's
§ had his portrait taken qgain.
king about his going down.
Early,
I went with A l . to see the
I then went down to Mr. Bleux found Wm.
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there§ that he was just taken.
king, ^ so I returned.
18,
1847
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36
Mr. B. could not attend to the
He called during the afternoon § selected
a place, Kanaina's hall.
I left Lot $ A 1 . at the Queen's § when
I went for them I found Leleiohoku § Hopkins there, as I did at
Mr. B's in the morning.
That day Kanaina offered himself to Jane,
§ she replied that she must think of it awhile.
In the evening I read
Elizabeth,
§ Arch duke of Austria.
Yesterday, the History class finished Part II, "Parley's".
Rec^
two letters, one from Mr. Douglass § one fr. bro. D.B. Lyman.
The
last enclosing an order from him for $10. to constitute his son
Frederick Swartz a life member of H.B.S.
§ made out a certificate.
I replied immediately
In the evening attended the prayer
meeting, conducted by Judge Andrews--few pxesent.
accomplished but little.
§ wife.
To-day I have
This evening had a call from Judge Turrill
Kanaina gave me the names of those who wish to have their
daguerreotypes taken.
Lot, A 1 , $ Wm. commenced BookKeeping to day.
to his room § deprived of his supper for disobedience.
A 1 . sent
Trans
lated a note to Mr. Ten Eyck for Mr. Wyllie.
Sat. Feb. 20- 47
Yesterday Mr. Wyllie sent another § translated it last
evening.
While I was engaged at it he called.
Yesterday fore
noon I calld at Mr. Boardman's § saw Mr. Peck who gave me some
account of his living at Charleston,
Ephraim Gregory,
§ Baker in 1827,
Jewelery, watchmaking £c.
a school of an hour.
§ his acquaintance with
§ of his learning the trade of
Have felt rather unwell to-day.
Sarai quite sick for 3 or 4 days past.
Had
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Went to ride with Jane § Ber.
Wyllie § Ricord.
20,
1847
Afterwards with Mrs. C.
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37
Saw Messrs
The former said Mr. Ten Eyck was rather sour.
A Sabbath school as usual.
Tuesday Feb. 23-'47
On Sabbath day no one accompanied
but myself.
Acts 8:21.
Bro. A. preached all day.
the children to meeting
Text
(A.M.)
Is. 55:7.
P.M.
Eve, at the palace Judge Andrews preached Is.
Kalama present for first time.
the chapel at noon.
formation IV.
The boys accompanied Mrs.
C. to
After noon read again from DeAubigne's Re
Yesterday morning assisted Mr. Bleux some.
Johnson called to invite Mr.
§ Mrs. C. § Mr. Lyman to tea.
Miss
Mr.
Wyllie sent me another letter to Mr. Ten Eyck to be translated.
Ii signed it on his way towards Manoa with Moses.
the afternoon service § sat in Paki 's pew.
took tea at Mrs. Hall's.
at Mr. Ten Eyck's.
Moses attended
Jane, Bernice § Martha
We, Mrs. C. § Mr. Lyman § Ii, took tea
This morning Mr. Richards called, having arrived
with his family this morning.
We had a long talk with him.
called on Mrs. Richards at Mrs. Dibble's.
on horseback § so did Joseph a little.
I
This evening I rode
Have invited a party for
Thursday evening.
Sat. Feb. 27-
'47
Thursday evening our party consisted of Msrs. Wyllie, Ricord
§ Judd, Mrs. J. § El.
§ H.
Judge Turril § 3 children § Mr. Bishop
Mrs. Dimond § Mary, Mrs. Hall § Sophia Mr.
Mrs. Castle § children
Mrs. Chamberlain § Maria Jane § Martha Ann.
Making in all 2 3 in
dividuals.
The evening was spent very pleasantly.
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1847
Page
Wednesday was the day on which we were prayed for.
the evening our meeting was conducted by bro. Armg.
38
In
Yesterday,
Mr. Wyllie sent me notes on Mr. Ten Eyck's Draft of a Treaty to
translate § explain to Ii.
In the evening I should [showed] them
to § interpreted them to him, while he read the Treaty in native.
To-day all my leisure time has been devoted to translating it §
it only about half done.
Both yesterday § today Mr.
here.
§ Mrs. Richards took dinner
To day it has rained a considerable.
Early yesterday mo r n
ing Mrs. Andrews was taken with spitting blood.
have postponed my S.S. till morning.
This evening I
Mr. Lyman is quite afflicted
with a cold.
Thursday M c h . 4-
'47.
Sabbath was spent much as other sabbaths have been.
my S.S. at the time of morning prayer.
A.M. Neh. 9:33.
P.M.
I Cor. 9:25.
Had
Bro. A. preached all day.
In the evening attended chapel
$ bro. D. preached from I Pet. 4:6, at the request of a Capt.
Monday was most of it in spent in translating Mr. Wyllie notes
in reply to Mr. Ten Eyck Proposed Treaty, even until 11 o'clock
in the evening.
Attended monthly concert at bro. Armstrong's.
The next day I showed it to John Ii § left it with him sending
the original to Mr. Wyllie.
of the 21st article expunged.
Ten Eyck.
To day he sent word to have one clause
John Ii also sent a letter to Mr.
Tuesday evening Mr. Wyllie called on us.
We look
through a small telescope at Jupiter § could see her 4 satallites-one had just come out from an eclipse.
in our front yard.
Mr. Lyman put up a sundial
Mrs. C. rode on horse-back to Punahou, accompanied
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Ma rc h 4,
1847
Page
39
Yesterday I rode § carried all my 4 children a little
Last evening attended the prayer meeting.
A Brig arrived
from the Coast § reports that California has submitted,
Fremont was Governor.
unwell from a cold.
§ Col.
To day § especially this evening I am
Lot rather unwell both yesterday § today.
Sat. Mch. 6- 1847
Yesterday I felt some better than the day before.
a school all day.
It rained quite hard.
Had
Last evening I read to
the children from life of Elizabeth § finished Vol. 6th of Queens
of England.
nia.
Also, the Polynesian, cont^ news of peace at Califor
Soon after breakfast Jane, Ber . , Vic, Lot, § A 1 . went down
to Mons. LeBleu's to have their daguerreotype likenesses taken.
The four former only had two of each taken.
This afternoon a
great horse race on the plain § his majesty,
§ most every one
else were there.
deep ^ dirty.
Mr. L. § I accompanied the boys to bathe.
Upon our return Mrs.
C. went to ride on horseback.
This evening I have had my usual S.S.
for bro. Hitchcock.
Water
This day we have prayed
Yesterday a pail of butter from bro. Gulick.
Mon. Mch. 8 '47
We have just returned from S.S. monthly concert,
Mr. Ricord here.
§ found
Lot remained with Mr. Lyman to assist him in
taking some observations.
Mr. Armstrong conducted the meeting § appointed an inquiry
for any of the youth at his house to morrow evening.
felt bad from want of exercise.
To-day I have
This afternoon I fixed the cook-
room pump by going into the well § driving rags into the crevice
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where the pieces meet.
M a r c h 8,
Bro. A. preached from Eph. 5:11.
noon Sol. 14:9, "Fools make a mock at sin".
usual at S.S.
Page 40
To morrow intend to take out the lower box.
Sabbath morning arose at our usual hour.
cold--Ther. 61°.
1847
It was quite
In the after
More scholars than
Saw one of my old scholars Kalawaianui--she has
been married two years to Kiwai, another scholar, who is now teach
ing at Waialae.
Mrs. C. Ej others attended at the chapel at noon.
In the evening I read 20 or 30 pages of DeAubigne Reformation Vol.
IV, chapters 5th § 6th.
Attended at the palace § heard Mr.
from Eph. 5:16, "Redeeming the time".
Richards
Retired early.
Friday Mch. 12 '47
Tuesday evening last we had company, consisting of Bros.
§ sister Armstrong, bro. Hall, Mr.
Messrs Lee § Ricord, Mrs. Nye.
A very pleasant company,
evening passed away very agreeably.
Mary went down to Mo n s . LeBleu.
§ had 3 portraits taken.
good ones.
§ Mrs. J. Ladd, Mr. Williams,
$ the
Wednesday morning, Jane §
Thursday morning Alex, went,
This morning Jane § Peter went, but no
The king § Kekauonohi ea. sellected (!) one of A 1 .
for themselves.
birth-day.
The king is going to Lahaina to celebrate his
Several of the chiefs will accompany him.
Wednesday
evening we heard of the death of sister Paris, who died on the
18th ult.
that
§ very happy.
Letters from Miss Whitney, today, say
Mrs. Rowell had a daughter on the 25th ult.
Yesterday we
heard that Mr. Richards was sick, § I rode up to see him.
was better.
He had not been very sick.
He
Dr. Judd also unwell.
Moses called to-day to borrow a work on Book Keeping.
Alex,
finished his small work on the same subject, but I intend
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1847
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41
that he § Lot § Wm. shall write it over in books, which I have
prepared for that purpose.
An editorial in the "Elele" by bro.
Armstrong on the subject of Adultery, has excited some attention
from the Catholics,
§ from an editorial in the "News" supposed
to be written by Mr. Brinsmade-- § to day bro. Armstrong has made
some explanations in the "Polynesian".
I hope after all it will
do good.
Sat. Mch. 13-
'47
This forenoon wrote to Miss Whitney--sent her a piece
of cotton § a box of wafers.
Had her credited $13.94 for things
rec^ pr. Hylon wh. her friends had purchased.
been quite boisterous to day.
The weather has
This afternoon a brig arrived from
the California § this evening we rec^ 4 sheets from Fanny § one,
ea. from Catharine,
§ her bro. Timothy Wilcox.
No S.S. this even
ing.
Tuesday Mch. 16-
'47
Saturday evening I gave Kaulunui some blue pill.
morning some senna tea.
Sabbath
He ecpressed a wish to be taken to Manoa,
§ they got the two wheel cart ready $ I forbade them § sent off
the men.
Bro. Armstrong preached all day, Text, A.M. Kinohi 4:9,
P.M. Pukaana 33:26.
The king was present in the forenoon.
§ I went to the chapel.
Bro. Damon's text Gen.
39:2.
read to Juliette from Missionary Herald, May 1845.
Bernice
At noon I
After church
I read to all from D'Aubigne's Vol.
IV.
On account of rain no
meeting at the Palace in the eveg .
Early on Monday morning the
King ma sailed for Maui to celebrate his birth day there on Wednes-
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day.
M a rc h
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16,
1847
Sabbath evening John Ii § I doctored Kaulunui.
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42
Last even
ing bro. Armstrong came to see him, § prescribed for him.
contrary to our wishes, they have taken him to Manoa.
To-day
His wife
Keaiapau, long suffering from consumption, died this afternoon.
Yesterday it was rainy,
§ so it has been to day.
This evening
the Gov. invited Mrs. C. § me, John Ii £ Sarai, Pauahi, Liholiho,
Lota, Lunalilo, Victoria, Kinau § Emma Rooke to dine with him
to-morrow, on the birth-day of the King.
For various reasons
John Ii § I thought we ought to decline--§ did so.
celebrate it ourselves at home.
from N.G. to sister Dole.
We hope to
Had the reading of 3 letters
Last evening had the reading of some
"Californians".
Thursday Mch. 18-
'47
Yesterday we had no school.
recreation.
At noon the boys fired 34 guns
of powder which I bought.
(Musket) with a pound
The girls worked in the pantry to p r e
pare for our party in the evening.
Mr.
The day was devoted to
They invited many, but only
§ Mrs. Judd § children Mrs. Dimond, Mr.
§ Mrs. Hall, § Arm
strong, Andrews § children, Messrs Wyllie, Ricord Lee § Bishop
visited us.
The evening passed away very pleasantly.
Heard yesterday that Mrs. Peck had a son on Sunday $
to day that sister Smith § Mrs. McFarlane had ea. a daughter.
To day John Ii had a talk with Gov. about Moses.
He (M.) has
not conducted very properly.
Mr. Richards called yesterday § he justified our de
clining the Gov.'s invitation.
Called this forenoon at Mr. W i l
cox's school § lent him some books.
to ride on horseback.
of the News.
This afternoon Mrs. C. went
Heard yesterday that Mr. Brinsmade was Editor
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Sat. Mch. 20-
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M ar ch 20,
1847
Page 43
'47
Yesterday the wind blew from the sea, $ it threatened
to rain all day.
During the forenoon I fixed the doorway that
leads from the Dining room into the Cook-room.
Yesterday I called
on Mr. LeBleu who was so out of humor that I left him.
This
morning just as we were about sitting down to breakfast Mr.
Douglass came in, having come in the Kamehameha III.
also came with him.
very unpleasant.
Dr. Andrews
It has rained all day § the weather has been
This forenoon a considerable lightening § thunder
This evening I have had a aabbath school.
does not appear much improved.
but must keep going.
Mr. D's health
He says he cannot remain with us,
He sleeps to night in Moses'
room.
Jane
§ Bernice received letters from Mary Green today § the latter
answered h e r 's .
Monday March 22-
'47
The wind has been from the sea to-day § we have had fre
quent showers--£ We all have felt more or less unwell.
been obliged to take medicine,
§ has not been to school.
of the children have been writing letters.
Lot has
Some
A 1 . to Mr. Andrews
of Molokai, Peter to his father, Wm. to Porter Green § Jane to
Mary.
Received a note § bill from M o n s . Le Bleu,
§ ans^ it.
This evening Bernice is reading Elizabeth to the child
ren.
Yesterday was the sabbath § passed away much as usual.
Armstrong preached in the forenoon from Rev.
21:8, Adultery.
the afternoon from Luke 8:18, "Take heed how ye hear".
§ the scholars went down to the chapel.
S.S. of children.
Bro.
In
Mrs. C.
I took charge of the native
At noon read from Missionary Herald for May,
'45
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March
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After service read § finished Book XIII, Vol.
21,
1847
Page 44
IV, De Aubigne.
the evening read fran"Family at home" to the scholars.
till quite late with Mr. Douglass about the children.
In
Conversed
Heard to
day that Mr. Brinsmade was Editor of the "News".
Thursday March 2 5 '47
Last night I was quite unwell when I retired $ took a
small blue pill,
all day.
Mr.
a music book.
§ this morning some salts.
§ Mrs. Richards called.
Mrs. Brewer gave Mrs. C.
We have lent it to Mrs. Richards.
family have moved today to Maemae.
out very strong.
ments.
Have done nothing
Dr. Judd's §
The news of yesterday came
Mr. Richards said there were many false state
Mr. Douglass thinks he cannot venture to commence teach
ing again, till his health is much better.
Sat. Mch. 2 7- '47
To-day I have been settleing (!) with Mr. D. § Mr. Lyman,
allowing each of them $50. pr. month.
to leave for Kauai next week.
at Dr. Judd's at Maemae.
They both are expecting
Rode with Jane § Bernice § called
The Don Quixotte is expecting to sail
to-morrow for China § this evening I have taken 13 Polynesians
Nos. 33-45 for Chs. § bro. Seeley.
This morning the Kamehameha
III arrived bringing bro. Alexander $ John Young.
out Magic Lantern.
Also, several books.
Lent bro.
Dole
Bought Mr. D's Electrical Machine $ fixtures.
Last evening I read the Polynesian No. 45
wh. contained Ratification of Treaty by Queen Victoria R.
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Monday March 29-
M ar ch 29,
1847
Page 45
'47
Yesterday was passed much as uusal.
preached in the morning from Gen.
Bro. Armstrong
32:24, Jacob's wrestling.
At
noon some of the native girls of my sabbath school recited 207,
192, 177 155 87 verses.
to the sabbath school.
ary Herald, May '45.
The boys went to the chapel.
J. § B.
After dinner I read the rest of Mission
Bro. Emerson preached in the afternoon from
Luka 13:24 "Strive to enter £jc."
After church we read DeAubigne
Vol.
In the evening attended chapel.
IV, Confession of Augsburg.
When we arose, yesterday morning, Mrs. C. had a palpitation spellfainted § fell into my arms.
for bro. Armstrong.
I gave her some Ipicaenana--sent
She did not go out.
To-day she is better,
but not well.
This evening we have a Capt. Simmons of the Magnolia to
tea.
Mr. Lyman exhibited the Electro-magnetic Machine §c.
Bro.
A. says he must take it back to Lahainaluna.
Tusday March 30 '47
To-day I have kept school all day.
At noon Lot accom
panied me to Dr. Rooke's to borrow a "Hydrometer" but he was not
at home.
We called on Mr. Richards to consult him duut employing
Mr. Wilcox to assist 2 hours daily for his board.
He approved it.
Soon after dinner Messrs Douglass § Lyman bade us farewell §
started for the vessel which sailed about 3 o'clock.
have taken a long ride with the boys.
"Elizabeth" this evening.
Since school
The children will finish
Mr. Richards requested my report of
the funds expended the past six months.
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Amos Starr Cooke
April
3,
1847
Page
46
3 '47
Wednesday evening I sat up till almost midnight to get
my account ready for Mr. Richards.
Learned just at night that
the brethren had kept that day as a day of fasting 5 prayer.
Attended the meeting in the evening conducted by bro. Andrews.
Thursday, the protracted meeting commenced but we attended with
the children at the church at 10, 3 § 7 1/2 o'clock.
Friday--^ this evening.
Also on
Mr. Wilcox is afraid his scholars' parents
will not be willing that he should come § live with us lest it
should break up his school.
Heard today that the Montreal was
to touch at the Society Islands.
went a fishing this morning.
Lord, prepare us for it.
Rainy to day.
Boys § John Ii
To-morrow will be a communion.
0
My eyes are quite sore.
Monday Apl. 5 '47
Yesterday, we had services as usual on Communion's days.
Bro. Bishop preached in the morning from Luke 24:26, "Ought not
Christ to have suffered" §c.
season.
had a communion
I had my sabbath school as usual, Jane, Ber., Lot § A 1 .
assisted me.
chapel.
Then the apanas 4 ^ 5
We came home § the two boys went with me to the
Bro. Damon preached,
"Do this in remembrance of me", after
which a communion season to ’
ittch I staid.
were not present.
Originality Sec.
Messrs Ladd § Brinsmade
After dinner read to Mrs.
3, "of the Holy Spirit".
C, "The Great Teacher"
The remainder of the
church had a season of communion in the afternoon.
assisted in distributing the elements.
from "Reformation" Vol.
IV.
Bro. Bishop
In the evening read again
After supper attended the monthly
concert at the native church, with all the scholars.
This morn-
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ing Mrs. C. taught an hour,
5,
1847
§ I the rest of the day.
Page 4 7
Rec^ letters
from Messrs Douglass § Lyman, giving an account of a freshet at
Koloa,
§ proving almost fatal to Bro. Pogue.
He said Mr. L. he
had been deprived of his surveying job at Koloa by Dr. Judd.
Ricord has just been in § Mrs.
Mr.
C. has showed him Mr. L.'s letter;
^ he requested it to show to Mr. Richards.
evening conducted by bro. Damon.
Monthly concert this
A l , Jane § Ber accompanied me.
Kalama called to-day, but none of us spoke to her except A l .
Wed. Apl 7 '47
Just returned from our weekly prayer meeting.
terday § today it was quite showery.
Mrs.
Both ye s
C. rode to Punahou
last evening § saw Mr. Knapp § said something to him about teach
ing Drawing.
I Saw Mr. Wilcox § agreed with him to come on Saturday
but to-day we have heard something wh. makes us demur.
The boys
Lot § A l . commenced Oblique Trigonometry to day § did two diagrams
under Case I.
Learned yesterday that bro. Smith is quite sick.
Kamehameha III Sailed yesterday § Kalama went in her.
Jane, Ber, Lot § Al commenced at "Pnewmatics"(!).
are getting some ideas of "Book keeping".
Yesterday
Lot, A l , § Wm.
To day Mary Annis 5
m o s . old weighed 19 lb.
Friday Apl. 9 '47
This morning I wrote a short letter to Mr. WLlcox saying
we had concluded to try to get along without any assistant.
Jane
§ Ber have written to Mr. Douglass § Lot § Al to Mr. Lyman.
The
class in Philosophy 6 lesson was upon the Barometer § at noon I
borrowed one of Mr. Boardman.
Every day this week it has rained
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April
§ for 5 days none of us have rode.
ing.
9,
1847
Page 48
The Polynesian very interest
I am beginning to feel quite at home in "Trigonometry".
Sat. A p l . 10 ’47
This is the tenth anniversary of our landing on these
shores.
This forenoon was devoted to studying Trigonometry.
This afternoon I called on bro. Smith.
very feeble.
He was better but still
I staid with him more than two hours.
has been very stormy.
To-day it
Rained very hard during the night.
some Mercuries for Mr. Douglass.
Rec1^
Rec1^ a letter from Miss Whitney.
Monday Apl. 12 '47
Have just returned from S.S. monthly concert conducted
by bro. Castle who read Prov. 1st Chap.
Mrs. Tibbets § her eldest
daughter 5 son were there.
This day my school dragged heavily.
strong
preached after bro. Smith in the morning § bro. Andrews
preached fr. 1 Tim. 1:15.
Rom. 8:26, §
IV.
Yesterday bro. Arm
CO
In the afternoon bro. A. preached from
In the evening I read from DeAubigne's Vol.
It rained very hard.
Friday Apl. 16 '47
My time is so much occupied nowadays that I have but
little opportunity for writing in this my diary.
Have got through
the labors of another week much better than I anticipated.
no difficulty in the lessons.
Trigonometry.
Lot
Found
A 1 . are at Case IV Oblique
Finished today Robinson's Book Keeping (single entry)
§ with the girls got to Optics.
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April
Amos Starr Cooke
16,
1847
Page
Every morning this week have arisen at 5 o'clock,
a mile or more before prayers § breakfast.
Drawing an hour every morning.
exclusive of recesses.
49
§ walked
Mrs. C. has taught
I am in school 5 hours daily,
Wednesday the "News" came out strongly
against Mr. Armstrong § the missionaries.
To-day bro. A. has
published some of his thoughts in the "Elele" making inquiries
of natives respecting the truth of Mr. Brinsmade's remarks.
This evening the "Polynesian" for to morrow has come out with
a whole page editorial respecting Mr. Brinsmade character.
have just read it to all the family.
us to day.
I
The Friend has also reached
Yesterday morning the king § suite returned from La-
haina in the Kamehameha III.
After dinner we called on him.
Saw Kalama but did not speak to her.
We also saw the Treaty with
Great Britain § Queen Victoria's signature § her seal 6 inches in
diameter § 1 in thick.
Our meeting on Wednesday evening conducted
by bro. A.
Monday April 19 '47
Saturday morning I did not feel very well.
could not go with the children to fish I went,
In the afternoon some of us rode on horse-back.
had a call from Judge Andrews §wife.
round the yard four times.
As John Ii
§ was sea sick.
In the evening
Sabbath morning we walked
At 9 1/2 o'clock went to church §
heard bro. Arm^ from Prov 4:23 "On keeping the heart".
§ queen were there.
present.
The king
At noon only a few of our S.S. scholars
Boys went to chapel.
Read to Mrs. Cooke "Congrega
tional Visiter(!)" for May, 1846, also Mr. Anderson's sermon at
the ordination of Mr. Webb.
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April
19,
1847
Page
50
In the afternoon we all turned out § heard Kaikenui preach
fro. Mat. 5:48.
In the evening we went to the palace £ heard Mr.
Richards from I Tim. 5:6.
This morning arose at 5 o'clock § took
a walk with the scholars.
Lot § A l . § Wm have today finished
Robinson BookKeeping single Entry.
to day.
Al.
Scholars not very studious
$ Lot commenced Oblique Trigonometry Case IV.
They
with Jane § Bernice Natural Philosophy "Optics".
Yesterday, The Brig Euphemia arrived from the Coast
bringing Am. letters.
stays at Punahou.
Bro. Baldwin was seen at the chapel.
He
This morning I called on Mr. Richards § he
told me he had rec^ some things from Russell's, which were left
by Mr. Brinsmade.
Also a letter requesting Mr. B. to pay his
bill § take the things left there.
Yesterday M r s . Turrill confined
with a son.
Friday Apl. 2 3 '47
The week's labors in school, especially, are closed.
It is pleasant to feel that they are safely over § that during
the week the scholars have improved in their habits § persons
as well as in book knowledge.
Polynesian for to morrow.
I have just been looking over the
This also is filled with Ladd § Co's
matters meeting of creditors especially Mr. B.
The "News" of
this week is quite tame in its reply to Mr. Jarves'
last Saturday's Paper.
ing the week.
The weather has been growing warmer dur
Messrs Ricord § Hall have just called.
tunity to morrow to send home by Mazatlan.
to write.
article in
An oppor
I shall not be able
Mr. Richards § family spent yesterday in town.
Tuesday evening Mr. Jasper called to return Jane's Album,
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April
also Judge Lee, § Mr. Bishop of Sandy Hill.
I called at Punahou.
with him.
1847
Page 51
Wednesday evening
A 1 . rode the king's racer § he run away
In the evening an interesting prayer meeting.
I saw bro. Baldwin.
rowed Mrs.
23,
Mr.
There
§ Mrs. Richards were also there.
Bor
Chamberlain's letters from Messrs Anderson § H.M. Hill
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. C rode to Punahou accompanied by the
children.
This morning we walked to bro. Smith's
crackers £ cakes.
carried some
Yesterday, Jane made him some custard § on
Wednesday, Bernice made him some
(!)
This morning Mrs. Hannah Holmes died.
Dr. Watson very
feeble, Mrs. C. Jane § Ber. called § elsewhere to day.
Yesterday
Lot, Al, § Wm. commenced copying Colt's Book keeping by Double
Entry, at Introduction.
All write from one book.
Sat. Apl. 2 4 4 7
This forenoon we started to go a fishing but did not suc
ceed in getting any.
Most of our time was spent about the harbor
We called on board Mr. Torbert's new schooner which had just ar
rived.
He was on board of her.
This afternoon we went to ride.
Lot called at the Fort for pants
Mrs.
Chamberlain's girls called
on us § told us that letters had been rec^ from bro.
written at Kahiki.
Hill.
Chamberlain
They had put into Rio Janeiro to leave Mr.
Mr. Hooper was on board.
Capt. Doane was commander,
they might be expected in a fortnight.
§
This evening much bothere
with my Trigonometry.
Monday April 26 '47
The trials § vexations of another day are nearly over.
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Starr Cooke
April
26,
1847
Page
52
Yesterday was a pleasant day, but Mary on account of her foot
did not go out.
In the forenoon she took care of Mary Annis
§ Mrs. C went to church.
The king § queen went all day.
Baldwin preached in the forenoon from I Cor. 3:11.
took charge of the children's S.S.
Bro.
At noon,
Only a few present.
Came
home § read to the scholars that did not go to Chapel from "The
Great Teacher".
Eccl.
10:19,
same Dec.
IV.
In the afternoon, bro. Armstrong preached from
"But money answereth all things."
'44.
He preached the
Read a few pages of DeAubigne, Reformation Vol.
At prayers bro. Baldwin came in § read, made some remarks
§ prayed.
In the evening he accompanied us to the Palace.
Bro.
Richards preached to full rooms from Deuteronomy 6:12, Forgetful
ness.
We retired at nine ^ had not got to sleep when Messrs
Douglass § Lyman came in from the vessel Amelia.
two days § nights coming from Kauai.
To day Mrs.
They eat a little § retired
C. did not go into school.
silk bonnets for the girls.
They had been
She commenced some white
At 4 o'elk we went to the church §
waited for the corpse of Hannah Holmes.
a funeral sermon from Job 5th.
Bro. Armstrong preached
This evening Messrs Hall § Ricord
have called on Messrs Douglass § Lyman.
Wednesday Apl.
28 4 7
Have just returned from our prayer meeting conducted by
bro. Forbes, who with his family arrived this morning on board
the Uncas, Capt. Gillett.
This morning bro. Alexander took break
fast with us § packed some apparatus
Mr. Douglass borrowed of
the High school.
Yesterday our girls § Mrs. C. were very busy in making
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some white silk bonnets.
April
28,
184 7
Page
53
Jane § Bernice did not finish theirs
till to day.
Yesterday forenoon bro. Baldwin visited my school.
morning we had no school.
to the Parliament house.
This
We were ready in season § lent over
Soon the king § his ministers came--
at noon--our scholars sat at his right, Diplomatic characters
at his left, Lot § A l . stood by the side of his majesty with
ancient spears--Moses was present as a kanaka, not so the Queen.
The king read his speech about 15 minutes long.
some remarks § Kuanaoa herald to the people.
John Young made
On Friday next
Punahou school will be examined.
Thursday Apl 29 '47
Mrs. C. had her drawing school this morning.
I kept my
school till 10 1/2 o'clock when we bathed, dressed § went to
Ahaolelo at 11 o'clock.
The king not present--not well.
Judge
Andrews read Mr. Ricord's report--then Mr. Richards read his §
then Dr. Judd read his--then it was adjourned till Tuesday next,
at 11 o'clock.
This afternoon school as usual.
Mr. Lyman rode
with Mrs. C. to call on Mrs. Richards also on Mrs. Peck.
I rode
with the boys to meet Mrs. C. but we passed her while in at Mrs.
Peck's § went up to Mr. Richards'.
Messrs Bowles § Bush called
on us this afternoon.
Friday, Apl.
30,
'47.
The day has closed § the month has passed away.
is ever on the wing.
came among us.
Time
It is now two years since Mr. Douglass
I wish sincerely he could remain longer.
To-day
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Punahou school has had an examination.
$ Wm. also Jane § Bernice attended.
attended.
30,
1847
Page
54
This forenoon Lot, A 1 ,
This afternoon all of us
At noon, Mr. Douglass came down in Mr. Damon's wagon
§ took up Mrs. C. § our children.
John Ii took Vic.
§ Ly. David
El. § Em. walked up but rode back § Lot § I § Mr. Lyman walked
back.
Mr. Douglass rode on horse-back.
reed the Polynesian for to-morrow.
§ King's speech.
Dhu.
It is full of Mr. Brinsmade
The examination passed off very well but not
quite what I ecpected.
our scholars.
This evening we have
In some studies I do not think them before
There were two Dialogues spoken.
There were
One was Roderick
recitations in Greek, Latin, Algebra,
Natural Philosophy, Geography, Drawing, Spelling, Singing Com
position.
Sat. May 1 '47
This has been a very stiring(!)
New York City.
day without doubt, at
Not so here now, but may be by § by.
noon we had some rain, § especially this afternoon.
Honolulu house it commenced,
20 minutes.
This fore
While at the
§ we took off our saddles for 15 or
Afterwards, we rode out upon the plain § fell in
with his majesty £ his wife.
The Elele § Friend came to-day §
Bernice has read them all § much in some Mercury's of Mr. Doug
lass.
This evening Alex,
Douglass § Lyman.
is translating the Elele for Messrs
We have had no sabbath school.
An English
Brig of war arrived to day.
Tuesday May 4 '47
This is the seventh anniversary of Moses, Lot, Wm. David,
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May 4,
Amos Starr Cooke
1847
Page
55
Jane Bernice § Abigail's coming into school to board with us.
How much God hath done for us!
The children sung some.
the Yard.
Saturday evening I had no S.S.
Lord's day morning we walked around
At 9 1/2 o'clock we went to church § had bro. Forbes
to preach for us.
His text was in Matt 16:24.
School as usual.
At noon Sabbath
The boys accompanied Mrs. C. to the chapel.
In the afternoon bro. Alexander preached for us from Rom.
After church read 30 pages of Dabigne Vol IV.
in the evening
all went to the palace but no Mr. Richards was there.
some § then John Ii prayed § we returned.
8:24.
Sung
During the day the
king was not out.
Monday morning early we went out to walk § just as we
reached the sea side a merchant ship was just coming in § we
soon learned that it was the Montreal.
After breakfast I went
over § saw bro Chamberlain a few moments 5 cut his hair.
As
yet we have reed no letters except one from Mrs. Hill brought
by Mrs. Hooper.
Read a little of Genl letter.
Last evening our monthly concert was conducted by bro.
Armstrong.
Bro.
C. was not able to be out.
The brethren Bald
win § Alexander did not sail for Maui as was expected they would.
At 11 o'clock to day we went to parliament § heard Mr.
Wyllie's report § the Premier's. School, however, as usual.
This
evening we have had Messrs Bolles § Bush of New London to tea,
§ are expecting a call from Capt.
§ Mrs. Gillett.
Had the read
ing of some of Mrs. Dole's letters.
Thursday May 6 '47
Yesterday things went hard in school because I did
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[not] feel very well.
on account of rain.
1847
Page
In the morning we did not walk as usual
After school our horses not being ready,
we all went to the top of Punch Bowl Hill,
§ did not return
till 6 o'clock.
After prayers we had a short call from Capt.
§ Mrs. Gillett.
In the evening I attended our prayer meeting
conducted by bro. Armstrong.
marks.
56
Bro. Chamberlain made a few re
This day school as usual but this evening I am very
poorly from a diarhea § piles.
Rec^ 8 Thomson's Legends (?) § 8 "Olmsted's Rudiments".
This evening added something to § closed my letter to nephew
Timothy.
Sat. May 8 '47
This forenoon most of the scholars went to the Depository
§ I weighed them with patent-scales.
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They weighed as follows
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§ sister Chamberlain § family.
The Polynesian of to-day contained Mr. Ricord's report.
Also, a long explanation from Mr. Marshall respg. Ladd § Co. books
This afternoon, some of us rode on horse back.
bell of C.B. § Co. obtained some new cents.
most of the day.
Had a good school.
a file of Mass. Eagles.
umbia River.
Purchased a new
Yesterday it rained
In the evening looked over
Rec^ a letter from Kaulehelehe of Col
Purchased a whip.
Had my S.S. as usual this evening
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Amos Starr Cooke
11,
1847
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57
Tuesday May- 11-47
Sabbath morning went to church § heard bro. Armstrong
preach from Gal.
1:15-18.
Bro.
Chamberlain was present § the
congregation were requested to remain after church § Aloha him.
Attended to the sabbath school.
usual.
More boys but less girls than
Had some rain in the afternoon § evening.
Bro. A. preached
in the P.M. in which sermon he spoke of men's influence over each
other.
Monday morning we went to walk § stopped at Capt. Dominis'
new house.
Met Mr. Bolles, also, saw his majesty.
attended S.S. monthly conducted by bro. Armstrong.
Last evening
Had a call
from Mr. Ricord.
To day we have had school, walked,
rains again.
Troubled with diarhea.
§ rode as usual.
It
Jane § Ber. sent to bed.
Sat. May 15 '47
Wednesday it rained very hard especially iuka § the river
was so high § strong(?)
ready to be arched.
the foundation.
as to do much damage to the bridge just
The frame work was taken all away § some of
That evening we had an interesting meeting.
Thursday I felt very irritable on a/c of great depression
of spirits.
Yesterday morning the "Toulon" arrived from California.
The boys commenced the Leger A.
This forenoon the girls § boys
after breakfast accompanied me on foot, the former
Judd's
to Mr.
§ the latter to Kapena to bathe.
Mr. Lyman marked some ivory handled knives § forks for
us.
This afternoon the boys went to ride.
for Jane § Ber. who
I rode up to Mrs. J's
remained there till near night.
ing our Sabbath school as usual.
This even
Mr. Ricord has caLlled.
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Ma y 17,
Amos Starr Cooke
1847
Page
58
Monday May 17 '47
This evening just at sun set Mr. Douglass went off in
the schooner Francisco for San Francisco.
till just as he sailed.
The wind from the South
This morning we had some trouble with our
washer man Jack, § the boys who works in the yard.
Yesterday morning bro. A. preached from Num. 14:21, The
Earth.
It was a missionary sermon § he commented upon the Report.
At noon Lot refused to assist in my sabbath school.
commenced a sabbath school at the chapel.
in the afternoon from Rom. 11:19, 20.
Bro. Damon
Bro. Forbes preached
Mr. R. in the evening at
palace Rom. 2:4.
Sat. May 22 '47
To-day it has rained some.
This forenoon A l . accompanied
me to Mr. Webster's store to purchase some things sent out by
Henry Hill.
We spent about $30.
This afternoon I have stuided Surveying Case IV Fig. 51.
Yesterday the Mount Vernon arrived § to day I got my box from
Greenwich with 8 prs.; shoes § 2 prs. boots, also a letter dated
July 21/46 also 2 calico gowns of my mother's,
Dauguerotypes likenesses of bro.
§ not the least
§ sister Wilcox.
I have enjoyed looking at them very much.
This evening
Put up 7 Polynesians
to send pr. Montreal - added a line to my letter to Timothy K.
Wilcox £ directed it to Danbury.
Just at sunset Mr. Lyman who
left on Wednesday to go around the island retd.
ing while out riding called at Mr. Jasper's.
Thursday even
In the evening
visited at Judge Turrill's it being El's 15th birth day.
Wednesday evening meeting conducted by bro. Forbes.
This week
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the Polynesian office was removed,
May
22,
1847
Page
59
§ to day we get no paper.
It will be a much larger paper.
Tuesday May 2 5 '47
The Sabbath was a pleasant day.
us from Mat. 13:12.
Bro.
Clark preached for
At noon conducted the Sabbath School.
In
the afternoon bro. Armstrong preached from Pukaana Chap 9.
In
reading DeAubigne we commence with Switzerland, "Faler".
evening no meeting at the palace--Rainy.
In the
Yesterday morning Lot
§ A l . commenced surveying Case IV. "To Survey with a chain § com
pass".
Also, in Book keeping Feb. 1- 1837.
To day the Philosophy
class got to Astronomy § I put them back to review before they go
on with Astronomy.
Mrs. Nye called to bid us good bye § said
she was going on Thursday, but a vessel arriving from China Mr.
Williams ordered the vessel off to day.
J. Wilcox § completed it this morning.
I commenced a letter to
J. wrote to Fanny S inclose
an order on Mr. Hill, in fav. Charles
articles.
I also sent 3 dauguerotypes.
for $50. for sundry
My own, Mrs. C § Bernice's
The Montreal sailed this afternoon for China.
This evening a call
from Messrs Ricord § Jasper = Hazy.
Sat. May 2 9 '47
The week is past--its hours, minutes, all are fled, and
thousands are numbered with the dead.
Every moment has been filled with work of some kind, but,
to what purpose is quite another thing.
prayer meeting was conducted by Mr.
Wednesday evening our
Clark.
Thursday morning he
came § took breakfast with us, § called a while at Mrs. C's draw
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ing school.
May
John Ii plowed a little.
Hall called.
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1847
Page 60
That evening Mr.
§ Mrs.
I called on sister Dibble, also, at bro. Dimond's.
Yesterday the boys commenced "Trial Balance" for Feb.
1837.
Last evening something was revealed by Jane much to the detriment
of A 1 .
Moses sought to ride in company with us, but I took another
course § he left us.
To-day Mrs.
C. Bernice, Jane, Vic. Jos.
Martha, Juliette § baby have visited at Mr. Richards.
noon Mr. Lyman § I accompanied the boys to the pali.
been sick all day § has retired taking a pill.
last night.
This after
Mrs.
C. has
Did not sleep much
This evening Messrs Hall § Ricord have called.
Monday May 31 -47
Yesterday was the Lord's day.
quite u n w e l l - d i d not sleep much.
Saturday night Mrs.
C. was
Mary Annis had a diarhea,
§
also yesterday § all night last night.
Th. June 3 '47
Thus far I wrote on Monday evening when something broke
me off.
Sabbath morning bro. Armstrong preached from.
bath school as usual.
In the afternoon bro.
At noon sab
Some of the children went to the chapel.
Clark preached from
church read from DeAubigne.
(!)
After
At prayers bro. Lyman read § prayed.
In the evening went to the palace § heard bro.
Richards from I
Kings 18:12 "But I, thy servant fear the Lord from my youth".
When the king came in he took his seat between A 1 . § Kalama.
Paki was there § acted as lord-chamberlain for the first time.
Monday morning Mrs. C. had her drawing school as usual.
We then
went to the Examination § I gave work to many of our scholars.
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June
The scholars all were pleased with it.
noon.
1847
Page
61
We staid there till near
Had a short school before dinner.
as uusal.
3,
In the afternoon school
In the evening we attended the lecture of Mr. Otis on
"Maemonics".
Mr. Lyman thinks it will not be of much service to
our scholars.
Mr. 0. has gratuitously offered me a ticket to
attend his course of 12 lectures two each week.
He commenced
last evening but I did not attend on account of our prayer meet
ing.
Tuesday we attended the examination again.
queen were present.
The king §
Mr. Richards, Judge Turrill, Bro. Damon §
Chamberlain 5 Rice, also a Mr. Chrystie.
Kalama took her seat
in her seat § bro. Ar§ waited on her to the stage.
it impolite § told him so yesterday.
I thought
The examination passed
off very w e l l .
Tuesday evening bro. Hall § Mr. Ricord called.
examination continued but we did not attend.
Bro.
Wednesday,
§ Sister Bishop
came over yesterday from Eva (!), § he conducted our prayer meeting
last evening.
Bro. Lyman attended made remarks and a prayer.
This morning he prayed with us for the last time.
preceeded his prayer with some remarks.
us farewell § sailed at 5 o'clock.
to see him go out.
He
This afternoon he bade
We went up to Keaholealole's
We all had become very much attached to him.
Alexander wrote by him a short letter to Mr. Douglass which I
did not correct.
Mr. Wyllie sent two deeds for Alexander to trans
late, § some for me to enterpret(!)
to Ii.
For two days I have
had something of a cold which has made me quite unwell.
This af
ternoon I went to bathe with the boys at Kapena.
This evening the children are reading "Josephine".
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Amos
June
Starr Cooke
8,
1847
Page
62
Tuesday June 8 '47
Last Friday we had a school as usual.
the small boys only bathed.
ing surveying.
Went to bathe but
Saturday forenoon I spent in Study
In the afternoon it rained but we went to ride--
could not g[o] to bathe.
In the evening i d not go out.
S.S. at evening prayers.
We all retired early.
Had my
Sabbath morn
ing it was very pleasant § I had the scholars go around the yard
4 times before prayers.
In the forenoon we allwent out to meet
ing § heard bro. Bond from Rom.
preached from Jer.
8:8.
In the afternoon bro. Andrews
44:4 Oh do not this abomable (!) thing
In the evening bro. Richards preached from II Cor. 5:11.
early much fatigued.
Saw at meeting bro. Wilcox.
Saturday eve, § bro. Bond, Friday eve.
at Dep.
that I hate
Retired
He arrived
Monday morning called
§ saw bro. Wilcox who made it his home at bro. Dimond.
Called to see bro. Bond at bro.
Last evening bro.
Chamberlain's but he was out.
Castle ma left in the Kam. for Lahaina.
This
evening bro. Bond accompanied by James Chamberlain 6j Emerson, left
in the Hope £ I did not see him.
our Monthly concert.
intermittent fever.
us.
Last evening bro. Damon conducted
Bro. Armstrong is still suffering from an
Last Friday noon Mr.
§ Mrs. Pitman dined with
This evening the children are reading "Josephine".
Monday June 14 '47
No. S.S. monthly concert this evening.
as above.
L. Andrews.
Scholars reading
Wednesday evening our meeting was conducted by bro.
Last Tuesday Mr. Ricord had his trial § was cleared
by unanimous verdict of the Jury.
He called upon us that evening.
Thursday evening I tried Mr. French's horse in the wagon.
That
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day Dr. Andrews
experiments
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Starr Cooke
14,
1847
Page 63
spent with us, § so on Friday when he made some
§ in the evening the children of the neighborhood
were invited.
He is still with us purposing to visit Dr. Judd's
§ Mr. Richards'
families to morrow.
Saturday was spent in this § that.
In the afternoon I
tried a horse belonging to Mr. Stevens but did not like it.
Mr. French's with but little better success.
boys at Mr. Richards'.
"Montgomery's Work".
Prov. 10:21.
Also
Called with the
In the evening went to Auction § purchased
Sabbath morning Mr.
Richards preached from
In the afternoon Mr. Andrews from Prov. 14:16.
At
the palace in the evening Mr. Richards preached fr. "Quit you
like men".
Last evening Emma was taken quite sick § has kept
her bed dl day to day.
Have felt unwell myself.
Some of the
parents troubled about paying for their children.
Thursday June 17 '47
This day Mrs. Cooke § our four children have visited
at Punahou.
back.
Bro. Andrews came for them § bro. Rice brought them
Yesterday morning § this I rode with Mr. Little to try
his horse which I am about to purchase for $70.--
Tuesday §
yesterday William went to have his portrait painted.
Last evening our meeting was conducted by bro. L. Andrews.
Mr. Jasper made Jane a present of a book Mrs.
Sigourney's poems.
Sat. June 19 '47
This week Emma has been unwell all the week § has not
been to school.
Yesterday morning my horse was put before our
wagon and driven by Mr. Little.
To day I drove him to Mr. Rich-
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ards' § to Punahou.
June 19,
1847
Page 64
The horse went well, up § down hill.
studied none to day but exercised much.
of Kanaina's old yellow gig.
self a riding dress.
I have
I have begged the use
Jane, the past week, has made h e r
Last evening Joseph rode as far as Punahou.
No Sabbath school this evening as usual.
Monday, June 21-
'47
This has been an exceedingly busy day.
Teaching, wai t
ing on visiters(!), buying § trying a wagon horse,
§c.
This forenoon Mr. Richards called § spent the forenoon.
This evening Mrs. Chamberlain § Mrs. Tibbey § Lorrin § Elizabeth
A.
Some of my time has been devoted to mending harness § wagon.
I have purchased of Kekuanaoa a gold pen for Lot for I broke one.
This is our longest day.
The sun will now return to the South.
Yesterday morning Bro. Andrews preached for bro. Armstrong who
preached at the chapel for bro. Damon who is absent to Hawaii.
Bro. A's text was Job.
$c."
36:18, 19, "Because there is wrath beware
Bro. Arm® in the afternoon fr. Luke 18:9-18.
ing bro. Andrews preached at the piace from Mat.
think ye of Christ?"
In the even
22:42, "What
This evening Lorrin is reading to the
children "Empress Josephine".
Friday June 2 5 '47
This evening Mrs. C. Jane, Bernice Lot A § Wm. have gone
to Dr. Judd's on horse back.
The moon shines pleasant.
letter from Mr. Lyman, dated at Waioli
for supplies) June 4th.
Rec^ a
(for they stopped there
I have closed my school for a week.
During the time I hope to put things about the house in better
Journal,
Amos
Starr
Cooke
June
repair.
On Tuesday I paid Mr. Little $70. for "Strawberry".
Yesterday morning I drove him to Punahou,
25,
1847
Page 65
§ Mr. Cady told me
that his joints had been sprained § sure enough.
This week
bro. Chamberlain has been disposing of Mr. Bingham's things.
Wednesday evening our meeting was conducted by bro. Andrews.
For a week Mary Annis has been troubled with a cold § with
teething.
Victoria has a humor on her back greatly resembling
chicken pox.
Moses has been sick a week with a bad disorder.
Lot § A 1 . stopped to day at Ex 3-Fig.
55, in Surveying § with
Wm. at the posting of May, for Book-Keeping,
in their review of
Wm.
§ with Jane § Ber.
Comstocks Natural Philosphy at "Hydrostatics".
^ El. at Decimals Emerson, Part II, Peter ma Mitchell Geo.
Part Second, Compound Multiplication--Part II, Vic Sr Ly. at
History of Africa in Mitchell's Small Geo., § spelling Webster
page 32.
Monday June 2 8 '47
On Saturday we accomplished little, or nothing.
out in the afternoon.
Sabbath.
Rode
Met bro. Bishop who had come to spend the
In the evening I did not have my S. school as usual.
Yesterday morning we did
[not] feel much refreshed with sleep for
we were kept awake about half the night with Mary Annis.
Bro.
Armstrong preached from these words "£[ Ye are Christ's".
Con
ducted the children's S.S. at noon.
Bro. Bishop preached in the
afternoon from Prov. 1:23 "Turn you at my reproof".
§ had prayers with us at 6 o'clock.
Bro. Richards preached in
the evening from Neh. about the sabbath.
preaait.
He called
Mrs. Gillett § Gilman
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June
Starr Cooke
28,
184 7
Page
This morning bro. Bishop took breakfast with us.
day is past § we have had no school.
forenoon.
66
The
Worked at the stable this
Rode out to bathe.
The Modeste arrived yesterday,
has been a plenty of saluting on board.
§ to day came in, § there
The Girls have been out
this afternoon calling on their friends.
In Saturday's paper,
Kekuanaoa warned people not to trust his son Moses for he would
pay none of his debts.
This evening Messrs Lee, Bishop § Jasper have called.
Thursday, July 1- '47
Tuesday I did but little.
Late in the afternoon Mrs.
C. accompanied me in the wagon to call on Sister L. Smith.
evening Ber. Jane Lot Wm.
§ I called at Mr. Marshall.
evening I commenced a letter to bro.
we purchased
§ Sister Wilcox.
That
Monday
Yesterday
paper for papering 3 rooms.
Last evening Ber.
£ Wm. accompanied me to meeting.
On
our return we found Mr. Jasper here, also, Mrs. Hooper, Miss Morse
5 Mr. Chapman.
Dr. Gibson called on us yesterday, Dr. Gordan §
Mr. Hobbs this afternoon.
To day I have been very busy plaster
ing, white washing § cleaning the school Room.
It looks quite
clean.
This evening the girls have had a party consisting of
Mr. Tibbey § bro. L. Andrews' children.
Mr. Knapp has called.
To-morrow we are expecting to go to Nuuanu accompanied by Mr.
Jasper to shoot at a target.
because I was busy.
The children did not ride to day
Yesterday I wrote to Miss Maria Whitney,
§ got her horse down to the wharf ready to go to Kauai.
But,
Journal,
Amos
Starr Cooke
July 1,
1847
Page 67
Boki, a young native came § requested us to let him have this
§ he would give Miss Whitney a horse at Waimea.
As he was going
down himself, we consented to it, provided Miss W. would.
Sat. July 3 47
A year ago to day by the day of the week we retd from
the Volcano § reached Hilo at 4 o'clock P.M.
Yesterday morning
the boys accompanied me to Mr. Jasper's who united with us § went
to Nuuanu.
We carried two guns, shot at a target § killed two
small birds.
We wandered about here $ there.
with the society of Mr. J.
Was much pleased
Learned something of his history.
We returned to Kapena § bathed § reached home about 5 1/2 o'clock.
In the evening I was very tired § did not go to the Tem
perance meeting.
John Ii accompanied Lot § Al.
Mr. Jasper called in.
On their return
To day I have been busy preparing lessons
for Lot § A l , next week in Surveying.
Had my S.S. at sun set.
be administered.
To morrow the Lord's supper will
Oh may I be prepared to partake worthily of it.
Wed. July 7 '47
[
I have put off writing in my diary a few days on account
[ of my eyes, § even now they are not well.
Have just returned
j-
| from our prayer meeting where Mr. Tibbey made a prayer.
This is
|
; Mary's birth day 14.
Weighed Mary Annis to day § she weighed
18 1/2 pounds.
A year ago to day we sailed from Hilo; and the
next day moored to the rocks at Kalae, southern point of Hawaii.
Sabbath day was communion.
No preaching at the chapel.
A l . § Lot went § said Mr. Hayward made a prayer § Mr. Ten Eyck
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Starr Cooke
read a sermon.
July
7, 1847
Bro. Gulick ma arrived from Maui.
Supper.
68
Bro. A. preached
in the morning from Amos 3:3, "How can two walk"§c.
4th (Nuuanu)
Page
At noon his
§ 5th (Waikiki § Manoa) sections celebrated the Lord's
In the afternoon the other sections.
tributions towards their pastor's support.
They also made con
In the evening Mr.
Richards preached from Sam. 1:12, "Is it nothing to you all ye
that pass by §c."
Commence reading the "Catastrophe" in Switzerland.
Monday morning commenced school again.
menced with a good relish again.
The children have com
They took up all their studies
just where they left them a week before.
companied me to the monthly concert.
In the evening 6 ac
Last evening Mrs. C. § I
§ our 4 children called at Punahou § heard letters from Sister
Smith § bro.
phine"(!).
Paris.
This evening the children have finished "Jeso-
Mrs. C. Brewer Jr. has a son born on the 4th inst.
Mrs. Von Phister has a daughter born on the 2nd inst.
Tuesday July 20 47
My pen has remained at rest for nearly two weeks on ac
count of weak eyes, § even now I ought not to write.
studied at all for more than a fortnight--yet I have
[a] day in school.
I have not
[not] lost
Week before last Mrs. C. with the assistance
of the girls paperdd the dining room parlor § sitting room.
floor of the dining room is painted
table remains set in the school room.
The
for a few days our dining
For two Sabbath morning
past bro. A. has prached from Ex. 2:9, Take this child Sjc.
Fri
day evening two weeks ago Mr. Robinson addressed the Temperance
Society on "Patriotism".
I § some of the scholars attended § I
Journal,
Amos
Starr Cooke
put down my name.
July
20,
1847
Page
Mr. Jasper took tea with us for the first time.
Since then he has proposed himself to the acceptance of Jane.
hesitates.
Last Saturday Mrs. C. § our children called at Mr.
Richards'.
This day Moses is 18 but his name has scarcely been
mentioned among us.
69
She
Last Friday evening the boys accompanied me
to the Temperance Society.
The question discussed was, that Slave
as it existed in the U.S. was a greater evil than Intemperance.
After some discussion the members voted 17 in the Affirmative §
8 in the negative.
Saturday Lot § A l . accompanied me to the Auction where
I bought 3 bibles § 3 Testaments £jc. § A l . bought History of
French Revolution--Cooper's Naval History--$10.25.
sent him some money to pay for them.
The king
Saturday night a brig
arrived "Eveline" from Newburgport Capt. Gooden having two m i s
sionaries from Nova Scotia for New Caladonia.
wife § two children § a Mr.
§ Mrs. Archabald, his associate.
Mr. G. preached sabbath evening.
We had no meeting at Palace.
Bro. § Sister Dole returned from Kauai to day.
letter from her mother dated Jan^ 1ceived Am. letters.
Molokai.
Rev. Mr. Giddie
'47.
Mrs. C. rec^ a
Several others re
Bro Rogers sailed yesterday for Maui §
To-day we had our gates painted.
Sabbath evening
Peter was taken sick § is still not recovered.
Friday July 23-
'47
To-day Peter was at school, but Lydia was unwell.
Wednesday 10 of the scholars were invited to Mr. Tibbey's on
the occasion of Miss Mary Ann's birth day.
The new missionaries
§ their wives were there.
Called with the boys
No wagon horse.
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Amos
Starr Cooke
July
to see Gov. who was sick.
bald to dine.
singing party.
23,
1847
Yesterday we invited Mr.
The former only came.
Page
70
§ Mrs. Archi
In the evening we had a
Messrs Marshall, J. Ladd, Hall, Clarke, Jewett,
Jasper § others came in.
After the rest had left Mr. Jasper staid
§ had a talk with Jane.
To-day he wrote to me § wished to inform
me that he wanted Jane.
I refered him to Mr. Richards.
plied he wished I would see him,
He re
Mr. R. § inform him.
Learned to-day that Mr. Richards is somewhat feeble.
An English-Bark arrived yesterday from the Coast.
Messrs.
§ Archibald call an hour at my school this afternoon.
Geddie
Heard a
report of infanticide by a foreign unmarried woman.
Tuesday July 27-47
Saturday forenoon I was busy here § there.
In the after
noon we went to call on Mr. Richards § spoke to him about Mr.
Jasper's offer to Jane.
He approved of it § said he would call
a Privy council on Monday § they would act on it.
ing Mr. Jasper called,
retired at 9 o'ck.
preached all day.
§ staid till 10 o'clock.
The sabbath passed as usual.
The rest of us
Mr. Armstrong
In the afternoon did not go myself--neither
did Vic. nor Juliette, nor Mary Annis.
ing at the palace.
In the even
In the evening no meet
We went to the chapel § heard Mr. Geddie.
Yesterday school as usual.
John Ii attended the Privy council
§ we learned that the matter of Jane was refered to Mr. Richards
§ Kekauonohi.
This evening I have received a letter from them
a-proving of the desire of Mr. Jasper § Jane.
Yesterday § to-day I have used my eyes much as usual.
Have got the start of my class in Surveying.
Yesterday rec^ 2
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Amos Starr Cooke
July
letters from Mr. Douglass § the scholars, one.
not improved as he anticipated.
27,
1847
Page
71
His health is
Thinks of returning in about
two months § going to the States.
Wrote a line to bro. Bishop
to go by Kua who goes to morrow for figs.
Thurs. Aug.
19-
'47
On account of sore eyes I have not written in my diary
for more than three weeks,
to any extent.
§ even now my eyes forbid my writing
Yesterday, we all visited on board the Cyane at
the invitation of the Ward Room officers.
Andrews Ej Turrill were there.
The Missrs(!) Judd
We had two tables.
The ladies
first, then the gentlemen.
Some officers drank wine.
afternoon we had a school.
Mrs.
In the
C. went to a maternal meeting
at bro. Castle's £ Juliette fell from a tree in their yard §
broke her left shoulder bone near the blade.
For a time we thought it was her elbow.
to day with a diarhea.
a new bathing tub.
Dr. Rooke set it.
I have been much troubled
Took down our water-cask to day, spoke for
Last Saturday, several scholars § I wrote to
Mr. Douglass £ Lyman.
Sunday the Juno § Brutus arrived.
for bro. Smith in the afternoon Rev.
Preached
3:25.
During the week we made preparations for tie 31st ult.
Went to the king's to accompany him but it did not amount to much.
It rained before we reached Nuuanu § the rain the night before
had made the road very muddy.
covered with mud,
When we had reached there we were
§ I was disposed to return, but, as all the
scholars were provided with clean clothes I remained.
turned at 3 o'clock § the king at 4 o'clock.
We re
In the evening we
assembled at the church § bro. Armstrong made an address in
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Aug.
Starr Cooke
native and English.
set peices(!).
19,
1847
72
Messrs Johnson's Marshall Ladd § others sung
Our scholars took no part in it, except Jane.
On Sunday bro. C B Andrews preached at the stone ch.
evening at the palace.
§ in the
The next sabbath he preached for us in
the afternoon § at the chapel, evening.
turned to Maui accompanied by Mr.
§ Gillett § bro. Armstrong.
Monday the 9th he re
£ Mrs. Archibald--Mrs. Dibble
Tuesday or Wednes. afternoon bro.
Lyons § sister Smith arrived § I took them to Punahou.
bro. L. § Curtis sailed for Maui.
Yesterday
Bro. Smith is absent to Maui.
Bro Castle ma ret^ Friday morning last.
this Is.
Page
Bro. Hall has gone round
Today Sister L. Smith invited Jane § Ber. to visit her
next Sat.
Sat. Aug. 21 '47
Thursday evening Mr. Jasper took tea with us § spent
the evening with Jane.
A l . read to the rest of us "Ferdinand §
Isabella", "Introduction".
Yesterday, we invited Capt. Du Pont £ Officers to visit
us on Tuesday evening next.
Last evening went to the Temperance
meeting with boys, § on our return called in at Mr. Dudoit for
Jane § Ber.
This morning Girls are making cake for our party.
By
the Brutus I reed on Monday a letter from Elias B. Stevens of
Danbury.
They have lost two children.
Sent Fridnds § Polynesians
to date to Mr. Douglass § Lyman.
Thursday Aug 26-
'47
On Sat. Last Mr. Ricord sailed about noon in the Providence.
Journal,
Amos Starr
Cooke
Aug.
26,
1847
Page
73
Capt. Du Pont § officers accepted our invitations § the former
invited us for Wednesday evening next but we declined.
I saw
bro. Paris § tried to get him to preach but he was going to
Kaneohe.
Sabbath morning we went to church as usual but no bro.
Andrews was there,
for I had not spoken to him during the week,
fj he went down to bro. Smith's.
I requested John Ii to go into
the pulpit $ prp.y § I came home for a sermon § preached it from
Rev. 3:20.
John Ii preached in the afternoon.
Bro. Andrews was
glad to be excused from any service as he was not well.
In the
evening no meeting at the palace § we went to the chapel.
day invited more company--Mr.
§ Dr. Judd's.
Dudoit's family, Judge Turrill's,
Tuesday I found a package of letters from Fanny
at Baltimore dated Jan.
bridge § his sister
§ Feb.
Elvira.
Capt. Du Pont § 5 officers,
of 23.
Mo n
Also a letter from Henry StockIn the evening our company came.
§
residents to the number
It passed off very well § all retired at 10 o'clock.
Yesterday we read our letters,
§ to day J. has written one
sheet to Fanny, § I part of one to bro.
$ sis. Wilcox.
This
morning at 3 1/2 o'clock Mr. Price brought up the band § serenaded
us. The children got up.
5 saw Mr. Richards.
again.
Andrews.
Yesterday afternoon we went to Punahou
To day he is worse § this evening we went
Last evening our prayer meeting was conducted by bro.
My eyes are still troublesome.
Called on Mr. Jasper
last evening.
Sat. Aug 28 '47
Yesterday very busy in making a plot No. VI.
evening attended Temperance meeting.
In the
After my return walked up
I Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
£
Aug.
28,
1847
Page
74
to Dr. Judd's for A 1 . § Ber. but they had returned § I missed
them.
To day have put up paper § written to E B Stevens § Miss
Abigail Peck § added something to a letter to bro.
§ sister W.
Yesterday Mr. Armstrong, Rogers, Smith, Geddie § Archibald re
turned from Maui.
To-day made wedding cake.
Obtained my watch
from Mr. Boardman's.
Tuesday Aug 31-47
Sabbath passed as usual.
Bro. An. preached P.M. Yester
day § to day very busy making cake § writing invitations. But
part of a school yesterday.
Wm. Hamilton sailed to day § J. sent
two letters--one to Fanny § one to mother.
Yesterday Mr. Richards
was removed from Punahou to bro. L. Smith's.
Friday Sept.
3-47
This morning I feel very tired § shall have no school.
Yesterday I had no school,
§ was busy all day in cleaning lamps
to light the court § otherwise decorate the court.
A platform
was made in front of Jane's door 15 + 7 § covered with a fine
figured native mat.
A Hawaiian Insign was hung against the\\all
§ the king's Royal Standard was suspended from the eaves to the
tree in the centre.
Here the king § Queen were to sit.
All the
members of the privy council were invited § they were present
consisting of the king--queen--John Young, Paki § wife Keliiahonui
§ girl, Kekuanaoa Kanaina, Leleiahoku § wife, Pakea § wife, Kaeo
§ wife, Nanuikaha § wife Ii § Sarai = Mr. Wyllie-1, Judd § faaly-5
Dudoit § family 4, Judge Cox § wife Turrill 4, Capt.
Du Pont;
Lieuts Harrison § McCroe; Purser, Price; Dr. Maxwell; Secy Miller 6
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Chamberlain's faily 4, Andrews'
Sept.
3,1847
Page
75
5, Armstrong 6, Emerson 2, Rogers 2
Smith 1, Dimond 4, Hall 2, Castle 1, Dole 2, Rice 2
Smith 1, Mrs.
Gillett § Miss Dibble = 3_4
75
At 8 1/4 o'clock, all being ready Mr. Jasper § Jane,
Lot § Ber. Mr. Bishop
Ele Judd came out of Sarai's room upon
the platform § Mr Armstrong there married them.
all saluted the bride § groom.
After which,
Then cake § Lemonade were passed.
After this the bride came § played some tunes on the Piano.
the two bride maids.
Also,
Soon the king § suite returned--§ all went
away at 10 1/4 we accompanied the bridge § groom to the gate of
their residence.
about 11 o'clk.
Lot § I took down the flags §c. § retired at
This morning we did not get up till about 7 o '
clock .
Tuesday Sept.
28 1847.
Nearly a month has passed,
my diary.
Noon.
§ I have written nothing in
My reason is press of business § sore eyes.
Have just
returned from a call on Mr. Richards, who is not expected to live
the day out.
Lot, A l , § Wm. accompanied me.
called at Dr. Rooke's § on Judge Lee.
writing.
This week we have no school.
have been much as other weeks.
Wilcox § sister Fanny.
by Miss Ogden,
On our return we
There we found Dr. Judd
The weeks now just passed
I have written to Catharine C.
Last Friday Bro. Hunt arrived accompanied
§ he returns to day--in the Kamehameha.
A fort
night ago last Friday I sat up with Mr. Richards § so I did last
Saturday night.
Smith's house.
For nearly a month they have been living at Bro.
The scholars broke off study as follows, Lot, A l ,
§ Ber. finished Comstock's Philosophy, Book-Keeping at Vocabulary,
Journal, Amos
Starr Cooke
Sept.
Surveying--Page 53, No. VII, Wm.
28,
1847
Page
76
§ El. finished Emerson's Arith
metic Part II, Peter ma Tractions, section 17, Geography at Virginia,
Spelling, No. 99.
They have just been furnished with instruments
for playing cricket.
Wed. Oct. 6- '47
Mr. Richards for nearly a week past has been improving
some, tho' none dare hope he will continue.
Wednesday Bernice
§ I went to Kaneohe § returned § on our return rode up the Pali.
That night Mr. Lea § I sat up with Mr. Richards.
Thursday § Fri
day I made my account of the school's expenses for the past six
months, § on Saturday presented it to Dr. Judd.
shaved Mr. R.
Monday morning he requested me to make out the
Bills against the various parents § guardians.
munion.
In the afternoon
An interesting day.
Sabbath was com
Monday I called on Mr. Richards
to shave him, but he did not wish it.
Commenced my school.
Bernice, Lot § A l . commenced Thompson Legendre § Comstock's Chemis
try, § the two latter continue their Surveying § Book Keeping.
Wm. § El. commenced Emerson's III Part.
The others began where
they left off (see above).
Monday evening monthly concert conducted by bro. Arm®.
Last evening called on several of our neighbors.
very pleasant.
Ther.
81°.
This morning
J. complains of head ache.
Sat. Oct. 9 47
The scholars have made commendable progress this week
in their studies.
Lot swore one day § I forbid his playing any
more outside this week.
Oct.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
on T e m p e r a n c e .
9, 1 8 4 7
P a g e 77
Parsons delivered a very good lecture
T h o m p s o n p r e s i d e d f o r t h e f i r s t time.
Mrs.
C's
h o r s e h a s g o n e to d a y to W a i a l u a b e i n g r o d e b y S a m i E m e r s o n .
Bro.
F o r b e s m a § M rs .
on a w h a l e - s h i p ,
a v e r y littl e.
D i b b l e m a § S a m i E m e r s o n are g o i n g t o g e t h e r
Capt.
Walker.
Mr.
Richards continues
T h u r s d a y I s h a v e d him.
to i m p r o v e
T h a t e v e n i n g bro.
Castle
§ I a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g to c o n s i d e r t h e p r o p o s i t i o n o f a com.
repair § alter the chapel.
pu mp s.
to
H a v e b e e n b u s y t h i s m o r n i n g at f i x i n g
W e d n e s d a y c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
Tinker,
at W e s t f i e l d
NY.
Sat.
Oct.
23
Bro.
'47
Forbes
§ family arrived about a fortnight since
h a v e b e e n p r e p a r i n g to go w i t h Capt.
s a i l e d a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mrs.
Walker.
§
To d a y t h e y h a v e
Dibble ma § Sami Emerson.
For nearly
a w e e k I h a v e b e e n c o n f i n e d w i t h a b l i n d b o i l on m y r i g h t k n e e,
§ J o s e p h w i t h o ne on h i s le f t kne e.
It w a s
l a n c e d on T h u r s d a y .
I have kept school.
The ships Minstrel,
D o a n e § A n g o l a V a r n e y a r r i v e d fr.
States
last Sabbath.
The Medora,
Shoof,
19th.
B y h e r I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
J u l i e t t e one f r o m h e r c o u s i n J u l i a A . P . D .
a r r i v e d on T u e s d a y the
Anderson
Caldwell
§ s ister Mary,
§ papers.
e a c h v e s s e l t h e M i s s i o n r e c e i v e d m o r e o r less s u p p l i e s .
rec e iv e d 2 flutes.
L a s t w e e k Bro.
By
Alexander
R i c h a r d s w a s n o t so w e l l b u t
on S a b b a t h m o r n i n g r e v i v e d § w i s h e d to be s h a v e d - - s o
I went
§ shaved
him.
C o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to d a y to Mr.
an a n n u a l a c c o u n t o f o u r s c h o o l .
Anderson.
He w i s h e s
T w o w e e k s to m o r r o w w e h a d b r o
Jo urna l, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
Oct.
23,
1847
B is h o p all d a y § a l s o at t h e P a l a c e in t h e e v e n i n g .
Bro. A r m ® A .M .
F o r b e s P.M.
§ Andrews
P a g e 78
Last Sabbath
at t h e (P a l a c e .
Last Sabbath
was c o m m e n c e d E n g l i s h S e r v i c e at t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l - h o u s e at 11 1/2
Last e v e n i n g r e p o r t e d by letter,
Temperance pledge.
Mr.
some wh o ha d broke n thei
B r i n s m a d e w a s one.
I w a s n o t a b l e to go
o v er § b i d t h o s e w h o s a i l e d t o - d a y " g o o d by e".
There was
a prayer
meeting at 9 A.M.
Mon.
Oct.
25
'47
Saturday night
I slept better,
go o ut y e s t e r d a y ,
d i d so,
at 11 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
But
a g a i n all day.
§ a t t e n d e d m y S.S.
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d A . M .
Bro.
palace.
Richards
Mr.
Hawes
r e v i v e d a ga in .
Mrs.
III.
F r i d a y Nov.
5 47
1:14,15-28:27.
reported by him
A r m s t r o n g a g a i n at t h e
In t h e a f t e r n o o n r e a d m y
also looked over Manual of church members
T o - d a y h a v e i n v i t e d Mr.
G o o d e l l to ca ll
C. h a s w r i t t e n a l o n g l e t t e r ,
W e n t to P u n a h o u
a b e l l a Vol.
from James
It w a s
Bro.
§ Turrel present.
o f t h e c h u r c h in D a n b u r y .
to Mrs. H i ll .
Dole service
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Bro.
I d i d n o t go out.
sister Catharines diary,
on us th i s e v e n i n g .
§ Mr.
D's t e x t w a s Ps.
T h e r i g h t e o u s h a t h h o p e in h i s de at h.
A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d bu t
s c a r c e l y a b l e to
I w a s v e r y m u c h f a t i g u e d § d i d n o t go out
s i n c e W e a r e n o t t e m p t e d o f God.
t ha t bro.
§ tho'
f o r her,
t h i s e v e n i n g § got F e r d i n a n d § I s
Since w r i t i n g the f o r egoing I have w r i t t e n a letter of
t w o s h e e t s to Mr. A n d e r s o n ,
Mary.
§ t o d a y t h e m o s t o f o n e to m y s i s t e r
T h e B r u t u s w a s to h a v e s a i l e d on W e d n e s d a y but she h a s n ot
Jour n a l , A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
yet got out.
Nov.
5 , .1847
R e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m M. H a t c h at L a h a i n a .
full § sa il f r o m L. f o r h o m e .
Page
79
T h e y are
H a v e w r i t t e n to h i m § s e n t s o m e
D a n b u r y T im es .
A w e t d a y to d a y § t h e g r o u n d is w e l l s a t u r a t e d .
S a b b a t h bro.
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all d a y § Bro. A n d r e w s
e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
room.
Bro.
in t h e
D o l e at n o o n at t he n a t i v e s c h o o l
Bro. A r m s t r o n g is a g i t a t e d b e c a u s e h e h a s b e e n a p p l i e d to
to (!) t a k e Mr.
Richards' place.
set up w i t h t h e l a t t e r .
c on ce rt .
Jasper's.
Nov.
L a s t F r i d a y n i g h t J o h n Ii § I
On M o n d a y e v e n i n g an i n t e r s t i n g m o n t h l y
On L o r d ' s da y r e a d t h e H e r a l d f o r M a r c h
h as w r i t t e n to Mrs.
Sat.
Last
Anderson.
'47.
Mrs.
C.
L a s t e v e n i n g w e all v i s i t e d at Mr.
M o n d a y e v e n i n g M a r s h a l l J o h n s o n c a l l e d on us.
6 '47
W r o t e a l e t t e r t o - d a y to M o t h e r M o n t a g u e .
Whitney's barrel
O p e n e d Mrs.
§ t o o k f r o m t h e n c e a buridle f o r us f r o m P i t t s
field containing a Daguerrotype of Charles Family
f a l s e h ai r , b o o k s f o r c h i l d r e n ,
d a t e d N o v . / D e c 1846.
c ap s
§ two letters
B r u t u s n o t y e t gone.
0 Lord, p r e p a r e us all f o r t h e h o l y s a b b a t h .
Rainy,
§ Fanny,
some
from M o t h e r - a g a i n today.
Mary Annis'
birth
d a y 1 yr.
T h u r s d a y N o v 11,
'47
T h i s d a y in
day,
[is] t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y f a t h e r ' s b i r t h
§ o f m y s i s t e r M a ry .
b e e n 87.
T he l a t t e r is F if ty .
m y age now.
n o rain.
T h e f o r m e r if h e h a d l i v e d w o u l d h a v e
W h e n sh e w a s b o r n f a t h e r w a s j u s t
To d a y w e h a v e h a d s o m e l i g h t e n i n g
§ Thunder, but
S u n d a y m o r n i n g it w a s c l e a r bat it r a i n e d b e f o r e . n o o n *
§ c o n t i n u e d to r a i n a ll
[day] v e r y h a r d ,
§ a l s o in t h e e v e n i n g .
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Nov.
roday I h a v e r e a d s i s t e r D o l e ' s
Sarah
living
1847
P a g e 80
from her sister
at bro. W's.
Lord's
d a y m o r n i n g at 9 o ' c l o c k Bro. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d on
h i s w a y f r o m Bro.
n o t li ve th ru'
I went
letter 7 sheets
11,
Richards saying he was worse
t h e day,
probably would
§ r e q u e s t e d me to go d o w n § s p e n d t h e day.
§ f o u n d h i m a p p a r e n t l y s i n k i n g § t h a t he h a d b e e n s i n k i n g
ever since Saturday morning.
present,
a l s o bro.
Andrews,
I f o u n d Drs.
Rogers
10 o ' c l o c k A.M. he b e g a n to g a s p
breathe.
R o o k e , Wyllie § Judd
§ sister Chamberlain.
About
§ in 10 m i n u t e s h e c e a s e d to
I informed b r o s . Smith § Armstrong before they had
dismissed their congregation.
A prayer was
L. A n d r e w s ,
§ I shaved, w a s h e d dressed § laid
§ t h e n bro.
out t h e c o r p s e ,
Rogers
§ soon several natives
this time w e took dinner.
Judd took notes.
§ J u d d cam e,
Lookers
About
W h e n t h a t h o u r a r r i v e d Drs.
the former with i n s t r u m e n t - - D r .
on J o h n Y o u n g , b r o s . A n d r e w s ,
§ myself § Joel a native attendant.
operations.
c a m e in to see it.
A t 3 o ' c l o c k P.M. a n a p p o i n t m e n t w a s
m a d e for a p o s t m o r t e m e x a m i n a t i o n .
Rooke Wood, W y l l i e
s o o n m a d e b y bro.
Dr.
Rogers
R o o k e p e r f o r m e d t he
H e f i r s t s c a l p e d b y c u t t i n g f r o m e a r to ear,
§
t h e n t a k i n g t h e h a i r o n t o p o v e r t h e f ac e § t h e r e s t u n d e r th e
n e c k - - t h e n w i t h a f in e s a w h e s a w e d o f f t h e s k u l l f r o m t h e f o r e
h e a d r o u n d so as to t a k e o f f a p i e c e t h a t w o u l d h o l d a q u a r t ,
more.
T h e b r a i n s w e r e t h e n t a k e n out § e x a m i n e d § it w a s
or
found
t h a t t h e l ob e o f t h e b r a i n n e a r t h e le ft t e m p l e h a d a d h e r e d §
w a s m u c h d e s t r o y e d - -§ all r e m e m b e r e d t h a t t h a t w a s t h e p l a c e w h e r e
he f r e q u e n t l y
h a d p u t up hi s h a n d ,
i n d i c a t i n g p a i n t he re .
r e st o f the b r a i n w a s c o n s i d e r e d n e a r l y ,
The
or quite perfect
T h e a b d o m e n w a s o p e n e d b u t n o t h i n g w a s out o f t h e w ay .
The brains
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Nov.
w e r e r e m o v e d to b e e x a m i n e d m o r e at l e s i u r e .
11,
1847
P a g e 81
The skull was r e
p l a c e d § t h e s k i n p u t b a c k § s e w e d up--§ so w a s t h e a b d o m e n §
t he c o r p s e r e d r e s s e d so t h a t no o n e w o u l d h a v e s u s p e c t e d t h e
examination.
I s t a i d to t e a § to f a m i l y p r a y e r s .
j u s t at dark.
I came home
On a c c o u n t o f t h e r a i n t h e r e w a s no s e r v i c e
t h e a f t e r n o o n , n o r in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
e a r l y § w h e n w e d i d t h e r a i n p o u r e d dow n,
in
W e all r e t i r e d
§ the end of our cook
r o o m p a r t l y fe ll down.
Monday,
the corpse.
C.
at n o o n ,
I a c c o m p a n i e d t h e c h i l d r e n all to see
I h a v e n o t b e e n t h e r e s in ce .
M o n d a y e v e n i n g Mrs.
§ B e r n i c e w e n t w h i l e t h e r e s t o f us w e n t to t h e S.S. m o n t h l y
c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
n e x t d a y s u f f e r e d f o r it.
C a s tl e .
W e n t w i t h Mr.
to get a p e r m i t to s t a y at th e
Tuesday
W a l k e d a c o n s i d e r a b l e § th e
G o o d e l l to s e e t h e Gov.
Is.
(A.M.) w e all a t t e n d e d t h e h o i k e o f t h e s c h o o l s
at t h e m e e t i n g h o u s e .
D u r i n g t h e d a y t h e B r u t u s w e n t out, b u t
w a s in s i g h t at s u n down.
C ons iderable excitement this w e e k about
o ne M o r g a n , w h o e s c a p e d f r o m t h e C o u r t , b u t w a s f o u n d on b o a r d o n e
o f w h a l e s hips.
S c h o o l as u s u a l b o t h y e s t e r d a y § to day.
P r o g r a m m e o f t h e f u n e r a l o f Mr.
o'clock
(A.M.).
b y bro.
Arm®.
Rec^ a
R i c h a r d s on S a t u r d a y n e x t at 10
Last e ve n i n g a t t e n d e d the p r a y e r m e e t i n g cond®
O n m y r e t u r n r e a d t h e f e w last p a g e s o f P r e s c o t t ,
F e r d i n a n d § I s a b e l l a . , V o d .; Ill, w h i c h t h e s c h o l a r s h a d j u s t c o m p l e t e d .
I a l s o r e a d to m y s e l f s e v e r a l p a g e s a b o u t H i m m e n e s , t h e i r M i n i s t e r
W a r r i o r -- Bi sh op or Prelate
§ t h e f o u n d e r o f an u n i v e r s i t y at A l e a l a
§ the Complutesian Polyglot.
Yesterday,
to t h e S c h o o l R o o m £ a p p o i n t e d B e r n i c e ,
r e m o v e d the school's L i b rary
Librarian.
Jo ur nal, A m o s
F r i d a y Nov.
Starr Cooke
Nov.
12,
18 47
P a g e 82
12-47
T h i s m o r n i n g h a d a s c h o o l o f on e h o u r t h e n w e n t to s e a r c h
for t h e w a g o n h o r s e t o w a r d s
Punahou.
On m y return f o u n d t h e s c h o l a r s
just g o n e to B e r i t a n i a w h e r e t h e y w e r e to feast.
get r e a d y § w e w o u l d go § s ee them.
kept w i t h h i m m o s t o f t h e day.
O r d e r e d all to
Found his M a j e s t y there,
§
A f t e r e a t i n g a w h i l e s a y at n o o n ,
t h ey m a r c h e d o u t § w e n t d o w n t o w n § t h e n to t h e m e e t i n g ho u s e .
We w e n t w i t h t h e K i n g § s t o p p e d a w h i l e at h i s ho u s e .
w i t h h i m to the M e e t i n g h o u s e .
A f t e r s i n g i n g § q u e s t i o n i n g some
of t h e b o y s on t h e m a p o f t h e D r u n k a r d ,
t h e n Mr. Arm§ s u n g a g a i n § a p r a y e r .
f e a s t a g a i n § w e w e n t w i t h them.
the k ing made some r e m a r k s - -
T h e y all t h e n r e t u r n e d to
About
3 o ' c l o c k it b r o k e up,
§ t h e k i n g r e q u e s t e d t h a t Lot £ Al. m i g h t go h o m e
him.
Then went
§ dine with
I c o n s e n t e d § t h e y w e n t w i t h h i m § t h e re st o f us r e t u r n e d
home.
Of course, no school this afternoon.
T h i s m o r n i n g c a l l e d to see Mr. H i t c h c o c k ' s i n v o i c e o f
B oo ks .
Sat.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
Nov.
13
§ sister Wilcox.
'47
L a s t e v e n i n g r e a d a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g a r t i c l e in t h e E c
lectic Magazine about
"Guizot".
in §we r e a d o n e n e a r l y t h r o u g h .
early.
Al. w a s s e n t to h i s room.
Just then The Polynesians
Lot w a s r a t h e r u n w e l l
came
£ retired
T h i s m o r n i n g at 8 1/2 o ' c l o c k
I d i r e c t e d all t h e c h i l d r e n to get r e a d y for t h e f u n e r a l .
About
9, Mr. J a s p e r c a m e in to l e a v e J a n e to go w i t h us as h e w i s h e d
to go w i t h t h e O f f i c e r s .
gun to get ready.
clothes
fr.
A t 9 1/4 o ' c l o c k Lot
§ A l . had not b e
A l . w a s t r y i n g on b o o t s - - L o t w a i t i n g f o r his
the Tailor.
I f o u n d f a u l t w i t h t h e m § t o l d t h e m to
Journa l, A m o s
Starr Cooke
not w a i t a n o t h e r m i n u t e .
in to go w i t h us.
Nov.
13,
S o o n s o m e o f Dr. J u d d ' s
S e r m o n in n a t i v e b y bro.
7:5 " f o r he l o v e t h o u r n a t i o n "
1847
P a g e 83
child ren came
Armstrong from Luke
§ it w a s a v e r y g o o d s e r m o n .
The
C a t h o l i c P r i e s t s w h o w a l k e d in t h e p r o c e s s i o n w e n t in f o r th e
first t i m e § h e a r d t h e s e r m o n .
saw Mrs.
Richards
my l e t t e r to bro.
§ her daughter.
R e t u r n e d § a d d e d s o m e t h i n g to
§ sister Wilcox.
the m a n h a l f a d o l l a r .
T u e s d a y Nov.
A f t e r d i n n e r w e n t up to P u n a h o u - -
Found our wagon-horse,
T h i s e v e n i n g h a v e w r i t t e n t h e above.
16- 47
L o r d ' s d a y it w a s v e r y w i n d y .
Left m y s a b b a t h s c h o o l w i t h
32.
S paid
Ii.
Bro.
A t t e n d e d c h u r c h all day.
A. p r e a c h e d f r o m Prov.
14:
"T he w i c k e d is d r i v e n a w a y in h i s w i c k e d n e s s b u t t h e r i g h t e o u s
h a t h h o p e in h i s d e a t h " .
present
A first rate sermon.
His m a j e s t y was
§ h e a r d it.
At n o o n m o s t o f us w e n t to bro.
b ro D o l e f r o m A c t s
11:24
Smith's
"He w a s a g o o d m an " .
h e a r e r s - - m o re t h a n u s u a l at t h e c h a p e l .
prea c h e d about o f f ending Christ's
c h u r c h to h e a r
Q uite a n u m b e r of
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
l i t t l e one s .
Bro. A n d r e w s
t h e p a l a c e § p r e a c h e d fr. P s . 9 7 : 1 T h e L o r d r e i g n e t h ,
A.
at
Let t h e
e a r t h r e j o i c e let t h e m u l t i t u d e o f Isles b e g l a d t h e r e o f .
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n bro.
c o m p a n i e d b y Capt.
D oane.
C h a m b e r l a i n c a l l e d at t h e s c h o o l a c
Mrs.
J a r v e s c a l l e d § w e d i d n o t ride.
T h i s e v e n i n g w e t o o k o n l y a s h o r t ride.
Mrs.
c h a s e d $7.0 0 w o r t h of b o o k s to day.
§ Mrs.
Mrs.
C c a l l e d o n Mrs.
Richards
her affairs--^ her neighbors.
f o r a w h i l e at least.
Mr.
C. § B e r n i c e p u r
J a s p e r c a l le d.
§ had a long talk wit h her about
S h e is to t a k e Mrs.
Dibble's place
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
Sat. Nov.
Nov.
of the s h i p M o r r i s o n .
P a g e 84
o f f § on.
down t o w n to see his Capt.
A[t]
mate
He s p e n t an h o u r § t h e n w e n t
(Green), § at noon returned § dined
2 l e f t a g a i n § r e t u r n e d at 4 o ' c l o c k s a y i n g he w a s
in s o m e t h i n g o f a h u r r y .
I c l o s e d a l e t t e r to bro.
cox-- J. t w o l e t t e r s - -§ I p u t up M o s e s '
the W i n d w a r d ,
from Moses Hatch,
H e h a d c o m e in to s p e n d t h e d a y § l e f t t h e
ship o u t s i d e , w h i c h w a s
Mr. H a t c h to A. S e e l e y ,
Esqr.
drawing § painting,
§ a Lyra Hawaii,
§ sent them by
I gave him some Temperance papers,
Baxter's Saints Vest, Bu n y a n ' s come
He l e f t at 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
a t t e n t i o n to h i s soul.
§ sister W i l
a c c o u n t o f o u r v o y a g e to
also specimens of their writing,
a ls o a g r o u n d p l a n o f o u r h o u s e ,
ments.
1847
20 1847
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e had a call
w i t h us.
20,
§welcome,
§ tw o s a b b a t h d o c u
§ as he d i d I d i r e c t e d his
He s e e m s to h a v e a l t e r e d s o m e w h a t hi s
opinion of Missionaries.
I hope our renewal of acquaintance may
b e s a n c t i f i e d to h i s soul.
Last eveni ng a tt en de d the Temperance
m e e t i n g w h e r e t h e q u e s t i o n o f t h e i m p r o p r i e t y o f p a s s i n g laws f o r
b i d d i n g the s a l e o f a r d e n t s p i r i t s
took the Negative,
§ Mr.
Parsons
§c.
J u d g e Lee § Mr. J a s p e r
§ Rood the affirmative.
w a s d e c i d e d "in t h e a f f i r m a t i v e " .
Felt unwell last n i g ht
to day.
valuable W a t c h was
On T h u r s d a y G e nl M i l l e r ' s
the posse s s i o n of Morgan.
It
§ also
f o u n d in
H e h a d a f a l s e b o t t o m to h i s t r u n k §
it w a s u n d e r it.
Sat. Nov.
27-47
A n o t h e r w e e k is c l o s e d § I h a v e n o t r e c o r d e d a n y t h i n g
o f t h e L o r d ' s g o o d n e s s to m e § m i n e § t h e l a r g e f a m i l y o f s c h o l a r s .
L o r d ' s d a y p a s s e d as u s u a l w i t h a s e r m o n f r o m bro.
A r m s t r o n g in
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
Nov.
27,
1847
P a g e 85
the f o r e n o o n - - a s e r m o n in E n g l i s h at t h e s c h o o l - h o u s e b y bro.
Dole "I k n o w t h a t m y R e d e e m e r l i v e t h . "
family o n l y p r e s e n t .
Job.
Punahou § our
Bro. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d i n t h e a f t e r n o o n
§ bro. A r m s t r o n g in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
also at o u r m e e t i n g on W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g .
from M e s s r s D o u g l a s s
Ber.
L ym a n.
Damon present
Monday, we had letters
§ L y m a n o n e to m e f r o m Mr.
Lot £ A l . fr. Mr.
return.
Bro.
D.
§ o n e e a c h to
M o s t a l l h a v e c o m m e n c e d l e t t e r s in
D u r i n g t h e w e e k I h a v e p r o p [ p ] e d up th e f e n c e b e t w e e n
our y a r d § t h e c o o k R o o m y ar d .
On M o n d a y n e x t
I e x p e c t Mr.
Bent
to r a i s e t h e r o o f o f t h e c o o k H o u s e a b o u t tw o feet.
Wednesday
(24th) w a s t h e 1 1 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f o u r m a r r i a g e
For t h r e e d a y s all m y s p a r e t i m e h a s b e e n d e v o t e d to p l o t t i n g a
f i e l d s u r v e y e d b y Mr.
its area.
L y m a n in P u e b l o De Sa n J o s e ,
Lot § A l . a re d o i n g t h e same.
a c al l f r o m L o r r i n
§ Mr.
Byers.
§ M a r y v i s i t e d at Mr. J a s p e r ' s .
a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr s .
C. at Mr.
an i n v i t a t i o n f r o m bro.
§ calculating
Thursday evening we had
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g Lot, A l , Wm.
Last evening the same visited,
Chamberlain's.
5 sister Hitchcock,
Tuesday, we received
to v i s i t M o l o k a i w i t h
all o u r f a m i l y at t h e c o m i n g f e s t i v i t i e s o f t h e N e w Yea r.
r ep li ed ,
Mon.
Nov.
s a m e day,
2 9-
Ber.
We
c o n d i t i o n a l l y in t h e a f [ f ] i r m a t i v e .
'47
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n c e l e b r a t e d as t h e a n n i v e r s a r y of F r a n c e
§ England's joint ackno w l e d g e m e n t of the Hawa i i a n
Independence.
The f o r e i g n e r s n a t u r a l i z e d h a d a f e a s t at the c o u r t H o u s e .
King, M i n i s t e r s
also Wm. J a m e s
to a P i c ni c .
§ c h i e f s at t h e h o u s e o f t h e P r e m i e r .
§ Peter,
Mr.
a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
Th e
A l . § Ber.
J u d d § c h i l d r e n to N u u a n u
B i s h o p t o o k d i n n e r w i t h th e r e s t o f us.
This
Jour nal , A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
Nov.
evening w e expect a p ar t y of the chiefs.
A vessel sails
coast o n W e d n e s d a y .
29,
1847
P a g e 86
fo r t h e
No s c h o o l to d a y § I h a v e r e a d l e t t e r s w r i t
ten on m y t r i a l s o f m a t r i m o n y in 1836.
Y e s t e r d a y Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all day.
in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
also
Wed.
I r e a d E v a n g e l i s t f or J a n y 21 18 4 7 - -
to t h e c h i l d r e n , A d a m s '
Dec.
Bro. A n d r e w s
s e r m o n o n t h e d e a t h o f Mr.
Armstrong.
1 1847
T h i s is m y 3 7 t h b i r t h day.
T h i r t y s e v e n y e a r s ag o to
day it w a s s a i d in t h e v i l l a g e o f D a n b u r y Conn.
in t h e f a m i l y o f Deac.
be en to t h a t c hild.
C o o k e a n d Oh!
a m a n c h i l d is b o r n
h o w long s u f f e r i n g God has
"Surely goodness
§ mercy hath followed him
all h i s da ys ".
This noon
E v a n g e l i s t s to Mr.
former,
§ Ber.
to the l a t te r.
I got o f f s e v e r a l
L y m a n § Mr.
Al. Wm. J a m e s ,
this e v e n i n g .
Lorrin,
has b e e n n o reading.
Mrs.
C.
Wed.
Dec.
Douglass.
Peter,
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
vessel has not sailed.
Bro.
$ N.Y.
Lot § A l . w r o t e to t he
David, Mary,
El,
§ Em.
§I
H i t c h c o c k h a s c a l l e d § s a y s the
Armstrong conducted our prayer meeting
John Dominis
Have
letters Polynesians
§ Mr.
Byne have called § there
c o m m e n c e d in e a r n e s t a h e n h o u s e f or
8 '47
F o r s o m e e v e n i n g s m y e y e s h a v e b e e n so b a d t h a t
n ot w r i t e .
On S a t u r d a y ,
I c o m p l e t e d the hen-house.
I could
While
I was
b u s y in t h e f o r e n o o n Lot, A l , £j Wm. w e n t to t h e w a g o n - h o u s e w h e r e
Kema sleeps,
§ has three of the King's boys Jack, J i m § Bil Stevens
come § t e l l t h e m s t o r i e s .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n A l , Wm.
§ James
§ Peter
Dec.
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
a c c o m p a n i e d m e to K a p e n a to b a t h e .
early.
8, 1 8 4 7
P a g e 87
T h a t e v e n i n g w e all r e t i r e d
A b o u t m i d n i g h t S a r a i c a m e to us
§ s aid she has just found
Lot § t h e t h r e e b o y s ' o f t h e K i n g a b o v e d n a m e d in t h e W a g o n h o u s e
w i t h Kema,
Ii,
§ the daughter of Kealoha
(Abigail).
up o u r r e s t f or t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e n i g h t .
This broke
The n e x t m o r n i n g Lot
was c o n f i n e d to h i s r o o m § at m o r n i n g s e r v i c e d i d n o t go out.
D u r i n g t h e f o r e n o o n Mrs.
Al.
§ Wm.
h a d b e e n o u t § f or th e s a m e p u r p o s e
same p l a c e .
rooms.
C. c a l l e d at h i s room,
§ h a d g o n e to the
A f t e r m e e t i n g t h e y t w o a l s o w e r e c o n f i n e d to t h e i r
B u t all w e n t o u t to t h e a f t e r n o o n s e r v i c e ,
e ve ni n g .
Bro.
I Pet.
as w e l l as the
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d in th e m o r n i n g fr. J a m e s
at t h e p a l a c e f r o m E z . 3 3 :1 1,
fr.
§ he told her that
2:7.
Monday
§ in t h e a f t e r n o o n
a n d bro.
I r e q u e s t e d Wm.
Andrews
§
in t h e a f t e r n o o n
to w r i t e w h a t h e h a d d o n e
I r e q u e s t e d Lot to do so,
us an a c c o u n t o f m a t t e r s .
2:5,
§ y e s t e r d a y A l . gave
T h e y al l a g r e e in t h e m a i n.
Yesterday
I h a d a t a l k w i t h Lot § A l . § t r i e d to f a s t e n c o n v i c t i o n u p o n t h e m
§ to l e a d t h e m n o w to c o m m i t t h e m s e l v e s to t h e L o r d J e s u s
Last e v e ni n g Wm.'s
f a t h e r c a l l e d § c o n v e r s e d w i t h him.
I h a v e h a n d e d t h e m a ll s o m e t r a c t s .
Christ.
To-day
J o h n Ii p u n i s h e d Ii § Kema,
§ I s h a l l do m y b e s t to h a v e t h e o t h e r s p u n i s h e d in s o m e way.
I nde ed ,
all.
Damon.
t h e K i n g h a s m a n i f e s t hi s d i s p l e a s u r e b y d i s m i s s i n g t h e m
M o n d a y e v e n i n g o u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s c o n d u c t e d by bro.
Bro. J o h n s o n § L o u i s a , h i s d a u g h t e r a r r i v e d f r o m Kauai.
Y e s t e r d a y Mr.
§ Mrs.
J a s p e r s a i l e d f o r K au a i .
the s e a § s e v e r a l v e s s e l s a r e w i n d b o u n d .
T h e w i n d is f r o m
All our scholars have
b e c o m e a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e c h i l d r e n w i t h o u t to t h e i r inju ry .
L a s t n i g h t S a r a i h a d a s e v e r e a t t a c k o f t h e c h o l ic .
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
M o n d a y Dec.
13-
Dec.
13,
1847
P a g e 88
'47
T h u r s d a y l a s t I a l l o w e d t h e b o y s to go o u t to s c h o o l §
to co me to d i n n e r f o r bro. J o h n s o n t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us.
also t h e y c a m e to s c h o o l ,
bro. J o h n s o n
§ Al.
§ in t h e a f t e r n o o n w e h a d a c a l l
^ a F r e n ch seaman.
to us a w hi l e.
from
That evening Lorrincalled § read
Thursday e v e n i n g h a d an i n t e r s e t i n g t a l k w i t h Wm.
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g h a d a c o m p o s i t i o n school.
fr. bro. H i t c h c o c k § a n s w e r e d it.
§ to r id e w i t h t h e bo y s .
1 T h e s . 5:6.
Friday
Reed a letter
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e n t to b a t h e
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g b ro .
A r g p r e a c h e d fr.
M y S.S. m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g t h a n u s u a l .
Memoir of Bartimea gratuitously.
t he c o m m u n i o n l a s t S a b b a t h o f Dec.
Ga ve out
Bro. A r m s t r o n g g a v e n o t i c e o f
On t h a t d a y I i n t e n d to g i v e
p r e s e n t s to s o m e o f t he b e s t s c h o l a r s - - a B i b l e to t h e v e r y best.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n it r a i n e d § w e d i d n o t go out.
at h o m e § I read.
R i c h Fool.
Mr.
T i n k e r s e r m o n in t h e N a t i o n a l P r e a c h e r - -
In t h e e v e n i n g w e w e n t to t h e p a l a c e
J o h n s o n f r o m P s . 19 :1 2 :
We had a meeting
§ h e a r d bro.
"E h o o m a e m a e oe i a ' u i n a h e w a i n a l o . "
A v e r y g o o d s e r m o n f o r a l a ym an .
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
m e n t o f Dr. J. F r a n c e s ,
C a s t l e c a m e e a r l y to 3iow us an a d v e r t i s e
an o c u l i s t in N.Y.
to da y I w r o t e a l e t t e r to c o u s i n Rev.
him.
Geo B e n e d i c t , w h o r e c o m m e n d s
T h i s e v e n i n g w e a t t e n d e d S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y
bro. A r m s t r o n g .
Sat.
We h a d seen the same §
Dec.
18
S i n c e t h e n h a v e w r i t t e n t h e a bove.
'47
T h e p a s t w e e k h a s b e e n b r o k e in u p o n n o t a l i t tl e.
Tuesday
e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to U n c l e § A u n t S t o c k b r i d g e .
Thursday
w r o t e an i n t r o d u c t o r y l e t t e r for Mr. § Mrs. P e c k to C h a r l e s .
Yes
t e r d a y T h e y s a i l e d in t h e Geo. W a s h i n g t o n = E i g h t v e s s e l s s a i l e d
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
on T h u r s y .
Dec.
§ a b o u t as m a n y y e s t e r d a y .
18, 1 8 4 7
O n e Capt.
P a g e 89
Harding sailed
5 is s u p p o s e d to h a v e t a k e n J. B o o t h ' s c l e r k w h o r o l l e d h i m of
$7000.
T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g I w a s i n at Mr.
Boardman's
§ Capt.
White-
field t o l d J. B o o t h t h a t h e h o p e d h e w o u l d p r o p s e r in e v e r y t h i n g
but one,
" Bu t s e l l i n g b r a n d y ? " s a i d J. B o o t h .
old D a v i d L y o n died.
Mr.
§ Mrs.
Stevens
That same m o r n i n g
§ Miss Johnson sailed
yesterday.
Y e s t e r d a y w e h a d no s c h o o l .
I was b u s y in a s s i s t i n g the
c a r p e n t e r to r a i s e up t h e r o o f o f t h e c o o k h ou s e .
I h ad a school.
This forenoon
L a s t e v e n i n g t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t h e T e m
perance meeting.
Judge Andrews
r e a d an essay u p o n t h e p r o b a b l e
c au se s o f t h e d i m i n u t i o n o f i n t e m p e r a n c e
f o r m o n t h s past.
c u s s e d th e s u b j e c t o f g i v i n g up o u r p r e s e n t s o c i e t y
a n o t h e r at t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t o f t h e n e w yea r.
again.
§ r e q u e s t e d to
§ h e w o u l d c o m e n e x t w e e k § p u t it on
Wright presided.
back--also,
$ beginning
A letter was receive
from our Pres i d e n t that he h a d b r o k e n his pledge,
be s t r u c k f r o m th e r o l l,
Dis
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w e w e n t to ri de on h o r s e -
on W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n
§\vent to t h e t o p of t h e h i l l
in r e a r o f P u n a h o u § r e t u r n e d § w e n t to K a p e n a to b a t h e .
I took
c o l d § y e s t e r d a y a d d e d to it.
Mon.
Dec.
20,
1847
T h i s e v e n i n g I h a v e b e e n w r i t i n g up m y a ccts.
s e l f n o t a l i t t l e in t h e rear.
no to a l l o w for o u r b o a r d .
§ find m y
I a m in a q u a n d a r y (!) w h e t h e r or
Last y e a r we did not, but
to do so t h i s ; b u t if I do I s h a l l f a l l in t h e rear.
I intended
The Lord
h e l p me to d e c i d e as f or e t e r n i t y .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
p r e a c h e d f r o m Is.
At n o o n I h a d m y S.S.
22:18-20 verses.
Ag.
as u s u a l
Jo u r n a l ,
Amos Starr Cooke
Bro. Ag.
c a l l e d in.
bro.
Damon.
Dec.
Mrs.
20,
C o o k e w e n t d o w n to bro.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n as bro.
Ag.
1847
P a g e 90
S m i t h ' s to h e a r
h a d e n g a g e d to p r e a c h
to t h e " W a s h i n g t o n i a n s " b y r e q u e s t at t h e O a h u c h a r i t y s c h o o l h o us e, Mrs.
C. Ber.
§ I went there
drews p r e a c h in n a t i v e .
the p a l a c e .
25,
The King § P r e m i e r b o t h unwell.
'47.
An
In t h e e v e n i n g t h e l a t t e r p r e a c h e d at
r e a d t h r o u g h M i s s H e r a l d for M a y
Feb.
§ t h e o t h e r s to h e a r bro.
D u r i n g t h e d ay
'47 a l s o N Y E v a n g e l i s t for
P a r t o f t h e f o r m e r to Mrs.
C.
This m o r n i n g c o n
c l u d e d to h a v e t h e D o m e s t i c s ' s h o u s e s h i n g l e d § p u r c h a s e d s h i n g l e s ,
boards
§c.
T o - m o r r o w I i n t e n d t h e s c h o l a r s to h e l p p u t on s h i n g l e s
boards
§ to h a v e o u r G r a s s h o u s e t h a t c h e d .
T h u r s d a y Dec.
23 '47
T u e s d a y h a d no s c h o o l in t h e m o r n i n g .
s c ho ol s.
S e n t a l e t t e r to bro.
Benedict two Polynesians,
w h a l e ship.
Yesterday
Mrs.
C. h a d d r a w i n g
§ S i s t e r S e e l e y § to c o u s i n G.
$ 3 F r i e n d s to M o s e s H a t c h to go b y a
£ d a y b e f o r e Mr.
Jones rebuilt our oven
§ fire pl a c e .
Yesterday
to s h i n g l e t he t h e
I h a d no school
(!)
Domestics'
§ th e b o y s a s s i s t e d m e al l d a y
ho u s e .
§ laid about one h a l f of the shingle.
school,
We p u t o n a l l t h e lath,
This forenoon had one hour's
§ s p e n t t h e r e s t o f t h e d a y in s h i n g l i n g § f i n i s h e d at
3 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Last even in g the King was a tt a c k e d wi t h the pleuris
§ A l . § J o h n Ii s p e n t t h e n i g h t t here.
ing c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Da mo n.
Wm. t o o k t e a at bro.
to h a v e g o n e to Mrs.
Mrs.
Dimond's.
C.
I attended our prayer m e e t
§ I w e n t Ber.
Lot, A l .
This evening they were expecting
Judd's but rain prevented.
c o m m e n c e d t h a t c h i n g o u r g r a s s ho u s e .
p r e s e n t s to m y N a t i v e S.S.
Mary,
J o h n Ii's m e n
N e x t S a b b a t h I i n t e n d to m a k e
s c h o l a r s - - a n a t i v e B i b l e to th e best.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Sat.
Dec.
25
Dec.
1847
P a g e 91
'47
This has been Christmas,
e r a ll y.
25,
§ has been celebrated very g e n
I w a s o c c u p i e d t h i s f o r e n o o n in g e t t i n g m y w a t c h w h i c h
h a d b e e n s e v e r a l w e e k s at Mr.
te rs § m a s o n s .
At n o o n w
foot, b o y s on h o r s e b a c k ,
Boardman's,
§ in p a y i n g o f f c a r p e n
all s t a r t e d f or P u n a h o u t h e g i r l s on
§ Mr s .
C. 5 I § o u r c h i l d r e n o n t h e w a g o n .
All our m i s s i o n a r y b r e t h r e n § sisters w i t h t heir c h i l d r e n w e r e p r e s e nt
a l s o Bro.
Adults
C.
§ sister Damon,
§ Mr.
Hitchcock.
W e d i n e d at 2 o ' c l o c k .
§ a f e w e l d e r c h i l d r e n at f i r s t t able.
S o u r s c h o l a r s h a v e g o n e to v i s i t El.
o ne s c h o o l in the f o r e n o o n
§ t w o in t h e
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
Turrill.
Yesterday I had
afternoon.
W i t h t he a s
sistance
o f th e j a c k § o u r n a t i v e s I r e p a i r e d t h e h o r s e ho u s e . T h e
c a r p e n t e r f i n i s h e d th e h i p j o i n t s t o - d a y § p u t up the t r o u g h .
Y e s t e r d a y I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Bro. H i t c h c o c k s a y i n g
they h ad changed the examinations
h a d b e t t e r s a i l o n M o n d a y next .
so.
Sc to n e x t w e e k § t h o u g h t w e
W e s h a l l m a k e an e f f o r t to do
T h e L o r d p r e p a r e us f o r e v e r y e m e r g e n c y - - h e r e
K e k u a n a o a has r e q u e s t e d t h a t V i c t o r i a s t a y b e h i n d .
$ elsewhere.
I shall reply
to hi s r e q u e s t in t h e n e g a t i v e .
Mon.
Dec.
27,
'47
Ye s t e r d a y was a pleasant day
s p en t in u s u a l l a b o r s .
present.
I m e t m y S.S.
$ th e s a b b a t h w a s m o s t l y
at n o o n bu t o n l y a f e w w e r e
To t h e m I g a v e T e s t a m e n t s 6, B a n i a n a 12, H i m e n i H o l e a 12.
To K i p o l a § K a p l e a I g a v e r e d c o v e r e d
they had c o m m i t t e d the most verses
In t h e m o r n i n g bro.
r e q u i r e t h t h a t wh.
is p a s t " .
(Morrocco)
hymn b o o k s --because
$ b e e n a l w a y s t here.
A g p r e a c h e d f r o m Eccl.
3:15 " G o d
A f t e r this the 4 § 5th sections of
his c h u r c h c e l e b r a t e d t h e L o r d ' s s u p p e r .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
Dec.
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
27,
18 47
P a g e 92
■ Ag d i s t r i b u t e d t h e e l e m e n t to t h e f i r s t 3 s e c t i o n s o f h i s c h u r c h ,
if At n o o n Mrs.
C. w e n t to h e a r bro.
H not out a n y p a r t o f t h e day.
The King § family were
He w a s n o t so w e l l .
1 bro. Ag. p r e a c h e d at t h e p a l a c e ,
1 ■
always s t r i v e w i t h me ".
Damon.
Gen.
6:3,
"My s p i r i t s h a l l n o t
T o d a y w e e x p e c t e d to s a i l f o r M o l o a k i ,
: but the K i n g ' s c o n t i n u e d i l l n e s s h a s p r e v e n t e d ,
at all.
In t h e e v e n i n g
§ w e m a y n o t go
H a v e b e e n b u s y in s e t t l i n g u p m y a c c o u n t s .
‘ P o l y n e s i a n s to t h e D e p o s t i o r y .
Cut b ro .
S e n t t wo
Ch n 's h a i r - - v i s i t e d
I the King.
I
I
| T h u r s d a y Dec.
30-
'47
*
T u e s d a y m o r n i n g a b o u t 10 o ' e l k a n o t e c a m e in f r o m Dr.
I
| Judd § o t h e r s s a y i n g t h a t t h e K i n g "was n o t w e l l e n o u g h for us
I to t a k e o u r e x p e c t e d v o y a g e . "
I
I
I
fI'
f
i
>
I immediately gave notice according-
ly t o o k a l e t t e r I h a d t h a t m o r n i n g w r i t t e n to bro.
bro. A g to ta k e ,
a l s o a s t a n d a r d $ s o m e l e t t e r s for M o l o k a i .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n ,
the w i n d was
the K a m e h a m e h a III w e n t out.
at the K i n g ' s .
H i t c h c o c k for
ahead,
§ h as b e e n all t h e w e e k ,
A l . s p e n t all d a y M o n d a y
Tuesday
Y e s t e r d a y I c o m m e n c e d s c h o o l m u c h a g a i n s t th e
w i s h e s o f t h e s c h o l a r s - - i n t e n d i n g to t a k e a v a c a t i o n s o m e t i m e
w h e n w e c a n t a k e a tour ,
better,
tho'
or voyage.
I am much exhausted.
ing w a s c o n d u c t e d by bro.
t a l k w i t h Mr. W i l c o x .
ing, w h i l e at Mr.
To d a y t h e s c h o o l h a s b e e n
Last evening our p r a y e r m e e t
L. A n d r e w s .
A f t e r m e et in g I h a d a long
He b o a r d s at Capt.
Boardman's,
Car te r .
Tuesday m o r n
I w a s m u c h m o r t i f i e d to l e a r n t h a t
Lot w a s i n d e b t e d to h i m fo r a r i n g $10.
Y e s t e r d a y I r e t u r n e d it
to Mr.
After school yesterday
B t i l l Lot s h o u l d get t h e m o n e y .
some o f t h e b o y s
§ I rode to Waikiki.
T o - m o r r o w w i l l b e t he l a s t
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
d a y o f th e y e a r § te rm,
plo t,
Dec.
§ I h o p e Lot
§ A l . will
1847
P a g e 93
f i n i s h Mr.
Lyman's
§ t h e i r B o o k K e e p i n g - - a l s o 12 P r o p o s i t i o n s o f G e o m e t r y ,
1/2 o f C o m s t o c k C h e m i s t r y .
p a r t,
30,
Wm.
§ E l . to F r a c t i o n s E m e r s o n I I I ^
P e t e r m a 1 1 ^ p a r t to P e r c e n t a g e ,
Mitchell's
Geo.
§ the t w o l a s t S. Am.
J o s V i c Ly get to A f r i c a M i t c h e l l ' s
§ John "Pictorial Primmer".
§
4 1/2 o ' c l k P.M. Mrs.
of
P r i m a r y Geo.
Hoop e r just
called.
M o n d a y J a n u a r y 3-1 84 8.
L a s t F r i d a y I h a d a s c h o o l al l day.
Mazatlan.
ing.
An a r r i v a l f r o m
In t h e e v e n i n g s o m e o f u s w e n t to t h e T e m p e r a n c e m e e t
I h a d w r i t t e n a s h o r t c o m m u n i c a t i o n t h e day b e f o r e s i g n e d
"Star."
Mr.
d r e w s Pres.
Wright,
Carter was present.
§ J .W . W o o d V i c e pr.
We c hose officers.
Wilcox,
Judge A n
Sec. H o p k i n s ,
Editor,
C o o k e § T h o m p s o n - - s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e - - B i s h o p , Tr ea s.
N e x t w e e k w e w e r e to m e e t i n t h e n e w V e s t r y § J u d g e Lee,
a d d r e s s us.
S at urd ay was busy here
S o u t h E a s t b u t n o rain.
§ d i d n o t go out.
Mr s.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I r e a d
a s e r m o n to t h e c h i l d r e n f r o m B u l u e n ' s V i l l a g e S e r m o n s
I g i v e y o u ".
No 1. Vol.
to M rs .
C.
21.
at M e t a l s ,
"A n e w h e a r t
In t h e e v e n i n g r e a d to t h e m a Y o u t h ' s
D u r i n g t h e d a y r e a d t h r e e N.Y.
commenced Geometry, Book
I Prop.
L § A l . in S u r v e y i n g at C a s e V I I I ,
Companion
Evangelists,
To d a y I h a v e c o m m e n c e d a n e w t e r m ,
Lot Al § Ber.
C.
A b o u t n o o n it b e g a n to r a i n § w i t h o u t m u c h i n
t e r m i s s i o n it r a i n e d t i l l t h i s m o r n i n g .
will
§ B i o s a ls o
Lot, I h a d s e n t to h i s r o o m f o r d i s
Yesterday I was unwell
visited m y S.S.
The w i n d b l e w from
In t h e e v e n i n g L. A n d r e w s Jr.
Stark § John Dominis called.
obedience.
§ t h er e.
to
§ some
§ n e w b o o k o f accts.
XII,
Chemistry,
§ in B o o k - K .
review
Jan.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
D a y B o ok , J o u r n a l ,
§ L eger.
ditions of Fractions.
Fractions § Geo.
Wm.
§ El.
Emerson
Peter ma
at E u r o p e .
V i c S L y d i a at N u m e r a t i o n
do.
Jos.
P a g e 94
I 11 ^ p a r t ,
at a d
1 1^
" Sec.
"
do. M u l t i p l i c a t i o n - -
§ all at A f r i c a .
m uch c o n f i n e d § am q uite unwell.
3, 1 8 4 8
To-day I have been
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e w a s to b e
a m o n t h l y c o n c e r t b u t no.
Sat. Jan.
8 '48
M o n d a y e v e n i n g I r e a d to t h e c h i l d r e n f r o m the " M i s s i o n
a r y H e r a l d " for M a y 1847,
letters
w r o t e a s h o r t l e t t e r to bro.
(5) Nos.
2 8- 3 2 ,
f r o m Mr.
C. S. L y m a n ,
No 1, o f "T he F r i e n d " ,
w h i c h I h a d read.
The past w e e k
Dwight.
Tuesday I
§ sent some Polynesians
a lso,
s o m e N.Y.
Evangelist
I h a v e b e e n m o r e s t r i c t in m y
s c h o o l Ej h a v e h a d a m u c h b e t t e r s c h o o l f or it.
The forepart of the w e e k was quite rainy § m any of our
adobie w a l l s have fallen,
house.
To r e p a i r f e n c e s
$ s o h as t h e f r o n t o f o u r D o m e s t i c s '
$ it
(!)
100 c o r a l s t o n e s o f t h e a u p u n i .
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
I h a v e e n g a g e d 10 bis.
L im e S
Wednesday evening our meeting
L. A n d r e w s .
L a s t S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g Mr.
§
Mrs. J a s p e r a r r i v e d f r o m K a u a i , h a v i n g l a n d e d at E w a § c o m e on
afoot.
T h u r s d a y w e c a l l e d on them,
§ they came
us § s p e n t th e e v e n i n g t i l l 10 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
$ t o o k tea w i t h
Last ev en i n g w e m ost
o f us w e n t to h e a r J u d g e L e e 's T e m p e r a n c e a d d r e s s .
It w a s
rate--§ w e v o t e d to r e q u e s t a c o p y f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ,
$ raised a
s u b s c r i p t i o n at once.
was present.
A l . § Wm.
T h e t w o r o o m s w e r e full.
To d a y w e h a d n o s c h o o l .
a c c o m p a n y me to t h e s t o r e s
n o o n w e w e n t to r i d e to W a i k i k i .
first
Judge Turrill
T h i s f o r e n o o n I h a d Lot,
§ to a u c t i o n .
This a f t e r
Lot b o r r o w e d G § J o h n ' s h o r s e
23
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Jan.
8, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 95
5 I m a n i f e s t e d s o m e d i s p l e a s u r e at h i m f o r it.
T h i s e v e n i n g all r e c i t e d t h e i r v e r s e s a b o u t t h e y o u n g
m a n in th e g o s p e l M a r k 10:27.
I r e a d H e n r y u p o n it.
t a k e n s i c k on W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g ,
§ h as n o t b e e n to s c h o o l since.
He ha s h a d a s h o r t c o u r s e o f f e v e r , b u t to d a y his
§ he has taken no medicine.
b a t t l e at N e w O r l e a n s .
Kali was
f e v e r is a b a t e d
T h i s d a y is t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e
Sister Armstrong received a letter from
bro. B i s h o p t h a t h e c o u l d n o t c o m e to p r e a c h to m o r r o w ,
e n g a g e d t h e s e r v i c e s of bro.
so I h a v e
L. A n d r e w s .
T h e L o r d p r e p a r e us all f or t h e d u t i e s o f t h e S a b b a t h .
T u e s d a y Jan.
11
Lord's
evening.
'48
d a y bro.
L. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d a ll d a y § in t h e
H i s t e x t s w e r e Eph.
A b o u t d a r k it r a i n e d some.
usual.'
Mrs.
the chapel
C. § Ber.
5 :1 4 1 Cor.
§ o t h e r s a t t e n d e d at t he r e o p e n i n g o f
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y s c h o o l
as u s u a l , b u t l i t t l e a m b i t i o n to s t u d y ,
Richards
§ after tea § prayers
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Jan.
P s . 1 1 6 :1 2.
M y S.S. w a s m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g t h a n
§ sat a m o n g t h e s i n g e r s .
L a s t e v e n i n g Mrs.
6 :2 0
§ daughters
o r to do a n y t h i n g else.
§ M i s s O g d e n v i s i t e d us,
t h e y a c c o m p a n i e d us to S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t ,
Castle.
I r e a d a l i t t l e f r o m Cong .
V i s i t e r for
1847-- § made a few remarks.
Y e s t e r d a y J o h n w a s t a k e n sic k,
b y all t h e c h i e f s
§ so w a s
Kali, w h o
§ was v i s i t e d during the day
is to d a y n o b e t t e r .
The
f o r m e r is b e t t e r to day.
Y e s t e r d a y I p u r c h a s e d 24 c a n e s e a t c h a i r s
room.
To day 52 g l a s s set.
for d i ning
Sister Armg thinks quite(?)
awaking among the drunk members.
an
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
Wed. Jan.
1848
P a g e 96
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
L. A n d r e w s
12
Jan.
12,
'48
§ he d w e l t m u c h u p o n t h e s u b j e c t o f a r e v i v a l o f r e l i g i o n .
also, r e m a r k e d .
Mrs.
Arm® somewhat unwell.
Others
Mr. B i o s h a s c a l l e d .
Heard to-day that A l . swore yesterday.
Sat. Jan.
15 48
Yesterday,
I p u n i s h e d Lot,
for disrespect,
for s h o w i n g a nger.
Mrs.
I was somewhat unwell
§ being very irritable
severely.
A l s o , Wm.
in the m o r n i n
L a s t e v e n i n g 5 t o d a y I h a v e felt m o r e u n w e l l .
C. r o d e to P u n a h o u on T h u r s d a y § j u s t as t h e y h a d r e a c h e d
h o m e t h e h o r s e r u n § k i c k e d u p b u t f o r t u n a t e l y d i d n o i n j ur y.
Tofday,
I h a v e l o o k e d o v e r 3 N.Y.
read "The P o lynesian",
Evangelists.
This ev e n in g
containing a Treaty with Hamburg.
t e r d a y I t o o k o f f m y w h i s k e r s w h i c h a d d e d to m y cold.
l e t t e r f r o m bro.
A r m g d a t e d at L a h a i n a l u n a ,
g o i n g on to H a w a i i .
Wed.
Jan.
19
James
J a n y 10/48.
Yes
Rec^ a
He was
§ J o h n ar e r e c o v e r e d o f t h e i r s i c k n e s s .
'48
T h u s m y d a y s ar e f a s t b e i n g n u m b e r e d ,
d a y o f m y p i l g r i m a g e h e r e b e l o w w i l l come.
§ soon the last
Oh to b e a l w a y s re a d y ,
f or in s u c h an h o u r as w e t h i n k n o t t h e S o n o f m a n c o m e t h .
L a s t L o r d ' s d a y Bro.
P a r k e r d i d n o t c o m e as w a s e x p e c t e d
§ bro. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d all d a y § in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
He w a s m u c h e n g a g e d .
T e x t in t h e m o r n i n g Mat.
7:11 §
At n o o n I h a d a m e e t i n g w i t h th e e l d e r s
q u i r e d o f t h e m a b o u t t h e w o r k o f t h e Lord.
to me t h a t G o d w a s in our m i d s t b u t
(na lima)
(!)
§ in
It w a s v e r y e v i d e n t
I c e r t a i n l y k n e w it not.
It
Jan.
Jo ur n a l , A m o s
Starr Cooke
did me good.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mrs.
down to t h e c h a p e l
bro.
n e i g h b o r as t h y s e l f . "
C.
19,
§ I w i t h Jos.
P a g e 97
§ Martha went
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m L u k e 10:
"Love thy
M o n d a y m o r n i n g I a t t e n d e d the n a t i v e p r a y e r
meeting § directed the minds
of t h e p e o p l e to s a i l o r s
as it w a s S e a m e n ' s M o n t h l y c o n c e r t day.
§ foreigners
In t h e e v e n i n g w e n t d o w n
to t h e C h a p e l b u t f o u n d n o m e e t i n g - - c a l l e d at bro.
the e v e n i n g .
1848
Smith's
§ spent
L a s t e v e n i n g p r e p a r e d to s a y s o m e t h i n g t h i s m o r n i n g
but bro. A n d r e w s w a s p r e s e n t
§ I p u r p o s e to s a y w h a t
I intended
at W a i k i k i to m o r r o w a f t e r n o o n .
Heard yesterday,
f r o m Mr. R i c e o f K a i l u a t h a t Dr. A n d r e w s
lost h i s l i t t l e s o n o f 18 ms.
the 6th.
A l s o , t h a t Mr.
on Jan.
G oodell's eyes we r e
ing bro. A n d r e w s w a s m u c h e n g a g e d .
worship.
3 r d $ t h a t it w a s b u r i e d on
Mr.
improving.
T hi s e v e n
G o w e r w a s in at t e a § e v e n i n g
He w e n t to m e e t i n g .
M o n . J a n 2 4 '48
T h i s is t h e 2 4 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y s i s t e r C a t h a r i n e ' s de a t h ,
§ I s t i l l h a v e a b i b l e in m y p o s s e s s i o n n o w wh.
T h ursday last I was t aken w i t h a d iarhea
eat n o r h a d a n y s c h o o l .
Friday
§ in t h e a f t e r n o o n n e i t h e r
but
I w e n t at d a y - b r a k e ( ! )
f e m a l e p r a y e r m e e t i n g at t h e s c h o o l - h o u s e .
u n i t e d m e e t i n g till
§ I have not
D i d i n t e n d to go to m o r n i n g p r a y e r m e e t i n g s
but did not till this m o r n i n g when
Ps.
I c o u l d n o t go, n e i t h e r
I was still unwell but had a school
felt s t r o n g s ince.
On
I h a d the horses brought w it h the i n t e n
t i o n o f g o i n g to W a i k i k i to a m e e t i n g ,
d i d Ii.
s h e g a v e me.
7 o' e l k .
a r r i v e d b r i n g i n g Bro.
A f t e r w a r d s to th e
T h e k i n g w a s t he re .
T o - d a y I h a v e fe lt b u t l i t t l e .
to the
I r e a d 5 7t h
Friday evening the Kamehameha
B a l d w i n § f a m i l y § bro.
Alexander.
Saturday
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Jan.
m o r n i n g the " U n c a s , " Capt.
B.
§ Al.
at bro.
Gillett arrived.
Chamberlain's
d i t io n.
.AL p r e a c h e d f r o m Phil.
At n o o n m e t t h e L u n a s
w i n p r e a c h e d f r o m Is.
55:6.
A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d fr. Job.
18 48
P a g e 98
C a l l e d on t h e m bros.
§ e n g a g e d t h e m to p r e a c h y e s t e r d a y .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I r o d e in t h e w a g o n § Mrs.
t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
24,
again.
C. o n h o r s e b a c k .
1:28.
Tokens
Yes
of p e r
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
Bald
In t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e bro.
36 :22
"Who t e a c h e t h like h im?"
After
m e e t i n g h a d a o p p o r t u n i t y to s a y a fe w w o r d s to th e King.
Wed.
Jan.
26
'48
T h i s is t h e 4 3 r d a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y s i s t e r S a r a h ' s b i r t h
day.
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y s c h o o l as u s u a l .
t e n d e d t h e p r a y e r m e e t i n g of m a l e s ,
Yesterday morning at
§ the u ni t e d meeting.
m o r n i n g t h e b o y s w e n t to o n e § t h e g i r l s to a n o t h e r .
p r e a c h e d at 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k fr. J o h n 5 :3 9 " S e a r c h
To-day we have been the subject of prayer.
t h e p r a y e r m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Sat. Jan.
29
This
Bro.
Baldwin
the Scriptures".
This evening attended
Baldwin.
'48
Thur s d a y m o r n i n g I a t t e n d e d the m o rning pray e r me e t i n g
§ r e a d § c o m m e n t e d u p o n t h e 8th chap.
attended the me e t i n g of inquirers.
at 8 o ' c l o c k do.
do.
f o r 1 st a p a n a - - 2 0 0 .
do.
2nd apana--
b o t h days e s p e c i a l l y yesterday.
50.
Romans.
A t 9 o ' c l o c k A.M.
Yesterday morning attended
This m o r n i n g
W a s p l e a s e d at w h a t
A l . ^ I w e n t to an i n t e r e s t i n g T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g .
L e a w e r e t he re .
I saw
Thursday evening I wrote a co m
m uni ca ti on for our Temperance m e e t i n g last evening.
§ Mr.
"
Last evening
Mr.
Bastain
S u b j e c t d i s c u s s e d , W h i c h is m o s t h a r m f u l ( ? )
Journal,
Amos Starr Cooke
Jan.
29,
1848
P a g e 99
f e r m e n t e d o r spirituous l i q u o r s - - d e c i d e d th at f e r m e n t e d l i q u o r s
wer e .
This af ternoon 4 boys
$ I bathed.
Y e s t e r d a y an a r r i v a l
from the coast br in gi ng back papers pub li c a t i o n s
y e a r old.
§c. m o r e t h a n on e
J u l i e t t e w r o t e to h e r m o t h e r f o r p a i n t s w a s h i n g m a c h i n e (
§c. § I p u t i n an o r d e r fo r $25.
f o r us to m o r r o w .
Our scholars
Bro.
B a l d w i n h a s e n g a g e d to p r e a c h
s t i l l r e m a i n u n a f f e c t e d b y all
t h e e v i d e n c e s t h e y § w e h a v e o f G o d ' s s p i r i t a m o n g us.
will they inquire
T u e s d a y Feb.
"what shall we do?"
1 st 48.
T h u s a n o t h e r m o n t h ha s d a w n e d u p o n me.
to p r a i s e G o d f o r all h i s m e r c i e s .
w i t h a fe w i n q u i r e r s o f A p a n a 3.
Lord's
Bro.
c r o w d e d that
Oh f o r a h e a r t
d a y m o r n i n g I me t
B a l d w i n p r e a c h e d in the m o r n
ing to a v e r y f u l l c o n g r e g a t i o n f r o m Is.
c a m e so
Oh, w h e n
5:15,
I g a v e up s o m e cf o f
16.
The house b e
(!) o u r s e a t s
§ the boys
sat w i t h t h e i r p a r e n t s .
At n o o n m y S.S. w a s t h i n § u n i n t e r e s t i n g .
M et a g a i n w i t h t h e L u n a s
£ h e a r d t h a t bro.
A g r e e d to go up to W a i k i k i
to a b o u t 400 fr.
I Thes..
in t h e P.M.
preached Sabbath
Accordingly went
5: 19 Q u e n c h net t h e S.
bro. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d at t h e p a l a c e .
w o r d s to J o h n Y o u n g .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
(P.M.)
In t h e e v e n i n g
Ag.
L a s t e v e n i n g at p r a y e r s
In t he e v e n i n g bro.
§ talked
After m eeting I said a few
§ s p o k e to t h e c h i l d r e n § m a d e a p r a y e r .
us.
A r m s t r o n g h a d arrived.
t a l k e d § he
K a a u w a i ca me
He a l s o t o o k t e a w i t h
H a l l c a l l e d § w e c o n v e r s e d a b o u t N. Y ork.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n t h e r e has b e e n an a r r i v a l o f a F r e n c h M a n o f W a r ,
bringing a n ew consul,
southerly,
§ Maigret
(Catholic Bishop).
s h e c a m e in to t h e h a r b o r i m m e d i a t e l y .
The w i n d b eing
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Sat.
Feb.
Feb.
5, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 100
5 '48
T h e d a y § w e e k are gon e, b u t al l o u r s c h o l a r s
impenitent.
W e h a v e b e e n o u t e v e r y m o r n i n g to t h e p r a y e r m e e t i n g .
I fear the interest
i n g bro.
a re s t i l l
in r e l i g i o n is d e c r e a s i n g .
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m Is.
on F r i d a y m o r n i n g .
morning meetings
He was also present
T h i s m o r n i n g I r e a d Hal.
this week.
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro. Ag.
d u c e d to Capt.
4 5: 11 .
Thomas.
Wednesday m o r n
1.
Moses has attended
Wednesday evening our p rayer meeting
The room was quite crowded.
Was
intro
T h u r s d a y an e x t r a P o l y n e s i a n w a s p u b l i s h e d
g i v i n g an a c c o u n t o f the m u r d e r o f Dr. W h i t m a n § w i f e
b y theilndians - - a l s o an a c c o u n t o f v e s s e l s
§ 9 others
§passengers
expected.
T h i s f o r e n o o n t h e F r e n c h C o n s u l M. D i l l o n § w i f e w e r e p r e s e n t e d
at c ourt.
They appeared very well.
V i c e - c o n s u l - - s a l . $1200.
to r i d e o n h o r s e b a c k .
1 Theu.
5: 19
T u e s d a y Feb.
Mr.
D u d o i t g o e s to K a u a i as
T h i s a f t e r n o o n th e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d me
H a v e w r i t t e n a n a t i v e s e r m o n t h i s w e e k fr.
"Quench not the Spirit."
8 '48
L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g th e c h u r c h w a s
§ w e a g a i n g a v e up o u r s e a t s .
Bro.
Ag. p r e a c h f r o m A c t s
At n o o n m y S.S. w a s n o t so full as u s u a l .
to M a e m a e
W a l k e d both ways.
w i n p r e a c h e d at t h e p a l a c e , b u t Mrs.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
C. w a s u n w e l l
r en p a s s e n g e r s .
They
Bald
§ I d i d n o t go
f r o m t h e So u th .
This m o r n i n g the Honolulu,
a r r i v e d b u t w e got n o l e t t e r s .
I went
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
Y e s t e r d a y it w a s r a i n y § t h e w i n d w a s
day it h a s r a i n e d a l i t t l e .
Newell,
16:30.
§ p r e a c h e d m y n e w s e r m o n to a s c h o o l h o u s e full.
were very attentive.
out.
f i l l e d to o v e r f l o w i n g - -
He h a d h i s w i f e
To
Capt.
§ 4 child
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Feb.
8, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 101
T h i s e v e n i n g w e ar e g o i n g out to c a l l on t h e n e w F r e n c h
c o n s u l , Mr.
Dillon
§ Lady.
C a l l e d on t h e a b o v e ,
w e s a w Capt.
§ M rs .
Sat.
'48
Feb.
12
Lot, A l , Ber.
a l s o at Mr.
Newell.
§ M a r y go w i t h us.
Thompson's
§ Capt.
McKee where
T h o u g h t o f c a l l i n g at Capt.
Carter.
W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g I a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t i n g § h e a r d bro.
Armstrong from
--
The king was present.
bro. A. c o n d u c t e d o u r p r a y e r m e e t i n g .
B r os.
In t h e e v e n i n g
Baldwin § Emerson
w e r e there.
On T h u r s d a y M.
D i l l o n c a l l e d at bro.
left h i s c a r d f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e M i s s i o n .
Chamberlain's
§
Thursday evening
bro. A g . c a l l e d on us a s h o r t t ime.
F r i d a y it r a i n e d al l d a y
£ the weather was quite unpleasant.
Stud ied most of my spare
t ime,
Surveying.
Prep a r e d some remarks
on t h e N e g a t i v e o f a
q u e s t i o n to b e d i s c u s s e d at o u r T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g .
Will the
o c c u p a n c y of M e x i c o be o f a n y b e n e f i t to th e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
§ Wm.
a c c o m p a n i e d me.
Al.
T h e q u e s t i o n w a s d e c i d e d in t h e n e g a t i v e .
T hi s m o r n i n g I c a l l e d d o w n t o w n § on s o m e o f o u r n e i g h b o r s .
Today reed some Evangelist,
I h a v e w r i t t e n t h e ab o v e .
Thurs.
Feb.
§ r e a d f o u r o f them.
Mrs.
This even in g
R. h a s c a l le d .
17 -'48
O n L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g it w a s v e r y p l e a s a n t .
house was v ery crowded,
but we did not leave our seats.
B a l d w i n p r e a c h e d f r o m H e b . 4:12.
preached,
In th e a f t e r n o o n bro.
§ a l s o at t h e p a l a c e in t h e e v e n i n g .
versation with Alapai,
The meeting
§ w a s p l e a s e d w i t h her.
Bro.
Ag.
I had some c o n
At n o o n m y S.S.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
w a s r a t h e r sm a l l ,
Feb.
§ not interesting.
17,
18 48
On M o n d a y M a r y ,
Peter § David commenced 2nd Book of History,
§ Ly. c o m m e n c e d A s t r o n o m y in M i t c h e l l ' s
P a g e 102
Em, J a m e s ,
" P a r l e y ' s " Jos.
Primary Geography.
t h e e v e n i n g w e all a t t e n d e d S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
c o n d u c t e d b y him.
Vic
In
Castle's
T u e s d a y w a s t h e d a y a p p o i n t e d for r e c e i v i n g
the fu ll l e n g t h p o r t r a i t o f L o u i s P h i l l i p e at n o o n at t h e p a l a c e .
O u r s c h o l a r s vere
all p r e s e n t .
It w a s a m a g n i f i c e n t p r e s e n t f r o m
h i m to K a m e h a m e h a III. T h e f r a m e w a s
In t h e e v e n i n g a s o i r e e
g i l d e d $ a b o u t 10 ft. b y 7.
§ m ost of the foreigners w ere present.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
n i g h t § t o d a y it h a s r a i n e d at t i m e s v e r y hard .
Mr. W i l c o x c a l l e d at m y s c h o o l .
Feb.
19 48
the T e m p e r a n c e meeting.
t o r y of E n g l a n d ,
morning I was
T i b b e y § d i d n o t go to
O b t a i n e d f r o m Mr.
Q u r t o size.
C am e h o m e e a r l y § read.
the new
W e n t to b a t h e § t h e n c a l l e d d o w n on b o a r d t h e H o n o l u l u .
§ Wilcox,
J. M o n t a g u e Rev. Mr.
Uncles Smith, Taft,
f o r b ros.
Caldwell, Warner,
§ t o o k t h e m to Capt.
s a i l on t h e m o r r o w f or China.
During the w e e k
o n e ea.
Cary , H. W. T a f t , W e s t S t o c k b r i d g e ,
S. C O o k e , N e w H a v e n ,
A n n Capt.
This
This afternoon about Astrea,
T h i s e v e n i n g I p u t up v a r i o u s P o l y n e s i a n s ,
Rev.
T. A s h b u r t o n ' s H i s
l o o k i n g o ut i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e n e w p l a n e t L e V e r n i e r
f or m y c o n t e m p l a t e d L e c t u r e .
§ Charles
This forenoon(?)
2 rods.
L a s t e v e n i n g I v i s i t e d at Mr.
asteroid.
Last
T h i s e v e n i n g E m m a c a r r i e d me
f r o m t h e s c h o o l r o o m s to t h e h o u s e
Sat.
Baldwin.
A l ex ,
I h a v e h a d § Mrs.
E.
Seeley
§ S.
A b i g a i l Peck,
N e w e l l w h o is to
s e n t b y h i m f o r a l e t t e r stamp.
C. a l s o a b a d cold.
T h o m a s s a i l e d to d a y f or China.
The Laura
Journal,
Amos Starr Cooke
T u e s d a y Feb.
22
Feb.
I r o d e to W a i k i k i
J. w e n t out to t h e p a l a c e
o 'c lk .
P a g e 103
Ag. p r e a c h e d f r o m J o h n 1:12.
In
§ read a sermon from John 15:25
"They h a t e d me w i t h o u t a cause",
school
18 48
'48
L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g bro.
t he a f t e r n o o n
22,
to a f u ll ho u s e .
§ I s t a i d at home.
In t h e e v e n i n g
At n o o n m y s a b b a t h
I r e q u e s t e d t h e m e e t h e r e a f t e r in t h e m o r n i n g at 8 1/2
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y t h e a ir has b e e n q u i t e c h i ll y.
day a trade w i n d quite strong,
e v e n i n g I c a l l e d on bro.
Smith,
ing w e h a d a c a l l f r o m Mr.
a r t i s t - - a l s o f r o m Mr.
th e f i r s t f o r s o m e time.
§ t h e y on us today.
L as t
This e v e n
H i t c h c o c k a c c o m p a n i e d b y an E n g l i s h
S k i n n e r Mrs.
an i n v i t a t i o n t h r o u g h Mr.
To
T a y l o r § M i s s D ri n g.
Rec^
J o n e s to c a l l at t h e C a t h o l i c c h a p e l
F r i d a y m o r n i n g at 10 o ' c l k to h e a r t h e O r g a n m a d e b y Mr. J o n e s ,
P r i c e $4, 00 0.
Commenced
to d a y a s e r i e s o f a r t i c l e s fo r t h e
E l e l e f or t e a c h e r s o f t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l s .
Y e s t e r d a y n o o n Mr.
Sat.
Feb.
26
§ Mrs.
D i l l o n c a l l e d u p o n us.
'48
M y t i m e h a s b e e n so m u c h t a k e n up t h a t
m y diary.
Ag.
I have n e g l ected
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Thursday afternoon we r e ceived a great many letters
Messrs Douglass
§ L yman.
from
T h a t e v e n i n g I s t u d i e d q u i t e late.
F r i d a y m o r n i n g w e v i s i t e d t h e C a t h o l i c c h a p e l in c o m p a n y w i t h
t h e k i n g,
chiefs
from Valparaiso.
§ f o r e i g n e r s to h e a r t h e i r n e w o r g a n j u s t c o m e
At n o o n
I w e n t o n b o a r d o f t h e C h a r l e s to get
a b o x c o n t a i n i n g a lot o f m u s i c f r o m Mr.
Douglass.
When I re
t u r n e d I m e t all t h e c h i l d r e n g o i n g to t h e Q u e e n ' s to s e e a
p e a c o c k § h e n p r e s e n t e d b y Mr.
D i l l o n to t h e i r M a j e s t i e s .
After
J o u r n a l , A m o s S t a r r C o o ke
Feb.
26,
d i n n e r w e h a d no s c h o o l b u t w r o t e l e t t e r s to Mr.
I w r o t e also § this m o r n i n g sent t h e m
in t h e P r o v i d e n c e .
few p r e s e n t .
1848
Douglass
Last e vening atte n d e d the Temperance m e e t i n g - -
T h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y guns w e r e h e a r d § it p r o v e d
S h e c a m e in i m m e d i a t e l y
o ' c l o c k , w e w e n t o v e r to bro.
Hall's
§ had a prayer,
Rev. Mr. A t k i n s o n § w i f e b o u n d to O r e g o n ,
w i f e f o r h e r e § Rev.
o t h e r at bro.
Revs. Mr.
S a m i G. D w i g h t s i n g l e .
f r o m S p r i n g St.
u n t i l G en l m e e t i n g .
bro.
church
Castle's.
Th e
§ from
To da y I h a v e
Douglass.
2 8 '48
Dwight
§ bro.
Retir ed about ten o'clock.
w a s k e p t a w a k e s o m e by M a r y A n n i s w h o h a d a d i a r h e a .
Andrews
Juliette
It w a s so
I n d e e d fo r s e v e r a l days.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
O n l y a fe w s c h o l a r s p r e s e n t .
D w i g h t a c c o m p a n i e d me to m y S.S.
It w a s r a i n y all d a y § o n l y a f e w
c o m p a r a t i v e l y c a m e o ut to m e e t i n g .
The boys
15:
b e m a d e alive.
e v e n i n g Rev.
Kinney §
I r e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m M i s s Le t t s ,
w h o h a d c a l l e d to s e e him.
f r o m I Cor.
We found
T h e f i r s t c o u p l e s t a y at bro. H a l l ' s .
S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g w a s s p e n t w i t h Mr.
5:6.
§c.
§ h e c a m e h o m e w i t h us to s t a y
a d d e d s o m e t h i n g to m y l e t t e r to Mr.
last night.
§ at 11
The latter brought
^ si ste r Seeley c o nt ai ni ng some blank bills.
M o n d a y Feb.
§ Lyman.
[to] the D e p o s i t o r y to go
to b e t h e " S a m o s e t " a r r i v e d .
letters
P a g e 104
Bro. Ag. p r e a c h e d f r o m Gal.
a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t h e c h a p e l
F o r as in A d a m all die,
§ h e a r d bro.
so in C h r i s t s h a l l all
In t h e a f t e r n o o n s t a i d w i t h t h e c h i l d r e n .
Mr. A t k i n s o n p r e a c h e d at the c h a p e l
a c c o m p a n i e d me.
T e x t w a s A c t s 16:
s p e a k e r § s e r m o n i z e r an h o u r long.
In the
§ 8 scholars
Believe o n t h e S.
Bro.
Damon
He is a g o o d
Dwight c o n d u c t e d our
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
evening family worship.
Feb.
28,
L e a r n e d to d a y th at Mr.
1848
P a g e 105
T e n E y c k ha s
w ri tt en very strongly against the n a t i o n § the mission.
It w a s
p u b l i s h e d in a P l a i n D e a l e r , p u b l i s h e d at C l e a v e l a n d ( !) Ohio.
L a s t w e e k T h e " N e w s " m a d e a l l u s i o n to b r o s . A r m s t r o n g C a s t l e H a l l ,
Bishop § Johnson § Andrews
Wm.
Ladd).
§ m y s e l f written by "Snooks"
A d d e d s o m e t h i n g to m y l e t t e r to Mr.
T h u r s d a y Mch.
(alias,
Douglass.
2 '48
A l l m y s p a r e t i m e t hi s w e e k h a s b e e n d e v o t e d to l o o k i n g
o v e r m y l e c t u r e for to m o r r o w n i g h t .
been trying my m agic Lantern
This evening I have just
§ find some of the diagrams m u c h
i n ju re d.
On T u e s d a y e v e n i n g § to n i g h t w e r e c e i v e d a c a l l f r o m
y o u n g Mr.
Butl e r of the "Samoset".
Dwi gh t.
T o - n i g h t h e s l e e p s w i t h Mr.
T h e i r v e s s e l is n a m e d a f t e r t h e f i r s t
intercourse w i t h the Puritians(!)
at P l y m o u t h .
indian who had
Yesterday after
s c h o o l I a c c o m p a n i e d t h e b o y s on b o a r d o f t h e S a m o s e t .
Mr.
The mate,
F oo t t r e a t e d us p o l i t e l y tho' he w a s a l i t t l e c o r ne d.
meeting
l a s t e v e n i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro. A t k i n s o n .
§wife were over
r e t u r n e d today.
M o t t w e r e at t h e M a t e r n a l m e e t i n g .
the M i s s i o n a r i e s .
T u e s d a y Mar.
Bro.
Our
Bishop
Y e s t e r d a y after noon the Misses
They enjoyed their visit among
On T u e s d a y I r e e d a lot o f " D a n b u r y T i m e s " .
7 '48
F r i d a y w a s d e v o t e d w h e n out o f s c h o o l to p r e p a r i n g m y l e c
ture § the M a g i c Lantern.
W e n t d o w n at 6 o ' c l o c k § w a s
to w a i t an h o u r b e f o r e t h e k e y c o u l d be o b t a i n e d ,
flurry.
children.
The room was very well
obliged
§ w a s in q u i t e
f i l l e d § m a n y of m y a u d i t o r s w e r e
O c c u p i e d an h o u r § a q u a r t e r .
A f t e r this,
there were
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
M a r c h 7, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 106
some T e m p e r a n c e b o o k s f r o m E n g l a n d s o l d at a u c t i o n w h i c h h a d b e e n
ordered.
T h e y s o l d w e l l but
it m a d e s o m e b a d f e e l i n g .
a f t e r n o o n t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
Foster
n ig h t .
B u t l e r r e t u r n e d w i t h them,
Saturday
D w i g h t on h o r s e b a c k to N u u a n u .
spent the evening
T h e n e x t d a y t h e y w e r e at m e e t i n g .
§ s t a i d all
They b eing here we
had no s a bbath School.
Lor'ds day m o r n i n g
few p r e s e n t .
Bro.
Native service.
I w e n t e a r l y to m y S.S. b u t o n l y a
Dwight went
fo r t h e M i s s e s M o t t ,
to go to t h e
Bro. Ag. p r e a c h e d f r o m T h a t t h e y s h o u l d r e p e n t
t u r n to G o d § do w o r k s m e e t
m y s e l f w e n t to t h e C h a p e l
for repentance.
§ h e a r d bro.
At n o o n ,
Damon from
a ll e x c e p t
(!) A
f i r s t r at e s e r mo n.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
His majesty present.
In the e v e n i n g m o s t o f us w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
§ h e a r d bro.
Yesterday was
D w i g h t f r o m P s . 103:
L. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d .
"His k i n g d o m r u l e t h o v e r all".
a v e r y u n h a p p y d a y f o r me.
In th e m o r n i n g Bro.
D w i g h t c o m m e n c e d t e a c h i n g § o f f e r e d to t e a c h e v e r y f o r e n o o n - -3
h ou r s .
In t h e e v e n i n g v e r y f u l l M o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D w i gh t.
T h i s f o r e n o o n h e § h i s c o m p a n y o f p a s s e n g e r s c a l l e d on
t h e k i n g § bro.
als o, Mr.
D. m a d e a s p e e c h .
Hitchcock,
m o r n i n g § this.
called.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
But le r § Foster,
T h e E n g l i s h a r t i s t c a l l e d on S a t u r d a y
T h i s n o o n Lot, Be r , Vic,
s ee R u t h § M o s e s b o t h o f w h o m w e r e sick.
§ J o h n a c c o m p a n i e d m e to
T o - m o r r o w t he k i n g is
e x p e c t i n g to go to L a h a i n a .
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 9 '48
Yesterday,
Lahaina.
J o h n Ii le ft us to a c c o m p a n y h i s m a j e s t y to
So me f i r i n g w h e n t h e y left.
m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro. A t k i n s o n .
L a s t e v e n i n g ou r p r a y e r
Bro.
D w i g h t b r o u g h t th e
M a r c h 9, 1 8 4 8
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
M i s s e s Mot t.
Yesterday
John Dominis
§ today
a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m, b u t d i d n o t go in.
I have studied a considerable.
c a l l e d on bro.
D a m o n w h o s a i d Mr.
c ards.
Alas!
Alas!
Sat. M c h 11
This e vening
Lee a t t e n d e d b a l l s
§played
'48
Y e s t e r d a y at n o o n Mr.
a l s o B.F.
B u t l e r Jr.
§ Mrs.
§ Foster.
m e n ro de to t h e p a l i.
§ Lot § bro.
§ Mrs.
D.
§ the young
At n i g h t w e w e n t o u t to m e e t t h e m ,
D. v i s i t e d at bro.
M i s s e s M o t t Mr.
K i n n e y t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us
A f t e r d i n n e r bro.
t h e y a c c o m p a n i e d us to P u n a h o u .
Hall's
The other boys a c c o m p a n i e d
The subejct
" T h e a t r e s §was
T h e s u b j e c t w h e t h e r it w a s
for t h i s G o v e r n m e n t to f o r b i d " l i c e n s e s " .
for d i s c u s s i o n w a s
I
in t h e a f f i r m a t i v e at o u r n e x t m e e t i n g - - § bro.
expedient
w a s v o t e d to l e a d
A r m s t r o n g in the
T h i s m o r n i n g t h e S a m o s e t w a s to s a i l § w e w e n t on bo a r d .
W h i l e t h e r e h e a r d t h a t Mrs.
from Mazatlan.
Ca me h o m e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n s h e ha s
M o t t h a d j u s t a r r i v e d in t h e " A n g o l a "
§ I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
Seeley.
s a i l e d - - § some of her passengers acc o m p a n i e d
us to t h e Pa l i , Mr. A t k i n s o n ,
Dwig h t.
Al,
in c o m p a n y w i t h M i s s P r a t t ,
B r e w e r § G e o r g e W.
l a i d a side.
Ej t h e n
In t h e e v e n i n g M a r y , B e r . ,
me to t h e T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g .
Negative.
P a g e 107
Mr.
It w a s a v e r y p l e a s a n t
§ Mrs.
Kinney,
§ Miss Pratt
§ Mr.
ride §we re t u r n e d b e fo r e sun-set.
M u c h e x c i t e m e n t d o w n t o w n b e c a u s e t h e M i s s e s M o t t w i l l n o t dance.
The L o r d p r e p a r e us f o r t h e d u t i e s o f the c o m i n g L o r d ' s day.
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 14
'48
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g at 8 1/2 o ' c l o c k I w e n t to m y S.S.
quite a number of scholars
from Waikiki.
§ found
T h e y r e a d in M o o o l e l o
Journal, Amos
M a r c h 14,
Starr Cooke
of Bartimea, M a h e l e
IX.
Bro.
1848
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m Ez.
At n o o n w e r e t u r n e d § t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
th e C h a p e l to h e a r Mr. A t k i n s o n .
B i n g h a m ' s S.
Is.
Chap.
1.
Bro. Ag.
33:11.
C. to
A f t e r d i n n e r I r e a d to Mrs.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
re n w e n t to t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e to h e a r bro.
to p a r e n t s .
P a g e 108
C.
§ the c h i l d
Dwight preach
p r e a c h e d to a s m a l l c o n g r e g a t i o n .
e v e n i n g w e all t u r n e d o u t to h e a r bro.
C.
In the
K i n n e y at the c h a p e l .
Y e s t e r d a y it w a s s t o r m y w i n d b l o w i n g h a r d § l a s t e v e n i n g w e h a d
no m o n t h l y c o n c e r t
for S.S.
Sabbath night Bernice was taken with
a c h o l e r a m o r b u s - y e s t e r d a y w a s q u i t e sick.
been about but has not a t t e n d e d school.
h a r d to day.
Damon's.
Bro.
D. c o m ^ t h e l a n g u a g e .
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
I h a v e n o t f e lt w e l l .
To d a y s h e has
The w i n d has b l o w n very
T o o k d i n n e r at bro.
B i shop has called.
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y
To d a y w e h a v e b e e n r e m e m b e r e d b y o u r b r e t h r e n .
Wa s o b l i g e d to f o r b i d t h e s c h o l a r s g o i n g o u t in t h e m o r n i n g .
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 16
'48.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I w r o t e a l i t t l e in n a t i v e for t e a c h e r s .
T h e r e s t o f t h e m o r n i n g w a s d e v o t e d to f i x i n g p u m p in c o o k R. Y ard.
A f t e r s c h o o l A l . § Lot § Mr.
Dwight
§ I r o d e on h o r s e b a c k .
t h e e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y b r o K i nn e y.
w e n t f or t h e M o t t g i r l s , b u t t h e y w e r e g o i n g to Mr.
b a l l to p l e a s e t h e i r m o t h e r .
After meeting,
Bro.
he § I w e n t r o u n d
Our
O u r c h i l d r e n d i d n o t a p p e a r to
care for t heir not b e i n g invited.
This day we learned with
p l easure that the M i sses Mott did not dance,
b r o k e up at 11 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Dwight
Shilaber's
t h a t w a y § s a w as w e s u p p o s e d s c o r e s o f p e o p l e g a t h e r e d .
h e a r t s s i c k e n e d at th e s ig ht .
In
that the p a r t y
U n d e r s t o o d t h a t Mr.
§ Mrs.
Jasper
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
w e r e th ere.
M a r c h 16,
T h i s m a d e us sad.
for t h e l a s t s i x m o n t h s .
This a f t e r n o o n I put S t r a w b e r r y into the wagon.
This eveni ng
D w i g h t l e c t u r e s at the V e s t r y o f t h e c h a p e l ,
g on e b u t m y s e l f ,
Jos Martha,
P a g e 109
T h i s f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to
m a k i n g o u t t h e a c c o u n t o f th e s c h o o l
Bro.
1848
Vic,
Ly.
§ John.
§ all have
To t h e m I h a v e
read § talked.
Miss Dominis
[Mons ie ur ]
§ M i s s M o t t c a l l e d th is a f t e r n o o n .
D i l l o n c a l l e d o n Bro.
Monsuer
D w i g h t y e s t e r d a y noon.
Sat. M c h 1 8 ’48
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e K i n g ' s b i r t h day,
w a s l a i d as id e .
Mr.
§ business
generally
D w i g h t h a d a s c h o o l in t h e f o r e n o o n .
I
s h o u l d h a v e g o n e to r i d e in t h e a f t e r n o o n b u t t h e r e w a s an a p
p e a r a n c e o f r a i n § d i d n o t s e n d for t h e h o r s e s .
to r i d e in t h e w a g o n .
wife Konia,
t h a t Mr.
§ Ruth.
Jasper,
S o m e o f us w e n t
In t h e e v e n i n g w e h a d c o m p a n y ,
In t h e m o r n i n g I h e a r d f r o m bro.
at Mr.
Gov.
§ his
Armstrong
S h i l l a b e r ' s p a r t y , bd\iyke hi s " T e m p e r a n c e
Pledge".
A f t e r t e a I w e n t to o u r T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g w h e r e the
q uestion d i s c u s s e d was,
o f t h e H.
[be] e x p e d i e n t
f or t h e Govt,
Is. to p a s s an e n t i r e l y p r o h i b i t o r y l a w a g a i n s t i n t o x
icating liquors".
in t h e n e g a t i v e .
U ni o n ,
" W o u l d it
1847.
I l e d in t h e a f f i r m a t i v e ,
I r e a d some extracts
§ bro. A r m s t r o n g
f r o m R e p o r t o f Am.
I remarked upon the Public Sentiment,
§ the w r o n g o f s e l l i n g rum.
Mr.
Tem.
j u s t i f y it
Jasper's name was erased,
§ to
day I have h eard of others.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
Dwight h a d a sp e a k i n g school.
k e p t h i s b e d m o s t o f t h e day,
He has
§ t h i s e v e n i n g h e ha s t a k e n s o m e
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salts.
M a r c h 18,
To m o r r o w h e w a s to p r e a c h tw ic e.
t e r d a y w i t h Mrs. M o t t w a s n o t p l e a s a n t .
on Mrs. H o o p e r § f o u n d h e r v e r y h a r s h .
in a w a g o n to P u n a h o u ,
to W a i k i k i .
Peter tour
Page 1
His i n t e r v i e w y e s
Mrs. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d
This a f ternoon w e rode
§ then I a c c o m p a n i e d the Four scholars
T h e y w e r e h a v i n g a m e e t i n g at W a i k i k i .
w e n t w i t h us.
1848
Geo.
Brewer
P e t e r § D a v i d f el l f r o m t he l a t t e r ' s h o r s e §
[tore]
o f f in p a r t t w o n a i l s
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
m e e t i n g at bro.
Rogers.
M o n d a y Mch.
'48
2 0-
f r o m h is r i g h t hand.
C o o k e h a s g o n e to a f e m a l e p r a y e r
Since dinner § especially since school we have had much
rain,
§ it k e e p s me f r o m S e a m e n ' s M o n t h l y c o n c e r t § a l s o f r o m
v i s i t i n g Mr.
Armstrong,
Jasper.
L e a r n e d t o - d a y t h a t he h a d w r i t t e n to bro.
§ co mp l a i n e d of neglect by Missionaries.
Saturday night,
§ got up § w e n t to see bro.
D.
Sat up l a t e
Yesterday m o r n
in g h e w a s b e t t e r b u t n o t w e l l , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g he d i d h i s p r e a c h
ing at t h e s c h o o l r o o m to th e c h i l d r e n ,
evening.
§ at t h e c h a p e l in the
H i s t e x t w a s t h e s a m e as a f o r t n i g h t p r e v i o u s ,
ki n g d o m r u leth o ver all" P s . 103:19.
"His
To da y he h a s k e p t s c h o o l
t h r e e h o u r s as u su al .
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n Bro. Armstrong p r e a c h e d f r o m II Kor.
5:6.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n f r o m "Ano la, k a m a n a w a e o l a ' i " .
o f t h e c h i l d r e n a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
C. to t h e c h a p e l at n o o n ,
o t h e r s a c c o m p a n i e d us b o t h at e v e n i n g .
my sabbath was
full,
from Waikiki.
f r o m "T he H o l y S p i r i t R e s i s t e d " .
Some
§
At 8 1/2 o ' c l o c k A.M.
R e a d to t h e s c h o l a r s at eve,
This m o r n i n g v i s i t e d some
native s c h o ol s -- p ar t ic ul a rl y , Pupuli's
§ showed them
[how]
to
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
M a r c h 20,
M u l t i p l y in t h e h e a d in Mr.
T h is a f t e r n o o n Ber,
T u e s d a y Mch.
21
P a g e 111
2222
D o u g l a s s ' s w a y - 2222
§ A l . completed Geometry,
B o o k I.
'48
Last n i g h t
§ I w i t h Ber.
Lot,
1848
8j bro.
§ to d a y it h a s r a i n e d q u i t e hard.
Mrs.
D w i g h t w e r e i n v i t e d to go o u t to Mr.
C.
Turrill's
t h i s e v e n i n g , b u t t he r a i n h a s p r e v e n t e d ^
After school this afternoon
had some c o n v e r s a t i o n about his soul
I c a l l e d at Mr. J a s p e r ' s
§ h i s g o i n g to b a l l s .
He
d e c l a r e d he w o u l d n o t d r i n k a n y m o r e , n o r to go to ba l l s .
n o t f ee l h o w m u c h h e h a d d i s g r a c e d h i m s e l f !
Sat. Mch.
25
He d i d
0 L o r d s a v e h i s soul.
'48
M y e y e s h a v e b e e n so p o o r for a f e w days p a s t t h a t
h a v e n o t w r i t t e n in m y di a ry .
W e d n e s d a y f o r n e o o n bro.
b e i n g l a m e w i t h the r h e u m a t i s m I t o o k his p l a c e
all day.
8
I
Dwight
8 had a school
T h a t e v e n i n g he c o n d u c t e d o u r m e e t i n g .
Bro.
8 Sister
G u l i c k w e r e p r e s e n t h a v i n g c o m e o v e r f r o m K a n e o h e t h a t day.
T h u r s d a y p a s s e d a w a y as u s u a l
§ that m o r ni ng we found
t h e K i n g § o t h e r s h a d r e t u r n e d f r o m M a u i.
C. B e r n i c e
8 b r o D w i g h t v i s i t e d bro. A n d r e w s .
w e n t d o w n to h e a r bro.
P s . 1:
In t h e e v e n i n g Mrs.
The boys
8 I
A t k i n s o n l e c t u r e at t h e V e s t r y r o o m f r o m
Was made a c q u a i n t e d w i t h a Russian ship captain.
The
n e x t da y a f t e r n o o n h e § a n o t h e r o n e v i s i t e d t h e s c h o o l an hour.
Last evening we had a spir i t e d Tempe r a n c e meeting.
Damon 8 I made our quota of remarks.
c ie ty ,
Bro.
Dwight joined the S o
8 c o l o r e d m a n o f f e r e d to s i g n b u t w a s n o t a l l o w e d .
D. w a s m u c h e x c i t e d a b o u t it.
Bro.
Bro.
Fo r a f e w d a y s I h a v e fe l t v e r y
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M a r c h 25,
184 8
P a g e 112
u n c o m f o r t a b l e f r o m a l a r g e b o i l on t h e t o p o f m y l e f t hip.
T h i s m o r n i n g I w a s e n g a g e d in w r i t i n g .
This afternoon
a ll t h e b o y s e x c e p t Wm. w h o h a s b e e n ill for s o m e d a y s a c c o m p a n
i ed me § Mr.
D. to W a i k i k i .
us § w a s h e r e at d i n n e r .
come.
Mrs.
Ja s p e r spent the forenoon w i t h
We e x p e c t e d her h u s b a n d but he did not
Mr. W i l c o x h as j u s t c a l l e d t h i s e v e n i n g § s a y s the r e p o r t
is c u r r e n t d o w n t o w n t h a t s o m e o f t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s w e r e as s p i e s
at m i d n i g h t at S h i l l a b e r ' s ball .
T h e L o r d p r e p a r e us all f o r ou r
labors to-morrow.
Mrs.
M o n d a y Mch.
Skinner
§ H e a t h c o n f i n e d this week.
2 7 '48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I w a s a l m o s t a l o n e at m y S.S.
Atkinson called a few minutes.
Bro.
Dimond had placed a seraphena
in. t h e c h u r c h ^ r e q u e s t e d B e r n i c e t o p l a y o n it.
Jane
(Mrs. J a s p e r )
all day.
Wm.
in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
In t h e m o r n i n g f r o m I Jo.
d i d n o t go o u t n e i t h e r d i d Lot.
p r e a c h e d f o r m Rom.
8:9 l a s t c l a u s e .
w e n t to t h e C h a p e l
§ h e a r d bro.
s h a l t l iv e ".
A g ood sermon.
Bro.
S h e d i d so,
§
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d
5:6.
to a v e r y f ul l h o u s e .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Bro.
Ag.
In t h e e v e n i n g m o s t o f us
A t k i n s o n f r o m " T h i s do § t h o u
H a d s o m e t a l k w i t h t he b o y s a f t e r
o u r ret ur n .
B e f o r e m o r n i n g to d a y w e h a d a s e v e r e s h o w e r .
a f t e r n o o n a l s o it h a s r a i n e d ,
to b e f e v e r i s h .
§ b een very muddy.
Wm.
This
continues
Dr. J u d d c a l l e d on us to d a y § p r o p o s e d t h a t
h is M a j e s t y s h o u l d c o m e
§ t a k e l e s s o n s w i t h t h e b o y s o n t h e flute.
A m e x p e c t i n g a l i t t l e to go to L a h a i n a l u n a on M o n d a y n e x t
Lord will".
day.
"if the
Bro. A t k i n s o n ha s g o n e to d a y - -c o m p l e t e d m y a/c to
W r o t e up m y a c c o u n t at D e p o s i t o r y .
To da y m y b o i l is b e t t e r .
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Tues. Mch.
28
M a r c h 28,
1848
Page 1
'48
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n d e v o t e d to t r a n s l a t i n g a l e c t u r e on
astronomy.
c a ll ed .
At n o o n Mon.
D i l l o n § L a d y a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr. W y l l i e ,
H i s m a j e s t y c a m e o v e r to t a k e l e s s o n s w i t h t h e b o y s on
t h e flute.
He § Dr. J u d d c a l l e d £j d i n e d a f t e r t he r e s t o f us
h a d dined.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n a s c h o o l as u s u a l .
Wm.
the s a m e § h a s b e e n r e m o v e d to t h e o l d s c h o o l room.
are v e r y a n x i o u s to go to M a u i
continues
The boys
§ w e a re e x p e c t i n g to go on M o n
d a y m o r n i n g ea rl y.
I c o m p l e t e d my semi annual account yesterday.
It is a b o u t
just double what
$2,000,
F r i d a y M c h 31
it w a s Oct.
1-*47.
'48
T h i s d a y en ds a n o t h e r m o n t h ,
m e e t i n g o f tw o days.
also another protr a c t e d
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n o b s e r v e d as a d a y of
f a s t i n g b y t h e c h u r c h in v i e w o f w h a t G o d ha s d o n e § t h e y h a v e
n o t d o n e d u r i n g t h e 28 y e a r s th e G o s p e l h a s b e e n a m o n g them.
T h i s is t h e t w e n t y e i g h t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e l a n d i n g o f th e
M i s s i o n a r i e s at K o h a l a ,
or o f Mr.
the m i s s i o n a r i e s h a d a meeting.
R u g g l e s ma.
Mrs.
This afternoon
C. § I a t t e n d e d it.
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D w i gh t.
T h a t m o r n i n g w e c o m m e n c e d a g a i n g o i n g to the m o r n i n g p r a y e r
meetings
Fouiid hi s Majesty t h e r e
m o r n i n g since.
commenced.
Bro.
-- as w e h a v e d o n e w e r y
Y e s t e r d a y a p r o t r a c t e d m e e t i n g of two days
S m i t h p r e a c h e d in t h e f o r e n o o n f r o m P s . 51:6.
Bro. A r m s t r o n g in th e a f t e r n o o n f r o m
Bro. A n d r e w s in t h e e v e n i n g
"
T h i s m o r n i n g § t h i s f o r e n o o n bro.
Ag.
in w h a t t h e n a t i v e s w e r e
(!)
1 T h e s . 5:19.
ta lk ed about the contrast
§ w h a t t h e y n o w are.
H i s t e x t w a s t he
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
f o r e n o o n f r o m Rev.
21:5.
M a r c h 31,
Behold,
Parker p r e a c h e d 8 this evening
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g § th is bro.
with our scholars.
I h a v e h a d a c a r p e n t e r to w o r k .
m o n t h s to t h e P r e m i e r .
Sat. Apl.
Dwight had a meeting
T h i s m o r n i n g I a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g at t h e
s c h o o l h o u s e - - §read p a r t o f a s e r m o n fr.
of officers
8 B a t i m e a b e i n g the
T h e p e o p l e r e q u e s t e d t h a t he w o u l d s p e a k
T h i s a f t e r n o o n bro.
J o h n 1:29.
At
5 to t h e K i n g w h o w a s n o w t h i n k i n g u p o n hi s
soul's salvation.
8 h e did.
P a g e 114
I m a k e all t h i n g s new!
t h e c l o s e h e a l l u d e d to t h e K i n g s m o t h e r ,
first converts,
1848
K e k a h u n a 12:1.
I h a v e s e n t m y acct.
To da y
fo r s i x
T h i s e v e n i n g at the T. m e e t i n g ,
chosing(!)
for the c o m i n g three months.
1 '48
T h i s f o r e n o o n I w a s b u s y d o w n t o w n 8 h e r e 8 there.
Be
fore b r e a k f a s t w e w e n t to w a l k $ s a w t h e K a m e h a m e h a 3^ c o m e in.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n t he b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d me on b o a r d to see if s h e
c o u l d b e r e a d y b y d a y l i g h t o n M o n d a y m®.
b e e n b u s y in p a c k i n g m y t r u n k 8c.
R i c h a r d s w i t h Mrs. A t k i n s o n ,
8 Vic.
Mrs.
8 Sarah Andrews.
Mr.
T h i s e v e n i n g t o o k t e a at Mrs.
D w i g h t , Mrs.
Jasper,
Bernice,
T h e c h i l d r e n h a v e al l gone to m e e t i n g .
C 8 I 8 ours came home,
to f i n i s h m y p r e p a r a t i o n s .
s u f f i c i e n t l y r e c o v e r e d to go w i t h us,
m o r r o w w i l l be c o m m u n i o n .
This afternoon have
so t h i n k s Dr.
Wm.
Ro oke.
has
To
W i l l t h e L o r d p r e p a r e us all f o r its
duties .
Wed.
A p r i l 12 -48
I a m n o w r e t u r n e d f r o m a v o y a g e to M a u i
8 am s e a t e d at
m y s e c r e t a r y to t r a n s c r i b e s o m e o f th e i n c i d e n t s
of our voyage.
A p r i l 12,
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
184 8
P a g e 115
Th e s a b b a t h b e f o r e w e s t a r t e d w e h a d a c o m m u n i o n s e a s o n b o t h in
the m o rning § afternoon.
M y s a b b a t h s c h o o l w a s v e r y thin.
Bu t
t he d a y w a s v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g .
At e v e n i n g bro.
at t h e c h a p e l f r o m J o s h 2 4 : 1 5 ,
"Cho o s e ye this day w h o m ye will
serve".
Dwight preached
M o n d a y m o r n i n g at 3 o ' c l o c k I a r o s e § b e g a n p r e p a r a t i o n s
for o u r i n t e n d e d v o y a g e , p u r p o s i n g to s t a r t at s u n rise.
breakfast
§prayers
in s e a s o n
b y c a n d l e li g h t , b u t w e s o o n l e a r n e d
that the v e ssel c o u l d not be ready till
ready my baggage
bye,
§ did not return.
I was
I made
t i r e d § s e n t for t h e c h i l d r e n
K a m a h a w a s to go w i t h us,
§ h e c a m e f or t h e b o y s .
Ii
7 or 8 o'clock.
§went down town without bidding anyone good
e x p e c t i n g to r e t u r n , b u t
vessel.
We had
in t h e p l a c e o f Ii,
T h e k i n g § o t h e r s a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m to th e
A t 7 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
a f t e r b i d d i n g g o o d b y e to h i s M a j e s t y ,
^ o t h e r s , w e s a i l e d ou t o f t h e h a r b o r w i t h a f a i r w i n d w h i c h
c o n t i n u e d t i l l t h e n e x t day.
It w a s t h r e e h o u r s b e f o r e w e b e g a n
to be m u c h s i ck , b u t w h e n it c a m e w e w e r e v e r y s i c k for a b o u t t w o
days.
As w e w e r e a b o u t to s t a r t ,
to go q u i c k ?
t h e k i n g s a i d to me Do y o u w i s h
I r e p l i e d " y e s " § a s k e d h i m to t e l l t h e Capt.
He did, b u t t h e Capt.
go b e t w e e n L a n a i
so.
f e a r i n g w e m i g h t get w e t if h e a t t e m p t e d to
§ Molokai, w ent round the south side of Lanai
w h e r e w e h a d a c a l m £ d i d n o t r e a c h L a h a i n a t i l l T h u r s d a y noon .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n o f t h a t d a y 6 t h I w r o t e to Mrs.
C o o k e as f o l l o w s ,
A g a i n a m I a l l o w e d to a d d r e s s a l e t t e r to y o u a f t e r a l m o s t t w o y e a r s ,
§ from the same r o o m w h e r e
are f i n a l l y h e r e ,
to t h i s p l a c e .
w e r e t oo gr ea t.
tho'
I w r o t e y o u in t h e summa- o f
'46.
We
f o r da ys w e h a d o u r d o u b t s o f o u r g e t t i n g
P e r h a p s m y i d e a s o f t h e K a m e h a m e h a 3^ s a i l i n g
If so, t h e y ar e q u i t e th e r e v e r s e no w,
tho' w e
o u g h t n o t to s p e a k ill of a b r i d g e t h a t h a s a l l o w e d us to p a s s
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
o v e r in s a f e t y .
A p r i l 12,
1848
W e left, in o u r g r e a t h a s t e to r e a c h h e r e b e f o r e
the e x a m i n a t i n o s w e r e o ver, w i t h o u t s a y i n g g o o d by e,
pressing a kiss upon the cheecks(!)
l a s t e d all t h a t day,
d i d n o t b r i n g us, as
or e v e n i m
o f t h o s e w e love.
We s t a r t e d at 7 1/2 o ' c l o c k A.M.
w i n d wh.
P a g e 116
on M o n d a y w i t h a g o o d
§ the s u c c e e d i n g night.
I f o n d l y h o p e d it w o u l d ,
B u t it
to o u r d e s t i n e d haven.
It le ft us s t i l l b e h i n d L a n a i , w h e r e t h o u s a n d s b e f o r e us h a v e b e e n
l e ft to a s e v e r e s h a k i n g o f t h e m a s t s
also,
§ rigging § of themselves
§ w h e r e t h o u s a n d s m o r e a r e d e s t i n e d in t i m e to come,
s h a k e n , n o t o f t h e w i n d s , b u t fo r t h e w a n t o f it.
v e s s e l w a s so s e v e r e l y s h a k e n ,
mas t,
our
t h a t s h e s h o o k o f f h e r m a i n t op
§ b r e a k i n g o f f t h e t o p o f h e r m a i n m as t ,
It fell w i t h its t a c k l i n g to th e d ec k ,
5 v e r y f o r t u n a t e l y too,
Indeed,
to be
s o m e 3 or 4 feet.
in front of the m a i n mast,
as w e all w e r e s t r e t c h e d u p o n t h e T r u n k
§ might have been severely bruised, wounded,
o r s la in .
But,
Praise
to o u r H e a v e n l y P r o t e c t o r it d i d n o t i n j u r e t h e h a i r o f any.
T h e m a i n s h e e t w a s t h e n r e e f e d § t h e t a c k l i n g wh.
b e e n a t t a c h e d to t h e top m a s t ,
m a i n ma st.
had
a t t a c h e d to t h e b r o k e n t op o f t h e
Our sails too w ere not a little torn by our shaking.
Fo r t h e f i r s t t w e n t y f o u r
[ h o u r s (?)] w e h a d h a d a v e r y p l e n t i f u l l
s haking of the inner man,
§ each had paid many a long standing
d e b t to N e p t u n e .
A f t e r b e i n g k n o c k e d a b o u t on all s i d e s o f L a n a i
for t w o l o n g l o n g da ys d ay s
(!) w e b a d e f a r e w e l l to th e v e s s e l
t hi s m o r n i n g at 10 o ' c l o c k ,
in t h e gig,
o u r p r e s e n t r e s i d e n c e a b o u t n o o n.
§ r e ached the place of
O u r v e s s e l c a m e to
anchor about
t w o h o u r s after.
We suffered withall not a little from hunger.
The crew
d i d n o t l a y in a s t o c k o f food, b u t t r u s t e d to t h e g e n e r o s i t y of
A p r i l 12,
Jo urnal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
chiefs'
children.
P a g e 117
A n d as I w a s b e n t on g e t t i n g h e r e b e f o r e w e
c o u l d feel t h e k n a w i n g ( ! )
supply,
1848
of hunger,
I l a i d in r a t h e r a s c a n t y
a n d a ll t o g e t h e r , y o u r g e n e r o u s p r e p a r a t i o n d i d n o t r e a c h
us, so t h a t w e a l l f r o m t h e h i g h e s t to t h e l o w e s t h a d to f o l l o w
(almost)
ture(!)
t h e f a s h i o n of t h e b e a r s o f G r e e n l a n d ,
of n e c e s s i t y 8 suck our fingers
Notwithstanding,
8 t o e s fo r a l i v l i h o o d .
a ll o u r s a d a d v e n t u r e s w e are s t i l l a l i v e ,
fine s p i r i t s n o t a n y of us e i t h e r h u n g r y ,
ugly.
8 so m a k e a vir-
thirsty,
sore cross n o r
W e o c c u p y t h e h o u s e w e o c c u p i e d t w o y e a r s ago.
h a d a c a l l f r o m b r os . H u n t
8 Atkinson,
wife c ould have seen he r hu sband's
§ in
We h a v e
§ s u r e l y if th e l a t t e r ' s
spirit a p par en tl y sink when
he w a s t o l d t h a t n o t a l i n e h a d b e e n s e n t b y us f r o m h i s b e t t e r
h a l f s h e w o u l d h a v e w r i t t e n at a n y c o s t o f tim e, m o n e y , p a t i e n c e
or a n y t h i n g else.
Reme m b e r this ye wives, w h o have h u s b a n ds
We find the hoikes
all o v e r 8 bros.
G re e n,
abse nt .
Clark 8 Bailey
all le ft t h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y fo r t h e i r h o m e s , w i t h o u t a f f o r d i n g us
t he p l e a s u r e o f g r e e t i n g them.
was over but h a d also returned.
W e h a v e h e a r d t h a t bro.
Andrews
D i s a p p o i n t e d b u t n o t c a s t down.
Better p l e a s e d than ever w i t h the natur al scenery of Lahaina.
moral aspect
ers, h o w e v e r ,
from what
I can h e a r still e n c o u raging.
The f o r e i g n
are s e l l i n g l i q u o r u n d e r th e p r e t e n c e o f s e l l i n g
beer which makes sailors
8 t h o s e w h o t a k e it a p p a r e n t l y crazy.
H a v i n g h a d so l o n g a p a s s a g e
8 b e i n g so m u c h d i s a p p o i n t e d w e h a v e
m a d e up o u r m i n d s to s t a y t i l l n e x t w e e k , Mon.
1.
T h e b o y s d e s i r e it,
o r Tues.
2nc^ T h e v e s s e l m u s t l o s e h e r f o r n e x t w e e k
for r e p a i r s if she s h o u l d r e t u r n this w e e k.
3
t* d.
T h e Gov. w h o w i s h e s
next week.
The
to r e t u r n w i t h us, w i l l p u t it o f f t il l
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April
12,
1 84 8
Page
118
4th I a m d e s i r o u s o f s p e n d i n g a s a b b a t h here.
5. W e w i s h to s ee § b e s e e n m o r e t h a n c o u l d be d o n e i f w e r e t u r n
to m o r r o w .
6. T o - m o r r o w w e p r o p o s e to r i d e a b o u t
to L a n a i
(tho' w e d i d not)
Mon.
§Makaikai.
is w i t h us § s p e n t th e n i g h t here.
M a y he e v e r d e
Last night the small boys
The same was
w h e n h e r e a f e w w e e k s s in ce .
Kapaakea
H e is on h i s w a y to K a il u a.
o c c u p i e d t h e r o o m o c c u p i e d b y t h e b o y s in
but,
Andrews.
is d o i n g v e r y w e l l .
s e r v e t h e a p p e l l a t i o n o f Ii,2nd.
o c c u p i e d t h e g i r l s room.
'46,
friends
§ he
§ Lot, A l , § I
o c c u p i e d b y his M a j e s t y
D o n ' t let a n y one see t h i s s c ra wl ,
c o m m u n i c a t e its s u b s t a n c e to w h o m s o e v e r y o u w i l l ,
t ha t o f t h e m o k u ,
to go o v e r
visit Lahainaluna.
7th L a s t e v e n i n g h a d a l o n g c a l l f r o m bro.
J o h n Ii 2 n d (alias K a m a h a )
Sat.
to H . E . G . P . J .
Ii § S a r a i w i t h Ber.
Don't forget our w a r m § constant
El.
5 h i s m a j e s t y if y o u s e e him.
especially
Em.
Ly.
§ Vic.
a l s o Wm.
§ John
T h e s a v o r of hi s v i s i t h e r e is v e r y
apparent.
W h a t a b l e s s i n g w i l l h i s c o n v e r s i o n p r o v e to t h e a u p u n i
o ke A k u a ,
a m e k a a u p a n i o H a w i i nei.
Kiss our own dear bairns
§ t e l l M a r y A n n i s to k i s s h e r h a n d f o r papa .
kou kane aloha
No Nuke.
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g 8th
I w r o t e a g a i n to Mrs.
Cooke.
Y e s t e r d a y I h a d an o p p o r t u n i t y to s e n d to y o u
b y bro.
A t k i n s o n a h a s t y l e t t e r c o n t a i n i n g an a c c o u n t o f ou r
v o y a g e §c. up to its date.
e x p e c t to b e i n t e r r u p t e d ,
o u r r i d e to K a a n a p a l i ,
I n o w com me n c e a s e c o n d letter but
as t h e h o r s e s are b e i n g b r o u g h t in for
r a t h e r than a trip across the channel, w h i c h
is t h o u g h t s o m e w h a t d a n g e r o u s .
s t a r t e d on horses
At 9 o ' c l o c k A.M. y e s t e r d a y w e
for a r i d e to L a h a i n a l u n a ,
§ Mal a .
At t h e f o r m e r
A p r i l 12,
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p l a c e w e c a l l e d an h o u r or m o r e v i s i t i n g bro.
bro. A l e x a n d e r .
184 8
H u n t fi r s t ,
P a g e 119
§ then
W e f o u n d Mrs. H u n t m u c h b e t t e r t h a n w e e x p e c t e d
§ in v e r y g o o d s p i r i t s .
At bro.
A's w e f o u n d bro.
A t k i n s o n just
on t h e eve o f t a k i n g l e a v e in a w h a l e s h i p w h i c h w a s to s a i l th at
day.
A f t e r s i t t i n g a b o u t h a l f an h o u r , bro.
to bro.
rooms
Dibble place,
(tho'
hig h.
s ma l l)
A l . a c c o m p a n i e d us
M o u n t B a l l w h i c h w e f o u n d to c o n t a i n as m a n y
as o u r h o u s e .
T h i s p l a c e is a b o u t 1 50 0 ft.
W e t h e n v i s i t e d t h e A q u e d u c t w h i c h ha s c o s t t h e s c h o o l
Go vt a b o u t $1000.
B u t it w i l l w e l l r e p a y t h e t o i l
§ expense.
W i t h it all t h e s i d e o f t h e h i l l b e l o w t h e S e m i n a r y can b e i r r i
gated.
By t h e w a y ,
f or a b o u t s i x m o n t h s p a s t t h e y h a v e h a d so
much rain that they h ave not n e e d e d the aqueduct.
T h e r e is m u c h
ve rdure about the premises.
Below the Seminary,
the
Indigo
plant.
w e l l as now.
there.
t h e g r o u n d is a l m o s t c o v e r e d w i t h
I n e v e r s a w L a h a i n a l u n a w h e n it a p p e a r e d so
I a l m o s t f e lt w i l l i n g to p l u c k u p s t a k e s
§ settle
E s p e c i a l l y d i d I w i s h t h at y o u § I § o u r c h i l d r e n c o u l d
spend a month,
o r m o r e at bro.
D's o l d p l a c e .
A f t e r v i s i t i n g t h e a q u e d u c t w e c a m e d o w n to t h e g r a v e
y ar d , w h e r e lie d e p o s i t e d all t h a t r e m a i n s of Bro.
t h e n Mrs.
Dibble
dau g h t e r § lastly,
adults,
h e r d a u g h t e r § bro.
o u r f r i e n d § bro.
§ three children.
D. a l s o bro.
Whitney.
Clark's
Hitchcock's
In a ll s i x - - t h r e e
G r a v e s t o n e s m a r k t h e p l a c e o f each,
e x c e p t bro. W h i t n e y § D. H i t c h c o c k .
It is a m o u r n f u l b u t p r o f i t a b l e
p l e a s u r e to v i s i t t h e g r a v e s o f o u r d e p a r t e d f r i e n d s ,
so,
daughter,
5 especially
if w e c a n f ee l t h a t t h e y h a v e e x c h a n g e d t h i s f or a b e t t e r w o r l d .
On o u r r e t u r n f r o m th e r e ,
h a v i n g p r o m i s e d t h e m a n o t h e r v i s i t on M o n d a y , w e v i s i t e d t h e
[grove(
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April
12, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 120
o f s m a l l c o c o a n u t t r e e s w h e r e t h e y h a d t h e i r g r e a t f e a s t on his
majesty's b irth day
( 17th u lt . )
We r e t u r n e d by the sea side
w h e r e w e i n q u i r e d for s o m e s e a w e e d
(Manawaea)
Irish moss,
8 put
so me i n t o o u r p o c k e t s to c a r r y h o m e
8 to t r y it w i t h t h e h o p e th at
w e h ad o b t a i n e d that w h i c h w o u l d s u p e r c e d e the n e c e s s i t y of s e n d
i ng h o m e for moss .
W e r e t u r n e d at 1 o ' c l o c k w h e r e w e f o u n d ou r
d i n n e r r e a d y w h i c h w e p a r t o o k of w i t h a g o o d r e l i s h .
a b o u t t h r e e o ' c l o c k w e w e n t to b a t h e
After dinner
8 to p l a y in t h e surf.
After
w e r e t u r n e d f r o m this w e p a i d a v i s i t to t h e c h u r c h ^hich h a s
been repaired with a new belfry
80 ft high.
T h e b e l f r y is s a i d to b e
W e a s c e n d e d to t h e t o p w h i c h s h o o k f r o m o u r tr ead.
Its h e i g h t m a d e us t r e m b l e .
not so h ig h ,
as u sual.
8 roof.
as f o r m e r l y ,
The gallery has been altered,
in front.
k n o w it w o u l d f r o m t h e s h i n g l i n g .
8 I should
I r e m a r k e d to s o m e t h a t o u r
s c h o l a r s c o u l d b e a t t h e h a o l e t h a t d i d that.
church we v i s i t e d the graves of H o a p i l i k a n e
M c D o n a l d 8 his so n 8 o f bros.
8 is
Every thing else appeared
I was told that the roof leaked very badly,
chi ld re n.
lately
Spaulding,
B e f o r e v i s i t i n g the
8 w if e .
A l s o , bro.
Lyman 8 Armstrong's
As w e p a s s e d t h e a l m o s t n e g l e c t e d g r a v e o f A l 's s e r
vant K a l a u w a l u he r e m a r k e d h o w t r u e is s c r i p t u r e
in r e f e r e n c e to
the w i c k e d ,
I should think
"The name of the w i c k e d shall rot."
from L ot ' s a p p e a r a n c e ,
t h a t it w a s
a m o u r n f u l p l e a s u r e to h i m to
^isit his o l d h o m e 8 t h e c h u r c h § g r a v e s o f h i s d e p a r t e d G r a n d
parents.
On o u r r e t u r n w e c a l l e d on D a v i d M a l o , w h o is q u i t e an
i n v a l i d 8 h a s b e e n n e a r t h e gr a ve .
A t 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k w e h a d f a m i l y
wors hi p 8 s u p p e r § b e f o r e 9 o ' c l o c k w e w e r e all s a f e l y e m b r a c e d in
the arms of S o m n u s .
We wer e very much fatigued 8 slept soundly
till n e a r l y s i x t hi s m o r n i n g .
It is n o w 9 o ' c l o c k 8 w e a r e w a i t
J our n a l , Amos Starr Cooke
April
12,
1848
ing for h o r s e s to r i d e to K a a n a p a l i w h i t h e r E l i a M a i k a i ,
P a g e 121
Kekuanaoa's
clerk, h a s s e n t m e n to p r e p a r e a r e p a s t f o r us at noon .
Bro.
a c c o m p a n y us.
H u n t h a s j u s t c o m e in on hi s w a y to K a a n a p a l i
It w i l l be v e r y a g r e e a b l e .
§will
H e is p a s t o r o f t h a t
church.
When
I h a d w r i t t e n t h u s far on S a t u r d a y § g i v e n m y l e t t e r
to o u r Capt. w e s t a r t e d ,
Antonia,
a c c o m p a n i e d b y bro. H u n t ,
§ Elia--also a short distance by Kapaakea.
Kamaha,
Capt.
We r e a c h e d
Kaanapali just about noon, where we found a meeting house § a
school house,
§ s t o p p e d at t h e h o u s e o c c u p i e d b y t h e r e s i d e n t
l i c e n t i a t e a n d t o o k d i n n e r at h i s t a b l e w i t h h i s f u r n i t u r e .
Af
ter d i n n e r w e c o n c l u d e d to r i d e s t i l l f u r t h e r in c o m p a n y w i t h bro.
Hunt,
§ d i d so t i l l we r e a c h e d t h e p l e a s a n t v a l l e y o f H u n o l u a .
Here we took a drink of water,
£ s t a r t e d on o u r r e t u r n l e a v i n g
h i m to go on s t i l l f a r t h e r to p r e a c h th at e v e n i n g § n e x t m o r n i n g
§ t h e n p r e a c h at s e v e r a l p l a c e s
very interesting water works,
on h i s r e t u r n h ome.
§ s t o p p e d a w h i l e to l o o k 8 a d m ir e.
We r e a c h e d L a h a i n a at 5 o ' c l o c k ,
a t i o n fo r t h e s a b b a t h .
supper 8 prayer,
§ s o o n b a t h e d in a t u b in p r e p a r
I w r o t e a n o t e to bro. A l e x a n d e r .
I had prayers with the servants
Naea.
H e § J o h n S t e v e n s a c c o m p a n i e d us up,
them.
The former appeared very well,
some.
W e all s l e p t v e r y s o u n d l y .
pleasant tho the evening before
lightning § thunder.
We s a w s o m e
After
8 the h o u s e of
8 I h a d some talk w ith
8 t h e l a t t e r r e a d his b i b l e
Lord's day morning was very
it r a i n e d 8 1here w a s n o t a l i t t l e
Bro. A l e x a n d e r p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor.
2:15,16.
It was w i t h s om e d i f f i c u l t y t h a t h e c o u l d be h e a r d e s p e c i a l l y ,
there was much coughing.
Daily food school.
as
T h e c h i l d r e n r e t u r n e d 8 I s t a i d at t h e
Soon after my return there was q uite a shower,
A p r i l 12,
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whirlwind,
a c c o m p a n i e d on t h e h i l l w i t h h ail.
attended a
reading
school,
1848
P a g e 122
At 1 o ' c l o c k
§ m a d e a f e w r e m a r k s as I d i d at
t h e ai o k a la s c h o o l .
At 4 o ' c l o c k I c o n d u c t e d the services
w e n t into t h e p u l p i t .
T h e r e w e r e n o t so m a n y p r e s e n t
morning.
I p r e a c h e d an o l d s e r m o n f r o m Puk.
m a ko I e h o v a a o a o . "
the discourse.
32:26
§
as in t h e
"Ouai kamea
T h e a u d i e n c e a p p e a r e d to b e i n t e r e s t e d in
I s p o k e v e r y low.
§ a p p e a r e d to p r o f i t b y it.
fatigued.
I
O u r capt.
fT c r e w w e r e p r e s e n t
We r e t i r e d e a r l y f o r I w a s m u c h
T h e n e x t m o r n i n g w e a r o s e at 5 o ' c l o c k , p u r p o s i n g to
v i s i t L a h a i n a l u n a as w e h a d p r o m i s e d ,
w i t h the i n t e n t i o n of
g o i n g on foot, b u t t h e h o r s e s c o m i n g in s e a s o n w e w e n t
b r e a k f a s t at bro.
John Stevens,
A l 's .
§ took
Soon after breakfast Kamaha, Antonia,
J o hn ,
§ t h e P i l o t c a m e up § w e all w e n t f i r s t i n t o bro.
A l 's T h e o l o g i c a l
c l a s s of a b o u t 8 or 10.
w h e r e w e h e a r d bro.
Hunt's
T h e n to t h e S e m i n a r y
c l a s s in A n a h o n u a - - G e o m e t r y - - B o o k
At 11 o ' c l o c k all t h e s c h o l a r s c a m e t o g e t h e r ,
p e a t e d speeches w h i c h the[y]
§ execution.
the a b o v e n a m e d i n d i v i d u a l s d i n e d at 1 o'ck.
w e h a d an e x c e l l e n t d i n n e r .
§ some of them r e
s p o k e at t h e E x a m i n a t i o n .
d i d t h e m v e r y w e l l - - b o t h in s e n t i m e n t
III.
And they
W e all w i t h
at bro.
Hunt's
Soon after dinner the scholars
and
c am e
t o g e t h e r § h a d a d e b a t e u p o n t h e propriety o f C h r i s t i a n s e a t i n g
dogs.;
A b o u t 10 s p o k e in f a v o r $ a b o u t t h e s a m e a g a i n s t it.
t e r a b o u t an h o ur ,
t ha t
meat.
I w a s c a l l e d u p o n to g i v e an o p i n i o n ,
I d i d n o t c o n s i d e r it a s i n in
T h e P r es^.
bro.
to L a h a i n a .
§ said
i t s e l f c o n s i d e r e d to eat do g
A l . e x p r e s s e d h i s o p i n i o n then.
t h i s we b a d e f a r e w e l l to L a h a i n a l u n a ,
Af
mounted our horses
Soon after
§ returned
T h e b o y s e x p r e s s e d a w i s h to r i d e f a r t h e r , b u t as I
h a d b e e n a f f l i c t e d w i t h a d i a r r h e a d u r i n g the day,
I o b j e c t e d to
Journ al,
Amos Starr Cooke
April 12,1848
it, a n d b e s i d e s o u r b r i d l e s
8 s a d d l e s w e r e n e e d e d to be p u t on
board, as w e w e r e e x p e c t i n g to s a i l at e v e n i n g .
we le ft o u r d w e l l i n g
8 w e n t o v e r to t h e fort,
was to a c c o m p a n y us.
we left,
P a g e 123
At 5 o ' c l o c k
as Mr. J a m e s Y o u n g
Br o s . A l e x a n d e r 8 H u n t c a l l e d o n us b e f o r e
8 t h e l a t t e r s t a i d t i l l w e l e f t to go on b o a r d at 5 1/2
o ' clock.
W e s t a r t e d at 6 o ' c l o c k ,
came o n b o a r d , b u t
8 s o o n a Mr.
I o b j e c t e d to it 8 t h e y l e f t for a n o t h e r v e s
sel j u s t r e a d y to sail.
The n ext m o r n i n g a f t er sl eeping very well,
we found ourselves b e t w e e n Mo l o k a i
8 L an ai .
the f o r e n o o n a s o f t n o r t h e r l y w i n d c a m e
7 o'clock.
Blossom 8 wife
About sun down
8 we reached H o n o l u l u about
I c a l l e d t h e c r e w 8 p a s s e n g e r s aft,
read a Psalm, made some remarks
8 a prayer.
was on b o a r d 8 l e d at o u r m o r n i n g d e v o t i o n s
ing th at w e l e f t L a h a i n a .
A bout the m i d d l e of
8
The h u s b a n d of Loita
8 Gov. Y o u n g t h e e v e n
W h e n w e c a m e on s h o r e w e w a l k e d h o m e
f o u n d o u r f a m i l y at t h e T e a - t a b l e .
Bro.
8
D w i g h t l e d at o u r e v e n i n g
devotions.
M o s t o f us w e r e w i l l i n g to r e t i r e at an e a r l y ho ur.
C. h a d b e e n ou t on h o r s e b a c k ,
8 had some palpitation.
m o r n i n g w e d i d n o t r is e t i l l 6 o ' c l o c k .
M rs .
The next
All that forenoon I was
e n g a g e d in w r i t i n g .
After dinner
call on th e Gov.
Mar y , Em, Al.
at Ewa.
(in pa r t )
8 Mr.
8 Mrs.
D w i g h t , w h o h a d le ft in t h e m o r n i n g a c
K i n n e y 8 bro.
Rice.
Mrs.
T h e t w o b r e t h r e n w e n t on to W a i a l u a .
j u s t t h i s s i d e o f t h e S a l t Lake.
reached home,
8 P e t e r to
F r o m t h e r e w e w e n t on t o w a r d s E w a to m e e t B e r n i c e ,
8 Wm.
c o m p a n i e d b y Mr.
I r o d e d o w n a c c o m p a n i e d b y Lot
Kinney was
left
We met our family
It w a s d a r k b e f o r e w e
8 we s c a r c e l y h a d time for s u pper 8 p r a y e r s b e fore
the b e l l r a n g f o r m e e t i n g .
T h i s wa s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Dwig h t.
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John Davis was there,
April
12,
1848
8 bro. A r m s t r o n g t o l d us h e w a s
Thursday m o r n i n g I arose early, went
P a g e 124
serious.
for a c a r p e n t e r ,
Mr.
Crocker,
b o a r d s - - ^ s o m e n a t i v e s t o o k d o w n t h e a d o b i e f e n c e i m m e d i a t e l y in
f r o nt o f o u r h o u s e ,
§ n o w w e h a v e a p a l e f e n c e in its s t e a d .
s c h o o l r o o m c l e a n e d b o t h in 8 out.
h a r d in p u t t i n g d o w n p o s t s
A
Y e s t e r d a y 8 to d a y I h a v e w o r k e d
§c. 8 s u p e r i n t e n d i n g t h e n a t i v e s .
Lot 8 A l . h a v e v i s i t e d t h e K i n g t h r i c e to p r a c t i c e in
c o m p a n y w i t h h i m on the flute.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e m u s i c i a n
h a s c o m e h e r e to t e a c h t h e s m a l l bo y s .
Last e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d the
Temperance meeting where only a few were present,
8 a committee
c o n s i s t i n g of J u d g e A n d r e w s , J.W. W o o d § m y s e l f w e r e c h o s e n a
com.
to r e p o r t on t h e e x p e d i e n c y o f a P u b l i c L i b r a r y .
Y e s t e r d a y I r e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m bro. A l e x a n d e r s p e a k i n g
o f a Mr.
Fuller,
g et e m p l o y m e n t .
l a t e l y d i s c h a r g e d f r o m a w h a l e r w h o w i s h e s to
He is a t e a c h e r 8 a p i o u s man.
to it t h a t w e h a d g o n e so f a r in e n g a g i n g Mr.
c o u l d n o t t h i n k o f a n o t h e r at p r e s e n t .
I h a d my S.S. as u s u a l .
Goodale that we
T h i s e v e n i n g at s u n set
This e v e n i n g w r o te two pages of the above
§ prepared a schedule of studies
next.
To d a y I r e p l i e d
f o r n e x t qr.
[quarter]
b e g i n n i n g on M o n d a y
0 L o r d p r e p a r e us all for t h e S a b b a t h .
Mon. Apl.
17,
48
A f t e r w r i t i n g t h e f o r e g o i n g Sat.
C. t h e s c h e d u l e
f o r e n o o n Bro.
§ F r en ch .
e v e n i n g I r e a d to Mrs.
I h a d p r e p a r e d 8 of w h i c h she approved.
D w i g h t is to t e a c h C o m p o s i t i o n ,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n ,
Book Keeping 8 Surveying,
Reading
I shall teach Geometry,
f o r the p r e s e n t .
In t h e
8 Speaking
Geography,
At 12 o ' c l o c k Lot 5
A l . go to t h e K i n g ' s to p r a c t i c e on t h e f l u t e 5 at 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k
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Wm.
A p r i l 17,
Pe t e r , J a m e s D a v i d § J o s
day.
- -
P a g e 125
Y e s t e r d a y it r a i n e d m o s t o f the
In t h e f o r e n o o n w e a l l w e n t to n a t i v e
s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor.
18 48
13:5:
service
§ bro. A r m
"Examine yourselves."
At
n o o n I r e a d to t h e s c h o l a r s a s e r m o n o f B u n d e r § a n o t h e r in t h e
a f t e r n o o n f o r w e d i d n o t v e n t u r e o u t on a c c o u n t o f rain.
D. w e n t to h i s m e e t i n g b u t h a d n o h e a r e r s .
D.
§ I r e a d Bro.
Bingham's
S.
w o r k e d at o u r f r o n t gate.
e v e n i n g at Mr.
T u e s d a y Apl.
Is.
Mrs.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
To d a y m y c a r p e n t e r h as
C.
§ bro.
D. h a v e v i s i t e d this
John Ladd's.
18
'48
To d a y w e h a v e p u t up a n e w f r o n t g a t e wh.
Mrs.
mat.
C. h a s w h i t e w a s h e d h e r b e d r o o m ,
cost
$13.50.
§ put down a n e w f i g u r e d
T h e p a l i n g in f r o n t o f t he h o u s e h a s b e e n p a i n t e d t o day.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
c a l l on Mr.
ear.
Bro.
Bro.
Ej Mrs.
C. bro.
Dwight
D i l lo n.
§ s o m e s c h o l a r s h a v e g o n e to
J u l i e t t e h a s h a d a p a i n in h e r left
§ s i s t e r K i n n e y h a v e r e t u r n e d t o - d a y f r o m Ewa.
T h u r s d a y Apl.
2 0 '48
Y e s t e r d a y w e h a d o n l y a p a i n t e r § plasterer to w o r k for
Mr.
Crocker,
t h e c a r p e n t e r , w a s sick.
n e w s a f e to s t a n d in t h e d i n i n g room.
to c a l l on Mr.
§ Mrs.
Ladd.
To-day he co m m e n c e d our
Bro.
Dwight has b een down
T h i s e v e n i n g he § I h a v e d i s c u s s e d
r a t h e r w a r m l y t h e p r o p r i e t y o f o u r h a v i n g o p e n d o o r s at G e n l M e e t
ing.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
T o - d a y I h a v e p u n i s h e d Vic.
conversation.
P. Ja.
§ Da.
Atkinson.
f or i m p r o p e r c o n d u c t
§
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Sat. Apl.
April
2 2, 1 8 4 8
2 2 '48
Y e s t e r d a y I d i d n o t a c c o m p l i s h mu c h .
going a bout.
I s p e n t so me t i m e
L a s t e v e n i n g w e a t t e n d e d t h e T e m p e r a n c e Soc. wh. w a s
fully a t t e n d e d .
Subject of a publ i c Library was discussed,
who s t a n d s m o s t in t h e w a y o f t h e T e m p e r a n c e r e f o r m ,
and or T e m p e r a t e d r i n k e r .
Dwight
the Drunk
8 some of the scholars went
aer to K a n e o h e 8 r e t u r n e d t h i s e v e n i n g .
S.L. A n d r e w s ,
also,
We d e c i d e d t h a t t h e l a t t e r did.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
H a d a c a l l f r o m bro.
§ w r o t e a l e t t e r to s e n d b y h i m to Mr.
v i t i n g h i m to s t a y w i t h us d u r i n g G e n l M e e t i n g .
Mrs.
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Goodale i n
This afternoon
C. 8 o u r ow n c h i l d r e n w e n t in t h e w a g o n u p to c a l l on Mr.
§ Mrs. J a s p e r .
F ound t h e m very p l e a s a n t l y located.
h a v e r e a d to Mrs.
C. an acct.
This evening
o f t h e F e t e in t h e P o l y n e s i a n .
T h e L o r d p r e p a r e us all f o r th e d u t i e s o f t h e m o r r o w .
Mon. Apl.
24
’
48
M y e y e s are s o m e w h a t a f f l i c t e d t h i s e v e n i n g so t ha t I
c a n n o t w r i t e m uc h .
T o - d a y it h a s b e e n q u i t e cool.
S.S. h a d o n l y s i x p r e s e n t .
o f t h e S o w e r Mat.
13:3.
Y e s t e r d a y my
Bro. A r m s t r o n g s e r m o n w a s t h e p a r a b l e
In t h e a f t e r n o o n a n a l l u s i o n w a s m a d e
to t h e d e s t r u c t i o n o f J e r u s a l e m L u k e 1 9 : 4 1 - 4 2 .
At n o o n w e all w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
f r o m A c t s 27:
last verse.
a l l u d e d to t h e t h o s e
8 h e a r d bro.
Damon
T h e y all e s c a p e d s a f e to land.
(!) w h o h a d b e e n c a s t on C h r i s t m a s
He
Isl an d,
8 to t h e g r e a t e f f o r t m a d e to p r a i s e th e c r e a t u r e w h i l e G o d h a d
been entirely overlooked.
Bro.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mrs.
D. w e n t q u i t e b e y o n d h i m s e l f .
C. a c c o m p a n i e d bro.
to h e a r bro. A t k i n s o n , w h i l e t h e s c h o l a r s
to h e a r bro. A n d r e w s
f r o m J o h n 15:1.
D. to t h e c h a p e l
8 I w e n t to t h e p a l a c e
Jo u r n a l , A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
A p r i l 24,
T h i s a f t e r n o o n bro.
S.L. A n d r e w s
1848
P a g e 127
s a i l e d in t h e K a m e h a m e h a
III f o r H a w a i i to g e t t h e b r e t h r e n .
T h i s e v e n i n g J u d g e Lee, Mr.
Bishop
8 M i s s E. T u r r i l l h a v e
called.
F r i d a y Apl.
28
'48
N e a r l y a w e e k h a s p a s s e d s i n c e I h a v e r e c o r d e d a n y of
G o d S p e c i a l M e r c i e s to m e § mi n e .
M y e y e s s t i l l c o n t i n u e to be
w e a k 8 I s h a l l b e a b l e to w r i t e b ut l i t tl e.
T u e s d a y w e h a d s c h o o l as u s u a l .
§ t h e c h i l d r e n 8 I r o d e up to P u n a h o u .
o f t h a n k s to M o n s i u r ( ! )
Sanwelle(?)
D i l l o n 8 th ru'
A f t e r s c h o o l Mrs.
C.
That day I s igned a letter
h i m to the C o m m a n d e r o f t h e
for h i s i n t e r e s t m a n i f e s t e d to t h o e s w h o w e r e w r e c k e d
on C h r i s t m a s
Isla nd .
All the Missi o n a r i e s here
§ a few f o reigners
s i g n e d it.
W e d n e s d a y p a s s e d as u s u a l § in t h e e v e n i n g w e h a d an
i n t e r e s t i n g m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Likewise,
Bartow,
8 Hatch,
Kinney.
§ for the first time
L e w i s wa s there.
Mr. H i t c h c o c k .
T h e i m p r e s s i o n is t h a t t h e S p i r i t o f t h e L o r d is a m o n g s o m e o f t he
foreign residents.
Mrs.
T h a t d a y w e r e c e i v e d an i n v i t a t i o n f r o m Mr.
D i l l o n to a p a r t y on n e x t m o n d a y e v e n i n g .
in F r e n c h § it w a s s a i d t h e r e w o u l d b e d a n c i n g .
It w a s w r i t t e n
We we r e p r e
p a r e d to d e c l i n e t h e i n v i t a t i o n t i l l l a s t e v e n i n g w h e n bro.
s t r o n g s a i d t h a t Mr.
§
Arm
D i l l o n h a d a s s u r e d h i m t h e r e w o u l d b e no
d a n c i n g if t h e K i n g d i d n o t w i s h it t i l l h e h a d left, n o r any
spirituous
liquors,
or wine.
In c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h a t w e p u r p o s e
to c o m pl y.
Y e s t e r d a y was the m e m o r a b l e day for o p ening p a rliament,
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
A p r i l 28,
1848
P a g e 128
w h i c h w a s d o n e b y a s p e e c h o f h i s M a j e s t y at 10 o ' c l o c k at t h e
M e e t i n g house.
sion.
This was decorated with evergreens
for the o c c a
A p l a t f o r m was b uilt for his m a j e s t y § m i n i s t e r s
in f r o n t
o f th e p u l p i t w h i c h w a s c o n c e a l e d f r o m v i e w b y a l a r g e s t a n d a r d ,
w h i c h b r o u g h t t h e c oa t o f a r m s i m m e d i a t e l y b e h i n d h i s m a j e s t y w h o
sat on h i s t h r o n e , w i t h a s m a l l t a b l e b e f o r e h i m c o v e r e d w i t h a
very b e autiful spread.
On h i s r i g h t sat t h e Q u e e n .
Behind her
s t o o d Lot w i t h a l a r g e F l y b r u s h § on t h e ]rft o f h i s M a j e s t y s t o o d
A l . w i t h a l a r g e fly b r u s h .
John Young
§ Mr. W y l l i e s t o o d at the
r i g h t o f Lot § Dr. J u d d at t h e l e f t o f A l ex .
p l a t f o r m at e a c h c o r n e r s t o o d Wm.
In f r o n t o f t h e
§ James w i t h smaller brushes.
On t h e fore s e a t s at t h e r i g h t o f t h e K i n g sat t h e n o b l e s .
On
the o p p o s i t e s i d e o f t h e a i l s e ( ! ) sat t h e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , w i t h
t h e n a t i v e J u d g e s b e h i n d t h em.
In o u r s e a t s sat t h e f o r e i g n R e p
r e s e n t a t i v e s all o f w h o m w e r e p r e s e n t .
In a l o o s e s e a t at th e
r i g h t o f t h e q u e e n § f a c i n g t h e n o b l e s sat t h e i r w i v e s ,
s e at b e h i n d sat t h e r e m a i n d e r o f o u r s c h o l a r s .
§ in a n o t h e r
The missionaries
§ t h e i r c h i l d r e n sat at t h e r i g h t o f t h e f o r e i g n o f f i c i a l s .
foreigners behind the Nobles.
Other
Other parts of the h o u s e w e r e filled
with natives while the soldiers were not admitted.
T h e k i n g sat w h i l e h e r e a d hi s s p e e c h w h i c h l a s t e d a b o u t
fifteen minutes.
A f t e r he h a d f i n i s h e d it, K a e o m a d e a s p e e c h
then Okekiono a Represen ta ti ve
from Paaoa--then Namakeeha,
0 Huli the h u s b a n d of L o uisa a re p r e s e n t a t i v e
t h e s e e x e r c i s e s w e r e 1 1/2 h o u r long.
school but they did not study much.
from Molokai.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
All
I had a
In t h e e v e n i n g n o t b e i n g
a bl e to s t u d y I c a l l e d o v e r to bro.
Hall's
t here.
C o o k e § bro.
It w a s n o t l o n g b e f o r e Mrs.
5 then
§ f o u n d Mr.
Boardman
D w i g h t c a m e in.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
A p r i l 28, 1 8 4 8
S o o n a f t e r n i n e w e a ll r e t u r n e d .
s t a i d t i l l 10 o ' c l o c k .
th e m e e t i n g h o u s e Mr.
Judd 8 daughters.
Found Lorrin § John here who
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mrs.
w i t h opfi]thalmy in h e r g o o d
(right)
8 Mrs.
P a g e 129
eye.
Cooke was threatened
When we returned from
J a s p e r c a l l e d a s h o r t t i me ,
a l s o Mrs.
T h i s m o r n i n g w h e n w e w e n t out to w a l k , w e m e t
A l v a h C l a r k w h o t o l d us the m i s s i o n a r i e s h a d a r r i v e d f r o m Kauai.
I h u r r i e d h o m e § a f t e r p r a y e r s t a r t e d w i t h Mrs.
Maria.
Wh e n I re a c h ed the dock f ound that only the M i s s i o n a r i e s
at W a i o l i
§ bro.
§ s i s t e r B a l d w i n h a d a r r i v e d § t h a t bro.
m a h a d a r r i v e d in a n o t h e r v e s s e l .
f o r I w a i t e d f o r bro.
Came h o m e
alone.
Dimond's.
§ f o u n d o u r f a m i l y h a d got t h r o u g h b r e a k f a s t § t o o k m i n e
A t 10 o ' c l o c k w e w e n t a g a i n to t h e m e e t i n g h o u s e , w h e r e
First the Primier(!)
b y Mr. H o p k i n s .
8 h e a r d the M i n i s t e r s
and again John Young who read
Instr u c t i o n report.
N o s c h o o l t h i s P.M.
read their
Foreign Relations which was read
T h e n Dr. J u d d ' s
the M i n i s t e r of Public
ho ur s.
Conde
As all t h e r e s t w e r e p r o v i d e d
C. m a § a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m to bro.
w e r e few c o m p a r e d w i t h y e s t e r d a y ,
reports.
C's w a g o n for
T h e s e o c c u p i e d 2 1/2
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr. H i t c h c o c k c a m e in
w h i l e at p r a y e r 8 s i n c e t h e n I h a v e w r i t t e n t h e f o r e g o i n g .
C o o k e has cfeaned u p h e r c l o s e t ,
e a u 8 c a l l e d on o u r n e w c o m e r s .
8 wardrobe
Mrs.
§ Miss Whitney's b u r
C a l l e d on b r o W i l c o x ma.
T u e s d a y M a y 2 '48
Last S at urday we had no school,
the c a r penter occupied
t h e s c h o o l r o o m w i t h w o r k i n g at o u r sa f e , b u t h e d i d
it as I e x p e c t e d .
t a t i o n to Mr.
It w a s
finished yesterday.
[not]
finish
A c c e p t e d my i n v i
§ Madame Dillon for Mo nd ay evening.
D u r i n g t h e d ay
on S a t u r d a y t h e s c h o l a r s w e r e s c a t t e r e d h e r e § there.
At n o o n w e
Jo u r n a l , 'Amos S t a r r C o o k e
h a d bro.
M a y 2, 1 8 4 8
C o n d e m a to d i n n e r .
to supp e r.
P a g e 130
A t e v e n i n g w e h a d bro. W i l c o x ma
W e all r e t i r e d b e f o r e n i n e o ' c l o c k b e i n g m u c h f a t i g u e d .
L ord's d a y m o r n i n g r u n g t h e b e l l f o r r i s i n g at s i x 8 n o t at 5 1/2.
P ra ye r s , b r e a k f a s t
my S.S. b u t
8c as ever.
I h a d only one scholar.
a s e raphena there,
were tremulous.
too f r o m Rom.
Bro.
7:
8 M a r y a c c o m p a n i e d me to
W e w e n t to c h u r c h 8 f o u n d
the it d i d n o t s o u n d w e l l ,
0 w r e t c h e d man° t h a t
D w i g h t f r o m Job.
I am! W h o s h a l l d e l i v e r me
M o s t o f us w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
14:14
a very pow er fu l sermon.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
After our return I read from "Bingham's
i n g b ros.
Oahu.
C.
VII
8 t h e s c h o l a r s to
8 I s t a i d at h o m e
8 had a school with
I i n t e n d to h a v e o n e e v e r y e v e n i n g .
D. r o d e L o t ' s h o r s e .
hour 8 while she was
came home
in,
Mrs.
Yesterday morn
C o o k e h a d a s c h o o l o f an
I c a l l e d o n bro.
John so n ma 8 spent nea rl y
8 h a d a school of two hours b e f o r e dinner.
I h ad the same a fter dinner.
room,
S a n d w i c h I s l a n d s " chap.
D w i g h t 8 A t k i n s o n s t a r t e d in c o m p a n y for a r i d e a r o u n d
Bro.
an hou r,
C o n d e p r e a c h e d to
d i f f i c u l t to h e a r him.
D w i g h t a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
t h e p a l a c e to h e a r bro. A r m g .
the Domestics.
8 heard
If a m a n die, s h a l l he l i v e a g a i n ? - -
a f e w 8 h i s v o i c e w a s so s m a l l t h a t it w a s
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
some of the keys
J o h n s o n p r e a c h e d in the m o r n i n g 8 v e r y w e l l
from this b ody of death?
bro.
Bernice
W e t h e n got o u r s a f e i n t o t h e d i n i n g
8 o i l e d it w i t h P a i n t Oil.
T h i s m o r n i n g v a r n i s h e d it.
Last
e v e n i n g at 7 1/2 o ' c l o c k J o h n Ii 8 I w e r e a c c o m p a n i e d b y B e r n i c e ,
M a r y , El.
Em.
Lot, A l . Wm.
t h e k i n g 8 s u i t e to Mon.
f o u n d few, or n o n e t h ere.
in the y a rd.
8 J a m e s to t he P r e m i e r to a c c o m p a n y
Dillon's.
We a r r i v e d at 8 o ' c l o c k 8
There were French officers
F ound m a n y Cath o l i c Priests there.
8 soldiers
Soon most of
t h e o t h e r f o r e i g n e r s c a m e, w i t h an e x p e c t a t i o n o f d a n c i n g ,
b ut
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
M a y 2, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 131
Mon. D i l l o n h a d a s s u r e d b ro . A r m g t h a t t h e r e w o u l d b e n o d a n c i n g
wh i l e t h e K i n g w a s t here.
The h o u r that we spent there was d e
v o t e d to w a l k i n g to § fro.
Soon after nine the King left §we
followed a f t e r b u t b e f o r e w e c o u l d get a w a y t h e y h a d b e g u n to dance.
Mr. W y l l i e w a s t h e f i r s t to h u r r y th e d a n c i n g .
Th e d a y w a s c e l e b r a t e d as t h e b i r t h d a y o f K i n g L o u i s
Phillipe
day
(He w a s b o r n Oct.
6-73) n o t b e c a u s e h e w a s b o r n on t h a t
(but, b e c a u s e it w a s St.
Philip's
day,
th e s a i n t a f t e r w h o m
he w a s n a m e d ) , so G e n l M i l l e r i n f o r m e d us w h o c a l l e d o n us d u r i n g
the f o r e n o o n .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e s h i p I s a b e l l a a r r i v e d f r o m M a z a t l a n
bringing late intelligence
( M a r c h 5th).
It r e p o r t e d J o h n Q. A d a m s ,
w h o d i e d at t h e H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s Feb.
Treaty with Mexico,
§c.
in f r o n t o f t h e C o o k room.
§ c o m p l e t e d t h e b o a r d fe n c e
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
Hall has called.
'48
I
r ap id l y .
Also of a
At e v e n i n g the P o l y n e s i a n i s s u e d an E xtra.
To d a y t h e c a r p e n t e r s m a d e s o m e b e n c h e s
Sat. M a y 6-
23^.
c a n h a r d l y k e e p an a c c o u n t o f t h e t i me ,
it fl i e s so
Wednesday my carpenter worked again making a wire p r o
t e c t o r f or m i l k
some flower boxes.
d o w n br os.
§ A t k i n s o n r e t u r n e d f r o m t h e i r r i d e a r o u n d Oah u,
Dwight
T h a t e v e n i n g j u s t at s u n
§ t h e l a t t e r l e d o u r m e e t i n g at e v e n i n g .
T h u r s d a y bro.
Dwight took the school
in th e a f t e r n o o n a c c o m p a n i e d Lot, A l , § Lot
i n g at P u n a h o u S c h o o l .
d inner we had(?)
bro.
s he v i s i t e d w i t h Mrs.
in t h e f o r e n o o n
(!) to h e a r the s p e a k
I had a school with the remainder.
J o h n s o n ma,
Co oke.
§ h e w e n t u p to P u n a h o u ,
After school
§
At
§while
I took t h e i r § our own
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
M a y 6, 1848
c h i l d r e n i n th e w a g o n § w e n t to P u n a h o u .
J o s e p h r o d e S t a r 8 let
bro. J. h a v e h i m 8 I t o o k him,
in t h e w a g o n .
Page 132
Edward Johnson § George Wilcox
During the forenoon
I c o m m e n c e d m y r e po rt .
In
t h e e v e n i n g t h e K a m e h a m e h a III a r r i v e d b r i n g i n g b ro s .
8 sisters
Thurston,
S.L. A n d r e w s
Mr.
Clark,
Goodale.
Bailey,
L y o n s , W h i t t l e s e y , w i t h bro.
T h e n e x t m o r n i n g I s a w m o s t o f t h e m 8 t h e r e s t at
P u n a h o u in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
w e r e there.
T h i s w a s e x a m i n a t i o n day,
8 a l m o s t all
In t h e f o r e n o o n w e d i d n o t go b e c a u s e t h e r e c i t a t i o n s
w e r e to b e in t h e l a n g u a g e s , b u t in t h e a f t e r n o o n m o s t o f us w e n t
up.
Coan,
Mrs.
C.
Lyman,
8 I § ou r s
D u r i n g t h e f o r e n o o n bros.
P a r i s , A l e x a n d e r H u n t a r r i v e d in a n o t h e r v e s s e l .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
b o a t bro.
in t h e w a g o n .
Gulick arrived from Waialua,
H i t c h c o c k ma, A n d r e w s
a l s o in a s m a l l
$ S i s t e r B ro wn .
T h e e x a m i n a t i o n w a s n o t so i n t e r e s t i n g as l a s t y e ar .
All the m i s s i o n a r i e s
8 their children were there 8 the school
room was crowded.
J u d g e Lee Mr.
w i t h M i s s e s Mo tt.
A f t e r r e t u r n i n g w i t h Mrs.
P u n a h o u 8 b r o u g h t d o w n bro.
K e n ne y.
Bishop,
S.L. A n d r e w s
On m y r e t u r n I s a w Mr.
Morgan, John Dominis
C.
I w e n t b a c k to
§ sister Whittlesey 8
G o o d a l e § i n v i t e d h i m to come
to te a 8 h a d s o m e c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h h i m a b o u t s t a y i n g w i t h us
during general m e e t i n g § t a k i n g the school.
to do so,
§ bro.
He f i n a l l y a g r e e d
D w i g h t o f f e r e d to t a k e h i m as a r o o m - m a t e ,
he s e n t for h i s b a g g a g e .
8
This m o r n i n g we h e a r d the H a a l i l i o h a d
c om e § w e w e n t d o w n f o r M i s s W h i t n e y § m e t h e r c o m i n g a c c o m p a n i e d
b y b r os .
Whitney.
J o h n s o n 8 P og ue .
Bro.
Dr.
§ Mrs.
Smith came
R o w e l l m a s t a y e d at h o m e .
t h e o n l y o ne s n o t c o m i n g to g e n l m e e t i n g .
on s e v e r a l o f t h e n e w c o m e r s
§ so d i d Mrs.
He § bro.
This
B o n d m a are
foreno£>)i I c a l l e d
§ w e h a d t h r e e o f bro.
Clark's
M a y 6, 184 8
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
d a u g h t e r s to d i n n e r a l s o B r os . A l e x a n d e r 8 A n d r e w s .
d u r i n g t h e d a y on M i s s W h i t n e y .
Oregon,
There was
Page 133
Several called
an a r r i v a l to d a y f r o m
8 I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m K a u l e h e h e h a s a y i n g Dr.
W h i t m a n w e r e d e a d,
8 9 foreigners.
Th e m i s s i o n a r i e s
Mrs.
t h e r e are
in m u c h fear.
Mr.
G o o d a l e h as b e e n on h o r s e b a c k f o r t he f i r s t t i m e s i n c e
h e a r r i v e d l a s t Oct.
Kekauonohi
from Kauai yesterday.
to-day.
day.
8 Leleiohoku 8 Abigail arrived
S o m e o f the s c h o l a r s v i s i t e d t h e i r p a r e n t s
S o m e w e n t to Mrs.
Tibbey's
to c e l e b r a t e C h a r l e s '
birth
A d d e d s o m e t h i n g to m y r e p o r t b o t h y e s t e r d a y 8 t o - d a y .
H a v e l et m y w h i s k e r s g r o w th is wee k.
T h u r s d a y M a y 11-
'48
M a n y d a y s h a v e p a s s e d s i n c e I w r o t e on a c c o u n t o f my
eye s, tho'
on M o n d a y e v e n i n g
I was w r i t i n g my report.
Lord's
d ay p a s s e d a way, as t h o u s a n d s o f o t h e r S a b b a t h days h a v e ,
little
improved.
A t 8 o ' c l o c k I d i d n o t g o out as u s u a l , b u t Ber.
M a r y did.
J u s t b e f o r e m e e t i n g Mr.
8 Mrs. J a s p e r c a m e on h o r s e
b a c k 8 d r e s s e d to go to m e e t i n g w i t h us.
to t h e c h a p e l a l s o,
8
W e i n v i t e d t h e m to go
8 to s t a y 8 a t t e n d the a f t e r n o o n m e e t i n g ,
all o f w h i c h t h e y did.
Bro.
declare it."
h e a r bro.
B a l d w i n p r e a c h e d f r o m I Cor.
A very good sermon.
H u n t at th e c h a p e l
s e r m o n 8 v e r y good.
native from 6
3 :1 3 'for t h e d a y s h a l l
A t n o o n m o s t o f us w e n t to
from John 11:35,
"Jesus we pt . "
A long
In t h e a f t e r n o o n f a t h e r T h u r s t o n p r e a c h e d in
( ! ) " E v e r y p l a n t w h i c h m y h e a v e n l y f a t h e r has not
p l a n t e d s h a l l be r o o t e d u p . "
In t h e e v e n i n g a f t e r t h e m e e t i n g
at t h e p a l a c e w h i c h w a s at 6 1/2 o ' c l k 8 b r o H i t c h c o c k
[preached(?)]
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
M a y 11, 1848
Page 134
some o f t h e s c h o l a r s a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t he c h a p e l to h e a r bro.
Clark f r o m Is. 4 0 : 8 ,
"The w o r d of o u r G o d s h a l l s t a n d f o r e v e r . "
D u r i n g t h e d a y we h e a r d m u c h b u t d i g e s t e d l i t t l e o f G o d ' s w o r d .
Retired soon after nine muc h fatigued.
M o n d a y m o r n i n g w e w e n t to w a l k at 6 o ' c l o c k .
the d a y w o r k e d u p o n m y r e p o r t .
During
A t 4 o' P.M. w e h a d o u r S.S.
m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Coan,
at t h e s c h o o l h o u s e - -
at e v e n i n g I f i n i s h e d m y r e p o r t .
T u e s d a y f o r e n o o n w a s s p e n t in
p a r t at D e p o s i t o r y w a i t i n g on M i s s W h i t n e y .
h a d bro.
P o g u e to b r e a k f a s t .
ner, a l s o Mrs. W h i t n e y ,
c a l l e d on us.
hou.
Mrs.
F a t h e r T h u r s t o n § f a m i l y at d i n
Dr. A n d r e w s .
C. 5 1 5
W e d n e s d a y , bro.
In t h e m o r n i n g w e
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro. H u n t
children visited,
o r c a l l e d at P u n a
H u n t b r e a k f a s t e d w i t h us.
c o m m e n c e d Genl Meeting.
At 9 o'clock we
Bro. H i t c h c o c k t o o k t h e c h a i r § bro.
L y o n s w a s c h o s e n c h a i r m a n , b u t d e c l i n e d 'Ej b r o C o a n w a s chos en .
Bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n S e c y bro.
Chose several committees
Bros. B i s h o p
C.B. A n d r e w s
§ I a s s i s t a n t Secy.
§ a d j o u r n e d to h e a r r e p o r t s
Ei P a r i s d i n e d w i t h us.
at 2 o ' c l o c k .
M e t at 2 o ' c l o c k w h e n the
r e p o r t s f o r all H a w a i i w e r e r e a d y b e g i n n i n g w i t h bro.
L yman,
B on d ,
Lyons, Thurston.
c o c k m a t o o k t e a w i t h us.
Clark,
Bailey,
H i t c h c o c k , M e s s r s T e n Ey c k ,
P ratt.
This afternoon,
T e n E y c k w a s t here.
A s e r m o n f r o m bro.
e v e n i n g at t h e s c h o o l H o u s e .
Whittlesey,
Mr.
Paris,
Bro. H i t c h
A t k i n s o n in the
This f o renoon reports again,
Baldwin, Hunt of High School
§ W y l l i e a l s o Mr.
Coan,
§ Mrs.
Conde,
Ei K a a n a p a l i ,
Tibbey § Miss
r e p o r t s o f O a h u b r e t h r e n w e r e read.
Present
M i s s P r a t t , T e n E y c k , Dr. § Mrs. J udd.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs. Gi h a s go ne
to a m a t e r n a l m e e t i n g .
To m o r r o w is a p p o i n t e d to
b e set a p a r t as a d a y f o r f a s t i n g Ei p r a y e r .
M e e t i n g fo r p r a y e r
at s u n rise,
fo r c h i l d r e n at 8 o ' c l o c k -
P r e a c h i n g at 3 o ' c l o c k b y bro.
Dwight.
- c o n f e r e n c e at 10 o'clk.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
M o n d a y M a y 15-
May 15, 1848
Page 135
'48
T h e a b o v e e x e r c i s e s w e r e o b s e r v e d on F r i d a y
were very interesting.
There was
$ t h e y all
a s c h o o l all e x c e p t at 8 o ' c l o c k
w h e n all t h e c h i l d r e n w e r e at t h e c h i l d r e n ' s m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y
bro.
K i n n ey .
Th e c o n f e r e n c e w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
K i n g w a s p r e s e n t at o u r a f t e r n o o n m e e t i n g .
w i t h me to P u n a h o u in t h e w a g o n .
Bishop.
The
M i s s W h i t n e y r od e
In t h e e v e n i n g w e w e n t to the
T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g w h e r e w e h e a r d an a d d r e s s
f r o m bro.
Atkinson,
8 it w a s v o t e d to h a v e it p r i n t e d in the P o l y n e s i a n .
Saturd ay m o r n i n g the reading of reports was
g i n n i n g w i t h bro.
Parker,
8 t h e n t h o s e o f K au a i.
Ten Eyck § W i l l i a ms we r e present,
resumed b e
Messrs Wyllie,
the two former a s king questions
e s p e c i a l l y w h e n t h e s u b j e c t o f d e p o p u l a t i o n w a s b r o u g h t up.
e l i c i t e d q u i t e a d i s c u s s i o n w h i c h c o n t i n u e d for two h o u r s
interesting.
c am e in.
B e f o r e t h e c l o s e o f it M e s s r s V a r n e y ,
Th is
8 w as
Baker 8 Spencer
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e r e w a s a m e e t i n g o f t h e b r e t h r e n o n l y
to c o n s u l t a b o u t t h e s p e c i a l v i c e s
of the natives
§ it w a s s u p p o s e d
t h a t o n a n i s m w a s v e r y p r e v a l e n t as w e l l as, e x c e s s i v e i n d u l g e n c e
among the married,
8 t h a t t h e s e t w o w e r e t h e g r a n d h i n d r a n c e to
i n c r e a s e in p o p u l a t i o n .
preparations
A f t e r t h i s m e e t i n g r e t u r n e d to m a k e
for a p ar ty of our reinforcement
all o f w h o m are n o w
h e r e 16 in n u m b e r - -8 h a v i n g r e t u r n e d 8 8 died,
n o w l i v i n g at t h e I s l a n d s
33.
Bros.
§ our children
C on d e , J o h n s o n § W i l c o x e a c h
5 = 15, B a i l e y 4 b o y s , A n d r e w s 1, C o o k e 4, Ives
3.
T h e y w e r e all
(the a d u l t s )
e x c e p t Mrs.
c om e o u t o n a c c o u n t o f h e r l i t t l e b o y ' s
Castle present.
3
L y o n s 3, C a s t l e
B a i l e y , w h o c o u l d no t
illness.
Bro.
Dole
§ Mrs.
It w a s t h e e l e v e n t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f o u r l o c a t i o n .
T he e v e n i n g p a s s e d v e r y p l e a s a n t l y ,
8 b e f o r e w e b r o k e up w e m a d e
M a y 15, 1848
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
some r e m a r k s , b r o s .
Conde
8 Castle prayed,
Page 136
8 w e s u n g "Oh c o u l d
we spea k t he m a t c h l e s s w o r t h " also.
W e r e t i r e d retired(°)
sabbath m o r n i n g .
v e r y m u c h f a t i g u e d 8 s l e p t late
S o o n a f t e r b r e a k f a s t Mr.
after m o r n i n g s e r v i c e t h e y r e t u r n e d .
oppo se d to Mr.
8 Mrs.
Jasp er came
8
Mr. J. e x p r e s s e d h i m s e l f
A r m s t r o n g ' s b e i n g m i n i s t e r of I n s t r u c t i o n .
Was
p l e a s e d t h a t I h a d s a i d s o m e t h i n g to h i s w i f e a b o u t n o t v i s i t i n g
her s i s t e r A b .
Cor.
Bro.
Bro.
Kinney,
read " B i n g h a m ' s
C l a r k p r e a c h e d at t h e s t o n e c h u r c h f r o m II
at t h e c h a p e l bu t t h e f a m i l y d i d n o t go.
Sandwich
Islands",
Coan p r e a c h e d f r o m M a r k 8:34.
6 1/2 o ' c l o c k f r o m J o h n 11 :3 6.
chap
7.
I
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
Bro. A l e x a n d e r at t h e p a l a c e at
Bro.
A t k i n s o n at t h e c h a p e l t h e
f amily w e n t e x c e p t me.
To d a y t h e m e e t i n g h a s b e e n o c c u p i e d in r e a d i n g c o r r e s
pondence.
I read the letters from the Boa rd for 2 years.
a f t e r n o o n bro.
c h il dr en .
Bro.
of I n s t r u c t i o n .
T hi s
C l a r k read his c o r r e s p o n d e n c e about going home
8
A r m s t r o n g his about t a k i ng the office of m i n i s t e r
T h i s e v e n i n g w e h a v e bro.
E m e r s o n m a to s u p p er .
A m e e t i n g o f t h e m i s s i o n c h u r c h this e v e n i n g at 7 1/2 o' cl k .
F r i d a y M o r n i n g 8 1/2 o ' c l o c k M a y 19
'48.
M y e y e s h a v e b e e n in s u c h a s t a t e for s e v e r a l
that I c o u l d n o t w r i t e in t h e e v e n i n g as is c u s t o m a r y .
days past
And now
I h a v e o n l y f i f t e e n m i n u t e s to b r i n g up a r e c o r d o f t h e past.
At o u r m e e t i n g on M o n d a y e v e n i n g o n l y a fe w w e r e p r e s e n t , b u t
w e p a s s e d a v o t e to i n v i t e bro.
D o l e to b e c o m e an a s s o c i a t e p a s t o r
w i t h bro.
Thurston--
8 y e s t e r d a y h e s i g n i f i e d his a c c e p t a n c e o f
t h e same,
at a m e e t i n g i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r g e n l m e e t g .
On T u e s d a y
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
M a y 15, 1848
the o r d e r o f b u s i n e s s w a s bro. A r m s t r o n g m e m o r i a l
Page 137
asking advice
of the m i s s i o n r e s p e c t i n g h i s a c c e p t a n c e o f t h e o f f i c e o f M i n i s t e r
of P u b l i c I n s t r u c t i o n .
The subject was
d i s c u s s e d 2 1/2 d ay s ti l l
y e s t e r d a y n o o n w h e n a v o t e w a s p a s s e d t h a t it w a s c o n t r a r y to
the p r i n c i p l e o f the m i s s i o n to v o t e t h a t a n y m e m b e r o f its b o d y
s h ou ld a c c e p t o f a n y o f f i c e u n d e r t h e G o v t - - s o m e d i d n o t v o t e §
7 w e r e a g a i n s t it.
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n the subject of our c h i l d
ren w a s b r o u g h t up § it w i l l b e t h i s m o r n i n g .
T u e s d a y w e h a d bro.
W e d n e s d a y w e h a d Dr.
r e i n f o r c e m e n t to s u p p e r .
ner § bro.
Bishop.
B a l d w i n to d i nn er .
S m i t h m a to d in e
Y e s t e r d a y Mrs.
Lyons
§ s i s t e r C l a r k § A l v a to s u p p e r ,
Ann Eliza,
Caroline
they all s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g .
§ Miss Whit ne y' s
§ c h i l d r e n to d i n
also , M e s s r s Lee §
§ Sarah came after tea tea
Bro.
(!)
§
Thurston conducted our services
on W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g .
T u e s d a y M a y 2 3 '48
As
I am u n a b l e to w r i t e e v e n i n g s
s o m e t h i n g this a f t e r n o o n .
Meeting much exhausted.
unwell
I s h a l l t r y to w r i t e
I h ave just r e t u r n e d form(!)
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y bro.
I h a v e a c t e d as S e c r e t a r y .
Genl
Chamberlain being
On F r i d a y w e h a d n o c o m p a n y .
The s u b j e c t o f M i s s i o n C h i l d r e n w a s d i s c u s s e d all d a y a n d r e f e r e d
to a c o m m i t t e e bros .
Gulick,
Cl ar k,
§ Alexander.
Saturday morning
bro. A r m s t r o n g d e c l a r e d h is p u r p o s e to l e a v e t h e m i s s i o n .
Ch. p r o p o s e d a p r a y e r ,
§ it w a s m a d e b y bro.
Damon.
Bro.
Saturday eve n
ing o u r s c h o l a r s w e r e i n v i t e d b y E l i z a b e t h T u r r i l l to s p e n d the
e v e n i n g w i t h h e r b e c a u s e it w a s h e r b i r t h day.
n ey § A t k i n s o n to tea,
We h a d bros.
Kin
§ t h e n I a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m to J u d g e T u r r i l l ' s .
Journal, Am os S t a r r Cooke
M a y 23, 1848
At 9 o ' c l o c k w e c a m e h o m e , b u t Mrs.
Page 1
H o o p e r 8 Mr. M o r g a n h a d to
u r g e a w a l t z u p o n us, w h e n w e l e f t in a h u r r y .
I t o l d Mr s.
T.
t h a t s o m e o f h e r c o m p a n y w a s n o t v e r y a c c e p t a b l e r e f e r r i n g to
Morgan 8 Biss(?).
S h e a s k e d if t h e y d i d n o t v i s i t u s ?
I re
p l i e d not by invitation.
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g w e a r o s e at t h e u s u a l h o u r § h a d p r a y e r s
§ b r e a k f a s t - - Ej p r e p a r e d f o r c h u r c h .
Bro.
P a r k e r p r e a c h e d in th e m o r n i n g
Bro. A t k i n s o n for t h e l a s t t i m e at the c h a p e l
Bro.
H u n t in the a f t e r n o o n f r o m Eccl.
Bro.
L y m a n at th e P a l a c e at 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Bro. H i t c h c o c k at t h e c h a p e l b u t Mrs.
A f t e r s e r v i c e Bro.
9: 10
from Acts
Whatsoever
14:17
§c.
C. § I d i d n o t go.
D w i g h t r e a d f r o m " B i n g h a m ' s His.
S.I."
Y e s t e r d a y c o m m i t t e e s w e r e c h o s e n on all t h e r e m a i n i n g
overtures.
w as
T h i s m o r n i n g w e h a d t h e s u b j e c t o f l o c a t i o n , b u t it
recommitted.
This a f t e r n o o n the subject of M i s s i o n Children.
L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g 21st bro.
D a m o n ' s w i f e h a d a son.
This m o r n
i ng w e h a d a f a r e w e l l m e e t i n g at 8 1/2 o ' c l k at t h e s c h o o l w i t h
bro.
8 sister Atkinson
8 John Gulick.
[The w o r d s 'Damon's son' a re w r i t t e n in t h e m a r g i n . ]
At d i n n e r to d a y w e h a d b r o s.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
Lyman,
Pogue
C. h a s g o n e to a m a t e r n a l m e e t i n g .
8 Dr. A n d r e w s
T h e r e is
to b e a m e e t i n g at t h e c o u r t h o u s e f o r t h o s e w h o are d e s i r o u s
of b u i l d i n g up a s e c o n d f o r e i g n c h u r c h .
Mr.
Goodale has s i g
n i f i e d h i s i n t e n t i o n o f l e a v i n g us a f t e r g e n e r a l m e e t i n g .
L o r d d i r e c t him.
The
Journal, Am os S t arr Cook e
M a y 27, 1848
Page 1
Sat. M a y 2 7 '48
T h i s a f t e n r o o n t h e r e is to b e no g e n e r a l m e e t i n g ,
am g o i n g to w r i t e s o m e t h i n g ,
8 I
as I c a n n o t do it in t h e e v e n i n g .
W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g w e h a d u p t h e s u b j e c t o f l o c a t i o n 8 it o c c u
p i e d m o s t o f t h e day.
to W a i l u k u , Bro.
kai, Bro.
Bro.
C l a r k w a s r e m o v e d to Hon.
C.B. A n d r e w s to L a h a i n a l u n a ,
K i n n e y at K a 'u , Bro.
Bro.
Pogue Kealakekua.
Bro.
D w i g h t at M o l o
Thursday we
d i s c u s s e d the subject of "Rev i e w of our F i n a n c i a l System".
terday the subject of a N ative Ministry,
w ith disposal of Books.
Conde
Yes
8 t h i s m o r n i n g t h e same-
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g t h e m i s s i o n w e r e all
i n v i t e d to J u d g e T u r r i l l ' s .
Yesterday afternoon we had a p r e p a r
atory m e e t i n g f o r t h e c o m m u n i o n on n e x t L o r d ' s day, w h e n bro.
T h u r s t o n p r o p o u n d e d 16 c h i l d r e n as c a n d i d a t e s
t h e M i s s i o n C h u r c h - - v i z Wm.
David Dwight 8 Abigail
DeWit Alexander,
f o r a d m i s s i o n to
M.J.G.
Armstrong,
Charlotte Baldwin, Martha Ann Chamberlain,
A lvah Kit t r d d ge 8 Ann E liza Clark, Mary Catharine
8 H e nry Dimond,
Orramel H i n c k l e y Gulick,
Sophia E li z a b e t h Hall,
c o c k Cu r t i s J e r r e
Lyons, H e l e n C l arissa 8 J u l i a M a r i a
Richards,
[Jere]
D a v i d H. H i t c h
8 Mary Howe Thurston.
A f t e r the m e e t i n g a c
c o r d i n g to a p r e v i o u s i n v i t a t i o n , w e all w e n t to t h e p a l a c e
§ saw
the King 8 Queen 8 some of the chiefs, p a r to ok of some r e f r e s h
ments, p r o m a n a d e d the house,
8 y a r d §c 8 t h e n w e w e r e c a l l e d i nt o
one r o o m 8 f a t h e r T h u r s t o n m a d e a f e w r e m a r k s
to t h e same.
8 the King replied
Last ev e n i n g 8 the ev en i n g b efore
children from "Family Secrets".
on M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n
I r e a d to the
Bro. J o h n s o n is to b e o r d a i n e d
8 M i s s W h i t n e y to b e m a r r i e d to bro.
T h e l a t t e r t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us to day.
Pogue.
T h e s c h o l a r s w i t h bro.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M a y 27, 184 8
D w i g h t h a v e g o n e to a p i c n i c up to Mr.
Mrs.
C.
Jasper's.
Page 140
This afternoon
§ I are g o i n g to P u n a h o u .
Ye s t e r d a y the H o n o l u l u arrived from Manilla.
line f r o m O r e g o n
M o n d a y M a y 29
The E v e
§ a w h a l e r from home
'48
S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
h o u in t h e w a g o n .
C. o u r c h i l d r e n § I w e n t to P u n a
W e r e t u r n e d j u s t at 6 o ' c l o c k .
did not return from their picknick(!)
The s c h o l a r s
t i l l 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
The
k i n g § s u i t e w e n t o v e r t o M o a n a l u a to s h o o t at b o a r § to a f e a s t
o r e n t e r t a i n m e n t p r o v i d e d b y Mr.
Sea.
a t t e m p t i n g to s h o o t a r e v o l v i n g r i f l e ,
Th e G o v r . K e k u a n a o a in
s h o t o f f the
f i r st j o i n t o f t h e t h i r d f i n g e r on h i s l ef t hand.
all s i x w e n t o f f at once.
some remarks
§ a prayer.
By a c c i d e n t
Bro. H u n t w a s p r e s e n t at o u r S.S. m a d e
H e § bro.
C.B. A n d r e w s t o o k t e a w i t h us.
T h e s c h o l a r s b e i n g all f a t i g u e d r e t i r e d v e r y early.
Y e s t e r d a y w a s a h i g h d a y to m a n y
Mrs.
C o o k e a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t i n g f o r c h i l d r e n at 9 1/2
o ' c l o c k c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
n a t i v e f r o m Eph.
good."
o f cur so u ls .
4: 28,
Baldwin.
Bro.
E m e r s o n p r e a c h e d in
" W o r k i n g w i t h t h e i r h a n d s t h a t w h i c h is
At n o o n , m o s t o f us w e n t to t h e c h a p e l to h e a r bro.
d e l i v e r an a d d r e s s
t a k e n up.
f o r t h e H a w a i i a n B i b l e Soc.
Hunt
A c ollection was
W e d i d n o t go to the a f t e r n o [ o ] n m e e t i n g w h e n bro.
Hitchcock preached.
c l o c k w h e r e bro.
But w e n t to the S c h o o l H o u s e at 3 1/2 o '
D w i g h t p r e a c h e d to t h e M i s s i o n c h i l d r e n p a r t i c u l a r
ly f r o m P s . 119 I J o h n 5:3 l a s t v e r s e ( ? ) .
"And his commandments
a re n o t g r e i v o u s " .
A f t e r t h e s e r m o n f a t h e r T h u r s t o n r e a d t h e a r t i c l e s of
Journal,
Amos S tarr Cooke
M a y 29, 1848
Page 141
b e l i e f § c o v e n a n t w h e n 14 c h i l d r e n c o n s e n t e d to it 5 t h e y b e c a m e
members of the m i s s i o n church.
cock,
Two,
Curtis
Lyons
8 David H i t c h
of th e s i x t e e n t h a t h a d b e e n e x a m i n e d d i d n o t c o m e fo r wa rd .
Bro.
C h a m b e r l ai n was pr e s e n t but did
Bro.
Hall
§ I d i d it.
[not]
o f f i c i a t e as Deac on .
It w a s a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g
§ s o l e m n occ a-
s ion.
Thursday,
J u n e 1- 48
How fast the moments
[pass]
awa y ,
the minutes
neither the hours n o r yet the days months years
stay not
8 scores of years.
I b e g i n to r e c o r d s o m e t h i n g § s o m e o t h e r t h i n g c a l l s me away.
do o n e t h i n g 8 t h e n t h e t i m e h a s a r r i v e d f o r a n o t h e r ,
another.
§ still
L i f e m a y a l m o s t be c o m p a r e d to a t r e a d i n g m i l l .
one s t e p is o m i t t e d ,
I
If
a ll is l o s t - - a l a s f o r me.
U p o n o u r r e t u r n f r o m t h e m e e t i n g at t he S c h o o l H o u s e on
Lord's day afternoon, we ha d family w o r sh ip with ou t
was usual "Bingham's S a n d w i c h Islands".
w e r e i m m e d i a t e l y s u m m o n e d to t h e p a l a c e .
Coan preached.
scholars,
I w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
§ h e a r d bro.
r e a d i n g as
Then supper, w h e n we
I d i d n o t go.
8 so d i d s e v e r a l o f t he
C.B. A n d r e w s .
E v e r y d a y t h i s w e e k also,
h as b e e n d e v o t e d to t h e b u s i n e s s of G e n e r a l m e e t i n g .
this evening ha d a school w i t h our domestics.
Brewer,
the Methodist M i s s i o n a r y from Oregon,
c a m e to o u r m e e t
8 others.
M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n at 4 o ' c l k bro.
Jo hnson's o r d i n a t i o n took place.
s e r m o n in n a t i v e f r o m I T i m 3:1,
of a Bishop,
Monday 8
T h i s m o r n i n g Mr.
ing § g a v e s o m e a c c o u n t o f t h e m a s s a c r e of Dr. W h i t m a n
It w a s v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g .
Bro.
Fath e r T h u r s t o n p r e a c h e d the
"If a m a n desi r e the office
he desireth a good w o r k . "
Bro.
Coan m ade the p r a y e r
J o u r n a l , Amos S t arr Co oke
June 1, 1848
8 bro. A l e x a n d e r g a v e t h e c h a r g e .
bro.
Pogue 8 Miss Whitney.
eigners present.
Dimond's.
The latter u n i t e d by marriage
l as t w a s in E n g l i s h .
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g t h e r e w a s a m e e t i n g of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n
I m a d e out c e r t i f i c a t e s
Lee 8 a l s o m y acct.
f or t w o y e a r s .
o f L i f e m e m b e r s h i p to
At 11 o ' c l o c k w e a d j o u r n e d
to a t t e n d a f a i r o f t h e J u v e n i l e B e n e v o l e n t Soc.
lain's,
Many for
T h e m a r r i e d p a i r t o o k up t h e i r r e s i d e n c e at bro.
8 of the Mothers.
H.B.
This
Page 142
at bro.
Chamber
a l s o to th e s a l e o f a f e w o l d B o o k s o f F a t h e r B i n g h a m ' s .
Y e s t e r d a y w e a d j o u r n e d at 4 o ' c l o c k to a t t e n d a p i c k n i c k W e d d i n g
p a r t y at bro.
Hall's.
o l d s t u d y w h e r e bro.
T h e c h i l d r e n h a d t h e i r ' s at F a t h e r B i n g h a m ' s
B a i l e y m a are staying.
I did not stay long
b u t c a m e h o m e to get r e a d y for a m e e t i n g o f the H. B i b l e S o c i e t y
at th e V e s t r y R o o m o f t h e c h a p e l
in t h e e v e n i n g .
m e e t i n g 8 Dr. W o o d b e i n g a b s e n t , bro.
A r m s t r o n g t o o k t h e chair.
I p r e s e n t e d m y r e p o r t s h o w i n g a b a l a n c e on
The New Officers
Armstrong,
address
hand • of about
c h o s e n w e r e L. A n d r e w s P r e s . ,
S m i t h V i c e P. S.C.
D a m o n Secy.
Coan 8 Gower
Ex.
for the "Friend",
We h a d such a
E.W.
A S C o o k e T r e a s r , S.N.
com.
$400.
C l a r k 8 L.
Castle Auditor
R e q u e s t e d a c o p y o f bro.
chose Judge Andrews
f o r 18 4 9 L. S m i t h s u b s t i t u t e T C o a n for 1850
Hunt's
fo r n e x t p r e a c h e r
8 Taylor chaplain
for L a h a i n a for s u b s t i t u t e .
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e is a m e e t i n g of the H. T r a c t S o c ^
at t h e s c h o o l H o u s e .
g o n e to bro.
Dimond,
Mrs.
C. 8 Mr.
for Mr.
D w i g h t w i t h A l . 8 Ber.
D i l l o n is there.
a d j o u r n e d to a c c o m m o d a t e t h e a s s o c i a t i o n .
ander,
have
At 4 o ' c l o c k we
Bros .
Baldwin, A l e x
8 E m e r s o n r e q u e s t i n g p e r m i s s i o n f r o m t h e M i s s i o n to w r i t e
to t h e B o a r d a b o u t g o i n g h o m e w i t h t h e i r c h i l d r e n .
got a rat t r a p o f Dr.
Rooke.
This evening
J u n e 5, 1848
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
Page 143
M o n d a y J u n e 5- 48.
F r i d a y w e h a d up the subj e c t of Herds,
§ finally d e
c i d e d t h a t t h e i r a v a i l s s h o u l d b e c r e d i t e d to t h e B oa r d .
e v e n i n g B e r § M a r y w e n t w i t h Mrs.
C. to t h e M a t e r n a l M e e t i n g .
During the evening the Misses Mott
§ John Dominis called §
s t a i d t i l l 10 o ' c l o c k § a f t e r I c a l l e d on Mr.
a n a t i v e h o u s e n e a r bro.
That
C a s tl e.
§ Mrs.
B r e w e r in
During the day the Starling
arrived from Mazatlan bringing news
from Europe,
Phillippe had abdicated the throne,
§c. §c.
of next day h a d the news.
Goodale
P a i d Mr.
that Louis
Th e " P o l y n e s i a n "
$35 for 3 1/2 w e e k s
teaching.
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g w e h a d o u r l a s t s e s s i o n s of G e n l M e e t
ing.
bro.
It b r o k e up w i t h 2 p r a y e r s at 11 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
D w i g h t s t a i d at P u n a h o u .
s c h o l a r s w e n t to D i m o n d ( ! )
place.
Miss
Saturday, he, Mr.
point,
§ Waikiki
Friday night
Goodale
§ d i n e d at t h e l a t t e r
P r a t t , M i s s e s J u d d § M o t t a c c o m p a n i e d them.
returned about
7 o'clock.
Bro.
H u n t t o o k t ea w i t h us.
fj I § o u r c h i l d r e n w e n t up to P u n a h o u .
very early being much fatigued.
§ the
They
M rs .
C
In t h e e v e n i n g w e r e t i r e d
L o r d ' s d ay m o r n i n g as bro.
C oa n
w a s to p r e a c h to t h e c h i l d r e n o f t h e m i s s i o n at t h e s c h o o l H o u s e ,
w e all a t t e n d e d t h e r e § h e a r d bro.
C. f r o m L u k e 10:42.
I r e a d to t h e m f r o m an E v a n g e l i s t fo r Sept.
p ap er ant i c i p a t e d what has taken place
2 47.
At n o o n
T h i s s am e
in E u r o p e w i t h i n t h e p r e s e n t
year.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e all w e n t a g a i n to t h e s c h o o l h o u s e
§ h e a r d bro.
D w i g h t f r o m Rom.
1 4 : 7 N o n e o f us l i v e t h to h i m s e l f .
A f t e r c h u r c h h e lead to us f r o m B i n g h a m ' s
to t h e p a l a c e
Sa.
Is.
§ h e a r d b r o C l a r k fr. Ps.. 1 27:1.
All but me w e n t
Bro.
Bond preached
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
June 5, 1848
Page 144
in t h e a f t e r n o o n fr. M i c a h 6 : 7 C.B. A n d r e w s in t h e m o r n i n g f r o m
In the e v e n i n g w e w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
17:29.
8 h e a r d bro.
Pogue from Luke
A v e r y g ood sermon.
This forenoon
o v e r $400 to bro.
T u e s d a y J u n e 6-
I h a v e s e t t l e d u p m y H .B .
Soc.
acct.
5 paid
Damon.
'48
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n at 2 o ' c l o c k o u r M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s
h e l d at t h e S c h o o l H o u s e .
Richards
A f t e r t h e m e e t i n g I a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
8 W h i t n e y to see t h e r e m a i n s o f bro.
cemetery.
Bernice
V i c t o r i a a c c o m p a n i e d us.
c a m e in § b a d e us g o o d b ye ,
R. at t h e c h i e f s
W h i l e bro.
as he w a s j u s t g o i n g to M o l o k a i w i t h
bro. H i t c h c o c k m a in t h e " C h a n c e " .
In t h e e v e n i n g t h e c h i l d r e n
c o m m e n c e d T h e i r s H i s t o r y o f t h e R e v o l u t i o n in F r a n c e
T h i s m o r n i n g Mr.
8 kept
it all day.
in 1789.
G o o d a l e w a s to go 8 s e e bro.
a b o u t b e i n g h i s c l e r k , but, bro.
school
Dwight
Mr.
G.
A. w a s n o t r eady.
Armstrong
I t o o k the
called on his uncle Thurston
6j he t o l d h i m he w a s f o o l i s h f o r n o t a c c e p t i n g o f o u r o f f e r wh.
w a s b o a r d 8 $400 pr. y e a r if h e t a u g h t f o u r h o u r s a day,
p r o p o r t i o n if h e t a u g h t m o r e t h a n 4.
8 in th at
T h i s e v e n i n g h e t a k e s Wm.
ma, o r all e x c e p t Lot, A l , 8 B e r in t h e s c h o o l r o o m to r e a d an
hour.
Bro.
Dwight left h a l f a d o llar for each of the domestics.
Th is e v e n i n g Mrs. W i l c o x a c c o m p a n i e d us to P u n a h o u in t h e w a g o n .
Wed.
J u n e 7 '48
A n o t h e r d a y h a s p a s s e d away.
Mr.
Goodale taught this
m o r n i n g f r o m 8 t i l l 11 1/2 o ' c l o c k w i t h t w o r e c e s s e s
u t e s each.
This morning before breakfast
o f 15 m i n
I w e n t to t h e t o p of
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
P u n c h B o w l H i ll .
hill.
J u n e 7, 1848
Page 145
T h e s c h o l a r s a t t e n d e d me o n l y to t h e f oo t o f t h e
At n o o n , w e h a d bro. W i l c o x m a to d i n n e r.
T h e y § bro.
J o h n s o n m a s a i l e d f o r W a i o l i t h i s a f t e r n o o n in t h e " S t a r l i n g " .
B r e t h r e n Coan,
Paris Lyman Lyons
This a fternoon
I r o d e w i t h J o h n to t e a c h h i m h o w to ride.
Goodale rode Lot's horse.
at bro.
to Mr.
Castle's.
8 B o n d a l s o left t h i s a f t e r n o o n .
This evening our pra y e r meet in g was
L e a r n e d t h a t bro.
G. y e s t e r d a y .
Thurston said a considerable
Bro. A r m s t r o n g t o l d m e t h a t h e w a s i n i l a [ i n i t i a t e d ]
into h i s o f f i c e at t h e p a l a c e at 4 o ' c l k .
h i r i n g Mr.
Goodale,
Mr.
S p o k e to h i m a b o u t o u r
§ a b o u t Mr. W y l l i e ' s E n c y c l o p e d i a t h i s a f t e r
noon .
T h u r s d a y J u n e 8 '48
T h e N e w " E l e l e H a w a i i " c a m e out to d a y o n a s h e e t a b o u t
as l a r g e as t h e P o l y n e s i a n at first.
errors
Found some typographical
8 s h o w e d t h e m to b r o R o g e r s w h o is to b e the E d i t o r of
the "Hawaiian Messenger".
Maternal Meeting.
Sat. J u n e 10
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
C. h a s g o n e to t h e
W a s o b l i g e d to k e e p Lot in h i s r o o m this e v e n i n g .
'48
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n bro. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d in to see if
t h e r e w a s a n y t h i n g h e c o u l d do for us.
He thought that perhaps
he m i g h t l i k e to t a k e o n e o r t w o o f o u r b o y s as s e c r e t a r i e s
for
his department.
Ives
In t h e a f t e r n o o n m y s c h o o l w e n t h a rd.
Bro.
c a l l e d in a s h o r t time.
In t he e v e n i n g I a t t e n d e d t h e T e m p e r a n c e M e e t i n g , w h e n
it w a s v o t e d t h a t w e m e e t h e r e a f t e r o n l y o n c e in tw o w e e k s ,
c h o o s e o f f i c e r s at o u r n e x t m e e t i n g .
8 to
It w a s a v e r y g o o d m e e t i n g .
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
J u n e 10, 1848
O n m y r e t u r n f e l l in
account of Bios doings.
L o r r i n w a s 20 y e a r s
n o o n Mr.
Mr.
[with] Mr. W i l c o x , w h o g a v e m e s om e
I a m g l a d w e h a v e c u t him.
old,
§ Mr.
Lyman.
Lyman.
I a l s o w r o t e a f e w l i n e s to t h e f o r m e r ,
§ f r o m w r i t i n g to
I t h e n w e n t out to c a l l on t h o s e w h o w e r e to s a i l to
C l a r k § B a i l e y m a § on t h e sick,
I f o u n d br o s .
time
This f o r e
G o o d a l e a s s i s t e d t h e c h i l d r e n to f i n i s h s o m e l e t t e r s to
Douglass
d a y Bros.
Yesterday
§ t o - d a y H a l s e y G u l i c k is.
b u t m y ey es p r e v e n t e d m e f r o m f i l l i n g m y s h e e t
Mr.
Page 146
Thurston
e s p e c i a l l y Mrs.
§ G u l i c k m a at t h e D e p o s t i o r y .
(a bo ut 11 o ' c l o c k )
Conde.
In a s h o r t
a l a r g e s h i p h o v e in s i g h t § w e a l l t h o u g h t
it w a s t h e M a t i l d a , b u t v e r y s o o n it p r o v e d to be an E n g l i s h m a n
o f Wa r , s h i p " C o n s t a n c e " Capt.
n e w P o l y n e s i a n No.
June § July,
Christie
A f t e r d i n n e r I go t a
4 w h i c h w i t h 3 § 2 § s o m e N.Y.
Evangelists
f or
I p u t up w i t h a n u m b e r o f l e t t e r s w r i t t e n b y th e
scholars for Messrs
N e w e ll .
Courtney.
Douglass
§ Lyman,
to s e n d b y H o n o l u l u ,
He s a i l e d p r e c i s e l y at 4 o ' c l o c k , w i t h M e s s r s
o t h e r s fo r C a l i f o r n i a .
M a a l e a b a y to l a n d bros .
Just before,
The vessel was
with a "Republic".
to t o u c h at
at 3 o ' c l o c k t h e P o l y n e s i a n o f f i c e
issued
f r o m E n g l a n d up to t h e 1 7 t n
§ f a m i l y w e r e t h e r e § all w a s q u i e t at F r a n c e
A n n e x e d is a " P o s t s c r i p t "
t r a n s i t o r y are w e a l t h
T e n Eyck.
C l a r k § B a i l e y ma.
a " p o r s c r i p t " (!) g i v i n g th e l a t e n e w s
March--Louis Philippg
Capt.
w o r l d l y honors.
o f to day.
How
T h e y p a s s a w a y as a
dream.
[The " P o s t s c r i p t " r e f e r r e d to is a t t a c h e d to t h i s p a g e
o f t h e j o u r n a l .]
M o n d a y J u n e 12-
'48
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
C. § Mr.
G o o d a l e a c c o m p a n i e d b y all the
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
scholars,
June 12, 1848
Page 147
e x c e p t E m m a w h o h a s g o n e w i t h J o h n Ii to s e e h e r m o t h e r ,
§ E l i z a b e t h , w h o is l a m e in o n e o f h e r feet, h a v e g o n e to bro.
C a s t l e ' s to t h e S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t .
breakfast
I a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
her there 8 returned.
This m o r n i n g soon after
P o g u e to v i s i t Mrs.
On m y return
J a s p e r 8 left
I f el l in w i t h a c o l o r e d m a n
w h o c o u l d n o t r e a d 8 e x h o r t e d h i m to s e e k r e l i g i o n .
a c o o k fo r Mr. W y l l i e .
better perhaps.
To d a y o u r s c h o o l w a s as u s u a l ,
This m o r n i n g I gave some peices(!)
G a z e t t e to Lot, A l , Wm.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Lot
d i d n o t come.
little
in t h e P e n n y
to t r a n s l a t e f o r t h e " E l e l e H a w a i i . "
8 A l . d i d n o t go to r i d e b e c a u s e t h e y
I got up 8 so I d i d this.
fo r us f r o m J o h n 7:38,
h a t h said,
8 Ber.
This m o r n i n g o v e r h a u l e d my papers.
ing I b a t h e d w h e n
H e is n o w
(!) h o r s e s
Yesterday morn
Father Thurston preached
"He t h a t b e l i e v e t h in me,
out of his b e l l y shall flow rivers
as th e S c r i p t u r e
of living w a t e r s . "
I d i d n o t e n j o y t h e s e r v i c e s b e c a u s e M r . , B y e r s h a d c o m e in § t a k e n
a seat in o u r b a c k seat.
t h at w e d i d n o t w i s h Mr.
v isit our family.
After church
B. to sit an y m o r e
in o u r s e at , n o r to
T o - d a y he h a s s e n t a n o t e r e q u e s t i n g m y r e a s o n s
for m y m e s s a g e b y L o r r i n , b u t
to m u c h e x p l a n a t i o n .
I s h a l l give h i m n o n e as it m a y l e a d
M o s t of t h e c h i l d r e n a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
m e to t h e c h a p e l , w h e r e w e h e a r d bro.
4.
I t o l d L o r r i n to t e l l h i m
B a l d w i n p r e a c h f r o m P s . 112:
"To t h e u p r i g h t t h e r e a r i s e t h l i g h t in th e d a r k n e s s " .
a very good sermon.
at h o m e 8 Mrs.
M a y it do good.
bro.
At t h e p a l a c e
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
Damon
9:1, A n d D a v i d s a i d 8c.
This eveni ng h e a r d that
was very oluolu.
Armstrong.
P a r k e r p r e a c h e d f r o m M a r k 1 2 : 3 4 " T h o u art
n o t far f r o m t h e K i n g d o m o f God".
p i m c h e d f r o m II Sam.
It w a s
In th e a f t e r n o o n I s t a i d
C. w e n t out 8 h e a r d bro.
at 6 1/2 o ' cl k.
G. 8
Capt.
C o u r t n e y o f th e C o n s t a n c e
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
T h u r s d a y J u n e 15
This
June 15, 1848
'48.
is t h e t e n t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f o u r e l d e s t ' s b i r t h day.
T h a t i n t e r e s t i n g d a y I s h a l l n e v e r for ge t.
p art , w e p r o p o s e d ,
To J u l i e t t e
S o m e w e n t on fcrward,
On o u r w a y u p Mr.
To c e l e b r a t e it,
Before
8 M a r t h a it w a s
their
8 others r e m a i n e d behind.
Goodale re ma r k e d that
o f his l e a v i n g B o s t o n .
it w a s t h e 1st a n n i v e r s a r y
I t hought of r e t u r n i n g m o s t of the
s c h o l a r s h a d s t a r t e d to r e t u r n ,
8 w h e n about h a l f w a y down, John
w h i l e c h a s i n g P e t e r f e l l 8 r o l l e d d o w n o n e s i d e s o m e two,
rods.
Lot t o o k h i m u p § b r o u g h t h i m h o m e ,
si gh t,
t h e y w e r e q u i t e d o w n the h i l l
§ before
or three
I c a m e in
8 reached home before
It w a s s o o n n o i s e d a b r o a d 8 m u l t i t u d e s
came.
b u t h e w a s a b s e n t in t h e v a l l e y to a fe a s t ,
n e a r dark.
I did.
I s e n t f o r Dr.
l ef t leg w a s b r o k e n a b o u t 3 in.
8 splinters
f r o m t h e fo ot jo i n t .
[John's
He then w e n t
8 s o o n r e t u r n e d 8 b o u n d up h i s leg.
T h e s k i n w a s rub o f f in m a n y p l a c e s
8 a small hole was
skin n e a r the right temple.
This
chaplain of the "Constance",
Rev. Mr.
Tuesddy after school
Rooke
8 did not come till
W h e n he c a m e h e f o u n d t h a t t h e s h i n b o n e o f h i s
for some b a n d a g e s
in
a f t e r s c h o o l to a ll a s c e n d P u n c h B o w l H i l l 8
at 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k w e s t a r t e d .
f irst a s c e n t .
Page 148
cut in h i s
f o r e n o o n we h a d a call from the
S teal.
I c a r r i e d Mrs. W h i t n e y Mrs.
C.
8
Bernice a shopping.
On o u r r e t u r n s a w J o h n Ii 8 V i c t o r i a r i d i n g
on h o r s e b a c k 8 w h i l e
I was
r o a d § w e n e a r l y up set.
s a l u t i n g t h e m m y h o r s e t u r n o f f th e
Before they returned Victoria's
t u r n e d 8 she came o ff unhurt.
J o h n Ii w a s m u c h e x p o s e d as he
h a d a ro pe a t t a c h e d to h e r h o r s e
T h a t e v e n i n g B ro s .
Kahalaia.
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
saddle
8 to his own b o d y - - a f o o l i s h thing
B a l d w i n m a W h i t t l e s e y l e ft in the
Gulick started accompanied by Father
June 15, 1848
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
T h u r s t o n ma.
To d a y Dr.
Page 149
S m i t h m a 8 Mrs. W h i t n e y in t h e H a a l i l i o ,
Capt. J a q u e s .
T h e K a m e h a m e h a III r e t u r n e d w i t h J u d g e T u r r i l l ma.
On M o n d a y Mrs.
H a l l f el l d o w n s t a i r s 8 h u r t h e r spine.
w h i l e Dr.
S m i t h w a s f i x i n g Mrs.
C's t e e t h Mr.
Stevens
Tuesday
c a m e for
h i m f o r Mrs. A b e l l w h o w a s c o n f i n e d d u r i n g t h e d a y 8 h a d a d a u g h t e r .
Dr. W o o d w a s on b o a r d t h e C o n s t a n c e ,
Y e s t e r d a y noon,
Capt.
Goodale.
f or o u r C o m .
C o u r t e n a y a n d s o m e of h i s o f f i c e r s w e r e
p r e s e n t e d to t h e K i n g 8 c h i e f s .
Mr.
a representative
Our scholars were present,
Mr. W y l l i e h a d j u s t r e c ^ fr.
portrait of admiral Thomas,
the Constance a large
of the present King of Prusia(!)
the r a t i f i e d t r e a t y w i t h D e n m a r k a c c o m p a n i e d by a vase,
of Gold with Christian VIII
d i a m o n d s f o r Mr. W y l l i e .
b y bro.
Kinney.
p a g e s of n e w l aw s
also
8 wife
and
a medallion
8 a s p l e [ n ] d i d r i n g set w i t h
Last e v e ni n g our m e e t i n g was c o n d u c t e d
T o d a y t h e 2 n d no.
o f E l e l e c a m e out w i t h two
8 th e R e p o r t o f t h e F i n a n c i e r .
Thuisiay J u n e 2 2 '48
A n o t h e r E l e l e h a s m a d e its a p p e a r a n c e to d a y c o n t a i n i n g
m y f i r s t l e t t e r to T e a c h e r s
§ an a c c o u n t o f K i n a u ' s t u m b l i [ n ] g
d o w n P u n c h B o w l H i l l.
L a s t F r i d a y Mr.
G o o d a l e b e g a n to c o m p l a i n of n o t b e i n g
w e l l , b u t a t t e n d e d to all h i s d u t i e s .
u n w e l l b u t d r o v e Mrs.
C. to P u n a h o u ,
b e e n c o n f i n e d to h i s bed.
S a t u r d a y he w a s s t i l l m o r e
8 this w e e k thus
far he has
Dr. A n d r e w s a r r i v e d on T u e s d a y
s t a y s w i t h h i m s l e e p i n g on a c ot in t h e s a m e room.
8 now
Saturday m o r n
i n g I w a s b u s y h e r e § there.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n th e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d m e o u t to c a l l on
b oa rd the Constance.
We f o u n d Mr.
S o u t h e y t h e r e a l s o t h e 1st
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
Lieut. H e a t h c o t e
1838.
J u n e 22, 1848
§ L ie u t.
Page 150
Dale, w h o w a s h e r e in t h e C u r a c e o in
W e s p e n t m o s t o f t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e r e v i s i t i n g t h e ship,
taking some refersh m e n t s
to Q u a r t e r s in p a r t .
§ blue lights,
§ ha v i n g some w i n e offered.
R u n g t h e f ir e b e l l ,
They beat
Set o f f l if e p r e s e r v e r s ,
f o r t h e r e s c u e o f t h o s e w h o m i g h t be so u n f o r t u n a t e
as to f al l o v e r b o a r d .
it w a s n i g h t w h e n
W e w e n t in tw o b o a t s ,
we returned,
on e a s a i l b o a t
§
the sail boat b e i n g b e h i n d r eturning
c o s t $4.
T h a t e v e n i n g n o S.S.
as u s u a l .
their verses sabbath morning.
§ Mary Annis,
At n o o n Ber.
§ h e a r d bro.
§ M a r y § Wm.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d fr.
t he i n c r e a s e .
Th e s c h o l a r s
W e a ll w e n t to ch.
recited
except Sarai
Armstrong preached from
(!)
a c c o m p a n i e d me to the C h a p e l
I have planted,
§ bro.
Apollos w a t e r e d but God gave
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I s t a i d at h o m e f o r Mr.
Goodale's
s ak e § r e a d to h i m f r o m P a y s o n ' s M e m o i r .
Bro.
C o n d e p r e a c h e d § t h e s e r v i c e s w e r e 1 1/2 h o u r s .
At 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k bro.
17:9,
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d at t h e p a l a c e
T h e h e a r t is d e c e i t f u l
§c.
Lear ne d from h i m that the King
d i d n o t go o ut t h e n i g h t b e f o r e to t h e T h e a t r e ,
tho' u r g e d ,
at its o p e n n i n g ( ! )
§ t he B a n d o f t h e C o n s t a n c e w a s th er e .
t h a t it d i d n o t a p p e a r as w e l l
w a s t h e b e s t actor.
T h e K i n g t o l d bro. Ag.
D e v i l ' s p l a y h ou se .
Boardman's
Learned also
as w a s e x p e c t e d § t h a t Mr.
to s el l his s h a r e in t h e t h e a t r e .
Y o u n g h e a r i n g at Mr.
f r o m Jer.
Se a
t h a t he w o u l d li ke
M a d e s o m e r e m a r k s in J o h n
about the t h e a t r e b e i n g the
I said something similar when
I met Vincent.
In t h e e v e n i n g I a c c o m p a n i e d m o s t o f t h e s c h o l a r s to
the Chapel
§ h e a r d bro.
destroyeth much good."
D a m o n p r e a c h f r o m E c cl ,
"But one s i n n e r
In h i s s e r m o n h e a l l u d e d to t h e T h e a t r e
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
5 gambling houses.
June 22, 1848
Page 151
M o n d a y I w a s o b l i g e d to do all t h e t e a c h i n g
e x c e p t an h o u r w h e n Mr s.
C. t a u g h t t h e w r i t i n g s c h o o l .
day a b o u t n o o n t h e F r e n c h F r i g a t e
Lord's
"Poursevant" Admiral Tomlin
a r r i v e d 8 t h e C o n s t a n c e s a l u t e d her. T h e n e x t da y t h e y s a l u t e d
the Fort.
A t n o o n t h e A d m i r a l c a l l e d on th e K i n g .
T h e n e x t day, T u e s d a y , at n o o n w e w e n t o v e r to b i d f a r e w e l l to
h is M a j e s t y 8 s o m e o f h i s c o u r t w h o w e r e g o i n g to K a u a i in t h e
Constance.
W e a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m to t h e Dock.
t h e y v i s i t e d t he F r e n c h F r i g a t e .
Queen Victoria's
O n t h e i r w a y out
T u e s d a y was the a n n i v e r s a r y of
a s c e n s i o n d a y 8 at n o o n t h e C o n s t a n c e
r o u n d of 21 gun s,
so d i d t h e F r e n c h A d m i r a l ,
fired a
8 so d i d t h e Fort.
T h e Fo rt s a l u t e d t h e K i n g as h e s t e p p e d i n t o t h e B a r g e .
The
F r e n c h F r i g a t e d i d the s a m e w h e n t h e y r e a c h e d t h e r e 8 m a n n e d
the yards,
8 so d i d t h e C o n s t a n c e .
T h e y s a i l e d at 3 o ' c l o c k 8
w e r e to l a n d t h e K i n g § i m m e d i a t e l y r e t u r n
8 b r i n g Dr. Judd.
T h i s afte rn oo n w h e n w e w e n t o u t to w a l k w e s a w h e r on th e h o r i z o n
c o m i n g up.
Hil l.
T u e s d a y a f t e r s c h o o l w e w e n t to t h e to p o f P u n c h B o w l
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r s c h o o l w e r o d e to M a n o a V a l l e y .
r e t u r n w e h a d a c a l l f r o m Mon.
D i l l o n Adi.
On o u r
T o m l i n £ h is c o m m a n d e r .
M o n d a y e v e n i n g I w e n t to S e a m e n ' s m o n t h l y c o n c e r t .
Learned there
t h a t t h e E n g l i s h A m d i r a l i t y h a d i s s u e d o r d e r s to a l l o w s e a m e n c o f
fee 8 t e a i n s t e a d o f grog.
T h o u g h t o f p r e s e n t i n g Mr. H e a t h c o t e
with a volume of Temperance Documents.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
on Mrs.
S n o w w i f e o f Capt.
a r r i v e d on S a t u r d a y ,
f r o m Mr.
8 Lot, A l , 8 B e r h a v e g o n e to c a l l
S n o w w h o c a m e out in t h e M a r y , w h i c h
180 d a y s
from Boston.
Monday I had a letter
D o u g l a s s d a t e d S a n F r a n c i s c o M a y 27th.
butter 8 plants
f r o m b r o J o h n s o n thru'
w h o c a m e in t h e S t a r l i n g .
bro.
C.
Dwight Molokai.
T u e s d a y s om e
t he c a r e o f Dr. A n d r e w s
Y e s t e r d a y some b u t t e r 8 a letter from
June 24, 1848
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
Page 152
Sat. J u n e 2 4 '48
This mo r n i n g
I slept quite late b e c a u s e
I was not well.
T h i s f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to w r i t i n g N a t i v e in p r e p a r i n g a r t i c l e
3^ f o r t h e E lele.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w e f i r s t w e n t to b a t h e § on o u r
r e t u r n t h e g i r l s a c c o m p a n i e d us to M a n o a .
8 our children v i s i t e d Punahou.
p u b l i c a t i o n from the States.
Dr. A n d r e w s
8 Mrs.
Y e s t e r d a y I r e c e i v e d a lot o f
Last ev e n i n g a t t e n d e d the T e m p e r a n c e
m e e t i n g § offi c e r s w e r e chos e n for the c o m i n g three months.
I.H. W o o d V i c e P.
Ex.
Com.
Damon,
C.R.
C.
Bishop,
Lee 8 R o g e r s ,
S e c y J.E. W i l c o x .
Treasy.
P r e s 1'.
Cooke,
E d i t o r o f F o u n t a i n L. A n d r e w s .
f o r e n o o n t h e F r e n c h F r i g a t e l e f t fo r V a l p a r a i s o .
rived yesterday from Valparaiso.
Capt.
T hi s
Hunt a r
W e fe ll in w i t h h i m th is
after
noon .
Mon. J u n e 26
'48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e a w o k e 8 a r o s e as u u s a l .
d i d n o t go out a l l day.
b e d all day.
Bro.
He t o o k a p o t i o n o f s a l t s
Alexander
8 k e p t his
T h u r s t o n p r e a c h e d in t h e f o r e n o o n f r o m P s . 15:
1 "0 L o r d w h o s h a l l a b i d e in t h y t a b e r n a c l e ; w h o s h a l l d w e l l in
thy holy h i l l ? "
At n o o n bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Prov. " W i s d o m ' s
w a y s are w a y s o f p l e a s a n t n e s s
8 all h e r p a t h s a re p e a c e . "
On o u r w a y h o m e h e a r d t h a t a v e s s e l h a d a r r i v e d f r o m H i l o b r i n g
i n g th e P r e b l e ' s m a i l w h i c h
[had] m u c h 8 late n e w s .
This forenoon
an E x t r a Poly, w a s i s s u e d w h i c h c o n t a i n e d 4 c o l u m n s o f N e w s - - F r a n c e
was quiet N i ckolas was
8c.
dead,
K i n g o f P r u s s i a f l e d to L o n d o n 8c.
V i c t o r i a h a d a f o u r t h d a u g h t e r M a r c h 18In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
'48.
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m Heb.
At e v e n i n g h e c a m e to p r a y w i t h us.
3:19.
In the e v e n i n g w e w e n t to the
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
chapel
June 26, 1848
§ h e a r d b r o C o n d e p r e a c h f r o m Heb.
2:3,
Page 153
"How shall we escape
if w e n e g l e c t so g r e a t s a l v a t i o n " ?
Last e v e n i n g w e r e t i r e d late § v e r y tired.
1 t o o k a p i l l 5 t h i s m o r n i n g s o m e oi l § t h i s e v e n i n g
uncomfortable
as u su a l.
£ h a v e a l l day.
After
see Mrs. J a s p e r .
Notwithstanding,
At m i d n i g h t
I f ee l v e r y
I have kept school
s c h o o l t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
S o u t h e y to
T h i s e v e n i n g he § Mr. M i t c h u m h a v e c a l l e d §
heard their singing
§ playing.
He w r o t e in h e r a lb um .
B e r n i c e p a i n t e d h i m a flo we r.
I gave h i m some of their wr i t i n g ,
" T e m p e r a n c e d o c u m e n t s " f o r t h e i r 1st L i e u t H e a t h c o t e ,
also
Esq.
Dr. A n d r e w s is e x p e c t i n g to l e a v e to m o r r o w § bro.
§ K i n n e y ma.
Wed.
J u n e 28
Mr.
Goodale no better.
'48
T he l o n g e x p e c t e d " M a t i l d a " h a s come.
c h o r e d in o u r r o a d s a b o u t n o o n .
but
I d i d n o t s ee a n y b u t Mr.
Y e s t e r d a y Mrs.
She a r r i v e d § a n
The p a s s e n g e r s w e r e soon on shore
T a y l o r at o u r m e e t i n g t h i s e v e n i n g .
Bro. A r m s t r o n g c o n d u c t e d it, bro.
Damon present.
T h u r s t o n c a m e to th e a s s i s t a n c e o f Mr.
G o o d a l e - - § l a s t n i g h t F a t h e r T h u r s t o n s l e p t w i t h him.
as us ua l .
Conde
At n o o n
I went
§ c a l l e d on b ro s .
s a i l e d j u s t at n i g h t in t h e " A m e l i a . "
School
Conde § Kinney ma who
In th e e v e n i n g
I studied
t i l l q u i t e late.
J u s t at n i g h t a y o u n g m a n c a l l e d b r i n g i n g a
very p r e t t y frame
§ p i c t u r e o f Q u e e n V i c t o r i a fr. Mr.
a not e.
Southey,
also
To da y I h a v e f e l t b e t t e r b u t m y t o n g u e is s t i l l sore.
Completed a " Rectangular" plot of the courses
b y Mr.
L y m a n s o m e s i x m o n t h s si n ce .
§ d istances sent
A.
Ch.
I make 17.807.4 Acres nearly
2 a c r e s m o r e t h a n b y " T r i g o n o m e t r y . " § n e a r e r w h a t Mr.
L. m a d e it.
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
June 28, 1848
Page 154
At n o o n I h a d a l e t t e r f r o m s i s t e r M a r y d a t e d at N e w
Y o r k Oct.
19,
'47.
I[t] s p o k e o f Mr.
8 h e r v i s i t to P h i l a d e l p h i a ,
8 J o s e p h Cooke.
B. W h i t t l e s e y ,
8 o f s e e i n g o u r c o u s i n s Wm. H e n r y
A l s o A b i g a i l P e c k,
8 M.J. W i l c o x ,
h a v i n g h e a r d a n y t h i n g f r o m h e r s on J o s e p h .
c a l l e d at bro.
Smiths
Esq's death
8 of not yet
This afternoon I
§ f o u n d t h e y h a d r e m o v e d to t h e c o u n t r y .
T h i s e v e n i n g a d d e d a f e w l i n e s to m y l e t t e r to bro.
A call t h i s e v e n i n g f r o m t h e M i s s e s M o t t ,
Seeley.
8 John Dominis.
Sat. J u l y 1-48
On T h u r s d a y w e c a l l e d in Dr. W o o d to s e e Mr.
Goodale.
He p r e s c r i b e d s o m e p i l l s
8 t h e y o p e r a t e d w e l l u p o n him.
d a y he w a s b e t t e r , p u l s e
72- a ll day.
r e m o v e d to bro.
8 Mrs.
h i m s i t t i n g up.
Castle's
S h e s a w M rs .
s t a i r s to s ee her.
even
[if]
Taylor, but was
Geo.
2 y r s old.
Thursday,
§ c a l l e d on Mr.
§ Mrs.
a b o u t 13 y r s . old,
In t h e e v e n i n g Mrs.
c al l u p o n them.
Geo.
Bates
I
8 their three
8
about
s t o p p e d in B a i l e y ' s A l g e b r a
a b o u t the m i d d l e o f B o o k 3rd,
Wm.
Lot 8 A l . in F l i n t S u r
8 El. M a r y 8 Em.
Peter, James
c o m pleted review of Asia 8 Africa.
f o r m e r in A r i t h m e t i c ,
t he end.
after school
C o o k e 8 t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t up to
Lot, A l , § Ber.
4, in L e g e n d r e ,
v e y i n g D i v i d i n g o f Land.
t ions.
o b l i g e d to go up
9 yrs
E m e r s o n III p a r t at E q u a t i o n o f P a y m e n t s ,
in M i t c h e l l ' s
forenoon 8 found
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n I b r o u g h t m y s c h o o l to a c l o s e
f or a t e r m o f 12 w e e k s .
8 Sec.
e a r l y he was
I t h i n k I s h a l l n o t c a l l t i l l s h e g e ts w e l l
r o d e up to Dr. J u d d ' s
at Chap.
C. c a l l e d t h i s
it b e a l o n g t i m e h e n c e .
children,
This morng.
Yester
E m e r s o n 3rd part,
T h e r e s t in E m e r s o n II p a r t ,
8 David
The two
Chap 11th Decimal F r a c
Miscellaneous question near
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
J u l y 1, 1848
Page 155
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n Lot § A l . a c c o m p a n i e d m e to c a l l on
Mr. W y l l i e 8 w e s a w Capt. H u n t at his h o u s e .
I w a s e n g a g e d in d o i n g e x a m p l e s
in A l g e b r a .
Most of yesterday
N e x t w e e k w e are
p u r p o s i n g to go i n t o t h e C o u n t r y to t h e K i n g c o u n t r y seat.
t e r d a y Mrs.
C. r e e d a b o o k " T h e H a n n a h s " b y R. P h i l l i p ,
Yes
f r o m Mrs.
W i c k h a m , M a n c h e s t e r Vt.
T o - m o r r o w wi l l be c o m m u n i o n season.
The Lord prepare
us all f o r t h e S o l e m n 8 i n t e r e s t i n g o c c a s i o n .
N u u a n u , J u l y 4- 1848.
H e r e w e all a r e at N u u a n u .
P.M. w e l e f t H o n o l u l u ,
horse-back.
h e r e co ol
s o m e in a w a g o n ,
b u t t h e m o s t o f us on
It w a s v e r y p l e a s a n t c o m i n g up § w e f o u n d t h e c l i m a t e
8 refreshing.
After prayers
p a n i e d m e to t h e v i l l a g e to s l e e p ,
cert.
Yesterday about 2 o'clock
T h a t w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
8 supper,
the boys a c c o m
§ to a t t e n d t h e m o n t h l y c o n
Da mo n.
W e r e t i r e d at an e a r l y
hour 8 slept very soundly till 6 o ' c loc k this morning.
At 7 o '
c l o c k w e s t a r t e d to r e t u r n 8 b r o u g h t a l o n g a c o w 8 cal f,
h e r e at 8 o ' c l o c k .
We soon h a d prayers
to h a v e o n l y t w o m e a l s a d a y at 8 o ' c l k .
we have h a d a few short showers.
late to r e a d N e w s P a p e r s ,
day.
Titus
This m o r n i n g
Saturday e v e n i n g I sat up q u i t e
8 h e a r d bro.
W e t h e n w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
2:14.
8 3 o'clk.
We design
8 was rather dull 8 lifeless
W e n t to m e e t i n g as u s u a l ,
from
8 breakfast.
reaching
An e x c e l l e n t s e r m o n .
on L o r d ' s
Armstrong preach
8 h e a r d Mr.
Taylor from
In t h e a f t e r n o o n b o t h bros.
T h u r s t o n 8 A r m s t r o n g o f f i c i a t e d at t h e c o m m u n i o n table.
R e a d an h o u r f r o m " B i n g h a m ' s S a n d w i c h I s l a n d s " .
e v e n i n g bro.
In t h e
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m " Le t n o m a n d e c e i v e h i m s e l f . "
t e r d a y f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to m a k i n g p r e p a r a t i o n s
r e s i d e n c e in t h e c o u n t r y .
for our week's
Yes
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Wed.
J u l y 5, 1848
Page 156
J u l y 5 '48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g a f t e r w r i t i n g th e f o r e g o i n g
a l e t t e r to s i s t e r M a ry .
to h e r m o t h e r .
Wm. w r o t e to Mr.
D o u g l a s s , Mrs.
J u s t b e f o r e d i n n e r I w e n t o ut
in t h r o w i n g o u r s t o n e s
f r o m t h e road.
I wrote
C. w r o t e
§ w o r k e d an h o u r
W e d i n e d at 4 o ' c l o c k .
L o r r i n A n d r e w s d i n e d § s p e n t t h e d a y w i t h us.
T o w a r d s e v e n i n g Mr.
we st a r t e d for the village,
r o d e up on t h e p l a i n ,
s a w Mrs.
Andrews.
Conn.
Hon.
Taylor.
B i s h o p c a l l e d up,
Mr.
B.
§ L o r r i n a c c o m p a n y i n g us.
a n d t h e n c a l l e d on Mr.
After prayers
Lot
Goodale.
T h e y s h o w e d a l e t t e r f r o m t h e i r c o u s i n W. W.
John Cotton Smith, w h i c h
We
We also
§ Al § I c a l l e d o v e r at J u d g e
a l s o a w o r k o f h i s c o n t a i n i n g an e u l o g y ,
o'clock.
a n d at 6 o ' c l o c k
Andrews
Kent,
§ some letters of
I r e a d w i t h m u c h i n t e r e s t t i l l 11
S l e p t v e r y s o u n d l y t i l l 6 o ' c l k this m o r n i n g .
At 7
s t a r t e d fcr N u u a n u § r e a c h e d t h e r e at 8 § b e f o r e b r e a k f a s t w a s
o v e r it w a s 9 o ' c l o c k .
Y e s t e r d a y the w e a t h e r was hazy,
but t o
da y it is v e r y clear.
T h i s m o r n i n g El. H e l e n
Geo.
L a s t e v e n i n g a r r a n g e d s o m e P o l y n e s i a n for
B a t e s h a v e come.
Pittsfield,
day.
D a n b u r y § S an F r a n c i s c o .
§ Charles Judd §
T o d a y is El. J u d d b i r t h
S h e is 17.
T h u r s . J u l y 6 '48
T h e s u n has j u s t se t b e h i n d t h e h i l l s on th e o p p o s i t e
s i d e o f t h e v a l l e y , b u t i ts rays a re s t i l l s e e n at the v i l l a g e .
I a m n o w s e a t e d at t h e t a b l e in t h e V e r a n d a h t o w a r d s t h e s e a §
f a c i n g t h e sea.
T h e 3 M i s s e s M o t t h a v e j u s t l e f t us b e i n g a c
c o m p a n i e d b y J o h n 0. D o m i n i s ,
c l e r k fo r M e s s r s J a n i o n § Co.
G e o r g e B r e w e r § a Mr.
Bro.
Faulkner a
§ s i s t e r Ives § f a m i l y ac-
J u l y 6, 1848
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
c o m p a n i e d b y H e n r y D i m o n d c a m e up t h i s m o r n i n g
o'clock.
Bro.
8 Mr s . J a s p e r ,
Pratt
Y e s terday afternoon we had calls from
Judge Turrill
8 h e r s i s t e r Mrs.
to t h e v i l l a g e
8 staid till 5
Ives a p p e a r e d m u c h b e t t e r t h a n h e h a s b e e n s i n c e
h e c a m e to G en l M e e t i n g .
Mr.
Page 157
Brewer.
8 E l i z a b e t h - -a l s o , from Miss
The boys
8 I accompanied them
8 b e f o r e r e a c h i n g t h e r e w e f o u n d it v e r y dusty.
Lot 8 A l e x a n d e r s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g at Mrs.
p a n i e d m e to m e e t i n g .
T hi s w a s c o n d u c t e d b y R. Mr.
m y r e t u r n I r e a d an h o u r o r m o r e
Cotton Smith."
Dominis's.
accom
Taylor.
At
f r o m " R e m e n i s c e n c e s (!) o f J o h n
T h i s m o r n i n g a r o s e at 6 o ' c l o c k
t h e v a l l e y at 7.
Wm.
8 s t a r t e d for
B o t h y e s t e r d a y 8 t o d a y I h a v e n e i t h e r read,
n o r w r i t t e n b u t l i tt le .
S h a l l n o t go d o w n so e a r l y t h i s e v e n i n g
f o r w e h a v e n o w a m o on.
Perhaps
I s h a l l r e t u r n to n i g h t
8 sleep
h e r e at N u u a n u v a l l e y .
F r i d a y J u l y 7 '48
W e s t a r t e d at 7 1/2 o ' c l o c k la st e v e n i n g f o r t h e v i l l a g e
8 m e t J o h n Ii at t h e o r a n g e t r e e w h e n ,
a f t e r g i v i n g Lot 8 A l .
l i b e r t y to go 8 c a l l on Mr.
I r e t u r n e d to N u u an u.
Turrill's,
As th e m o o n g a v e s o m e l i g h t ,
stones
f r o m t h e road.
I w a l k e d s om e o f t h e w a y
R e t u r n e d at 9 o ' c l o c k ,
8 threw
8 f o u n d Mrs.
C.
8 B e r n i c e r e a d i n g Q u e e n ' s o f E n g l a n d , M a r y II c o n s o r t of P r i n c e
o f O r a ng e.
hard.
R e t i r e d e a r l y but d i d n o t sleep.
T h e b o y s r e a c h e d h e r e t h i s m o r n i n g at 7 o ' c l o c k .
as w e f i n i s h e d b r e a k f a s t K e k a u o n o h i
w a h i n e- ma ik ai came
8 Al.
The b e d was very
Just
accompanied Elia's wife 8
8 took b r e a k f a s t 8 spent the forenoon.
a c c o m p a n i e d h e r h o m e 8 t o o k d i n n e r w i t h her.
h a s s p e n t th e d a y w i t h us,
Mrs.
Lot
Jasper
8 B e r 8 M a r y a c c o m p a n y h e r home.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
J u l y 7, 1848
H e a r d y e s t e r d a y t h a t M rs .
R e a d to Mrs.
Page 158
J . ---m a y ---- (!)
C. o n e p a g e o f N.Y.
E v a n g e l i s t Oct.
21-' 47 .
At n o o n p u t t h e h o r s e in to t h e w a g o n 8 w e n t d o w n to t h e O r a n g e
t r e e 8 on m y r e t u r n t h r e w s t o n e s
Mrs.
C.
fr.
t h e road.
8 o u r c h i l d r e n r e t u r n to t h e v i l l a g e .
This afternoon
The girls will
r e m a i n t i l l to m o r r o w .
Sat. J u l y 8 -4 8
We c a m e d o w n in s a f e t y l a s t e v e n i n g b u t w e f o u n d it e x
c e e d i n g l y d u sty.
A f t e r p r a y e r s t h e b oy s a c c o m p a n i e d me to t he
T e m p e r a n c e M e e t i n g w h e r e Mr.
h a d r e a d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
f or Nov.
T a y l o r made some remarks,
Delavan
In t h e J o u r n a l Am.
'47 u p o n t h e s u b j e c t o f m a k i n g v e n d e r s
t h e e f f e c t s of s e l l i n g l i q u o r .
made some v ery good remarks
Th e E d i t o r ,
after I
Tem.
responsible
as w e l l as Mr.
in o p p o s i t i o n to Mr.
Delavan.
Union
for
T.
After
some d i s c u s s i o n t h e v o t e to a d j o u r n t i l l 4 w e e k s w a s c a r r i e d .
After the m e e t i n g a subscr i p t i o n was
of the Society.
r a i s e d to p a y o f f all a r r e a r s
On o u r w a y h o m e t h e c h i l d r e n c a l l e d at t h e M u
s i c i a n ' s bu t he w i t h t h e B a n d w e r e at t h e t h e a t r e .
o'clock before we retired.
Annis who was quite uneasy.
It w a s
10
W e a ll s l e p t v e r y s o u n d l y e x c e p t M a r y
B o t h Mrs.
C. 8 I r e s t e d b e t t e r t h a n
in t h e v a l l e y .
T h i s m o r n i n g w e a r o s e at 5 o ' c l o c k 8 at 7 I s t a r t e d w i t h
t he b o y s f or th e v a l l e y ,
8 w e n t as f a r as Mr. W y l l i e ' s .
m e t J o h n Ii 8 I r e t u r n e d h o m e w h e r e
papers
wagon.
I h a v e s t a i d all d a y r e a d i n g
8 p r e p a r i n g some for next week.
c a u s e o f a b o i l.
They soon
J a m e s r e m a i n e d at h o m e b e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n J o h n w a s d r a w n o u t on Mrs.
C's
T o - d a y t h e A m e l i a r e t u r n e d b r i n g i n g Dr. A n d r e w s , bro.
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
sister Hunt
J u l y 8, 1848
§ Miss Elizabeth Andrews.
c a l l e d b u t h e is n o t e n t i r e l y w e l l .
a ll r e t u r n e d a b o u t s u n s e t .
§ w r i t t e n t h e a b ov e.
Ther.
85°.
to Mr.
This
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f o r e n o o n Mr.
The children,
Goodale
or s c h o l a r s
This evening I have read the Polynesian
T h i s h a s b e e n th e h o t t e s t d a y this y e a r,
Since w r i t i n g the foregoing have w r i t t e n a short letter
D o u g l a s s to go b y Mr.
T i b b e y on M o n d a y .
M o n d a y J u l y 10 48
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e d a y o f rest.
so e a r l y as u s u a l .
Bathed when
p r e a c h e d fo r us all day.
fr.
R o m 12 : 1 1 ,
to t h e c h a p e l
At e v e n i n g
12.
I f i r s t got up.
§ h e a r d bro.
D a m o n f r o m Eccl.
§ 2 f r o m Mr.
30:12.
P.M.
" C a s t t h y b r e a d " §c.
T a y l o r c a l l e d in § m a d e s o m e r e m a r k s .
49:
"The s c e p t r e "
This m o r n i n g § y e s t e r d a y we rece i v e d 4 letters
Douglass,
Thurston
C a c c o m p a n i e d some of the scholars
He p r e a c h e d in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e c h a p e l Gen.
$c.
Bro.
In t h e m o r n i n g f r o m Prov.
At n o o n Mrs.
s p r a y e r s Mr.
I did not arise quite
Lyman.
w a s w r i t t e n a n d c r o s s e d out]
The scholars
[the w o r d " c h i l d r e n "
a l s o r e c e i v e d some.
I r e c e i v e d one
f r o m Mrs. W i c k h a m fr. M a n c h e s t e r ,
Vt.
C. r e e d a n o t e f r o m Mrs.
§ o n e f r o m Mrs.
Richards
f r o m Mr.
H e n r y ML W h i t n e y ,
Pogue.
N.Y. Mrs.
The
m o s t o f t h i s f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to w r i t i n g to M e s s r s D o u g l a s s
§ Lyman.
C a l l e d at bro.
splinters
from John's
Damon's.
leg.
t h i s a f t e r n o o n at 4 o ' c l o c k .
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
To d a y Dr.
O u r S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s h e l d
It w a s c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
B i s h o p t o o k t e a w i t h us.
to b i d us f a r e w e l l .
Rooke re mo v e d the
Mr.
Taylor.
Tibbey called
E x p e c t s to go in t h e m o r n i n g .
Invited
F a t h e r T h u r s t o n to t e a fo r to da y § f o r § to m o r r o w ( ! )
were engaged.
Mr.
T h e E u p h e m i a a r r i v e d to d a y b r i n g i n g Mr.
§ Mrs.
Grimes.
Mended box
(lower)
T o - d a y bro.
but they
Abell,
D i m o n d § I cut each the other's hair
in t h e p u m p in c o o k - r o o m yard.
J u l y 11, 1848
Journal, Am os Starr Cooke
Page 160
T u e s d a y J u l y 11- 48
L a s t e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr.
Lyman 8 soon
a f t e r L o t 8 A l . a s k e d m e to go w i t h t h e m to h e a r t h e Band.
concented(!)
8 Ber.
8 M a r y a c c o m p a n i e d us.
I
T h e y p l a y e d v e r y w e ll .
The B and c o n s i s t e d of the l e ader 8 9 n e g r o e s - - 4 w i t h claronets(!)
2 with French horns,
one w i t h a bugle,
with another instrument.
c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
one w i t h
serpent,
8 one
T h i s m o r n i n g Mr. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d in
G o o d a l e to c o n s u l t a b o u t e m p l o y i n g h i m f or t he
department of Education,
to a s s i s t b o t h h i m as S e c y 8 us as a s s i s
t a n t t e a c h e r w i t h t h e e x p e c t a t i o n o f h i s b o a r d i n g w i t h us.
The K a m e h a m eh a
received letters
ing.
Wm.
III a r r i v e d t o d a y f r o m K au ai .
J o h n Ii
from Kalama but nothing said about their r e t u r n
L a s t e v e n i n g Mrs.
T i b b e y c a m e in w i t h a c o m p l a i n t a g a i n s t
f or u s i n g i m p r o p e r l a n g u a g e .
I s e n t h i m to h i s r o o m 8 c a u s e d
h i m to go w i t h o u t hi s t e a 8 t o l d h i m to w r i t e to h e r a|s]king h e r
pardon.
H e d i d so § to d a y s e n t it.
w h i c h is v e r y good.
I h a v e p r o p o s e d to t h e s c h o l a r s t h a t if t h e y
w i l l s t u d y h a r d f or 11 w e e k s ,
o f t wo w e e k s .
then
I w i l l g iv e t h e m a v a c a t i o n
To d a y at l e a s t t h e y h a v e d o n e b e t t e r for it.
C § I r o d e to P u n a h o u ,
o u r w a y b a c k w e f ee l
back.
bu t as t h e y w e r e at tea w e r e t u r n e d .
[fell]
in w i t h Mr.
There was some racing,
On
D i l l o n on h o r s e
for th e Elele.
'48
Wednesday
day.
8 Mrs.
Mrs.
8 q uite a c o m p a n y on the race-ground.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n c o m m e n c e d a f o u r t h Art.
F r i d a y J u l y 14
S he h a s w r i t t e n h i m a r e p l y
I felt s omewhat unwell;
In t h e a f t e r n o o n M rs .
C.
a l s o, y e s t e r d a y 8 to
8 1 c a l l e d a g a i n at P u n a h o u .
s c h o l a r s w e n t u p to M a n o a 8 w e r e l a t e in r e t u r n i n g .
T he
In t h e eve n-
Journal, Amos S t arr Cook e
ing sa w bro.
J u l y 14, 1848
8 sister Hunt
after their return.
Bro.
8 El. A n d r e w s
for the first
H. c o n d u c t e d o u r m e e t i n g .
[time]
In t h e a f
t e r n o o n t h e A m e l i a s a i l e d w i t h F a t h e r T h u r s t o n ma, b r o
Taylor,
Dr. A n d r e w s
Mrs.
$ Mr.
S t e v e n s c o n f i ^ w i t h a s o n 1 2 t h inst.
Lot, A l , Ber.
Grammer.
drews
8 f a m i l y Mrs.
8 El.
4° A.M.
Mr s .
C. b u s y
c o m menced a review of Bullion's
8 M.
D i l l o n , Mrs.
8 family,
J u d d 8 f a m i l y i n c l u d i n g Mr.
Turrill,
Andrews, Mott,
Dominis
Dominis
Judge A n
8 Bates
8 family,
8 Bates did not
D u r i n g t h e e v e n i n g M. B a t e s b r o u g h t in t h e 1st o f f i c e r o f
t h e M a t i l d a Mr.
Chapman
Carlos Lopez Aldana.
c lock.
Wm.
Mott § daughters, Judge Turril
to t e a b u t Mrs.
come.
8 m o r e on W e d nesday.
Y e s t e r d a y w e i n v i t e d M o n s.
8 J o h n Mrs.
8 sister
Goodale.
Taught four hours
a baking.
Page 161
8 a s p a n i s h y o u n g ma n,
8 also inquisitive.
foreigners did not
[Senor]
T h e y a l l a p p e a r e d h a p p y 8 le f t at 10 o '
A l i t t l e r a i n w h i l e her e.
municative
Sengier
Mr.
Dillon quite c o m
T h e l a t t e r s a i d t h a t m a n y o f the
like the n atives,
m u c h i n t e r e s t in them.
8 Mrs.
but,
for h e r part she took
To d a y h a v e b e e n a f f l i c t e d w i t h t h e p i l e s .
T h i s e v e n i n g r o d e out w i t h th e b o y s to s e e K e k a u o n o h i .
On o u r r e t u r n fe ll in w i t h Mr.
him.
Shillaber
8 rode into town w i t h
W i t h i n a f e w d a y s tw o n a t i v e w o m e n o f K a h i k i h a v e a r r i v e d
bringing letters
he rs as a w i f e
f r o m P o m a n e in w h i c h s h e p r o p o s e s
for M o s e s .
I c o u l d n o t f a v o r it.
m o m e t e r y e s t e r d a y 85°.
T a y l o r 8 B l o o m f i e l d (?).
III, G e o m e t r y .
a s i s t e r of
It s e e m s to t a k e w i t h th e c h i e f s , but,
A r u m o r o f s o m e d i s t u r b a n c e at M au i .
Ther
T h i s e v e n i n g w e h a v e a c a l l f r o m Mrs.
To d a y Lot, A l , 8 Ber.
Monday they will
go to B o o k IV.
finished Book
Bro.
Hunt will
c o m m e n c e p r e a c h i n g at t h e c h a r i t y s c h o o l H o u s e o n n e x t L o r d ' s day.
Journal, Amos S t arr Cook e
Bro.
J u l y 14, 1848
Page 162
Dole s aid that some one h a d s u g g e s t e d a c o m m u n i o n season once
in two m o n t h s .
I r e p l i e d t h a t I s h o u l d l i k e to h a v e it so, b u t
not on the same days w i t h the n a t i v e churches,
h e r e.
This w e e k
bro. A r m s t r o n g is m o v i n g to h i s n e w h o u s e .
M o n d a y J u l y 17
'48
S a t u r d a y f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to r e a d i n g f r o m " E c l e c t i c s "
f o r Oct.
8 Nov.
'47.
some cocoanuts.
w i t h us.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e r od e to W a i k i k i
Mr. H e n r y R h o d e s
8 S a m i V a r n e y f el l in 8 r o d e
In t h e e v e n i n g t h e c h i l d r e n r e c i t e d t h e i r v e r s e s .
o u r r e t u r n w e s a w t h e P r e b l e c o m i n g down.
c ame into the harbor.
Y e s t e r d a y w a s bro.
ing h i s l a b o r s a m o n g t h e f o r e i g n e r s .
9 1/2 o ' c l o c k A. M.
8 at 4 o ' c l k P.M.
T h e n e x t m o r n i n g she
Hunt's day for c o m m e n c
at t h e O a h u C h a r i t y S c h o o l
Y e s t e r d a y w e all a r o s e
a b o u t o u r u s u a l t i m e 8 w e n t to t h e s t o n e c h u r c h at 9 1/2
A r m g fr.
Sol.
19 :2,
Is.
8 heard
" A s o u l w i t h o u t k n o w l e d g e is n o t g o o d . "
W e d i d n o t go to th e c h a p e l .
h a m ' s Sd.
On
N o t i c e o f h i s m e e t i n g at
H o u s e w a s p u b l i s h e d in th e " P o l y n e s i a n " .
bro.
8 got
B e f o r e d i n n e r r e a d an h o u r in B i n g
T h e a r r i v a l o f L o r d B y r o n in the B l o n d e 1825.
F e a r i n g t h e n a t i v e s e r v i c e w o u l d n o t b e out in s e a s o n for us
to go at 4 o ' c l o c k to bro. H u n t ' s m e e t i n g w e d i d n o t go.
f o u n d t h e r e w o u l d h a v e b e e n t i m e f o r bro.
d ismissing his service
§ wa s
not many 8 most of those were
w a s Heb.
11:6,
in s e a s o n .
We
A r m s trong came after
Bro.
Hunt's hearers were
from Missionary families.
His text
"he t h a t c o m e t h u n t o G o d m u s t b e l i e v e th at he is
8 t h a t h e is the r e w a r d e r o f t h e m t h a t d i l i g e n t l y s e e k h i m . "
It
w as a v e r y good, b u t w o u l d h a v e appeared to s o m e to be d e l i v e r e d
with affectation.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
J u l y 17, 1848
In t h e e v e n i n g w e Lot A l § W m Ber. M a r y
chapel
5 h e a r d b r o D a m o n f r o m Rev.
On ou r r e t u r n h o m e
wiles § temptations
t r o u b l e d b y rats.
6:2.
§ Em. w e n t to the
This sermon was
of Honolulu.
During the night was
T o d a y s c h o o l as u s u a l .
Saw Commodore
Geisinger.
T h e i r n a m e s are E.C. W a r d ,
At n o o n
The officers
T.M. Mi x , A.S.
J.F. B r e o k s , J. Le B u r t S u r g e o n s
- H. W i l s o n ,
sailing Master,
Blake,
W .F .
Shunk,
E B r i n l e y § H.C.
E Brodhead,
§ J .J .
somewhat
J o h n l e f t his r o o m
o n t he s t r e n g t h o f a l e t t e r o f i n t r o d u c t i o n f r o m Mr.
on.
short.
fell in w i t h S a m i V a r n e y 5 w a r n e d a g a i n s t the
£ w i t h a s s i s t a n c e has h o b b l e d a b o u t t h e ho u s e .
J a m e s Glynn.
Page 163
I called
Weld,
on Capt.
I d i d n o t ca ll
Clarey
Purser,
- Lieuts.
S. Be nt,
P a s s e d Mid. W. M c G u n n e g l e ,
Cornwell, Midshipmen.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d me on h o r s e b a c k
aroung
Falkner.
[around]
"Punch Bowl Hill".
I f o u n d Capt.
We saw Misses Mott
G l y n n h a d l i v e d at N o r w a l k C t . § w a s
a c q u a i n t e d w i t h c o u s i n T.T. M e r w i n ,
§ bro.
Horace.
saw h im there w h e n I was v i s i t i n g bro's family.
on b o a r d M o n s i e u r D i l l o n left,
§ Judge Turrill
Lewis of "Matilda".
Capt.
I think I
While
left.
w a s t h e r e § i n t r o d u c e d m e to t h e C o m e § als o, Mr.
a g e n t a l s o Capt.
£ Mr.
I was
Mr.
Crabb,
Bates
our navy-
Glynn greatly reminds
m e o f an o f f i c e r o f t he n a v y w h o m I m e t at bro.
H ' s in N o r w a l k ,
§ w h o h a d a p l a n t in a j a r w h i c h h e w a s c a r r y i n g in t h e m a i l
s tage.
When
I s ee h i m a g a i n I i n t e n d to a s k h i m a b o u t it.
is a b a c h e l o r a b o u t 45 y r s old.
He
R e c ^ a n o t h e r l e t t e r f r o m Mrs.
Pogue.
T u e s d a y J u l y 18
'48
Last night
I c a u g h t a co l d ,
§ to d a y I h a v e b e e n q u i t e
July 18, 1848
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
lame in m y ba c k , b e t w e e n m y s h o u l d e r s .
C. 8 o u r c h i l d r e n to P u n a h o u .
gone an hour.
This aft er noo n
A b o u t n o o n Lot t o o k Mrs.
A l r . w e n t to Mr.
We r e t u r n e d a b o u t s u n set.
the d a y t here.
Boardman's
8 was
I h a d o n l y o ne h o u r ' s s c h o o l .
the s c h o l a r s in t h e c a ? e o f J o h n Ii § S a r a i
tea.
Page 164
Bro.
L ef t
§ w e n t to P u n a h o u to
§ s i s t e r L. S m i t h h a d s p e n t
I h a d t h e r e a d i n g o f a l e t t e r f r o m M i s s S a l l y M e a d,
c o m p l e t e d m y l e t t e r to Mr.
H e a r d to d a y th a t bro.
inst.
G r e e n h a d s t a r t e d a c o l o n y at H a m a k u a ,
that he h a d e n g a g e d Mr.
Orramel Gulick had
L y m a n c o m m e n c e d on the 1 0 t h
F u l l e r fo r 5 y e a r s to s t a r t it.
bought
200 a c r e s o f land,
8
That
§ w a s g o i n g to
c u l t i v a t e it i m m e d i a t e l y - - a l s o , t h a t A l v a C l a r k w a s g o i n g to do
t h e same.
Wed.
July 19-48
Y e s t e r d a y it w a s r e p o r t e d t h a t a v e s s e l h a d a r r i v e d f r o m
Callao.
And sure enough,
c al l f r o m its c a p t a i n ,
t h i s m o r n i n g at 10 1/2 o ' c l k w e h a d a
Benjn Hill, w ho brought a letter from Fanny
at B a l t i m o r e fr. w h e n c e t h e " R h o n e " s a i l e d in Dec.
22nd.
He i n
f o r m e d us t h a t he h a d on b o a r d a s m a l l b o x f r o m M i s s M o n t a g u e
s a i d it w o u l d b e p r o p e r for me to get a p e r m i t f or it.
I d i d so,
at n o o n 8 w e n t for t h e b o x w h i c h c o n t a i n e d s o m e n i n e s h e e t s
journal)
f r o m F anny.
Fanny Warner.
47
Nov.
3rd M a y 23
Also,
8
(a
a letter from Henry Stockbridge,
8
F a n n y ' s first t w o s h e e t s w e r e d a t e d Feb. M c h 8 Ap l
4 th Sept.
4th
5th Sept 19th
1 7 t h w i t h an i n v o i c e o f a r t i c l e s
domestic troubles,
9 t h Dec.
6 t h Nov.
in t h e b o x ,
10 § 1 8 t h H a r r i e t ' s s i c k n e s s .
8 b o u n d to C a l i f o r n i a .
7th
8 t h N o v 2 9t h
l a s t w a s b r o u g h t b y Mr. W e t m o r e #io w i t h h i s w i f e are
gers on b o a r d t h e R h o n e ,
4th
This
passen
He a p p e a r e d w e l l
J u l y 19, 1848
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
8 like a Christian.
Capt.
W e i n v i t e d h i m 8 t h e Capt.
is to r e t u r n to B a l t i m o r e f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
f e r e d to t a k e a bo x,
o r p a c k a g e f r o m us to F an ny .
n o f r e i g h t f o r this.
bro. Hun t .
Mr s.
c o l l a r bon e.
Sat. J u l y 22
'48
8 Mrs. W e t m o r e
8 all its l a b o r s p a s s e d f o r e v e r ,
fo r d o i n g g o o d a re a l s o p a s s e d .
Mrs.
T h a t n i g h t Mrs.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mrs.
C. c a l l e d on M i s s P r a t t
C s l e p t b u t v e r y little.
C. b a k e d y e t h a d h e r s c h o o l as
I w e n t d o w n to i n v i t e Capt.
H i l l for t h e e v e n i n g - - a l s o
8 Mrs. J. Lad d, M e s s r s L ee 8 B i s h o p , bro.
A l s o , bro.
In t h e f o r e n o o n Mr.
sister Hunt,
8 bro.
8 Mrs. W e t m o r e Mr.
8 Mr. W. e x a m i n e d t h e m v e r y c l o s e l y .
a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr.
Finley
Mrs. W e t m o r e came,
A b o u t 4 o ' c l o c k Mrs. H o o p e r c a l l e d
(supercargo,
Capt.
H i l l , Mr.
g e n t l e m a n g o i n g to t h e c o a s t to p r e p a r e
Steamers
o f t h e R ho ne )
[with] Mr. H. R h o d e s .
also,
W e showed e v e r y th in g,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e h a d
a f e l l o w p a s s e n g e r of Mr. W e t m o r e .
8 fell in
8 s i s t e r C a st le .
B u t he e x p r e s s e d h i m s e l f
v e r y w e l l p l e a s e d at t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e s .
a s c h o o l o f o n l y an h our.
8 sister Damon 8
Stedman 8 Miss Merrill
c a l l e d at o u r s c h o o l f r o m 11 o ' c l o c k t i l l 1.
the boys
Thursday
8 i n v i t e d t h e l a t t e r to v i s i t o u r s c h o o l on F r i d a y
8 to t a k e t e a w i t h us.
Wethered,
He w o u l d take
T h i s f o r e n o o n m a d e a c o n c e r t o f p r a y e r for o n e year .
we e x p e c t e d calls but r e c e i v e d none.
Miss Mills.
8 has o f
P r a t t fe ll f r o m a h o r s e on M o n d a y 8 b r o k e h e r
8 all t h e o p p o r t u n i t e s
us ua l.
The
This evening our m e e t i n g was c on d u c t e d by
Another w e e k has closed,
Mr.
to call.
Page 165
from O r e g on 8 Panama)
8 a Mr.
J.S.
W e n t to r i d e w i t h
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
Stedman,
Capt.
§
Stout,
(a
for r u n n i n g a line of
M e s s r s H o w l a n d 8 A s p i n w a l l o f N.Y.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
J u l y 22, 1848
h a d c o n t r a c t e d to c a r r y t h e m a i l , m o n t h l y ,
a m a for $ 1 9 9 , 0 0 0 .
between Oregon
§Pan
It is t h o u g h t p o s s i b l e t h a t a s t e a m e r w i l l
r u n f r o m h e r e to t h e c o a s t ) , bro.
bro.
Page 166
C a s t l e § bro.
Damon, Messrs
§ s i s t e r H u n t , Mrs.
Lee § B i s h o p ,
T i b b e y $ M a r y Ann.
Dur
i n g t h e e v e n i n g J o h n D o m i n i s c a m e in a c c o m p a n i e d b y P u r s e r W i l
son o f th e P r e b l e ,
The l a t t e r h as
did not leave
§ s o o n Mr.
Byers
c a m e in w i t h Dr. B r o o k s .
l o s t h i s w i f e s i n c e h e left.
[until]
10 o ' c l o c k
6j w e r e t i r e d q u i t e l a t e § t h i s
m o r n i n g w e a l l s l e p t h a l f an h o u r l ater.
a l e t t e r ea.
to M o t h e r M o n t a g u e
n o o n c a l l e d at Mr.
t u r n e d w i t h us.
Jasper.
The w h o l e p a r t y
To d a y I h a v e w r i t t e n
§ to s i s t e r F an ny .
W h i l e t h e r e Mr.
This
Bishop called § r e
T h i s e v e n i n g a ll h a v e r e t i r e d ea r l y .
p r e p a r e us all for t h e m o r r o w .
after
Lord
H e a r d to d a y t h a t t h e k i n g
w^
(
s t a y to K a u a i t i l l a f t e r t h e 31st.
G o o d r e m a r k s to d a y in t h e P o l y n e s i a n a b o u t t h e S.I. News.
M o n d a y J u l y 24
'48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I d i d n o t a w a k e v e r y e a r l y for I d i d
n o t r e t i r e S a t u r d a y n i g h t t i l l 11 o ' c l o c k .
at the N a t i v e S t o n e C h u r c h w h e r e bro.
f r o m Eccl.
12:13.
Mrs.
from the next verse.
f r o m N.Y.
Ev an g.
We attended meeting
L. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d for us
C. w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
§ h e a r d bro.
Damon
I r e a d d u r i n g h e r a b s e n c e to t h e s c h o l a r s
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e a t t e n d e d n a t i v e c h u r c h
a g a i n § h e a r d bro.
A.
f r o m Job.
3 6 : 22
" w ho t e a c h e t h l i k e h i m ? "
F r o m t h e n c e w e w e n t to t h e " C h a r i t y S c h o o l H o u s e " § h e a r d bro.
H u n t f r o m Deut.
i n g bro.
g o o d one.
32 :2 9,
"0 t h a t t h e y w e r e w i s e "
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Is.
57:15.
Retired much exhausted.
§c.
In t h e e v e n
An old sermon but a very
This m o r n i n g we had rain a c
c o m p a n i e d b y l i g h t n i n g § t h u n d e r § it c o n t i n u e d t i l l noon .
Much
Journal, Amos S t a r r Coo ke
r a i n fell.
again.
J u l y 24, 1848
J u s t a f t e r d i n n e r Mr.
G o o d a l e came.
Page 167
He looks h ea l t h y
S i n c e s c h o o l c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr. W i c k h a m .
Th is
e v e n i n g h e a r d t h a t C o m e G e i s i n g e r 8 C ap t G l y n n w o u l d c a l l to
m o r r o w at 10 o ' c l o c k to se e t h e s c h o o l .
T u e s d a y J u l y 25
'48
T hi s e v e n i n g I h a v e d e v o t e d to r e a d i n g P e n n y M a g a z i n e
about Pianoforte,
o ' c l o c k Com.
Phelps
S e i g e o f C a l a i s 8c.
Geisinger,
-
Capt Glynn,
l e d b y Mrs.
see t h e p a l a c e , y a r d 8c.
again.
Mr.
Hooper,
8 w e r e d e t a i n e d t i l l n o o n , w h e n Lot
T h i s m o r n i n g at 10 1/2
Finley, Wetmore, Wethered,
c a m e in to v i s i t th e s c h o o l
8 A l . a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m to
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mr.
Goodale commenced
I w a l k e d d o w n to w n , p u r c h a s e d a H i s t o r y at T h e P o l y n e s i a n
o f f i c e to g i v e Capt.
t o r y for Mr. W e t m o r e ,
Hill
8 l e f t it for Capt.
at Mr. V i d a ' s s to re .
H. w i t h D i b b l e H i s
Got m e a s u r e d for a
p a i r of s l i p p e r s , w o r k e d b y s i s t e r Fanny.
A c a l l f r o m V. A l f o n z o
8 C. A l a n n a .
T h u r s d a y J u l y 2 7 '48
Yesterday morning
f r o m 177 to 89,
Just
P a r t II.
I tu r n e d b ack Peter class
Wm.
8 El.
commenced Decimals
at s u n d o w n a s p a n i s h G e n t l e m a n ,
called leaving some Italian Music,
e v e n i n g Mr.
G.
to N u m e r a t i o n
in III part.
Charles Lopez Aldana Aldana(!)
cop ie d by himself.
In t he
8 1 a t t e n d e d t h e p r a y e r m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
L. A n d r e w s .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w r o t e to M i s s A.C.
three papers
f o r c o u s i n El. M. W i c k h a m " K u E l e l e H a w a i i " , Vol.
4 No.
3, " F r i e n d ” J u l y 1 '48 8 " P o l y n e i s a n " No.
T h i s d a y I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
H e n r y M. W h i t n e y .
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Capt.
I r o d e w i t h th e b o y s
L ot ts .
4.
Dwight
Stout called.
8 they c h a s e d cattle.
Put up
8 to Mr.
This evening
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Sat. J u l y 29
July 29, 1848
'48
A n oth er we e k has closed.
numbered.
school
Page 168
Its d a y s
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n Capt.
8 a l m o s t its h o u r s
are
S t o u t c a l l e d in to s e e the
8 b r o u g h t up some s p e c i m e n s of w r i t i n g w h i c h he o b t a i n e d
f r o m a s c h o o l at Lima.
T h e y w e r e v e r y nice .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I c o m p l e t e d a l e t t e r to H e n r y M. W h i t
n e y 8 a l s o o n e to bro.
Dwight.
C a s t l e § s i s t e r Ives.
Came h ome
dana.
T h e y s t a i d q u i t e late.
t e r e s t i n g 8 s e n s i b l e man.
tobacco,
In t h e e v e n i n g I c a l l e d at bro.
8 found Segniors(!)
T h e f o r m e r is m u c h the m o s t i n
H e a p p r o v e s of T e m p e r a n c e ,
8 is a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e b i b l e .
u n w e l l 8 c o u l d n o t a c c o m p l i s h an y t hi ng .
bro.
B o n d d a t e d J u n e 26.
A l f o n z o 8 Al-
u s e s no
T hi s f o r e n o o n I felt
Reed a letter from
L a s t e v e n i n g p r o p o s e d to t h e G o v . to h a v e
t h e P i a n o t a k e n d o w n on M o n d a y n ex t .
T h i s e v e n i n g h e h a s i n v i t e d Ber.
Vic.
A l . Lot 8 Wm.
d i n e w i t h h i m on M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n at 4 o ' c l o c k .
c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr.
to tea.
Douglass.
C a l l e d to see bro.
to
This afternoon
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
G o w e r is h e r e
§ s i s t e r Rice § s i s t e r Smith.
Th e
P r e b l e w e n t out on T h u r s d a y 8 r e t d to day.
M o n d a y J u l y 31
'48
T h i s is t h e d a y w h e n all t h i s p e o p l e are c a l l e d to r e j o i c e
8 t h e w o n d e r f u l d e l i v e r a n c e v o u c h s a f e d to t h e m,
f i v e y e a r s ago,
t h r o u g h t h e a g e n c y o f its F r i e n d , A d m i r a l T h o m a s .
at 6 o ' c l o c k w e al l w e n t to n a t i v e m e e t i n g 8 as Mr.
not there
This m o r ni ng
A r m strong was
I r e a d 8 c o m m e n t e d on the 124th Psalm, made a p r a y e r
8 t h e n s u n g H y m n 223.
J u s t t h e n bro.
Ag.
c a m e in 8 m a d e f u r t h e r
r e m a r k s u p o n th e s t a b i l i t y 8 i n s t a b i l i t y o f G o v e r n m e n t s a l l u d i n g
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
to t h e s t a t e o f E u r o p e .
10 A.M.
to 1 P.M.
assistance.
July 31, 1848
T h e G o v e r n o r ha s a l e v e e t h i s d a y fr.
at M a u n a K i l i k i .
Lot, Al Wm.
4 o ' c l k at t h e fort.
Ber.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
9:3, m a d n e s s
in t h e i r h e a r t s
Andrews
§c.
Bro.
Hunt
"How long hast ye b e tw ee n two o p i n
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
t e n d e d at t h e c h a p e l .
Sat. Aug.
§ V i c t o r i a a r e i n v i t e d to d i n e at
§c.
p r e a c h e d from I Kings 18:21,
i o n s " §c.
Lot § A l . h a v e g o n e to r e n d e r
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro. Ag. p r e a c h e d f r o m
H o s e a 6:4, Y o u r g o o d n e s s
p r e a c h e d f r o m Eccl.
Page 169
G o o d a l e Mrs.
C.
§ the scholars a t
I h a d a s c h o o l w i t h th e d o m e s t i c s .
5 48
T h i s w e e k h a s p a s s e d § I h a v e m a d e n o r e c o r d o f its e v e n t s .
M o n d a y e v e n i n g w e h a d s e v e r a l ca l l s .
B i s h o p , A l f o n s o § a l s o Mrs.
Messrs Bates, Hunt,
Judd's girls.
W e e x p e c t e d a c a ll
f r o m o f f i c e r s o f t h e P r e b l e , b u t n o n e came.
w h e n we r e t i r e d ,
Lee,
It w a s q u i t e l a t e
§ t h e n e x t d a y all w e r e n o t v e r y e a r n e s t in
studying their lessons.
Tuesday evening Senor Alfonso
§ Aldana
c a m e to g i v e us a l e s s o n in S p a n i s h fT ha s d o n e so e v e r y e v e n i n g
except last n ight when they accompanied
Temperance address.
us to h e a r Mr.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g t h e y a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
A r m s t r o n g to a t t e n d t h e s e m i n a t i o n at t h e c h u r c h .
I w e n t f o r an hour.
I went,
"why I came s ec re tly ?"
m i n u t e s in n a t i v e ,
At 12 o ' c l o c k
H e a r i n g t h e r e w a s an e x a m i n a t i o n o f the
C a t h o l i c s c h o o l s at 2 o ' c l o c k ,
i n q u i r e d o f me,
Hunt's
b ut th e P r i e s t s e e i n g me
A f t e r c o n v e r s i n g a few
I left m u c h chagrinned.
On M o n d a y Mrs.
J a s p e r t o o k Mr. A b e l l ' s
A f t e r o u r r e t u r n f r o m t h e Tem. m e e t i n g ,
§ s t a i d t i l l 10 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Dr.
l i t t l e baby.
§ Mrs.
Rooke called
I m e n t i o n e d t h e i n c i d e n t o f t he
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Co oke
Aug.
v i s i t to t h e c a t h o l i c s c h o o l
5, 1848
Page 1
8 he r e m a r k e d that the B i shop w o u l d
be g r ie v e d that the p r i e s t was
so i m p o l i t e .
S o o n a f t e r Mr.
Arm
s t r o n g v i s i t e d th er e.
K u m a c o n f i n e d th is w e e k.
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Do le, w h o
m e n tio ne d that there w o u l d be a c ommunion of the m i s s i o n church
on L o r d ' s d a y n e x t ,
T h e E l e l e No.
Polynesian.
at t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e at 3 o ' c l o c k P.M.
6. c a m e out t o d a y .
I wrote some native.
R e a d t he
As w e h a d n o s c h o o l in S p a n i s h l a s t n i g h t w e h a d it
t h i s m o r n i n g at 11 o ' c l o c k .
S e n o r A l f o n s o o n l y came.
they bo t h came § a cc o m p a n i e d the six boys 4 girls
At t h r e e
8 Mr.
Goodale
to t h e P r e c i p i c e at N u u a n u .
W e c a l l e d at P u n a h o u .
i n g all h a v e r e i t r e d e ar ly .
T h u r s d a y t h e E u p h e m i a s a i l e d f o r S an
Francisco § I sent letters, papers
8 b o o k s to Mr.
This e v e n
Douglass.
This
w e e k w r o t e up m y a c c o u n t w i t h s c h o o l fo r f o u r m o n t h s ba ck.
M o n d a y Aug.
7 '48
It is n o w 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k 8 w e h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m
m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
Armstrong's new "Stone House".
a number were present.
S i s t e r A. S a i d s he c a l l e d it "d h o u s e
warming".
Bro.
H u n t c o n d u c t e d it,
8 he d i r e c t e d our a t t e n t i o n
to C h a r l o t t e E l i s a b e t h 8 t h r o u g h h e r to t h e Jews .
bro.
Damon, Bates, A n d r e w s
§ Arm®.
d oo rs , h a r n e s s
8 w a g o n seat.
e s s a y on S.S. w r i t t e n 1841.
This
Prayers by
This forenoon our school
w a s v i s i t e d an h o u r b y S e n o r e s A l f o n s o 8 A l d a n a .
we h ad a "Spanish lesson".
Quite
A t 12 o ' c l o c k ,
afternoon I exercised fixing
T h i s e v e n i n g I h a n d e d bro.
Ag. m y
H e a r d to d a y t h a t t h e b r i g w h i c h
a r r i v e d y e s t e r d a y b r o u g h t i n t e l l i g e n c e o f p e a c e in M e x i c o
8 th at
Journal, Amo s S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
7, 1848
Page 171
Com. J o n e s h a d g o n e to S a n F r a n c i s c o to g u a r d t h e g o l d mi n e s .
Mr. J a r v i s h a d got to V e r a Cruz.
menced Sabbath school
8 at 8 o 'c lk .
p e c t i n g to t a k e an i n f a n t c l a s s .
day.
Mrs.
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
C. w e n t to c h a p e l
Mrs.
Armstrong com
C. a t t e n d e d § is e x
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all
8 h e a r d bro.
Dole.
c o m m u n i o n s e a s o n at t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e .
At 3 o ' c l o c k
I did not enjoy
it.
D i d n o t go to bro.
in t h e e v e n i n g £ bro.
T h u r s d a y Aug.
10,
H u n t m e e t i n g a t t e n d e d at t h e c h a p e l
D. p r e a c h e d f r o m 1 P et 4:18.
'48
T u e s d a y , y e s t e r d a y 8 t o - d a y t h e s c h o o l ha s b e e n as u s u a l .
About m i d n i g h t M o n d a y the King 8 suite re a c he d the shore,
h o m e c l a n d e s t i n e l y tho'
t h e B a n d o f M u s i c w a s out
e s c o r t h i m to t h e P a l a c e .
8 came
8 s o l d i e r s to
At n o o n on T u e s d a y I w e n t w i t h the
s c h o l a r s to s e e h i s m a j e s t y ,
8 b e c a u s e Alex, w e n t o u t to s ee h i m
without leave I was mu c h d i s p l e a s e d w i t h hi m b eing quite irritable.
Indeed,
I h a v e fe lt q u i t e u n w e l l
f o r s e v e r a l days.
For two evenings
w e h a v e h a d a s c h o o l in S p a n i s h 8 A l d a n a 8 A l f o n s o h a v e
q u i t e late.
Dr.
L a s t n i g h t w e r e t i r e d at 11 o 'clk.
Smith has a son born
W ednesday evening our me e t i n g was
Mr.
[stayed(?)]
G o o d a l e w e n t to bro.
3rd inst.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
H u n t ' s m e e t i n g at Mr.
l e d in p r a y e r f o r t h e f i r s t time.
Lee's
Armstrong.
8 J u d g e Lee
T h i s forenoon S e n o r C a r l o s
Lop ez A l i n a b a d e us f a r e w e l l w i t h m u c h a f f e c t i o n § s a i l e d in
t h e M a t i l d a for C h i n a ebout noo n .
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e is a s o i r e e at t h e P a l a c e ,
h a v e j u s t gone, w i t h Mrs.
C. a c c o m p a n i e d b y bro.
8 the s c h o l a r s
Armstrong.
During
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
this w e e k w e h a v e h a d m o r e o r l es s rain.
Y e s t e r d a y I spent my
10, 1848
s p a r e t i m e in s t u d y i n g out "The C a r p e n t e r ' s T h e o r e m " ,
11,
Page 172
Book
IV Prop.
"The s q u a r e d e s c r i b e d on t h e h y p o t h e n u s e o f a r i g h t - a n g l e d
triangle,
is e q u i v a l e n t to t h e s u m o f t h e s q u a r e s d e s c r i b e d on
the other two sides."
M o n d a y Aug.
14
'48
F r i d a y at n o o n A l f o n s o c a m e to g i v e us a l e s s o n in S p a n
ish.
Th e n i g h t b e f o r e , h e c a l l e d § s t a y e d q u i t e late.
e v e n i n g w e h a d c a l l s f r o m bro. H a l l , Mrs. A n d r e w s
§ a f ew o t h e r s .
L e a r n e d t h a t d a y t h a t a w h a l e s h i p " C a l i f o r n i a " Capt.
w a s to s a i l f o r t h e s t a t e s in a b o u t a m o n t h .
m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
5 s i s t e r W i l c o x § f i n i s h e d it on Sat.
Alfonso rode wi t h the children.
Mrs.
C.
T h e f i r s t t i m e sh e h a d b e e n on t h e p l a i n .
intelligence.
It w a s m i d n i g h t b e f o r e
(Lo rd 's day)
I was not a little stupid,
C. w e n t to h e r S.S.
especially,
6: 11,
12.
I got to s le e p.
Yesterday
Mrs.
Bro. A r m
The King § people were present
Dr.
B l o o m f i e l d § A l f o n s o , Mr.
W h e n w e r e t u r n e d I h a d a S.S.
Hunt's meeting.
That e v e n
on a c c o u n t o f it.
w ho w i t h others n e a r l y f i lled the church.
Capt.
T i b b e y up
the foreign
§ h ad about sixty little scholars.
s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m Heb.
foreigners.
Saturday afternoon
§ I t o o k Mrs.
ing I r e a d t h e P o l y n e s i a n t i l l 1 0 ' c l o c k ,
5 Mrs. B a t e s ,
Fisher,
That eveni ng c o m
D u r i n g t h a t a f t e r n o o n s t u d i e d m y s p a n i s h l e s so n.
to P u n a h o u .
Friday
J u d d § w i f e , Mr.
D e F e i n e u r § so me o t h e r
5 Mrs.
C. w e n t to bro.
A f t e r d i n n e r m o s t o f the c h i l d r e n t o o k a nap.
At 3 o ' c l o c k w e w e n t to n a t i v e c h u r c h § h e a r d bro.
His text was
F r o m t h e r e w e w e n t to bro.
Ag.
again.
(!)
H.'s,
T e x t II Cor.
3:2,
a w r i t t e n sermon.
Aug.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cook e
14, 1848
At 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k t h e y w e n t to the P a l a c e 8 bro.
(!).
At 7 1/2 A l , Lot,
Ber.
Page 173
A. p r e a c h e d f r o m
8 M a r y w e n t to c h a p e l .
I
had a lesson w i t h our domestics.
T h i s e v e n i n g w e h a d a S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y
bro. Hun t.
At n o o n a l e s s o n in S p a n i s h .
boys'
8 parler(!)
rooms
Friday 8 Saturday cleaned
8 t o d a y p l a s t e r e d t he w a l k in t h e court.
This a f t e r n o o n s t u d i e d Spanish.
Mrs.
T h o m p s o n h a d a son on F r iday
last.
Sat. bro.
F r i d a y Aug.
18
C a s t l e c a l l e d 8 s a i d he w a s 40 yrs.
o l d t h a t day.
'48
T h i s e v e n i n g m y e y e s a re q u i t e sore ,
8 I s h a l l n o t be
a b l e to w r i t e m u ch .
Tuesday evening Alfonso called 8 John Dominis
no Sp an i s h lesson.
Most of the af ternoon I spent
a piece which Alfonso wrote
h e t r a n s l a t e d it f o r us.
room.
in Mrs.
At n o o n ,
C's A l b u m .
in t r a n s l a t i n g
In t h e e v e n i n g
J o h n D o m i n i s c a l l e d at A l e x ' s
W e d n e s d a y A l f o n s o e x p e c t e d to sail.
s c h o l a r s w r i t e on C a r d s t h e i r n a m e s ,
a n h o u r o r m o r e w i t h h i m at n o o n ,
8 we had
Mrs.
C. h a d t h e
fo r A l f o n s o n ( I ) .
We s p e n t
a l s o in t h e e v e n i n g .
T h u r s d a y h e c a l l e d a g a i n 8 so h e d i d to d a y fo r t h e l a s t time,
8 I gave h i m a Sp a n i sh Testament.
8 B e r n i c e to v i s i t at Mrs.
L a s t e v e n i n g I t o o k M rs .
J o h n s t o n e 8 in t h e e v e n i n g Lot, A l . 8
M a r y a c c o m p a n i e d m e o n fo ot 8 w e a l l r e t u r n e d on foot.
Mrs. V i d a 8 h e r t w o d a u g h t e r s
R. D a v i e s
8 wife wer e there,
8 h e r s o n 18,
16,
We saw
10 y e a r s o f age.
8 so w e r e J o h n D o m i n i s
r e a c h e d h o m e n o t t i l l a f t e r 10 o ' c l o c k .
fatigued.
C.
§ By r e s .
We
T o d a y I h a v e felt m u c h
C a l l e d on J u d g e Lee § l ef t h i m an o r d e r o f r ( ! ) H. H i l l
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
B o s t o n f o r 50.
Aug.
for a compass
(see r e c e i p t ) .
ing w a s s ma l l.
That day I distributed,
M o n d a y , Aug.
'48.
21
18, 1848
Page 174
Wednesday our m e e t
Daily consert of prayer.
S a t u r d a y f o r e n o o n w a s s p e n t in r e a d i n g E c l e c t i c M a g a z i n e .
A lso ,
the Polynesian.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e s c h o l a r s
c a l l e d on Mr. J a s p e r .
Mrs.
C.
8 I c a l l e d o n Mr. W y l l i e .
spoke of the ingratitude of the natives,
l ea v e t h e s c h o o l
her some medicine.
P o gue.
At e v e n i n g w e
L o r d ' s d a y w a s w a r m w i t h l i t t l e o r n o wind .
tho fatigued.
T h e r e s t o f us to c h u r c h § h e a r d Mr. A.
"He w e n t a b o u t d o i n g g o o d . "
Came home
a n d e r b e c a u s e he s a i d he t h o u g h t Mr.
Mrs.
from Acts
D i m o n d o u g h t to g i v e the
A f t e r n o o n bro. A g . p r e a c h e d f r o m Jer.
13:26,
A f t e rnoon change the girls
t h e r e to O a h u C h a r i t y s c h o o l - h o u s e 8 h e a r d bro.
" G o d so l o v e d t h e w o r l d 8c ."
8 boys placing
At 7 1/2 Lot 8 A. Ber.
Went
from
Hunt from John
A t 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k Mrs.
a c c o m p a n i e d t h e s c h o l a r s to t h e p a l a c e .
tics.
$100.
" Ca n t h e E t h i o p i a
t h e l a t t e r on t h e f r o n t s e a t at t h e r e q u e s t o f Lot.
3:16,
10:38,
Had a talk with A l e x
A s u b s c r i p t i o n w a s t a k e n up f or i t - - P r i c e
c h a n g e h i s s k i n 8 c. "
C. w e n t to
8 r e a d to t h e c h i l d r e n
one o f B u r d e r ' s S e r m o n W o r t h o f t h e Soul.
sef^aphena.
He
S a r a i w a s t a k e n ill 8 w e g av e
Enjoyed the day more than usual,
S.S.
8
8 t h o u g h t w e o u g h t to
8 look after our own children.
r e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m Mrs.
roode(!)
C.
I had a school with d o m e s
8 M a r y w e n t to c h a p e l w i t h Mr.
Goodale
T h i s m o r n i n g r o s e at 5 1/2 o ' c l o c k , b u t d i d n o t b a t h e as u sual.
B e f o r e s c h o o l w e n t to Mr.
Boardman's
8 saw some C a li f o r n i a gold
8 s o m e b u l l i o n f r o m " G u y m a s " w o r t h $1260.
Mr.
8 Mrs. B r e w e r ,
o f O r e g o n here .
This evening we had
T h e y are e x p e c t i n g to s a i l
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
in a f e w d a y s f or t h e S t a t e s .
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
to c o m p l e t e h is c o n t r a c t w i t h Mr.
I w i t n e s s e d it.
T h u r s d a y Aug.
f o r $800 pr. y e a r §c.
W e h a v e a c a l l f r o m bro. H a l l
fo r s e a m e n ,
§ a Mr.
Stanley
an a r t i s t .
24
'48
Tuesday after school
to bro.
Goodale,
Page 175
A r m s t r o n g came
I w e n t d o w n to a t t e n d M o n t h l y c o n c e r t
b u t it w a s c l o s e d .
from Oregon,
21, 1848
Smith's
I t o o k Mrs.
§ w e all d i n e d th e r e .
C. § o u r o w n c h i l d r e n up
At 3 o ' c l o c k
I came down
w i t h t h e w a g o n to t a k e u p B e r n i c e w h o w a s to be t h e r e at tea.
Mrs. V i d a £ h e r d a u g h t e r c a m e in § sat an h o u r ,
converse,
well.
s o m e in S p a n i s h § s o m e in E n g l i s h .
After tea we returned.
Bernice,
Jos.
§ w e t r i e d to
They appeared very
§ Martha walking.
The e v e n i n g I spent in s t u d y i n g a S p a n i s h Grammer.
day the French Vessel
D u r i n g the
" P e r s e v e r a n c e " w h i c h b r o u g h t Mrs.
Vida
s a i l e d f or C a l i f o r n i a t a k i n g 60 passengers a m o n g w h o m w e r e Mr.
§ Mrs.
Stevens.
Learned,
a l s o t h a t Mr.
t h e S a b i n a for C a l i f o r n i a on S u n d a y ,
§ t h at B y e r s a i d e d him.
Y e s t e r d a y m y s c h o o l w e n t r a t h e r h ar d .
p u l l e y s to t h e f r o n t gate.
ing.
I c o n d u c t e d it.
B e n s o n a b s c o n d e d on b o a r d
In the a f t e r n o o n a t t a c h e d
In t h e e v e n i n g f e w o n l y at o u r m e e t
Came home
§ s t u d i e d Spa n i s h grammer.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w r o t e to bro. Wm.
N.Y.
§ p u t up a M e s s e n g e r ,
t e n l e t t e r s ready.
this week;
also, Mr.
L. V a n D u z e e ,
Buffalo
F r i e n d § P o l y n e s i a n f o r him.
I have
T h i s e v e n i n g w e n t to ride.
Bates.
Hunt moved
C o n c l u d e d to h a v e B e r n i c e Lot § A l .
d r o p A l g e b r a § p r e s s on in E m e r s o n ,
ship.
Bro.
Part
III.
T h e y are at P a r t n e r
Journal, Amos Star r Cooke
Sat. Aug.
Aug.
pository.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w r o t e to bro.
Teachers.
H a v e w o r k e d at t h e s a m e to d a y .
afternoon Elizabeth Andrews
J u l i e t t e s t a i d w i t h Mrs.
§ p a p e r s to t h e D e
B o n d § s o m e n a t i v e to
It is no.
4.
r o d e w i t h us to P u n a h o u ,
A.
Th i s
§ Martha
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n I t o o k t h e g ir l s
o v e r t o w a r d s Ewa.
Th is
see t h e i r p a r e n t s ,
§ w e r e a b s e n t an h o u r ,
f o r e n o o n n e a r l y all t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t to
or m o r e.
2 8 '48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mr s.
90 §100 s c h o l a r s .
C. w e n t to h e r S.S.
d u r i n g t h e day,
I, to o n l y t h r e e .
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d i n t h e m o r n i n g f r o m J o h n 1:29.
s e a t s o f t h e b o y s § g i r l s b a c k as f o r m e r l y .
h o m e § w h i l e Mrs.
C. w e n t to bro.
f r o m " B e n d e r " to t h e s c h o l a r s
a f t e r n o o n bro.
5:17 If a n y m a n b e in ch.
§c.
C h a n g e d the
Hunt's service read a sermon
f r o m s a m e t e x t J o h n 1:29.
(Ueliueli).
Bro.
A f t e r s e r v i c e came
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d a g a i n f r o m Rev.
was a powerful sermon
Mrs.
§ had between
She m a d e h e r t h r o a t s o r e t a l k i n g § s i n g i n g .
S h e w e n t to 4 s e r v i c e s
us u a l .
Pag e 176
26 48
Yesterday m o r ning took my letters
Mon. Aug.
26, 1848
In t h e
6 : 18 ,
19.
It
Bro. H u n t p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor,
His c o n g r e g a t i o n was
larger than
C. a c c o m p a n i e d t h e s c h o l a r s to t h e p a l a c e
§ to the
c hapel. I s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g w i t h o u r d o m e s t i c s .
To d a y I h a v e felt
u n w e l l b u t h a v e a s c h o o l as u s u a l .
T h i s e v e n i n g Ber. M a r y § Lot § A l . h a v e g o n e to H e l e n J u d d ' s p a r t y .
C a r r i e d in m y f o u r t h c o m m u n i c a t i o n f o r t h e E l e l e ,
No.
8.
Sa w
O r r a m e l G u l i c k w h o h a d j u s t c o m e f r o m W a i a l u a on h i s w a y to M a k a w a o
to c o m m e n c e on h is f a r m there.
Gov's carriage.
T h i s e v e n i n g Lot § A l . r o d e in
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Cooke
Wed.
Aug.
30
Aug.
30, 1848
Page 177
'48
The c h i l d r e n did not r e turn on M o n d a y evening,
o'clock.
L a s t e v e n i n g w e d i d n o t ride,
to r e t u r n t h e c a r r i a g e .
Mrs.
8 the boys were ordere d
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e i r h o r s e s a ll came.
C. 8 I w e n t f o r E l i z a b e t h A n d r e w s b u t Mr.
o u t w i t h her.
w e h a d Mrs.
Rice 8 Orremel(!)
had a good meeting.
Ch.
f o r p u m p in C o o k - R .
Aug.
31
Gulick.
8 Cas.
Came home
some about Book Keeping.
Th ur s.
Lee h a d gone
W e r o d e on t h e n e w r o a d t o w a r d s Ewa.
was c o n d u c t e d by bros.
t i l l 11
8 +
At d i n n e r
This evening our meeting
Few only present,
but, w e
8 found John Dominis here,
§ talked
Yesterday 8 to-day had a new box made
yd.
'48
T h i s is t h e l a s t d a y o f a n o t h e r m o n t h § I h a v e b e e n s e t t l i n g
a c ct s.
B a l a n c i n g my cash,
[over] m y d o n a t i o n s
8 b r i n g i n g u p m y a / c s at Dep.
§ f i n d t h e m $ 4 0 . 3 7 f o r t he e i g h t m o n t h s past.
E x a m i n e d m y a c c t . b o o k 8 t h i n k it w i l l
8 Ber.
Looked
la st till 1850.
Lot, A l .
r e c i t e d t o d a y P r o p 1 4 - B o o k 4.
Bro.
C l a r k m a a r r i v e d a b o u t 9 o 'c lk .
v e s s e l c a m e in t h i s m o r n i n g .
Th is e v e n i n g Mrs.
8 Capt.
l a s t n i g h t 8 the
C a l l e d on t h e m at bro.
Chamberlain's.
B r e w e r r o d e out w i t h us to " L i t t l e G r e e n w i c h
S p e n c e r p r e s e n t e d a n a r r a t i v e o f t h e e v e n t s a t t e n d i n g the
m a s s a c r e of part of c r e w of the W hale ship T i tore of N B e d f o r d
b y t he n a t i v e s
of Lydenhams
Is.
By Thos Spencer,
Master".
Mrs.
B. s a i d t h e y h a d e n g a g e d a p a s s a g e to d a y on " S o u t h A m e r i c a " .
Capt.
S o u l e to s a i l in a b o u t 10 days.
Bro.
A r m s t r o n g r e t u r n e d to
day from Koolau.
This evening the Misses Mott a c c o m p a n i e d by J ohn Dominis
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
31, 1848
§ H o r a c e C r a b b h a v e c a l l e d § are full o f h i l a r i t y .
Page 178
Bro.
Hall
c alled.
Sat.
Sept.
2 '48
Yesterday forenoon
I w e n t d o w n t o w n to m a r k e t
r e t u r n t i l l a f t e r m y s c h o o l hou r.
Betts, of Stamford.
hampton,
This
§ d i d no t
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w r o t e to J a m e s
f o r e n o o n I w r o t e to bro.
B i n g h a m at Eas t-
Ms.
L a s t e v e n i n g t h e r e w a s a s o i r e e at t h e p a l a c e f o r the
s c h o o l s of t h i s Ko na,
§ s o m e s u n g in t h e p a l a c e - - a f t e r th is t h e y
all a s s e m b l e d b e f o r e t h e p a l a c e
remarks.
§ the King § Premier made some
O u r s c h o o l w a s p r e s e n t b u t w e w e r e t o o late.
A f t e r t h e s o i r e e I w e n t to t h e T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g .
w a s v o t e d to m e e t f o r a f e w m o n t h s to c o m e e v e r y w e e k .
wa s c h o s e n e d i t o r o f F o u n t a i n , pro.
visited Manao(!)
hou,
valley.
§ I p u r c h a s e d 2 bis.
t h e S.
tem.
Mr.
Hunt
To da y t h e K i n g § c h i e f s
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
C.
§ I visited Puna
c o m at 3$. T h e P o l y n e s i a n o f t o d a y p r o v e s
Is. N e w s e d i t o r g u i l t y o f l i b e l a g a i n s t J o h n Ii.
a f t e r n o o n Mr.
It
B i s h o p c a l l e d to s e e Mrs.
Yesterday
C. § she a n s w e r e d his
in
q u i r y in t h e n e g a t i v e .
Mon.
Sept.
4 '48
H a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Damon, who read some extracts
Armg.
f r o m an E n g l i s h
w o r k o f t w o y o u n g m e n s e nt o u t to e x p l o r e C h i n a b y t h e c h u r c h
missionary society.
It s a i d t h a t
from 7 different societies,
1846 t h e r e w e r e 44 m i s s i o n a r i e s
4 f r o m Am.
§ 3 from England.
T h i s e v e n i n g L o t ' s M a h o e fe ll f r o m a h o r s e
b r o k e his
Journal, Amos S tarr Cook e
left c o l l a r bone .
Sept.
Lot got Dr.
h a v e g o n e d o w n to see him.
d r e w s to ride.
ing o f f i c e
This mor n i n g
4, 1848
R o o k e to v i s i t h i m
Page 179
n o w Lot § A l .
This a f t er n o o n w e c a r r i e d Sarah A n
I got the corn m i l l from the P r i n t
§ t h i s a f t e r n o o n s c r e w e d it to t h e f l o o r in G r a s s house.
I a l s o f i x e d M a r t h a § J u l i e t t e ' s b e d w h i c h t o o k m e an hour.
m y s c h o o l r e a d § c o m p l e t e d M i s s i o n a r y H e r a l d f o r Oct
I c o m m e n c e d r e a d i n g to Mrs.
C. w e n t to h e r S.S.
C. y e s t e r d a y .
§ h a d 96 s c h o l a r s .
his f a r e w e l l s e r m o n f r o m III J o h n 4.
§ r e a d to t h e m B e r d e r ' s
'47 w h i c h
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mrs.
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d
"I h a v e n o g r e a t e r j o y t h a n
to h e a r t h a t m y c h i l d r e n w a l k in t h e t r u t h " .
scholars
After
Came h o m e w i t h the
s e rmon on 4th commandment.
In
t h e a f t e r n o o n b r o C l a r k p r e a c h e d h i s i n t r o d u c t o r y s e r m o n f r o m Eph.
4:11-13.
H i s v o i c e f i l l e d t h e h o u s e c o m p l e t e l y § it w a s v e r y
sweet.
A f t e r t h i s w e w e n t to h e a r bro.
Hunt
s c h o o l - h o u s e w a s q u i t e f ul l § m o r e t h a n us ua l.
Mrs.
C. § t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t to t h e p a l a c e .
f r o m R o m 3:20.
At 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k
For some m i s d e m e a n o r
on A l 's p a r t l a s t s a b b a t h t h e b o y s d i d n o t go to c h a p e l .
G o o d a l e § bro.
Armstrong accompanied
t h e e v e n i n g in c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h Lot,
apparent sincerity.
Spring
before we left Sarai
Bernice
§ M a ry .
Mr.
I spent
§ w a s p l e a s e d w i t h hi s
He h a d l a i d up s o m e t h i n g t h a t
to A l . at L a h a i n a a b o u t h im ,
I s a i d l as t
§ to d a y I r e m e m b e r t h a t j u s t
f o u n d h i m in M y ' s r o o m § I p r o b a b l y h a d t h a t
on m y m i n d at t h e time.
Mr.
B i s h o p w r o t e a n o t e to Mrs.
C. t o
d a y r e q u e s t i n g t h at n o t h i n g m i g h t be said.
Wed.
The
Se pt 6 - 4 8
Have just returned from our pray e r m e e t i n g conducted
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
by t h e bro.
Sept.
6, 1848
Page 180
C l a r k , w h o m a d e t h e f i r s t p r a y e r 8 r e a d III J o h n 3.
I d i d n o t e n j o y t h e m e e t i n g as u s u a l b e c a u s e o f Mr.
Gilman's presence.
Yesterday forenoon the
arrived 8
a n c h o r e d o u t si de,
returned.
l e y 's
Independence,
Shubrick,
§ v e r y s o o n s a l u t e d th e G o v e r n m e n t w h i c h w a s
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
Indian paintings.
O r e g o n City,
Com.
Dallas
H a l l c a l l e d w i t h so me o f Mr.
T h e m a s s a c r e o f Dr.
§ Mrs. W h i t m a n ,
Stan
§
8 a f e w p i c t u r e s of v a r i o u s t r i b e s of I nd i a n s .
They w e r e mere drafts but w h e n w e l l p a i n t e d w i l l
look well.
Bro.
H. r e m a r k e d t h a t t h e I n d e p e n d e n c e s t o p p e d at L a h a i n a 8 b r o u g h t
down Dwight Baldwin.
T h a t Lieut.
Commodore was well disposed.
of the w a y
B rown was a pious man,
8 th e
I do n o t i n t e n d to p u t m y s e l f out
b u t l i t t l e f o r them.
Yesterday afternoon
I r o d e on
h o r s e - b a c k w i t h t h e boys.
F r i d a y S e p t 8 '48
I have just retu r n e d from our Temperance meeting.
old F o u n t a i n was revived.
m a t t e r f o r it.
Mr.
Bro.
H u n t r e a d it.
G o o d a l e j o i n e d us.
Our
I s e n t a p a g e of
Voted a committee,
D am on ,
H u n t 8 R o g e r s to r e p o r t on t h e e x p e d i e n c y o f p u b l i s h i n g s o m e t h i n g .
Hawaii.
S p o k e t o - d a y to bro. Ag.
a b o u t L o t ' s a c c o m p a n y i n g h i m to
Y e s t e r d a y I w r o t e to bro.
M u n n at S k a n e a t e l e s , C a n o n d a g o
Co. N.Y. M e n d e d up th e d o o r o f t h e C o o k room.
8 c a l l e d at Mrs. J o h n P a t y § s a w a Mrs.
a b o u t t w o w e e k s s i n c e w i t h a son.
at bro.
Smith's.
d a y 8 Mr.
8 Mrs.
Brown who was confined
W e c a l l e d at Mr.
To d a y m e n d e d W a g o n T hi ll .
B r e w er took d inner with.
to m o r r o w in t h e S o u t h Am.
W e n t out to r i d e
Mrs.
Bates,
a ls o
D o l e s p e n t the
T h e y e x p e c t to sa il
Journal, Amo s S t a r r Cooke
Sat.
Sept.
9, 1848
Page 181
S ep t 9 '48
T h i s d a y I h a v e d e v o t e d to s t u d y i n g A l g e b r a .
n o o n w e c a l l e d at bro.
ha s b e e n v e r y h o t
S m i t h ' s w h o s e b a b e is sick.
§ t h i s e v e n i n g T h e r 83°.
the c h i l d r en have v i s i t e d t h e i r parents.
§ Mrs.
Ives t h i s a f t e r n o o n .
§ gone.
This a f t e r
T h i s d a y it
As u s u a l on S a t u r d a y
A c a l l f r o m Mrs.
Gelet
T h e l as t d a y o f a n o t h e r w e e k has co me
M a y 6j I § m i n e be p r e p a r e d fo r t h e d u t i e s o f t h e c o m i n g
d a y 6j a l l b e p r e p a r e d for an e t e r n a l rest.
T u e s d a y Sept.
12
'48
It n o w l a c ks
20 m i n u t e s of 10 o ' c l o c k P.M.
o f the m o o n has j u s t e n d e d ,
t h e Elele.
and the eclipse
5 I h a v e w r i t t e n a n o t i c e o f it for
T h i s e v e n i n g j u s t at s u n s e t , w h i l e Mr. W i l c o x § H i t c h
c o c k § I w e r e s t a n d i n g o u t s i d e o f o u r gate,
the m oo n rose majest i c a l ly ,
w i t h th e a p p e a r a n c e o f a s m a l l c l o u d on its l o w e r limb,
r e m a r k e d t h a t it m u s t b e an e c l i p s e .
t oo r o u g h f o r t h e s h a d o w o f th e E a r t h .
American Almanac
I s a i d no,
I f o u n d it e v e n as Mr. W. h a d sai d,
§ 24 m.
I f o u n d t h a t t h e e c l i p s e w a s n e a r l y thu s,
o ' c l o c k P.M.
T o t a l com.
o v e r at 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
source of amusement
7.
S mi th .
the O a h u Fountain,
§ calculating
faster than
c o m m e n c e d at 6
T o t a l p a s s off, at 8 1/2
§ thus
it h a s p r o v e d .
§ all p a s s
It h a s b e e n a g r e a t
§ i n s t r u c t i o n to o u r s c h o l a r s
w h o h a v e c o m e to a s k a b o u t it.
s i s t e r M.M.
f o r it a p p e a r e d
But, u p o n c o n s u l t i n g m y
f r o m W a s h i n g t o n t i m e w h i c h is 5 2 4 / 6 0 h o u r s
ours,
§ Mr. W.
§ several natives
To-day we have been visited by
T h i s a f t e r n o o n c o m m e n c e d a c o m m u n i c a t i o n for
§ e x h o r t e d o u r m e m b e r s to w a k e up.
w e n t ou t to r i d e h a d a o p p o r t u n i t y to p r a c t i c e
Peacock § another what
When I
in t h e c a s e o f
I [have] b e e n p r e a c h i n g in m y c o m m u n i c a t i o n .
Sept.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
Saw R o b e r t s o n § i n v i t e d h i m to o u r m e e t i n g .
a s k e d o t h e r s to go.
12, 1848
Page 182
This evening have
Y e s t e r d a y w e w e r e v i s i t e d b y Mr.
Gelett.
In t h e e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d t h e S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
C a s t l e ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Hun t.
C a l l e d to see bro.
r e t u r n e d o n L o r d ' s d a y f r o m Hi l o .
h a d o f f e r e d to g i v e $500.
m o r n i n g Rev.
Mr.
H e t o l d me t h a t Mr.
French
t owards a n e w m e e t i n g house.
Yesterday
N e w e l l c h a p l a i n o f t h e I n d e p e n d e n c e c a l l e d an
h o u r at o u r s c h o o l w i t h b r o Da mon.
at n a t i v e c h u r c h ,
Andrews who
§ bro.
Arg.
Bro.
in P.M.
C l a r k in th e m o r n i n g
Bro. H u n t h a d a f e w in
t he m o r n i n g § a full h o u s e in th e a f t e r n o o n .
T o - d a y the m e e t i n g of A . B.C.F.M.
Sat.
Sept.
16
c o m m e n c e d at B o s t o n .
'48
O n W e d n e s d a y Mr. A r m s t r o n g c a m e
to go to H a w a i i t h e n e x t day,
l ik e to h a v e h i m go.
c o n s u l t h i s fathe r.
§ s a i d he was c a l c u l a t i n g
§ i f Lot w o u l d l i k e to go he w o u l d
I a s k e d Lot
§ he consented,
A t e v e n i n g h e w e n t to see K e k u a n a o a § he
s a i d he s h o u l d n o t go t h o ' he h a d t o l d Mr.
We felt s o m e w h a t d i s a p p o i n t e d at it.
w as c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
b u t w i s h e d to
Armstrong.
A. t h a t he m i g h t go.
In t h e e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g
T h u r s d a y in c o m m e m o r a t i o n of
the da y w h e n t h e B o a r d w ^ h a v e a c o m m u n i o n , w e h a d a n a t i v e p r a y e r
m e e t i n g at s u n r i s e .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n at 3 1/2 o ' c l o c k bro. H u n t
p r e a c h e d to us at t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e f r o m J o h n 17:
"As t h o u
h a s t s e n t m e in t o t h e w o r l d e v e n so a l s o h a v e
I s e n t t h e m into
the w o r l d . "
Clark read some
It w a s a v e r y g o o d s e r m o n .
s t a t i s t i c s a b o u t t h e amt.
$4,000,000.
Mr.
Bro.
c o n t r i b u t e d to t he B o a r d in 38 y e a r s
Bro. A g . l e f t t h e m e e t i n g to go on b o a r d for H a w a i i .
G o o d a l e w e n t to s e e h i m off,
§ I r o d e w i t h t he b oys.
Wednes
Journal, Amo s S t a r r Coo ke
Sept.
d a y e v e n i n g J o h n D o m i n i s c a l l e d to i n v i t e Mrs.
t h e s c h o l a r s to h i s m o t h e r ' s
ing
16, 1848
C.
Page 183
8 me 8 s o m e o f
f o r T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g , b u t the f o l l o w
[day] w e h e a r d t h e r e w a s to b e d a n c i n g 8 so w e d e c l i n e d .
s c h o l a r s f el t n o t a l i t t l e d i s a p p o i n t e d §showed it some.
evening
(Thursday)
f r o m Mr.
M ar cy .
Da m o n ,
In the
L o r r i n 8 h i s s i s t e r s c a m e in 8 J u d g e L e e 8 t h e y
h a d j o l l y t i m e s t il l a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k .
about 8 o'clock.
The
I was unwell
8 retired
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I h a d a c a l l in m y s c h o o l
a c c o m p a n i e d b y L ieut.
Com
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I c o m p l e t e d No.
e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d T e m p e r a n c e Soc.
d
. Page 8 B ro wn 8 Master
5. f o r t h e E l e l e .
Last
8 it w a s v o t e d to i n v i t e Mr.
B a t e s to l e c t u r e to us § at t h e s a m e t i m e h a v e a m e e t i n g to f o r m
a n e w society.
This forenoon
I w o t e a l e t t e r to Col.
Danbury, w h i c h w i t h four Polynesians
to D e p o s i t o r y .
parents.
8 Pittsfield I took
T h i s f o r e n o o n t h e c h i l d r e n all v i s i t e d t h e i r
This evening
for b u t t e r ,
for D.
Moss White,
w e r o d e to P u n a h o u 8 s e t t l e d w i t h t h e m
§ t h e s c h o l a r s to N u u a n u w i t h J o h n Ii.
Mr.
Goodale
rode w i t h Mrs. A r m s t r o n g .
This evening Bernice
b o y s on t h e i r f l u te s.
Have read the P olynesian of to-day.
e v e n i n g Capt. H u n t c a l l e d ,
prayers.
is p l a y i n g on t h e P i a n o f o r t e ,
18
Last
t o o k t e a w i t h us 8 w a s w i t h us at
He l e a v e s s o o n fo r the S t a t e s
M o n d a y Sept.
8 the
8 England.
'48
I have just returned from Seamen Monthly concert where
a few only were present.
12 c a t e c h i s m s
W e n t h o m e w i t h bro.
8 3 Seamen's Hymns.
§purchased
Went into the h ouse
Mr. N e w e l l t a l k i n g a b o u t Mr. W y l l i e ' s
plimented the Missionaries.
Damon
dinner,
8 s a w Rev.
8 t h a t Mr. W. c o m
Yesterday morning,
I arose early 8
Journal, Amos S tarr C ooke
Sept.
p r e p a r e d for c h u r c h as u s u a l b e f o r e p r a y e r s
C. h a d h e r s a b b a t h s c h o o l ,
preached from
[Is.
§ h a d a b o u t 90 p r e s e n t .
§ Mrs.
C. w e n t to bro.
H unt.
Bro.
Page 184
Mrs.
Clark
T h e k i n g w a s ill
§ so w e r e o t h e r c h i e f s .
s p e a k so l o u d as t he s a b b a t h b e f o r e .
S.S.
§breakfast.
26:3, w r i t t e n in p e n c i l ] .
§ d i d n o t c o m e out,
18, 1848
Bro.
C. d i d n o t
After returning I had a
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
p r e a c h e d a g a i n § t h e n w e w e n t to bro.
Clark
Hunt's meeting § heard
h i m f r o m I Cor.
1:30.
at th e p a l a c e .
N o n e o f us w e n t to t h e c h a p e l , b e c a u s e o f th e
scholars
At 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k Bro. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d
lightness of behavior.
e x e r c i s e g r i n d i n g corn.
Today I have h a d some consi de ra bl e
E m m a w a s s i c k y e s t e r d a y § d i d n o t go out.
N e i t h e r h a s s h e b e e n to s c h o o l to day.
R d a d a p r o o f s h e e t o f E l e l e , No.
T u e s d a y S e p t 19
T h i s e v e n i n g sh e r o d e out.
8. t hi s no o n .
'48
T o - d a y my e y e s h a v e s u f f e r e d f r o m w r i t i n g l a s t e v e n i n g .
Bro.
§ s i s t er Clark c a lled last evening.
L e a r n e d t o - d a y t h a t bro. H u n t p e o p l e h a d q u i t e a full
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n l a s t e v e n i n g § t h a t he fe lt q u i t e e n c o u r a g e d .
T h e y c h o o s e a com.
c o n s i s t i n g o f Mr.
F r e n c h S e a § D a v i s to i n
q u i r e h o w § at w h a t c o s t a b u i l d i n g c o u l d be p u t up.
Messrs Judd
§ A n d r e w s to see t h e k i n g a b o u t a s i t u a t i o n s u i t a b l e f o r s u c h an
house of worship.
§ some supplies.
T o d a y the C z a r a r r i v e d § a g en l l e t t e r w a s r e c ^
I rec^ a letter about shells
R i p l e y in t h e o f f i c e o f A . H . M . S .
at N e w Yo r k .
A u n t S a l l y § f r o m A u s t i n § E l i h u h e r sons.
f r o m a Mr. Wm. H.
J.
r e c ^ on e f r o m
H e a r d to d a y th at
bro. J o h n s o n h a d t w i n s o n s b o r n to h i m on t h e 4th inst.
M o t h e r § s on s w e r e d o i n g w e l l .
book.
§ t ha t
T h i n k of p r e p a r i n g a a u t o g r a p h
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
T h u r s d a y Sept.
21
Sept.
21, 1848
Page 185
'48
Y e s t e r d a y § t o - d a y m y s c h o o l ha s p a s s e d as us u a l .
Yester
d a y a f t e r n o o n I a d d e d s o m e t h i n g to m y l e c t u r e s to t e a c h e r s No.
W r o t e a s h o r t l e t t e r to Mrs.
w a s g o i n g to K e a l a k e k u a .
P o g u e § s en t it b y bro.
5.
Ives, w h o
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to l o o k i n g
over the Il lu strated London News
fr. Jan.
b o u n d § b e l o n g e d to H e n r y R h o d e s .
47 to J u ly.
It w a s
I was much pleased.
Duke
Constantine of Russia 2nd son of the E m peror then v i s i t i n g E n g
l a n d a c c o m p a n i e d b y h i s T e a c h e r Ad.
cian.
Luk e, h i s a s s o c i a t e
T h e r e w a s a l s o a p i c t u r e o f Col.
§ Physi
B e n t o n § G e n l W.
Scott.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s d u l l c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
At n o o n t o d a y t h e I n d e p e n d e n c e s a i l e d .
T s a r w i l l r e t u r n s o o n to B o s t o n .
A u n t S a l l y Smith.
Book Keeping.
Clark.
L e r a n e d t o - d a y t h a t the
To d a y Mrs.
C. w r o t e to h e r
L o r r i n c a l l e d t h i s e v e n i n g to b o r r o w C o l t ' s
Yesterday
I w r o t e an E n i g m a f o r t h e E l e l e ,
"Worship
God".
Sat.
Sept.
23
'48
Y e s t e r d a y I d i d n o t s t u d y m u c h.
M y s c h o o l w e n t hard.
Last evening I a tt e n d e d the Tempe ran ce m e et in g but
f or t h e " F o u n t a i n " .
I carried nothing
At o u r n e x t m e e t i n g n e w o f f i c e r s w i l l b e c h o se n.
L a s t e v e n i n g w e a ll r e t i r e d q u i t e e ar ly .
To-day we were
invited
b y P u n a h o u fo l k s to u n i t e w i t h t h e m in a p i c k n i c k at Ma n o a .
a c c e p t e d § m a d e p r e p a r a t i o n s to go at 10 o ' c l o c k .
l e t t e r c a m e f r o m t h e K i n g for Lot
Nuuanu.
We
Just then a
§ A l . to f o l l o w a f t e r h i m to
J o h n Ii e x p r e s s e d h i m s e l f d o u b t f u l as to t h e e x p e d i e n c y
b u t w o u l d n o t go to see h i s m a j e s t y .
I s t a r t e d § f o u n d h e h a d go ne
§ c a m e b a c k § f u r n i s h e d Lot § A l . w i t h h o r s e s ,
§ t o l d t h e m to get
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
r e ad y f o r M a n o a .
Sept.
They went,
but did
all P u n a h o u t h e r e e x c e p t M i s s
M o s e s 20 or m o r e m o n t h s
in t h e w a g o n .
Mon.
Sept.
25
[not]
S mi th .
si nc e .
Mrs.
23, 1848
Page 186
appear pleased.
Found
D i n e d in a h o u s e b u i l t for
C 8 our children with John
S o m e r o d e to t h e e n d o f v a l l e y .
R e t u r n e d at 4 o'clk.
'48
This day begins the last w e e k of another m o n t h 8 of another
t e r m in school.
scholars
This
f o r e n o o n m y s c h o o l w a s p r e t t y g o o d 8 t he
i m p r o v e d t h e i r time.
ing o v e r D a n b u r y
" T i m e s " f r o m Sept.
Received many more papers
z in es ,
"Youths
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to l o o k
Cabinet" Mass Eagle,
8c.
T.
8 I § o u r f o u r c h i l d r e n v i s i t e d Mr.
Eolian Attachment.
Dr.
They were interesting.
today of various k i n d s --Eclectic M a g a
as h o t as a n y d a y t h e p a s t s u m m er .
C.
to Feb.
8c.
85°.
T h i s d a y has b e e n
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
Jasper 8 saw their new
J u d d h a s o n e 8 so has bro.
Rogers.
Yes
t e r d a y h a d o c c a s i o n to t a k e t h e f l u t e s
from the boys for a w h o l e
wee k.
C. a t t e n d e d h e r S.S. o f
Y e s t e r d a y w a s L o r d ' s day.
a b o u t 90 s c h o l a r s .
21:2 7.
Bro.
Mrs.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d in th e m o r n i n g f r o m Rev.
The king was not
present.
w e n t to h e a r bro. H u n t .
A t n o o n Mrs.
C. 8 c h i l d r e n
I had a sabbath school, h e a r d the s c h o l
ars r e c i t e t h e i r 7 v e r s e s
8 t h e n r e a d H e n r y ' s c o m m e n t s u p o n them.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 4 9 : 7 , 8 .
H u n t p r e a c h e d f r o m Rom.
faith?
3:26,
Do w e t h e n m a k e v o i d the l a w t h r o u g h
G o d f o r b i d , y e a w e e s t a b l i s h t h e laws.
our usual family worship.
bro. A n d r e w s .
h e a r d bro.
Bro.
We d i s pensed w i t h
A f t e r s u p p e r w e n t to t h e p a l a c e
8 heard
In t h e e v e n i n g s o m e o f us w e n t to t h e C h a p e l ,
Damon from
(!)
I thought
During the day I l ooked over Evang e l i s t s
8 Missionary Heralds
f o r Jan.
Feb.
I had h e a r d it b e f o r e .
for Dec.
8 March
8
'48.
l e t t e r to d a y for h e r s i s t e r F a n n y 8 on e to E.
1847.
Mrs.
,
Da y S p r i n g s
C. c o m m e n c e d a
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
T u e s d a y Sept.
26
Sept. 26, 1848
'48
T h i s d a y ha s p a s s e d as u s u a l .
the c h i l d r e n a c c o m p a n i e d m e to w a l k .
t e a at bro.
months.
Castle's.
A.M.
This aft er no on most of
Mrs.
Commenced my account
C § our children took
for the p a s t s i x
T h i s e v e n i n g at 9 o ' c l o c k an e c l i p s e o f the S u n c o m
m e n c e s at Lat.
h ou rs .
Page 18
72°46' N.
Long.
20°45' E.
It w i l l
l a s t 3 1/2
T h e T r a n s i t o f M e r c u r y w i l l b e o v e r 6 m. b e f o r e 6 o c l k
o n l y a f e w m i n u t e s b e f o r e s u n r i s e Nov.
T h u r s d a y Sept.
9th.
2 8 '48
Y e s t e r d a y w e h a d it as h o t as t h e d a y b e f o r e .
[evening(?)]
Towards
t h e r e w a s an a p p e a r a n c e of r a i n in the m o u n t a i n s
b u t it d i d n o t r a i n t i l l n e a r m i d n i g h t .
To d a y w e h a v e h a d
frequent showers - -which g r e a t l y improves the air the earth,
v e g e t a t i o n §c.
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y I h a v e b e e n e n g a g e d in m a k i n g m y a cc t
for the past six months.
Saw last w eek's
Rev. M e s s r s .
H a d a l o n g c ha t w i t h b r o Ch.
" N e w s " w h i c h i m p l i e s all t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s b ut
Smith,
Bishop
§ T h u r s t o n are apos t a t e s
w o r k , b e c a u s e t h e y a r e f r i e n d l y to t h e G o v e r n m e n t .
p o r t e d to h a v e b e e n w r i t t e n b y Mr.
Sat.
Sept.
to day.
to t h e i r
It is r e
Hooper.
30 48
To d a y h a s b e e n d e v o t e d to f e r r i t t i n g out the m i s c o n
d uc t o f O n i a k a l a w h i l e h e l i v e d w i t h
H e ca me d o w n to s h o w us a s i d d l e ( ! )
[us] n e a r l y a y e a r ago.
w h i c h w e c l a i m e d as our,
t h a t it w a s n o t o u r s b e c a u s e h e h a d n e w l e a t h e r p u t u p o n it.
I h a d h i m p u t i n t o t h e f o r t § t h e n w e n t w i t h a m a k a i to his
§
Sept. 30, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Page 188
h o u s e at q u i t e the u p p e r p a r t o f P a u o a v a l l e y § f o u n d s e v e r a l
t h i n g s t h e r e b e l o n g i n g to us.
B r o u g h t t h e m a ll d o w n § t h e y are
to b e p r o d u c e d at c o u r t on M o n d a y m o r n i n g b e f o r e J u d g e J a s p e r ,
at 9 o ' c l o c k .
P a o a l u a , h i s w i f e , w a s h e r e t h is a f t e r n o o n § I
h a d h e r r e p r e m a n d e d (!) to t h e f o r t - - t i l l M o n d a y .
Y e s t e r d a y o u r t e r m c l o s e d - - L o t A l . § B e r in G e o m e t r y
B o o k IV Prop.
19.
E m e r s o n ' s A r i t h m e t i c r e v i e w i n g § got to pa r -
t a i l [partial] p a y m e n t s
§ E l . § Wm.
a r e w i t h them.
P e t e r ' s c l a ss
in II H i s t o r y at P o l a n d § r e v i e w i n g E m e r s o n II p a r t
§ at c o m
pound numbers.
L a s t e v e n i n g b e f o r e s u n s e t r o d e to P u n a h o u for s o m e b u t t e r .
W e n t to t h e B o o k - A u c t i o n t h e r e b e i n g n o T e m p e M e e t g .
t h e " H o n o l u l u " a r r i v e d , w i t h Mr.
immediately for San Francisco.
T e n Eyck.
Yesterday
She w i l l s a i l a g a i n
N o t a w o r d f r o m Mr.
Douglass nor
M r . Lyman.
A n o t h e r day, w e e k
§ m o n t h is c l o s e d § to m o r r o w I h o p e
to c e l e b r a t e t h e l o v e o f J e s u s ,
b u t h o w can I do it a c c e p t a b l e
to G o d § p u n i s h a b l e to m y o w n s ou l , u n l e s s
it b e s h e d a b r o a d in
m y h e a r t by t h e S p i r it .
Mon.
Oct.
2 '48
I
h a v e r e t u r n e d f r o m m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
w h i c h w a s c o n d u c t e d b y him.
J o s e p h a c c o m p a n i e d me.
§ California.
Lot, A l , Wm.
B e r M a r y Em.
Clark's
§El. §
Remarks were made about Wes t e r n Africa
A few only present.
No one from the valley.
D a m o n t h o u g h t w e o u g h t t o w r i t e to Ben.
Societies to s e n d ou t
a g e n t s o f e v e r y k i n d f o r c h r i s t to C a l i f o r n i a .
the b e g inning of another month.
Y e s t e r d a y was
It w a s c o m m u n i o n day.
With
Bro.
Oct.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Apana,
Clark from Romans
§ arose § revived,
liv in g.
14:9.
F o r to t h i s e n d C h r i s t b o t h d i e d
t h a t h e m i g h t b e L o r d b o t h of t h e d e a d § t h e
There was quite a c r o w d e d house.
at 8 1/2
11 o ' c l o c k
Mrs.
I h a d m y S.S. w i t h t h e s c h o l a r s ,
n o t r e a d so m u c h as u s u a l .
c e l e b r a t e d t he Lo r d s '
present.
At
heard their verses
After dinner
I did
T h e 1, 2 § 3 d i v i s i o n s o f t h e c h u r c h
s u p p e r in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
Mrs.
C § I both
B r o L. A n d r e w s o f f i c i a t e d at t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t he
F r o m there w e w e n t to bro.
f r o m L u k e 8:5-8.
Hunt's meeting § he preached
P a r a b l e o f t h e s ow er .
our evening family worship.
w e n t to t h e p a l a c e
c o ur se .
C w e n t to h e r
§ to bro. H u n t ' s m e e t i n g at 10 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
§ r e a d H e n r y ' s E x p o s i t i o n o f M a r k 1 6 : 1- 6.
w ine.
Page 189
4t h § 5, i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r m o r n i n g s e r m o n w h i c h w a s p r e a c h e d
b y bro.
S.S.
2, 1848
§ bro.
At t h a t t i m e
We a g a i n d i s p e n s e d w i t h
A f t e r tea the scholars
§ Mrs.
C.
L. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d t h e r e a s o l e m n d i s
I h a d a school w it h our domestics.
As Mr.
G o o d a l e w a s n o t h e r e § s o m e o f t h e s c h o l a r s w i s h e d to go to the
c h a p e l Mr s.
bro.
C. $ I a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m § to o u r a g r e e a b l e d i s a p p o i n t m e n t
H u n t p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor.
4: 1 8 ,
" F o r t h e t h i n g s w h i c h are
s e e n a re t e m p o r a l , b u t t h e t h i n g s w h i c h are n o t s e e n ar e e t e r n a l . "
The h o u s e was w e l l
filled with residents
§ s e a me n .
Bro.
Bro. H. p r e a c h e d
o n e o f hi s b e s t
§ in t h e b e s t m a n n e r .
D a m o n a s k e d me t hi s
e v e n i n g if bro.
H. h a d n o t p r e a c h e d it b e f o r e to u s , § if it w e r e
n o t h i s G o l d s e r m on .
This morning early I commenced different business
been doing a little here
prisoners, witnesses
Jasper
morrow.
§ a l i t t l e th ere.
10 o ' c l o c k m y
§c. w e r e at c o u r t r e a d y f o r t r i a l b y
w a s c a l l e d a w a y to a n o t h e r c o u r t
A f t e r t hi s
About
§ have
[but] Mr.
§ w e a d j o u r n e d till to
I w e n t w i t h m y a c c t to Dr. J u d d § a f t e r look-
Oct. 2, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Page 190
i ng it o v e r he g a v e it to Mr. J a r r e t t to m a k e t h e p r o p e r e n t r i e s .
Mr.
J. f o u n d o n e x a m i n a t i o n t h a t t h e r e w e r e n o e n t r i e s m a d e in
M a r c h 31st
8 t h a t m y acct.
I c a m e fo r it to bro. Ag.
J.
at t h a t t i m e w a s n o t
§ t h e r e I f o u n d it.
8 h e w a s g o i n g to m a k e e n t r i e s
t h a t Mr.
Learned
R o b e r t s o n w a s w i s h i n g to l e a v e for C a l i f o r n i a 8 g r e a t l y
his pl ac e.
I t o l d Dr.
(Lot 8 Al.) w e r e p u t to w o r k ,
This afternoon,
e rs 8 t o o k it to bro.
Mr. J. w i s h e d o n e to t a k e
J udd that we did not care h o w soon they
that they w e r e qualified, but
that we f e a r e d they w o u l d not care
sary.
I t o o k it to Mr.
f o r an e n t i r e y ear.
w i s h e d Lot to c o m e 8 t a k e h i s p l a c e .
both
in h i s p o s s e s s i o n .
c l o s e d No.
Rogers.
to m a k e
so m u c h as w a s n e c e s
5. o f m y c o m m u n i c a t i o n s to t e a c h
Lot
8 A l . were quite displeased
t h i s m o r n i n g b e c a u s e w e d i d n o t l et t h e m r u n a l l o v e r town.
d i d f i n a l l y go d o w n to t he c o u r t an h o u r o r so.
Juliette's
Al.
8
M a r y A n n i s ' w h o o p i n g c o u g h s t i l l h a n g s on.
Wed.
Oct.
4 '48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I a g a i n w e n t to t h e c o u r t r o o m 8 s o o n
m y c a s e c a m e on.
I exhibited many things which
k a l a ' s h o u s e on S a t u r d a y .
T h e a m t . p r o v e d as s t o l e n w a s
h e 8 h i s w i f e w e r e f i n e d $80.
h e a d s shav e d.
home.
The articles
I f o u n d at On ia-
o r go to t h e fort,
$20.
8 have their
f o u n d in t h e i r p o s s e s s i o n
S o m e o f the b o y s w e n t to c o u r t w i t h J o h n Ii.
I brought
I w e n t up to
M a k i k a to g e t a m a n to k e e p o u r h o r s e s as M a h i n a w i s h e d to get
rid
o f d o i n g it.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
I w e n t to P a u o a to s e t t l e
for d a m a g e d o n e t h e n i g h t b e f o r e i n s o m e o n e ' s p l a n t a t i o n .
In t h e e v e n i n g Capt.
c o m p a n i e d b y t h e M i s s e s M ot t .
S p e n c e r 8 Mr.
8
Bishop called a c
I r e a d f or an h o u r in th e Mass.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
E a g l e to M a r y ,
Oct. 4, 1848
Em, J. P e t e r § D avid.
Page 191
T h i s m o r n i n g at 10 o ' c l o c k
t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d me to t h e c o u r t , w h e r e th e p e t i t i o n o f W a l d o
§ Co.
C r e d i t o r s w a s c a n v a s s e d b e f o r e a ju ry, b y Mr.
Creditors,
§ Mr.
them plead.
noon.
De F i n n e s f o r t h e D e f e n d a n t s .
The l a t t e r t h i s
B a t e s f o r t he
I h e a r d e a c h of
f o r e n o o n § the former
This evening our m e e t i n g was
this a f t e r
c o n d u c t e d o f bro.
C l ar k,
§
it w a s a p r e p a r a t o r y f o r c o m m u n i o n n e x t s a b b a t h of t h e m i s s i o n
church.
Lot § A l . h a v e g o n e to Mrs.
ments
Sat.
Dominis's
to m a k e a r r a n g e
for a p i c k n i c k at N u u a n u on F r i da y.
Oct.
7 '48
O u r s c h o l a r s are n o w
(7 o ' c l o c k P.M.)
all in t h e i r r o om s
r e v i e w i n g the f i r s t s e v e n v e r s e s o f t h e s h o r t e r c a t e c h i s m to r e
c i t e to m o r r o w m o r n i n g at p r a y e r .
here § there making preparations
That e v en in g Judge Andrews
t i o n to bro.
T h u r s d a y th e s c h o l a r s w e r e
f o r the P i c k n i c k o f y e s t e r d a y .
called § I paid the quarter s u b s c r i p
H u n t f or the s c h o o l
$15.
f or s e l f 5.
L o r r i n c a m e in
during the e v e n i n g § I h a d some remarks upon riches
o f l e a v i n g m o n e y to c h i l d r e n .
to b e g i n b u s i n e s s w i t h .
§ th e e v i l s
H e g r e a t l y w i s h e d to h a v e a c a p i t a l
I t o l d h i m it w a s n o t d e s i r e a b l e
§ re
m a r k e d t h a t 15 y e a r s h e n c e h e w o u l d be b e t t e r o f f t h a n J o h n D o m
inis w h o is s u p p o s e d to h a v e r e c e i v e d b y h i s f a t h e r s e v e r a l t h o u s a n d .
[The f o l l o w i n g l i n e w a s w r i t t e n in the m a r g i n : ]
Kama's babe of a few weeks
d i e d th e s a m e n i g h t
died T h u r s d a y night.
5 w a s b u r i e d S u n d a y m o r n i n g Oct.
Ro de to P u n a h o u § r e t u r n e d at s u n set.
Namau
8.
Y e s t e r d a y morn-
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Oct.
ing w e m a d e p r e p a r a t i o n s to v i s i t N u u a n u tho'
i n g t h e r e w a s an a p p e a r a n c e o f rain.
7, 1848
Page 192
e a r l y in t h e m o r n
W e s t a r t e d at n o o n ,
I ex
c h a n g e d h o r s e s w i t h N a h u l a u to a c c o m m o d a t e M i s s E t t e w i t h m y
h or s e ,
8 r o d e w i t h h e r all th e w a y up there.
direction of the Picknick,
shrubury(l)
8c.
Capt.
8 Lorrin accompanied
our
Sp e n c e r 8 H orace Crabb was also
A b o u t 2 o ' c l o c k Dr. J u d d c a m e a lo ng .
talking about Moses
sons,
8 the house was decorated with green
Sarah Andrews
family 8 the Misses Mott,
Moses,
5 A l . h a d the
W h e n w e g o t t h e r e th e J u d d f a m i l y w e r e t h e r e - -
also Miss Turrill.
there.
L ot
Soon we commenced
8 h e t o l d m e w h a t he h a d t o l d K e k u a n a o a a b o u t
Lot 8 A l . 8 h e h a d c o n s e n t e d to Dr. J u d d to p l a n f o r h i s
8 he t o l d m e h i s p l a n s f o r Lot
8 Al.
R o b e r t s o n 8 p r e p a r e to t a k e h i s p l a c e .
for Mr.
Paty.
T h e f i r s t to l i v e w i t h
T h e l a t t e r to b e a c l e r k
I s a i d m u c h a g a i n s t t h e Mr.
P. as n o t b e i n g a
s u i t a b l e p e r s o n to h a v e c h a r g e o f A l e x a n d e r .
t a k e n in m y o p i o n i o n ( l )
in t h e m a in .
o f Mr.
P. tho' w h a t
He was i r r i t a t e d by w h a t
He said I was m i s
I said he a c knowledged
I sai d,
8 b e g a n to f i n d
f a u l t w i t h me, c a l l i n g m e a n a r r o w m i n d e d m e a n s p i r i t ,
w e h a d k e p t t h e s c h o l a r s tofc>]
close,
8 said
that they had no p r i n c i p l e
8 w o u l d a l w a y s lay u p a g a i n s t us o u r t r e a t m e n t of th e m ,
8 t h a t he d i d n o t
[did(?)] w i s h t h e m to b o a r d w h e r e t h e r e w o u l d be t h e l e a s t m i s s i o n
ary rest r a i n t
8 t h a t he w o u l d t r u s t h is c h i l d r e n s o o n e r w i t h Mr.
P. t h a n w i t h me,
8c.
8c.
I r e p l i e d t h a t i f s u c h w a s his o p i n i o n
o f me, h e h a d b e t t e r s e e k f o r a n o t h e r t e a c h e r ,
c a r e h o w s o o n h e got o n e to t a k e m y p l a c e .
to s p e a k w i t h t h e b o y s u p o n the s u b j e c t , b u t
8 that
I did not
He s a i d h e c a m e up
I s u g g e s t e d t h a t he
p o s t p o n e it t i l l t h i s m o r n i n g 8 I w o u l d s e n d t h e b o y s to his off ic e.
He c o n c l u d e d t h a t w o u l d be b est.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Oct. 7, 1848
J u s t as w e w e r e r e a d y to r e t u r n , J u d g e s T u r r i l l
came up § a c c o m p a n i e d us home.
to J u d g e Lee.
Page 193
$ Lee
On the w a y down I said s o m e t h i n g
He r e p l i e d if A l . w o u l d go to s t u d y i n g l a w h e w o u l d
l i k e to h a v e h i m c o m e § l i v e
§ s t u d y w i t h him.
During the d i s
c u s s i o n Dr. J u d d c i t e d L o r r i n as an e x a m p l e o f t h e l e n i e n t s y s t e m .
I told him there was not the least c omparison b e t w e e n the boys
Lorrin.
That the former
of the latter
[boys] n e v e r h a d t h e e a r l y a d v a n t a g e s
[ L o r r i n ] , § t h a t t h e l a t t e r w o u l d n o t be t e m p t e d
one t e n t h as m u c h as t h e f o r m e r ,
m o r e l i k e l y to b e l e a d
[led]
§ t h a t t h e f o r m e r w o u l d be m u c h
a w a y t h a n a c o m m o n n a t i v e c hi ld .
B e f o r e w e r e a c h e d h o m e it w a s dark.
pleasantly,
§
Th e d a y p a s s e d a w a y v e r y
§ I h a d no o c c a s i o n to r e p r o v e th e s c h o l a r s .
I,
m y s e l f , w a s t h e f a u l t y one.
In th e e v e n i n g Lot
§ Wm.
a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t h e T e m
perance- -only a few present.
W e v o t e d to let th e s a m e o f f i c e r s
r e m a i n § a d j o u r n e d s i n e die.
Mr. H u n t w a s p r e s e n t
time.
This
forenoon I did little,
or nothing.
f o r the l a s t
At 9 o ' c l k .
I
d r e w an o r d e r on Dr. J u d d f o r s o m e m o n e y § se nt it b y Lot § Al
w h o w e n t to see him.
They remained there § w o r k e d till
On t h e i r r e t u r n t h e y s a i d o n e A l . h a d b e e n w o r k i n g
f or Mr.
Bates
§ t h e o t h e r f o r Dr. J u d d ,
w i s h e d t h e m to go to w o r k - - b o a r d at Mr.
2 o'clock.
(translating)
§ t h a t Dr. J u d d s a i d he
Thompson's
room toge ther- -
§ t r y to b e men.
This a ft ernoon
I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
L y m a n at
C a l i f o r n i a - - Q u o t e d P o l l e k a b o u t Gold.
"Gold many hunted,
sweat
§ b l e d f o r g o l d §c."
T h i s e v e n i n g w e w e n t to P u n a h o u § t o o k t e a t he re .
G r a y ca me in § t o o k t e a also.
It is n o w 8 o ' c l o c k ,
Capt.
5 Mrs.
§ J o h n Dom-
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
inis h a s c o m e in.
Oct. 7, 1848
Page 194
T o - m o r r o w w i l l be t h e S a b b a t h § c o m m u n i o n in
t h e s c h o o l h o u s e o f t h e M i s s i o n c h u r c h of w h i c h bro.
D o l e is
acting pastor.
Oh L o r d p r e p a r e us for it,
t a k e p l a c e in Lot § A l 's d e p a r t u r e ,
§ the s e p a r a t i o n ;that m u s t s o o n
§ g i v e us w i s d o m to t h e P r i v y
c o u n c i l on M o n d a y w h i c h m a y b e c a l l e d u p o n to d e c i d e t h e m a t t e r .
H a v e m e r c y u p o n t h e k i n g.
J o h n Ii t h i n k s his s u p p o s e d p i e t y is
going by the board.
f o r o u r h o p e s for him.
L o r d ' s d a y Oct.
Al as!
8 r48
We have just re tu rn ed from the Chapel,
H u n t p r e a c h hi s la st s e r m o n .
f r o m h e a r i n g bro.
His t e x t w a s i n P s . 4 :4 " S t a n d in
aw e § s i n n o t " .
It w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g § s o l e m n s e r m on .
w a s q u i t e full.
H e a l l u d e d to t h e d r u n k a r d ,
debaucher,
Infidel,
§c. § r e q u e s t e d all to s t a n d in a w e § s i n not.
morning,
after a fatiguing night of dreams
§ all b a t h e d .
Mr.
the chiefs were present.
God shall s t a n d f o r e v e r . "
Mrs.
His m a j e s t y § m o s t o f
40:8,
as u su a l.
Just b efore c h u rc h the s c holars r e c i t e d t heir first
cited t heir 7 verses of Mark 16:7-18.
7 veisss o f
I h a d m y S.S.
Mrs.
1:
§ all r e
C. w e n t to h e a r bro.
H u n t at C. S c h o o l h o u s e for t h e l a s t time.
s e v e r a l v e r s e s t h i s a f t e r n o o n o f 1 Cor.
Bro.
"But t h e w o r d o f our
C. w e n t to h e r S.S.
After meeting,
T hi s
N a m a u was
T h e k i n g w a s at c h u r c h a ll day.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d t h i s f o r e n o o n f r o m Is.
the S horter Catechism.
Gambler,
£c. w e a w o k e as u s u a l
G o o d a l e l e d at t h e f a m i l y a ltar.
bur i e d just before the m o r n i n g service.
The house
Bro.
Clark expounded
§ l,ast f e w v e r s e s .
A f t e r t h i s w e a ll w e n t to t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e § bro.
h a d hi s s o n E d w a r d C. b a p t i z e d b y bro. Hu n t .
Bro.
Damon
Do le p r e a c h e d
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
a g o o d s e r m o n f r o m Phil.
Oct.
8, 1848
3 : 1 8 " F o r o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n is in h e a v e n . "
A f t e r t h i s t h e L o r d ' s s u p p e r w a s a d m i n i s t e r e d b y b ro s .
It w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g s e a s o n ,
with evening prayers.
ars to t h e p a l a c e
cha pe l.
§ I e n j o y e d it m u c h .
A f t e r s u p p e r , Mrs.
§ h e a r d bro.
D o l e § Hunt.
We dispensed
C a c c o m p a n i e d the s c h o l
A n d r e w s , b u t she d i d n o t go to the
I a m r e m i n d e d b y m y d a t e § t h e i n t e r e s t i n g s c e n e s o f t he
day, o f m y f i r s t e s p o u s a l to C h r i s t .
I mad[e]
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a p r o f e s s i o n of my faith,
It is 18 y e a r s to d a y s i n c e
on F r i d a y e v e n i n g at a p r e p a r a
tory lecture,
at t h e Rev.
C y m o M a s o n ' s c h u r c h in C e d a r St.
City
o f N e w Yo rk.
I w a s t h e n n e a r l y t w e n t y y e a r s of age, w h i c h m a k e s
s t i l l m o r e t h a n o n e h a l f o f m y li fe s p e n t in t h e s e r v i c e of s i n
§ satan.
An d, oh!
ala s, h o w m u c h d u r i n g m y e i g h t e e n y e a r s '
profes
s i o n h a v e I w o u n d e d m y s a v i o r in t he h o u s e o f h i s f r i e n d s .
M o n d a y Oct.
9 '48
T h i s m o r n i n g c o m m e n c e d o u r s c h o o l as u s u a l ,
w h e r e t h e y l ef t o f f w e e k b e f o r e last ,
have commenced Mitchell's
f o r Oct.
Nov.
§ Dec.
l o n g i n g to B e r n i c e
to bro.
Hu nt.
Lyman,
1 2 - 2 1 f o r Mr.
"Bingham's
h i m b u t to be lent to M e s s r s .
D.
At n o o n
I put Polynesians b e
Douglass
§ took them over
S a n d w i c h I s l a n d s " as a p r e s e n t to
§ Lyman.
Harvey Rogers
§ Miss
E l i z a b e t h A n d r e w s h a v e b r o k e n o u t to day w i t h the m e a s l e s ,
have several natives.
8 so
T h i s e v e n i n g S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
C a s t l e ' s c o n d u c t e d b y br o. H u n t.
H e a l l u d e d to h i s f i g u r e at the
last m e e t i n g about the m e e t i n g of the w aters
§ Missouri.
I
§ p u t up s o m e E v a n g e l i s t s
'47 a f i l e less two.
fr. No.
Also,
except Victoria § Lydia who
G e o g r a p h y at L e s s o n 33.
f i n i s h e d m y h a s t y l e t t e r to Mr.
t a k i n g up
of the M i s s i s s i p p i
To n i g h t he s p o k e o f a m o u n t a i n ' s
representing a
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
g o o d m a n § an ice b e r g ,
Oct. 9, 1848
a w i c k e d m a n,
§ exorted(?)
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the c h i l d r e n
to s e e k to be l ik e a m o u n t a i n , w h i c h d r e w t h e w a t e r f r o m t h e
clouds § fertilized the valleys
§ plains.
T hi s d a y t h e P r i v y c o u n c i l a g i t a t e d t he g o i n g out o f
Lot ^ A l . b u t d e f e r e d it t i l l t h e r e t u r n o f bro.
w i l l p r o b a b l y b e a b o u t t h e f i r s t o f Nov.
Armstrong which
T h i s e v e n i n g L o r r i n h as
c a l l e d § I h a v e l en t h i m m y B o o k K e e p i n g , b y Colt.
Bishop have called.
The Elele,
No.
Messrs
Lee §
9. c o m e s o u t to d a y § it h a d
m y 4 t h p i e c e to t e a c h e r s .
W e d n e s d a y Oct.
11 48
Y e s t e r d a y bro. H u n t s a i l e d for C a l i f o r n i a in th e H o n o l u l u ,
Capt.
Newell.
In t h e e v e n i n g I a t t e n d e d t h e M a r i n e T e m p e r a n c e
M e e t i n g appointed b y bro.
Da mo n .
Many young sailors were present,
§ twelve came f o r w a r d and s i g n e d the Pledge.
m a n o f t h e W a r r e n , m a d e s om e g o o d r e m a r k s ,
w h o h a d t h e C h ai r,
to h i m a b o u t Mr.
to ride.
§ bro.
Paty.
To d a y bro.
D am o n.
T h u r d s a y Oct.
12
a pious
§ so d i d bro.
Andrews
On o u r w a y up I s a i d s o m e t h i n g
I t o o k out s i s t e r Ives l a s t e v e n i n g § this
S.L. A n d r e w s
a r r i v e d in t h e C h a nc e.
s o m e t h i n g f or t e a c h e r s y e s t e r d a y § t od a y .
down w i t h the measles.
Capt.
Prepared
S e v e r a l a re b e i n g t a k e n
Our natives have the whopping(!)
cough.
'48
T h i s d a y is t h e 2 8 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of H o r a c e D a v i s
b i r t h § t h e 1 2 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of h i s d ea t h.
in m y o l d j o u r n a l w h a t
This morn i n g I read
I p e n n e d at t h a t time.
r e m a i n s w e r e c o n v e y e d f r o m N e w a r k N.J.
O n t h e 1 3 t h his
to D a n b u r y ,
n e x t d a y c o m m i t t e d to t h e i r m o t h e r e a r t h ,
Cooke's
Conn.
§ th e
to a w a i t t h e f i n a l
Oct. 12, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Page 19
Judgment.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n at 2 o ' c l o c k t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d me to
t h e c e m e t e r y of t h e c h i e f s to a c c o m p a n y t h e r e m a i n s o f Mr.
Rich
a r ds on b o a r d a s l o o p w h i c h w a s to c o n v e y t h e m to L a h a i n a .
But,
w e w e r e t o o l a t e § so w e f o l l o w e d t h e t r u c k o f t h e c a r r i a g e to
the vessel
b o ar d.
§ r e a c h e d t h e r e as t h e y w e r e c a r r y i n g t h e c o f f i n on
We soon wen t
into the c u s t o m House,
§while there had a
s m a l l E n g l i s h s c h o o n e r " A m e l i a " a b o u t as l a r g e as t h e H o n o l u l u ,
p o i n t e d o u t to us, w h i c h v e s s e l h a d j u s t c o m e in § r e p o r t e d as
m u t i n y on b oa r d .
$300,000
S h e h a d s a i l e d f r o m M a z a t l a n fo r H o n g k o n g w i t h
on b o a r d ,
§ a b o u t a f o r t n i g h t s i n c e Oct.
r o s e up § k i l l e d t h e Capt.
§ two mates,
o f t h e m o n e y § v e s s e l 2 days.
3rd t h e c r e w
§ had taken possession
T h e w i f e of the p a s s e n g e r ,
Mr.
C e o k § m a i d w e r e on b o a r d § two y o u n g s a i l o r s , w h o , w h i l e t he
c r e w w e r e i n t o x i c a t e d r o s e up § k i l l e d t h r e e r i n g l e a d e r s
h a d b r o u g h t t h e v e s s e l in here.
T h e m o n e y h as b e e n p u t
§ then
in to the
c a r e o f G o v t § Dr. J u d d s e n t f o r a g u n w h i c h h a d b e e n lent to
Mr.
D o u g l a s s to b e u s e d b y t he w a t c h m e n .
See P o l y n e s i a n O c t 14
T h i s e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d r e a d i n g to Wm.
D av id , M a r y El.
§ Em.
t h e " H i s t o r y of J o s e p h . "
is s i c k t o - d a y w i t h t h e m e a s l e s .
James Peter,
Henry Dimond
This a f t e rn oon I have read
Gregory's Prac t i c e on that subject.
Sat.
Oct.
14
'48
Th e s c h o l a r s ar e n o w in t h e i r r o o m s r e v i e w i n g t h e i r 7
questions
for t h e w e e k ,
of the S h o r t e r Catechism.
I f o u n d Lot § Al. b e h i n d t h e c a r p e n t e r ' s
I talked with them a while
This morning
s h o p s m o k i n g a cigar.
§ r e q u e s t e d t h e m to go to t h e i r room s
'4
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§ think upon what
I h a d said.
to see t h e i r p a r e n t s
G oo d a l e .
Smith.
Oct. 14, 1848
§ t h i s a f t e r n o o n t h e y w e n t to r i d e w i t h Mr.
C. c a l l e d on bro.
couraged about their house
Mr.
family,
This m o r n i n g the o ther boys went
W e h a d a c a l l f r o m bro.
Mrs.
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§ s i s t e r R i c e § s i s t e r M.M.
Andrews
§ found them much d i s
§c.
V i d a r e t u r n e d y e s t e r d a y to t h e g r e a t j o y o f his
§ is a c k n o w l e d g e d as C h i l e a n c o n s u l .
siders himse lf i ns ul te d by the Govt
as c o m m i s s i o n e r to C a l i f o r n i a .
F r a n c e as la te as J u n e 29th.
Mr.
Ten Eyck c o n
[by] s e n d i n g Mr.
Shillabar
The P o l y n e s i a n has some news from
Much war § bloodshed.
s o m e to d a y in m y j o u r n a l w r i t t e n w h i l e at W i l t o n .
t h e s e d a y s is v e r y b i t t e r a g a i n s t Govt.
I have read
The
§ missionaries.
"News"
I hope
it w i l l s t o p at t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r - - w h i c h w i l l b e a f t e r t w o m o r e
numbers.
L a s t e v e n i n g bro.
C l a r k c a l l e d to h a v e m e t a k e c h a r g e
o f o ne s e r v i c e on t h e m o r r o w .
or get s o m e o n e to do it.
w i t h bro.
I a g r e e d to a t t e n d e d ( ! )
to do it
This afternoon I made arrangements
R i c e to c o m e d o w n § let me to go Ma n o a .
T u e s d a y Oct.
17
'48
I have no w return ed from the Marine T em pe ra nc e M e e ti ng
§ m a n y m o r e p r e s e n t t h a n at t h e m e e t i n g l as t w e e k .
h o m e I c a l l e d f o r h a l f an h o u r at bro. A's.
in t r a n s l a t i n g f or t h e Elele.
s o m e t h i n g f or T e a c h e r s .
t h r e e h o u r s ea. day.
scho ol .
Yesterday
On m y w a y
§ found him engaged
§ this afte rno on I wrote
Y e s t e r d a y § this m o r n i n g I taught about
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g Mrs.
C. w e n t to h e r s a b b a t h
I a c c o m p a n i e d t h e s c h o l a r s to c h u r c h § h e a r d bro.
p r e a c h f r o m II C o t . 4 : 3 , 4 ,
t h e m t h a t a re l o s t . "
Andrews
"B ut If o u r g o s p e l b e h i d it is h i d to
"In w h o m th e g o d o f t h i s w o r l d h a t h b l i n d e d
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
$c."
After this
Oct. 17, 1848
I had a school
§ t h e s c h o l a r s c o m m i t t e d t h e la st
seven verses of Mark's gospel.
some remarks,
also.
Manoa § before
I read Henry's
A b o u t 2 1/2 o ' c l o c k
Exposition § made
I s t a r t e d on f oo t for
I got to P u n a h o u I f o u n d m y h o r s e
T h e h o u s e at M a n o a w a s s t o n e
had a school with our domestics.
Mrs.
When
I returned
It w a s g r a t i
§ so o r d e r l y § a t t e n t i v e .
i ng I attended t h e S e a m e n ' s M o n t h l y c o n c e r t .
to r i d e § c a l l e d at Dr. J u d d ' s
I read
C a c c o m p a n i e d the scholars
§ I § a f e w o f t h e m to t h e C h a p e l .
f y i n g to see so m a n y s a i l o r s
§ r o d e up § back.
§ n e a r l y d o n e o f f in p a rt .
m y s e r m o n " Q u e n c h n o t t h e s p i r i t " to a b o u t 200.
to th e P a l a c e ,
Page 199
£ at bro.
Last e v e n
Th is e v e n i n g w e w e n t
Smith's.
S i s t e r S. s a i d
s t o r i e s w e r e in c i r c u l a t i o n a b o u t Dr. J u d d § Mr.
Paty,
i s h e d t h a t w e h a d n o t h e a r d a n y t h i n g a b o u t it.
Yesterday noon
Mr.
F u l l e r 8 bro.
C l a r k c a l l e d u p o n us.
§ was a s t o n
H e a r d t h a t s o m e o f the
A m e l i a ' s p a p e r s h a d b e e n f o u n d Ej t h a t s h e w o u l d go on to H o n g k o n g .
M rs . H o o p e r c o n f i n e d w i t h a son.
Wed.
Oct.
18
'48
T h i s m o r n i n g I c a l l e d o n Mr.
m u c h o b l i g e d to Mrs.
B o a r d m a n § he s a i d he w a s
C. f or s e n d i n g w o r d to Mrs.
J a s p e r n o t to
e x p o s e Mr s. A b e l l ' s b a b e to t h e W h o p p i n g c o u g h n o r to t h e m e a s l e s .
This afte rn oon I have ar ra nge d my papers
m y c o m m u n i c a t i o n s to t e a c h e r s
h a d d e s t r o y e d the man u s c r i p t s .
at bro.
fr.
§ c o p i e d t w o of
t h e E l e l e , b e c a u s e bro.
Rogers
T h i s a f t e r n o o n th e s i s t e r s m e t
H a l l ' s to s e w f o r Dr. A n d r e w s , w h o w i l l s a i l in a f e w d ay s
for home.
Mrs.
C. d i d n o t r e t u r n in s e a s o n to r i d e 8 t he h o r s e
s t o o d a l o n g t i m e at t h e door.
J u s t as I w a s
g o i n g to o r d e r the
n a t i v e s to t a k e t h e h o r s e f r o m t h e w a g o n L y d i a r o l l e d a h o o p § r u n
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Oct. 18, 1848
Page 200
u n d e r hi s h e a d , w h i c h f r i g h t e n e d h i m § h e ran w i t h t h e w a g o n n e a r l y
r o u n d t h e y a r d , w h e n it w e n t a g a i n s t a K o u t r e e o v e r t u r n e d t h e
body § hinge wheels,
broke the collar strap § he went with n o t h
ing but a h e a d stall,
i n t o t h e c h i l d r e n ' s yard.
§ n ot hin g brok en but the reins
§ bridle.
No o n e i n j u r e d
A very n arrow escape
h o w e v e r f o r Lydia.
T h u r s d a y Oct.
19
'48
The streets
to t h e i r h o u s e s
El.
o f H o n o l u l u i n d i c a t e t h a t m a n y are c o n f i n e d
from sickness of the meas l e s
§c.
This morning
§ Em. w e r e t a k e n w i t h f e v e r § t h i s a f t e r n o o n P e t e r w a s t a k e n
down.
Dr.
R o o k e r e m a r k e d to d a y t h a t L e l e i h o k u w a s n o t y e t out
of danger,
§ that Moses h a d a b a d cough.
T w o o f bro.
Armstrong's
c hildren t aken sick to-day.
Mr.
Dillon denies the news
f r o m F r a n c e p u b l i s h e d in th e
l a st P o l y n e s i a n ,
§ w a s to g i v e l a t e r i n t e l l i g e n c e in t h e "Ne ws ".
For s e v e r a l d a y s
I have felt not very well.
Want of exercise
perhaps
is t h e r e a s o n .
an Hon.
Member of the Board by the people of Molokai,
ministers
L e a r n e d t o - d a y th at t h e K i n g h a d b e e n m a d e
§ several
in t h e S t a t e s also.
F r i d a y Oct.
20
'48
W e h a v e h e a r d to d a y f r o m bro.
Ives w h o h a s r e t u r n e d th at
bro. A r m s t r o n g d o e s n o t t h i n k o f r e t u r n i n g in le ss t h a n 4 w e e k s .
He h a s r e t u r n e d as far as L a h a i n a § is to v i s i t M a u i
L e a r n e d to d a y t h a t a c o m m i t t e e o f six,
c il to e x a m i n e c h a r g e s
ficiating.
(16)
§ Molokai.
chosen by the Privy c o u n
a g a i n s t Dr. J u d d , h a v e d e c l i n e d o f
T h e y w e r e J u d g e Lee, J o h n Ii, J o h n Y o u n g ,
P aki,
Kekuanaoa
Oct. 20, 1848
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Page 201
T h e f i r s t c l a s s i n A r i t h m e t i c h a v e r e a c h e d R a t i o a t h i r d time.
This a f t e r n o o n w r o t e s o m e t h i n g for n a t i v e w h i c h
"Abbotts T." § "Tea c h e r s M a n u a l " on Writing.
m a h a v e f i n i s h e d f i r s t Vol.
I g a t h e r e d fr.
Th is
o f M a s s a c h u s e t t s Vol.
evening Peter
of Boys
& Girls
Library.
R e e d t o - d a y a c i r c u l a r i s s u e d b y Mr. J.
H o n o l u l u S e m i n a r y to c o m m e n c e o n Wed.
Mr. J a r v i s .
Terms
$8,
$10 $12,
he h a s f l a t t e r i n g p r o s p e c t s .
Sat.
Oct.
21
F u l l e r for a
2 5th inst.
at t h e h o u s e o f
f o r d r a w i n g o n l y $6.
M a y he be b l e s s e d in it.
'48
T h i s m o r n i n g w e r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mrs.
a n s w e r e d it.
S o o n a f t e r I w e n t to a s s i s t bro.
f i r st p r o o f s h e e t o f E l e l e No.
to T e a c h e r s - - L a w s
to bro.
I think
§ Obedience.
Pogue § I
R o g e r s in r e a d i n g
10, w h i c h c o n t a i n s m y 5th A r t i c l e
This afternoon
I thought of going
P a r k e r ' s as I h e a r d h e h a d t h e r h e u m a t i s m , b u t Mrs.
d i s c o u r a g e d me.
Lot a s k e d me for t h e w a g o n h o r s e to r i d e
s u p p o s i n g th at Mr.
G o o d a l e w a s out t h e r e c o n s e n t e d .
s t a r t e d to r i d e w i t h Mr.
G. § Wm.
§ w e n t in to Mr.
that he h a d no h o r s e for the M i sses Mott,
w i t h them.
C.
§I
Alexander
D o m i n i s to s a y
§ he s t a i d t h ere § rode
I h a v e s e n t A l . to h i s r o o m to s t a y t i l l he a c k n o w l e d g e s
hi s f a u l t § as k f o r g i v n e s s (!).
t he e v e n i n g .
Lot
I s e n t to hi s r o o m to s t a y all
A l l h a v e g o n e to t h e i r r o o m s to r e v i e w t h e i r l e s s o n
for t h e w e e k in W e s t m i n s t e r S h o r t e r C a t e c h i s m .
o f o u r d o m e s t i c s are sick.
A l l e x c e p t o ne
T h e r e ar e s i x in Mrs.
Tibbey's
family
quite unwell.
L e l e i o h o k u is c o n s i d e r e d q u i t e d a n g e r o u s .
t o d a y t ha t Dr.
Rooke was sick § could not visit his patients.
T h i s e v e n i n g I f ee l v e r y i r r i t a b l e
§ discouraged.
Heard
0 when will
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Oct.
a ny of o u r s c h o l a r s b e c o n v e r t e d !
If I am, o Lord!
f o r g i v e me.
21, 1848
Page 202
A m I t h e A c h a u in t h e camp.
T o - m o r r o w w i l l b e t h e L o r d ' s day.
M a y I be i n t h e S p ir i t.
9 o 'clk.
A b o u t an h o u r s i n c e w e h e a r d a g r e a t w a i l i n g §
u p o n i n q u i r y f o u n d it w a s
for L e l e i o h o k u .
at t h e h o u s e o f K e k a u o n o h i
t h r o u g h the n i g h t .
§ the wailing continues
A l a s fo r h i s soul.
starting our children,
He d i e d a b o u t 8 o ' c l o c k
§ probably will
M a y it be t h e m e a n s o f
§ l e a d i n g t h e m to r e p e n t a n c e .
Alexander
has s e n t in a l e t t e r a c k n o w l e d g i n g h i s o f f e n c e § p l e a d i n g for
forgiveness.
Dr. A n d r e w s h a s j u s t b e e n in,
§ said they wer e not going
to K a i l u a § K e a l a k e k u a .
T u e s d a y Oct.
24
'48
L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g w e d i d n o t get up v e r y e a r l y ,
o f o u r d o m e s t i c s w e r e n o t a b l e to c o m e out.
§ we h a d to b e o u r o w n s t e w a r d s
n o t go out to h e r S.S.
Y e s t e r d a y all g a v e out
$ cooks, housemaids.
L o r d ’s d a y m o r n i n g .
§a
M rs .
C. d i d
W hen we w er e ready
f or c h u r c h w e c a l l e d to see t h e c o r p s e at K e k a u o n o h i ' s
met the kin g § wife, Alapai
$ so me
few others.
§ there we
I m ade some remarks
w h i l e s t a n d i n g a r o u n d h i s bed,
at w h i c h t h e i r m a j e s t i e s wept.
Hopkins was there,
Clark p r e a c h e d all day S h a d only
also.
Bro.
400 h e a r e r s in th e m o r n i n g § less t h a n a h u n d r e d in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
T e x t I Cor.
2 : 6 - 8 A .M .
is as t h e s h i n n i n g ( ! )
the palace,
the chapel.
In th e P.M. Prov.
l i g h t §c".
a f t e r w h i c h Mrs.
C.
In t h e e v e n i n g h e p r e a c h e d at
§ s o m e o f t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t to
At n o o n I h a d m y S.S.
m e n c e d L u k e Chapt.
1, v e r 1-7.
"The p a t h of the just
as
Also,
usual
§ the children c o m
C a t e c h i s m in th e m o r n i n g .
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Oct. 24, 1848
Page 203
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I h a d m y s c h o o l b u t n o t so e a r l y as
usual.
sick.
Mrs.
C. h a d n o n e .
At e v e n i n g Wm. w a s t a k e n d o w n b u t v e r y
D u r i n g t h e d a y I r e a d a n o t h e r p r o o f s h e e t o f N o 10.
Tried
a good deal during the day to get Leleiohoku's b i r t h d a y but d i d
n o t s u c c e e d t i l l in t h e e v e n i n g .
Dr.
R o o k e t o l d m e t h a t it w a s
e n g r a v e d on his c o f f i n that he was b o r n M a r c h 21-1821.
i ng r e t i r e d m u c h f a t i g u e d .
S u n d a y n i g h t S a r a i w a s t a k e n down.
To d a y J o h n Ii h a s b e e n b e t t e r .
h a d t h e i r w o r s t day.
day.
James,
f r o m Mr.
Peter,
Ly.
Em.
yesterday,
§ Bernice
§I
L y m a n § s o m e g o l d 6 p i e c e s o n e as h e a v y
as a l l t h e r e s t w e i g h i n g 6 d w t . 16 gr j u s t 1 / 3 oz.
r e c 1^ a l e t t e r t o day.
§ Mr.
§ El. h a v e
Most of the Chiefs were taken down y e s t e r
A ship from California a r rived
reed letters
Last e v e n
M a r y § El.
H e w a s at S a n F r a n c i s c o § s a i d t h a t he
D o u g l a s s t o g e t h e r g a t h e r e d $ 1 , 4 0 0 e a c h w o r t h o f g o l d in
t wo m o n t h s .
This morning
I milked,
Y e s t e r d a y 6 w e r e s i c k at Mrs.
was thought dangerous
§ I went
s et a s a w - - s a w e d w o o d §c.
Ti b b e y § last e v e n i ng M a r y Ann
f o r Dr. H u n t e r .
J .C .
Spaulding
ret^ y es t e r d a y § r ep o r t e d that Von Pfister had been stabbed wi t h
h i s ow n d i r k b y a d r u n k e n E n g l i s h m a n .
It is a l s o s t a t e d t h a t t w o
others h ad been killed.
T h u r s d a y Oct.
26
'48
Yesterday morning § this
kiola has b een about
I m i l k e d again.
§ w o r k e d some.
Yesterday
To d a y K a l a h i -
I s a w e d w o o d for
e x e r c i s e § to d a y p u t a n e w h e l v e i n t o th e a x e § s p l i t s o m e w o o d .
B o t h y e s t e r d a y § to d a y s o m e o f t h e s c h o l a r s a c t e d as s t e w a r d s
§ cooks.
L y d i a h a s b e e n o u t to day.
P e t e r E m § El. w i l l be.
To-morrow I think James
H i g h w i n d s t h i s e v e n i n g § s o m e rain.
Oct. 26, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Lot § A l . h a v e g o n e to Mrs.
that Ha rriet
hurst.
Dominis.
Mrs.
Richards has h eard
is e n g a g e d to b e m a r r i e d to a Mr.
L y m a n Prof.
Mr. W i l l i s t o n h a s o f f e r e d to e d u c a t e H e l e n
C o m p l e t e d m y 8t h e p i s t l e o n w r i t i n g to T e a c h e r s
J o h n Ii.
He is up § S a r a i is v e r y s i c k in Mr.
N i g h t b e f o r e l as t
p l a s t e r on h i s b o w e l s .
w i t h 16 s c h o l a r s .
27
§ Mrs.
§ put a mustard
Reynolds of Lahaina,
of the firm
Reynolds, was
found
H e is s u p p o s e d to h a v e d i e d o f
To d a y J o h n h a s b e e n t a k e n down,
El.
T h i s e v e n i n g L o r r i n A. has c a l l ed .
§ Em.
c a m e out
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mr.
B a t e s c a l l e d § h e s a i d he w o u l d l i k e to t a k e A l e x i n t o his
f a m i l y to b o a r d § t e a c h h i m l a w et c e t e r a .
H e a r d to d a y t ha t
M i s s E l i s a b e t h T u r r i l l w a s g o i n g to t h e S t a t e s
Capt.
room.
'48
d e a d in h i s b e d a f e w d a y s ago.
to tea.
[to]
2 n d p a r t § l e n t h i m 2 3 r d p a rt.
P u n c h a r d § C o . § n e p h e w o f o l d Mr.
apoplexy.
§ r e a d it
Fuller c o m menced his school ye s t e r d a y
H e a r d to d a y t h a t Mr.
o f G.W.
§ J u l i a Ma r i a .
Goodale's
I a r o s e at m i d n i g h t
in Am-
H e c a l l e d to d a y § I f u r n i s h e d h i m 6 Em. A.
[Emerson's A r ithmetic]
F r i d a y Oct.
Mr.
Page 204
§ Mrs.
Gellet,
§ Dr.
Andrews.
" C o m p o u n d P r o p o s i t i o n " in Em's
d a y to t a k e h i s m e a l s .
in t h e U n c a s e w i t h
Lot, A l , § Ber.
III p a rt.
finished
J o h n Ii c a m e o u t to
T h i s is t h e t w e l t h ( ! )
an n i v e r s a r y of my
t a k i n g l e a v e o f S u n d e r l a n d § r i d i n g on h o r s e b a c k to W e s t H a r t
f o r d 60 m i l e s
Sat.
Oct.
28
§ h o m e t h e n e x t d a y 57 m i l e s .
'48
This m o r n i n g
car p en t e r work.
I m i l k e d a gain.
This forenoon I w o r k e d
T h i s a f t e r n o o n it h a s r a i n e d .
I h a v e w r i t t e n to
Oct. 28, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Mr.
Lyman.
d au ga ,
H e a r d to d a y of t h e d e a t h o f Mrs.
l a s t Feb.
Page 205
B i n g h a m at C an an -
T h i s e v e n i n g E m m a is at h e r f a t h e r ' s .
d i s h e a r t e n e d at o u r t r i a l s .
I am
T h e L o r d d e l i v e r us out o f t h e m all
§ save us, o u r c h i l d r e n § o u r s c h o l a r s .
M o n d a y Oct.
29 4 8
This m o r n i n g B e r n i ce
k i k i - o l a ag a in .
§ J o s e p h w e r e t a k e n d o w n § Kala -
No d o m e s t i c s e x c e p t N a o l u l u to h e l p ,
s a w e d w o o d § s p l i t it, b u i l t a f i r e in th e ov e n ,
n o o n a b o u t t h e c o o k Room.
Mr.
Ly m a n ,
Mrs.
§ w r o t e a l i t t l e n a t i v e to t e a c h e r s on A r i t h m e t i c .
§ M a r y A n nis are feverish.
woman,
Moses
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
He p r e a c h e d f r o m A c t s
ers.
§ spent the f o r e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n f i n i s h e d m y l e t t e r to
C o o k e is a l m o s t w o r n o u t w i t h care.
c o u g h £jc.
so I M i l k e d ,
14:22,
P.M.
This eveni ng Ju liette
is v e r y s i c k w i t h the w h o o p p i n g ( ! )
C l a r k h a d b u t a b o u t 300 h e a r e r s .
1 Cor.
3 - 1 - 1 2 to a b o u t 120 h e a r
D u r i n g t h e d a y J o h n Ii w o r k e d to m a k e a c o f f i n fo r an o l d
K a i u i , § after supper I a s s i s t e d h i m § a t t e n d e d her funeral.
In t h e e v e n i n g n o m e e t i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
h e a r bro.
D a m o n f r o m 1 Sam.
3:20.
fe ll o v e r b o a r d § w a s d r o w n e d .
Amelia troubles.
Dr.
S o m e a c c o m p a n i e d me to
A sailor had been buried who
He a l l u d e d to t h e T r i t o n
R o o k e reported y e s t e r d a y f r o m Mr.
t h a t n a t i v e s w e r e d y i n g at H i l o 200 pr. w e e k ,
§ to t h e
Reynolds
§ t oday that many
w e r e d y i n g h e r e at H o n o l u l u .
T u e s d a y Oct.
31
'48
L a s t n i g h t H o o l i l i a m a n u di ed,
hood.
§ 7 o t h e r s in h i s n e i g h b o r
T o d a y I h a v e h a d n o s c h o o l § h a v e d o n e m u c h as y e s t e r d a y .
To d a y Lot § A l . § M a r y § Vic.
ar e t a k e n do wn,
also Martha.
Kinau
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
n o t so w e l l to day,
improving slowly.
bros.
Oct. 31, 1848
Page 206
a t e n d e n c y o f hi s d i s e a s e to h i s head.
Sarai
Last e v e n i n g after r e t i r i n g h a d a call from
E m e r s o n § C la rk .
This day closes another month.
0 Lord
p r e p a r e m e to e n t e r u p o n a n o t h e r .
Capt.
Wed.
Nov.
G i l l e t c a l l e d at t h e c o w yard.
1 ’
48
I h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m o u r e v e n i n g p r a y e r m e e t i n g at
bro.
Chamberlain's
present,
gion.
at Mrs.
Capts.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Gellet,
Evens
§ Babcock
Two of t hem mad e remarks.
Dominis's.
Mrs. M o t t
§ family.
Clark.
While
Three Whale captains
§ all p r o f e s s o r s
I a m w r i t i n g t h e b a n d are
She is p r o b a b l y h a v i n g a f a r e w e l l p a r t y for
D a v i d t h e l a s t h a s b e e n t a k e n d o w n to day.
F i n i s h e d m y n i n t h a d d r e s s to n a t i v e T e a c h e r s .
r e n ar e d a i l y t h r e a t e n e d w i t h t h e m e a s l e s .
a call from M essrs
w o u l d a t t e n d Mr.
of r e l i
L ee § B i s h o p .
All our own c h i l d
Last even in g we h ad
T h e l a t t e r c a m e to a s k i f w e
F u l l e r ' s s i n g i n g s c h o o l on T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g § try
to m a k e a c h o i r f or t h e c h a p e l .
a Mr. A y e r s m a t e o f th e W o l g a ,
Bro.
D amon spoke this e v e n i n g of
as b e i n g v e r y p i o u s .
Dr.
Rooke
w a s j u s t n o w in § s p o k e o f K a i m i n a a u a o b e i n g in q u i t e a c r i t i c a l
s ituation.
T h u r s d a y N o v 2 48
A l l o u r s i c k are d o i n g t o l e r a b l y w e l l .
sick.
H a v e w r i t t e n a l e t t e r f o r Dr. A n d r e w s
Mary Annis quite
to b e k e p t b y Mrs.
G e l l e t t i l l t h e y r e a c h t h e A t l a n t i c § t h e n d e l i v e r e d to him.
speaks of our early acquaintance,
his t r i a l s ,
It
o u r i n d e b t e d to h i m
f or m e d i c a l aid,
§ a w i s h t h a t all m a y f i n a l l y w r i t e in t h e i r
l a n g u a g e o f Rev.
5.13.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
M o n d a y Nov.
Nov. 6, 1848
Page 207
6 48
It is j u s t t w o y e a r s t hi s m o r n i n g s i n c e M a r y A n n i s w a s
born.
H e r m e a s l e s b r o k e out o n Sat.
t h e y do s u b s i d e .
§ to d a y w e fe el a n x i o u s t h a t
Dr. A n d r e w s , n o t g e t t i n g a w a y to d a y as t h e y
e x p e c t e d on a c c o u n t o f t h e m a n y s h i p s in t h e h a r b o r ,
e v e n i n g to see her,
o n e in 3 h o u r s .
d u c t e d b y bro.
were present
§ has recommended calomel
§ I p i c a c p o w d e r s --
This evening our monthly concert was thin c o n
D amon.
C ap ts .
tirade r e m a r k s .
t o g e t h e r at bro.
Castle
Babcock,
Evens
§ Gillett
^ h a d a p r a y e r b y bro.
in r e f e r e n c e
in w h i c h I c o p i e d 1 1/2
§ wrote one sheet
e v e n i n g I g a v e it to Capt.
Clark,
To d a y I c o m p l e t e d a l e t t e r w h i c h
I b e g a n o n S a t u r d a y to S a m o a M i s s i o n ,
from our Extracts
§ others
A t 10 1/2 o c l o c k A.M. w e w e r e c a l l e d
to t h e d e p a r t u r e o f Dr. A n d r e w s .
sheets
c a l l e d t hi s
Babcock.
(see s c h e d u l e )
I h a v e a l s o n u r s e d M a r y A.
Y e s te rd ay Mary Dimond was v ery sick from her measels(!)
in f r o m e x p o s u r e to cold.
h e a r e r s t h a n ever.
A.M.
§ t h is
striking
B r o C l a r k p r e a c h e d all d a y to f e w e r
II Cor.
b o y s § t w o g i r l s a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
5:1,2.
P M I Cor.
3:9.
O n l y t wo
G o o d a l e § me to m e e t i n g .
Lot,
A l , § V i c § M a r y h a d t h e i r w o r s t d a y y e s t e r d a y § so d i d M a r t h a
§ M a r y A nn i s .
J o s e p h § J u l i e t t e w e r e th e w o r s e on F r i d a y .
d a y at e v e n i n g w e h a d Capt.
Dr. A n d r e w s
C.
Gillett
§ Mrs.
Gillett.
Fri
On S a t u r d a y
§ G e o r g e d i n e d w i t h us § h e f i l l e d a t o o t h fo r Mrs.
W h i l e h e w a s d o i n g it I w r o t e an i n t r o d u c t o r y
A. to C h a r l e s ,
§ a f t e r w a r d s m a d e it for o t h e r s .
§ l a s t n i g h t m u c h d i s t u r b e d i n o u r sleep.
l e t t e r for Dr.
Saturday night
L e a r n e d this e v ening
t h a t M e s s r s Pat y, n o t Dr. J u d d , w e r e s e e k i n g to g et n a t i v e s to
go to C a l i f o r n i a .
to day.
Mr.
Mrs.
C. r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mrs.
G o w e r r e t u r n e d to d a y § Mr.
to D e p o s i t o r y a l e t t e r for a u nt S m i t h ,
§ 7 P o l y n e s i a n s to go b y Tsar.
Richards,
S e a to L a h a i n a .
Stockbridge,
Sent
Fanny § Charles
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
T u e s d a y Nov.
Nov. 7, 1848
Page 208
7 '48
T h i s is t h e f i r s t a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e d e a t h o f bro.
This morning,
did
[not]
Richards.
a f t e r w a t c h i n g a c o n s i d e r a b l e d u r i n g th e n i g h t w e
a r i s e so e a r l y as u s u a l .
All our sick were much better
e x c e p t M a r y A n n i s , w h o w a s so m u c h w o r s e t hi s n o o n t h a t
to t h e k i n g ’s f o r Dr.
Rooke, f o r the first time for our own c h i l d
r en s i n c e t h e p r e v a l e n c e o f t h e e p i d e m i c .
g r e w no b e t t e r , Mrs.
I went
A f t e r Dr le ft
§ she
C. V e n t u r e d to g i v e h e r s o m e c a l o m e l
Ipicac
S M a g n e s i a p o w d e r § s h e h a s s l o w l y i m p r o v e d b y it.
After breakfast
in Conn.
N.Y.
$c.
g o n e on b o a r d
I w rote down several names
§ w e n t to g i v e t h e m to Dr. A n d r e w s .
I, f a l l i n g in w i t h bro.
to a c c o m p a n y m e o n b o a r d .
f o r h a l f an h o u r ,
Boardman.
sister Seeley,
Goodale,
We did not
W e s a w bro. A ' s
He h a d
Ives p r e v a i l e d u p o n h i m
f i n d bro.
§ w e v i s i t e d w i t h Mr.
of the Sami Robertson.
at Mr.
of friends
Gillett
A.
§ Capt.
§ Capt.
G.
Turner
l a r g e s t a t e roo m,
called
S i n c e d i n n e r h a v e w r i t t e n a l e t t e r to b r o §
§ p l a n n e d o n e f o r Mr.
Goodale's
father,
Deac.
David
M a r l b o r o , Ms.
T h u r s d a y Nov.
9 '48
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to w r i t i n g t h e a b o v e lett er .
A f t e r d i n n e r I f el t u n w e l l
§ d i d n o t do m u c h .
s o m e ye[s]terday § a l s o to day.
weekly prayer meeting.
watched
some.
Mary Annis improved
Y e s t e r d a y e v e n i n g I w e n t to o u r
L a s t n i g h t as w e l l as n i g h t b e f o r e
To d a y I fe el v e r y m u c h c a s t down.
m o r n i n g to v i s i t s o m e a m o n g t h e n a t i v e s .
Mr. Armstrong h a s r e t u r n e d .
I
W e n t out t h is
A l . § Lot c a m e out.
Nov. 9, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
F r i d a y Nov.
10
Page 209
'48
Last night
I slept long § well w i t h o u t b e ing dist ur be d
b y M a r y A n n i s , Mrs.
C. t a k i n g th e e n t i r e c a r e o f her.
h a v e n o t felt w e l l ,
§ so I h a v e k e p t m y s e l f i n t h e h o u s e t a k i n g
care of M ar y Annis
G ra m m e r .
§ read my bible,
in n a t i v e
§ English,
also
Lot § A l . c a m e o u t to d i n n e r f o r t h e f i r s t time.
m o r n i n g a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k K a i m i n a u u a o died.
10 o ' c l o c k t h i s e v e n i n g ,
old.
To d a y I
This afternoon,
she w o u l d have
s o o n t a k e s o m e o f us,
Mrs.
M o n d a y Nov.
13
[been]
j u s t 3 yrs.
in m e r c y b u t n o w h e w a s
Had called Leleiohoku,
Kaiminaauao,
§ might
'48
§ found him better than I expected.
5 7t h P s a l m § p r a y e d w i t h him.
boisterous
doing
De F i e n n e b a b e d i e d l a s t n i g h t .
I visited Moses,
as a c l e r k ,
I went
£jc. §c.
S a t u r d a y I k e p t t h e h o u s e m o s t of t h e day.
nesian Office
§2 ds.
in a v e r y s o l e m n m a n n e r - - s a y i n g
t h a t G o d l a s t y e a r v i s i t e d t h e Is.
it in a p p a r e n t w r a t h .
H a d she l i ved till
s e e i n g Lot § A l . so l i g h t § t r i f l i n g
§ t a l k e d w i t h them a few m i n u t e s
This
Near noon
R e a d the
O n m y r e t u r n c a l l e d at t h e P o l y
§ at t h e F i n a n c i e r ' s o f f i c e § f o u n d t h e l a t t e r had,
Kuluwaihua's
s o n o f 13 y e a r s .
The day was rather
§ a ll t h e s c h o l a r s r e m a i n e d at home.
w e all r e t i r e d q u i t e ea rl y .
Saturday night
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g it w a s p l e a s a n t ,
§ all w e n t to c h u r c h e x c e p t D a v i d , w h o s t i l l h a d s o m e fe v e r ,
Al. w h o h a d s o r e eyes.
Bro.
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d fr. Job.
It w a s p l e a s a n t to h e a r h i m ag ai n.
Bro.
Clark did
b e c a u s e o f t h e s i c k n e s s o f h i s b a b e A l b e r t B.
out t h a n t h e s a b b a t h b e f o r e .
§
14:1.
n o t go out
There were more
In t he a f t e r n o o n t h e r e w a s n o p r e a c h -
Nov. 13, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
ing,
a m e e t i n g o f ch. m e m b e r s .
After dinner John
Page 21
Ii § I w e n t o ut
to a d m i n s t e r m e d i c i n e § a d v i c e to t h e sick , m o s t of w h o m w e r e
afflicted with a diarrhea.
wahinemui.
Mr.
G.
§ Mrs.
Malo,
We w e n t
in § a b o u t t h e y a r d o f Kalu -
C. w e n t to t h e c h a p e l at no on.
L e l e i o h o k u ' s k a h u die d,
§ b u r i e d t oday.
In t h e e v e n i n g w e all r e t i r e d e a r l y a f t e r s i n g i n g some.
m o r n i n g s o m e o f o u r d o m e s t i c s w e r e sic k,
b r e a k f a s t Wm.
Peter § James
g i v e h i m § otba~s
s o m e pia.
§ so w e w e n t ro u n d ,
a clyster.
Sarai's
§ I w e n t to m i l k .
a c c o m p a n i e d m e to see A i p u a a
S e n t h o m e § got h a l f a p a i l
g i v i n g s o m e o f it as food,
B e f o r e w e s t a r t e d , Bro.
full,
6j so me o f it as
Kapile,
§ sister Smith called.
in t h e h o u s e n e a r us.
about noon,
K u a k i n i died.
M a r y A n n i s has a p p e a r e d as o n e a l m o s t e n t i r e l y w e l l .
go o u t t h i s e v e n i n g to S.S.
No t so
s o m e o n e w a s s i c k in a l m o s t
father's w ife died, this afternoon,
P i k o i lo st h i s s e c o n d son,
After
§ to
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w e w e n t d o w n t o w a r d s t h e sea.
b a d as I e x p e c t e d to f i n d th e m , tho'
e very house.
This
Did not
on a/c o f t h e e v e n i n g air.
T u e s d a y N o v 14 48
T h i s f o r e n o o n I d i d n o t go out:
P il ls ,
for the diarrhea,
h elped bro Rogers make
of 1 part calomel,
3 opium,
§ 4,
A f t e r d i n n e r v i s i t e d n e a r l y a l l th at w e v i s i t e d y e s t e r d a y ,
Ipecac.
g av e
o u t 15 d o s e s of D o v e r s p o w d e r s s o m e w e r e m a d e b e t t e r b y m y p i a
yes te rd ay some refused my m ed ici ne entirely.
Dovers powders.
Gave A i p u u a some
S e n t p i a to s o m e w h o w e r e d e s t i t u t e .
c o l d t h i s e v e n i n g - -77°.
Quite
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
T h u r s d a y Nov.
16
Nov. 16, 1848
Page 211
'48
T h i s d a y is D a v i d ' s
twelth(!)
a n n i v e r s a r y o f h i s bi r t h .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I w e n t to s ee A i p u a a § o t h e r s in h i s y a r d £j in
the next found some b e t t e r § others worse.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I
sent f o r t h e h o r s e to go to W a i k i k i , b u t t h e y got t h e w a g o n h o r s e ,
so I c a l l e d up t h e r e to e x c h a n g e .
h o u r t h ere.
20 h o u s e s .
I d i d n o t s p e n d m o r e t h a n an
I b e g a n at t h e f i r s t c o c o a n u t g r o v e § v i s i t e d a b o u t
To o n e y o u n g m o t h e r I ga ve a d o s e o f c a l o m e l .
I was
p r o p o s i n g to go up t h e r e t h i s m o r n i n g , b u t m y h o r s e e s c a p e d d u r
i ng the n i g h t § I c o u l d n o t go.
sea-shore.
Went
i nt o t h e w e l l to s t o p u p th e j o i n t in t h e p u m p
with white-lead.
This afternoon,
o ut to l o o k f or Star.
evening.
V i s i t e d a few families n e a r the
s e n t f or " S t r a w b e r r y " ,
T h i s m o r n i n g it r a i n e d § so it do e s t hi s
L a s t e v e n i n g I d i d n o t go out to m e e t i n g .
taken down to-day,
to h e l p h e r m o t h e r .
F r i d a y Nov.
17
§went
§ Moses was worse.
T h e k i n g w as
Emma w e n t down, yesterday,
T h e hoopingf!) c o u g h is b e c o m i n g m o r e p r e v a l e n t .
'48
This morn i n g I arose earlier than usual § had my season
of prayer § reading before breakfast,
immediately after breakfast.
e x p e c t i n g to go to W a i k i k i
S o o n I w a s t o l d t h a t one o f o u r
cows j u s t c o m e o v e r f r o m W a i a l u a § h a d got in to t h e m i r e n e a r th e
c o w p e n § h a d b e e n t h e r e a ll n i g h t .
t ha t w e b o u g h t o f H a n n a a h ( ! )
w o r t h t r y i n g to get out.
Holmes
At bro.
I f o u n d s h e w a s an o l d c o w
in
'40, w a s v e r y p o o r § h a r d l y
Hall's suggestion, we fastened
r o p e s to h e r § d r e w h e r out w i t h a y o k e o f oxen.
This e v ening
she h a d n o t got up t i l l P e t e r § I r a i s e d h e r p a r t l y up w h e r e
s h e w e n t e a t i n g grass.
A b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k
I started with my dinner
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
in m y hat
gone.
Nov. 17, 1848
Page 212
§ h a v e b e e n a b s e n t all day, u n t i l al l m y m e d i c i n e s w e r e
I v i s i t e d arery h o u s e t i l l
I r e a c h e d the house w h e r e the
c h i l d r e n h a v e b e e n a c c u s t o m e d to b a t h e in t h e sea.
b o t h t r o u b l e d w i t h a g u e § fever.
Lot
§ A l . are
K a i l i , o f W a i k i k i d i e d to day.
A i p u a a d i e d l a s t ni g h t .
Sat. Nov.
18
'48
T h i s m o r n i n g I a r o s e q u i t e e a r l y § w e n t o v e r to a s s i s t
in g e t t i n g t h e o l d cow.
to get a n y a s s i s t a n c e ,
I then went
After staying awhile,
§ not b e i n g able
I r eturned §w a i t e d till after breakfast.
§ w e s o o n h a d h e r on h e r feet, b u t w e w e r e n e a r l y an
h o u r in g e t t i n g h e r home, w h i c h was very fatiguing.
noon
This a f t e r
I a t t e m p t e d to m e n d up t h e h a r n e s s , b u t it w a s so b a d l y
broken that
I g a v e it up f o r a h a r n e s s m a k e r .
J o h n are n o t e n t i r e l y r e c o v e r e d .
To n i g h t
Lot, A l , D a v i d §
I fe el a l m o s t s i c k
myself.
Monday,
Nov.
21-48
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e L o r d ' s day,
usual,
that
§ I arose earli er than
I m i g h t have m ore time for my devotions.
s e a s o n for m e e t i n g ,
only eight of our scholars
M a r y h a d a d i a r r h e a § J o h n too.
the chapel.
31:18.
At n o o n , Mrs.
a t t e n d e d church.
M o r e w e r e at m e e t i n g t h a n t h e r e
h a d b e e n f or t w o o r t h r e e s a b b a t h s b e f o r e .
f r o m P s . 12:1.
At t h e
Bro.
Clark preached
C. M a r t h a § J u l i e t t e a t t e n d e d at
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d in t h e a f t e r n o o n fr. Jer.
In t h e e v e n i n g
I a t t e n d e d at th e c h a p e l
p r e a c h e d to q u i t e a fu ll h o u s e f r o m Prov.
f o r e n o o n J o h n M e e k , Jr.
died.
16:32.
This morning,
§ bro.
Damon
D u r i n g the
Piikoi
lost a
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
s e c o n d c h il d.
t wi ce ,
Nov. 21, 1848
It w a s a b o u t 4 mo.
old.
Yesterday,
I w a s o b l i g e d to r a i s e u p t h e cow.
o n c e,
This morning,
up a n a t i v e t e s t a m e n t to s e n d b y M i s s E l i z a b e t h T u r r i l l ,
Robt. W.
Condit,
Oswego,
N.Y.
I agreed with Jack,
h i m $1. 5 0 p r w e e k a f t e r t h i s w e e k .
Ej t o d a y ,
I put
to Mrs.
to d a y to gi ve
S e n t h i m to f i n d t h e h o r s e
(Star) w h i c h he f o u n d o n t h e p l a i n .
for the w a g o n today,
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Mr. A u l d m a d e a n e w t h i l l
§ a n e w s p r i n g f o r th e seat.
Coming from
h i s y a r d i n t o K u k e 's I f o u n d o u r h a n d ca rt l e f t t h e r e , b y Mr.
Wilcox's native,
some three w eeks
to d a y w h i c h c o s t a di l a r .
since.
H a d th e h a r n e s s m e n d e d
T h i s e v e n i n g m o n t h l y c o n c e r t for
seamen, but I did not attend.
Just before sunset called,
w i t h M o s e s , w h o is a l i t t l e b e t t e r .
H e a r d t o d a y t h a t the w o m a n
I c a l l e d to see o n T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g w a s g e t t i n g b e t t e r .
e x p e c t to h e a r t h a t sh e w a s
Did not
l i vi ng .
Commenced school today with eight scholars
o f o n l y o n e hour .
§prayed
P u r c h a s e d a c o r d o f w o o d f o r $10.
§ had a school
This
is
M a r t h a ' s b i r t h d a y b u t it h a s p a s s e d w i t h o u t b e i n g r e m e m b e r e d .
T h u r s d a y Nov.
2 3 '48
Three days have p a s s e d and I have w r i t t e n nothing.
ness
§ M e r c y h a t h f o l l o w e d m e § m i n e all o u r days.
we have had no school.
Since Monday
I h a v e b e e n v e r y b u s y in m a k i n g r e p a i r s
§ f i x i n g up t h e p r e m i s e s .
§ t h e l a r g e gate.
Good
T u e s d a y w a s d e v o t e d to f i x t h e w a g o n s
Y e s t e r d a y h a d t h e g a t e f i x e d t h a t l ea d s i n t o
t h e c h i l d r e n ' s yard.
Towards
e v e n i n g I t r i e d " S t r a w b e r r y " in the
w a g o n § he w e n t a b o u t as u s u a l .
In t h e e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s n o t v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g
several spoke of discouragements
§ of th e p r o b a b l e e x t i n c t i o n o f
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the n a t i o n .
Bro.
Clark,
Nov. 23, 1848
o f th e g r e a t n u m b e r o f f u n e r a l s .
I have cleane d the oil-can
T h i s a f t e r n o o n , Mrs.
C.
§ got a bl.
o f S. Oil,
To day
29 gals.
95<j:(?).
§ o u r c h i l d r e n § I w e n t to P u n a h o u .
m o r n i n g w e h a d an i n v i t a t i o n f r o m bro.
t h e m to m o r r o w e v e n i n g ,
Page 214
This
§ s i s t e r Ives to s u p w i t h
the 12th a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e i r nuptials.
We r e p l i e d t h a t w e w o u l d ,
as it w a s t h e 1 2 t h do. o f o u r s ,
also.
T h i s e v e n i n g bro. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d .
L a s t e v e n i n g h e t o l d me s o m e o f Mr.
D i l l o n e f f o r t s to
g e t t h e F r e n c h T r e a t y a l t e r e d t o f a v o r F r e n c h m e n m o r e in t h e
matter of Jurors
F r i d a y Nov.
24
$ of s c h o o l - a g e n t s .
'48
Last night
I w e n t o v e r to a s s i s t Mis. T i b b e y in m a k i n g
o u t h e r a c c o u n t w i t h Capt.
J o h n Meek.
Also, this forenoon.
9 o' c l o c k w e h e a r d that Moses was worse,
a c c o m p a n i e d J o h n Ii to see him.
v e r y low, as I t h o u g h t ,
He r e p l i e d ,
"I h o p e s o . "
A f t e r d i n n e r I w e n t to get h o m e o u r o l d c o w § f o u n d
h e r out o f t h e m u d a b o u t a rod.
Dole § sister Smith,
Ives'
§ m e t bro.
t o o k t e a § r e t u r n e d at d us k ,
§ t h a t he d i e d at 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Emelia Keaweamahi,
this morning.
The domestics drew
A b o u t 4 o ' c l o c k Mrs.
o u r f ou r c h i l d r e n w e n t o v e r to bro.
w i t h him.
Christ
O n l y a fe w o f us w e r e at h o m e to
h e r o v e r b y t h e c o w p e n in t h e m u d again.
w a s dead,
§ found him
I s aid a few w ords that Jesus
At o n e o ' c l o c k I r e t u r n e d .
d i n ne r.
§ so all t h e c h i l d r e n
About n o o n i w e n t
alone could afford him assistance.
About
Moses'
C, H
§
§ sister
§ found Moses
Lot § A l . are still
adopted m o t h e r died early
Nov. 24, 1848
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Sat.
Nov.
25
'48
Last evening,
to m y col d,
Page 215
or some time y e s t e r d a y
I added something
§ to d a y I h a v e f e l t v e r y i r r i t a b l e .
Last evening
I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r § w r o t e t w o p a g e s to Dr. A n d r e w s to go b y
t he H u n t s v i l l e .
t h e day.
Lot, Al § Ber.
h a v e k e p t t h e i r r o o m s m o s t of
T h i s a f t e r n o o n t h e t w o f o r m e r v i s i t e d t h e k ing.
C. fj o u r c h i l d r e n w i t h V i c t o r i a Wm.
per's.
Jane was unwell this morning
be con.
[confined].
§ James
§ I v i s i t e d Mr.
l u l u a r r i v e d y e s t e r d a y 14 d s . f r o m Sa n F r a n c i s c o .
§ s he did,
said she was
Jas
§ it w a s e x p e c t e d s h e w o u l d
W e r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mrs. W i l c o x to day.
day that Keaweamahi
Mrs.
The H o n o
W e h e a r d to
d e t e r m i n e d to d i e b e f o r e M o s e s ,
a b o u t 12 h o u r s e a r l i e r .
T h i s m o r n i n g I v i s i t e d th e
h o u s e w h e r e M o s e s d i e d § w a s g r i e v e d at th e l i g h t n e s s o f t h e Gov.
Kekauonohi
§ others.
T h i s e v e n i n g m o s t o f the s c h o l a r s h a v e g o n e
to v i s i t t h e c o r p s e .
M a r y ' s m o t h e r w a s t h o u g h t to h a v e d i e d t hi s
n o o n , b u t it p r o v e d to b e o n l y a s w o o n i n g away.
M o n d a y Nov.
2 7, 48
Y e s t e r d a y was a m ore g l o o m y day than the s a b b a t h previous.
N o t so m a n y to c h u r c h .
morning.
All our boys
§ 3 g i r l s w e n t o u t in the
In t h e e v e n i n g , A l . w a s sick.
t h e f o r e n o o n f r o m Is.
me to c h a p e l
26:9.
§ w e h e a r d bro.
At n o o n J u l i e t t e
§ Martha accompanied
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m I Cor.
In t h e e v e n i n g 3 b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
T o - d a y Mrs.
E m e r s o n p r e a c h e d in
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 1:1,2.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
th e m o r n i n g at 5 o ' c l o c k ,
Bro.
3: 16 , 1 7 .
G o o d a l e to t h e c h a p e l .
In
S a r a i ' s s i s t e r , M a r y ' s m o t h e r died.
J o h n P a t y ' s b a b e o f t w o y e a r s old,
died.
T h i s fore-
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Nov. 27, 1848
n o o n I h a d a s c h o o l o f a h o u r a n d a h a l f.
m o s t o f t h e d a y at t h e k i n g ' s .
Page 216
Lot § A l . h a v e s p e n t
To d a y I c a l l e d to see Mr.
Armstrong
a b o u t t h e m b u t g o t n o s a t i s f a c t o r y a c c o u n t o f w h a t to do.
To day
th e T r a d e s h a v e b e e n h i g h § t h i s e v e n i n g it is q u i t e cool.
evening a m e e t i n g was
a p p o i n t e d at V e s t r y a b o u t s i n g i n g .
m o r n i n g w h i l e at p r a y e r s t h e k i n g s e n t for Lot, A l , Wm.
to go o v e r § s ee M o s e s '
§ is n o t w e l l t o - d a y .
c o f f i n closed.
Bernice was
H e a r d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
Th i s
Yesterday
§ Victoria
sick yesterday
B i s h o p to bro.
Arm
strong of a discou r a g i n g nature.
T u e s d a y Nov.
2 8 '48
To d a y I h a v e h a d a s c h o o l t h r e e h o u r s .
This a f t e r n o o n
B e r n i c e a c c o m p a n i e d us to P u n a h o u f or s o m e b u t t e r .
l e t t e r to bro.
§ sister Wilcox.
of our le a v i n g N o r t h Greenwich.
b r a t e d as t h e d a y 43
Commenced a
T h i s is t h e t w e l f t h a n n i v e r s a r y
F o r m e r l y this day has b e e n c e l e
[1843] w h e n E n g l a n d § F r a n c e r e c o g n i z e d t h e
I n d e p e n d e n c e o f t h e Is. b u t ,
t h i s y e a r on a c c o u n t o f so m a n y d e a t h s
it is n o t to b e c e l e b r a t e d .
Next week, T uesday will be observed
as a d a y o f f a s t i n g , h u m i l i a t i o n
§ prayer,
in v i e w o f G o d ' s j u d g
ments among the people.
Wed.
Nov.
29
'48
L a s t e v e n i n g w r o t e t h e s e c o n d p a g e o f m y l e t t e r to bro.
§ s i s t e r W.
T h i s m o r n i n g I h e a r d t h a t t h e " H u n t s v i l l e " w a s to
sail to-day,
§ got Mrs.
school,
C. to f i n i s h m y l e t t e r to M o t h e r M.
I f i n i s h e d m y l e t t e r to Dr. A n d r e w s
§ p u t up P o l y n e s i a n N o 28 to C h a r l e s
F r i e n d s to M o s e s H a t c h ,
§ bro.
§ to bro.
Seeley,
After
§ s i s t e r W.
§ no.
10 § 11
§ s e n t t h e m w i t h t h e t h r e e l e t t e r s to
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Messrs Makee § Author's
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
h ad no energy.
Nov. 29, 1848
Store(?).
Armstrong.
This evening our m e e t i n g was
I h ad a school today, but the scholars
T o d a y I h a v e m a d e a h a l t e r of l e a t h e r ,
n e c k o f t h e h or s e .
Page 217
A d d e d s o m e t h i n g to Mrs.
f o r the
C's l e t t e r to bro.
Gulick.
Sat.
Dec.
2 '48
T h u r s d a y h a d a s c h o o l as u s u a l .
g i r l s to r i d e in t h e w a g o n .
e v e n i n g w e n t i n t o Mrs.
a c c o u n t w i t h Capt.
Mrs.
Ca r r i e d the e l dest three
C. c a l l e d at J u d g e A n ' s .
In the
T i b b e y ' s to a s s i s t h e r in m a k i n g o u t h e r
M e ek .
B r o u g h t it § w o r k e d at it t i l l 11 o ' c l o c k .
Y e s t e r d a y I a s s i s t e d her again,
§ so I d i d l a s t e v e n i n g t i l l
I
m a d e it all c o m e o u t c o r r e c t l y .
L a s t n i g h t it r a i n e d v e r y h a r d ,
§ m o s t of the night.
There have been frequent showers to-day.
This f o renoon
bro.
This afternoon
Rogers
in g e t t i n g o ut E l e l e No.
o u r m e e t i n g at 3 o ' c l o c k .
11.
I assisted
I forgot
This e v e n i n g I feel v ery low spirited.
To m o r r o w w e a re e x p e c t i n g to c e l e b r a t e t h e L o r d ' s s u p p e r .
Oh h o w i l l y p r e p a r e d I f e e l for it.
for all l i f e ' s d u t i e s
0 Lord, p r e p a r e t h y s e r v a n t
§ f i n a l l y r e c e i v e h i m § h i s to t h y h e a v e n l y
kingdom.
M o n d a y D e c 1*. 4, 1 8 4 8
S a t u r d a y n i g h t it r a i n e d m o s t o f t h e n i g h t ,
yesterday morning.
B u t b e f o r e c h u r c h it c l e a r e d off,
t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t to c h u r c h § h e a r d bro.
5:12 " S i n § d e a t h " .
§ so it d i d
s o t h a t all
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m Rom.
T h e k i n g § q u e e n w e r e p r e s e n t b u t n o t so m a n y
o f t he p e o p l e as t h e s a b b a t h b e f o r e .
The report of deaths
f or
Dec. 4, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Honolulu § vicinity were
826,
in t h e m o n t h o f Nov.
a l o n e of o u r f a m i l y , w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
II
Cor.
5:8,
Emma returned,
a f t e r an a b s c e n c e ( ! )
w h i c h w i t h Mrs.
Bro.
C.
I s. "
of a fortnight,
In t h e e v e n i n g
I r e a d an h o u r f r o m
The communion had been p o s t p o n e d till next
b e i n g t h e F a s t day.
o f t hi s w e e k th at
T h i s m o r n i n g at p r a y e r s w e c o m m e n c e d a g a i n
t h e c a t e c h i s m $ lecited f r o m v e r s e s ,
t h e d a y o f t he m o n t h .
to m a k e t h e v e r s e s
At 9 o ' c l o c k ,
even with
c o m m e n c e d s c h o o l w i t h all
p r e s e n t e x c e p t Lot § A l . § h a d a s c h o o l o f
3 hours.
At n o o n
A r m s t r o n g a b o u t Lot § A l . 5 h e s e n t f o r Mr.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mr.
strong,
§ w e n t to c h u r c h
3: l a s t t w o v e r s e s .
M e e t i n g s w e r e a p p o i n t e d on Wed.
w e n t to see Mr.
Dole from
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
it r a i n e d a g a i n § w e d i d n o t go to t h e c h a p e l .
L o r d ' s day.
I
§ o u r c h i l d r e n m a d e all o u r f a m i l y e x c e p t Sarai.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m I Cor.
" B i n g h a m ' s S.
At n o o n ,
^ h e a r d bro.
"We W a l k b y f a i t h n o t b y s i g h t " .
Page 218
a f t e r s e e i n g Mr.
G o o d a l e c o m m e n c e d as b e f o r e .
Bates,
w e r e n o t at h o m e § are to go § s ee Mr.
on a c c o u n t o f rain.
Ba t e s .
Mr. A r m
c a l l e d § said he w o u l d take A l .
§ b o a r d a l s o Lot, b u t t h a t h e h a d n o r o o m for e i t h e r .
o u r t r i a l s to Ii § Sarai.
I
The boys
A. in t h e m o r n i n g .
Told
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e is n o m o n t h l y c o n c e r t
Judge Andrews
c a l l e d a s h o r t tim e,
I r e a d to t h e s c h o l a r s s e v e r a l c h a p t e r s
in " R a s s e l a s " .
h a v e t h e i r s e r v a n t s s t i l l to s l e e p in t h e i r room.
after which
Lot § A l .
Pu t up no.
29
P o l y n e s i a n for brcs. S e e l e y § M o n t a g u e .
Wed.
Dec.
6 '48
Yesterday
as u s u a l .
I w a s a f f l i c t e d w i t h a c old,
tho I h a d a school,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n p u t up 5 P o l y n e s i a n s to go b y t h e " H o n o
l u l u " f o r Mr.
Lyman
i s h e d o n e to bro.
§ D. B e r n i c e f i n i s h e d a l e t t e r to him.
Dwight.
Last evening I took no supper,
I fin
§ after
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b a t h i n g m y f ee t r e t i r e d .
day I have not
Dec. 6, 1M8
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My slumbers w e r e not v ery quiet.
fe l t w e l l .
To
Last night there was much lightning
§ t h u n d e r - - ^ t h i s m o r n i n g it w a s so w e t t h a t w e d i d n o t go to
m e e t i n g at 10 o ' c l o c k .
5 J o n a h 3 r d chap.
I read Henry's E xp os iti on of Joel,
W e h a d no d i n n e r .
w e n t to n a t i v e m e e t i n g ,
ing at p r a y e r s bro.
n o w a b o u t to
F r i da y,
§ we to bro.
A r m s t r o n g came
2 chap.
At 3 o ' c l o c k t h e s c h o l a r s
Chamberlain's.
This e v e n
in § m a d e s o m e r e m a r k s .
I am
r e a d " B i n g h a m ' s S . I . " to t h e s c h o l a r s .
Dec.
8 '48
Y e s t e r d a y I h a d s c h o o l as us u a l .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
I was
at th e D e p o s i t o r y § h e a r d t h e S a n d w i c h Is. N e w s r e a d § d i s c u s s e d ,
§ in t h e e v e n i n g ,
r e a d Vol.
Ill Nos.
2 § 3 to t h e s c h o l a r s .
Bro.
A r m s t r o n g has n o t y e t s u c c e e d e d i n f i n d i n g a b o a r d i n g p l a c e f o r
Lot § A l .
T h e f o r m e r is to b e t a k e n i n t o Mr.
the latter,
i n t o Mr.
ride a f te r school.
h a l f an hour .
Bates Office.
Last evening
Last night
Lee's office,
§
S e n t f or t h e hoxsgs § h a d a
I t a l k e d to t h e L o t § Al.
for
§ to d a y A l . ha s h a d a l a m e n e c k.
Much
o f m y t i m e to d a y ha s b e e n d e v o t e d to d o i n g sums i n " D o u b l e P r o
p o r t i o n " p a g e 144.
P i t m a n at Mr.
Emerson's
Boardman's.
l i t t l e b oy , b o r n Nov.
Sat.
Dec.
III Part.
This morn i n g
I m e t Mr.
T h i s e v e n i n g w e c a l l e d to se e Go v's
'48.
9 '48
T h i s m o r n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to s i s t e r M a r y § w r o t e
two pages.
At n o o n , h e a r d t h a t bro.
§ p r o b a b l y w o u l d n o t live.
t u r e at bro.
At
S m i t h ' s b a b e w a s v e r y sick,
3 o'clock attended preparatory
C h a m b e r l a i n ' s b y bro.
D o l e f r o m Rom.
12:1.
lec
At sunset
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w e ro de d o w n to bro.
v e r y n e a r h e r end.
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S m i t h § f o u n d t h e i r c h i l d s t i l l l i v i n g , bu t
To-day,
Lot 5 A l . h a v e b e e n at t h e K i n g ' s
§
t hi s a f t e r n o o n t h e y r o d e out w i t h t h e k i n g § q u e e n .
M o n d a y Dec.
11
'48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e h e a r d t h a t bro.
d i e d at 3 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
a g e d 1 yr.
all t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t to m e e t i n g
I Pet.
3:1,2.
were present.
of Sabbaths.
8 m s . 23 days.
§ h e a r d bro.
T h e k i n g § q u e e n Dr.
Indeed,
David took some medicine
In t h e f o r e n o o n
Clark p r e a c h from
§ A l a p a i , Mr.
§ Mrs. J a s p e r
C.
§ s o m e f e w w e n t to t h e c h ap el .
§ d i d n o t go o u t in th e a f t e r n o o n .
I d i d n o t go, b e c a u s e bro.
Dole p r e a c h e d from Titus
2:14,
A l e t t e r w a s r e a d f r o m bro.
f u n e r a l at 10 o ' c l o c k th i s m o r n i n g ,
At four o '
" W h o g a v e h i m s e l f for u s "
§c. § o f f i c i a t e d in t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t he b r e a d ,
of the wine.
Bro.
Chamberlain had
s e n t for me to go o v e r § p r e p a r e t h e C o m m u n i o n t able.
c l o c k bro.
little Ellen
there w e re ma n y more than for a n u m b e r
At n o o n Mrs.
A r m strong p r e a c h e d but
Smith's
§ bro.
Clark
S m i t h a p p o i n t i n g the
on a c c o u n t o f t h e C o m m u n i o n ,
o t h e r w i s e it w o u l d h a v e b e e n l a s t e v e n i n g .
L a s t e v e n i n g f i v e s c h o l a r s a c c o m p a n i e d us to t h e c h a p e l
§ bro.
present
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 3: l a s t v e r s e .
£ pla y e d the seraphena.
e v e n i n g § y e s t e r d a y Mrs. H u n t
T h e " H a a l e l i o " a r r i v e d Sat.
§ Mrs.
intelligence from their husbands
J o h n Dominis was
Tibbey rec^ very pleasing
at San F r a n c i s c o .
H a l l r e e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr. A t k i n s o n d a t e d in Sept.
A. h a d b e e n c o n f i n e d § w a s 4 days ,
t h a t Mrs.
t h a t the c h i l d d i d n o t live,
§ t h a t a p i o u s w o m a n h a d a c h i l d a fe w d a y s b e f o r e
§ Mrs. A a d o p t e d t h e w o m a n ' s child.
T o - d a y bro.
$ d i e d § Mr.
Dec. 11, 1848
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A f t e r an h o u r ' s s c h o o l t h i s m o r n i n g Mrs.
o f o u r c h i l d r e n § Wm.
Ly.
sister Smith's daughter,
C lark,
Dole.
C.
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§ I § three
§ Vic. w e n t to t h e f u n e r a l o f bro.
Ellen.
Two rooms we r e
R e m a r k s w e r e o f f e r e d b y br os.
full.
S he w a s b u r i e d in t h e i r o w n
l i t t l e g r a v e y a r d at t h e N o r t h o f t h e h o u s e , w h i c h m a k e s
little graves.
Ives.
§
five
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w e r o d e to P u n a h o u § t o o k s i s t e r
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r S.S.
M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s c o n d u c t e d by
bro. A r m s t r o n g , w h b h a d b e e n a l l d a y at t h e p a l a c e .
T u e s d a y Dec.
12
'48
This day we have had frequent showers
cool.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Wm.
menced Olmsted's
§ t h e w e a t h e r is
El. M a r y Em. P e t e r J a m e s
Rudiments.
This
f o r e n o o n Wm.
"Bank r u p t c y " A s s e s s m e n t o f Taxes.
§ David c o m
§ El. w e n t t h r o u g h
B e r n i c e g ot to D u o d e c i m a l s .
H a d a c o m p o s i t i o n s c h o o l at n o o n - - c l o s e d a l e t t e r to s i s t e r M a r y
§ p u t up t wo P o l y n e s i a n s No 30.
H e a r d to d a y t h a t Mr.
w a s to q u i t t h e E d i t o r s h i p o f R i y n e s i a n .
Em.
§ Vic.
£j M a r y A n n i s r o d e in t h e w a g o n .
commences his S i n g i n g School,
§ Mr.
Hitchcock
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Ber.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
G o o d a l e Mrs.
C.
Mary
Fuller
§ m o s t o f thjs
s c h o l a r s h a v e g o n e to be r e a d y to a s s i s t at t h e c h a p e l .
This
e v e n i n g c o m p l e t e d at p r a y e r s t h e leading o f L u k e w i t h H e n r y ' s E x p o s
ition .
T h u r s d a y Dec.
14
'48
T h i s is t h e 1 2 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f o u r l e a v i n g B o s t o n in
t h e Bark , M a r y F r a z i e r ,
C a p t S u m n e r , w i t h 30 o t h e r p a s s e n g e r s ,
e i g h t o f w h o m h a v e d i e d § e i g h t o t h e r s a r e n o w in t h e S t a t e s ,
c l u d i n g Dr. A n d r e w s n o w on t h e way.
Yesterday,
Lot
in
§ A l . l e f t us
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Dec. 14, 1848
Page 222
in th e m o r n i n g § w e d i d n o t s e e t h e m a g a i n t i l l 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k §
as I k n e w t h e y h a d b e e n at t h e K i n g s , p l a y i n g B i l l i a r d s
r ath e r a w a r m r e c e p t i o n - - I was too harsh.
h a d an i n t e r v i e w w i t h M e s s r s
Yesterday,
Dillon, Miller,
I g av e t h e m
the king
§ T e n Eyck.
Learned
t h a t t h e y a d v i s e d t h e k i n g to p u t a w a y all f o r e i g n a s s i s t a n t s ,
that the former t h r e a t e n e d guns
if s o m e t h i n g w a s n o t done.
t h a t Mr. H i t c h c o c k w a s g o i n g h o m e the b e a r e r o f d i s p a t c h e s ,
§
Heard
6j
t h a t Mr. H o p k i n s w a s to s u c c e e d h i m as E d i t o r o f th e P o l y n e s i a n .
W h a t w i l l t h e y n o t m a k e o f Mr. H o p . ?
ha s c a l l e d ,
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
Hitchcock
s a y i n g h e s h o u l d s a i l to m o r r o w for V a l p a r a i s o ,
§
p r o b a b l y be a b s e n t a yea r.
Quite rainy b oth y e s t e r d a y § to-day.
t hi s e v e n i n g .
No s i n g i n g s c h o o l
T h i s foieroon t h e G o v ' s l i t t l e b o y w h i c h d i e d T h u r s
d a y n i g h t 1 2 t h i n s t at m i d n i g h t w a s b u r i e d at N a a m a n u ' s ( ? )
[The f o l l o w i n g l i n e w a s w r i t t e n in t h e m a r g i n : ]
a b o u t t h i s 1 0 t h Mrs.
C.
T h e " S a n d w i c h Is. N e w s " o f t o - d a y is full o f Dr. J u d d - - a s m a n y
f o r m e r n u m b e r s h a v e b ee n .
Richards
§ two daughters,
H a d a c a l l fr. Mr.
a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr.
to d a y in a w h a l e r f r o m L a h a i n a .
with a daughter.
Townsend,
Mrs.
Parsons.
Taylor,
arrived
K i n n e y c o n f i n e d 2 1 s t ult.
t h e P l a y a ct or , h a s r e t u r n e d f r o m
San F r a n c i s c o as
[and]
S a turday night.
L ot c o m m e n c e d t o - d a y w i t h J u d g e Lee,
home this evening.
Mrs.
is to a p p e a r a g a i n at the T h e a t r e n e x t
Last evening prayer meeting.
^ b o t h at
Mrs.
Clark rode
w i t h us.
Saturday,
Dec.
16
'48
Yesterday morning
I went
for a g l a z i e r to c o m e
§ p u t in
Dec. 16, 1848
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so me glass.
Page 223
O n m y r e t u r n s a w Lot c o m e o u t o f t h e K i n g ' s y a r d
w i t h a c i g a r in h i s m o u t h .
E m m a w a s n o t th er e.
H a d a g o o d s c h o o l in th e f o r e n o o n tho'
C a l l e d at bro.
i n g I c a l l e d at bro. A r m s t r o n g ' s
Lot § A l . m o r e p u n c t u a l .
b o y s there.
Smith's
in P.M.
In t h e e v e n
to get h i m to do s o m e t h i n g to m a k e
H e w e n t to t h e K i n g ' s
Afterwards he called here
§ f o u n d h i m § the
§ t o l d h i m m u c h a b o u t Lot.
T o - d a y t h e y h a v e b e e n m o r e p u n c t u a l b u t th is e v e n i n g t h e y h a v e
gone,
§ I e x p e c t t h e y w i l l go to t h e T h e a t r e .
This forenoon
I h a d a school of two hours.
n o t a t t e n d b e c a u s e o f h e r s o r e eye.
Bernice did
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
o u r c h i l d r e n m a d e a l o n g c a l l at P u n a h o u .
C. I, §
T h e P o l y n e s i a n o f to day
s p e a k s o f t h e K i n g ' s f o r b i d d i n g h i s m i n i s t e r s to c o r r e s p o n d a n y
m o r e w i t h Mr.
Bro.
T e n Eyck.
This will make quite a talk downtown.
D a m o n h a s th e h o o p i n g ( ! )
M o n d a y Dec.
18
c ou gh .
'48
Y e s t e r d a y I arose q uite early,
w o r k in s e a s o n f o r c h u r c h .
I t o l d L o t § A l . b e f o r e g o i n g to c h u r c h
t h a t as t h e y w e r e n o t m e m b e r s
t h e b a c k s e a t at c h u r c h ,
Prov.
27:12.
to t h e c h a p e l
§ w e g ot t h r o u g h w i t h o u r
of t h e s c h o o l ,
§ t h e y d i d so.
t h e y m i g h t s i t in
Bro.
Clark preached from
At n o o n I a c c o m p a n i e d o u r o w n c h i l d r e n § Mrs.
§ h e a r d Mr.
T a y l o r p r e a c h fr.
P s . 90:12
C.
"So t e a c h
us to n u m b e r o u r d a y s t h a t w e m a y a p p l y o u r h e a r t s u n t o w i s d o m " .
A v e r y g o o d s e r mo n.
§ f r o m 1 Cor.
4:5-7.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n b r o C l a r k p r e a c h e d a g a i n
Subject--"Boasting".
Before supper read
12 p a g e s o f " B i n g h a m ' s S a n d w i c h Is ." of Chap.
13th.
At p r a yers
bro. A r m s t r o n g c a m e in § m a d e s o m e r e m a r k s u p o n r e p e n t a n c e ,
w e r e v e r y good.
In t h e e v e n i n g ,
Lot, A l . Wm.
Ber.
§ they
§ Mary went
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to t h e c h a p e l
5 h e a r d Mr.
before retiring,
Dec. 18, 1848
T a y l o r fr. J o h n 3:14.
After our return
I h a d an o p p o r t u n i t y to t e s t i f y to A l . o u r g r e a t
a n x i e t y a b o u t h i m § Lot,
§ our great fears for Moses,
h e § L ot t u r n e d ou t as M o s e s
school
Page 224
did, Mrs.
§ r e t u r n to t h e s t a t e s ,
that
C.
§ t h a t if
§ I w o u l d g i v e u p the
I did not b e lieve there w o u l d
b e a n a t i v e k i n g a f t e r t h e p r e s e n t o n e u n l e s s h e o r Lot w e r e p r e
p a r e d f o r it, t h a t t h e r e
than any one's,
[their]
temptations were much greater
§ they could not stand against
flattery,
§ vices
w i t h o u t A l m i g h t y aid,
t h a t a s h i p all s a i l
be on h e r beams'
t h a t t h e y s h o u l d s e e k t he a d v i c e 5 f r i e n d
end,
ship of the missionaries,
§ no ball as t w d soon
Ej t r y to do so as to s e c u r e t h e i r
support then they w o u l d be p r o p e r e d here § h e r e a f t e r ,
to t h e e n d o f s u c h as o p p o s e d t h e m i s s i o n
refering
5 the n a t i v e s b e c a u s e
t h e y a d h e r e d to t h e m i s s i o n t h a t n o n e w o u l d be f r a n k w i t h t h e m
but their teachers,
§ that their teachers ha d u n d erg on e m uc h o p
p o s i t i o n in g e t t i n g t h e m a l o n g so f a r as t h e y h ad ,
§ that few
p r i n c e s w o u l d h a v e s u b m i t t e d to t e a c h e r s as t h e y had.
ledged that
I s p o k e w r o n g to h i m W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g ,
o u g h t to k e e p a j o u r n a l ,
to r e l i g i o n , n o w .
I acknow
t h a t he § Lot
§ f i n a l l y b e s o u g h t h i m § Lot to a t t e n d
T h i s m o r n i n g t h e y two r e c e i v e d a lot o f M o s e s '
clothes;
§ Lot, M o s e s ’ h o r s e .
T h i s n o o n w h i l e at d i n n e r it b e g a n
to rain,
§ it r a i n e d all t h e a f t e r n o o n v e r y hard .
h a d 40 l i g h t s o f g l a s s set b y N i g h t i n g g a l e ( ? ) .
go to s c h o o l to day,
o n a c c o u n t o f s o r e eyes.
This forenoon
Bernice did not
H e a r d t h r o u g h Mr.
G o o d a l e t h a t J a m e s s w o r e § t a l k e d b a d on S a t u r d a y to Wm.
in Dr. J u d d ' s y a rd .
Taylor,
Mr.
Turrill,
G. s a i d at d i n n e r t h a t he h a d s e e n Mr.
§ h e w o u l d c o m e to t e a to m o r r o w .
Dec. 19, 1848
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T u e s d a y Dec.
19
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'48
T h i s is t h e 1 7 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f B e r n i c e ' s b i r t h day.
T hi s m o r n i n g bro.
b o ys ,
A r m s t r o n g c a m e w i t h h i s c o m p l a i n t a b o u t th e
§ t h o u g h t w e o u g h t to d e c i p l i n e ( ! )
uage.
After he was gone
w i t h it,
P et er ,
I c a l l e d in Wm. w h o h a d n o t h i n g to do
§ f o u n d out some p a r t i c u l a r s
§ David,
t h e m for t h e i r b a d l a n g
§ t h e n c a l l e d in J a m e s ,
a ll o f w h o m t o l d m u c h t h e s a m e s t o r y , p u t t i n g
t h e b l a m e u p o n Wm.
T u r r i l l , w h o t r i e d to get E d n e y T i b b e y
V i d a to f ig ht , w h i l e b a t h i n g o n S a t u r d a y at K a p e n a .
they took Edney's part
to f r i g h t e n Ed n e y .
James
t h a t F r a n k § A l l a n r e p e a t e d w h a t Wm.
They also stated
T u r r i l l said.
o f t h e w h o l e a p p e a r s to b e an o l d g r u d g e o f Wm.
E d ne y, w h e n b o t h w e r e m e m b e r s of Mr. W i l c o x ' s
ing Mr. T a y l o r t o o k t e a w i t h us
Em.
§ El.
T h u r s d a y D e c r . 21
Turrill called
§ he c a l l e d b a c k § s a i d h e w a s t he "d.
son o f b i t c h " § D a v i d a l s o r e p e a t e d t h e same.
nice Mary,
J a m e s says
§ he s t r u c k N e v i n s , w h o o p e n e d his knife
A f t e r w a r d s , n e a r Dr. J u d d , Wm.
"son of a negro"
The origin
Turrill against
school.
§ s p e n t the e v e n i n g .
th is e v e n i n g a n o t h e r h al f .
I was
To day,
G. B e r
l a t e at s c h o o l , b e c a u s e I got
No.
12,
§
Last evening our m e e t i n g was conducted
W h i l e at p r a y e r s
one
reed
(E b a r s )
of Aeolian
O n m y w a y h o m e f r o m m e e t i n g I c a l l e d f or bro.
R o g e r s to c o m e h o m e w i t h me
He d i d so,
Mr.
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up l a t e § h a d h a l f o f a p r o o f s h e e t to r e a d o f E l e l e ,
w o u l d n o t sound.
This e v e n
§ Wm. w e n t to s i n g i n g s.
Yesterday morning
b y bro. A r m s t r o n g .
§ Daniel
§ s h o w m e h o w to get to t h e reeds.
§we f ound a little dirt h a d s t o p p e d the vibration.
at n o o n h e t o o k h i s p i a n o to p i e c e s ,
§ I w e n t o v e r to
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Dec. 21, 1848
see § l e a r n h o w to t a k e it to p i e c e s .
more firmly the pedal standard,
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This af t e r n o o n I secured
a f t e r l a y i n g t h e p i a n o on its back .
Mr. M e r s b u r g c o m m e n c e d i n s t r u c t i n g t h e g i r l s in t h e i r time,
t h e s u g g e s t i o n o f Dr. J u d d.
§ David lessons;
w a s at Mrs.
Mr.
also, Joseph.
Dominis'.
v e r y s t r o n g winds.;
Dec.
Peter
§ 3 boys went.
I w e n t f o r them.
We are s t i l l h a v i n g f r e q u e n t r a i n s
To d a y I p u t Wm.
in E v o l u t i o n .
finish Parley's H i s t o r y Part
Sat.
James,
This evening the singing school
Four girls
G o o d a l e d i d n o t go.
r e c i t e w i t h Ber.
A t n o o n h e g i v e s Wm.
at
§ El.
To-morrow,
8
f o r w a r d a l i t t l e to
Peter's class will
II.
2 3 '48
T h i s e v e n i n g h as b e e n d e v o t e d to r e r e a d i n g t h e P o l y n e s i a n
to Mrs.
C.
T h i s f o r e n o o n I h a d a s c h oo l.
§ D a v i d go h o m e to t h e i r p a r e n t s .
Wm.
Kanaina,
ings.
go d o w n t o w n w i t h him.
5 this evening made acknowledgements
§ got b a c k t h e n o t e .
to
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e is a t h e a t r e
§ I f e a r L o t § A l . h a v e g o n e tho'
did.
Peter
O n l y P e t e r r e t u r n e d to d i n n e r .
f a t h e r s e n t a n o t e o v e r to h a v e Wm.
I r e p l i e d in a p e t ( ? ) ,
Le t Wm. J a m e s ,
I c o u l d n o t see t h e m i f t h e y
S p o k e to t h e m t hi s m o r n i n g a b o u t n o t i m p r o v i n g t h e i r e v e n
They appeared offended.
I fe lt w r o n g .
Did not ride this a f t e r n o o n be c a u s e
T h e L o r d p a r d o n all m y f o l l i e s o f t o - d a y § p r e p a r e
me f o r the d u t i e s o f t h e c o m i n g S a b b a t h .
Mr.
G o o d a l e h as b e e n a p p o i n t e d S u p e r i n t e n d a n t o f S c h o o l s
fo r H o n o l u l u .
H e a r d to day o f t h e d e a t h of bro.
" M a r y , " br. J a n 31/47.
all o f t h e m i s s i o n .
d o m e s t i c s si ck;
Juliette
§ sister Conde's
T h e L o r d s a n c t i f y t h i s to t h e m § to us
M a n y are a f f l i c t e d w i t h t h e i n f l u e n z a ,
a l so , J o s e p h , V i c t o r i a § P e t e r .
§ M a r y A. h a v e b a d colds.
two
I n de ed , M a r t h a ,
Dec. 25, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Christmas,
M o n d a y Dec.
Page 227
25 48
Saturday evening
I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
Conde
§ f i n i s h e d it t hi s a f t e r n o o n .
day.
O n l y a f e w o u t to m e e t i n g .
§ sister
Y e s t erday was quite a rainy
Bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m 1 Sam.
1 6 : 7 h a n d ' s a n o i n t i n g D avid.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
p r e a c h e d fr.
in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
Gal.
6:7,
als o,
Armstrong
At
n o o n e i g h t s c h o l a r s a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t h e c h a p e l to h e a r Mr.
Taylor,
from Luke 14:26,
27.
Mr.
F u l l e r , w h o w a s e x p e c t e d to
be there § c o m m e n c e w i t h a n e w choir, was not there,
o f t h e c h o i r w e r e t he re .
O n l y a v e r y f e w out,
§ o n l y Mr.
A c t s 17.
l a s t p a r t.
G.
In
§ I w e n t to the
§ t h e y w o u l d h a v e h a d no s e r v i c e
b ut for Mr. W i l c o x w h o w e n t to Mr.
a few i n t e r e s t i n g remarks
several
B e r n i c e p l a y e d upon the Serephena.
t h e e v e n i n g it r a i n e d v e r y h a r d ,
chapel.
tho'
D's.
Mr.
T. c a m e
§ g a v e us
f r o m P a u l s e r m o n on M a r ' s h i l l at A t h e n s
This m o r n i n g early our c hi ld r e n § scholars
w e r e up Ej r o u n d t h e h o u s e w i s h i n g o t h e r s o f us a " M e r r y C h r i s t
mas."
T o d a y w e h a v e h a d s c h o o l as u s u a l .
C. b a k e.
Yesterday,
w i t h an i n f l u e n z a .
Lydia was
s i c k § t o - d a y E m m a § Lot are ill
T h i s a f t e r n o o n o u r c o w got i n t o t h e m i r e
again.
On T h u r s d a y l a s t I h i r e d a n a t i v e ,
month,
§ to d a y a n o t h e r at t h e s a m e p r i c e .
Wed.
Dec.
B e r n i c e h e l p e d Mrs.
" W a i m a k a " f o r $5. pr.
27 48
H a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m o u r w e e k l y m e e t i n g at bro.
b e r l a i n c o n d u c t e d b y b ro .
C l a r k , w h o r e a d L u k e 13:6,
tree".
S c h o o l as u s u a l b o t h y e s t e r d a y § to day.
Rogers'
y e s t e r d a y § fe ll i n w i t h Capt.
b o u n d h o m e in a b o u t t h r e e w e e k s .
Bro.
Cham
" B a r r e n fig
C a l l e d i n t o bro.
Hedges of the "Josephine"
R o g e r s r e q u e s t e d m e to
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
p r e p a r e an e d i t o r i a l
fo r h i s n e x t no.
it t i l l n e a r m i d n i g h t ,
§ Mr.
Dec. 27, 1848
13 o f t h e El el e.
W o r k e d at
§ a d d e d s o m e t h i n g to it to day.
J u d g e Lee
Bishop c alled this evening.
with the influenza.
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Monday,
L ot
A l . s t a y s at t he Q u e e n ' s ,
§ A l . wer e sick
§ to d a y Lot has
b e e n t here.
T h i s e v e n i n g V i c t o r i a is f e v e r i s h a g a i n § b r e a t h e s b a d l y .
Mr.
T a y l o r § 6 m i s s i o n a r y c h i l d r e n s a i l e d t h i s a f t e r n o o n in the
K a m e h a m e h a III,
f or M a u i .
B e r n i c e h a s b e e n § is v e r y b u s i l y e m
p l o y e d in p r e p a r i n g d r e s s e s
f u n e r a l on S a t u r d a y .
F r i d a y Dec.
29
§ bonnets
for Vic.
'48
at bro. A r m s t r o n g ' s ,
Dr. J u d d ' s o f f i c e
I went down town § called
§ at R o b i n s o n § Co.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I w r o t e u p m y b o o k at Dep^.
w r o t e u p m y ac ct s.
colds,
for the
The w i n d § rain have abated some tonight.
Yesterday morning before school
y ard.
§ Ly.
L a s t n i g h t b o t h Mrs.
§ a l s o to day.
w e n t w i t h us.
In t h e e v e n i n g
C. § I w e r e s i c k w i t h
A f t e r s c h o o l w e r o d e up to P u n a h o u .
M a n y of t h e n a t i v e s
ship
Bernice
§ foreigners are a f f l i c t e d w i t h
the Influenza.
O u r s c h o o l c l o s e d to d a y for t h e t e r m § fo r the
year.
Wm.
Bernice,
Peter's class
§ El.
a r e at C ub e Root P a r t
f i n i s h e d to d a y c o m p o u n d D i v i s i o n ,
2 n d B o o k of H i s t o r y § M i t c h e l l ' s
II.
Part
Geography § Atlas.
c l a s s l e a v e o f f at t h e B l i n d B o y W o r c e s t e r ,
to Mr.
III, E m e r s o n - II,
§ Parley
Victoria's
III Part.
S e n t $ 1 .50
F u l l e r to d a y b e c a u s e he o v e r p a i d m e f o r 6 A r i t h m e t i c s
In s e t t l i n g up m y a c c o u n t s
I f i n d I am p l u s a o u t
evening
I h a v e c a l l e d at t h e k i n g ' s
on b e d s
§ in t he s a m e room.
$40.
§ saw him § Alexder(!)
L ot q u i t e s i c k l a s t n i g h t .
Th i s
both
Dec. 30, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Sat.
Dec.
Page 229
30 1 84 8
This day closes another week, month,
w e w e n t to t h e f u n e r a l of L e l e i o h o k u ,
Moses,
§ year.
At noon
§ Kaiminaauao.
They
t r i e d to d i s p l a y g r e a t p o m p b u t m y s o u l l o a t h e d t h e w h o l e a f f a i r .
To-day we have been the subject of p r a y e r by the mission.
c o l d is w o r s e to d a y t h a n a n y d a y yet.
At dinner,
D o l e d i n e d w i t h us;
Jasper.
§ so d i d Mr.
§ Mrs.
J a m e s w a s t a k e n s i c k § d i d n o t .go to day.
bro.
My
§ sister
Last evening
A l . § others did not
a ttend the funeral.
L o r d ' s d a y Dec.
31
'48
Last night
I sweat some,
§ to d a y h a v e
T h i s has b e e n a g o o d d a y to m y soul.
all day.
I lay a w a k e l a s t n i g h t
a b o u t Lot § Al.
§ of Moses
felt a little better.
I have e n j o y e d the pr e a c h i n g
till after midnight,
§ Leleiohoku's
i n f l u e n c e Mr. H o p k i n s e x e r t e d o v e r them.
death,
thinking
S of the probab le
I e n d e a v o r e d to c a s t
m y b u r d e n u p o n t h e Lord.
Was g reatly pleased, b o t h y e s t e r d a y
o f a d v i c e f r o m P a y s o n to a y o u n g c l e r g y m a n ,
I r e a d it to Mrs.
I con fes se d that
Payson says,
§ to day, w i t h a l e t t e r
about being nothing.
C. § sh e r e p l i e d t h a t it w a s j u s t as she felt.
I h a d n o t a r r i v e d at t h a t s t a n d a r d o f p e r f e c t i o n .
If w e go to G o d w i t h o u r b u r d e n s
§ are n o t r e l i e v e d ,
it is e v i d e n c e t h a t w e ^ h a v e n o t p r a y e d in fa it h.
a very few hearers
at c h u r c h .
W a i m a l u p r e a c h e d fr.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n n o t so m a n y as in t h e m o r n i n g .
J o h n 20:15.
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d a l l d a y Ez.
t ha t c o m e t h u n t o m e
the singing(?).
I will
Ber.
This morning only
P s . 5:11.
Ii p r e a c h e d fr.
21:27.
in n o w i s e c a s t out.
Mr.
John--
F u l l e r led
p l a y e d at n o o n § J o h n 0. D o m i n i s
No c h i e f s to m e e t i n g to day.
Him
at e v e n i n g .
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Jan. 1, 1849
Page 230
M o n d a y , J a n u a r y 1-18 49 .
L a s t n i g h t at 12 o ' c l o c k I a w o k e § h e a r d t h e m u s i c o f
t h e Band.
Year".
vols.
I turned over § w i s h e d my dear companion a "happy New
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
o f "Boys'
Year.
Goodale
se nt in to o u r o w n c h i l d r e n 18
§ G i r l s L i b r a r y " as a piesent f o r C h r i s t m a s
§ New
W i t h t h e s e § o t h e r c h i l d r e n ' s b o o k s t h e y c o m m e n c e d to da y
a Children's
dinner I went
Library.
To d a y I h a v e h a d no s c h o o l .
§ c a l l e d o n a ll o u r M i s s i o n a r y f a m i l i e s
Just before
to w i s h
them a "happy n e w year".
This afternoon
I r e a d t h e P o l y n e s i a n of Sat.
I fe lt as if t h e w h o l e a f f a i r a b o u t Mr.
t h e m a n u s c r i p t s wa s a m e a n a f f a i r .
T e n Ey c k ,
to Mrs.
C.
§ Dr. J' s g e t t i n g
T h i s a f t e r n o o n bro.
Armstrong
c a l l e d § w e t a l k e d a b o u t A l . § L o t s t a y i n g at t h e K i n g ' s - - a l s o
a b o u t o u r l e a v i n g t h e s c h o o l if t h e y c o u l d g et s o m e o ne to t a k e
it.
Also,
about Hopkins'
t r e a t m e n t o f me o n S a t u r d a y at the
f u n e r a l in s e n d i n g w o r d to me to l e a v e t h e c h i l d r e n § t a k e m y
place among the foreigners.
I t o l d J o h n Ii t h e same.
Our c h i l d
r e n all w e r e e n g a g e d t h i s a f t e r n o o n in m a k i n g c a n d y o f m o l s . § I
a s s i s t e d t h e m in it.
H a d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
This evening Bernice
D w i gh t.
§ M a r y a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
m e to t h e M o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D a m o n , w h o g a v e us
s om e i n t e r e s t i n g accounts o f m i s s i o n a r y s o c i e t i e s
elsewhere,
faith.
in E n g l a n d §
r e m a r k i n g w e w e r e to apt to w a l k b y s i g h t
This evening,
J o h n 0. D o m i n i s
§ Mr.
Goodale and
§ not by
C r a b b h e r e call ed .
To m o r r o w e v e n i n g t h e s i n g i n g s c h o o l is to be at Mrs.
Dominis.
Jan. 3, 1849
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Wed.
Jany.
3 '49
Y e s t e r d a y w e h a d a n o t h e r w e t day,
at Mrs.
term.
also,
D.
It w a s
§ there was no Singing
E m m a 1 3 t h B i r t h day.
Commenced another
Peter's class co m m e n c e d Parley's History,
S m i t h G r a m m e r in P.M.
B l i n d Boy, W o r c e s t e r P a r t
A l 's room.
e a r ache.
Page 2
Part
III in A.M.
V i c t o r i a ' s c l a s s c o m m e n c e d at the
III.
J a m e s is s t i l l u n w e l l
§ occupies
J o s e p h h a s h a d s o r e e y e s for a f e w d a y s - - L y .
h a d an
This a f t er no on I p r e p a r e d W ri ti ng books of ruled
f o o l s c a p b y c u t t i n g in two,
§ p u t t i n g 1/4 p(?)
in e a c h book.
T h i s e v e n i n g I r o d e t o P u n a h o u fo r a c a r t to m o r r o w to
draw a load of Wood,
v i d e b e t t e r food.
§ r e a d H a b . 3.
als o ,
to see m y h o r s e k e e p e r § m a k e h i m p r o
T h i s e v e n i n g , bro.
P r a y e r s b y Mr. W i l c o x § G o o d a l e .
f i x e d t h e p u m p in c h i l d r e n ' s y a r d .
l o n g c a l l u p o n Mrs.
was once Moses'.
b u t t e r b o t h fr.
Clark conducted our meeting
C.
Yesterday I
Sister Lowell Smith made a
T h i s n o o n I f i x e d Wm.
seat :
I have done the same m a n y times.
P u n a h o u § f r o m Mrs.
Emerson.
that w hi ch
R e e d so me
T o t h e l a t t e r Mrs.
C. w r o t e a n o t e § s e n t s o m e w h i t e sugar.
F i r d a y Jany .
5 '49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g at t h e c l o s e o f m y s c h o o l ,
w r i t i n g school,
g i v i n g all t h e s c h o l a r s ,
f r o m F o s t e r ' s w r i t i n g B o o k No.
I.
e x c e p t Wm.
Mazatlan.
Capt.
Rudd ,
§ El.
copies
At n o o n w e n t to t h e D e p o s i t o r y
§ they had just rece i v e d a p ackage of letters
s l o o p o f w a r , Da l e ,
I had a
f r o m B o s t o n , pr.
direct from San Francisco,
or
It c o n t a i n e d a l o n g g e n e r a l l e t t e r d a t e d J u l y 1 9 -4 8
from the secretaries,
o n e ea.
f o r bro. H u n t , H i t c h c o c k § W i l c o x .
At 2 o ' c l o c k w e m e t to h e a r it r e a d at bro.
Chamberlain § were
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Jan. 5, 1849
Page 2
v e r y v e r y m u c h s u r p r i s e d at its c o n t e n t s , b e c a u s e it o f f o r e d ( ! )
to p l a c e us on a d i f f e r e n t f o o t i n g ,
M e e t i n g v e r y so on,
§ o r d e r s us to h a v e a Genl.
§ discuss t h o r o u g h l y the p r o p o s i t i o n s p r o p o s e d
f or o u r a c c e p t a n c e ,
or rejection.
J u l i e t t e w e n t to bro.
Smith
e a r l y in the f o r n e o o n to s t a y t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e d a y w i t h l i t tl
Emma.
A f t e r t h e r e a d i n g o f t h e g e n l l e t t e r Mrs.
m a i n i n g c h i l d r e n w e n t to bro.
S m i t h ' s to s u p p e r , w h i l e t h e r e Mr s.
V i d a § d a u g h t e r § Mr. J a n i o n c a l l e d u p o n bro.
Smith's.
y e s t e r d a y § t h i s e v e n i n g fr. H i s t o r y o f E n g l a n d .
s c h o o l to day.
C. § I § o u r r e
Read both
J a m e s w e n t to
B e r n i c e w a s c a l l e d for at n o o n b y E l i z a b e t h J u d d
§ Andrews
§ she a c c o m p a n i e d them,
day night
§ tomorrow.
on h o r s e b a c k ,
This a ft e r n o o n § evening,
to s p e n d t he
it is q u i t e
showery.
To d a y bro.
R o g e r s h a s b e e n e n g a g e d in s e t t i n g u p t y p e
to p r i n t t h e g e n e r a l l e t t e r ,
for r e f l e c t i o n s awhile
shall take place.
t h a t it m a y s p e e d i l y b e s e n t to all
§ then decide wh e n our general m e e tin g
L e a r n e d to d a y t h a t H o p k i n s w a s n o m i n a t e d f or
E d i t o r o f Pol. b y Doct.
J u d d , w h i c h a c c o u n t s f o r h is
feeling
[in]
t h e E d i t o r i a l o f l as t w e e k .
Sat. Jan.
6 '49
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n v e r y r ai n y .
a l i t t l e of it at t h e P r i n t i n g O f f i c e
The forenoon I spent not
§ a s s i s t e d bro.
g e t t i n g o ut t h e 12 f i r s t t w e l v e p a g e s of t h e letter.
ternoon we read the proof.
Mother Montague,
leave o u r s c h o o l .
Rogers
This a f
D u r i n g t h e d a y I h a v e w r i t t e n to
about the general letter,
This afternoon,
L a h a i n a in t h e K a m e h a m e h a III
Bro.
§ o u r p u r p o s e to
Dwight arrived from
§ c a l l e d u p o n us tho' he is to
in
Jan. 6, 1849
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
s t a y at bro. Ag.
a g ai n.
Yesterday,
bro.
B e r n i c e is s t i l l at Dr.
father's.
Page 2
C h a m b e r l a i n w a s t a k e n q u i t e ill
Judd's
§ E m m a h a s g o n e at h e r
T h e e d i t o r i a l o f t he P o l y n e s i a n to d a y is "sui g e n e r i s
It a d v o c a t e s an i n c r e a s e o f t h e m i n i s t r y o f t h e King.
M o n d a y Jan.
8 '49
I h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m the S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n
d u c t e d b y bro.
D w i g h t , w h o r e a d E c c l 12 § bro.
d y i n g a d v i c e fr. bro.
Chamberlain.
C a s t l e r e a d some
At n o o n bro.
C. h a d a t u r n
o f v o m i t i n g b l o o d § it w a s e x p e c t e d he w a s a b o u t to b i d us
farewell.
This afternoon
Yesterday,
it c l e a r e d off,
c h u r c h a ll day.
I sat b y h i s
b e d s i d e an h o u r or more .
§ w e w e r e a b l e e x c e p t Vic.
to go to
Emma did not return till this morning.
r e t u r n e d y e s t e r d a y n o o n in s e a s o n to go to t he c h a p e l .
Mrs.
C. w o r k e d v e r y h a r d § d i d n o t s l e e p w e l l .
ing bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m H a b . 3:2.
17:7.
ing he p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l
bro.
Damon preached well
b u t no Mr.
fr.
King
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
In t h e e v e n
3 : 2 - - v e r y good.
f r o m P s . 37:1-5.
F u l l e r w a s t he re .
Yesterday m orn
It w a s h e m a h e m a .
Col.
Saturday
A few only present.
§ Q u e e n , b u t n o n e other o f the h o u s e h o l d .
D w i g h t p r e a c h e d f r o m Jer.
Bernice
At n o o n
John Dominis played
T h i s m o r n i n g , w h i l e at s c h o o l , bro.
A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d a n d s a i d t h a t he w a s g o i n g to b r i n g u p t he s u b
j e c t o f t h e b o y s b o a r d i n g w i t h us a g a i n ;
and likewise,
s h o u l d m e n t i o n o u r w i s h to l e a v e t h e s c h o o l ,
b y § by.
s a i d he
This
e v e n i n g he ha s t o l d us t h a t t h e P r i v y c o u n c i l d e c i d e d to b u i l d
a h o u s e fo r Lot § A l . i n Mr.
Bates's yard,
m a i n on b o a r d w i t h us t i l l it w a s don e,
§ th at t h e y m u s t r e
that the chiefs
p e c i a l l y the King s aid we m ust h o l d on--that
§ A l . h a d b e t t e r n o t c o m e ba ck.
5 es
Dr. J u d d s a i d Lot
B e r n i c e t o l d Mrs.
C. to d a y that
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Jan. 8, 1849
Page 234
Dr. J u d d a s k e d h e r h o w s h e w o u l d l i k e to b o a r d s i x m o n t h s ,
w i t h them.
He s a i d as m u c h , y e s t e r d a y ,
with Bernice.
He w i s h e s
to Mrs.
C. w h e n he r e t u r n e d
to h a v e t h e d i r e c t i o n o f e v e r y thing.
K a n a i n a w i s h e s to g et Wm.
out,
so sa y s bro.
Armstrong.
d i s c o u r a g e d , b u t t he L o r d c a n e n c o u r a g e us.
Dr.
o r so
W e feel
H e a r d to (fey t h a t
Smith’
s £ d a u g h t e r A r r a b e l l a w a s dead.
F r i d a y Jan.
12 49
T h e w e e k t h u s f a r h a s p a s s e d r a p i d l y away.
r a i n e d all d a y § t h a t n i g h t i m m e n s e q u a n t i t i e s
R e e d a l e t t e r fr. M i n i s t e r
c a m e in § s p e n t an h o u r ,
T u e s d a y it
o f r a i n fell.
of Public Instruction.
Bro.
§ I s a i d to h i m that b e c a u s e p e o p l e
t a l k e d so m u c h a b o u t h i m § B e r n i c e w e t h o u g h t
it n o t e x p e d i e n t
f o r h i m to s t a y w i t h us d u r i n g n e x t g e n e r a l m e e t i n g .
a f e w o f us, br os.
Depository,
Dwight
Smith,
Castle, Hall,
At 3 o ' c l o c k
Ives § D i m o n d , m e t at t h e
§ d i s c u s s e d t h e t i m e for g e n e r a l m e e t i n g ,
§ finally
d e c i d e d t h a t W e d n e s d a y t he 4 t h o f A p r i l w a s t h e p r o p e r tim e,
§
s u c h a n o t i c e a c c o m p a n i e s t h e g e n e r a l letter.
T h a t s a m e d a y r e a d p r o o f w i t h bro.
o f 12 p a g e s o f g e n e r a l l e t t e r .
Castle,
o f th e 2 n d f o r m
T h a t e v e n i n g r e a d a 2 n d p r o o f of
s a m e form.
I a l s o s e t a f e w l i n e s o f t y p e on t h a t day,
following.
Bro.
D w i g h t sat up t h a t n i g h t w i t h br o.
£| w a s to b r e a k f a s t w i t h us t h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g ,
b e c a u s e he s lept.
our yard § the children's
b u t he d i d not
§ during
f a t h o m s of o u r a d o b i e w a l l b e t w e e n
f el l down.
o u r c o o k r o o m a ll fe ll d ow n ,
the a f t e r n o o n
Chamberlain
W e d n e s d a y f o r e n o o n it r a i n e d s t i l l ,
the n i g h t p r e v i o u s several
§ t h e d ay
A t n o o n t h e f r o n t si de of
§ so d i d a p a r t o f h o r s e h o u s e .
I assisted bro Castle count
$500 in q u a r t e r s
In
§ $500
Jan. 12, 1849
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
in d o l l a r s
§ halves.
T h a t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s at bro.
§ c o n d u c t e d b y him.
Y e s t e r d a y th e p r i n t i n g o f t h e g e n e r a l
w a s f i n i s h e d § d i s t r i b u t e d to t h e f a m i l i e s .
but the w i n d was
Y e s t e r d a y w h i l e Mrs.
Clark's
letter
The day was p l e a s a n t
from the sea § the several vessels
c o u l d n o t get out.
Page 235
r e a d y for s ea
C. w a s w a s h i n g s e v e r a l
f a t h o m s o f o u r h i g h w a l l at th e b a c k of t h e y a r d f e l l i nt o t he
yard.
Last evening
I r e a d H e n r y V I I I to t h e c h i l d r e n f r o m G o l d
s m i t h ' s a b r i d g e d His.
of England.
O n T u e s d a y it w a s d e c i d e d t h a t
Lot § A l . s h o u l d go in t h e K a m e h a m e h a III to H i l o ,
Namakeaha §wife--also,
till this e vening
b y Mr.
§ bro.
§ w if e .
They did not sail
D w i g h t is to a c c o m p a n y t h e m to L a h a i n a .
By h i m the general lett e r was
sel t o o k s o m e for H i l o ,
Pitman
accompanied by
s e n t for M a u i
§ Molokai.
§ a n o t h e r vessel some for W e s t Hawaii.
M y s c h o o l t h i s w e e k h a s b e e n b e t t e r t h a n u su a l .
a f t e r n o o n bro.
The v e s
This
R o g e r s c a l l e d § r e q u e s t e d m e to w r i t e a f e w line s
fo r t h e E l e l e to a c c o m p a n y t h e o r d e r of P r o c e s s i o n f o r t h e f u n
eral of Leleiohoku, Moses
l e t t e r sh ee t.
§ Maiminaauao.
I p r e p a r e d a page of
Soon our horses came § I h a r n e s s e d the w a go n horse
§ a t t e m p t e d to d r i v e h i m to t h e d o o r w h i l e y e t w a l k i n g , b u t he
s t a r t e d § [to] run,
t h r e w m e d o w n n e a r t h e f r o n t do o r , k n o c k e d
d o w n l i t t l e J u l i e t t e , w h o h a d j u s t c o m e out to get i n t o t h e w a g o n ,
§ passed through,
u p o n a run,
t h e d o o r i n t o t h e c h i l d r e n ' s y a rd ,
§ round behing(!)
the Carpenter's
shop w here the left wheel struck
a k u k u i tree, w h i c h b r o k e t h e r i g h t t h i l l
w h e n he got b e h i n d t h e h o u s e
8 b ot h draw ropes,
I w a s r e a d y t o c a t c h him.
w a s n o t h u r t , b u t I b r u i s e d m y r i g h t k n e e § e lb ow .
p r o v i d e n t i a l t h a t n o on e w a s seriously h u r t
no m o r e broken.
§
Juliette
It w a s v e r y
§ that the w a g o n was
T h e w h e e l s on t h e l ef t s i d e w e n t o v e r s o m e s m a l l
mounds of e arth w h i c h s t a r t l e d the horse.
\
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
M o n d a y Jan.
Jan. 15, 1849
Page 236
15-49
S a t u r d a y f o r e n o o n w a s s p e n t at t h e p r i n t i n g o f f i c e r e a d
i ng p r o o f s h e e t o f E l e l e ,
p r o o f o f t h e 1st
last pages.
at t h e c o o k r o o m,
noon I went
No.
§ today,
§ s h a v e d bro.
13,
§ t h e e v e n i n g in r e a d i n g a s e c o n d
T h a t d a y c a r p e n t e r s c a m e to w o r k
t h e y f i n i s h e d it.
Chamber la in § also this morning.
d a y e v e n i n g I r e a d t h e P o l y n e s i a n to Mrs.
with the editor's
L a t e in t h e a f t e r
C. § w a s m u c h p l e a s e d
remarks about "Hospitals
f e w m i g h t s it h a s b e e n q u i t e c h i l l y .
terday m o r n i n g we arose early,
Satur
for N a t i v e s . "
Fo r a
Thermometer 6 3 ^ 6 4 .
Yes
§ all p r e p a r e d f o r m e e t i n g .
When
w e w e n t to m e e t i n g w e f o u n d t h e r e w a s to b e a c o m m u n i o n o f all
the church.
Bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m Is.
66:2.
I did not stay
to t h e c o m m u n i o n , b u t w e n t w i t h t h e s c h o l a r s to the c h a p e l
Mis. C. f o l l o w e d .
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m I Cor.
e v e n i n g h e p r e a c h e d f r o m Lep.
3:14.
Sd.
After meeting
Before
I read
Is.
L a s t n i g h t w a s o b l i g e d to get up,
u n w e ll .
In t he
About the valley of decision.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e all h e a r d K u k e p r e a c h .
ten pages of Bingham's
15:2.
§ soon
§ to d a y I h a v e felt
I h a d got t h r o u g h m y s e a s o n o f d e v o t i o n bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n s e n t f or me to s h a v e him,
§ bro.
n o o n at h is h o u s e to s ee h i m § bro. H a l l ,
l e t t e r s to Mr. H. H i l l
C a s t l e to c a l l at
§ hear their respective
§ to Mr. A n d e r s o n .
They both wer e about
t h e g e n e r a l l e t t e r j u s t r e c e i v e d § a n t i c i p a t e d w h a t m i g h t be d o n e
b y t h e m i s s i o n at o u r n e x t g e n e r a l m e e t i n g .
This afternoon
r e a d a 2 n d p r o o f of t h e E l e l e No 13, t h e t w o i n s i d e p a g e s .
h a v e a l s o r e a d p a r t s o f t h e G e n e r a l l e t t e r to Mrs.
bros.
C.
I
I
Just then
A r m s t r o n g 5 D a m o n c a l l e d to see Ii a b o u t s o m e l a n d at N uu -
anu, t h a t h e h a d b e e n h o l d i n g on to f o r o u r s c h o o l .
I told them
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
he
Jan. 15, 1849
Page 237
(Ii) n e e d n o t do t h a t as t h e s c h o o l w o u l d b e b r o k e n up § as
bro. A r m s t r o n g s a i d a g a i n t h a t he w o u l d l i k e to h a v e B e r n i c e go
to Mr.
Fuller's school.
I t o o k it as a ref]l]ection u p o n us-
c h a r g e h i m § Dr. w i t h b e i n g s e l f i s h a b o u t it.
har d,
§ Mrs.
H e t o o k it q u i t e
C. w a s e x c e e d i n g l y t r i e d b y m y a b r u p t n e s s .
I a m to s i t up w i t h bro.
Chamberlain,
To n i g h t
a part of the night.
h a v e n o t g o n e q u i t e so p l e a s a n t l y as c o m m o n .
- §
Bernice
Things
§ Mary have
h a d an i n v i t a t i o n to a t t e n d a p a r t y to m o r r o w e v e n i n g at Mr.
Te n
E y c k 's .
T u e s d a y Jan y.
16
49
L a s t e v e n i n g I w e n t to si t up w i t h bro.
r e t u r n e d at 3 o ' c l o c k th is m o r n i n g .
Chamberlain §
A t m i d n i g h t he h a d a c o u g h i n g
s p e l l § d i d n o t r e s t w e l l t h e r e m a i n d e r o f the n i g h t .
has been still more unwell.
9 o' c l o c k this morning.
Clark
wishing his house
Polynesian.
T o - d a y he
I r e t u r n e d at 3 o ' c l o c k § s l e p t t i ll
Bro.
C a s t l e c a l l e d to t e l l me a b o u t bro.
§ th e o f f e r of Govt,
to h i m a b o u t the
Bro. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d t h i s m o r n i n g § p r o p o s e d s e v
e ra l p l a n s a b o u t t h e s c h o o l
h a v e a s a l a r y o f $1500.
§ u r g e d us to h o l d on § s a i d w e m i g h t
To d a y I h a v e s e e n bro.
g i v e n m e t h e s u b s t a n c e o f h i s l e t t e r s to Mr.
F r i d a y J a n y 19
Hall
§ he h as
H i ll .
'49
T h o s e p r o j e c t s of bro. H a l l , w h i c h h a v e k e p t h i m a w a k e
f o r so m a n y n i g h t s , k e p t me f r o m s l e e p a p a r t o f T u e s d a y ni gh t.
Bro.
C a s t l e c a l l e d u p o n m e § s a i d he h a d t h e E d i t o r s h i p o f the
P o l y n e s i a n o f f e r e d to h i m § so h a d bro.
t hem, as t h e y s h o u l d .
Yesterday,
bro.
H a l l ; b ut , b o t h r e j e c t e d
C a s t l e s h o w e d me a cor-
Jan. 19, 1849
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
r e s p o n d e n c e b e t w e e n h i m § bro.
h o u s e o c c u p i e d b y bro.
Page 2
C l a r k a b o u t t h e o c c u p a n c y o f the
C a s t l e in w h i c h t h e y r e f e r it to g e n e r a l
meeting.
W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n called § s h a v e d bro.
Chamberlain.
Also trans l a t e d into native a Table of B r itish Sovereigns
f r o m Wm.
the conqueror,
from "Youth's
C a b i n e t " f o r El e le .
a f t e r n o o n r e a d p r o o f o f N e w T e s t a m e n t f i r s t 12 p a g e s .
d a y w e h e a r d t h a t Mr.
Dr. J u d d ' s ,
Green § family h a d arrived.
e v e n i n g § to night,
Cromwell
§ Charles
at bro.
Wednes
Wednesday
C l a r k ' s § h e c o n d u c t e d it.
Last
I r e a d to t h e c h i l d r e n G o l d s m i t h ' s H i s t o r y ,
II.
B e r n i c e h a s g o n e to s p e n d to m o r r o w at Mr.
A r m s t r o n g u n d e r s t a n d s that
Bros.
This
T h e y a re at
§ t o - d a y I s a w h i m at P r i n t i n g O f f i c e .
evening our m e e t i n g was
(36)
I m a y t a k e bro.
C. p l a c e
Bates'.
Bro.
in D e p o s i t o r y .
SrLth § B i s h o p l i k e t h e g e n e r a l letter.
Sat. Jan.
20 49
Last n i g h t I did not rest w e l l - - g o t up § w r o t e a while.
This m o r n i n g
I c a l l e d at bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n a b o u t noon .
Castle's
§ bro Hall's.
S h a v e d bro.
It ha s r a i n e d m o s t o f t h e day.
Bro.
A r m s t r o n g called § p r o p o s e d that our school should be united
w i t h Mr.
F u ll er .
I t o l d h i m w e h a d t h o u g h t s o m e t h i n g o f the sa m e
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
u n i t e d w i t h Mr.
M o n d a y Jan.
G o o d a l e s p o k e as if he s h o u l d n o t l i k e to be
F u ll e r.
2 2 49
Saturday night
m o r n i n g but,
it r a i n e d a l l n i g h t
§ so it d id y e s t e r d a y
j u s t b e f o r e m e e t i n g it c e a s e d § w e w e n t to m e e t i n g .
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
On ly a f e w p r e s e n t
Bro.
Jan. 22, 1849
a m o n g w h o m w e r e t h e K i n g § Q u e e n , bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 32:2.
N o n e in t h e e v e n i n g .
R e a d one of B u r
In t h e e v e n i n g r e a d B i n g h a m ' s
Bernice § Emma r e t u r n e d this morning.
v isited our school,
T h i s f o r e n o o n Mr.
a l s o Mr. H i l l an Eng.
T r a v e l l e r (?).
is e l a t e d w i t h the i d e a o f u n i t i n g the s c h o o l s .
up a p l a n o f b u s i n e s s
Jan.
24
Green.
O n l y a h a n d fu ll at c h a p e l
No m e e t i n g in a f t e r n o o n .
d e n ' s s e r m o n to t h e s c h o l a r s .
Wed.
Page 239
S.Is.
Fuller
Mr.
F.
Th is e v e n i n g d r e w
for D e p o s i t o r y .
'49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I w e n t to s h a v e bro.
Chamberlain £
s i s t e r C. r e q u e s t e d m e to p r a y w i t h t h e f a m il y.
Bro.
to c o u g h § I d i d n o t s h a v e h i m t i l l n o on .
Clark § Castle
Bros .
c a m e in § h e e x h o r t e d us to c o n s e c r a t e o u r s e l v e s
C. b e g a n
to C h r i s t ,
§ t h at
if he w a s to d i e § all t h e b r e t h r e n w e r e p r e s e n t h e w o u l d e x h o r t
them them(!)
th us
§ so.
In t h e m i d s t o f th is
I l e f t to b e g i n
school.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I w r o t e fo r th e E l e l e , m o r e c o m m u n i c a
t i o n s to t e a c h e r s .
R u t h t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us.
ing c a r d s in t h e s t r e e t
e v e n i n g bro.
Saw some boys p l a y
§ took some of their cards
away.
La st
D i m o n d c a l l e d § w i s h e d to t h i n k o f e n t e r i n g i n t o
b u s i n e s s w i t h him.
I gave hi m no encouragement.
Mr. W i l c o x calle d .
R e t i r e d at 8 o ' c l o c k to get up at m i d n i g h t to se t u p w i t h bro.
D i d so, bu t f o u n d bro.
Ives t h e r e § r e t u r n e d .
C.B. A n d r e w s a r r i v e d f r o m M o l o k a i
R e e d f o r Mrs.
d i n n e r bro.
at Mr.
C. § B e r n i c e ,
ea.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
§ is to s t a y at bro.
a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
G r e e n c a l l e d § sat a b o u t an hour .
B o a r d m a n ' s s a w Capt. H i l l o f th e R hone.
C.
Cl ar k ' s .
D w i gh t .
After
Went down town §
H e e x p e c t s to s a i l
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Jan. 24, 1849
Page 2
t o m o r r o w f or C h i n a § f r o m t h e n c e b a c k to S a n F r a n c i s c o .
This evening our m e e t i n g was
d r e w s at bro.
Clark's.
Mr.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Henderson present.
wa s s e n t for to go to W a i a l u a f o r Mrs.
C.B. A n
To d a y Dr. J u d d
Emerson.
H e a r d to day
th at s e v e r a l h a d h e a r d of m y t h o u g h t to t a k e bro.
Chamberlains
p l a c e at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
T h i s is t h e 2 5th a n n i v e r s a r y of m y s i s t e r C a t h a r i n e ' s
death.
F r i d a y Jan.
26
'49
T h i s is t h e 4 4 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y s i s t e r S a r a h ' s b i r t h
day.
It ha s r a i n e d m u c h b o t h y e s t e r d a y
l a i n c o n t i n u e s to be c o m f o r t a b l e .
§ to-day.
Bro.
Chamber-
T h e N e w s of y e s t e r d a y comes
o u t a b o u t t h e m i s s i o n h a v i n g a m o r t g a g e on C a r r a n a v e 's s t o r e s ,
wharf,
§c.
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n I r e a d 2 n d f o r m p r o o f s h e e t to the
N e w T e s t a m e n t in n a t i v e .
Last eveni ng § this read Goldsmiths
h i s t o r y of E n g l a n d .
Wm.
Emerson
III Part.
T h u r s d a y Feb.
Ber.
§ El. b e g a n " E q u i d i f f e r e n t s e r i e s "
Y e s t e r d a y J u l i e t t e v i s i t e d E m m a Sm ith.
1 '49
A n o t h e r m o n t h h a s d a w n e d u p o n me,
of my leaving my n a t i ve p l a c e
Rev. Mr.
§ f a l l i n g in w i t h a
(!) w h o u r g e d u p o n m e t h e s a l v a t i o n o f m y soul.
S a t u r d a y I s h a v e d bro.
Saturday,
fo r N. Y o r k ,
§ th e 1 9 t h a n n i v e r s a r y
Chamberlain,
I c a l l e d at bro.
t h e a f t e r n o o n I h e l p e d bro.
Casanave's mortgage
Ives
Last
also on T u e s d a y morning.
§ s p e n t an h o u r or m o re .
In
C a s t l e c o u n t s o m e m o n e y r e e d on
$ 3 , 0 0 0 pr. Mr.
De F i n n e s .
S p e n t t h e ev en-
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Feb. 1, 1849
i ng in r e a d i n g t h e " P o l y n e s i a n " ,
the f o r m e r a b o u t t h e t h e a t r e
Government.
also ,
1:21.
bro.
M o r e s a i d in
§ in f a v o r o f it, t h a n in fav.
S a b b a t h d a y w a s a v e r y p l e a s a n t day,
out to c h u r c h .
8:3,
a l s o t h e " n e ws ".
at n o o n ,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n , b ro .
Clark preached.
in a w h e e l
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e R h o n e ,
Monday afternoon
c a t i o n to t h e t e a c h e r s .
T u e s d a y m o r n i n g Mrs.
f r o m Phil.
In t h e e v e n i n g
Just after the afternoon service
of " Bingham S.I."
Bro. A n d r e w s
all d a y § m a n y
to m a n y c h i l d r e n
Damon about the vision of wheels
for China.
of
B r o C.B. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d in t h e m o r n i n g f r o m Rom.
at t h e c h a p e l ,
it b y E z e k i e l .
Page 241
§ a throne above
I r e a d 12 p a g e s
Capt.
Hill,
sailed
§ evening completed my 10th c o m m u n i
R e a d a l s o p r o o f s h e e t o f E l e l e No.
14.
C. c o m m e n c e d d r a w i n g § p a i n t i n g s c h oo l.
c a l l e d in to t e a § bro.
H a l l s p e n t th e e v e n i n g .
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e 1 4 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f Wm. b i r t h day.
In t he a f t e r n o o n w e n t w i t h t h e b o y s to s a i l b u t c o u l d get no
boa t,
§ so w e c a l l e d o n b o a r d t he " C o n n e c t i c u t " ,
at $ 5 , 0 0 0 e x p e n s e s Capt.
paraiso with
Penhallow
$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 w o r t h o f oil.
L e v a m p o n e (?), Capt.
a b o u t to s a i l f o r V a l
W h i l e there h e a r d that the
H a s t i n g s h a d a r r i v e d 154 ds.
when I reached home found letters
f r o m bro.
Ridgefield § from niece Elizabeth
§ her husband.
Clark.
at bro.
parents,
Capt.
R o ge rs .
Thales present,
his wife
from Boston §
§ sister Wilcox,
f r o m t h e s t a t e s w e r e r e c e i v e d b y the M i s s i o n .
bro.
lately repaired
48.
Many letters
Meeting conducted
§ two children board
Today I read Warren Chamberlain's
d a t e d J a n § Feb.
at
This afternoon
l e t t e r s to his
I have commenced a
1 1 t h C o m 11 to T e a c h e r s .
A great rage a mong the nat i v e s
f or g o i n g to C a l i f o r n i a .
T h i s e v e n i n g I p u r p o s e to c a l l at Mr. J o h n s t o n e ' s .
[by]
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
Sat.
Feb.
Feb.
3, 1849
Page 242
3 '49
L a s t e v e n i n g w e v i s i t e d w i t h the g i r ls at bro.
T h i s m o r n i n g s h a v e d bro.
Wilcox.
$1700.
C. c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n a s s i s t e d bro.
C ld rk ' s .
§ sister
Castle count pistareens,
T h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y J a n e h a d a l i t t l e son.
a n d e r r e t u r n e d f r o m H i l o in t h e K a m e h a m e h a III.
Lot £j A l e x
Read sister Dole's
l e t t e r s f r o m Am.
L o r d ' s d a y Feb.
4 '49
T h e h o l y s a b b a t h is n o w p a s t ,
ileges h ave departed.
when
§ a ll its i n e s t i m a b l e p r i v
H a v e I i m p r o v e d t h e m as I s h a l l w i s h I h a d
I a n s w e r for t h e m at t h e J u d g m e n t ?
No.
"Shew
p i t y , Lord, Oh Lord! f o r g i v e .
L et a r e p e n t i n g r e b e l live,
A r e n o t t h y m e r c i e s l a r g e § free,
M a y n o t a s i n n e r t r u s t in t h e e ? "
L a s t n i g h t m y s l u m b e r s w e r e f r e q u e n t l y i n t e r r u p t e d by
Mary Annis,
§ Mrs.
C's b y d r e a m i n g a b o u t Mrs.
Jasper.
J o h n Ii
w e n t up t h e r e e a r l y this m o r n i n g £j f o u n d h e r m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e .
This afternoon,
so w e l l .
Sarai
§ Bernice have returned,
This forenoon we were
Armstrong,
(bro.
§ report her not
f a v o r e d w i t h th e p r e a c h i n g o f bro.
C l a r k h a v i n g g o n e to M a u n a l u a ,
on the coast e a s t
ward,
to a d m i n i s t e r t h e S a c r a m e n t ) , w h o p r e a c h e d f r o m A g u r ' s p r a y e r ,
Prov.
3 0 : 8, 9,
f o r n e i t h e r p o v e r t y n o r r i c he s.
and a timely discourse.
It w a s b o t h a g o o d
A t t h e c h a p e l , w e h e a r d bro.
a l o n g § g o o d s e r m o n f r o m Rom.
1:16.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n he p r e a c h e d
in n a t i v e a b o u t t h e r i c h m a n § L a z a r u s L u k e 1 6:19.
c l o c k , Mrs.
Green preach
At 6 1/2 o '
C. a c c o m p a n i e d t h e c h i l d r e n to a m e e t i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
Damon pre a c h e d from James
§ A l . w e r e at m e e t i n g all day,
o l d r o o m o f P e t e r ma.
1:22.
T h i s d a y Lot
§ to n i g h t t h e y s l e e p h e r e in the
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
Wednes.
Feb.
Feb.
b a c k to Mr. J a s p e r ' s to s p e n d t h e day,
w e n t to a c c o m p a n y t h e m hom e.
more comfortable.
Mrs.
Mrs.
J.
C.
§ B e r n i c e rode on h o r s e
§ in t h e a f t e r n o o n I
§ her babe
[are] m u c h
C. r o d e s i s t e r D i m o n d ' s b l a c k ho rs e.
On o u r r e t u r n w e me t t h e k i n g
Andrews's.
§ suite,
§ w e c a l l e d for t h e f i r s t
J u l i e t t e s p e n t t h e d a y at bro.
O u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s at bro.
Green.
Page 243
7 49
On M o n d a y a b o u t 9 o ' c l o c k Mrs.
t im e at bro.
7, 1849
Armstrong's
Smith's.
§ c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
F o r t h e f i r s t t i m e w e t o o k up a c o l l e c t i o n § f o r bro.
Rowell's church.
During the day the H o n o l u l u a r r i v e d § h a d for
a p a s s e n g e r Mr. W o o d ,
the cabinet-maker, who had been married
on t h e c o a s t to M i s s M e l l i s h , w h o c a m e w i t h h i m § h e r s i st er .
He b r o u g h t l e t t e r s
§ g o l d e n c l o s e d to me to Mrs.
C. § o u r c h i l d
ren § all the s c h o l a r s - -all t o g e t h e r a b o u t 2 ozs. m y p i e c e w e i g h e d
12 pwt.
§ 13 g r s .
The Columbia,
on Monday.
To-day
b o u n d to C o l u m b i a ,
a H u d s o n B. Co's v e s s e l
from London arrived
I l e a r n e d t h a t t h e r e w a s a m i n i s t e r on b o a r d
or Vancouver's
t erday I reed some p apers
I s la n d,
( Ea gles)
o r P u g e t So u nd .
§ r e a d Mr.
Corwin's speech
a b o u t n o t a l l o w i n g s l a v e r y in O r e g o n or in N e w M e x i c o .
6 th L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g a m o t i o n ,
On the
a f t e r m u c h d i s c u s s i o n n o t to
a l l o w s l a v e r y in Oregon, was passed,
31 for,
§ 2 3 a g a i n t s (!).
To d a y I h a v e r e a d s o m e t h i n g o f t h e s am e in C. M i r r o r Aug.
'48.
Yes
24
T h i s a f t e r n o o n r e a d a p a r t o f 3rd p r o o f s h e e t o f N a t i v e
Testament.
To d a y p r o c u r e d a n e w g o l d p en , w i t h s i l v e r p e n c i l
§ p e n h o l d e r for 1 . 7 5 - - w i t h w h i c h I h a v e w r i t t e n t h e a bove.
e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y b r o Green.
a c c o m p a n i e d s i s t e r P a r k e r to bro.
Johnstone's.
This
After meeting I
Mrs.
C. h a s w a s h e d
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
to day.
Feb.
I am not v ery well.
shaved himself.
Monday
7, 1849
§ to d a y bro.
Page 244
Chamberlain
K a l i m a o u r c o o k l e f t us on M o n d a y b e c a u s e w e w d
n o t p a y $8. pr. m.
Th e Conn.
Capt.
Penhallow,
sailed yesterday
for V a l p a r a i s o .
T h u r s d a y Feb.
8 '49
To d a y I h a v e f e lt q u i t e u n w e l l .
To-day I had the w a g o n m e n d e d but durt
b e f o r e it.
S c h o o l n o t v e r y good.
[durst] n o t p u t S t r a w b e r r y
In r e r e a d i n g th e p r o o f s h e e t o f y e s t e r d a y f o u n d a
m i s t a k e o f 7 , 0 00 for 4 , 0 0 0 f e d b y C h r i s t in Mat.
15:38.
This
e r r o r has b e e n in e v e r y e d i t i o n .
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e is a m e s
s e n g e r f r o m W a i a l u a s a y i n g Mrs.
E m e r s o n is q u i t e s i c k § r e q u e s t
ing Dr. J u d d to go over.
A c a l l t h i s e v e n i n g f r o m Mr.
Fuller,
§ he h a s g o n e to s i n g
ing.
Sat.
Feb.
10
'49
L a s t e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr.
§ t o - d a y f i n i s h e d it § o n e to bro.
w i t h P o l y n e s i a n s ea.
3 5-39
to bro.
I sent by Honolulu,
for China.
§ Mrs.
§ s i ster W i l c o x - - b o t h of which,
§ s i s t e r S e e l e y § bro.
Capt.
Newell which said
C h a r l e s Nos
[sailed]
T e n E y c k a b o u t t h e K i n g, h i s o f f i c e r s ,
Missionaries,
§ our school especially about Abigail's
§ the reasons
for it.
b athe.
to d a y
T h e P o l y n e s i a n of t o - d a y has a l e t t e r w r i t t e n a b o u t
t wo y e a r s s i n c e , b y Mr.
good.
Stevens
expulsion
The e d i t o r ' s r e m a r k s a b o u t it w e r e v e r y
T h i s a f t e r n o o n a c c o m p a n i e d t h e b o y s on foot to K a p e n a to
I c a l l e d at Dr. J u d d ' s
Y e s t e r d a y w a s A l .'s b i r t h day.
b erry," our w a g o n horse.
§ inquired about sister Emerson.
Was tr oubled some about
R e e d to d a y m o r e M ass.
Eagles.
"Straw
Jo urnal, Amos S t arr C o oke
M o n d a y Feb.
12
Feb.
12, 1849
Page 245
'49
I h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d
b y bro.
Gr een.
M o r e " E a g l e s " h a v e c o m e to h a n d to day.
S c h o o l c o m m e n c e d to day.
Mr.
Punahou
S p o k e to bro. A r m g t h i s e v e n i n g a b o u t
F u l l e r ' s c o m i n g h e r e § h e s a y s to us to w a i t o u r o w n time.
H a v e i n v i t e d bro.
G r e e n m a to d i n e § su p w i t h us to m o r r o w .
H a l l r e e d a l e t t e r t o - d a y f r o m bro.
o u r h a v i n g a m e e t i n g th is year .
almost impossible.
meeting of natives
C o n d e o b j e c t i n g s t r o n g l y to
Bro.
at t h e s c h o o l h o u s e
§ made some remarks.
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
us in t h e g r e a t c o n g r e g a t i o n f r o m Ez.
§ shall be for a l a m e n t a t i o n . "
population,
H a l l r e p l i e d t h a t it w a s
This m o r n i n g I at t e n d ed the m o r n i n g p r a y e r
O n l y a b o u t t w e l v e t here.
tation,
Bro.
G r e e n p r e a c h e d for
19 :14.
"This
is a l a m e n
1st T h e d e c r e a s e o f
2 n d N a t i v e s g o i n g on b o a r d s h i p s ,
3 r d g o i n g to
California.
A t n o o n bro.
J o h n 21 : 15 ,
D a m o n p r e a c h e d on th e s u b j e c t o f S.S.
"Feed my lambs."
In t h e e v e n i n g Rev. Mr.
Episcopal clergyman from England,
o r t h o d o x § w a s f o u n d e d on Lev.
at 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
day.
palace
Lot
Isl an d,
a b o u t the s c a p e goat.
at n a t i v e c h u r c h
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro. A r m g p r e a c h e d f r o m Rev.
" B e h o l d I c o m e q u i c k l y " §c.
Bro.
an
His s ermon was very
B e r n i c e p l a y e d on t h e S e r a p h e n a all day,
§ at c h a p e l .
Stain,
§ g o i n g to V a n c o u v e r ' s
p r e a c h e d for us § r e a d E p i s c o p a l s e r v i c e .
from
3:3,
G r e e n p r e a c h e d at th e p a l a c e
T h e k i n g w a s n o t at m e e t i n g a n y p a r t o f the
§ Al w e r e in t h e i r r o o m all day, b u t w e n t to the
§ to t h e c h a p e l in t h e e v e n i n g .
m o v e d to b o a r d at J u d g e B a t e s ' .
hired a new man Nahukana.
This m o r n i n g they r e
N a o l u l u c a m e b a c k to day,
§I
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
T u e s d a y Feb.
13
Feb.
the N orth West coast.
have just returned,
e x c e p t M a r y.
F r i d a y Feb.
16
A l l t h e s c h o l a r s e x c e p t Ber.
Mrs.
R i c h a r d s w a s h e r e to tea.
I p u t S t r a w b e r r y i n t o Wm.
S u m n e r ' s h o r s e c a r t Ej
b u t it s o b e r e d h i m down.
G r e e n l e t t e r f r o m bro.
s h e e t s f r o m Mr.
Tinker.
H a d the re a d i n g
To d a y h e h a s r e c 1^ t wo
G i l b e r t o f N e w t o n , Ma ss.
'49
W e d n e s d a y w e h a d s c h o o l as us u a l .
with Neurology,
§
Tibbey's who are c e l e b r a t i n g the 14th
a n n i ve rs ar y of Edney's birth.
he was quite antic,
G r e e n ' s s a i l i n g for
To d a y h e § h i s f a m i l y h a v e v i s i t e d us,
§ M a r y a r e o v e r to Mr.
o f bro.
Page 246
'49
T h i s is t h e 2 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f bro.
This aft er no on
13, 1849
Mrs.
C. w a s a f f l i c t e d
§ for t wo n i g h t s d i d n o t s l e e p b u t a v e r y litt l e.
E a r l y in th e m o r n i n g w e n t to i n q u i r e a b o u t w o o d .
f or it, p a i d f o r it,
§ d r e w $100.
in g o l d f r o m t h e F i n a n c i e r .
S o o n a f t e r d i n n e r p u t S t r a w b e r r y i n t o Mr.
§ w e n t u p to P u n a h o u .
At n o o n w e n t
S u m n e r ' s h o r s e cart,
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y w e n t p a r t w a y up P u n c h
B o w l Hill.
In t h e e v e n i n g d i d n o t go o u t to m e e t i n g on a c c o u n t of
Mrs.
Mr.
C.'s
illness.
A s s e m b l e d in t h e p a r l o r to read ,
F u l l e r c a m e in § s a i d Rev.
c o m i n g to v i s i t o u r s c h o o l .
R.I.
s c h o o l t i l l t h a t day.
Ej Mrs.
Staines were
A f t e r t h e y c a m e an h o u r w a s
in s i n g i n g , p l a y i n g on t h e P i a n o ,
highly pleased wi t h school,
Staines
§ just then
§ conversation.
spent
They appeared
Ei t h a t t h e y h a d n o t h e a r d of our
T h e y w e r e s t a y i n g at G e n l . M i l l e r ' s .
T h a t e v e n i n g w h i l e at P u n a h o u h e a r d o f t h e d e a t h o f o ne o f
bro.
Johnson's twins,
t h e f e e b l e s t one.
He d i e d o f E r y s i p e l a s .
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Cooke
Feb.
16, 1849
Page 247
T h e r e I a l s o l e a r n e d o f t h e p r o b a b l e loss o f t h e " A m e l i a " .
n a o a left,
Kekua-
in t h e K a m e h a m e h a III, to go a f t e r her.
Ye s t e r d a y imm e d i a t e l y after dinner I took Juliette down
to bro.
Smith's;
f r o m bros.
conversed w i t h him awhile
Baldwin § Alexander.
§ he read letters
The latter t h inks s e r i o u s l y
o f l e a v i n g w i t h h i s f a m i l y f o r t he S t a t e s .
If he d o e s, o t h e r s
w i l l f o l l o w him.
§ Co.
§ h e a r d that the
w e n t to Mr. W i l l i a m s '
§ found a letter
C a l l e d at E v e r e t t ' s
Aukland had arrived
to bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n § 3 to Mrs.
f o u n d one f r o m bro.
Tinker,
Richards.
o f Aug.
1-48.
in f i x i n g M a r y A n n i s ' w i l l o w c a r r i a g e .
On m y r e t u r n h o m e
The evening I spent
T h i s n o o n w e h a d bro.
B i s h o p to d i n e w i t h us.
T h i s e v e n i n g Bro.
£ Sis D i m o n d § t h e i r s i x c h i l d r e n to tea.
T h i s e v e n i n g h a d a c a l l f r o m bro.
T h e L e l a n d , w i t h Mr.
is d a i l y e x p e c t e d .
pected.
A l s o , Mr.
Ives.
§ Mrs. M a r s h a l l as p a s s e n g e r s ,
§ Mrs. M a r s h a l l J o h n s o n a r e e x
F r a n k is d e a d .
T h e A u k l a n d ha s s a i l e d to d a y f o r C a l i f o r n i a ,
a b o u t to do so.
Bros.
Bishop
o r is
§ S m i t h b o t h s p o k e to m e y e s t e r
d a y a b o u t m y b e i n g l i c e n s e d to p r e a c h ,
§ said the b r e t h r e n would
h a v e u r g e d to it b e f o r e b u t f o r t h e fa ct t h a t w e h a v e b e e n so
well employed.
M o n d a y Feb.
19
'49
I have just returned from Seamen's Mon t h l y concert where
Mr.
D a m o n g a v e us i n t e r e s t i n g a c c o u n t s o f G r e y § t w o o t h e r s on
Constitution
§ much other interesting intelligence about Seamen
Friend Society.
Bro.
Green accompanied
us, b e f o r e wh. he p r a y e d
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
Feb.
w i t h us at f a m i l y w o r s h i p .
A n n E l i z a C la r k,
El iz ^.
Bernice Mary,
Em.
Helen
19, 1849
Page 248
§ L aura Judd, May
[Mary]
§ El. h a v e g o n e w i t h Dr. J u d d
to Dr. W o o d ' s to h e a r t h e G e r m a n d o c t o r p l a y on th e Pi an o.
7 1/2 o ' c l o c k S i s t e r D i m o n d w a s d e l i v e r e d o f a d a u g h t e r .
J. a t t e n d e d her.
ing.
At
Dr.
T h i s m o r n i n g a t t e n d e d t he n a t i v e p r a y e r m e e t
At n o o n r e a d P r o o f s h e e t o f E lele.
This a f t e r n o o n drove
S t r a w b e r r y in t h e w a g o n fo r t h e f i r s t time.
S a t u r d a y a fter fixing gate into c o o k - r o o m yard,
all t h e w a g o n s
§ t h e n d r o v e S t r a w b e r r y b e f o r e Mr.
c a r t up to Mr. J a s p e r .
Wm.
a c c o m p a n i e d me.
Found Jane
Sumner's horse
§ her little son doing well.
M e t t h e r e R o b e r t D a v i e s , Mr.
a f t e r n o o n r e a d p a r t o f p r o o f s h e e t o f E l e l e No.
L ew is .
15.
T h e c h i l d r e n w i t h M a r y G r e e n w e n t u p to c a l l on Mrs.
r e s t o f us w e n t to t h e s c h o o l h o u s e § h e a r d bro.
preparatory lecture from
33:6.
§ h e a r d Mr.
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g bro.
The king there.
D a m o n f r o m Prov.
28:9-15:8.
o f Mr.
th e s c h o l a r s to h e a r bro.
Armstrong
bro.
At 4 o ' c l o c k
Jasper.
Damon preach a
Clark preached
F u l l er .
A f t e r t h i s t h e S.S.
Mrs.
C. a c c o m p a n i e d
I w e n t to p r e p a r e t he
At f o u r t h e r e w e r e q u i t e a n u m b e r t h e r e
G r e e n p r e a c h e d an e x c e l l e n t d i s c o u r s e f r o m I Jo.
Dole broke the b r e a k
[bread],
H a l l § I distributed them.
§ bro.
th e e v e n i n g .
Gal.
6:8.
§
1:3.
Green p o u r e d the wine.
Bro.
Bro.
To me it w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g seaso n.
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d at t h e P a l a c e ,
the Chapel,
T he
At n o o n w e w e n t to the C h a p e l
c o m m e n c e d u n d e r t h e su p
c o m m u n i o n t able.
In the
(!) S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g n o
r e a d i n g all r e t i r e d ea r l y .
f r o m Is.
greased
B e r n i c e p l a y e d at n o o n ,
§ bro.
§ Mr.
G r e e n at
F u l l e r in
Green,
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Co oke
Wed.
Feb.
21
Feb.
21, 1849
Page 249
'49
This evening I am very much fatigued, having w o r k e d har d
from noon till sunset,
§ cart.
f i x i n g ga t e s ,
oiling harness,
driving wagon
S t r a w b e r r y b r o k e t h e n e w t h i l l at t h e b r o o k ,
c a me h o m e f o r the c a r t o f Mr.
§ then I
S u m n e r § w e n t up fo r t h e w agon.
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Armstrong.
To
m o r r o w is t h e d a y set a p a r t at h o m e to p r a y f o r c o l l e g e s .
We
are to o b s e r v e it h e r e b y a m e e t i n g in n a t i v e e a r l y in t h e m o r n
i ng § at 3 1/2 o ' c l o c k P.M.
evening.
L a s t e v e n i n g w e h a d Mr.
to tea.
aftr.
Mrs.
§ in E n g l i s h ,
at bro.
A ring in the
F u l l e r h e r e f o r t h e f i r s t ti me
A f t e r t h a t w e h a d a s i n g i n g s c h o o l in t h e p a r l o r .
Here-
e v e r y T u e s d a y e v e n i n g in o u r s c h o o l room.
Hunt
§ h e r c h i l d r e n v i s i t e d us y e s t e r d a y .
This afternoon
t h e r e w a s a m a t e r n a l m e e t i n g her e.
F r i d a y Feb.
23
'49
Ye s t e r d a y a f t er noo n att e n d e d the concert
a c c o m p a n i e d by the s cholars;
s t r o n g ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
some,
for colleges,
§ in t h e e v e n i n g t h a t at bro.
Smith.
Arm
In th e a f t e r n o o n I s t u d i e d
§ t h i s a f t e r n o o n f i n i s h e d m y 1 1 t h a r t i c l e to T e a c h e r s ,
M u l t i p l y i n g in
the h e a d R o m a n § A r a b i c c o m p u t a t i o n .
i ng Mrs.
C. § I v i s i t e d w i t h bro.
s t r on g.
This a f t e r n o o n
a ga in .
This e v e n
§ s i s t e r C l a r k at bro.
Arm
I d r o v e S t r a w b e r r y in the h o r s e cart
E n t e r e d m y b o o k s r ec op .
Seranphone
in m y acct.
b o o k to
D e p o s i t o r y cr.
Wed.
Feb.
28
'49
An other m o n t h has
fled,
§ I have accomplished but a
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cook e
Feb.
l i t t l e d u r i n g its 28 days.
This evening
f r o m m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
H e a r d t h a t bro.
Clark.
b u t d i d n o t s e e him.
Jasper's
Page 2
I have just returned
Our usual number present.
B o n d h a s a s o n b o r n J a n y 30th.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w e n t to Mr.
28, 1849
in a w a g o n
No physician.
§ f o u n d h i m sick ,
T h i s d a y has b e e n c e l e b r a t e d as th e a n n i v e r
s a r y of F r e n c h R e p u b l i c .
Y e s t e r d a y an a r r i v a l
from Kahiki with
several passengers.
To day,
one from Liverpool, Janion's vessel.
W r o t e to d a y to Mr.
Douglass.
Last evening our singing school,
o r Mr.
bros.
F u l l e r ' s , w a s in t h e s c h o o l room.
G u l i c k §G reen.
Bro.
i ng § p r a y e d w i t h us.
h a m ' s de at h.
o f bro.
Y e s t e r d a y w a s the a n n i v e r s a r y o f Mrs.
Dwight ma arrival.
Bro.
Bro.
Judd
Bing
M o n d a y w a s the a n n i v e r s a r y
H e a r d s o m e t h i n g b a d on S u n d a y a b o u t
h i s b e i n g up n i g h t s w i t h P u n c h a r d .
played.
§ Mrs.
G. t o o k b r e a k f a s t w i t h us t hi s m o r n
S a r a i s a i l e d f o r M a u i.
p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e .
P r e s e n t Dr.
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g bro.
D a m o n all d a y at th e c h a p e l ,
C l a r k p r e a c h e d in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n c a l l e d at P u n a h o u ,
Green
Bernice
A l l of us w en t .
a l s o on M o n d a y .
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 1st 18 49
This morning
I d i d n o t r i s e so e a r l y as u s u a l .
Ii p r a y e d w i t h us at f a m i l y w o r s h i p .
S i s t e r D i m o n d ' s ba b y .
"Permutation".
p a n i e d bro.
dimensions
clock,
Bernice
§ Wm.
Mrs.
§ El.
Cooke w a s h e d § dressed
in E m e r s o n ' s
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w r o t e u p m y c a s h acct.
C l a r k £j Mr.
3r d p a r t ,
Accom
B o a r d m a n to t h e m e e t i n g h o u s e to t ak e
o f t h e s t e e p l e in r e f e r e n c e to h i s g e t t i n g a t o w n
as he is a b o u t l e a v i n g f or B o s t o n v i a P a n a m a .
f o r m o f t op w a s 22 ft.
cornishes
John
6 in.
lengthwise,
§ two th ic knesses of walls
less
2 ft.
The p l a t
6 in.
f or t w o
3.6 - l e a v i n g a s p a c e
Journ al, Amos S tarr Coo ke
16
ft.
6 in. w i t h i n .
c o r n i s h § 3 1/2 ft.
M a r c h 1, 1849
From mauka, makai
for walls
leaves
f r o m r i d g e to c o r n i s h a b o u t 8 ft.
- 20.
less
2 1/2 ft.
14 ft. w i t h i n .
- mauka
Page 2
for
The height
§ makai sides
12 ft.
Fall o f t h e w e i g h t to f i r s t f l o o r 40 ft. to l o w e r f l o o r 15 ft.
more
- c e l l a r 9 mo re.
Mr.
C a s t l e w a s to g i v e Mr.
to Mr. H i l l to p a y t h e b i l l ,
B. a l e t t e r
§ w h e n t he c l e r k a r r i v e d a s u b s c r i p
t i o n w a s to b e t a k e n up a m o n g t h e f o r e i g n e r s .
A f t e r this I went
w i t h Mrs.
Smith's wagon.
R i c h a r d s to P u n a h o u w i t h bro.
§ Sis.
She w i s h e d to a s k t h e m to b o a r d h e r § h e r t w o d a u g h t e r s a f t e r
genl m e e t i n g .
Bro.
about his plans,
H a l l h a d a l o n g t a l k w i t h Mrs.
C. to day
if t h e m i s s i o n d i d n o t act u p o n th e m , h e w o u l d
p r o b a b l y go i n t o t h e s e r v i c e o f t h e Govt.
Lot
§ A l . still visit
t h e k i n g ' s t o o much.
Sat. M a r c h 3 '49
Y e s t e r d a y I w r o t e an i n t r o d u c t i o n to bro.
Mr.
Boardman,
a l s o a l e t t e r to Mr.
I h a v e p u t up P o l y n e s i a n s
gelists
fo r Mr.
Lyman,
California.
§ l e t t e r s for Mr.
L y m a n to s e n d b y Mr.
C a s t l e c a l l e d £ t o l d bro.
p l a n s o f bro. Hall .
ing bro.
Douglass
Boardman.
I t o o k all m y f a m i l y to P u n a h o u in o u r w a g o n
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
f or
To day
§ Evan
This a f ternoon
§wi t h Strawberry.
C h a m b e r l a i n a b o u t the
L a s t e v e n i n g bro. H a l l c a l l e d ,
§ sister Castle called.
Charles
§ this e v e n
S a r a i r e t u r n e d f r o m L ah a i n a .
T h i s d a y P r e s i d e n t P o l k t a k e s h i s l e a v e of th e W h i t e
House.
W h o h i s s u c c e s s o r is w e h a v e no t y e t h e ar d.
M o n d a y M c h 5 49
Ye s t e r d a y was a clouldy(!)
d a y tho' w e h a d l i t t l e o r
Journal, Amos S tarr Coo ke
n o rain.
G re en ,
Bro.
M a r c h 5, 1849
C l a r k p r e a c h e d in th e m o r n i n g f r o m Gal.
in t h e a f t e r n o o n f r o m P r o v 1:10.
a ll day.
Bro.
2 4: 16 , E v e r y m a n s h a l l d i e fo r h i s ow n sins.
a n d it ha s r a i n e d to d a y also.
at bro.
Chamberlain's
s e n t b y b r os .
ture;
Hall
No sun.
§ C a s tl e.
At n o o n c a l l e d
He f e e l s t h a t t h e y w e r e v e r y p r e m a
lett er .
I e n d e a v o r e d to c o n v i n c e
w i t h a l e t t e r c o m m e n c e d t o Mr. A n d e r s o n .
it w a s
from Messrs Geddie § Archibald.
Wed.
Clark.
g l a d I h a d call ed .
Letters were read
A l s o f r o m Mr.
T h e y a re o p p r e s s e d b y t h e F r e n c h .
to d a y f r o m bro.
He was
Found him
stormy, we attended the mo n t h l y concert
at bro. A r m s t r o n g ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
hik i.
§ Deut.
L a s t n i g h t it
h i m t h a t a c r i s i s h a d c o m e § w e m u s t do s o m e t h i n g .
tho'
Bro.
§ had a long talk w i t h h i m about the letters
a n d so h e s a i d o f Mr. A ' s
This evening,
6:9.
The k i n g § queen present
D a m o n ' s t e x t s w e r e J o h n 3:3, N e w b i r t h ,
rained,
Page 252
T h o m p s o n at Ka-
I received a letter
Baldwin.
M a r c h 7-49
It has c o n t i n u e d to r a i n b o t h y e s t e r d a y § to day.
e v e n i n g bro.
§ s i s t e r A r m s t r o n g w i t h Mrs.
§ Fuller with myself were
C. B e r n i c e Mr.
i n v i t e d to t e a to bro.
Last
Goodale
Damon's.
It
b e ing s t o r m y the s i n g i n g school was p o s t p o n e d till T h u r s d a y
evening.
On o u r r e t u r n Mr.
F u l l e r c a l l e d in a n h o u r ,
S a i d h e was a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e H u t c h i n s o n ' s
o r so.
family of singers.
To d a y I c o m m e n c e d m y 1 2 t h c o m m u n i c a t i o n to n a t i v e T e a c h e r s .
C l e a n e d P a r l o r Lamp.
our meeting.
Mr.
T h i s e v e n i n g I i n t e n d to v e n t u r e o u t to
Goodale expects
to K a u fo r r e t u r n s o f t h e c e n s u s
to s a i l to m o r r o w f o r H a w a i i ,
in t h o s e p a r t s .
Journa l, Amos Sta rr Cooke
F r i d a y , M a r c h 9,
M a r c h 9, 1849
Page 25
'49
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y m y s p a r e t i m e w a s t a k e n u p in r e a d i n g
p r o o f s h e e t s o f the E l e l e ,
Wm.
of a Loafer from Youths
h e w i l l to m o r r o w , p e r h a p s .
J o h n s t o n e ho u s e .
the Elele,
day,
16,
a scurilous paper.
Companion.
Mr.
Y e s t e r d a y Mr.
R e a d to Mrs.
G o o d a l e h as n o t s a i l e d
G r e e n m o v e d in t o the
C. t h e N e w s o f y e s t e r
Last ev e n i n g I p r e p a r e d for singing
F u l l e r d i d n o t g i v e n o t i c e to h i s s c h o l a r s .
f ew c a m e § it w a s in t h e p a r l o r .
f or t h e E l e l e ,
§ c o r r e c t i n g a t r a n s l a t i o n by
H e h a s w r i t t e n an e d i t o r i a l o f two p a g e s f o r
of M o n d a y next.
s c h oo l, b u t Mr.
No.
Robert Andrews
§ I g av e h i m 5 0 f o r it.
A
cut so me f i g u r e s
To day, J u l i e t t e has
been th rea t e n e d wit h the mumps.
Sat. Mch.
10,49
T h i s h a s b e e n to me, a b u s y day.
m o r n i n g bro.
W h i l e at p r a y e r s this
S m i t h c a l l e d § g a v e us a c u t t i n g f r o m a N o r t h a m p t o n
p ap er containing a notice of the death of sister Harriet
Montague,
at A m h e r s t ,
" M a r c h 15 48".
On t u r n i n g to t h e E a g l e
of March 24th we found a similar notice.
man had not sailed,
At noon,
I w r o t e to C h a r l e s a f e w l i n e s
g a v e it to Mr.
B. w h o w a s a b o u t to s a i l - - a l s o ,
to d a y f o r Mr.
Douglass
L yman.
Mr.
Gaylord
as Mr.
Board-
§ at 3 o ' c l o c k
a P o l y n e s i a n of
§ s o m e E v a n g e l i s t s o f M a r c h f o r Mr.
G o o d a l e s a i l e d to d a y f o r H a w a i i in t h e " J o s e p h i n e " .
Last evening § today I have p r e p a r e d my 12th c o m m u ni ca tio n
Geography)
Mrs.
to t e a c h e r s ,
C. Jos.
fo r t h e 1 7 t h No o f El el e .
§ M a r t h a h a v e g o n e to Mr.
Tibbey's
ma has m o v e d to d a y to t h e o l d s c h o o l room,
h e r room.
This e vening
to tea.
§ Ber.
S h e § s o m e c h i l d r e n h a v e v i s i t e d at Mr.
(on
Sarai
§ Lydia into
Bates'.
Mr.
Journal, Amos Starr Co oke
B. has t h e p i a n o
M a r c h 10, 1849
f o r m e r l y u s e d by Dr. J u dd .
s e nt a l e t t e r to Mr. A n d e r s o n b y Mr.
h as s a i l e d to d a y f o r C e n t r a l Am.
Rooney for California.
Mr.
Bro.
Boardman.
§ home.
Page 2
Chamberlain
The Serampore
The Bark Asenath,
Boardman, Hawes,
Byres
§ other passen
gers .
M o n d a y Mch.
12
'49
Y e s t e r d a y w a s a v e r y p l e a s a n t day.
§ h e a r d bro. A r m s t r o n g f r o m Deut.
12 :1 9,
W e w e n t to c h u r c h
subject
t h e c h u r c h to s u s t a i n t h e i r o w n m i n i s t e r . "
"the duty of
When we were going
to c h u r c h it w a s s u p p o s e d t h a t t h e L e l a n d w a s c o m i n g .
s e c o n d s i n g i n g Mr.
B i s h o p c a m e in § a s k e d m e w h e r e J o h n Ii was.
I t o l d h i m § t h e y w e n t out t o g e t h e r .
A f t e r t h e m e e t i n g J o h n Ii
r e t u r n e d s a y i n g t h e y w a n t e d a p e r m i t to Mr.
marry,
D a m o n b e f o r e he c a m e to c h u r c h , w h i l e the
vessel w as coming into the harbor.
[§] Mrs.
Marshall,
§ her sister Elizabeth,
§ others.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
Capt.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d fr.
Dan.
On o u r w a y h o m e w e
Howland, wife
(De bo ra h)
J o s e p h s t a i d to Mr.
F u l l e r S.S
C. M a r t h a M a r r y (!) A n n i s w e n t out.
G r e e n p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 8 9: 1 5,
know the joyful s o u n d . "
bro.
Bro.
§ some of the p a s s e n g e r s w e r e present.
h e a r d t h a t Mr.
Bro.
L e e § M i s s N e w t o n to
as t h e l a t t e r w i s h e d to be m a r r i e d b e f o r e s he c a m e a s h o r e ,
§ t hi s w a s d o n e b y bro.
4:30,
A t th e
" B l e s s e d are t h e p e o p l e that
A stranger was present
Castle § returned from meeting.
in c o m p a n y w i t h
I a s k e d bro.
A. w h o it w a s ?
He s a i d it w a s a n e w m i s s i o n a r y p h y s i c i a n - - t h a t h e w a s f r o m
Lebanon,
C t . § h i s w i f e f r o m P i t t s f i e l d Ms.
Mrs.
w e n t to t h e p a l a c e at 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k to h e a r bro.
with the domestics.
W e n t to t h e c h a p e l
C. § s c h o l a r s
Green,
§ h e a r d bro.
§ I read
Damon from
Journ al, A m o s S tarr Cooke
Ex.
3:3,
"Burning bush."
than usual.
Went
M a r c h 12, 1849
Page 255
R e t i r e d e a r l y § th i s m o r n i n g a r o s e e a r l i e r
H ad my season of reading § p r a y e r before breakfast.
to c a l l on t h e n e w c o m e r s at bro.
Castle
m o r e w i t h a l e t t e r o f i n t r o d u c t i o n f r o m bro.
ing in t h e h i g h e s t t e r m s o f b o t h ,
us f r o m M o t h e r § 3 f r o m F a n n y .
have other letters
s c h o o l a ll day.
§ bundles
§c. §c.
C h a r l e s to us s p e a k
T h e y h a d a l e t t e r for
I r e e d one f r o m s i s t e r Ma r y .
on b o a r d .
This afternoon
§ f o u n d Dr. W e t -
To d a y I h a v e t a u g h t
d r o v e S t r a w b e r r y ag ai n.
T hi s
e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d t h e S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
p r a y e r b y Dr. W e t m o r e .
Wed. M a r c h 14
We
T h e y h a v e r e m o v e d to bro.
Arm g.
Chamberlain's.
'49
Y e s t e r d a y I h a d a s c h o o l all da y 5 in t h e e v e n i n g w e h a d
a sin g i n g school.
Lot
§ A l . present.
Bro.
Armstrong called §
s a i d h e w a s to l e a v e at 7 o ' c l o c k th i s m o r n i n g w i t h t h e King.
L e a r n e d to d a y t h a t Mr.
hameha.
§ Mrs.
L a a n u i s e n t for El.
q u i t e sick.
P o g u e a r r i v e d l a s t n i g h t in Kame -
to go to M a u i
Bro. A r m s t r o n g t h o u g h t
B e r n i c e a b o u t Lot
it n o t be st.
§ A l . ---§ sh e s a i d "no".
Bishop has called.
§ see Lydia, w h o was
Mrs.
C. q u e s t i o n e d
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
A s c h o o n e r h a s a r r i v e d to d a y f r o m S a l e m , pr.
Kahiki, n a m e d Dunlap.
I h o p e w e h a v e a b o x on b o a r d § s o m e l e t t e r s .
C o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to C h a r l e s .
T he L e l a n d s a i l s f o r h o m e v i a
M a n i l l a in a f e w days.
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 1 5 - 49
This evening,
f o r t h e f i r s t ti m e ,
r o o m w h i c h u s e d to be o c c u p i e d b y J a n e
b y E l i z a b e t h § Emma.
I a m s e a t e d in t h e
§ Abigail,
§ afterwards
To d a y I h a v e b r o u g h t m y S e c r e t a r y in
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
M a r c h 15, 1849
h e re Hj J o s e p h h a s b r o u g h t h i s bed.
w a s h e d § c l e a n e d to day.
bro.
Page 256
Our b e d r o o m has b e e n w h i t e
S c h o o l as u s u a l .
H e a r d to d a y t h a t
G r e e n w e n t up to L a h a i n a in K a m e h a m e h a ; y e s t e r d a y .
rec^ a few Danbury Times
§ Eagles
§ M is s .
To da y
H e r a l d f o r Oct.
48 $
l o o k e d t h e m over.
16.
[March,
Friday]
L a s t e v e n i n g r e e d an i n v i t a t i o n f r o m Mr.
M a r y , Em. Wm. J a m e s
§ P e t e r to go to t h e k i n g ' s
S a t u r d a y § s p e n d t h e day,
families,
c o u n t r y s e a t on
Bates
§ Judd 5 their
T h e P o l y n e s i a n s of to m o r r o w h a v e r e a c h e d us to day.
C. h a s c l e a n e d t h e P a r l o r to day,
head.
f o r Ber.
to c e l e b r a t e h i s M a j e s t y ' s b i r t h d a y § I r e p l i e d in t h e
affirmative.
Mrs.
in c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
Bates
§ w h i t e w a s h e d it o v e r
H a v e fe lt q u i t e u n c o m f o r t a b l e to da y f r o m a cold.
s o m e to day,
in m y n e w r o om ,
Tinkered
at d o o r s , w i n d o w §c.
17
T h i s h a s b e e n c e l e b r a t e d as his m a j e s t y ' s b i r t h day.
S o m e o f t h e s c h o l a r s h a v e b e e n up to N u u a n u .
This morning
on bro.
Have been tinkering
C h a m b e r l a i n § f o u n d h i m n o t so we ll.
all d a y - - m o v e d M a r t h a § J u l i e t t e ' s bed.
p r o p o s e d to i n v i t e Mr.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
§ Mrs. J a s p e r to o c c u p y Mr.
I called
C. has
Goodale's room
a f e w days.
L a s t e v e n i n g I a d d e d one § a h a l f p a g e s to m y l e t t e r to
s i s t e r M ar y .
Mr. A b e l l a r r i v e d f r o m V a l p a r a i s o on T h u r s d a y ,
§
t o - d a y I h e a r d t h a t h i s w i f e d i e d fo u r d ay s a f t e r r e a c h i n g V a l
paraiso.
J ournal , Amos S tarr Coo ke
M o n d a y M a r c h 19,
M a r c h 19, 1849
49
T h i s d a y § e v e n i n g h a v e p a s s e d away .
S e a m e n ' s m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
c o m p a n y o f a Mr.
h i m to c a l l
H en ry of Kahiki,
a bro.
D amon.
F e l l i n t o the
o f Mrs.
Sm i t h .
Invited
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m Prov.
Damon pre a c h e d again about Daniel,
t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
Dan.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m H e b . 2:3.
ing it r a i n e d s o m e b u t w e w e n t t o the c h a p e l
f r o m Luke.
T h e l a t t e r at th e
§ see t h e s c h o o l .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
At n o o n bro.
Page 257
19:21.
6:23.
In
In t h e e v e n
§ h e a r d bro.
T h i s d a y s h a l t t h o u b e w i t h me in p a r a d i s e .
D.
To
d a y s i s t e r C a s t l e h a s b e e n c o n f i n e d w i t h a son.
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 22
'49
To d a y t h e s c h o l a r s
f i n i s h e d the c a t e c h i s m ,
c o m m e n c e it a g a i n to m o r r o w m o r n i n g a n d r e c i t e
§ are to
3 answers,
T h i s f o r e n o o n h a d a c a l l in s c h o o l f r o m Mr.
da il y.
H e n r y of
Kahiki.
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n Mr.
s c ho ol .
Yesterday Emma received a letter from her father §
to d a y a n s w e r e d it.
G o w e r § A d a m s c a l l e d at t h e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n c a l l e d at Dr. J u d d § Mrs.
C. p u r c h a s e d a b o n n e t fo r 6.25.
Tu e s d a y evening we h a d our singing school,
§ H e l e n § El. A n d r e w s t o o k t e a w i t h us.
Adams
Lot came.
§ L e w i s c a l l e d in at t h e s i n g i n g s c h o o l .
encouraged.
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
O u r m e e t i n g w a s v e r y thin.
sheets of Elele,
it
17,
[contained]
Gower §
F u l l e r felt
Fuller tuned our piano.
h i m tw o h o u r s to do it.
No.
§ El. J u d d
It t o o k
Read proof
my communication,
no.
12,
to t e a c h e r s o n t e a c h i n g G e o g r a p h y .
Y e s t e r d a y I f i n i s h e d a l e t t e r to b r o C h a r l e s
b e f o r e to s i s t e r M a ry .
to d a y $50.
A l s o p u t up 5 P o l y n e s i a n s
fr, b r o T D a m o n on a / c H , B , S ,
§ t h e d ay
for them.
Reed
Journ al, Amos S t arr Cooke
Sat.
Mar.
24
M a r c h 24, 1849
'49
Last e v e n i n g w rote
it,
§ s e n t it w i t h s i x Pol.
Seeley,
§ 3 Friends
Charles
§ 6ne to M a r y .
a c al l f r o m bro.
at bro.
Page 258
(Jan.
in a l e t t e r to m o t h e r § t o - d a y f i n i s h e d
No 4 0 - 4 5 to C h a r l e s
Feb. M a r .)
W i l c o x § a l e t t e r to
The L eland s a i l e d this afternoon.
§ s i s t e r Rice.
Andrews.
to bro.
§ t h e s a m e to bro.
Had
C a l l e d w i t h a ll o u r c h i l d r e n
O n o u r r e t u r n £* c o m i n g d o w n t h e p i t c h at Ma e-
m a e t h e s t r a p o v e r t h e h i p s b r o k e § l et t h e b r e e h e n d o w n u p o n
h i s h i n d legs, b u t I s t o p p e d h i m § h a v i n g a s t r i n g in m y p o c k e t
s o o n s e c u r e d it.
M a r y § B e r n i c e s p e n t t h e d a y at Dr. J u d d ' s ,
§ he c a m e h o m e w i t h them.
H e s t a i d avhile § w e t a l k e d o v e r a b o u t
t h e b o y s , w h a t w e h a d d o n e § f e l t § w h a t he h a d d on e ,
s a y i n g we
h a d n o t a p p r o v e d o f h i s m a n n e r o f g e t t i n g t h o s e papers. I r e f e r e d
to o u r l o n g § s h a r p t a l k at N u u a n u .
T o - m o r r o w t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h i n t e n d to c e l e b r a t e t h e L o r d ' s
s upp er .
At bro.
P e c k to Mrs.
Paty.
l e a v i n g t h e Is.
moments.
Andrews,
Bro.
I h a d t h e r e a d i n g of a l e t t e r f r o m Mrs.
H e r c h i l d r e n h a d b e e n v e r y sick § she r e g r e t t e d
Last evening
I c a l l e d at bro.
R i c e r e e d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
s h o u l d n o t c o m e to G.M.
R e a d th e Pol.
P o g u e ' s r o o m a few
Lyons
saying they
o f to d a y to Mr s.
an a d d r e s s to Q u e e n V i c t o r i a d e m a n d i n g c e r t a i n r e f o r m s
Govt.
It w a s in E c l e c t i c f o r Sept.
'48.
A vessel
Lass",
is to s a i l f o r C a l i f o r n i a on M o n d a y .
C. a l s o
in the
"Currency
M o n d a y M a r c h 2 6 ,4 9
A n o t h e r S a b b a t h is p a s t ,
gone.
Yesterday morning
§ a f i r s t w e e k d a y is n e a r l y
I a r o s e at m y u s u a l t i m e
for s e r v i c e in d u e s e a s o n ,
§was p r e p a r e d
e x c e p t 'that I h a d m y s e a s o n o f p r a y e r
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M a r c h 26, 1849
after § not before breakfast.
Before church
§ during the day two others.
f or Sept.
48 t i l l a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k .
§ bro.
crowded,
being communion
P o g u e p r e a c h e d a v e r y g o o d s e r m o n f r o m I Cor.
At t h e c h a p e l bro.
light."
I r e a d an E v a n g e l i s t
S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g I r e a d in E c l e c t i c
In t h e m o r n i n g t h e h o u s e w a s
day,
Page 2
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Mat.
11:30
5:8.
" My b u r d e n is
T h e s e r v i c e s at t h e s t o n e c h u r c h w e r e at 1 1/2 o ' c l o c k
to a c c o m m o d a t e t h o s e w h o w e r e f r o m a d i s t a n c e ,
c e l e b r a t e at o n e t i m e t h e L o r d ' s S u p p e r .
f o r all w e r e to
W h e n we w e n t the lower
p a r t o f t h e h o u s e w a s c r o w d e d § o u r s e a t s w e r e full,
occupied Moses'
sea t, n e a r t h e door.
Bro.
Andrews
so t h a t w e
a s s i s t e d bro.
C l a r k in t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e e l e m e n t s .
Bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n v i s i t e d the Depository.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
w e know.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Rom.
§ r e t u r n e d b e f o r e s c h o o l time.
Ber.
Mary,
Em.
§ El.
to see t h e i r m o t h e r
T h e r m o m e t e r b e f o r e s u n r i s e at
To da y w i n d s o u t h § t h e w e a t h e r s u l t r y .
This afternoon
a c c o m p a n i e d by W m w e n t to Waikiki.
ours w e n t to c a l l o n Mr.
We
§
J a s p e r § f a m i l y § i n v i t e d t h e m to c o m e
d o w n § s t a y a d a y o r two w i t h us.
day.
For
R e t i r e d e arly § this m o r n i n g arose e a r l i e r than usual.
J a m e s § D a v i d w e n t to W a i k i k i , w i t h K i n i m a k a ,
60°.
8:28,
Mr. J. t o l d me a v e s s e l
T h e y are to c o m e on W e d n e s
f r o m C h i n a a r r i v e d on Sat.
§ report
a p r o s p e c t o f W a r b e t w e e n E n g l a n d § C h i n a - - t h e loss of a b r i g
M o c k t e s u m a (!) wh.
l e f t h e r e l a s t Aug.
F r i d a y M a r c h 30- 49
T h e f o u r da ys j u s t p a s s e d h a v e b e e n b u s y d ay s in s c h o o l
§ out.
T u es da y evening we did not ride but W e d n e s d a y evening
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
w e r o d e to P u n o h o u ( l ) ,
b a c k,
M a r c h 30, 1849
Jos.
§ J o h n ea.
§ the latter fell from his horse,
T h a t m o r n i n g Mr.
§ Mrs.
a c c o m p a n y i n g us on h o r s e
b u t r e c e i v e d n o injury.
Ja s p e r came w i t h their babe
§ t o o k p o s s e s s i o n o f Mr.
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§ attendants,
G o o d a l e ' s r o o m w h i c h h a d b e e n p u t in
o r d e r t h e da y b e f o r e b y t h e g ir ls .
T h e y a re s t i l l h e r e
§ we hope
they will stay till a f te r the Sabbath.
To d a y o u r b r e t h r e n §
s i s t e r s o f M o l o k a i h a v e c om e ,
G u l i c k ma.
a l s o bro.
w e e k t h e r e has b e e n v e r y l i t t l e w i n d ,
to 80°.
The first
§ to d a y t h e Ther.
completed Emerson's
f r o m bro.
is up
§ s e c o n d class have spent the for e n o o n §
e v e n i n g o f e a c h d a y o f t h i s w e e k in A r i t h m e t i c
supplement.
D u r i n g the
III P a r t m i n u s E x c h a n g e
This a f t e r n o o n
Dwight.
I had no school,
§ to d a y h a v e
§ II P a r t m i n u s
but a long visit
W h i l e h e w a s h e r e Mrs. W e t m o r e c a l l e d ,
§ she
s a i d h e r h u s b a n d w a s d e t a i n e d at W a i a l u a on a c c o u n t o f n o t b e i n g
ah e x p e r i e n c e d rider.
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y I h a v e w r i t t e n up m y
a c c o u n t s w i t h th e s c h o o l fo r t h e l a s t s i x m o n t h s ,
a n a c c o u n t fo r Mr. A r m s t r o n g .
general meeting.
but
Also,
c o m m e n c e d m y r e p o r t f or
I d o n ' t k n o w w h a t to s a y - - I c o u l d s a y m u c h ,
I a m in f a v o r o f s h o r t r e p o r t s .
with calico for two dresses
i n g Mr.
§ m a d e out
Mrs.
for J u l i e t t e
J a s p e r p r e s e n t e d us
§ M a r y A.
This e v e n
B i s h o p has c a l l e d § h a d a l o n g t a l k w i t h B e r n i c e .
M o n d a y , A p r i l 2 '49
I
h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m M o n t h l y c o n c e r t at t h e s c h o o l
h o u s e c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Thurston,
b y bros.
Hitchcock,
B o nd,
Coan, w h o m a d e th e f i r s t p r a y e r ,
G u l i c k § Dr. W e t m o r e .
P a r k e r § Coan.
then
Remarks were made
B u t to r e t u r n to S a t u r d a y - -
in t h e m o r n i n g t h e H a a l i l i o a r r i v e d f r o m W a i o l i ,
Early
h a v i n g on b o a r d
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Co oke
bro. W i l c o x m a § bro.
T heir voyage was
w i t h Mr.
bros.
A p r i l 2, 1849
J o h n s o n § son,
11 day.
Goodale bros.
L y m a n § Pa r i s .
A bo ut noon,
Thurston,
Mr.
§ Mrs.
appeared pleased w i t h her visit,
her.
t u r n ed .
study.
Goodale's
H o w e v e r , Mr.
c h i l d § Fanny.
t h e K a m e h a m e h a III a r r i v e d
Coan, B o n d § t h e i r f a m i l i e s ,
Jasper r et ur ne d about noon,
tho' Mrs.
§ spend the Sabbath
r o om , n o t k n o w i n g t h e n t h a t he h a d r e
G o o d a l e s l e p t tw o n i g h t s on Jos.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n bro. W. m a t o o k t h e i r p l a c e
b u i l d i n g m a k a i o f bro.
$ Mrs. W e t m o r e .
is at bro.
s t o p p e d it.
Rogers.
Saturday
Lord's day
To day, w e h a v e b e e n v i s i t e d b y
(yesterday)
Thurston,
d a n c i n g fr.
5:23, at c h a p e l ,
f r o m Num.
33:23.
in a f t e r n o o n .
p l a y on t h e s e r a p h e n a § s h e r e f u s e d ,
h e r s h e m u s t n o t p l a y on p i a n o
t he " H e l l e s p o n t " .
bro. H i t c h c o c k p r e a c h e d in
§ bro.
R a i n y § v e r y f e w out.
letter from Moses Hatch,
Paris, who
I c o m m e n c e d my report but calls
t h e m o r n i n g $ bro.
I Cor.
b e d in m y
in a a d o b i e
H a v e s p o k e n w i t h all e x c e p t bro.
Smith's.
§
C. h a d h a d a t a l k w i t h
I t h e n i n v i t e d bro. W i l c o x m a to c o m e
§ o c c u p y Mr.
Dr.
Dudoit, wife,
Page 261
Bros.
D w i g h t on
P o g u e in t h e e v e n i n g
I a s k e d E l i z a b e t h to
§ on r e t u r n i n g h o m e t o l d
f or one w e e k .
This n oo n rec^ a
d a t e d at L a h a i n a , M a r c h 28
'49 on b o a r d
R e p l i e d to it § s e n t s o m e p a p e r s
§ two books,
P e r p e t a i t y o f S a b b a t h § P h i l o s o p h y of R e l i g i o n .
M y a c c o u n t is all r e a d y b u t Mr.
Tuesday, April
S e a' s B u t t e r bill.
3 '49
This morning I arose early
after breakfast went down
t o w n § l e f t m y a c c o u n t at t h e o f f i c e o f Dr. Ju d d .
T h e e x p e n s e of
t h e s c h o o l f or t h e l a s t s i x m o n t h s w e r e $ 1 6 2 8 . 4 4 .
This a f t e r n o o n
w e h a d n o s c h o o l b u t w e n t up in c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
Fuller's school
A p r i l 3, 1849
Jo urnal, Amos S tarr Cooke
to h e a r t h e s c h o l a r s o f P u n a h o u r e c i t e s o m e p e i c e s ( ! )
position.
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6, r e a d c o m
T h e s c h o o l r o o m w a s o v e r f l o w i n g - -§ t h e e x e r c i s e s v e r y
i n t e r e s t i n g § q u i t e an i m p r o v e m e n t on l a s t y e a r ' s e x e r c i s e s .
t h e c l o s e bro.
Ful le r.
Gulick made some remarks,
The l a t t e r c r i t i c i s e d some.
Mr. M o s e s H a t c h ,
a l s o bro.
D a m o n $ Mr.
When we reached home we found
h e r e a w a i t i n g for us.
H e s p e n t n e a r l y an h o u r,
§ w e t a l k e d a b o u t D a n b u r y as f as t as o u r t o n g u e s c o u l d go.
will of course miss the papers
At
He
I s e n t to h i m y e s t e r d a y .
This evening we ha d a more than usual i nt e r e s t i n g s i n g
i ng s c h o o l .
It w i l l b e n e x t w e e k on T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g .
T h u r s d a y A p r i l 5 '49
Y e s t e r d a y I h a d a l o n g t a l k w i t h bro.
afternoon wr ote some of my report.
Bro.
Dwight.
In t he
D. t o o k t e a w i t h us.
O u r m e e t i n g l a s t e v e n i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
T h u r s t o n § it
w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g m e e t i n g .
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
J o h n s o n t o o k b r e a k f a s t w i t h us.
a l o n g t a l k w i t h h i m a b o u t bro.
c o x c a l l e d at t h e s c h o o l
H a l l ' s pl an.
§ a f t e r it I cut hi s h air.
t e r n o o n § e v e n i n g w o r k e d at m y r e po rt .
Bro.
At n o o n bro.
Had
Wil
This a f
Bro. H a l l c a l l ed .
Emerson ma ar r i v e d this m o r n i n g § this a f t e r n o o n w ent
to P u n a h o u .
H e a r d to d a y t h a t Mr. W i l l i a m s w a s
g o i n g to t h e
S t a t e s v i a P a n am a.
Sat. Apl.
7 49
T h i s d a y w e h a v e b e e n p r a y e d for b y t h e M i s s i o n .
Y e s t e r d a y I c l o s e d m y s c h o o l as I think.
completed my report
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
§ in t h e e v e n i n g I c o r r e c t e d it.
Bro.
I
A pri l 7, 1849
Journ al, Amos S t arr Cooke
C a s t l e c a l l e d § s a i d h e h a d h a d a t a l k w i t h bro.
bro.
C. t h o u g h t t h a t bro.
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Chamberlain §
Hall's plan w o u l d ruin the Mission.
T h i s m o r n i n g he c a l l e d § s a i d m a n y w o u l d o p p o s e it b e c a u s e it
c a m e fr. br. H.
This f o r e n o o n I was here § there.
father Thurston wife
d i n ne r.
W r o t e in
t h e m b y bro.
§ s o n w i t h Mrs.
Helen's
Chamberlain.
Young Night Thoughts.
At n o o n
R i c h a r d s w e r e h e r e to
§ Julia Maria
[Richards]
Albiim p r e s e n t e d to
I i n s e r t e d 18 or 20 l i n e s ea f r o m
In H e l e n ' s
m e n " § in J u l i a M ' s "On p i e t y ,
"T he c h a m b e r w h e r e the g o o d
h u m a n i t y is b u i l t " .
Lord prepare
me for the Sabbath.
T u e s d a y A p r i l 10 49
T h i s is t h e 1 2 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f ou r l a n d i n g on t h e s e
heathen shores.
a m e m o r a b l e d a y w a s that.
Yest e r d a y , was the
1 2 t h y e a r s i n c e w e a n c h o r e d in t h e R o a d s - -§ it w a s an i n t e r e s t
i n g day, b e c a u s e o u r G e n e r a l M e e t i n g c o m m e n c e d .
The M a s s a c hus et ts
a P r o p e l l e r c a m e in f r o m N. Y o r k w i t h t w o c o m p a n i e s o f 80 e a c h
with families
f or O r e g o n .
Th e d a y b e f o r e t h e R u s s i a n B a r k " A n
g o l a " a r r i v e d f r o m C a l i f o r n i a b r i n g i n g a l e t t e r f r o m t h e ro om s ,
§ the news of the flight of the Pope
§ t h a t L o u i s B o u n e p a r t e (!)
was P r esident o f the F r e n c h Republic.
C o nd e, M o d e r a t o r ,
a few committees.
This morning,
m y s e l f scribe,
§ bro.
O u r g e n l M e e t i n g m a d e bro.
Dwight assistant--chose
A f t e r n o o n w e a t t e n d e d to R e a d i n g C o r r e s p o n d e n c e .
general letter
§ t h i s a f t e r n o o n d i s c u s s e d it.
m o r r o w m o r n i n g w e are to r e a d R e p o r t s .
L a s t e v e n i n g bros.
To
Castle
§ H a l l c a m e o v e r § w e d i s c u s s e d bro. H . ' s p l a n § t o - d a y bro.
s a i d he w o u l d e n g a g e
in it,
the reading of Reports,
if t h e m i s s i o n a p p r o v e d it.
it w i l l p r o b a b l y b e d i s c u s s e d .
C.
After
This
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
A p r i l 10, 1849
e v e n i n g bro.
sister H i t c hcock have called,
to i n v i t e Ber.
§ M a r y to v i s i t t h e m w i t h o f f i c e r s of A r m y at h e r
h o u s e to m o r r o w e v e n i n g .
day morning.
noon.
Bro.
Bro. A n d r e w s
a l s o Mrs.
Page 2
Turrill
D w i g h t b r e a k f a s t e d w i t h us y e s t e r
this,
§ Dr.
S m i t h d i n e d w i t h us this
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g t h e K a m e h a m e h a III a r r i v e d h a v i n g on b o a r d
Mrs. A r m s t r o n g ,
i l ie s, bro.
b ro s .
Andrews
Baldwin, Alexander,
§Whittlesey
Conde § Bailey § f a m
§ sister O gden § Taylor.
n i g h t t h e H a a l i l i o a r r i v e d f r o m K o l o a w i t h Dr.
S mi th .
§ B o n d " F a i t h f u l are t h e w o u n d s o f a f r i e n d , " Prov.
h o w y e h e a r " p r e a c h e d f o r us at t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h .
p r e a c h e d a ll d a y A.M.
II Cor.
8:12 P.M.
That
Bros.
Coan
"Take heed
Bro.
Damon
P s . 11:3.
S a t u r d a y A p r i l 14 49
A n o t h e r w e e k has p a s s e d away § I must reco r d something.
W e d nes da y m o r n i n g we beg an the Reading of Reports,
yesterday morning.
5:20.
" N o w t h e n w e are a m b a s s a d o r s
sermon.
C o a n p r e a c h e d fr.
for C h r i s t . "
2 Cor.
A f i r s t r a te
Capt. W o o d , w h o h a d i n v i t e d us to v i s i t h i s v e s s e l ,
was present.
nice
At 4 o ' c l o c k bro.
§ finished
Bro.
B a i l e y m a v i s i t e d us in t h e e v e n i n g .
M a r y v i s i t e d at J u d g e T u r r i l l ' s .
§ saw bro § s i s t e r Hitchcock.
Bro.
Ber
I c a l l e d at bro.
Castle'
H i t c h c o c k c a m e in to m o r n i n g
worship.
T h u r s d a y at 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k the m a j o r i t y of t h e m i s s i o n
§ their children v i s i t e d the Propeller, Massachusetts,
on b o a r d a b o u t a n ho u r .
O u r c h i l d r e n e n j o y e d it v e r y m u c h .
11 o ' c l o c k w e h a d a m e e t i n g § f i n i s h e d bro.
5 bro. W h i t t l e s e y .
bro.
§were
Hitchcock's
At
report
At n o o n bro. H i t c h c o c k m a d i n e d w i t h us §
C o n d e m a t o o k tea.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
Fuller had a s ing
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
ing school.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mr.
p r a y e d w i t h us.
Bro.
t o o k t e a w i t h us.
§ Ber.
A p r i l 14, 1849
§ Mr.
G o w e r b r e a k f a s t e d w i t h us §
A l e x a n d e r m a d i n e d w i t h us § bro.
G o o d a l e v i s i t e d Mr.
t h e y o u n g e r ones.
Damon's.
Damon
§ t o d a y P.M.
This forenoon we had a general meet i n g $
r e a d h i s p l a n § bro.
At n o o n bro.
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
§ Mr.
Castle
H a l l ' s w h i c h o c c u p i e d all t h e m e e t i n g § all
P a r k e r m a d i n e d w i t h us.
the s c h o l a r s a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
Punahou.
Mary
L a s t e v e n i n g the
d i s c u s s e d ge n l l e t t e r e s p e c i a l l y t h e 7th R e s o l u t i o n ,
Taylor called,
Coan ma
T h e e v e n i n g I s p e n t at bro. W i l c o x ' s .
e l d e r c h i l d r e n o f t h e m i s s i o n v i s i t e d at bro.
o p p o s e d it.
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At 2 o ' c l o c k
G o o d a l e on b o a r d t h e " M a s s a c h u s e t t s " .
B a l d w i n m a t o o k t e a w i t h us.
a l s o L t . Woo d.
Mis. T h u r s t o n §
S i s t e r B a l d w i n r o d e w i t h us to
T h e c o n t e m p l a t e d c o m m u n i o n is p o s t p o n e d .
M o n d a y A p r i l 16 49
To-day,
as I p r o p h e s i e d s o m e o f o u r b r e t h r e n h a v e s p o k e n
in f a v o r o f bro. H a l l ' s p l an .
m e e t i n g a ll day.
In t h e m o r n i n g bro.
in t h e s e l f s u p p o r t i n g plan .
l e t t e r to Mr.
d r a w n up.
Bro.
Hill
Bro.
in Jan.
Green spoke of his experience
T h i s a f t e r n o o n , bro.
H a l l r e a d his
a l s o s o m e r e s o l u t i o n s w h i c h he h a d
H i t c h c o c k w a s t h e f i r s t to f a v o r s u c h a p r o j e c t ,
Emerson the second.
pected.
T h e 7th R e s o l u t i o n o c c u p i e d the
Bro.
D a m o n d i d n o t go to d a y as h e e x
He sent me some a c c o u n t of his b ible money.
Mills attended our general meeting.
The P r o p e l l e r took the King
§ s u i t e on a l i t t l e e x c u r s i o n .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
p r e a c h e d to us f r o m Gen.
"All t h e s e t h i n g s
At n o o n bro.
Alexander
are a g a i n s t m e . "
P a r k e r p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l f r o m I CoT.
i ng o f t h e Cr os s.
L uk e 1 5:10.
42:36,
He § M i s s
1: 18 P r e a c h
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro. H i t c h c o c k preached f r o m
J o y in h e a v e n o v e r o ne s i n n e r t h a t r e p e n t e t h .
P a ri s § W h i t t l e s e y d i n e d w i t h us.
Bro.
S i s t e r O g d e n t o o k t e a w i t h us.
A p r i l 17, 1849
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
T u e s d a y Apl.
17
'49
T h i s m o r n i n g at p r a y e r s
At 8 o ' c l o c k bro.
§ b r e a k f a s t bro.
Bro.
family arrived early this morning.
Rowell present.
s o n t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us.
At n o o n , bro.
f or O r e g o n to b e a b s e n t a b o u t
S a t u r d a y n o o n Apl.
21
He § his
At n o o n b r o s .
Lyman § E m e r
This evening father Thurston ma took
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
Hall's.
At 9
T h e s e v e n t h R e s o l u t i o n has
b e e n th e s u b j e c t o f d e b a t e a l l day.
at bro.
A n d r e w s w a s here.
Coan had a m e e t i n g w i t h the children.
o'clock our m e e t i n g commenced.
t e a w i t h us.
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C. h a s g o n e to M a t e r n a l m e e t i n g
Damon s a i l e d in the M a s s a c h u s e t t s
3 months.
'49
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n se t a p a r t b y t h e M i s s i o n as a d a y for
prayer § other religious exercises.
prayer meeting,
b ros.
Johnson,
Thurston,
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Smith,
G reen,
Coan,
Green,
Parker.
§ L yman.
§ Clark.
r e n ' s m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
I have just re tu rn ed from a
Prayers were made by
R e m a r k s b y Bros .
Parker,
At 8 o ' c l o c k I a t t e n d e d a c h i l d
Hitchcock.
S a i d a l i t t le .
T h i s a f t e r n o o n at 3 o ' c l o c k w e are to h a v e a c o m m u n i o n s e r mo n.
Mr.
G o o d a l e § t h e b o y s a r e g o n e to N u u a n u a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr.
Full e r.
On W e d n e s d a y e a r l y I t o o k o u r P i a n o f o r t e to t h e r o o m
at t h e e n d o f t h e S t o n e c h u r c h f o r t h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n o f Mr.
Fuller's examination.
At 9 o ' c l o c k A.M. w e w e n t to t h e e x a m
ination § found the k i n g § some chiefs there,
mission.
a l s o m o s t o f ou r
T h e r e c i t a t i o n in A r i t h m e t i c o c c u p i e d t h e t i m e till
11 o ' c l o c k , w h e n
I l e f t § r e t u r n e d f o r Mrs.
notice came from the palace,
C oo ke .
Just then
t h a t t h e r e w o u l d be t h e p r e s e n t a
t i o n o f s o m e R u s s i a n N a v a l o f f i c e r s to th e k i n g at n o o n ,
§wished
Jo urnal, Amos Sta rr Coo ke
t h e c h i l d r e n to a t t e n d .
w e r e at t h e p a l a c e .
A p r i l 21, 1849
I s e n t for t h e m to t h e E x 11. § s o o n w e
Capt.
N i e v e l e s k o y § h is o f f i c e r s o f th e
R u s s i a n B r i g of W a r " B a y h a l l " ,
Mrs. W e t m o r e , Mr.
day.
Janion,
a l s o Mr. H i l l , Mrs.
for particulars,
Lee,
Dr.
§
see P o l y n e s i a n of t o
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e h a d a g e n e r a l m e e t i n g § c o n t i n u e d t h e
d i s c u s s i o n o f 7th R e s o l u t i o n in Mr. A n d e r s o n ' s
'48.
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l e t t e r J u l y 19
T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g c h o s e a c o m m i t t e e to d r a w up a r e p o r t
on it, b r os .
Clark,
Coan § Alexander.
S e m i n a r y at L a h a i n a l u n a .
Wednesday noon,
Y e s t erday Female Seminary,
s e v e r a l o f Mr.
call e d.
Thompson,
t e r d a y bro.
F i e l d § Capt.
§
Schroeder
R o w e l l m a t o o k t ea w i t h us.
B o n d m a d i n e d w i t h us.
m e e t i n g o f E x Com. o f H. B.
Andrews,
A f t e r w h i c h Mr. M a r s h a l l
§ M i s s M a r s h a l l , Mr.
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g bro.
§ Punahou.
F u l l e r ' s t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us.
Thursday evening singing school.
w i f e Mrs.
A f t e r n o o n we d i s cussed
Soc.
Yes
Last evening there was a
at o u r h o u s e .
C l a r k , A r m s t r o n g S m i t h § Coan.
P r e s e n t bros.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Dr.
§ Mrs. W e t m o r e p r e s e n t e d t h e i r c e r t i f i c a t e s a f t e r a s e r m o n b y
bro.
C l a r k f r o m R o m 14:17.
Alexander,
Bro.
Dole said that J ames M c K i n n e y
David H o w a r d H i t c h c o c k Clark's Jerre Lyons, Ma r y E l i z
a b e t h G r e e n § C a r o l i n e H a n n a h C l a r k , w o u l d j o i n t h e c h u r c h to
morrow.
Rev.
T.E. T a y l o r h a s j u s t a r r i v e d in a w h a l e r .
M o n d a y A p r i l 2 3 '49
Y e s t e r d a y w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g day.
I a r o s e as u s u a l b u t
did not have my season of p r a y e r till a fter breakfast.
a p l e a s a n t day,
It w a s
tho' w a r m w h i c h w a s o w i n g to a s o u t h wi n d .
T h e r e w a s a m e e t i n g at 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k for c h i l d r e n at t h e s c h o o l
A p r i l 23, 1849
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
h o u s e § on e at bro.
Chamberlain's
At t h e s t o n e c h u r c h bro.
to a fu l l h o u s e f r o m J o h n 1 5 : 1 ,2 .
for the y o u n g converts.
C.B. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e
At t h e c h a p e l bro.
preac h e d before the H a w a i i a n Bible Society,
t a k e n up o f a b o u t
$50, n e a r l y
text was the Noble
discourse.
meeting.
parents
Wm.
Green
§ a c o l l e c t i o n was
$100 w e r e s u b s c r i b e d .
B e a r o e n s A ct s
Page 268
1 7 : 1 1 § 12.
Bro.
G.'s
A long § good
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n n o n e of us w e n t out to n a t i v e
At 4 o ' c l o c k w e all w e n t to t h e s c h o o l h o u s e w h e r e
§ c h i l d r e n w e r e all a s sembled,
Richards Castle,
§ bro.
T h o m a s S p e n c e r B o nd ,
§ M a r y C a r o l i n e H y d e Rice.
A f t e r this he
Thurston baptized
Sophia Caroline Dimond
read the Confession
o f F a i t h § c o v e n a n t f o r th e f i v e c h i l d r e n m e n t i o n e d S a t u r d a y ,
they p a r t o o k of the sacrament
f o r t h e f i r s t time.
Bro. A l e x a n d e r
a s s i s t e d in t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e b r e a d ,
§ Bro. T h u r s t o n ,
o f t h e cup.
Judge Andrews
h o m e w i t h us,
w i t h Mrs.
It w a s a p l e a s a n t c o m m u n i o n .
§ p r a y e d at o u r e v e n i n g d e v o t i o n s .
C. § J u d g e A.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
a t t e n d e d at t h e p a l a c e
D w i g h t p r e a c h e d f r o m Rom.
that
ca m e
The children
§ h e a r d bro.
Bond.
7:13 "That sin by
the commandment might become e x c e e d in gl y sinful."
w i t h Bernice.
§
A l . came home
To d a y I h a v e c o l l e c t e d s o m e o f m y s u b s c r i p t i o n s ,
§ m ade out some c e r t i f i c a t e s of Life membership.
p r e s e n t at o u r G e n l M e e t i n g .
school very freely.
Bro.
Taylor
T h i s m o r n i n g w e d i s c u s s e d Pun|aJiou
This afternoon about assignments.
Bro.
P a r k e r m a t o o k t e a w i t h us.
T u e s d a y Apl.
24
'49
T h i s m o r n i n g Mrs.
Pogue brought forth her first born a
son, w h o m t h e y are to c a l l S a m u e l W h i t n e y .
All comfortable.
To
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
A p r i l 24, 1849
Page 269
day I have m a d e out s e v eral c e r t i f i c a t e s of Life M e m b ership.
Our
business this m o r n i n g was about p e t i t i o n i n g Govt about the Sabbath.
T h e n a b o u t Mr.
Taylor's request about Seamen's
A f t e r t h a t Bro s.
Clark § Castle brought forth their respective
c l a i m s for t h e h o u s e bro.
Castle
ballot
§ 4 fr. br.
16 for bro.
Castle
R i c e d i n e d w i t h us.
n o o n bro.
C h a p e l at L a h a i n a .
Bro.
l i v e s in,
§ it w a s
Clark.
d e c i d e d by
Bros.
Johnson
W i l c o x m a s u p p e d w i t h us.
§
This a f t e r
B i s h o p a s k e d a d v i c e a b o u t a n s w e r i n g Mr. W y l l i e ' s r e q u e s t .
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
C o o k e ha s g o n e o u t to a m a t e r n a l m e e t i n g at bro.
Hall's.
Sat.
Apl.
28
'49
T h e w e e k is p a s t ;
§ I have scarcly(!)
t h e d a y is p a s t ;
t h e e v e n i n g is p a s t ,
m a d e a r e c o r d o f an y th i n g .
ing i n s t e a d o f g o i n g o u t to m e e t i n g
Wednesday even
I w r o t e a r e p o r t o f the
H a w a i i a n B i b l e S o c i e t y f o r t h e Frie nd .
t h e m e e t i n g § all t h e f a m i l y w e n t .
Mr.
Taylor conducted
Th ursday the c on s i d e r a t i o n
of the s e c u l a r agents p l a n was a c t e d upon § d e c i d e d by a vote
16 to 14.
Bro.
C o n d e d i d n o t v o t e , bro. W h i t t l e s e y ,
Chamb e r l a i n w e r e absent, bros.
Lyons
§ Kinney.
in th e a f t e r n o o n § I t o o k t h e b o o k to bro.
Ives,
§
This was passed
Chamberlain.
D i m o n d case was a cted u p o n § the Female Seminary.
Bro.
This Morning
v o t e d to p a s s o v e r t h e M i s s i o n S e m i n a r y i nt o t h e h a n d s o f n a t i v e s .
R e c o n s i d e r e d the p l a n of s e c u l a r agents,
§ r e c o m m i t t e d t h e Report.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n f i n i s h e d c o p y i n g m y r e p o r t to s e n d to B o s t o n .
V i s i t e d P u n a h o u § t a l k e d s o m e w i t h s i s t e r Sm i t h .
h a d a l o n g t a l k w i t h bro.
Bro. H a l l
Chamberlain this morning.
ing w e t h r e e w e r e t o g e t h e r at bro.
Last e v e n
C a s t l e for an h o u r ,
or more.
Journal, Amos Sta rr Cooke
D e c i d e d on bro.
Genl Meetg.
April 28, 1849
Page 2
C a s t l e ' s a c c o u n t n o t to c o m p l y w i t h t h e v o t e of
be c a u s e of the small majority.
m e e t i n g this morning.
Told the m e et ing
T o l d t h e s a m e to th e
I sh o u l d leave the B oard
§ d i d n o t w i s h to b e s u p p o r t e d b y t h e m i s s i o n .
l iv e i n d e p e n d e n t l y .
Thought
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro. W i l c o x ' s
I could
c a s e w a s dis
c u s s e d b u t n o a c t i o n w a s t a k e n u p o n it.
O u r l i t t l e J o s e p h t h i n k s he h a s g i v e n h i s h e a r t to th e
Lord.
0 l et h i m n o t d e c e i v e h i m s e l f .
r e n ' s m e e t i n g T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g § Bro.
Bro.
C o a n t a l k e d at c h i l d
Gulick this morning.
N e x t w e e k w e s h a l l h o p e to b r i n g o u r m e e t i n g to a c lose.
O h L o r d c o n t i n u e to p r e s i d e in o u r m e e t i n g s ,
§ g u i d e us all b y
thy Spirit.
Monday April
30-1849
This day closes another month.
fly!
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n an e v e n t f u l one,
p l a n f o r t h e s e c u l a r a g e n c y is pau.
to s e e k e m p l o y m e n t
How swift our months
for we feel that the
I n o w t h i n k I a m at l i b e r t y
f r o m s o m e o t h e r s o u rc e .
it b y t h e H o l y S p i r i t .
Lord,
t e a c h us.
O h to b e g u i d e d in
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
r e a d hi s m e m o r i a l p r e p a r e d f or us all to s ign,
to t h e Govt,
Coan
upon
the Sabbath.
Then the S e c ul a r ag e n c y o c c u p i e d the rest of the f o r e
n o o n session.
A s u b s t i t u t e w a s b r o u g h t in f o r a r t i c l e 5 t h d i s
c u s s e d § l a i d u p o n t h e t ab l e .
L o c a t i o n r e p o r t e d in p a r t ,
This afternoon,
t h e C o m m i t t e e on
§ Dr. W e t m o r e w a s s t a t i o n e d at H i l o ,
as p h y s i c i a n for all H a w a i i .
Mr.
Goodale i n t im at ed this evening that we should p r o b
a b l y f i n d e m p l o y m e n t at H o n o l u l u .
Ae p a ha !
Yesterday morning
A p r i l 30, 1849
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
bro.
B a l d w i n p r e a c h e d f r o m H o s e a 13:9.
for t h e H. T r a c t Soc.
fr.
Gal.
6:2.
Bro.
Page 271
D w i g h t at t h e c h a p e l
In t h e a f t e r n o o n ,
bro.
Paris
f r o m P r o v 1:24.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
J o h n 8:36.
C o a n p r e a c h e d at th e p a l a c e f r o m P r o v 1 3 : 2 1 " E v i l
Bro.
pursueth sinners".
to t h e m § to all.
Wednes.
M a y 2,
T a y l o r at t h e c h a p e l f r o m
A l . § Lot w e r e t h e r e § he p r e a c h e d d i r e c t l y
King absent.
'49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e t a l k e d s o me a b o u t h e r d s ,
c o m m i t t e e o f t h r e e to r e p o r t u p o n it.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e c o m
m i t t e e on P u n a h o u S c h o o l o c c u p i e d t h e e n t i r e s e s s i o n ,
d i d th is
forenoon.
L a s t e v e n i n g I d r e w Mrs.
M e e t i n g at bro. H a l l ' s .
W h e n w e r e t u r n e d w e f o u n d h i m here.
charged much p u t r i d matter.
it.
§ so it
C. to t h e M a t e r n a l
L a s t n i g h t J u l i e t t e s w e l l i n g u n d e r h e r left e a r b r o k e
m e e t i n g bro.
§ chose a
Castle brought
§dis
T h i s a f t e r n o o n at the o p e n i n g of ou r
in a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
Hall,
§ I read
He s t a t e d t h a t he m a d e e n g a n g e m e n t (!) w i t h t h e G o v t for
e d i t i n g the Polynesian,
c e a se d.
§ t h r e r f o r e his m i s s i o n a r y r e l a t i o n h a d
H e r e q u e s t e d h i s s h a r e o f the h e r d ,
o c c u p y i n g h i s h o u s e on pay.
After this,
the question,
Depository" was agitated;
to t a k e it.
§ the p r i v i l e g e of
B o t h w e r e v i r t u a l l y g r a n t e d to him.
" wh o s h o u l d o c c u p y his p l a c e
a n d b y an u n a n i m o u s v o t e
in t he
I was invited
I s i l e n t l y c o m p l i e d u p o n c o n d i t i o n o f r e c e i v i n g t he
s a l a r y o f bro. H a l l ' s h o u s e p r o v i d e d I r e m a i n e d in t h e R o y al
School
§ that
I s h o u l d m a k e n o a l l o w a n c e to t h e m i s s i o n for o u r
b o a r d w h i c h w a s g i v e n us in l i e u o f o u r b o a r d i n g o u r o l d s c h o l
ars,
a n d a c t i n g as g u a r d i a n s fo r them.
c a m e § t o r e d o w n th e p e t i t i o n s .
Y e s t e r d a y the c a r p e n t e r
This evening our prayer meeting
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
M a y 2, 1849
Baldwin.
A f t e r m e e t i n g Mr. A r m s t r o n g s a i d
to me t h a t h e w a s p r e p a r e d to o f f e r m e w o r k ,
the Dep o s i t o r y ,
Page 272
tho' h e r a t h e r t h o u g h t
if I d i d n o t go i n t o
I o u g h t to t a k e bro.
H's
place.
T h u r s d a y M a y 3,
'49
To d a y at G en l M e e t i n g w e h a d ip M i s s i o n H e r d s ,
Scho o l.
Trustees:
Alexander,
C la rk ,
Castle,
Emerson,
Punahou
§ Gulick.
T h i s e v e n i n g bro. H a l l d e l i v e r up to me h i s D e p o s i t o r y ke ys.
G a v e to bro.
o n Sat.
Sat.
C a s t l e a c o p y o f m y R e p o r t to go to B o s t o n pr. A n g o l a
This afternoon Bernice
§ M a r y h a v e v i s i t e d at bro.
Clark's
M a y 5 '49
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n o u r G e nl L e t t e r w a s read.
In t h e a f t e r
n o o n P u n a h o u Scho o l was the subj e c t of d i s c u s s i o n § some fool i s h
things were revealed,
f o o l i s h , b e c a u s e so i n s i g n i f i c a n t .
f o r e n o o n " A p p r o p r i a t i o n of Funds".
made up a p a c k a g e of letters
Letter,
T hi s a f t e r n o o n bro.
sion Seminary" § many p r iv ate letters.
letter,
I w a s at bro.
conveyance of " M i s
This afternoon
in e a r n e s t at t h e D e p o s i t o r y ,
Last e v e n i n g
Castle
f o r Mr. A n d e r s o n i n c l u d i n g o u r G en l
§ our action upon this general
upon my duties
This
Castle's
I entered
a n d w a s q u i t e busy.
on t h e C o m m i t t e e
on " A p p r o p r i a t i o n o f F u n d s . "
Mrs. A r m s t r o n g h a s j u s t b e e n h e r e w i t h B a x t e r s a y i n g
that Peter h a d s tolen his B.'s marble.
him.
C a l l e d P e t e r u p a b o u t it,
Mrs. H o o p e r , Mr.
I went
§ f o u n d it u p o n
§ a b o u t h i s b a d l a n g u a g e to b oy s .
T e n E y c k § o t h e r s s a i l to n i g h t o r to m o r r o w
f o r C a l i f o r n i a in t h e R u s s i a n B a r k P r i n c e N.,
alias,
"Angola".
M a y 7, 1849
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M o n d a y M a y 7,
Page 2 73
'49
We have just r e t u r n e d from M o n t h l y c oncert c o n d u c t e d
b y bro.
bro.
Paris,
at t h e N a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e .
B i s h o p at p r a y e r s
§ breakfast.
At 8 o ' c l o c k , bro.
had a children's meeting.
held.
I did not attend.
This m o r n i n g we had
At 9
"
Dwight
Genl M e e t i n g was
L e a r n e d t h a t at t h e c l o s e o f t h e m e e t i n g ,
t h e m i s s i o n c h u r c h c h o s e m e to act as c l e r k § D e a c o n as a s s i s t a n t
to bro.
Chamberlain
2 n d Wed.
G e n l M e e t i n g w a s a d j o u r n e d t i l l 1851 in M a y,
W o r k e d h a r d in D e p o s i t o r y f r o m 7 1/2 o ' c l o c k t i l l six,
w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f an h o u r at n o o n to b a t h e § dine.
Mrs.
C. h a s b e e n t h r e a t e n e d w i t h s i c k n e s s .
To day,
Rumors here reached
us to d a y t h a t t h e r e ar e t w o m e n o f w a r at H i l o .
Yesterday m o r n
ing,
t h e c h i l d r e n ' s m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
C.B. A n d r e w s .
Bro.
B o n d p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e
Coan preached
fr. A m o s 4:12.
at t h e c h a p e l f r o m I Tim° 4:8,
"Godliness
Bro.
is p r o f i t " .
W h i t t l e s e y p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e in t h e a f t e r n o o n ,
Bro. T a y l o r ,
at t h e c h a p e l f r o m Prov.
D u r i n g t h e day, y e s t e r d a y ,
e v e n i n g Mr.
Q u i t e a f ul l h ou se .
r e a d E v a n g e l i s t f o r J u l y 13
'48.
This
'49
Tuesday,
§ y e s t e r d a y I w a s v e r y b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y
§ to d a y e x t r e m e l y so,
Andrews,
f r o m E z . 18:30.
G o o d a l e t o o k t e a f o r t h e la st t i m e as b o a r d e r .
T h u r s d a y M a y 10
G o o d s pr.
20:21.
Bro.
§ espec i a l l y this m o r n i n g w hile shipping
K a m e h a m e h a III fro. b r os .
§ Baldwin.
Ly ma n ,
Coan Wetmore,
Bond,
This a f t e r n o o n I made p a r t i a l bills of
L a d i n g fo r th e B r e t h r e n .
Bro.
evening.
B a i l e y h a s j u s t c o m e in,
§ s i s t e r W i l c o x h a s s p e n t the
At 6 o ' c l o c k t h e K a m e h a m e h a III w e n t out d e e p l y l a d e n
§ full o f p a s s e n g e r s .
Journal, Amos Sta rr Cooke
Yesterday,
Mr.
M a y 10, 1849
F u l l e r b e g a n his s c h o o l w i t h
Page 2
51 s c h o l a r s .
O u r s c h o l a r s a r e all on ti p t oe to s t u d y out o f s c h o o l .
M a r t h a go.
T h e f o r m e r is to b e g i n E m e r s o n ' s
Geography, Olmsted's
bro.
Rudiments
Jos.
§
III Part, M o r s e ' s
§ Dictionary.
Tuesday evening
C o n d e m a t o o k t e a w i t h us. I w e n t to a m e e t i n g at bro.
Castle's
t here.
a b o u t o u r h e r d at W a i a l u a .
Bros .
Emerson § Gulick were
The "Mary" a r r i v e d y e s t e r d a y from San Francisco.
a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
Ly m an .
S e v e r a l w e r e r e c ^ fr. bro.
I reed
H unt.
We
h e a r t h a t A s a T h u r s t o n is at S a n F r a n c i s c o .
Sat. M a y 12 49
To d a y w e h a v e t h e l a s t P o l y n e s i a n o f Vol.
Hopkins
farewell address.
Treasurer,
Mr.
Hill,
Y e s t e r d a y , bro.
§ sent
for lumber,
s pe n t t h e d a y y e s t e r d a y § al l t o o k tea.
5,
C a s t l e w r o t e to the
stoves
§c.
Sister Bailey
In t h e e v e n i n g a m e e t i n g
w a s c a l l e d at t h e s c h o o l h o u s e at th e s u g g e s t i o n o f Mr.
a b o u t bro. W i l c o x ' s
t a k i n g the O a h u C h a r i t y school;
h i m to t a k e it, o t h e r s not.
to c o p y f r o m m e m o r a n d u m ,
m i s s i o n b o ys .
Physician.
Armstrong
some advised
Most of this day has b e e n e m p l o y e d
t h e a c c o u n t o f g o o d s d e l i v e r e d b y th e
Y e s t e r d a y s p o k e to Dr. J u d d a b o u t b e i n g Mrs.
This
M o n d a y M a y 14
§ Mr.
C.'s
a f t e r n o o n M i s s O g d e n v i s i t e d us.
'49
M o s t o f t h is d a y h a s b e e n d e v o t e d to c o p y i n g f r o m Mem.
Books,
§ I f i n i s h e d one e n t i r e m e m , b e s i d e s
from sisters Wilcox,
b y Mr.
F u l le r.
concert,
Bailey,
Rice Rowell
r e c e i v i n g calls
§ Smith accompanied
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e h a s b e e n a S.S. M o n t h l y
b u t as o u r s c h o l a r s w e r e b u s y in s t u d y i n g t h e i r l e s s o n s ,
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Cooke
t h e y d i d n o t go.
it.
J o s e p h § M a r t h a w e n t.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Bro.
At n o o n bro.
Fuller's
t e r n o o n bro.
Alexander conducted
145: 18 .
"One s i n n e r de-
S a b b a t h S. b u t n o n e o f t h e m w i s h e d to.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m I Cor.
'48.
I c o u l d n o t s p e a k to him.
the chapel.
9:1 8,
Page 275
I i n t e n d e d to h a v e th e c h i l d r e n a t t e n d
r e a d E v a n g e l i s t f or J u l y 27
but
Bro.
T h u r s t o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Ps.
T a y l o r p r e a c h e d f r o m Eccl.
stroyeth much good."
Mr.
May 14, 1849
10:1.
In t h e a f
D u r i n g the d a y
Alex , w a s at m e e t i n g a l l day,
D i d n o t go to t h e p a l a c e ,
n o r to
Fe lt r a t h e r u n w e l l a ll day.
T o day, Bro. H a l l c o m m e n c e d h i s
r e c t o r o f t h e Govt.
Press.
l a b o r s as E d i t o r § D i
H e a l s o t o o k t h e " o a t h of a l l e g i a n c e " .
A g r e e d to d a y w i t h Dr. J u d d f o r t h e K a m e h a m e h a III to t a k e bros.
Alexander,
Bailey,
T u e s d a y M a y 15
Conde,
P o g u e § T h u r s t o n h o m e o n its ret ur n.
'49
L a s t n i g h t n e i t h e r Mrs.
C. n o r m y s e l f s l e p t m u c h.
t h o u g h t m u c h o f A l e x a n d e r § at m i d n i g h t
I
I got up § c a m e to m y
s e c r e t a r y § w r o t e a l e t t e r to h i m e x h o r t i n g h i m to t u r n f r o m
his evil wa y
it b y J o h n
§ b e c o m e a g o o d m a n at once.
Ii.
This m o r n i n g I sent
To d a y I h a v e fe l t s l e e p y § h a v e n o t d o n e m u c h
w i t h the e x c e p t i o n of w r i t i n g this afternoon.
This evening I shall
tr y to r e t i r e v e r y e ar ly .
W e d n e s d a y M a y 16
'49
T h i s is a n o t h e r m e m o r a b l e d a y in o u r fami ly .
clock A.M.
sick.
I w a s a w o k e b y Mrs.
At 1 o '
C. s a y i n g s he w a s a b o u t to be
I arose sent Ka l a h i k i o l e w i t h the h orse
S a r a i § m a d e w h a t p r e p a r a t i o n s Mrs.
f o r Dr. Judd;
C. h a d n o t a l r e a d y made .
called
The
M a y 16, 1849
Journal, Amos Star r Cooke
Dr. w a s s o o n h e r e ,
§ at 2 o ' c l o c k I w e n t
n e e d e d n o t to h a v e g o n e t i l l 3 o ' c l k .
Page 2
f or s i s t e r C lark.
I
At 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k Mrs.
C.
w as d e l i v e r e d o f a m a n c h i l d to w h o m I i m m e d i a t e l y g a v e t h e n a m e
of Charles Montague.
H e w e i g h e d 8 1/4
Before we were
f a i r l y r e a d y t h e c h i l d r e n w e r e up § s o o n l e a r n e d w h a t w e h a d
been doing,
§ c a m e i n t o s ee t h e l i t t l e s t r a n g e r .
slept m u c h for two n i g h t s
u p o n Jos.
bed £ slept till
after prayers
Not having
§breakfast
I lay down
I w a s a w o k e b y the s c h o l a r s at 11 1/2
o ' c l o c k , w h o c a m e in to s ee t h e l i t t l e s t r a n g e r .
While
I was
s l e e p i n g a l e t t e r w a s b r o u g h t fr. A l e x a n d e r t h a n k i n g me f o r m y
l e t t e r o f 1 5 t h inst.
§ s a y i n g he w a s d e t e r m i n e d to r e f o r m .
S i s t e r Clark came a g a i n § s t a i d a part of the forenoon.
Judge
A n d r e w s c a l l e d to i n q u i r e if w e w o u l d b o a r d E l i z a b e t h .
We o f
f e r e d h e r t h e u s e o f o u r h o r s e to r i d e to § fro, b e c a u s e w e h a d
no room § t hought
it w o u l d
[be] b e t t e r f o r her.
At n o o n ,
o b l i g e d to go i n t o t h e w e l l o f t h e c o o k r o o m y a r d a gain.
n o o n t h e b a b e ha s n u r s e d f o r t h e f i r s t time.
h a d a t e a s p o o n f u l o f oil.
just fallen asleep,
T h i s m o r n i n g Dr.
c heek.
Since
T h i s m o r n i n g he
It is n o w 3 o ' c l o c k $ Mrs.
C. h as
fo r t h e f i r s t ti m e s i n c e n i g h t b e f o r e last.
R o o k e l a n c e d a s w e l l i n g on J u l i e t t e ' s
S h a l l n o t go to t h e D e s p . ( ! )
Sat M a y 19
I was
left
to day.
'49
D i d go to t h e D e p o s i t o r y an h o u r j u s t at su n set
Wednesday.
Thursday went
t e r d a y § to day.
§ w a s b u s y all d a y
§ the same y e s
W e d n e s d a y c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to M o t h e r M o n
t a g u e § on T h u r s d a y f i n i s h e d it § s e n t it b y th e " L i n d s a y . "
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e n t w i t h b r o C a s t l e to Mr.
Caranave
to
Jour nal , Amos Sta rr Cooke
M a y 19, 1849
reed the bala nc e of his mortga ge
§note
been g r e a t l y t r o u b l e d w i t h the piles.
$3,628.00.
Bro. H a l l ' s
Page 277
To d a y h a v e
first p a pe r
c a m e o u t t o d a y § it is v e r y good, tho' n o t h i n g extra.
N a o l u l u too night(!)
p r o b a b l y t u r n o f f Oioi .
r e t u r n e d to day,
Mrs.
has beat
for hi g h e r wages.
C. is d o i n g w e l l .
Mr.
I shall
T i b b e y has
so I hear.
F ee l q u i t e l o w s p i r i t e d .
To day, T h e H a a l i l i o w a s e n g a g e d to t a k e t h e b r e t h r e n o f M a u i
h o m e on T u e s d a y n e x t.
D u r i n g t h e m o n t h o f A p r i l § M a y g r e a t d o i n g s on H a w a i i
in t h e
volcanoes.
M o n d a y M a y 21,
'49
Y e s t e r d a y I was so a f f l i c t e d w i t h the piles that
n o t go to m e e t i n g a n y o f t h e day,
Mrs.
C.
§besides
I did
I w i s h e d to s t a y w i t h
T o - d a y I h a v e b e e n a b o u t as u n w e l l b u t as J u l i e t t e h a d
s o m e one to s t a y w i t h h e r I c r a w l e d o v e r to t h e D e p o s i t o r y §
w r o t e up t h e mem.
books.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n in t w o h o u r s
I c o u n t e d $ 1 0 0 0 in q u a r t e r s
w h i c h w a s r e e d on F r i d a y l as t f r o m Mr.
over.
This morning,
bros.
Caranave.
There were
C a s t l e § C o n d e h a d q u i t e a spat.
C a s t l e h a s a t t e n d e d t o t h e s h i p p i n g o f the b r e t h r e n ' s
Maui.
W e r e e d a l e t t e r § s o m e b u t t e r f r o m bro.
d a y m o r n i n g bro.
C o n d e p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro. A l e x a n d e r .
§ bro.
$2.
Bro.
G o o d s for
Emerson.
Yester
G r e e n at c h a p e l .
C h i l d r e n d i d n o t go to t h e p a l a c e .
F o u r g i r l s o n l y w e n t to the c h a p e l in t h e e v e n i n g .
M a y 25, 1849
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
F r i d a y M a y 25
Page 278
'49
Y e s t e r d a y I c o m p l e t e d t he mem.
I have been measuring
§making Boards
books of Alvah's
f or b ro s .
Johnson
§ today
§ Wilcox.
T h i s m o r n i n g t h e K a m e h a m e h a III r e t u r n e d § s h e is e x p e c t e d to s a i l
f o r K o l o a w i t h Dr W o o d ma, W a i m e a w i t h bro.
w i t h bro. W i l c o x ma,
R o w e l l ma,
§ Waioli
o n M o n d a y next .
T h e schooner Ann b e l o n g i n g to L a m s i n g § Co w i l l s a i l n e x t
w e e k w i t h bro.
Pogue ma § Father Thurston.
b u t n o t we ll.
Mrs.
M y P i l e s are b e t t e r ,
C o o k e § b a b e ar e s t i l l d o i n g w e l l .
This
e v e n i n g a c e l e b r a t e d G e r m a n P i a n i s t is to c a l l w i t h t h e King,
Mr.
Armstrong, Alexander
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
confusion.
§ some of our M i s s i o n a r y ’
s
Fuller h ad a singing school,
E l i z a b e t h A n d r e w s spent t h e n i g h t .
children.
§ there was much
To d a y J o h n Ii
w e n t on b o a r d t h e E n g l i s h S l o o p o f w a r § r e c e i v e d 17 guns.
Yes
t e r d a y s h e w a s d r e s s e d o ut
§ at n o o n f i r e d a s a l u t e in h o n o r o f
Queen Victoria birth-day.
Tuesday afternoon our brethren sailed
f or M a u i in t h e H a a l i l i o .
There was
Clark's.
ing.
a f a r e w e l l m e e t i n g at bro.
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g I d i d n o t go out to o u r p r a y e r m e e t
T h e G e r m a n h a s c o m e in a l o n e w i t h Mr. A r m s t r o n g ,
t r o d u c e d to Mr.
F u l l e r as t h e t e a c h e r o f t h e R o y a l S c h o o l .
n o t in w h e n he c a m e in § d i d n o t g e t a n y i n t r o d u c t i o n .
bro.
§was
Castle has c a l l e d into my studio.
in
I was
While writing
M i s s B e r n i c e ha s p l a y e d
s o m e § h e t h e G e r m a n h a s e x p r e s s e d g r e a t s u r p r i s e at h e r skill.
He n e v e r h e a r d an E o l i a n
a t t a c h m e n t before.
M o n d a y M a y 28, 49
Saturday
I w a s b u s y in b r i n g i n g u p t h e m e m o r a n d u m §
r e m a i n e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y t i l l 6 o ' c l o c k ,
§ t h e n t o o k up a
M a y 28, 1849
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
p a i l o f b u t t e r f r o m bro.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
Mr.
Gulick.
T o - d a y r e t u r n e d t h e pai l.
P o g u e p r e a c h e d f r o m Rev.
T a y l o r p r e a c h e d f r o m Prov.
14:12,
for A u g u s t 1848.
n o t a b l e to do m u c h .
T o d a y bro.
o f G o o d s f o r K a u a i pr.
Kam.
3:18.
At n o o n
9:23,24.
In t h e
During the day I
Today I have
felt f e e b l e
Castle atte n d e d the
§
shipping
Ill § e m p l o y e d f o u r c a r t s
T h e r e w a s a p r a y e r m e e t i n g at bro.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
22:17.
P.M. Jer.
a f t e r n o o n b r o R o w e l l p r e a c h e d f r o m Rom:
read Evangelists
Page 279
§ oxen.
C a s t l e ' s at 4 o ' c l o c k .
T a y l o r is s i c k - - a g i r l [ w r i t t e n in p e n c i l ] .
T h u r s d a y M a y 31 49
I h a d w r i t t e n t h u s f a r w h e n bro. H a l l c a l l e d in to m a k e
inquiries about the Herd,
§ t h e n I w e n t o v e r to u r g e bro.
to go to W a i a l u a on T u e s d a y in c o m p a n y w i t h o t h e r s .
c l i n e d § as Mrs.
C. w a s
s t i l l so i ll I c o u l d not.
s o me of t h e b r e t h r e n h a v e r e t u r n e d .
h a r s h to bro.
D o l e a b o u t t he H e r d ,
d i v i d e t h e herd.
Monday
by his arguments.
Every day this w e e k
They went
Castle requested those who
Bro.
Hall
days
§ Wm.
Mrs.
C. g e ts a l o n g v e r y s l o w l y .
Clark's.
Last
M u c h racing these
W e n t o v e r to see K a n a i n a a b o u t it.
A g r e a t m a n y calling
Last evening c o n d u c t e d the meeting.
Mr.
f r o m day
F u l l e r w a s to
h a v e h a d a s i n g i n g s c h o o l to n i g h t b u t d e f e r e d it f o r Mrs.
sake.
For 3 afternoons
§
§ h a v e divided t h e h e r d as t h e y p l e a s e d .
I have examined § footed accounts.
d e c e i v e s us m u c h .
evening
C a s t l e w a s n o t a b l e to convi|n]ce t h e m
e v e n i n g c o n d u c t e d t h e m e e t i n g at bro.
to day.
This
R i c e u r g i n g us to
w e r e g o i n g to W a i a l u a to c a l l at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
C l a r k o n l y d i d so, but bro.
B u t he d e
I said something very
§ h i s § bro.
T u e s d a y m o r n i n g bro.
Castle
I have rode w i t h the scholars.
C's
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Jun e 5, 1849
Page 280
T u e s d a y J u n e 5 '49
Since the above was w r i t t e n
I have not rode w i t h the
c h i l d r e n o w i n g to m y p i l e s , w h i c h h a v e t r o u b l e d m e m u c h .
a re b e t t e r n ow .
sa w bro.
Hall
Y e s t e r d a y I rode a little.
They
Friday morning
I
£j he i n f o r m e d m e w h a t h a d b e e n d o n e at W a i a l u a .
I doubt ed little the w i s d o m of their doings.
T h o s e a b o u t to
l e a v e a r e v e r y a n x i o u s to g et t h e i r p o r t i o n o f t h e h e rd .
it l e a d to no d i f f i c u l t y in f u t u r e .
b u s y in e x a m i n i n g e x t e n s i o n s
May
Friday § Saturday I was
§ footings.
Lord's day I did not
go o u t to m e e t i n g a n y o f t h e d a y on a c c o u n t o f b e i n g ill § for
t h e p u r p o s e o f s t a y i n g w i t h Mrs.
p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e § Mr.
m o n at n o o n ,
Mr.
f r o m Prov.
C.
Bro.
Thurston
T a y l o r at t h e c h a p e l ,
" W i n e is a m o c k e r £jc".
Fuller's sa b b a t h school.
§Armstrong
a temperance ser
Th e b o y s a t t e n d e d
S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g Mr.
Fuller called
§ I told him about our difficulties when our school commenced.
Lord's day I read Evangelists
m y w if e .
Little
f o r Sept.
Charles cries much.
§ s o m e c o n s i d e r a b l e to
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y w e h a v e
b e e n m a k i n g a l t e r a t i o n s at t h e D e p o s i t o r y £ c h a n g i n g P i g e o n h o l e s
§c. §c.
To d a y I c o m p l e t e d t h e o v e r h a u l i n g o f th e B u t t s
§ Screws
§ h a v e w o r k e d q u i t e h a r d f or me.
a new native.
H e r n a m e is K a m a k a .
d r e w $100.
the Financier.
fr.
r e t ^ on S a t u r d a y fr.
c o n c e r t w a s at Mr.
Kauai.
Y e s t e r d a y M rs .
[B o lt s( ?) ]
C. h a d
Joseph went this morning §
David Hitchcock
§ Charles Gulick
Last evening our monthly
A r m s t r o n g § w a s c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
T a yl or .
all we n t .
Sat. J u n e 9 '49
This eveni ng I am very tired § have been every night
We
June 9, 1849
Journal, Amos S t arr Cook e
but m y s l e e p h a s b e e n s w e e t
8 refreshing.
n o w t h a t s h e c a n g o all a b o u t h o u s e .
Mrs.
C. is so
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[well(?)]
W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n bro.
T h u r s t o n § P o g u e m a l e f t in t h e L a m s i n g § Co n e w s c h o o n e r " A n n "
but y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g they came b a c k s a y i n g they m ade no h ead
w a y fo r t h e w a n t o f b a l l a s t .
F o u r g u n s h a v e b e e n p u t on b o a r d
§ t h i s n o o n t h e y s t a r t e d ag a in .
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Cl a r k .
T h u r s d a y f o r e n o o n bro.
t e n d e d a u c t i o n at S . H . W § Co.
he bought.
W e d n esday evening our meeting
Castle a t
§ y e s t e r d a y we s o l d off m u c h that
I w o r k e d § c o m p l e t e d t h e b l i n d in t h e g a b l e e n d of
the Depository.
Yesterday,
Mr.
C a s t l e h a d a c a r p e n t e r p a r t o f a day to
fix h i s a i r h o l e, w i t h a s l i d i n g b li nd .
8 c a l v e s c a m e o v e r fr. W a i a l u a .
to c l e a n up t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
A b o u t n o o n e i g h t e e n cows
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y I h a v e t r i e d
T o day,
Bro.
C a s t l e s e n t a n o t i c e to
t h e f a m i l i e s h e r e t h a t t h e D e p o s i t o r y w o u l d b e o p e n to t h e m f r o m
9 t i l l 10 o ' c l o c k A.M.
III
§ f r o m 2 to 4 o ' c l o c k P.M.
r e t u r n e d y e s t e r d a y w i t h Gov. m a f r o m K a u a i
with Alvah Clark § DeWit Alexander.
The Kamehameha
§ to day,
Yesterday,
the Martha
the Molokai boat
a r r i v e d w i t h l e t t e r s f r o m b r e t h r e n t he re .
We shall have a ple n t y of business
T u e s d a y J u n e 12
'49
S a b b a t h da y I f e l t p r e t t y w e l l
devotions.
(Prov)
§ enjoye d my season of
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all day.
g o n e to M a u n a l u a b e y o n d W a i k i k i .
was
on M o n d a y .
Sol.
19:2.
Bro.
Bro.
A . ' s t e x t in t h e f o r e n o o n
In t h e a f t e r n o o n f r o m J a m e s
T a y l o r p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l f r o m P s . 76:10.
d i d n o t go, n o r to t h e P a l a c e .
Clark had
1: 13 - 1 5 .
Bro.
In t h e e v e n i n g I
V i c t o r i a was some unwell
§ did
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
n o t go to m e e t i n g .
see her.
Jun e 12, 1849
In t h e a f t e r n o o n A l e x § t h e Q u e e n c a l l e d to
I r e a d b u t l i t t l e d u r i n g t h e day.
domestics.
Page 2
Had a school with
R e t i r e d b e f o r e t h e s c h o l a r s r e t u r n e d f r o m t h e c h ap e l.
Y e s t e r d a y a r o s e e a r l y § a f t e r m y s e c r e t d e v o t i o n s w e n t to the
c o w y a r d to b r a n d c a l v e s .
c o w b r a n d e d § two c a l v e s
m ale § 3 females.
cow.
Bro.
C a s t l e h a d o n e n o h o m e d da n(?)
§ a bull
§ heifer.
I had 4 calves
1
I also rebranded with C the Hannah Holmes
F o u n d out t h a t P u n a h o u h a d b r a n d e d a b r i n d l e n o h o r n e d
heifer by mistake.
Bros .
C l a r k § R o g e r s b r a n d e d some.
This
m o r n i n g t h e f o u r c a l v e s § co ws r e t u r n e d to W a i a l u a .
Was very
b u s y b o t h y e s t e r d a y § to d a y in b r u s h i n g t h e s h e l v e s
Ejc. at t he
Depository.
b y Mr.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s
Taylor.
The King § suite v i s i t e d the A m p h r o t i t e y e s t e r d a y
§ t h e r e w a s v e r y m u c h f i r i n g a b o u t n o o n.
Ale x.
Dr.
Judd § Hopkins
F r i d a y J u n e 15
conducted
At 5 o ' c l o c k t h e King,
s a i l e d fo r H a w a i i .
'49
O u r d e a r so n J o s e p h is e l e v e n y e a r s o l d t o day,
b o r n this d a y o f t h e w e e k ,
Mr.
§ at j u s t t h i s h o u r 9 o ' c l o c k P.M.
F u l l e r h a s c a l l e d on us t h i s e v e n i n g .
b e e n e x c e e d i n g l y b u s y in f i x i n g t h e Dep.
m y ow n m an a o .
Bro.
Castle has assisted.
o r d e r s to f il l f r o m L a h a i n a
§ was
§ Waialua.
All this w e e k
I have
§ a r r a n g i n g it a f t e r
To m o r r o w w e h a v e s om e
Otherwise
h a v e th e c h i l d r e n go o v e r to E w a to m o r r o w .
I w o u l d t r y to
For m o r e than a w e e k
I have been a f f l i c t e d with a canker sore mouth.
Our meeting
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g w a s v e r y t h i n l y a t t e n d e d § was
conducted by
bro.
C la r k.
It is t h o u g h t t h e " O h i o " is at H ilo.
Journal, Amos Sta rr Cooke
M o n d a y J u n e 18
June 18, 1849
Page 2
'49
T h i s is t h e a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e b a t t l e at W a t e r l o o .
How mu c h h u m a n gore has been shed by human beings.
Oh,
H u m an indeed,
for had t hey been a n g e l ic beings, wars n e v e r w o u l d have p r e v a i l e d
so m u c h o v e r o u r s o r r o w i n g w o r l d .
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
C a s t l e h a s c a l l e d to s p e a k to us a b o u t
a cow P u n a h o u h a d t aken t h r o u g h m i s t a k e some two y ears since,
p a y Mrs.
to bro.
R i c h a r d s f o r t h e h e r d of bro.
E m e r s o n t ha t
Forbes.
I have written
I s ho u l d c laim the cow I b o u g h t out of my
s t i p e n d in 1840 o f H. H o l m e s
§ all h e r f e m a l e p r o g e n y ,
I p e r c e i v e d t h a t o t h e r s w e r e d o i n g t he s a m e
herds.
We are n o w r e c e i v i n g c a l l s
because
§ getting private
f r o m m e n o f war.
Saturday I
w a s b u s y a ll d a y § t i l l q u i t e l a t e § so I h a v e b e e n to d a y .
t e r d a y bro.
3 :1 6 , 1 7 .
C l a r k p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e all d a y I Sam.
Bro.
F r i d a y J u n e 22
to
T a y l o r at t h e c h a p e l all d a y Mat.
15:22
Yes
II T i m
1 2 : 3 0 P s . 1 19:9.
'49
A n o t h e r w e e k h a s n e a r l y f l e d § m y w e e k ' s w o r k is n e a r l y
done.
W e d n e s d a y I w a s q u i t e b u sy .
conducted our prayer meeting.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
Taylor
Y e s t e r d a y the H a a e l e l e p o n i sailed
f or L a h a i n a § M a h u k o n a § w e s e n t s o m e b o a r d s to bro.
Bond.
The
Wm. b r o u g h t s o m e m o l s . §c. fr. W a i l u k u § s a i l s t o - m o r r o w f or
that place.
To m o r r o w s h a l l b e b u s y .
An arrival yesterday from
San Francisco.
Last e v e n i n g I r e a d p r o o f s h e e t of the first form of the
Extracts
f r o m m i n u t e s o f o u r l a s t Genl M e e t i n g .
To d a y w e h e a r d
th at Mrs. H o o p e r l o s t h e r l i t t l e son, w h o w a s b o r n Oct.
on t h e v o y a g e to S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
o f a b r a i n f ever.
1 7 t h l as t
H e a r d a l s o of
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
June 22, 1849
a prospect of war between Russia § Prussia,
Republic.
Day be fo re y e s t e r d a y morning,
Page 284
against the French
Bro.
Chamberlain called
into t h e D e p o s i t o r y § I t h o u g h t it w o u l d p r o v e h i s l a s t visit.
It s e e m s h e t h o u g h t t h u s also.
Bro.
Castle c a r r i e d h i m e a c h way,
§ in r e t u r n i n g s t u m b l e d § fell w i t h him.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
C o o k e c a l l e d at t h e D e p . § als o, on bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n w h o is n o t
so w e l l t h i s w e e k .
Castle
H e is t r o u b l e d w i t h a d i a r r h e a .
§ I h a v e p u t u p a b l i n d at the Dep.
at a u c t i o n fo r $2.25)
door
T o - d a y bro.
(which was bought
to k e e p t h e w i n d f r o m b l o w i n g o u r p a p e r s
a b o u t m y desk.
T u e s d a y J u n e 26
'49
Last Saturday
I w a s v e r y b u s y all d a y in a l t e r a t i o n s as
u s u a l bu t I h a v e n o t y e t f i n i s h e d .
got o v e r it d u r i n g t h e S a b b a t h .
I became very tired 5 hardly
That m o rni ng
I a r o s e as u s u a l
§ had my season of readi ng § pr a y e r before breakfast.
At b r e a k
f a st § [I] r e q u e s t e d E l i z a b e t h to p l a y on t h e S e r a p h e n a all day
§ she c r i e d about, but
Bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m J a m e s 2:26.
d ea d" .
Eccl.
I i n s i s t e d on h e r d o i n g it § s h e did.
At n o o n w e w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
12:14.
"Faith without works
§ h e a r d Mr.
Taylor from
In t h e a f t e r n o o n b r o C l a r k p r e a c h e d a ga in .
e v e n i n g n o n e o f us w e n t out, b u t r e t i r e d e ar ly .
or n o t h i n g d u r i n g t h e day.
is
At
I r e a d l i t tl e,
M y e y e s w o u l d n o t a d m i t o f it.
In
the fo renoon the M on t r e a l a r r i v e d § came into the harbor, h a v i n g
on b o a r d Mr. H e n r y P i e r c e § L ady,
E l i z a a r r i v e d f r o m Sa n F r a n c i s c o .
letters
f r o m B o s t o n fr. M o n t r e a l
A p r i l 17th.
a l s o Dr.
§ Mrs.
Lathrop.
The
Yesterday morning we received
§ s o m e v i a P a n a m a as la t e as
I r e e d a l e t t e r f r o m M a r y o f Dec.
22 Mrs.
C. o n e e a c h
Journal, Amos Sta rr Co oke
J u n e 26, 1849
f r o m h e r m o t h e r s i s t e r § Bro.
of Harriet.
e v e n i n g bro.
§ sister Seeley's
likenesses--
It c a m e v e r y s a f e l y in a s m a l l t i n b o x s o l d e r e d
a ls o s o m e T i m e s .
Gulick's.
The latter requests the Daguerotype
To d a y I h a v e r e c 1^ bro.
in on e P i c t u r e .
Page 285
T o d a y s o m e o f o u r b o x e s c a m e to hand.
Em e r s o n came over w i t h two of his boys
L a s t e v e n i n g bro.
Last
§ s o m e o f bro.
C l a r k c a l l e d at h i s h o u s e a m e e t i n g
o f t h e b r e t h r e n to l a y b e f o r e t h e m a c o r r e s p o n d e n c e b e t w e e n h i m
§ bro.
D o l e r e s p e c t i n g t h e Herd.
Smith,
Parker,
Bro.
Rogers,
Hall,
Present, bros.
Castle,
Emerson,
Tayl or Dole Rice § myself.
P a r k e r w a s c h o s e n c h a i r m a n § I, s c ri be .
t i l l 12 o 'c lk .
Clark,
We did not adjourn
We f i n a l l y p a s s e d t h e f o l l o w i n g -
Bro.
Clark
h a v i n g s i g n i f i e d h i s i n t e n t i o n o f a s k i n g a d i s m i s s i o n f r o m the
s e r v i c e o f t h e B o a r d in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e 7th R e s o l u t i o n of
its l e t t e r , w e d o n o t t h i n k th e m i s s i o n i n t e n d e d ,
at t h e i r last
m e e t i n g to p r e v e n t h i m f r o m t a k i n g h is p r o p o r t i o n a l p a r t of Hon.
H e r d 6jc.
The general characteristics
discussed.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
of the H e r d was also fully
C.B. A n d r e w s
a r r i v e d in t h e K a m III.
with Dwight Baldwin, James McKenny § Henry M artin Alexander,
Rexford § Eduard Hitchcock.
A b o u t t h e s a m e t i m e bro.
Emerson.
Yesterday,
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
§ an officer.;
H e t r a d e d s o m e for t h e S e m i n a r y .
Johnson
in the M a r t h a f r o m Ka u a i .
§ h i s d a u g h t e r S a r a h El.
He h as t r a d e d som e,
C. is u n w e l l
also ,
§ so ha s bro.
§ Dr.
t h e Dr.
l e t t e r to day.
of "Amphritrite"
R o o k e h a s c a l l e d on her.
He s a y s she m u s t t a k e a c o u r s e o f m e d i c i n e .
her Mother's
arrived
P u n a h o u s c h o o l c o m m e n c e d w i t h 15 s c h o l a r s .
F u l l e r ha s c a l l e d ,
M rs .
also,
She h as a n s w e r e d
Journa l, Amos S t arr Cooke
J u n e 28, 1849
Page 286
T h u r s d a y J u n e 2 8 '49
Y e s t e r d a y a few m o r e b o x e s came.
on bro.
I w a s b u s y in w a i t i n g
J o h n s o n § a t t e n d i n g to bro. W i l c o x o r de r.
Last evening
w e h a d a f u ll p r a y e r m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro. A r m s t r o n g .
m e et in g read anoth er p r o o f sheet of our minutes,
r e a d o v e r s o m e o f it.
After
£j t h i s m o r n i n g
T h i s a f t e r n o o n s o m e o f t he m i s s i o n a r y c h i l d
r e n h a v e b e e n d o w n to J u d g e T u r r i l l ' s to be v a c c i n a t e d b y Dr.
Lathrop.
Bro.
C a s t l e h a s b e e n e n g a g e d in d i s t r i b u t i n g P e r i o d i c a l s .
T he A n n a a r r i v e d f r o m K e a l a k e k u a w i t h 8 f a t h o m s W o od .
c a l l on Dr.
P u r p o s e to
Lathrop.
T h e Dr. o f t he A m p h r i t r i t e c a l l e d at D e p o s i t o r y w i t h Mr.
Armstrong.
T u e s d a y J u l y 3 49
F r i d a y § S a t u r d a y w e w e r e v e r y b u s y in g e t t i n g W o o d §
at t h e D e p o s i t o r y b o t h in r e c e i v i n g § s h i p p i n g G o o d s ,
especially
on S a t u r d a y , w h e n K a m III s a i l e d for L a h a i n a
(bro. A r m s t r o n g a
passenger)
§Hanalei,
§ for H ilo.
The M a r i a for Waimea
f or Ko l o a , b r o J o h n s o n b e i n g a p a s s e n g e r .
F r i d a y bro.
h a d a m e e t i n g a ll day, p r e p a r a t o r y to c o m m u n i o n .
h i s s c h o o l h a d a p i c k n i c k in M a n o a v a l l e y .
tho'
v ery tired,
bro. H a l l $ Mr.
5 § 12
'48.
Fuller §
H a d a call from
L o r d ' s d a y I r e a d t w o E v a n g e l i s t s Oct.
In t h e m o r n i n g bro.
A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d fr.
At n o o n bro. T a y l o r p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 75:8.
all day.
Clark
Saturday evening,
I read through the Polynesian.
Laughnan.
Mr.
§ Anne
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
Mrs.
G.B.A. p r e a c h e d but
Phil.
2:5,7,8.
Pierce was present
I d i d n o t go.
In t h e m o r n i n g 4 § 5t h s e c t i o n s o f t h e c h u r c h h a d a c o m m u n i o n
season,
§ the first three
in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
Yesterday I wrote
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
up m y a c c o u n t s
fr. W i l l i a m .
J u l y 3, 1849
§ s h i p p e d G o o d s bro.
B a i l e y ' s M e l o p h i n a for W a i l u k u
Last evening two vessels
Julian § Don Quixotte.
s a i l e d fo r C a l i f o r n i a ,
O u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s at bro.
§ c o n d u c t e d b y b ro .
C.B. A n d r e w s .
rived from Kawaihae
§ L a h a i n a b r i n g i n g bro.
Also several letters.
bro.
Lyons
This morning,
Ives
The Hazeleleponi
from Kohala.
Bro.
Bro.
§ Curtis
Lyons.
Capt.
King ,
a r r i v e d to d a y w i t h l e t t e r s
C.B. A n d r e w s b r e a k f a s t e d w i t h us
S a t u r d a y § d i n e d w i t h us y e s t e r d a y .
m orrow morning.
the C h i l l e a n a r
In t h e m o r n i n g G o o d s to b u y
w o o d w i t h at K e a l a k e k u a to s e n d by the P r i v a t e e r ,
§ potatoes
Clark's
T h i s a f t e r n o o n I p u t up a l a r g e o r d e r fr.
§ s e n t it b y H a a l i l i o .
w h i c h s a i l e d t o day.
Page 287
T h e " O h i o " is e x p e c t e d to
C h a m b e r l a i n f o r a fe w d a y s h a s n o t b e e n so
well.
T h u r s d a y J u l y 5 '49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g e a r l y t h e O h i o w a s a n n o u n c e d as b e i n g
in si gh t ,
§ at n o o n sh e f i r e d 30 guns in h o n o r
of
t h e 30 s t a t e s .
S o o n a f t e r t h e H i l o b o y s H e n r y § F r e d e r i c h L y m a n § M u n s o n Co an
c a m e into t h e D e p o s i t o r y b r i n g i n g l e t t e r s f r o m H i l o ,
h a in a.
At 2 o'clock,
Kau,
t h e r e w a s a R o y a l S a l u t e fi r e d ,
§ La
§ several
consular salutes.
T h e a f t e r n o o n w a s o c c u p i e d in f u l f i l l i n g bro.
Wetmore § Kinney's
orders.
c h i l d r e n to K e a l a k e k u a .
Mr. H e n r y E l d Jr.
Mr.
bro.
here
M rs . T i b b e y .
Taylor.
by bro.
To d a y I s e n t th e l a t t e r b y th e
When I came home last even in g I found
§ he spent the evening § took tea--so did
I was
l a t e to m e e t i n g wh. w a s c o n d u c t e d by
N o t i c e w a s g i v e n o f a P r e p a r a t o r y l e c t u r e on S a t u r d a y
Taylor.
T h i s f o r e n o o n bro s.
c a l l e d on b o a r d t h e Ohio.
Castle Smith Clark § Taylor
I s e n t m y c a r d to t h e Capt.
§ to t h e
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
J u l y 5, 1849
Ward Room Officers.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n a Mr.
Boudenot
T h e g i r l s w e r e out.
Mr.
§ J o n e s called.
F l i n t n e r has a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
s a y i n g h e w o u l d s a i l in t h e P a n a m a 2 1 st fo r P a n a m a ,
be h o m e in 40 days.
Page 288
Boardman
§ h o p e d to
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to
sister Mary.
Sat. J u l y 7 '49
T h i s m o r n i n g at D e p o s i t o r y
§ w r o t e a s h o r t o n e to bro.
of J u l i et t e ' s
Mr.
S e e l e y § p u t t h e m up w i t h a l e t t e r
to h e r m o t h e r in o n e e v e l o p e ( ! ) - - to go f i r s t to
S e e l e y § t h e n to Charles pr. M o n t r e a l wh.
San F r a n c i s c o .
bro.
I f i n i s h e d m y l e t t e r to M a r y
s a i l e d to d a y for
Y e s t e r d a y I w a s b u s y in l o o k i n g o v e r t h e G o o d s in
C h a m b e r l a i n ' s c e l l a r § f o u n d on e b a l e bro.
Made out a n e w memorandum.
for t h r e e or f o u r days.
D i e l l n o t t h e Minr.
Did but little business.
Nika sick
To d a y I p a i d C h a i r m e n $ 2 0 4 . 2 5 for f r e i g h t .
At 4 o ' c l o c k o u r P r e p a r a t o r y l e c t u r e w a s p r e a c h e d at t h e a d o b i e
s c h o o l h o u s e b y bro. T a y l o r f r o m P s . 137.
It w a s
an e x t e m p o r e
sermon.
A b o u t 5 1/2 o ' c l o c k w e r e c e i v e d t h e P o l y n e s i a n ,
Montreal sailed.
o f bro.
Mr.
T i b b e y g a v e us t h e i r d o g ' s K e n n e l .
C a s t l e two Q u e s t i o n B o o k s Vol.
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
§ the
C.B.A.
Borrowed
II, a l s o o n e o f bro.
s u p p e d w i t h us § so d i d Mr.
Eld.
Ives.
To
m o r r o w we p u r p o s e to h a v e C h a r l e s M o n t a g u e b a p t i z e d .
M o n d a y J u l y 9 '49
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e s c h o l a r s a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
C o o k e to t h e
C a s t l e ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Clark.
C a s t l e h a d n o s a b b a t h s c h o o l b e c a u s e he
Journal, Am os S tarr Coo ke
was unwell.
O u r c h i l d r e n Jos.
to N a t i v e M e e t i n g .
all t h i n g s " .
chapel.
J u l y 9, 1849
Bro.
Martha,
Page 2
§ J u l i e t t e a c c o m p a n i e d us
Clark p reached from I Thegs.5:21,
E l i z a b e t h p l a y e d on t h e s e r a p h e n a ,
"Prove
§ B e r n i c e at the
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e c h i l d r e n d i d n o t go to n a t i v e m e e t
ing b u t w e n t to t he o u r
(!) m e e t i n g at t h e s c h o o l H o u s e .
D o l e p r e a c h e d t h e r e f r o m 1 Cor.
at n o o n fr.
Col.
11:24,25,26,
Bro.
§ a l s o at c h a p e l
3 : 2 , 3 . " S e t y o u r a f f e c t i o n o n t h i n g s a b o v e " §c.
§ g o o d o l d [illegible]. At o u r M e e t i n g bro.
T a y l o r a f f i c i a t e d ( !)
in b a p t i z i n g o u r l i t t l e C h a r l e s M o n t a g u e ,
§ in t h e p o u r i n g of
the wine
§ bro.
distribution,
evening.
D. b r e a k i n g o f t h e b re a d .
o r c a r r y i n g t h e m a r ou nd .
H a d a boil on my neck.
Bro Hall
§ I i n the
I d i d n o t go o ut in the
Put on a p o u l t i c f e ]
§ retired
at a b o u t e i g h t o ' c l o c k .
To d a y w e h a d a c a l l at t h e D e p o s i t o r y f r o m Lieut.
Emmons,
Capt.
Dr. B e e
§ P u r s e r Foster.
Jones
T h e y a l s o c a l l e d at t h e h ou se .
S t r i b l i n g w a s at o u r m e e t i n g y e s t e r d a y 5 p a r t o o k of the
elements.
H e R e t u r n e d h o m e w i t h Mrs. A r m s t r o n g .
To-d ay not
m u c h to d a y l o o k e d o v e r t h e o r d e r Book.
A c a l l for s i s t e r M .M .
S mith this afternoon.
Bro.
C.B. A n d r e w s s a i l e d t h i s a f t e r n o o n in t h e R a i n b o w .
Bro.
Castle not very well.
Bro.
Chamberlain constantly failing,
Dr.
N i k a s t i l l u n a b l e to do a n y thing.
L a t h r o p h a d s e e n h i m § bro.
At n o o n , w h i l e
I was bathing,
l y i n g on t h e s e t t e e
of my watch.
c a l l e d to see h i m - - f o u n d
Ives.
Mrs.
C. sat o n m y v e s t w h i c h was
broke the Crystal
§ injured the h o u r-hand
R e p a i r e d at t h e e x p e n s e o f one d o l l a r.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cook e
T h u r s d a y J u l y 12
J u l y 12, 1849
Page 290
'49
T u e s d a y I w a s b u s y in s e n d i n g t h i n g s to K o l o a pr. M a r t h a .
Sent "Minutes" for
'49.
Bro.
C a s t l e c o m m e n c e d w i t h t h e D a y Book.
Y e s t e r a d y or m o s t o f it w a s d e v o t e d to Ge nl M e e t i n g c h e s t ,
§ arranging papers.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
bro.
Emerson.
Last eveni ng a tt en de d the pr ay er m e e tin g
Parker.
To d a y p u t up Oil
l i ng c a l l e d a s h o r t t ime.
This morning
Sat. J u l y 14
§ M ol s .
R e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m bro. W h i t t l e s e y .
H o l d e n c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
w i t h us.
fixing
Mr.
§ c h a i n f or
Mr.
Tuesday afternoon,
fT Mrs.
Capt.
Strib-
G o o d a l e t o o k t e a w i t h us 8 p r a y e d
I s h a v e d bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n fbr the f i r s t time.
'49
Y e s t e r d a y I d i d n o t h a v e m u c h to do, so I c l e a n e d out
the m o n e y chest
§ d r a w e r s a t t a c h e d to it.
p a r t t h e C e l l a r § s h i p p e d a f e w g oo d s
o f P u n a h o u v i s i t e d t h e " O h i o " to day.
To d a y I c l e a n e d in
for H a w a i i .
The scholars
T h e y c a m e i nt o t h e D e p o s i t o r y
§ I t o l d t h e m s o m e t h i n g s wh.
t h e y o u g h t n o t to do w h e n t h e y v i s i t
the Depository.
I m e n d e d an u m b r e l l a of Mr s .
Last ev e ni n g
T h e r e w a s a p a r t y at Mr.
Thompson's
(Dudoit's place).
C.'s.
This day
t h e M i s s i o n h as p r a y e d for us.
M o n d a y July 16/49
T h i s e v e n i n g I feel q u i t e i r r i t a b l e .
A m n o t v e r y w e l l.
Y e s t e r d a y I e n j o y e d th e s a b b a t h b e t t e r t h a n us u a l .
q u i t e so e a r l y as us u a l .
M a n y are sick w i t h the influenza.
p a r a t i v e l y o n l y a f e w to m e e t i n g .
Cor.
2 : 1 5 , 1 6 Mr.
n o t go out.
Did not arise
T a y l o r fr.
Rev.
Com
B r o C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m II
3:20.
R e a d to t h e c h i l d r e n ,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e d i d
P.M. Mr.
Taylor pre a c h e d from
Journal, Am os S tarr Co oke
Is. 49:15.
some.
J u l y 16, 1849
O n l y a f e w c a m e out.
Think with much practice
On o u r r e t u r n I t r i e d to s i n g
I might mak e a singer.
h a d t h e i n f l u e n z a § n o w C h a r l e s b e g i n s to f e e l it.
arrived yesterday from Hilo § Lahania(!).
letters.
Bros.
rival from Kauai
c a ll f r o m Dr.
at Mr.
It w a s
f e l t here.
T h e Kam.
Ill
To day we h a d m a n y
S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n an a r
§ s o m e b u t t e r came.
N i k a r e t u r n e d to day.
Dodridge's
J. h as
L y m a n § B a i l e y s p o k e o f t h e E a r t h q u a k e on W e d n e s
d a y m o r n i n g last.
a ll day.
Page 291
To day I have b e e n alone
T h i s e v e n i n g J o h n Ii is u p - - a
L i e u t o f t h e A m p a t h r i t e (!).
Rise § Progress
to M a ry .
L a s t e v e n i n g I g av e
B e r n i c e v i s i t s th is e v e n i n g
B a t e s '.
S a t u r d a y , J u l y 21
'49
Near l y a week has p a s s e d since
in m y d a i r y ( ! ) .
I have written any thing
T h i s w e e k w e h a v e l i t t l e or n o s h i p p i n g to do.
W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g a l e t t e r w a s r e c ^ f r o m bro.
Emerson requesting
a c o f f i n to b e m a d e p u t i n to a b o x § srent in a b o a t to bro.
T h a t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Parker.
m o r n i n g I w o r k e d in th e u p p e r p a r t o f L a m l o n St o re .
c o f f i n c a m e to h a n d.
G u l ic k.
Thursday
At n o o n th e
In t h e a f t e r n o o n s o m e of t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s
§ t h e i r c h i l d r e n v i s i t e d t h e O h io .
The Queen § others chiefs
§
o f f i c e r s v i s i t e d it in t h e m o r n i n g § w e r e s a l u t e d w i t h 21 guns.
J u s t at d a r k a l e t t e r w a s r e c ^ f r o m bro.
E m e r s o n s t a t i n g th at
J o h n c o u l d n o t l i v e § he w i s h e d t wo m e n to t a k e o v e r t h e c o f f in .
I l o o k e d a lo ng t i m e f o r m e n t h a t e v e n i n g
go b y bro.
Rice.
§ w r o t e a l e t t e r to
In t h e m o r n i n g a r o s e at 4 § n o n [ n o t ( ? ) ]
after six § finnally(!)
f o u n d two m e n to go f o r 1 . 5 0 ea.
Castle started wi t h Miss Mills
§ rode
" S ta r" .
till
Bro.
T h e y w e r e to s t o p
Journal, A mos S tar r Cooke
J u l y 21, 1849
at E w a to s p e n d t h e n i g h t .
Page 292
B ro S m i t h s t a r t e d t h i s m o r n i n g § w a s
to c o n d u c t t h e f u n e r a l s e r v i c e s t h i s a f t e r n o o n at 3 o ' c l o c k .
Yesterday morning early a note arrived saying John died T h u r s
d a y a f t e r n o o n at 2 o ' c l o c k ,
s a i l e d for San F r a ncisco,
part.
12 y r s 6 1/2 ms.
direct.
C l e a n e d o ut d o w n s t a i r s
L a s t n i g h t it r a i n e d a c o n s i d e r a b l e
T h u r s d a y J u l y 26
To d a y t h e O h i o
§ s o m e to day.
'49
T h e w e e k h a s t hu s
far p a s s e d away § I have m a d e no r e c o r d
e i t h e r of G o d ' s m e r c i e s n o r o f m y o w n d e f i c i e n c e s (!).
little these days that
for weeks, h a s b e e n R e p a ir !
Repair!
§ n o w r e p a i r r e p a i r at h o m e.
Repair--at the Depository,
§ a l s o to day.
Dr. W o o d c a l l e d to see him.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Parker.
D i d 't [ d i d n 't ] read.
H o l l o w W a r e room.
fr.
Lahaina,
C h a m b e r l a i n h a s n o t b e e n so w e l l .
Last evening our p ra y e r m e e t i n g was
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g t h e " P r i v a t e e r " Capt.
K i n g s a i l e d for W e s t H a w a i i .
bow,
My w a t c h word,
Y e s t e r d a y I w a s b u s y in m e n d i n g
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y bro.
§c.
That evening I fixed our bed Netting
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n w o r k e d in t h e T i n §
To d a y t h e " A n n e " s a i l e d f o r K a u a i .
t o o late.
Castle returned from Waialua,
Monday afternoon,
in five h o u r s .
o f M o n d a y Mr.
Goodale called.
C a s t l e ' s S.S.
Saturday,
in n a t i v e .
Mr.
Lord's day m o r n i n g
Lesson about
F i e l d § Mrs.
"Ruth".
The R a i n
a b o u t 3 o 'clk.
f r o m E w a to W a i a l u a § it r a i n e d m o s t o f t h e time.
o f bro.
I r e a d so
I a m f a s t g o i n g to n a a u p o - - a n d I w r i t e
l i t t l e o r n o t h i n g to t h e b r e t h r e n on b u s i n e s s .
chairs
in
Bro.
Peirce were present
Bro. T a y l o r p r e a c h e d all d a y at t h e c h a p e l A c t s
bro.
they rode
The evening
I took charge
Armstrong preached
in t h e s t o n e c h u r c h .
16:31.
Monday
Journ al, Amos S tarr Cooke
J u l y 26, 1849
t h e r e w a s an a r r i v a l
R e c e i v e d a l e t t e r th at
d a y fr. bro.
from San Francisco.
P o g u e s a y i n g h e h a d r e a d y 14 p i l e s w o o d .
q u i t e exhausftjed
w i t h care
L o r d ' s d a y J u l y 29
Mrs.
C.
§ a diarrhea.
'49
I have just returned
of mourning,
Page 29
(1 1/2 o ' c l o c k P.M.)
e v e n o u r d e a r bro.
from the home
Chamberlain's.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g a b o u t 8 o ' c l o c k I w e n t in to s h a v e
him, bu t he w a s n o t a b l e to b e s h a v e d .
b e g a n to sp it b l o o d ,
some of the n e i g h b o r s
d a y § at n i g h t ,
In a f e w m i n u t e s h e
§we were some what alarmed,
§ Dr. W o o d .
§ s e n t f or
He e x p e c t o r a t e d b l o o d all
it w a s t h o u g h t e x p e d i e n t to h a v e a w a t c h e r .
Dole was down ^ he § s ister S mith spent the night.
in t h e e v e n i n g § he w a s m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e
ing s o o n a f t e r b r e a k f a s t
§ s e v e r a l bro s.
Clark $ Castle § sisters
I went over
§ sleeping.
I went over § found bro
Bro.
This m o r n
C. r a t h e r
§ others present.
He
h a d a l r e a d y b e g u n to c e a s e r a i s i n g p h l e g m § w a s e v i d e n t l y f a i l
ing.
Bro C l a r k w e n t to h i s s e r v i c e at 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
C a s t l e to h i s s a b b a t h s c h o o l .
S o o n a f t e r Mrs.
Richards
W o o d c a m e in § a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k he s t r a i g h t e n e d up,
kiss his w i f e
$ bro.
$ Dr.
embrace
§
b a d e h e r " f a r e w e l l " c o m m e n d i n g h e r to God.
Then
he took M a r i a Jane's h a n d § k i s s e d her § made some remark,
after
t h i s he d i d so to all t h e c h i l d r e n , M a r t h a An n, J a m e s ,
Isabella,
L ev i
§
s a y i n g a few w o r d s to e a c h 8 t h e n s p r e a d out h i s h a n d s
§ b a d e us all " f a r e w e l l " .
T h e n he t o o k Dr. W o o d ' s h a n d § p r a y e d
t ha t G o d w o u l d b l e s s h i m in h i s b a s k e t
in h i s t r e a s u r e s
§ in h i s s t o r e - - b l e s s h i m
sa ve h i m f r o m w o r l d l y m i n d e d n e s s
§ finally p r e
p a r e h i m f o r an a b u n d a n t e n t r a n c e i n t o t h e k i n g d o m of o u r L o r d
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
§ savior Jesus Christ.
m a d e a few r e m a r k s .
Andrews,
J u l y 29, 1849
T h e n he t o o k s o m e o f us b y t h e h a n d §
By th is t i m e m e e t i n g w a s
C l a r k D i m o n d § H a l l c a m e in,
out § b ro s .
Armstrong,
§ then some chiefs Kekuanaoa,
Paki, J o h n Ii, K a n a i n a - - a l s o K e o n o k e a p a .
to h i s w i f e
Page 294
He s p oke several times
§ s i g n i f i e d t h a t he k n e w her.
A f t e r 11 o ' c l o c k h e d i d
n o t k n o w m u c h § at 20 m i n u t e s a f t e r 11 he b r e a t h e d out h i s so ul
into the b o s o m of his Savior,
r e c l i n i n g h i s h e a d on m y r i g h t h an d .
W h e n it w a s c e r t a i n t h a t he w a s gone,
sister Chamberlain requested
bro. A n d r e w s to r e t u r n t h a n k s to G o d f o r t h e d e l i v e r y o f h e r h u s
band from pain,
sorrow § suffering
Ejc.
In a b o u t h a l f an h o ur ,
w h e n it w a s d e c i d e d t h a t t h e r e s h o u l d b e a p o s t m o r t e m e x a m i n a t i o n ,
bro.
Andrews,
C a s t l e § I l a i d o ut o u r b r o . ' s r e m a i n s b y s h a v i n g ,
w a s h i n g § dressing.
my dinner,
ation.
From that w o r k I have just returned,
§ eaten
§ e x p e c t to go at 4 o ' c l o c k to t h e p o s t m o r t e m e x a m i n
Bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n w a s b o r n at Do v e r , Vt. Aug.
56 y r s 11 ms.
1 day.
H a s b e e n on t h e I s l a n d s
d a y s - - w a s m a r r i e d at L a h a i n a Sept.
28,
26 y e a r s
1792,
aged
3 ms. §2
1-18 28 .
M o n d a y J u l y 3 0-49
Soon after I h a d w r i t t e n the above
f o r g o i n g to m e e t i n g .
Bu t, O r r a m e l c o m i n g in § r e q u e s t i n g me to
s e n d so me o n e to W a i a l u a ,
m i g h t go o ve r ,
o' el k.
I made preparations
I s e n t fo r t he w a g o n h o r s e ,
t h a t he
§ w e n t m y s e l f o v e r to b r o C h a m b e r l a i n ' s .
D r s . Wood,
Lathrop
§ H o f f m a n n came ,
They took off the b reast b one
a l s o, bro.
At 4
Castle.
§ e x a m i n e d f i r s t t h e le f t l u ng s,
§ found the upper part of them badly ulcerated,
§ the p l e u r a of
both sides very firmly adhered,
§ t u b e r c l e s in g r e a t n u m b e r s
§
in v a r i o u s s t a g e s o f p r o g r e s s .
They next examined the heart
§ the
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
arteries
J u l y 30, 1849
§ found some cloted(!)
diseased.
b l o o d in t h e m b u t n o t in t h e l e a s t
Th e h e a r t a p p e a r e d r a t h e r s m a l l .
T h e n t h e y t o o k o u t th e
right lungs, w h i c h w e r e s m a l l e r than the other,
have b een larger.
tho'
T h e s e w e r e m u c h as t h e l e f t w e r e ,
greater degree of progress.
Dr.
he h a d t h e p l e u r i s y w h e n y o u n g
Page 295
it o u g h t to
b u t in a
L a t hrop r e m a r k e d that he thou g h t
§ t h a t h i s c o m i n g to a d i f f e r e n t
c l i m e h a d a r r e s t e d t h e d i s e a s e for a n u m b e r o f y e a r s t i l l h e h a d
become acclimated here
§ t h e n t h e d i s e a s e w e n t on a g a i n ,
h e h a d p r o b a b l y a d d e d t w e n t y y e a r s to h i s
country,
§ t ha t
li fe b y c o m i n g to t h i s
§ finally r em ar ke d that a change of clime was beneficial
w h e t h e r f r o m a c o l d to a w a r m or f r o m a w a r m to a cold.
T h e e x a m i n a t i o n t o o k p l a c e in t h e s m a l l e r b e d r o o m .
the D r s . had re placed the br ea st bone
washed their knives
it in part .
Bro.
§ s e w e d up t h e ga sh,
After
they
5 h a n d s § left m e to w a s h t h e b o d y § r e d r e s s
S m i t h c a m e in § a s s i s t e d some.
Chamberlain's urnest(!)
request
At s i s t e r
I s t a i d to t e a § w a s e x p e c t i n g
to b e p r e s e n t t h e r e at f a m i l y w o r s h i p ,
b u t bro.
C l a r k c a m e in for
t h e p u r p o s e § I c a m e h om e .
It w a s r a i n y $ n o n e o f us w e n t to t h e c h a p e l .
conver|s]ation
w i t h th e g i r l s ,
n e a r l y 10 o ' c l o c k w h e n
a c c o u n t o f t h e ba b y .
Vincent
§ S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g w i t h Wm.
I retired.
To d a y bro.
a t i o n s for t h e f u n e r a l .
J u l i e t t e d i d n o t s l e e p w e l l on
Castle
T h e g r a v e I a t t e n d e d to,
§ w e h a v e b e e n b u s y t h e r e also.
t h e C h i l l e a n s a i l e d for M a u i
t e r n o o n bros .
§ I made vigorous p r e p a r
§ so me
A great q u a n t i t y of letters from a l most every s t a
tion a r r iv ed this m o rn in g
afternoon,
It w a s
T h e c o f f i n w a s m a d e o f K o a - b o a r d s b y Mr.
§ t h e m a k i n g c o s t 9.00.
other things.
I h a d s om e
Bishop
§ West Hawaii.
This
This a f
§ E m e r s o n a r r i v e d in s e a s o n for t h e f u n e r a l ,
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
J u l y 30, 1849
w h i c h w a s a t t e n d e d at 4 o ' c l o c k .
t h e ho u s e .
T h e n , bro.
Bro.
Hall being director,
f o r m e d at t h e M a u k a g a t e
A s e r m o n b y bro.
m o v e m e §c.
T h e r e bro.
L. A n d r e w s m a d e the p r a y e r ,
Clark from Acts
20:24.
R e m a r k s in n a t i v e b y bro.
bro.
T a y l o r - - B e n e d i c t i o n by bro Bishop.
bro.
Emerson.
At n o o n
1 term.
Bro.
Dimond's
B i s h o p r e a d the
s u n g " R o c k o f A ge s " .
Armstrong.
P r ayer by
P r a y e r at t h e g r a v e by
for t h e s c h o l a r s '
§ so has Mr. W i l c o x .
Castle w a l k e d with sister Chamberlain.
Richards,
Mr. A r m s t r o n g § w i f e ,
§ sister Dimond,
Bro.
into
None of these things
F u l l e r $126.
This e v e n i n g he has called;
p r o c e s s i o n bro.
w i t h Mrs.
I p a i d Mr.
p r a y e r at
the procession was
§ w a l k e d r o u n d b y bro.
t h e l a r g e d o o r o f t h e S t o n e C h u r ch .
724 H y m n Bro.
Smith made a
Page 296
bro.
§ s i s t e r Dole, bro.
sister Smith § my se l f--Punahou scholars
In t h e
Bro. B i s h o p
Emerson
Rice
§ Mrs.
§ Mr.
f o l l o w e d us.
tuition
Clark
Andrews,
There were
but a very few foreigners present.
Tuesday,
J u l y 31
'49
T h i s is t h e j o y f u l a n n i v e r s a r y o f A d m i r a l T h o m a s '
to o u r r e s c u e in
'43.
People, M i s s i o n a r i e s
That day will
long be r e m e m b e r e d by chiefs,
§ other foreigners.
but some of our family w e r e absent.
coming
We had a very good dinner
T h e y all are n o w
p r e p a r i n g for a s o i r e e t h i s e v e n i n g at t h e P a l a c e .
c a m e f or o u r P i a n o § t o o k it to t h e P a l a c e .
(sun down)
At n o o n t h e y
I h o p e it w i l l n o t
c o n t r i b u t e to a dance.
M o s t o f th e d a y I h a v e b e e n at t h e D e p o s i t o r y ,
as u s u a l .
In t h e f o r e n o o n I c a l l e d u p o n s i s t e r C h a m b e r l a i n § famil y.
spoke o f Grave Stones.
"church Records."
W r o t e a n o t i c e o f bro.
W r o t e up m y a c c o u n t s ,
They
C.'s d e a t h in t h e
this afternoon,
f o r July.
Aug.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
T h u r s d a y Aug.
I c a m e o v e r to t h e D e p o s i t o r y for an
h o u r § t h e n r e t u r n e d to Mr.
Judd,
Mr.
Fuller's Examination.
a m o n g w h o m w e r e Mr.
Damon,
§ Mr s.
Page 297
2 '49
Yesterday morning
attended,
2, 1849
Rogers,
H a ll ,
Fales,
§ Mrs.
T a y l o r § Mr.
P aty, N e w e l l , Mr.
R u t h § G i m i , Mr.
French.
A fe w o n l y
T h u r s t o n , Mrs.
§ Mr s. A r m s t r o n g
The exercises were
f r o m 9 1/2 to 1 1/2 o ' c l o c k § w e r e v e r y c r e d i t a b l e to t e a c h e r
§ s c h o l a r s - -only a part of the scholars present.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n c o m p l e t e d m y a r r a n g e m e n t o f t h e T i n
room.
In t h e e v e n i n g o u r p r a y e r m e e t i n g w a s r e t u r n e d to Mrs.
C h a m b e r l a i n § c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
l e t t e r s to Mrs.
Paty,
C.
a r r i v e d f r o m San F r a n c i s c o .
Alapai, John Young's wife
L e t t e r s f r o m bro.
d i e d at 1 o ' c l o c k .
T u e s d a y Aug.
C.
§ other m i s s i o n
Juliette was vaccinated.
7 '49
I w r o t e a n y t h i n g in m y
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g I m a d e ou t s o m e t h i n g in r e f e r e n c e to t h e
c o m i n g e c l i p s e o f t h e su n Aug.
a f t e r 10 o ' c l o c k ,
bros.
Mrs.
C l a r k ' s to h a v e t h e i r c h i l d r e n v a c c i n a t e d b y
N early a w e e k has p a s s e d since
d ia ry .
The children went
§ b a l e s , b u t d i d n o t f i n i s h th e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n , n o w 5 1/2 o 'clk.
Lathrop.
§ others,
T h i s f o r e n o o n I w o r k e d in t h e l a r g e
c e l l a r § o v e r h a u l e d the boxes
a r i e s ar e at bro.
Hunt
Capt.
T h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y , w e l e a r n e d t ha t
o v e r to see h e r § so d i d I.
c e l la r.
A f t e r m e e t i n g r e a d s om e
Duri ng the m o r ni ng the M ary Frances,
b ut n o n e f r o m t h e S t a t e s .
Dr.
Taylor.
1 7 t h 18th.
t h e c e l l a r § s w e p t it.
Green § Rogers
Friday Morning finished,
J u d g e Lee
§wife,
also
a r r i v e d fr. M o l o k a i in t h e R a i n b o w .
[The f o l l o w i n g l i n e w a s w r i t t e n in t h e m a r g i n : ]
D u d o i s e l d e s t d a u g h t e r d r o w n e d a b o u t t h r e e d ays,
2 8 t h at W a i l u a K a u a
Aug.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
In th e a f t e r n o o n ,
I b o r r o w e d bro.
7, 1849
Castle's horse
Page 298
§wagon,
t h e f i r s t t i m e s i n c e g e n e r a l m e e t i n g v i s i t e d w i t h Mrs.
T h a t v e r y d a y w e h a d s e n t J u l i e t t e to Mrs.
At e v e n i n g Mr.
S a t u r d a y f o r e n o o n Mr.
C. P u n a h o u .
Rice's school.
Wm. J a m e s P e t e r § D a v i d m o v e d to t h e i r p a r e n t s ' .
Friday.
§ for
Thursday
E m m a m o v e d on
F u l l e r s a i l e d in t h e R a i n b o w f o r M o l o k a i .
§ M rs .
T a y l o r § b a b e , w i t h Mrs.
Thurston
M a r y § T h o m a s v i s i t e d us § d i n e d w i t h us.
T h e Kam.
from Hilo
§ we ha d letters.
L y m a n § p u t up g o o d s
for him,
K i n n e y § Bond.
W r o t e to bro.
P o l y n e s i a n ca me out late.
r o d e on h o r s e b a c k in c o m p a n y w i t h B e r n i c e ,
on Mr.
it.
Jasper.
C.
§ we rode § called
Goodale.
§ it d i d
Read Polynesian
R e t i r e d l a t e £, a r o s e r a t h e r l a t e on L o r d ' s d a y m o r n
ing.
Bro.
Clark p r e a c h e d a k i n d of funeral
1,2.
Bro.
G r e e n p r e a c h e d a long,
s e r m o n fr.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e d i d n o t go out.
g e l i s t s Nov.
2 3-30.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mrs.
Taylor p r e a c h his farewell sermon.
v e r y d e v o t e d man,
a t y p e wh. bro.
I read E v a n
C. w e n t out § h e a r d Mr.
T h e Kam.
T h u r s t o n ma,
Ill s a i l e d f o r
S m i t h m a bro.
Sent
P a p e r s for
In t he e v e n i n g p a s t b e f o r e
i n g D e p o s i t o r y r e w r o t e s o m e t h i n g for t h e E l e l e ,
s i d e s to a l e t t e r s he et .
Armstrong
a lso, A l v a h C lark.
T h e M a r t h a s a i l e d w i t h Dr. W o o d f o r K oloa.
all M a u i § t h e s o u t h o f H a w a i i .
from
C h a m b e r l a i n t r i e d to foll ow .
§ t o o k fo r p a s s e n g e r s bro.
ma, Mr. T a y l o r m a § Mrs.
57:
I r ead "Life of E v a r t s " - - a
M o n d a y w a s a v e r y b u s y d a y w i t h us.
Maui § Hawaii
Is.
g o o d s e r m o n at the c h a p e l ,
I J o h n 5:5.
letters.
Joseph § I
B o r r o w e d t h e i r k e y to o p e n o u r P i a n o ,
In t h e e v e n i n g v i s i t e d w i t h Mr.
to M rs .
Ill a r r i v e d
leav
o c c upying three
In t h e e v e n i n g o u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s
interesting
§ w a s c o n d u c t e d b y Bro.
G re en .
a r r i v a l fr.
the coast § f r o m the States.
D u r i n g th e d a y an
A l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
Hill
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Cooke
Aug.
7, 1849
Page 299
o f M a y 1 4 t h s a y i n g t h e y h a d s e n t us an i n v o i c e o f g o o d s (?)
pr.
T s a r a m t . $ 4 ,0 00 .
At m e e t i n g bro.
Andrews
saying that there was commotion § revolution,
Bernice visits
t h i s w e e k at Mr.
T h e 4 b o y s w e r e out to ch.
Bates'.
El.
§money
s p o k e of t h e P a p e r s
in a l l E u r o p e .
to d a y at E m m a ' s .
all d a y on S u n d a y .
Y e s t e r d a y Jo s w e n t
to P u n a h o u f or L a t i n B o o k s to c o m m e n c e t h e s t u d y o f L a t i n at home.
Mrs.
C. t e a c h e s G r a m m e r § M u s i c ,
v a t e e r a r r i v e d to day.
§ I a m to t e a c h La ti n.
This afternoon,
at bro.
I t r i m m e d the A l g e r o b a s a r o u n d the Depository.
p l e t e d m y a c c 't o f t h e E c l i p s e
nesian.
Ii.
Dimond's proposition
This forenoon c o m
§ s e n t it to bro.
H a l l f o r th e P o l y
P r e p a r e d s o m e t h i n g s i m i l a r for the Elele.
R e a d to J o h n
Y e s t e r d a y I r e a d Dr. W o o d ' s n o t e o f A u g 4 - 4 9 to Mrs.
l a i n g i v i n g an a c c o u n t o f bro.
amination,
as f o l l o w s .
C h' s d i s e a s e
Viz.
" T h e h i s t o r y o f Mr.
The P r i
Chamber-
§ the post mortem e x
Copy-C's d i s e a s e p r e v i o u s l y to
J a n y last, w h i c h h a d b e e n p r o t r a c t e d t h ru '
a series of years, had
led both him § his p h y s i c i a n into the b e l i e f that his case was
not one of strongly m a r k e d Phthisis.
that way,
A l t h o ' f r o m its t e n d e n c y
there have always been grounds
f or t h e a p p r e h e n s i o n ,
h i s d i s e a s e w o u l d u l t i m a t e l y r e s u l t in this.
t ha t
F o r t h e l a s t six
months his symp t o m s h a v e b e e n m o r e s t r o n g l y marked,
§ have not
d i f f e r e d f r o m t h o s e u s u a l l y n o t i c e d in t h e l a t t e r s t a g e s of p u l
m o n a r y consumption; n o r did his lungs,
a fter death,
e x h i b i t a ny
m o r b i d c h a n g e s m a t e r i a l l y d u f f e r e n t f r o m t h o s e a l w a y s f o u n d in
cases of t u be r c u l a r Phthysis.
T h e a d h e s i o n s w e r e u n u s u a l in e x t e n t
l o bes w e r e
£ firmness.
The upper
f i r m l y a d h e r e d at the s u m m i t p r e s e n t i n g t h r o u g h o u t c o n
tinuous rugged excavations with not a vestage(!)
of h e a l t h y lung
Aug.
Jo urnal, Amos S tarr Cooke
remaining.
Page 300
T h e r i g h t l u n g a d h e r e d at e v e r y p o i n t , - - t h e m i d d l e
§ inferior portions,
hard tubercles.
hepatized, presenting here
§ there minute
T h e y a p p e a r e d to be l e s s n u m e r o u s t h a n is u s u a l
in s i m i l a r c a s e s .
side
7, 1849
The middle
§ inferior portions,
(were) n e a r l y h e a l t h y , n o t t u b e r c u l a r .
T h e q u a n t i t y of
fluid w i t h i n the p e r i c a r d i u m indicated previous
the heart
on t h e left
i n f l a m a t i o n of
that membrane.
Otherwise,
§ blood vessels appeared
to be n a t u r a l .
From the h e a l t h y a c tion of the bowels,
to h i s d e c e a s e ,
it w a s p r e s u m e d t h a t the d i s e a s e h a d n o t e x t e n d e d
to t h o s e p a r t s ,
§ t h e e x a m i n a t i o n w a s n o t e x t e n d e d b e y o n d the
previously
c h e s t ."
This evening,
O h t h a t bro.
I have w r i t t e n the two f o r e g o i n g pages.
C h a m b e r l a i n ' s m a n t l e m i g h t fa l l u p o n me!
[The f o l l o w i n g l i n e w a s w r i t t e n in t h e m a r g i n : ]
Dr. W.
spoke high ly of his e st e e m e d patient,
p r o f i t f r o m Mr.
T h u r s d a y Aug.
C.'s r e m a r k s
§ bright example
§ s a i d h e h o p e d to
§c.
9 '49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e r e c ^ l e t t e r s f r o m K a u a i § s e n t t he
o r d e r s in t h e a f t e r n o o n b y L o u i s a f or W a i o l i
§ Waimea.
L a s t e v e n i n g our m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
w h o r e a d I J o h n 3:1-3.
w e t o o k bro.
Richards
§ after
Castle's h orse § w a g o n § started.
R. n o t b e i n g at h o m e w e w e n t up to Mr. J a s p e r ' s .
hom e,
Parker
A f t e r m e e t i n g r e a d an h o u r in " E v a r t ' s L i f e "
To da y w e t h o u g h t o f s p e n d i n g t h e d ay at Mrs.
]D o ' c l o c k
§ " K a e l e l e " for Koloa
Mrs.
She w a s n o t at
§ w e r e t u r n e d § c a l l e d at bro. A n d r e w s a n h o u r o r two.
Dur
ing t h e t i me , w e w e n t o v e r to K a p e n a to b a t h e § t h e r e m y h a t b l e w
o f f § m y s t o c k b o t h w e n t i n t o th e w a t e r .
We r e a c h e d h o m e at 2
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Aug.
9, 1849
o ' c l o c k § t h e n dined.
W e n t to D e p o s i t o r y § s o o n bro.
in § t r a d e d s o m e b o o k ,
cottons,
L ead,
The Privateer sailed for Kawaihae.
Oil,
Page 301
Green came
soap, n a i l s
§c.
T h e R a i n b o w for L a h a i n a .
In h e r Ii h a s g o n e in h e r f or Lot w h o is v e r y tad.
T h e r e w i l l be
an a u c t i o n t o m o r r o w at W i l l i a m § Co.
C o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr.
Sat.
Aug.
11
L y m a n Cal.
this evening.
'49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mrs.
G r e e n c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y
t r a d e d t i l l a f t e r 10 o ' c l o c k .
c a m e in f r o m C a l i f o r n i a
About
8 o ' clock the H o n o l u l u
§ I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
d a t e d at B e n e c i a , J u l y 13 § 1 6/49.
Bro.
D a m o n d i d n o t come.
A t t e n d e d the A u c t i o n for t h e f i r s t t i m e in a l o n g time.
n o o n,
r e c ^ a n o t e f r o m bro.
Lyman
E m e r s o n w i t h 10 c o w s
At 5 o ' c l o c k s e n t t h e G e n l M e e t i n g t h i n g s o f Mr.
At
§ 10 c a l ve s.
T h u r s t o n to
t h e w h a r f b u t t h e H a a l i l i o s a i l e d b e f o r e t h e y r e a c h e d t here.
Mr.
Goodale dined w i t h us--s ay s he shall leave the service of
Govt.
The e vening I spent w i t h my family.
D i d n o t s ee bro.
C a s t l e d u r i n g t h e day.
T h i s m o r n i n g b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y as u s u a l .
rived
(Boston)
A Schooner a r
from San F r a n c i s co by w a y of Lahaina this m o r n
i ng ea r l y , b r i n g i n g o u r g o o d bro.
Damon.
V e r y b u s y m o s t of
t h e d a y ti ll 6 o ' c l o c k .
K e k u a n a o a t o o k t e a w i t h us, B e r n i c e r e t u r n e d fr. Mr.
B at es .
L e a r n e d t o - d a y t h a t Mr.
the day
( T h u r s d a y ) w e c a l l e d there.
at H o n o l u l u .
w i t h him.
J a s p e r w a s at h o m e i n t o x i c a t e d
C a l l e d o v e r to see Wm.
N a t i v e s t o l d us he w a s d o n e
§ f o u n d P e t e r t a k i n g tea
0, Lord, p r e p a r e me for t h e d u t i e s o f to m o r r o w .
Journal, Am os S t a r r Cooke
T u e s d a y Aug.
14
Aug.
C. M a r t h a ,
Mary Annis
R i c h a r d s at M a e m a e .
§ b a b y § V i c t o r i a in bro.
C a s t l e ' s w a g o n § B e r n i c e r o d e on h o r s e b a c k .
b r e a k f a s t t h e r e w a s a c r y a S t e a m e r ahoy!
French man of Wa r from Kahiki.
a Am. w h a l e r ,
Page 302
'49
T h i s d a y w e h a v e v i s i t e d at Mrs.
I t o o k up Mrs.
14, 1849
W h i l e w e w e r e at
It p r o v e d to b e a
W h e n sh e c a m e in s h e t o w e d in
also drew out of the m u d M a r y Frances.
gether w i t h a the
(!) F r e n c h f r i g a t e P o u i s s e t t wh.
H i l o on S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n ,
under command
of
This t o
arrived from
Admiral Tromlin,
who was here about a y e a r since, makes q uite a battery.
Ad
m i r a l T. h a d an i n t e r v i e w w i t h th e K i n g at H i l o ,
§ appears
pleasant.
f r o m Hil o.
T h e a b o v e f r i g a t e b r o u g h t a l o n g A le x ,
h e a r d to d a y th at A l . w a s s i c k at t h e Q u e e n ' s .
s i s t e r Ives g a v e b i r t h to a d a u g h t e r .
In the e v e n i n g bro.
This forenoon
L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d at t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h § bro.
He g a v e us some a c c o u n t o f h i s vi s i t .
I
D a m o n at the c h a p e l .
H i s t e x t w a s Ps.
1 4 6: 1 0.
G r e e n p r e a c h e d at t h e C h a p e l .
A very few only present.
Y e s t e r d a y w e w e r e v e r y b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
I blanded s o m e c a l v e s - - ^ t h e y § o t h e r c a l v e s
to W a i a l u a .
Chamberlain's
In t h e m o r n i n g
§ cows were driven
In t h e f o r e n o o n s h i p p e d fo r K a n e o h e
l e t t e r to h i s sons.
Loaf s u g a r § d r e w oil f o r P u n a h o u .
In th e a f t e r n o o n ,
bro. A r m s t r o n g .
This eveni ng a long call
T h u r s d a y Aug.
'49
c o n du ct ed by
f r o m h i m § bro.
O u r l i t t l e C h a r l e y is 3 m o n t h s to day.
ing I thought
opened
In t h e e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d
S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t at s i s t e r C h ' s w h i c h w a s
16
§ r e a d Mr.
Castle.
Yesterday m o r n
I w o u l d s e l l m y d e s k at t h e D e p o s i t o r y § m a k e u s e
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
o f bro.
Chamberlain's.
§ she objected.
o n e o f bro.
Aug.
Bro.
16, 1849
Page 303
C a s t l e w e n t in to s p e a k to M r s.
Ch.
To day I have r e m o v e d my d e s k § p l a c e d the old
Ch.
§ Hall,
§ s i m i l a r to bro.
b u t n o t q u i t e so high .
I have w o r k e d hardly.
meeting was thinly attended,
whaler arrived yesterday,
h i g h M a s (!) y e s t e r d a y .
manders called,
C a s t l e ' s in its p l a c e ,
L a s t e v e n i n g our
§ w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
A
The Catholics
celebrated
Last evening M o n s i e u r Dillon
§ two c o m
§ invited
b o u n d hom e.
G reen.
[us] to t h e v a l l y ( ! )
to a p i c k n i c k .
H e a r d t h e r e w o u l d b e d a n c i n g § d i d n o t go.
M o n d a y , Mrs.
r e s p e c t i n g B.
C. r e c e i v e d a n o t e f r o m Mr.
C.R. B i s h o p
§ to d a y s h e r e p l i e d to it § r e t u r n e d it.
p r o b a b l y l e a d to the u n i o n o f t h e m two.
It w i l l
Lot d oe s n o t r e t u r n ,
nor
t he King.
S o m e t o l d m e to d a y t h a t t h e c h i e f s o u g h t to g i v e m e a
p i e c e o f land,
§ that they p r o b a b l y w o u l d if any t hing s h o u l d
b e s a i d to t h e m a b o u t it.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
Goodale took tea §
prayed with u s .
Sat. Aug.
18
'49
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n I s c o u r e d up m y n e w b u t bro.
o l d desk,
§ in t h e a f t e r n o o n r e f i t t e d t h e p l a t f o r m .
we h ad a party.
strong,
Many were
Gr ee n , B a t e s ,
§ H e l e n § Ch. J u d d ,
Bishop, Hall
D i m o n d Mr.
§ P e t e r Green.
§ Hall
Last evening
Arm
§ G o o d a l e a n d L. A n d r e w s ,
Sarah Andrews, Mary
up f r o m h e r f a t h e r ' s .
El.
Emma came
P e t e r c a m e in to t h e d i n i n g r o o m w i t h a
c i g a r § s t o l e s o m e cake.
orders.
i n v i t e d b u t o n l y Mr.
Ch.
T h i s m o r n i n g I w a s b u s y in p u t t i n g up
This a f t e r n o o n p a i n t e d my desk slate c olor w i t h some
p a i n t left in p a i n t i n g t h e b l i n d to t he d o o r o f Dep.
Shipped
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
g o o d s for W a i l u k u o n b o a r d t h e R a i n b o w .
s t e a m e r is g o i n g f o r t h e King.
Page 304
Report says the French
T h e A m d i r a l w i s h e s the Go vt to
p e r m i t W h a l e r s to t r a d e a w a y t h e i r b r a n d y
This evening
18, 1849
I h a v e r e a d t h r o u g h Pol.
b o u n d h om e ,
§ w i l l s a i l in a f e w w e e k s .
M o n d a y Aug.
2 0 '49
§ w i n e for supplies.
Two vessels
(full)
in,
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e h o l y s a b b a t h § I fear I d i d n o t s p e n d
it as
I s h a l l w i s h I h a d d o n e at t h e J u d g m e n t o f t h e g r e a t day.
I a r o s e at m y u s u a l h o u r ,
h a d m y s e a s o n o f r e a d i n g the S c r i p t u r e s
§ prayer before family worship
§ breakfast.
W h i l e at b r e a k f a s t
h e a r d t h a t t h e K i n g Ej s u i t e a r r i v e d S a t u r d a y n i g h t j u s t b e f o r e
midnight.
But n e i t h e r he, n o r a n y o f hi s f a m i l y w e r e out to m e e t
ing.
G r e e n p r e a c h e d at t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h f r o m I K i n g s
Bro.
1 7,18,
a b o u t W h o t r o u b l e d I s r ae l .
c h a p e l f r o m E z . 33:11.
for a w h i l e .
Jos.
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at t h e
T h e s a b b a t h s c h o o l at t h e c h a p e l
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
§ M a r t h a to get t h e i r S.S.
C. o n l y w e n t out.
lesson for next Lord's
is c l o s e d
I helped
day.
w a s t h e s u b j e c t o f H a n n a h c o n s e c r a t i n g S a m i to t h e Lord.
the day I read Evangelists
for Dec.
21 ^ 28 § Jan.
w a s a m e e t i n g in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e ,
were present.
f r o m II Cor.
4th.
It
During
There
§ o n l y a v e r y few
S o m e o f us w e n t to t h e C h a p e l
9:15 ,
18:
§ h e a r d bro.
Damon
" T h a n k s b e u n t o G o d for hi s u n s p e a k a b l e g if t" .
C a m e h o m e § r e a d to m y s e l f n e a r l y an h o u r in E s t h e r § Job.
R e t i r e d at 10
o'elk.
this morning.
s a i l e d for L a h a i n a ,
bundles
§ fieLght
'clock
, slept soundly,
§ a r o s e at 5 1/2
V e r y b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
Kawaiahae,
Kailua § Kawaaloa.
o f s o m e k i n d to e a c h p l a c e .
The P r i v a t e e r
Sent letters,
This afternoon
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
Aug.
p u t up bro. W i l c o x ' s
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr. A r m
o r d e r for c l o t h §c.
s t r o n g t o o k t e a w i t h us.
D illo n.
20, 1849
He t o l d us o f s o m e o f t h e t r o u b l e s w i t h
P r o p o s e d t h a t a d a y o f lasting § p r a y e r be a p p o i n t e d .
Jos.
T u e s d a y Aug.
c o m m e n c e d g o i n g to P u n a h o u S c h o o l .
21
'49
T h i s is o u r l i t t l e J u l i e t t e ' s b i r t h day.
yrs.
old.
She is s i x
On m y w a y to t h e D e p o s i t o r y I s a w a v e s s e l c o m i n g §
s oo n w e c o u l d d i s t i n g u i s h t h a t s h e w a s an Am. m a n o f W ar .
out to b e t h e P r e b l e ,
Capt.
G l y n n f r o m China.
b e c a u s e t h e y d i d n o t i n t e n d to stop.
account of sickness.
of the same disease.
t e a there.
W e r e o b l i g e d to s t o p on
A c c o r d i n g to p r e v i o u s
Andrews
i n v i t a t i o n Mrs.
C.
e x c e p t Jos. w h o w e n t to P u n a h o u ,
§ s p e n t m o s t o f t he day,
dining § taking
W e n t a r o u n d s o m e w i t h h i m to l o o k up l a n d to buy.
R i c h a r d s r e q u e s t e d m e to see bro.
t h e i r s p a r e r o o m in t h e i r y a r d .
F r i d a y Aug.
Brought no mail
P e n h a l l o w l os t t h e i r l i t t l e d a u g h t e r
Bernice § our own children,
v i s i t e d at bro.
She turns
Report says several had died of dysentery.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mr.; § Mrs.
Mrs.
Page 305
24
Hall about her occupying
He w a s n o t w i l l i n g .
'49
W e d n e s d a y bro.
Castle w e n t down town § h e a r d that the
F r e n c h w e r e t h r e a t e n i n g to t a k e p o s s e s s i o n ,
J u d d § r e q u e s t e d him,
so h e c a l l e d on Dr.
if he t h o u g h t t h e r e w a s t h e l e a s t d a n g e r ,
to s e c u r e us § t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s .
of it, b u t f i n n a l l y t o l d bro.
At f i r s t h e t h o u g h t l i g h t l y
C. to c o m e on T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g §
h e w o u l d do s o m e t h i n g a b o u t i t - - a c c o r d i n g l y y e s t e r d a y h e m a d e
out a mem.
son.
of accounts
L a s t e v e n i n g Bro.
§ I t o o k it d o w n § h a n d e d to h i m in p e r
C a s t l e w e n t d o w n § b r o u g h t up $ 1 0 , 0 0 0
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
Aug.
in s i l v e r § 5 , 0 1 0 in gold.
Dr.
§ Mr.
24, 1849
Pa ge 306
J a r r e t t b o t h c a m e up to
the D e p o s i t o r y § we e x c h a n g e d requ i s i t e p apers
§ receipts,
a w a y t h e m o n e y in o u r n e w Ir on s a f e at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
This f o r e
n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to l o o k i n g o v e r § e x a m i n i n g t h o s e p a p e r s
I went
in § h e a r d bro.
Clark's
§ stored
- at n o o n
s e r m o n at t h e f u n e r a l of A l a p a i ,
b u t d i d n o t w a l k in t h e p r o c e s s i o n .
T h e r e w a s so f u l l an a t t e n d a n c e as c o m m o n on s u c h o c
casions.
None of the French officers present.
To m o r r o w t h e y
are e x p e c t i n g to do w h a t t h e y ca n to d i s t u r b t h e G o v t
T h e Lord, J e h o v a h r e i g n s
c a u s e tho'
§ w e t r u s t he w i l l t a k e c a r e o f h i s o wn
the King § Chiefs
Wednesday forenoon
§ community.
§ p e o p l e m o u r n for t h e i r iniquities.
I p a i n t e d m y d e s k l e a d co lo r .
That evening
o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro. A r m s t r o n g § B e r n i c e a c c o m p a n i e d
me to m e e t i n g .
Mr.
Bishop c a l l e d § left b e fo r e we returned.
sleep was d i s t u r b e d a little.
Judd's
Y e s t e r d a y B e r n i c e v i s i t e d at Dr.
§ ret urned this morning.
at Dr. J 's
Richards,
8 t o l d o v e r s o m e o f Mr.
t u r b a t i o n 8 t o l d Mrs.
§c.
§ Mrs.
Dillon's
husband had not been honored.
forbearance
S h e r e p o r t s t h a t Mrs.
Dillon called
§ o f f e r e d an a s y l u m to h e r in c a s e of h o s t i l i t y .
a l s o c a l l e d at Mrs.
My
She
R. h a s c a l l e d t h i s f o r e n o o n ,
g r e i v a n c e s (0 e s p e c i a l l y t h a t h e r
Mrs.
R i c h a r d s m a n i f e s t e d n o pur-
D. to e x h o r t h e r h u s b a n d to e x e r c i s e C h r i s t i a n
T h e r e a r e n u m e r o u s r u m o r s w h a t t h e y i n t e n d to
do, b u t n o o n e r e a l l y k n o w s w h a t .
To m o r r o w w e s h a l l know.
a f t e r n o o n Dr. J u d d h a s s e n t up $ 3 , 0 0 0 mo re.
This
We p a c k e d 15,000
in
s i l v e r in t h e Iron s a f e in D e p o s i t o r y § t o o k all t he g o l d in t o
bro.
Chamberlain's
o l d roo m, up s t a i r s , m a k i n g a b o u t
$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 there.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
Saturday,
Aug.
25,
25, 1849
Page 307
1849.
T h i s w i l l b e e v e r a m e m o r a b l e d a y to t h i s p e o p l e .
A
d a y v e r y s i m i l a r to t h e t a k i n g o f t h e I s l a n d s b y L o r d G e or ge .
Last night
§ this
done for months
f o r e n o o n all t h i n g s c o n t i n u e d as t h e y h a v e
§ years.
This afte rn o o n the King sent his answer
to m a n y i n q u i r i e s on d e m a n d s m a k e
$ most,
[made] b y t h e F r e n c h A d m i r a l ,
if n o t all, w e r e r e f u s e d to be c o m p l i e d w i t h b y h is
M a j e s t y £ t h a t r e p l y w a s s e n t to t h e A d m i r a l a b o u t 2 o ' c l o c k ,
P.M.
Between three
§ four o'clock several
(two)
hundred French
s o l d i e r s c a m e on s h o r e , b r i n g i n g t h r e e f i e l d p i e c e s ,
t h e F o r t § t o o k p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e same,
marshall,
§ w e n t to
§ o r d e r e d Mr.
Goodale,
to l e a v e t h e r e w i t h all th e p r i s i o n e r s (!) w h i c h h e did.
T h e y t h e n p l a n t e d a f i e l d - p i e c e at e a c h e n t r y to th e fort § p r o
c e e d e d to t h e H o n o l u l u H o u s e § P r i n t i n g O f f i c e
H o u s e § set a g u a r d at them .
§ to t h e C u s t o m
T h e y t o o k t h e Kam.
W h i l e t h e s e F r e n c h s o l d i e r s w e r e d o i n g th is,
Ill also.
foreigners
s t o o d a r o u n d § a l m o s t m a d e s p o r t o f t h i s g r a n d farce.
says he s t i l l h a s p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e keys .
§ natives
Mr.
Bishop
T h i s m o r n i n g t h e Gov.
a s s e m b l e d t h e n a t i v e s to th e fo r t § o r d e r e d t h e m a ll to r e m a i n
in t h e i r h o u s e s ,
§ n o t o f f e r t h e l e a s t r e s i s t a n c e to t h e Fren ch .
T h e K i n g § C h i e f s all h a v e b e e n a s s e m b l e d at t h e P a l a c e m o s t of
t h e d a y § t hi s e v e n i n g .
b e e n there.
Most,
if n o t all, t h e c h i l d r e n h a v e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w h i l e t h e a b o v e f a r c e w a s g o i n g on
I w a s b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y ,
p a i n t i n g m y d e s k w i t h green.
e v e n i n g th e H a w a i i a n f l a g is s t i l l f l y i n g at t h e fort,
is q u i e t in o u r s t r e e t s ,
tho'
t h e r e are no m a k u i s .
This
a n d all
This m o rn in g
the M a r y § A d aline a r r i v e d from San Francisco, b r i n g i n g Misses
Johnstone, Marshall
§ T e n Eyck.
This afternoon a merchantman
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
fr.
Ch in a,
Aug.
25, 1849
§ in d i s t r e s s h as a n c h o r e d in the R o a d s t e a d .
up f r o m t h e l e e w a r d .
Mr.
A g t o o k t e a w i t h us.
Page 308
She beat
T h i s m o r n i n g Mr.
J a r r e t t c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y f o r a r e c e i p t .
[The f o l l o w i n g , w h i c h is t h e top h a l f o f P a g e 236 in t h e j o u r n a l ,
w a s a c t u a l l y w r i t t e n o n Dec. 25, 1848, a n d m a y b e f o u n d on p a g e
227 o f t h e t y p e w r i t t e n c o p y . ]
a l s o in t h e e v e n i n g at th e p a l a c e .
t h e c h a p e l to h e a r Mr.
At n o o n 8 a c c o m p a n i e d me to
T a y l o r f r o m Lu.
w h o w a s e x p e c t e d , w a s n o t t he re .
a v e r y f e w out
Damon's
Mr.
Fuller,
B e r n i c e p l a y e d on t h e Sera -
p h e n a , w h i c h w a s v e r y p l e a s i n g to bro.
it r a i n e d v e r y h a r d § o n l y Mr.
14:26,27.
Da mo n.
In t h e e v e n i n g
G. § I w e n t to t h e c h a p e l .
Only
§ n o o n e to p r e a c h t i l l Mr. W i l c o x w e n t to Mr.
§ t h e n Mr.
m a r k s f r o m A c t s 17,
T a y l o r c a m e § g a v e us a f e w i n t e r e s t i n g r e
l a t t e r p ar t .
Paul's
p r e a c h i n g at A t h e n s ,
at t h e A r e o p h a g u s .
This m o r n i n g early,
our children
§ s c h o l a r s w e r e up 8
v e r y e a r l y g o i n g r o u n d th e h o u s e , w i s h i n g t h e m a " M e r r y C h r i s t
mas".
T o d a y w e h a v e h a d s c h o o l as us u a l .
C. bake.
B e r n i c e h e l p e d Mrs.
Y e s t e r d a y L y d i a w a s s i c k § t o d a y E m m a § Lot are ill
w i t h an i n f l u e n z a .
To d a y K a h a u a n u i
T h i s a f t e r n o o n o u r c o w got i n t o t h e m i r e ag ai n.
l e f t us to go to Hil o.
A man, by name
(!)
c a m e in h i s p l a c e to d a y at 5. 00 pr. m o n t h § f i n d h i m s e l f § l a s t
w e e k on T h u r s d a y a n o t h e r c o m m e n c e d , W a i m a k a ,
at th e s a m e w a g e s .
[The f o l l o w i n g l i n e w a s w r i t t e n in t h e m a r g i n : ]
Written by mistake,
s h o u l d h a v e b e e n w r i t t e n on p a g e 178.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
25, 1849
Page 309
It w a s e x p e c t e d t h a t t h e F r e n c h w o u l d t a k e th e S a b b a t h
for t h e i r m o v e m e n t s ,
§ if t h e y m u s t do a n y t h i n g ,
t h e y s h o u l d w o r k t o d a y § no t to m o r r o w .
q u i t e a l o n g c a l l at bro.
Castle's.
I p r e f e r that
Last evening I made
T h e P o l y n e s i a n c a m e o ut
t h i s f o r e n o o n as u s u a l , w i t h o u t a n y a l l u s i o n to t h e p r e s e n t
disturbances.
c a n n o t tell.
o'clock.
P r o b a b l y it w i l l b e s u p p r e s s e d fo r a w h i l e ,
T h e P r i v y c o u n c i l h a d a m e e t i n g t h i s e v e n i n g at 8
Oh L o r d p r e p a r e us one a n d al l f o r t h e S a b b a t h .
This afternoon,
Vol. VI. ea fo r b ro s .
week,
but we
- 15
S e e l e y § C h a r l e s to go b y t h e O n t a r i o n e x t
a r o u n d t h e Cape.
v a c c i n a t e d b y Dr.
I p u t u p 22 P o l y n e s i a n s V o l . V . 46
T h i s n o o n Jos.
L a t h r o p at bro.
Juliette
Castle's.
§ Charles were
Juliette was v a c
c i n a t e d a b o u t a f o r t n i g h t ago.
M o n d a y Aug.
2 7 '49
Y e s t e r d a y all w a s quitet d u r i n g t h e day.
p r e a c h e d at t h e s t o n e c h u r c h to K i ng ,
1 8: 36 ,
chiefs
" M y k i n g d o m is n o t o f t h i s w o r l d . "
sermon for the occasion.
r em ained w i t h baby,
Mrs.
Bro.
§people from John
A very appropriate
C o o k e w e n t to th e c h a p e l
§ r e a d E v a n g e l i s t No.
Clark
3.
§I
At n o o n s i s t e r
R ic e c a l l e d to h a v e m e go to M a n o a in t h e a f t e r n o o n to a t t e n d
h is m e e t i n g - - I c o n s e n t e d .
Ii's h o r s e fr.
96,
Kauai.
At
3 o'clock
I started § rode John
C o m m e n c e d r e a d i n g m y s e r m o n fr.
"But t h y c o m m a n d m e n t is e x c e e d i n g b r o a d " .
subject
words
Got o f f f r o m m y
§ p r e a c h e d a k i n d of a s t r o n o m i c a l sermon.
a p p e a r e d i n t e r e s t e d in it.
P s . 119:
The people
I b r o k e o f f in m y s e r m o n at t h e s e
"i m a u h o a i l o n a l a k o u n o n a k a u a n o n a la. a m e n a m a k a h i k i " .
I r e t u r n e d at s i x o ' c l o c k § f o u n d Ii at f a m i l y p r a y e r s .
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
27, 1849
At 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k a ll b u t m e w e n t to t h e P a l a c e .
chapel.
M a r t h a § J u l i e t t e r e a d to me.
S o m e w e n t to t h e
After breakfast yesterday
m o r n i n g I l o o k e d o v e r m y d i a r y f o r 1836.
This m o r n i n g
t ha t t h e F r e n c h w e r e s e i z i n g all H a w a i i a n v e s s e l s
all t h e n a t i v e s u p o n t hem.
o r d e r s for t h i n g s ,
b u t n o v e s s e l can s a i l out
A r m s t r o n g s u p p e d w i t h us.
him,
Mr.
containing
§ all c o m m u n i c a t i o n
T h e m e m b e r s o f the
P r i v y C o u n c i l h a v e b e e n t o g e t h e r m o s t o f t h e day.
from the Admiral.
I learned
§ t u r n i n g off
We received ma n y letters
w i t h the o t h e r I s l a n d s w i l l b e b r o k e n off.
communications
Page 310
They have had
G o o d a l e d i n e d w i t h us § Mr.
Bro. H a l l f o u n d h i s o f f i c e s h u t a g a i n s t
§ b r o u g h t up s o m e o f h i s m e n to w o r k at o u r P r i n t i n g O f f ic e.
S a w to d a y 9 of t h e 10 d e m a n d s m a d e b y t h e A d m i r a l .
n e a r l y as f o l l o w s - -
They were
1st T h e c a r r y i n g out o f t h e t r e a t y o f M a r c h
'46, 3 r d a l l o w t h e B i s h o p to h a v e t h e e n t i r e c o n t r o l of t h e
schools.
An a u d i e n c e w i t h his Majesty.
d u t y on s p i r i t s ,
o r a b o l i s h it e n t i r e l y .
T a k e o f f p a r t o f t he
Puni s h two boys of
t h e H i g h S c h o o l for d e s e c r a t i n g t h e i r t e m p l e .
A l l o w i n g an
o f f i c e r to c o m e i n t o a p r i e s t ' s r o o m to t a k e a m a n a g a i n s t t h e
remonstrance of the priest.
"General Taste".
b u s i n e s s to
Pay for some damage to some Frenchman.
[be]
d o n e in t h e F r e n c h L a n g u a g e .
t h i s e v e n i n g to bro.
T h u r s d a y , Aug.
30
Tinker.
were dejected.
Bro.
Require
Commenced a letter
§ s i s t e r C. W i l c o x .
'49.
Finished the above
bro.
R e f u n d a f i n e o f $60. u p o n th e
l e t t e r y e s t e r d a y - - a l s o , o n e to d a y to
B i s h o p w a s o v e r to d a y f r o m Ewa.
Tuesday,
Thought we
it is s u p p o s e d t h e F r e n c h h e a r d t h e
f o r e i g n e r s w e r e g o i n g to a t t a c k t h e Fort,
§ so t h e y d i s a b l e d
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
m o s t o f t he gu n s ,
Aug.
§ b a r r i c a d e d the doors
§ C u s t o m House.
During
C h a m b e r l a i n r e q u e s t e d t h e p r i v i l e g e o f f e n c i n g in
t h e p u n a w a i c o n s i d e r e d as b e l o n g i n g to t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
the old picket
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§c. a n d w i t h d r e w t h e i r
s o l d i e r s s t a t i o n e d at t h e H o n o l u l u H o u s e
t h a t d a y M rs .
30, 1849
f e n c e a r o u n d it for bro.
Ch's
door for the g a n gway into the Depository.
Gave her
g r a v e b u t k e p t t he
To day I have hung
t h e s a i d g a t e b y i n s e r t i n g t h e hooks to the h i n g e s
i n t o th e s i d e
of the wall § fastening t hem w i t h m e l t e d type metal.
M o n d a y t h e P r i v y C o u n c i l c h o s e M e s s r s J u d d § Lee a c o m
m i s s i o n to v i s i t t h e F r e n c h f r i g a t e o n t h e f o l l o w i n g day.
They
d i d so a c c o m p a n i e d b y H o p k i n s
They
accomplished nothing
to take n o t e s i n s h o r t hand.
§w e n t out again § staid till
10 o 'c lk .
Y e s t e r d a y forenoon they wen t again but n o t h i n g was accomplished.
T h e y t h o u g h t if no o n e b u t t h e A m d i r a l w a s t h e r e t h e y c o u l d
a r r a n g e it w i t h him.
Y e s t e r d a y t h e K i n g s e n t his f i n a l r e p l y at 2 o ' c l o c k ,
§ to d a y t h e A d m i r a l
replied,
s a y i n g h e s h o u l d let all p r o p e r t y
a l o n e , b u t s u c h as b e l o n g e d to t h e Govt.
b r o k e n u p t h e guns
A t t h e fo r t t h e y h a v e
§ r o l l e d s o m e p o w d e r i nt o th e w a t e r .
pared a back passage
f r o m t h e F or t to t h e s t e a m e r .
th is e v e n i n g b u t c a n n o t t e l l w h a t w i l l c o m e ne x t .
d o w n in the SS § c a m e on s h o r e at W a i k i k i .
soon lest she m i g h t be taken.
c o m i n g b ack.
T u e s d a y Mr.
Chamberlain's.
yesterday.
bro.
D i m o n d.
Mr.
Pre
All quiet
Mr.
Gower came
The vessel went back
G. h a s h e a r d t h a t A d a m s
is
G o o d a l e c o m m e n c e d b o a r d i n g at Mrs.
T h e l a t t e r v i s i t e d at Mrs.
Richards'
§ Andrews'
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d in p a r t b y
T h e P e r u v i a n b r i g " P a c i f i c o " § the b a r k " M a r y "
a r r i v e d y e s t e r d a y f r o m S a n F.
N e i t h e r of t h e m b r o u g h t a n y
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
l a t e r i n t e l l i g e n c e fr.
Aug.
Page 312
U.S.
Y e s t e r d a y B e r n i c e h a d a t a l k w i t h Gov.
h is d e s i r e t h a t she m a r r y Lot.
It m a d e
30, 1849
Kekuanaoa about
S he t o l d h i m s h e d i d n o t l i k e L.
[her] q u i t e u n h a p p y a ll day,
§ s he w e n t to b e d e a r l y w i t h
a headache.
Yesterday 9 creatures came from W aialua--6
§ 3 f o r bro.
Hall.
Mr.
fat o n es ,
N e d d i e s w i l l b u t c h e r t h e m n e x t w e e k.
M. D i l l o n s e e m s d e s i r o u s o f w r e a k i n g h i s v e n g a n c e ( ! )
upon the
King's ministers.
F r i d a y A ug .
31
'49
T h i s day c l o s e s a n o t h e r m o n t h .
Next
[ m o n t h (?)] he is to h a v e
P a i d o f f N i k a at $7.0 0
8.
Y e s t e r d a y all t h e F r e n c h s o l d i e r s w e r e t a k e n on bo a r d .
T h e A d m i r a l is ue d( !)
a n o t h e r P r o c l a m a t i o n § s t u c k it u p a r o u n d
t h e s i d e s o f t h e stre et .
To d a y t h e K i n g ' s M i n i s t e r s
h a v e b e e n a p p r i z i n g t h e d a m a g e d o n e to fort,
is m a n y t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s .
§ others
§ t h e y t h i n k it
E v e r y g u n is r u i n e d - - p r i s i o n (!) d o o r s
b r o k e n off, W i n d o w g l a s s s h a m e f u l l y s h a t t e r e d , p r o p e r t y c a r r i e d
a w a y §c. §c.
H e a r d t o d a y t h a t R e y n o l d s is a p p o i n t e d d e p u t y F r e n c h
consul by Admiral Tromelin.
a w a y t h e s c h o o n e r Kam.
b a g g a g e to K a h i k i ,
Ill,
Mrs.
fo r t h e p u r p o s e o f c a r r y i n g M. D i l l o n ' s
or elsewhere.
Prepared freight
the vessels
T h e y F r e n c h are e x p e c t i n g to t a k e
§ letters
d i d n o t d a r e to sail.
for Maui
§ Kauai to-day, but
Perhaps they will to-morrow.
C. ha s w r i t t e n a l e t t e r to d a y to h e r m o t h e r .
v i s i t e d t h e r u i n s at t h e f o r t t h i s a f t e r n o o n .
Many have
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
B i s h o p w a s o v e r f r o m E w a § d i n e d w i t h us in c o m p a n y w i t h bro.
Jou rna l, Amos S tarr Cooke
Armstrong.
To d a y bro.
Aug.
31, 1849
Parker was over from Kaneohe
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§ dined with
us.
T h i s e v e n i n g c o r r e c t e d a l e t t e r fr.
W r o t e o n e p a g e in Mrs.
Sat.
Sept.
B e r n i c e to Mr.
C's l e t t e r to h e r m o t h e r .
1 '49
T h i s d a y t h e M i s s i o n h a s p r a y e d for us.
to m o v e on t o d a y as tho' n o t h i n g h a d h a p p e n e d .
to k e e p t h e t h r e e g a t e s o p e n at D e p o s i t o r y .
my
(!) n e w l y p a i n t e d des k,
most w i t h p r in te d labels.
w a l k this evening.
at Mr.
Lewis'
Bro.
All things seemed
Made Wooden ketches
Commenced using my
§ a rr anged the p ige o n holes.
Mr.
Bishop
C o o k e r o d e w i t h bro.
Sister
Castle ma § called
Ives n o t so w e l l to da y.
Clark's
§ the R a i n
f a m i l y r e t u r n e d t o - d a y fr. Mr.
W e h a v e h a d no P o l y n e s i a n to day.
Dole
Gave her
C's l e t t e r to h e r
The Louisa s a i l e d for K oloa this a f t e r n o o n
Bro.
Labelled
§ B e r n i c e h a v e g o n e o u t to
W r o t e a n o t h e r p a g e in Mrs.
b o w fo r L a h a i n a .
ho us e.
Mrs.
ho use.
s om e m e d i c i n e .
mother.
Lyman.
W r o t e up m y acct.
Le wi s '
book.
p r o p o s e d to m e to d a y t h a t w e h a v e c o m m u n i o n n e x t S a b
b a t h a f t e r n o o n § P r e p a r a t o r y l e c t u r e S a t u r d a y P.M.
To m o r r o w
m o r n i n g a b o u t 5 o ' c l o c k t h e r e w i l l be an e c l i p s e o f t h e M o o n,
i n v i s i b l e to us.
Tuesday,
Sept.
4
'49
S a t u r d a y n i g h t w e d i d n o t g et to s l e e p t i l l n e a r m i d n i g h t ,
b e c a u s e Mr. B.
§ B.
d i d n o t r e t u r n t i l l 11 1/2 o' c l k .
The latter
as w e l l as m y s e l f w a s v e r y s l e e p y y e s t e r d a y so m u c h so, t h a t s h e
d i d n o t go to t h e c h a p e l at n o o n .
Most of the Chiefs
c h i l d r e n w e r e o u t to m e e t i n g y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g .
Bro.
§ their
Clark
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Co oke
p r e a c h e d f r o m H a b . 1:12,
a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
Sept.
Bro.
D a m o n fr.
C. w e n t o u t § bro.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
I K i n g 19:18.
Page 314
In t h e
Cl. p r e a c h e d f r o m Hab.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m II Chr.
b a t h w a s r e m a r k a b l y qu i e t .
4, 1849
Read Evangelist,
15:2.
3:1,2.
The S a b
J a n 1 1 -' 49 .
Yes
t e r d a y w e h a d b u t l i t t l e to do § I w r o t e in m y l e t t e r b o t h to
b r o W.
§ C.
noon.
J u s t at n i g h t a R e v e n u e C u t t e r ,
arrived.
The Whaler,
It is sai d,
" R i c h m o n d " Capt.
Swift sailed about
Lawrence,
an U . S . B .
Lawrence
s h e is b o u n d to O r e g o n .
O u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t l a s t e v e n i n g w a s at bro. A r m s t r o n g
§ c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D a m o n , w h o p r e s e n t e d an a c c o u n t o f an A c a d e m y
b e i n g e s t a b l i s h e d at O r e g o n b y M e s s r s E e l e s
§ C l a r k § Mrs.
B ro wn .
It w a s v o t e d to d e v o t e t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n s o f t w o m o n t h l y c o n c e r t s
to t h i s A c a d e m y .
Mr.
s i x m o n t h s o r so.
not.
T o d a y Kam.
B.
§ B. h a v e a g r e e d to s u s p e n d m a t t e r s
L a s t n i g h t s l e p t v e r y s o u n d l y b u t M rs .
Ill h a s s a i l e d u n d e r F r e n c h c o l o r s
In g o i n g o u t s h e got u p o n t h e reef,
In a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
for
C. d i d
for Kahiki.
§ h u n g t h e r e a b o u t an hour.
E m e r s o n to day, he r e m a r k e d t h a t it
[was]
q u i t e a c o i n c i d e n t (!), t h a t t h e s a m e m o n t h w e h a d se t a p a r t c o n
t r i b u t i o n in o u r c h u r c h e s
South Africa,
To d a y Mrs.
Charles
for P r o t e s t a n t M i s s i o n of France,
t h e F r e n c h h a d c o m e § f o r c e d B r a n d y u p o n t h e Govt.
Fales
§ h e r c h i l d r e n t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us,
§ H e l e n Jud d.
Miss
§ so d i d
E l i z a b e t h D o w s e t t t o o k t e a w i t h us
§ I h a v e r e t u r n e d h o m e w i t h her.
It is j u s t a y e a r to d a y s i n c e
bro. J o h n s o n ' s t w i n s on s w e r e b o r n - - o n e o f w h o m d i e d Feb.
Thursday,
in
Sept.
5th.
6 '4 9
There was much occurred yesterday,
e v e r y day, to r e n d e r it m e m o r a b l e .
About
as t h e r e is n e a r l y
8 o ' c l o c k A.M.
the
Journal, Amos Star r Cooke
Sept.
F r e n c h W a r S t e a m e r " G e s s e n d i " l ef t o u r h a r b o r ,
a while for the Frigate,
f or K a h i k i .
"Le P o u r s e v a n t e " ,
6, 1849
8 after waiting
she sailed
S o o n a f t e r t h e F r i g a t e s a i l e d w i t h Mr.
family for San-Francisco.
§ s a i l d i r e c t l y to P a n a m a .
A b o u t 3 o ' c l o c k bro.
south
Dillon §
I thought likely the two vessels when
o ut o f s i g h t w o u l d c o m e t o g e t h e r ,
in f r o m o t h e r I s l a n d s ,
Page 315
§ the steamer change her course
D u r i n g t h e d a y s e v e r a l v e s s e l s c am e
§ w e h a d l e t t e r s f r o m all q u a r t e r s .
C a s t l e p u t up hi s l e t t e r s to Mr. A n d e r s o n
§ o t h e r s to B o s t o n in o n e e n v e l o p e ,
also six sheets
of a pamphelt(!)
just p r i n t e d c o n t a i n i n g the w h o l e account of what has passed,
§
t o o k it d o w n for t h e M a r y F r a n c e s , w h i c h s a i l e d f o r San F r a n c i s c o .
Last evening very few at te n d e d our meeting.
bro.
Armg.
( J u l i an a ).
previously.
It w a s c o n d u c t e d b y
This a f t e r n o o n a n o t h e r arri v a l f r o m San F r a n c i s c o
She reports
" S a b i n e " w i t h U.S. m a i l s a i l e d tw o d ay s
Sent r e t u r n s to o r d e r s to bro.
Bond, H i t c h c o c k §
Baldwin.
Heard,
this afternoon,
t h a t Dr. J u d d w a s to s a i l in t h e
H o n o l u l u fo r S a n F r a n c i s c o on h i s w a y to F r a n c e ,
to be a c c o m p a n i e d b y Lot
for B e rnice this evening,
§ Alexander.
T h e Gov.
§ t h a t he w a s
Paki
§ Konia sent
§ w i s h h e r to b e e n g a g e d to Lot,
to m a r r y w h e n h e s h a l l r e t u r n f r o m F r a n c e ,
d e c i d e at o n c e w i t h o u t s e e i n g h i m
(Lot)
so as
a n d t h e y w i s h h e r to
§ w i t h o u t h i s s a y i n g to
h e r w h e t h e r o r no' s h e l o v e s him.
Learned since that they intended they should have been
m a r r i e d that evening.
F r i d a y Sept.
7 '49
T h i s is t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y e l d e s t b r o t h e r ' s b i r t h d a y
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
Sept.
7, 1849
§ if he w a s n o w l i v i n g , h e w o u l d be s i x t y t h r e e y r s old.
at N e w a r k ,
N. J.
Feb.
Page 316
He d i e d
7th 1837, w h i l e w e w e r e d o u b l i n g C a p e Horn.
After I had written what
I did yesterday,
Mr.
Armstrong called
in § w e c o n s u l t e d h i m a b o u t B e r n i c e ' s p i l i k i a .
He t h o u g h t w e
h a d t a k e n a w i s e c o u r s e a b o u t it.
T h i s f o r e n o o n B. w r o t e a n o t e to Lot
call ^ s e e her,
parents,
§ he came.
§ r e q u e s t e d h i m to
Sh e t o l d h i m t h e w i s h e s o f t h e i r
§ s a i d she w o u l d c o n s e n t in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e i r
c o m m a n d s b u t she k n e w it w o u l d m a k e h e r a l w a y s u n h a p p y f o r he
did not
[love] her, n o r d i d s h e lo ve him.
to t h e Gov.
§ s a i d if t h e y
in a c o f f i n ,
(Gov.
Paki
A f t e r this she w rote
§ K o ni a) w i s h e d h e r b u r i e d
s he w o u l d s u b m i t their a u t h o r i t y ,
h a v e t h e m do so to her,
§ s h e w o u l d as s o o n
as to p r o m i s e to m a r r y Lot.
to it § t h o u g h t she w a s d e c e i v i n g h e r s e l f .
to Gov. w r o t e s a y i n g he e x h o n o r e d ( ! )
Gov.
replied
L ot s e e i n g h e r l e t t e r ,
h e r f r o m al l h e r p r o m i s e s
in h e r y o u t h , t h a t h e w o u l d n o t b e t h e m e a n s o f m u r d e r i n g her,
o r r e n d e r i n g h e r u n h a p p y t h a t he k n e w h £ w a s u n w o r t h y of her,
b ut t h a t t h e r e w a s one w h o w a s ,
s he w o u l d be h a p p y w i t h him.
e v e n t h e o n e s h e l o v e d Ej h e h o p e d
R e q u e s t e d to be r e m e m b e r e d t o us,
§ t h a t h e w i s h e d h e w a s w o r t h y to c a l l u p o n us,
B.
Ejc.
S i n c e thi s,
feels m ore lighthearted.
Mr. A r m s t r o n g t o o k t e a w i t h us
above.
Sat.
§ we have t o l d h i m the
T h e M a r t h a s a i l e d to d a y f o r Kauai.
Sept.
8 '49
T h i s h a s b e e n a v e r y b u s y d a y w i t h m e at D e p o s i t o r y .
A t 4 o ' c l o c k P.M. bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d a P r e p a r a t o r y L e c t u r e at
the Native School house,
f r o m 2 Sam.
24 :1 0.
A ft er this our e x
Journal, Amos Starr Co oke
Sept.
8, 1849
Page 317
p e c t e d c o m m u n i o n w a s p u t o f f t i l l T h u r s d a y n e x t , m e e t i n g o f A BC F M.
T h e P o l y n e s i a n c o m e s out to d a y w i t h t w o n u m b e r s ,
16 § 17 g i v i n g
an a c c o u n t o f Mr. W i l l i e ' s in t he n a m e o f t h e Govt.
Tromelin correspondence.
S p e a k s o f Dr. J u d d b e i n g a p p o i n t e d a
m i n i s t e r p l e i p o t e n t i a r y to t h e G o v t s o f F r a n c e ,
United States,
Hall.
§ Ad"*-. Le
Great Britain §
§ t h a t h i s p o s t in p a r t w i l l be f i l l e d b y Mr.
E.O.
K o n i a t o o k t e a w i t h u s - - s h e h as b e e n b l a m i n g B e r n i c e b e
c a u s e s h e t a l k e d so p l a i n l y to Lot.
T u e s d a y Sept.
11
'49
T h i s is a n o t h e r o f H a w a i i ' s m e m o r a b l e days.
the Honolulu,
Capt.
b o a r d G.P. J u d d ,
Newell,
Esq.
At 4 o'clock
s a i l e d for S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
h a v i n g on
a c c o m p a n i e d b y Lot § A l e x a n d e r ,
b o u n d for
France Great Br i t a i n § the U n i t e d States.
There was a farewell
m e e t i n g at t h e p a l a c e at 2 1/2 o ' c l o c k , w h e n t h e s e t h r e e e m b r a c e d
th e K i n g § c h i e f s
to b i d us
§ others present.
" g o o d bye ".
Testament.
T h i s f o r e n o o n Lot § A l . c a l l e d
The latter I p r e s e n t e d w i t h my very small
At n o o n I a d d r e s s e d a l e t t e r to Lot § A l . s a y i n g t h a t
to d a y w a s a m e m o r a b l e d a y to t h e m § to t h e i r n a t i o n
in t h e i r e a r t h l y p i l g r i m a g e
- a n e w era
- a s e a s o n to f o r g e t § r e p e n t o f t h e
p a s t § l a y n e w s c h e m e s f o r u s e f u l n e s s - - in s h o r t to f o r s a k e t h e
f e l l i e s of y o u t h § " q u i t t h e m s e l v e s
l ik e m e n " .
This letter I
g a v e to Dr. J. to g i v e to t h e m w h e n t h e y w e r e at sea,
§ out of
s i g h t of land.
Mrs.
D o l e has j u s t c o m e in § i n q u i r e
Lot § B e r n i c e w e r e m a r r i e d .
a c c t o f b e e f.
C. o p e n e d a bl.
W r o t e to bro.
if it w a s t r u e th a t
E m e r s o n g i v i n g h i m an
T h i s f o r e n o o n a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n at P a l m e r ' s .
rice--full of weevals.
Bro.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r S.S.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Sept.
M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
W r o t e in t h e a f t e r n o o n to bro.
ft.
Pine Boards.
11, 1849
A r m s t r o n g at bro.
Emerson,
Page 318
Castle's.
§ p u t in r e a d i n e s s
L a s t w e e k Dr. J u d d r e q u e s t e d o f bro.
300
Castle's
a l e t t e r o f c r e d i t on Mr. H il l .
Bro.
t o l d h i m it w o u l d n o t b e p r o p e r ,
§ t h a t Dr. J u d d o u g h t to p r e s e n t
it to t h e P r i v y C o u n c i l
§c.
Bro.
C. c o n s u l t e d J u d g e L e e § he
C a s t l e w r o t e an a n s w e r § s u g
g e s t e d t h a t it o u g h t to be d o n e t h u s
§ so,
§ h e r e p l i e d in a f e w
l i n es t h a t h e d i d n o t w i s h it if it m u s t c o m e so,
§ that nothing
w o u l d i n d u c e h i m to m a k e a f o r m a l r e q u e s t o f t h e K i n g § P r i v y
council.
Bro.
C. w r o t e an a n s w e r w i t h e x p l a i n a t i o n s (!)
h i m n o t to s e n d it.
A t n o o n Bro. Ag.
Dr. J. s a i d he h a d $ 3 , 0 0 0
f or $ 5 ,0 00 .
Francisco.
in m o n e y ,
S e n t a P o l y n e s i a n No.
re t u rn e d to-day.
Bro.
§ a l e t t e r o f cr.
16 ^ 17 to C h a r l e s v i a S an
S a b b a t h e v e n i n g , Mr.
W e n t to t h e c h a p e l
At n o o n f r o m Mat.
6:9.
Holden
§ h e a r d bro.
O u r F a t h e r wh.
Dr. J. t h r u bro.
c h u r c h for h i m § h i s h o a h e l e s ,
2 n d s o n cut an
§ set
I w a s t h e r e f r o m 9 to
C l a r k p r e a c h e d a t e m p e r a n c e s e r m o n f r o m Hab.
was present.
§ s e n t t he
§ la st e v e n i n g h e f e l l
it a b l e e d i n g § n e a r l y b l e d to de a th .
18.
in E n g l a n d
Bis h o p was over y e s t e r d a y from Ewa §
a r t e r y in t h e b a c k of h i s h e a d ,
11 o ' c l o c k .
a d v i s e d h i m to t h e same.
Bro. H a l l o r d e r e d t h e f r a m e to a h o u s e
p l a n f o r t h e same.
§ I advised
D a m o n fr.
E c c l . 9:
art in H e a v e n .
2:15.
Mr.
Jasper
Cl. r e q u e s t e d t h e p r a y e r s
fellow travellers.
Mr.
Bro.
of the
Goodale
is s t i l l s i c k w i t h a fever.
F o r two w e e k s bro.
Mr.
L e w i s h o u s e in N u u a n u .
C l a r k ' s f a m i l y h a v e b e e n s t a y i n g at
This day the Bo ar d commence
its
m e e t i n g , b u t at w h a t p l a c e , w e h a v e n o t y e t l e a r n e d .
L a a n u i d i e d t h i s d a y at m i d n i g h t .
b i r t h day.
It is E l i z a b e t h ' s
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
T h u r s d a y Sept.
13
Sept.
13, 1849
Page 319
'49
Y e s t e r d a y § t o da y our little Charles has b een unwell.
T h i s n o o n w e s e n t f o r Dr.
L a t h r o p to c a l l 6j s e e him.
i ng o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
s u p p e r w i t h us,
Castle.
Bro.
§ b r e a k f a s t this m o r n i n g a l s o , Mr.
Last e v e n
Ag took
Gower.
C o m m e n c e d to d a y t a k i n g an I n v e n t o r y o f M e r c h a n d i s e in D e p o s i t o r y .
The Haalilio sailed for Maui
§West Hawaii.
Mr.
Ag.
§ Gower went
in t h e H a a l i l i o .
At 3 o ' c l o c k w e h a d a m e e t i n g at t h e native s c h o o l h o u s e
§ bro.
D o l e p r e a c h e d f r o m M a r k 2 :2 7 " T h e S a b b a t h w a s m a d e for
man."
Bro.
C l a r k b l e s s e d t h e b r e a d § bro.
Bro.
church,
Sat.
D o l e r e a d a l e t t e r f r o m Dr.
Dole the wine.
J u d d to t h e m i s s i o n
§ a v e r y g o o d l e t t e r it was.
Sept.
15-
'49
T h e d a y § w e e k is p a s t
§ gone.
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y b o t h
bro.
C a s t l e § I h a v e b e e n b u s y in t a k i n g an i n v e n t o r y .
bro.
G u l i c k § w i f e c am e , h a v i n g r o d e to E w a t h e d a y b e f o r e ,
from there,
day,
here, yesterday.
indeed, ne ar ly well.
f o r a hour.
Our little Charles
Yesterday
§
is b e t t e r to
A t n o o n t h e P r e b l e f i r e d M i n u t e s gu n s
I s u p p o s e it is o w i n g to t h e d e a t h o f E x - P r e s i d e n t
P o l k w h o d i e d on t h e 1 5 t h J u n e .
Mrs.
B a t e s h a d a s o n to day.
T h i s e v e n i n g J o h n Ii § E l i z a b e t h h a v e r e t u r n e d f r o m W a i a l u a .
Bro.
E m e r s o n w r o t e to us d i s c o u r a g i n g l y r e s p e c t i n g
Elizabeth,
§warned(?)
us as to h e r A u n t Ka ho i.
v i s i t i n g B e r n i c e in t h e P a r l o r .
the Depository.
G u a r d i a n to El.
Bro.
E.
Mr.
B i s h o p is
S a r a i c a l l e d u p o n me t o - d a y at
intimated(?)
t h a t J o h n Ii w a s
appointed
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M o n d a y Sept.
17
Sept.
17, 1849
Page 320
'49
Ye s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I did not have my season of prayer
t il l a f t e r b r e a k f a s t .
Prov.
2 7:22.
Bro.
d a r k p r e a c h e d in t h e m o r n i n g f r o m
Q u i t e a f ul l h o u s e b u t h i s M a j e s t y w a s n o t there.
Mr. W y l l i e c a m e w i t h t h e q u e e n .
Mr. M e d o u g a l .
Bro.
§ b o u n d home".
to m e e t i n g .
El.
phena,
In the a f t e r n o o n , Mrs.
C.
He is
§I
§ sat n e a r the S e r a -
R o s e f i e l d § Zion.
V e r y f e w out.
During the day looked over several "Missionary Heralds".
tired early,
§ got u p e a r l y this m o r n i n g .
d a y in t a k i n g t h e s t o c k i n g s .
l e t t e r s to d a y f r o m M a u i
w o u l d l i k e to l o a n s o m e o f m o n e y .
T u e s d a y Sept.
18
Re
E n g a g e d m o s t o f the
B e g a n to w e a r a s t oc k.
§ Ka uai.
4:18.
§ Martha went
In t h e e v e n i n g B e r n i c e
I c h a n g e d my seat
§ g a ve B. t h e t u n e s ,
f r o m Prov.
Spencer of the "Triton".
d i d n o t go out.
w e n t to t h e c h ap e l.
Bishop came wi t h a town'man,
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at t h e C h a p e l
S a w § s p o k e w i t h Capt.
" f u ll
Mr.
Reed
Bro. H a l l t h o u g h t t h e G ov t
Bro.
D i m o n d m a d e m y P a p e r case.
'49
T h e s h i p t h a t w a s s e e n at s u n d o w n c o m i n g r o u n d D i m o n d ( ! )
Hea d, h a s p r o v e d to b e n o n e o t h e r t h a n t h e " T s a r " - -129 d a y s f r o m
Boston.
I n e v e r h e a r d a w o r d o f it t i l l
this morning,
§ bro Rogers
r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
L etts.
bro.
§ G o o d a l e c a m e in w i t h h e r mai l.
Wilcox,
T i m 0 K. h i s son,
J u l i e t t e r e c ^ o n e f r o m h e r au nt S a l l y ,
Charles.
cheese
I reached the Depository
T h e y s e n d us a w a s h i n g m a c h i n e ,
Ej s o m e d r i e d a p p l e s .
for L a h a i n a ,
§ letters
Kohala Kawaihae,
I
§ M a r i a A.
sister Fanny §
§ aunt Sally a
T h i s a f t e r n o o n th e C h i l l e a n s a i l e d
Kailua K e a l a k e k u a - - § I sent papers
§ E l e l e s to e v e r y p l a c e .
S p e n t m o s t o f to d a y in c o p y i n g
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
Sept.
in to o u r I n v e n t o r y B oo k .
s i x m o n t h s at 10 pr.
18, 1849
Page 321
L o a n e d to t h e G o v t t o d a y $ 5 , 0 0 0 f or
cent.
The Connecticut,
Capt.
Penhallow
a r r i v e d to d a y f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o .
T h u r d s a y Sept.
20
'49
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y w e h a v e b e e n v e r y b u s y t a k i n g o u r a/c
o f s tock.
H e a r d t h a t br o s .
Hall,
p a r t n e r s h i p on t h e 1st p r o x i m o ,
in B r o a d w a y , wh.
D i m o n d § A n n e r were going into
at bro.
c o s t a b o u t $2000.
Dimond's n e w 2 story store
T h i n k o f m a k i n g an e x c h a n g e
w i t h t h e m in s o m e go od s .
Bro.
§ bought several things.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g was c o n d u c t e d
b y bro.
Clark.
Mrs.
h o u s e f o r to m o r r o w .
G u l i c k a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n to da y
J u d d c a l l e d y e s t e r d a y § i n v i t e d us to h e r
T o - d a y El.
§ H e l e n h a v e c a l l e d he re.
Ives h a s g o n e to K a n e o h e o n " S t a r" .
c a l l e d at bro.
arrival,
C a s t l e ' s fr.
to day,
fr.
Bro.
Bro.
A f t e r m e e t i n g la st e v e n i n g
Damon baby jumper.
Another
San Francisco.
It w a s t h i r t e e n y e a r s a go y e s t e r d a y s i n c e
I first saw
Juliette Montague.
Sat.
Sept.
22
'49
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y I h a v e b e e n v e r y b u s y in t a k i n g an
a c c o u n t o f s to ck .
Yesterday
cover what was exposed.
o n l y o n e to day.
I t o o k all t h e L u m b e r
Y e s t e r d a y o n l y o n e b o x fr.
§ put under
t h e T s ar,
To d a y t h e M a r t h a s a i l e d f o r L a h a i n a .
e v e n i n g w e t o o k t e a at bro.
r e t u r n to W a i a l u a y e s t e r d a y ,
He g a v e us t w o prs.
Hall's.
Bro.
at n o o n ,
I n f a n t s oc ks .
§
L a st
G u l i c k s t a r t e d to
e x p e c t i n g to s t o p at Ewa.
Bro. H a l l w i s h e s us to let
h i m k e e p t h e h o u s e in w h i c h h e l i v e s t i l l h i s f r a m e d h o u s e gets
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
here
§ is p u t up.
Sept.
22, 1849
T h e p a s t w e e k ha s b e e n a l a b o r i o u s
I r e s t to n i g h t in p e a c e
Page 322
one.
0 may
§ to m o r r o w f i n d to m y j o y t h a t t h e S a b
b a t h w a s m a d e fo r m a n to r e s t h i s b o d y § to p r e p a r e h i s s o u l for
an E t e r n a l rest.
M o n d a y Sept .
24
'49
T h i s has b e e n a v e r y b u s y d a y w i t h us,
h ad n o t h i n g from the v essel till night.
of the Privateer.
R e c ^ $275.
f r o m Mr.
s t r o n g w h o retu r n e d y e s t e r d a y w i t h his
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
tho' w e
S e t t l e d w i t h Capt.
H e s a i l s to m o r r o w for C a l i f o r n i a .
s a i l e d to d a y f o r H ana.
Rainbow.
at Dep.
King
The L i o n
B a i l e y b y bro.
Arm
f a m i l y f r o m W a i l u k u in the
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor.
9:6.
H e s p o k e o f 4 n a t i v e s c h u r c h m e m b e r s w h o w e n t to C a l i f o r n i a §
p r o m i s e d to g i v e to t h e L o r d t h e a v a i l s o f the f i r s t d a y ' s l a b o r - $10 each.
At noon , bro.
us to p r a y " .
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Luke,
In t h e e v e n i n g f r o m --
C l a r k p r e a c h e d at t h e p a l a c e f r o m I Sam:
C o o k e s a i d h e d i d w e ll .
thing
"Lord teach
to d a y to bro.
12:23-25.
T h e K i n g § Q u e e n n o t t here.
Mrs.
Said s o m e
C l a r k a b o u t g o i n g u p to P a u o a to a t t e n d
t h a t m e e t i n g on S u n d a y P.M.
B r o u g h t home some w o r k for this
evening.
T u e s d a y Sept.
25
'49.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
a W a s h i n g M a c h i n e f o r us
letters
Castle openned(!)
a b o x in w h i c h w a s
§ s e n t it i m m e d i a t e l y over.
We found
f r o m M o t h e r § F a n n y o f M a r c h 1 6 - ' 4 9 a l so, p a p e r s p a i n t s ,
c a l i c o £jc. to t h e a m t .
o f a d r a f t w e s e n t h o m e s o m e m o n t h s since.
The machin© was
O n l y two c a r t l o ad s o f F r e i g h t c a m e to
$9.00.
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
h a n d to day.
stro n g.
Mr.
L a s t e v e n i n g , Mrs.
Marshall, wife
t h e P r e b l e c a l l e d -- Mri
F r i d a y Sept.
Sept.
28th
C.
§ Ber.
§ sister
also two portraits,
§ t w o o f f i c e r s W a r d § of
B i s ho p.
from Juliette's
c o n t a i n i n g a cheese § some d r i e d apples,
D a g u e r r e o t y p e s o f o f (!) J o h n § T h a n k f u l S mith.
J u d g e L e e § I h a d two s u r v e y o r ' s
J u d g e L e e o f f e r e d $100.
compasses
f r o m T r o y $50.
M y w i f e b l a m e d m e for n o t t a k i n g t h e $100 for it.
I
it w o u l d n o t be in k e e p i n g w i t h w h a t w e h a d b e e n d o i n g
c a m e f r o m t h e T s a r t oday.
The last of our boxes
I have d e voted most of my
t i m e to d a y to e x t e n d i n g § f o o t i n g t h e I n v e n t o r y .
Mr.
each.
fo r m i n e , b u t I let t h e s c h o o l h a v e it
for t h e s c h o o l for t h e l a s t t e n y e a r s .
for Dep.
Arm
'49
friends in Sunderland,
replied,
Page 323
c a l l e d at bro.
T o - d a y w e h a v e r e c e i v e d two m o r e b o x e s
f o r $50.
25, 1849
D r y G o o d $9,000.
G o o d a l e r e c e i v e d a l a r g e box.
W e d n e s d a y evening our m e eting was
bro.
Clark.
Gal.
full § c o n d u c t e d by
6 t h Chap. w a s r e a d § c o m m e n t e d
up on.
Pur
c h a s e d to d a y an E d i t i o n o f W e b s t e r ' s U n a b r i d g e d D i c t i o n a r y f or
$5.50.
S h a l l s e e k to c o m p l e t e m y acct. w i t h s c h o o l s i n c e A p r i l .
W e d nesday evening I read two hours
ley".
in L i f e of C r o m w e l l , b y " H e a d
He g i v e s C r o m w e l l an a d m i r a b l e C h a r a c t e r .
T u e s d a y Oct.
2 '49
T h i s is t h e t h i r d a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y b e g i n n i n g t h i s D iary.
M u c h has b een r e c o r d e d of m e r e l y a s e cular n a t u r e - -quite a c o n
t r a s t to w h a t
I u s e d to r e c o r d y e a r s ago.
One m a i n r e a s o n for
t h i s c h a n g e is m y l a c k of Z e a l f o r t h a t k i n d o f leading,
§ in
Oct.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
s h o r t a c o l d u n f e e l i n g h ea r t .
2, 1849
Page 324
T h e s o u l s o f m e n do a p p e a r so in-
finitly(!)
v a l u a b l e - - d o n o t gi ve m y s e l f to s u c h l a b o r m e d i t a t i o n
§ prayer.
For weeks
for s o u l s ,
§ less c o n c e r n f o r t h e bo dy.
I have
felt t h e g r e a t n e e d o f m o r e a n x i e t y
m y s i t u a t i o n at t h e D e p . e s p e c i a l l y as
Fe el g r e a t l y t r i e d in
I s e e a g r e a t d e s i r e on
t h e p a r t o f t h o s e w h o a r e l e a v i n g t h e m i s s i o n to get all t h e y
can out of the Mission.
A m g l a d to s e e t h e m m a k e t h e e f f o r t to
get a l o n g w i t h o u t d e p e n d i n g u p o n t h e A . B . C . F . M .
s te p i n t o h i g h s a l a r i e s
f r o m Govt,
cannot need the Depository's
but when they
or other wise,
assistance.
I think they
L o n g to h e a r f r o m th e
B o a r d in r e p l y to o u r d o i n g s at o u r l a s t g e n e r a l m e e t i n g .
To day the
H a z e l e l e p o n i h a s s a i l e d fcr L a h a i n a , W a i -
luku Hana,
Kohala,
c a r r y i n g go o d s , p e r i o d i c a l s
brethren.
Gave the account
§ s e t t l e d w i t h Mr. J a n e t t .
him.
f o r s i x m o n t h s p a s t to Mr.
O n S a t u r d a y the G r e y h o u n d s a i l e d f or H a w a i i M a u i i ( ! )
Y e s t e r d a y Wm.
Castle
others
D i m o n d ' s n e w store.
§ I c o n t i n u e to b e v e r y b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
§ about midnight,
Ca pt F a l e s ,
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Damon spoke of Baptist Noel,
p r o s p e c t t h a t it be s u n d e r e d
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g bro.
U n i o n o f ch.
§ state,
Life of Cromwell.
"Margaret".
Cl.
Bro.
§ of the
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m Z e c h 7:9,10.
a l s o to t h e p a l a c e .
'49, a l s o s o m e Am. M e s s e n g e r .
Yes
e re l o n g in E n g l a n d .
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l all d a y § Mrs.
the evening,
Ejc.
in t o w n f or Ma u i .
S. A n n e r § Co c o m m e n c e d at bro.
terday 9 whalers arrived,
Bro.
Armstrong
He c o m p l a i n e d of Mr. H a l l n o t a s s i s t i n g
J u d g e L e e left in h e r f o r H a w a i i ,
Bro.
§ l e t t e r s f o r the
Read Evangelist
C. w e n t o u t in
f or A p r i l 12
H o p e to r e a d s o m e th is e v e n i n g in
Journa l, Amos S t a r r Cook e
F r i d a y Oct.
Oct.
5, 1849
Page 325
5 '49
Last evening § n ight before
of Cromwell.
This aft e r n oo n
o f C h u r c h § State.
I r e a d to Mrs.
I r e a d s o m e at Dep.
It is a r e m a r k a b l e w o r k ,
E n g l i s h m a n § a Prelate.
C.
fr.
Life
from Noel's Union
e s p e c i a l l y for an
B u t he h a s r e n o u n c e d h i s p r e l a c y .
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
w h o r e a d t h e 3d o f M a l a k i
§ commented
u p o n " R o b b i n g God".
s o m e r e m a r k s in r e f e r e n c e to t h e C o m m u n i o n n e x t L o r d ' s
c a s h to d a y fell s h o r t
$50.
W r o t e to bro.
Em.
8 Coan.
D i m o n d m a d e me a s t o o l f o r m y de s k , w i t h l o n g legs.
o f t h e m i s s i o n $1200.
Bro.
f o r wh.
Judd's.
Capt.
B i b l e Soc.
Our
Bro.
He B o r r o w e d
Peirce about passengers
goes in a b o u t 4 w e e k s .
Mrs.
Made
he g i v e s a m o r t g a g e o f h i s p l a c e .
C a s t l e h a d a t a l k w i t h Mr.
M o n t r e a l wh.
day.
Clark
His p r i c e s
in the
are q uite liberal.
C. $ t h e c h i l d r e n s p e n t t h e d a y y e s t e r d a y at Mrs.
F a l e s has t a k e n t h e m o n e y b e l o n g i n g to t h e H a w a i i a n
$364.
§ w i l l g i v e a b i l l on h i s o w n e r s
at 20 pr.
ct.
advance.
Sat. Octo.
6,
'49
To d a y I h a v e f o o t e d all t h e a c c o u n t s
t h e y are r e a d y for t r a n s f e r i n g to J o u r n a l .
h e l m i n a s a i l e d to d a y f o r M a u i
§ M a s t e r J a m e s McK.
§ Hawaii.
in the D a y B o o k §
The Haalilio
8 Wil-
W e s e n t s o m e in b o t h,
§ H e n r y M a r t i n A l e x a n d e r § D.D.
Baldwin went
h o m e in t h e latter.
R e a d " C r o m w e l l " l a s t e v e n i n g t i l l 10 o ' c l o c k .
n o t a bit.
Mrs.
this evening.
C. ha s w a l k e d t w o m i l e s to day.
To d a y
Read Cromwell
Journal, Amo s S t a r r Cooke
T h u r s d a y Oct.
11
Oct.
11, 1849
Page 326
'49
N e a r l y a w e e k h a s p a s s e d § I h a v e w r i t t e n n o t h i n g in m y
D iary.
H o w s o o n I w e a r y in a g o o d c au se .
a b o u t as u s u a l .
Bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d in t h e f o r e n o o n f r o m
More a n i m a t e d than usual.
full o f s e a m e n .
3:1.
Bro.
§ Mrs.
(!)
D a m o n p r e a c h e d all d a y to a h o u s e
F r o m E c c l 12:14.
in the forenoon,
Lord's day I enjoyed
In t h e e v e n i n g ,
C. a t t e n d e d .
s e r v i c e in th e a f t e r n o o n on acct.
f r o m Tim.
II,
W e a l l w e n t to n a t i v e
of t h e C o m m u n i o n .
Bros.
Cl.
§
Ar m s t r o n g officiated.
M o n d a y I w a s e n g a g e d at o u r i n v e n t o r y .
t h e m o n t h l y c o n c e r t f o r S.S. w a s c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
bro.
Castle's.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
Bishop
In th e e v e n i n g
Armstrong,
at
§ D. B u i t t c a l l e d .
T u e s d a y w o r k e d at t h e s a m e -- § y e s t e r d a y f i n i s h e d it
§ f o u n d o u r Mdse.
a m o u n t e d to $ 1 7 , 3 0 0 . 0 0 .
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Cl ar k.
Last evening our meeting
T o - d a y I w o r k e d m o s t o f the t i m e
at t h e S t a t i o n e r y - -§ p u t it all in t h e p l a c e f o r m e r l y o c c u p i e d
by butts
§ scre w s.
§ Co § b o t
1 bl.
h i m b y M r s.
Bro.
C a s t l e a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n at
r i c e 6/4.
Richards.
S p o k e to bro.
Williams
Dole about the cow g iven
Y e s t e r d a y a capt. W h e l l t o n c a l l e d b r i n g i n g
a l e t t e r fr. Mr. M a n d e l l ,
s a y i n g t h e Capt. W. w a s a m e m b e r o f his
chu r ch .
G o o d a l e h a s c a l l e d § s p e n t th e the
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
evening.
Mrs.
w i t h us.
We h o p e t h e y w i l l .
H a l l h i n t e d to da y t h a t t h e y m i g h t e x c h a n g e h o u s e s
A French s c h r a r r i v e d this evening.
N i k a h a s b e e n s i c k all t h i s w e e k .
T u e s d a y O ct 16
(!)
P e r h a p s h e ' l l l e a v e us.
'49
F r i d a y f o r e n o o n bro.
S m i t h ma, bro.
a r r i v e d f r o m H i l o on b o a r d a W h a l e r
Dwight
§ Mr.
Fuller
§ t h e y s t o p p e d at L a h a i n a .
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
Bro.
Oct.
P a r i s m a is e x p e c t e d d a i l y o n t h e " G r e y h o u n d " .
i ng Mrs.
C.
§ I c a l l e d at bro.
were received from Boston,
§ Mr.
16, 1849
D u d o i t in her.
Mr.
m o n e y - - c a l l e d on bro.
Armstrong's.
o f June.
Page 32 7
Friday e v e n
Saturday,
letters
The Don Q u i x o t t e arrived,
G o w e r c a l l e d § w i s h e d to b o r r o w some
C a s t l e a b o u t it in t h e
evening
£ we agreed
to l et h i m h a v e it on c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s - - ie g i v e us a m o r t g a g e
on Mr. M c L a n e ' s e s t a t e .
§ s e n t t h e m to Mr.
G.
Y e s t e r d a y w e d r e w up t h o s e c o n d i t i o n s
He a c c e d e d to them .
c o n s i d e r Mr. A d a m s o n e o f t h e i r firm.
at M e s s r s H. S k i n n e r s
Saw Capt Wheldon,
w i t h us.
own,
§ Co.
A t t e n d e d auction on Mon da y
Bought nothing.
of ship James Marry,
A b o u t n o o n , bro.
T h e y do n o t n o w
§ o t h e r b o y s b e l o n g i n g to P u n a h o u .
§ i n v i t e d h i m to take t e a
He c o m p l a i n e d b e c a u s e
§ many were present.
made some statements about the chapel, Bible
f o r c h i l d r e n at t h e s c h o o l h o u s e .
o ' c l o c k at Mrs.
Richards,
12
§ bro.
D w i g h t at 3
Mr.
I d i d n o t go out on a/ c
D u r i n g the d a y I l o o k e d o v e r t w o E v a n g e l i s t s Apl.
§ 19 for 1849.
themselves.
also
Dwight's meeting
§ at the c h a p e l in t he e v e n i n g .
§ sung.
Damon
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all day
B r o D a m o n at c h a p e l ,
§ Mrs. M a r s h a l l sat up s t a i r s
o f m y eyes.
Bro.
Bro.
§ T r a c t Soc,
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g w e all a t t e n d e d Mr.
at t h e s t o n e c h u r c h .
I
Last e v e n i n g the m o n t h l y concert
f o r s e a m e n w a s h e l d in t h e c h a p e l
Dwight
sold well.
E m e r s o n c a m e in f r o m W a i a l u a w i t h his
sent short boards last week.
bro.
Things
N o t i c e d that slave holders were w a r r i n g among
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
Sent some baggage
e v e n i n g f o r Kauai.
D w i g h t t o o k b r e a k f a s t w i t h us.
for W a i o l i to t h e Do n Q u i x o t t e wh.
S a w t h e m on b o a r d .
s a i l s th is
S e e m e d to d a y t h a t N i k a
h a d g o n e d o w n t o w n f o r w o r k § wa s g e t t i n g h a l f a d o l l a r pr.
N a t i v e w a g e s are v e r y h ig h .
"Church § State".
day.
Am exceedingly p l eased with Noel's
He thin k s E n g l a n d m u s t s p e e d i l y give up her
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
T h u r d a y Oct.
18
Oct.
as w e s u p p o s e d $2,000.
Gower came for some m on e y § we gave
He t o o k it to W i l l i a m s
§ Co § t h e r e p r o v e d
f o r w h i c h he r e c e i v e d c r e d i t t h e r e § r e p o r t e d to us.
This will make our money come nearer correct.
c h i l l e a n s a i l e d § w a s so f u l l t ha t bro.
In t h e e v e n i n g t h e
D w i g h t w o u l d n o t go.
t he e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Ps.
Page 32 8
'49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mr.
to b e $ 2 , 1 2 8 ,
18, 1849
In
Armstrong, who read
139.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g N i k a c a m e § s a i d if w e w a n t e d h i m he
w o u l d l e a v e his w o r k d o w n t o wn ,
§ r e t u r n to us.
day the Rainbow § H a z e l e l e p o n i arrived.
o r d e r for the Seminary.
Bro.
He d i d so.
Ale x,
T o o k one b o x b l u e D r i l l i n g ,
sent a large
1 b a l e 4/4
c o t t o n § 1 b a l e T i c k i n g f r o m Mrs.
Ch.
t h e Chap.
I b e i n g b e h e a d e d - -a l s o , s o m e
in C r o m w e l l ,
in N o e l ' s ch.
Sat.
Oct.
20
of Charles
cellar.
To
Last evening read
§ state.
'49
L a s t e v e n i n g r e a d a g a i n in C r o m w e l l , H i s b a t t l e s
R e e d y e s t e r d a y a c a s k o f oil f r o m Capt.
to day.
Fales,
§ engaged another
To d a y w e t o o k h i s d r a f t s on h i s o w n e r s
for w hat we h ad
p a i d h i m f r o m v a r i o u s s o c i e t i e s to m o r e t h a n a t h o u s a n d .
u p th e c a s h a /c to day,
f o u n d $ 0 1 . 6 9 s hort.
Castle attended Everett's Auction.
in I r e l a n
Made
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y b r o
This evening the Connecticut
s a i l e d for S a n F r a n c i s c o .
T u e s d a y Oct.
23
'49
Thus my days are n u m b e r e d - -seconds how they pass, mi n u t e s
too do n o t s t a y - - h o u r s are f l y i n g - - d a y s
are s p e n t , w e e k s
are b e i n g
Journal, Am os S tarr Cooke
numbered.
war d.
Oct.
23, 1849
Page 329
M o n t h s are a l m o s t gone--£j y e a r s i n c r e a s e m y s p e e d h e a v e n
Oh to r e m e m b e r t h a t
I m u s t g i v e to G o d an a c c o u n t
I am b u s y as a b e e e v e r y d a y b u t alas!
t h a t is w o r t h doing.
of my brethren,
at last.
h o w l i t t l e is a c c o m p l i s h e d
I s e e k e v e r y d a y to s u p p l y to t e m p o r a l w a n t s
t h a t t h e y m a y g i v e t h e i r t h o u g h t s to t h e w e l f a r e
o f s o uls.
L o r d ' s da y m o r n i n g bro.
us ua l.
Bro.
Clark p r e a c h e d a sermon from
Damon p r e a c h e d from
noon
C a s t l e h a d a s a b b a t h s c h o o l as
[Luke 1 8 : 2 2 , 2 3 ,
At n o o n bro.
c r o s s e d out].
In t h e a f t e r
I went, on foot, t o P a u o a § a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g t h e r e
a s e r m o n fr.
Prov.
29:1.
"He th at b e i n g o f t e n r e p r o v e d § h a r d e n -
e t h h i s n e c k sha ll s u d d e n l y b e d e s t r o y e d ,
In t h e e v e n i n g
bro.
§ read
§ that without remedy."
Damon pr e a c h e d Luke 18:22,23.
The Chapel was
q u i t e f u l l all day.
Y e s t e r d a y , w e got a n o t h e r c a s k of oil o f Capt.
d r e w it up a d r a g w i t h t w o y o k e s o f oxen.
to L a h a i n a a c c o m p a n i e d b y h i s f a m i l y bro.
Bro.
6j
Today Capt Fales sailed
Dwight
C a s t l e s e n t to Mr. H i l l t o d a y p r S t a r l i n g .
t h a t Dr.
Fales
J u d d w e n t i n t o M o n t e r e y § t h e r e to m e t
§ bro.
R o g e rs .
Heard today
[meet]
the steamer,
f e a r i n g t h e y w o u l d b e too l a t e if t h e y w e n t to S a n F r a n c i s c o .
Y e s t e r d a y h a d a l o n g c a l l f r o m bro.
get t h i n g s
f o r bro.
§ S i s t e r S m i t h w h o w i s h e d to
§ s i s t e r at H il o .
Coan was feeling quite hard, because
T h e f o r m e r t o l d me bro.
I h a v e n o t w r i t t e n to h i m in
so l o n g a time.
Wed.
24th.
T h i s has b e e n a b u s y day.
H a w a i i to go b y t h e W i l h e l m i n a .
Mr.
P r e p a r e d ft.
§ L e t t e r for
G o w e r w e n t in her.
Reed a
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
l e t t e r f r o m bro.
Oct.
Page 330
P a r i s at L a h a i n a l u n a s a y i n g h e w o u l d l i k e to go
in t h e M o n t r e a l .
Spoke for w o o d § salmon.
Charles h a d his first t o o t h come through.
bro.
24, 1849
This evening little
L a s t e v e n i n g w r o t e to
Coan, b u t t h e e f f o r t w a s n o t a h a p p y o n e - - s h a l l n o t s e n d it.
Jos. h a s j u s t r e a d Prov.
Fridaly Oct.
26
4th.
'49
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y I h a v e s p e n t m u c h t i m e in t h e B a s e m e n t
a r r a n g i n g for the Oil.
o n e 245 gals.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n got
207 § 150 g a l l o n s .
T h e m o l s . c a s k § t w o m o r e oil
c a s k s r e m a i n to b e p u t u p o n the m.
to -d ay for Waialua.
Waialua.
3 casks upon the sills--
A boat of Kealiihulahula sail'd
A b o u t n o o n 3 fat c a t t l e
§ 16 o t h e r s c a m e f r o m
S i s t e r P a r k e r § H e n r y c a m e o v e r to d a y to M rs .
Bro.
§ S i s t e r L o w e l l S m i t h c a l l e d u p o n us t h i s a f t e r n o o n .
Mrs.
S h e r m a n to v i s i t us to d a y § s h e w a s e n g a g e d .
h a s b e e n t w o d a y s f e r r e t i n g out Am. Tr.
Soc.
Bro.
Johnstone's
Invited
Castle
account on D e p o s i t o r y
Books.
The wh a l e r s are d aily increasing.
Last e v e n i n g I r e a d C r omwell's w a r s in Scotland.
r e t u r n e d f r o m the b a t t l e o f W o r c e s t e r to L o n d o n Sept.
Sat.
Oct.
27
He
12 1651.
'49
Last e vening
I r e a d a n o t h e r C h a p t e r in C r o m w e l l .
I h a v e a t t e n d e d to g e t t i n g up t he M o l s.
t h e B a s e m e n t R o o m - - a l s o 3 oil cask.
o f a Eng. B r i g fr.
S a n F.
l e t t e r s fr. b r o Hun t.
Cask.
Today
§ h a d it p l a c e d in
T h i s a f t e r n o o n an a r r i v a l
A s a T h u r s t o n c a m e in h e r § b r o u g h t
H e a r d t h a t Dr. J u d d g o t to Sa n F r a n c i s c o
Oct 4 t h t o o la te f o r t h e S t e a m e r - - a l s o ,
the "Mary Frances".
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Oct.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
Boxed some Encyc lo ped ia s
the "Heber".
27, 1849
Page 331
P a r i s m a a r r i v e d in t h e G r a y ho u n d .
fr. Wm.
L. R i c h a r d s
o f C h i n a to go in
R e e d a l e t t e r to day f r o m M o s e s H a t c h at L a h a i n a ,
§ a n s w e r e d it.
M o n d a y Oct.
29
'49
Y e s t e r d a y I fe lt t h e w o r s e fo r m y g r e a t
week.
fatigue last
Had no season of prayer till after breakfast.
w e n t w i t h m e to ch.
Bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d fr Heb.
C o o k e a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t h e c h a p e l
funeral sermon,
1 2 : 1, 2.
Damon preach a
into the chapel from the vessel,
from
"So t e a c h to n u m b e r o u r days a r i g h t t h a t w e m a y a p p l y
our hearts unto wi s d o m . "
in the e v e n i n g .
T h e n Bro.
Th e c h a p e l w a s q u i t e full,
D. p r e a c h e d f r o m Mat.
As br o.
to P a u o a ,
T o d a y an a r r i v a l f r o m K a u a i .
I d i d not.
Whitlock Jun.,
Tr. A . B . S .
L. R i c h a r d s ,
Fuhchou,
§ so it w a s
11:20-21, Woe
unto thee Chorazine!
Wm.
Mrs.
at t h e d e a t h o f C ap t E d w a r d s a p i o u s m a n , w h o
remains had been brought
P s . 9 0:12.
§ h e a r d bro.
Mary Annis
Clark gave no n o t i c e o f my going
W r o t e to Wm.
P u t up § d i r e c t e d a b o x o f b o o k s to
C hi na ,
to go b y " H e b e r " .
J a m e s d i n e d w i t h us to day.
This evening Kekauonohi
Bro.
Dr.
is to be m a r r i e d .
C a s t l e w e n t d o w n t o w n to day,
S n o d g r a s s o f N.Y.
He h a s b e e n to C h i n a
a s o n of
He is n o w B o o k K e e p e r f o r M a k e e , A.
§ Co.
§ is a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s t h er e.
To m o r r o w t h e L o u i s a w i l l s a i l f or K a u a i ;
§ K a i l u a ; Wm.
came across
fo r W a i l u k u .
Greyhound,
for L a h a i n a
W r o t e a f ul l l e t t e r to bro.
Coan.
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
T h u r s d a y Nov.
1,
Nov.
1, 1849
'49
A n d so a n o t h e r m o n t h has d a w n e d u p o n me.
w r i t t e n a s h o r t l e t t e r to Wm. W h i t l o c k Jun.
c l o s i n g a d r a f t on H. H i l l fr.
$436.80.
Tr. Am.
P a r i s t o d a y § p a i d h i m off.
in t h e W h a l e Sh i p H u n t r e s s
Spencer,
I have commenced
Hi t c h c o c k ma arrived
§ h i s b a g g a g e in t h e
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g t h e G r e y h o u n d s a i l e d for L a h a i n a .
L a s t e v e n i n g t h e " L o u i s a " f o r Ka u a i ,
O u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
San F r a n c i s c o § t h e n e w s
is r a g i n g in Canada.
is t h a t F r a n c e h a s Rom e,
be m a r r i e d b y Mr.
§ that there
§ Russia § Austria.
It c o m e s m o s t l y f r o m Mr s.
B. h a s c a l l e d .
T hi s e v e n i n g Dr.
A n a r r i v a l to d a y fr.
Cholera
M u c h o p p o s i t i o n w i t h s o m e a g a i n s t Mr.
§ Bernice being married.
Mr.
§ H a z e l e l e p o n i " for Lahaina.
C lark.
is a p r o s p e c t of w a r b e t w e e n F r a n c e ,
fam il y.
en
W e h a v e s e t t l e d w i t h bro.
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
Capt.
B. Soc.
T h e o r i g i n a l to go b y
the ’
’
M o n t r e a l " § the d u p l i c a t e b y the " M a ry ".
a l e t t e r to M i s s M a r i a L e t t s , N.Y.
To d a y I h a v e
I h a v e a l s o c o p i e d it
§ p u t u p a d u p l i c a t e o f th e a b o v e d raft.
Haalilio.
Page 332
Judd § her
T o - d a y V i c t o r i a is e l e v e n y e a r s old.
Edward Hoffman
D am on .
Bishop
§ M i s s M a r i a Louise M o r s e are to
T h e y are to k e e p h o u s e in Mrs.
Hooper's
place.
M o n d a y Nov.
5 '49
F r i d a y m o r n i n g bro. A l e x a n d e r § s o n D e W i t a r r i v e d in a
w h a l e s h i p b u t d i d n o t ge t t h e i r b a g g a g e t i l l S a t u r d a y .
Afternoon
Friday
I copi e d the C o n s t i t u t i o n of H a w a i i a n B ible S o c i e t y
into T r e a s r Book.
whaleship.
S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n bro.
Andrews
c a m e in a
To d a y w e h a v e s e t t l e d w i t h him.
L e a r n e d fr. bro.
H i t c h c o c k thftt Mrs.
Munn's
Grave stones
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
Nov.
h a d b e e n l y i n g at t h e D e p o s i t o r y e v e r y ( ! )
s i n c e t h e M o n t r e a l ar rv ^.
In M a y
'47.
Page 333
H e r e q u e s t e d m e to see to s e t t i n g t h e m up.
to do so § to p a y h a l f t h e c o s t $8.00.
w i l l s t a y w i t h us.
Prepared letters
w i l l n o t s a i l t i ll to m o r r o w .
n a t i v e g o e s to K a w a i a h a e
merely.
5, 1849
I promised
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
for the H a alilio,
Judge Andrews
Andrews
b u t s he
g o e s to L a h a i n a ,
£ f r o m t h e n c e a c r o s s to H i l o .
M o n t h l y c o n c e r t t h i s e v e n i n g w i l l be at bro.
a
Sent letters
Armstrong.
To m o r r o w e v e n i n g K e k a u o n o h i w i l l b e m a r r i e d at t h e P a l a c e to
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
P s . 39:4.
from
The b r e v i t y of life.
Bro.
e v e n i n g Prov.
a f t e r n o o n bro.
Palace.
A l . p r e a c h e d at t h e n a t i v e m e e t i n g
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l f r o m Ex.
3:17.
23-2.
In t h e
A t n o o n n o one p l a y e d t h e S e r a p h e n a .
In t h e
C.B. A. p r e a c h e d at th e n a t i v e m e e t i n g § at the
I did not a t t e n d either.
F r i d a y Nov.
Mrs.
C. bo t h .
9 '49
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g w e all a t t e n d e d t h e w e d d i n g o f K e k a u o
noh i.
The King was not present.
m o n y § I l e f t fr. Bro.
bro. A l . § A n d r e w s
Bro.
Damon's where
Clark p e r f o r m e d the c e r e
I spent the evening with
§ t h e t h r e e b o y s w h o a r e g o i n g home.
T e w k e s b u r y was there.
Miss
Soon Bernice came a c c ompanied by Joseph,
§ on o u r r e t u r n w e c a l l e d at J u d g e T u r r i l l ' s
called with her daughter
§ w h i l e Mrs.
Vida
§ a cou si n.
The Haal i l i o sail e d for Lahaina w i t h Judge Andrews
Thurston,
$ on W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g r e t u r n e d .
§ Asa
T h i s a f t e r n o o n she
h a s sailed again.
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g bro.
C. B. A.
W e i n v i t e d all w h o a r e g o i n g ho me, Mrs.
conducted our meeting.
Richards, Helen
$ Julia
(
Nov.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
M a r i a Mr.
Paris
D a v i d § Wm.
§May § Ann
D eW it ,
[Mary 8 A n n a ]
t h e c l o s e bro.
Page 334
C.B. A n d r e w s A l v a h ,
§ t h e f a m i l i e s w h e r e t h e y s t a y to v i s i t us
l a st e v e n i n g § a f t e r t e a all t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s ,
§ sister Dimond.
9, 1849
f o r g e t t i n g bro.
It t u r n e d ou t to b e a v e r y p l e a s a n t p a r t y .
At
Paris r e a d 27th P s . ^ we sung "Ariel" § he prayed.
Asa Thurston was present
§ k n e e l e d w i t h t h e rest.
Mr.
Goodale came
bu t r e t u r n e d soon.
T o d ay bro.
to m o r r o w .
C.B.A.
h a s g o n e to K a n e o h e ,
To-day a schooner arrived,
§will return
by way of Hilo,
fr.
San
Prancisco w i t h G i l m a n fo r s u p e r c a r g o , b r i n g i n g as p a s s e n g e r s H e n r y
M. W h i t n e y , w h o b r o u g h t s e v e r a l l e t t e r s
f or m e fr. A n n C. Le t t s ,
fr.
T h o s M.M.
Bro.Bliss(?)
read.
Mr.
fr h i s b r o t h e r in l a w
Sea which
W. left a w i f e to c o m e r o u n d C a p e Horn.
T o - d a y w e h a v e b o u g h t q u i t e a lot s u g a r § salt.
e v e n i n g Mr s.
C. § I a c c o m p a n i e d b y B e r n i c e
c a l l e d at Mrs.
Brewer's
g r as s s o n o f Dr.
§ Capt.
Capt.
§ Mr s.
N . Y .,
at Mrs.
This
§ Sophia § Louisa have
§ s a w her, M i s s T e w k e s b u r y § Mr.
Snodgrass,
G l y n n at Dr.
Snow's.
Dudoit's
I
Thomson's
Snod
§ saw her
H o f f m a n n w h o w e r e n o t at h o m e
§ at
W e w e r e d i s a p o i n t e d ( !) in o u r w i s h to see Mr.
family.
Mrs. H a l l c a m e to go w i t h us b u t h e r w a g o n m a n
ran o f f § s h e c o u l d not.
w e r e c o m i n g b a ck .
Last night,
M e r c u r y w i t h 1200 bis.
It w a s v e r y s t i l l ,
H e a r d to n i g h t t h a t J o h n L a d d § w i f e
or e arly this m o r n i n g the w h a l e r
o i l w a s c o n s u m e d b y fi r e in o u r h a r b o r .
o r it w o u l d h a v e i n j u r e d o t h e r s h i p s ,
a re a b o u t f i f t y n o w in t h e h a r b o r .
been for w e e k s .
Bro.
as t h e r e
R i c e is q u i t e s i c k § has
Nov. 12, 1849
Journal, A m o s S t a r r Cooke
M o n d a y Nov.
12
Page 335
'49
H a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
C a s t l e ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
t h a t Mrs.
Paris.
This evening I was informed
C h a m b e r l a i n h a d d e c i d e d to s e n d M a r i a J a n e
A n n in t h e M o n t r e a l ,
Ann Eliza.
Bro.
a l s o, bro.
C l a r k h a s a l m o s t d e c i d e d to s e n d
E m e r s o n w a s at t h e D e p o s i t o r y m o s t o f t h e f o r e
n o o n § d i n e d w i t h us.
This a f t e r n o o n c o u n t e d over the money.
F or t w o w e e k s it h a s b e e n ou t o f t h e wa y.
chiefs were talking of c u tt in g down the
d i m e s to t e n for a d o l l a r .
Bro.
Ii.
H e a r d to d a y t h a t t h e
(ten c e n t s p e i c e s ( ! ) )
E m e r s o n u r g e d t h e m to cut d o w n all
i n f e r i o r c o i n s to t h e i r p r o p e r v a l u e .
upon John
§Martha
At d i n n e r I u r g e d t h e s am e
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g w a s v e r y b u sy ,
w e h a d a l e c t u r e f r o m Bro.
H i t c h c o c k fr.
Col.
n o t so i n t e r e s t i n g in E n g l i s h § in n a t i v e .
t he P o l y n e s i a n to Mrs.
C. § B e r n i c e .
W a i m e a K a u a i to see h i s m o t h e r .
at 3 o ' c l o c k P.M.
2:8.
Bro.
H.
is
Saturday evening read
H .M . W h i t n e y h a s g o n e to
It is r e p o r t e d t h a t Mr.
Jasper
is b e c o m i n g a r e g u l a r sot.
Sabbath morning
l e s s o n w i t h Jos.
Bro. H i t c h c o c k p r e a c h e d an e x c e l l e n t
§ Martha.
s e r m o n f r o m M a r k 8:36.
1 st t h e s o u l w a s v a l u a b l e ,
in c o m p a r i s o n , n o t so.
l o s e it
other things,
2 M i g h t be l os t - 3r d an a w f u l t h i n g to
4 - s h ould be t a ken care o f - - s e v e r a l remarks.
P a r i s p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l ,
B e r n i c e n o t t he r e .
playing.
Mrs.
J u d d said her girls s h o u l d
In t h e e v e n i n g w e n t
§ f o u n d El i za .
B e r n i c e P l a y e d § s u n g " S t o w " at 2 n d s i n g i n g .
s e a s o n i n th e a f t e r n o o n at 3 o ' c l o c k .
officiated.
Mrs.
Dr.
Bro.
J o y in h e a v e n o v e r s i n n e r c o n v e r t e d .
No p l a y i n g on t h e s e r a p h e n a .
play.
I looked over the
L a t h r o p t h er e.
B ros.
Bro.
Andrews
[not(?)]
Judd
Communion
§Alexander
P a r i s w a s to h a v e
p r e a c h e d a s e r m o n , b u t h e w a s b e l a t e d b e c a u s e he t h o u g h t t h e
[ service] w a s 4 o ' c l o c k .
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d fr.
Is.
55:1.
Journ al, Amo s Sta rr Cooke
Wednes.
Nov.
14
Nov.
14, 1849
Page 336
'49
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Hitchcock.
It is n o w d e c i d e d t h a t t h e " M o n t r e a l " w i l l go o n S a t u r d a y § t h a t
A n n E l i z a C l a r k w i l l go,
berlain.
as w e l l as M a r i a J a n e
§ Martha Ann C h a m
Bernice has b e e n a s s i s t i n g the latter.
d oe s n o t go.
She is to b e m a r r i e d to m o r r o w n i g h t to Mr.
T o d a y w e r e c e i v e d t w o n o t e s d a t e d Nov.
3rd
s i g n e d b y Wm. M e L a n e § J .T .
Gower,
a m o r t g a g e o f the P l a n t a t i o n
§ o t h e r land ,
f or t h e a b o v e $9,000.
at o n e pr.
cent a month, wi t h
as c o l l a t e r a l s e c u r i t y ,
S o m e o f t h i s m o n e y w a s p a i d to Mr.
2 0 t h § t he b a l a n c e to Mr. A r m s t r o n g t o - d a y .
bro.
B o nd.
To d ay Mrs.
D a m o n f r o m bro.
Gilmore.
'49 f o r $ 4 , 5 0 0 ea.
Oct.
§ Mr s .
Miss Tewkesbury
Gower
R e e d $100 fr.
C. r e c e i v e d a p a i l o f b u t t e r for h e r s e l f
Wilcox.
B e r n i c e w r o t e to Mr.
r e l e a s e h i m if he wished.
B. y e s t e r d a y in s u c h a m a n n e r as to
It w a s h e r o w n t h o u g h t to do so.
e v e n i n g he called, but she h a d retired,
Last
he has c a l l e d to n i g h t
b e s i d e s w r i t i n g to h e r to day.
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
to W a i a l u a .
He e x p e c t s t o r e t u r n t o - m o r r o w .
a Mr. B r o w n w a s
to Mr.
C.B. A n d r e w s a c c o m p a n i e d bro.
H e a r d y e s t e r d a y t h a t bro.
h e a d o f c a t t le .
H e a r d to d a y t h a t
in t o w n d e s i r o u s of p r o c u r i n g a S c h o o l .
F u l l e r to p a y h a l f p r i c e f or Mrs.
h e r ef u s e d .
Emerson
H o l d e n ' s two boys, but
G u l i c k h a d p u r c h a s e d 120
C o n s i d e r i n g hi s c i r c u m s t a n c e s
to d r a w n o m o r e fr.
t h e Bo a r d .
Francisco.
W r o t e to Mr.
F r i d a y Nov.
16
Offered
I think he ought
A n o t h e r a r r i v a l to d a y f r o m S an
T.M. M c L a n e .
'49
Yes t e r d a y forenoon the Mennon,
a 1100 t o n m e r c h a n t m a n ,
Nov.
Journal, Amos Star r Cooke
a n c h o r e d in t h e R o a d stead.
16, 1849
Page 337
Soon a vessel w h a l i n g Bark came along
w i t h h e r f l a g on t h e m a i n m a s t w r o n g e n d up.
S he h a d b e e n r u n
into b y t h e O h i o d u r i n g t h e n i g h t § c u t d o w n l o s i n g h e r j ib b o o m
5 f or e t o p g a l l a n t m a s t .
Woodbridge,
It t u r n e d o u t to b e t h e F o r t u n e ,
Capt.
w h o has h i s w i f e on bo a rd .
A t n o o n bro.
l e t t e r f r o m bro.
Andrews
Gulick,
arrived from Waialua bringing a
s a y i n g if t h e M o n t r e a l d i d n o t go t i l l
n e x t w e e k he w i s h e d C h a r l e s to go w i t h her.
B u t as it is p r e t t y
c e r t a i n t h a t she w i l l
go to m o r r o w , n o e f f o r t p r o b a b l y w i l l be
m a d e to h a v e h i m go.
I r eed a letter from Paki i n q u i r i n g w h y we
h a d let Mr.
Bishop call
§ see B e r n i c e
§ steal her heart.
I de
v o t e d l a s t e v e n i n g to w r i t i n g a r e p l y § s e n t it t h i s m o r n i n g .
At
[night(?)j
received another which
w r o t e to Mr. W y l l i e a b o u t Mr.
Bishop
I shall not answer.
§ he c a m e to t a l k w i t h
Bernice,
§ w a s so p l e a s e d w i t h h e r m a t u r i t y §c. t h a t w e n t
t o l d Mr.
B. t h a t h e h a d m a d e a f i n e c h o i c e .
t o g e t h e r some of the
the affair.
ma t c h .
ministers
of state
Mr. W.
chiefs
§
called
§ talked over
I do n o t t h i n k t h e y w i l l o p p o s e s t r e n p u s l y t h e
I n q u i r e d to d a y o f Capt.
Newell, who returned yesterday
as m a s t e r § o w n e r o f t h e D a v i d H e n s h a w ,
g av e t h e m a v e r y g o o d n a m e ,
a letter § small bundle
Capt.
Pa k i
a b o u t t h e b o ys.
a l s o Dr. Ju dd.
He
At n o o n w e r e c e i v e d
f r o m Mr. M a n d e l l o f S o u t h D a r t m o u t h ,
§ Mrs. W o o d b r i d g e , w h i c h w e r e d a t e d A u g 5 '47.
by
In t he
l e t t e r w a s a n o t e w r i t t e n b y J u l i e t t e M. to D e l i a A. B r o w n at
the latter's father's d u r i n g the summer of
D e l i a ' s hair.
whj
Before
I s h o w e d t h e m to Mrs.
'36 w i t h a l o c k of
C.
I read the note
she could not unmuddle.
W e i g h e d C h a r l e s to day, h e w e i g h t 18 3/4
6 ms.
old.
Jou rna l, Amos S tarr Cooke
Nov.
L e a r n e d to d a y t h a t w e o v e r p a i d Mr.
a b o u t $300, w h i c h a c c o u n t s
back.
M o n d a y Nov.
19
Armstrong yesterday
C a s t l e h a s b e e n n e a r l y sick.
e v e n i n g w e h a v e c a l l e d on Capt.
Armstrong's.
Page 338
for our Cash b e i n g short for two weeks
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y bro.
at Mr.
16, 1849
§ Mrs.
This
W o o d b r i d g e who are boarding
T h e l a d y is a m e m b e r o f Mr.
Mandell's
church.
'49
S a t u r d a y w e w e r e v e r y b u s y in c o m p l e t i n g a f f a i r s f or
the Montreal,
but s h e d i d n o t l e a v e t i l l to d a y at 4 o' c l k .
D i d n o t r e t u r n S a t u r d a y n i g h t fr.
t h e c a s h § f o u n d it s t i l l s h o r t
fatigued,
$175.
teachers were present
f r o m 1 Tim.
f o r la st time.
1:15,
§ so it w a s at e v e n i n g .
Mrs.
Bro.
§ assistant
P a r i s p r e a c h e d for
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l
T e x t Gen.
§c.
The chapel was
3:15.
Bernice played
Bro. H i t c h c o c k p r e a c h e d in t h e a f
§ Bro. A l . at t h e p a l a c e .
L y m a n G i l b e r t , N e w t o n , Ms.
o f w o r s h i p Mch.
Bro.
It is a f a i t h f u l s a y i n g ,
§ l e d at t h e c h a p e l all day.
Rev.
Retired early § exceeding
Castle's scholars
us in th e f o r e n o o n f r o m D e u t . 8:2.
ternoon
M a d e up
§ so I a m to n i g h t .
Y e s t e r d a y s o m e o f bro.
crowded,
D e p o s i t o r y t i l l dark.
P.M.
At n o o n I r e a d a s e r m o n b y
at the d e d i c a t i o n o f a n e w h o u s e
'48, s e n t to m e b y bro.
Green.
At n o o n j u s t as
C. § I w e r e g o i n g to c h a p e l , M a r y A n n i s p u l l e d l i t t l e
[C .]
so in h i s j u p p e r t h a t t h e s t a p l e ca me o u t § he fe l l on h i s face,
§ so Mrs.
C. d i d n o t go out.
the seraphena.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n , Vic.
Retired early § slept soundly,
p l a y e d on
§ got up this
m o r n i n g by d a y light.
T h i s h a s b e e n a m e m o r a b l e day.
T hirteen of our n um b e r
h a v e l e f t us--§ f or o u g h t w e k n o w to b e s e e n n o m o r e .
Mrs.
C.L.
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Nov.
19, 1849
R i c h a r d § h e r d a u g h t e r s H e l e n § J u l i a M a r i a , Bro.
daughters Matilda § Mary,
Bro.
Paris
De W i t A l e x a n d e r .
t e n d i n g to o r d e r s , p r i v a t e c a lls,
§c.
a prayer.
dinner,
I w a s v e r y b u s y in a t
At 10 o ' c l o c k w e h a d a
f i r s t tim e,
§ then made
Mrs.
After
I r o d e d o w n t o w n to go on b o a r d f o r the
§ to c a r r y a g o l d p e n l e f t b y bro.
a ll at din ne r.
shore
Psy. h , 5 6 8 to O r t o n v i l l e
Armstrong
T h e o r d e r w a s to b e on b o a r d at 12 o ' c l o c k .
§ at 2 o ' c l k . ,
§
Alvah, with
p r a y e r m e e t i n g at t h e s c h o o l - h o u s e c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
w h o r e a d P s . 91 § s u n g ch.
§ his two
C.B. A n d r e w s , M i s s e s M a r i a J a n e
M a r t h a A n n C h a m b e r l a i n § A n n E l i z a C l a r k , h e r bro.
D a v i d H i t c h c o c k § Wm.
Page 339
R.
A n d r e w s --found them
said they had no Hymn Books,
§ got s o m e at bro.
§ s o I c a m e on
Damon's who furnished them g r a t u t i o u s l y .
W e n t on b o a r d a s e c o n d time.
R e t u r n e d to D e p o s i t o r y
§ found a
p a c k a g e o f l e t t e r s fr. W a i o l i w h i c h c a m e up o n t h e D o n Q u i x o t e
3 weeks ago § learned that there were
3 barrels
o r a n g e s on b o a r d .
W e n t a g a i n § t o o k t w o o f t h e m on b o a r d t h e M o n t r e a l - - f or t h e y w e r e
d i r e c t e d to Mrs.
Richards
§ Wm.
De Wit.
R e t u r n i n g to D e p . f o u n d Mr.
me.
§ Mrs.
S h o w e d t h e m all a r o u n d t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
H i t c h c o c k w a i t i n g for
When
I came home
fe ll f r o m S t r a w b e r r y w i t h a b a s k e t in m y h a n d f o r bro.
Gave bro.
friends
C. B .A .
§ relatives.
S t a n t o n St.
F o u n d a y o u n g m a n at B l a c k s m i t h s h o p b y t he
Bro.
concert.
[didn't]
go.
Benedict's
Aukland
B y h e r w e r e e d a ipu
Bro. H a l l c a l l e d on us t h i s e v e n i n g .
Did't
Geo.
A l . s a i l e d f o r K a u a i in the
§ to d a y T h e W i l h e l m i n a s a i l e d f o r L a h a i n a .
of oranges.
D amon.
a short lett e r of i n t r o d u c t i o n of some of my
n a m e of " R i c h " w h o s e f a t h e r w a s a m e m b e r o f Rev.
church,
I
Seamen's monthly
Journal, Amos Sta rr Cooke
Thursday,
Nov.
22
Nov.
22, 1849
Page 340
'49
T u e s d a y I w a s v e r y b u s y at D e p o s i t o r y p u t t i n g up t h i n g s
for J o h n s o n § Pogue.
cane seat chairs
Bro.
Castle a t t e n d e d a u ct i o n § b ought some
§ w o o d e n do.
H e a l s o e n g a g e d a c a r p e n t e r th e
n e x t d a y t o c o m e § f ix t h e w i n d o w s
to t h e c o u n t i n g H o u s e .
e v e n i n g w e h a d a s m a l l p a r t y of Ca p t s W o o d b r i d g e
wife Evans,
§ s i s t e r C a s t l e , Mr.
R e t i r e d a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k .
s a r y o f Mrs.
store
§ s i s t e r Dim on d.
Y e s t e r d a y was the t h i r t e e n t h a n n i v e r
Sunderland.
Martha
o l d § so w a s Q u e e n V i c t o r i a ' s o l d e s t d a u g h t e r .
In the f o r e n o o n
chairs
§ wife Sherman $
§ Mrs. A r m s t r o n g
C.'s l e a v i n g h e r n a t i v e p l a c e ,
E l i z a w a s 9 yrs.
That
I w e n t d o w n to se e to t h e r e c e i v i n g o f t h e
§ as I w a s o b l i g e d to w a i t s o m e t i m e
§ as h e w a s n o t t h e r e
I went
i n t o Mr.
Howe's
I fell i n to c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h Mr.
C a r t w r i g h t a N e w Y o r k e r § f o u n d he w a s o n c e a B o o k K e e p e r in U n i o n
B a n k § w a s a c q u a i t e d ( ! ) w i t h Mr. H o w a r d ,
F o u n d h e w a s a n e p h e w o f B. D e F o r e s t ,
8 three children,
26 B o n d S t . , h a d a w i f e
c a m e to San F r a n c i s c o w a s t a k e n s i c k § c a m e
h e r e in t h e P a c i f i c a in Aug.
Mr. H o w e a l s o is a N. Y o r k e r .
d u c t e d b y bro.
its f o r m e r P r e s i d e n t .
Hitchcock.
F i n d s h i s h e a l t h m u c h r e p a i r e d here.
Last e v en i n g our m e e t i n g was c o n
After meeting was made acquainted
w i t h Eli S a m u e l R u g g l e s , w h o h a d c o m e d o w n fr.
whaler.
L a h a i n a on a
H e s p e n t t h e n i g h t at s i s t e r C h a m b e r l a i n .
ing I i n v i t e d h i m to d i n n e r § tea,
w o r k a w e e k o r so w e h a v e
This m o r n
§ n o w as he is to b e w i t h o u t
i n v i t e d h i m to s p e n d t h e t i m e here.
To n i g h t he h as b e e n t e l l i n g me all a b o u t D a n b u r y h a v i n g l i v e d
t h e r e a w h i l e in a D r u g g i s t s tore.
Brookfield,
o f t h e Bank .
§ are w e l l .
H i s f a t h e r St m o t h e r a re at
H e t h i n k s Mr.
S e e l e y is n o w P r e s i d e n t
Nov.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Sat. Nov.
24, 1849
24 49
T h i s is t he 1 3 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of o u r N u p t i a l s ,
bro.
§ sister Knapp § bro § sister
of Moses'
Mr.
d e at h.
Mr.
Ives.
a l s o of
It is th e a n n i v e r s a r y
F u l l e r h a d a p i c k n i c k to d a y at Mr.
L e w is '.
R u g g l e s h a s e n g a g e d to t e a c h t h e O a h u C h a r i t y S c h o o l one y e a r ,
f or $800.
V e r y h ot to day,
T u e s d a y Nov.
§ to n i g h t f e e l m u c h f a t i g u e d .
27 49
F r i d a y l a s t I a t t e n d e d an a u c t i o n ,
Mr.
Page 341
G i l m a n r e q u e s t e d m e to go to h i s r o o m ,
me a l e t t e r w r i t t e n by Jane,
§ w h e n it w a s o v e r
§ he w o u l d showed
just b e f o r e she was married.
I told
h i m I r e g r e t t e d he h a d m a d e a n y a l l u s i o n to w h a t w a s p a s t ,
l ef t h i m n o n e t h e b e t t e r i m p r e s s e d for th e i n t e r v i e w .
w a s a v e r y b u s y d a y § I s t a i d t i l l l a t e at t h e Dep.
was very pleasant,
tho'
I d i d n o t r i s e t i l l late.
c o c k p r e a c h e d at t h e s t o n e c h u r c h ,
16,
us.
Mr.
Saturday
Bro.
Hitch
f r o m Sam.
5:
Ruggles accompanied
B e r n i c e d i d n o t go o u t n e i t h e r to t h e n a t i v e , n o r to th e
English meeting.
been repaired.
Mr.
Bro.
F u l l e r p l a y e d on t h e S e r a p h i n a , wh.
Damon preached from John 1:45,46,
" p r e j u d i c e " to a full h o u s e .
s t u d i e d Jos.
§Martha's
S.S.
Mrs.
H. p r e a c h e d .
Bro.
C. w e n t
less on .
a c c o m p a n i e d h e r to t h e p a l a c e ,
had
subject
in t h e a f t e r n o o n
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
§I
Ruggles
§ w a s i n t r o d u c e d to t h e king .
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l
p l a y e d on t h e S e r a p h e n a .
fr. Job.
2 2 :2 1
Bro.
§ Bernice
In th e e v e n i n g t h e h o u s e w a s n o t so full.
Y e s t e r d a y I a r o s e at 5 1/2 o ' c l o c k A .M .
Bro.
§ soon
Lord's day
to a f u l l h o u s e ,
"Wo u n t o us, t h a t w e h a v e s i n n e d ! "
(!)
§was
e a r l y at t h e Depy.
C a s t l e § I c o n c l u d e d to m a k e out o u r o r d e r for
c o p y b y t h e Don Q u i x o t t e , wh.
'51 § s e n d a
s a i l s f or S a n F r a n c i s c o b y W a i o l i
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Nov.
on S a t u r d a y n e x t , w i t h Mr.
27, 1849
E v e r e t t as a p a s s e n g e r s .
Page 342
W orked what
s p a r e t i m e w e h a d b o t h y e s t e r d a y l a s t e v e n i n g § to day.
t e r d a y m o r n i n g the s t e a m e r ,
Propeller, Massachusetts,
f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o b y H i l o , w i t h o u t b r i n g i n g a n y Am.
Panama,
h a v i n g Mrs. H o o p e r ,
a s u r v e y i n g co r p s on b o a r d ,
Phillips.
The Wm.
s a i l e d f o r K o h al a,
Mr.
Ruggles
To day,
Dec.
(!)§ Dr.
Voorhes,
is at Hilo.
§ F r i d a y , H a a l i l i o f o r H ilo.
is there.
Judge Andrews
Mrs.
§ Mr.
Fuller
M a r t h a s t a i d at P u n a h o u .
Glazed our n e w w i ndows
h as c a l l e d t h is e v e n i n g .
Sat.
to day.
Lorrin
C h a m b e r l a i n c a l l e d to s y m p a t h i z e
Mr. H o o p e r a p p l i e d to h e r fo r b o a r d t h i s w i n t e r .
1 '49
Th e p a s t f e w d a y s h a v e b e e n d a y s o f e x c i t e m e n t .
d a y bro.
also,
t h e H a z e l e p o n i w a s to h a v e
S a r a h s p e n d t he n i g h t .
about Bernice.
letters via
c o n s i s t i n g o f C apts.
T h i s has b e e n a s t o r m y day.
d i n e d w i t h us.
arrived
T h o m p s o n § H i l l as p a s s e n g e r s ,
T h e St. M a r y s h a v i n g on b o a r d Capt.
s a i l e d for W a i l u k u .
Yes
C a s t l e § I a b o u t c o m p l e t e d t h e o rd e r .
Wednes
That evening our
m e e t i n g b y bro. A r m s t r o n g , w h o r e a d a s i n g u l a r § i n t e r e s t i n g p a s
sa ge in I C h r o n i c l e s 4 : 9 , 1 0 a b o u t Ja b e z .
I pursu^jded
L. S m i t h ma.
Mrs.
Mr.
C o o k e to a c c o m p a n y Mr.
Wilcox § sister Sarah
in r e a d i n e s s for t h e D o n Q u i x o t t e ,
Thursday,
malde t w o c o p ie s.
R u g g l e s to c a l l o n bro.
B i s h o p w a s v i s i t i n g at t h e s a m e time.
m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
till Monday.
On m y r e t u r n f r o m m e e t i n g
to-day.
I com
h o p i n g to h a v e it
B u t s h e d o e s n o t s ai l
I m a d e o u t a l i s t o f t h e s h o e s for
W a i t e d a l s o on bro.
'51 §
Hit c h c o c k for schools.
e v e n i n g c o m p l e t e d 3rd 4 t h p a g e s o f m y l e t t e r to bro.
Juliette was unwell from her w a l k the evening before.
At
C. W i l c o x .
Mary §
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
Dec.
Lydia were sick § took medicine.
Mr.
Ruggles
1, 1849
Page 343
c o p i e d fo r us at bro.
C a s t l e ’s a l l d a y - - h a l f a d a y y e s t e r d a y § o n e f o u r t h o f t h e da y
to day,
so t h a t o u r c o p y is r e a d y for th e D o n Q u i x o t t e ,
for t h e M a r y as w e l l as c o p i e d u p o n t h e o r d e r Book.
§ one
Yesterday
I w a s c o p y i n g in t h e o r d e r B o o k w h e n at 11 o ' c l o c k I w a s c a l l e d
h o m e b y Mrs.
Cooke's b e i n g taken w i t h chills.
d i d n o t go to D e p o s i t o r y t i l l n o o n to day.
h o u r b e f o r e she w a s got w a r m .
rop.
It w a s m o r e t h a n
At 12 o ' c l o c k I s e n t fo r Dr.
He g a v e h e r s o m e s p i r i t s n i t r e
§ camphor
s h e h a d d i s t r e s s i n g p a i n s a ll t h e a f t e r n o o n ,
w i t h purging § vomiting very frequently.
bu t c o u l d n o t f i n d him.
I hastened home
§ water.
§
[an]
Lath -
Soon
§ s o o n s he w a s t a k e n
I went
A f t e r s u p p e r Jos. w e n t
f o r the Dr.
again,
$ f o u n d him.
Mrs.
C h a m b e r l a i n c a m e in $ a p p l i e d w o o l e n rags r u n g out in B o i l i n g h o t
water.
Dr.
That helped her immediately
left some morphine powder, but
vomited.
§ s h e s o o n got s o m e sleep.
I g a v e h e r two,
§ a f t e r e a c h s he
I did not realize that she was dan g e r o u s
tho'
o t h e r s did.
D u r i n g t h e n i g h t B e r n i c e s l e p t on a s e t t e e § t o o k c a r e o f C h a r l e s .
T h i s m o r n i n g a f t e r 1 o ' c l o c k Mrs.
has e a t e n n o t h i n g o f c o n s e q u e n c e .
had four movement bowels
C. d i d n o t sl e e p .
Dr. ha s c a l l e d tw i c e .
§ v o m i t e d b il e
several times
plains of pai n u nder her right shoulder.
plaster there
§ to h e r feet.
To d a y she
She has
§ com
I have put a mustard
She is n o w s l e e p i n g
(8 o ' c l o c k P.M.)
§ b a b y is in B e r n i c e ' s room.
L y d i a is s i c k d o w n at P a k i ' s .
evening.
Mrs. W o o d b r i d g e c a l l e d t h i s
An u n ha p p y a f f a i r h a p p e n e d this m o r n i n g about Elizabeth.
H e r a u n t c a m e for h e r to go § s e e h e r c o u s i n ,
H e n r y , pr.
H a v i n g h e a r d that t h e y w e r e p l a n n i n g a m a t c h ,
I t o l d h e r it w o u l d
be b e t t e r to h a v e h e r c o u s i n c o m e u p her e.
Samoset.
Sh e m a d e o b j e c t i o n
Dec.
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
s a y i n g h e w a s n o t v e r y w e l l d r e s s e d 6jc.
themselves
El.
1, 1849
After talking betwixt
f o r a w h i l e s he w a s d i s p o s e d to c a r r y h e r p o i n t
in a f a w n i n g § c r y i n g w a y ,
b u t t h a t d i d n o t do.
t r o u b l e E l . ' s mind.
Page 344
to let h e r go.
§ sent
I a gain said no--
I t h e n r e q u e s t e d h e r a u n t to go § n o t
El.
said something improper
§ she w a s s e n t
to m y room.
W h e n she s p o k e a n g r i l y § I p u n i s h e d h e r w i t h a ruler.
I was unwell
§ not on m y g a u r d
[guard].
T h i s has b e e n th e t h i r t y n i n t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y b i r t h - but n o t h i n g remarkable has occured.
Mrs.
Ruggles has
left us f o r bro.
R o g e r s to b o a r d there.
Y e s t e r d a y morning s h ipped things for Hilo on b o a r d Haalilio which
was to s a i l t hi s a f t e r n o o n .
T h i s e v e n i n g f e e l q u i t e a p a i n in m y o w n b r e a s t .
complains
some.
Jos.
O h L o r d f o r g i v e m e § p r e p a r e me f o r t h e L o r d ' s
day.
L o r d ' s d a y Dec.
2 '49
One of our neighbors,
s ub lunary things,
Mrs.
H o l d e n h a s j u s t b i d a d i e u to
§ e n t e r e d u p o n the r e a l i t i e s
S h e d i e d j u s t at 5 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
at s u n set.
h as b e e n a g i t a t e d a b o u t h e r c h i l d r e n ,
§ about her natives,
w a s so ill.
For n e a r l y a w e e k she
one o f w h o m h a s b e e n sick,
on W e d n e s d a y evening.
s h e c a m e o v e r to s e e Mrs.
of the eternal world.
Friday afternoon
Co o k e , b u t s o o n r e t u r n e d b e c a u s e she
Y e s t e r d a y w e h e a r d n o t h i n g f r o m her.
This afternoon
at 2 o ' c l o c k s h e s e n t h e r n a t i v e m a n f o r me b e c a u s e no o n e w a s
w i t h her,
was
§ p r a y e d me to e x c u a u s e
[excuse]
h e r c a l l i n g m e as she
in g r e a t d i s t r e s s , wh. w a s a p p a r e n t f r o m th e s w e a t t h a t r o ll
d o w n h e r face,
§ t h o u g h t s h e m u s t die § m o u r n e d t h a t h e r h u s b a n d
Dec.
Jou rna l, Amos Sta rr Cooke
was absent.
A f t e r th i s ,
to m e e t i n g .
A f t e r m e e t i n g I s e n t Jos.
Mr.
Rogers
§ Mr.
I went
Ruggles.
Sarai
f o r Mrs.
2, 1849
Clark but she was gone
f or h e r § s h e b r o u g h t a l o n g
§ J o h n Ii w e r e w i t h her.
o ' c l o c k s h e r e q u e s t e d m e to p r a y w i t h h er , w h i c h I did,
t h a n k e d m e f or it.
I returned,
w e r e g o i n g to s u p p e r Mr.
me to go a n d p r a y e r .
§ had prayers
Clark came
£ f o u n d Mrs.
6r j u s t
said she was
A r m s t r o n g has j u s t c o m e
I have offered boards
Someone will
At 4
§ sh e
[as] w e
dead and w i s h e d
C h a m b e r l a i n th er e.
t h e c h i l d r e n r e t u r n e d w i t h ou r f a m i l y to s u p p e r .
he w o u l d take the youngest.
Page 345
Bro.
A f t e r this,
Rogers said
t a k e t h e rest.
Bro.
says h e r c o f f i n m u s t b e m a d e to n i g h t .
for it if N a a e w i l l m a k e
it.
I c a m e to m y r o o m to w r i t e to Mr. H o l d e n at San
Francisco,
as sh e r e q u e s t e d me,
L a st n i g h t Mrs.
if she died that
I w o u l d do so.
Cooke r e s t e d some § this m o r n i n g was a little
b e t t e r - - b u t s ti l l c o m p l a i n e d o f h e r liver.
p o t i o n of Rhubarb
Dr.
Lathrop sent a
§ s o m e t h i n g for h e r to t a k e h o u r l y wh.
sh e h as
d o n e b u t as y e t t h e r e h a s b e e n n o m o v e m e n t o f t h e b o w e l s .
t h r e a t e n e d w i t h an i n f l a m e d eye.
amused Charles.
his mot h e r 's
He has
sickness.
Dec.
Castle called §
l i v e d on c o w ' s m i l k m o s t o f t h e t i m e s i n c e
Since wr i t i n g the foregoing I have wr i t t e n
a s h e e t f ul l to Mr. H o l d e n ,
Wed.
At n o o n Mrs.
S h e is
at San F r a n c i s c o ,
California.
5 49
M o n d a y w e w e r e e n g a g e d in s e n d i n g f r e i g h t to t h e W i l e h l -
mina,
b u t she d i d n o t s a i l t i l l y e s t e r d a y w h e n bro.
c o c k ma left.
F o u n d to d a y t h a t w e h a d s h i p p e d one b o x to o m u c h
for N.Y. pr. M ary.
pr.
A l . §Hitch
R e e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr. H i l l d a t e d Aug.
St. M a r y ' s v i a H i l o ,
San Francisco
§c.
M o n d a y bros.
25
'49
Ale x.
Dec.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
§ C l a r k § Mr. W h i t n e y a r r i v e d fr.
Mrs.
5, 1849
K a u a i in 30 h o u r s on b o a r d L o u is a.
C. is s t i l l s u f f e r i n g w i t h h e r l e f t eye fr.
e v e n i n g Mr.
R u g g l e s c u p p e d Mrs.
m o r n i n g Dr.
L a t h r o p d i d it.
ophthalmy.
C. on h e r l e f t t e m p l e .
Monday
Yesterday
He l o o k e d at J o s e p h § s a i d h e h a d
s h i n g l e s a r o u n d on hi s b o d y ,
s a l ts w i t h i n § tinct.
Page 346
a kind of erysipelas.
Recommended
o f I o d i n e on t h e s h i n g l e s .
M o n d a y e v e n i n g o u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D o le ;
a f t e r w h i c h t h e b r e t h r e n h a v e s t a i d to c o n s i d e r a l e t t e r
f r o m Mr. A r m s t r o n g i n v i t i n g bro.
A l l p r e s e n t , Mr.
Clark,
L y m a n to c o m e to L a h a i n a l u n a .
Smith, A l . Hitch c o c k ,
Dole Castle
§I
w e r e in f a v o r o f it,
§ a p p o i n t e d t h e f o r m e r to w r i t e to Mr. A.
E a c h d a y t h i s w ee k ,
I h a v e a d d e d s o m e t h i n g to m y l e t t e r to bro.
§ s i s . W.
Sat.
Dec.
8 '49
Finished my letter
P r e b l e to S a n F r a n c i s c o .
C u p p e d Mrs.
bu t h e r eye is s t i l l bad.
§ 2 oz. w a t e r .
(2 1/2 s h e e t s )
to bro. W. to s e n d b y
C. T h u r s d a y § l a s t e v e n i n g ,
To d a y s h e h a s a p p l i e d o p i u m ,
4 grs.
C o m m e n c e d to r e a d m y s m a l l P o l y g l o t t B i b l e ,
in a y e a r b y r e a d i n g
3 columns
in t h e m o r n i n g
through
§ o n e in N e w T e s t a
m e n t at e v e n i n g .
Many natives sick with billious
Mr. M u n n l o s t h i s s e c o n d ,
is h e r e f r o m H i l o
8 his
§ pleuresy.
or t h i r d d a u g h t e r y e s t e r d a y .
c h i l d is v e r y sick.
t er s f r o m H i l o b y h i m to day.
nesday .
cholic,
Mr.
Pitman
We r e c e i v e d s o m e l e t
He a r r i v e d on th e St. M a r y on W e d
Dec. 10, 1849
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
M o n d a y Dec.
Page 347
10 49
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s
bro.
Castle.
Few, o n l y, w e r e out.
bro.
Thurston,
conducted by
To-day we had letters
from
s t a t i n g t h a t his s t u d y w a s b u r n t on th e n i g h t of
2 7 t h Nov.
§ r e q u e s t e d to s e n d s o m e things, wh. w e i n t e n d to do on
Wed.
R u g g l e s h a d a l e t t e r f r o m hi s bro.
Mr.
fr. bro.
B o n d A l . § B a l d w i n § Ly on s .
o r n i a y e s t e r d a y § t od a y .
it is w a n t o f e x e r c i s e .
A b o u t 10 a r r i v a l s
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
This m o r n i n g early the "Pr e b l e " sailed.
also
from Calif
H a v e fe lt q u i t e u n w e l l a l l day.
Perhaps
B i s h o p ha s c a l l e d §
B e r n i c e h a s p l a y e d f o r h i m § s u n g for him.
w a s w i t h them.
in B r i d g e p o r t ,
S h e h a s b a k e d to day.
S i s t e r D i m o n d \\rished I
T o - d a y it h a s b e e n q u i t e s u l t r y .
Saturday night
it r a i n e d b u t w a s p l e a s a n t all d a y y e s t e r d a y .
Bro. C l a r k p r e a c h e d
in t h e f o r e n o o n fr. Jo b. 3 4 : 2 1 , 2 2 .
Bro. D a m o n fr. Is.
4 6 : 9 , 1 0 Eve. H e b . 6 :19.
B e r n i c e p l a y e d § s u n g a ll day.
The King
§ Q u e e n w e r e p r e s e n t i n t h e f o r e n o o n at n a t i v e c h u r c h .
a f t e r n o o n I r e a d to Mr s.
C. T h e M i s s i o n a r y H e r a l d fo r Feb.
About a retranslation of the New Testament
concert
f o r p r a y e r h a s b e e n f o r us.
ing a c c o u n t s a b o u t J a n e , A b . Wm.
C's eye h a s b e e n b e t t e r .
Charles, Ma r y Annis,
Wed.
Dec.
12
To d a y t h e
T h is e v e n i n g ,
Yesterday
Dr.
§ to d a y Mrs.
Lathrop vaccinated
[Paaaina].
'49
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
§ West Hawaii.
I d i d n o t go out bu t lay o n t h e s e t te e .
n e r § at s u p p e r I a t e b u t l i t tl e.
I feel m u c h b e t t e r .
-
'49.
We h e a r a l m o s t d a i l y s i c k e n
§ Pet.
§ Mary Paaina
in China.
Yes t e r d a y the Anne sailed for Lahaina,
Mid-Brain
In the
Slept well
last n ight
At d i n
§ to-day
T h i s n o o n w e h a d a c a l l f r o m Mr. J o n e s
o p e n e d 4 c a s e s of G o o d s in c e l l a r ,
§a
§ f i l l e d up
Dec. 12, 1849
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
our shelves.
The mi ss io n a r i e s rec
invitations
Page 348
to a s o i r e e
on F r i d a y e v e n i n g .
T h i s m o r n i n g at f a m i l y w o r s h i p c o m m e n c e d r e a d i n g " D o d d
ridge's Family Exposition".
Last n i g h t rain again.
The arrival
o f so m a n y c r a f t f r o m C a l i f o r n i a h a s g r e a t l y r a i s e d t h e p r i c e o f
provisions especially vegetables.
F r i d a y Dec.
14 49
O n W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Clark, w h o was quite animated.
Ruggles
§ Mr. W h i t n e y .
On m y w a y h o m e c a l l e d u p o n Mr.
The former gave me a thin sheet of p ap er
to w r i t e to h is p a r e n t s ,
to s e n d a c r o s s w i t h s o m e o f hi s own.
Y e s t e r d a y § today I f i ll e d the sheet, b e c a u s e there was a Kona $
w e h a d b u t l i t t l e to do at D e p o s i t o r y .
B o s t o n got u p o n t h e b r e a k e r s
v i s i t e d us all day.
l as t n i g h t .
Martha,
§ t o - d a y Jos.
P u n a h o u on a c c o u n t o f t h e rain.
§ Ma rt h a has returned.
Palace.
Mrs.
Yesterday sister Ogden
A t e v e n i n g I w a i t e d on h e r to bro.
§ f ound sister Gulick there.
Punahou last night,
A b r i g j u s t a r r i v e d fr.
Clark's
§ o t h e r g i r l s s t a i d at
§ t h e b o y s h a v e n o t b e e n to
This e v e n i n g the rain has c e a s e d
Probably,
t h e r e is a f u l l a s s e m b l y at th e
C. § I do n o t go out.
B e r n i c e d i n e d at t h e k i n g ' s
in c o m p a n y w i t h Com. V o o r h e e s , §c. § s h e § a ll t h e c h i l d r e n are
at t h e p a l a c e t h i s e v e n i n g .
J o s e p h h a s c o m m e n c e d r e a d i n g to h i s
m o t h e r Dr. H o m p h e y 's T o u r to E u r o p e .
t i o n s to M i s s i o n a r i e s
T u e s d a y Dec.
18
I have been reading
from the Prud e n t i a l
Instruc
Committee.
'49
S a t u r d a y f o r e n o o n , Mr.
Hawley,
a B r i d g e p o r t ma n , o f t h e
Dec.
Jo urna l, Amos S t a r r Cooke
F i r m of H a w l e y ,
bro.
Hunt's
w i t h him.
Sterling
church,
§ Co.
at S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
f r e i g h t fo r us for O r e g o n a bl.
§c.
b o x for Mr.
Page 349
§ a m e m b e r of
We w ere p l e a s e d
F o u n d he was a c q u a i n t e d in Danbury.
t o o k t e a w i t h us § s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g .
papers
18, 1849
L a s t e v e n i n g he
He o f f e r e d to t a k e s o m e
8 2 boxes--one was principally
To fill t h a t b o x I p u t in for bro.
A. s u s p e n d e r s P e ns , p e n c i l s
Atkinson 1 work
§c. a m o u n t i n g to $4 . 5 0
§ c h a r g e d it to m y s e l f .
T o - d a y I h a v e w r i t t e n to bro.
via Panama.
Y e s t e r d a y I w r o t e to Mr.
The rain still continues.
F r i d a y Dec.
at S a n F r a n c i s c o .
D i d n o t go to c h a p e l m y s e l f
Read a sermon of Edwards,
b a d r e p o r t s a b o u t Wm.
Have thought
Lyman,
1/2 s h e e t to go
In c o n s e q u e n c e o f t h e r a i n b u t a v e r y
f ew w e n t to c h u r c h on th e s a b b a t h .
in t h e e v e n i n g .
Paris,
to t h e family.
H e w a s f i n e d y e s t e r d a y $25.
Hear
for f i g h t i n g .
I w o u l d go t h i s e v e n i n g £ see him.
21
'49
T h i s is t h e s h o r t e s t da y of t h e y e a r .
S.W. s t i l l p r e v a i l s .
W e d n e s d a y bro.
O u r s t o r m fr.
S m i t h § C l a r k w e n t o v e r to
W a i a l u a to t h e f i r s t o r d i n a t i o n o f a f i r s t n a t i v e p r e a c h e r y e s
terday.
Capt.
T h a t e v e n i n g bro.
Evans prayed.
Castle
took charge of our meeting.
A t t e n d e d t h a t d a y th e a u c t i o n o f t h e T o
b a c c o P l a n t f o r $ 3 , 2 00 .
T h a t d a y w a s a p l e a s a n t day.
w e h a d a n o t h e r c a l l f r o m Mr. H a w l e y .
Yesterday
H e s p o k e to us o f Capt.
H a l l o f O c e a n Bi rd, b o u n d to O r e g o n , w h o o f f e r s to t a k e on frt.
for O r e g o n .
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
C a s t l e e x p e c t s t h e m two,
§ Mr.
S n o d g r a s s to tea.
R e q u e s t e d J o h n Ii to w r i t e a l e t t e r to Mr.
Ruggles
B e r n i c e ' s b i r t h d a y p a s s e d o f f w i t h o u t an y
f o r Sami.
Journal, Amos Sta rr Cooke
n oi se .
Dec.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
about singing.
B i s h o p c a l l e d § Mrs.
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
Wm. o u g h t to go to U. S t a t e s
trading.
C. t a l k e d
Mr. A r m s t r o n g t h i n k s t h a t
[in] a w h a l e r ,
or m e r c h a n t m a n around
H e is v e r y d e s i p a t e d - gets d r u n k ,
a f i n e o f $25.
Page 350
C. l e c t u r e d h i m
G o o d a l e c a l l e d § Mrs.
to h i m a b o u t s m o k i n g § t h e t h e a t r e .
Cape horn.
21, 1849
fights
§ has paid
Bro. H a l l m a h a v e i n v i t e d me to j o i n t h e m i n t h e i r
Mr. H a w e l y is g o i n g to s e n d s o m e l e t t e r s
£jc. f o r us b y
e x p r e s s v i a S. F r a n c i s c o .
M o n d a y Dec.
24'
49
S a t u r d a y I was v e r y busy here § there.
evening Messrs Hawely,
c a m e to tea,
Bailey, Whitney,
§ a f t e r t e a w e h a d a s in g ,
Ruggles
I n v i t e d § in t h e
§ Wilcox § Goodale
e s p e c i a l l y Mr.
B. w h o is
a first rate singer.
Y e s t e r d a y j u s t at m e e t i n g tim e,
m e to go d o w n § p r e a c h f o r h e r h u s b a n d ,
I t o o k m y s e r m o n fr.
8/43.
Capt.
Ep.
Evans was
4 : 2 7,
Prov.
13:15,
f r o m Is.
9:6,
Bro.
T h e w a y of tr ut h.
h a v e p u t up an o r d e r
§ Mr.
Gilman.
The h ouse was
D o l e p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
F o r u n t o us a (!)
n o r bro. And. w e r e t h e r e
t h a t h e h a d n o t got home.
a s e r m o n I h a d p r e a c h e d t h e r e Jan.
t h e r e § Mr.
§ th e s i n g i n g w a s e x c e l l e n t .
s i s t e r S m i t h s e n t for
fr.
Damon preached
At t h e f i r s t s i n g i n g
B a iley led the singing.
§ s e n t it to W a i o l i .
f ul l
[neither]
To-day we
R e e d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
Pogue.
This e v e n i n g all are m a k i n g ready p r e s e n t s
This noon
I w e n t to P u n a h o u .
L e a r n e d on S a t u r d a y t h a t bro.
h a d a d e e d o f 600 a c r e s on M a u i ,
Punahou.
for C h r i s t m a s .
t h a t bro.
Al.
G u l i c k h a d l a n d at
Bernice
Dec.
Journal, Amos Star r Cooke
Wed.
Dec.
26
26, 1849
Page 351
'49
T h e y e a r is f a s t d r a w i n g to a close.
H o w fa st o u r d a y s
fly; j u s t l i k e a v a p o r t h a t a p p e a r e t h fo r a l i t t l e s e a s o n £ t h e n
vanishes.
Y e s t e r d a y w a s a h o l i d a y to m a n y.
s c h o o l , n e i t h e r d i d Mr.
Ruggles.
T h e D e p y wa s
t h e m o r n i n g I c a l l e d at o u r n e i g h b o r s
Christmas".
F ound that bros.
e v e n i n g Mrs.
C. B e r n i c e
to tea,
o p e n all day.
In
S m i t h § C l a r k h a d ret^.
In t h e
§ I w e r e i n v i t e d to s i s t e r C h a m b e r l a i n ' s
Whitney Ruggles, Hawley,
fr.
F u l l e r h a d no
§wi sh e d them a "merry
in c o m p a n y w i t h s i s t e r s O g d e n ,
w e r e i n v i t e d to bro.
Mr.
Wilcox,
Clark's.
S m i t h § Ives,
Lewis,
§ Goodale.
and Messrs
Our children
A Bremen Brig arrived yesterday
S a n F r a n c i s c o , b r i n g i n g s o m e Am.
letters,
b u t n o n e f o r the
mission.
To-day
t a p c o ' s c ar go .
I a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n at M a k e e ,
A § Co. o f B r i g Po-
P a i d o f f w h a t w e o w e at d i f f e r e n t v e s s e l s .
Day B o o k accounts.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n , Mr.
G o o d a l e w a n t s h i m to m o r r o w .
H a w l e y r o d e Star.
Ex^
Mr.
This even in g our m e e t i n g was c o n
d u c t e d b y bro. A r m s t r o n g .
F r i d a y Dec.
28
'49
Yesterday forenoon,
I a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n at S . H . W .
of the cargo of Brig Potapsco.
at t h e Is.
It w a s the l a r g e s t a u c t i o n e v e r
§ more p r es en t than I ever saw before.
t h a t t h e y w e r e s o l d a b o v e t h e i r cost.
sailed for Hana, but
I w a s to o late.
I should think
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e M a r i a
H o w e v e r I e x p e c t e d the Hazel-
eleponii w o u l d s a i l to m o r r o w f or H a n a , b u t
w o u l d no t .
§ Co.
I f o u n d to d a y t h a t she
L a s t e v e n i n g I a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g c a l l e d b y bro.
to c o n v e r s e a b o u t c o m m e n c i n g a n e w c h u r c h .
Present:
Messrs
Damon
Da mo n,
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
Dec.
Andrews, Johnstone, Wilcox,
C o ok e,
Sturges,
D r s . W o o d § Lathrop.
J o h n s t o n e w e r e c h o s e n a com.
§ report
in a w e e k .
g r o w out o f it.
lulu.
L o rr in .
Goodale, Whitney,
28, 1849
Page 352
Lewis, Mitchell,
Messrs Andrews, Wood §
to p r e p a r e t h e p l a n § a r t i c l e s
It w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g m e e t i n g .
M a y it b e c o m e a n u c l e u s
O n o u r r e t u r n , Mr. W h i t n e y ,
$c.
M a y good
o f g r e a t g o o d to H o n o
Goodale
5 Ruggles
called,
also
T h e f o r m e r is a s t r o n g b e l i e v e r in C l a y r o y a n c e (!).
To d a y l e t t e r s h a v e c om e to us fr.
Wailua,
Ewa.
I r e e d a l e t t e r for bro.
o f Oct.
29th.
Bro.
Ka ' u , H i l o ,
Coan,
Lahaina,
in a n s w e r to m i n e
R i c e has s t o p p e d w i t h us to n i g h t b e c a u s e
Bent's v e s s e l did not sail this a f t e r n o o n for Kawaiahae,
Ii a c c o m p a n i n g h i m on t h e b u s i n e s s o f Wm.
Pitt's Estate.
L y m a n t h i n k s he s h a l l n o t c o m e to L a h a i n a l u n a .
John
Bro.
Beautiful evening.
Put a F a u c e t in s i s t e r C h a m b e r l a i n ' s h o g s h e a d o f r a i n w a t e r § got
v e r y w e t ; w h i c h a d d e d m u c h to m y cold.
M o n d a y Dec.
31-'49
T h i s is t h e l a s t d a y of a n o t h e r y e a r § I h a v e m u c h to
record of God's dealings
t o w a r d s us,
as a f a m i l y ,
Saturday morning soon after breakfast,
w e n t on b o a r d t h e K a l a m a ,
bro.
§ as i n d i v i d u a l s .
Rice, J o h n Ii,
Bent's vessel for San Francisco,
§ Ruth
to go
to K a w a i a h a e , w h e r e s h e w a s to s t o p f o r P o t a t o e s .
Soon after I
reached the Depository,
from Kekuanaoa,
saying his wife,
for a coffin.
Paahao came w i t h a m e ss ag e
K a l o l o i h i o k a l a n i , h a d just died § he w i s h e d boards
I g a v e h i m 40 fr.
$5.00.
After this
I m a d e up th e
C a s h a / c f o r a w e e k § it c a m e out, j u s t as it h a d d o n e f or t wo
months.
Mr.
W a s v e r y b u s y all day.
Goodale
In t h e a f t e r n o o n a b o u t 4 o 'c lk .
§ O r r a m e l s t a r t e d for W a i a l u a ,
§ Mr.
G. r o d e
"Straw
Journal, Amos S tarr C ooke
berry".
Wm.
Dec.
31, 1849
Page 353
J u s t a y e a r b e f o r e t h at , b y t h e d a y o f t h e w e e k , M o s e s ,
Pitt,
evening.
§ Kaiminaanao were burried(!).
Mr.
B i s h o p c a l l e d in t h e
We r e t i r e d early, but Charles b e i n g sick, we did not
sleep till n e a r midnight.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g did not awake till
q u i t e late.
H a d o n l y t i m e to get r e a d y for m e e t i n g at 9 1/2 o ’
c lock.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m I Tim.
Bro.
is the r o o t o f all e v i l . "
p resent w i t h Lorrin.
sermon,
from
§ Mrs.
At n o o n bro.
.
of reckoning,
Capt.
"The love of m oney
C u t t e r cf " W a l p o l e " w e r e
Damon preached a half century
H e a n t i c i p a t e d a y e a r a c c o r d i n g to m y p l a n
§ a c c o r d i n g to m a n y o t h e r s .
d u t i e s as a s u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f S.S.
c a m e h o m e i n c o m p a n y w i t h Capt.
the house
6 : 1 0,
Mr.
W h i t n e y a s s u m e d his
All our c h i l d r e n staid,
E v an s.
§ r o o m w h e r e M o s e s died,
A t 2 o 'e lk .
§I
w e w e n t to
to t h e f u n e r a l of G o v . ' s w i f e .
Met t h e r e Mr. H a w l e y § w a l k e d in t h e p r o c e s s i o n w i t h h i m to t h e
stone church.
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor.
6:2, B e h o l d
n o w is t h e §c.
T h e c o r p s e w a s l a i d in a s m a l l v a u l t n e a r t h e
m e e t i n g house.
Y e s t e r d a y was the first a n n i v e r s a r y of Moses ma's
burial,
Mr.
§ t h e 1 3 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of N a h i e n a e n a ' s d e a t h .
B i s h o p c a m e to w a i t u p o n B e r n i c e ,
to t h e p a l a c e , w a i t e d on E l i z a b e t h ,
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Hab.
3:2,
At evening,
§ Mr. H a w l e y , w h o h a d b e e n
§ I upon Victoria,
"0 Lor d,
to t h e chap e l.
r e v i v e t h y w o r k §c".
B e r n i c e p l a y e d u p o n t h e s e r a p h e n a b o t h at m o r n i n g
at e v e n i n g
service.
Dec.
31- 1849
To d a y I a r o s e e a r l i e r t h a n u s u a l ,
duties,
§ w e n t to t h e n a t i v e s e r v i c e at s u n - r i s e .
was present
priate.
finished my morning
§ c o m m e n t e d u p o n Neh.
O n l y a few p r e s e n t .
Bro.
Clark
8:9-12 w h i c h was very appropro-
As th e d a y h a d b e e n a p p o i n t e d b y
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
Dec.
th e K i n g as a d a y of t h a n k s g i v i n g ,
a Temperance
31, 1849
Page 354
a r r a n g e m e n t s h a d b e e n m a d e f or
C e l e b r a t i o n b y Mr. A r m s t r o n g .
At 10 1/2 o ' c l o c k A.M.
t h e s c h o o l of th e t w o d i s t r i c t s o f H o n o l u l u w e r e to m e e t at the
s t o n e c h u r c h § t h e n m a r c h d o w n to Bro.
S m i t h ' s c h u r c h to feast,
where six tables h a d b e e n s p r ea d the l ength of the church.
T h e t w o c h o i r s sat in t h e g a l l e r y , m a k a i
t h e sea)
§ Mr.
Fuller's
n e a r t h e door.
Mrs.
s c h o o l sat o n t h e s a m e si de,
C o o k e d i d n o t go out.
r e n to t h e s t o n e c h u r c h § Jos.
(towards
downstairs
I took our four c h i l d
§ M a r t h a to t h e feast.
The s e r
vices w e r e c o m m e n c e d b y the s i n ging of the n a t i v e choirs.
Smith prayed.
By t h e w a y ,
sat t h e i r m a j e s t i e s ,
§ Mr.
the King § Queen,
A r m s t r o n g § Mrs.
Rev. Mr.
A fter the prayer,
F. s c h o o l .
Dudley Bates,
cluding prayer.
a l so ,
more § the native choirs,
- J o h n Y o u n g - Mr.
James Kali § Nevins Armstrong.
Rev. Mr.
o n c e more.
Bond--bro.
Clark
Misses Judds Sarah Andrews.
ma.
§
I returned §
S o o n w e d i n e in c o m p a n y w i t h
T h i s e v e n i n g w e are to h a v e a p a r t y
has j u s t b e e n t h r o w n f r o m a n a t i v e ' s h o r s e n e a r b y ,
To d a y it is v e r y w a r m § w h a t
Mrs.
made c o n
I then returned § bathed,
§ t o c a l l it M a r y ' s p a r t y as she h a s n o t b e e n out.
is f r o m t h e sea.
Judge
Fuller's school sung twice
S m i t h ' s c h u r c h b u t w a s so l a t e t h a t
o u r d o m e s t i c s r e t ^ w i t h o u r food.
S t a r f or him.
Turrill,
D e c l a m a t i o n s b y l i t t l e J oh n ,
D u r i n g t h e s e r v i c e Mr.
s t a r t e d fo r bro.
Mrs. W y l l i e
in E n g l i s h , Mr. A r m s t r o n g i n t e r p r e t e d a
- - s i n g i n g b y Mr.
Turrill made remarks,
on w h i c h
the Temperance
t h e n t h e K i n g m a d e an a d d r e s s
W y l l i e r e a d two s h e e t s
Sami Andrews,
John Young,
Ju d d § A r m s t r o n g --a l s o , Consul,
Bond (Unitarian).
p l e d g e w a s ta k e n ,
part
a platform had been provided,
Bro.
Mr.
Hawley
§ I s e n t for
little w i n d we have
C o o k e has g o n e o u t to r i d e w i t h bro.
This afternoon we have h ad frequent showers.
Castle
J a n . 4, 185 0
Journal, Amo s Sta rr Coo ke
Page 355
F R I D A Y , J A N U A R Y 4 t h - 1850.
M o n d a y e v e n i n g 31 st Ult. w e r e c e i v e d p r e s e n t s
§ E l i z a b e t h ea.
presents
of a B o o k M a r k § an a c c o m p a n y i n g n o t e.
f r o m Mr.
Abbott's
A
" A l e x a n d e r the G r e a t " for
a s m a l l J a p a n n e d b o x , w i t h l o c k § ke y,
a g o l d d o l l a r for M a r y A n n i s .
ing.
A l so ,
G o o d a l e b r o u g h t o v e r b y L e v i C h a m b e r l ain.
t w o - b l a d e d k n i f e f or J o s . ,
Martha
from Mary
for Juliette,
At m i d n i g h t Mrs.
§
Cooke heard f i r
W e w e r e k e p t a w a k e on a/c
Tuesday I wished most of our brethren § sisters
ren a "happy new year".
§ their child
D u r i n g the d a y § n e x t w a s b u s y in f o o t
ing the Day Book a/cs for the p ast three months.
A.M. Mr.
Goodale returned from Waialua.
Y e s t e r d a y sent S trawberry
to P u n a h o u to be t u r n e d out for a w e e k or so.
were unwell
§ retired before nine o'clock.
Mrs. J u d d w i t h Mr.
About 9 o'clock
That evening we
B e r n i c e v i s i t e d at
F u l l e r § r e t d at 11 o ' c l o c k .
The officers
o f t h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s h a d a b a l l at D u d o i t ' s h o u s e ,
at t h e r o o m s
o c c u p i e d b y Mr. T e n Eyck.
W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g as Mr.
Hawley was
a b o u t to l e a v e he
brought some presents
f or the s c h o l a r s - - a C h i n e s e p u z z l e
a m u s i c - b o x for Mary,
a C r o c k of G o l d f o r B e r n i c e ,
a b o o k for
Victoria, Hocus-Pocus
for Jos.,
for Martha.
Bro.
Scripture Promises
for El.
R o g e r s m a w e n t on b o a r d , b u t t h e v e s s e l d i d n o t get out,
t h e r e w a s n o w i n d.
d u c t e d b y bro.
T h e y r e t u r n e d § Mr.
Clark,
§ so w a s Mr.
as
H. w a s at o u r m e e t i n g c o n
Mitchell.
I n v i t e d Mr. H. to
b r e a k f a s t w i t h us y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g , b u t h e l e f t e a r l y § so d i d
bro.
R o g e r s ma.
j u s t at n i g h t .
bro.
C a s t l e ma.
N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e v e s s e l d i d n o t g e t o ut t i l l
Tuesday § Wednesday afternoon,
Yesterday
Mrs. C. r o d e w i t h
m o r n i n g t h e " W m . " a r r i v e d fr. W a i l u k u
Jour nal , Am os S t a r r Cooke
w i t h b u t t e r § c ash,
§ Mrs.
Jan.
$250.
R e t i r e d e a r l y bu t s l e p t late.
made v i n e g a r § co u n t e d cash,
§ Mr.
Mr.
D e p . I f el l sick.
No w i n d t o - d a y ,
Page 356
L a s t e v e n i n g w e h a d a c a l l f r o m Capt.
Cutler § Sarah Andrews.
I r e t u r n e d fr.
4, 1850
When
Took a slight dose Rhubarb.
To da y I l o o k e d o v e r o u r C r o c k e r y ,
§ t a p p e d a n e w hhd.
a l i t t l e rain.
B i s h o p a g r e e w i t h Mr.
B i s h o p v i s i t e d us also.
o f s p e r m oil.
L e a r n e d to d a y t h a t Mr.
Damon w h e n he calls
Fuller
last sa b ba t h the
l a st s a b b a t h o f t h e f i r s t h a l f o f 1 9 t h c e n t u r y - - a m m u c h s u r p r i s e d .
Mr.
G. ha s called.
M o n d a y Jan.
7 '50
Have just r e t u r n e d from m o n t h l y concert,
s t r o n g ' s c o n d u c t e d b y br o .
Clark.
Bro. A.
at bro. A r m
§ Damon were chosen
a c o m 60 to d i v i d e t h e M i s s i o n s to e a c h b r o t h e r to r e p o r t on at
future meeting.
Bro.
C a s t l e h a s C h i n a § h a s to r e p o r t at n e x t
m o n t h l y concert.
I am to r e p o r t s o m e s i x m o n t h s h e n c e on
"Southern Asia."
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g t h e c a s h c a m e out r i g h t for
the week.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
to t e a to s i s t e r Ives'.
weevils,
C. o u r c h i l d r e n ,
Put up s o m e b a g s o f r i c e s p o i l e d b y
§ h a d it p u t i n t o o u r oven,
n o w e d it,
§ it a p p e a r s q u i t e clean.
M e a l f r o m W a i a l u a § d i s t r i b u t e d it.
dinner,
I f el l in w i t h Mrs.
s u b j e c t o f Mr.
Bishop
after baking.
To d a y w i n -
R e e d to d a y 325
Xb
* Indian
W h i l e on m y w a y h o m e to
J u d d a n d w e c o n v e r s e d for an h o u r the
§ Bernice.
s i c k on h i s w a y to P a n a m a ,
to do i m p r o p e r l y .
§ Bernice went
H e a r d t o - d a y t h a t Dr. J u d d wa s
§ t h a t t h e b o y s t o o k a d v a n t a g e of it,
Yesterday morning,
Bernice
§ I w e n t d o w n to
bro.
S m i t h ' s c h u r c h in p a r t to h e a r t h e s i n g i n g there.
bro.
Smith unwell
§ n o t to p r e a c h b u t to l a y p l a n s
Found
for h i s p e o p l e
Jan.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Coo ke
to c o n t r i b u t e q u a r t e r l y ,
both there
§ at bro.
for h i s s u p p o r t .
C l a r k ’s ch.
ing f r o m J o h n 24:15.
Bernice played,
T e x t i n t h e e v e n i n g Rom.
Friday,
Jan.
10
Bro.
C.
It w a s c o m m u n i o n s e a s o n
8 so she d i d in t h e e v e n i n g .
5:8.
'50.
Yesterday made 4 pudding sticks
e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
h a d an a r g u m e n t w i t h Mr.
In t h e e v e n i n g r e a d
f o r Mrs.
Cl.
When
£ Co.
till 2 o'clk,
§ bought
b e an e x h i b i t i o n at P u n a h o u s c h o o l t o - m o r r o w .
Hana Saturday.
out
us.
W e h o p e f l o u r also.
bro.
C a s t le .
Wm.
F r i d a y Jan.
5 0.50.
Attended
There will
A v e s s e l s a i l s f or
Bro.
1.
sailed
She h a s b o a r d l u m b e r for
T h i s e v e n i n g Jos.
h a s a b a d cold,
al so
S m i t h h a s a s m a l l s t i c k of l a n d m a u k a o f his
E m e r s o n h a s c o m e t o d a y fr. W a i a l u a .
11,
'50
T h i s m o r n i n g w a s b e l a t e d a b o u t g e t t i n g up.
Mr.
C.
H e a r d to d a y t h a t C a r o l u s
2 4 t h § o u g h t to be h e r e Feb.
h o us e.
finally
T r a d e w i n d s to d a y § s e v e r a l v e s s e l s h a v e g on e
- a b r i g from San Francisco.
Sept.
In the
I returned,
He was
T h i s f o r e n o o n m a d e s c r a p s w e e z e r f o r Mr s.
a u c t i o n at W i l l i a m s
C.
Bishop about the h a l f cent u r y ' s not b e
g i n n i n g R a i d i n g at t h e c l o s e o f t h e y e a r 1849.
convinced.
Page 357
D a m o n p r e a c h e d in the m o r n
T u e s d a y I d i d l i t t l e or n o t h i n g .
to Mr s.
7, 1850
G o w e r w a s in tow n.
A t t e n d e d the auction.
w e n t to P u n a h o u to w i t n e s s
of the scholars.
This afternoon
T h e r e w i l l be a v a
As n o o t h e r s p e c t a t o r w a s t h e r e ,
cised their performances,
I
the speaking § he a r the compositions
The term closed to-day.
cation of three weeks.
L e a r n e d that
a little,
I criti
at th e r e q u e s t o f bro.
Dole.
Jan.
Journal, Amos S tarr C ook e
Was p l e a s e d w i t h w h a t
for Waimea,
c ount.
§ bro.
I saw § heard.
C. s e n t Mrs.
Our cash overrun,
Capt.
11, 1850
E v a n s s a i l e d to d a y
W h i t n e y the b a l a n c e of h e r a c
to day,
$2.
R e c e i v e d a l e t t e r fr.
M o s e s H a t c h , w h o is a c t i n g as c l e r k f o r B u s h § Co.
He is b o u n d for C a l i f o r n i a .
S a t u r d a y , Jan.
12,
Page 358
at L ah a i n a .
H a v e c o m m e n c e d a reply.
'50
T h i s m o r n i n g I k n e w I h a d m u c h to do § t h a t w a s i n c r e a s e d
by finding Nika sick this morning.
to a s s i s t .
eleponi.
Had a strange native,
S e n t o f f bro. W h i t t l e s e y ' s
T h e n M i s s O g d e n ' s to t h e Wm.
with papers
frt.
f i r s t to t h e H a z e l -
finally,
L a h a i n a frt.
§ l e t t e r s al l wh. t o o k m e t i l l 2 o ' c l k .
W h i t t l e s e y § Conde.
About
Pala
l e t t e r s c a m e up fr.
§ others-
W r o t e to bro.
Kauai.
Di d n o t
l o o k at t h e m t i l l a f t e r o u r P r e p a r a t o r y m e e t i n g at 3 o ' c l k .
D o l e p r e a c h e d fr. T i t u s 2:14,
to o n l y a h a n d f u l o f us.
ing,
read our Kauai letters
Dec.
23rd, w e i g h i n g 10 1/4 ^ • § t h a t w h i l e br o.
at K o l o a ,
§ f o u n d t h a t Dr.
of Debora,
t h a t time.
is t h e t h i e f ,
Rowell ma were
$640.
He s u p p o s e s K a u m u a l i i ,
son
b e c a u s e h e l e f t K a u a i fo r H o n o l u l u a b o u t
I w e n t i m m e d i a t e l y §told K e k u a n a o a ,
c alf, t h e M a r s h a l l
§ le f t h i m bro.
some particulars.
Bro.
Rowell's
s e l e c t e d m y s e r m o n to p a r e n t s .
are q u i t e sick.
§ a l s o Mr. M e t
letter,
S m i t h is s t i l l u n w e l l
to hi s p e o p l e to m o r r o w m o r n i n g .
domestics
After m e e t
S mith h a d a son born
s o m e o n e e n t e r e d t h e i r h o u s e at W a i m e a § s t o l e
m o s t o f wh. b e l o n g e d to t h e c h u r c h .
Bro.
containing
§ w i s h e s m e to t a l k
I consented § this evening have
This evening m any of our family §
Jan.
Journa l, Amos S tarr Cooke
Monday,
Jan.
14,
14, 1850
Page 359
'50
Y e s t e r d a y a great many were sick among the natives.
the p r o p e r s e a s o n 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k I w e n t d o w n to bro.
m y s e r m o n fr.
bro.
Puk.
2:9.
Only a few were present.
Smith § Johnstone.
f r o m Mat.
1 0: 32 ,
W e n t to t h e c h a p e l
f o r h i m i n the a f t e r n o o n .
22:14,
A t 4 o ' c l o c k bro.
at t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e .
Damon administered the communion.
c a r r y i n g t h e wine .
His name
§ h e a r d bro.
C l a r k in t h e m o r n i n g ,
the l a t t e r o n l y we n t .
Armstrong
A f t e r w h i c h h e § bro.
A s t r a n g e r a s s i s t e d in t h e
K o n i a c a m e to see B e r n i c e
§ Lydia,
f e a r i n g she h a d
She also said Kaohokalole h a d been confined
at P i i k o i ' s p l a c e ,
r e a d i n g to m e hi s s a b b a t h s c h o o l B o ok ,
M a r t h a r e a d A n n a R os s to h e r m o t h e r .
schooner
Bro.
Dole p r e a c h e d from
In t h e e v e n i n g it r a i n e d § w e d i d n o t go out.
Armstrong's
§ bro.
Paki was sick § sent for Bernice
d u r i n g th e d a y w i t h a d a u g h t e r ,
has b e e n r ai ny .
Damon
H e p r o v e s to b e t h e m a t e o f W r e c k e d W h a l e ship.
is S u l l i v a n .
t h e p l e a u r i s y (!).
§ read
Among them were
s u b j e c t o f P r o f e s s i n g C h r i s t b e f o r e men.
A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d f o r bro.
Rev.
Smith's
n e a r Dr.
Jos.
completed
R e t i r e d early.
T o - d a y it
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s at Mr.
(British)
fr.
Sa n F r a n c i s c o .
A n o t h e r arrival of a
Bro.
Castle has w o r k e d
s e v e r a l d a y s to m a k e h i s T r i a l B a l a n c e c o m e o ut c o r r e c t l y .
mother.
Rooke's.
"The o n l y son" J o n a h Ross.
§ c o n d u c t e d b y Mr. W h i t n e y .
quite sick--so
At
is o u r b a b e C h a r l e s
S a t u r d a y , Mr.
- h e is v e r y w e a r i n g to h i s
F u l l e r t u n e d o u r Pi an o .
s o m e t h i n g to it §dined with us.
n e w c e n t u r y b e g a n in 1801.
Sarai
T o d a y he di d
C o u l d n o t c o n v i n c e h i m t h a t the
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
T h u r s d a y Jan.
17,
Jan.
an N .S .
morning bringing a mail
a f o r t n i g h t at H i lo .
so me f r o m B o s t o n .
fr.
Schooner,
Capt M cArther,
the States via Panama.
S h e b r o u g h t us s o m e
There w ere two sheets
ing the P r u d e n t i a l Com.
Sh e h a d s t o p p e d
letters from Hilo §
fr.
Dr.
Anderson,
say
That they w o u l d w r i t e by the next
a b o u t o t h e r m a t t e r s r e f e r r e d to t h e m b y t h e m i s s i o n .
T h e C a r o l u s s a i l e d w i t h l u m b e r §c. f o r us S e p t 24th.
had a letter from her sister Sarah,
13 - 2 8 ,
a r r i v e d t hi s
h a d ap pr o v e d of the doings of the Mission,
in r e f e r e n c e to t h e S e m i n a r y .
Dole
Page 360
'50
The Ewing,
steamer,
17, 1850
s t a t i n g t h a t Mr.
v i s i t e d R i d g e f i e l d 22,
Sister
at R i d g e f i e l d ,
Sept.
C h a r l e s M o n t a g u e w a s m a r r i e d Sept.
D a n b u r y 23d.
T h a t bro.
18th,
Seeley § sister
M a r y § S a r a h w e n t to t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e B o a r d at P i t t s f i e l d ,
s t a i d at M o t h e r M o n t a g u e ' s .
Y e s t e r d a y b r o H a l l b r o u g h t in a l e t t e r
f r o m h i m s e l f to m e d a t e d 1 5 t h inst.
to Mr. A n d e r s o n ,
in c l o s i n g a c o p y o f a l e t t e r
in w h i c h h e r e q u e s t s t h e B o a r d to g r a n t h i m the
house § premises he n o w occupies.
h a v e c o p i e d his copy.
Today, by his permission,
§ r e t u r n e d h i m his d u p l i c a t e .
L e G r a n g e s a i l e d to d a y f o r t h e s t a t e s v i a C a p e Hor n.
C. B e r n i c e
§ V i c t o r i a a r e v i s i t i n g at Mr.
i n c o m p a n y w i t h a Mr.
I
I have also w r i t t e n a few w o r d s e x p r e s s i n g
m y s u r p r i s e at t h i s r e q u e s t ,
ing Mrs.
§
The
This e v e n
Armstrong's
§ Mr s . W i l s o n .
Y e s t e r d a y w r o t e t o all on K a u a i , p u t up a b o x s o a p §c.
f o r Dr.
Sm i t h , a l s o a m a t b a g of s h o e s
To d a y s e n t t h e m to go b y t h e b r i g ,
y e s t e r d a y $50.
sailed.
for Dr.
§ Sal[t](?)
Cornelia,
S. to go b y Mr.
Gower.
fr R o w e ll .
Ca p t W i l f o n .
V e s s e l has n o t
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g w a s s p e n t in c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
Also
G ower.
Clark.
This
Jan.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
17, 1850
Page 361
m o r n i n g he t o o k b r e a k f a s t w i t h us.
Mr.
F u l l e r h a s b e e n p r e p a r i n g t o d a y for h i s Ex.
N i k a s t i l l c o n t i n u e s to b e sick.
to-morrow.
No n a t i v e h e l p t h i s w e e k .
To
day r ep ai re d § r e p l e n i s h e d my twine-reels.
Sat. Jan.
19,
'50
Yesterday,
S i s t e r H a l l w a s so u n w e l l t h a t bro.
h o m e a l l d a y to a t t e n d her.
H.
H e a l s o r e p l i e d to m y l e t t e r ,
in his to Dr. A n d e r s o n to be s e n t v i a P a n a m a .
Bro.
s t a i d at
£ sent
Castle thought
it h i s d u t y to s e n d a l e t t e r w i t h it § t o - d a y h as w r i t t e n a l o n g
l etter.
Y e s t e r d a y Mr.
F u l l e r h a d h i s E x a m i n a t i o n all t h e f o r e n o o n .
In t h e e v e n i n g an e x h i b i t i o n ,
t h e s c h o o l h o u s e w a s q u i t e full.
I c o u l d not be p r e s e n t but a part o f the evening.
To d a y I h a v e
t r i e d to s e e bro. H a l l to u r g e h i m to w i t h d r a w h i s l e t t e r t o Dr.
A. but c o u l d n o t f i n d him.
f a m i l i e s w i t h Dr. H e w i t .
§ c h o s e bro.
T h i s f o r e n o o n bro.
The Committee,
C a s t l e a com.
t o w r i t e bro.
S m i t h c a l l e d on o u r
ad interim, h a d a me e t i n g
Armstrong § advise him
of fi ci al ly that the B o a r d h ad ap pr ove d of the conve ya nc e of the
Mission Seminary,
at L a h a i n a l u n a to t h e G o v e r n m e n t .
Y e s t e r d a y Mrs.
J u d d § f a m i l y t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us, a l s o
Sarah Andrews,
§ M. B a t e s t w o s o n s - - a t t e a m o s t o f t h e m w e r e h e r e
§ Mr.
Elizabeth Andrews
Fuller.
spent the n ight this forenoon.
J a m e s § S a m i A l e x a n d e r s a i l e d y e s t e r d a y w i t h Mr.
A n n " for L a h a i n a .
O u r l e t t e r s w e r e t o o late.
p a p e r s to K a u a i to day.
c h i l l a h a t to day.
§Vic.
L e w i s in " M a r y
Sent letters
§
Helen Judd p r e s ented Charles with a c h i n
T h i s e v e n i n g m a n y v e r y m a n y are s i c k - - M r s .
C.
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Coo ke
M o n d a y Jan.
21
Jan.
21, 1850
'50
Y e s t e r d a y it w a s s t o r m y m o s t o f the day,
w e r e v e r y tilinly a t t e n d e d .
f r o m Heb.
Mat.
1 1:7, N o a h ' s
2 8 :1 9.
Bro.
fruits
§ our meetings
C l a r k p r e a c h e d at N a t i v e c h a p e l
§ works.
Bro.
D a m o n ' s t e x t wa s
Asa Thurston p l a y e d on the seraphena bo t h m o rning
§ evening.
Bro.
"Swearing".
D a m o n ' s t e x t in t h e e v e n i n g w a s Ex.
22:
Subject,
Did not read but a very little yesterday.
To day, a m u l t i t u d e o f l e t t e r s
Hana,
Page 362
K o h a l a , W a i m e a , Ha.
to t h e a Mr.
§ orders
C a l l e d at bro.
Damon's
f or W a i o l i ,
§ was introduced
S p o f f o r d o f B o s t o n w h o h a d l i v e d in G e o r g i a .
H e w i t c a l l e d on us t o d a y a c c o m p a n i e d b y bro.
Lahaina,
Smith.
Dr.
Reed pr "Lion"
a b a g o f c o r n f r o m Ha na.
T h r e e Eng. v e s s e l s
W e d n e s d a y Jan.
23
a r r i v e d to day, o n e c r o w d e d w i t h e m i g r a n t s .
'50
To d a y w e h a v e h a d a s t r o n g t r a d e w i n d .
Y e s t e r d a y at
2 o ' c l o c k P.M. Mrs. Y o u n g , m o t h e r o f J o h n , F a n n y , J u n e § G ra c e , d i e d
o f o l d age.
T o - d a y s h e w a s b u r i e d in t h e C e m e t e r y of the_ C h i ef s,
outside the Royal Cemetery.
downtown.
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y d i d s e v e r a l e r r a n d s
T h i s f o r e n o o n J o s f o u n d S t a r in M a n o a v a l l e y .
e n g a g e d to d a y in f u l f i l l i n g b r o K i n n e y ' s or d e r .
Ives h a v e s o m e t h o u g h t o f l i v i n g at K oloa.
a b o u t it § bro.
Ruggles
C a s t l e h a s a n s w e r e d it.
§ T h u r s t o n s p e n t here .
son § Wilcox.
Bro.
Bro.
Been
§ sister
Smith has w r i t t e n
Last evening Messrs Bishop,
Y e s t e r d a y w a s d e v o t e d to b r o J o h n
To d a y w e h a d a ca ll at Dep.
f r o m Mrs. Wm.
Ladd.
H e a r d t h a t m o r e f o r e i g n e r s a t t e n d e d t he f u n e r a l o f Mr s. Y o u n g ,
n a t i v e s did.
than
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
T h u r s d a y Jan.
24,
Jan.
24, 1850
'50
T h i s is t h e 2 6 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y dear,
C a t h e d ea th .
r iv ed ,
12 d a y s f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o .
Hitchcock,
of the Charity School,
Bullard,
a bro.
John Dominis
§ Hatch,
24/49 w h i c h was
Bro s.
Clark,
Lo ui s .
f r o m Mr.
Di mo nd Hall,
Bro.
Anderson,
Armstrong ^ W i l
Dimond received a very
for n e g l e c t i n g h i s m i s s i o n a r y w o r k .
w r i t t e n v e r y u n c h r i s t i a n l y , to say th e le a s t ,
him.
Als
r e a d to t h e m i s s i o n t hi s a f t e r n o o n at
c o x r e e d l e t t e r s f r o m Dr. A n d e r s o n .
severe censure
formerly teache
§ w h o d i e d 4 da ys b e f o r e t h e i r a r r i v a l .
[of] Dr. B u l l a r d o f St.
sister Chamberlain's.
Penhallow a r
S h e b r o u g h t t h e m a i l f or Nov.
W e r e c e i v e d a l o n g l e t t e r o f 40 p a g e s
d a t e d Oct.
very dear sister
T h i s m o r n i n g t h e " C o n n e c t i c u t " Capt.
Also Messrs Anner,
Dr.
Page 363
Some have
to t h e B o a r d a b o u t
T h e y h a v e t r e a t e d h i s r e q u e s t w i t h n e g l e c t or r e f u s a l , w h i l e
t h e y h a v e a c c e e d e d to a l l bro.
T h e y h a v e l e f t no
anything.
Clark's.
l o o p h o l e f o r S e c u l a r A g e n t s to m a k e
I r e e d a l e t t e r f r o m b r o S e e l e y § M a r y d a t e d Sept.
27
§ O c t . 10.
Sat.
J a n 26
'50
Y e s t e r d a y I w a s v e r y b u s y in p u t t i n g up bro.
Bro.
C a s t l e w r o t e to Dr.
d a y bro.
A n d e r s o n in b e h a l f o f bro.
L y o n s order.
Dimond.
To
D i m o n d l i t t l e d a u g h t e r a p p e a r s at t h e p o i n t o f death.
Last ev e n i n g we h ad letters
s o n w a s sick ,
f r o m W a i a l u a s t a t i n g t h a t bro.
§ r e q u e s t us to get L a t h r o p to go over.
s u c c e e d e d in g e t t i n g h i m to go,
Last evening,
Emer
Bro.
Castle
§ t h i s m o r n i n g h e w e n t.
t h e t h o u g h t ca m e i n t o m y h e a d t h a t
a s k t h e c h i e f s to s e ll me t h i s p l a c e
I would
§ all t h e b u i l d i n g s u p o n it
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
f o r $ 2 , 00 0 .
Jan.
T o - d a y I s p o k e o f it to Mr.
26, 1850
Armstrong,
m y m o n e y c o u l d be b e t t e r l a i d out s o m e w h e r e else.
to bro.
Page 364
§ he thinks
To d a y I s p o k e
H a l l a b o u t b e i n g a s i l e n t p a r t n e r w i t h them.
T h i s e v e n i n g I h a v e b e e n to s ee s o m e lots n e a r Mr. J a r r e t t '
p l a c e , w i t h Mr.
Goodale.
B o a r d h a d g i v e n us
selves,
To day,
I t o l d bro.
C a s t l e t h a t as t h e
[no] o p p o r t u n i t y to m a k e a n y t h i n g for o u r
I w a s to b e g i n to l o o k out f o r m y s e l f ,
by i n v e s t igating
m y m o n e y at t h e Is.
M o n d a y Jan.
28,
'50
T h i s e v e n i n g w e h a v e h a d a ca ll f r o m Mr. A n n e r § I a c
c o m p a n i e d h i m to bro.
Hall's.
Sister Hall
is a l i t t l e b e t t e r .
To d a y I h a v e c a l l e d o n Mr. A r m s t r o n g to p r o p o s e t h a t Mr. W h i t n e y
£ his wi f e take our p lac e
a good plan.
I s p o k e o f it to Mr.
f u r n i t u r e now.
it m i g h t be
§ a d v i s e d h i m n o t to b u y
She had only 2
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I t o o k c h a r g e o f bro.
c l a s s at hi s h o u s e .
§ h e a r d bro.
W.
He t h o u g h t
A C h i n e s e J u n k a r r i v e d to day.
s q u a r e s ails.
S.S.
in t h e s c h o o l .
H e w a s s i c k w i t h a cold.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d fr. J o h n 3:7, N e w b i r t h .
e v e n i n g II Cor.
6:1,
W e n t to c h a p e l
In t h e
" R e c e i v i n g t h e g r a c e o f G o d in v a i n " .
A r m s t r o n g h a d a m e e t i n g at t h e p a l a c e
T h i s f o r e n o o n Mr.
Castle's
Bro.
§ t h e k i n g w a s there.
D a v i s c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y - - a l s o a m a n w h o
is a c q u a i n t e d w i t h bro. W i l c o x at W a i o l i .
T h u r s d a y Jan.
31,
'50
T u esday forenoon a ship § ba r k were seen coming around
the Head, w h i l e
Green § Taylor.
I w a s b u s y in p r e p a r i n g s o m e f r e i g h t for b r o s
S o o n it w a s
f o u n d t h a t the s h i p w a s t h e C a r o l u s ,
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
Jan.
Capt.
§ a M a s t e r P a r s o n s as
D u n b a r , w i t h Mrs. W h i t n e y § P a r s o n s
passengers.
room.
31, 1850
Page 365
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e n t to w o r k c l e a r i n g out t h e L u m b e r
In t h e e v e n i n g , M r s.
C. B e r n i c e
§ I w e n t to c a l l on t h e
s t r a n g e r s b u t d i d n o t see a n y o f them.
F o u n d a l e t t e r at Mrs.
Chamberlain's
t h a t he bro.
Yesterday,
f r o m Mrs.
E m e r s o n to Dr.
E. w a s b e t t e r .
bro.
I t o o k it d o w n § le ft it at Mr.
t h a t if t h e y d e v o t e d t h e m s e l v e s
profits
s h o u l d b e 1/7.
s tock.
Yesterday,
gaged.
A g r e e d w i t h Mr.
was
Damon.
D i m o n d a d v i s e d me t h a t t h e y h a d a c c e p t e d o f m y
o f f e r to b e c o m e a D o r m a n t p a r t n e r .
Bro.
Lathrop, which stated
M y p r o p o s i t i o n to t he m , w a s
§ all e q u a l l y c a s t in, m y s h a r e o f
Last night
§ to n i g h t t h e y h a v e t a k e n a /c
I a d v i s e d Mr. A r m s t r o n g t h a t m y m o n e y w a s e n
G o o d a l e to t a k e s i x lo ts on t h e p l a i n .
P a r k e r c o n d u c t e d our m e e t i n g l a s t e v e n i n g - - s u b j e c t o f r e m a r k s
" f o r t h e l o v e o f C h r i s t c o n s t r a i n e t h us".
h a s d i s c h a r g e d in e a r n e s t ,
§ s t o r e d away.
Nika--at
§ 14 lo a d s o f o u r l u m b e r w a s d r a w n up
I a m e x c e e d i n g l y t ir e d .
.50 pr.
da y,
To-day the Carolus
cash.
We e m p l o y e d 9 men besides
S c o l d e d J a n e C h a m b e r l a i n to d a y §
offended sister Chamberlain.
Friday,
Feb.
1 '50
To- da y I h av e w o r k e d very hard,
This forenoon,
carts
2 carts were used § 8 loads brought.
§ 9 loads.
P r o b a b l y n o t h a l f h a s c o m e to h and.
q u a n t i t y is on t h e dock .
K a ua i.
Mrs.
§ got a l o n g s o m e w i th .
T h i s P.M.
A great
A r r i v a l s to d a y f r o m K o h a l a , M a u i
D o l e h a s b e e n s p e n d i n g t h e d a y w i t h us.
§
T h i s is
t h e 2 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y l e a v i n g D a n b u r y to l i ve in N.Y.
3
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M o n d a y Feb.
4,
Feb.
4, 1850
Page 366
'50
S a t u r d a y w a s d e v o t e d to g e t t i n g l u m b e r f r o m t h e dock.
w a s n o t a b l e to w o r k ,
as I d i d t h e d a y b e f o r e .
m e all t h e f o r e n o o n .
A f t e r dinner,
Publications.
of prayer.
bro.
Mr.
Ruggles assisted
Castle o p e n e d the 2 boxes
Y e s t e r d a y I e n j o y e d as a d a y o f re s t ,
A t 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k , bro.
The king § queen were present.
§ as
[a] day
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m Eph.
Also,
Rev. Mr.
Bo nd.
Bro.
p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l w h i c h w a s w e l l f i l l e d f r o m J o h n 16:7
Mat.
26:11.
Mr.
D a v i s c a l l e d at t e a t i m e
t h e f a m i l y to t h e P a l a c e to h e a r bro.
5:8.
Damon
(P.M.)
§ after tea went with
Armstrong.
To d a y it h a s r a i n e d , b u t o u r l u m b e r h a s c o n t i n u e d to
b e l a nd e d.
Repacked § recounted the Pickets
§ t h e Lath.
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e m o n t h l y c o n c e r t is to b e at t h e c h a p e l
but I am tired,
§ it b e i n g r a i n y ,
has c a l l e d t h i s e v e n i n g
a f f a i r s m a d e out b y Mr.
I h a v e n o t gone.
Mr.
T h u r s d a y Feb.
Bro.
left me a s m a l l m e m o r a n d u m ,
Dimond
of their
Anner
S t o c k on h a n d
H.D.'s
1/2
less r e e d fr. A n n e r
4,376.50
2,188.25
621.62
1', 566 .63
S. 4 , 3 7 6 . 5 0
A's g o o d s
323.38
4,699.89
A. 's 1/3 ------------------------ 1 , 5 6 6 . 6 3
H. 's 1/ 3 ------------------------ 1 , 5 6 6 . 6 3
D. 's 1/3
1,566.63
4,699.89
C's ------1,566.63
6,266.52
7,
'50
Several days have p a s s e d § they have been very unhappy
one s;
§ from various
reasons.
I h a v e w o r k e d l ik e a s l a v e at o u r
l u m b e r § e v e r y t h i n g I s e e m e d to v e x me:
I
§withal
I have been
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
unwell,
§ a m s t i l l so.
Feb.
h a v e b e e n so h a r r a s s e d t h a t
on r e a l e s t a t e .
n o t g e t th e m o n e y ,
through the Agency.
st.
He s a i d h e m u s t h a v e s e c u r i t y
L a s t e v e n i n g A n n e r § Co t h o u g h t as
t h e y w o u l d let me s e n d fo r m y $1000.
B u t t h i s m o r n i n g bro.
I could
in g o o d s
C a s t l e o b j e c t e d to
§ n o w I a m to s e n d to H e n r y M. H i l l ,
To day,
for t h e m § p a y him
f o r p u r c h a s i n g §c. § c o l l e c t i n g m y d r a f t at 30 days
I h a v e h a d m u c h c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h bro.
these things,
a year,
f or m y d r a f t on m y a g e n t at
So I r a n all o v e r t h e v i l l a g e to f i n d s o m e o n e
to l e n d m e t h e m o n e y .
a commission,
Yesterday I
C a s t l e w o u l d n o t let m e h a v e it, e v e n tho' Mr.
G o o d a l e w o u l d go s e c u r i t y for me.
t h a t too,
so me
For two nights my thoughts
I could not sleep well.
w a nted some money from Depository,
§ bro.
Page 367
During our pilikia wi t h our lumber,
o f o u r b r e t h r e n h a v e f o u n d f a u l t w i t h us.
Danbury;
7, 1850
o r so.
§ the p r o b a b i l i t y that
Castle about
I s h o u l d l e a v e the Dep.
I h a v e s e r v e d at th e Depy.
in
for several m onths w i t h
an e x p e c t a t i o n t h a t t h e B o a r d w ^ do s o m e t h i n g f o r t h e A g e n c y ,
t h e i r letter does not m ake any opening,
bro.
C a s t l e w o ^ do a n y t h i n g if t h e r e was.
returned.
bro.
§ besides
Mr. T a y l o r c a m e down.
but
I doubt whether
T o d a y bro.
Rogers ma
C o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to d a y to
Seeley.
F r i d a y F e b . 8 ’50
Last e v en in g after w r i t i n g the above
to H.M. H i l l,
on Mr.
o r d e r i n g goods,
S e e l e y f o r $ 1000.
I wrote a letter
§ drew up a draft,
in fav.
of H.M.H.
To day I have p r e p a r e d d u p l i c a t e s
§ its d u p l i c a t e
at 30 d a y s sight.
§ sent the original
b y t h e S c h o o n e r E w i n g , w h i c h s a i l e d f or San F r a n c i s c o .
i n c l o s e d a l e t t e r to Mr.
S e e l e y to a c c o m p a n y th e draft.
I also
Shall
Jou rnal , Amos S t a r r Co oke
Feb.
s h o w t h e d u p l i c a t e to Mr. A n n e r § Co.
ride.
Mr.
Goodale called.
M a r t h a § M a r y sick.
Feb.
Page 368
e v e n i n g , Mrs.
C. w e n t to
G u l i c k t o o k b r e a k f a s t w i t h us.
Y e s t e r d a y V i c t o r i a c a m e out as b e i n g r e c o v e r e d .
C o l l e c t e d all m y l e t t e r s
Sat.
Bro.
This
8, 1850
f r o m Mr.
S e e l e y i n t o on e p a r c e l .
9 '50
T o - d a y I h a v e r o d e up § d o w n t o w n, h a d a l o a d of w o o d
d r a w n for m y s e l f § f o r bro.
Clark.--took letter
§ p e r i o d i c a l s to
the "Pies" for Waioli.
Bro.
t a l k w i t h bro.
This e vening feel q uite unwell.
Castle.
0 Lord!
M o n d a y Feb.
18,
This
G u l i c k d i n e d w i t h us.
H a d a lo n g
P r e p a r e me § mine for the Sabbath.
'50
is m y f i r s t a t t e m p t to w r i t e s i n c e I l a s t w r o t e in
m y d i a r y , n i n e d a y s ago.
That night
I was taken with a diarrhea;
§ L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g I t o o k a d o s e o f oil w h i c h o p e r a t e d o n l y once.
All these wi t h my great fatigue for two weeks,
of the Carolas,
o r s i n c e th e a r r i v a l
b r o u g h t on t h e P i l e s so b a d l y t h a t f o r a w e e k I
h a v e b e e n c o n f i n e d to m y room,
S a b b a t h b e f o r e last.
§ bed.
D i d n o t go to c h u r c h at all,
M o n d a y m o r n i n g m y p a i n w a s so g r e a t t h a t I
c a l l e d in Doct. H e w i t w h e n he c am e to see M a r y Ii.
w i t h him.
Dr. W o o d w a s
H e a p p l i e d L u n a r C a u s t i c , w h i c h a d d e d m u c h to t h e p a i n
f or h a l f a n h o u r .
profusely.
The next m o r n i n g he l a n c e d the tumors, w h i c h b l e d
That e a s e d me more than the n i tr a t e of silver.
day I a p plied a s o l u t i o n of n i t r a t e silver.
The next
Thursday morning I bled
s o m e § t h o u g h t it an e v i d e n c e t h a t I s h o u l d s o o n b e r e s t o r e d b y
nature.
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g Doct. H e w i t a p p l i e d v e r y f r e e l y t h e
nitrate silver,
§ y e s t e r d a y § to d a y .
I t h i n k it t h e m o s t b e n e
f i c i a l m e d i c i n e e v e r a p p l i e d to m y p i l e s .
is t h e l o n g e s t I h a v e h a d s i n c e m y a r r i v a l .
This
last c o nfinement
T h i s n o o n I w e n t out
J ournal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
to d i n n er .
his wife
Hurd,
§ c h i l d § f a t h e r , N. H e w i t ,
to o u r A r m y ,
Mr.
Ct.
Dr. H. b o a r d s
F u l l e r c o m m e n c e d hi s s c h o o l .
Page 369
§ so Dr.
Rooke,
t h a t Mr.
a Miss
Smith's, belongs
§ h as
a chronic diarrhea.
regimen.
M o n d a y 11th
F o r t h e f i r s t t w o da ys E m m a did
§ w o u l d not but that Mrs.
to s a y to Em.
His wife was
at bro.
§ is on a f u r l o w o f 3 m o n t h s ,
Tuesday,
$12.
D.D.
f o o t is g r e a t l y i m p r o v i n g u n d e r h is
n o t com e ,
18, 1850
T h i s m o r n i n g Dr. H e w i t b r o u g h t us a d a g u e r r e o t y p e o f
of Bridgeport,
Mary's
Feb.
C. s e n t B e r n i c e
§ V i c t o r i a on
F. w a s to a t t e n d m o r e to c o m p o s i t i o n
on W e d n e s d a y s e n t h e r - a l s o h e r s c h o o l i n g in g o l d
f o r l a s t semr. w h i c h I h a d p a i d u n w i t t i n g l y .
T h a t s a m e day
(Wed.) V i c t o r i a w a s t a k e n a g a i n w i t h f e v e r § M r s.
C. a d m i n i s t e r e d
s o m e m e d i c i n e of wh.
S h e is s t i l l sick.
This morning,
Dr.
T u r r i l l h a s j u s t c a l l e d to i n v i t e o u r s c h o l a r s to a
She invites the king
the b i r t h day of W a s h i n g t o n § of h e r husband.
§ m in i s t r y § chiefs.
to l a b o r a l o n e at Dep.
Dimond's
a g e d 11 m o s . 28 d a ys, di e d ,
during the native service.
D o l e § Da m o n .
Bro.
Castle was obliged
all t h e w e e k .
S a t u r d a y n o o n bro.
b y bros .
C. h a s g i v e n h e r an
§ Rhubarb.
p a r t y on t h e 2 2 n d inst.
Sophia,
approved.
E l i z a b e t h w a s t a k e n d o w n § M rs .
Emetic - also Calomel
Mrs.
R. a f t e r w a r d s
little sufferer,
Caroline
§was buried yesterday morning
A s e r v i c e w a s c o n d u c t e d at t h e h o u s e ,
This afte r n o o n I have w r i t t e n the above,
b u t m u s t n o w lie d o w n a w h i l e .
C ut C h a r l e s g um s
for his
5 § 6th
t e e t h , b o t h on t h e u p p e r jaw.
Wed.
Feb.
20
'50
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n I w e n t o ut § c a l l e d at bro.
W hile there,
s i s t e r Ives c a m e in.
S i s t e r D.
feels that t heir little
C a r o l i n e is in b e t t e r h a n d s , n o w , t h a n w h i l e s h e w a s
e v e n i n g Mr.
B i s h o p c a m e in § r e a d to M rs .
C.
Dim on d.
living.
§ Bernice.
Last
T h i s fore-
Journa l, Amos S t arr Co oke
n o o n I w e n t to t h e Dep.
l e t t e r to Mr.
Feb.
an h o u r,
Anderson.
o r so.
I brought
Bro.
20, 1850
Page 370
C a s t l e r e a d m e hi s
it h o m e § r e a d it to Mrs.
I s o o n sat d o w n § c o m m e n c e d o n e to Mr.
Anderson.
S o o n bro.
C.
Castle
c a m e in 61 w e h a d a l o n g t a l k in w h i c h h e e n d e a v o r e d to c o n v i n c e
me,
I o u g h t to s t i c k by.
He got so m u c h o u t o f me,
he s h o u l d e r a s e h i s r e q u e s t f or an a s s i s t a n t
t h a t he s a i d
§ a c c o r d i n g l y I shall
n o t w r i t e to Mr. A.
M y d i a r r h e a is s t i l l t r o u b l i n g me,
it y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y .
o f s i l v er .
Mrs.
tho'
I d o c t e r e d for
C. a p p l i e s t w i c e a d a y t h e n i t r a t e
Y e s t e r d a y I b e g a n a l e t t e r to bro.
Seeley.
Bro.
Emer
s o n is in town.
T h u r s d a y Feb.
25 50
To d a y it h a s r a i n e d all day,
Jos. ha s a s s i s t e d bro.
f r o m C h a r l e s o f Nov.
30
C a st l e.
T h i s m o r n i n g w e r e c ^ an " E a g l e "
'49.
W e r e e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
o f Nov.
28th.
§ I h a v e r e m a i n e d at home.
The l a t t e r speaks
H i l l as l a t e as Dec.
o f bro.
11t h,
C h a m b e r l a i n death.
another
They
h e a r d o f it 1 2 t h Nov.
Dr. J u d d m a r e a c h e d N e w Y o r k Dec.
c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr. A n d e r s o n .
§ h is n e p h e w Mr.
F r i d a y Feb.
22
7th.
H a d a c a l l f r o m bro.
'50
p r o o f this a f t e r n oo n o f letters from Boston,
This afternoon visi t e d Depository.
w a s here.
pr.
acre.
Emerson
Hazleton.
T h i s f o r e n o o n c o m p l e t e d m y l e t t e r to Dr.
'49.
To d a y I h a v e
Anderson.
as l a t e as Dec.
At d i n n e r ,
Bro.
R e c o m m e n d e d m e to b u y s o m e l a n d at W a i a l u a ,
Read
11th
Emerson
at 1/2 dol.
Feb.
Journ al, Amos Star r Cooke
W a s t o l d t h a t Mr.
t h e f a t h e r o f E l . ' s bro.
birthday.
Sat.
J+++++
23
Page 371
[ J a s p e r ( ? ) ] w a s t h o u g h t to be
T h i s is the a n n i v e r s a r y o f W a s h i n g t o n ' s
T h e w e a t h e r is s t i l l v e r y w e t
Feb.
22, 1850
§ unpleasant.
'50
T o da y I h a v e b e e n to t h e D e p o s i t o r y all d a y § d i s t r i b u t e d
P o l y n e s i a n No 41, w h i c h s p e a k s of Dr. J u d d ' s r e c e p t i o n in N.Y.
Al s o ,
di s t r i b u t e d Genl Letters,
The E n g l i s h yatch(!)
Bro.
Wanderer,
overland,
r e c ^ 2 0 t h inst.
sails this evening for San Francisco
C a s t l e is t r y i n g to get o f f s o m e l e t t e r s
Wind § rain continue.
M o n d a y Feb.
25,
S e n d a l e t t e r to D.A.
§ Polynesians.
§ to bro.
T he
S e el ey .
'50
Saturday evening I wrote
3 p a g e s of a l e t t e r to bro.
C h a r l e s to b e s e n t to d a y pr. W a n d e r e r ;
f or a d a y o r two.
but she will not sail
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I w e n t to n a t i v e c h u r c h §
had the pleasure of h e a r i n g Kekela,
the first nat iv e or da in ed
minister.
Submit yourselves
H is t e x t w a s J a m e s 4:7.
therefore
to God §c.
D i d n o t go o u t a g a i n all day,
w ell .
R e a d,
f o r I d i d n o t feel v e r y
d u r i n g t h e day, two E v a n g e l i s t ,
Aug.
2n d
9t h
'49.
W a s m u c h i n t e r e s t e d in th e e d i t o r i a l r e s p e c t i n g F r a n c e § t h e F r e n c h
L a s t e v e n i n g I r e t i r e d v e r y e a r l y § s l e p t w e l l all n i g h t .
w e n t e a r l y to t h e Dep.
Bro.
§ s t a i d all day, p u t t h i n g s to r i gh ts .
E m e r s o n c a l l e d w i t h o u r o r d e r fr. bro.
to p a y f o r s o m e at land.
s i d e o f it; also,
To-day
D o l e f o r $ 1 0 1 . 50(?)
I a p p l i e d to h i m f o r a p i e c e b y the
f o r 200 o r 500 a c r e s at K a w a h i a w a ,
so t h i s s i d e o f W a i a l u a , n e a r th e l a r g e v i n e s ,
10 m i l e s or
§ the mountain.
Journal, Am os S t a r r Cooke
Feb.
25, 1850
T h e p r i c e h e t h o u g h t w o u l d be a b o u t f i f t y c e n t s pr.
up P o l yn e s i a n 36-41 for bros S e eley § Charles.
Page 372
acre.
Looked
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
B i s h o p h as c a l l e d a g a i n - - h e c a l l s e v e r y e v e n i n g .
Wed.
Feb.
27,
'50
Y e s t e r d a y I w r o t e a l e t t e r to n e p h e w T i m 0 , o f R i d g e f i e l d
to i n c l o s e in m y l e t t e r to bro.
Seeley.
Monday evening I commenced
a l e t t e r to s i s t e r F a n n y § f i n i s h e d it l a s t e v e n i n g .
s e n d in a l e t t e r to C h a r l e s .
Y e s t e r d a y s e n t bro.
in t h e K o l o l o ,
To d a y bro.
G o v . ' s s loop.
evening conducted our meeting.
This
Lyons'
I am to
things
P a r k e r c a m e o v e r Ej t h i s
H a d s o m e t a l k a b o u t l a n d at H a k i p a u ,
in K o l a u p o k o , n e x t to W a i k a n e p u r c h a s e d b y bro.
The M o n m o u t h w i l l sail on M o n d a y next
Hal l.
for N.Y.
F r i d a y M a r c h 1st 50
Yesterday Juliette visited Punahou.
f o r h e r § brt.
her back.
an e a r l y t e a w i t h them.
Charles
Gulick came
At e v e n i n g I w e n t o n h o r s e b a c k ,
§ took
In t h e e v e n i n g f i n i s h e d m y h a l f s h e e t to
M o t h e r § c o m m e n c e d a h a l f s h e e t to s i s t e r M a r y ,
§ this morning
f i n i s h e d it.
Mr.
G o o d a l e t o l d me t o - d a y t h a t H a k i p u u h a d b e e n a p p l i e d
for but r e j e c t e d by the p r i v y council.
F o u n d that the Q ueen h a d
s e v e r a l ili § a p p l i e d o n l y f o r ili o P a h a l o n a t h a t w a s n e x t to
bro. H a l l ' s
land.
we e k from Monday.
My a p p l i c a ti o n w ill not be a cted upon till a
T h i s e v e n i n g c a l l e d o v e r to se e K a n a i n a ,
t h e Q u e e n ' s w i l l i n g n e s s to s e ll h e r l a n d in H a k i p u u .
w o u l d n o t s e l l an y land.
A n d r e w s '.
about
He s a i d she
B e r n i c e w e n t t h i s a f t e r n o o n to J u d g e
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M a r c h 2, 1850
Page 373
Sat. M a r c h 2 '50
L a s t e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to s i s t e r A n n C. Le t ts .
p u t up 7 P o l y n e s i a n s
to T i m 0 .
Damon,
fo r C h a r l e s
P u t up 17 F r i e n d No.
to f o r w a r d .
of Anner § C o .
§ bro.
36-4 2
§ 3 Friends
3. f o r P a n a m a § s e n t t h e m to bro.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n b r o H a l l s e t t l e d t h e o l d a/c
W e r e c ^ s o m e m o n e y fr.
I c o u n t e d it § t h e n m a d e up th e cash.
C a s t l e ma.
S e e l e y , No.
To d a y
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
G o v t on Mrs.
Mrs.
R i c h a r d s a/c.
C. r o d e w i t h bro.
Clark returned from Maui
§ said
the b r e t h r e n t h e r e g e n e r a l l y t h o u g h t w e d i d n o t n e e d a G e n l M e e t g .
T h e e x p e c t a t i o n n o w is t h a t w e s h a l l h a v e n o g e n l m e e t i n g .
T h u r s d a y Mch.
7,
'50
Fo r v a r i o u s
d a y m o r n i n g bro.
reasons
I h a v e n o t w r i t t e n t i l l now.
Castle had a chill w h i c h lasted four hours f o l
lowed by a fever § he c o u l d not have any Sa b b a t h school.
§ M a r y A n n i s a c c o m p a n i e d me to t h e n a t i v e m e e t i n g .
t e x t w a s P s . 27:14.
Bro.
shalt
l ov e t h e L o r d w i t h all t h y h e a r t .
not into t e m p t a t i o n . "
Bro.
Juliette
Clark's
The King § Queen w e r e p r e s e n t also J oh n Young.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l all day.
M o rn ing text was,
E v e n i n g text,
Both were very good sermons.
n o r a i n o n S u n d a y , b u t s i n c e it has
h a s t a b o o e d h i s d o i n g so,
There was
r a i n e d e v e r y day.
f or h e h a s e r y s i p e l a s
§ it r e q u i r e s t h a t h e k e e p v e r y s t i l l .
Thou
" L e a d us
M o n d a y Mr.
C a s t l e h o b b l e d o v e r to D e p . § so he d i d T u e s d a y , b u t Dr.
from Molokai.
Lord's
in h i s
Lathrop
left leg
Monday letters were reed
Bro. H i t c h c o c k a s k e d for s h i n g l e s
§c.
I engaged
t h e H a z e l e l e p o n i to t a k e t h e m on T u e s d a y i m m e d i a t e l y to M o l o k a i ,
§ T u e s d a y m o r n i n g I w a s v e r y b u s y in m a r k i n g
to t h e v e s s e l .
G a v e a b u n d l e o f Am.
§ s e n d i n g an o x c a r t
l e t t e r s to Dr.
to d a y s e n t a n o t h e r out to t h e W a n d e r e r b y Wm.
BallaM,
C. L u n a l i l o .
M o n t h l y c o n c e r t f or p r e s e n t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Damon.
§
Journa l, Amos Starr Cooke
M a r c h 7, 1850
Yesterday morning attended auction
F l o u r fr.
mouth",
13.
a bag.
Capt. H a l s e y .
l e t t e r to s i s t e r A.C.
§ bought
T o o k l e t t e r s £jc. to S i d a § Co.
The Mo nm o u t h sail ed to-day.
Letts
§ t o o k it down.
d r a f t on t h e Tr.
Mellish,
f o r the " M o n
Finished my
To da y
§ p a i d f or it - w o r k e d at c e l l a r .
Drew a
f o r $250. wh.
is c h a r g e d to A n n e r § Co.
P a t y at S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
at L a h a i n a .
Chilian
C lark.
D r u m m o n d w a s 15 d a y s g e t t i n g to L a h a i n a .
d e a t h o f Wm.
5 bags
Last evening only
a f e w o u t to m e e t i n g , w h i c h w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
d i s t r i b u t e d the flour,
Page 374
Th e
H e a r d this w e e k of the
o f Capt.
E d o n at M a z a t l a n ,
of
Mrs. W e t m o r e w a s c o n f i n e d w i t h a s o n on Sat.
1 6 t h ult. b u t he l i v e d o n l y a f e w m i n u t e s .
She h a d a p r o t r a c t e d
l a b o r o f 44 h o u r s , b u t w a s d o i n g w e l l .
F r i d a y Mch.
8,
'50
M o s t of t h i s d a y h as b e e n d e v o t e d to t h e c e l l a r .
n o w r e a d y f or t h e r e c e p t i o n o f g o o d s ,
fo r t h e C h a r l e s .
to d a y f r o m W a i o l i , a p a i l of b u t t e r f r o m bro.
Wilcox.
It is
Rec^ letters
James,
S a m i § H e n r y A l e x a n d e r a r r i v e d t h i s m o r n i n g in a w h a l e s h i p "J a n e
Allen".
S a i d t h e i r f a m i l y w a s g o i n g to W a i l u k u § t h e i r f a t h e r
to K u l a t h a t the D r u m m o n d h a d a r r i v e d on S a t u r d a y a f t e r 16 days ,
t h a t Mr. A r m s t r o n g h a d d i s b a n d e d t h e s c h o o l f o r a s e a s o n .
m o r n i n g a b r i g a r r i v e d in d i s t r e s s ,
This
§ it h a s p r o v e d to t h e B r o t h e r s
w h i c h h a d a f i r e in h e r l o w e r h o l e fo r 14 days.
The cargo was ruined,
§ t h e y f e a r e d e v e r y d a y t h a t s h e w o u l d be b l o w n up as s h e h a d q u i t e
a l a r g e lot o f p o w d e r o n bo a r d .
w e r e 1000 m i l e s fr. h e r e .
Mr.
Bailey.
W h e n it w a s
This st atement
first d is co v e r e d they
I h a d f r o m Mr. H a w l e y §
T h i s e v e n i n g I h a v e w r i t t e n a n o t e to bro.
Hall that
w e s h o u l d li ke to m o v e by t h e 1st M a y next.
V i c t o r i a h a s g o n e to Mr.
B a t e s to s t a y a f e w days.
J o h n § J u l i a h a v e g o n e to t h e G o v ' s h o u s e at N u u a n u § M a e m a e ,
Sarai
§
Journa l, A m o s S t a r r Cooke
M a r c h 11, 1850
Page 375
M o n d a y M a r c h 11 50
Saturday I was busy here
f o r th e w e e k .
Mr.
Goodale,
Bro.
C a s t l e at Dep.
Thurston,
Mr.
Bishop,
p l a y e d m o s t o f th e e v e n i n g .
Mr.
D u r i n g t h e s e r m o n he w e p t
b e e n b e n e f i c i a l to hi m.
h i s S.S.
L e s s o n I Sam.
Bernice
Dole preached
at t h e s c h o o l h o u s e .
at m y i n v i t a t i o n ,
lead(!)
Few
the singing.
§ I w a s h o p i n g h i s t r i a l s at s e a h a d
I i n v i t e d h i m to tea, b u t h e w a s e n
h i s m o t h e r a w a k e a g o o d deal.
At 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k
c a m e in.
At 4 o ' c l o c k P M bro.
g a g e d at S i s t e r C h a m b e r l a i n ' s .
day.
also,
f r o m I P e t e r 1:8,
Bailey,
The two former only
I had nei t h e r reading from Joseph,
n o r an o p p o r t u n i t y to w r i t e .
a Preparatory Lecture
Cash came out right
In t h e e v e n i n g w e i n v i t e d
§ R u g g l e s to tea.
ca me § w e h a d s i n g i n g .
only present.
§ t he re .
During the night,
Yesterday
I w e n t to bro.
16:1-10.
Charles kept
was quite a pleasant
Castle's
§ t o o k c h a r g e of
A t t e n d e d at c h a p e l w h e r e the
B r i g ' s c o m p a n y d e s i r e d to r e t u r n t h a n k s p u b l i c k l y f o r t h e i r
p r e s e r v a t i o n fr.
39.
d e a t h §c.
Bro.
L o v e t h y n e i g h b o r as t h y s e l f .
M a r k 14:72,
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Mat.
In t h e e v e n i n g h i s t e x t w a s
"When he thou g h t t h e r e o n he w e p t . "
r e a d to m e f r o m h i s S.S. b o o k ,
22:
"Life of
After dinner Joseph
Oberlin."
At 4 o ' c l o c k
w e all w e n t to t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e w h e r e t h e L o r d ' s s u p p e r
w a s a d m i n i s t e r e d b y b r os .
P s . 42:1.
Bro.
t i z e d b y bro.
The former p r e a c h e d from
Ives' i n f a n t d a u g h t e r , H a r r i e t E l i z a b e t h , w a s b a p
S m i t h , w h o a f t e r t h e b a p t i s m , p r o c e e d e d to b r e a k
d i s t r i b u t e t h e B re a d .
able surprize,
Do le § Sm ith.
Mr.
Bailey was there
of the elements.
w a s an o l d p r o f e s s e r ,
to m y a g r e e
A f t e r meeting l e a r n e d t h a t Mr.
but back-slider
b r o u g h t b a c k w h i l e l i v i n g at bro.
§ partook,
£
B.
§ w h i l e at L a h a i n a , w a s
Baldwin's.
W h e n w e came out of
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
chapel church,
at n o o n ,
co me b r i n g i n g Mr.
M a r c h 11, 1850
it w a s r u m o r e d t h a t t h e " M a r i a " h a d
J o h n L ad d , w i f e
consul, his daughter,
§ c h i l d - a l s o Col. A l l e n ,
§ s o n in law.
Bernice received from E l i z
a b e t h T u r r i l l a " B r o t h e r J o n a t h a n " f or Dec.
p a g e h a s a l i k e n e s s of
Clayton,
Sec.
St a t e ,
Secy Treasury,
M a s t e r Gen l,
clock".
T h o m a s E w i n g Sec.
C r a w f o r d of W a r ,
§ Johnson,
a g e d 18,
§ h i s c a b i n e t , H.
Home Dept., Meredith,
Preston,
Boardman,
At 10 o ' c l o c k t h e m a i l w a s
of Navy,
of being a Christian.
Ladd with letters
d i s t r i b u t e d § we h a d letters
12th of c o n s u m p t i o n - - g i v i n g evidence
Hall's house
§ said he should not p u r
Freight
Bro.
§ has s e n t to d a y fr.
H. r e d u c e d it a l i t t l e
with other packages.
§ a ll w o u l d h a v e b e e n $4,000.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
§ p r a y e d in o u r f a m i l y .
Dr. B a l l a r d ,
B a i l e y t o o k t e a w i t h us
A f t e r th i s w e a ll w e n t to S.S.
at bro. A r m s t r o n g ' s w h o c o n d u c t e d it.
to bro.
for
a b o u t t h e " m u c h t a l k e d of
c h a s e t i l l h e h e a r d ag a i n .
Does not like Charles'
11 3 C o l u m b i a St.
new wife.
Castle that b ad rumors were afloat
they they gambled,
got d r u n k § o t h e r v i c e s .
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 12,
'50
Bro.
Hunt wrote
a b o u t L ot § A l e x a n d e r - -
L e t t e r s r e c e i v e d to d a y f r o m Ka u ai .
a m e e t i n g of C o m e e . a d i n t e r i m ,
concert
J u l i e t t e reed two sheets
at h e r U n c l e L y n d e ' s at B r o o k l y n ,
2nd.
Post
Mr. H i l l w r o t e u n d e r d a t e of J a n 12 § 14th,
s e n t an e s t i m a t e o f bro.
d a t e d Jan.
Collamer,
of Dec 28-'49, w h o speaks of his daughter,
§ w h o d i e d Dec.
from Fanny,
The first
A t t y G e n l - V i c e P. F i l l m o r e , n o t there.
§ one f r o m Mr.
f r o m Dr. A n d e r s o n ,
§ Jan.
President Taylor,
T h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y J o s e p h m e t Mr.
the mission,
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At 10 o ' c l o c k w e h a d
at D e p o s i t o r y c o n s i s t i n g o f C lark,
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S mi th ,
Castle
§ Co o k e ,
M a r c h 12, 1850
to c a n v a s s bro.
Dimond's
case.
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He w r o t e
a l e t t e r s a y i n g h e w i s h e d to be c o n s i d e r e d as a r e s i g n e d M i s s ^ ,
§ t h a t h e w o u l d s u p e r i n t e n d th e B i n d e r y f o r o n e y e a r ,
f o r h i s r en t
§c. § $500.
W e r e p l i e d t h a t w e w o u l d g r a n t t h e f o r m e r but n o t
the latter.
H e w a s a n g r y a l m o s t at us f o r d o i n g so,
s h a l l g iv e u p th e h o u s e § go o f f as bro.
a d v i s e d h i m to do so.
H a l l h a d done.
H e w i s h e d a l s o to b u y hi s h e r d .
h i m h e o u g h t to p a y $10.
a h e a d all a r o u n d .
h a d s h o w e r s f r o m t h e sea.
mortgage
§ t h i n k s he
Mr.
Janion wishes
I rather
I told
This afternoon we
$5,000
§ g i v e us a
in h i s c o u n t r y r e s i d e n c e .
T h u r s d a y M c h 14 .'50
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y t h e w i n d h a s b e e n f r o m t h e s e a § it
has b e e n s o m e w h a t s u l t r y .
§ c a u g h t cold.
To da y,
I opened the windows
I have also bee n t r o u b l e d w i t h a small
b o i l on t h e b a c k of m y n e c k.
our c o m m i t t e e ad interim,
Dimond,
Missionary,
At 10 o ' c l o c k y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g
c o n s i s t i n g o f b ro s .
S m i t h § m y s e l f , m e t at Dep.
f r o m bro.
at t h e D e p o s i t o r y
Castle,
C lark,
to r e a d § act u p o n a l e t t e r r e c e i v e d
in w h i c h he s a i d h e c o n s i d e r e d h i m s e l f as a r e s i g n e d
§ th at h e w o u l d a t t e n d to t h e B i n d e r y f o r t h e p r i v i l e g e s
of his house,
Dep.
herd § Punahou school,
§ 2 /3 o f h i s s a l a r y $ 50 6 . 6 1 .
We r e p l i e d t h a t we do all b u t t h e p a r t o f a s a l a r y for o n e y e a r if
he w o u l d devote two hours
d a i l y to t h e B i n d e r y .
erPaged at us § s a i d m a n y h a r d t h i n g s .
He w a s
K n o w i n g as I d i d t h a t he
w a s p a i d b y t h e f i r m o f W . S. A n n e r § Co.
f o r 3/4 of a day,
n o t v o t e to p a y h i m f o r 2/3 of a d a y at th e B i n d e r y .
on r e t u r n i n g f r o m Dep.
what was my trouble
almost
I could
After dinner
I f e l l in w i t h h i m § t o l d h i m p r i v a t e l y
§ said that
I was p ersonally interested
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M a r c h 14, 1850
in h i s s e r v i c e s
I should consider myself
3/4 o f t h e d a y - - o t h e r w i s e
e g r e g i o u s l y t a k e n in.
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I a l s o s a i d h e w a s t r e a d i n g in bro.
Hall's
footsteps, w h i c h he h a d formerly condemned, by his grasping d e
mands upon the mission.
t r e a t e d so c o o l y t h a t
l o n g time.
Y e s t e r d a y b e f o r e d i n n e r I c a l l e d § was
I thought I should not call again for a
N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g all t h i s t i m e bro.
Castle
consulting together for how little we could sell his
to him,
§ I were
premises
§ w h e n w e t o l d h i m he t h o u g h t it w a s v e r y low.
This morning,
at 10 o ' c l o c k ,
at Dep.
h e bro.
D i m o n d c a l l e d us t o g e t h e r a g a i n
to c o n s i d e r h i s p r o p o s a l to b u y f o r $ 2 ,5 0 0
§ r e c ^ $500 f o r h i s w o r k t h i s y e ar , b u t bro.
t h e n bro.
S m i t h d i d t h e s a m e § we r e f u s e d it.
Hewit called
t o l d Mrs.
m i s s i o n a r y or c l e r g y m a n ,
C l a r k o p p o s e d it §
Y e s t e r d a y Dr.
C. t h a t h e d i d n o t c h a r g e me, o r any
b u t t h a t he c h a r g e d Mr.
Dimond because
he was a merchant.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w as c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Yesterday,
Mr.
G o o d a l e w r o t e m e in b e h a l f o f t h e M i n i s t e r o f I n t e r i o r
s a y i n g m y o f f e r f o r t h e ili o f K a p a h o l a ,
fr.
5.00 f o r K a l o
pr.
acre,
l a n d t o $2.00
in K o l a u p o k o , w a s r e d u c e d
§ f r o m o n e d o l l a r to
.25 c en t s
t o g e t h e r w i t h a t h a n k f u l a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t of m y la b o r s
fo r t h e H a w a i i a n N a t i o n .
noon,
Clark.
K u a n a o a m o v e d it $ P a k i s e c o n d it.
This
j u s t as I w a s c o m i n g to d i n n e r I r e c e i v e d a b a g o f m o n e y w i t h
the f o l l o w i n g n o t e a c c o m p a n y i n g it,
Honolulu,
D e a r Sir,
M a r c h 14,
1850.
Un d e r s t a n d i n g that y ou consider y o u r s e l f "egregiously
t a k e n in " b y t h e a r r a n g e m e n t y o u e n t e r e d i n t o w i t h o u r firm, w e
b e g l e a v e h e r e w i t h to r e t u r n to y o u t h e a m t . p a i d to us, w i t h
i n t e r e s t to day.
T h e g o o d s y o u o r d e r e d f r o m B o s t o n w i l l of c o u r s e
Journa l, Amos S tarr Cooke
M a r c h 14, 1850
Page 379
Re sp y. y o u r obt.
servts.
b e l o n g to you.
Signed
W.S.
A n n e r § Co.
F e b y 7.
$566.63
M a r c h 14.
1 m o . 7 day net
T h i s w a s w r i t t e n b y Mr.
Anner,
is pas t.
I h a v e n o t c o u n t e d , b u t l a i d in o u r I r o n safe.
advice agreed with my own opinion.
evil designs.
Bro.
The money
Castle's
I f e a r e d t h i s m i g h t b e the
I w a s d e t e r m i n e d t h a t bro.
upon the mission.
$573.61
§ I h a v e n o t y e t r e p l i e d to it,
n e i t h e r do I i n t e n d to, t i l l t h e e x c i t e m e n t
result but
6.98
Dimond should not impose
I am h al f glad that
I a m so f ar f r e e f r o m t h e i r
This m o r n i n g the "Tepie" s a i l ' d for San Francisco.
T h i s e v e n i n g th e " c h a n c e " f or L a h a i n a , b u t p r i n t e d G e n l l e t t e r s .
F r i d a y M c h 15 50
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
of
D. c a m e in to th e Dep.
§ I t o l d h i m some
[my] v i e w s a b o u t t h e u n l a w f u l n e s s o f t h e a b o v e t r a n s a c t i o n ,
a l l u d e d to m y t r e a t m e n t at his h o u s e on T u e s d a y n oo n .
l e d g e d it § s a i d I b e t t e r see th e o t h e r m e m b e r s
I r e f u s e d to w a i t on him.
c o m e a g a i n d u r i n g t h e day.
Letters have
[been]
He a c k n o w
o f t h e firm,
an u n d e r s t a n d i n g a b o u t it.
§ have
He d i d n o t
s e n t to d a y to
Kauai.
Sat. Mch.
16
'50
Last n i g h t
I r e t i r e d b e f o r e s u n d o w n in Jos. b e d w i t h
a c a r b u n c l e on t h e b a c k o f m y n e c k ,
§ a s e v e r e h e a d ache.
C. got a l i t t l e s l e e p , b e c a u s e B e r n i c e ,
Sarai
£j
Mrs.
§ L u n a h i n e sat up
M a r c h 16, 1850
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
§ r o c k e d ba b y .
I s l e p t t i l l d a y light.
b u t t h e b o i l w a s s o r e,
to Dep.
L o r d ' s d a y M a r c h 17,
a l e t t e r to bro.
Ca me h o m e e a r l y ,
H a d a call f r o m bro.
Armstrong.
I w a s s i t t i n g up w i t h C h a r l e s ,
d o n e d u r i n g t he w e e k ,
D i m o n d , w h i c h I d i d as f o l l o w s - -
Dimond,
1 o ' c l o c k , A.M. M a r c h 1 7 - 1 8 5 0
While watching our sick infant
to r e v i e w t h e t r a n s a c t i o n s of t h e w e e k ;
w r o n g as I t h i n k in t h e p r i n c i p l e s w h i c h
and whilst
have b een stated, b r i n g naught but b i t t e r n e s s
n o t feel w i l l i n g to e n g a g e in t h e d u t i e s
out f i r s t a s k i n g y o u r f o r g i v e n e s s ,
at t i m e s ,
§ sorrow;
of this
yet,
they
a n d I do
s a c r e d day, w i t h
§ e s p eci al ly God's
forgiveness,
§ t h r o u g h you, t h e f o r g i v e n e s s o f t h o s e w h o m I h a v e
injoured(I), by what
I h a v e said in y o u r p r e s e n c e r e s p e c t i n g them.
I h a v e t r i e d to c a r r y o u t t h e f o l l o w i n g :
t h y gift to t h e a l t e r ,
a u g h t a g a i n s t t h e e,
" T h e r e f o r e if t h o u b r i n g
a n d t h e r e r e m e m b e r e s t t h a t t h y b r o t h e r has
leave there thy gift b e f o r e the alter,
f i r s t be r e c o n c i l e d to t h y b r o t h e r ,
offer thy gift."
bro. A .S .
I s ee n o t h i n g
I h a v e s a i d to y o u so u n b e c o m i n g a f o l l o w e r o f t he m e e k
§ lowly Jesus;
thy way,
I h a v e b e e n le d
I have advocated,
t h e r e c o l l e c t i o n o f t h e p r o v o k i n g m a n n e r in w h i c h ,
for w h a t
I was t h i n k
a n d c o n c l u d e d to w r i t e
L o r d ' s day,
D e a r Bro.
§
50
L a s t n i g h t as
I [had]
Went
Found bro Clark h a d survey of
§ h a d k e p t t h i s for a ye a r .
r e t i r e d at 8 o ' c l o c k .
i n g of w h a t
My hea d ache h a d gone
§ so w e r e all t h e c o r d s of m y ne c k .
S e n t l e t t e r s to M a u i.
P u n a h o u land,
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As e v e r ,
§ go
§ then come and
§ most truly, Your erring § repenting
Cooke.
Th is m o r n i n g e a r l y I s e n t t h e a b o v e l e t t e r ,
£? r e c e i v e d a n o t e w i t h
M a r c h 17, 1850
Journa l, Am os S tarr Cooke
t he f o l l o w i n g r e p l y ,
" D e a r bro.
l e t t e r b y an e a r l y o p p o r t u n i t y ,
C ooke,
H.D."
Page 381
I w i l l r e p l y to y o u r k i n d
T h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y it r a i n e d
b u t th e c h i l d r e n a r e g o i n g to m e e t i n g a c c o m p a n i e d b y J o h n Ii, w h o
r e t u r n e d w i t h bro.
R i c e a b o u t d a y light.
M o n d a y M a r c h 18 50
T h i s m o r n i n g I r e c e i v e d f r o m bro.
D i m o n d the f o l l o w i n g
Honolulu,
D e a r Bro.
Co o ke ,
yesterday.
M a r c h 18th.
I was made glad by the r e c e p t i o n of y o u r letter
W h i l e y o u t h u s c a n d i d l y c o n f e s s a dault on y o u r p a r t ,
I feel t h a t a h a s t y a n d i m p a t i e n t e (!) s p i r i t i n m e h a s d r a w n it
f r o m you.
T h e p a s t m o n t h has b e e n a s e a s o n o f s e v e r e t r i a l a n d
conflict,
a n d m y s e p a r a t i o n f r o m t h e M i s s i o n h a s b e e n p a i n f u l to
me.
A n d n o w rev i e w i n g the whole,
the Board,
o r t h e c o m m i t t e e o f wh. y o u are a m e m b e r .
§ l o v e d y o u f or m a n y y e a r s ,
my affections
and the past,
I have known
so f a r f r o m a l i e n a t i n g
from, h a s d r a w n t h e m t o w a r d s you.
Our business
connection ended unexpectedly § unfortunately
b ut I h o p e f o r t h e best .
not come
I cannot blame either the m i ssion
T h e s u g g e s t i o n to r e t u r n t h e m o n e y d i d
f r o m me.
Y o u r br.
aff'ly
Yesterday we had frequent showers,
v e r y h e a v y t h u n d e r shower.
H.
D i m on d.
§ towards evening a
During the day little Charley was better
h i s d i a r r h e a a l m o s t s t o p p e d , y e t w e c o n t i n u e d to g i v e a p o w d e r
fr.
Dr.
Lathrop e very three hours.
m i g h t g i v e o n l y on e p o w d e r .
D u r i n g t h e n i g h t he s a i d w e
T h e b l i s t e r e d p l a c e o n hi s b o w e l s
itched § he was v e r y u n e a s y during the night.
had mucus stools
t i n g e d w i t h bl o o d .
B e fore m o r n i n g he
During the day they have been
Journ al, Amos Star r Cooke
similar,
bu t o n l y t h r e e o f them.
L. t h i s no on.
This
f r o m all H a w a i i ,
them.
M a r c h 18, 1850
Dr. N e w c o m b e a c c o m p a n i e d Dr.
f o r e n o o n I s p e n t at Dep.
some from Maui
He § s i s t e r R.
Page 382
§ Molokai.
We h a d letters
Bro.
Rice b rought
c a l l e d at Dep.
T h i s m o r n i n g § n o o n 21 g u n s w e r e f i r e d f r o m P u n c h Bowl.
Probably the same this evening.
T h i s m o r n i n g it w a s p l e a s a n t
t h i s a f t e r n o o n it r a i n s v e r y h a r d § c o n s t a n t l y .
b e v e r y w e l l § g l a d to get b a c k ,
Bro.
All Maui,
Ii s e e m s to
as w e are to h a v e h i m r e t ur n .
P o g u e is t h e o n l y one o f H a w a i i ,
meeting.
John
§
that votes
for a g e n e r a l
K a u a i § M o l o k a i v o t e a g a i n s t it.
Mrs. A r m
s t r o n g is q u i t e in t h e h a b i t o f m a k i n g a l o n g c a l l at a b o u t s u n
down .
Since w r i t i n g the above I have w r i t t e n the f o l l o w i n g note-Dr. H . S . H e w i t ,
U.S. A r m y ,
D e a r Sir,
As y o u h a v e r e f u s e d all p e c u n i a r y
c o m p e n s a t i o n for y o u r s k i l l f u l M e d i c a l s e r v i c e s to me d u r i n g m y
l a te i l l n e s s
for a f o r t n i g h t , p e r m i t m e to t h a n k y o u for t h e same,
§ for t h e k n o w l e d g e y o u h a v e i m p a r t e d to m e f o r m y f u t u r e b e n e f i t .
May the Almighty, w h o m you r ve nerable
for this kindness,
and,
finally,
father serves,
reward you
r e s t o r e y o u in h e a l t h to y o u r f a m i l y § f r i e n d s ,
t h r o u g h s a n c i f i c a t i o n (!) of t h e s p i r i t
t h e T r u t h , p r e p a r e y o u f o r an a b u n d a n t e n t r a n c e
§ b e l i e f of
into t h e e v e r l a s t
i ng k i n g d o m o f h i s d e a r Sav.
So p r a y s y o u r g r a t e f u l
f r i e n d , A m o s S t a r r Cooke.
T u e s d a y M a r c h 19 50
•The above n o t e was sent by bro Smith to-day.
w r o t e to bro.
D. r e f u s i n g h i s r e q u e s t for Zinc.
Bro.
Castle
T h i s m o r n i n g he
M a r c h 19, 1850
Jou rnal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
Page 383
c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y § w e a r g u e d w i t h h i m a b o u t m a t t e r s as
t h e y s tood.
Bro.
m e as t h e y had.
C a s t l e t o l d h i m t h a t t h e y o u g h t n o t to t r e a t
T h a t in la w I w a s i n t h e r i g h t o f t h e c a s e §
t h e y c o u l d n o t b u t k e e p m y m o n e y t i l l t h e e n d o f t h e ye ar.
D u r i n g t h e d a y s i s t e r D i m o n d s e n t in M a r y f or s o m e t h i n g
b u t she a p p e a r e d l i k e o n e f r i g h t e n e d .
I a m a f r a i d s h e w i l l be
injured by this family difficulty.
T h e w i n d to d a y h a s b e e n s t r o n g f r o m t h e sea.
that king was drunk last night,
p l e a s e d w i t h w h a t t h e y saw.
o f T h o m a s P e r k i n s agt
my schedule
Strangers were
H e a r d to d a y o f a r o w b y t h e m a t e
[ against] J u d g e W i l s o n .
D i d s o m e t h i n g at
§c. to day.
Bro.
clap boards.
C a s t l e a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n £ b o u g h t s o m e Joist § 1 00 0
This evening,
Bailey's singing school.
scription,
also Kekauonohi.
accompanied by Bernice
§ got $ 7 6 . - - t h o '
he appears m u c h better.
M c h 20
I w e n t t o Mr.
W a s a p p o i n t e d to c a r r y a r o u n d a s u b
o n l y a few w e r e p r e s e n t .
l i t t l e C h a r l e y h a d a s t o o l - - t h e f i r s t for 24 h o u r s .
Wed.
Heard
At n o o n
To n i g h t
Shall retire w i t h o u t reading.
'50
L a s t n i g h t w e r e s t e d b e t t e r t h a n f or s o m e n i g h t s b e f o r e .
This morning my boil was much better,
Gov.
c a l l e d § t o l d m e h i s v e s s e l w o u l d s a i l to d a y f or W a i o l i
so I p r e p a r e d p r e s e n t s
p ai l .
a b l e to do s o m e t h i n g .
Afterwards
§
for bro. W i l c o x ' s c h i l d r e n to fill a s m a l l
c o n c l u d e d to s e n d a b o x P i l o t b r e a d to b o t h
§ p u t a ll into t h a t o n e box.
w e n t o v e r to bro.
The
T h e v e s s e l d i d n o t sail.
At n o on ,
A r m s t r o n g ' s w i t h m y a / c b a l a n c e 1 0 9 . 2 0 f or w h i c h
h e d r e w an o r d e r on Mr. H a l l .
Went
§ collected.
R o d e S t a r Er a s k e d
Jou rnal , Amos Star r Cooke
a m a n Mr.
Sayers
$80.
M a r c h 20, 1850
f o r him.
H a d a c a l l f r o m a Mr.
John Pemberton,
an E n g l i s h m a n w h o
h a s l i v e d f i v e y e a r s at K o l a u p o k o , h a s a n a t i v e w i f e ,
1 y e a r old.
one d a u g h t e r ,
H e w i s h e s to b u y 5 o r 6 a c r e s o f m y lot p u r c h a s e
" P a h a l o n a " § w i l l g i ve $10.
f e n c e a r o u n d h i s land.
that region,
for Kalo
at
§ 2 for Kula land § make a
W a s r a t h e r p l e a s e d w i t h him.
h o p e d to go o v e r n e x t w e e k .
the Gov.'s
Page 384
Told him I
He s a i d I h a d got t h e b e s t l a n d in
for g r a z i n g o r t i l l i n g .
T h i s a f t e r n o o n c a l l e d at
Ej a s k e d h i m f o r l a n d 500 a c r e s , N a w i l i w i l i on Kauai.
H e s a i d h e w o u l d t h i n k o f it a w h i l e .
T h i s e v e n i n g it r a i n s v e r y h a r d § w e h a v e h a d n o m e e t i n g .
T h i n k o f t r y i n g to w r i t e to A n n e r § Co. t h i s e v e n i n g .
Lord direct my thoughts.
T h u r s d a y Mch.
Will the
We h a v e b e e n p r a y e d fo r to day.
2 1 -5 0
L a s t e v e n i n g I w r o t e a s c h e d u l e o f a l e t t e r to M e s s r s
A.
§ Co.
To da y I r e a d it to Mrs.
it § s e n t it to them.
that
C.
§ to bro.
As y e t I h a v e n o r ep ly .
Castle,
copied
I took the ground
I h a d c o m p l i e d w i t h m y part of the agreement,
§ t hey,
as o ne
p a r t y o n l y c o u l d n o t b r e a k o f f t h e c o n t r a c t w i t h m y o r th e s e c o n d
party's consent.
To d a y I h a v e b e e n v e r y b u s y § bro.
Castle has been e n
g a g e d in g e t t i n g u p t h e l u m b e r he b o u g h t at a u c t i o n .
p o n i s a i l s to m o r r o w f o r M o l o k a i
t h e sea, t h o ’ n o rain.
John Pemberton.
§ Kohala.
W r o t e to Bro.
The Hazelele-
T h e w i n d is y e t f r o m
P a r k e r t o - d a y a b o u t Mr.
Jour nal , Amos S t arr Co oke
M a r c h 23, 1850
Page 385
Sat. M a r c h 2 3 - 5 0
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e f i f t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f Mr.
on the Montreal w i t h the corpse of "Haalilio".
I r e q u e s t e d bro.
C a s t l e if he s a w bro.
h i m § h is p a r t n e r s
cation for Puukaluha,
return
Yesterday morning
Hall that
§ have a settlement.
Richards
I w i s h e d to see
Yesterday I made a p p l i
L u p e h a § 1/2 H a n o h o m a h o p u all t h e l ands
b e l o n g i n g to G o v t in H a k i p u u .
L a s t e v e n i n g m e t at b ro .
Hall's
Also,
t o o k t h e O a t h of A l l e g i a n c e .
§had a settlement with Anner §
Co. p r o m i s e d to w i t h d r a w m y c l a i m f o r w h i c h t h e y o f f e r e d m e $100.
§ to t a k e m y g o o d s o r d e r e d § p a y 33 1/3 pr.
§c.
See m y l e t t e r § t h e i r r e p l y to to d a y ' s date.
w i n d is f r o m t h e s e a v e r y w a r m § damp.
$100.
c t . advance upon them
f r o m A.
§ Co.
it M o n d a y mng.
To d a y t h e
T h i s e v e n i n g I r e c ^ t he
§ s e n t h a l f o f it to bro.
Castle who ret^
Y e s t e r d a y J o h n Ii s p o k e to t h e Q u e e n a b o u t e x
c h a n g i n g s o m e l a n d w i t h me at H a k i p u u ,
to a t t e n d to it.
§ she will send Kanaina
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n bro.
Parker came over §
ret^ this afternoon.
Mon.
M a r c h 2 5 '50
Y e s t e r d a y w a s th e s a b b a t h a n d w e h a d n o rain.
Castle h a d no s a b b a t h
h e a r d bro.
e y e s §c.
[school].
I attended native meeting §
Clark from P s . 119:136,
We a ll w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
p r e a c h e d f r o m Heb.
12:1-2.
Rivers of waters
Looking unto Jesus
£jc.
Bro.
D.
In t h e a f
At evening
K i n g w a s n o t t h e r e b u t w a s g o n e as
t h e Q u e e n t o l d B e r n i c e to P o i h e ' s .
out in t h e e v e n i n g Bro.
run d o w n m y
§ sat d o w n s t a i r s .
t e r n o o n bro. A r m - ® p r e a c h e d b ut few o f us w e n t out.
h e p r e a c h e d at t he p a l a c e .
Bro.
Auwe !
Damon text was
O n l y a f e w o f us w e n t
2 Cor.
8:12.
If t h e r e b e
M a r c h 25, 1850
J ournal , Amos S t arr Cooke
first,
§c.
Retired early
§ slept well
all n i g h t .
V e r y h e a v y rain.
To d a y t h e w i n d has b l o w n a g a l e f r o m t h e s o u t h East.
a b r i g c a m e d o w n § a l s o ca me in.
refused,
This morning
An E n g l i s h B a r k w i t h 60 p a s s e n g e r s
f r o m S y d n e y to S a n F r a n c i s c o c a m e d o w n
the harbor.
Page 386
a n c h o r e d at t h e m o u t h o f
A P i l o t w e n t o u t § o f f e r e d to p i l o t t h e m in b u t t h e y
§ a b o u t 4 o ' c l o c k t h e B a r k w e n t u p o n t h e r e e f § is a
total wreck.
This evening a singing school
- few present.
Have
t h o u g h t o f w r i t i n g to H.M. H i l l to i n s u r e m y g o o d s
o f 50 pr.
ct.
T u e s d a y M a r c h 26
'50
L a s t e v e n i n g I c o p i e d m y l e t t e r §c to H.M. H i l l § a d d e d
s o m e t h i n g to it a b o u t e f f e c t i n g i n s u r a n c e o n $1500.
midnight.
Last n ight
furious.
This morn i n g
to t h e D e p o s i t o r y
§ to da y t h e r a i n § w i n d h a v e b e e n q u i t e
I was
l at e in g e t t i n g up.
I f o u n d Dr. H e w i t t h e r e
Mrs. H .M . W h i t n e y ' s m o v e m e n t s .
noon
I w r o t e till
When I went
§ found he was w a it in g
He w a s c a l l e d at 9 o ' c l o c k § at
I h e a r d sh e h a d a son.
Mr.
Brookfield,
R u g g l e s r e c e i v e d l e t t e r s to d a y f r o m h i s p a r e n t s
$ t h i s e v e n i n g he b r o u g h t t h e m to me to read.
at
They
e x h o r t e d h i m to
T h i s m o r n i n g o u r C o m m i t t e e a d I n t e r i m m e t at bro.
Clark's
acted upon the appropriations
M o s t o f t h e day
§ h a d $1000.
I h a v e b e e n at w o r k at m y list.
s t a y i n g here.
Mr.
left.
§ we
To n i g h t M i s s S a r a h A n d r e w s
is
B. is here.
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 2 8 '50
Y e s t e r d a y I h a v e w o r k e d v e r y h a r d at m y b l a n k l i s t o f
M a r c h 28, 1850
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
g o o d s in D e p o s i t o r y
day § today.
Molokai.
§ a b o u t c o m p l e t e d it.
But little rain y e s t e r
T h i s a f t e r n o o n v e s s e l s h a v e l e f t f or H a w a i i M a u i
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
w h o r e a d P s . 1.
Mr.
Mr.
but said Paki s h o u l d be consulted.
He did
[not] o b j e c t ,
This m o r n i n g Berni ce went
c o n s e n t e d if s h e w o u l d w a i t t i l l h i s h o u s e
w a s d o n e s a y t w o or t h r e e m o n t h s
yes.
Clark
B i s h o p w e n t y e s t e r d a y a c c o m p a n i e d by
Mr. H a l l to get a l i c e n s e to b e m a r r i e d .
5 he
§
F i e l d b r o u g h t h i s D a g u e r r e o t y p e a l s o his
f a t h e r 's - - v e r y good.
down there,
Page 387
§ be m a r r i e d there,
§ she said
T h e p r o b a b i l i t y is t h a t we s h a l l n o t b e r e a d y to m o v e b e
f o r e t h a t time.
T h e w i n d is s t i l l f r o m the s o u t h Eas t,
e v e n i n g it r ai ns .
I w e i g h e d Mr. W h i t n e y ' s
§ this
little boy today §
h e w e i g h e d 8 1/4 lbs.
M o n d a y A p r i l 1,
'50
This afternoon
to r i d e on Star.
quite sick,
for th e f i r s t t i m e in a m o n t h
S t r a w b e r r y is n o t y e t found.
§ have
f e l t u n w e l l all day,
I have been
To-night
I feel
§ i n d e e d f or s e v e r a l days.
I a m a f r a i d I a m g o i n g to w e a r out.
To d a y I h a v e fe l t v e r y i r r i t a b l e .
at Dep.
S a t u r d a y w e h a d a p l e a s a n t day.
p a r t y § t h e r e w e r e p r e s e n t Drs.
Dr. H e w i t J u d g e L e e
H a t c h c a l l e d in.
us.
Newcombe
§ lad y, Mr.
Bailey
In t h e e v e n i n g w e h a d a
§ L a t h r o p §their f a m i l i e s ,
$ Mr.
T h e l a t t e r c a l l e d at n o o n ,
He h a d j u s t c o m e d o w n fr.
Lahaina,
Have been very busy
Bishop,
a l s o Mr. M.
§ took dinner with
in t h e D r u m m o n d § is b o u n d
to Sa n F r a n c i s c o .
Y e s t e r d a y n o o n he came a g a i n § spent the after-
noon--§ t o o k tea.
Doct.
To d a y he
N.
§ w i f e are p r o f e s s o r s o f r e l i g i o n .
[Mr. H a t c h ]
c a l l e d a f e w m i n u t e s at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Co oke
Bro.
A p r i l 1, 1850
Page 388
B i s h o p w a s o v e r to d a y § p a i d s o m e m o n e y - - $ 3 1 6 . 5 0 .
e v e n i n g I m a d e up t h e c a s h § it c a m e out right.
K a u a i b y t h e w i f e o f N i k a , pr.
w o r n m y l i n e n s a c k,
"Louisa".
§ h a v e t a k e n cold.
Saturday
S e n t l e t t e r s to
F o r t h r e e days
Saturday night
l a t e w h e n w e r e t i r e d § l a t e w h e n w e got up.
I have
it w as
Y e s t e r d a y was a
p l e a s a n t d a y - t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h w a s v e r y full.
Bro.
Clark
p r e a c h e d f r o m II P e t e r 2 " Bu t y o u are a chosen g e n e r a t i o n §c."
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l all day,
27 i n t h e m o r n i n g
C. w e n t ,
a b o u t J o s i a h 11 Chron.
§ H e z e k i a h II K i n g s 1 8: 6 in t h e e v e n i n g .
in t h e m o r n i n g ,
On S a t u r d a y t h e Wm. H. S h a l e r
arriv ed § this m o r n i n g we had letters.
one f o r b r o B i s h o p
Mrs.
go b y Mr.
C. w r o t e a
Hawley.
[and]
Bro.
$ 1000.
fo r us §
T h is
as i n v i t e d Capt. W h e a l e n .
C. ha s g o n e to t h e m o n t h l y c o n c e r t .
days.
Sat.
Sh e h a s
§ o n e f o r bro. H i t c h c o c k .
e v e n i n g Mr. H a w l e y t o o k t e a w i t h us,
M r s.
Mrs.
to the c h a p e l in t h e a f t e r n o o n to t h e
n a t i v e s e r v i c e § a l s o to t h e p a l a c e .
two bills;
34:
B a b e is f r e t f u l t h e s e
f i n i s h e d a l e t t e r to d a y to F a n n y to
C a s t l e w e n t to c o u r t to d a y as a j u r y m a n .
A p r i l 6- 50
Tuesday was
o c c u p i e d in t h i s
d e v o t e d to s i n g i n g s c h o o l .
the Drummond,
§ t h at ,
Several v e ssels s a i l e d for California,
on w h i c h w a s Dr. H e w i t .
Mr. W h e e l e r § H a w l e y .
§ the eveni ng was
We sent letters
T h e "Brothers", on w h i c h w e r e
§c. f o r th e M i s s i o n a r y
House,
Boston.
I s e n t a t r i p l i c a t e o f m y o r d e r § l e t t e r to H.M.
H i l l.
W e d nesday m o r n i n g I dis t r i b u t e d § put the Friend - d i s
tributed publications
P a r ke r.
After dinner,
r e e d pr.
" S h a l e r " , p u t u p an o r d e r f o r bro.
at 2 o ' c l o c k s t a r t e d f o r K a n e o h e .
w a s b a d § I d i d n o t get to K a n e o h e t i l l
5 o'clock.
Th e w a y
S p e n t the
A p r i l 6, 1850
Jou rnal , Am os Sta rr Cooke
evening agreeably,
felt
tho'
I did not
quite unwell, but,
feel w e l l .
after breakfast
on m y j a u n t to H a k i p u u to see m y land.
Waikane,
T w i c e on t h e w a y
t h e L o r d d e l i v e r e d me.
parts
of Hakipuu.
I felt better,
D i m o n d § H all.
I came n e a r swampping, but
C o n v e r s e d w i t h th e i n h a b i t a n t s
I co ul d,
§ got w h a t
§ at 2 o ' c l o c k s t a r t e d to r e t u r n .
On m y r e t u r n m e t Mr.
I came again.
Wed.
'50
Reached
P e m b e r t o n £*
C o o k e (?) w h o w i s h e d to b u y a h o u s e lot in P a h a l o n a .
to w a i t t i l l
in
N o s u n d u r i n g t h e d a y n o r a n y rain.
Retir ed early much fatigued.
10
Reached
S p e n t an h o u r in e x a m i n i n g P a h a l o n a § o t h e r
K a n e o h e at 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Apl.
§ started
W a s d i s a p p o i n t e d t h a t t h e r e w a s n o m o r e land,
200 a c r e s or so.
formation
Thursday morning
Was p l eased with Heeia §
the latter of w h i c h was bros.
t h e r e j u s t at n o o n .
Page 389
Told them
Thus far I w r o t e S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g , but have not b e e n
a b l e to r e v i e w m y w r i t i n g t i l l now.
m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
our landing,
ber hall,
Cl.
Have just returned from our
T h i s is the 1 3 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of
§ t a k i n g up o u r q u a r t e r s at bro.
§ on t h e floor.
n e i t h e r h a s bro.
Dimond's
in t h e c h a m
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y I h a v e n o t
felt
[well]
C a s t l e , ye t, b o t h o f us h a v e k e p t at o u r w o r k ,
so m u c h so as n o t to a t t e n d t h e o p e n i n g o f p a r l i a m e n t at the
native meeting.
T h e k i n g for a f o r t n i g h t or l o n g e r h a s b e e n
h a v i n g a b l o w o u t § m a n y f e a r e d h e w o u l d n o t b e a b l e to m a k e
h i s s p e e c h t o - d a y b u t h e has,
c a n b e d o n e w i t h o u t him.
w a s s o l d at a u c t i o n .
Yesterday,
§ n o w the rest of the business
Yesterday the Aukland's
c a r g o in p a r t
The s a l e w i l l b e r e n e w e d o n Frid ay .
F a i r w e a t h e r 's w i f e ,
s i s t e r to P u n c h a r d ' s ,
A p r i l 10, 1850
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
was buried.
K ol oa ,
Bro.
§ s i s t e r Ives
in t h e " C h a n c e . "
g o o d tho'
Last evening,
few were present.
a church was
§ t w o daughters,
returned from
our singing school was very
A w e e k a g o to n i g h t ,
formed consisting of ten members.
at bro.
Last Thursday evening
s i s t e r Parker.
Damon's
The communion
w i l l b e c e l e b r a t e d n e x t s a b b a t h a f t e r n o o n at th e c h a p e l ,
o'clock.
Page 390
at 3 1/2
I s p e n t a g r e e a b l y w i t h bro.
§
T a l k e d to t h e m f r e e l y o f o u r H o n o l u l u d i f f i c u l t y .
T h e y do n o t l i k e t h e 101 a d d e d to g o o d s - - t h i n k it v e r y a r b i t r a r y
in t h e P r u d e n t i a l
Com.
to r a i n d i d n o t s t a r t
F r i d a y m o r n i n g I f el t b e t t e r , b u t o w i n g
for h o m e t i l l 10 1/2 o' c l k .
very m u d d y § before I reached home,
about 1 o'clock,
it r a i n e d .
j u s t in s e a s o n f o r d i n n e r .
§ e v e n i n g it rained.
No sing i n g school.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n a t t e n d e d an a u c t i o n ,
§c. fr. b a r k C a r o l i n e
D a m a g e d as l o w as $3.
few other things.
Lathrop,
br os
t i l l 10 o 'c lk .
Preserves
§ Mrs.
Shaler".
Turrill,
Mr.
A l l e n , Mr.
6:17,18.
3 0 t h § Sept.
6th
Bailey,
Curtis,
Dr.
§
Did not retire
E n j o y e d t h e day.
- 4 § 5th sections
a l s o Mr.
a
Castle's
after morning
Bro.
Clark p r eached
It is g o o d for m e to d r a w n e a r to God.
Bro.
of Flour
^ fruits sold well--also,
O v e r slept on S a b b a t h morning.
26: A h a b § N a b o t h .
w a s at Mr.
at G r i m e ' s s t o r e ,
§ s i s t e r s A r m s t r o n g § Clark.
the n e w consul, was there,
§ II Cor.
S a t u r d a y I w a s v e r y busy.
T h e 1 s t 2 n d § 3 r d in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
f r o m P s . 73:28.
"W.H.
D u ring the a f ternoon
G o o d b a g s s o l d f r o m $8 to $12.
The na t i v e chu rc h h a d communion
service.
I reach ed home
In t h e e v e n i n g w e v i s i t e d at bro.
i n c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
Mrs.
(Eng.)
The r o a d was
Mr.
Allen,
s u p e r c a r g o o f the
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l fr. Mat.
In t h e e v e n i n g h i s s e r m o n w a s
goo d ,
fr.
10: 3 2
I Ki.
D u r i n g t h e d a y I r e a d t w o E v a n g e l i s t Aug.
'49.
M o n d a y e v e n i n g t h e S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t
A r m s t r o n g ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D a m o n - -s u b j e c t , " J o s e p h . "
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Cooke
Sat. Apl.
A p r i l 13, 1850
Page 391
13-50
On T h u r s d a y t h e H a z e l e l e p o n i w a s e n g a g e d to go a g a i n to
Molokai.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n sh e h a s s a i l ' d .
from Molokai,
§ I a dded a little freight--8 more board,
t e r d a y bro. A l e x a n d e r a r r i v e d f r o m M a ui .
visited the Depository.
It t o o k all day.
d a y t hi s w e e k .
§c.
Yes
T h i s a f t e r n o o n he has
Y e s t e r d a y the A u k l a n d ' s c a r g o w a s c l o s ed .
In t h e e v e n i n g w e h a d a S i n g i n g s c h o o l as usual.
P r a c t i s e d on t h e n o t e s all t h e e v e n i n g ,
week,
To d a y w e h a d l e t t e r s
Pleasant weather.
or to W a h i a w a .
Chap.
XI.
Very busy every
E x p e c t to go to W a i a l u a n e x t
Thurslday e v e n i n g w e v i s i t e d at bro.
s t r o n g in c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
§ Mrs.
Patterson
Arm
§ Misses Brown §
B a i le y.
M o n d a y Apl.
15
'50
It is n o w n o o n § I w r i t e l es t
t hi s e v e n i n g .
S a t u r d a y evening I read till
ing I s l e p t t il l 6 o ' c l k .
g o s pe l.
Jos.
C l a r k fr.
Bro.
b a t h II Cor.
late.
Yesterday morn
r e a d some four p a g e s of John's
R e a d " E v a n g e l i s t " o f Jany .
§ h e a r d bro.
I m a y n o t b e a b l e to do so
'49.
W e n t to n a t i v e m e e t i n g
II C o t .
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m one o f h i s t e x t s o f l a s t S a b
6:17,18.
h o m e w i t h us.
At n o o n m e t bro. A l e x a n d e r § i n v i t e d h i m
Had a long talk with h i m about our affairs
A t 3 1/2 o ' c l o c k P.M. w e n t a g a i n to t h e c h a p e l , w h e r e bro.
p r e a c h e d f r o m Dan.
12:3.
T h e y t h a t be w i s e
L. S m i t h gave a c h a r g e to bro.
£jc.
§c.
Dole
A f t e r t hi s bro.
D a m o n wh. w a s v e r y g o o d § bro.
C l a r k a c h a r g e to t h e m e m b e r o f t h e n e w c h u r c h
- called Union
Bethel Church.
bro Damon §wife
§ Miss Mills,
This c h u r c h consists of of C O
bro.
J o h n s t o n e § bro.
§ s i s t e r L. A n d r e w s , bro.
Hall,
Journa l, Am os S t a r r Cooke
wife
§ S o p h i a , Mr.
W i l c o x , Mr.
§ Mrs.
§ Mrs.
Ther.
Dr.
D a m o n § Dole.
§ officiated.
1:16 .
80°.
£j Mrs.
N e w c o m b , Mr.
Page 392
J.C.
A f t e r this the S a crament was
Rev. Mr.
§ p a r t o o k of the elements.
was present
I Pet.
Loudon,
H.M. W h i t n e y .
a d m i n i s t e r e d b y Mr.
present
A p r i l 15, 1850
Bond,
Unitarian, was
A t e v e n i n g w o r s h i p bro. Al.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
Damon preached
To d a y the w e a t h e r is w a r m § on e f e e l s
l an g u i d .
L e a r n e d t o d a y fr. N i k a t h a t the H a z e l e l e p o n i has
s t i l l g o o d s o n b o a r d for H a n a
T h u r s d a y Apl.
18,
- p u t o n b o a r d in J a n u a r y last.
'50
On M o n d a y e v e n i n g w e h a d a v e r y g o o d s i n g i n g S c ho o l.
T u e s d a y m o r n i n g at 10 o ' c l o c k bro.
s a y i n g t h a t bros.
Rice returned from Waialua,
G u l i c k § E m e r s o n w o u l d n o t c o m e o v e r to a m e e t
ing of the Trustees of P u n a h o u School.
bro.
A t 11 o ' c l o c k
C l a r k § t o l d h i m h e § I o u g h t to go to m e e t bro.
w h o w o u l d b e at W a h i a w a ,
v ey or .
I w e n t to
Emerson
h a l f w a y b e t w e e n Ewa § Waialua,
At one o' c l k . w e s t a r t e d § f o u n d bro.
as s u r
E. o n t h e v e r y s p o t
at 5 o ' c l o c k § s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g § n i g h t w i t h h i m at a n a t i v e
house mor e than a mile
wife's,
alua.
fr. W a i a l u a r o a d at J o s e p h P a a h i h i
§ his
M a l a e a A k a u , b o t h o f w h o m h a v e a r i g h t in th e l a n d at W a i
We s a w an o l d m a n § h i s w i f e on t h e o p p o s i t e s i d e o f the
river--§ t h i s m o r n i n g ,
t h e grove.
a man Mahiai
§ w i f e on t h e o t h e r s i d e of
A l l t h e s e h a v e a p o r t i o n in t h e s e l an ds .
to r a i s e f o u n d s
[ fu nds],
§ t a k e w i t h bro.
Clark,
a n u n d i v i d e d p r o p o r t i o n a l s h a r e o f t h e land.
Rice § m yse l f
Bro.
t h i s m o r n i n g t h a t t h e r e w o u l d b e a b o u t 2000 a c r e s .
reading the bible
§c. in n a t i v e ,
Emerson provided,
in p a r t
T h e y are
Emerson said
After prayer
^ b r e a k f a s t w h i c h b r o s.
Clark §
§ P a a h i h i in p a r t , b r o C. § I , w i t h a
A p r i l 18, 1850
Jo urnal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Page 393
b o y f or a g u i d e w e n t u p on t h e E w a s i d e to the e n d o f t h e p a s t u r e
l a n d to t h e e d g e o f t h e w o o d l a n d l a n d
ed,
§ r e t u r n e d o n t h e W a i a l u a si de,
t h e b o u n d a r y o n t h a t side,
There
is m u c h w o o d l a n d in
T he l i n e o r b o u n d a r y on t h e E a s t s i d e is on the o p
p o s i t e o f t h e River.
l o n g fr. N. to S.
1/2 m i le .
f o l l o w i n g the r i v e r w h i c h w a s
t i l l v e r e a c h e d t h e W a i a l u a r oad, w h i c h
is t h e S o u t h e r n b o u n d a r y o f W a h i a w a .
the ravines.
(!) w h i c h w a s a l m o s t u n b o u n d
W a h i a w a fr. t h e h o u s e
makai was
§ at t h e S o u t h 1 1/4 m i l e s w i d e .
2 1/2 m i l e s
M a u k a about
A b o u t t wo m i l e s b a c k a s m a l l g r o v e w a s a l i v e w i t h s i n g
ing birds.
L a s t e v e n i n g bro.
as h e w a n t e d ,
§ bro.
C. t h o u g h t o n e f o u r t h w o u l d be as m u c h
Rice, p r o b a b l y § t h a t
I § the natives might
h a v e o n e half .
Just before
C.
N e a r w h e r e w e s l e p t t h e r e is an e v e r l a s t i n g s p r i n g.
§ I bathed.
Bro.
w e got to t h e S o u t h e r n e x t r e m i t y bro.
C l a r k t h i n k s t h e p a l a c e is a b o u t as h i g h as M a k a w a o .
in o u r c l o t h e s
§ shoes
§ w i t h o n l y o u r p o n c h o s on.
We slept
W e c r o s s e d t he
r i v e r w h i c h ru ns a c r o s s t h e c o u r s e o f W a h i a w a at 11 o ' c l o c k §
r e a c h e d E w a at 1 o ' c l k .
B.
£ r e a c h e d h o m e a b o u t s u ns et .
foregoing.
I h a v e w r i t t e n the
'50
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
Maui.
This evening
Ives s a i l e d for Ko l o a ;
t o - d a y bro.
Y e s t e r d a y f e l t s o m e f a t i g u e d f r o m m y r i d e o n Wed.
Fuller's termed(!)
B. El. Vic.
Ly.
§ J.
closed yesterday,
Mr.
J a s p e r ' s p i e n o 305.
A l . for
$ Thurs.
§ I p a i d h i m $44.
for
§ all h i s h o u s e h o l d
f u r n i t u r e w e r e s o l d at a u c t i o n to d a y b y M e s s r s .
auctr .
§ sister
I am some fatigued.
Sat. A p r i l 20
Mr.
d i n e d § sat an h o u r w i t h bro.
Sea $ Bartow,
M a r y P a a i n a Ii r o d e o ut y e s t e r d a y § c a m e o ut to m e a l s
§
Journal, A m o s S tarr Cooke
prayers.
her.
Sarai's
A p r i l 20, 1850
l i t t l e g i r l is v e r y low.
He t o l d Mrs.
C. t h a t h e r n e c k ,
o f h e r h e a d - a c h e so m u c h at n i g h t .
bro. H a l l
§ Dimond.
W e d n e s d a y Apl.
24
Dr.
Page 394
Newcomb attends
or the spine was the cause
S i s t e r Ives s y m p a t h i z e s w i t h
W e a r e a b o u t r e a d y for t h e " C h a r l e s " .
'50
It w a s v e r y p l e a s a n t d u r i n g t h e S a b b a t h § t h e e v e n i n g .
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all d a y in n a t i v e ,
to W a i l u p e to a d m i n i s t e r t h e s a c r a m e n t .
morning was
texts w ere
1 1,12,
I Cor.
15:22,
II K i n g s 5:1,
Bro.
about Naaman.
Lyman.
'49.
W r o t e to bro.
auction,
C a s t l e § I a t t e n d e d Mr.
After
T h a t e v e n i n g a b r i g a r r i v e d fr.
Yesterday morning
for us at M e s s r s
L ew i s
Miss Newcomb spent
§ a c c o m p a n i e d us to s i n g i n g s c h o o l .
San F. w i t h a m ail.
Cl.
His p l a c e s o l d to J o h n Y o u n g for $6000.
t h i s w e c a l l e d at Dr. N e w c o m b ' s .
papers
to w i t h h o l d
b u t s e n d it to bro.
M o n d a y e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d t h e s i n g i n g s c h o ol .
the day w i t h Bern i c e
22:
D u r i n g the day I read
Emerson by Cattlemen,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
in t h e v a l l e y .
Bro. D a m o n ' s
Monday I received a letter from
the qu ant it y of land from the Premier,
Rice § myself.
t e x t in th e
In the e v e n i n g Mat.
a man w i t h o u t a w e d d i n g garment.
C.S.
Ag.
Cl. h a d g on e
For as in A d a m all d i e §c.
t w o E v a n g e l i s t s , J a n § Feb.
Rev.
f o r bro.
S.H. W i l l i a m s
I found a few letters
6jc.
A b o u t n o o n , Wm.
§
Emerson
a r r i v e d fr. W a i a l u a b r i n g i n g s om e m o n e y f o r h i s f a t h e r § t h e Aup uni .
Also,
a l e t t e r a c c o m p a n i e d b y m e to J o h n Y o u n g r e c o m m e n d i n g
h i m to sell W a h a i w a to me bro.
to c o n t a i n 4 2 5 3 a c r e s .
Cl.
§ Rice ,
s a y i n g he made W a h i a w a
We can h a r d l y b e l i e v e t h e r e is so m u c h ,
b u t do n o t c a r e if t h e r e is.
Y e s t e r d a y w e m a d e o ut an a p p l i c a
tion on stamp pa per § this morning(?)
s e n t it in to t h e P r e m i e r ,
A p r i l 24, 1850
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
a c c o m p a n i e d b y bro.
Emerson's
recommendation.
c e i v e d t w o l e t t e r s f r o m Mr. H i l l ,
m a s t e r Genl.
at W a s h i n g t o n ,
p o s t a g e at S an F r a n c i s c o ,
§ bro.
Page 395
Y e s te rd ay we r e
C a s t l e o ne f r o m P o s t
s a y i n g l e t t e r s o u g h t n o t to b e c h a r g e
to be b r o u g h t h e re.
Also,
that papers
s e n t f r o m h e r e c o u l d h a v e the p o s t a g e p a i d at t h e i r d e s t i n a t i o n .
T h e s a m e is t r u e o f l e t t e r s .
T h e L o u i s a a r r i v e d t o d a y fr. H i l o w i t h s o m e p i e s
I w r o t e t o d a y to b ro .
§ letters.
E m e r s o n - -in r e p l y to h i s o f M o n d a y .
F o r two
d a y s t w o o f o u r c o w s h a v e b e e n s h u t up in t h e y a r d n e x t to P i i k o i ' s
by a f o r e i g n e r on Genl Mill e r ' s
was absent
land § I went
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
h a d a P i c k n i c k to d a y at M a n o a .
fo r t h e f i r s t time.
g on e i n t o the v a l l e y .
g oods.
Castle
Mr.
As he
I l o o s e d t h e m § d r o v e t h e m h o m e to t h e i r c a l v e s .
m e e t i n g to n i g h t w a s t hin,
father's
f o r them.
Bro.
Clark.
Fuller's
scholars
L a s t n i g h t B e r n i c e s l e p t at h e r
T h i s e v e n i n g s h e § Mr.
To d a y Mr.
Bishop have
B a r t o w h a d an a u c t i o n o f hi s
C a s t l e a t t e n d e d all day.
§ I h a d a l o n g t a l k w i t h Mr.
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n bro.
G o o d a l e a b o u t b u y i n g land.
R u g g l e s h a s b e e n v e r y s i c k f o r t w o d ay s or m o r e.
i n g Mr. A.G.
Our
Last e v e n
Thurston called § spent the evening.
T h u r s d a y A p r i l 2 5 '50
I r e t i r e d l a s t n i g h t f e e l i n g u n w e l l , b u t w a s b e t t e r this
morning.
Mr.
Ruggles v ery low last night.
d a y are m o r e f a v o r a b l e .
His symtoms(!)
So says Dr. N e w c o m b .
this
To day, s o m e
p h y s i c i a n s e x a m i n e d h e r [his]short leg, b u t s a i d it w a s t oo late.
B e n t ' s v e s s e l r e t u r n e d to day,
w i d o w Smith § her two children.
mines
§ Mr. H o l l i s t e r in it.
Also a
S h e § h e r h u s b a n d w e n t to t he
in C a l i f o r n i a § w e r e s u c c e s s f u l ,
b u t h e r h u s b a n d d i e d in S an
A p r i l 25, 1850
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Cooke
Francisco
$ s h e w a s a c c o m p a n y i n g h e r h u s b a n d ' s bro.
H o n o l u l u , w h e n j u s t as t h e y r e a c h e d O a h u , h e r bro.
Page 396
to O r e g o n v i a
died.
Mr.
Hol
l i s t e r a c c o m p a n i e d h e r to t h e D e p o s i t o r y w i t h a b a g of g o l d d u s t
§c w e i g h i n g 4 8 ^ .
w h i c h s h e h a s d e p o s i t e d in o u r s a l a m a n d e r safe.
She § h e r s is to b o a r d at s i s t e r I v e ' s - - a l s o h e r
This m o r n i n g
I p u r c h a s e d a m a r e o f J.G.
on t h e le ft h i n d leg.
She is a b o u t
i n t e n d to c a l l her name "Lizzy".
This
Lewis
3 yrs.
two children.
f or $40. m a r k e d T T - L
old § has a colt § I
[the c olt] bro.
f o r $25.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n he c a l l e d at Dep.
Sat. Apl.
27
Clark purchased
'50
Y e s t e r d a y I w a s e n g a g e d m o s t o f t h e d a y in l o o k i n g at th e
s t r i p o f l a n d l y i n g n e x t to o u r c o w § c a l f y a r d s ,
were two acres there that
§ concluded there
I m i g h t get f o r k e e p i n g a h o r s e ,
or two.
W r o t e o u t an a p p l i c a t i o n for it u p o n s t a m p p a p e r § s e n t it in t hi s
a f t e r n o o n o f f e r i n g $30. pr.
Dr.
acre.
Inquired to-day of natives
R o o k e a b o u t i n c r e a s i n g t h i s s a m e l i t t l e lot.
l o k o i a , w h i c h b e l o n g to R o b e r t B o y d n o w in Cal.
n o w at K a u a i .
T h e r e a r e two
§ o n e to N a i w i ,
Last evening at te nde d the singing school
- said
something laughable
§ Mr.
o f f e n d e d me b y it.
To d a y I h a v e b e e n e x t r e m e l y b u s y in p r e
D a m o n w a s o f f e n d e d § r e p r o v e d m e § al s o
paring freight for W a i l u k u § Molokai.
visited Depository.
convulsions
Parker,
This a f t e r n o o n all P u n a h o u
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n Mr.
A c o u n s e l of
Y e s t e r d a y I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
s a y i n g h e w a s g o i n g to H a k i p u u ,
§ w o u l d t r y to get a h e r d m a n
§ p e n § t h e n s e n d h i s c a t t l e o v e r to m y land,
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
Newcomb.
Ruggles was taken with
§ w e all w e r e m u c h a l a r m e d a b o u t him.
ph ysicians was called.
§
G o o d a l e § Mr.
Paholona.
Bishop called,
a l s o Dr.
Jour nal , Am os S t a r r Cooke
April 30, 1850
Page 39 7
Tuesday April 30-50
This day closes another month.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n bro. H a l l
h a s h a n d e d o v e r t h e k e y s of t h e i r h o u s e to u s , § s i n c e t h e n Mrs.
C.
§ I § o u r f a m i l y h a v e b e e n o v e r to e x a m i n e
d a y fr.
Dr.
S m i t h t h a t bro.
it.
R o w e l l h a d a s o n b o r n 26.
A u c t i o n § b o u g h t s o m e g r e e n t e a § p a n e l do o r s .
bought
50 b a g s S u g a r @ 10 1/8
b a g flour.
R e c ^ n o t i c e to
jf
Attended
Yesterday we
- oil, p r e s e r v e d m e a t s
§ 20 1/2
S a b b a t h d a y bro. J o h n s o n a r r i v e d § y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y
he h a s v i s i t e d t h e D e p o s i t o r y fo r h is s u p p l i e s .
there w a s a full m e e t i n g of residents
Last evening
§c. at t h e V e s t r y Room,
to
f o r m an A g r i c u l t r i a l (!) S o c i e t y , o r to t a k e m e a n s to h a v e o n e at
no d i s t a n t day.
scribe.
were
Messrs
[chosen]
Judge Andrews was chosen chairman
Lee, M a r s h a l l ,
a com.
§ Mr.
Bishop,
Dr. W o o d ,
Dr. N e w c o m b
§ Reyonlds
to w r i t e to v a r i o u s
individuals
§ t a k e th e
p r e l i m i n a r y s t e p s to h a v e a g r e a t m e e t i n g , p e r h a p s
in Aug. next.
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r s i n g i n g s c h o o l w a s in t h e v e s t r y .
R o d e L i z z y to d a y for t h e f i r s t time.
F r i d a y M a y 3 '50
Wednesday,
Dep.
e v e r y m o m e n t o f th e d a y w a s d e v o t e d to th e
D r e w 3 t o n s S u g a r at one load.
auction.
A t n o o n , b r os .
l a t t e r d i n e d w i t h us,
Em.
Bro.
C. a t t e n d e d a l a r g e
§ Gulick arrived from Waialua.
§ in t h e e v e n i n g c o n d u c t e d o u r m e e t i n g .
Bro.
J o h n s o n o c c u p i e d me d u ring the afternoon.
bro.
E m e r s o n b r e a k f a s t e d w i t h us.
a m i l e o r so,
§when
The
I came back,
p l u n g e d § threw thrice.
Thursday morning
A f t e r b r e a k f a s t I rode Lizzy
as I w a s a b o u t to d i s m o u n t she
The last time
I r ec^ such a jar that
h a s m a d e me v e r y l a m e in m y n e c k e v e r s i nc e.
[it]
It w i l l n o t get w e l l
M a y 3, 1850
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
in a w e e k ,
or m o r e.
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n bro s.
us v e r y b u s y t i l l 2 o ' c l k .
Page 398
G u l i c k § Em. k e p t
After dinner I went over towards Neddie's
to get a s t e e r o u t o f t h e m i r e - - I h i r e d 8 m e n for 1/8 pr. m a n to
d r a w h i m out,
§ l e a v e h i m on h a r d g r ou nd .
f i x i n g t h e p u m p at o u r h o u s e
also;
§ p u l l e d up w e e d s
Last evening,
§ f i n i s h e d to day.
§ b urned others
for Mrs.
W h i t n e y , bro.
arrived this morning,
b r o u g h t no mail.
ination.
Bishop
J o h n s o n als o,
§ Parker.
Bro.
a few
§ of course
To d a y t h e r e h a s b e e n at P u n a h o u s c h o o l ,
§ sisters
This
The Connecticut
le ft t w o s t e a m e r s due f r o m P a n a m a ,
All H o n o l u l u b r e t h r e n
except my family.
F i x e d t h e gate,
§ t r i m m e d the trees.
f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to p a c k i n g a b o x for bro.
things
commenced
attended;
L y o n s a r r i v e d at 9 o' c l k .
an E x a m
§ visitors
also,
this morning.
T h i s e v e n i n g I do n o t go o u t to S i n g i n g S c h o o l in c o n s e q u e n c e of
my lameness.
T h i n k s e r i o u s l y of b u i l d i n g a n e w n a t i v e house.
M o n d a y M a y 6 '50
S a t u r d a y w a s d e v o t e d to bros.
t i l l dark.
Miss
§ Johnson,
§worked
C o f f i n m o v e d i n t o o u r f a m i l y f o r a fe w d a y s in
o r d e r to s e w for B e r n i c e .
fr.
Lyons
S h e is a s i n g l e
female,
8 was wrecked
t h e P e p a p s c o wh. w a s b o u n d to S a n F r a n c i s c o l a s t Dec.
h e r all.
Sh e h a s l i v e d in r e l i g i o u s
fami l i e s in Boston,
g o i n g to S a n F r a n c i s c o as a M a n t a u M a k e r .
c h i l d s a i l e d in t h e S h e f f i e l d for W a i m e a ,
in R o b e r t B r u c e , w i t h J u d g e Lee.
Mr.
§ was
§ Mrs. W h i t n e y
Kauai.
Chamberlain.
Castle
F e l t g l a d at
e v e n i n g t h a t w e w e r e p e r m i t t e d to r e s t o n e s e v e n t h o f time.
terday morning we did
[not] r i s e as e a r l y as u s u a l .
fast h a d a long talk w i t h Miss
Coffin.
§
M a u i boys (?)
D u r i n g th e e v e n i n g bro.
c a l l e d to c o n s u l t a b o u t h i r i n g J a m e s
§ lost
Yes
After br e a k
S h e d i d n o t go to c h u r c h
M a y 6, 1850
Journa l, Amos S t a r r Cooke
a n y o f t h e day.
Bro.
L y o n s p r e a c h e d f o r us in n a t i v e
36, M y k i n g d o m is n o t o f t h i s w o r l d .
I Cor.
1:1 8 ,
Is.
1:18.
read some of Finney's
t h e Eng.
Mr.
5 1/2 at t h e Dep 7 1/2 § left it at 6 1/2.
us.
D u r i n g t h e day I
on m a k i n g a n e w heart.
su rveying ship "Herald" arrived.
paring freight for Hawaii,
§ Kauai,
§ Maui.
Did not a t t e n d m o n t h l y concert.
fr. J o h n 18:
D a m o n ' s t e x t s w e r e fr.
Rather slim sermons.
sermons,
Page 399
Yesterday
T h i s m o r n i n g w a s up at
W o r k e d h a r d in p r e
Bro.
Lyons dined wit h
M y n e c k is s t i l l v e r y lame.
Wed. M a y 8 '50
The long expected "Charles",
a f t e r a p a s s a g e o f 160 days
has arrived.
I h a v e r e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
Dr. A n d r e w s .
I se t o u t t h i s m o r n i n g to w o r k at o u r p l a c e ,
c o n t i n u e d to do so, tho'
M i s s B i s h o p is at bro.
at Dep.
E.T. H o y t
§ o n e fr.
§
t h e C h a r l e s a r r i v e d in t h e f o r e n o o n .
Castle's.
James
Chamberlain who commenced
o n M o n d a y h a s b e e n u s e f u l to day.
§ t h i n g for H i lo .
Y e s t e r d a y we were very
b u s y w i t h bro.
Lyons
his son Curtis
§ s i s t e r S m i t h § M a r i a Rice, M u n s o n Coan, H e n r y §
F r e d L y m a n s a i l e d in t h e " S . S . "
school,
Last e v e ni ng we h a d a singing
§ c o n c l u d e d to h a v e it in f u t u r e b u t o n c e a w e e k ,
Friday evening.
ing.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n , h e w i t h
Bro.
§ on
This evening there will be our usual p r a y e r m e e t
Dole thought
I o u g h t to g i v e n o t i c e to n i g h t o f c o m
m u n i o n n e x t s a b b a t h § p r e p a r a t o r y l e c t u r e o n Sat.
F r i d a y , M a y 10,
'50
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y I h a v e d e v o t e d to f i x i n g a r o u n d o u r
n e w ho m e .
t i l l nex t.
T h e " C h a r l e s " ca me in t h i s m o r n i n g - w i l l n o t d i s c h a r g e
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
B i s h o p c a m e o v e r f r o m E w a to g et h is
May 10, 1850
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
daughter Elizabeth.
meeting.
I s a w h e r W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g at o u r p r a y e r
Y e s t e r d a y h a d a f a l l out w i t h N i k a w i f e a b o u t r a i n w a t e r .
Nika took unbruge(!)
§ l ef t us.
" I n v o i c e " f o r t h e f i r s t time.
ing.
H a d t w o men.
To d a y w e c o m m e n c e d w h i t e w a s h
§ to d a y p a i d $4.00 to h a v e t h e m r e l e a s e d .
C a s t l e h a s go t bro.
of our goods,
L a s t e v e n i n g I l o o k e d o v e r t he
Y e s t e r d a y w e h a d tw o co ws s h u t up b e c a u s e t h e y
went upon the plain,
Bro.
Page 400
R i c e § M. B a i l e y to s e e to t h e l a n d i n g
from the Charles.
M y n e c k is s t i l l lame.
This
e v e n i n g I h a v e n o t b e e n to s i n g i n g S c h o o l b e c a u s e o f f a t i g u e .
Miss
C o f f i n h a s w o r k e d t o d a y at s i s t e r Ives'.
Sat. M a y 11
'50
To d a y I h a v e h a d t h e m a k a i w e l l c l e a n e d § a n e w p u m p
p u t down.
b y bro.
This afternoon our pre p a r a t o r y lecture was p r e a c h e d
D o l e f r o m P r o v 4:18,
s h i n i n g l i g h t " §c.
week.
" T h e p a t h of t h e j u s t is as t h e
T h e " C h a r l e s " is n o t to d i s c h a r g e t i l l n e x t
Brought home her
We r e c e i v e d a
letter
f r o m Mrs. J u d d r e t u r n i n g t h e $4. w e h a d
p a i d f o r g e t t i n g o u r c o w s out o f t h e p o u n d - - s a y i n g h e r C h a r l e s h a d
n o r e s p o n s i b i l i t y in p u t t i n g o u r c o w s i n t o t h e p o u n d , b u t w a s
assisting John Manini.
is c o m p l e t e d .
Mr.
To d a y t h e s i x t h vol.
Bishop
of the Polynesian
§ B e r n i c e h a v e c o n c l u d e d to m a k e b u t
a v e r y l i t t l e w e d d i n g p a r t y at t h e i r n u p t i a l s .
M o n d a y M a y 13
'50
I h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m th e S.S.
c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
Damon.
c o n c e r t at t h e Ch ap el
M o r e p r e s e n t t h a n us u a l .
m a d e to t h e m a n y w h i t e c h i l d r e n in o u r s t r e e t s
A l l u s i o n was
as b e i n g a f i e l d
Ma y 13, 1850
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
f or a s a b b a t h s c h o o l e f f o r t .
fr.
P s . 115:1-4.
King present.
N i n e v e h N a h u a 2:13.
ers § a n e w e a r t h .
S. ho u s e .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
Bro.
At n o o n Mr.
In t h e e v e n i n g f r o m Rev.
Clark preached
Damon p r e a c h e d about
21.
About new h e a r
At 4 o ' c l o c k w e h a d a c o m m u n i o n s e a s o n at t h e
D o l e p r e a c h e d fr.
by thy counsel.
Page 401
P s . 73 :2 4, T h o u s h a l t g u i d e me
A f t e r m e e t i n g , bro.
s i s t e r L. A n d r e w s br o.
§ sister Hall
D. i n f o r m e d m e t h a t bro.
5
§ Sophia h ad taken a dismis-
s ion.
T o - d a y w e h a v e h e a r d t h a t t he " M o n t r e a l " a r r i v e d h o m e in
110 d s .
T h a t t h e C h i l e s a i l e d a b o u t t h e 1st M a r c h
on b o a r d fo r us.
•75 pr.
pr.
day,
§ has 6 stoves
A g r e e d w i t h K u a n a to d a y to p a y t h e m for labor,
a l s o w i t h M. C a n t e r b u r y to w o r k j o i n s w o r k for 3.25
d a y a l s o w i t h H e r m o n P ri ce ,
f o r 1 . 0 0 pr.
a s a i l o r fr. N e w Y o r k ,
an i n v a l i d ,
d a y to do a n y t h i n g .
T u e s d a y M a y 14
'50
N e ith er the "Don Quixotte", nor the "Charles" has d i s
c h a r g e d to day.
to day.
y ard .
O u r w o r k at th e B i n g h a m h o u s e h a s g o n e on s om e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n r o o t e d up § b u r n e d t h e s t r a m o n i r u s b e f o r e the
T o d a y Mrs.
C. f i x e d th e o u t s i d e o f M a r y A n n i s r o o m w i t h a
w i n d o w sash.
Also,
at 1.25.
P r i c e W h i t e w a s h e d § p a i n t e d to day.
Mr.
worked here
§ there.
t h e sill of t h e k i t c h e n § c e l l a r d o o r
K u a n a § Levi
The former w h i t e - w a s h e d some Nahakana.
T h u r s d a y M a y 16 50
T h i s d a y is t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f l i t t l e C h a r l e y bi r t h .
Y e s t e r d a y o u r t e a m s w e r e e n g a g e d in d r a w i n g w o o d ,
e a c h f a m il y .
To d a y 4 loads
tw o loads to
f r o m t h e " C h a r l e s ”, c o n s i s t i n g o f
Ma y 16, 1850
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
soap, h a r d w a r e s a d d l e s
§c.
Bro.
h a d l a n d at M a n o a f o r sale.
a n x i o u s to sell.
Page 402
R i c e d i n e d w i t h us § s a i d Kuke
W e n t to see him.
He d o e s n o t a p p e a r
A g r e e d to go s o m e d a y w i t h h i m to se e it.
Of
f e r e d $20. p r acre.
Sat M a y 18
'50
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g at 7 o ' c l o c k to s ee t h e l and, b u t w a s
n o t so w e l l p l e a s e d w i t h it as I e x p e c t e d .
place
It is q u i t e a r o c k y
§ n o t so f r u i t f u l - - o f f e r e d $20. p r acre.
I e n t e r e d i n t o t h e w o r k at Dep.
m a r k i n g § p u t t i n g a w a y g oods.
m e n to d a y f o r t h e w e e k .
room this evening.
to b e he r e .
Mr.
in e a r n e s t
Y e s t e r d a y § to da y
§worked very hard
Settled with my carpenter § other
Price completed the floor of b e d
Last evening the s i n g i n g school.
The next
is
This day h a d a letter § some b u t t e r from sister §
bro. W i l c o x .
T u e s d a y M a y 21
'50
I a m v e r y m u c h f a t i g u e d to n i g h t ,
t h e Dep.
frequent showers.
entirely.
to day,
got w e t ,
m o r n i n g w e s h i p p e d bro.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
above
t u r n e d to-day.
§ below.
Bro.
G u l i c k ' s t h i n g s on
E m e r s o n things on Kuokoa's
T h i s e v e n i n g w e left o u r Dep.
overflowing,
for this a f t e r n o o n we h a d
To d a y t h e v e s s e l u n l o a d e d o u r f r e i g h t a l m o s t
Yesterday
Nohokea's boat.
sented,
I m u s t go to
to m a r k § p u t a w a y g o o d s , b u t w i f e s a i d, not.
The Goods,
boat.
§ thought
in q u i t e a p l i g h t
- all full
Parker came over y e s t e r d a y § r e
He w i s h e s to s u m h i s c o w s o v e r to P a h a l o n a ,
f o r a w h i l e at least.
§ I con
W i t h i n a few days we have p a i d much
for o u r h e a d ' s g e t t i n g u p o n t h e p l a i n ,
§ in to G e n l M i l l e r ' s
lot.
Jou rnal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
M a y 21, 1850
Page 403
Y e s t e r d a y J u d g e L ee c a l l e d to see if w e w o u l d l e n d T o r b a r t
§ t a k e a m o r t g a g e o n h i s p l a n t a t i o n at H o n a a u l a .
bro.
Castle
Last evening,
§ I c a l l e d at Mr. A r m g to m a k e i n q u i r i e s
T's p l a n t a t i o n
§c.
$ 1 0 , 00 0
a b o u t Mr.
This m o r n i n g we i n f o r m e d J u d g e Lee by letter
t h a t w e w o u l d let t h e m o n e y go on c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s .
Y e s t e r d a y m y n e w w a g o n c a m e a s h o r e § w a s d r a w n up b y a
native.
Wa s n o t a b l e to get it i n t o a w a g o n h o u s e
b e e n o ut in t h e r a i n w i t h a s a i l o v e r it.
see K u k e a b o u t h is
l a n d of a b o u t
8 acres
p a i n t e d f o r us last w e e k is u n w e l l .
some.
M rs .
£ to d a y it has
L a s t e v e n i n g c a l l e d to
at M a n o a .
Mr.
Price who
C. h a s t r i e d to p a i n t
S h e s p e n t p a r t o f y e s t e r d a y ^ t o d a y at o u r h o u s e .
d a y bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d at t h e n a t i v e c h a p e l .
at c h a p e l .
Mr.
D a m o n all d ay
A y o u n g m a n u n i t e d w i t h t h e B e t h e l U n i o n ch.
i ng I r e a d Dr.
C o x 's s e r m o n in pa rt.
Sabbath
At e v e n
S l e p t s o m e d u r i n g t h e d ay
but was kept awake m u c h of the night.
Sat. M a y 25
'50
Another w e e k has
f l o w n w i t h t h o s e b e f o r e t h e flood.
s t r i c t r e c o r d o f all is k e p t b y t h e a m a n u e n s i s o f J e h o v a h ,
m u s t o n e d a y m e e t t h a t r e c o r d at t h e J u d g e m e n t
I t h e n do w i t h o u t
an A l m i g h t y A d v o c a t e .
seat.
in Dep.
g e t t i n g t h i n g s in t h e i r p l a c e s .
Cas tl e.
An arrival
This week,
I a m g e t t i n g a l o n g s l o w l y b ut
D e p o s i t o r y is all in c o n f u s i o n
not h a vi n g been swept for a week.
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Oh w h a t can
E n g a g e d e v e r y da y for 10 h o u r s or m o r e
To d a y c o m p l e t e d t h e c r o c k e r y § S t a t i o n e r y .
t h e t i n wa r e , h o l l o w § H a r d w a r e .
§I
We have just h e a r d that
C a l h o u n is d e a d § t h a t h e d i e d a b o u t 2 m o n t h s s in ce .
t h i s e v e n i n g f r o m Sa n F r a n c i s c o .
A
W e d n e s d a y evening our me e t i n g
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g I r e t i r e d e arly.
M a y 25, 1850
Jou rnal , Amos S t a r r Coo ke
N a h u k a n a gave out
§ is q u i t e sick.
t o r i a b u y m y n e w c a r r i a g e f o r $200.
their old wagon.
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
To d a y Mr.
Page 404
P r o p o s e d to J o h n Ii t h a t V i c
§ I give the n e w harness
for
I h a v e n o w a g o n h o u s e f o r it t h a t is l a r g e e n o u g h
B a i l e y h a d hi s s i n g i n g s c h o o l h e r e at o u r ho us e.
B i s h o p w r o t e to B e r n i c e t h a t h e h a d t o l d Pa k i t h a t he
w i s h e d to b e m a r r i e d in 10 days
readiness.
He r e p l i e d to Mr.
$ a s k e d if h i s h o u s e w o u l d be in
B. No!
§ th at if he w i s h e d to b e
m a r r i e d so s o o n h e b e t t e r be m a r r i e d her e.
Tuesday,
the 4th June
w i l l p r o b a b l y b e t h e day--§ n o f o r e i g n c o m p a n y is to be i n v i t e d .
D u r i n g t h e w e e k bro.
stations.
C a s t l e h a s s h i p p e d f l o u r 6rC. to d i f f e r e n t
0 Lord p r ep ar e me
$ mine for the sabbath.
Wed. M a y 2 9 '50
It is t h r e e w e e k s to d a y s i n c e t h e C h a r l e s
arrived $ we
h a v e n o t y e t got a l l o u r f r ei gh t.
T h i s m o r n i n g t he " E l i z a W a r w i c k " a r r i v e d b r i n g i n g in s t i l l
more freight.
W e h a v e o p e n e d a ll o u r b o x e s
p u t t h e g o o d s in o r d e
§ g i v e n o u t t h a t to m o r r o w w e w i l l a t t e n d to c u s t o m e r s .
me James,
L ev i
§ t w o n a t i v e s n e a r l y 2 d ay s to m a r k t h e s ho es .
T h i s e v e n i n g I a m so t i r e d t h a t
M r s.
D o l e ca me to Dep.
Ca me h o m e
I behaved
§ l a i d d o w n a n h o u r or two.
or b o a r d s , p a r t i c u l a r l y are y e t on b o a r d .
T o - d a y bro.
out.
I s h a l l n o t go o ut to m e e t i n g .
to d a y § I w a s p u t out so t h a t
n o t as a C h r i s t i a n o ught.
Our lumber,
It t o o k
C a s t l e h a s n o t f e lt w e l l .
M o n d a y e v e n i n g t h e Com.
W e b o t h are w o r n
a d i n t e r i m m e t at b r o C l a r k ' s to
act on an a p p l i c a t i o n to the B o a r d f o r f un d s,
L a s t e v e n i n g I r e t i r e d v e r y ea r l y .
T h e L o r d ' s d a y p a s s e d as us ua l.
f o r 1 85 1
- $23,000.
S h a l l do t h e s a m e to n i gh t.
R e a d Dr.
Cox 's s e r m o n w h i c h t o o k
M a y 29, 1850
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
m e 1 1/2 h o u r s .
evening.
W a s as t i r e d M o n d a y m o r n i n g as
Worked,
n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g fr.
greased my n ew wagon.
Yesterday,
7- t i l l
Page 405
I was Saturday
7.
This afternoon
Do n o t k n o w w h a t to do f o r a w a g o n h o u s e .
sent letters via California.
T a l k e d to J o h n
Ii a b o u t p a s t u r i n g o u r c o w herd.
Sat. J u n e 1 '50
H o w t h e d a ys , w e e k s
s e e n at t h e Dep.
§ m o n t h s p a s s away!
I have never
or any w h e r e else a m o r e b u s y m o n t h than M a y w h i c h
has just closed.
Thursday,
as w a s a p p o i n t e d ,
s t a t i o n c a m e to t h e Dep.
their correspondents.
most of the ladies of this
§ selected calico,
§c for t h e m s e l v e s
T h e y d i d t h e s a m e y e s t e r d a y § to day.
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g I w r o t e up m y acct. w i t h Dep.
t o o k m e t i l l n e a r l y 11 o ' c l o c k .
at bro.
Castle's.
Johnson § Wilcox.
Bro.
§ school
§ it
Friday attended singing school
To d ay w e h a v e d e v o t e d p r i n c i p a l l y to bros.
O u r f r e i g h t is n o t y e t all o ut f r o m t h e C ha rl es .
C a s t l e t r i e d o u r n e w w a g o n to d a y w i t h 3 a d u l t s
bu t it d i d n o t c a u s e t h e s p r i n g s
Yesterday
§ 6 children
to h i t e a c h o t h e r as w e feared.
I p r e s e n t e d J o h n Ii w i t h a p a i r o f s i l v e r s p u r s
w h i c h I p a i d at Dep.
N i k a ' s p l a c e at Dep.
up f r o m Ewa.
§
$6.60.
N ahu ka na thinks he cannot supply
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
T h u r s d a y bro.
for
Bishop
§ his d a u g h t e r came
P a r k e r c a m e o v e r § d i n e d w i t h us.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n J o h n Ii ha s g o n e to K a u a i in a c a u s e o f h u m a n i t y .
T h e Pol.
of today copies the result
§ s e n t e n c e o f W e b s t e r ' s trial.
To day, it is sai d, J o h n G u l i c k h a s a r r i v e d .
t h a t Mrs. H u n t
Heard, yesterday,
§ 3 c h i l d r e n h a d g o n e to N e w York.
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Coo ke
June 6, 1850
Page 406
T h u r s d a y J u n e 6 -'50
T h i s d a y w e h a v e b e e n e x c e e d i n g l y b u s y in m o v i n g .
With
a y o k e o f o x e n § ca rt § 4 m e n w e h a v e got a b o u t e v e r y t h i n g f r o m
t h e R o y a l S c h o o l to th e B i n g h a m ' s p l a c e , w h e r e w e e x p e c t to r e m a i n
for a s e a s o n .
T h e s a b b a t h p a s s e d a w a y as m a n y s a b b a t h have.
A t t e n d e d o n e s e r v i c e at t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h ,
Monday
§ t w o at t h e chape l.
I w a s v e r y b u s y in p u t t i n g up t h i n g s
for M o l o k a i .
T h a t e v e n i n g w a s m o n t h l y c o n c e r t , b u t i n s t e a d o f g o i n g to it,
w e n t d o w n to s e e § to i n v i t e P a k i
day evening.
I
§ K o n i a to t h e w e d d i n g o n T u e s
T he l a t t e r m a n i f e s t e d a g o o d d e a l 5 f o p p o s i t i o n §
asked which wedding?
against them--$c.
§c.
§why we had helped their daughter
[turn]
I d r e w u p m y a r t i l l e r y § w e k e p t at it
till ten o'clock.
T h e n e x t day, w h e n B e r n i c e
h a d said,
each,
t h e y f el t v e r y b ad ,
§ Mrs.
C. f o u n d ou t w h a t
I
especially when they read notes
from
d e c l i n i n g to c o m e to t h e w e d d i n g § s a y i n g s h e m u s t l o o k to
us, Mr.
§ Mrs.
C. for all h e r p o n o .
w a s on t h e s po t § bro.
Bishop
Armstrong married, no strangers being
pr e s e n t but the p a r s o n § his wife.
d o w n to tea,
At 8 o ' c l o c k , Mr.
A f t e r t h e c e r e m o n y , w e sat
§ at 9 o ' c l o c k t h e y w e n t in a w a g o n to J u d g e A n d r e w s ' ,
w h e r e t h e y are to b o a r d .
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n w e p u t up § s h i p p e d
b r o R o w e l l ' s s u p p l i e s pr.
K a l am a .
Mrs.
,1 w a s
B i s h o p c a m e d o w n § d i n e d w i t h us,
K au ai , on the K a l a m a ,
20 t on s b u r t h e n ,
l a te to d i n n e r .
Mr.
§ t h e n s a i l e d for K oloa,
Capt.
Hadley.
M o s t o f o u r t h i n g s a r e n o w up f r o m t h e " W a r w i c k " .
e v e n i n g bro.
Bro.
§
L as t
Clark led our m e e t i n g - bro Gulick was present.
E m e r s o n w e n t to P u n a h o u to s t a y § t h i s m o r n i n g h e ga v e me
my w a t c h § sta r t e d for Waialua.
the Depository.
To d a y I h a v e h a r d l y b e e n into
T o - m o r r o w I s h a l l go t h e r e § l e a v e Mr s.
C. to h o p o n o p o n o .
Journa l, Amos S t a r r Cooke
[With t h e m a r r i a g e o f B e r n i c e P a u a h i to C h a r l e s R. B i s h o p ,
t h e C o o k e f a m i l y ' s m o v e i nt o t he o l d f r a m e h o u s e ,
a p p e a r s to h a v e c o m e to a d e f i n i t e c lose.
is d e v o t e d to w o r k in t h e D e p o s i t o r y ,
w i l l e n d here.
B.L. ]
and
t he R o y a l S c h o o l
The rest of this volume
so t h e t y p e w r i t t e n m a n u s c r i p t
DIARY NO. 8.
Commenced, at Honolulu, Oahu,
Sandwich Islands,
October 1- 1846.
Ended
Sept. 1851
[Typed to June 6, 1850]
Oct. 2, 1846
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Page 1
FRIDAY OCTO. 2- 1846
This day I commence a new diary (No 8.) with nothing
very especial to note.
Yesterday I did not [do] as much as
usual--I was busy in putting up beds Sc.
Last evening after
school went to Punahou to see some books, § consult with bro.
D. about sending for Harper’s Family Library.
for Boys § Girls Library.
to go by the Angola.
Concluded to send
To day I have been making an order
Also sent papers, § a letter to Rev. A.
Rood, that I prepared to go by Rev. Mr. Newton.
Had an invita
tion for all of our family to go to Punahou to-morrow to tea.
This evening Mrs. C. Mr. D. § 6 scholars are visiting at bro.
Dimonds.
Mrs. Dole spent part of the day with us.
Monday Oct. 5 '46
Saturday morning I had my writing school as usual.
At
11 o'clock bro. Rice came for Mrs. C. Jos. Martha § Juliette.
I was engaged all the forenoon in correcting Compositions § then
took them all down to Mr. Richards.
Soon after dinner Mr. D. §
the boys went up Punch Bowl to shoot at a target a few times.
I accompanied the girls on foot to Punahou.
came, § also Mr. Ricord § we had tea.
we went.
much.
At 5 o'clk. the boys
After tea we returned as
On their way home David fell, but did not hurt him
In the evening I had no Sabbath School.
Retired early.
Lord's day I felt fatigued from Saturday's toils, § did not en
joy the day.
chapel.
7:1.
Was troubled some by Moses.
King not at meeting.
Did not go to the
Bro. Alexander preached from Amos
Bro. Armstrong in the afternoon from
(!)
Bro. Richards in the evening at the palace from these words "While
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Oct. 5, 1846
thy servant was busy here § there he was gone."
crowded.
Page 2
The palace was
After our return Mr. D. § I had a long talk with Moses,
Lot, A 1 , Jane § A b . about dancing smoking--drinking--§c.
talked quite warmly.
This d ay has passed as usual.
man of war arrived § saluted the Nation.
concert at bro. Armstrong's.
I
A Danish
This evening Monthly
Rec^ an Apl. No. of Bristol Tem
perance Herald from Ad. Thomas, directed to his Majesty.
Thursday Oct. 8-46
Mr. Richards has just finished a description of the Tower
of London.
It was very interesting.
This noon we heard of the
death of sister S.L. Andrews that she was taken Saturday, Sept.
26th with a dysentery died the following Tuesday § buried Thurs
day.
"We all do fade as a leaf".
Yesterday forenoon the Angelo arrived with our Pianoforte
(Aleolian)
(!) also a letter from Catharine C. Wilcox § Dea.
S.H. Mead, N. Greenwich.
Near noon the Chaplain of the Juno,
Halsted, § Dr. Rooke came accompanied by the Chaplain of the
Danish man of war.
A Hansen--a very pleasant man.
came in yesterday § today has fired four salutes.
The vessel
The Capt.
will visit the palace to-morrow.
Last evening our prayer meeting
was conducted by bro. Armstrong.
The News took up Mr. Richards.
Sat. Oct. 10 '46
Yesterday noon the four eldest boys accompanied John §
me to the palace to be present at presentation of Capt. Steen
Anderson Bille of the Danish Man of War Galathea.
He was ac
companied by Flansburg, Comr Rathe, Bruun, Ravn, Lieuts. Rev.
Oct. 10, 1846
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Page 3
Hansen Chaplain Matthiesion, Rosen Surgeons, Blankensteiner Purser
Professor Behn, Reinhardt, Liellerup, Kiellerup Naturalists, Plum,
-+
Thornam, Artists, Nopitch commercial Agent.
Mr. Dudois^ accom
panied them.
They all came over to see our school, but staid
only a few minutes.
a few minutes.
In the evening
Dr. J. § Mr. Ricord called
To day I have been reading descriptions of the
Tower of London in the Penny Magazine of 1836--also of the Isle
of Wight.
Alexander insulted Mary today § I put him in his room.
He wrote a very penitent letter.
Sabbath School.
This evening I have had my
This forenoon Mrs. Dole called § showed me a lett
from her sister of March 26th which says bro. Wilcox is to be dis
missed from Greenwich--Vote of ch. 18 to 7.
Wed. Oct. 14 ’46
Lord's day morning we did not rise quite so early as usual
Went to church at the usual time § bro. Armstrong preached from
Ps. 23:5, which he refered to the Lord's supper.
After service
part of the church staid § celebrated the supper.
Some of the
children accompanied Mr. Douglass to the chapel.
I read to the
remainder at home from "Children Taught about God".
communion season the rest of the church.
In the evening went
to palace § heard Mr. Richards fr. Prov. 22:29.
Morning forenoon
had a call from the Surgeon of the Danish Man of War.
afternoon sent Moses to his room.
field.
Afternoon,
In the
J. reed 2 letters from Pitts
In the evening went to S.S. monthly concert § after our
return Mo. treated Mr. D. very improperly, § the next day he put
him § Al. in their rooms till to-day.
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Oct. 14, 1846
Page 4
Yesterday afternoon went to the Angelo for our Piano forte
but it had not come on shore.
from sister Mary.
Rec^ some Danbury Times § a letter
In looking over Evangelist for Feb. 6- 1846,
saw an account of a new planet called Astraa(?), named so by
Prof. Eucke, Berlin--discove|re] d by Hencke of Driessen Dec. 131845.
Periodical revolution 1565 days.
The Henry arrived on Monday after a passage of 231 days
§ has brought several passengers W.L. Lee, C.R. Bishop, J.H.H.
Wood, McKeen, § McKenzie, Dr. Watson.
This afternoon maternal meeting was here.
This evening
attended the prayer meeting § only a few there.
Sat. Oct. 17, 46
Thursday about noon I heard that our Pianoforte was landed
§ I immediately went for it, § called at Paki's for a stone truck
upon which to bring it.
I soon opened it, § found it had come
very nice § very soon we were using it.
There were some papers
in the box explaining how to use the Aleolian attachment.
We
soon got into the mystery, § made as much music as we wished,
either with the piano, or the seraphena, or both together, tho'
they did not accord perfectly, owing as we thought to the dif
ference in our § Boxton climate--yet each of itself was in per
fect tune.
On the same day we rec^ through Miss Whitney $10
worth of Music, § last night § to day I have been assorting
them, § dividing them into three books, for Mr. Dimond to bind.
YEsterday § last evening several came in to hear our Piano.
ourselves are much pleased with it.
We
Last evening bad stories
came out about Lot, § Al. § to day they have been in their rooms.
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Oct. 17, 1846
Page 5
Mr. Richards called this afternoon, § he thinks we had better
keep on after the old sort for the present, yet keep in view,
or try to invent some improvements.
This afternoon the boys went agunning.
This evening
I had my S.S. as usual.
Tuesday Oct. 20, '46
The Sabbath passed away as usual.
day without, but not so much so within.
It was a pleasant
Some of our sheep were
in such a condition as to excite our sympathy, § others our anxious
fears.
All went to church except Mrs. Cooke.
preached to parents from Kanauila 6:6.7.
Bro. Armstrong
At noon I commenced
anew my Sabbath Schoool, § there were a great many.
Next sab
bath I purpose to go into the room at the end of the church.
Some of us went to the chapel, § heard bro. Damon from Acts 8:
35, "He began at the same scripture § preached unto them, Jesus."
Afternoon--Bro. Andrews preached from Jer.
(!)
After
meeting I commenced reading a book, "A child assisted in giving his
heart to God."
In the evening we all went to the palace § heard
Mr. Richards from Job. 21:15, Disadvantages § advantages of lead
ing a praying life.
I allowed the children to stay 5 minutes §
talk with their parents.
I became very much fatigued.
§ to day I have felt unwell.
Yesterday,
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock,
Capt. Bille visited our school accompanied by Mr. Wyllie--also
three other gentlemen, strangers--perhaps officers of the Juno.
Last evening we had a call from bro § sister Andrews § Mr. Ricord.
The latter staid till after nine o'clock.
Moses went over
to Dr. Judd's to copy the treaty with Capt. Bille, in which nothing
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
is said about Jury, liquor, or duty.
by it.
Oct. 20, 1846
Page 6
Genl Miller feels moved
This afternoon, Mr. Richards talked with Lot § Ab.
former feels very much ashamed, the latter little or none.
The
This
evening all except L. § A. have visited at Dr. Judd's with the
king § suite § Capt. Bille § suite.
Mr. Douglass staid awhile
§ talked with Lot § found out something about Jane.
Sat. Oct. 24 '46
Wednesday I had a talk with Lot, § was much pleased with
his appearance, also with Abigail, but did not get so much satis
faction.
In the evening Mrs. C. talked with Jane, § also with
all the girls upon the subject of virtue, § especially on the
subject of their intercourse with the boys.
I attended the prayer
meeting conducted by bro. Castle.
In the forenoon we had a call
n
from a Danish Lieut. § the Chaplain, Mr. Haksen.
On Thursday
Lot was allowed to go to school, § so yesterday, § this morning
let out for good.
Exposition".
I gave Abigail Proverbs to read with "Henry's
Lot has read through "Dodridge's Rise
during the week.
disobedience.
ternoon I rode.
Progress"
Yesterday I put Moses in his room all day for
This forenoon the boys went a gunning.
To-day I bought a Music Stool.
This af
Sent our wagon
to a carpenter, curried my horse § rode to Nuuanu with bro.
Castle.
Thursday evening we had a call from Mr. Ricord, § bro.
Hall.
This evening, Mr. Stark took tea with us.
Had my S.S.
as usual.
It is ten years today since Miss Montague gave me a note
saying she would be mine.
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Oct. 26, 1846
Page 7
Monday Oct. 26- '46
Saturday evening I sat up quite late to read my diary
written some ten years ago.
Yesterday morning Bro. Armstrong preached from Nehemiah
13:17, on the subject of the Sabbath.
At noon both the boys §
girls S.S. met in the large entry at the farther end of the Meet
ing-house.
Three of the girls staid § assisted in hearing the
girls recite.
After our return I read to those children at home
the tract called the "Happy Waterman".
In the afternoon bro.
Armstrong preached from Deut. 2 8 Chapter § commented upon it.
In the evening we went to the palace § heard Mr. Richards preach
from Jer. 13:23.
I read but little during the day.
This day A b . commenced going to school again.
ing had a Mr. Nye here.
This even
The 2 oldest girls have gone over to
Dr. Judd's to hear Mr. Nopitch play § sing.
The king called
a few moments to hear the girls, but they were gone.
Yesterday
received a letter accompanied by three gold coins, § 3 coronation meals
[medals] from Capt. Bille of his Danish Majesty's ship Galathea
for the best scholars of our school.
Last evening I spoke to
Mr. Richards about them, § he had heard of them, § expected that
they would have been sent to him--so this morning I sent them
to him--§ said nothing of them to the children.
Rec^ 5 sheets
fr. Pittsfield.
Thursday Oct.29 46
Tuesday I got upon my horse § rode about town purchased
a roll of matting, saw Mr. Richards' letter to Capt. Bille in
answer to his § the present I passed over to him on Monday morn-
Oct. 29, 1846
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ing.
Page 8
Called at Bro. Damon's got some 24 tickets for the con
cert to dispose of to the scholars.
Succeeded in disposing of
them to the amt. of $18. which I sent to bro. Damon Wednesday
morning.
In the evening we all turned out except Juliette.
The performances not so interesting as I anticipated.
lasted till nearly 10 o'clock.
They
Singing was by Messrs. W. § F.
Johnson, Marshall § Nopitch, § playing by the Danish cornette
Galathea's band.
Nearly $200 were collected.
That afternoon
I wrote a kind of apology to Capt. Bille (see copy)[not included
in journal.]
Yesterday, school as usual.
At 10 1/2 o'clock A.M. Mr.
Richards called to accompany Moses, Lot, Al. § Wm. on board the
Galathea, as part of the king's suite.
The day before they were
present at the presentation of a French captain at the palace.
To-morrow evening they have an invitation to the musical
soiree at Mr. Wyllie's at Maunakilika.
the prayer meeting cond® (!) by bro. A.
Last evening I attended
At my return I added
something to a letter to bro. C.B. Andrews.
This forenoon we
had a call from 2 young midshipmen of Juno.
This afternoon from
the physician of the Galathea.
This evening we expect a call
from Mr. Lindsey.
Tuesday Nov. 3-
46
Last Friday a school as usual.
In the evening we all
went down at 8 o'clock to Mr. Wyllie's Musical Soiree.
about the first.
Ten scholars accompanied Mr. D. § m e .
We were
Soon
others came in a very large number, § his large room was full.
There were French Capts § officers, Danish Capt.
officers,
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English Capt. § officers.
lage § other Capts.
were passed round.
Nov. 3, 1846
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Most of the Ladies § Gent, of the vil
Cake, raisins £ other fruit with lemonade
Soon the King § suite came.
we returned § soon after they commenced dancing.
learned that they broke up at 12 o'clock.
school of writing composition.
At 1 o'clock
I afterwards
Saturday I had my
In the afternoon some of the
girls rode on horseback § we called at Mr. Von Pfister's.
In
the evening several Danish officers call'd § staid quite late.
Saturday morning Capt. Bille breakfasted at the palace § it was
intended that Alex, should go, but he did not hear of it in season.
Saturday night it rained quite hard, § it was rainy all
day.
Sunday--
Bro. Armstrong preached in the morning and Wai-
malu, a new licentiate, in the afternoon.
Only a few girls came
to S.S. on account of rain.
About noon the Galathea went out.
to the palace at 7 o'clock.
ment.
In the evening we went
Mr. Richards preached upon the Judg
Yesterday morning we arose quite early because Mrs. C.
expected to be sick but she was not.
Mr. Lindsey called at the
school in the forenoon, § Capt. Richardson in the afternoon.
In the evening we went to Monthly concert at bro. Armstrong's.
This evening we have had a call from Mr. § Mrs. John Ladd.
Friday Nov. 6-'46
Wednesday Mrs. C. went out to maternal meeting, § in
the evening I went to our prayer meeting conducted by bro. Arm
strong.
On my way home I stopped at bro. Rogers to see the "News"
which spoke of our letter from Boston § of a certain teacher's
riding so fast in the streets.
That night J. did not sleep very
Nov. 6, 1846
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well.
Page 10
Yesterday she was about all day, § in the evening sat up
quite late, tho' Mr. D. had gone to Seamen's prayer meeting §
I, from excessive fatigue, had retired.
At 11 o'clock she called me § said her hour had come.
I went for Mrs. Dimond; § John Ii for Dr. Judd.
The latter
came about 12 o'clock, § at 1 o'clock this morning a little
daughter was born, who weighed 9 lb.
Mrs. Dimond wash § dressed
it, § by 3 o'clock we were all still again.
I slept till 6 o'clk
J. did not sleep any.
This morning I did not go to prayers nor have any school
at 8 o'clock as usual.
From 10 to 12 I wrote to Mother § sent
it [by] Mr. Lindsley, who will sail to morrow for the coast.
This afternoon I had my school as usual.
D. dressed the babe again.
Haskel of the Juno.
forte.
to day.
This afternoon Mrs.
Had a farewell call from Rev. Mr.
This evening Mr. Hitchcock to see our Piano
Yesterday, Mary was taken unwell § has not been to school
Last night at midnight Mrs. Ten Eyck died, § at the same
hour that Mrs. C. gave birth to our little daughter.
Sat. Nov. 7- '46
Last night our little one kept us awake much of the night
It had no passage from the bowels till this afternoon.
it has slept most of the time.
To-day
Mrs. C. is very comfortable--
much more so than ever before at a confinement.
This afternoon
Mrs. Ten-Eyck's remains were carried to Nuuanu cemetery, into
Mr. Marshall's vault.
The house was crowded with ladies § the
gentlemen stood around the door.
Bro. Damon read Episcopal
service, £ there was some chanting.
Mr. Douglass § the boys
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Nov. 7, 1846
Page
11
rode to the grave on horseback, § the girls returned with me.
A S.S. this evening as usual.
no
The wind has been so strong that
vessel has ventured to go out.
Friday Nov. 13-46
Saturday evening we all retired early, § slept late on
Lord's day morning.
C.
Sarai was still unwell § staid with Mrs.
The rest of us went to church, § bro. Armstrong preached
all day.
At noon the 3 girls staid again to S.S. § the boys
went to the chapel which was very full.
At evening we all went
to the palace § heard Mr. Richards preach from Acts 7:23, "Moses
was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians."
That night I did not sleep very well, § so it has been
for several nights the past week.
On Sunday Mrs. C. took medicine
xvhich operated on her freely, § on the babe for several days.
She (the babe) has been quite uneasy for several days.
The
first three days I had no school in the morning.
Monday evening we all went to S.S. Monthly concert at
bro. C.
Wednesday, I attended the prayer meeting at bro. Cham
berlain's.
All except Abigail ^ John, have gone with Mr. Doug
lass to Judge Turrill's to visit in company with the children
of the missionaries.
Dr. Rooke borrowed for us from Mr. Hopkins,
4 vols. Penny Magazine's 18 39-41-42-43.
been in
Mr. Richards has just
spent an hour.
Mon. Nov. 16, 46
This is David's birth day.
He is ten years old.
Was
born the day after the treaty with Lord Ed. Russell was signed--
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Nov. 16, 1846
§ was called on that account Kalakaua (Battle-day).
I had a school of an hour.
Page 12
On Saturday
About noon while absent to fix seats
in the room for S.S. Moses greatly insulted Napiliholei in the
grass house for [which] I have confined him to his room.
In the afternoon Mr. Richards called, § indeed he took
dinner with us, afthe
[after] which he conversed with Lot § Jane,
§ towards evening called to converse with Abigail.
girls rode on horseback.
Some of the
In the evening I had my S.S. as usual.
Sabbath morning I arose betimes, § was much engaged till
the time of meeting.
on Mrs. C.
When all went but Sarai who staid to wait
The babe slept all day.
Bro. A. preached from Heb. 6:7,8, § Acts 5:31.
In the
evening he preached at the Palace to the children from Mark 10:
22, "The Young man".
Retired at 10 o'clock.
At noon we had a
meeting at the Native School House § bro. Dole preached from
Deut. 6:5, Love God.
This morning just after breakfast his
Majesty § queen called to see the babe § to hear the Piano-forte
§c.
They staid about an hour, Ej I had no composition school.
Moses did not attend school, but at night carried water.
This
evening at sunset, § while at supper Mr. Richards had an inter
view with Moses, § told him what he might be, if he would only
try
.
This evening Mr. D. had speaking § girls read § practiced.
Bro. Hall § Mr. Ricord called § the girls have played through the
books.
Mon. Nov. 23- '46
A week has passed, § Oh! how rapidly!
Nov. 23, 1846
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Moses is still confined to his room, § did not attend
school all last week.
On Friday I had an interview with him,
but he was disappointed that I did not encourage his going out.
Sabbath noon, he was displeased because I objected to his going
for water, § threw down his bottle § broke it.
I then sent him
to Mr. D's room, § he did not go to church any more during the
day, nor to the palace at evening.
To day he has attended to
his lessons, but staid in Mr. D's room.
of a head-ache.
This evening he complains
Mrs. C. does not get up very fast.
To day ob
tained bro. Hall's cradle, but it does not work wonders as sup
posed.
The babe continues to be quire uneasy.
Last week a good deal of rain fell.
every day.
bullets.
It rained almost
Saturday, the boys were engaged in shooting § making
On Thursday Mr. Wilcox began his school with only 4
scholars--^ this morning only five.
Yesterday, Bro. Armstrong
preached all day, § was much engaged.
2:10, last clause of both.
1 Cor. 15:14.
Texts, II Cor. 6:2, Rev.
Mr. Richards was upon the resurection (
I observed that after meeting the fathers chose to
rush out of the room § smoke, to staying with their children.
History lesson to day, Chap. 37, Middle ages--very interesting.
Commenced a review of Miss Swift's Natural Philosophy--last three
lessons of Part I. On properties common to all bodies, Impenetra
bility- -Extens ion- -Figure- -Divisibility- -Inertia, § Attraction.
Thurs. Nov. 26-46
Tuesday I had a hearty dinner of ham § custard pie £ at
night I was taken sick with vomiting § diarhea.
me some morphia.
I slept but oh!
Dr. Judd gave
Yesterday I had school as
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usual.
Nov. 26, 1846
In the evening Mr. Richards called to see Moses, § about
our family going to dine at the king's on Saturday next.
he has called again, § thinks Moses had better go.
pretended to-day that he was sick, § kept his room.
did not go out to prayer meeting.
C.
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To-day
Moses has
Last evening
Mr. Wyllie called to see Mrs.
This evening Judge Andrews § wife have called, £ told us about
his going to Arbitration last evening, to testify, § to interpret
for Governor.
Yesterday § to-day my piles have troubled me much.
Tuesday was the tenth anniversary of our marriage, § we have four
children, the youngest of which is 18 days.
This is the anniver
sary of our leaving Danbury, § father § mother, § all my friends
there £s I supposed forever.
During the past ten years, God has
done great things for me § mine, whereof I am, § would be, always
glad.
Tuesday, December 1- 1846
This day I am thirty six years old.
myself.
I am a wonder to
I never expected to see so many years added to my life.
Oh to spend my days § years all for God.
Friday, Moses returned to Mr. Douglass's room, § attended
school all day.
Nov. 28th Saturday, Kekuanaoa had a son.
Friday, Dec. 4 '46
Thus far I wrote on Tuesday but was too lazy, or sleepy
to proceed.
usual.
On Saturday morning I had a school for an hour as
Soon I received a note from Moses, begging to be allowed
to go out, § enjoy the Holliday in commemoration (!) of England
§ France recognition of Hawaii Independence.
I did so, § he
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behaved pretty well.
Dec. 4, 1846
Page IS
I ought to mention that early on Saturday
morning we all went to meeting § Bro. Armstrong gave us a good
sermon, after which we sung 654 Hymn "Church Psalmody",
§ Bernice playing on accordions.
ing, £ fixing books for S.S.
Jane
I spent the forenoon in writ
At 3 o'clock, we all started for
the palace, but dinner was not ready till after 4 o'clock.
Mrs.
Judd § her children were there § sat at the left of the king.
The table was set in the Lanai as in March last.
I came home
before the dinner was over.
In the evening there was to be a soiree, § after prayers
we went over again § staid till 9 o'clock.
came.
Did not retire till 10.
But a few foreigners
The next day was the sabbath but
I was not well, § Moses § Al. tried me very much.
did not go to the chapel.
The latter
Not so many scholars at S.S. as usual.
Bro. A. preached all day § was much engaged.
went to the palace, but Mr. R did not come.
In the evening we
I gave out a hymn
§ Dr. Judd made a prayer § afterwards we sung for more than half
an hour.
Returned home § sung as much longer.
Monday school as usual, Mrs. C. was taken with pain in
her right ear § that night was not able to sleep.
so thru' Tuesday § that night.
ear, § soon left the right.
is well.
It continued
Wednesday it went into her left
The left is now better tho' neither
Dr. Judd called twice, § Dr. Rooke twice.
Tuesday noon, Mr. Pitman dined with us, § visited the
school an hour.
He left on Wednesday afternoon in the "Kalama".
Last evening we had a call from Judge Andrews, Mr. Ricord § Lee,
bro. Damon § Armstrong.
Learned to day that Mr. Lee had taken
the "Oath of Allegiance" § was to be Judge--or associate Judge.
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Dec. 4, 1846
Page 16
He remarked that the Volcano was in much more vigorous action than
when we were there.
For a few days the children have been much
interested in the Memoirs of Keopuokalani, written in 1824 by
Mr. Richards.
horse.
On Wednesday evening Moses was very cruel to his
On that same day Ialua left us.
Last evening the girls
accompanied me to the top of Punch Bowl-Hill.
Sat. Dec. 5 '46
This morning when we awoke we found it had been raining
very hard during the night, § some said it lightened § thundered.
A great deal of water fell.
been out of doors.
fell down.
During the whole day I have scarcely
Our cook room roof leaked, § part of the wall
It has rained a considerable to day.
This morning I had a composition school § selected pieces
for them to write as specimens of their writing.
This afternoon
I commenced a letter to Charles § one to sister Mary.
This even
ing I have had a sabbath school.
This has been Jane's eighteenth birthday.
We have a new
assistant steward come to day.
Monday Dec. 7 '46
Yesterday morning the weather was quite cool but the
children arose earlier than is usual for them on sabbath morn
ing.
Bro. Armstrong preached all day (A.M.) Phil. 3:17-19,
Job 22:15-17 § Jer. 6:16.
(P.M.)
At evening no meeting at palace § we
went down to the chapel, § bro. Damon preached from Mat. 11:28-30.
This morning it was colder than yesterday the Thermometer being
as low as 63°.
But we have had a pleasant day.
Mrs. C. somewhat
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Dec. 7, 1846
Page 17
better, tho' this evening much fatigued!
Rec^ a letter from bro. Hitchcock of Nov. 26.
Had a
talk with Mr. Rich aids about allowing the Depository for our board
as usual, but stated that we were growing poor by doing so. He
said he would authorize me to take our board from the school, §
still allow from its funds to Depository of $150.-Dr. Smith has another daughter born 27th ult.
is
Her name
(!)
Wed. Dec. 9, '46
Yesterday we rec^ letters from Miss Whitney § sister
Wilcox.
Mrs. C. closed a letter to the former.
In the after
noon the Don Quixotte Capt. Paty arrived from Monterey, bring
ing several passengers, Capt. Grimes, as one.
was a vessel from Kahiki.
This morning there
This also brought several passengers.
Bro. Hall accompanied by Mr. Ricord called last evening.
evening finished Alexander Selkirk.
the prayer meeting.
Bowl.
Last
This evening have attended
After school we all went to the top of Punch
Have just written a letter to bro. Conde.
Friday Dec. 11- '46
This has been the sixteenth anniversary of Lot's birth
day, § the boys have fired guns.
Yesterday morning I got the
children up § had them walk round their yard 8 times before break
fast.
This morning ten times § after school we all went to the
top of Punch Bowl.
Polynesian.
Yesterday I rec^ the "News" § to-day the
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Dec. 15, 1846
Page 18
Tuesday Dec. 15 '46
Saturday I was busy here § there § did not accomplish
much.
In the afternoon I added something to my letters to Charles
§ to sister Mary.
In the evening had a S.S. as usual.
medecine (!), § so was Mary § took salts.
Lot was sick § took
Bernice's left eye was
inflamed till to-day.
Lord's day, Bro. Parker preached for us all day.
Mr. Richards addressed the S.S. children.
At noon
At home I read to the
children that did not go to the chapel from "History of Jonas" by
Gallaudet.
In the evening Mr. Richards preached from Mat. 15:18.
After our return I questioned about the sermon § we all sung.
Yesterday was the Tenth Anniversary of our sailing fr. Boston.
Moses' class commenced Parley History, II Part, also Wayland's
Moral Science.
In the evening we expect the king § so had the
S.S. monthly concert early but he did not come, so I read History
of Mary I.
school.
This afternoon Don Antonio Osio § wife called at the
His Majesty § court sailed for Maui.
Mon. Dec. 21- 46
Last Wednesday nothing occurred worthy of note.
In the
evening I attended prayer meeting conducted by bro. Armstrong.
Mr. Wilcox returned with me § we found Messrs Hall § Ricord here.
Thursday passed without much accomplished, § on Friday there was
nothing special done.
Saturday was Bernice's birth day--15 years of age.
I had my school of an hour.
The boys fired a considerable.
In
Dec. 21, 1846
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Page 19
the afternoon, Moses sent for John Meek's horse, § I objected to
his riding, because I did not wish to have him feel under obliga
tions to such men.
He made use of disrespectful works about me
in the hearing of Mr. Douglass § I sent him to his room for the
rest of the day § evening.
In the evening we had quite a large
uninvited party--Mrs. Dimond § Mary § a Capt. Howland, Dr. § Mrs.
Judd § family, Messrs Hall § Ricoitd, Mr. Wyllie, Mrs. Nye, Mr. §
Mrs. Osio £ two other Calefornia (!) gentlemen.
only called.
The latter company
The evening passed away with quite a social glee.
Sabbath morning, Mrs. C. suggested that Maheha appeared
as if she was in a ----
I felt very bad.
At noon sent for Dr.
Judd, who questioned [her] for a long time, § decided, to our great
joy, that it was a mistake.
I Sami 12:24,25.
In the morning bro. A. preached from
A powerful sermon.
In the afternoon he had two
meetings to consult on the subject of Moral Reform.
women, § at 3 1/2 for men.
Young Christian.
at two, for
I read to our scholars from Abbott's
In the evening we went to the chapel and heard
Mr. Damon preach from Ps. 2:8.
This morning we arose quite late, § I have been chasing
an hour, or more all day, but have not overtaken it.
This evening
Dr. Blumme took tea with us.
The children are now reading, § I
am to write to Dr. Anderson.
The boys are copying my report to
Genl Meeting, for me to send to Boston.
Mr. Douglass, for some
days has been quite unwell, § Talks some of leaving us for the states.
We try to dissuade him from it.
Sat. Dec. 26- '46
This week I have been busy writing a letter to Rev. R.
Dec, 26, 1846
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Anderson D.D.
Page 2
Had the children copy it, especially that part of
it relating to our jaunt, § make several copies 5 of which I have
sent to day to Fanny, Mary, Sarah, Sturges § Strong pr. "Angelo"
by way of China, because the Charles sailed at 11 o'clock, just
before I got down.
In inclosed (!) my report to Genl meeting to
Mr. Anderson which several of the scholars assisted in copying.
Yesterday was Christmas § we had no school.
§ Ber. visited at Dr. Judd's.
In the evening Jane
This morning quite an unhappy cir
cumstance grew out of Moses' shooting his arrows into the Queen's
yard.
This evening, Messrs Ricord § Hall have called.
the girls are up except Jane.
None of
To-morrow we purpose to have our
babe baptized.
Monday Dec. 28, '46
We watched for Moses going out till after midnight but
did not see him.
Yesterday passed as many Sabbath do.
At noon,
I read to the scholars from "Abbott's Young Christian" about the
Friend.
It was quite a solemn meeting.
from I Sami 12:24.
Bro. Armstrong preached
The same as the Sabbath before.
In the after
noon we took out our babe § had her baptised--"Mary Annis".
Bro.
A. did it 5 he preached from Eph. 5:16, "Redeeming the time".
Mr
D. was unwell most of the day § so slept some, § said I might re
tire § he would watch for Moses.
He did so, till 1 o'clock when
he jumped out of his window £ started for the Queen's, but seeing
Mr. Douglass coming after him he returned £ encountered John Ii
who ordered him immediately to his room.
Finally he went to Mr.
Douglass's room, § has been there all day, $ will sleep there for
the present on a crick bed-stead.
He has made some disclosures
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Dec. 28, 1846
Page 21
of his purpose to sleep with the Queen, but he does not in the
least criminate her.
John Ii has seen her § she says Moses has
been there but once.
This evening wrote to bro. Wilcox in answer
to a small pail of butter.
Thursday Dec. 31- '46
Thus closes another year.
The last sun of '46 is set,
§ should our eyes greet it in the morning it will be the first
of '47.
past.
May the coming year prove a more useful year than the
Oh for souls for our hire.
Alas!
Alas we fear that our
labors tend only to enhance the condemnation of our dear pupils,
especially do we fear this in reference to our oldest scholar,
Moses.
The past year is to be remembered with gratitude as one
in which many mercies have been received--in health of body, food,
raiment, house, ?Tc. §c. § in the privilege of labor almost incessant
for our school.
I cannot innumerate the blessings which _I have
received (which my wife, children, scholars £c. have received)
from the hand of him from whom cometh down every perfect gift.
The king was expected to day, but has not come.
7>ch
Moses,
'
because he left Mr. D.'s room, has been put into the small entry,
to stay there by day, § sleep in Mr. D's at night.
Yesterday
Moses sent us an extensive account of his night walks, but he
insists that the Queen is not hewa.
John Ii is so pilikia with
Government matters that he cannot find time to investigate the
affair as he would.
Yesterday we intercepted a letter from the
Queen to Moses, which of itself would go far to exculpate her.
Monday § last evening Mrs. C. rode out with bro. Castle.
For some 3 or 4 years we have been falling in the rear as respects
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Dec.
31,
1846
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support § this year, with the approbation of Mr. Richards, we
have not allowed any thing for our b o a r d - t h e
121 on $850.--$102.
from it.
school has allowed
to Depository in lieu of advantages derived
Mrs. C. objects to it.
Tuesday we had a call in the
school from Capt. Grimes Mr. Hartwell § a Mr. Brown.
evening a call from Mr. Marshall § Mrs. Thompson.
a call from Capt. Whitefield.
conducted by bro. Armstrong.
In the
Yesterday,
Last evening our meeting was
A sailor was there, who made some
remarks.
This evening Mrs.
daily.
C. has commenced singing half an hour
They are now reading Matilda of Scotland.
A 1 . reads.
Wednesday, Jan. 6- 1847.
Another year has rolled over our heads.
While we feel
grateful for past favors we cannot but feel some solicitude for
the future respecting self--wife children § scholars.
be found faithful to all.
the school room.
Moses is still fast in the entry of
We are fully assured of his guilt with the Queen
The Lord direct us in his chastisement,
his soul.
May I ever
§ make it serviceable to
His majesty § John Ii will direct in the case of the
queen.
Thursday Jany 7- '47
Friday the 1st we had no school.
Emma's Eleventh birth-day,
Saturday the 2nd was
§ she § Peter visited at Dr. Rooke's.
About noon the Keaoa arrived from Maui having Dr. Andrews § Rev.
C.S. Lyman.
In the evening had a sabbath school as usual.
Lord's
day morning we were quite kanalua about letting Moses go to church
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§ he did not go.
to me.
Jan.
Waimea.
usual.
Page 23
Bros. Armstrong § Hall left the Sabbath School
In the morning the King § suite arrived from Molokai.
In the afternoon it was communion.
of it.
7, 1847
John Ii did not.
The queen was there § partook
The wine used was made of grapes from
In the evening we went to the chapel.
Monday school as
In the evening Monthly concert.
Sat. Jany 9 4 7
Thus far I wrote last time,
when I was interrupted by
bro. Gulick who called § spent the remainder of the evening.
next morning he took breakfast with us.
The
On Tuesday or Wednesday
last John Ii called § found the king had satisfied himself of
Kalama's guilt.
Moses is still confined in the school-room closet.
Yesterday £ to-day I have commenced making repairs.
removed Miss Whitney's ward-robe to the grass-house.
To-day I have
Boys § Girls
have gone to ride this afternoon.
Mr. Douglass has written long letters to Rev. Mr. Colton
California.
Thursday afternoon we were visited by Dr. Andrews.
The fore part of the week was stormy.
§ fair.
Yesterday § to-day clear
Thermometer yesterday morning 60°.
each of us a cold--Mr.
D. unwell.
Mrs. C. § I have
We very much need Mr. Richards
to consult in these troublesome times.
Mr. Dudoit, French consul,
is trying to mediate between Ladd § C o . § the Government.
Mon. J a n . 11 '47
Saturday evening Mr. Ricord § bro. Hall called, but all
had retired except Jane.
Mrs. C. questioned him about his remarks
to Dr. J's girls respecting our call on New Year's morning.
Sab
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Amos
Starr Cooke
Jan.
bath morning bro. A. preached from Rom. 12:1.
go out.
The king § queen went to meeting,
Mr. D. did not go out.
11,
1847
§ the latter went out.
plastering
In the afternoon John Ii preached §
Bro. A. went to Wailupe.
Dr. J. came in the afternoon § took
Moses over to the palace,
§ then returned § talked to him about
an half hour in Mr. D's room.
ment.
24
Moses did [not]
Moses broke thru' the lathe
to go over to the Queen's.
Page
We were all put back by this move
Moses became light hearted § Dr. J. proposed that he should
go free.
He examined Abigail § thought she was in ------------
Soon after his return to the palace he wrote thus that the king sa
Moses must be kept fast till we heard again from him.
relieved us.
This much
In the evening meeting at the palace, preaching by
bro. Armstrong, Text I Sam. 15 chapter-- To-day Mr. Douglass was
quite unwell,
§ we proposed that he should seek relief by a jaunt.
He went down § found the Kamehameha III was going to day to Maui
§ that Mr. Gore was going in her, so he concluded to go, § to tell
Mr. Richards our troubles.
After dinner I found Mr. Lyman who
has engaged to assist a while an hour or two
shall return.
on account of rain.
Wed. Jan. 13-
day till Mr. D.
The latter left us at 5 o'clock.
is put back into his room.
of England.
d
To night Moses
This evening no S.S. monthly concert
Read Berengaria of Navarra, Wife of Richard I
John Ii has seen the king § he thinks as we do.
*47
Have just returned from our prayer meeting.
The child
ren are reading Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III.
last evening Isabella of Angouleme, wife of John.
I read
Yesterday
morning Rev. C.S. Lyman came to assist in our school.
He had
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Starr Cooke
school about two hours.
the boys.
Jan.
13,
1847
Page
25
After school he § I went to ride with
In the evening he visited at Judge Turrill's.
he taught 3 hours § felt no inconveninece.
to assist so much every day.
To-day
I hope he may continue
To-day I moved the bathing house,
§ commenced rebuilding the wall between our yard § the cook-Room
yard.
Kalama was quite sick yesterday, but better to day.
kauonohi called to day to see Moses,
"Pono".
§ I objected.
Ke-
She said
To-day I sent off Lapawale for repeated disobedience.
Monday Jany 18-
'47
We looked anxiously every day last week for the return
of the Kamehameha III, but she did [not] arrive till yesterday
morning, when Kanaina § Mr. Richards returned.
The latter was
found by Mr. D. at Wailuku, where he left his family § returned
to settle our difficulties.
We did not know that he had arrived
till he came into church with the king.
Bro. Armstrong preached
all day from Rev. 18:4, "Come out of her my people" §c.
In the
evening Mr. R. preached at the palace from P s . 87:1 "His founda
tions is in the holy mountains".
nor at church--neither did Moses.
the palace.
The Queen did not appear there,
Mr. Lyman accompanied us to
This morning about 9 o'clock Mr. Richards called §
we told him all our hearts respecting Moses § Abigail.
Al. § Lot have had their rooms cleaned § new mats.
To day
Saturday we
cleaned § white-washed the school-room § I fixed the seats.
day § Friday Mrs. C. cleaned the parlor § sitting-room.
afternoon Mr. Lyman rode with the children.
excused from the school.
Thurs
Saturday
To-day Abigail was
Mr. Lyman got out the magnetic apparatus
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Sat. Jan. 2 3 '47
Almost every day this week Mr. Richards has called to
inquire about Moses § to tell what the king had said.
He has
been very free to tell his own views § those of others,
§ all
he has heard from others.
Tuesday he had an interview with Moses, but Moses told
him nothing new.
The king seemed determined to have the case
investigated.
It rained most of the day on Tuesday.
Wednesday, Mr. Richards, as we supposed, went to his
house in the valley.
Towards evening he called, expecting that
Kekauonohi would call to talk with Abigail about Marrying Keaupuni, a scholar of the High-School, but without any diploma.
did not come.
ttiLd
Attended the prayer meeting,
§ Mrs. Chamberlain
me she had heard something about the Queen § Moses.
next day, Kekauonohi called, but she did not ask Abigail.
some with Abigail.
not yet called.
The
We talk
At night Mr. Richards conversed with her,
she appeared pleased to marry § go to Kauai.
She
6|
The young man has
Mr. R. called on Moses for he had received a
letter from Moses saying he wished to see the king.
Just as he
came in Al. brought me a letter directed to Hazel eleponi Kalama,
saying he found it in his History with a note requesting him to
see that the Queen's note was forwarded.
Richards § he took it to the King.
This I showed to Mr.
His Majesty was very much dis
pleased with it, § said he (Moses) could not see him.
That evening Mr. R. called again § told Moses what the
king said, § then Moses confessed it.
Ricord § Hall called.
During the evening Messrs
Friday morning Mr. R. told the king that
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M. had confessed it.
him.
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23,
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27
The king said he might come § confess to
So he did at 1 o'clock.
account § this afternoon the
Since then he has written a long
[king(?)] has wished him to write
it in native.
Last evening Mr. R. consulted Mr. Ricord.
He was very
much excited about it, § thought there ought to be a fair but
public trial.
Last evening we rec^ letters from Mr. Douglass
§ fr. Moses Hatch to wh.
I replied § sent papers to day, § to
day I rec^ one from bro.
Conde, at Lahainaluna.
This morning
the children commenced letters to Mr. D. in reply.
Moses says in his confession that Saturday night Dec.
19th was the first of his going to the Queen.
enness, as well as adultery.
He confesses drunk
The Queen is quite sick again.
She
does not yet know that Moses has confessed.
Mr. Richards took supper with us this evening.
my sabbath school as usual.
had a daughter.
I had
Thursday evening 21st Mrs. Abell
This afternoon Mrs.
C. rode on horseback, the
first time for months--she got a little lameness.
Monday Jan^ 25-1847
Yesterday was the Sabbath § we enjoyed it as usual.
Moses remained in his room.
The king went to meeting alone.
Bro. Emerson preached from Rom. 10:9.
Bro. Armstrong went to
the chapel § preach § left bro. Hall § I to manage the sabbath
school.
This was quite full.
to the chapel.
The boys accompanied Mr. Lyman
In the afternoon bro. Armstrong preached from
John 18:36, "My kingdom is not of this world."
we read from "Way to do good".
After our return
Prayer in the parlor by Mr. Lyman.
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In the evening we went to the palace § heard Mr. Richards about
speaking truth from Eph. 4:15.
On our way home Keaupuni ac
companied Abigail § I had some conversation with both in Sarai's
room.
This morning Mr. Richards called § took Moses confession
in native to the king § retd.
about it.
§ said the king wished to see Moses
So John Ii took him over,
§ the king asked him in
private if he was not urged by us to write the confession,
Moses said, "no".
Douglass.
§
Several of the children wrote to day to Mr.
I finished my letter 6| put up his pea-coat § papers
§ sent them to the Depository.
I sent Nos.
35, 36, of Polynesian
to Rev. Mr.
for Mr. D.
Made out a bill for
Colton, California,
Dr. Judd of Emma Rooke's boarding § schooling fr. Jan.
$1450.
At noon bro.
Emerson called 5 took dinner.
dark account of Aupuni, A b 's intended.
He gave me a
This afternoon Mr. Lyman,
the boys § 6 girls ascended Punch Bowl Hill.
Young called for Moses,
'42 to '47
While at supper John
§ said the king wanted one of us to go with
him.
I said to him, perhaps you will let him go with you.
did.
Soon I went over to the Queen's house § found the king queen
§ Moses together.
So he
Went to the palace § told Mr. R. that I thought
the king was trying to get them to deny the confession of Moses.
So he sent John Ii to wait for Moses.
It is now 9 o'clock § he has
just returned § said the king said that they two had different
thoughts.
I am afraid the king is wishing to have them deny it.
Tuesday Jan. 26 '47
This morning, as usual,
I arose at 5 o'clock.
Soon after
breakfast Mr. Richards called § said he saw the king the night
before § was on the whole pleased with the intentions of the king
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in having Moses see Kalama § urge her to confess the crime.
29
About
11 o'clock (A.M.) the king came over § went into Moses' room §
staid 1 1/2 hours.
When he came out he told me some of the things
he said--$ that he thought he should come over § get Moses to see
Kalama again § turn her.
But he did
[not] come for him.
This
evening Mr. Richards called again to Abigail § told us that the
king had got the two girls to t e s t i f y - t h a t he was desirous of
being advised how to proceed.
This evening commenced reading Anne
of Bohemia, wife of Richard II, a good woman § protestant.
Messrs
Ricord § Hall called.
Thursday January 28-
'47
Early yesterday morning it rained,
When we arose it continued to rain,
I spent the forenoon in studying.
lightened § thundered.
§ so it did through the day.
After dinner Mr. Lyman showed
me how to work culmination of the Moon, to get the longitude of
a place.
He made Honolulu 157°-50' W. for Greenwich.
ing we both attended the prayer meeting.
yesterday nor to day.
Last even
Mr. Richards neither called
Learned last evening that Jane was seeking
an acquaintance with L o , a teacher at the meeting-house.
her very sharply both last evening § this morning.
been clear--studied as usual, Germany.
Dr. Rooke, for the school of $118.
the bill to Dr. Judd.
to morrow.
To-day it has
Rec^ a bill to day from
Wrote a letter § sent it §
Prepared Mitchell Geo.
1st part with covers for Peter ma.
Reproved
§ Parley's Historyies
Lot ma will finish Moral Science
Last evening the children commenced "Elizabeth".
Ii conversed with Mr. R. about Moses § Maheha.
John
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Sat. Jan.
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30
30- 47
One year ago to-day was our examination day.
It was a
happy season for us § our scholars § especially for the king,
chiefs § friends of the school.
But, today our hearts have been
saddened that the king is not disposed to take any notice of Kalama 5 Moses misdemeanors.
Mark 2:4-10.
I have just returned from my S.S. Lesson
This afternoon we rode on horseback to Punahou.
Castle came fcr our wagon, to borrow it for a few days.
§ today Mr. Richards called several times.
Bro.
Yesterday
This morning Abigail
greatly offended her intended Keaupuni, but wrote an apology to
him this afternoon.
Last evening I studied "Logarithms" of numbers
This fornoon (!) was busy in preparing Geo.
10 o'clk.
§ Atlases.
Mr. Richaicfe has just come in to see Moses § get
him to sign a covenant to do better § thinks he ought to go to
meeting to morrow.
He says he has had a talk with the king §
told him what he thinks may be expected from his keeping Kalama.
Monday Feb. 1- 184 7
Have just returned from Monthly concert at bro. A's con
ducted by him, with remarks from him bro. Damon § Lyman.
This morn
ing Mr. Richards called upon us § read to us a document prepared
for Moses to sign which he was to present at the Privy council.
It passed,
§ he was called over there to sign it in 1heir presence,
in which he acknowledged his pusishment(!) § justly deserved.
If
he conducts properly here after his property will be restored to
him when he comes to Majority.
Guardian.
John Ii is his kahu,
He will leave to-morrow,
5 Mr. R his
§ probably A b . the day after.
Yesterday morning I did not rise very early because I
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did not get to sleep till midnight.
§ to the palace in the evening.
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Moses went to church all day
Bro. A's texts were Phil 2:21
Mat. 9:37,38, A Missionary Sermon.
preached upon "Love". John 14:15.
In the evening Mr. Richards
Upon our return I spoke to
the children of my feeling respecting some of our eldest scholars.
Our school has accomplished but little for several weeks past, b e
cause all our thought have been upon the sins of a few, especially
M. § Ab.
Tuesday Feb. 2- 1847
Last night I did not sleep well.
To-day Moses has taken away all his things,
came in § bade us all, "farewell",
Juliette was sick.
§ this evening he
§ left with John Ii.
This evening Mr. Ricord § bro. Hall have called.
Mr.
Lyman has brought his Electro magnetic Machine into the parlor.
Purchased
Macauley's Miscellany
for $3. § given it to Lot for
Boz's work.
Thursday Feb. 4, 4 7
Yesterday morning I prepared Comstock's Philosophy for
Jane Ber. Lot § A 1 . borrowing of Mrs. Judd § bro. Castle.
former's was a late edition
Magnetism, Daguerreotype,
bade all good bye.
caps.
§c.
1845,
The
§ gave some account of Electro-
While I was bathing A b . left us §
In the afternoon Moses sent for some Percussion
In the evening I went to meeting § then accompanied bro.
Armstrong to A b .'s wedding.
were witnesses to it.
Only he ^ Konia § Kekauonohi § I
I gave A b . some books § then returned.
Soon Dr. Judd came in, § after the children had retired he began
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to find fault with Mrs. C. for informing Mrs. J. about Kalama’s
guilt.
We grew quie warm in our conversation.
should ask him (Dr. J.) when she might speak.
when we slept.
Mrs.
It was near midnight
This morning I arose at 5 o'clk.
gone most of the day.
C. said she
Sarai has been
Rebecca, Victoria's servant, died today.
Took some paper to bro. Dimond's to have some Albums made.
Friday Feb. 5 '47
This morning arose at 5 1/4 o'clock.
in the morning for Mrs.
today.
Had no school myself
C. had a singing school both yesterday §
We all reed letters today from Mr. Douglass at Lahaina-
luna-- Mrs. Conde has a daughter br. Jan.
31-- in which he said
he had been to Kahaleakala § saw frost § ice.
This evening I have been reading Elizabeth who was p ro
claimed Queen on the day of her sister, Mary's death Nov. 17-1558.
Had a call to day from bro.
§ sister Rice § Sister Dole.
Sat. Feb. 6- '47
This morning I arose at 5 o'clock.
Soon after breakfast
Mrs. C. § I went down to Mr. Bleux's to have our likenesses taken.
Jos § Al. accompanied us.
I sat first but it was a very poor one.
Then Mrs. C. had two good ones then I two more but all bad one.
Mrs. Grimes had one taken.
all the forenoon.
Al. an imperfect one.
I was absent
This afternoon went to ride by myself.
The
boys with Mr. Lyman--the girls went down to call on Gov's babe.
Mrs. C. called on Sister Lowell Smith.
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Monday Feb. 8, '47
Yesterday we quite overslept ourselves.
It was with
difficulty we went through the morning exercises,
in season for church.
§ was ready
Bro. Armstrong preached from Ex. 22:5,
"For the Lord God is a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of the
fathers upon the children unto the third § fourth generation of
them that hate me".
Sentiment that children suffered for the
vices of their parents.
I then went to the Sabbath School.
After
our return from that I read to all the children from "Young Chris
tian" upon prayer.
In the afternoon I did not go out but remained
at home to take care of baby.
at the palace from Mark 5:1-10.
In the evening bro. A. preached
A b . was there § appeared very
happy.
This morning I arose at 5 o'clock,
before light, or sunrise.
return my likenesses,
of which I shall keep.
§ finished my devotions
Soon after breakfast,
§ to sit again.
I went down to
He soon took two, the latter
As he did not appear to be busy I proposed
that A 1 , § Bernice should go down.
nesses of B. § one of A 1 .
They did so § he took 3 like
It was after dinner time when we returned.
Immediately after dinner Mrs. C. communicated to me the fact that
Jane § Mary had been up two nights § gone down to the house of
Lopailani, who had married Mary's father's sister.
evidence of any crimes being committed.
School as usual.
school I went for the Daguerreotype likenesses.
to see them.
room § Jane in her's.
children attended S.S. monthly concert.
After
The king called
He wishes to have his likeness taken.
I have put Mary in Moses'
There is no
This evening
The rest of the
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Thursday Feb. 11 '47
Tuesday I spent some time in getting Bernice's & Al.'s
daguerreotype likenesses.
Mr. G. requested one from Bernice § I
immediately went for it, for she was unwilling that anyone should
have them.
Yesterday afternoon the Hylon arrived,
from bro. Wilcox, his bro. Josiah,
mail from Mazatlan,
^ Abigail Peck.
She brought a
§ letters from Boston as late as Nov. 6, which
said that M t . Vernon sailed in Sept.
sail in a week with Mr.
sengers.
§ I rec^ a letter
§ that the Montreal would
Chamberlain § Mr. Henry M. Hill for pas
Mr. G. requested permission to write a private letter
to Jane on account of her going out at night.
I replied that it
would be contrary to our custom.
My letters from Greenwich stated that Mrs. Close died
17, '46 A p l . 17 '46.
Friday Feb. 12-
'47
Much of my schools to day was devoted to the children's
writing to Mr. D.
Almost all of them wrote a little.
also sent 2 Poln . Nos.
Mexico.
I wrote,
38 § 39, § a letter reed yesterday across
The Gov. called to-day § took Bernice's Daguerreotype
in a frame.
A 1 . sent his in a frame to Kekauonohi.
Monday Feb. 15-
'47
Saturday morning I was engaged in this § that.
Wm. Jane,
Peter, § David went to Maemae with Mrs. Judd § her Charles § Frank.
Emma went with her father to have her likeness taken.
sister Dole called, also sister Smith.
about her mother's death.
Bro.
§
Mrs. D. lent me some letters
After dinner the boys accompanied Mr.
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Lyman § me to bathe § then to Nuuanu to the king's place.
nice, Vic.
§ Martha visited at Mrs. Chamberlain's.
me a note asking forgiveness.
attended --
35
Be r
Jane wrote
Saturday evening Jane § Mary
They also went to church yesterday but not to S.S.
Bro. Armstrong preached all day A.M. Mat. 9:27-30 P.M. 5:3-10.
He also preached at the palace from Heb. 4:2.
At noon I read 1
chapter of "Young Christians" "If ye know, these things happy are
ye if ye do them".
An interesting story of"Louisa".
After church I read DeAubigne Vol. 4th Pages 23-28.
Last evening the king proposed that Mr. Bleux should come to
Kalama's room to take likenesses.
I replied I should not be olu-
olu to have the children go there.
This morning I set Jane $ Mary
at liberty.
This afternoon Wm. James, Peter, David, Jos. Mary
Em. § El. com^ "Mitchell's Geography".
After school we ailment
to walk § called into Capt. Dominis new house § while walking
round the yard in the back side John Kinau fell into a well 20
ft. deep--the water being two feet deep, just enough to save him.
We drew up with a rope § he was not in the least injured.
most Miraculous escape.
This evening Mr. Ricord § bro.
An al
§ sister
Hall have called.
This afternoon Mr. LeMane tuned our Piano.
A l . § Ber's Accordians to repair.
He has taken
Commenced reading "Baxter's
Saints' Rest."
Thursday Feb. 18-
'47
Tuesday morning Wm. went with his father to Mr. Bleux's
§ had his portrait taken qgain.
king about his going down.
Early,
I went with A l . to see the
I then went down to Mr. Bleux found Wm.
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there§ that he was just taken.
king, ^ so I returned.
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36
Mr. B. could not attend to the
He called during the afternoon § selected
a place, Kanaina's hall.
I left Lot $ A 1 . at the Queen's § when
I went for them I found Leleiohoku § Hopkins there, as I did at
Mr. B's in the morning.
That day Kanaina offered himself to Jane,
§ she replied that she must think of it awhile.
In the evening I read
Elizabeth,
§ Arch duke of Austria.
Yesterday, the History class finished Part II, "Parley's".
Rec^
two letters, one from Mr. Douglass § one fr. bro. D.B. Lyman.
The
last enclosing an order from him for $10. to constitute his son
Frederick Swartz a life member of H.B.S.
§ made out a certificate.
I replied immediately
In the evening attended the prayer
meeting, conducted by Judge Andrews--few pxesent.
accomplished but little.
§ wife.
To-day I have
This evening had a call from Judge Turrill
Kanaina gave me the names of those who wish to have their
daguerreotypes taken.
Lot, A 1 , $ Wm. commenced BookKeeping to day.
to his room § deprived of his supper for disobedience.
A 1 . sent
Trans
lated a note to Mr. Ten Eyck for Mr. Wyllie.
Sat. Feb. 20- 47
Yesterday Mr. Wyllie sent another § translated it last
evening.
While I was engaged at it he called.
Yesterday fore
noon I calld at Mr. Boardman's § saw Mr. Peck who gave me some
account of his living at Charleston,
Ephraim Gregory,
§ Baker in 1827,
Jewelery, watchmaking £c.
a school of an hour.
§ his acquaintance with
§ of his learning the trade of
Have felt rather unwell to-day.
Sarai quite sick for 3 or 4 days past.
Had
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Went to ride with Jane § Ber.
Wyllie § Ricord.
20,
1847
Afterwards with Mrs. C.
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37
Saw Messrs
The former said Mr. Ten Eyck was rather sour.
A Sabbath school as usual.
Tuesday Feb. 23-'47
On Sabbath day no one accompanied
but myself.
Acts 8:21.
Bro. A. preached all day.
the children to meeting
Text
(A.M.)
Is. 55:7.
P.M.
Eve, at the palace Judge Andrews preached Is.
Kalama present for first time.
the chapel at noon.
formation IV.
The boys accompanied Mrs.
C. to
After noon read again from DeAubigne's Re
Yesterday morning assisted Mr. Bleux some.
Johnson called to invite Mr.
§ Mrs. C. § Mr. Lyman to tea.
Miss
Mr.
Wyllie sent me another letter to Mr. Ten Eyck to be translated.
Ii signed it on his way towards Manoa with Moses.
the afternoon service § sat in Paki 's pew.
took tea at Mrs. Hall's.
at Mr. Ten Eyck's.
Moses attended
Jane, Bernice § Martha
We, Mrs. C. § Mr. Lyman § Ii, took tea
This morning Mr. Richards called, having arrived
with his family this morning.
We had a long talk with him.
called on Mrs. Richards at Mrs. Dibble's.
on horseback § so did Joseph a little.
I
This evening I rode
Have invited a party for
Thursday evening.
Sat. Feb. 27-
'47
Thursday evening our party consisted of Msrs. Wyllie, Ricord
§ Judd, Mrs. J. § El.
§ H.
Judge Turril § 3 children § Mr. Bishop
Mrs. Dimond § Mary, Mrs. Hall § Sophia Mr.
Mrs. Castle § children
Mrs. Chamberlain § Maria Jane § Martha Ann.
Making in all 2 3 in
dividuals.
The evening was spent very pleasantly.
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Wednesday was the day on which we were prayed for.
the evening our meeting was conducted by bro. Armg.
38
In
Yesterday,
Mr. Wyllie sent me notes on Mr. Ten Eyck's Draft of a Treaty to
translate § explain to Ii.
In the evening I should [showed] them
to § interpreted them to him, while he read the Treaty in native.
To-day all my leisure time has been devoted to translating it §
it only about half done.
Both yesterday § today Mr.
here.
§ Mrs. Richards took dinner
To day it has rained a considerable.
Early yesterday mo r n
ing Mrs. Andrews was taken with spitting blood.
have postponed my S.S. till morning.
This evening I
Mr. Lyman is quite afflicted
with a cold.
Thursday M c h . 4-
'47.
Sabbath was spent much as other sabbaths have been.
my S.S. at the time of morning prayer.
A.M. Neh. 9:33.
P.M.
I Cor. 9:25.
Had
Bro. A. preached all day.
In the evening attended chapel
$ bro. D. preached from I Pet. 4:6, at the request of a Capt.
Monday was most of it in spent in translating Mr. Wyllie notes
in reply to Mr. Ten Eyck Proposed Treaty, even until 11 o'clock
in the evening.
Attended monthly concert at bro. Armstrong's.
The next day I showed it to John Ii § left it with him sending
the original to Mr. Wyllie.
of the 21st article expunged.
Ten Eyck.
To day he sent word to have one clause
John Ii also sent a letter to Mr.
Tuesday evening Mr. Wyllie called on us.
We look
through a small telescope at Jupiter § could see her 4 satallites-one had just come out from an eclipse.
in our front yard.
Mr. Lyman put up a sundial
Mrs. C. rode on horse-back to Punahou, accompanied
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Yesterday I rode § carried all my 4 children a little
Last evening attended the prayer meeting.
A Brig arrived
from the Coast § reports that California has submitted,
Fremont was Governor.
unwell from a cold.
§ Col.
To day § especially this evening I am
Lot rather unwell both yesterday § today.
Sat. Mch. 6- 1847
Yesterday I felt some better than the day before.
a school all day.
It rained quite hard.
Had
Last evening I read to
the children from life of Elizabeth § finished Vol. 6th of Queens
of England.
nia.
Also, the Polynesian, cont^ news of peace at Califor
Soon after breakfast Jane, Ber . , Vic, Lot, § A 1 . went down
to Mons. LeBleu's to have their daguerreotype likenesses taken.
The four former only had two of each taken.
This afternoon a
great horse race on the plain § his majesty,
§ most every one
else were there.
deep ^ dirty.
Mr. L. § I accompanied the boys to bathe.
Upon our return Mrs.
C. went to ride on horseback.
This evening I have had my usual S.S.
for bro. Hitchcock.
Water
This day we have prayed
Yesterday a pail of butter from bro. Gulick.
Mon. Mch. 8 '47
We have just returned from S.S. monthly concert,
Mr. Ricord here.
§ found
Lot remained with Mr. Lyman to assist him in
taking some observations.
Mr. Armstrong conducted the meeting § appointed an inquiry
for any of the youth at his house to morrow evening.
felt bad from want of exercise.
To-day I have
This afternoon I fixed the cook-
room pump by going into the well § driving rags into the crevice
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where the pieces meet.
M a r c h 8,
Bro. A. preached from Eph. 5:11.
noon Sol. 14:9, "Fools make a mock at sin".
usual at S.S.
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To morrow intend to take out the lower box.
Sabbath morning arose at our usual hour.
cold--Ther. 61°.
1847
It was quite
In the after
More scholars than
Saw one of my old scholars Kalawaianui--she has
been married two years to Kiwai, another scholar, who is now teach
ing at Waialae.
Mrs. C. Ej others attended at the chapel at noon.
In the evening I read 20 or 30 pages of DeAubigne Reformation Vol.
IV, chapters 5th § 6th.
Attended at the palace § heard Mr.
from Eph. 5:16, "Redeeming the time".
Richards
Retired early.
Friday Mch. 12 '47
Tuesday evening last we had company, consisting of Bros.
§ sister Armstrong, bro. Hall, Mr.
Messrs Lee § Ricord, Mrs. Nye.
A very pleasant company,
evening passed away very agreeably.
Mary went down to Mo n s . LeBleu.
§ had 3 portraits taken.
good ones.
§ Mrs. J. Ladd, Mr. Williams,
$ the
Wednesday morning, Jane §
Thursday morning Alex, went,
This morning Jane § Peter went, but no
The king § Kekauonohi ea. sellected (!) one of A 1 .
for themselves.
birth-day.
The king is going to Lahaina to celebrate his
Several of the chiefs will accompany him.
Wednesday
evening we heard of the death of sister Paris, who died on the
18th ult.
that
§ very happy.
Letters from Miss Whitney, today, say
Mrs. Rowell had a daughter on the 25th ult.
Yesterday we
heard that Mr. Richards was sick, § I rode up to see him.
was better.
He had not been very sick.
He
Dr. Judd also unwell.
Moses called to-day to borrow a work on Book Keeping.
Alex,
finished his small work on the same subject, but I intend
Journal,
Amos
Starr Cooke
M a r c h 12,
1847
Page
41
that he § Lot § Wm. shall write it over in books, which I have
prepared for that purpose.
An editorial in the "Elele" by bro.
Armstrong on the subject of Adultery, has excited some attention
from the Catholics,
§ from an editorial in the "News" supposed
to be written by Mr. Brinsmade-- § to day bro. Armstrong has made
some explanations in the "Polynesian".
I hope after all it will
do good.
Sat. Mch. 13-
'47
This forenoon wrote to Miss Whitney--sent her a piece
of cotton § a box of wafers.
Had her credited $13.94 for things
rec^ pr. Hylon wh. her friends had purchased.
been quite boisterous to day.
The weather has
This afternoon a brig arrived from
the California § this evening we rec^ 4 sheets from Fanny § one,
ea. from Catharine,
§ her bro. Timothy Wilcox.
No S.S. this even
ing.
Tuesday Mch. 16-
'47
Saturday evening I gave Kaulunui some blue pill.
morning some senna tea.
Sabbath
He ecpressed a wish to be taken to Manoa,
§ they got the two wheel cart ready $ I forbade them § sent off
the men.
Bro. Armstrong preached all day, Text, A.M. Kinohi 4:9,
P.M. Pukaana 33:26.
The king was present in the forenoon.
§ I went to the chapel.
Bro. Damon's text Gen.
39:2.
read to Juliette from Missionary Herald, May 1845.
Bernice
At noon I
After church
I read to all from D'Aubigne's Vol.
IV.
On account of rain no
meeting at the Palace in the eveg .
Early on Monday morning the
King ma sailed for Maui to celebrate his birth day there on Wednes-
Journal, Amos
day.
M a rc h
Starr Cooke
16,
1847
Sabbath evening John Ii § I doctored Kaulunui.
Page
42
Last even
ing bro. Armstrong came to see him, § prescribed for him.
contrary to our wishes, they have taken him to Manoa.
To-day
His wife
Keaiapau, long suffering from consumption, died this afternoon.
Yesterday it was rainy,
§ so it has been to day.
This evening
the Gov. invited Mrs. C. § me, John Ii £ Sarai, Pauahi, Liholiho,
Lota, Lunalilo, Victoria, Kinau § Emma Rooke to dine with him
to-morrow, on the birth-day of the King.
For various reasons
John Ii § I thought we ought to decline--§ did so.
celebrate it ourselves at home.
from N.G. to sister Dole.
We hope to
Had the reading of 3 letters
Last evening had the reading of some
"Californians".
Thursday Mch. 18-
'47
Yesterday we had no school.
recreation.
At noon the boys fired 34 guns
of powder which I bought.
(Musket) with a pound
The girls worked in the pantry to p r e
pare for our party in the evening.
Mr.
The day was devoted to
They invited many, but only
§ Mrs. Judd § children Mrs. Dimond, Mr.
§ Mrs. Hall, § Arm
strong, Andrews § children, Messrs Wyllie, Ricord Lee § Bishop
visited us.
The evening passed away very pleasantly.
Heard yesterday that Mrs. Peck had a son on Sunday $
to day that sister Smith § Mrs. McFarlane had ea. a daughter.
To day John Ii had a talk with Gov. about Moses.
He (M.) has
not conducted very properly.
Mr. Richards called yesterday § he justified our de
clining the Gov.'s invitation.
Called this forenoon at Mr. W i l
cox's school § lent him some books.
to ride on horseback.
of the News.
This afternoon Mrs. C. went
Heard yesterday that Mr. Brinsmade was Editor
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Amos
Sat. Mch. 20-
Starr
Cooke
M ar ch 20,
1847
Page 43
'47
Yesterday the wind blew from the sea, $ it threatened
to rain all day.
During the forenoon I fixed the doorway that
leads from the Dining room into the Cook-room.
Yesterday I called
on Mr. LeBleu who was so out of humor that I left him.
This
morning just as we were about sitting down to breakfast Mr.
Douglass came in, having come in the Kamehameha III.
also came with him.
very unpleasant.
Dr. Andrews
It has rained all day § the weather has been
This forenoon a considerable lightening § thunder
This evening I have had a aabbath school.
does not appear much improved.
but must keep going.
Mr. D's health
He says he cannot remain with us,
He sleeps to night in Moses'
room.
Jane
§ Bernice received letters from Mary Green today § the latter
answered h e r 's .
Monday March 22-
'47
The wind has been from the sea to-day § we have had fre
quent showers--£ We all have felt more or less unwell.
been obliged to take medicine,
§ has not been to school.
of the children have been writing letters.
Lot has
Some
A 1 . to Mr. Andrews
of Molokai, Peter to his father, Wm. to Porter Green § Jane to
Mary.
Received a note § bill from M o n s . Le Bleu,
§ ans^ it.
This evening Bernice is reading Elizabeth to the child
ren.
Yesterday was the sabbath § passed away much as usual.
Armstrong preached in the forenoon from Rev.
21:8, Adultery.
the afternoon from Luke 8:18, "Take heed how ye hear".
§ the scholars went down to the chapel.
S.S. of children.
Bro.
In
Mrs. C.
I took charge of the native
At noon read from Missionary Herald for May,
'45
Journal,
Amos
March
Starr Cooke
After service read § finished Book XIII, Vol.
21,
1847
Page 44
IV, De Aubigne.
the evening read fran"Family at home" to the scholars.
till quite late with Mr. Douglass about the children.
In
Conversed
Heard to
day that Mr. Brinsmade was Editor of the "News".
Thursday March 2 5 '47
Last night I was quite unwell when I retired $ took a
small blue pill,
all day.
Mr.
a music book.
§ this morning some salts.
§ Mrs. Richards called.
Mrs. Brewer gave Mrs. C.
We have lent it to Mrs. Richards.
family have moved today to Maemae.
out very strong.
ments.
Have done nothing
Dr. Judd's §
The news of yesterday came
Mr. Richards said there were many false state
Mr. Douglass thinks he cannot venture to commence teach
ing again, till his health is much better.
Sat. Mch. 2 7- '47
To-day I have been settleing (!) with Mr. D. § Mr. Lyman,
allowing each of them $50. pr. month.
to leave for Kauai next week.
at Dr. Judd's at Maemae.
They both are expecting
Rode with Jane § Bernice § called
The Don Quixotte is expecting to sail
to-morrow for China § this evening I have taken 13 Polynesians
Nos. 33-45 for Chs. § bro. Seeley.
This morning the Kamehameha
III arrived bringing bro. Alexander $ John Young.
out Magic Lantern.
Also, several books.
Lent bro.
Dole
Bought Mr. D's Electrical Machine $ fixtures.
Last evening I read the Polynesian No. 45
wh. contained Ratification of Treaty by Queen Victoria R.
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Amos Starr Cooke
Monday March 29-
M ar ch 29,
1847
Page 45
'47
Yesterday was passed much as uusal.
preached in the morning from Gen.
Bro. Armstrong
32:24, Jacob's wrestling.
At
noon some of the native girls of my sabbath school recited 207,
192, 177 155 87 verses.
to the sabbath school.
ary Herald, May '45.
The boys went to the chapel.
J. § B.
After dinner I read the rest of Mission
Bro. Emerson preached in the afternoon from
Luka 13:24 "Strive to enter £jc."
After church we read DeAubigne
Vol.
In the evening attended chapel.
IV, Confession of Augsburg.
When we arose, yesterday morning, Mrs. C. had a palpitation spellfainted § fell into my arms.
for bro. Armstrong.
I gave her some Ipicaenana--sent
She did not go out.
To-day she is better,
but not well.
This evening we have a Capt. Simmons of the Magnolia to
tea.
Mr. Lyman exhibited the Electro-magnetic Machine §c.
Bro.
A. says he must take it back to Lahainaluna.
Tusday March 30 '47
To-day I have kept school all day.
At noon Lot accom
panied me to Dr. Rooke's to borrow a "Hydrometer" but he was not
at home.
We called on Mr. Richards to consult him duut employing
Mr. Wilcox to assist 2 hours daily for his board.
He approved it.
Soon after dinner Messrs Douglass § Lyman bade us farewell §
started for the vessel which sailed about 3 o'clock.
have taken a long ride with the boys.
"Elizabeth" this evening.
Since school
The children will finish
Mr. Richards requested my report of
the funds expended the past six months.
Journal,
Sat. Apl.
Amos Starr Cooke
April
3,
1847
Page
46
3 '47
Wednesday evening I sat up till almost midnight to get
my account ready for Mr. Richards.
Learned just at night that
the brethren had kept that day as a day of fasting 5 prayer.
Attended the meeting in the evening conducted by bro. Andrews.
Thursday, the protracted meeting commenced but we attended with
the children at the church at 10, 3 § 7 1/2 o'clock.
Friday--^ this evening.
Also on
Mr. Wilcox is afraid his scholars' parents
will not be willing that he should come § live with us lest it
should break up his school.
Heard today that the Montreal was
to touch at the Society Islands.
went a fishing this morning.
Lord, prepare us for it.
Rainy to day.
Boys § John Ii
To-morrow will be a communion.
0
My eyes are quite sore.
Monday Apl. 5 '47
Yesterday, we had services as usual on Communion's days.
Bro. Bishop preached in the morning from Luke 24:26, "Ought not
Christ to have suffered" §c.
season.
had a communion
I had my sabbath school as usual, Jane, Ber., Lot § A 1 .
assisted me.
chapel.
Then the apanas 4 ^ 5
We came home § the two boys went with me to the
Bro. Damon preached,
"Do this in remembrance of me", after
which a communion season to ’
ittch I staid.
were not present.
Originality Sec.
Messrs Ladd § Brinsmade
After dinner read to Mrs.
3, "of the Holy Spirit".
C, "The Great Teacher"
The remainder of the
church had a season of communion in the afternoon.
assisted in distributing the elements.
from "Reformation" Vol.
IV.
Bro. Bishop
In the evening read again
After supper attended the monthly
concert at the native church, with all the scholars.
This morn-
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Amos
April
Starr Cooke
ing Mrs. C. taught an hour,
5,
1847
§ I the rest of the day.
Page 4 7
Rec^ letters
from Messrs Douglass § Lyman, giving an account of a freshet at
Koloa,
§ proving almost fatal to Bro. Pogue.
He said Mr. L. he
had been deprived of his surveying job at Koloa by Dr. Judd.
Ricord has just been in § Mrs.
Mr.
C. has showed him Mr. L.'s letter;
^ he requested it to show to Mr. Richards.
evening conducted by bro. Damon.
Monthly concert this
A l , Jane § Ber accompanied me.
Kalama called to-day, but none of us spoke to her except A l .
Wed. Apl 7 '47
Just returned from our weekly prayer meeting.
terday § today it was quite showery.
Mrs.
Both ye s
C. rode to Punahou
last evening § saw Mr. Knapp § said something to him about teach
ing Drawing.
I Saw Mr. Wilcox § agreed with him to come on Saturday
but to-day we have heard something wh. makes us demur.
The boys
Lot § A l . commenced Oblique Trigonometry to day § did two diagrams
under Case I.
Learned yesterday that bro. Smith is quite sick.
Kamehameha III Sailed yesterday § Kalama went in her.
Jane, Ber, Lot § Al commenced at "Pnewmatics"(!).
are getting some ideas of "Book keeping".
Yesterday
Lot, A l , § Wm.
To day Mary Annis 5
m o s . old weighed 19 lb.
Friday Apl. 9 '47
This morning I wrote a short letter to Mr. WLlcox saying
we had concluded to try to get along without any assistant.
Jane
§ Ber have written to Mr. Douglass § Lot § Al to Mr. Lyman.
The
class in Philosophy 6 lesson was upon the Barometer § at noon I
borrowed one of Mr. Boardman.
Every day this week it has rained
Journal,
Amos Starr Cooke
April
§ for 5 days none of us have rode.
ing.
9,
1847
Page 48
The Polynesian very interest
I am beginning to feel quite at home in "Trigonometry".
Sat. A p l . 10 ’47
This is the tenth anniversary of our landing on these
shores.
This forenoon was devoted to studying Trigonometry.
This afternoon I called on bro. Smith.
very feeble.
He was better but still
I staid with him more than two hours.
has been very stormy.
To-day it
Rained very hard during the night.
some Mercuries for Mr. Douglass.
Rec1^
Rec1^ a letter from Miss Whitney.
Monday Apl. 12 '47
Have just returned from S.S. monthly concert conducted
by bro. Castle who read Prov. 1st Chap.
Mrs. Tibbets § her eldest
daughter 5 son were there.
This day my school dragged heavily.
strong
preached after bro. Smith in the morning § bro. Andrews
preached fr. 1 Tim. 1:15.
Rom. 8:26, §
IV.
Yesterday bro. Arm
CO
In the afternoon bro. A. preached from
In the evening I read from DeAubigne's Vol.
It rained very hard.
Friday Apl. 16 '47
My time is so much occupied nowadays that I have but
little opportunity for writing in this my diary.
Have got through
the labors of another week much better than I anticipated.
no difficulty in the lessons.
Trigonometry.
Lot
Found
A 1 . are at Case IV Oblique
Finished today Robinson's Book Keeping (single entry)
§ with the girls got to Optics.
Journal,
April
Amos Starr Cooke
16,
1847
Page
Every morning this week have arisen at 5 o'clock,
a mile or more before prayers § breakfast.
Drawing an hour every morning.
exclusive of recesses.
49
§ walked
Mrs. C. has taught
I am in school 5 hours daily,
Wednesday the "News" came out strongly
against Mr. Armstrong § the missionaries.
To-day bro. A. has
published some of his thoughts in the "Elele" making inquiries
of natives respecting the truth of Mr. Brinsmade's remarks.
This evening the "Polynesian" for to morrow has come out with
a whole page editorial respecting Mr. Brinsmade character.
have just read it to all the family.
us to day.
I
The Friend has also reached
Yesterday morning the king § suite returned from La-
haina in the Kamehameha III.
After dinner we called on him.
Saw Kalama but did not speak to her.
We also saw the Treaty with
Great Britain § Queen Victoria's signature § her seal 6 inches in
diameter § 1 in thick.
Our meeting on Wednesday evening conducted
by bro. A.
Monday April 19 '47
Saturday morning I did not feel very well.
could not go with the children to fish I went,
In the afternoon some of us rode on horse-back.
had a call from Judge Andrews §wife.
round the yard four times.
As John Ii
§ was sea sick.
In the evening
Sabbath morning we walked
At 9 1/2 o'clock went to church §
heard bro. Arm^ from Prov 4:23 "On keeping the heart".
§ queen were there.
present.
The king
At noon only a few of our S.S. scholars
Boys went to chapel.
Read to Mrs. Cooke "Congrega
tional Visiter(!)" for May, 1846, also Mr. Anderson's sermon at
the ordination of Mr. Webb.
Journal,
Amos
Starr Cooke
April
19,
1847
Page
50
In the afternoon we all turned out § heard Kaikenui preach
fro. Mat. 5:48.
In the evening we went to the palace £ heard Mr.
Richards from I Tim. 5:6.
This morning arose at 5 o'clock § took
a walk with the scholars.
Lot § A l . § Wm have today finished
Robinson BookKeeping single Entry.
to day.
Al.
Scholars not very studious
$ Lot commenced Oblique Trigonometry Case IV.
They
with Jane § Bernice Natural Philosophy "Optics".
Yesterday, The Brig Euphemia arrived from the Coast
bringing Am. letters.
stays at Punahou.
Bro. Baldwin was seen at the chapel.
He
This morning I called on Mr. Richards § he
told me he had rec^ some things from Russell's, which were left
by Mr. Brinsmade.
Also a letter requesting Mr. B. to pay his
bill § take the things left there.
Yesterday M r s . Turrill confined
with a son.
Friday Apl. 2 3 '47
The week's labors in school, especially, are closed.
It is pleasant to feel that they are safely over § that during
the week the scholars have improved in their habits § persons
as well as in book knowledge.
Polynesian for to morrow.
I have just been looking over the
This also is filled with Ladd § Co's
matters meeting of creditors especially Mr. B.
The "News" of
this week is quite tame in its reply to Mr. Jarves'
last Saturday's Paper.
ing the week.
The weather has been growing warmer dur
Messrs Ricord § Hall have just called.
tunity to morrow to send home by Mazatlan.
to write.
article in
An oppor
I shall not be able
Mr. Richards § family spent yesterday in town.
Tuesday evening Mr. Jasper called to return Jane's Album,
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Amos
Starr Cooke
April
also Judge Lee, § Mr. Bishop of Sandy Hill.
I called at Punahou.
with him.
1847
Page 51
Wednesday evening
A 1 . rode the king's racer § he run away
In the evening an interesting prayer meeting.
I saw bro. Baldwin.
rowed Mrs.
23,
Mr.
There
§ Mrs. Richards were also there.
Bor
Chamberlain's letters from Messrs Anderson § H.M. Hill
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. C rode to Punahou accompanied by the
children.
This morning we walked to bro. Smith's
crackers £ cakes.
carried some
Yesterday, Jane made him some custard § on
Wednesday, Bernice made him some
(!)
This morning Mrs. Hannah Holmes died.
Dr. Watson very
feeble, Mrs. C. Jane § Ber. called § elsewhere to day.
Yesterday
Lot, Al, § Wm. commenced copying Colt's Book keeping by Double
Entry, at Introduction.
All write from one book.
Sat. Apl. 2 4 4 7
This forenoon we started to go a fishing but did not suc
ceed in getting any.
Most of our time was spent about the harbor
We called on board Mr. Torbert's new schooner which had just ar
rived.
He was on board of her.
This afternoon we went to ride.
Lot called at the Fort for pants
Mrs.
Chamberlain's girls called
on us § told us that letters had been rec^ from bro.
written at Kahiki.
Hill.
Chamberlain
They had put into Rio Janeiro to leave Mr.
Mr. Hooper was on board.
Capt. Doane was commander,
they might be expected in a fortnight.
§
This evening much bothere
with my Trigonometry.
Monday April 26 '47
The trials § vexations of another day are nearly over.
Journal,
Amos
Starr Cooke
April
26,
1847
Page
52
Yesterday was a pleasant day, but Mary on account of her foot
did not go out.
In the forenoon she took care of Mary Annis
§ Mrs. C went to church.
The king § queen went all day.
Baldwin preached in the forenoon from I Cor. 3:11.
took charge of the children's S.S.
Bro.
At noon,
Only a few present.
Came
home § read to the scholars that did not go to Chapel from "The
Great Teacher".
Eccl.
10:19,
same Dec.
IV.
In the afternoon, bro. Armstrong preached from
"But money answereth all things."
'44.
He preached the
Read a few pages of DeAubigne, Reformation Vol.
At prayers bro. Baldwin came in § read, made some remarks
§ prayed.
In the evening he accompanied us to the Palace.
Bro.
Richards preached to full rooms from Deuteronomy 6:12, Forgetful
ness.
We retired at nine ^ had not got to sleep when Messrs
Douglass § Lyman came in from the vessel Amelia.
two days § nights coming from Kauai.
To day Mrs.
They eat a little § retired
C. did not go into school.
silk bonnets for the girls.
They had been
She commenced some white
At 4 o'elk we went to the church §
waited for the corpse of Hannah Holmes.
a funeral sermon from Job 5th.
Bro. Armstrong preached
This evening Messrs Hall § Ricord
have called on Messrs Douglass § Lyman.
Wednesday Apl.
28 4 7
Have just returned from our prayer meeting conducted by
bro. Forbes, who with his family arrived this morning on board
the Uncas, Capt. Gillett.
This morning bro. Alexander took break
fast with us § packed some apparatus
Mr. Douglass borrowed of
the High school.
Yesterday our girls § Mrs. C. were very busy in making
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Amos
Starr Cooke
some white silk bonnets.
April
28,
184 7
Page
53
Jane § Bernice did not finish theirs
till to day.
Yesterday forenoon bro. Baldwin visited my school.
morning we had no school.
to the Parliament house.
This
We were ready in season § lent over
Soon the king § his ministers came--
at noon--our scholars sat at his right, Diplomatic characters
at his left, Lot § A l . stood by the side of his majesty with
ancient spears--Moses was present as a kanaka, not so the Queen.
The king read his speech about 15 minutes long.
some remarks § Kuanaoa herald to the people.
John Young made
On Friday next
Punahou school will be examined.
Thursday Apl 29 '47
Mrs. C. had her drawing school this morning.
I kept my
school till 10 1/2 o'clock when we bathed, dressed § went to
Ahaolelo at 11 o'clock.
The king not present--not well.
Judge
Andrews read Mr. Ricord's report--then Mr. Richards read his §
then Dr. Judd read his--then it was adjourned till Tuesday next,
at 11 o'clock.
This afternoon school as usual.
Mr. Lyman rode
with Mrs. C. to call on Mrs. Richards also on Mrs. Peck.
I rode
with the boys to meet Mrs. C. but we passed her while in at Mrs.
Peck's § went up to Mr. Richards'.
Messrs Bowles § Bush called
on us this afternoon.
Friday, Apl.
30,
'47.
The day has closed § the month has passed away.
is ever on the wing.
came among us.
Time
It is now two years since Mr. Douglass
I wish sincerely he could remain longer.
To-day
Journal,
Amos
Starr Cooke
April
Punahou school has had an examination.
$ Wm. also Jane § Bernice attended.
attended.
30,
1847
Page
54
This forenoon Lot, A 1 ,
This afternoon all of us
At noon, Mr. Douglass came down in Mr. Damon's wagon
§ took up Mrs. C. § our children.
John Ii took Vic.
§ Ly. David
El. § Em. walked up but rode back § Lot § I § Mr. Lyman walked
back.
Mr. Douglass rode on horse-back.
reed the Polynesian for to-morrow.
§ King's speech.
Dhu.
It is full of Mr. Brinsmade
The examination passed off very well but not
quite what I ecpected.
our scholars.
This evening we have
In some studies I do not think them before
There were two Dialogues spoken.
There were
One was Roderick
recitations in Greek, Latin, Algebra,
Natural Philosophy, Geography, Drawing, Spelling, Singing Com
position.
Sat. May 1 '47
This has been a very stiring(!)
New York City.
day without doubt, at
Not so here now, but may be by § by.
noon we had some rain, § especially this afternoon.
Honolulu house it commenced,
20 minutes.
This fore
While at the
§ we took off our saddles for 15 or
Afterwards, we rode out upon the plain § fell in
with his majesty £ his wife.
The Elele § Friend came to-day §
Bernice has read them all § much in some Mercury's of Mr. Doug
lass.
This evening Alex,
Douglass § Lyman.
is translating the Elele for Messrs
We have had no sabbath school.
An English
Brig of war arrived to day.
Tuesday May 4 '47
This is the seventh anniversary of Moses, Lot, Wm. David,
Journal,
May 4,
Amos Starr Cooke
1847
Page
55
Jane Bernice § Abigail's coming into school to board with us.
How much God hath done for us!
The children sung some.
the Yard.
Saturday evening I had no S.S.
Lord's day morning we walked around
At 9 1/2 o'clock we went to church § had bro. Forbes
to preach for us.
His text was in Matt 16:24.
School as usual.
At noon Sabbath
The boys accompanied Mrs. C. to the chapel.
In the afternoon bro. Alexander preached for us from Rom.
After church read 30 pages of Dabigne Vol IV.
in the evening
all went to the palace but no Mr. Richards was there.
some § then John Ii prayed § we returned.
8:24.
Sung
During the day the
king was not out.
Monday morning early we went out to walk § just as we
reached the sea side a merchant ship was just coming in § we
soon learned that it was the Montreal.
After breakfast I went
over § saw bro Chamberlain a few moments 5 cut his hair.
As
yet we have reed no letters except one from Mrs. Hill brought
by Mrs. Hooper.
Read a little of Genl letter.
Last evening our monthly concert was conducted by bro.
Armstrong.
Bro.
C. was not able to be out.
The brethren Bald
win § Alexander did not sail for Maui as was expected they would.
At 11 o'clock to day we went to parliament § heard Mr.
Wyllie's report § the Premier's. School, however, as usual.
This
evening we have had Messrs Bolles § Bush of New London to tea,
§ are expecting a call from Capt.
§ Mrs. Gillett.
Had the read
ing of some of Mrs. Dole's letters.
Thursday May 6 '47
Yesterday things went hard in school because I did
Journal,
Amos
Starr
May 6,
Cooke
[not] feel very well.
on account of rain.
1847
Page
In the morning we did not walk as usual
After school our horses not being ready,
we all went to the top of Punch Bowl Hill,
§ did not return
till 6 o'clock.
After prayers we had a short call from Capt.
§ Mrs. Gillett.
In the evening I attended our prayer meeting
conducted by bro. Armstrong.
marks.
56
Bro. Chamberlain made a few re
This day school as usual but this evening I am very
poorly from a diarhea § piles.
Rec^ 8 Thomson's Legends (?) § 8 "Olmsted's Rudiments".
This evening added something to § closed my letter to nephew
Timothy.
Sat. May 8 '47
This forenoon most of the scholars went to the Depository
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§ sister Chamberlain § family.
The Polynesian of to-day contained Mr. Ricord's report.
Also, a long explanation from Mr. Marshall respg. Ladd § Co. books
This afternoon, some of us rode on horse back.
bell of C.B. § Co. obtained some new cents.
most of the day.
Had a good school.
a file of Mass. Eagles.
umbia River.
Purchased a new
Yesterday it rained
In the evening looked over
Rec^ a letter from Kaulehelehe of Col
Purchased a whip.
Had my S.S. as usual this evening
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Amos Starr Cooke
11,
1847
Page
57
Tuesday May- 11-47
Sabbath morning went to church § heard bro. Armstrong
preach from Gal.
1:15-18.
Bro.
Chamberlain was present § the
congregation were requested to remain after church § Aloha him.
Attended to the sabbath school.
usual.
More boys but less girls than
Had some rain in the afternoon § evening.
Bro. A. preached
in the P.M. in which sermon he spoke of men's influence over each
other.
Monday morning we went to walk § stopped at Capt. Dominis'
new house.
Met Mr. Bolles, also, saw his majesty.
attended S.S. monthly conducted by bro. Armstrong.
Last evening
Had a call
from Mr. Ricord.
To day we have had school, walked,
rains again.
Troubled with diarhea.
§ rode as usual.
It
Jane § Ber. sent to bed.
Sat. May 15 '47
Wednesday it rained very hard especially iuka § the river
was so high § strong(?)
ready to be arched.
the foundation.
as to do much damage to the bridge just
The frame work was taken all away § some of
That evening we had an interesting meeting.
Thursday I felt very irritable on a/c of great depression
of spirits.
Yesterday morning the "Toulon" arrived from California.
The boys commenced the Leger A.
This forenoon the girls § boys
after breakfast accompanied me on foot, the former
Judd's
to Mr.
§ the latter to Kapena to bathe.
Mr. Lyman marked some ivory handled knives § forks for
us.
This afternoon the boys went to ride.
for Jane § Ber. who
I rode up to Mrs. J's
remained there till near night.
ing our Sabbath school as usual.
This even
Mr. Ricord has caLlled.
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Ma y 17,
Amos Starr Cooke
1847
Page
58
Monday May 17 '47
This evening just at sun set Mr. Douglass went off in
the schooner Francisco for San Francisco.
till just as he sailed.
The wind from the South
This morning we had some trouble with our
washer man Jack, § the boys who works in the yard.
Yesterday morning bro. A. preached from Num. 14:21, The
Earth.
It was a missionary sermon § he commented upon the Report.
At noon Lot refused to assist in my sabbath school.
commenced a sabbath school at the chapel.
in the afternoon from Rom. 11:19, 20.
Bro. Damon
Bro. Forbes preached
Mr. R. in the evening at
palace Rom. 2:4.
Sat. May 22 '47
To-day it has rained some.
This forenoon A l . accompanied
me to Mr. Webster's store to purchase some things sent out by
Henry Hill.
We spent about $30.
This afternoon I have stuided Surveying Case IV Fig. 51.
Yesterday the Mount Vernon arrived § to day I got my box from
Greenwich with 8 prs.; shoes § 2 prs. boots, also a letter dated
July 21/46 also 2 calico gowns of my mother's,
Dauguerotypes likenesses of bro.
§ not the least
§ sister Wilcox.
I have enjoyed looking at them very much.
This evening
Put up 7 Polynesians
to send pr. Montreal - added a line to my letter to Timothy K.
Wilcox £ directed it to Danbury.
Just at sunset Mr. Lyman who
left on Wednesday to go around the island retd.
ing while out riding called at Mr. Jasper's.
Thursday even
In the evening
visited at Judge Turrill's it being El's 15th birth day.
Wednesday evening meeting conducted by bro. Forbes.
This week
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the Polynesian office was removed,
May
22,
1847
Page
59
§ to day we get no paper.
It will be a much larger paper.
Tuesday May 2 5 '47
The Sabbath was a pleasant day.
us from Mat. 13:12.
Bro.
Clark preached for
At noon conducted the Sabbath School.
In
the afternoon bro. Armstrong preached from Pukaana Chap 9.
In
reading DeAubigne we commence with Switzerland, "Faler".
evening no meeting at the palace--Rainy.
In the
Yesterday morning Lot
§ A l . commenced surveying Case IV. "To Survey with a chain § com
pass".
Also, in Book keeping Feb. 1- 1837.
To day the Philosophy
class got to Astronomy § I put them back to review before they go
on with Astronomy.
Mrs. Nye called to bid us good bye § said
she was going on Thursday, but a vessel arriving from China Mr.
Williams ordered the vessel off to day.
J. Wilcox § completed it this morning.
I commenced a letter to
J. wrote to Fanny S inclose
an order on Mr. Hill, in fav. Charles
articles.
I also sent 3 dauguerotypes.
for $50. for sundry
My own, Mrs. C § Bernice's
The Montreal sailed this afternoon for China.
This evening a call
from Messrs Ricord § Jasper = Hazy.
Sat. May 2 9 '47
The week is past--its hours, minutes, all are fled, and
thousands are numbered with the dead.
Every moment has been filled with work of some kind, but,
to what purpose is quite another thing.
prayer meeting was conducted by Mr.
Wednesday evening our
Clark.
Thursday morning he
came § took breakfast with us, § called a while at Mrs. C's draw
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ing school.
May
John Ii plowed a little.
Hall called.
29,
1847
Page 60
That evening Mr.
§ Mrs.
I called on sister Dibble, also, at bro. Dimond's.
Yesterday the boys commenced "Trial Balance" for Feb.
1837.
Last evening something was revealed by Jane much to the detriment
of A 1 .
Moses sought to ride in company with us, but I took another
course § he left us.
To-day Mrs.
C. Bernice, Jane, Vic. Jos.
Martha, Juliette § baby have visited at Mr. Richards.
noon Mr. Lyman § I accompanied the boys to the pali.
been sick all day § has retired taking a pill.
last night.
This after
Mrs.
C. has
Did not sleep much
This evening Messrs Hall § Ricord have called.
Monday May 31 -47
Yesterday was the Lord's day.
quite u n w e l l - d i d not sleep much.
Saturday night Mrs.
C. was
Mary Annis had a diarhea,
§
also yesterday § all night last night.
Th. June 3 '47
Thus far I wrote on Monday evening when something broke
me off.
Sabbath morning bro. Armstrong preached from.
bath school as usual.
In the afternoon bro.
At noon sab
Some of the children went to the chapel.
Clark preached from
church read from DeAubigne.
(!)
After
At prayers bro. Lyman read § prayed.
In the evening went to the palace § heard bro.
Richards from I
Kings 18:12 "But I, thy servant fear the Lord from my youth".
When the king came in he took his seat between A 1 . § Kalama.
Paki was there § acted as lord-chamberlain for the first time.
Monday morning Mrs. C. had her drawing school as usual.
We then
went to the Examination § I gave work to many of our scholars.
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Starr Cooke
June
The scholars all were pleased with it.
noon.
1847
Page
61
We staid there till near
Had a short school before dinner.
as uusal.
3,
In the afternoon school
In the evening we attended the lecture of Mr. Otis on
"Maemonics".
Mr. Lyman thinks it will not be of much service to
our scholars.
Mr. 0. has gratuitously offered me a ticket to
attend his course of 12 lectures two each week.
He commenced
last evening but I did not attend on account of our prayer meet
ing.
Tuesday we attended the examination again.
queen were present.
The king §
Mr. Richards, Judge Turrill, Bro. Damon §
Chamberlain 5 Rice, also a Mr. Chrystie.
Kalama took her seat
in her seat § bro. Ar§ waited on her to the stage.
it impolite § told him so yesterday.
I thought
The examination passed
off very w e l l .
Tuesday evening bro. Hall § Mr. Ricord called.
examination continued but we did not attend.
Bro.
Wednesday,
§ Sister Bishop
came over yesterday from Eva (!), § he conducted our prayer meeting
last evening.
Bro. Lyman attended made remarks and a prayer.
This morning he prayed with us for the last time.
preceeded his prayer with some remarks.
us farewell § sailed at 5 o'clock.
to see him go out.
He
This afternoon he bade
We went up to Keaholealole's
We all had become very much attached to him.
Alexander wrote by him a short letter to Mr. Douglass which I
did not correct.
Mr. Wyllie sent two deeds for Alexander to trans
late, § some for me to enterpret(!)
to Ii.
For two days I have
had something of a cold which has made me quite unwell.
This af
ternoon I went to bathe with the boys at Kapena.
This evening the children are reading "Josephine".
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Amos
June
Starr Cooke
8,
1847
Page
62
Tuesday June 8 '47
Last Friday we had a school as usual.
the small boys only bathed.
ing surveying.
Went to bathe but
Saturday forenoon I spent in Study
In the afternoon it rained but we went to ride--
could not g[o] to bathe.
In the evening i d not go out.
S.S. at evening prayers.
We all retired early.
Had my
Sabbath morn
ing it was very pleasant § I had the scholars go around the yard
4 times before prayers.
In the forenoon we allwent out to meet
ing § heard bro. Bond from Rom.
preached from Jer.
8:8.
In the afternoon bro. Andrews
44:4 Oh do not this abomable (!) thing
In the evening bro. Richards preached from II Cor. 5:11.
early much fatigued.
Saw at meeting bro. Wilcox.
Saturday eve, § bro. Bond, Friday eve.
at Dep.
that I hate
Retired
He arrived
Monday morning called
§ saw bro. Wilcox who made it his home at bro. Dimond.
Called to see bro. Bond at bro.
Last evening bro.
Chamberlain's but he was out.
Castle ma left in the Kam. for Lahaina.
This
evening bro. Bond accompanied by James Chamberlain 6j Emerson, left
in the Hope £ I did not see him.
our Monthly concert.
intermittent fever.
us.
Last evening bro. Damon conducted
Bro. Armstrong is still suffering from an
Last Friday noon Mr.
§ Mrs. Pitman dined with
This evening the children are reading "Josephine".
Monday June 14 '47
No. S.S. monthly concert this evening.
as above.
L. Andrews.
Scholars reading
Wednesday evening our meeting was conducted by bro.
Last Tuesday Mr. Ricord had his trial § was cleared
by unanimous verdict of the Jury.
He called upon us that evening.
Thursday evening I tried Mr. French's horse in the wagon.
That
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day Dr. Andrews
experiments
June
Starr Cooke
14,
1847
Page 63
spent with us, § so on Friday when he made some
§ in the evening the children of the neighborhood
were invited.
He is still with us purposing to visit Dr. Judd's
§ Mr. Richards'
families to morrow.
Saturday was spent in this § that.
In the afternoon I
tried a horse belonging to Mr. Stevens but did not like it.
Mr. French's with but little better success.
boys at Mr. Richards'.
"Montgomery's Work".
Prov. 10:21.
Also
Called with the
In the evening went to Auction § purchased
Sabbath morning Mr.
Richards preached from
In the afternoon Mr. Andrews from Prov. 14:16.
At
the palace in the evening Mr. Richards preached fr. "Quit you
like men".
Last evening Emma was taken quite sick § has kept
her bed dl day to day.
Have felt unwell myself.
Some of the
parents troubled about paying for their children.
Thursday June 17 '47
This day Mrs. Cooke § our four children have visited
at Punahou.
back.
Bro. Andrews came for them § bro. Rice brought them
Yesterday morning § this I rode with Mr. Little to try
his horse which I am about to purchase for $70.--
Tuesday §
yesterday William went to have his portrait painted.
Last evening our meeting was conducted by bro. L. Andrews.
Mr. Jasper made Jane a present of a book Mrs.
Sigourney's poems.
Sat. June 19 '47
This week Emma has been unwell all the week § has not
been to school.
Yesterday morning my horse was put before our
wagon and driven by Mr. Little.
To day I drove him to Mr. Rich-
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ards' § to Punahou.
June 19,
1847
Page 64
The horse went well, up § down hill.
studied none to day but exercised much.
of Kanaina's old yellow gig.
self a riding dress.
I have
I have begged the use
Jane, the past week, has made h e r
Last evening Joseph rode as far as Punahou.
No Sabbath school this evening as usual.
Monday, June 21-
'47
This has been an exceedingly busy day.
Teaching, wai t
ing on visiters(!), buying § trying a wagon horse,
§c.
This forenoon Mr. Richards called § spent the forenoon.
This evening Mrs. Chamberlain § Mrs. Tibbey § Lorrin § Elizabeth
A.
Some of my time has been devoted to mending harness § wagon.
I have purchased of Kekuanaoa a gold pen for Lot for I broke one.
This is our longest day.
The sun will now return to the South.
Yesterday morning Bro. Andrews preached for bro. Armstrong who
preached at the chapel for bro. Damon who is absent to Hawaii.
Bro. A's text was Job.
$c."
36:18, 19, "Because there is wrath beware
Bro. Arm® in the afternoon fr. Luke 18:9-18.
ing bro. Andrews preached at the piace from Mat.
think ye of Christ?"
In the even
22:42, "What
This evening Lorrin is reading to the
children "Empress Josephine".
Friday June 2 5 '47
This evening Mrs. C. Jane, Bernice Lot A § Wm. have gone
to Dr. Judd's on horse back.
The moon shines pleasant.
letter from Mr. Lyman, dated at Waioli
for supplies) June 4th.
Rec^ a
(for they stopped there
I have closed my school for a week.
During the time I hope to put things about the house in better
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Cooke
June
repair.
On Tuesday I paid Mr. Little $70. for "Strawberry".
Yesterday morning I drove him to Punahou,
25,
1847
Page 65
§ Mr. Cady told me
that his joints had been sprained § sure enough.
This week
bro. Chamberlain has been disposing of Mr. Bingham's things.
Wednesday evening our meeting was conducted by bro. Andrews.
For a week Mary Annis has been troubled with a cold § with
teething.
Victoria has a humor on her back greatly resembling
chicken pox.
Moses has been sick a week with a bad disorder.
Lot § A 1 . stopped to day at Ex 3-Fig.
55, in Surveying § with
Wm. at the posting of May, for Book-Keeping,
in their review of
Wm.
§ with Jane § Ber.
Comstocks Natural Philosphy at "Hydrostatics".
^ El. at Decimals Emerson, Part II, Peter ma Mitchell Geo.
Part Second, Compound Multiplication--Part II, Vic Sr Ly. at
History of Africa in Mitchell's Small Geo., § spelling Webster
page 32.
Monday June 2 8 '47
On Saturday we accomplished little, or nothing.
out in the afternoon.
Sabbath.
Rode
Met bro. Bishop who had come to spend the
In the evening I did not have my S. school as usual.
Yesterday morning we did
[not] feel much refreshed with sleep for
we were kept awake about half the night with Mary Annis.
Bro.
Armstrong preached from these words "£[ Ye are Christ's".
Con
ducted the children's S.S. at noon.
Bro. Bishop preached in the
afternoon from Prov. 1:23 "Turn you at my reproof".
§ had prayers with us at 6 o'clock.
Bro. Richards preached in
the evening from Neh. about the sabbath.
preaait.
He called
Mrs. Gillett § Gilman
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Starr Cooke
28,
184 7
Page
This morning bro. Bishop took breakfast with us.
day is past § we have had no school.
forenoon.
66
The
Worked at the stable this
Rode out to bathe.
The Modeste arrived yesterday,
has been a plenty of saluting on board.
§ to day came in, § there
The Girls have been out
this afternoon calling on their friends.
In Saturday's paper,
Kekuanaoa warned people not to trust his son Moses for he would
pay none of his debts.
This evening Messrs Lee, Bishop § Jasper have called.
Thursday, July 1- '47
Tuesday I did but little.
Late in the afternoon Mrs.
C. accompanied me in the wagon to call on Sister L. Smith.
evening Ber. Jane Lot Wm.
§ I called at Mr. Marshall.
evening I commenced a letter to bro.
we purchased
§ Sister Wilcox.
That
Monday
Yesterday
paper for papering 3 rooms.
Last evening Ber.
£ Wm. accompanied me to meeting.
On
our return we found Mr. Jasper here, also, Mrs. Hooper, Miss Morse
5 Mr. Chapman.
Dr. Gibson called on us yesterday, Dr. Gordan §
Mr. Hobbs this afternoon.
To day I have been very busy plaster
ing, white washing § cleaning the school Room.
It looks quite
clean.
This evening the girls have had a party consisting of
Mr. Tibbey § bro. L. Andrews' children.
Mr. Knapp has called.
To-morrow we are expecting to go to Nuuanu accompanied by Mr.
Jasper to shoot at a target.
because I was busy.
The children did not ride to day
Yesterday I wrote to Miss Maria Whitney,
§ got her horse down to the wharf ready to go to Kauai.
But,
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Amos
Starr Cooke
July 1,
1847
Page 67
Boki, a young native came § requested us to let him have this
§ he would give Miss Whitney a horse at Waimea.
As he was going
down himself, we consented to it, provided Miss W. would.
Sat. July 3 47
A year ago to day by the day of the week we retd from
the Volcano § reached Hilo at 4 o'clock P.M.
Yesterday morning
the boys accompanied me to Mr. Jasper's who united with us § went
to Nuuanu.
We carried two guns, shot at a target § killed two
small birds.
We wandered about here $ there.
with the society of Mr. J.
Was much pleased
Learned something of his history.
We returned to Kapena § bathed § reached home about 5 1/2 o'clock.
In the evening I was very tired § did not go to the Tem
perance meeting.
John Ii accompanied Lot § Al.
Mr. Jasper called in.
On their return
To day I have been busy preparing lessons
for Lot § A l , next week in Surveying.
Had my S.S. at sun set.
be administered.
To morrow the Lord's supper will
Oh may I be prepared to partake worthily of it.
Wed. July 7 '47
[
I have put off writing in my diary a few days on account
[ of my eyes, § even now they are not well.
Have just returned
j-
| from our prayer meeting where Mr. Tibbey made a prayer.
This is
|
; Mary's birth day 14.
Weighed Mary Annis to day § she weighed
18 1/2 pounds.
A year ago to day we sailed from Hilo; and the
next day moored to the rocks at Kalae, southern point of Hawaii.
Sabbath day was communion.
No preaching at the chapel.
A l . § Lot went § said Mr. Hayward made a prayer § Mr. Ten Eyck
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read a sermon.
July
7, 1847
Bro. Gulick ma arrived from Maui.
Supper.
68
Bro. A. preached
in the morning from Amos 3:3, "How can two walk"§c.
4th (Nuuanu)
Page
At noon his
§ 5th (Waikiki § Manoa) sections celebrated the Lord's
In the afternoon the other sections.
tributions towards their pastor's support.
They also made con
In the evening Mr.
Richards preached from Sam. 1:12, "Is it nothing to you all ye
that pass by §c."
Commence reading the "Catastrophe" in Switzerland.
Monday morning commenced school again.
menced with a good relish again.
The children have com
They took up all their studies
just where they left them a week before.
companied me to the monthly concert.
In the evening 6 ac
Last evening Mrs. C. § I
§ our 4 children called at Punahou § heard letters from Sister
Smith § bro.
phine"(!).
Paris.
This evening the children have finished "Jeso-
Mrs. C. Brewer Jr. has a son born on the 4th inst.
Mrs. Von Phister has a daughter born on the 2nd inst.
Tuesday July 20 47
My pen has remained at rest for nearly two weeks on ac
count of weak eyes, § even now I ought not to write.
studied at all for more than a fortnight--yet I have
[a] day in school.
I have not
[not] lost
Week before last Mrs. C. with the assistance
of the girls paperdd the dining room parlor § sitting room.
floor of the dining room is painted
table remains set in the school room.
The
for a few days our dining
For two Sabbath morning
past bro. A. has prached from Ex. 2:9, Take this child Sjc.
Fri
day evening two weeks ago Mr. Robinson addressed the Temperance
Society on "Patriotism".
I § some of the scholars attended § I
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put down my name.
July
20,
1847
Page
Mr. Jasper took tea with us for the first time.
Since then he has proposed himself to the acceptance of Jane.
hesitates.
Last Saturday Mrs. C. § our children called at Mr.
Richards'.
This day Moses is 18 but his name has scarcely been
mentioned among us.
69
She
Last Friday evening the boys accompanied me
to the Temperance Society.
The question discussed was, that Slave
as it existed in the U.S. was a greater evil than Intemperance.
After some discussion the members voted 17 in the Affirmative §
8 in the negative.
Saturday Lot § A l . accompanied me to the Auction where
I bought 3 bibles § 3 Testaments £jc. § A l . bought History of
French Revolution--Cooper's Naval History--$10.25.
sent him some money to pay for them.
The king
Saturday night a brig
arrived "Eveline" from Newburgport Capt. Gooden having two m i s
sionaries from Nova Scotia for New Caladonia.
wife § two children § a Mr.
§ Mrs. Archabald, his associate.
Mr. G. preached sabbath evening.
We had no meeting at Palace.
Bro. § Sister Dole returned from Kauai to day.
letter from her mother dated Jan^ 1ceived Am. letters.
Molokai.
Rev. Mr. Giddie
'47.
Mrs. C. rec^ a
Several others re
Bro Rogers sailed yesterday for Maui §
To-day we had our gates painted.
Sabbath evening
Peter was taken sick § is still not recovered.
Friday July 23-
'47
To-day Peter was at school, but Lydia was unwell.
Wednesday 10 of the scholars were invited to Mr. Tibbey's on
the occasion of Miss Mary Ann's birth day.
The new missionaries
§ their wives were there.
Called with the boys
No wagon horse.
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Starr Cooke
July
to see Gov. who was sick.
bald to dine.
singing party.
23,
1847
Yesterday we invited Mr.
The former only came.
Page
70
§ Mrs. Archi
In the evening we had a
Messrs Marshall, J. Ladd, Hall, Clarke, Jewett,
Jasper § others came in.
After the rest had left Mr. Jasper staid
§ had a talk with Jane.
To-day he wrote to me § wished to inform
me that he wanted Jane.
I refered him to Mr. Richards.
plied he wished I would see him,
He re
Mr. R. § inform him.
Learned to-day that Mr. Richards is somewhat feeble.
An English-Bark arrived yesterday from the Coast.
Messrs.
§ Archibald call an hour at my school this afternoon.
Geddie
Heard a
report of infanticide by a foreign unmarried woman.
Tuesday July 27-47
Saturday forenoon I was busy here § there.
In the after
noon we went to call on Mr. Richards § spoke to him about Mr.
Jasper's offer to Jane.
He approved of it § said he would call
a Privy council on Monday § they would act on it.
ing Mr. Jasper called,
retired at 9 o'ck.
preached all day.
§ staid till 10 o'clock.
The sabbath passed as usual.
The rest of us
Mr. Armstrong
In the afternoon did not go myself--neither
did Vic. nor Juliette, nor Mary Annis.
ing at the palace.
In the even
In the evening no meet
We went to the chapel § heard Mr. Geddie.
Yesterday school as usual.
John Ii attended the Privy council
§ we learned that the matter of Jane was refered to Mr. Richards
§ Kekauonohi.
This evening I have received a letter from them
a-proving of the desire of Mr. Jasper § Jane.
Yesterday § to-day I have used my eyes much as usual.
Have got the start of my class in Surveying.
Yesterday rec^ 2
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July
letters from Mr. Douglass § the scholars, one.
not improved as he anticipated.
27,
1847
Page
71
His health is
Thinks of returning in about
two months § going to the States.
Wrote a line to bro. Bishop
to go by Kua who goes to morrow for figs.
Thurs. Aug.
19-
'47
On account of sore eyes I have not written in my diary
for more than three weeks,
to any extent.
§ even now my eyes forbid my writing
Yesterday, we all visited on board the Cyane at
the invitation of the Ward Room officers.
Andrews Ej Turrill were there.
The Missrs(!) Judd
We had two tables.
The ladies
first, then the gentlemen.
Some officers drank wine.
afternoon we had a school.
Mrs.
In the
C. went to a maternal meeting
at bro. Castle's £ Juliette fell from a tree in their yard §
broke her left shoulder bone near the blade.
For a time we thought it was her elbow.
to day with a diarhea.
a new bathing tub.
Dr. Rooke set it.
I have been much troubled
Took down our water-cask to day, spoke for
Last Saturday, several scholars § I wrote to
Mr. Douglass £ Lyman.
Sunday the Juno § Brutus arrived.
for bro. Smith in the afternoon Rev.
Preached
3:25.
During the week we made preparations for tie 31st ult.
Went to the king's to accompany him but it did not amount to much.
It rained before we reached Nuuanu § the rain the night before
had made the road very muddy.
covered with mud,
When we had reached there we were
§ I was disposed to return, but, as all the
scholars were provided with clean clothes I remained.
turned at 3 o'clock § the king at 4 o'clock.
We re
In the evening we
assembled at the church § bro. Armstrong made an address in
Journal,
Amos
Aug.
Starr Cooke
native and English.
set peices(!).
19,
1847
72
Messrs Johnson's Marshall Ladd § others sung
Our scholars took no part in it, except Jane.
On Sunday bro. C B Andrews preached at the stone ch.
evening at the palace.
§ in the
The next sabbath he preached for us in
the afternoon § at the chapel, evening.
turned to Maui accompanied by Mr.
§ Gillett § bro. Armstrong.
Monday the 9th he re
£ Mrs. Archibald--Mrs. Dibble
Tuesday or Wednes. afternoon bro.
Lyons § sister Smith arrived § I took them to Punahou.
bro. L. § Curtis sailed for Maui.
Yesterday
Bro. Smith is absent to Maui.
Bro Castle ma ret^ Friday morning last.
this Is.
Page
Bro. Hall has gone round
Today Sister L. Smith invited Jane § Ber. to visit her
next Sat.
Sat. Aug. 21 '47
Thursday evening Mr. Jasper took tea with us § spent
the evening with Jane.
A l . read to the rest of us "Ferdinand §
Isabella", "Introduction".
Yesterday, we invited Capt. Du Pont £ Officers to visit
us on Tuesday evening next.
Last evening went to the Temperance
meeting with boys, § on our return called in at Mr. Dudoit for
Jane § Ber.
This morning Girls are making cake for our party.
By
the Brutus I reed on Monday a letter from Elias B. Stevens of
Danbury.
They have lost two children.
Sent Fridnds § Polynesians
to date to Mr. Douglass § Lyman.
Thursday Aug 26-
'47
On Sat. Last Mr. Ricord sailed about noon in the Providence.
Journal,
Amos Starr
Cooke
Aug.
26,
1847
Page
73
Capt. Du Pont § officers accepted our invitations § the former
invited us for Wednesday evening next but we declined.
I saw
bro. Paris § tried to get him to preach but he was going to
Kaneohe.
Sabbath morning we went to church as usual but no bro.
Andrews was there,
for I had not spoken to him during the week,
fj he went down to bro. Smith's.
I requested John Ii to go into
the pulpit $ prp.y § I came home for a sermon § preached it from
Rev. 3:20.
John Ii preached in the afternoon.
Bro. Andrews was
glad to be excused from any service as he was not well.
In the
evening no meeting at the palace § we went to the chapel.
day invited more company--Mr.
§ Dr. Judd's.
Dudoit's family, Judge Turrill's,
Tuesday I found a package of letters from Fanny
at Baltimore dated Jan.
bridge § his sister
§ Feb.
Elvira.
Capt. Du Pont § 5 officers,
of 23.
Mo n
Also a letter from Henry StockIn the evening our company came.
§
residents to the number
It passed off very well § all retired at 10 o'clock.
Yesterday we read our letters,
§ to day J. has written one
sheet to Fanny, § I part of one to bro.
$ sis. Wilcox.
This
morning at 3 1/2 o'clock Mr. Price brought up the band § serenaded
us. The children got up.
5 saw Mr. Richards.
again.
Andrews.
Yesterday afternoon we went to Punahou
To day he is worse § this evening we went
Last evening our prayer meeting was conducted by bro.
My eyes are still troublesome.
Called on Mr. Jasper
last evening.
Sat. Aug 28 '47
Yesterday very busy in making a plot No. VI.
evening attended Temperance meeting.
In the
After my return walked up
I Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
£
Aug.
28,
1847
Page
74
to Dr. Judd's for A 1 . § Ber. but they had returned § I missed
them.
To day have put up paper § written to E B Stevens § Miss
Abigail Peck § added something to a letter to bro.
§ sister W.
Yesterday Mr. Armstrong, Rogers, Smith, Geddie § Archibald re
turned from Maui.
To-day made wedding cake.
Obtained my watch
from Mr. Boardman's.
Tuesday Aug 31-47
Sabbath passed as usual.
Bro. An. preached P.M. Yester
day § to day very busy making cake § writing invitations. But
part of a school yesterday.
Wm. Hamilton sailed to day § J. sent
two letters--one to Fanny § one to mother.
Yesterday Mr. Richards
was removed from Punahou to bro. L. Smith's.
Friday Sept.
3-47
This morning I feel very tired § shall have no school.
Yesterday I had no school,
§ was busy all day in cleaning lamps
to light the court § otherwise decorate the court.
A platform
was made in front of Jane's door 15 + 7 § covered with a fine
figured native mat.
A Hawaiian Insign was hung against the\\all
§ the king's Royal Standard was suspended from the eaves to the
tree in the centre.
Here the king § Queen were to sit.
All the
members of the privy council were invited § they were present
consisting of the king--queen--John Young, Paki § wife Keliiahonui
§ girl, Kekuanaoa Kanaina, Leleiahoku § wife, Pakea § wife, Kaeo
§ wife, Nanuikaha § wife Ii § Sarai = Mr. Wyllie-1, Judd § faaly-5
Dudoit § family 4, Judge Cox § wife Turrill 4, Capt.
Du Pont;
Lieuts Harrison § McCroe; Purser, Price; Dr. Maxwell; Secy Miller 6
Journal,
Amos Starr Cooke
Chamberlain's faily 4, Andrews'
Sept.
3,1847
Page
75
5, Armstrong 6, Emerson 2, Rogers 2
Smith 1, Dimond 4, Hall 2, Castle 1, Dole 2, Rice 2
Smith 1, Mrs.
Gillett § Miss Dibble = 3_4
75
At 8 1/4 o'clock, all being ready Mr. Jasper § Jane,
Lot § Ber. Mr. Bishop
Ele Judd came out of Sarai's room upon
the platform § Mr Armstrong there married them.
all saluted the bride § groom.
After which,
Then cake § Lemonade were passed.
After this the bride came § played some tunes on the Piano.
the two bride maids.
Also,
Soon the king § suite returned--§ all went
away at 10 1/4 we accompanied the bridge § groom to the gate of
their residence.
about 11 o'clk.
Lot § I took down the flags §c. § retired at
This morning we did not get up till about 7 o '
clock .
Tuesday Sept.
28 1847.
Nearly a month has passed,
my diary.
Noon.
§ I have written nothing in
My reason is press of business § sore eyes.
Have just
returned from a call on Mr. Richards, who is not expected to live
the day out.
Lot, A l , § Wm. accompanied me.
called at Dr. Rooke's § on Judge Lee.
writing.
This week we have no school.
have been much as other weeks.
Wilcox § sister Fanny.
by Miss Ogden,
On our return we
There we found Dr. Judd
The weeks now just passed
I have written to Catharine C.
Last Friday Bro. Hunt arrived accompanied
§ he returns to day--in the Kamehameha.
A fort
night ago last Friday I sat up with Mr. Richards § so I did last
Saturday night.
Smith's house.
For nearly a month they have been living at Bro.
The scholars broke off study as follows, Lot, A l ,
§ Ber. finished Comstock's Philosophy, Book-Keeping at Vocabulary,
Journal, Amos
Starr Cooke
Sept.
Surveying--Page 53, No. VII, Wm.
28,
1847
Page
76
§ El. finished Emerson's Arith
metic Part II, Peter ma Tractions, section 17, Geography at Virginia,
Spelling, No. 99.
They have just been furnished with instruments
for playing cricket.
Wed. Oct. 6- '47
Mr. Richards for nearly a week past has been improving
some, tho' none dare hope he will continue.
Wednesday Bernice
§ I went to Kaneohe § returned § on our return rode up the Pali.
That night Mr. Lea § I sat up with Mr. Richards.
Thursday § Fri
day I made my account of the school's expenses for the past six
months, § on Saturday presented it to Dr. Judd.
shaved Mr. R.
Monday morning he requested me to make out the
Bills against the various parents § guardians.
munion.
In the afternoon
An interesting day.
Sabbath was com
Monday I called on Mr. Richards
to shave him, but he did not wish it.
Commenced my school.
Bernice, Lot § A l . commenced Thompson Legendre § Comstock's Chemis
try, § the two latter continue their Surveying § Book Keeping.
Wm. § El. commenced Emerson's III Part.
The others began where
they left off (see above).
Monday evening monthly concert conducted by bro. Arm®.
Last evening called on several of our neighbors.
very pleasant.
Ther.
81°.
This morning
J. complains of head ache.
Sat. Oct. 9 47
The scholars have made commendable progress this week
in their studies.
Lot swore one day § I forbid his playing any
more outside this week.
Oct.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
on T e m p e r a n c e .
9, 1 8 4 7
P a g e 77
Parsons delivered a very good lecture
T h o m p s o n p r e s i d e d f o r t h e f i r s t time.
Mrs.
C's
h o r s e h a s g o n e to d a y to W a i a l u a b e i n g r o d e b y S a m i E m e r s o n .
Bro.
F o r b e s m a § M rs .
on a w h a l e - s h i p ,
a v e r y littl e.
D i b b l e m a § S a m i E m e r s o n are g o i n g t o g e t h e r
Capt.
Walker.
Mr.
Richards continues
T h u r s d a y I s h a v e d him.
to i m p r o v e
T h a t e v e n i n g bro.
Castle
§ I a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g to c o n s i d e r t h e p r o p o s i t i o n o f a com.
repair § alter the chapel.
pu mp s.
to
H a v e b e e n b u s y t h i s m o r n i n g at f i x i n g
W e d n e s d a y c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
Tinker,
at W e s t f i e l d
NY.
Sat.
Oct.
23
Bro.
'47
Forbes
§ family arrived about a fortnight since
h a v e b e e n p r e p a r i n g to go w i t h Capt.
s a i l e d a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mrs.
Walker.
§
To d a y t h e y h a v e
Dibble ma § Sami Emerson.
For nearly
a w e e k I h a v e b e e n c o n f i n e d w i t h a b l i n d b o i l on m y r i g h t k n e e,
§ J o s e p h w i t h o ne on h i s le f t kne e.
It w a s
l a n c e d on T h u r s d a y .
I have kept school.
The ships Minstrel,
D o a n e § A n g o l a V a r n e y a r r i v e d fr.
States
last Sabbath.
The Medora,
Shoof,
19th.
B y h e r I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
J u l i e t t e one f r o m h e r c o u s i n J u l i a A . P . D .
a r r i v e d on T u e s d a y the
Anderson
Caldwell
§ s ister Mary,
§ papers.
e a c h v e s s e l t h e M i s s i o n r e c e i v e d m o r e o r less s u p p l i e s .
rec e iv e d 2 flutes.
L a s t w e e k Bro.
By
Alexander
R i c h a r d s w a s n o t so w e l l b u t
on S a b b a t h m o r n i n g r e v i v e d § w i s h e d to be s h a v e d - - s o
I went
§ shaved
him.
C o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to d a y to Mr.
an a n n u a l a c c o u n t o f o u r s c h o o l .
Anderson.
He w i s h e s
T w o w e e k s to m o r r o w w e h a d b r o
Jo urna l, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
Oct.
23,
1847
B is h o p all d a y § a l s o at t h e P a l a c e in t h e e v e n i n g .
Bro. A r m ® A .M .
F o r b e s P.M.
§ Andrews
P a g e 78
Last Sabbath
at t h e (P a l a c e .
Last Sabbath
was c o m m e n c e d E n g l i s h S e r v i c e at t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l - h o u s e at 11 1/2
Last e v e n i n g r e p o r t e d by letter,
Temperance pledge.
Mr.
some wh o ha d broke n thei
B r i n s m a d e w a s one.
I w a s n o t a b l e to go
o v er § b i d t h o s e w h o s a i l e d t o - d a y " g o o d by e".
There was
a prayer
meeting at 9 A.M.
Mon.
Oct.
25
'47
Saturday night
I slept better,
go o ut y e s t e r d a y ,
d i d so,
at 11 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
But
a g a i n all day.
§ a t t e n d e d m y S.S.
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d A . M .
Bro.
palace.
Richards
Mr.
Hawes
r e v i v e d a ga in .
Mrs.
III.
F r i d a y Nov.
5 47
1:14,15-28:27.
reported by him
A r m s t r o n g a g a i n at t h e
In t h e a f t e r n o o n r e a d m y
also looked over Manual of church members
T o - d a y h a v e i n v i t e d Mr.
G o o d e l l to ca ll
C. h a s w r i t t e n a l o n g l e t t e r ,
W e n t to P u n a h o u
a b e l l a Vol.
from James
It w a s
Bro.
§ Turrel present.
o f t h e c h u r c h in D a n b u r y .
to Mrs. H i ll .
Dole service
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Bro.
I d i d n o t go out.
sister Catharines diary,
on us th i s e v e n i n g .
§ Mr.
D's t e x t w a s Ps.
T h e r i g h t e o u s h a t h h o p e in h i s de at h.
A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d bu t
s c a r c e l y a b l e to
I w a s v e r y m u c h f a t i g u e d § d i d n o t go out
s i n c e W e a r e n o t t e m p t e d o f God.
t ha t bro.
§ tho'
f o r her,
t h i s e v e n i n g § got F e r d i n a n d § I s
Since w r i t i n g the f o r egoing I have w r i t t e n a letter of
t w o s h e e t s to Mr. A n d e r s o n ,
Mary.
§ t o d a y t h e m o s t o f o n e to m y s i s t e r
T h e B r u t u s w a s to h a v e s a i l e d on W e d n e s d a y but she h a s n ot
Jour n a l , A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
yet got out.
Nov.
5 , .1847
R e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m M. H a t c h at L a h a i n a .
full § sa il f r o m L. f o r h o m e .
Page
79
T h e y are
H a v e w r i t t e n to h i m § s e n t s o m e
D a n b u r y T im es .
A w e t d a y to d a y § t h e g r o u n d is w e l l s a t u r a t e d .
S a b b a t h bro.
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all d a y § Bro. A n d r e w s
e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
room.
Bro.
in t h e
D o l e at n o o n at t he n a t i v e s c h o o l
Bro. A r m s t r o n g is a g i t a t e d b e c a u s e h e h a s b e e n a p p l i e d to
to (!) t a k e Mr.
Richards' place.
set up w i t h t h e l a t t e r .
c on ce rt .
Jasper's.
Nov.
L a s t F r i d a y n i g h t J o h n Ii § I
On M o n d a y e v e n i n g an i n t e r s t i n g m o n t h l y
On L o r d ' s da y r e a d t h e H e r a l d f o r M a r c h
h as w r i t t e n to Mrs.
Sat.
Last
Anderson.
'47.
Mrs.
C.
L a s t e v e n i n g w e all v i s i t e d at Mr.
M o n d a y e v e n i n g M a r s h a l l J o h n s o n c a l l e d on us.
6 '47
W r o t e a l e t t e r t o - d a y to M o t h e r M o n t a g u e .
Whitney's barrel
O p e n e d Mrs.
§ t o o k f r o m t h e n c e a buridle f o r us f r o m P i t t s
field containing a Daguerrotype of Charles Family
f a l s e h ai r , b o o k s f o r c h i l d r e n ,
d a t e d N o v . / D e c 1846.
c ap s
§ two letters
B r u t u s n o t y e t gone.
0 Lord, p r e p a r e us all f o r t h e h o l y s a b b a t h .
Rainy,
§ Fanny,
some
from M o t h e r - a g a i n today.
Mary Annis'
birth
d a y 1 yr.
T h u r s d a y N o v 11,
'47
T h i s d a y in
day,
[is] t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y f a t h e r ' s b i r t h
§ o f m y s i s t e r M a ry .
b e e n 87.
T he l a t t e r is F if ty .
m y age now.
n o rain.
T h e f o r m e r if h e h a d l i v e d w o u l d h a v e
W h e n sh e w a s b o r n f a t h e r w a s j u s t
To d a y w e h a v e h a d s o m e l i g h t e n i n g
§ Thunder, but
S u n d a y m o r n i n g it w a s c l e a r bat it r a i n e d b e f o r e . n o o n *
§ c o n t i n u e d to r a i n a ll
[day] v e r y h a r d ,
§ a l s o in t h e e v e n i n g .
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Nov.
roday I h a v e r e a d s i s t e r D o l e ' s
Sarah
living
1847
P a g e 80
from her sister
at bro. W's.
Lord's
d a y m o r n i n g at 9 o ' c l o c k Bro. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d on
h i s w a y f r o m Bro.
n o t li ve th ru'
I went
letter 7 sheets
11,
Richards saying he was worse
t h e day,
probably would
§ r e q u e s t e d me to go d o w n § s p e n d t h e day.
§ f o u n d h i m a p p a r e n t l y s i n k i n g § t h a t he h a d b e e n s i n k i n g
ever since Saturday morning.
present,
a l s o bro.
Andrews,
I f o u n d Drs.
Rogers
10 o ' c l o c k A.M. he b e g a n to g a s p
breathe.
R o o k e , Wyllie § Judd
§ sister Chamberlain.
About
§ in 10 m i n u t e s h e c e a s e d to
I informed b r o s . Smith § Armstrong before they had
dismissed their congregation.
A prayer was
L. A n d r e w s ,
§ I shaved, w a s h e d dressed § laid
§ t h e n bro.
out t h e c o r p s e ,
Rogers
§ soon several natives
this time w e took dinner.
Judd took notes.
§ J u d d cam e,
Lookers
About
W h e n t h a t h o u r a r r i v e d Drs.
the former with i n s t r u m e n t - - D r .
on J o h n Y o u n g , b r o s . A n d r e w s ,
§ myself § Joel a native attendant.
operations.
c a m e in to see it.
A t 3 o ' c l o c k P.M. a n a p p o i n t m e n t w a s
m a d e for a p o s t m o r t e m e x a m i n a t i o n .
Rooke Wood, W y l l i e
s o o n m a d e b y bro.
Dr.
Rogers
R o o k e p e r f o r m e d t he
H e f i r s t s c a l p e d b y c u t t i n g f r o m e a r to ear,
§
t h e n t a k i n g t h e h a i r o n t o p o v e r t h e f ac e § t h e r e s t u n d e r th e
n e c k - - t h e n w i t h a f in e s a w h e s a w e d o f f t h e s k u l l f r o m t h e f o r e
h e a d r o u n d so as to t a k e o f f a p i e c e t h a t w o u l d h o l d a q u a r t ,
more.
T h e b r a i n s w e r e t h e n t a k e n out § e x a m i n e d § it w a s
or
found
t h a t t h e l ob e o f t h e b r a i n n e a r t h e le ft t e m p l e h a d a d h e r e d §
w a s m u c h d e s t r o y e d - -§ all r e m e m b e r e d t h a t t h a t w a s t h e p l a c e w h e r e
he f r e q u e n t l y
h a d p u t up hi s h a n d ,
i n d i c a t i n g p a i n t he re .
r e st o f the b r a i n w a s c o n s i d e r e d n e a r l y ,
The
or quite perfect
T h e a b d o m e n w a s o p e n e d b u t n o t h i n g w a s out o f t h e w ay .
The brains
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Nov.
w e r e r e m o v e d to b e e x a m i n e d m o r e at l e s i u r e .
11,
1847
P a g e 81
The skull was r e
p l a c e d § t h e s k i n p u t b a c k § s e w e d up--§ so w a s t h e a b d o m e n §
t he c o r p s e r e d r e s s e d so t h a t no o n e w o u l d h a v e s u s p e c t e d t h e
examination.
I s t a i d to t e a § to f a m i l y p r a y e r s .
j u s t at dark.
I came home
On a c c o u n t o f t h e r a i n t h e r e w a s no s e r v i c e
t h e a f t e r n o o n , n o r in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
e a r l y § w h e n w e d i d t h e r a i n p o u r e d dow n,
in
W e all r e t i r e d
§ the end of our cook
r o o m p a r t l y fe ll down.
Monday,
the corpse.
C.
at n o o n ,
I a c c o m p a n i e d t h e c h i l d r e n all to see
I h a v e n o t b e e n t h e r e s in ce .
M o n d a y e v e n i n g Mrs.
§ B e r n i c e w e n t w h i l e t h e r e s t o f us w e n t to t h e S.S. m o n t h l y
c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
n e x t d a y s u f f e r e d f o r it.
C a s tl e .
W e n t w i t h Mr.
to get a p e r m i t to s t a y at th e
Tuesday
W a l k e d a c o n s i d e r a b l e § th e
G o o d e l l to s e e t h e Gov.
Is.
(A.M.) w e all a t t e n d e d t h e h o i k e o f t h e s c h o o l s
at t h e m e e t i n g h o u s e .
D u r i n g t h e d a y t h e B r u t u s w e n t out, b u t
w a s in s i g h t at s u n down.
C ons iderable excitement this w e e k about
o ne M o r g a n , w h o e s c a p e d f r o m t h e C o u r t , b u t w a s f o u n d on b o a r d o n e
o f w h a l e s hips.
S c h o o l as u s u a l b o t h y e s t e r d a y § to day.
P r o g r a m m e o f t h e f u n e r a l o f Mr.
o'clock
(A.M.).
b y bro.
Arm®.
Rec^ a
R i c h a r d s on S a t u r d a y n e x t at 10
Last e ve n i n g a t t e n d e d the p r a y e r m e e t i n g cond®
O n m y r e t u r n r e a d t h e f e w last p a g e s o f P r e s c o t t ,
F e r d i n a n d § I s a b e l l a . , V o d .; Ill, w h i c h t h e s c h o l a r s h a d j u s t c o m p l e t e d .
I a l s o r e a d to m y s e l f s e v e r a l p a g e s a b o u t H i m m e n e s , t h e i r M i n i s t e r
W a r r i o r -- Bi sh op or Prelate
§ t h e f o u n d e r o f an u n i v e r s i t y at A l e a l a
§ the Complutesian Polyglot.
Yesterday,
to t h e S c h o o l R o o m £ a p p o i n t e d B e r n i c e ,
r e m o v e d the school's L i b rary
Librarian.
Jo ur nal, A m o s
F r i d a y Nov.
Starr Cooke
Nov.
12,
18 47
P a g e 82
12-47
T h i s m o r n i n g h a d a s c h o o l o f on e h o u r t h e n w e n t to s e a r c h
for t h e w a g o n h o r s e t o w a r d s
Punahou.
On m y return f o u n d t h e s c h o l a r s
just g o n e to B e r i t a n i a w h e r e t h e y w e r e to feast.
get r e a d y § w e w o u l d go § s ee them.
kept w i t h h i m m o s t o f t h e day.
O r d e r e d all to
Found his M a j e s t y there,
§
A f t e r e a t i n g a w h i l e s a y at n o o n ,
t h ey m a r c h e d o u t § w e n t d o w n t o w n § t h e n to t h e m e e t i n g ho u s e .
We w e n t w i t h t h e K i n g § s t o p p e d a w h i l e at h i s ho u s e .
w i t h h i m to the M e e t i n g h o u s e .
A f t e r s i n g i n g § q u e s t i o n i n g some
of t h e b o y s on t h e m a p o f t h e D r u n k a r d ,
t h e n Mr. Arm§ s u n g a g a i n § a p r a y e r .
f e a s t a g a i n § w e w e n t w i t h them.
the k ing made some r e m a r k s - -
T h e y all t h e n r e t u r n e d to
About
3 o ' c l o c k it b r o k e up,
§ t h e k i n g r e q u e s t e d t h a t Lot £ Al. m i g h t go h o m e
him.
Then went
§ dine with
I c o n s e n t e d § t h e y w e n t w i t h h i m § t h e re st o f us r e t u r n e d
home.
Of course, no school this afternoon.
T h i s m o r n i n g c a l l e d to see Mr. H i t c h c o c k ' s i n v o i c e o f
B oo ks .
Sat.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
Nov.
13
§ sister Wilcox.
'47
L a s t e v e n i n g r e a d a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g a r t i c l e in t h e E c
lectic Magazine about
"Guizot".
in §we r e a d o n e n e a r l y t h r o u g h .
early.
Al. w a s s e n t to h i s room.
Just then The Polynesians
Lot w a s r a t h e r u n w e l l
came
£ retired
T h i s m o r n i n g at 8 1/2 o ' c l o c k
I d i r e c t e d all t h e c h i l d r e n to get r e a d y for t h e f u n e r a l .
About
9, Mr. J a s p e r c a m e in to l e a v e J a n e to go w i t h us as h e w i s h e d
to go w i t h t h e O f f i c e r s .
gun to get ready.
clothes
fr.
A t 9 1/4 o ' c l o c k Lot
§ A l . had not b e
A l . w a s t r y i n g on b o o t s - - L o t w a i t i n g f o r his
the Tailor.
I f o u n d f a u l t w i t h t h e m § t o l d t h e m to
Journa l, A m o s
Starr Cooke
not w a i t a n o t h e r m i n u t e .
in to go w i t h us.
Nov.
13,
S o o n s o m e o f Dr. J u d d ' s
S e r m o n in n a t i v e b y bro.
7:5 " f o r he l o v e t h o u r n a t i o n "
1847
P a g e 83
child ren came
Armstrong from Luke
§ it w a s a v e r y g o o d s e r m o n .
The
C a t h o l i c P r i e s t s w h o w a l k e d in t h e p r o c e s s i o n w e n t in f o r th e
first t i m e § h e a r d t h e s e r m o n .
saw Mrs.
Richards
my l e t t e r to bro.
§ her daughter.
R e t u r n e d § a d d e d s o m e t h i n g to
§ sister Wilcox.
the m a n h a l f a d o l l a r .
T u e s d a y Nov.
A f t e r d i n n e r w e n t up to P u n a h o u - -
Found our wagon-horse,
T h i s e v e n i n g h a v e w r i t t e n t h e above.
16- 47
L o r d ' s d a y it w a s v e r y w i n d y .
Left m y s a b b a t h s c h o o l w i t h
32.
S paid
Ii.
Bro.
A t t e n d e d c h u r c h all day.
A. p r e a c h e d f r o m Prov.
14:
"T he w i c k e d is d r i v e n a w a y in h i s w i c k e d n e s s b u t t h e r i g h t e o u s
h a t h h o p e in h i s d e a t h " .
present
A first rate sermon.
His m a j e s t y was
§ h e a r d it.
At n o o n m o s t o f us w e n t to bro.
b ro D o l e f r o m A c t s
11:24
Smith's
"He w a s a g o o d m an " .
h e a r e r s - - m o re t h a n u s u a l at t h e c h a p e l .
prea c h e d about o f f ending Christ's
c h u r c h to h e a r
Q uite a n u m b e r of
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
l i t t l e one s .
Bro. A n d r e w s
t h e p a l a c e § p r e a c h e d fr. P s . 9 7 : 1 T h e L o r d r e i g n e t h ,
A.
at
Let t h e
e a r t h r e j o i c e let t h e m u l t i t u d e o f Isles b e g l a d t h e r e o f .
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n bro.
c o m p a n i e d b y Capt.
D oane.
C h a m b e r l a i n c a l l e d at t h e s c h o o l a c
Mrs.
J a r v e s c a l l e d § w e d i d n o t ride.
T h i s e v e n i n g w e t o o k o n l y a s h o r t ride.
Mrs.
c h a s e d $7.0 0 w o r t h of b o o k s to day.
§ Mrs.
Mrs.
C c a l l e d o n Mrs.
Richards
her affairs--^ her neighbors.
f o r a w h i l e at least.
Mr.
C. § B e r n i c e p u r
J a s p e r c a l le d.
§ had a long talk wit h her about
S h e is to t a k e Mrs.
Dibble's place
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
Sat. Nov.
Nov.
of the s h i p M o r r i s o n .
P a g e 84
o f f § on.
down t o w n to see his Capt.
A[t]
mate
He s p e n t an h o u r § t h e n w e n t
(Green), § at noon returned § dined
2 l e f t a g a i n § r e t u r n e d at 4 o ' c l o c k s a y i n g he w a s
in s o m e t h i n g o f a h u r r y .
I c l o s e d a l e t t e r to bro.
cox-- J. t w o l e t t e r s - -§ I p u t up M o s e s '
the W i n d w a r d ,
from Moses Hatch,
H e h a d c o m e in to s p e n d t h e d a y § l e f t t h e
ship o u t s i d e , w h i c h w a s
Mr. H a t c h to A. S e e l e y ,
Esqr.
drawing § painting,
§ a Lyra Hawaii,
§ sent them by
I gave him some Temperance papers,
Baxter's Saints Vest, Bu n y a n ' s come
He l e f t at 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
a t t e n t i o n to h i s soul.
§ sister W i l
a c c o u n t o f o u r v o y a g e to
also specimens of their writing,
a ls o a g r o u n d p l a n o f o u r h o u s e ,
ments.
1847
20 1847
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e had a call
w i t h us.
20,
§welcome,
§ tw o s a b b a t h d o c u
§ as he d i d I d i r e c t e d his
He s e e m s to h a v e a l t e r e d s o m e w h a t hi s
opinion of Missionaries.
I hope our renewal of acquaintance may
b e s a n c t i f i e d to h i s soul.
Last eveni ng a tt en de d the Temperance
m e e t i n g w h e r e t h e q u e s t i o n o f t h e i m p r o p r i e t y o f p a s s i n g laws f o r
b i d d i n g the s a l e o f a r d e n t s p i r i t s
took the Negative,
§ Mr.
Parsons
§c.
J u d g e Lee § Mr. J a s p e r
§ Rood the affirmative.
w a s d e c i d e d "in t h e a f f i r m a t i v e " .
Felt unwell last n i g ht
to day.
valuable W a t c h was
On T h u r s d a y G e nl M i l l e r ' s
the posse s s i o n of Morgan.
It
§ also
f o u n d in
H e h a d a f a l s e b o t t o m to h i s t r u n k §
it w a s u n d e r it.
Sat. Nov.
27-47
A n o t h e r w e e k is c l o s e d § I h a v e n o t r e c o r d e d a n y t h i n g
o f t h e L o r d ' s g o o d n e s s to m e § m i n e § t h e l a r g e f a m i l y o f s c h o l a r s .
L o r d ' s d a y p a s s e d as u s u a l w i t h a s e r m o n f r o m bro.
A r m s t r o n g in
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
Nov.
27,
1847
P a g e 85
the f o r e n o o n - - a s e r m o n in E n g l i s h at t h e s c h o o l - h o u s e b y bro.
Dole "I k n o w t h a t m y R e d e e m e r l i v e t h . "
family o n l y p r e s e n t .
Job.
Punahou § our
Bro. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d i n t h e a f t e r n o o n
§ bro. A r m s t r o n g in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
also at o u r m e e t i n g on W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g .
from M e s s r s D o u g l a s s
Ber.
L ym a n.
Damon present
Monday, we had letters
§ L y m a n o n e to m e f r o m Mr.
Lot £ A l . fr. Mr.
return.
Bro.
D.
§ o n e e a c h to
M o s t a l l h a v e c o m m e n c e d l e t t e r s in
D u r i n g t h e w e e k I h a v e p r o p [ p ] e d up th e f e n c e b e t w e e n
our y a r d § t h e c o o k R o o m y ar d .
On M o n d a y n e x t
I e x p e c t Mr.
Bent
to r a i s e t h e r o o f o f t h e c o o k H o u s e a b o u t tw o feet.
Wednesday
(24th) w a s t h e 1 1 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f o u r m a r r i a g e
For t h r e e d a y s all m y s p a r e t i m e h a s b e e n d e v o t e d to p l o t t i n g a
f i e l d s u r v e y e d b y Mr.
its area.
L y m a n in P u e b l o De Sa n J o s e ,
Lot § A l . a re d o i n g t h e same.
a c al l f r o m L o r r i n
§ Mr.
Byers.
§ M a r y v i s i t e d at Mr. J a s p e r ' s .
a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr s .
C. at Mr.
an i n v i t a t i o n f r o m bro.
§ calculating
Thursday evening we had
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g Lot, A l , Wm.
Last evening the same visited,
Chamberlain's.
5 sister Hitchcock,
Tuesday, we received
to v i s i t M o l o k a i w i t h
all o u r f a m i l y at t h e c o m i n g f e s t i v i t i e s o f t h e N e w Yea r.
r ep li ed ,
Mon.
Nov.
s a m e day,
2 9-
Ber.
We
c o n d i t i o n a l l y in t h e a f [ f ] i r m a t i v e .
'47
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n c e l e b r a t e d as t h e a n n i v e r s a r y of F r a n c e
§ England's joint ackno w l e d g e m e n t of the Hawa i i a n
Independence.
The f o r e i g n e r s n a t u r a l i z e d h a d a f e a s t at the c o u r t H o u s e .
King, M i n i s t e r s
also Wm. J a m e s
to a P i c ni c .
§ c h i e f s at t h e h o u s e o f t h e P r e m i e r .
§ Peter,
Mr.
a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
Th e
A l . § Ber.
J u d d § c h i l d r e n to N u u a n u
B i s h o p t o o k d i n n e r w i t h th e r e s t o f us.
This
Jour nal , A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
Nov.
evening w e expect a p ar t y of the chiefs.
A vessel sails
coast o n W e d n e s d a y .
29,
1847
P a g e 86
fo r t h e
No s c h o o l to d a y § I h a v e r e a d l e t t e r s w r i t
ten on m y t r i a l s o f m a t r i m o n y in 1836.
Y e s t e r d a y Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all day.
in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
also
Wed.
I r e a d E v a n g e l i s t f or J a n y 21 18 4 7 - -
to t h e c h i l d r e n , A d a m s '
Dec.
Bro. A n d r e w s
s e r m o n o n t h e d e a t h o f Mr.
Armstrong.
1 1847
T h i s is m y 3 7 t h b i r t h day.
T h i r t y s e v e n y e a r s ag o to
day it w a s s a i d in t h e v i l l a g e o f D a n b u r y Conn.
in t h e f a m i l y o f Deac.
be en to t h a t c hild.
C o o k e a n d Oh!
a m a n c h i l d is b o r n
h o w long s u f f e r i n g God has
"Surely goodness
§ mercy hath followed him
all h i s da ys ".
This noon
E v a n g e l i s t s to Mr.
former,
§ Ber.
to the l a t te r.
I got o f f s e v e r a l
L y m a n § Mr.
Al. Wm. J a m e s ,
this e v e n i n g .
Lorrin,
has b e e n n o reading.
Mrs.
C.
Wed.
Dec.
Douglass.
Peter,
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
vessel has not sailed.
Bro.
$ N.Y.
Lot § A l . w r o t e to t he
David, Mary,
El,
§ Em.
§I
H i t c h c o c k h a s c a l l e d § s a y s the
Armstrong conducted our prayer meeting
John Dominis
Have
letters Polynesians
§ Mr.
Byne have called § there
c o m m e n c e d in e a r n e s t a h e n h o u s e f or
8 '47
F o r s o m e e v e n i n g s m y e y e s h a v e b e e n so b a d t h a t
n ot w r i t e .
On S a t u r d a y ,
I c o m p l e t e d the hen-house.
I could
While
I was
b u s y in t h e f o r e n o o n Lot, A l , £j Wm. w e n t to t h e w a g o n - h o u s e w h e r e
Kema sleeps,
§ has three of the King's boys Jack, J i m § Bil Stevens
come § t e l l t h e m s t o r i e s .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n A l , Wm.
§ James
§ Peter
Dec.
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
a c c o m p a n i e d m e to K a p e n a to b a t h e .
early.
8, 1 8 4 7
P a g e 87
T h a t e v e n i n g w e all r e t i r e d
A b o u t m i d n i g h t S a r a i c a m e to us
§ s aid she has just found
Lot § t h e t h r e e b o y s ' o f t h e K i n g a b o v e d n a m e d in t h e W a g o n h o u s e
w i t h Kema,
Ii,
§ the daughter of Kealoha
(Abigail).
up o u r r e s t f or t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e n i g h t .
This broke
The n e x t m o r n i n g Lot
was c o n f i n e d to h i s r o o m § at m o r n i n g s e r v i c e d i d n o t go out.
D u r i n g t h e f o r e n o o n Mrs.
Al.
§ Wm.
h a d b e e n o u t § f or th e s a m e p u r p o s e
same p l a c e .
rooms.
C. c a l l e d at h i s room,
§ h a d g o n e to the
A f t e r m e e t i n g t h e y t w o a l s o w e r e c o n f i n e d to t h e i r
B u t all w e n t o u t to t h e a f t e r n o o n s e r v i c e ,
e ve ni n g .
Bro.
I Pet.
as w e l l as the
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d in th e m o r n i n g fr. J a m e s
at t h e p a l a c e f r o m E z . 3 3 :1 1,
fr.
§ he told her that
2:7.
Monday
§ in t h e a f t e r n o o n
a n d bro.
I r e q u e s t e d Wm.
Andrews
§
in t h e a f t e r n o o n
to w r i t e w h a t h e h a d d o n e
I r e q u e s t e d Lot to do so,
us an a c c o u n t o f m a t t e r s .
2:5,
§ y e s t e r d a y A l . gave
T h e y al l a g r e e in t h e m a i n.
Yesterday
I h a d a t a l k w i t h Lot § A l . § t r i e d to f a s t e n c o n v i c t i o n u p o n t h e m
§ to l e a d t h e m n o w to c o m m i t t h e m s e l v e s to t h e L o r d J e s u s
Last e v e ni n g Wm.'s
f a t h e r c a l l e d § c o n v e r s e d w i t h him.
I h a v e h a n d e d t h e m a ll s o m e t r a c t s .
Christ.
To-day
J o h n Ii p u n i s h e d Ii § Kema,
§ I s h a l l do m y b e s t to h a v e t h e o t h e r s p u n i s h e d in s o m e way.
I nde ed ,
all.
Damon.
t h e K i n g h a s m a n i f e s t hi s d i s p l e a s u r e b y d i s m i s s i n g t h e m
M o n d a y e v e n i n g o u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s c o n d u c t e d by bro.
Bro. J o h n s o n § L o u i s a , h i s d a u g h t e r a r r i v e d f r o m Kauai.
Y e s t e r d a y Mr.
§ Mrs.
J a s p e r s a i l e d f o r K au a i .
the s e a § s e v e r a l v e s s e l s a r e w i n d b o u n d .
T h e w i n d is f r o m
All our scholars have
b e c o m e a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e c h i l d r e n w i t h o u t to t h e i r inju ry .
L a s t n i g h t S a r a i h a d a s e v e r e a t t a c k o f t h e c h o l ic .
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
M o n d a y Dec.
13-
Dec.
13,
1847
P a g e 88
'47
T h u r s d a y l a s t I a l l o w e d t h e b o y s to go o u t to s c h o o l §
to co me to d i n n e r f o r bro. J o h n s o n t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us.
also t h e y c a m e to s c h o o l ,
bro. J o h n s o n
§ Al.
§ in t h e a f t e r n o o n w e h a d a c a l l
^ a F r e n ch seaman.
to us a w hi l e.
from
That evening Lorrincalled § read
Thursday e v e n i n g h a d an i n t e r s e t i n g t a l k w i t h Wm.
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g h a d a c o m p o s i t i o n school.
fr. bro. H i t c h c o c k § a n s w e r e d it.
§ to r id e w i t h t h e bo y s .
1 T h e s . 5:6.
Friday
Reed a letter
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e n t to b a t h e
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g b ro .
A r g p r e a c h e d fr.
M y S.S. m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g t h a n u s u a l .
Memoir of Bartimea gratuitously.
t he c o m m u n i o n l a s t S a b b a t h o f Dec.
Ga ve out
Bro. A r m s t r o n g g a v e n o t i c e o f
On t h a t d a y I i n t e n d to g i v e
p r e s e n t s to s o m e o f t he b e s t s c h o l a r s - - a B i b l e to t h e v e r y best.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n it r a i n e d § w e d i d n o t go out.
at h o m e § I read.
R i c h Fool.
Mr.
T i n k e r s e r m o n in t h e N a t i o n a l P r e a c h e r - -
In t h e e v e n i n g w e w e n t to t h e p a l a c e
J o h n s o n f r o m P s . 19 :1 2 :
We had a meeting
§ h e a r d bro.
"E h o o m a e m a e oe i a ' u i n a h e w a i n a l o . "
A v e r y g o o d s e r m o n f o r a l a ym an .
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
m e n t o f Dr. J. F r a n c e s ,
C a s t l e c a m e e a r l y to 3iow us an a d v e r t i s e
an o c u l i s t in N.Y.
to da y I w r o t e a l e t t e r to c o u s i n Rev.
him.
Geo B e n e d i c t , w h o r e c o m m e n d s
T h i s e v e n i n g w e a t t e n d e d S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y
bro. A r m s t r o n g .
Sat.
We h a d seen the same §
Dec.
18
S i n c e t h e n h a v e w r i t t e n t h e a bove.
'47
T h e p a s t w e e k h a s b e e n b r o k e in u p o n n o t a l i t tl e.
Tuesday
e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to U n c l e § A u n t S t o c k b r i d g e .
Thursday
w r o t e an i n t r o d u c t o r y l e t t e r for Mr. § Mrs. P e c k to C h a r l e s .
Yes
t e r d a y T h e y s a i l e d in t h e Geo. W a s h i n g t o n = E i g h t v e s s e l s s a i l e d
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
on T h u r s y .
Dec.
§ a b o u t as m a n y y e s t e r d a y .
18, 1 8 4 7
O n e Capt.
P a g e 89
Harding sailed
5 is s u p p o s e d to h a v e t a k e n J. B o o t h ' s c l e r k w h o r o l l e d h i m of
$7000.
T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g I w a s i n at Mr.
Boardman's
§ Capt.
White-
field t o l d J. B o o t h t h a t h e h o p e d h e w o u l d p r o p s e r in e v e r y t h i n g
but one,
" Bu t s e l l i n g b r a n d y ? " s a i d J. B o o t h .
old D a v i d L y o n died.
Mr.
§ Mrs.
Stevens
That same m o r n i n g
§ Miss Johnson sailed
yesterday.
Y e s t e r d a y w e h a d no s c h o o l .
I was b u s y in a s s i s t i n g the
c a r p e n t e r to r a i s e up t h e r o o f o f t h e c o o k h ou s e .
I h ad a school.
This forenoon
L a s t e v e n i n g t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t h e T e m
perance meeting.
Judge Andrews
r e a d an essay u p o n t h e p r o b a b l e
c au se s o f t h e d i m i n u t i o n o f i n t e m p e r a n c e
f o r m o n t h s past.
c u s s e d th e s u b j e c t o f g i v i n g up o u r p r e s e n t s o c i e t y
a n o t h e r at t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t o f t h e n e w yea r.
again.
§ r e q u e s t e d to
§ h e w o u l d c o m e n e x t w e e k § p u t it on
Wright presided.
back--also,
$ beginning
A letter was receive
from our Pres i d e n t that he h a d b r o k e n his pledge,
be s t r u c k f r o m th e r o l l,
Dis
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w e w e n t to ri de on h o r s e -
on W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n
§\vent to t h e t o p of t h e h i l l
in r e a r o f P u n a h o u § r e t u r n e d § w e n t to K a p e n a to b a t h e .
I took
c o l d § y e s t e r d a y a d d e d to it.
Mon.
Dec.
20,
1847
T h i s e v e n i n g I h a v e b e e n w r i t i n g up m y a ccts.
s e l f n o t a l i t t l e in t h e rear.
no to a l l o w for o u r b o a r d .
§ find m y
I a m in a q u a n d a r y (!) w h e t h e r or
Last y e a r we did not, but
to do so t h i s ; b u t if I do I s h a l l f a l l in t h e rear.
I intended
The Lord
h e l p me to d e c i d e as f or e t e r n i t y .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
p r e a c h e d f r o m Is.
At n o o n I h a d m y S.S.
22:18-20 verses.
Ag.
as u s u a l
Jo u r n a l ,
Amos Starr Cooke
Bro. Ag.
c a l l e d in.
bro.
Damon.
Dec.
Mrs.
20,
C o o k e w e n t d o w n to bro.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n as bro.
Ag.
1847
P a g e 90
S m i t h ' s to h e a r
h a d e n g a g e d to p r e a c h
to t h e " W a s h i n g t o n i a n s " b y r e q u e s t at t h e O a h u c h a r i t y s c h o o l h o us e, Mrs.
C. Ber.
§ I went there
drews p r e a c h in n a t i v e .
the p a l a c e .
25,
The King § P r e m i e r b o t h unwell.
'47.
An
In t h e e v e n i n g t h e l a t t e r p r e a c h e d at
r e a d t h r o u g h M i s s H e r a l d for M a y
Feb.
§ t h e o t h e r s to h e a r bro.
D u r i n g t h e d ay
'47 a l s o N Y E v a n g e l i s t for
P a r t o f t h e f o r m e r to Mrs.
C.
This m o r n i n g c o n
c l u d e d to h a v e t h e D o m e s t i c s ' s h o u s e s h i n g l e d § p u r c h a s e d s h i n g l e s ,
boards
§c.
T o - m o r r o w I i n t e n d t h e s c h o l a r s to h e l p p u t on s h i n g l e s
boards
§ to h a v e o u r G r a s s h o u s e t h a t c h e d .
T h u r s d a y Dec.
23 '47
T u e s d a y h a d no s c h o o l in t h e m o r n i n g .
s c ho ol s.
S e n t a l e t t e r to bro.
Benedict two Polynesians,
w h a l e ship.
Yesterday
Mrs.
C. h a d d r a w i n g
§ S i s t e r S e e l e y § to c o u s i n G.
$ 3 F r i e n d s to M o s e s H a t c h to go b y a
£ d a y b e f o r e Mr.
Jones rebuilt our oven
§ fire pl a c e .
Yesterday
to s h i n g l e t he t h e
I h a d no school
(!)
Domestics'
§ th e b o y s a s s i s t e d m e al l d a y
ho u s e .
§ laid about one h a l f of the shingle.
school,
We p u t o n a l l t h e lath,
This forenoon had one hour's
§ s p e n t t h e r e s t o f t h e d a y in s h i n g l i n g § f i n i s h e d at
3 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Last even in g the King was a tt a c k e d wi t h the pleuris
§ A l . § J o h n Ii s p e n t t h e n i g h t t here.
ing c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Da mo n.
Wm. t o o k t e a at bro.
to h a v e g o n e to Mrs.
Mrs.
Dimond's.
C.
I attended our prayer m e e t
§ I w e n t Ber.
Lot, A l .
This evening they were expecting
Judd's but rain prevented.
c o m m e n c e d t h a t c h i n g o u r g r a s s ho u s e .
p r e s e n t s to m y N a t i v e S.S.
Mary,
J o h n Ii's m e n
N e x t S a b b a t h I i n t e n d to m a k e
s c h o l a r s - - a n a t i v e B i b l e to th e best.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Sat.
Dec.
25
Dec.
1847
P a g e 91
'47
This has been Christmas,
e r a ll y.
25,
§ has been celebrated very g e n
I w a s o c c u p i e d t h i s f o r e n o o n in g e t t i n g m y w a t c h w h i c h
h a d b e e n s e v e r a l w e e k s at Mr.
te rs § m a s o n s .
At n o o n w
foot, b o y s on h o r s e b a c k ,
Boardman's,
§ in p a y i n g o f f c a r p e n
all s t a r t e d f or P u n a h o u t h e g i r l s on
§ Mr s .
C. 5 I § o u r c h i l d r e n o n t h e w a g o n .
All our m i s s i o n a r y b r e t h r e n § sisters w i t h t heir c h i l d r e n w e r e p r e s e nt
a l s o Bro.
Adults
C.
§ sister Damon,
§ Mr.
Hitchcock.
W e d i n e d at 2 o ' c l o c k .
§ a f e w e l d e r c h i l d r e n at f i r s t t able.
S o u r s c h o l a r s h a v e g o n e to v i s i t El.
o ne s c h o o l in the f o r e n o o n
§ t w o in t h e
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
Turrill.
Yesterday I had
afternoon.
W i t h t he a s
sistance
o f th e j a c k § o u r n a t i v e s I r e p a i r e d t h e h o r s e ho u s e . T h e
c a r p e n t e r f i n i s h e d th e h i p j o i n t s t o - d a y § p u t up the t r o u g h .
Y e s t e r d a y I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Bro. H i t c h c o c k s a y i n g
they h ad changed the examinations
h a d b e t t e r s a i l o n M o n d a y next .
so.
Sc to n e x t w e e k § t h o u g h t w e
W e s h a l l m a k e an e f f o r t to do
T h e L o r d p r e p a r e us f o r e v e r y e m e r g e n c y - - h e r e
K e k u a n a o a has r e q u e s t e d t h a t V i c t o r i a s t a y b e h i n d .
$ elsewhere.
I shall reply
to hi s r e q u e s t in t h e n e g a t i v e .
Mon.
Dec.
27,
'47
Ye s t e r d a y was a pleasant day
s p en t in u s u a l l a b o r s .
present.
I m e t m y S.S.
$ th e s a b b a t h w a s m o s t l y
at n o o n bu t o n l y a f e w w e r e
To t h e m I g a v e T e s t a m e n t s 6, B a n i a n a 12, H i m e n i H o l e a 12.
To K i p o l a § K a p l e a I g a v e r e d c o v e r e d
they had c o m m i t t e d the most verses
In t h e m o r n i n g bro.
r e q u i r e t h t h a t wh.
is p a s t " .
(Morrocco)
hymn b o o k s --because
$ b e e n a l w a y s t here.
A g p r e a c h e d f r o m Eccl.
3:15 " G o d
A f t e r this the 4 § 5th sections of
his c h u r c h c e l e b r a t e d t h e L o r d ' s s u p p e r .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
Dec.
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
27,
18 47
P a g e 92
■ Ag d i s t r i b u t e d t h e e l e m e n t to t h e f i r s t 3 s e c t i o n s o f h i s c h u r c h ,
if At n o o n Mrs.
C. w e n t to h e a r bro.
H not out a n y p a r t o f t h e day.
The King § family were
He w a s n o t so w e l l .
1 bro. Ag. p r e a c h e d at t h e p a l a c e ,
1 ■
always s t r i v e w i t h me ".
Damon.
Gen.
6:3,
"My s p i r i t s h a l l n o t
T o d a y w e e x p e c t e d to s a i l f o r M o l o a k i ,
: but the K i n g ' s c o n t i n u e d i l l n e s s h a s p r e v e n t e d ,
at all.
In t h e e v e n i n g
§ w e m a y n o t go
H a v e b e e n b u s y in s e t t l i n g u p m y a c c o u n t s .
‘ P o l y n e s i a n s to t h e D e p o s t i o r y .
Cut b ro .
S e n t t wo
Ch n 's h a i r - - v i s i t e d
I the King.
I
I
| T h u r s d a y Dec.
30-
'47
*
T u e s d a y m o r n i n g a b o u t 10 o ' e l k a n o t e c a m e in f r o m Dr.
I
| Judd § o t h e r s s a y i n g t h a t t h e K i n g "was n o t w e l l e n o u g h for us
I to t a k e o u r e x p e c t e d v o y a g e . "
I
I
I
fI'
f
i
>
I immediately gave notice according-
ly t o o k a l e t t e r I h a d t h a t m o r n i n g w r i t t e n to bro.
bro. A g to ta k e ,
a l s o a s t a n d a r d $ s o m e l e t t e r s for M o l o k a i .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n ,
the w i n d was
the K a m e h a m e h a III w e n t out.
at the K i n g ' s .
H i t c h c o c k for
ahead,
§ h as b e e n all t h e w e e k ,
A l . s p e n t all d a y M o n d a y
Tuesday
Y e s t e r d a y I c o m m e n c e d s c h o o l m u c h a g a i n s t th e
w i s h e s o f t h e s c h o l a r s - - i n t e n d i n g to t a k e a v a c a t i o n s o m e t i m e
w h e n w e c a n t a k e a tour ,
better,
tho'
or voyage.
I am much exhausted.
ing w a s c o n d u c t e d by bro.
t a l k w i t h Mr. W i l c o x .
ing, w h i l e at Mr.
To d a y t h e s c h o o l h a s b e e n
Last evening our p r a y e r m e e t
L. A n d r e w s .
A f t e r m e et in g I h a d a long
He b o a r d s at Capt.
Boardman's,
Car te r .
Tuesday m o r n
I w a s m u c h m o r t i f i e d to l e a r n t h a t
Lot w a s i n d e b t e d to h i m fo r a r i n g $10.
Y e s t e r d a y I r e t u r n e d it
to Mr.
After school yesterday
B t i l l Lot s h o u l d get t h e m o n e y .
some o f t h e b o y s
§ I rode to Waikiki.
T o - m o r r o w w i l l b e t he l a s t
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
d a y o f th e y e a r § te rm,
plo t,
Dec.
§ I h o p e Lot
§ A l . will
1847
P a g e 93
f i n i s h Mr.
Lyman's
§ t h e i r B o o k K e e p i n g - - a l s o 12 P r o p o s i t i o n s o f G e o m e t r y ,
1/2 o f C o m s t o c k C h e m i s t r y .
p a r t,
30,
Wm.
§ E l . to F r a c t i o n s E m e r s o n I I I ^
P e t e r m a 1 1 ^ p a r t to P e r c e n t a g e ,
Mitchell's
Geo.
§ the t w o l a s t S. Am.
J o s V i c Ly get to A f r i c a M i t c h e l l ' s
§ John "Pictorial Primmer".
§
4 1/2 o ' c l k P.M. Mrs.
of
P r i m a r y Geo.
Hoop e r just
called.
M o n d a y J a n u a r y 3-1 84 8.
L a s t F r i d a y I h a d a s c h o o l al l day.
Mazatlan.
ing.
An a r r i v a l f r o m
In t h e e v e n i n g s o m e o f u s w e n t to t h e T e m p e r a n c e m e e t
I h a d w r i t t e n a s h o r t c o m m u n i c a t i o n t h e day b e f o r e s i g n e d
"Star."
Mr.
d r e w s Pres.
Wright,
Carter was present.
§ J .W . W o o d V i c e pr.
We c hose officers.
Wilcox,
Judge A n
Sec. H o p k i n s ,
Editor,
C o o k e § T h o m p s o n - - s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e - - B i s h o p , Tr ea s.
N e x t w e e k w e w e r e to m e e t i n t h e n e w V e s t r y § J u d g e Lee,
a d d r e s s us.
S at urd ay was busy here
S o u t h E a s t b u t n o rain.
§ d i d n o t go out.
Mr s.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I r e a d
a s e r m o n to t h e c h i l d r e n f r o m B u l u e n ' s V i l l a g e S e r m o n s
I g i v e y o u ".
No 1. Vol.
to M rs .
C.
21.
at M e t a l s ,
"A n e w h e a r t
In t h e e v e n i n g r e a d to t h e m a Y o u t h ' s
D u r i n g t h e d a y r e a d t h r e e N.Y.
commenced Geometry, Book
I Prop.
L § A l . in S u r v e y i n g at C a s e V I I I ,
Companion
Evangelists,
To d a y I h a v e c o m m e n c e d a n e w t e r m ,
Lot Al § Ber.
C.
A b o u t n o o n it b e g a n to r a i n § w i t h o u t m u c h i n
t e r m i s s i o n it r a i n e d t i l l t h i s m o r n i n g .
will
§ B i o s a ls o
Lot, I h a d s e n t to h i s r o o m f o r d i s
Yesterday I was unwell
visited m y S.S.
The w i n d b l e w from
In t h e e v e n i n g L. A n d r e w s Jr.
Stark § John Dominis called.
obedience.
§ t h er e.
to
§ some
§ n e w b o o k o f accts.
XII,
Chemistry,
§ in B o o k - K .
review
Jan.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
D a y B o ok , J o u r n a l ,
§ L eger.
ditions of Fractions.
Fractions § Geo.
Wm.
§ El.
Emerson
Peter ma
at E u r o p e .
V i c S L y d i a at N u m e r a t i o n
do.
Jos.
P a g e 94
I 11 ^ p a r t ,
at a d
1 1^
" Sec.
"
do. M u l t i p l i c a t i o n - -
§ all at A f r i c a .
m uch c o n f i n e d § am q uite unwell.
3, 1 8 4 8
To-day I have been
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e w a s to b e
a m o n t h l y c o n c e r t b u t no.
Sat. Jan.
8 '48
M o n d a y e v e n i n g I r e a d to t h e c h i l d r e n f r o m the " M i s s i o n
a r y H e r a l d " for M a y 1847,
letters
w r o t e a s h o r t l e t t e r to bro.
(5) Nos.
2 8- 3 2 ,
f r o m Mr.
C. S. L y m a n ,
No 1, o f "T he F r i e n d " ,
w h i c h I h a d read.
The past w e e k
Dwight.
Tuesday I
§ sent some Polynesians
a lso,
s o m e N.Y.
Evangelist
I h a v e b e e n m o r e s t r i c t in m y
s c h o o l Ej h a v e h a d a m u c h b e t t e r s c h o o l f or it.
The forepart of the w e e k was quite rainy § m any of our
adobie w a l l s have fallen,
house.
To r e p a i r f e n c e s
$ s o h as t h e f r o n t o f o u r D o m e s t i c s '
$ it
(!)
100 c o r a l s t o n e s o f t h e a u p u n i .
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
I h a v e e n g a g e d 10 bis.
L im e S
Wednesday evening our meeting
L. A n d r e w s .
L a s t S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g Mr.
§
Mrs. J a s p e r a r r i v e d f r o m K a u a i , h a v i n g l a n d e d at E w a § c o m e on
afoot.
T h u r s d a y w e c a l l e d on them,
§ they came
us § s p e n t th e e v e n i n g t i l l 10 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
$ t o o k tea w i t h
Last ev en i n g w e m ost
o f us w e n t to h e a r J u d g e L e e 's T e m p e r a n c e a d d r e s s .
It w a s
rate--§ w e v o t e d to r e q u e s t a c o p y f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ,
$ raised a
s u b s c r i p t i o n at once.
was present.
A l . § Wm.
T h e t w o r o o m s w e r e full.
To d a y w e h a d n o s c h o o l .
a c c o m p a n y me to t h e s t o r e s
n o o n w e w e n t to r i d e to W a i k i k i .
first
Judge Turrill
T h i s f o r e n o o n I h a d Lot,
§ to a u c t i o n .
This a f t e r
Lot b o r r o w e d G § J o h n ' s h o r s e
23
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Jan.
8, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 95
5 I m a n i f e s t e d s o m e d i s p l e a s u r e at h i m f o r it.
T h i s e v e n i n g all r e c i t e d t h e i r v e r s e s a b o u t t h e y o u n g
m a n in th e g o s p e l M a r k 10:27.
I r e a d H e n r y u p o n it.
t a k e n s i c k on W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g ,
§ h as n o t b e e n to s c h o o l since.
He ha s h a d a s h o r t c o u r s e o f f e v e r , b u t to d a y his
§ he has taken no medicine.
b a t t l e at N e w O r l e a n s .
Kali was
f e v e r is a b a t e d
T h i s d a y is t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e
Sister Armstrong received a letter from
bro. B i s h o p t h a t h e c o u l d n o t c o m e to p r e a c h to m o r r o w ,
e n g a g e d t h e s e r v i c e s of bro.
so I h a v e
L. A n d r e w s .
T h e L o r d p r e p a r e us all f or t h e d u t i e s o f t h e S a b b a t h .
T u e s d a y Jan.
11
Lord's
evening.
'48
d a y bro.
L. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d a ll d a y § in t h e
H i s t e x t s w e r e Eph.
A b o u t d a r k it r a i n e d some.
usual.'
Mrs.
the chapel
C. § Ber.
5 :1 4 1 Cor.
§ o t h e r s a t t e n d e d at t he r e o p e n i n g o f
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y s c h o o l
as u s u a l , b u t l i t t l e a m b i t i o n to s t u d y ,
Richards
§ after tea § prayers
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Jan.
P s . 1 1 6 :1 2.
M y S.S. w a s m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g t h a n
§ sat a m o n g t h e s i n g e r s .
L a s t e v e n i n g Mrs.
6 :2 0
§ daughters
o r to do a n y t h i n g else.
§ M i s s O g d e n v i s i t e d us,
t h e y a c c o m p a n i e d us to S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t ,
Castle.
I r e a d a l i t t l e f r o m Cong .
V i s i t e r for
1847-- § made a few remarks.
Y e s t e r d a y J o h n w a s t a k e n sic k,
b y all t h e c h i e f s
§ so w a s
Kali, w h o
§ was v i s i t e d during the day
is to d a y n o b e t t e r .
The
f o r m e r is b e t t e r to day.
Y e s t e r d a y I p u r c h a s e d 24 c a n e s e a t c h a i r s
room.
To day 52 g l a s s set.
for d i ning
Sister Armg thinks quite(?)
awaking among the drunk members.
an
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
Wed. Jan.
1848
P a g e 96
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
L. A n d r e w s
12
Jan.
12,
'48
§ he d w e l t m u c h u p o n t h e s u b j e c t o f a r e v i v a l o f r e l i g i o n .
also, r e m a r k e d .
Mrs.
Arm® somewhat unwell.
Others
Mr. B i o s h a s c a l l e d .
Heard to-day that A l . swore yesterday.
Sat. Jan.
15 48
Yesterday,
I p u n i s h e d Lot,
for disrespect,
for s h o w i n g a nger.
Mrs.
I was somewhat unwell
§ being very irritable
severely.
A l s o , Wm.
in the m o r n i n
L a s t e v e n i n g 5 t o d a y I h a v e felt m o r e u n w e l l .
C. r o d e to P u n a h o u on T h u r s d a y § j u s t as t h e y h a d r e a c h e d
h o m e t h e h o r s e r u n § k i c k e d u p b u t f o r t u n a t e l y d i d n o i n j ur y.
Tofday,
I h a v e l o o k e d o v e r 3 N.Y.
read "The P o lynesian",
Evangelists.
This ev e n in g
containing a Treaty with Hamburg.
t e r d a y I t o o k o f f m y w h i s k e r s w h i c h a d d e d to m y cold.
l e t t e r f r o m bro.
A r m g d a t e d at L a h a i n a l u n a ,
g o i n g on to H a w a i i .
Wed.
Jan.
19
James
J a n y 10/48.
Yes
Rec^ a
He was
§ J o h n ar e r e c o v e r e d o f t h e i r s i c k n e s s .
'48
T h u s m y d a y s ar e f a s t b e i n g n u m b e r e d ,
d a y o f m y p i l g r i m a g e h e r e b e l o w w i l l come.
§ soon the last
Oh to b e a l w a y s re a d y ,
f or in s u c h an h o u r as w e t h i n k n o t t h e S o n o f m a n c o m e t h .
L a s t L o r d ' s d a y Bro.
P a r k e r d i d n o t c o m e as w a s e x p e c t e d
§ bro. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d all d a y § in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
He w a s m u c h e n g a g e d .
T e x t in t h e m o r n i n g Mat.
7:11 §
At n o o n I h a d a m e e t i n g w i t h th e e l d e r s
q u i r e d o f t h e m a b o u t t h e w o r k o f t h e Lord.
to me t h a t G o d w a s in our m i d s t b u t
(na lima)
(!)
§ in
It w a s v e r y e v i d e n t
I c e r t a i n l y k n e w it not.
It
Jan.
Jo ur n a l , A m o s
Starr Cooke
did me good.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mrs.
down to t h e c h a p e l
bro.
n e i g h b o r as t h y s e l f . "
C.
19,
§ I w i t h Jos.
P a g e 97
§ Martha went
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m L u k e 10:
"Love thy
M o n d a y m o r n i n g I a t t e n d e d the n a t i v e p r a y e r
meeting § directed the minds
of t h e p e o p l e to s a i l o r s
as it w a s S e a m e n ' s M o n t h l y c o n c e r t day.
§ foreigners
In t h e e v e n i n g w e n t d o w n
to t h e C h a p e l b u t f o u n d n o m e e t i n g - - c a l l e d at bro.
the e v e n i n g .
1848
Smith's
§ spent
L a s t e v e n i n g p r e p a r e d to s a y s o m e t h i n g t h i s m o r n i n g
but bro. A n d r e w s w a s p r e s e n t
§ I p u r p o s e to s a y w h a t
I intended
at W a i k i k i to m o r r o w a f t e r n o o n .
Heard yesterday,
f r o m Mr. R i c e o f K a i l u a t h a t Dr. A n d r e w s
lost h i s l i t t l e s o n o f 18 ms.
the 6th.
A l s o , t h a t Mr.
on Jan.
G oodell's eyes we r e
ing bro. A n d r e w s w a s m u c h e n g a g e d .
worship.
3 r d $ t h a t it w a s b u r i e d on
Mr.
improving.
T hi s e v e n
G o w e r w a s in at t e a § e v e n i n g
He w e n t to m e e t i n g .
M o n . J a n 2 4 '48
T h i s is t h e 2 4 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y s i s t e r C a t h a r i n e ' s de a t h ,
§ I s t i l l h a v e a b i b l e in m y p o s s e s s i o n n o w wh.
T h ursday last I was t aken w i t h a d iarhea
eat n o r h a d a n y s c h o o l .
Friday
§ in t h e a f t e r n o o n n e i t h e r
but
I w e n t at d a y - b r a k e ( ! )
f e m a l e p r a y e r m e e t i n g at t h e s c h o o l - h o u s e .
u n i t e d m e e t i n g till
§ I have not
D i d i n t e n d to go to m o r n i n g p r a y e r m e e t i n g s
but did not till this m o r n i n g when
Ps.
I c o u l d n o t go, n e i t h e r
I was still unwell but had a school
felt s t r o n g s ince.
On
I h a d the horses brought w it h the i n t e n
t i o n o f g o i n g to W a i k i k i to a m e e t i n g ,
d i d Ii.
s h e g a v e me.
7 o' e l k .
a r r i v e d b r i n g i n g Bro.
A f t e r w a r d s to th e
T h e k i n g w a s t he re .
T o - d a y I h a v e fe lt b u t l i t t l e .
to the
I r e a d 5 7t h
Friday evening the Kamehameha
B a l d w i n § f a m i l y § bro.
Alexander.
Saturday
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Jan.
m o r n i n g the " U n c a s , " Capt.
B.
§ Al.
at bro.
Gillett arrived.
Chamberlain's
d i t io n.
.AL p r e a c h e d f r o m Phil.
At n o o n m e t t h e L u n a s
w i n p r e a c h e d f r o m Is.
55:6.
A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d fr. Job.
18 48
P a g e 98
C a l l e d on t h e m bros.
§ e n g a g e d t h e m to p r e a c h y e s t e r d a y .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I r o d e in t h e w a g o n § Mrs.
t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
24,
again.
C. o n h o r s e b a c k .
1:28.
Tokens
Yes
of p e r
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
Bald
In t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e bro.
36 :22
"Who t e a c h e t h like h im?"
After
m e e t i n g h a d a o p p o r t u n i t y to s a y a fe w w o r d s to th e King.
Wed.
Jan.
26
'48
T h i s is t h e 4 3 r d a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y s i s t e r S a r a h ' s b i r t h
day.
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y s c h o o l as u s u a l .
t e n d e d t h e p r a y e r m e e t i n g of m a l e s ,
Yesterday morning at
§ the u ni t e d meeting.
m o r n i n g t h e b o y s w e n t to o n e § t h e g i r l s to a n o t h e r .
p r e a c h e d at 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k fr. J o h n 5 :3 9 " S e a r c h
To-day we have been the subject of prayer.
t h e p r a y e r m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Sat. Jan.
29
This
Bro.
Baldwin
the Scriptures".
This evening attended
Baldwin.
'48
Thur s d a y m o r n i n g I a t t e n d e d the m o rning pray e r me e t i n g
§ r e a d § c o m m e n t e d u p o n t h e 8th chap.
attended the me e t i n g of inquirers.
at 8 o ' c l o c k do.
do.
f o r 1 st a p a n a - - 2 0 0 .
do.
2nd apana--
b o t h days e s p e c i a l l y yesterday.
50.
Romans.
A t 9 o ' c l o c k A.M.
Yesterday morning attended
This m o r n i n g
W a s p l e a s e d at w h a t
A l . ^ I w e n t to an i n t e r e s t i n g T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g .
L e a w e r e t he re .
I saw
Thursday evening I wrote a co m
m uni ca ti on for our Temperance m e e t i n g last evening.
§ Mr.
"
Last evening
Mr.
Bastain
S u b j e c t d i s c u s s e d , W h i c h is m o s t h a r m f u l ( ? )
Journal,
Amos Starr Cooke
Jan.
29,
1848
P a g e 99
f e r m e n t e d o r spirituous l i q u o r s - - d e c i d e d th at f e r m e n t e d l i q u o r s
wer e .
This af ternoon 4 boys
$ I bathed.
Y e s t e r d a y an a r r i v a l
from the coast br in gi ng back papers pub li c a t i o n s
y e a r old.
§c. m o r e t h a n on e
J u l i e t t e w r o t e to h e r m o t h e r f o r p a i n t s w a s h i n g m a c h i n e (
§c. § I p u t i n an o r d e r fo r $25.
f o r us to m o r r o w .
Our scholars
Bro.
B a l d w i n h a s e n g a g e d to p r e a c h
s t i l l r e m a i n u n a f f e c t e d b y all
t h e e v i d e n c e s t h e y § w e h a v e o f G o d ' s s p i r i t a m o n g us.
will they inquire
T u e s d a y Feb.
"what shall we do?"
1 st 48.
T h u s a n o t h e r m o n t h ha s d a w n e d u p o n me.
to p r a i s e G o d f o r all h i s m e r c i e s .
w i t h a fe w i n q u i r e r s o f A p a n a 3.
Lord's
Bro.
c r o w d e d that
Oh f o r a h e a r t
d a y m o r n i n g I me t
B a l d w i n p r e a c h e d in the m o r n
ing to a v e r y f u l l c o n g r e g a t i o n f r o m Is.
c a m e so
Oh, w h e n
5:15,
I g a v e up s o m e cf o f
16.
The house b e
(!) o u r s e a t s
§ the boys
sat w i t h t h e i r p a r e n t s .
At n o o n m y S.S. w a s t h i n § u n i n t e r e s t i n g .
M et a g a i n w i t h t h e L u n a s
£ h e a r d t h a t bro.
A g r e e d to go up to W a i k i k i
to a b o u t 400 fr.
I Thes..
in t h e P.M.
preached Sabbath
Accordingly went
5: 19 Q u e n c h net t h e S.
bro. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d at t h e p a l a c e .
w o r d s to J o h n Y o u n g .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
(P.M.)
In t h e e v e n i n g
Ag.
L a s t e v e n i n g at p r a y e r s
In t he e v e n i n g bro.
§ talked
After m eeting I said a few
§ s p o k e to t h e c h i l d r e n § m a d e a p r a y e r .
us.
A r m s t r o n g h a d arrived.
t a l k e d § he
K a a u w a i ca me
He a l s o t o o k t e a w i t h
H a l l c a l l e d § w e c o n v e r s e d a b o u t N. Y ork.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n t h e r e has b e e n an a r r i v a l o f a F r e n c h M a n o f W a r ,
bringing a n ew consul,
southerly,
§ Maigret
(Catholic Bishop).
s h e c a m e in to t h e h a r b o r i m m e d i a t e l y .
The w i n d b eing
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Sat.
Feb.
Feb.
5, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 100
5 '48
T h e d a y § w e e k are gon e, b u t al l o u r s c h o l a r s
impenitent.
W e h a v e b e e n o u t e v e r y m o r n i n g to t h e p r a y e r m e e t i n g .
I fear the interest
i n g bro.
a re s t i l l
in r e l i g i o n is d e c r e a s i n g .
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m Is.
on F r i d a y m o r n i n g .
morning meetings
He was also present
T h i s m o r n i n g I r e a d Hal.
this week.
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro. Ag.
d u c e d to Capt.
4 5: 11 .
Thomas.
Wednesday m o r n
1.
Moses has attended
Wednesday evening our p rayer meeting
The room was quite crowded.
Was
intro
T h u r s d a y an e x t r a P o l y n e s i a n w a s p u b l i s h e d
g i v i n g an a c c o u n t o f the m u r d e r o f Dr. W h i t m a n § w i f e
b y theilndians - - a l s o an a c c o u n t o f v e s s e l s
§ 9 others
§passengers
expected.
T h i s f o r e n o o n t h e F r e n c h C o n s u l M. D i l l o n § w i f e w e r e p r e s e n t e d
at c ourt.
They appeared very well.
V i c e - c o n s u l - - s a l . $1200.
to r i d e o n h o r s e b a c k .
1 Theu.
5: 19
T u e s d a y Feb.
Mr.
D u d o i t g o e s to K a u a i as
T h i s a f t e r n o o n th e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d me
H a v e w r i t t e n a n a t i v e s e r m o n t h i s w e e k fr.
"Quench not the Spirit."
8 '48
L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g th e c h u r c h w a s
§ w e a g a i n g a v e up o u r s e a t s .
Bro.
Ag. p r e a c h f r o m A c t s
At n o o n m y S.S. w a s n o t so full as u s u a l .
to M a e m a e
W a l k e d both ways.
w i n p r e a c h e d at t h e p a l a c e , b u t Mrs.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
C. w a s u n w e l l
r en p a s s e n g e r s .
They
Bald
§ I d i d n o t go
f r o m t h e So u th .
This m o r n i n g the Honolulu,
a r r i v e d b u t w e got n o l e t t e r s .
I went
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
Y e s t e r d a y it w a s r a i n y § t h e w i n d w a s
day it h a s r a i n e d a l i t t l e .
Newell,
16:30.
§ p r e a c h e d m y n e w s e r m o n to a s c h o o l h o u s e full.
were very attentive.
out.
f i l l e d to o v e r f l o w i n g - -
He h a d h i s w i f e
To
Capt.
§ 4 child
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Feb.
8, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 101
T h i s e v e n i n g w e ar e g o i n g out to c a l l on t h e n e w F r e n c h
c o n s u l , Mr.
Dillon
§ Lady.
C a l l e d on t h e a b o v e ,
w e s a w Capt.
§ M rs .
Sat.
'48
Feb.
12
Lot, A l , Ber.
a l s o at Mr.
Newell.
§ M a r y go w i t h us.
Thompson's
§ Capt.
McKee where
T h o u g h t o f c a l l i n g at Capt.
Carter.
W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g I a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t i n g § h e a r d bro.
Armstrong from
--
The king was present.
bro. A. c o n d u c t e d o u r p r a y e r m e e t i n g .
B r os.
In t h e e v e n i n g
Baldwin § Emerson
w e r e there.
On T h u r s d a y M.
D i l l o n c a l l e d at bro.
left h i s c a r d f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e M i s s i o n .
Chamberlain's
§
Thursday evening
bro. A g . c a l l e d on us a s h o r t t ime.
F r i d a y it r a i n e d al l d a y
£ the weather was quite unpleasant.
Stud ied most of my spare
t ime,
Surveying.
Prep a r e d some remarks
on t h e N e g a t i v e o f a
q u e s t i o n to b e d i s c u s s e d at o u r T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g .
Will the
o c c u p a n c y of M e x i c o be o f a n y b e n e f i t to th e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
§ Wm.
a c c o m p a n i e d me.
Al.
T h e q u e s t i o n w a s d e c i d e d in t h e n e g a t i v e .
T hi s m o r n i n g I c a l l e d d o w n t o w n § on s o m e o f o u r n e i g h b o r s .
Today reed some Evangelist,
I h a v e w r i t t e n t h e ab o v e .
Thurs.
Feb.
§ r e a d f o u r o f them.
Mrs.
This even in g
R. h a s c a l le d .
17 -'48
O n L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g it w a s v e r y p l e a s a n t .
house was v ery crowded,
but we did not leave our seats.
B a l d w i n p r e a c h e d f r o m H e b . 4:12.
preached,
In th e a f t e r n o o n bro.
§ a l s o at t h e p a l a c e in t h e e v e n i n g .
versation with Alapai,
The meeting
§ w a s p l e a s e d w i t h her.
Bro.
Ag.
I had some c o n
At n o o n m y S.S.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
w a s r a t h e r sm a l l ,
Feb.
§ not interesting.
17,
18 48
On M o n d a y M a r y ,
Peter § David commenced 2nd Book of History,
§ Ly. c o m m e n c e d A s t r o n o m y in M i t c h e l l ' s
P a g e 102
Em, J a m e s ,
" P a r l e y ' s " Jos.
Primary Geography.
t h e e v e n i n g w e all a t t e n d e d S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
c o n d u c t e d b y him.
Vic
In
Castle's
T u e s d a y w a s t h e d a y a p p o i n t e d for r e c e i v i n g
the fu ll l e n g t h p o r t r a i t o f L o u i s P h i l l i p e at n o o n at t h e p a l a c e .
O u r s c h o l a r s vere
all p r e s e n t .
It w a s a m a g n i f i c e n t p r e s e n t f r o m
h i m to K a m e h a m e h a III. T h e f r a m e w a s
In t h e e v e n i n g a s o i r e e
g i l d e d $ a b o u t 10 ft. b y 7.
§ m ost of the foreigners w ere present.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
n i g h t § t o d a y it h a s r a i n e d at t i m e s v e r y hard .
Mr. W i l c o x c a l l e d at m y s c h o o l .
Feb.
19 48
the T e m p e r a n c e meeting.
t o r y of E n g l a n d ,
morning I was
T i b b e y § d i d n o t go to
O b t a i n e d f r o m Mr.
Q u r t o size.
C am e h o m e e a r l y § read.
the new
W e n t to b a t h e § t h e n c a l l e d d o w n on b o a r d t h e H o n o l u l u .
§ Wilcox,
J. M o n t a g u e Rev. Mr.
Uncles Smith, Taft,
f o r b ros.
Caldwell, Warner,
§ t o o k t h e m to Capt.
s a i l on t h e m o r r o w f or China.
During the w e e k
o n e ea.
Cary , H. W. T a f t , W e s t S t o c k b r i d g e ,
S. C O o k e , N e w H a v e n ,
A n n Capt.
This
This afternoon about Astrea,
T h i s e v e n i n g I p u t up v a r i o u s P o l y n e s i a n s ,
Rev.
T. A s h b u r t o n ' s H i s
l o o k i n g o ut i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e n e w p l a n e t L e V e r n i e r
f or m y c o n t e m p l a t e d L e c t u r e .
§ Charles
This forenoon(?)
2 rods.
L a s t e v e n i n g I v i s i t e d at Mr.
asteroid.
Last
T h i s e v e n i n g E m m a c a r r i e d me
f r o m t h e s c h o o l r o o m s to t h e h o u s e
Sat.
Baldwin.
A l ex ,
I h a v e h a d § Mrs.
E.
Seeley
§ S.
A b i g a i l Peck,
N e w e l l w h o is to
s e n t b y h i m f o r a l e t t e r stamp.
C. a l s o a b a d cold.
T h o m a s s a i l e d to d a y f or China.
The Laura
Journal,
Amos Starr Cooke
T u e s d a y Feb.
22
Feb.
I r o d e to W a i k i k i
J. w e n t out to t h e p a l a c e
o 'c lk .
P a g e 103
Ag. p r e a c h e d f r o m J o h n 1:12.
In
§ read a sermon from John 15:25
"They h a t e d me w i t h o u t a cause",
school
18 48
'48
L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g bro.
t he a f t e r n o o n
22,
to a f u ll ho u s e .
§ I s t a i d at home.
In t h e e v e n i n g
At n o o n m y s a b b a t h
I r e q u e s t e d t h e m e e t h e r e a f t e r in t h e m o r n i n g at 8 1/2
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y t h e a ir has b e e n q u i t e c h i ll y.
day a trade w i n d quite strong,
e v e n i n g I c a l l e d on bro.
Smith,
ing w e h a d a c a l l f r o m Mr.
a r t i s t - - a l s o f r o m Mr.
th e f i r s t f o r s o m e time.
§ t h e y on us today.
L as t
This e v e n
H i t c h c o c k a c c o m p a n i e d b y an E n g l i s h
S k i n n e r Mrs.
an i n v i t a t i o n t h r o u g h Mr.
To
T a y l o r § M i s s D ri n g.
Rec^
J o n e s to c a l l at t h e C a t h o l i c c h a p e l
F r i d a y m o r n i n g at 10 o ' c l k to h e a r t h e O r g a n m a d e b y Mr. J o n e s ,
P r i c e $4, 00 0.
Commenced
to d a y a s e r i e s o f a r t i c l e s fo r t h e
E l e l e f or t e a c h e r s o f t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l s .
Y e s t e r d a y n o o n Mr.
Sat.
Feb.
26
§ Mrs.
D i l l o n c a l l e d u p o n us.
'48
M y t i m e h a s b e e n so m u c h t a k e n up t h a t
m y diary.
Ag.
I have n e g l ected
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Thursday afternoon we r e ceived a great many letters
Messrs Douglass
§ L yman.
from
T h a t e v e n i n g I s t u d i e d q u i t e late.
F r i d a y m o r n i n g w e v i s i t e d t h e C a t h o l i c c h a p e l in c o m p a n y w i t h
t h e k i n g,
chiefs
from Valparaiso.
§ f o r e i g n e r s to h e a r t h e i r n e w o r g a n j u s t c o m e
At n o o n
I w e n t o n b o a r d o f t h e C h a r l e s to get
a b o x c o n t a i n i n g a lot o f m u s i c f r o m Mr.
Douglass.
When I re
t u r n e d I m e t all t h e c h i l d r e n g o i n g to t h e Q u e e n ' s to s e e a
p e a c o c k § h e n p r e s e n t e d b y Mr.
D i l l o n to t h e i r M a j e s t i e s .
After
J o u r n a l , A m o s S t a r r C o o ke
Feb.
26,
d i n n e r w e h a d no s c h o o l b u t w r o t e l e t t e r s to Mr.
I w r o t e also § this m o r n i n g sent t h e m
in t h e P r o v i d e n c e .
few p r e s e n t .
1848
Douglass
Last e vening atte n d e d the Temperance m e e t i n g - -
T h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y guns w e r e h e a r d § it p r o v e d
S h e c a m e in i m m e d i a t e l y
o ' c l o c k , w e w e n t o v e r to bro.
Hall's
§ had a prayer,
Rev. Mr. A t k i n s o n § w i f e b o u n d to O r e g o n ,
w i f e f o r h e r e § Rev.
o t h e r at bro.
Revs. Mr.
S a m i G. D w i g h t s i n g l e .
f r o m S p r i n g St.
u n t i l G en l m e e t i n g .
bro.
church
Castle's.
Th e
§ from
To da y I h a v e
Douglass.
2 8 '48
Dwight
§ bro.
Retir ed about ten o'clock.
w a s k e p t a w a k e s o m e by M a r y A n n i s w h o h a d a d i a r h e a .
Andrews
Juliette
It w a s so
I n d e e d fo r s e v e r a l days.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
O n l y a fe w s c h o l a r s p r e s e n t .
D w i g h t a c c o m p a n i e d me to m y S.S.
It w a s r a i n y all d a y § o n l y a f e w
c o m p a r a t i v e l y c a m e o ut to m e e t i n g .
The boys
15:
b e m a d e alive.
e v e n i n g Rev.
Kinney §
I r e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m M i s s Le t t s ,
w h o h a d c a l l e d to s e e him.
f r o m I Cor.
We found
T h e f i r s t c o u p l e s t a y at bro. H a l l ' s .
S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g w a s s p e n t w i t h Mr.
5:6.
§c.
§ h e c a m e h o m e w i t h us to s t a y
a d d e d s o m e t h i n g to m y l e t t e r to Mr.
last night.
§ at 11
The latter brought
^ si ste r Seeley c o nt ai ni ng some blank bills.
M o n d a y Feb.
§ Lyman.
[to] the D e p o s i t o r y to go
to b e t h e " S a m o s e t " a r r i v e d .
letters
P a g e 104
Bro. Ag. p r e a c h e d f r o m Gal.
a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t h e c h a p e l
F o r as in A d a m all die,
§ h e a r d bro.
so in C h r i s t s h a l l all
In t h e a f t e r n o o n s t a i d w i t h t h e c h i l d r e n .
Mr. A t k i n s o n p r e a c h e d at the c h a p e l
a c c o m p a n i e d me.
T e x t w a s A c t s 16:
s p e a k e r § s e r m o n i z e r an h o u r long.
In the
§ 8 scholars
Believe o n t h e S.
Bro.
Damon
He is a g o o d
Dwight c o n d u c t e d our
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evening family worship.
Feb.
28,
L e a r n e d to d a y th at Mr.
1848
P a g e 105
T e n E y c k ha s
w ri tt en very strongly against the n a t i o n § the mission.
It w a s
p u b l i s h e d in a P l a i n D e a l e r , p u b l i s h e d at C l e a v e l a n d ( !) Ohio.
L a s t w e e k T h e " N e w s " m a d e a l l u s i o n to b r o s . A r m s t r o n g C a s t l e H a l l ,
Bishop § Johnson § Andrews
Wm.
Ladd).
§ m y s e l f written by "Snooks"
A d d e d s o m e t h i n g to m y l e t t e r to Mr.
T h u r s d a y Mch.
(alias,
Douglass.
2 '48
A l l m y s p a r e t i m e t hi s w e e k h a s b e e n d e v o t e d to l o o k i n g
o v e r m y l e c t u r e for to m o r r o w n i g h t .
been trying my m agic Lantern
This evening I have just
§ find some of the diagrams m u c h
i n ju re d.
On T u e s d a y e v e n i n g § to n i g h t w e r e c e i v e d a c a l l f r o m
y o u n g Mr.
Butl e r of the "Samoset".
Dwi gh t.
T o - n i g h t h e s l e e p s w i t h Mr.
T h e i r v e s s e l is n a m e d a f t e r t h e f i r s t
intercourse w i t h the Puritians(!)
at P l y m o u t h .
indian who had
Yesterday after
s c h o o l I a c c o m p a n i e d t h e b o y s on b o a r d o f t h e S a m o s e t .
Mr.
The mate,
F oo t t r e a t e d us p o l i t e l y tho' he w a s a l i t t l e c o r ne d.
meeting
l a s t e v e n i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro. A t k i n s o n .
§wife were over
r e t u r n e d today.
M o t t w e r e at t h e M a t e r n a l m e e t i n g .
the M i s s i o n a r i e s .
T u e s d a y Mar.
Bro.
Our
Bishop
Y e s t e r d a y after noon the Misses
They enjoyed their visit among
On T u e s d a y I r e e d a lot o f " D a n b u r y T i m e s " .
7 '48
F r i d a y w a s d e v o t e d w h e n out o f s c h o o l to p r e p a r i n g m y l e c
ture § the M a g i c Lantern.
W e n t d o w n at 6 o ' c l o c k § w a s
to w a i t an h o u r b e f o r e t h e k e y c o u l d be o b t a i n e d ,
flurry.
children.
The room was very well
obliged
§ w a s in q u i t e
f i l l e d § m a n y of m y a u d i t o r s w e r e
O c c u p i e d an h o u r § a q u a r t e r .
A f t e r this,
there were
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
M a r c h 7, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 106
some T e m p e r a n c e b o o k s f r o m E n g l a n d s o l d at a u c t i o n w h i c h h a d b e e n
ordered.
T h e y s o l d w e l l but
it m a d e s o m e b a d f e e l i n g .
a f t e r n o o n t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
Foster
n ig h t .
B u t l e r r e t u r n e d w i t h them,
Saturday
D w i g h t on h o r s e b a c k to N u u a n u .
spent the evening
T h e n e x t d a y t h e y w e r e at m e e t i n g .
§ s t a i d all
They b eing here we
had no s a bbath School.
Lor'ds day m o r n i n g
few p r e s e n t .
Bro.
Native service.
I w e n t e a r l y to m y S.S. b u t o n l y a
Dwight went
fo r t h e M i s s e s M o t t ,
to go to t h e
Bro. Ag. p r e a c h e d f r o m T h a t t h e y s h o u l d r e p e n t
t u r n to G o d § do w o r k s m e e t
m y s e l f w e n t to t h e C h a p e l
for repentance.
§ h e a r d bro.
At n o o n ,
Damon from
a ll e x c e p t
(!) A
f i r s t r at e s e r mo n.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
His majesty present.
In the e v e n i n g m o s t o f us w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
§ h e a r d bro.
Yesterday was
D w i g h t f r o m P s . 103:
L. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d .
"His k i n g d o m r u l e t h o v e r all".
a v e r y u n h a p p y d a y f o r me.
In th e m o r n i n g Bro.
D w i g h t c o m m e n c e d t e a c h i n g § o f f e r e d to t e a c h e v e r y f o r e n o o n - -3
h ou r s .
In t h e e v e n i n g v e r y f u l l M o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D w i gh t.
T h i s f o r e n o o n h e § h i s c o m p a n y o f p a s s e n g e r s c a l l e d on
t h e k i n g § bro.
als o, Mr.
D. m a d e a s p e e c h .
Hitchcock,
m o r n i n g § this.
called.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
But le r § Foster,
T h e E n g l i s h a r t i s t c a l l e d on S a t u r d a y
T h i s n o o n Lot, Be r , Vic,
s ee R u t h § M o s e s b o t h o f w h o m w e r e sick.
§ J o h n a c c o m p a n i e d m e to
T o - m o r r o w t he k i n g is
e x p e c t i n g to go to L a h a i n a .
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 9 '48
Yesterday,
Lahaina.
J o h n Ii le ft us to a c c o m p a n y h i s m a j e s t y to
So me f i r i n g w h e n t h e y left.
m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro. A t k i n s o n .
L a s t e v e n i n g ou r p r a y e r
Bro.
D w i g h t b r o u g h t th e
M a r c h 9, 1 8 4 8
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
M i s s e s Mot t.
Yesterday
John Dominis
§ today
a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m, b u t d i d n o t go in.
I have studied a considerable.
c a l l e d on bro.
D a m o n w h o s a i d Mr.
c ards.
Alas!
Alas!
Sat. M c h 11
This e vening
Lee a t t e n d e d b a l l s
§played
'48
Y e s t e r d a y at n o o n Mr.
a l s o B.F.
B u t l e r Jr.
§ Mrs.
§ Foster.
m e n ro de to t h e p a l i.
§ Lot § bro.
§ Mrs.
D.
§ the young
At n i g h t w e w e n t o u t to m e e t t h e m ,
D. v i s i t e d at bro.
M i s s e s M o t t Mr.
K i n n e y t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us
A f t e r d i n n e r bro.
t h e y a c c o m p a n i e d us to P u n a h o u .
Hall's
The other boys a c c o m p a n i e d
The subejct
" T h e a t r e s §was
T h e s u b j e c t w h e t h e r it w a s
for t h i s G o v e r n m e n t to f o r b i d " l i c e n s e s " .
for d i s c u s s i o n w a s
I
in t h e a f f i r m a t i v e at o u r n e x t m e e t i n g - - § bro.
expedient
w a s v o t e d to l e a d
A r m s t r o n g in the
T h i s m o r n i n g t h e S a m o s e t w a s to s a i l § w e w e n t on bo a r d .
W h i l e t h e r e h e a r d t h a t Mrs.
from Mazatlan.
Ca me h o m e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n s h e ha s
M o t t h a d j u s t a r r i v e d in t h e " A n g o l a "
§ I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
Seeley.
s a i l e d - - § some of her passengers acc o m p a n i e d
us to t h e Pa l i , Mr. A t k i n s o n ,
Dwig h t.
Al,
in c o m p a n y w i t h M i s s P r a t t ,
B r e w e r § G e o r g e W.
l a i d a side.
Ej t h e n
In t h e e v e n i n g M a r y , B e r . ,
me to t h e T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g .
Negative.
P a g e 107
Mr.
It w a s a v e r y p l e a s a n t
§ Mrs.
Kinney,
§ Miss Pratt
§ Mr.
ride §we re t u r n e d b e fo r e sun-set.
M u c h e x c i t e m e n t d o w n t o w n b e c a u s e t h e M i s s e s M o t t w i l l n o t dance.
The L o r d p r e p a r e us f o r t h e d u t i e s o f the c o m i n g L o r d ' s day.
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 14
'48
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g at 8 1/2 o ' c l o c k I w e n t to m y S.S.
quite a number of scholars
from Waikiki.
§ found
T h e y r e a d in M o o o l e l o
Journal, Amos
M a r c h 14,
Starr Cooke
of Bartimea, M a h e l e
IX.
Bro.
1848
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m Ez.
At n o o n w e r e t u r n e d § t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
th e C h a p e l to h e a r Mr. A t k i n s o n .
B i n g h a m ' s S.
Is.
Chap.
1.
Bro. Ag.
33:11.
C. to
A f t e r d i n n e r I r e a d to Mrs.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
re n w e n t to t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e to h e a r bro.
to p a r e n t s .
P a g e 108
C.
§ the c h i l d
Dwight preach
p r e a c h e d to a s m a l l c o n g r e g a t i o n .
e v e n i n g w e all t u r n e d o u t to h e a r bro.
C.
In the
K i n n e y at the c h a p e l .
Y e s t e r d a y it w a s s t o r m y w i n d b l o w i n g h a r d § l a s t e v e n i n g w e h a d
no m o n t h l y c o n c e r t
for S.S.
Sabbath night Bernice was taken with
a c h o l e r a m o r b u s - y e s t e r d a y w a s q u i t e sick.
been about but has not a t t e n d e d school.
h a r d to day.
Damon's.
Bro.
D. c o m ^ t h e l a n g u a g e .
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
I h a v e n o t f e lt w e l l .
To d a y s h e has
The w i n d has b l o w n very
T o o k d i n n e r at bro.
B i shop has called.
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y
To d a y w e h a v e b e e n r e m e m b e r e d b y o u r b r e t h r e n .
Wa s o b l i g e d to f o r b i d t h e s c h o l a r s g o i n g o u t in t h e m o r n i n g .
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 16
'48.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I w r o t e a l i t t l e in n a t i v e for t e a c h e r s .
T h e r e s t o f t h e m o r n i n g w a s d e v o t e d to f i x i n g p u m p in c o o k R. Y ard.
A f t e r s c h o o l A l . § Lot § Mr.
Dwight
§ I r o d e on h o r s e b a c k .
t h e e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y b r o K i nn e y.
w e n t f or t h e M o t t g i r l s , b u t t h e y w e r e g o i n g to Mr.
b a l l to p l e a s e t h e i r m o t h e r .
After meeting,
Bro.
he § I w e n t r o u n d
Our
O u r c h i l d r e n d i d n o t a p p e a r to
care for t heir not b e i n g invited.
This day we learned with
p l easure that the M i sses Mott did not dance,
b r o k e up at 11 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Dwight
Shilaber's
t h a t w a y § s a w as w e s u p p o s e d s c o r e s o f p e o p l e g a t h e r e d .
h e a r t s s i c k e n e d at th e s ig ht .
In
that the p a r t y
U n d e r s t o o d t h a t Mr.
§ Mrs.
Jasper
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w e r e th ere.
M a r c h 16,
T h i s m a d e us sad.
for t h e l a s t s i x m o n t h s .
This a f t e r n o o n I put S t r a w b e r r y into the wagon.
This eveni ng
D w i g h t l e c t u r e s at the V e s t r y o f t h e c h a p e l ,
g on e b u t m y s e l f ,
Jos Martha,
P a g e 109
T h i s f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to
m a k i n g o u t t h e a c c o u n t o f th e s c h o o l
Bro.
1848
Vic,
Ly.
§ John.
§ all have
To t h e m I h a v e
read § talked.
Miss Dominis
[Mons ie ur ]
§ M i s s M o t t c a l l e d th is a f t e r n o o n .
D i l l o n c a l l e d o n Bro.
Monsuer
D w i g h t y e s t e r d a y noon.
Sat. M c h 1 8 ’48
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e K i n g ' s b i r t h day,
w a s l a i d as id e .
Mr.
§ business
generally
D w i g h t h a d a s c h o o l in t h e f o r e n o o n .
I
s h o u l d h a v e g o n e to r i d e in t h e a f t e r n o o n b u t t h e r e w a s an a p
p e a r a n c e o f r a i n § d i d n o t s e n d for t h e h o r s e s .
to r i d e in t h e w a g o n .
wife Konia,
t h a t Mr.
§ Ruth.
Jasper,
S o m e o f us w e n t
In t h e e v e n i n g w e h a d c o m p a n y ,
In t h e m o r n i n g I h e a r d f r o m bro.
at Mr.
Gov.
§ his
Armstrong
S h i l l a b e r ' s p a r t y , bd\iyke hi s " T e m p e r a n c e
Pledge".
A f t e r t e a I w e n t to o u r T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g w h e r e the
q uestion d i s c u s s e d was,
o f t h e H.
[be] e x p e d i e n t
f or t h e Govt,
Is. to p a s s an e n t i r e l y p r o h i b i t o r y l a w a g a i n s t i n t o x
icating liquors".
in t h e n e g a t i v e .
U ni o n ,
" W o u l d it
1847.
I l e d in t h e a f f i r m a t i v e ,
I r e a d some extracts
§ bro. A r m s t r o n g
f r o m R e p o r t o f Am.
I remarked upon the Public Sentiment,
§ the w r o n g o f s e l l i n g rum.
Mr.
Tem.
j u s t i f y it
Jasper's name was erased,
§ to
day I have h eard of others.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
Dwight h a d a sp e a k i n g school.
k e p t h i s b e d m o s t o f t h e day,
He has
§ t h i s e v e n i n g h e ha s t a k e n s o m e
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salts.
M a r c h 18,
To m o r r o w h e w a s to p r e a c h tw ic e.
t e r d a y w i t h Mrs. M o t t w a s n o t p l e a s a n t .
on Mrs. H o o p e r § f o u n d h e r v e r y h a r s h .
in a w a g o n to P u n a h o u ,
to W a i k i k i .
Peter tour
Page 1
His i n t e r v i e w y e s
Mrs. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d
This a f ternoon w e rode
§ then I a c c o m p a n i e d the Four scholars
T h e y w e r e h a v i n g a m e e t i n g at W a i k i k i .
w e n t w i t h us.
1848
Geo.
Brewer
P e t e r § D a v i d f el l f r o m t he l a t t e r ' s h o r s e §
[tore]
o f f in p a r t t w o n a i l s
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
m e e t i n g at bro.
Rogers.
M o n d a y Mch.
'48
2 0-
f r o m h is r i g h t hand.
C o o k e h a s g o n e to a f e m a l e p r a y e r
Since dinner § especially since school we have had much
rain,
§ it k e e p s me f r o m S e a m e n ' s M o n t h l y c o n c e r t § a l s o f r o m
v i s i t i n g Mr.
Armstrong,
Jasper.
L e a r n e d t o - d a y t h a t he h a d w r i t t e n to bro.
§ co mp l a i n e d of neglect by Missionaries.
Saturday night,
§ got up § w e n t to see bro.
D.
Sat up l a t e
Yesterday m o r n
in g h e w a s b e t t e r b u t n o t w e l l , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g he d i d h i s p r e a c h
ing at t h e s c h o o l r o o m to th e c h i l d r e n ,
evening.
§ at t h e c h a p e l in the
H i s t e x t w a s t h e s a m e as a f o r t n i g h t p r e v i o u s ,
ki n g d o m r u leth o ver all" P s . 103:19.
"His
To da y he h a s k e p t s c h o o l
t h r e e h o u r s as u su al .
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n Bro. Armstrong p r e a c h e d f r o m II Kor.
5:6.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n f r o m "Ano la, k a m a n a w a e o l a ' i " .
o f t h e c h i l d r e n a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
C. to t h e c h a p e l at n o o n ,
o t h e r s a c c o m p a n i e d us b o t h at e v e n i n g .
my sabbath was
full,
from Waikiki.
f r o m "T he H o l y S p i r i t R e s i s t e d " .
Some
§
At 8 1/2 o ' c l o c k A.M.
R e a d to t h e s c h o l a r s at eve,
This m o r n i n g v i s i t e d some
native s c h o ol s -- p ar t ic ul a rl y , Pupuli's
§ showed them
[how]
to
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M a r c h 20,
M u l t i p l y in t h e h e a d in Mr.
T h is a f t e r n o o n Ber,
T u e s d a y Mch.
21
P a g e 111
2222
D o u g l a s s ' s w a y - 2222
§ A l . completed Geometry,
B o o k I.
'48
Last n i g h t
§ I w i t h Ber.
Lot,
1848
8j bro.
§ to d a y it h a s r a i n e d q u i t e hard.
Mrs.
D w i g h t w e r e i n v i t e d to go o u t to Mr.
C.
Turrill's
t h i s e v e n i n g , b u t t he r a i n h a s p r e v e n t e d ^
After school this afternoon
had some c o n v e r s a t i o n about his soul
I c a l l e d at Mr. J a s p e r ' s
§ h i s g o i n g to b a l l s .
He
d e c l a r e d he w o u l d n o t d r i n k a n y m o r e , n o r to go to ba l l s .
n o t f ee l h o w m u c h h e h a d d i s g r a c e d h i m s e l f !
Sat. Mch.
25
He d i d
0 L o r d s a v e h i s soul.
'48
M y e y e s h a v e b e e n so p o o r for a f e w days p a s t t h a t
h a v e n o t w r i t t e n in m y di a ry .
W e d n e s d a y f o r n e o o n bro.
b e i n g l a m e w i t h the r h e u m a t i s m I t o o k his p l a c e
all day.
8
I
Dwight
8 had a school
T h a t e v e n i n g he c o n d u c t e d o u r m e e t i n g .
Bro.
8 Sister
G u l i c k w e r e p r e s e n t h a v i n g c o m e o v e r f r o m K a n e o h e t h a t day.
T h u r s d a y p a s s e d a w a y as u s u a l
§ that m o r ni ng we found
t h e K i n g § o t h e r s h a d r e t u r n e d f r o m M a u i.
C. B e r n i c e
8 b r o D w i g h t v i s i t e d bro. A n d r e w s .
w e n t d o w n to h e a r bro.
P s . 1:
In t h e e v e n i n g Mrs.
The boys
8 I
A t k i n s o n l e c t u r e at t h e V e s t r y r o o m f r o m
Was made a c q u a i n t e d w i t h a Russian ship captain.
The
n e x t da y a f t e r n o o n h e § a n o t h e r o n e v i s i t e d t h e s c h o o l an hour.
Last evening we had a spir i t e d Tempe r a n c e meeting.
Damon 8 I made our quota of remarks.
c ie ty ,
Bro.
Dwight joined the S o
8 c o l o r e d m a n o f f e r e d to s i g n b u t w a s n o t a l l o w e d .
D. w a s m u c h e x c i t e d a b o u t it.
Bro.
Bro.
Fo r a f e w d a y s I h a v e fe l t v e r y
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M a r c h 25,
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P a g e 112
u n c o m f o r t a b l e f r o m a l a r g e b o i l on t h e t o p o f m y l e f t hip.
T h i s m o r n i n g I w a s e n g a g e d in w r i t i n g .
This afternoon
a ll t h e b o y s e x c e p t Wm. w h o h a s b e e n ill for s o m e d a y s a c c o m p a n
i ed me § Mr.
D. to W a i k i k i .
us § w a s h e r e at d i n n e r .
come.
Mrs.
Ja s p e r spent the forenoon w i t h
We e x p e c t e d her h u s b a n d but he did not
Mr. W i l c o x h as j u s t c a l l e d t h i s e v e n i n g § s a y s the r e p o r t
is c u r r e n t d o w n t o w n t h a t s o m e o f t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s w e r e as s p i e s
at m i d n i g h t at S h i l l a b e r ' s ball .
T h e L o r d p r e p a r e us all f o r ou r
labors to-morrow.
Mrs.
M o n d a y Mch.
Skinner
§ H e a t h c o n f i n e d this week.
2 7 '48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I w a s a l m o s t a l o n e at m y S.S.
Atkinson called a few minutes.
Bro.
Dimond had placed a seraphena
in. t h e c h u r c h ^ r e q u e s t e d B e r n i c e t o p l a y o n it.
Jane
(Mrs. J a s p e r )
all day.
Wm.
in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
In t h e m o r n i n g f r o m I Jo.
d i d n o t go o u t n e i t h e r d i d Lot.
p r e a c h e d f o r m Rom.
8:9 l a s t c l a u s e .
w e n t to t h e C h a p e l
§ h e a r d bro.
s h a l t l iv e ".
A g ood sermon.
Bro.
S h e d i d so,
§
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d
5:6.
to a v e r y f ul l h o u s e .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Bro.
Ag.
In t h e e v e n i n g m o s t o f us
A t k i n s o n f r o m " T h i s do § t h o u
H a d s o m e t a l k w i t h t he b o y s a f t e r
o u r ret ur n .
B e f o r e m o r n i n g to d a y w e h a d a s e v e r e s h o w e r .
a f t e r n o o n a l s o it h a s r a i n e d ,
to b e f e v e r i s h .
§ b een very muddy.
Wm.
This
continues
Dr. J u d d c a l l e d on us to d a y § p r o p o s e d t h a t
h is M a j e s t y s h o u l d c o m e
§ t a k e l e s s o n s w i t h t h e b o y s o n t h e flute.
A m e x p e c t i n g a l i t t l e to go to L a h a i n a l u n a on M o n d a y n e x t
Lord will".
day.
"if the
Bro. A t k i n s o n ha s g o n e to d a y - -c o m p l e t e d m y a/c to
W r o t e up m y a c c o u n t at D e p o s i t o r y .
To da y m y b o i l is b e t t e r .
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Tues. Mch.
28
M a r c h 28,
1848
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'48
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n d e v o t e d to t r a n s l a t i n g a l e c t u r e on
astronomy.
c a ll ed .
At n o o n Mon.
D i l l o n § L a d y a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr. W y l l i e ,
H i s m a j e s t y c a m e o v e r to t a k e l e s s o n s w i t h t h e b o y s on
t h e flute.
He § Dr. J u d d c a l l e d £j d i n e d a f t e r t he r e s t o f us
h a d dined.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n a s c h o o l as u s u a l .
Wm.
the s a m e § h a s b e e n r e m o v e d to t h e o l d s c h o o l room.
are v e r y a n x i o u s to go to M a u i
continues
The boys
§ w e a re e x p e c t i n g to go on M o n
d a y m o r n i n g ea rl y.
I c o m p l e t e d my semi annual account yesterday.
It is a b o u t
just double what
$2,000,
F r i d a y M c h 31
it w a s Oct.
1-*47.
'48
T h i s d a y en ds a n o t h e r m o n t h ,
m e e t i n g o f tw o days.
also another protr a c t e d
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n o b s e r v e d as a d a y of
f a s t i n g b y t h e c h u r c h in v i e w o f w h a t G o d ha s d o n e § t h e y h a v e
n o t d o n e d u r i n g t h e 28 y e a r s th e G o s p e l h a s b e e n a m o n g them.
T h i s is t h e t w e n t y e i g h t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e l a n d i n g o f th e
M i s s i o n a r i e s at K o h a l a ,
or o f Mr.
the m i s s i o n a r i e s h a d a meeting.
R u g g l e s ma.
Mrs.
This afternoon
C. § I a t t e n d e d it.
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D w i gh t.
T h a t m o r n i n g w e c o m m e n c e d a g a i n g o i n g to the m o r n i n g p r a y e r
meetings
Fouiid hi s Majesty t h e r e
m o r n i n g since.
commenced.
Bro.
-- as w e h a v e d o n e w e r y
Y e s t e r d a y a p r o t r a c t e d m e e t i n g of two days
S m i t h p r e a c h e d in t h e f o r e n o o n f r o m P s . 51:6.
Bro. A r m s t r o n g in th e a f t e r n o o n f r o m
Bro. A n d r e w s in t h e e v e n i n g
"
T h i s m o r n i n g § t h i s f o r e n o o n bro.
Ag.
in w h a t t h e n a t i v e s w e r e
(!)
1 T h e s . 5:19.
ta lk ed about the contrast
§ w h a t t h e y n o w are.
H i s t e x t w a s t he
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f o r e n o o n f r o m Rev.
21:5.
M a r c h 31,
Behold,
Parker p r e a c h e d 8 this evening
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g § th is bro.
with our scholars.
I h a v e h a d a c a r p e n t e r to w o r k .
m o n t h s to t h e P r e m i e r .
Sat. Apl.
Dwight had a meeting
T h i s m o r n i n g I a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g at t h e
s c h o o l h o u s e - - §read p a r t o f a s e r m o n fr.
of officers
8 B a t i m e a b e i n g the
T h e p e o p l e r e q u e s t e d t h a t he w o u l d s p e a k
T h i s a f t e r n o o n bro.
J o h n 1:29.
At
5 to t h e K i n g w h o w a s n o w t h i n k i n g u p o n hi s
soul's salvation.
8 h e did.
P a g e 114
I m a k e all t h i n g s new!
t h e c l o s e h e a l l u d e d to t h e K i n g s m o t h e r ,
first converts,
1848
K e k a h u n a 12:1.
I h a v e s e n t m y acct.
To da y
fo r s i x
T h i s e v e n i n g at the T. m e e t i n g ,
chosing(!)
for the c o m i n g three months.
1 '48
T h i s f o r e n o o n I w a s b u s y d o w n t o w n 8 h e r e 8 there.
Be
fore b r e a k f a s t w e w e n t to w a l k $ s a w t h e K a m e h a m e h a 3^ c o m e in.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n t he b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d me on b o a r d to see if s h e
c o u l d b e r e a d y b y d a y l i g h t o n M o n d a y m®.
b e e n b u s y in p a c k i n g m y t r u n k 8c.
R i c h a r d s w i t h Mrs. A t k i n s o n ,
8 Vic.
Mrs.
8 Sarah Andrews.
Mr.
T h i s e v e n i n g t o o k t e a at Mrs.
D w i g h t , Mrs.
Jasper,
Bernice,
T h e c h i l d r e n h a v e al l gone to m e e t i n g .
C 8 I 8 ours came home,
to f i n i s h m y p r e p a r a t i o n s .
s u f f i c i e n t l y r e c o v e r e d to go w i t h us,
m o r r o w w i l l be c o m m u n i o n .
This afternoon have
so t h i n k s Dr.
Wm.
Ro oke.
has
To
W i l l t h e L o r d p r e p a r e us all f o r its
duties .
Wed.
A p r i l 12 -48
I a m n o w r e t u r n e d f r o m a v o y a g e to M a u i
8 am s e a t e d at
m y s e c r e t a r y to t r a n s c r i b e s o m e o f th e i n c i d e n t s
of our voyage.
A p r i l 12,
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184 8
P a g e 115
Th e s a b b a t h b e f o r e w e s t a r t e d w e h a d a c o m m u n i o n s e a s o n b o t h in
the m o rning § afternoon.
M y s a b b a t h s c h o o l w a s v e r y thin.
Bu t
t he d a y w a s v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g .
At e v e n i n g bro.
at t h e c h a p e l f r o m J o s h 2 4 : 1 5 ,
"Cho o s e ye this day w h o m ye will
serve".
Dwight preached
M o n d a y m o r n i n g at 3 o ' c l o c k I a r o s e § b e g a n p r e p a r a t i o n s
for o u r i n t e n d e d v o y a g e , p u r p o s i n g to s t a r t at s u n rise.
breakfast
§prayers
in s e a s o n
b y c a n d l e li g h t , b u t w e s o o n l e a r n e d
that the v e ssel c o u l d not be ready till
ready my baggage
bye,
§ did not return.
I was
I made
t i r e d § s e n t for t h e c h i l d r e n
K a m a h a w a s to go w i t h us,
§ h e c a m e f or t h e b o y s .
Ii
7 or 8 o'clock.
§went down town without bidding anyone good
e x p e c t i n g to r e t u r n , b u t
vessel.
We had
in t h e p l a c e o f Ii,
T h e k i n g § o t h e r s a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m to th e
A t 7 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
a f t e r b i d d i n g g o o d b y e to h i s M a j e s t y ,
^ o t h e r s , w e s a i l e d ou t o f t h e h a r b o r w i t h a f a i r w i n d w h i c h
c o n t i n u e d t i l l t h e n e x t day.
It w a s t h r e e h o u r s b e f o r e w e b e g a n
to be m u c h s i ck , b u t w h e n it c a m e w e w e r e v e r y s i c k for a b o u t t w o
days.
As w e w e r e a b o u t to s t a r t ,
to go q u i c k ?
t h e k i n g s a i d to me Do y o u w i s h
I r e p l i e d " y e s " § a s k e d h i m to t e l l t h e Capt.
He did, b u t t h e Capt.
go b e t w e e n L a n a i
so.
f e a r i n g w e m i g h t get w e t if h e a t t e m p t e d to
§ Molokai, w ent round the south side of Lanai
w h e r e w e h a d a c a l m £ d i d n o t r e a c h L a h a i n a t i l l T h u r s d a y noon .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n o f t h a t d a y 6 t h I w r o t e to Mrs.
C o o k e as f o l l o w s ,
A g a i n a m I a l l o w e d to a d d r e s s a l e t t e r to y o u a f t e r a l m o s t t w o y e a r s ,
§ from the same r o o m w h e r e
are f i n a l l y h e r e ,
to t h i s p l a c e .
w e r e t oo gr ea t.
tho'
I w r o t e y o u in t h e summa- o f
'46.
We
f o r da ys w e h a d o u r d o u b t s o f o u r g e t t i n g
P e r h a p s m y i d e a s o f t h e K a m e h a m e h a 3^ s a i l i n g
If so, t h e y ar e q u i t e th e r e v e r s e no w,
tho' w e
o u g h t n o t to s p e a k ill of a b r i d g e t h a t h a s a l l o w e d us to p a s s
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
o v e r in s a f e t y .
A p r i l 12,
1848
W e left, in o u r g r e a t h a s t e to r e a c h h e r e b e f o r e
the e x a m i n a t i n o s w e r e o ver, w i t h o u t s a y i n g g o o d by e,
pressing a kiss upon the cheecks(!)
l a s t e d all t h a t day,
d i d n o t b r i n g us, as
or e v e n i m
o f t h o s e w e love.
We s t a r t e d at 7 1/2 o ' c l o c k A.M.
w i n d wh.
P a g e 116
on M o n d a y w i t h a g o o d
§ the s u c c e e d i n g night.
I f o n d l y h o p e d it w o u l d ,
B u t it
to o u r d e s t i n e d haven.
It le ft us s t i l l b e h i n d L a n a i , w h e r e t h o u s a n d s b e f o r e us h a v e b e e n
l e ft to a s e v e r e s h a k i n g o f t h e m a s t s
also,
§ rigging § of themselves
§ w h e r e t h o u s a n d s m o r e a r e d e s t i n e d in t i m e to come,
s h a k e n , n o t o f t h e w i n d s , b u t fo r t h e w a n t o f it.
v e s s e l w a s so s e v e r e l y s h a k e n ,
mas t,
our
t h a t s h e s h o o k o f f h e r m a i n t op
§ b r e a k i n g o f f t h e t o p o f h e r m a i n m as t ,
It fell w i t h its t a c k l i n g to th e d ec k ,
5 v e r y f o r t u n a t e l y too,
Indeed,
to be
s o m e 3 or 4 feet.
in front of the m a i n mast,
as w e all w e r e s t r e t c h e d u p o n t h e T r u n k
§ might have been severely bruised, wounded,
o r s la in .
But,
Praise
to o u r H e a v e n l y P r o t e c t o r it d i d n o t i n j u r e t h e h a i r o f any.
T h e m a i n s h e e t w a s t h e n r e e f e d § t h e t a c k l i n g wh.
b e e n a t t a c h e d to t h e top m a s t ,
m a i n ma st.
had
a t t a c h e d to t h e b r o k e n t op o f t h e
Our sails too w ere not a little torn by our shaking.
Fo r t h e f i r s t t w e n t y f o u r
[ h o u r s (?)] w e h a d h a d a v e r y p l e n t i f u l l
s haking of the inner man,
§ each had paid many a long standing
d e b t to N e p t u n e .
A f t e r b e i n g k n o c k e d a b o u t on all s i d e s o f L a n a i
for t w o l o n g l o n g da ys d ay s
(!) w e b a d e f a r e w e l l to th e v e s s e l
t hi s m o r n i n g at 10 o ' c l o c k ,
in t h e gig,
o u r p r e s e n t r e s i d e n c e a b o u t n o o n.
§ r e ached the place of
O u r v e s s e l c a m e to
anchor about
t w o h o u r s after.
We suffered withall not a little from hunger.
The crew
d i d n o t l a y in a s t o c k o f food, b u t t r u s t e d to t h e g e n e r o s i t y of
A p r i l 12,
Jo urnal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
chiefs'
children.
P a g e 117
A n d as I w a s b e n t on g e t t i n g h e r e b e f o r e w e
c o u l d feel t h e k n a w i n g ( ! )
supply,
1848
of hunger,
I l a i d in r a t h e r a s c a n t y
a n d a ll t o g e t h e r , y o u r g e n e r o u s p r e p a r a t i o n d i d n o t r e a c h
us, so t h a t w e a l l f r o m t h e h i g h e s t to t h e l o w e s t h a d to f o l l o w
(almost)
ture(!)
t h e f a s h i o n of t h e b e a r s o f G r e e n l a n d ,
of n e c e s s i t y 8 suck our fingers
Notwithstanding,
8 t o e s fo r a l i v l i h o o d .
a ll o u r s a d a d v e n t u r e s w e are s t i l l a l i v e ,
fine s p i r i t s n o t a n y of us e i t h e r h u n g r y ,
ugly.
8 so m a k e a vir-
thirsty,
sore cross n o r
W e o c c u p y t h e h o u s e w e o c c u p i e d t w o y e a r s ago.
h a d a c a l l f r o m b r os . H u n t
8 Atkinson,
wife c ould have seen he r hu sband's
§ in
We h a v e
§ s u r e l y if th e l a t t e r ' s
spirit a p par en tl y sink when
he w a s t o l d t h a t n o t a l i n e h a d b e e n s e n t b y us f r o m h i s b e t t e r
h a l f s h e w o u l d h a v e w r i t t e n at a n y c o s t o f tim e, m o n e y , p a t i e n c e
or a n y t h i n g else.
Reme m b e r this ye wives, w h o have h u s b a n ds
We find the hoikes
all o v e r 8 bros.
G re e n,
abse nt .
Clark 8 Bailey
all le ft t h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y fo r t h e i r h o m e s , w i t h o u t a f f o r d i n g us
t he p l e a s u r e o f g r e e t i n g them.
was over but h a d also returned.
W e h a v e h e a r d t h a t bro.
Andrews
D i s a p p o i n t e d b u t n o t c a s t down.
Better p l e a s e d than ever w i t h the natur al scenery of Lahaina.
moral aspect
ers, h o w e v e r ,
from what
I can h e a r still e n c o u raging.
The f o r e i g n
are s e l l i n g l i q u o r u n d e r th e p r e t e n c e o f s e l l i n g
beer which makes sailors
8 t h o s e w h o t a k e it a p p a r e n t l y crazy.
H a v i n g h a d so l o n g a p a s s a g e
8 b e i n g so m u c h d i s a p p o i n t e d w e h a v e
m a d e up o u r m i n d s to s t a y t i l l n e x t w e e k , Mon.
1.
T h e b o y s d e s i r e it,
o r Tues.
2nc^ T h e v e s s e l m u s t l o s e h e r f o r n e x t w e e k
for r e p a i r s if she s h o u l d r e t u r n this w e e k.
3
t* d.
T h e Gov. w h o w i s h e s
next week.
The
to r e t u r n w i t h us, w i l l p u t it o f f t il l
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
April
12,
1 84 8
Page
118
4th I a m d e s i r o u s o f s p e n d i n g a s a b b a t h here.
5. W e w i s h to s ee § b e s e e n m o r e t h a n c o u l d be d o n e i f w e r e t u r n
to m o r r o w .
6. T o - m o r r o w w e p r o p o s e to r i d e a b o u t
to L a n a i
(tho' w e d i d not)
Mon.
§Makaikai.
is w i t h us § s p e n t th e n i g h t here.
M a y he e v e r d e
Last night the small boys
The same was
w h e n h e r e a f e w w e e k s s in ce .
Kapaakea
H e is on h i s w a y to K a il u a.
o c c u p i e d t h e r o o m o c c u p i e d b y t h e b o y s in
but,
Andrews.
is d o i n g v e r y w e l l .
s e r v e t h e a p p e l l a t i o n o f Ii,2nd.
o c c u p i e d t h e g i r l s room.
'46,
friends
§ he
§ Lot, A l , § I
o c c u p i e d b y his M a j e s t y
D o n ' t let a n y one see t h i s s c ra wl ,
c o m m u n i c a t e its s u b s t a n c e to w h o m s o e v e r y o u w i l l ,
t ha t o f t h e m o k u ,
to go o v e r
visit Lahainaluna.
7th L a s t e v e n i n g h a d a l o n g c a l l f r o m bro.
J o h n Ii 2 n d (alias K a m a h a )
Sat.
to H . E . G . P . J .
Ii § S a r a i w i t h Ber.
Don't forget our w a r m § constant
El.
5 h i s m a j e s t y if y o u s e e him.
especially
Em.
Ly.
§ Vic.
a l s o Wm.
§ John
T h e s a v o r of hi s v i s i t h e r e is v e r y
apparent.
W h a t a b l e s s i n g w i l l h i s c o n v e r s i o n p r o v e to t h e a u p u n i
o ke A k u a ,
a m e k a a u p a n i o H a w i i nei.
Kiss our own dear bairns
§ t e l l M a r y A n n i s to k i s s h e r h a n d f o r papa .
kou kane aloha
No Nuke.
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g 8th
I w r o t e a g a i n to Mrs.
Cooke.
Y e s t e r d a y I h a d an o p p o r t u n i t y to s e n d to y o u
b y bro.
A t k i n s o n a h a s t y l e t t e r c o n t a i n i n g an a c c o u n t o f ou r
v o y a g e §c. up to its date.
e x p e c t to b e i n t e r r u p t e d ,
o u r r i d e to K a a n a p a l i ,
I n o w com me n c e a s e c o n d letter but
as t h e h o r s e s are b e i n g b r o u g h t in for
r a t h e r than a trip across the channel, w h i c h
is t h o u g h t s o m e w h a t d a n g e r o u s .
s t a r t e d on horses
At 9 o ' c l o c k A.M. y e s t e r d a y w e
for a r i d e to L a h a i n a l u n a ,
§ Mal a .
At t h e f o r m e r
A p r i l 12,
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
p l a c e w e c a l l e d an h o u r or m o r e v i s i t i n g bro.
bro. A l e x a n d e r .
184 8
H u n t fi r s t ,
P a g e 119
§ then
W e f o u n d Mrs. H u n t m u c h b e t t e r t h a n w e e x p e c t e d
§ in v e r y g o o d s p i r i t s .
At bro.
A's w e f o u n d bro.
A t k i n s o n just
on t h e eve o f t a k i n g l e a v e in a w h a l e s h i p w h i c h w a s to s a i l th at
day.
A f t e r s i t t i n g a b o u t h a l f an h o u r , bro.
to bro.
rooms
Dibble place,
(tho'
hig h.
s ma l l)
A l . a c c o m p a n i e d us
M o u n t B a l l w h i c h w e f o u n d to c o n t a i n as m a n y
as o u r h o u s e .
T h i s p l a c e is a b o u t 1 50 0 ft.
W e t h e n v i s i t e d t h e A q u e d u c t w h i c h ha s c o s t t h e s c h o o l
Go vt a b o u t $1000.
B u t it w i l l w e l l r e p a y t h e t o i l
§ expense.
W i t h it all t h e s i d e o f t h e h i l l b e l o w t h e S e m i n a r y can b e i r r i
gated.
By t h e w a y ,
f or a b o u t s i x m o n t h s p a s t t h e y h a v e h a d so
much rain that they h ave not n e e d e d the aqueduct.
T h e r e is m u c h
ve rdure about the premises.
Below the Seminary,
the
Indigo
plant.
w e l l as now.
there.
t h e g r o u n d is a l m o s t c o v e r e d w i t h
I n e v e r s a w L a h a i n a l u n a w h e n it a p p e a r e d so
I a l m o s t f e lt w i l l i n g to p l u c k u p s t a k e s
§ settle
E s p e c i a l l y d i d I w i s h t h at y o u § I § o u r c h i l d r e n c o u l d
spend a month,
o r m o r e at bro.
D's o l d p l a c e .
A f t e r v i s i t i n g t h e a q u e d u c t w e c a m e d o w n to t h e g r a v e
y ar d , w h e r e lie d e p o s i t e d all t h a t r e m a i n s of Bro.
t h e n Mrs.
Dibble
dau g h t e r § lastly,
adults,
h e r d a u g h t e r § bro.
o u r f r i e n d § bro.
§ three children.
D. a l s o bro.
Whitney.
Clark's
Hitchcock's
In a ll s i x - - t h r e e
G r a v e s t o n e s m a r k t h e p l a c e o f each,
e x c e p t bro. W h i t n e y § D. H i t c h c o c k .
It is a m o u r n f u l b u t p r o f i t a b l e
p l e a s u r e to v i s i t t h e g r a v e s o f o u r d e p a r t e d f r i e n d s ,
so,
daughter,
5 especially
if w e c a n f ee l t h a t t h e y h a v e e x c h a n g e d t h i s f or a b e t t e r w o r l d .
On o u r r e t u r n f r o m th e r e ,
h a v i n g p r o m i s e d t h e m a n o t h e r v i s i t on M o n d a y , w e v i s i t e d t h e
[grove(
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
April
12, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 120
o f s m a l l c o c o a n u t t r e e s w h e r e t h e y h a d t h e i r g r e a t f e a s t on his
majesty's b irth day
( 17th u lt . )
We r e t u r n e d by the sea side
w h e r e w e i n q u i r e d for s o m e s e a w e e d
(Manawaea)
Irish moss,
8 put
so me i n t o o u r p o c k e t s to c a r r y h o m e
8 to t r y it w i t h t h e h o p e th at
w e h ad o b t a i n e d that w h i c h w o u l d s u p e r c e d e the n e c e s s i t y of s e n d
i ng h o m e for moss .
W e r e t u r n e d at 1 o ' c l o c k w h e r e w e f o u n d ou r
d i n n e r r e a d y w h i c h w e p a r t o o k of w i t h a g o o d r e l i s h .
a b o u t t h r e e o ' c l o c k w e w e n t to b a t h e
After dinner
8 to p l a y in t h e surf.
After
w e r e t u r n e d f r o m this w e p a i d a v i s i t to t h e c h u r c h ^hich h a s
been repaired with a new belfry
80 ft high.
T h e b e l f r y is s a i d to b e
W e a s c e n d e d to t h e t o p w h i c h s h o o k f r o m o u r tr ead.
Its h e i g h t m a d e us t r e m b l e .
not so h ig h ,
as u sual.
8 roof.
as f o r m e r l y ,
The gallery has been altered,
in front.
k n o w it w o u l d f r o m t h e s h i n g l i n g .
8 I should
I r e m a r k e d to s o m e t h a t o u r
s c h o l a r s c o u l d b e a t t h e h a o l e t h a t d i d that.
church we v i s i t e d the graves of H o a p i l i k a n e
M c D o n a l d 8 his so n 8 o f bros.
8 is
Every thing else appeared
I was told that the roof leaked very badly,
chi ld re n.
lately
Spaulding,
B e f o r e v i s i t i n g the
8 w if e .
A l s o , bro.
Lyman 8 Armstrong's
As w e p a s s e d t h e a l m o s t n e g l e c t e d g r a v e o f A l 's s e r
vant K a l a u w a l u he r e m a r k e d h o w t r u e is s c r i p t u r e
in r e f e r e n c e to
the w i c k e d ,
I should think
"The name of the w i c k e d shall rot."
from L ot ' s a p p e a r a n c e ,
t h a t it w a s
a m o u r n f u l p l e a s u r e to h i m to
^isit his o l d h o m e 8 t h e c h u r c h § g r a v e s o f h i s d e p a r t e d G r a n d
parents.
On o u r r e t u r n w e c a l l e d on D a v i d M a l o , w h o is q u i t e an
i n v a l i d 8 h a s b e e n n e a r t h e gr a ve .
A t 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k w e h a d f a m i l y
wors hi p 8 s u p p e r § b e f o r e 9 o ' c l o c k w e w e r e all s a f e l y e m b r a c e d in
the arms of S o m n u s .
We wer e very much fatigued 8 slept soundly
till n e a r l y s i x t hi s m o r n i n g .
It is n o w 9 o ' c l o c k 8 w e a r e w a i t
J our n a l , Amos Starr Cooke
April
12,
1848
ing for h o r s e s to r i d e to K a a n a p a l i w h i t h e r E l i a M a i k a i ,
P a g e 121
Kekuanaoa's
clerk, h a s s e n t m e n to p r e p a r e a r e p a s t f o r us at noon .
Bro.
a c c o m p a n y us.
H u n t h a s j u s t c o m e in on hi s w a y to K a a n a p a l i
It w i l l be v e r y a g r e e a b l e .
§will
H e is p a s t o r o f t h a t
church.
When
I h a d w r i t t e n t h u s far on S a t u r d a y § g i v e n m y l e t t e r
to o u r Capt. w e s t a r t e d ,
Antonia,
a c c o m p a n i e d b y bro. H u n t ,
§ Elia--also a short distance by Kapaakea.
Kamaha,
Capt.
We r e a c h e d
Kaanapali just about noon, where we found a meeting house § a
school house,
§ s t o p p e d at t h e h o u s e o c c u p i e d b y t h e r e s i d e n t
l i c e n t i a t e a n d t o o k d i n n e r at h i s t a b l e w i t h h i s f u r n i t u r e .
Af
ter d i n n e r w e c o n c l u d e d to r i d e s t i l l f u r t h e r in c o m p a n y w i t h bro.
Hunt,
§ d i d so t i l l we r e a c h e d t h e p l e a s a n t v a l l e y o f H u n o l u a .
Here we took a drink of water,
£ s t a r t e d on o u r r e t u r n l e a v i n g
h i m to go on s t i l l f a r t h e r to p r e a c h th at e v e n i n g § n e x t m o r n i n g
§ t h e n p r e a c h at s e v e r a l p l a c e s
very interesting water works,
on h i s r e t u r n h ome.
§ s t o p p e d a w h i l e to l o o k 8 a d m ir e.
We r e a c h e d L a h a i n a at 5 o ' c l o c k ,
a t i o n fo r t h e s a b b a t h .
supper 8 prayer,
§ s o o n b a t h e d in a t u b in p r e p a r
I w r o t e a n o t e to bro. A l e x a n d e r .
I had prayers with the servants
Naea.
H e § J o h n S t e v e n s a c c o m p a n i e d us up,
them.
The former appeared very well,
some.
W e all s l e p t v e r y s o u n d l y .
pleasant tho the evening before
lightning § thunder.
We s a w s o m e
After
8 the h o u s e of
8 I h a d some talk w ith
8 t h e l a t t e r r e a d his b i b l e
Lord's day morning was very
it r a i n e d 8 1here w a s n o t a l i t t l e
Bro. A l e x a n d e r p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor.
2:15,16.
It was w i t h s om e d i f f i c u l t y t h a t h e c o u l d be h e a r d e s p e c i a l l y ,
there was much coughing.
Daily food school.
as
T h e c h i l d r e n r e t u r n e d 8 I s t a i d at t h e
Soon after my return there was q uite a shower,
A p r i l 12,
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
whirlwind,
a c c o m p a n i e d on t h e h i l l w i t h h ail.
attended a
reading
school,
1848
P a g e 122
At 1 o ' c l o c k
§ m a d e a f e w r e m a r k s as I d i d at
t h e ai o k a la s c h o o l .
At 4 o ' c l o c k I c o n d u c t e d the services
w e n t into t h e p u l p i t .
T h e r e w e r e n o t so m a n y p r e s e n t
morning.
I p r e a c h e d an o l d s e r m o n f r o m Puk.
m a ko I e h o v a a o a o . "
the discourse.
32:26
§
as in t h e
"Ouai kamea
T h e a u d i e n c e a p p e a r e d to b e i n t e r e s t e d in
I s p o k e v e r y low.
§ a p p e a r e d to p r o f i t b y it.
fatigued.
I
O u r capt.
fT c r e w w e r e p r e s e n t
We r e t i r e d e a r l y f o r I w a s m u c h
T h e n e x t m o r n i n g w e a r o s e at 5 o ' c l o c k , p u r p o s i n g to
v i s i t L a h a i n a l u n a as w e h a d p r o m i s e d ,
w i t h the i n t e n t i o n of
g o i n g on foot, b u t t h e h o r s e s c o m i n g in s e a s o n w e w e n t
b r e a k f a s t at bro.
John Stevens,
A l 's .
§ took
Soon after breakfast Kamaha, Antonia,
J o hn ,
§ t h e P i l o t c a m e up § w e all w e n t f i r s t i n t o bro.
A l 's T h e o l o g i c a l
c l a s s of a b o u t 8 or 10.
w h e r e w e h e a r d bro.
Hunt's
T h e n to t h e S e m i n a r y
c l a s s in A n a h o n u a - - G e o m e t r y - - B o o k
At 11 o ' c l o c k all t h e s c h o l a r s c a m e t o g e t h e r ,
p e a t e d speeches w h i c h the[y]
§ execution.
the a b o v e n a m e d i n d i v i d u a l s d i n e d at 1 o'ck.
w e h a d an e x c e l l e n t d i n n e r .
§ some of them r e
s p o k e at t h e E x a m i n a t i o n .
d i d t h e m v e r y w e l l - - b o t h in s e n t i m e n t
III.
And they
W e all w i t h
at bro.
Hunt's
Soon after dinner the scholars
and
c am e
t o g e t h e r § h a d a d e b a t e u p o n t h e propriety o f C h r i s t i a n s e a t i n g
dogs.;
A b o u t 10 s p o k e in f a v o r $ a b o u t t h e s a m e a g a i n s t it.
t e r a b o u t an h o ur ,
t ha t
meat.
I w a s c a l l e d u p o n to g i v e an o p i n i o n ,
I d i d n o t c o n s i d e r it a s i n in
T h e P r es^.
bro.
to L a h a i n a .
§ said
i t s e l f c o n s i d e r e d to eat do g
A l . e x p r e s s e d h i s o p i n i o n then.
t h i s we b a d e f a r e w e l l to L a h a i n a l u n a ,
Af
mounted our horses
Soon after
§ returned
T h e b o y s e x p r e s s e d a w i s h to r i d e f a r t h e r , b u t as I
h a d b e e n a f f l i c t e d w i t h a d i a r r h e a d u r i n g the day,
I o b j e c t e d to
Journ al,
Amos Starr Cooke
April 12,1848
it, a n d b e s i d e s o u r b r i d l e s
8 s a d d l e s w e r e n e e d e d to be p u t on
board, as w e w e r e e x p e c t i n g to s a i l at e v e n i n g .
we le ft o u r d w e l l i n g
8 w e n t o v e r to t h e fort,
was to a c c o m p a n y us.
we left,
P a g e 123
At 5 o ' c l o c k
as Mr. J a m e s Y o u n g
Br o s . A l e x a n d e r 8 H u n t c a l l e d o n us b e f o r e
8 t h e l a t t e r s t a i d t i l l w e l e f t to go on b o a r d at 5 1/2
o ' clock.
W e s t a r t e d at 6 o ' c l o c k ,
came o n b o a r d , b u t
8 s o o n a Mr.
I o b j e c t e d to it 8 t h e y l e f t for a n o t h e r v e s
sel j u s t r e a d y to sail.
The n ext m o r n i n g a f t er sl eeping very well,
we found ourselves b e t w e e n Mo l o k a i
8 L an ai .
the f o r e n o o n a s o f t n o r t h e r l y w i n d c a m e
7 o'clock.
Blossom 8 wife
About sun down
8 we reached H o n o l u l u about
I c a l l e d t h e c r e w 8 p a s s e n g e r s aft,
read a Psalm, made some remarks
8 a prayer.
was on b o a r d 8 l e d at o u r m o r n i n g d e v o t i o n s
ing th at w e l e f t L a h a i n a .
A bout the m i d d l e of
8
The h u s b a n d of Loita
8 Gov. Y o u n g t h e e v e n
W h e n w e c a m e on s h o r e w e w a l k e d h o m e
f o u n d o u r f a m i l y at t h e T e a - t a b l e .
Bro.
8
D w i g h t l e d at o u r e v e n i n g
devotions.
M o s t o f us w e r e w i l l i n g to r e t i r e at an e a r l y ho ur.
C. h a d b e e n ou t on h o r s e b a c k ,
8 had some palpitation.
m o r n i n g w e d i d n o t r is e t i l l 6 o ' c l o c k .
M rs .
The next
All that forenoon I was
e n g a g e d in w r i t i n g .
After dinner
call on th e Gov.
Mar y , Em, Al.
at Ewa.
(in pa r t )
8 Mr.
8 Mrs.
D w i g h t , w h o h a d le ft in t h e m o r n i n g a c
K i n n e y 8 bro.
Rice.
Mrs.
T h e t w o b r e t h r e n w e n t on to W a i a l u a .
j u s t t h i s s i d e o f t h e S a l t Lake.
reached home,
8 P e t e r to
F r o m t h e r e w e w e n t on t o w a r d s E w a to m e e t B e r n i c e ,
8 Wm.
c o m p a n i e d b y Mr.
I r o d e d o w n a c c o m p a n i e d b y Lot
Kinney was
left
We met our family
It w a s d a r k b e f o r e w e
8 we s c a r c e l y h a d time for s u pper 8 p r a y e r s b e fore
the b e l l r a n g f o r m e e t i n g .
T h i s wa s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Dwig h t.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
John Davis was there,
April
12,
1848
8 bro. A r m s t r o n g t o l d us h e w a s
Thursday m o r n i n g I arose early, went
P a g e 124
serious.
for a c a r p e n t e r ,
Mr.
Crocker,
b o a r d s - - ^ s o m e n a t i v e s t o o k d o w n t h e a d o b i e f e n c e i m m e d i a t e l y in
f r o nt o f o u r h o u s e ,
§ n o w w e h a v e a p a l e f e n c e in its s t e a d .
s c h o o l r o o m c l e a n e d b o t h in 8 out.
h a r d in p u t t i n g d o w n p o s t s
A
Y e s t e r d a y 8 to d a y I h a v e w o r k e d
§c. 8 s u p e r i n t e n d i n g t h e n a t i v e s .
Lot 8 A l . h a v e v i s i t e d t h e K i n g t h r i c e to p r a c t i c e in
c o m p a n y w i t h h i m on the flute.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e m u s i c i a n
h a s c o m e h e r e to t e a c h t h e s m a l l bo y s .
Last e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d the
Temperance meeting where only a few were present,
8 a committee
c o n s i s t i n g of J u d g e A n d r e w s , J.W. W o o d § m y s e l f w e r e c h o s e n a
com.
to r e p o r t on t h e e x p e d i e n c y o f a P u b l i c L i b r a r y .
Y e s t e r d a y I r e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m bro. A l e x a n d e r s p e a k i n g
o f a Mr.
Fuller,
g et e m p l o y m e n t .
l a t e l y d i s c h a r g e d f r o m a w h a l e r w h o w i s h e s to
He is a t e a c h e r 8 a p i o u s man.
to it t h a t w e h a d g o n e so f a r in e n g a g i n g Mr.
c o u l d n o t t h i n k o f a n o t h e r at p r e s e n t .
I h a d my S.S. as u s u a l .
Goodale that we
T h i s e v e n i n g at s u n set
This e v e n i n g w r o te two pages of the above
§ prepared a schedule of studies
next.
To d a y I r e p l i e d
f o r n e x t qr.
[quarter]
b e g i n n i n g on M o n d a y
0 L o r d p r e p a r e us all for t h e S a b b a t h .
Mon. Apl.
17,
48
A f t e r w r i t i n g t h e f o r e g o i n g Sat.
C. t h e s c h e d u l e
f o r e n o o n Bro.
§ F r en ch .
e v e n i n g I r e a d to Mrs.
I h a d p r e p a r e d 8 of w h i c h she approved.
D w i g h t is to t e a c h C o m p o s i t i o n ,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n ,
Book Keeping 8 Surveying,
Reading
I shall teach Geometry,
f o r the p r e s e n t .
In t h e
8 Speaking
Geography,
At 12 o ' c l o c k Lot 5
A l . go to t h e K i n g ' s to p r a c t i c e on t h e f l u t e 5 at 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k
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Wm.
A p r i l 17,
Pe t e r , J a m e s D a v i d § J o s
day.
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P a g e 125
Y e s t e r d a y it r a i n e d m o s t o f the
In t h e f o r e n o o n w e a l l w e n t to n a t i v e
s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor.
18 48
13:5:
service
§ bro. A r m
"Examine yourselves."
At
n o o n I r e a d to t h e s c h o l a r s a s e r m o n o f B u n d e r § a n o t h e r in t h e
a f t e r n o o n f o r w e d i d n o t v e n t u r e o u t on a c c o u n t o f rain.
D. w e n t to h i s m e e t i n g b u t h a d n o h e a r e r s .
D.
§ I r e a d Bro.
Bingham's
S.
w o r k e d at o u r f r o n t gate.
e v e n i n g at Mr.
T u e s d a y Apl.
Is.
Mrs.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
To d a y m y c a r p e n t e r h as
C.
§ bro.
D. h a v e v i s i t e d this
John Ladd's.
18
'48
To d a y w e h a v e p u t up a n e w f r o n t g a t e wh.
Mrs.
mat.
C. h a s w h i t e w a s h e d h e r b e d r o o m ,
cost
$13.50.
§ put down a n e w f i g u r e d
T h e p a l i n g in f r o n t o f t he h o u s e h a s b e e n p a i n t e d t o day.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
c a l l on Mr.
ear.
Bro.
Bro.
Ej Mrs.
C. bro.
Dwight
D i l lo n.
§ s o m e s c h o l a r s h a v e g o n e to
J u l i e t t e h a s h a d a p a i n in h e r left
§ s i s t e r K i n n e y h a v e r e t u r n e d t o - d a y f r o m Ewa.
T h u r s d a y Apl.
2 0 '48
Y e s t e r d a y w e h a d o n l y a p a i n t e r § plasterer to w o r k for
Mr.
Crocker,
t h e c a r p e n t e r , w a s sick.
n e w s a f e to s t a n d in t h e d i n i n g room.
to c a l l on Mr.
§ Mrs.
Ladd.
To-day he co m m e n c e d our
Bro.
Dwight has b een down
T h i s e v e n i n g he § I h a v e d i s c u s s e d
r a t h e r w a r m l y t h e p r o p r i e t y o f o u r h a v i n g o p e n d o o r s at G e n l M e e t
ing.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
T o - d a y I h a v e p u n i s h e d Vic.
conversation.
P. Ja.
§ Da.
Atkinson.
f or i m p r o p e r c o n d u c t
§
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Sat. Apl.
April
2 2, 1 8 4 8
2 2 '48
Y e s t e r d a y I d i d n o t a c c o m p l i s h mu c h .
going a bout.
I s p e n t so me t i m e
L a s t e v e n i n g w e a t t e n d e d t h e T e m p e r a n c e Soc. wh. w a s
fully a t t e n d e d .
Subject of a publ i c Library was discussed,
who s t a n d s m o s t in t h e w a y o f t h e T e m p e r a n c e r e f o r m ,
and or T e m p e r a t e d r i n k e r .
Dwight
the Drunk
8 some of the scholars went
aer to K a n e o h e 8 r e t u r n e d t h i s e v e n i n g .
S.L. A n d r e w s ,
also,
We d e c i d e d t h a t t h e l a t t e r did.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
H a d a c a l l f r o m bro.
§ w r o t e a l e t t e r to s e n d b y h i m to Mr.
v i t i n g h i m to s t a y w i t h us d u r i n g G e n l M e e t i n g .
Mrs.
P a g e 126
Goodale i n
This afternoon
C. 8 o u r ow n c h i l d r e n w e n t in t h e w a g o n u p to c a l l on Mr.
§ Mrs. J a s p e r .
F ound t h e m very p l e a s a n t l y located.
h a v e r e a d to Mrs.
C. an acct.
This evening
o f t h e F e t e in t h e P o l y n e s i a n .
T h e L o r d p r e p a r e us all f o r th e d u t i e s o f t h e m o r r o w .
Mon. Apl.
24
’
48
M y e y e s are s o m e w h a t a f f l i c t e d t h i s e v e n i n g so t ha t I
c a n n o t w r i t e m uc h .
T o - d a y it h a s b e e n q u i t e cool.
S.S. h a d o n l y s i x p r e s e n t .
o f t h e S o w e r Mat.
13:3.
Y e s t e r d a y my
Bro. A r m s t r o n g s e r m o n w a s t h e p a r a b l e
In t h e a f t e r n o o n a n a l l u s i o n w a s m a d e
to t h e d e s t r u c t i o n o f J e r u s a l e m L u k e 1 9 : 4 1 - 4 2 .
At n o o n w e all w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
f r o m A c t s 27:
last verse.
a l l u d e d to t h e t h o s e
8 h e a r d bro.
Damon
T h e y all e s c a p e d s a f e to land.
(!) w h o h a d b e e n c a s t on C h r i s t m a s
He
Isl an d,
8 to t h e g r e a t e f f o r t m a d e to p r a i s e th e c r e a t u r e w h i l e G o d h a d
been entirely overlooked.
Bro.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mrs.
D. w e n t q u i t e b e y o n d h i m s e l f .
C. a c c o m p a n i e d bro.
to h e a r bro. A t k i n s o n , w h i l e t h e s c h o l a r s
to h e a r bro. A n d r e w s
f r o m J o h n 15:1.
D. to t h e c h a p e l
8 I w e n t to t h e p a l a c e
Jo u r n a l , A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
A p r i l 24,
T h i s a f t e r n o o n bro.
S.L. A n d r e w s
1848
P a g e 127
s a i l e d in t h e K a m e h a m e h a
III f o r H a w a i i to g e t t h e b r e t h r e n .
T h i s e v e n i n g J u d g e Lee, Mr.
Bishop
8 M i s s E. T u r r i l l h a v e
called.
F r i d a y Apl.
28
'48
N e a r l y a w e e k h a s p a s s e d s i n c e I h a v e r e c o r d e d a n y of
G o d S p e c i a l M e r c i e s to m e § mi n e .
M y e y e s s t i l l c o n t i n u e to be
w e a k 8 I s h a l l b e a b l e to w r i t e b ut l i t tl e.
T u e s d a y w e h a d s c h o o l as u s u a l .
§ t h e c h i l d r e n 8 I r o d e up to P u n a h o u .
o f t h a n k s to M o n s i u r ( ! )
Sanwelle(?)
D i l l o n 8 th ru'
A f t e r s c h o o l Mrs.
C.
That day I s igned a letter
h i m to the C o m m a n d e r o f t h e
for h i s i n t e r e s t m a n i f e s t e d to t h o e s w h o w e r e w r e c k e d
on C h r i s t m a s
Isla nd .
All the Missi o n a r i e s here
§ a few f o reigners
s i g n e d it.
W e d n e s d a y p a s s e d as u s u a l § in t h e e v e n i n g w e h a d an
i n t e r e s t i n g m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Likewise,
Bartow,
8 Hatch,
Kinney.
§ for the first time
L e w i s wa s there.
Mr. H i t c h c o c k .
T h e i m p r e s s i o n is t h a t t h e S p i r i t o f t h e L o r d is a m o n g s o m e o f t he
foreign residents.
Mrs.
T h a t d a y w e r e c e i v e d an i n v i t a t i o n f r o m Mr.
D i l l o n to a p a r t y on n e x t m o n d a y e v e n i n g .
in F r e n c h § it w a s s a i d t h e r e w o u l d b e d a n c i n g .
It w a s w r i t t e n
We we r e p r e
p a r e d to d e c l i n e t h e i n v i t a t i o n t i l l l a s t e v e n i n g w h e n bro.
s t r o n g s a i d t h a t Mr.
§
Arm
D i l l o n h a d a s s u r e d h i m t h e r e w o u l d b e no
d a n c i n g if t h e K i n g d i d n o t w i s h it t i l l h e h a d left, n o r any
spirituous
liquors,
or wine.
In c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h a t w e p u r p o s e
to c o m pl y.
Y e s t e r d a y was the m e m o r a b l e day for o p ening p a rliament,
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
A p r i l 28,
1848
P a g e 128
w h i c h w a s d o n e b y a s p e e c h o f h i s M a j e s t y at 10 o ' c l o c k at t h e
M e e t i n g house.
sion.
This was decorated with evergreens
for the o c c a
A p l a t f o r m was b uilt for his m a j e s t y § m i n i s t e r s
in f r o n t
o f th e p u l p i t w h i c h w a s c o n c e a l e d f r o m v i e w b y a l a r g e s t a n d a r d ,
w h i c h b r o u g h t t h e c oa t o f a r m s i m m e d i a t e l y b e h i n d h i s m a j e s t y w h o
sat on h i s t h r o n e , w i t h a s m a l l t a b l e b e f o r e h i m c o v e r e d w i t h a
very b e autiful spread.
On h i s r i g h t sat t h e Q u e e n .
Behind her
s t o o d Lot w i t h a l a r g e F l y b r u s h § on t h e ]rft o f h i s M a j e s t y s t o o d
A l . w i t h a l a r g e fly b r u s h .
John Young
§ Mr. W y l l i e s t o o d at the
r i g h t o f Lot § Dr. J u d d at t h e l e f t o f A l ex .
p l a t f o r m at e a c h c o r n e r s t o o d Wm.
In f r o n t o f t h e
§ James w i t h smaller brushes.
On t h e fore s e a t s at t h e r i g h t o f t h e K i n g sat t h e n o b l e s .
On
the o p p o s i t e s i d e o f t h e a i l s e ( ! ) sat t h e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , w i t h
t h e n a t i v e J u d g e s b e h i n d t h em.
In o u r s e a t s sat t h e f o r e i g n R e p
r e s e n t a t i v e s all o f w h o m w e r e p r e s e n t .
In a l o o s e s e a t at th e
r i g h t o f t h e q u e e n § f a c i n g t h e n o b l e s sat t h e i r w i v e s ,
s e at b e h i n d sat t h e r e m a i n d e r o f o u r s c h o l a r s .
§ in a n o t h e r
The missionaries
§ t h e i r c h i l d r e n sat at t h e r i g h t o f t h e f o r e i g n o f f i c i a l s .
foreigners behind the Nobles.
Other
Other parts of the h o u s e w e r e filled
with natives while the soldiers were not admitted.
T h e k i n g sat w h i l e h e r e a d hi s s p e e c h w h i c h l a s t e d a b o u t
fifteen minutes.
A f t e r he h a d f i n i s h e d it, K a e o m a d e a s p e e c h
then Okekiono a Represen ta ti ve
from Paaoa--then Namakeeha,
0 Huli the h u s b a n d of L o uisa a re p r e s e n t a t i v e
t h e s e e x e r c i s e s w e r e 1 1/2 h o u r long.
school but they did not study much.
from Molokai.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
All
I had a
In t h e e v e n i n g n o t b e i n g
a bl e to s t u d y I c a l l e d o v e r to bro.
Hall's
t here.
C o o k e § bro.
It w a s n o t l o n g b e f o r e Mrs.
5 then
§ f o u n d Mr.
Boardman
D w i g h t c a m e in.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
A p r i l 28, 1 8 4 8
S o o n a f t e r n i n e w e a ll r e t u r n e d .
s t a i d t i l l 10 o ' c l o c k .
th e m e e t i n g h o u s e Mr.
Judd 8 daughters.
Found Lorrin § John here who
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mrs.
w i t h opfi]thalmy in h e r g o o d
(right)
8 Mrs.
P a g e 129
eye.
Cooke was threatened
When we returned from
J a s p e r c a l l e d a s h o r t t i me ,
a l s o Mrs.
T h i s m o r n i n g w h e n w e w e n t out to w a l k , w e m e t
A l v a h C l a r k w h o t o l d us the m i s s i o n a r i e s h a d a r r i v e d f r o m Kauai.
I h u r r i e d h o m e § a f t e r p r a y e r s t a r t e d w i t h Mrs.
Maria.
Wh e n I re a c h ed the dock f ound that only the M i s s i o n a r i e s
at W a i o l i
§ bro.
§ s i s t e r B a l d w i n h a d a r r i v e d § t h a t bro.
m a h a d a r r i v e d in a n o t h e r v e s s e l .
f o r I w a i t e d f o r bro.
Came h o m e
alone.
Dimond's.
§ f o u n d o u r f a m i l y h a d got t h r o u g h b r e a k f a s t § t o o k m i n e
A t 10 o ' c l o c k w e w e n t a g a i n to t h e m e e t i n g h o u s e , w h e r e
First the Primier(!)
b y Mr. H o p k i n s .
8 h e a r d the M i n i s t e r s
and again John Young who read
Instr u c t i o n report.
N o s c h o o l t h i s P.M.
read their
Foreign Relations which was read
T h e n Dr. J u d d ' s
the M i n i s t e r of Public
ho ur s.
Conde
As all t h e r e s t w e r e p r o v i d e d
C. m a § a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m to bro.
w e r e few c o m p a r e d w i t h y e s t e r d a y ,
reports.
C's w a g o n for
T h e s e o c c u p i e d 2 1/2
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr. H i t c h c o c k c a m e in
w h i l e at p r a y e r 8 s i n c e t h e n I h a v e w r i t t e n t h e f o r e g o i n g .
C o o k e has cfeaned u p h e r c l o s e t ,
e a u 8 c a l l e d on o u r n e w c o m e r s .
8 wardrobe
Mrs.
§ Miss Whitney's b u r
C a l l e d on b r o W i l c o x ma.
T u e s d a y M a y 2 '48
Last S at urday we had no school,
the c a r penter occupied
t h e s c h o o l r o o m w i t h w o r k i n g at o u r sa f e , b u t h e d i d
it as I e x p e c t e d .
t a t i o n to Mr.
It w a s
finished yesterday.
[not]
finish
A c c e p t e d my i n v i
§ Madame Dillon for Mo nd ay evening.
D u r i n g t h e d ay
on S a t u r d a y t h e s c h o l a r s w e r e s c a t t e r e d h e r e § there.
At n o o n w e
Jo u r n a l , 'Amos S t a r r C o o k e
h a d bro.
M a y 2, 1 8 4 8
C o n d e m a to d i n n e r .
to supp e r.
P a g e 130
A t e v e n i n g w e h a d bro. W i l c o x ma
W e all r e t i r e d b e f o r e n i n e o ' c l o c k b e i n g m u c h f a t i g u e d .
L ord's d a y m o r n i n g r u n g t h e b e l l f o r r i s i n g at s i x 8 n o t at 5 1/2.
P ra ye r s , b r e a k f a s t
my S.S. b u t
8c as ever.
I h a d only one scholar.
a s e raphena there,
were tremulous.
too f r o m Rom.
Bro.
7:
8 M a r y a c c o m p a n i e d me to
W e w e n t to c h u r c h 8 f o u n d
the it d i d n o t s o u n d w e l l ,
0 w r e t c h e d man° t h a t
D w i g h t f r o m Job.
I am! W h o s h a l l d e l i v e r me
M o s t o f us w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
14:14
a very pow er fu l sermon.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
After our return I read from "Bingham's
i n g b ros.
Oahu.
C.
VII
8 t h e s c h o l a r s to
8 I s t a i d at h o m e
8 had a school with
I i n t e n d to h a v e o n e e v e r y e v e n i n g .
D. r o d e L o t ' s h o r s e .
hour 8 while she was
came home
in,
Mrs.
Yesterday morn
C o o k e h a d a s c h o o l o f an
I c a l l e d o n bro.
John so n ma 8 spent nea rl y
8 h a d a school of two hours b e f o r e dinner.
I h ad the same a fter dinner.
room,
S a n d w i c h I s l a n d s " chap.
D w i g h t 8 A t k i n s o n s t a r t e d in c o m p a n y for a r i d e a r o u n d
Bro.
an hou r,
C o n d e p r e a c h e d to
d i f f i c u l t to h e a r him.
D w i g h t a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
t h e p a l a c e to h e a r bro. A r m g .
the Domestics.
8 heard
If a m a n die, s h a l l he l i v e a g a i n ? - -
a f e w 8 h i s v o i c e w a s so s m a l l t h a t it w a s
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
some of the keys
J o h n s o n p r e a c h e d in the m o r n i n g 8 v e r y w e l l
from this b ody of death?
bro.
Bernice
W e t h e n got o u r s a f e i n t o t h e d i n i n g
8 o i l e d it w i t h P a i n t Oil.
T h i s m o r n i n g v a r n i s h e d it.
Last
e v e n i n g at 7 1/2 o ' c l o c k J o h n Ii 8 I w e r e a c c o m p a n i e d b y B e r n i c e ,
M a r y , El.
Em.
Lot, A l . Wm.
t h e k i n g 8 s u i t e to Mon.
f o u n d few, or n o n e t h ere.
in the y a rd.
8 J a m e s to t he P r e m i e r to a c c o m p a n y
Dillon's.
We a r r i v e d at 8 o ' c l o c k 8
There were French officers
F ound m a n y Cath o l i c Priests there.
8 soldiers
Soon most of
t h e o t h e r f o r e i g n e r s c a m e, w i t h an e x p e c t a t i o n o f d a n c i n g ,
b ut
Journal, A m o s S t a r r C o o k e
M a y 2, 1 8 4 8
P a g e 131
Mon. D i l l o n h a d a s s u r e d b ro . A r m g t h a t t h e r e w o u l d b e n o d a n c i n g
wh i l e t h e K i n g w a s t here.
The h o u r that we spent there was d e
v o t e d to w a l k i n g to § fro.
Soon after nine the King left §we
followed a f t e r b u t b e f o r e w e c o u l d get a w a y t h e y h a d b e g u n to dance.
Mr. W y l l i e w a s t h e f i r s t to h u r r y th e d a n c i n g .
Th e d a y w a s c e l e b r a t e d as t h e b i r t h d a y o f K i n g L o u i s
Phillipe
day
(He w a s b o r n Oct.
6-73) n o t b e c a u s e h e w a s b o r n on t h a t
(but, b e c a u s e it w a s St.
Philip's
day,
th e s a i n t a f t e r w h o m
he w a s n a m e d ) , so G e n l M i l l e r i n f o r m e d us w h o c a l l e d o n us d u r i n g
the f o r e n o o n .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e s h i p I s a b e l l a a r r i v e d f r o m M a z a t l a n
bringing late intelligence
( M a r c h 5th).
It r e p o r t e d J o h n Q. A d a m s ,
w h o d i e d at t h e H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s Feb.
Treaty with Mexico,
§c.
in f r o n t o f t h e C o o k room.
§ c o m p l e t e d t h e b o a r d fe n c e
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
Hall has called.
'48
I
r ap id l y .
Also of a
At e v e n i n g the P o l y n e s i a n i s s u e d an E xtra.
To d a y t h e c a r p e n t e r s m a d e s o m e b e n c h e s
Sat. M a y 6-
23^.
c a n h a r d l y k e e p an a c c o u n t o f t h e t i me ,
it fl i e s so
Wednesday my carpenter worked again making a wire p r o
t e c t o r f or m i l k
some flower boxes.
d o w n br os.
§ A t k i n s o n r e t u r n e d f r o m t h e i r r i d e a r o u n d Oah u,
Dwight
T h a t e v e n i n g j u s t at s u n
§ t h e l a t t e r l e d o u r m e e t i n g at e v e n i n g .
T h u r s d a y bro.
Dwight took the school
in th e a f t e r n o o n a c c o m p a n i e d Lot, A l , § Lot
i n g at P u n a h o u S c h o o l .
d inner we had(?)
bro.
s he v i s i t e d w i t h Mrs.
in t h e f o r e n o o n
(!) to h e a r the s p e a k
I had a school with the remainder.
J o h n s o n ma,
Co oke.
§ h e w e n t u p to P u n a h o u ,
After school
§
At
§while
I took t h e i r § our own
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
M a y 6, 1848
c h i l d r e n i n th e w a g o n § w e n t to P u n a h o u .
J o s e p h r o d e S t a r 8 let
bro. J. h a v e h i m 8 I t o o k him,
in t h e w a g o n .
Page 132
Edward Johnson § George Wilcox
During the forenoon
I c o m m e n c e d m y r e po rt .
In
t h e e v e n i n g t h e K a m e h a m e h a III a r r i v e d b r i n g i n g b ro s .
8 sisters
Thurston,
S.L. A n d r e w s
Mr.
Clark,
Goodale.
Bailey,
L y o n s , W h i t t l e s e y , w i t h bro.
T h e n e x t m o r n i n g I s a w m o s t o f t h e m 8 t h e r e s t at
P u n a h o u in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
w e r e there.
T h i s w a s e x a m i n a t i o n day,
8 a l m o s t all
In t h e f o r e n o o n w e d i d n o t go b e c a u s e t h e r e c i t a t i o n s
w e r e to b e in t h e l a n g u a g e s , b u t in t h e a f t e r n o o n m o s t o f us w e n t
up.
Coan,
Mrs.
C.
Lyman,
8 I § ou r s
D u r i n g t h e f o r e n o o n bros.
P a r i s , A l e x a n d e r H u n t a r r i v e d in a n o t h e r v e s s e l .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
b o a t bro.
in t h e w a g o n .
Gulick arrived from Waialua,
H i t c h c o c k ma, A n d r e w s
a l s o in a s m a l l
$ S i s t e r B ro wn .
T h e e x a m i n a t i o n w a s n o t so i n t e r e s t i n g as l a s t y e ar .
All the m i s s i o n a r i e s
8 their children were there 8 the school
room was crowded.
J u d g e Lee Mr.
w i t h M i s s e s Mo tt.
A f t e r r e t u r n i n g w i t h Mrs.
P u n a h o u 8 b r o u g h t d o w n bro.
K e n ne y.
Bishop,
S.L. A n d r e w s
On m y r e t u r n I s a w Mr.
Morgan, John Dominis
C.
I w e n t b a c k to
§ sister Whittlesey 8
G o o d a l e § i n v i t e d h i m to come
to te a 8 h a d s o m e c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h h i m a b o u t s t a y i n g w i t h us
during general m e e t i n g § t a k i n g the school.
to do so,
§ bro.
He f i n a l l y a g r e e d
D w i g h t o f f e r e d to t a k e h i m as a r o o m - m a t e ,
he s e n t for h i s b a g g a g e .
8
This m o r n i n g we h e a r d the H a a l i l i o h a d
c om e § w e w e n t d o w n f o r M i s s W h i t n e y § m e t h e r c o m i n g a c c o m p a n i e d
b y b r os .
Whitney.
J o h n s o n 8 P og ue .
Bro.
Dr.
§ Mrs.
Smith came
R o w e l l m a s t a y e d at h o m e .
t h e o n l y o ne s n o t c o m i n g to g e n l m e e t i n g .
on s e v e r a l o f t h e n e w c o m e r s
§ so d i d Mrs.
He § bro.
This
B o n d m a are
foreno£>)i I c a l l e d
§ w e h a d t h r e e o f bro.
Clark's
M a y 6, 184 8
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
d a u g h t e r s to d i n n e r a l s o B r os . A l e x a n d e r 8 A n d r e w s .
d u r i n g t h e d a y on M i s s W h i t n e y .
Oregon,
There was
Page 133
Several called
an a r r i v a l to d a y f r o m
8 I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m K a u l e h e h e h a s a y i n g Dr.
W h i t m a n w e r e d e a d,
8 9 foreigners.
Th e m i s s i o n a r i e s
Mrs.
t h e r e are
in m u c h fear.
Mr.
G o o d a l e h as b e e n on h o r s e b a c k f o r t he f i r s t t i m e s i n c e
h e a r r i v e d l a s t Oct.
Kekauonohi
from Kauai yesterday.
to-day.
day.
8 Leleiohoku 8 Abigail arrived
S o m e o f the s c h o l a r s v i s i t e d t h e i r p a r e n t s
S o m e w e n t to Mrs.
Tibbey's
to c e l e b r a t e C h a r l e s '
birth
A d d e d s o m e t h i n g to m y r e p o r t b o t h y e s t e r d a y 8 t o - d a y .
H a v e l et m y w h i s k e r s g r o w th is wee k.
T h u r s d a y M a y 11-
'48
M a n y d a y s h a v e p a s s e d s i n c e I w r o t e on a c c o u n t o f my
eye s, tho'
on M o n d a y e v e n i n g
I was w r i t i n g my report.
Lord's
d ay p a s s e d a way, as t h o u s a n d s o f o t h e r S a b b a t h days h a v e ,
little
improved.
A t 8 o ' c l o c k I d i d n o t g o out as u s u a l , b u t Ber.
M a r y did.
J u s t b e f o r e m e e t i n g Mr.
8 Mrs. J a s p e r c a m e on h o r s e
b a c k 8 d r e s s e d to go to m e e t i n g w i t h us.
to t h e c h a p e l a l s o,
8
W e i n v i t e d t h e m to go
8 to s t a y 8 a t t e n d the a f t e r n o o n m e e t i n g ,
all o f w h i c h t h e y did.
Bro.
declare it."
h e a r bro.
B a l d w i n p r e a c h e d f r o m I Cor.
A very good sermon.
H u n t at th e c h a p e l
s e r m o n 8 v e r y good.
native from 6
3 :1 3 'for t h e d a y s h a l l
A t n o o n m o s t o f us w e n t to
from John 11:35,
"Jesus we pt . "
A long
In t h e a f t e r n o o n f a t h e r T h u r s t o n p r e a c h e d in
( ! ) " E v e r y p l a n t w h i c h m y h e a v e n l y f a t h e r has not
p l a n t e d s h a l l be r o o t e d u p . "
In t h e e v e n i n g a f t e r t h e m e e t i n g
at t h e p a l a c e w h i c h w a s at 6 1/2 o ' c l k 8 b r o H i t c h c o c k
[preached(?)]
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
M a y 11, 1848
Page 134
some o f t h e s c h o l a r s a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t he c h a p e l to h e a r bro.
Clark f r o m Is. 4 0 : 8 ,
"The w o r d of o u r G o d s h a l l s t a n d f o r e v e r . "
D u r i n g t h e d a y we h e a r d m u c h b u t d i g e s t e d l i t t l e o f G o d ' s w o r d .
Retired soon after nine muc h fatigued.
M o n d a y m o r n i n g w e w e n t to w a l k at 6 o ' c l o c k .
the d a y w o r k e d u p o n m y r e p o r t .
During
A t 4 o' P.M. w e h a d o u r S.S.
m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Coan,
at t h e s c h o o l h o u s e - -
at e v e n i n g I f i n i s h e d m y r e p o r t .
T u e s d a y f o r e n o o n w a s s p e n t in
p a r t at D e p o s i t o r y w a i t i n g on M i s s W h i t n e y .
h a d bro.
P o g u e to b r e a k f a s t .
ner, a l s o Mrs. W h i t n e y ,
c a l l e d on us.
hou.
Mrs.
F a t h e r T h u r s t o n § f a m i l y at d i n
Dr. A n d r e w s .
C. 5 1 5
W e d n e s d a y , bro.
In t h e m o r n i n g w e
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro. H u n t
children visited,
o r c a l l e d at P u n a
H u n t b r e a k f a s t e d w i t h us.
c o m m e n c e d Genl Meeting.
At 9 o'clock we
Bro. H i t c h c o c k t o o k t h e c h a i r § bro.
L y o n s w a s c h o s e n c h a i r m a n , b u t d e c l i n e d 'Ej b r o C o a n w a s chos en .
Bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n S e c y bro.
Chose several committees
Bros. B i s h o p
C.B. A n d r e w s
§ I a s s i s t a n t Secy.
§ a d j o u r n e d to h e a r r e p o r t s
Ei P a r i s d i n e d w i t h us.
at 2 o ' c l o c k .
M e t at 2 o ' c l o c k w h e n the
r e p o r t s f o r all H a w a i i w e r e r e a d y b e g i n n i n g w i t h bro.
L yman,
B on d ,
Lyons, Thurston.
c o c k m a t o o k t e a w i t h us.
Clark,
Bailey,
H i t c h c o c k , M e s s r s T e n Ey c k ,
P ratt.
This afternoon,
T e n E y c k w a s t here.
A s e r m o n f r o m bro.
e v e n i n g at t h e s c h o o l H o u s e .
Whittlesey,
Mr.
Paris,
Bro. H i t c h
A t k i n s o n in the
This f o renoon reports again,
Baldwin, Hunt of High School
§ W y l l i e a l s o Mr.
Coan,
§ Mrs.
Conde,
Ei K a a n a p a l i ,
Tibbey § Miss
r e p o r t s o f O a h u b r e t h r e n w e r e read.
Present
M i s s P r a t t , T e n E y c k , Dr. § Mrs. J udd.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs. Gi h a s go ne
to a m a t e r n a l m e e t i n g .
To m o r r o w is a p p o i n t e d to
b e set a p a r t as a d a y f o r f a s t i n g Ei p r a y e r .
M e e t i n g fo r p r a y e r
at s u n rise,
fo r c h i l d r e n at 8 o ' c l o c k -
P r e a c h i n g at 3 o ' c l o c k b y bro.
Dwight.
- c o n f e r e n c e at 10 o'clk.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
M o n d a y M a y 15-
May 15, 1848
Page 135
'48
T h e a b o v e e x e r c i s e s w e r e o b s e r v e d on F r i d a y
were very interesting.
There was
$ t h e y all
a s c h o o l all e x c e p t at 8 o ' c l o c k
w h e n all t h e c h i l d r e n w e r e at t h e c h i l d r e n ' s m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y
bro.
K i n n ey .
Th e c o n f e r e n c e w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
K i n g w a s p r e s e n t at o u r a f t e r n o o n m e e t i n g .
w i t h me to P u n a h o u in t h e w a g o n .
Bishop.
The
M i s s W h i t n e y r od e
In t h e e v e n i n g w e w e n t to the
T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g w h e r e w e h e a r d an a d d r e s s
f r o m bro.
Atkinson,
8 it w a s v o t e d to h a v e it p r i n t e d in the P o l y n e s i a n .
Saturd ay m o r n i n g the reading of reports was
g i n n i n g w i t h bro.
Parker,
8 t h e n t h o s e o f K au a i.
Ten Eyck § W i l l i a ms we r e present,
resumed b e
Messrs Wyllie,
the two former a s king questions
e s p e c i a l l y w h e n t h e s u b j e c t o f d e p o p u l a t i o n w a s b r o u g h t up.
e l i c i t e d q u i t e a d i s c u s s i o n w h i c h c o n t i n u e d for two h o u r s
interesting.
c am e in.
B e f o r e t h e c l o s e o f it M e s s r s V a r n e y ,
Th is
8 w as
Baker 8 Spencer
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e r e w a s a m e e t i n g o f t h e b r e t h r e n o n l y
to c o n s u l t a b o u t t h e s p e c i a l v i c e s
of the natives
§ it w a s s u p p o s e d
t h a t o n a n i s m w a s v e r y p r e v a l e n t as w e l l as, e x c e s s i v e i n d u l g e n c e
among the married,
8 t h a t t h e s e t w o w e r e t h e g r a n d h i n d r a n c e to
i n c r e a s e in p o p u l a t i o n .
preparations
A f t e r t h i s m e e t i n g r e t u r n e d to m a k e
for a p ar ty of our reinforcement
all o f w h o m are n o w
h e r e 16 in n u m b e r - -8 h a v i n g r e t u r n e d 8 8 died,
n o w l i v i n g at t h e I s l a n d s
33.
Bros.
§ our children
C on d e , J o h n s o n § W i l c o x e a c h
5 = 15, B a i l e y 4 b o y s , A n d r e w s 1, C o o k e 4, Ives
3.
T h e y w e r e all
(the a d u l t s )
e x c e p t Mrs.
c om e o u t o n a c c o u n t o f h e r l i t t l e b o y ' s
Castle present.
3
L y o n s 3, C a s t l e
B a i l e y , w h o c o u l d no t
illness.
Bro.
Dole
§ Mrs.
It w a s t h e e l e v e n t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f o u r l o c a t i o n .
T he e v e n i n g p a s s e d v e r y p l e a s a n t l y ,
8 b e f o r e w e b r o k e up w e m a d e
M a y 15, 1848
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
some r e m a r k s , b r o s .
Conde
8 Castle prayed,
Page 136
8 w e s u n g "Oh c o u l d
we spea k t he m a t c h l e s s w o r t h " also.
W e r e t i r e d retired(°)
sabbath m o r n i n g .
v e r y m u c h f a t i g u e d 8 s l e p t late
S o o n a f t e r b r e a k f a s t Mr.
after m o r n i n g s e r v i c e t h e y r e t u r n e d .
oppo se d to Mr.
8 Mrs.
Jasp er came
8
Mr. J. e x p r e s s e d h i m s e l f
A r m s t r o n g ' s b e i n g m i n i s t e r of I n s t r u c t i o n .
Was
p l e a s e d t h a t I h a d s a i d s o m e t h i n g to h i s w i f e a b o u t n o t v i s i t i n g
her s i s t e r A b .
Cor.
Bro.
Bro.
Kinney,
read " B i n g h a m ' s
C l a r k p r e a c h e d at t h e s t o n e c h u r c h f r o m II
at t h e c h a p e l bu t t h e f a m i l y d i d n o t go.
Sandwich
Islands",
Coan p r e a c h e d f r o m M a r k 8:34.
6 1/2 o ' c l o c k f r o m J o h n 11 :3 6.
chap
7.
I
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
Bro. A l e x a n d e r at t h e p a l a c e at
Bro.
A t k i n s o n at t h e c h a p e l t h e
f amily w e n t e x c e p t me.
To d a y t h e m e e t i n g h a s b e e n o c c u p i e d in r e a d i n g c o r r e s
pondence.
I read the letters from the Boa rd for 2 years.
a f t e r n o o n bro.
c h il dr en .
Bro.
of I n s t r u c t i o n .
T hi s
C l a r k read his c o r r e s p o n d e n c e about going home
8
A r m s t r o n g his about t a k i ng the office of m i n i s t e r
T h i s e v e n i n g w e h a v e bro.
E m e r s o n m a to s u p p er .
A m e e t i n g o f t h e m i s s i o n c h u r c h this e v e n i n g at 7 1/2 o' cl k .
F r i d a y M o r n i n g 8 1/2 o ' c l o c k M a y 19
'48.
M y e y e s h a v e b e e n in s u c h a s t a t e for s e v e r a l
that I c o u l d n o t w r i t e in t h e e v e n i n g as is c u s t o m a r y .
days past
And now
I h a v e o n l y f i f t e e n m i n u t e s to b r i n g up a r e c o r d o f t h e past.
At o u r m e e t i n g on M o n d a y e v e n i n g o n l y a fe w w e r e p r e s e n t , b u t
w e p a s s e d a v o t e to i n v i t e bro.
D o l e to b e c o m e an a s s o c i a t e p a s t o r
w i t h bro.
Thurston--
8 y e s t e r d a y h e s i g n i f i e d his a c c e p t a n c e o f
t h e same,
at a m e e t i n g i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r g e n l m e e t g .
On T u e s d a y
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
M a y 15, 1848
the o r d e r o f b u s i n e s s w a s bro. A r m s t r o n g m e m o r i a l
Page 137
asking advice
of the m i s s i o n r e s p e c t i n g h i s a c c e p t a n c e o f t h e o f f i c e o f M i n i s t e r
of P u b l i c I n s t r u c t i o n .
The subject was
d i s c u s s e d 2 1/2 d ay s ti l l
y e s t e r d a y n o o n w h e n a v o t e w a s p a s s e d t h a t it w a s c o n t r a r y to
the p r i n c i p l e o f the m i s s i o n to v o t e t h a t a n y m e m b e r o f its b o d y
s h ou ld a c c e p t o f a n y o f f i c e u n d e r t h e G o v t - - s o m e d i d n o t v o t e §
7 w e r e a g a i n s t it.
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n the subject of our c h i l d
ren w a s b r o u g h t up § it w i l l b e t h i s m o r n i n g .
T u e s d a y w e h a d bro.
W e d n e s d a y w e h a d Dr.
r e i n f o r c e m e n t to s u p p e r .
ner § bro.
Bishop.
B a l d w i n to d i nn er .
S m i t h m a to d in e
Y e s t e r d a y Mrs.
Lyons
§ s i s t e r C l a r k § A l v a to s u p p e r ,
Ann Eliza,
Caroline
they all s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g .
§ Miss Whit ne y' s
§ c h i l d r e n to d i n
also , M e s s r s Lee §
§ Sarah came after tea tea
Bro.
(!)
§
Thurston conducted our services
on W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g .
T u e s d a y M a y 2 3 '48
As
I am u n a b l e to w r i t e e v e n i n g s
s o m e t h i n g this a f t e r n o o n .
Meeting much exhausted.
unwell
I s h a l l t r y to w r i t e
I h ave just r e t u r n e d form(!)
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y bro.
I h a v e a c t e d as S e c r e t a r y .
Genl
Chamberlain being
On F r i d a y w e h a d n o c o m p a n y .
The s u b j e c t o f M i s s i o n C h i l d r e n w a s d i s c u s s e d all d a y a n d r e f e r e d
to a c o m m i t t e e bros .
Gulick,
Cl ar k,
§ Alexander.
Saturday morning
bro. A r m s t r o n g d e c l a r e d h is p u r p o s e to l e a v e t h e m i s s i o n .
Ch. p r o p o s e d a p r a y e r ,
§ it w a s m a d e b y bro.
Damon.
Bro.
Saturday eve n
ing o u r s c h o l a r s w e r e i n v i t e d b y E l i z a b e t h T u r r i l l to s p e n d the
e v e n i n g w i t h h e r b e c a u s e it w a s h e r b i r t h day.
n ey § A t k i n s o n to tea,
We h a d bros.
Kin
§ t h e n I a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m to J u d g e T u r r i l l ' s .
Journal, Am os S t a r r Cooke
M a y 23, 1848
At 9 o ' c l o c k w e c a m e h o m e , b u t Mrs.
Page 1
H o o p e r 8 Mr. M o r g a n h a d to
u r g e a w a l t z u p o n us, w h e n w e l e f t in a h u r r y .
I t o l d Mr s.
T.
t h a t s o m e o f h e r c o m p a n y w a s n o t v e r y a c c e p t a b l e r e f e r r i n g to
Morgan 8 Biss(?).
S h e a s k e d if t h e y d i d n o t v i s i t u s ?
I re
p l i e d not by invitation.
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g w e a r o s e at t h e u s u a l h o u r § h a d p r a y e r s
§ b r e a k f a s t - - Ej p r e p a r e d f o r c h u r c h .
Bro.
P a r k e r p r e a c h e d in th e m o r n i n g
Bro. A t k i n s o n for t h e l a s t t i m e at the c h a p e l
Bro.
H u n t in the a f t e r n o o n f r o m Eccl.
Bro.
L y m a n at th e P a l a c e at 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Bro. H i t c h c o c k at t h e c h a p e l b u t Mrs.
A f t e r s e r v i c e Bro.
9: 10
from Acts
Whatsoever
14:17
§c.
C. § I d i d n o t go.
D w i g h t r e a d f r o m " B i n g h a m ' s His.
S.I."
Y e s t e r d a y c o m m i t t e e s w e r e c h o s e n on all t h e r e m a i n i n g
overtures.
w as
T h i s m o r n i n g w e h a d t h e s u b j e c t o f l o c a t i o n , b u t it
recommitted.
This a f t e r n o o n the subject of M i s s i o n Children.
L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g 21st bro.
D a m o n ' s w i f e h a d a son.
This m o r n
i ng w e h a d a f a r e w e l l m e e t i n g at 8 1/2 o ' c l k at t h e s c h o o l w i t h
bro.
8 sister Atkinson
8 John Gulick.
[The w o r d s 'Damon's son' a re w r i t t e n in t h e m a r g i n . ]
At d i n n e r to d a y w e h a d b r o s.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
Lyman,
Pogue
C. h a s g o n e to a m a t e r n a l m e e t i n g .
8 Dr. A n d r e w s
T h e r e is
to b e a m e e t i n g at t h e c o u r t h o u s e f o r t h o s e w h o are d e s i r o u s
of b u i l d i n g up a s e c o n d f o r e i g n c h u r c h .
Mr.
Goodale has s i g
n i f i e d h i s i n t e n t i o n o f l e a v i n g us a f t e r g e n e r a l m e e t i n g .
L o r d d i r e c t him.
The
Journal, Am os S t arr Cook e
M a y 27, 1848
Page 1
Sat. M a y 2 7 '48
T h i s a f t e n r o o n t h e r e is to b e no g e n e r a l m e e t i n g ,
am g o i n g to w r i t e s o m e t h i n g ,
8 I
as I c a n n o t do it in t h e e v e n i n g .
W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g w e h a d u p t h e s u b j e c t o f l o c a t i o n 8 it o c c u
p i e d m o s t o f t h e day.
to W a i l u k u , Bro.
kai, Bro.
Bro.
C l a r k w a s r e m o v e d to Hon.
C.B. A n d r e w s to L a h a i n a l u n a ,
K i n n e y at K a 'u , Bro.
Bro.
Pogue Kealakekua.
Bro.
D w i g h t at M o l o
Thursday we
d i s c u s s e d the subject of "Rev i e w of our F i n a n c i a l System".
terday the subject of a N ative Ministry,
w ith disposal of Books.
Conde
Yes
8 t h i s m o r n i n g t h e same-
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g t h e m i s s i o n w e r e all
i n v i t e d to J u d g e T u r r i l l ' s .
Yesterday afternoon we had a p r e p a r
atory m e e t i n g f o r t h e c o m m u n i o n on n e x t L o r d ' s day, w h e n bro.
T h u r s t o n p r o p o u n d e d 16 c h i l d r e n as c a n d i d a t e s
t h e M i s s i o n C h u r c h - - v i z Wm.
David Dwight 8 Abigail
DeWit Alexander,
f o r a d m i s s i o n to
M.J.G.
Armstrong,
Charlotte Baldwin, Martha Ann Chamberlain,
A lvah Kit t r d d ge 8 Ann E liza Clark, Mary Catharine
8 H e nry Dimond,
Orramel H i n c k l e y Gulick,
Sophia E li z a b e t h Hall,
c o c k Cu r t i s J e r r e
Lyons, H e l e n C l arissa 8 J u l i a M a r i a
Richards,
[Jere]
D a v i d H. H i t c h
8 Mary Howe Thurston.
A f t e r the m e e t i n g a c
c o r d i n g to a p r e v i o u s i n v i t a t i o n , w e all w e n t to t h e p a l a c e
§ saw
the King 8 Queen 8 some of the chiefs, p a r to ok of some r e f r e s h
ments, p r o m a n a d e d the house,
8 y a r d §c 8 t h e n w e w e r e c a l l e d i nt o
one r o o m 8 f a t h e r T h u r s t o n m a d e a f e w r e m a r k s
to t h e same.
8 the King replied
Last ev e n i n g 8 the ev en i n g b efore
children from "Family Secrets".
on M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n
I r e a d to the
Bro. J o h n s o n is to b e o r d a i n e d
8 M i s s W h i t n e y to b e m a r r i e d to bro.
T h e l a t t e r t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us to day.
Pogue.
T h e s c h o l a r s w i t h bro.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M a y 27, 184 8
D w i g h t h a v e g o n e to a p i c n i c up to Mr.
Mrs.
C.
Jasper's.
Page 140
This afternoon
§ I are g o i n g to P u n a h o u .
Ye s t e r d a y the H o n o l u l u arrived from Manilla.
line f r o m O r e g o n
M o n d a y M a y 29
The E v e
§ a w h a l e r from home
'48
S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
h o u in t h e w a g o n .
C. o u r c h i l d r e n § I w e n t to P u n a
W e r e t u r n e d j u s t at 6 o ' c l o c k .
did not return from their picknick(!)
The s c h o l a r s
t i l l 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
The
k i n g § s u i t e w e n t o v e r t o M o a n a l u a to s h o o t at b o a r § to a f e a s t
o r e n t e r t a i n m e n t p r o v i d e d b y Mr.
Sea.
a t t e m p t i n g to s h o o t a r e v o l v i n g r i f l e ,
Th e G o v r . K e k u a n a o a in
s h o t o f f the
f i r st j o i n t o f t h e t h i r d f i n g e r on h i s l ef t hand.
all s i x w e n t o f f at once.
some remarks
§ a prayer.
By a c c i d e n t
Bro. H u n t w a s p r e s e n t at o u r S.S. m a d e
H e § bro.
C.B. A n d r e w s t o o k t e a w i t h us.
T h e s c h o l a r s b e i n g all f a t i g u e d r e t i r e d v e r y early.
Y e s t e r d a y w a s a h i g h d a y to m a n y
Mrs.
C o o k e a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t i n g f o r c h i l d r e n at 9 1/2
o ' c l o c k c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
n a t i v e f r o m Eph.
good."
o f cur so u ls .
4: 28,
Baldwin.
Bro.
E m e r s o n p r e a c h e d in
" W o r k i n g w i t h t h e i r h a n d s t h a t w h i c h is
At n o o n , m o s t o f us w e n t to t h e c h a p e l to h e a r bro.
d e l i v e r an a d d r e s s
t a k e n up.
f o r t h e H a w a i i a n B i b l e Soc.
Hunt
A c ollection was
W e d i d n o t go to the a f t e r n o [ o ] n m e e t i n g w h e n bro.
Hitchcock preached.
c l o c k w h e r e bro.
But w e n t to the S c h o o l H o u s e at 3 1/2 o '
D w i g h t p r e a c h e d to t h e M i s s i o n c h i l d r e n p a r t i c u l a r
ly f r o m P s . 119 I J o h n 5:3 l a s t v e r s e ( ? ) .
"And his commandments
a re n o t g r e i v o u s " .
A f t e r t h e s e r m o n f a t h e r T h u r s t o n r e a d t h e a r t i c l e s of
Journal,
Amos S tarr Cooke
M a y 29, 1848
Page 141
b e l i e f § c o v e n a n t w h e n 14 c h i l d r e n c o n s e n t e d to it 5 t h e y b e c a m e
members of the m i s s i o n church.
cock,
Two,
Curtis
Lyons
8 David H i t c h
of th e s i x t e e n t h a t h a d b e e n e x a m i n e d d i d n o t c o m e fo r wa rd .
Bro.
C h a m b e r l ai n was pr e s e n t but did
Bro.
Hall
§ I d i d it.
[not]
o f f i c i a t e as Deac on .
It w a s a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g
§ s o l e m n occ a-
s ion.
Thursday,
J u n e 1- 48
How fast the moments
[pass]
awa y ,
the minutes
neither the hours n o r yet the days months years
stay not
8 scores of years.
I b e g i n to r e c o r d s o m e t h i n g § s o m e o t h e r t h i n g c a l l s me away.
do o n e t h i n g 8 t h e n t h e t i m e h a s a r r i v e d f o r a n o t h e r ,
another.
§ still
L i f e m a y a l m o s t be c o m p a r e d to a t r e a d i n g m i l l .
one s t e p is o m i t t e d ,
I
If
a ll is l o s t - - a l a s f o r me.
U p o n o u r r e t u r n f r o m t h e m e e t i n g at t he S c h o o l H o u s e on
Lord's day afternoon, we ha d family w o r sh ip with ou t
was usual "Bingham's S a n d w i c h Islands".
w e r e i m m e d i a t e l y s u m m o n e d to t h e p a l a c e .
Coan preached.
scholars,
I w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
§ h e a r d bro.
r e a d i n g as
Then supper, w h e n we
I d i d n o t go.
8 so d i d s e v e r a l o f t he
C.B. A n d r e w s .
E v e r y d a y t h i s w e e k also,
h as b e e n d e v o t e d to t h e b u s i n e s s of G e n e r a l m e e t i n g .
this evening ha d a school w i t h our domestics.
Brewer,
the Methodist M i s s i o n a r y from Oregon,
c a m e to o u r m e e t
8 others.
M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n at 4 o ' c l k bro.
Jo hnson's o r d i n a t i o n took place.
s e r m o n in n a t i v e f r o m I T i m 3:1,
of a Bishop,
Monday 8
T h i s m o r n i n g Mr.
ing § g a v e s o m e a c c o u n t o f t h e m a s s a c r e of Dr. W h i t m a n
It w a s v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g .
Bro.
Fath e r T h u r s t o n p r e a c h e d the
"If a m a n desi r e the office
he desireth a good w o r k . "
Bro.
Coan m ade the p r a y e r
J o u r n a l , Amos S t arr Co oke
June 1, 1848
8 bro. A l e x a n d e r g a v e t h e c h a r g e .
bro.
Pogue 8 Miss Whitney.
eigners present.
Dimond's.
The latter u n i t e d by marriage
l as t w a s in E n g l i s h .
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g t h e r e w a s a m e e t i n g of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n
I m a d e out c e r t i f i c a t e s
Lee 8 a l s o m y acct.
f or t w o y e a r s .
o f L i f e m e m b e r s h i p to
At 11 o ' c l o c k w e a d j o u r n e d
to a t t e n d a f a i r o f t h e J u v e n i l e B e n e v o l e n t Soc.
lain's,
Many for
T h e m a r r i e d p a i r t o o k up t h e i r r e s i d e n c e at bro.
8 of the Mothers.
H.B.
This
Page 142
at bro.
Chamber
a l s o to th e s a l e o f a f e w o l d B o o k s o f F a t h e r B i n g h a m ' s .
Y e s t e r d a y w e a d j o u r n e d at 4 o ' c l o c k to a t t e n d a p i c k n i c k W e d d i n g
p a r t y at bro.
Hall's.
o l d s t u d y w h e r e bro.
T h e c h i l d r e n h a d t h e i r ' s at F a t h e r B i n g h a m ' s
B a i l e y m a are staying.
I did not stay long
b u t c a m e h o m e to get r e a d y for a m e e t i n g o f the H. B i b l e S o c i e t y
at th e V e s t r y R o o m o f t h e c h a p e l
in t h e e v e n i n g .
m e e t i n g 8 Dr. W o o d b e i n g a b s e n t , bro.
A r m s t r o n g t o o k t h e chair.
I p r e s e n t e d m y r e p o r t s h o w i n g a b a l a n c e on
The New Officers
Armstrong,
address
hand • of about
c h o s e n w e r e L. A n d r e w s P r e s . ,
S m i t h V i c e P. S.C.
D a m o n Secy.
Coan 8 Gower
Ex.
for the "Friend",
We h a d such a
E.W.
A S C o o k e T r e a s r , S.N.
com.
$400.
C l a r k 8 L.
Castle Auditor
R e q u e s t e d a c o p y o f bro.
chose Judge Andrews
f o r 18 4 9 L. S m i t h s u b s t i t u t e T C o a n for 1850
Hunt's
fo r n e x t p r e a c h e r
8 Taylor chaplain
for L a h a i n a for s u b s t i t u t e .
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e is a m e e t i n g of the H. T r a c t S o c ^
at t h e s c h o o l H o u s e .
g o n e to bro.
Dimond,
Mrs.
C. 8 Mr.
for Mr.
D w i g h t w i t h A l . 8 Ber.
D i l l o n is there.
a d j o u r n e d to a c c o m m o d a t e t h e a s s o c i a t i o n .
ander,
have
At 4 o ' c l o c k we
Bros .
Baldwin, A l e x
8 E m e r s o n r e q u e s t i n g p e r m i s s i o n f r o m t h e M i s s i o n to w r i t e
to t h e B o a r d a b o u t g o i n g h o m e w i t h t h e i r c h i l d r e n .
got a rat t r a p o f Dr.
Rooke.
This evening
J u n e 5, 1848
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
Page 143
M o n d a y J u n e 5- 48.
F r i d a y w e h a d up the subj e c t of Herds,
§ finally d e
c i d e d t h a t t h e i r a v a i l s s h o u l d b e c r e d i t e d to t h e B oa r d .
e v e n i n g B e r § M a r y w e n t w i t h Mrs.
C. to t h e M a t e r n a l M e e t i n g .
During the evening the Misses Mott
§ John Dominis called §
s t a i d t i l l 10 o ' c l o c k § a f t e r I c a l l e d on Mr.
a n a t i v e h o u s e n e a r bro.
That
C a s tl e.
§ Mrs.
B r e w e r in
During the day the Starling
arrived from Mazatlan bringing news
from Europe,
Phillippe had abdicated the throne,
§c. §c.
of next day h a d the news.
Goodale
P a i d Mr.
that Louis
Th e " P o l y n e s i a n "
$35 for 3 1/2 w e e k s
teaching.
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g w e h a d o u r l a s t s e s s i o n s of G e n l M e e t
ing.
bro.
It b r o k e up w i t h 2 p r a y e r s at 11 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
D w i g h t s t a i d at P u n a h o u .
s c h o l a r s w e n t to D i m o n d ( ! )
place.
Miss
Saturday, he, Mr.
point,
§ Waikiki
Friday night
Goodale
§ d i n e d at t h e l a t t e r
P r a t t , M i s s e s J u d d § M o t t a c c o m p a n i e d them.
returned about
7 o'clock.
Bro.
H u n t t o o k t ea w i t h us.
fj I § o u r c h i l d r e n w e n t up to P u n a h o u .
very early being much fatigued.
§ the
They
M rs .
C
In t h e e v e n i n g w e r e t i r e d
L o r d ' s d ay m o r n i n g as bro.
C oa n
w a s to p r e a c h to t h e c h i l d r e n o f t h e m i s s i o n at t h e s c h o o l H o u s e ,
w e all a t t e n d e d t h e r e § h e a r d bro.
C. f r o m L u k e 10:42.
I r e a d to t h e m f r o m an E v a n g e l i s t fo r Sept.
p ap er ant i c i p a t e d what has taken place
2 47.
At n o o n
T h i s s am e
in E u r o p e w i t h i n t h e p r e s e n t
year.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e all w e n t a g a i n to t h e s c h o o l h o u s e
§ h e a r d bro.
D w i g h t f r o m Rom.
1 4 : 7 N o n e o f us l i v e t h to h i m s e l f .
A f t e r c h u r c h h e lead to us f r o m B i n g h a m ' s
to t h e p a l a c e
Sa.
Is.
§ h e a r d b r o C l a r k fr. Ps.. 1 27:1.
All but me w e n t
Bro.
Bond preached
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
June 5, 1848
Page 144
in t h e a f t e r n o o n fr. M i c a h 6 : 7 C.B. A n d r e w s in t h e m o r n i n g f r o m
In the e v e n i n g w e w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
17:29.
8 h e a r d bro.
Pogue from Luke
A v e r y g ood sermon.
This forenoon
o v e r $400 to bro.
T u e s d a y J u n e 6-
I h a v e s e t t l e d u p m y H .B .
Soc.
acct.
5 paid
Damon.
'48
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n at 2 o ' c l o c k o u r M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s
h e l d at t h e S c h o o l H o u s e .
Richards
A f t e r t h e m e e t i n g I a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
8 W h i t n e y to see t h e r e m a i n s o f bro.
cemetery.
Bernice
V i c t o r i a a c c o m p a n i e d us.
c a m e in § b a d e us g o o d b ye ,
R. at t h e c h i e f s
W h i l e bro.
as he w a s j u s t g o i n g to M o l o k a i w i t h
bro. H i t c h c o c k m a in t h e " C h a n c e " .
In t h e e v e n i n g t h e c h i l d r e n
c o m m e n c e d T h e i r s H i s t o r y o f t h e R e v o l u t i o n in F r a n c e
T h i s m o r n i n g Mr.
8 kept
it all day.
in 1789.
G o o d a l e w a s to go 8 s e e bro.
a b o u t b e i n g h i s c l e r k , but, bro.
school
Dwight
Mr.
G.
A. w a s n o t r eady.
Armstrong
I t o o k the
called on his uncle Thurston
6j he t o l d h i m he w a s f o o l i s h f o r n o t a c c e p t i n g o f o u r o f f e r wh.
w a s b o a r d 8 $400 pr. y e a r if h e t a u g h t f o u r h o u r s a day,
p r o p o r t i o n if h e t a u g h t m o r e t h a n 4.
8 in th at
T h i s e v e n i n g h e t a k e s Wm.
ma, o r all e x c e p t Lot, A l , 8 B e r in t h e s c h o o l r o o m to r e a d an
hour.
Bro.
Dwight left h a l f a d o llar for each of the domestics.
Th is e v e n i n g Mrs. W i l c o x a c c o m p a n i e d us to P u n a h o u in t h e w a g o n .
Wed.
J u n e 7 '48
A n o t h e r d a y h a s p a s s e d away.
Mr.
Goodale taught this
m o r n i n g f r o m 8 t i l l 11 1/2 o ' c l o c k w i t h t w o r e c e s s e s
u t e s each.
This morning before breakfast
o f 15 m i n
I w e n t to t h e t o p of
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
P u n c h B o w l H i ll .
hill.
J u n e 7, 1848
Page 145
T h e s c h o l a r s a t t e n d e d me o n l y to t h e f oo t o f t h e
At n o o n , w e h a d bro. W i l c o x m a to d i n n e r.
T h e y § bro.
J o h n s o n m a s a i l e d f o r W a i o l i t h i s a f t e r n o o n in t h e " S t a r l i n g " .
B r e t h r e n Coan,
Paris Lyman Lyons
This a fternoon
I r o d e w i t h J o h n to t e a c h h i m h o w to ride.
Goodale rode Lot's horse.
at bro.
to Mr.
Castle's.
8 B o n d a l s o left t h i s a f t e r n o o n .
This evening our pra y e r meet in g was
L e a r n e d t h a t bro.
G. y e s t e r d a y .
Thurston said a considerable
Bro. A r m s t r o n g t o l d m e t h a t h e w a s i n i l a [ i n i t i a t e d ]
into h i s o f f i c e at t h e p a l a c e at 4 o ' c l k .
h i r i n g Mr.
Goodale,
Mr.
S p o k e to h i m a b o u t o u r
§ a b o u t Mr. W y l l i e ' s E n c y c l o p e d i a t h i s a f t e r
noon .
T h u r s d a y J u n e 8 '48
T h e N e w " E l e l e H a w a i i " c a m e out to d a y o n a s h e e t a b o u t
as l a r g e as t h e P o l y n e s i a n at first.
errors
Found some typographical
8 s h o w e d t h e m to b r o R o g e r s w h o is to b e the E d i t o r of
the "Hawaiian Messenger".
Maternal Meeting.
Sat. J u n e 10
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
C. h a s g o n e to t h e
W a s o b l i g e d to k e e p Lot in h i s r o o m this e v e n i n g .
'48
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n bro. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d in to see if
t h e r e w a s a n y t h i n g h e c o u l d do for us.
He thought that perhaps
he m i g h t l i k e to t a k e o n e o r t w o o f o u r b o y s as s e c r e t a r i e s
for
his department.
Ives
In t h e a f t e r n o o n m y s c h o o l w e n t h a rd.
Bro.
c a l l e d in a s h o r t time.
In t he e v e n i n g I a t t e n d e d t h e T e m p e r a n c e M e e t i n g , w h e n
it w a s v o t e d t h a t w e m e e t h e r e a f t e r o n l y o n c e in tw o w e e k s ,
c h o o s e o f f i c e r s at o u r n e x t m e e t i n g .
8 to
It w a s a v e r y g o o d m e e t i n g .
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
J u n e 10, 1848
O n m y r e t u r n f e l l in
account of Bios doings.
L o r r i n w a s 20 y e a r s
n o o n Mr.
Mr.
[with] Mr. W i l c o x , w h o g a v e m e s om e
I a m g l a d w e h a v e c u t him.
old,
§ Mr.
Lyman.
Lyman.
I a l s o w r o t e a f e w l i n e s to t h e f o r m e r ,
§ f r o m w r i t i n g to
I t h e n w e n t out to c a l l on t h o s e w h o w e r e to s a i l to
C l a r k § B a i l e y m a § on t h e sick,
I f o u n d br o s .
time
This f o r e
G o o d a l e a s s i s t e d t h e c h i l d r e n to f i n i s h s o m e l e t t e r s to
Douglass
d a y Bros.
Yesterday
§ t o - d a y H a l s e y G u l i c k is.
b u t m y ey es p r e v e n t e d m e f r o m f i l l i n g m y s h e e t
Mr.
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Thurston
e s p e c i a l l y Mrs.
§ G u l i c k m a at t h e D e p o s t i o r y .
(a bo ut 11 o ' c l o c k )
Conde.
In a s h o r t
a l a r g e s h i p h o v e in s i g h t § w e a l l t h o u g h t
it w a s t h e M a t i l d a , b u t v e r y s o o n it p r o v e d to be an E n g l i s h m a n
o f Wa r , s h i p " C o n s t a n c e " Capt.
n e w P o l y n e s i a n No.
June § July,
Christie
A f t e r d i n n e r I go t a
4 w h i c h w i t h 3 § 2 § s o m e N.Y.
Evangelists
f or
I p u t up w i t h a n u m b e r o f l e t t e r s w r i t t e n b y th e
scholars for Messrs
N e w e ll .
Courtney.
Douglass
§ Lyman,
to s e n d b y H o n o l u l u ,
He s a i l e d p r e c i s e l y at 4 o ' c l o c k , w i t h M e s s r s
o t h e r s fo r C a l i f o r n i a .
M a a l e a b a y to l a n d bros .
Just before,
The vessel was
with a "Republic".
to t o u c h at
at 3 o ' c l o c k t h e P o l y n e s i a n o f f i c e
issued
f r o m E n g l a n d up to t h e 1 7 t n
§ f a m i l y w e r e t h e r e § all w a s q u i e t at F r a n c e
A n n e x e d is a " P o s t s c r i p t "
t r a n s i t o r y are w e a l t h
T e n Eyck.
C l a r k § B a i l e y ma.
a " p o r s c r i p t " (!) g i v i n g th e l a t e n e w s
March--Louis Philippg
Capt.
w o r l d l y honors.
o f to day.
How
T h e y p a s s a w a y as a
dream.
[The " P o s t s c r i p t " r e f e r r e d to is a t t a c h e d to t h i s p a g e
o f t h e j o u r n a l .]
M o n d a y J u n e 12-
'48
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
C. § Mr.
G o o d a l e a c c o m p a n i e d b y all the
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
scholars,
June 12, 1848
Page 147
e x c e p t E m m a w h o h a s g o n e w i t h J o h n Ii to s e e h e r m o t h e r ,
§ E l i z a b e t h , w h o is l a m e in o n e o f h e r feet, h a v e g o n e to bro.
C a s t l e ' s to t h e S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t .
breakfast
I a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
her there 8 returned.
This m o r n i n g soon after
P o g u e to v i s i t Mrs.
On m y return
J a s p e r 8 left
I f el l in w i t h a c o l o r e d m a n
w h o c o u l d n o t r e a d 8 e x h o r t e d h i m to s e e k r e l i g i o n .
a c o o k fo r Mr. W y l l i e .
better perhaps.
To d a y o u r s c h o o l w a s as u s u a l ,
This m o r n i n g I gave some peices(!)
G a z e t t e to Lot, A l , Wm.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Lot
d i d n o t come.
little
in t h e P e n n y
to t r a n s l a t e f o r t h e " E l e l e H a w a i i . "
8 A l . d i d n o t go to r i d e b e c a u s e t h e y
I got up 8 so I d i d this.
fo r us f r o m J o h n 7:38,
h a t h said,
8 Ber.
This m o r n i n g o v e r h a u l e d my papers.
ing I b a t h e d w h e n
H e is n o w
(!) h o r s e s
Yesterday morn
Father Thurston preached
"He t h a t b e l i e v e t h in me,
out of his b e l l y shall flow rivers
as th e S c r i p t u r e
of living w a t e r s . "
I d i d n o t e n j o y t h e s e r v i c e s b e c a u s e M r . , B y e r s h a d c o m e in § t a k e n
a seat in o u r b a c k seat.
t h at w e d i d n o t w i s h Mr.
v isit our family.
After church
B. to sit an y m o r e
in o u r s e at , n o r to
T o - d a y he h a s s e n t a n o t e r e q u e s t i n g m y r e a s o n s
for m y m e s s a g e b y L o r r i n , b u t
to m u c h e x p l a n a t i o n .
I s h a l l give h i m n o n e as it m a y l e a d
M o s t of t h e c h i l d r e n a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
m e to t h e c h a p e l , w h e r e w e h e a r d bro.
4.
I t o l d L o r r i n to t e l l h i m
B a l d w i n p r e a c h f r o m P s . 112:
"To t h e u p r i g h t t h e r e a r i s e t h l i g h t in th e d a r k n e s s " .
a very good sermon.
at h o m e 8 Mrs.
M a y it do good.
bro.
At t h e p a l a c e
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
Damon
9:1, A n d D a v i d s a i d 8c.
This eveni ng h e a r d that
was very oluolu.
Armstrong.
P a r k e r p r e a c h e d f r o m M a r k 1 2 : 3 4 " T h o u art
n o t far f r o m t h e K i n g d o m o f God".
p i m c h e d f r o m II Sam.
It w a s
In th e a f t e r n o o n I s t a i d
C. w e n t out 8 h e a r d bro.
at 6 1/2 o ' cl k.
G. 8
Capt.
C o u r t n e y o f th e C o n s t a n c e
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
T h u r s d a y J u n e 15
This
June 15, 1848
'48.
is t h e t e n t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f o u r e l d e s t ' s b i r t h day.
T h a t i n t e r e s t i n g d a y I s h a l l n e v e r for ge t.
p art , w e p r o p o s e d ,
To J u l i e t t e
S o m e w e n t on fcrward,
On o u r w a y u p Mr.
To c e l e b r a t e it,
Before
8 M a r t h a it w a s
their
8 others r e m a i n e d behind.
Goodale re ma r k e d that
o f his l e a v i n g B o s t o n .
it w a s t h e 1st a n n i v e r s a r y
I t hought of r e t u r n i n g m o s t of the
s c h o l a r s h a d s t a r t e d to r e t u r n ,
8 w h e n about h a l f w a y down, John
w h i l e c h a s i n g P e t e r f e l l 8 r o l l e d d o w n o n e s i d e s o m e two,
rods.
Lot t o o k h i m u p § b r o u g h t h i m h o m e ,
si gh t,
t h e y w e r e q u i t e d o w n the h i l l
§ before
or three
I c a m e in
8 reached home before
It w a s s o o n n o i s e d a b r o a d 8 m u l t i t u d e s
came.
b u t h e w a s a b s e n t in t h e v a l l e y to a fe a s t ,
n e a r dark.
I did.
I s e n t f o r Dr.
l ef t leg w a s b r o k e n a b o u t 3 in.
8 splinters
f r o m t h e fo ot jo i n t .
[John's
He then w e n t
8 s o o n r e t u r n e d 8 b o u n d up h i s leg.
T h e s k i n w a s rub o f f in m a n y p l a c e s
8 a small hole was
skin n e a r the right temple.
This
chaplain of the "Constance",
Rev. Mr.
Tuesddy after school
Rooke
8 did not come till
W h e n he c a m e h e f o u n d t h a t t h e s h i n b o n e o f h i s
for some b a n d a g e s
in
a f t e r s c h o o l to a ll a s c e n d P u n c h B o w l H i l l 8
at 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k w e s t a r t e d .
f irst a s c e n t .
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cut in h i s
f o r e n o o n we h a d a call from the
S teal.
I c a r r i e d Mrs. W h i t n e y Mrs.
C.
8
Bernice a shopping.
On o u r r e t u r n s a w J o h n Ii 8 V i c t o r i a r i d i n g
on h o r s e b a c k 8 w h i l e
I was
r o a d § w e n e a r l y up set.
s a l u t i n g t h e m m y h o r s e t u r n o f f th e
Before they returned Victoria's
t u r n e d 8 she came o ff unhurt.
J o h n Ii w a s m u c h e x p o s e d as he
h a d a ro pe a t t a c h e d to h e r h o r s e
T h a t e v e n i n g B ro s .
Kahalaia.
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
saddle
8 to his own b o d y - - a f o o l i s h thing
B a l d w i n m a W h i t t l e s e y l e ft in the
Gulick started accompanied by Father
June 15, 1848
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
T h u r s t o n ma.
To d a y Dr.
Page 149
S m i t h m a 8 Mrs. W h i t n e y in t h e H a a l i l i o ,
Capt. J a q u e s .
T h e K a m e h a m e h a III r e t u r n e d w i t h J u d g e T u r r i l l ma.
On M o n d a y Mrs.
H a l l f el l d o w n s t a i r s 8 h u r t h e r spine.
w h i l e Dr.
S m i t h w a s f i x i n g Mrs.
C's t e e t h Mr.
Stevens
Tuesday
c a m e for
h i m f o r Mrs. A b e l l w h o w a s c o n f i n e d d u r i n g t h e d a y 8 h a d a d a u g h t e r .
Dr. W o o d w a s on b o a r d t h e C o n s t a n c e ,
Y e s t e r d a y noon,
Capt.
Goodale.
f or o u r C o m .
C o u r t e n a y a n d s o m e of h i s o f f i c e r s w e r e
p r e s e n t e d to t h e K i n g 8 c h i e f s .
Mr.
a representative
Our scholars were present,
Mr. W y l l i e h a d j u s t r e c ^ fr.
portrait of admiral Thomas,
the Constance a large
of the present King of Prusia(!)
the r a t i f i e d t r e a t y w i t h D e n m a r k a c c o m p a n i e d by a vase,
of Gold with Christian VIII
d i a m o n d s f o r Mr. W y l l i e .
b y bro.
Kinney.
p a g e s of n e w l aw s
also
8 wife
and
a medallion
8 a s p l e [ n ] d i d r i n g set w i t h
Last e v e ni n g our m e e t i n g was c o n d u c t e d
T o d a y t h e 2 n d no.
o f E l e l e c a m e out w i t h two
8 th e R e p o r t o f t h e F i n a n c i e r .
Thuisiay J u n e 2 2 '48
A n o t h e r E l e l e h a s m a d e its a p p e a r a n c e to d a y c o n t a i n i n g
m y f i r s t l e t t e r to T e a c h e r s
§ an a c c o u n t o f K i n a u ' s t u m b l i [ n ] g
d o w n P u n c h B o w l H i l l.
L a s t F r i d a y Mr.
G o o d a l e b e g a n to c o m p l a i n of n o t b e i n g
w e l l , b u t a t t e n d e d to all h i s d u t i e s .
u n w e l l b u t d r o v e Mrs.
C. to P u n a h o u ,
b e e n c o n f i n e d to h i s bed.
S a t u r d a y he w a s s t i l l m o r e
8 this w e e k thus
far he has
Dr. A n d r e w s a r r i v e d on T u e s d a y
s t a y s w i t h h i m s l e e p i n g on a c ot in t h e s a m e room.
8 now
Saturday m o r n
i n g I w a s b u s y h e r e § there.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n th e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d m e o u t to c a l l on
b oa rd the Constance.
We f o u n d Mr.
S o u t h e y t h e r e a l s o t h e 1st
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
Lieut. H e a t h c o t e
1838.
J u n e 22, 1848
§ L ie u t.
Page 150
Dale, w h o w a s h e r e in t h e C u r a c e o in
W e s p e n t m o s t o f t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e r e v i s i t i n g t h e ship,
taking some refersh m e n t s
to Q u a r t e r s in p a r t .
§ blue lights,
§ ha v i n g some w i n e offered.
R u n g t h e f ir e b e l l ,
They beat
Set o f f l if e p r e s e r v e r s ,
f o r t h e r e s c u e o f t h o s e w h o m i g h t be so u n f o r t u n a t e
as to f al l o v e r b o a r d .
it w a s n i g h t w h e n
W e w e n t in tw o b o a t s ,
we returned,
on e a s a i l b o a t
§
the sail boat b e i n g b e h i n d r eturning
c o s t $4.
T h a t e v e n i n g n o S.S.
as u s u a l .
their verses sabbath morning.
§ Mary Annis,
At n o o n Ber.
§ h e a r d bro.
§ M a r y § Wm.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d fr.
t he i n c r e a s e .
Th e s c h o l a r s
W e a ll w e n t to ch.
recited
except Sarai
Armstrong preached from
(!)
a c c o m p a n i e d me to the C h a p e l
I have planted,
§ bro.
Apollos w a t e r e d but God gave
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I s t a i d at h o m e f o r Mr.
Goodale's
s ak e § r e a d to h i m f r o m P a y s o n ' s M e m o i r .
Bro.
C o n d e p r e a c h e d § t h e s e r v i c e s w e r e 1 1/2 h o u r s .
At 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k bro.
17:9,
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d at t h e p a l a c e
T h e h e a r t is d e c e i t f u l
§c.
Lear ne d from h i m that the King
d i d n o t go o ut t h e n i g h t b e f o r e to t h e T h e a t r e ,
tho' u r g e d ,
at its o p e n n i n g ( ! )
§ t he B a n d o f t h e C o n s t a n c e w a s th er e .
t h a t it d i d n o t a p p e a r as w e l l
w a s t h e b e s t actor.
T h e K i n g t o l d bro. Ag.
D e v i l ' s p l a y h ou se .
Boardman's
Learned also
as w a s e x p e c t e d § t h a t Mr.
to s el l his s h a r e in t h e t h e a t r e .
Y o u n g h e a r i n g at Mr.
f r o m Jer.
Se a
t h a t he w o u l d li ke
M a d e s o m e r e m a r k s in J o h n
about the t h e a t r e b e i n g the
I said something similar when
I met Vincent.
In t h e e v e n i n g I a c c o m p a n i e d m o s t o f t h e s c h o l a r s to
the Chapel
§ h e a r d bro.
destroyeth much good."
D a m o n p r e a c h f r o m E c cl ,
"But one s i n n e r
In h i s s e r m o n h e a l l u d e d to t h e T h e a t r e
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5 gambling houses.
June 22, 1848
Page 151
M o n d a y I w a s o b l i g e d to do all t h e t e a c h i n g
e x c e p t an h o u r w h e n Mr s.
C. t a u g h t t h e w r i t i n g s c h o o l .
day a b o u t n o o n t h e F r e n c h F r i g a t e
Lord's
"Poursevant" Admiral Tomlin
a r r i v e d 8 t h e C o n s t a n c e s a l u t e d her. T h e n e x t da y t h e y s a l u t e d
the Fort.
A t n o o n t h e A d m i r a l c a l l e d on th e K i n g .
T h e n e x t day, T u e s d a y , at n o o n w e w e n t o v e r to b i d f a r e w e l l to
h is M a j e s t y 8 s o m e o f h i s c o u r t w h o w e r e g o i n g to K a u a i in t h e
Constance.
W e a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m to t h e Dock.
t h e y v i s i t e d t he F r e n c h F r i g a t e .
Queen Victoria's
O n t h e i r w a y out
T u e s d a y was the a n n i v e r s a r y of
a s c e n s i o n d a y 8 at n o o n t h e C o n s t a n c e
r o u n d of 21 gun s,
so d i d t h e F r e n c h A d m i r a l ,
fired a
8 so d i d t h e Fort.
T h e Fo rt s a l u t e d t h e K i n g as h e s t e p p e d i n t o t h e B a r g e .
The
F r e n c h F r i g a t e d i d the s a m e w h e n t h e y r e a c h e d t h e r e 8 m a n n e d
the yards,
8 so d i d t h e C o n s t a n c e .
T h e y s a i l e d at 3 o ' c l o c k 8
w e r e to l a n d t h e K i n g § i m m e d i a t e l y r e t u r n
8 b r i n g Dr. Judd.
T h i s afte rn oo n w h e n w e w e n t o u t to w a l k w e s a w h e r on th e h o r i z o n
c o m i n g up.
Hil l.
T u e s d a y a f t e r s c h o o l w e w e n t to t h e to p o f P u n c h B o w l
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r s c h o o l w e r o d e to M a n o a V a l l e y .
r e t u r n w e h a d a c a l l f r o m Mon.
D i l l o n Adi.
On o u r
T o m l i n £ h is c o m m a n d e r .
M o n d a y e v e n i n g I w e n t to S e a m e n ' s m o n t h l y c o n c e r t .
Learned there
t h a t t h e E n g l i s h A m d i r a l i t y h a d i s s u e d o r d e r s to a l l o w s e a m e n c o f
fee 8 t e a i n s t e a d o f grog.
T h o u g h t o f p r e s e n t i n g Mr. H e a t h c o t e
with a volume of Temperance Documents.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
on Mrs.
S n o w w i f e o f Capt.
a r r i v e d on S a t u r d a y ,
f r o m Mr.
8 Lot, A l , 8 B e r h a v e g o n e to c a l l
S n o w w h o c a m e out in t h e M a r y , w h i c h
180 d a y s
from Boston.
Monday I had a letter
D o u g l a s s d a t e d S a n F r a n c i s c o M a y 27th.
butter 8 plants
f r o m b r o J o h n s o n thru'
w h o c a m e in t h e S t a r l i n g .
bro.
C.
Dwight Molokai.
T u e s d a y s om e
t he c a r e o f Dr. A n d r e w s
Y e s t e r d a y some b u t t e r 8 a letter from
June 24, 1848
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
Page 152
Sat. J u n e 2 4 '48
This mo r n i n g
I slept quite late b e c a u s e
I was not well.
T h i s f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to w r i t i n g N a t i v e in p r e p a r i n g a r t i c l e
3^ f o r t h e E lele.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w e f i r s t w e n t to b a t h e § on o u r
r e t u r n t h e g i r l s a c c o m p a n i e d us to M a n o a .
8 our children v i s i t e d Punahou.
p u b l i c a t i o n from the States.
Dr. A n d r e w s
8 Mrs.
Y e s t e r d a y I r e c e i v e d a lot o f
Last ev e n i n g a t t e n d e d the T e m p e r a n c e
m e e t i n g § offi c e r s w e r e chos e n for the c o m i n g three months.
I.H. W o o d V i c e P.
Ex.
Com.
Damon,
C.R.
C.
Bishop,
Lee 8 R o g e r s ,
S e c y J.E. W i l c o x .
Treasy.
P r e s 1'.
Cooke,
E d i t o r o f F o u n t a i n L. A n d r e w s .
f o r e n o o n t h e F r e n c h F r i g a t e l e f t fo r V a l p a r a i s o .
rived yesterday from Valparaiso.
Capt.
T hi s
Hunt a r
W e fe ll in w i t h h i m th is
after
noon .
Mon. J u n e 26
'48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e a w o k e 8 a r o s e as u u s a l .
d i d n o t go out a l l day.
b e d all day.
Bro.
He t o o k a p o t i o n o f s a l t s
Alexander
8 k e p t his
T h u r s t o n p r e a c h e d in t h e f o r e n o o n f r o m P s . 15:
1 "0 L o r d w h o s h a l l a b i d e in t h y t a b e r n a c l e ; w h o s h a l l d w e l l in
thy holy h i l l ? "
At n o o n bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Prov. " W i s d o m ' s
w a y s are w a y s o f p l e a s a n t n e s s
8 all h e r p a t h s a re p e a c e . "
On o u r w a y h o m e h e a r d t h a t a v e s s e l h a d a r r i v e d f r o m H i l o b r i n g
i n g th e P r e b l e ' s m a i l w h i c h
[had] m u c h 8 late n e w s .
This forenoon
an E x t r a Poly, w a s i s s u e d w h i c h c o n t a i n e d 4 c o l u m n s o f N e w s - - F r a n c e
was quiet N i ckolas was
8c.
dead,
K i n g o f P r u s s i a f l e d to L o n d o n 8c.
V i c t o r i a h a d a f o u r t h d a u g h t e r M a r c h 18In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
'48.
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m Heb.
At e v e n i n g h e c a m e to p r a y w i t h us.
3:19.
In the e v e n i n g w e w e n t to the
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
chapel
June 26, 1848
§ h e a r d b r o C o n d e p r e a c h f r o m Heb.
2:3,
Page 153
"How shall we escape
if w e n e g l e c t so g r e a t s a l v a t i o n " ?
Last e v e n i n g w e r e t i r e d late § v e r y tired.
1 t o o k a p i l l 5 t h i s m o r n i n g s o m e oi l § t h i s e v e n i n g
uncomfortable
as u su a l.
£ h a v e a l l day.
After
see Mrs. J a s p e r .
Notwithstanding,
At m i d n i g h t
I f ee l v e r y
I have kept school
s c h o o l t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
S o u t h e y to
T h i s e v e n i n g he § Mr. M i t c h u m h a v e c a l l e d §
heard their singing
§ playing.
He w r o t e in h e r a lb um .
B e r n i c e p a i n t e d h i m a flo we r.
I gave h i m some of their wr i t i n g ,
" T e m p e r a n c e d o c u m e n t s " f o r t h e i r 1st L i e u t H e a t h c o t e ,
also
Esq.
Dr. A n d r e w s is e x p e c t i n g to l e a v e to m o r r o w § bro.
§ K i n n e y ma.
Wed.
J u n e 28
Mr.
Goodale no better.
'48
T he l o n g e x p e c t e d " M a t i l d a " h a s come.
c h o r e d in o u r r o a d s a b o u t n o o n .
but
I d i d n o t s ee a n y b u t Mr.
Y e s t e r d a y Mrs.
She a r r i v e d § a n
The p a s s e n g e r s w e r e soon on shore
T a y l o r at o u r m e e t i n g t h i s e v e n i n g .
Bro. A r m s t r o n g c o n d u c t e d it, bro.
Damon present.
T h u r s t o n c a m e to th e a s s i s t a n c e o f Mr.
G o o d a l e - - § l a s t n i g h t F a t h e r T h u r s t o n s l e p t w i t h him.
as us ua l .
Conde
At n o o n
I went
§ c a l l e d on b ro s .
s a i l e d j u s t at n i g h t in t h e " A m e l i a . "
School
Conde § Kinney ma who
In th e e v e n i n g
I studied
t i l l q u i t e late.
J u s t at n i g h t a y o u n g m a n c a l l e d b r i n g i n g a
very p r e t t y frame
§ p i c t u r e o f Q u e e n V i c t o r i a fr. Mr.
a not e.
Southey,
also
To da y I h a v e f e l t b e t t e r b u t m y t o n g u e is s t i l l sore.
Completed a " Rectangular" plot of the courses
b y Mr.
L y m a n s o m e s i x m o n t h s si n ce .
§ d istances sent
A.
Ch.
I make 17.807.4 Acres nearly
2 a c r e s m o r e t h a n b y " T r i g o n o m e t r y . " § n e a r e r w h a t Mr.
L. m a d e it.
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June 28, 1848
Page 154
At n o o n I h a d a l e t t e r f r o m s i s t e r M a r y d a t e d at N e w
Y o r k Oct.
19,
'47.
I[t] s p o k e o f Mr.
8 h e r v i s i t to P h i l a d e l p h i a ,
8 J o s e p h Cooke.
B. W h i t t l e s e y ,
8 o f s e e i n g o u r c o u s i n s Wm. H e n r y
A l s o A b i g a i l P e c k,
8 M.J. W i l c o x ,
h a v i n g h e a r d a n y t h i n g f r o m h e r s on J o s e p h .
c a l l e d at bro.
Smiths
Esq's death
8 of not yet
This afternoon I
§ f o u n d t h e y h a d r e m o v e d to t h e c o u n t r y .
T h i s e v e n i n g a d d e d a f e w l i n e s to m y l e t t e r to bro.
A call t h i s e v e n i n g f r o m t h e M i s s e s M o t t ,
Seeley.
8 John Dominis.
Sat. J u l y 1-48
On T h u r s d a y w e c a l l e d in Dr. W o o d to s e e Mr.
Goodale.
He p r e s c r i b e d s o m e p i l l s
8 t h e y o p e r a t e d w e l l u p o n him.
d a y he w a s b e t t e r , p u l s e
72- a ll day.
r e m o v e d to bro.
8 Mrs.
h i m s i t t i n g up.
Castle's
S h e s a w M rs .
s t a i r s to s ee her.
even
[if]
Taylor, but was
Geo.
2 y r s old.
Thursday,
§ c a l l e d on Mr.
§ Mrs.
a b o u t 13 y r s . old,
In t h e e v e n i n g Mrs.
c al l u p o n them.
Geo.
Bates
I
8 their three
8
about
s t o p p e d in B a i l e y ' s A l g e b r a
a b o u t the m i d d l e o f B o o k 3rd,
Wm.
Lot 8 A l . in F l i n t S u r
8 El. M a r y 8 Em.
Peter, James
c o m pleted review of Asia 8 Africa.
f o r m e r in A r i t h m e t i c ,
t he end.
after school
C o o k e 8 t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t up to
Lot, A l , § Ber.
4, in L e g e n d r e ,
v e y i n g D i v i d i n g o f Land.
t ions.
o b l i g e d to go up
9 yrs
E m e r s o n III p a r t at E q u a t i o n o f P a y m e n t s ,
in M i t c h e l l ' s
forenoon 8 found
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n I b r o u g h t m y s c h o o l to a c l o s e
f or a t e r m o f 12 w e e k s .
8 Sec.
e a r l y he was
I t h i n k I s h a l l n o t c a l l t i l l s h e g e ts w e l l
r o d e up to Dr. J u d d ' s
at Chap.
C. c a l l e d t h i s
it b e a l o n g t i m e h e n c e .
children,
This morng.
Yester
E m e r s o n 3rd part,
T h e r e s t in E m e r s o n II p a r t ,
8 David
The two
Chap 11th Decimal F r a c
Miscellaneous question near
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Page 155
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n Lot § A l . a c c o m p a n i e d m e to c a l l on
Mr. W y l l i e 8 w e s a w Capt. H u n t at his h o u s e .
I w a s e n g a g e d in d o i n g e x a m p l e s
in A l g e b r a .
Most of yesterday
N e x t w e e k w e are
p u r p o s i n g to go i n t o t h e C o u n t r y to t h e K i n g c o u n t r y seat.
t e r d a y Mrs.
C. r e e d a b o o k " T h e H a n n a h s " b y R. P h i l l i p ,
Yes
f r o m Mrs.
W i c k h a m , M a n c h e s t e r Vt.
T o - m o r r o w wi l l be c o m m u n i o n season.
The Lord prepare
us all f o r t h e S o l e m n 8 i n t e r e s t i n g o c c a s i o n .
N u u a n u , J u l y 4- 1848.
H e r e w e all a r e at N u u a n u .
P.M. w e l e f t H o n o l u l u ,
horse-back.
h e r e co ol
s o m e in a w a g o n ,
b u t t h e m o s t o f us on
It w a s v e r y p l e a s a n t c o m i n g up § w e f o u n d t h e c l i m a t e
8 refreshing.
After prayers
p a n i e d m e to t h e v i l l a g e to s l e e p ,
cert.
Yesterday about 2 o'clock
T h a t w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
8 supper,
the boys a c c o m
§ to a t t e n d t h e m o n t h l y c o n
Da mo n.
W e r e t i r e d at an e a r l y
hour 8 slept very soundly till 6 o ' c loc k this morning.
At 7 o '
c l o c k w e s t a r t e d to r e t u r n 8 b r o u g h t a l o n g a c o w 8 cal f,
h e r e at 8 o ' c l o c k .
We soon h a d prayers
to h a v e o n l y t w o m e a l s a d a y at 8 o ' c l k .
we have h a d a few short showers.
late to r e a d N e w s P a p e r s ,
day.
Titus
This m o r n i n g
Saturday e v e n i n g I sat up q u i t e
8 h e a r d bro.
W e t h e n w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
2:14.
8 3 o'clk.
We design
8 was rather dull 8 lifeless
W e n t to m e e t i n g as u s u a l ,
from
8 breakfast.
reaching
An e x c e l l e n t s e r m o n .
on L o r d ' s
Armstrong preach
8 h e a r d Mr.
Taylor from
In t h e a f t e r n o o n b o t h bros.
T h u r s t o n 8 A r m s t r o n g o f f i c i a t e d at t h e c o m m u n i o n table.
R e a d an h o u r f r o m " B i n g h a m ' s S a n d w i c h I s l a n d s " .
e v e n i n g bro.
In t h e
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m " Le t n o m a n d e c e i v e h i m s e l f . "
t e r d a y f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to m a k i n g p r e p a r a t i o n s
r e s i d e n c e in t h e c o u n t r y .
for our week's
Yes
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Wed.
J u l y 5, 1848
Page 156
J u l y 5 '48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g a f t e r w r i t i n g th e f o r e g o i n g
a l e t t e r to s i s t e r M a ry .
to h e r m o t h e r .
Wm. w r o t e to Mr.
D o u g l a s s , Mrs.
J u s t b e f o r e d i n n e r I w e n t o ut
in t h r o w i n g o u r s t o n e s
f r o m t h e road.
I wrote
C. w r o t e
§ w o r k e d an h o u r
W e d i n e d at 4 o ' c l o c k .
L o r r i n A n d r e w s d i n e d § s p e n t t h e d a y w i t h us.
T o w a r d s e v e n i n g Mr.
we st a r t e d for the village,
r o d e up on t h e p l a i n ,
s a w Mrs.
Andrews.
Conn.
Hon.
Taylor.
B i s h o p c a l l e d up,
Mr.
B.
§ L o r r i n a c c o m p a n y i n g us.
a n d t h e n c a l l e d on Mr.
After prayers
Lot
Goodale.
T h e y s h o w e d a l e t t e r f r o m t h e i r c o u s i n W. W.
John Cotton Smith, w h i c h
We
We also
§ Al § I c a l l e d o v e r at J u d g e
a l s o a w o r k o f h i s c o n t a i n i n g an e u l o g y ,
o'clock.
a n d at 6 o ' c l o c k
Andrews
Kent,
§ some letters of
I r e a d w i t h m u c h i n t e r e s t t i l l 11
S l e p t v e r y s o u n d l y t i l l 6 o ' c l k this m o r n i n g .
At 7
s t a r t e d fcr N u u a n u § r e a c h e d t h e r e at 8 § b e f o r e b r e a k f a s t w a s
o v e r it w a s 9 o ' c l o c k .
Y e s t e r d a y the w e a t h e r was hazy,
but t o
da y it is v e r y clear.
T h i s m o r n i n g El. H e l e n
Geo.
L a s t e v e n i n g a r r a n g e d s o m e P o l y n e s i a n for
B a t e s h a v e come.
Pittsfield,
day.
D a n b u r y § S an F r a n c i s c o .
§ Charles Judd §
T o d a y is El. J u d d b i r t h
S h e is 17.
T h u r s . J u l y 6 '48
T h e s u n has j u s t se t b e h i n d t h e h i l l s on th e o p p o s i t e
s i d e o f t h e v a l l e y , b u t i ts rays a re s t i l l s e e n at the v i l l a g e .
I a m n o w s e a t e d at t h e t a b l e in t h e V e r a n d a h t o w a r d s t h e s e a §
f a c i n g t h e sea.
T h e 3 M i s s e s M o t t h a v e j u s t l e f t us b e i n g a c
c o m p a n i e d b y J o h n 0. D o m i n i s ,
c l e r k fo r M e s s r s J a n i o n § Co.
G e o r g e B r e w e r § a Mr.
Bro.
Faulkner a
§ s i s t e r Ives § f a m i l y ac-
J u l y 6, 1848
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
c o m p a n i e d b y H e n r y D i m o n d c a m e up t h i s m o r n i n g
o'clock.
Bro.
8 Mr s . J a s p e r ,
Pratt
Y e s terday afternoon we had calls from
Judge Turrill
8 h e r s i s t e r Mrs.
to t h e v i l l a g e
8 staid till 5
Ives a p p e a r e d m u c h b e t t e r t h a n h e h a s b e e n s i n c e
h e c a m e to G en l M e e t i n g .
Mr.
Page 157
Brewer.
8 E l i z a b e t h - -a l s o , from Miss
The boys
8 I accompanied them
8 b e f o r e r e a c h i n g t h e r e w e f o u n d it v e r y dusty.
Lot 8 A l e x a n d e r s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g at Mrs.
p a n i e d m e to m e e t i n g .
T hi s w a s c o n d u c t e d b y R. Mr.
m y r e t u r n I r e a d an h o u r o r m o r e
Cotton Smith."
Dominis's.
accom
Taylor.
At
f r o m " R e m e n i s c e n c e s (!) o f J o h n
T h i s m o r n i n g a r o s e at 6 o ' c l o c k
t h e v a l l e y at 7.
Wm.
8 s t a r t e d for
B o t h y e s t e r d a y 8 t o d a y I h a v e n e i t h e r read,
n o r w r i t t e n b u t l i tt le .
S h a l l n o t go d o w n so e a r l y t h i s e v e n i n g
f o r w e h a v e n o w a m o on.
Perhaps
I s h a l l r e t u r n to n i g h t
8 sleep
h e r e at N u u a n u v a l l e y .
F r i d a y J u l y 7 '48
W e s t a r t e d at 7 1/2 o ' c l o c k la st e v e n i n g f o r t h e v i l l a g e
8 m e t J o h n Ii at t h e o r a n g e t r e e w h e n ,
a f t e r g i v i n g Lot 8 A l .
l i b e r t y to go 8 c a l l on Mr.
I r e t u r n e d to N u u an u.
Turrill's,
As th e m o o n g a v e s o m e l i g h t ,
stones
f r o m t h e road.
I w a l k e d s om e o f t h e w a y
R e t u r n e d at 9 o ' c l o c k ,
8 threw
8 f o u n d Mrs.
C.
8 B e r n i c e r e a d i n g Q u e e n ' s o f E n g l a n d , M a r y II c o n s o r t of P r i n c e
o f O r a ng e.
hard.
R e t i r e d e a r l y but d i d n o t sleep.
T h e b o y s r e a c h e d h e r e t h i s m o r n i n g at 7 o ' c l o c k .
as w e f i n i s h e d b r e a k f a s t K e k a u o n o h i
w a h i n e- ma ik ai came
8 Al.
The b e d was very
Just
accompanied Elia's wife 8
8 took b r e a k f a s t 8 spent the forenoon.
a c c o m p a n i e d h e r h o m e 8 t o o k d i n n e r w i t h her.
h a s s p e n t th e d a y w i t h us,
Mrs.
Lot
Jasper
8 B e r 8 M a r y a c c o m p a n y h e r home.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
J u l y 7, 1848
H e a r d y e s t e r d a y t h a t M rs .
R e a d to Mrs.
Page 158
J . ---m a y ---- (!)
C. o n e p a g e o f N.Y.
E v a n g e l i s t Oct.
21-' 47 .
At n o o n p u t t h e h o r s e in to t h e w a g o n 8 w e n t d o w n to t h e O r a n g e
t r e e 8 on m y r e t u r n t h r e w s t o n e s
Mrs.
C.
fr.
t h e road.
8 o u r c h i l d r e n r e t u r n to t h e v i l l a g e .
This afternoon
The girls will
r e m a i n t i l l to m o r r o w .
Sat. J u l y 8 -4 8
We c a m e d o w n in s a f e t y l a s t e v e n i n g b u t w e f o u n d it e x
c e e d i n g l y d u sty.
A f t e r p r a y e r s t h e b oy s a c c o m p a n i e d me to t he
T e m p e r a n c e M e e t i n g w h e r e Mr.
h a d r e a d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
f or Nov.
T a y l o r made some remarks,
Delavan
In t h e J o u r n a l Am.
'47 u p o n t h e s u b j e c t o f m a k i n g v e n d e r s
t h e e f f e c t s of s e l l i n g l i q u o r .
made some v ery good remarks
Th e E d i t o r ,
after I
Tem.
responsible
as w e l l as Mr.
in o p p o s i t i o n to Mr.
Delavan.
Union
for
T.
After
some d i s c u s s i o n t h e v o t e to a d j o u r n t i l l 4 w e e k s w a s c a r r i e d .
After the m e e t i n g a subscr i p t i o n was
of the Society.
r a i s e d to p a y o f f all a r r e a r s
On o u r w a y h o m e t h e c h i l d r e n c a l l e d at t h e M u
s i c i a n ' s bu t he w i t h t h e B a n d w e r e at t h e t h e a t r e .
o'clock before we retired.
Annis who was quite uneasy.
It w a s
10
W e a ll s l e p t v e r y s o u n d l y e x c e p t M a r y
B o t h Mrs.
C. 8 I r e s t e d b e t t e r t h a n
in t h e v a l l e y .
T h i s m o r n i n g w e a r o s e at 5 o ' c l o c k 8 at 7 I s t a r t e d w i t h
t he b o y s f or th e v a l l e y ,
8 w e n t as f a r as Mr. W y l l i e ' s .
m e t J o h n Ii 8 I r e t u r n e d h o m e w h e r e
papers
wagon.
I h a v e s t a i d all d a y r e a d i n g
8 p r e p a r i n g some for next week.
c a u s e o f a b o i l.
They soon
J a m e s r e m a i n e d at h o m e b e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n J o h n w a s d r a w n o u t on Mrs.
C's
T o - d a y t h e A m e l i a r e t u r n e d b r i n g i n g Dr. A n d r e w s , bro.
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
sister Hunt
J u l y 8, 1848
§ Miss Elizabeth Andrews.
c a l l e d b u t h e is n o t e n t i r e l y w e l l .
a ll r e t u r n e d a b o u t s u n s e t .
§ w r i t t e n t h e a b ov e.
Ther.
85°.
to Mr.
This
Page 159
f o r e n o o n Mr.
The children,
Goodale
or s c h o l a r s
This evening I have read the Polynesian
T h i s h a s b e e n th e h o t t e s t d a y this y e a r,
Since w r i t i n g the foregoing have w r i t t e n a short letter
D o u g l a s s to go b y Mr.
T i b b e y on M o n d a y .
M o n d a y J u l y 10 48
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e d a y o f rest.
so e a r l y as u s u a l .
Bathed when
p r e a c h e d fo r us all day.
fr.
R o m 12 : 1 1 ,
to t h e c h a p e l
At e v e n i n g
12.
I f i r s t got up.
§ h e a r d bro.
D a m o n f r o m Eccl.
§ 2 f r o m Mr.
30:12.
P.M.
" C a s t t h y b r e a d " §c.
T a y l o r c a l l e d in § m a d e s o m e r e m a r k s .
49:
"The s c e p t r e "
This m o r n i n g § y e s t e r d a y we rece i v e d 4 letters
Douglass,
Thurston
C a c c o m p a n i e d some of the scholars
He p r e a c h e d in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e c h a p e l Gen.
$c.
Bro.
In t h e m o r n i n g f r o m Prov.
At n o o n Mrs.
s p r a y e r s Mr.
I did not arise quite
Lyman.
w a s w r i t t e n a n d c r o s s e d out]
The scholars
[the w o r d " c h i l d r e n "
a l s o r e c e i v e d some.
I r e c e i v e d one
f r o m Mrs. W i c k h a m fr. M a n c h e s t e r ,
Vt.
C. r e e d a n o t e f r o m Mrs.
§ o n e f r o m Mrs.
Richards
f r o m Mr.
H e n r y ML W h i t n e y ,
Pogue.
N.Y. Mrs.
The
m o s t o f t h i s f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to w r i t i n g to M e s s r s D o u g l a s s
§ Lyman.
C a l l e d at bro.
splinters
from John's
Damon's.
leg.
t h i s a f t e r n o o n at 4 o ' c l o c k .
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
To d a y Dr.
O u r S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s h e l d
It w a s c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
B i s h o p t o o k t e a w i t h us.
to b i d us f a r e w e l l .
Rooke re mo v e d the
Mr.
Taylor.
Tibbey called
E x p e c t s to go in t h e m o r n i n g .
Invited
F a t h e r T h u r s t o n to t e a fo r to da y § f o r § to m o r r o w ( ! )
were engaged.
Mr.
T h e E u p h e m i a a r r i v e d to d a y b r i n g i n g Mr.
§ Mrs.
Grimes.
Mended box
(lower)
T o - d a y bro.
but they
Abell,
D i m o n d § I cut each the other's hair
in t h e p u m p in c o o k - r o o m yard.
J u l y 11, 1848
Journal, Am os Starr Cooke
Page 160
T u e s d a y J u l y 11- 48
L a s t e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr.
Lyman 8 soon
a f t e r L o t 8 A l . a s k e d m e to go w i t h t h e m to h e a r t h e Band.
concented(!)
8 Ber.
8 M a r y a c c o m p a n i e d us.
I
T h e y p l a y e d v e r y w e ll .
The B and c o n s i s t e d of the l e ader 8 9 n e g r o e s - - 4 w i t h claronets(!)
2 with French horns,
one w i t h a bugle,
with another instrument.
c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
one w i t h
serpent,
8 one
T h i s m o r n i n g Mr. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d in
G o o d a l e to c o n s u l t a b o u t e m p l o y i n g h i m f or t he
department of Education,
to a s s i s t b o t h h i m as S e c y 8 us as a s s i s
t a n t t e a c h e r w i t h t h e e x p e c t a t i o n o f h i s b o a r d i n g w i t h us.
The K a m e h a m eh a
received letters
ing.
Wm.
III a r r i v e d t o d a y f r o m K au ai .
J o h n Ii
from Kalama but nothing said about their r e t u r n
L a s t e v e n i n g Mrs.
T i b b e y c a m e in w i t h a c o m p l a i n t a g a i n s t
f or u s i n g i m p r o p e r l a n g u a g e .
I s e n t h i m to h i s r o o m 8 c a u s e d
h i m to go w i t h o u t hi s t e a 8 t o l d h i m to w r i t e to h e r a|s]king h e r
pardon.
H e d i d so § to d a y s e n t it.
w h i c h is v e r y good.
I h a v e p r o p o s e d to t h e s c h o l a r s t h a t if t h e y
w i l l s t u d y h a r d f or 11 w e e k s ,
o f t wo w e e k s .
then
I w i l l g iv e t h e m a v a c a t i o n
To d a y at l e a s t t h e y h a v e d o n e b e t t e r for it.
C § I r o d e to P u n a h o u ,
o u r w a y b a c k w e f ee l
back.
bu t as t h e y w e r e at tea w e r e t u r n e d .
[fell]
in w i t h Mr.
There was some racing,
On
D i l l o n on h o r s e
for th e Elele.
'48
Wednesday
day.
8 Mrs.
Mrs.
8 q uite a c o m p a n y on the race-ground.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n c o m m e n c e d a f o u r t h Art.
F r i d a y J u l y 14
S he h a s w r i t t e n h i m a r e p l y
I felt s omewhat unwell;
In t h e a f t e r n o o n M rs .
C.
a l s o, y e s t e r d a y 8 to
8 1 c a l l e d a g a i n at P u n a h o u .
s c h o l a r s w e n t u p to M a n o a 8 w e r e l a t e in r e t u r n i n g .
T he
In t h e eve n-
Journal, Amos S t arr Cook e
ing sa w bro.
J u l y 14, 1848
8 sister Hunt
after their return.
Bro.
8 El. A n d r e w s
for the first
H. c o n d u c t e d o u r m e e t i n g .
[time]
In t h e a f
t e r n o o n t h e A m e l i a s a i l e d w i t h F a t h e r T h u r s t o n ma, b r o
Taylor,
Dr. A n d r e w s
Mrs.
$ Mr.
S t e v e n s c o n f i ^ w i t h a s o n 1 2 t h inst.
Lot, A l , Ber.
Grammer.
drews
8 f a m i l y Mrs.
8 El.
4° A.M.
Mr s .
C. b u s y
c o m menced a review of Bullion's
8 M.
D i l l o n , Mrs.
8 family,
J u d d 8 f a m i l y i n c l u d i n g Mr.
Turrill,
Andrews, Mott,
Dominis
Dominis
Judge A n
8 Bates
8 family,
8 Bates did not
D u r i n g t h e e v e n i n g M. B a t e s b r o u g h t in t h e 1st o f f i c e r o f
t h e M a t i l d a Mr.
Chapman
Carlos Lopez Aldana.
c lock.
Wm.
Mott § daughters, Judge Turril
to t e a b u t Mrs.
come.
8 m o r e on W e d nesday.
Y e s t e r d a y w e i n v i t e d M o n s.
8 J o h n Mrs.
8 sister
Goodale.
Taught four hours
a baking.
Page 161
8 a s p a n i s h y o u n g ma n,
8 also inquisitive.
foreigners did not
[Senor]
T h e y a l l a p p e a r e d h a p p y 8 le f t at 10 o '
A l i t t l e r a i n w h i l e her e.
municative
Sengier
Mr.
Dillon quite c o m
T h e l a t t e r s a i d t h a t m a n y o f the
like the n atives,
m u c h i n t e r e s t in them.
8 Mrs.
but,
for h e r part she took
To d a y h a v e b e e n a f f l i c t e d w i t h t h e p i l e s .
T h i s e v e n i n g r o d e out w i t h th e b o y s to s e e K e k a u o n o h i .
On o u r r e t u r n fe ll in w i t h Mr.
him.
Shillaber
8 rode into town w i t h
W i t h i n a f e w d a y s tw o n a t i v e w o m e n o f K a h i k i h a v e a r r i v e d
bringing letters
he rs as a w i f e
f r o m P o m a n e in w h i c h s h e p r o p o s e s
for M o s e s .
I c o u l d n o t f a v o r it.
m o m e t e r y e s t e r d a y 85°.
T a y l o r 8 B l o o m f i e l d (?).
III, G e o m e t r y .
a s i s t e r of
It s e e m s to t a k e w i t h th e c h i e f s , but,
A r u m o r o f s o m e d i s t u r b a n c e at M au i .
Ther
T h i s e v e n i n g w e h a v e a c a l l f r o m Mrs.
To d a y Lot, A l , 8 Ber.
Monday they will
go to B o o k IV.
finished Book
Bro.
Hunt will
c o m m e n c e p r e a c h i n g at t h e c h a r i t y s c h o o l H o u s e o n n e x t L o r d ' s day.
Journal, Amos S t arr Cook e
Bro.
J u l y 14, 1848
Page 162
Dole s aid that some one h a d s u g g e s t e d a c o m m u n i o n season once
in two m o n t h s .
I r e p l i e d t h a t I s h o u l d l i k e to h a v e it so, b u t
not on the same days w i t h the n a t i v e churches,
h e r e.
This w e e k
bro. A r m s t r o n g is m o v i n g to h i s n e w h o u s e .
M o n d a y J u l y 17
'48
S a t u r d a y f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to r e a d i n g f r o m " E c l e c t i c s "
f o r Oct.
8 Nov.
'47.
some cocoanuts.
w i t h us.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e r od e to W a i k i k i
Mr. H e n r y R h o d e s
8 S a m i V a r n e y f el l in 8 r o d e
In t h e e v e n i n g t h e c h i l d r e n r e c i t e d t h e i r v e r s e s .
o u r r e t u r n w e s a w t h e P r e b l e c o m i n g down.
c ame into the harbor.
Y e s t e r d a y w a s bro.
ing h i s l a b o r s a m o n g t h e f o r e i g n e r s .
9 1/2 o ' c l o c k A. M.
8 at 4 o ' c l k P.M.
T h e n e x t m o r n i n g she
Hunt's day for c o m m e n c
at t h e O a h u C h a r i t y S c h o o l
Y e s t e r d a y w e all a r o s e
a b o u t o u r u s u a l t i m e 8 w e n t to t h e s t o n e c h u r c h at 9 1/2
A r m g fr.
Sol.
19 :2,
Is.
8 heard
" A s o u l w i t h o u t k n o w l e d g e is n o t g o o d . "
W e d i d n o t go to th e c h a p e l .
h a m ' s Sd.
On
N o t i c e o f h i s m e e t i n g at
H o u s e w a s p u b l i s h e d in th e " P o l y n e s i a n " .
bro.
8 got
B e f o r e d i n n e r r e a d an h o u r in B i n g
T h e a r r i v a l o f L o r d B y r o n in the B l o n d e 1825.
F e a r i n g t h e n a t i v e s e r v i c e w o u l d n o t b e out in s e a s o n for us
to go at 4 o ' c l o c k to bro. H u n t ' s m e e t i n g w e d i d n o t go.
f o u n d t h e r e w o u l d h a v e b e e n t i m e f o r bro.
d ismissing his service
§ wa s
not many 8 most of those were
w a s Heb.
11:6,
in s e a s o n .
We
A r m s trong came after
Bro.
Hunt's hearers were
from Missionary families.
His text
"he t h a t c o m e t h u n t o G o d m u s t b e l i e v e th at he is
8 t h a t h e is the r e w a r d e r o f t h e m t h a t d i l i g e n t l y s e e k h i m . "
It
w as a v e r y good, b u t w o u l d h a v e appeared to s o m e to be d e l i v e r e d
with affectation.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
J u l y 17, 1848
In t h e e v e n i n g w e Lot A l § W m Ber. M a r y
chapel
5 h e a r d b r o D a m o n f r o m Rev.
On ou r r e t u r n h o m e
wiles § temptations
t r o u b l e d b y rats.
6:2.
§ Em. w e n t to the
This sermon was
of Honolulu.
During the night was
T o d a y s c h o o l as u s u a l .
Saw Commodore
Geisinger.
T h e i r n a m e s are E.C. W a r d ,
At n o o n
The officers
T.M. Mi x , A.S.
J.F. B r e o k s , J. Le B u r t S u r g e o n s
- H. W i l s o n ,
sailing Master,
Blake,
W .F .
Shunk,
E B r i n l e y § H.C.
E Brodhead,
§ J .J .
somewhat
J o h n l e f t his r o o m
o n t he s t r e n g t h o f a l e t t e r o f i n t r o d u c t i o n f r o m Mr.
on.
short.
fell in w i t h S a m i V a r n e y 5 w a r n e d a g a i n s t the
£ w i t h a s s i s t a n c e has h o b b l e d a b o u t t h e ho u s e .
J a m e s Glynn.
Page 163
I called
Weld,
on Capt.
I d i d n o t ca ll
Clarey
Purser,
- Lieuts.
S. Be nt,
P a s s e d Mid. W. M c G u n n e g l e ,
Cornwell, Midshipmen.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d me on h o r s e b a c k
aroung
Falkner.
[around]
"Punch Bowl Hill".
I f o u n d Capt.
We saw Misses Mott
G l y n n h a d l i v e d at N o r w a l k C t . § w a s
a c q u a i n t e d w i t h c o u s i n T.T. M e r w i n ,
§ bro.
Horace.
saw h im there w h e n I was v i s i t i n g bro's family.
on b o a r d M o n s i e u r D i l l o n left,
§ Judge Turrill
Lewis of "Matilda".
Capt.
I think I
While
left.
w a s t h e r e § i n t r o d u c e d m e to t h e C o m e § als o, Mr.
a g e n t a l s o Capt.
£ Mr.
I was
Mr.
Crabb,
Bates
our navy-
Glynn greatly reminds
m e o f an o f f i c e r o f t he n a v y w h o m I m e t at bro.
H ' s in N o r w a l k ,
§ w h o h a d a p l a n t in a j a r w h i c h h e w a s c a r r y i n g in t h e m a i l
s tage.
When
I s ee h i m a g a i n I i n t e n d to a s k h i m a b o u t it.
is a b a c h e l o r a b o u t 45 y r s old.
He
R e c ^ a n o t h e r l e t t e r f r o m Mrs.
Pogue.
T u e s d a y J u l y 18
'48
Last night
I c a u g h t a co l d ,
§ to d a y I h a v e b e e n q u i t e
July 18, 1848
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
lame in m y ba c k , b e t w e e n m y s h o u l d e r s .
C. 8 o u r c h i l d r e n to P u n a h o u .
gone an hour.
This aft er noo n
A b o u t n o o n Lot t o o k Mrs.
A l r . w e n t to Mr.
We r e t u r n e d a b o u t s u n set.
the d a y t here.
Boardman's
8 was
I h a d o n l y o ne h o u r ' s s c h o o l .
the s c h o l a r s in t h e c a ? e o f J o h n Ii § S a r a i
tea.
Page 164
Bro.
L ef t
§ w e n t to P u n a h o u to
§ s i s t e r L. S m i t h h a d s p e n t
I h a d t h e r e a d i n g o f a l e t t e r f r o m M i s s S a l l y M e a d,
c o m p l e t e d m y l e t t e r to Mr.
H e a r d to d a y th a t bro.
inst.
G r e e n h a d s t a r t e d a c o l o n y at H a m a k u a ,
that he h a d e n g a g e d Mr.
Orramel Gulick had
L y m a n c o m m e n c e d on the 1 0 t h
F u l l e r fo r 5 y e a r s to s t a r t it.
bought
200 a c r e s o f land,
8
That
§ w a s g o i n g to
c u l t i v a t e it i m m e d i a t e l y - - a l s o , t h a t A l v a C l a r k w a s g o i n g to do
t h e same.
Wed.
July 19-48
Y e s t e r d a y it w a s r e p o r t e d t h a t a v e s s e l h a d a r r i v e d f r o m
Callao.
And sure enough,
c al l f r o m its c a p t a i n ,
t h i s m o r n i n g at 10 1/2 o ' c l k w e h a d a
Benjn Hill, w ho brought a letter from Fanny
at B a l t i m o r e fr. w h e n c e t h e " R h o n e " s a i l e d in Dec.
22nd.
He i n
f o r m e d us t h a t he h a d on b o a r d a s m a l l b o x f r o m M i s s M o n t a g u e
s a i d it w o u l d b e p r o p e r for me to get a p e r m i t f or it.
I d i d so,
at n o o n 8 w e n t for t h e b o x w h i c h c o n t a i n e d s o m e n i n e s h e e t s
journal)
f r o m F anny.
Fanny Warner.
47
Nov.
3rd M a y 23
Also,
8
(a
a letter from Henry Stockbridge,
8
F a n n y ' s first t w o s h e e t s w e r e d a t e d Feb. M c h 8 Ap l
4 th Sept.
4th
5th Sept 19th
1 7 t h w i t h an i n v o i c e o f a r t i c l e s
domestic troubles,
9 t h Dec.
6 t h Nov.
in t h e b o x ,
10 § 1 8 t h H a r r i e t ' s s i c k n e s s .
8 b o u n d to C a l i f o r n i a .
7th
8 t h N o v 2 9t h
l a s t w a s b r o u g h t b y Mr. W e t m o r e #io w i t h h i s w i f e are
gers on b o a r d t h e R h o n e ,
4th
This
passen
He a p p e a r e d w e l l
J u l y 19, 1848
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
8 like a Christian.
Capt.
W e i n v i t e d h i m 8 t h e Capt.
is to r e t u r n to B a l t i m o r e f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
f e r e d to t a k e a bo x,
o r p a c k a g e f r o m us to F an ny .
n o f r e i g h t f o r this.
bro. Hun t .
Mr s.
c o l l a r bon e.
Sat. J u l y 22
'48
8 Mrs. W e t m o r e
8 all its l a b o r s p a s s e d f o r e v e r ,
fo r d o i n g g o o d a re a l s o p a s s e d .
Mrs.
T h a t n i g h t Mrs.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mrs.
C. c a l l e d on M i s s P r a t t
C s l e p t b u t v e r y little.
C. b a k e d y e t h a d h e r s c h o o l as
I w e n t d o w n to i n v i t e Capt.
H i l l for t h e e v e n i n g - - a l s o
8 Mrs. J. Lad d, M e s s r s L ee 8 B i s h o p , bro.
A l s o , bro.
In t h e f o r e n o o n Mr.
sister Hunt,
8 bro.
8 Mrs. W e t m o r e Mr.
8 Mr. W. e x a m i n e d t h e m v e r y c l o s e l y .
a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr.
Finley
Mrs. W e t m o r e came,
A b o u t 4 o ' c l o c k Mrs. H o o p e r c a l l e d
(supercargo,
Capt.
H i l l , Mr.
g e n t l e m a n g o i n g to t h e c o a s t to p r e p a r e
Steamers
o f t h e R ho ne )
[with] Mr. H. R h o d e s .
also,
W e showed e v e r y th in g,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e h a d
a f e l l o w p a s s e n g e r of Mr. W e t m o r e .
8 fell in
8 s i s t e r C a st le .
B u t he e x p r e s s e d h i m s e l f
v e r y w e l l p l e a s e d at t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e s .
a s c h o o l o f o n l y an h our.
8 sister Damon 8
Stedman 8 Miss Merrill
c a l l e d at o u r s c h o o l f r o m 11 o ' c l o c k t i l l 1.
the boys
Thursday
8 i n v i t e d t h e l a t t e r to v i s i t o u r s c h o o l on F r i d a y
8 to t a k e t e a w i t h us.
Wethered,
He w o u l d take
T h i s f o r e n o o n m a d e a c o n c e r t o f p r a y e r for o n e year .
we e x p e c t e d calls but r e c e i v e d none.
Miss Mills.
8 has o f
P r a t t fe ll f r o m a h o r s e on M o n d a y 8 b r o k e h e r
8 all t h e o p p o r t u n i t e s
us ua l.
The
This evening our m e e t i n g was c on d u c t e d by
Another w e e k has closed,
Mr.
to call.
Page 165
from O r e g on 8 Panama)
8 a Mr.
J.S.
W e n t to r i d e w i t h
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
Stedman,
Capt.
§
Stout,
(a
for r u n n i n g a line of
M e s s r s H o w l a n d 8 A s p i n w a l l o f N.Y.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
J u l y 22, 1848
h a d c o n t r a c t e d to c a r r y t h e m a i l , m o n t h l y ,
a m a for $ 1 9 9 , 0 0 0 .
between Oregon
§Pan
It is t h o u g h t p o s s i b l e t h a t a s t e a m e r w i l l
r u n f r o m h e r e to t h e c o a s t ) , bro.
bro.
Page 166
C a s t l e § bro.
Damon, Messrs
§ s i s t e r H u n t , Mrs.
Lee § B i s h o p ,
T i b b e y $ M a r y Ann.
Dur
i n g t h e e v e n i n g J o h n D o m i n i s c a m e in a c c o m p a n i e d b y P u r s e r W i l
son o f th e P r e b l e ,
The l a t t e r h as
did not leave
§ s o o n Mr.
Byers
c a m e in w i t h Dr. B r o o k s .
l o s t h i s w i f e s i n c e h e left.
[until]
10 o ' c l o c k
6j w e r e t i r e d q u i t e l a t e § t h i s
m o r n i n g w e a l l s l e p t h a l f an h o u r l ater.
a l e t t e r ea.
to M o t h e r M o n t a g u e
n o o n c a l l e d at Mr.
t u r n e d w i t h us.
Jasper.
The w h o l e p a r t y
To d a y I h a v e w r i t t e n
§ to s i s t e r F an ny .
W h i l e t h e r e Mr.
This
Bishop called § r e
T h i s e v e n i n g a ll h a v e r e t i r e d ea r l y .
p r e p a r e us all for t h e m o r r o w .
after
Lord
H e a r d to d a y t h a t t h e k i n g
w^
(
s t a y to K a u a i t i l l a f t e r t h e 31st.
G o o d r e m a r k s to d a y in t h e P o l y n e s i a n a b o u t t h e S.I. News.
M o n d a y J u l y 24
'48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I d i d n o t a w a k e v e r y e a r l y for I d i d
n o t r e t i r e S a t u r d a y n i g h t t i l l 11 o ' c l o c k .
at the N a t i v e S t o n e C h u r c h w h e r e bro.
f r o m Eccl.
12:13.
Mrs.
from the next verse.
f r o m N.Y.
Ev an g.
We attended meeting
L. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d for us
C. w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
§ h e a r d bro.
Damon
I r e a d d u r i n g h e r a b s e n c e to t h e s c h o l a r s
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e a t t e n d e d n a t i v e c h u r c h
a g a i n § h e a r d bro.
A.
f r o m Job.
3 6 : 22
" w ho t e a c h e t h l i k e h i m ? "
F r o m t h e n c e w e w e n t to t h e " C h a r i t y S c h o o l H o u s e " § h e a r d bro.
H u n t f r o m Deut.
i n g bro.
g o o d one.
32 :2 9,
"0 t h a t t h e y w e r e w i s e "
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Is.
57:15.
Retired much exhausted.
§c.
In t h e e v e n
An old sermon but a very
This m o r n i n g we had rain a c
c o m p a n i e d b y l i g h t n i n g § t h u n d e r § it c o n t i n u e d t i l l noon .
Much
Journal, Amos S t a r r Coo ke
r a i n fell.
again.
J u l y 24, 1848
J u s t a f t e r d i n n e r Mr.
G o o d a l e came.
Page 167
He looks h ea l t h y
S i n c e s c h o o l c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr. W i c k h a m .
Th is
e v e n i n g h e a r d t h a t C o m e G e i s i n g e r 8 C ap t G l y n n w o u l d c a l l to
m o r r o w at 10 o ' c l o c k to se e t h e s c h o o l .
T u e s d a y J u l y 25
'48
T hi s e v e n i n g I h a v e d e v o t e d to r e a d i n g P e n n y M a g a z i n e
about Pianoforte,
o ' c l o c k Com.
Phelps
S e i g e o f C a l a i s 8c.
Geisinger,
-
Capt Glynn,
l e d b y Mrs.
see t h e p a l a c e , y a r d 8c.
again.
Mr.
Hooper,
8 w e r e d e t a i n e d t i l l n o o n , w h e n Lot
T h i s m o r n i n g at 10 1/2
Finley, Wetmore, Wethered,
c a m e in to v i s i t th e s c h o o l
8 A l . a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m to
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mr.
Goodale commenced
I w a l k e d d o w n to w n , p u r c h a s e d a H i s t o r y at T h e P o l y n e s i a n
o f f i c e to g i v e Capt.
t o r y for Mr. W e t m o r e ,
Hill
8 l e f t it for Capt.
at Mr. V i d a ' s s to re .
H. w i t h D i b b l e H i s
Got m e a s u r e d for a
p a i r of s l i p p e r s , w o r k e d b y s i s t e r Fanny.
A c a l l f r o m V. A l f o n z o
8 C. A l a n n a .
T h u r s d a y J u l y 2 7 '48
Yesterday morning
f r o m 177 to 89,
Just
P a r t II.
I tu r n e d b ack Peter class
Wm.
8 El.
commenced Decimals
at s u n d o w n a s p a n i s h G e n t l e m a n ,
called leaving some Italian Music,
e v e n i n g Mr.
G.
to N u m e r a t i o n
in III part.
Charles Lopez Aldana Aldana(!)
cop ie d by himself.
In t he
8 1 a t t e n d e d t h e p r a y e r m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
L. A n d r e w s .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w r o t e to M i s s A.C.
three papers
f o r c o u s i n El. M. W i c k h a m " K u E l e l e H a w a i i " , Vol.
4 No.
3, " F r i e n d ” J u l y 1 '48 8 " P o l y n e i s a n " No.
T h i s d a y I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
H e n r y M. W h i t n e y .
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Capt.
I r o d e w i t h th e b o y s
L ot ts .
4.
Dwight
Stout called.
8 they c h a s e d cattle.
Put up
8 to Mr.
This evening
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Sat. J u l y 29
July 29, 1848
'48
A n oth er we e k has closed.
numbered.
school
Page 168
Its d a y s
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n Capt.
8 a l m o s t its h o u r s
are
S t o u t c a l l e d in to s e e the
8 b r o u g h t up some s p e c i m e n s of w r i t i n g w h i c h he o b t a i n e d
f r o m a s c h o o l at Lima.
T h e y w e r e v e r y nice .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I c o m p l e t e d a l e t t e r to H e n r y M. W h i t
n e y 8 a l s o o n e to bro.
Dwight.
C a s t l e § s i s t e r Ives.
Came h ome
dana.
T h e y s t a i d q u i t e late.
t e r e s t i n g 8 s e n s i b l e man.
tobacco,
In t h e e v e n i n g I c a l l e d at bro.
8 found Segniors(!)
T h e f o r m e r is m u c h the m o s t i n
H e a p p r o v e s of T e m p e r a n c e ,
8 is a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e b i b l e .
u n w e l l 8 c o u l d n o t a c c o m p l i s h an y t hi ng .
bro.
B o n d d a t e d J u n e 26.
A l f o n z o 8 Al-
u s e s no
T hi s f o r e n o o n I felt
Reed a letter from
L a s t e v e n i n g p r o p o s e d to t h e G o v . to h a v e
t h e P i a n o t a k e n d o w n on M o n d a y n ex t .
T h i s e v e n i n g h e h a s i n v i t e d Ber.
Vic.
A l . Lot 8 Wm.
d i n e w i t h h i m on M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n at 4 o ' c l o c k .
c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr.
to tea.
Douglass.
C a l l e d to see bro.
to
This afternoon
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
G o w e r is h e r e
§ s i s t e r Rice § s i s t e r Smith.
Th e
P r e b l e w e n t out on T h u r s d a y 8 r e t d to day.
M o n d a y J u l y 31
'48
T h i s is t h e d a y w h e n all t h i s p e o p l e are c a l l e d to r e j o i c e
8 t h e w o n d e r f u l d e l i v e r a n c e v o u c h s a f e d to t h e m,
f i v e y e a r s ago,
t h r o u g h t h e a g e n c y o f its F r i e n d , A d m i r a l T h o m a s .
at 6 o ' c l o c k w e al l w e n t to n a t i v e m e e t i n g 8 as Mr.
not there
This m o r ni ng
A r m strong was
I r e a d 8 c o m m e n t e d on the 124th Psalm, made a p r a y e r
8 t h e n s u n g H y m n 223.
J u s t t h e n bro.
Ag.
c a m e in 8 m a d e f u r t h e r
r e m a r k s u p o n th e s t a b i l i t y 8 i n s t a b i l i t y o f G o v e r n m e n t s a l l u d i n g
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
to t h e s t a t e o f E u r o p e .
10 A.M.
to 1 P.M.
assistance.
July 31, 1848
T h e G o v e r n o r ha s a l e v e e t h i s d a y fr.
at M a u n a K i l i k i .
Lot, Al Wm.
4 o ' c l k at t h e fort.
Ber.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
9:3, m a d n e s s
in t h e i r h e a r t s
Andrews
§c.
Bro.
Hunt
"How long hast ye b e tw ee n two o p i n
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
t e n d e d at t h e c h a p e l .
Sat. Aug.
§ V i c t o r i a a r e i n v i t e d to d i n e at
§c.
p r e a c h e d from I Kings 18:21,
i o n s " §c.
Lot § A l . h a v e g o n e to r e n d e r
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro. Ag. p r e a c h e d f r o m
H o s e a 6:4, Y o u r g o o d n e s s
p r e a c h e d f r o m Eccl.
Page 169
G o o d a l e Mrs.
C.
§ the scholars a t
I h a d a s c h o o l w i t h th e d o m e s t i c s .
5 48
T h i s w e e k h a s p a s s e d § I h a v e m a d e n o r e c o r d o f its e v e n t s .
M o n d a y e v e n i n g w e h a d s e v e r a l ca l l s .
B i s h o p , A l f o n s o § a l s o Mrs.
Messrs Bates, Hunt,
Judd's girls.
W e e x p e c t e d a c a ll
f r o m o f f i c e r s o f t h e P r e b l e , b u t n o n e came.
w h e n we r e t i r e d ,
Lee,
It w a s q u i t e l a t e
§ t h e n e x t d a y all w e r e n o t v e r y e a r n e s t in
studying their lessons.
Tuesday evening Senor Alfonso
§ Aldana
c a m e to g i v e us a l e s s o n in S p a n i s h fT ha s d o n e so e v e r y e v e n i n g
except last n ight when they accompanied
Temperance address.
us to h e a r Mr.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g t h e y a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
A r m s t r o n g to a t t e n d t h e s e m i n a t i o n at t h e c h u r c h .
I w e n t f o r an hour.
I went,
"why I came s ec re tly ?"
m i n u t e s in n a t i v e ,
At 12 o ' c l o c k
H e a r i n g t h e r e w a s an e x a m i n a t i o n o f the
C a t h o l i c s c h o o l s at 2 o ' c l o c k ,
i n q u i r e d o f me,
Hunt's
b ut th e P r i e s t s e e i n g me
A f t e r c o n v e r s i n g a few
I left m u c h chagrinned.
On M o n d a y Mrs.
J a s p e r t o o k Mr. A b e l l ' s
A f t e r o u r r e t u r n f r o m t h e Tem. m e e t i n g ,
§ s t a i d t i l l 10 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Dr.
l i t t l e baby.
§ Mrs.
Rooke called
I m e n t i o n e d t h e i n c i d e n t o f t he
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Co oke
Aug.
v i s i t to t h e c a t h o l i c s c h o o l
5, 1848
Page 1
8 he r e m a r k e d that the B i shop w o u l d
be g r ie v e d that the p r i e s t was
so i m p o l i t e .
S o o n a f t e r Mr.
Arm
s t r o n g v i s i t e d th er e.
K u m a c o n f i n e d th is w e e k.
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Do le, w h o
m e n tio ne d that there w o u l d be a c ommunion of the m i s s i o n church
on L o r d ' s d a y n e x t ,
T h e E l e l e No.
Polynesian.
at t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e at 3 o ' c l o c k P.M.
6. c a m e out t o d a y .
I wrote some native.
R e a d t he
As w e h a d n o s c h o o l in S p a n i s h l a s t n i g h t w e h a d it
t h i s m o r n i n g at 11 o ' c l o c k .
S e n o r A l f o n s o o n l y came.
they bo t h came § a cc o m p a n i e d the six boys 4 girls
At t h r e e
8 Mr.
Goodale
to t h e P r e c i p i c e at N u u a n u .
W e c a l l e d at P u n a h o u .
i n g all h a v e r e i t r e d e ar ly .
T h u r s d a y t h e E u p h e m i a s a i l e d f o r S an
Francisco § I sent letters, papers
8 b o o k s to Mr.
This e v e n
Douglass.
This
w e e k w r o t e up m y a c c o u n t w i t h s c h o o l fo r f o u r m o n t h s ba ck.
M o n d a y Aug.
7 '48
It is n o w 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k 8 w e h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m
m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
Armstrong's new "Stone House".
a number were present.
S i s t e r A. S a i d s he c a l l e d it "d h o u s e
warming".
Bro.
H u n t c o n d u c t e d it,
8 he d i r e c t e d our a t t e n t i o n
to C h a r l o t t e E l i s a b e t h 8 t h r o u g h h e r to t h e Jews .
bro.
Damon, Bates, A n d r e w s
§ Arm®.
d oo rs , h a r n e s s
8 w a g o n seat.
e s s a y on S.S. w r i t t e n 1841.
This
Prayers by
This forenoon our school
w a s v i s i t e d an h o u r b y S e n o r e s A l f o n s o 8 A l d a n a .
we h ad a "Spanish lesson".
Quite
A t 12 o ' c l o c k ,
afternoon I exercised fixing
T h i s e v e n i n g I h a n d e d bro.
Ag. m y
H e a r d to d a y t h a t t h e b r i g w h i c h
a r r i v e d y e s t e r d a y b r o u g h t i n t e l l i g e n c e o f p e a c e in M e x i c o
8 th at
Journal, Amo s S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
7, 1848
Page 171
Com. J o n e s h a d g o n e to S a n F r a n c i s c o to g u a r d t h e g o l d mi n e s .
Mr. J a r v i s h a d got to V e r a Cruz.
menced Sabbath school
8 at 8 o 'c lk .
p e c t i n g to t a k e an i n f a n t c l a s s .
day.
Mrs.
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
C. w e n t to c h a p e l
Mrs.
Armstrong com
C. a t t e n d e d § is e x
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all
8 h e a r d bro.
Dole.
c o m m u n i o n s e a s o n at t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e .
At 3 o ' c l o c k
I did not enjoy
it.
D i d n o t go to bro.
in t h e e v e n i n g £ bro.
T h u r s d a y Aug.
10,
H u n t m e e t i n g a t t e n d e d at t h e c h a p e l
D. p r e a c h e d f r o m 1 P et 4:18.
'48
T u e s d a y , y e s t e r d a y 8 t o - d a y t h e s c h o o l ha s b e e n as u s u a l .
About m i d n i g h t M o n d a y the King 8 suite re a c he d the shore,
h o m e c l a n d e s t i n e l y tho'
t h e B a n d o f M u s i c w a s out
e s c o r t h i m to t h e P a l a c e .
8 came
8 s o l d i e r s to
At n o o n on T u e s d a y I w e n t w i t h the
s c h o l a r s to s e e h i s m a j e s t y ,
8 b e c a u s e Alex, w e n t o u t to s ee h i m
without leave I was mu c h d i s p l e a s e d w i t h hi m b eing quite irritable.
Indeed,
I h a v e fe lt q u i t e u n w e l l
f o r s e v e r a l days.
For two evenings
w e h a v e h a d a s c h o o l in S p a n i s h 8 A l d a n a 8 A l f o n s o h a v e
q u i t e late.
Dr.
L a s t n i g h t w e r e t i r e d at 11 o 'clk.
Smith has a son born
W ednesday evening our me e t i n g was
Mr.
[stayed(?)]
G o o d a l e w e n t to bro.
3rd inst.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
H u n t ' s m e e t i n g at Mr.
l e d in p r a y e r f o r t h e f i r s t time.
Lee's
Armstrong.
8 J u d g e Lee
T h i s forenoon S e n o r C a r l o s
Lop ez A l i n a b a d e us f a r e w e l l w i t h m u c h a f f e c t i o n § s a i l e d in
t h e M a t i l d a for C h i n a ebout noo n .
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e is a s o i r e e at t h e P a l a c e ,
h a v e j u s t gone, w i t h Mrs.
C. a c c o m p a n i e d b y bro.
8 the s c h o l a r s
Armstrong.
During
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
this w e e k w e h a v e h a d m o r e o r l es s rain.
Y e s t e r d a y I spent my
10, 1848
s p a r e t i m e in s t u d y i n g out "The C a r p e n t e r ' s T h e o r e m " ,
11,
Page 172
Book
IV Prop.
"The s q u a r e d e s c r i b e d on t h e h y p o t h e n u s e o f a r i g h t - a n g l e d
triangle,
is e q u i v a l e n t to t h e s u m o f t h e s q u a r e s d e s c r i b e d on
the other two sides."
M o n d a y Aug.
14
'48
F r i d a y at n o o n A l f o n s o c a m e to g i v e us a l e s s o n in S p a n
ish.
Th e n i g h t b e f o r e , h e c a l l e d § s t a y e d q u i t e late.
e v e n i n g w e h a d c a l l s f r o m bro. H a l l , Mrs. A n d r e w s
§ a f ew o t h e r s .
L e a r n e d t h a t d a y t h a t a w h a l e s h i p " C a l i f o r n i a " Capt.
w a s to s a i l f o r t h e s t a t e s in a b o u t a m o n t h .
m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
5 s i s t e r W i l c o x § f i n i s h e d it on Sat.
Alfonso rode wi t h the children.
Mrs.
C.
T h e f i r s t t i m e sh e h a d b e e n on t h e p l a i n .
intelligence.
It w a s m i d n i g h t b e f o r e
(Lo rd 's day)
I was not a little stupid,
C. w e n t to h e r S.S.
especially,
6: 11,
12.
I got to s le e p.
Yesterday
Mrs.
Bro. A r m
The King § people were present
Dr.
B l o o m f i e l d § A l f o n s o , Mr.
W h e n w e r e t u r n e d I h a d a S.S.
Hunt's meeting.
That e v e n
on a c c o u n t o f it.
w ho w i t h others n e a r l y f i lled the church.
Capt.
T i b b e y up
the foreign
§ h ad about sixty little scholars.
s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m Heb.
foreigners.
Saturday afternoon
§ I t o o k Mrs.
ing I r e a d t h e P o l y n e s i a n t i l l 1 0 ' c l o c k ,
5 Mrs. B a t e s ,
Fisher,
That eveni ng c o m
D u r i n g t h a t a f t e r n o o n s t u d i e d m y s p a n i s h l e s so n.
to P u n a h o u .
Friday
J u d d § w i f e , Mr.
D e F e i n e u r § so me o t h e r
5 Mrs.
C. w e n t to bro.
A f t e r d i n n e r m o s t o f the c h i l d r e n t o o k a nap.
At 3 o ' c l o c k w e w e n t to n a t i v e c h u r c h § h e a r d bro.
His text was
F r o m t h e r e w e w e n t to bro.
Ag.
again.
(!)
H.'s,
T e x t II Cor.
3:2,
a w r i t t e n sermon.
Aug.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cook e
14, 1848
At 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k t h e y w e n t to the P a l a c e 8 bro.
(!).
At 7 1/2 A l , Lot,
Ber.
Page 173
A. p r e a c h e d f r o m
8 M a r y w e n t to c h a p e l .
I
had a lesson w i t h our domestics.
T h i s e v e n i n g w e h a d a S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y
bro. Hun t.
At n o o n a l e s s o n in S p a n i s h .
boys'
8 parler(!)
rooms
Friday 8 Saturday cleaned
8 t o d a y p l a s t e r e d t he w a l k in t h e court.
This a f t e r n o o n s t u d i e d Spanish.
Mrs.
T h o m p s o n h a d a son on F r iday
last.
Sat. bro.
F r i d a y Aug.
18
C a s t l e c a l l e d 8 s a i d he w a s 40 yrs.
o l d t h a t day.
'48
T h i s e v e n i n g m y e y e s a re q u i t e sore ,
8 I s h a l l n o t be
a b l e to w r i t e m u ch .
Tuesday evening Alfonso called 8 John Dominis
no Sp an i s h lesson.
Most of the af ternoon I spent
a piece which Alfonso wrote
h e t r a n s l a t e d it f o r us.
room.
in Mrs.
At n o o n ,
C's A l b u m .
in t r a n s l a t i n g
In t h e e v e n i n g
J o h n D o m i n i s c a l l e d at A l e x ' s
W e d n e s d a y A l f o n s o e x p e c t e d to sail.
s c h o l a r s w r i t e on C a r d s t h e i r n a m e s ,
a n h o u r o r m o r e w i t h h i m at n o o n ,
8 we had
Mrs.
C. h a d t h e
fo r A l f o n s o n ( I ) .
We s p e n t
a l s o in t h e e v e n i n g .
T h u r s d a y h e c a l l e d a g a i n 8 so h e d i d to d a y fo r t h e l a s t time,
8 I gave h i m a Sp a n i sh Testament.
8 B e r n i c e to v i s i t at Mrs.
L a s t e v e n i n g I t o o k M rs .
J o h n s t o n e 8 in t h e e v e n i n g Lot, A l . 8
M a r y a c c o m p a n i e d m e o n fo ot 8 w e a l l r e t u r n e d on foot.
Mrs. V i d a 8 h e r t w o d a u g h t e r s
R. D a v i e s
8 wife wer e there,
8 h e r s o n 18,
16,
We saw
10 y e a r s o f age.
8 so w e r e J o h n D o m i n i s
r e a c h e d h o m e n o t t i l l a f t e r 10 o ' c l o c k .
fatigued.
C.
§ By r e s .
We
T o d a y I h a v e felt m u c h
C a l l e d on J u d g e Lee § l ef t h i m an o r d e r o f r ( ! ) H. H i l l
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
B o s t o n f o r 50.
Aug.
for a compass
(see r e c e i p t ) .
ing w a s s ma l l.
That day I distributed,
M o n d a y , Aug.
'48.
21
18, 1848
Page 174
Wednesday our m e e t
Daily consert of prayer.
S a t u r d a y f o r e n o o n w a s s p e n t in r e a d i n g E c l e c t i c M a g a z i n e .
A lso ,
the Polynesian.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e s c h o l a r s
c a l l e d on Mr. J a s p e r .
Mrs.
C.
8 I c a l l e d o n Mr. W y l l i e .
spoke of the ingratitude of the natives,
l ea v e t h e s c h o o l
her some medicine.
P o gue.
At e v e n i n g w e
L o r d ' s d a y w a s w a r m w i t h l i t t l e o r n o wind .
tho fatigued.
T h e r e s t o f us to c h u r c h § h e a r d Mr. A.
"He w e n t a b o u t d o i n g g o o d . "
Came home
a n d e r b e c a u s e he s a i d he t h o u g h t Mr.
Mrs.
from Acts
D i m o n d o u g h t to g i v e the
A f t e r n o o n bro. A g . p r e a c h e d f r o m Jer.
13:26,
A f t e rnoon change the girls
t h e r e to O a h u C h a r i t y s c h o o l - h o u s e 8 h e a r d bro.
" G o d so l o v e d t h e w o r l d 8c ."
8 boys placing
At 7 1/2 Lot 8 A. Ber.
Went
from
Hunt from John
A t 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k Mrs.
a c c o m p a n i e d t h e s c h o l a r s to t h e p a l a c e .
tics.
$100.
" Ca n t h e E t h i o p i a
t h e l a t t e r on t h e f r o n t s e a t at t h e r e q u e s t o f Lot.
3:16,
10:38,
Had a talk with A l e x
A s u b s c r i p t i o n w a s t a k e n up f or i t - - P r i c e
c h a n g e h i s s k i n 8 c. "
C. w e n t to
8 r e a d to t h e c h i l d r e n
one o f B u r d e r ' s S e r m o n W o r t h o f t h e Soul.
sef^aphena.
He
S a r a i w a s t a k e n ill 8 w e g av e
Enjoyed the day more than usual,
S.S.
8
8 t h o u g h t w e o u g h t to
8 look after our own children.
r e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m Mrs.
roode(!)
C.
I had a school with d o m e s
8 M a r y w e n t to c h a p e l w i t h Mr.
Goodale
T h i s m o r n i n g r o s e at 5 1/2 o ' c l o c k , b u t d i d n o t b a t h e as u sual.
B e f o r e s c h o o l w e n t to Mr.
Boardman's
8 saw some C a li f o r n i a gold
8 s o m e b u l l i o n f r o m " G u y m a s " w o r t h $1260.
Mr.
8 Mrs. B r e w e r ,
o f O r e g o n here .
This evening we had
T h e y are e x p e c t i n g to s a i l
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
in a f e w d a y s f or t h e S t a t e s .
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
to c o m p l e t e h is c o n t r a c t w i t h Mr.
I w i t n e s s e d it.
T h u r s d a y Aug.
f o r $800 pr. y e a r §c.
W e h a v e a c a l l f r o m bro. H a l l
fo r s e a m e n ,
§ a Mr.
Stanley
an a r t i s t .
24
'48
Tuesday after school
to bro.
Goodale,
Page 175
A r m s t r o n g came
I w e n t d o w n to a t t e n d M o n t h l y c o n c e r t
b u t it w a s c l o s e d .
from Oregon,
21, 1848
Smith's
I t o o k Mrs.
§ w e all d i n e d th e r e .
C. § o u r o w n c h i l d r e n up
At 3 o ' c l o c k
I came down
w i t h t h e w a g o n to t a k e u p B e r n i c e w h o w a s to be t h e r e at tea.
Mrs. V i d a £ h e r d a u g h t e r c a m e in § sat an h o u r ,
converse,
well.
s o m e in S p a n i s h § s o m e in E n g l i s h .
After tea we returned.
Bernice,
Jos.
§ w e t r i e d to
They appeared very
§ Martha walking.
The e v e n i n g I spent in s t u d y i n g a S p a n i s h Grammer.
day the French Vessel
D u r i n g the
" P e r s e v e r a n c e " w h i c h b r o u g h t Mrs.
Vida
s a i l e d f or C a l i f o r n i a t a k i n g 60 passengers a m o n g w h o m w e r e Mr.
§ Mrs.
Stevens.
Learned,
a l s o t h a t Mr.
t h e S a b i n a for C a l i f o r n i a on S u n d a y ,
§ t h at B y e r s a i d e d him.
Y e s t e r d a y m y s c h o o l w e n t r a t h e r h ar d .
p u l l e y s to t h e f r o n t gate.
ing.
I c o n d u c t e d it.
B e n s o n a b s c o n d e d on b o a r d
In the a f t e r n o o n a t t a c h e d
In t h e e v e n i n g f e w o n l y at o u r m e e t
Came home
§ s t u d i e d Spa n i s h grammer.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w r o t e to bro. Wm.
N.Y.
§ p u t up a M e s s e n g e r ,
t e n l e t t e r s ready.
this week;
also, Mr.
L. V a n D u z e e ,
Buffalo
F r i e n d § P o l y n e s i a n f o r him.
I have
T h i s e v e n i n g w e n t to ride.
Bates.
Hunt moved
C o n c l u d e d to h a v e B e r n i c e Lot § A l .
d r o p A l g e b r a § p r e s s on in E m e r s o n ,
ship.
Bro.
Part
III.
T h e y are at P a r t n e r
Journal, Amos Star r Cooke
Sat. Aug.
Aug.
pository.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w r o t e to bro.
Teachers.
H a v e w o r k e d at t h e s a m e to d a y .
afternoon Elizabeth Andrews
J u l i e t t e s t a i d w i t h Mrs.
§ p a p e r s to t h e D e
B o n d § s o m e n a t i v e to
It is no.
4.
r o d e w i t h us to P u n a h o u ,
A.
Th i s
§ Martha
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n I t o o k t h e g ir l s
o v e r t o w a r d s Ewa.
Th is
see t h e i r p a r e n t s ,
§ w e r e a b s e n t an h o u r ,
f o r e n o o n n e a r l y all t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t to
or m o r e.
2 8 '48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mr s.
90 §100 s c h o l a r s .
C. w e n t to h e r S.S.
d u r i n g t h e day,
I, to o n l y t h r e e .
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d i n t h e m o r n i n g f r o m J o h n 1:29.
s e a t s o f t h e b o y s § g i r l s b a c k as f o r m e r l y .
h o m e § w h i l e Mrs.
C. w e n t to bro.
f r o m " B e n d e r " to t h e s c h o l a r s
a f t e r n o o n bro.
5:17 If a n y m a n b e in ch.
§c.
C h a n g e d the
Hunt's service read a sermon
f r o m s a m e t e x t J o h n 1:29.
(Ueliueli).
Bro.
A f t e r s e r v i c e came
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d a g a i n f r o m Rev.
was a powerful sermon
Mrs.
§ had between
She m a d e h e r t h r o a t s o r e t a l k i n g § s i n g i n g .
S h e w e n t to 4 s e r v i c e s
us u a l .
Pag e 176
26 48
Yesterday m o r ning took my letters
Mon. Aug.
26, 1848
In t h e
6 : 18 ,
19.
It
Bro. H u n t p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor,
His c o n g r e g a t i o n was
larger than
C. a c c o m p a n i e d t h e s c h o l a r s to t h e p a l a c e
§ to the
c hapel. I s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g w i t h o u r d o m e s t i c s .
To d a y I h a v e felt
u n w e l l b u t h a v e a s c h o o l as u s u a l .
T h i s e v e n i n g Ber. M a r y § Lot § A l . h a v e g o n e to H e l e n J u d d ' s p a r t y .
C a r r i e d in m y f o u r t h c o m m u n i c a t i o n f o r t h e E l e l e ,
No.
8.
Sa w
O r r a m e l G u l i c k w h o h a d j u s t c o m e f r o m W a i a l u a on h i s w a y to M a k a w a o
to c o m m e n c e on h is f a r m there.
Gov's carriage.
T h i s e v e n i n g Lot § A l . r o d e in
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Cooke
Wed.
Aug.
30
Aug.
30, 1848
Page 177
'48
The c h i l d r e n did not r e turn on M o n d a y evening,
o'clock.
L a s t e v e n i n g w e d i d n o t ride,
to r e t u r n t h e c a r r i a g e .
Mrs.
8 the boys were ordere d
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e i r h o r s e s a ll came.
C. 8 I w e n t f o r E l i z a b e t h A n d r e w s b u t Mr.
o u t w i t h her.
w e h a d Mrs.
Rice 8 Orremel(!)
had a good meeting.
Ch.
f o r p u m p in C o o k - R .
Aug.
31
Gulick.
8 Cas.
Came home
some about Book Keeping.
Th ur s.
Lee h a d gone
W e r o d e on t h e n e w r o a d t o w a r d s Ewa.
was c o n d u c t e d by bros.
t i l l 11
8 +
At d i n n e r
This evening our meeting
Few only present,
but, w e
8 found John Dominis here,
§ talked
Yesterday 8 to-day had a new box made
yd.
'48
T h i s is t h e l a s t d a y o f a n o t h e r m o n t h § I h a v e b e e n s e t t l i n g
a c ct s.
B a l a n c i n g my cash,
[over] m y d o n a t i o n s
8 b r i n g i n g u p m y a / c s at Dep.
§ f i n d t h e m $ 4 0 . 3 7 f o r t he e i g h t m o n t h s past.
E x a m i n e d m y a c c t . b o o k 8 t h i n k it w i l l
8 Ber.
Looked
la st till 1850.
Lot, A l .
r e c i t e d t o d a y P r o p 1 4 - B o o k 4.
Bro.
C l a r k m a a r r i v e d a b o u t 9 o 'c lk .
v e s s e l c a m e in t h i s m o r n i n g .
Th is e v e n i n g Mrs.
8 Capt.
l a s t n i g h t 8 the
C a l l e d on t h e m at bro.
Chamberlain's.
B r e w e r r o d e out w i t h us to " L i t t l e G r e e n w i c h
S p e n c e r p r e s e n t e d a n a r r a t i v e o f t h e e v e n t s a t t e n d i n g the
m a s s a c r e of part of c r e w of the W hale ship T i tore of N B e d f o r d
b y t he n a t i v e s
of Lydenhams
Is.
By Thos Spencer,
Master".
Mrs.
B. s a i d t h e y h a d e n g a g e d a p a s s a g e to d a y on " S o u t h A m e r i c a " .
Capt.
S o u l e to s a i l in a b o u t 10 days.
Bro.
A r m s t r o n g r e t u r n e d to
day from Koolau.
This evening the Misses Mott a c c o m p a n i e d by J ohn Dominis
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
31, 1848
§ H o r a c e C r a b b h a v e c a l l e d § are full o f h i l a r i t y .
Page 178
Bro.
Hall
c alled.
Sat.
Sept.
2 '48
Yesterday forenoon
I w e n t d o w n t o w n to m a r k e t
r e t u r n t i l l a f t e r m y s c h o o l hou r.
Betts, of Stamford.
hampton,
This
§ d i d no t
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w r o t e to J a m e s
f o r e n o o n I w r o t e to bro.
B i n g h a m at Eas t-
Ms.
L a s t e v e n i n g t h e r e w a s a s o i r e e at t h e p a l a c e f o r the
s c h o o l s of t h i s Ko na,
§ s o m e s u n g in t h e p a l a c e - - a f t e r th is t h e y
all a s s e m b l e d b e f o r e t h e p a l a c e
remarks.
§ the King § Premier made some
O u r s c h o o l w a s p r e s e n t b u t w e w e r e t o o late.
A f t e r t h e s o i r e e I w e n t to t h e T e m p e r a n c e m e e t i n g .
w a s v o t e d to m e e t f o r a f e w m o n t h s to c o m e e v e r y w e e k .
wa s c h o s e n e d i t o r o f F o u n t a i n , pro.
visited Manao(!)
hou,
valley.
§ I p u r c h a s e d 2 bis.
t h e S.
tem.
Mr.
Hunt
To da y t h e K i n g § c h i e f s
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
C.
§ I visited Puna
c o m at 3$. T h e P o l y n e s i a n o f t o d a y p r o v e s
Is. N e w s e d i t o r g u i l t y o f l i b e l a g a i n s t J o h n Ii.
a f t e r n o o n Mr.
It
B i s h o p c a l l e d to s e e Mrs.
Yesterday
C. § she a n s w e r e d his
in
q u i r y in t h e n e g a t i v e .
Mon.
Sept.
4 '48
H a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Damon, who read some extracts
Armg.
f r o m an E n g l i s h
w o r k o f t w o y o u n g m e n s e nt o u t to e x p l o r e C h i n a b y t h e c h u r c h
missionary society.
It s a i d t h a t
from 7 different societies,
1846 t h e r e w e r e 44 m i s s i o n a r i e s
4 f r o m Am.
§ 3 from England.
T h i s e v e n i n g L o t ' s M a h o e fe ll f r o m a h o r s e
b r o k e his
Journal, Amos S tarr Cook e
left c o l l a r bone .
Sept.
Lot got Dr.
h a v e g o n e d o w n to see him.
d r e w s to ride.
ing o f f i c e
This mor n i n g
4, 1848
R o o k e to v i s i t h i m
Page 179
n o w Lot § A l .
This a f t er n o o n w e c a r r i e d Sarah A n
I got the corn m i l l from the P r i n t
§ t h i s a f t e r n o o n s c r e w e d it to t h e f l o o r in G r a s s house.
I a l s o f i x e d M a r t h a § J u l i e t t e ' s b e d w h i c h t o o k m e an hour.
m y s c h o o l r e a d § c o m p l e t e d M i s s i o n a r y H e r a l d f o r Oct
I c o m m e n c e d r e a d i n g to Mrs.
C. w e n t to h e r S.S.
C. y e s t e r d a y .
§ h a d 96 s c h o l a r s .
his f a r e w e l l s e r m o n f r o m III J o h n 4.
§ r e a d to t h e m B e r d e r ' s
'47 w h i c h
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mrs.
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d
"I h a v e n o g r e a t e r j o y t h a n
to h e a r t h a t m y c h i l d r e n w a l k in t h e t r u t h " .
scholars
After
Came h o m e w i t h the
s e rmon on 4th commandment.
In
t h e a f t e r n o o n b r o C l a r k p r e a c h e d h i s i n t r o d u c t o r y s e r m o n f r o m Eph.
4:11-13.
H i s v o i c e f i l l e d t h e h o u s e c o m p l e t e l y § it w a s v e r y
sweet.
A f t e r t h i s w e w e n t to h e a r bro.
Hunt
s c h o o l - h o u s e w a s q u i t e f ul l § m o r e t h a n us ua l.
Mrs.
C. § t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t to t h e p a l a c e .
f r o m R o m 3:20.
At 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k
For some m i s d e m e a n o r
on A l 's p a r t l a s t s a b b a t h t h e b o y s d i d n o t go to c h a p e l .
G o o d a l e § bro.
Armstrong accompanied
t h e e v e n i n g in c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h Lot,
apparent sincerity.
Spring
before we left Sarai
Bernice
§ M a ry .
Mr.
I spent
§ w a s p l e a s e d w i t h hi s
He h a d l a i d up s o m e t h i n g t h a t
to A l . at L a h a i n a a b o u t h im ,
I s a i d l as t
§ to d a y I r e m e m b e r t h a t j u s t
f o u n d h i m in M y ' s r o o m § I p r o b a b l y h a d t h a t
on m y m i n d at t h e time.
Mr.
B i s h o p w r o t e a n o t e to Mrs.
C. t o
d a y r e q u e s t i n g t h at n o t h i n g m i g h t be said.
Wed.
The
Se pt 6 - 4 8
Have just returned from our pray e r m e e t i n g conducted
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
by t h e bro.
Sept.
6, 1848
Page 180
C l a r k , w h o m a d e t h e f i r s t p r a y e r 8 r e a d III J o h n 3.
I d i d n o t e n j o y t h e m e e t i n g as u s u a l b e c a u s e o f Mr.
Gilman's presence.
Yesterday forenoon the
arrived 8
a n c h o r e d o u t si de,
returned.
l e y 's
Independence,
Shubrick,
§ v e r y s o o n s a l u t e d th e G o v e r n m e n t w h i c h w a s
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
Indian paintings.
O r e g o n City,
Com.
Dallas
H a l l c a l l e d w i t h so me o f Mr.
T h e m a s s a c r e o f Dr.
§ Mrs. W h i t m a n ,
Stan
§
8 a f e w p i c t u r e s of v a r i o u s t r i b e s of I nd i a n s .
They w e r e mere drafts but w h e n w e l l p a i n t e d w i l l
look well.
Bro.
H. r e m a r k e d t h a t t h e I n d e p e n d e n c e s t o p p e d at L a h a i n a 8 b r o u g h t
down Dwight Baldwin.
T h a t Lieut.
Commodore was well disposed.
of the w a y
B rown was a pious man,
8 th e
I do n o t i n t e n d to p u t m y s e l f out
b u t l i t t l e f o r them.
Yesterday afternoon
I r o d e on
h o r s e - b a c k w i t h t h e boys.
F r i d a y S e p t 8 '48
I have just retu r n e d from our Temperance meeting.
old F o u n t a i n was revived.
m a t t e r f o r it.
Mr.
Bro.
H u n t r e a d it.
G o o d a l e j o i n e d us.
Our
I s e n t a p a g e of
Voted a committee,
D am on ,
H u n t 8 R o g e r s to r e p o r t on t h e e x p e d i e n c y o f p u b l i s h i n g s o m e t h i n g .
Hawaii.
S p o k e t o - d a y to bro. Ag.
a b o u t L o t ' s a c c o m p a n y i n g h i m to
Y e s t e r d a y I w r o t e to bro.
M u n n at S k a n e a t e l e s , C a n o n d a g o
Co. N.Y. M e n d e d up th e d o o r o f t h e C o o k room.
8 c a l l e d at Mrs. J o h n P a t y § s a w a Mrs.
a b o u t t w o w e e k s s i n c e w i t h a son.
at bro.
Smith's.
d a y 8 Mr.
8 Mrs.
Brown who was confined
W e c a l l e d at Mr.
To d a y m e n d e d W a g o n T hi ll .
B r e w er took d inner with.
to m o r r o w in t h e S o u t h Am.
W e n t out to r i d e
Mrs.
Bates,
a ls o
D o l e s p e n t the
T h e y e x p e c t to sa il
Journal, Amo s S t a r r Cooke
Sat.
Sept.
9, 1848
Page 181
S ep t 9 '48
T h i s d a y I h a v e d e v o t e d to s t u d y i n g A l g e b r a .
n o o n w e c a l l e d at bro.
ha s b e e n v e r y h o t
S m i t h ' s w h o s e b a b e is sick.
§ t h i s e v e n i n g T h e r 83°.
the c h i l d r en have v i s i t e d t h e i r parents.
§ Mrs.
Ives t h i s a f t e r n o o n .
§ gone.
This a f t e r
T h i s d a y it
As u s u a l on S a t u r d a y
A c a l l f r o m Mrs.
Gelet
T h e l as t d a y o f a n o t h e r w e e k has co me
M a y 6j I § m i n e be p r e p a r e d fo r t h e d u t i e s o f t h e c o m i n g
d a y 6j a l l b e p r e p a r e d for an e t e r n a l rest.
T u e s d a y Sept.
12
'48
It n o w l a c ks
20 m i n u t e s of 10 o ' c l o c k P.M.
o f the m o o n has j u s t e n d e d ,
t h e Elele.
and the eclipse
5 I h a v e w r i t t e n a n o t i c e o f it for
T h i s e v e n i n g j u s t at s u n s e t , w h i l e Mr. W i l c o x § H i t c h
c o c k § I w e r e s t a n d i n g o u t s i d e o f o u r gate,
the m oo n rose majest i c a l ly ,
w i t h th e a p p e a r a n c e o f a s m a l l c l o u d on its l o w e r limb,
r e m a r k e d t h a t it m u s t b e an e c l i p s e .
t oo r o u g h f o r t h e s h a d o w o f th e E a r t h .
American Almanac
I s a i d no,
I f o u n d it e v e n as Mr. W. h a d sai d,
§ 24 m.
I f o u n d t h a t t h e e c l i p s e w a s n e a r l y thu s,
o ' c l o c k P.M.
T o t a l com.
o v e r at 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
source of amusement
7.
S mi th .
the O a h u Fountain,
§ calculating
faster than
c o m m e n c e d at 6
T o t a l p a s s off, at 8 1/2
§ thus
it h a s p r o v e d .
§ all p a s s
It h a s b e e n a g r e a t
§ i n s t r u c t i o n to o u r s c h o l a r s
w h o h a v e c o m e to a s k a b o u t it.
s i s t e r M.M.
f o r it a p p e a r e d
But, u p o n c o n s u l t i n g m y
f r o m W a s h i n g t o n t i m e w h i c h is 5 2 4 / 6 0 h o u r s
ours,
§ Mr. W.
§ several natives
To-day we have been visited by
T h i s a f t e r n o o n c o m m e n c e d a c o m m u n i c a t i o n for
§ e x h o r t e d o u r m e m b e r s to w a k e up.
w e n t ou t to r i d e h a d a o p p o r t u n i t y to p r a c t i c e
Peacock § another what
When I
in t h e c a s e o f
I [have] b e e n p r e a c h i n g in m y c o m m u n i c a t i o n .
Sept.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
Saw R o b e r t s o n § i n v i t e d h i m to o u r m e e t i n g .
a s k e d o t h e r s to go.
12, 1848
Page 182
This evening have
Y e s t e r d a y w e w e r e v i s i t e d b y Mr.
Gelett.
In t h e e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d t h e S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
C a s t l e ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Hun t.
C a l l e d to see bro.
r e t u r n e d o n L o r d ' s d a y f r o m Hi l o .
h a d o f f e r e d to g i v e $500.
m o r n i n g Rev.
Mr.
H e t o l d me t h a t Mr.
French
t owards a n e w m e e t i n g house.
Yesterday
N e w e l l c h a p l a i n o f t h e I n d e p e n d e n c e c a l l e d an
h o u r at o u r s c h o o l w i t h b r o Da mon.
at n a t i v e c h u r c h ,
Andrews who
§ bro.
Arg.
Bro.
in P.M.
C l a r k in th e m o r n i n g
Bro. H u n t h a d a f e w in
t he m o r n i n g § a full h o u s e in th e a f t e r n o o n .
T o - d a y the m e e t i n g of A . B.C.F.M.
Sat.
Sept.
16
c o m m e n c e d at B o s t o n .
'48
O n W e d n e s d a y Mr. A r m s t r o n g c a m e
to go to H a w a i i t h e n e x t day,
l ik e to h a v e h i m go.
c o n s u l t h i s fathe r.
§ s a i d he was c a l c u l a t i n g
§ i f Lot w o u l d l i k e to go he w o u l d
I a s k e d Lot
§ he consented,
A t e v e n i n g h e w e n t to see K e k u a n a o a § he
s a i d he s h o u l d n o t go t h o ' he h a d t o l d Mr.
We felt s o m e w h a t d i s a p p o i n t e d at it.
w as c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
b u t w i s h e d to
Armstrong.
A. t h a t he m i g h t go.
In t h e e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g
T h u r s d a y in c o m m e m o r a t i o n of
the da y w h e n t h e B o a r d w ^ h a v e a c o m m u n i o n , w e h a d a n a t i v e p r a y e r
m e e t i n g at s u n r i s e .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n at 3 1/2 o ' c l o c k bro. H u n t
p r e a c h e d to us at t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e f r o m J o h n 17:
"As t h o u
h a s t s e n t m e in t o t h e w o r l d e v e n so a l s o h a v e
I s e n t t h e m into
the w o r l d . "
Clark read some
It w a s a v e r y g o o d s e r m o n .
s t a t i s t i c s a b o u t t h e amt.
$4,000,000.
Mr.
Bro.
c o n t r i b u t e d to t he B o a r d in 38 y e a r s
Bro. A g . l e f t t h e m e e t i n g to go on b o a r d for H a w a i i .
G o o d a l e w e n t to s e e h i m off,
§ I r o d e w i t h t he b oys.
Wednes
Journal, Amo s S t a r r Coo ke
Sept.
d a y e v e n i n g J o h n D o m i n i s c a l l e d to i n v i t e Mrs.
t h e s c h o l a r s to h i s m o t h e r ' s
ing
16, 1848
C.
Page 183
8 me 8 s o m e o f
f o r T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g , b u t the f o l l o w
[day] w e h e a r d t h e r e w a s to b e d a n c i n g 8 so w e d e c l i n e d .
s c h o l a r s f el t n o t a l i t t l e d i s a p p o i n t e d §showed it some.
evening
(Thursday)
f r o m Mr.
M ar cy .
Da m o n ,
In the
L o r r i n 8 h i s s i s t e r s c a m e in 8 J u d g e L e e 8 t h e y
h a d j o l l y t i m e s t il l a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k .
about 8 o'clock.
The
I was unwell
8 retired
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I h a d a c a l l in m y s c h o o l
a c c o m p a n i e d b y L ieut.
Com
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I c o m p l e t e d No.
e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d T e m p e r a n c e Soc.
d
. Page 8 B ro wn 8 Master
5. f o r t h e E l e l e .
Last
8 it w a s v o t e d to i n v i t e Mr.
B a t e s to l e c t u r e to us § at t h e s a m e t i m e h a v e a m e e t i n g to f o r m
a n e w society.
This forenoon
I w o t e a l e t t e r to Col.
Danbury, w h i c h w i t h four Polynesians
to D e p o s i t o r y .
parents.
8 Pittsfield I took
T h i s f o r e n o o n t h e c h i l d r e n all v i s i t e d t h e i r
This evening
for b u t t e r ,
for D.
Moss White,
w e r o d e to P u n a h o u 8 s e t t l e d w i t h t h e m
§ t h e s c h o l a r s to N u u a n u w i t h J o h n Ii.
Mr.
Goodale
rode w i t h Mrs. A r m s t r o n g .
This evening Bernice
b o y s on t h e i r f l u te s.
Have read the P olynesian of to-day.
e v e n i n g Capt. H u n t c a l l e d ,
prayers.
is p l a y i n g on t h e P i a n o f o r t e ,
18
Last
t o o k t e a w i t h us 8 w a s w i t h us at
He l e a v e s s o o n fo r the S t a t e s
M o n d a y Sept.
8 the
8 England.
'48
I have just returned from Seamen Monthly concert where
a few only were present.
12 c a t e c h i s m s
W e n t h o m e w i t h bro.
8 3 Seamen's Hymns.
§purchased
Went into the h ouse
Mr. N e w e l l t a l k i n g a b o u t Mr. W y l l i e ' s
plimented the Missionaries.
Damon
dinner,
8 s a w Rev.
8 t h a t Mr. W. c o m
Yesterday morning,
I arose early 8
Journal, Amos S tarr C ooke
Sept.
p r e p a r e d for c h u r c h as u s u a l b e f o r e p r a y e r s
C. h a d h e r s a b b a t h s c h o o l ,
preached from
[Is.
§ h a d a b o u t 90 p r e s e n t .
§ Mrs.
C. w e n t to bro.
H unt.
Bro.
Page 184
Mrs.
Clark
T h e k i n g w a s ill
§ so w e r e o t h e r c h i e f s .
s p e a k so l o u d as t he s a b b a t h b e f o r e .
S.S.
§breakfast.
26:3, w r i t t e n in p e n c i l ] .
§ d i d n o t c o m e out,
18, 1848
Bro.
C. d i d n o t
After returning I had a
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
p r e a c h e d a g a i n § t h e n w e w e n t to bro.
Clark
Hunt's meeting § heard
h i m f r o m I Cor.
1:30.
at th e p a l a c e .
N o n e o f us w e n t to t h e c h a p e l , b e c a u s e o f th e
scholars
At 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k Bro. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d
lightness of behavior.
e x e r c i s e g r i n d i n g corn.
Today I have h a d some consi de ra bl e
E m m a w a s s i c k y e s t e r d a y § d i d n o t go out.
N e i t h e r h a s s h e b e e n to s c h o o l to day.
R d a d a p r o o f s h e e t o f E l e l e , No.
T u e s d a y S e p t 19
T h i s e v e n i n g sh e r o d e out.
8. t hi s no o n .
'48
T o - d a y my e y e s h a v e s u f f e r e d f r o m w r i t i n g l a s t e v e n i n g .
Bro.
§ s i s t er Clark c a lled last evening.
L e a r n e d t o - d a y t h a t bro. H u n t p e o p l e h a d q u i t e a full
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n l a s t e v e n i n g § t h a t he fe lt q u i t e e n c o u r a g e d .
T h e y c h o o s e a com.
c o n s i s t i n g o f Mr.
F r e n c h S e a § D a v i s to i n
q u i r e h o w § at w h a t c o s t a b u i l d i n g c o u l d be p u t up.
Messrs Judd
§ A n d r e w s to see t h e k i n g a b o u t a s i t u a t i o n s u i t a b l e f o r s u c h an
house of worship.
§ some supplies.
T o d a y the C z a r a r r i v e d § a g en l l e t t e r w a s r e c ^
I rec^ a letter about shells
R i p l e y in t h e o f f i c e o f A . H . M . S .
at N e w Yo r k .
A u n t S a l l y § f r o m A u s t i n § E l i h u h e r sons.
f r o m a Mr. Wm. H.
J.
r e c ^ on e f r o m
H e a r d to d a y th at
bro. J o h n s o n h a d t w i n s o n s b o r n to h i m on t h e 4th inst.
M o t h e r § s on s w e r e d o i n g w e l l .
book.
§ t ha t
T h i n k of p r e p a r i n g a a u t o g r a p h
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
T h u r s d a y Sept.
21
Sept.
21, 1848
Page 185
'48
Y e s t e r d a y § t o - d a y m y s c h o o l ha s p a s s e d as us u a l .
Yester
d a y a f t e r n o o n I a d d e d s o m e t h i n g to m y l e c t u r e s to t e a c h e r s No.
W r o t e a s h o r t l e t t e r to Mrs.
w a s g o i n g to K e a l a k e k u a .
P o g u e § s en t it b y bro.
5.
Ives, w h o
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to l o o k i n g
over the Il lu strated London News
fr. Jan.
b o u n d § b e l o n g e d to H e n r y R h o d e s .
47 to J u ly.
It w a s
I was much pleased.
Duke
Constantine of Russia 2nd son of the E m peror then v i s i t i n g E n g
l a n d a c c o m p a n i e d b y h i s T e a c h e r Ad.
cian.
Luk e, h i s a s s o c i a t e
T h e r e w a s a l s o a p i c t u r e o f Col.
§ Physi
B e n t o n § G e n l W.
Scott.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s d u l l c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
At n o o n t o d a y t h e I n d e p e n d e n c e s a i l e d .
T s a r w i l l r e t u r n s o o n to B o s t o n .
A u n t S a l l y Smith.
Book Keeping.
Clark.
L e r a n e d t o - d a y t h a t the
To d a y Mrs.
C. w r o t e to h e r
L o r r i n c a l l e d t h i s e v e n i n g to b o r r o w C o l t ' s
Yesterday
I w r o t e an E n i g m a f o r t h e E l e l e ,
"Worship
God".
Sat.
Sept.
23
'48
Y e s t e r d a y I d i d n o t s t u d y m u c h.
M y s c h o o l w e n t hard.
Last evening I a tt e n d e d the Tempe ran ce m e et in g but
f or t h e " F o u n t a i n " .
I carried nothing
At o u r n e x t m e e t i n g n e w o f f i c e r s w i l l b e c h o se n.
L a s t e v e n i n g w e a ll r e t i r e d q u i t e e ar ly .
To-day we were
invited
b y P u n a h o u fo l k s to u n i t e w i t h t h e m in a p i c k n i c k at Ma n o a .
a c c e p t e d § m a d e p r e p a r a t i o n s to go at 10 o ' c l o c k .
l e t t e r c a m e f r o m t h e K i n g for Lot
Nuuanu.
We
Just then a
§ A l . to f o l l o w a f t e r h i m to
J o h n Ii e x p r e s s e d h i m s e l f d o u b t f u l as to t h e e x p e d i e n c y
b u t w o u l d n o t go to see h i s m a j e s t y .
I s t a r t e d § f o u n d h e h a d go ne
§ c a m e b a c k § f u r n i s h e d Lot § A l . w i t h h o r s e s ,
§ t o l d t h e m to get
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
r e ad y f o r M a n o a .
Sept.
They went,
but did
all P u n a h o u t h e r e e x c e p t M i s s
M o s e s 20 or m o r e m o n t h s
in t h e w a g o n .
Mon.
Sept.
25
[not]
S mi th .
si nc e .
Mrs.
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appear pleased.
Found
D i n e d in a h o u s e b u i l t for
C 8 our children with John
S o m e r o d e to t h e e n d o f v a l l e y .
R e t u r n e d at 4 o'clk.
'48
This day begins the last w e e k of another m o n t h 8 of another
t e r m in school.
scholars
This
f o r e n o o n m y s c h o o l w a s p r e t t y g o o d 8 t he
i m p r o v e d t h e i r time.
ing o v e r D a n b u r y
" T i m e s " f r o m Sept.
Received many more papers
z in es ,
"Youths
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to l o o k
Cabinet" Mass Eagle,
8c.
T.
8 I § o u r f o u r c h i l d r e n v i s i t e d Mr.
Eolian Attachment.
Dr.
They were interesting.
today of various k i n d s --Eclectic M a g a
as h o t as a n y d a y t h e p a s t s u m m er .
C.
to Feb.
8c.
85°.
T h i s d a y has b e e n
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
Jasper 8 saw their new
J u d d h a s o n e 8 so has bro.
Rogers.
Yes
t e r d a y h a d o c c a s i o n to t a k e t h e f l u t e s
from the boys for a w h o l e
wee k.
C. a t t e n d e d h e r S.S. o f
Y e s t e r d a y w a s L o r d ' s day.
a b o u t 90 s c h o l a r s .
21:2 7.
Bro.
Mrs.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d in th e m o r n i n g f r o m Rev.
The king was not
present.
w e n t to h e a r bro. H u n t .
A t n o o n Mrs.
C. 8 c h i l d r e n
I had a sabbath school, h e a r d the s c h o l
ars r e c i t e t h e i r 7 v e r s e s
8 t h e n r e a d H e n r y ' s c o m m e n t s u p o n them.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 4 9 : 7 , 8 .
H u n t p r e a c h e d f r o m Rom.
faith?
3:26,
Do w e t h e n m a k e v o i d the l a w t h r o u g h
G o d f o r b i d , y e a w e e s t a b l i s h t h e laws.
our usual family worship.
bro. A n d r e w s .
h e a r d bro.
Bro.
We d i s pensed w i t h
A f t e r s u p p e r w e n t to t h e p a l a c e
8 heard
In t h e e v e n i n g s o m e o f us w e n t to t h e C h a p e l ,
Damon from
(!)
I thought
During the day I l ooked over Evang e l i s t s
8 Missionary Heralds
f o r Jan.
Feb.
I had h e a r d it b e f o r e .
for Dec.
8 March
8
'48.
l e t t e r to d a y for h e r s i s t e r F a n n y 8 on e to E.
1847.
Mrs.
,
Da y S p r i n g s
C. c o m m e n c e d a
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T u e s d a y Sept.
26
Sept. 26, 1848
'48
T h i s d a y ha s p a s s e d as u s u a l .
the c h i l d r e n a c c o m p a n i e d m e to w a l k .
t e a at bro.
months.
Castle's.
A.M.
This aft er no on most of
Mrs.
Commenced my account
C § our children took
for the p a s t s i x
T h i s e v e n i n g at 9 o ' c l o c k an e c l i p s e o f the S u n c o m
m e n c e s at Lat.
h ou rs .
Page 18
72°46' N.
Long.
20°45' E.
It w i l l
l a s t 3 1/2
T h e T r a n s i t o f M e r c u r y w i l l b e o v e r 6 m. b e f o r e 6 o c l k
o n l y a f e w m i n u t e s b e f o r e s u n r i s e Nov.
T h u r s d a y Sept.
9th.
2 8 '48
Y e s t e r d a y w e h a d it as h o t as t h e d a y b e f o r e .
[evening(?)]
Towards
t h e r e w a s an a p p e a r a n c e of r a i n in the m o u n t a i n s
b u t it d i d n o t r a i n t i l l n e a r m i d n i g h t .
To d a y w e h a v e h a d
frequent showers - -which g r e a t l y improves the air the earth,
v e g e t a t i o n §c.
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y I h a v e b e e n e n g a g e d in m a k i n g m y a cc t
for the past six months.
Saw last w eek's
Rev. M e s s r s .
H a d a l o n g c ha t w i t h b r o Ch.
" N e w s " w h i c h i m p l i e s all t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s b ut
Smith,
Bishop
§ T h u r s t o n are apos t a t e s
w o r k , b e c a u s e t h e y a r e f r i e n d l y to t h e G o v e r n m e n t .
p o r t e d to h a v e b e e n w r i t t e n b y Mr.
Sat.
Sept.
to day.
to t h e i r
It is r e
Hooper.
30 48
To d a y h a s b e e n d e v o t e d to f e r r i t t i n g out the m i s c o n
d uc t o f O n i a k a l a w h i l e h e l i v e d w i t h
H e ca me d o w n to s h o w us a s i d d l e ( ! )
[us] n e a r l y a y e a r ago.
w h i c h w e c l a i m e d as our,
t h a t it w a s n o t o u r s b e c a u s e h e h a d n e w l e a t h e r p u t u p o n it.
I h a d h i m p u t i n t o t h e f o r t § t h e n w e n t w i t h a m a k a i to his
§
Sept. 30, 1848
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h o u s e at q u i t e the u p p e r p a r t o f P a u o a v a l l e y § f o u n d s e v e r a l
t h i n g s t h e r e b e l o n g i n g to us.
B r o u g h t t h e m a ll d o w n § t h e y are
to b e p r o d u c e d at c o u r t on M o n d a y m o r n i n g b e f o r e J u d g e J a s p e r ,
at 9 o ' c l o c k .
P a o a l u a , h i s w i f e , w a s h e r e t h is a f t e r n o o n § I
h a d h e r r e p r e m a n d e d (!) to t h e f o r t - - t i l l M o n d a y .
Y e s t e r d a y o u r t e r m c l o s e d - - L o t A l . § B e r in G e o m e t r y
B o o k IV Prop.
19.
E m e r s o n ' s A r i t h m e t i c r e v i e w i n g § got to pa r -
t a i l [partial] p a y m e n t s
§ E l . § Wm.
a r e w i t h them.
P e t e r ' s c l a ss
in II H i s t o r y at P o l a n d § r e v i e w i n g E m e r s o n II p a r t
§ at c o m
pound numbers.
L a s t e v e n i n g b e f o r e s u n s e t r o d e to P u n a h o u for s o m e b u t t e r .
W e n t to t h e B o o k - A u c t i o n t h e r e b e i n g n o T e m p e M e e t g .
t h e " H o n o l u l u " a r r i v e d , w i t h Mr.
immediately for San Francisco.
T e n Eyck.
Yesterday
She w i l l s a i l a g a i n
N o t a w o r d f r o m Mr.
Douglass nor
M r . Lyman.
A n o t h e r day, w e e k
§ m o n t h is c l o s e d § to m o r r o w I h o p e
to c e l e b r a t e t h e l o v e o f J e s u s ,
b u t h o w can I do it a c c e p t a b l e
to G o d § p u n i s h a b l e to m y o w n s ou l , u n l e s s
it b e s h e d a b r o a d in
m y h e a r t by t h e S p i r it .
Mon.
Oct.
2 '48
I
h a v e r e t u r n e d f r o m m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
w h i c h w a s c o n d u c t e d b y him.
J o s e p h a c c o m p a n i e d me.
§ California.
Lot, A l , Wm.
B e r M a r y Em.
Clark's
§El. §
Remarks were made about Wes t e r n Africa
A few only present.
No one from the valley.
D a m o n t h o u g h t w e o u g h t t o w r i t e to Ben.
Societies to s e n d ou t
a g e n t s o f e v e r y k i n d f o r c h r i s t to C a l i f o r n i a .
the b e g inning of another month.
Y e s t e r d a y was
It w a s c o m m u n i o n day.
With
Bro.
Oct.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Apana,
Clark from Romans
§ arose § revived,
liv in g.
14:9.
F o r to t h i s e n d C h r i s t b o t h d i e d
t h a t h e m i g h t b e L o r d b o t h of t h e d e a d § t h e
There was quite a c r o w d e d house.
at 8 1/2
11 o ' c l o c k
Mrs.
I h a d m y S.S. w i t h t h e s c h o l a r s ,
n o t r e a d so m u c h as u s u a l .
c e l e b r a t e d t he Lo r d s '
present.
At
heard their verses
After dinner
I did
T h e 1, 2 § 3 d i v i s i o n s o f t h e c h u r c h
s u p p e r in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
Mrs.
C § I both
B r o L. A n d r e w s o f f i c i a t e d at t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t he
F r o m there w e w e n t to bro.
f r o m L u k e 8:5-8.
Hunt's meeting § he preached
P a r a b l e o f t h e s ow er .
our evening family worship.
w e n t to t h e p a l a c e
c o ur se .
C w e n t to h e r
§ to bro. H u n t ' s m e e t i n g at 10 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
§ r e a d H e n r y ' s E x p o s i t i o n o f M a r k 1 6 : 1- 6.
w ine.
Page 189
4t h § 5, i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r m o r n i n g s e r m o n w h i c h w a s p r e a c h e d
b y bro.
S.S.
2, 1848
§ bro.
At t h a t t i m e
We a g a i n d i s p e n s e d w i t h
A f t e r tea the scholars
§ Mrs.
C.
L. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d t h e r e a s o l e m n d i s
I h a d a school w it h our domestics.
As Mr.
G o o d a l e w a s n o t h e r e § s o m e o f t h e s c h o l a r s w i s h e d to go to the
c h a p e l Mr s.
bro.
C. $ I a c c o m p a n i e d t h e m § to o u r a g r e e a b l e d i s a p p o i n t m e n t
H u n t p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor.
4: 1 8 ,
" F o r t h e t h i n g s w h i c h are
s e e n a re t e m p o r a l , b u t t h e t h i n g s w h i c h are n o t s e e n ar e e t e r n a l . "
The h o u s e was w e l l
filled with residents
§ s e a me n .
Bro.
Bro. H. p r e a c h e d
o n e o f hi s b e s t
§ in t h e b e s t m a n n e r .
D a m o n a s k e d me t hi s
e v e n i n g if bro.
H. h a d n o t p r e a c h e d it b e f o r e to u s , § if it w e r e
n o t h i s G o l d s e r m on .
This morning early I commenced different business
been doing a little here
prisoners, witnesses
Jasper
morrow.
§ a l i t t l e th ere.
10 o ' c l o c k m y
§c. w e r e at c o u r t r e a d y f o r t r i a l b y
w a s c a l l e d a w a y to a n o t h e r c o u r t
A f t e r t hi s
About
§ have
[but] Mr.
§ w e a d j o u r n e d till to
I w e n t w i t h m y a c c t to Dr. J u d d § a f t e r look-
Oct. 2, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Page 190
i ng it o v e r he g a v e it to Mr. J a r r e t t to m a k e t h e p r o p e r e n t r i e s .
Mr.
J. f o u n d o n e x a m i n a t i o n t h a t t h e r e w e r e n o e n t r i e s m a d e in
M a r c h 31st
8 t h a t m y acct.
I c a m e fo r it to bro. Ag.
J.
at t h a t t i m e w a s n o t
§ t h e r e I f o u n d it.
8 h e w a s g o i n g to m a k e e n t r i e s
t h a t Mr.
Learned
R o b e r t s o n w a s w i s h i n g to l e a v e for C a l i f o r n i a 8 g r e a t l y
his pl ac e.
I t o l d Dr.
(Lot 8 Al.) w e r e p u t to w o r k ,
This afternoon,
e rs 8 t o o k it to bro.
Mr. J. w i s h e d o n e to t a k e
J udd that we did not care h o w soon they
that they w e r e qualified, but
that we f e a r e d they w o u l d not care
sary.
I t o o k it to Mr.
f o r an e n t i r e y ear.
w i s h e d Lot to c o m e 8 t a k e h i s p l a c e .
both
in h i s p o s s e s s i o n .
c l o s e d No.
Rogers.
to m a k e
so m u c h as w a s n e c e s
5. o f m y c o m m u n i c a t i o n s to t e a c h
Lot
8 A l . were quite displeased
t h i s m o r n i n g b e c a u s e w e d i d n o t l et t h e m r u n a l l o v e r town.
d i d f i n a l l y go d o w n to t he c o u r t an h o u r o r so.
Juliette's
Al.
8
M a r y A n n i s ' w h o o p i n g c o u g h s t i l l h a n g s on.
Wed.
Oct.
4 '48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I a g a i n w e n t to t h e c o u r t r o o m 8 s o o n
m y c a s e c a m e on.
I exhibited many things which
k a l a ' s h o u s e on S a t u r d a y .
T h e a m t . p r o v e d as s t o l e n w a s
h e 8 h i s w i f e w e r e f i n e d $80.
h e a d s shav e d.
home.
The articles
I f o u n d at On ia-
o r go to t h e fort,
$20.
8 have their
f o u n d in t h e i r p o s s e s s i o n
S o m e o f the b o y s w e n t to c o u r t w i t h J o h n Ii.
I brought
I w e n t up to
M a k i k a to g e t a m a n to k e e p o u r h o r s e s as M a h i n a w i s h e d to get
rid
o f d o i n g it.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
I w e n t to P a u o a to s e t t l e
for d a m a g e d o n e t h e n i g h t b e f o r e i n s o m e o n e ' s p l a n t a t i o n .
In t h e e v e n i n g Capt.
c o m p a n i e d b y t h e M i s s e s M ot t .
S p e n c e r 8 Mr.
8
Bishop called a c
I r e a d f or an h o u r in th e Mass.
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E a g l e to M a r y ,
Oct. 4, 1848
Em, J. P e t e r § D avid.
Page 191
T h i s m o r n i n g at 10 o ' c l o c k
t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d me to t h e c o u r t , w h e r e th e p e t i t i o n o f W a l d o
§ Co.
C r e d i t o r s w a s c a n v a s s e d b e f o r e a ju ry, b y Mr.
Creditors,
§ Mr.
them plead.
noon.
De F i n n e s f o r t h e D e f e n d a n t s .
The l a t t e r t h i s
B a t e s f o r t he
I h e a r d e a c h of
f o r e n o o n § the former
This evening our m e e t i n g was
this a f t e r
c o n d u c t e d o f bro.
C l ar k,
§
it w a s a p r e p a r a t o r y f o r c o m m u n i o n n e x t s a b b a t h of t h e m i s s i o n
church.
Lot § A l . h a v e g o n e to Mrs.
ments
Sat.
Dominis's
to m a k e a r r a n g e
for a p i c k n i c k at N u u a n u on F r i da y.
Oct.
7 '48
O u r s c h o l a r s are n o w
(7 o ' c l o c k P.M.)
all in t h e i r r o om s
r e v i e w i n g the f i r s t s e v e n v e r s e s o f t h e s h o r t e r c a t e c h i s m to r e
c i t e to m o r r o w m o r n i n g at p r a y e r .
here § there making preparations
That e v en in g Judge Andrews
t i o n to bro.
T h u r s d a y th e s c h o l a r s w e r e
f o r the P i c k n i c k o f y e s t e r d a y .
called § I paid the quarter s u b s c r i p
H u n t f or the s c h o o l
$15.
f or s e l f 5.
L o r r i n c a m e in
during the e v e n i n g § I h a d some remarks upon riches
o f l e a v i n g m o n e y to c h i l d r e n .
to b e g i n b u s i n e s s w i t h .
§ th e e v i l s
H e g r e a t l y w i s h e d to h a v e a c a p i t a l
I t o l d h i m it w a s n o t d e s i r e a b l e
§ re
m a r k e d t h a t 15 y e a r s h e n c e h e w o u l d be b e t t e r o f f t h a n J o h n D o m
inis w h o is s u p p o s e d to h a v e r e c e i v e d b y h i s f a t h e r s e v e r a l t h o u s a n d .
[The f o l l o w i n g l i n e w a s w r i t t e n in the m a r g i n : ]
Kama's babe of a few weeks
d i e d th e s a m e n i g h t
died T h u r s d a y night.
5 w a s b u r i e d S u n d a y m o r n i n g Oct.
Ro de to P u n a h o u § r e t u r n e d at s u n set.
Namau
8.
Y e s t e r d a y morn-
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Oct.
ing w e m a d e p r e p a r a t i o n s to v i s i t N u u a n u tho'
i n g t h e r e w a s an a p p e a r a n c e o f rain.
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e a r l y in t h e m o r n
W e s t a r t e d at n o o n ,
I ex
c h a n g e d h o r s e s w i t h N a h u l a u to a c c o m m o d a t e M i s s E t t e w i t h m y
h or s e ,
8 r o d e w i t h h e r all th e w a y up there.
direction of the Picknick,
shrubury(l)
8c.
Capt.
8 Lorrin accompanied
our
Sp e n c e r 8 H orace Crabb was also
A b o u t 2 o ' c l o c k Dr. J u d d c a m e a lo ng .
talking about Moses
sons,
8 the house was decorated with green
Sarah Andrews
family 8 the Misses Mott,
Moses,
5 A l . h a d the
W h e n w e g o t t h e r e th e J u d d f a m i l y w e r e t h e r e - -
also Miss Turrill.
there.
L ot
Soon we commenced
8 h e t o l d m e w h a t he h a d t o l d K e k u a n a o a a b o u t
Lot 8 A l . 8 h e h a d c o n s e n t e d to Dr. J u d d to p l a n f o r h i s
8 he t o l d m e h i s p l a n s f o r Lot
8 Al.
R o b e r t s o n 8 p r e p a r e to t a k e h i s p l a c e .
for Mr.
Paty.
T h e f i r s t to l i v e w i t h
T h e l a t t e r to b e a c l e r k
I s a i d m u c h a g a i n s t t h e Mr.
P. as n o t b e i n g a
s u i t a b l e p e r s o n to h a v e c h a r g e o f A l e x a n d e r .
t a k e n in m y o p i o n i o n ( l )
in t h e m a in .
o f Mr.
P. tho' w h a t
He was i r r i t a t e d by w h a t
He said I was m i s
I said he a c knowledged
I sai d,
8 b e g a n to f i n d
f a u l t w i t h me, c a l l i n g m e a n a r r o w m i n d e d m e a n s p i r i t ,
w e h a d k e p t t h e s c h o l a r s tofc>]
close,
8 said
that they had no p r i n c i p l e
8 w o u l d a l w a y s lay u p a g a i n s t us o u r t r e a t m e n t of th e m ,
8 t h a t he d i d n o t
[did(?)] w i s h t h e m to b o a r d w h e r e t h e r e w o u l d be t h e l e a s t m i s s i o n
ary rest r a i n t
8 t h a t he w o u l d t r u s t h is c h i l d r e n s o o n e r w i t h Mr.
P. t h a n w i t h me,
8c.
8c.
I r e p l i e d t h a t i f s u c h w a s his o p i n i o n
o f me, h e h a d b e t t e r s e e k f o r a n o t h e r t e a c h e r ,
c a r e h o w s o o n h e got o n e to t a k e m y p l a c e .
to s p e a k w i t h t h e b o y s u p o n the s u b j e c t , b u t
8 that
I did not
He s a i d h e c a m e up
I s u g g e s t e d t h a t he
p o s t p o n e it t i l l t h i s m o r n i n g 8 I w o u l d s e n d t h e b o y s to his off ic e.
He c o n c l u d e d t h a t w o u l d be b est.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Oct. 7, 1848
J u s t as w e w e r e r e a d y to r e t u r n , J u d g e s T u r r i l l
came up § a c c o m p a n i e d us home.
to J u d g e Lee.
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$ Lee
On the w a y down I said s o m e t h i n g
He r e p l i e d if A l . w o u l d go to s t u d y i n g l a w h e w o u l d
l i k e to h a v e h i m c o m e § l i v e
§ s t u d y w i t h him.
During the d i s
c u s s i o n Dr. J u d d c i t e d L o r r i n as an e x a m p l e o f t h e l e n i e n t s y s t e m .
I told him there was not the least c omparison b e t w e e n the boys
Lorrin.
That the former
of the latter
[boys] n e v e r h a d t h e e a r l y a d v a n t a g e s
[ L o r r i n ] , § t h a t t h e l a t t e r w o u l d n o t be t e m p t e d
one t e n t h as m u c h as t h e f o r m e r ,
m o r e l i k e l y to b e l e a d
[led]
§ t h a t t h e f o r m e r w o u l d be m u c h
a w a y t h a n a c o m m o n n a t i v e c hi ld .
B e f o r e w e r e a c h e d h o m e it w a s dark.
pleasantly,
§
Th e d a y p a s s e d a w a y v e r y
§ I h a d no o c c a s i o n to r e p r o v e th e s c h o l a r s .
I,
m y s e l f , w a s t h e f a u l t y one.
In th e e v e n i n g Lot
§ Wm.
a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t h e T e m
perance- -only a few present.
W e v o t e d to let th e s a m e o f f i c e r s
r e m a i n § a d j o u r n e d s i n e die.
Mr. H u n t w a s p r e s e n t
time.
This
forenoon I did little,
or nothing.
f o r the l a s t
At 9 o ' c l k .
I
d r e w an o r d e r on Dr. J u d d f o r s o m e m o n e y § se nt it b y Lot § Al
w h o w e n t to see him.
They remained there § w o r k e d till
On t h e i r r e t u r n t h e y s a i d o n e A l . h a d b e e n w o r k i n g
f or Mr.
Bates
§ t h e o t h e r f o r Dr. J u d d ,
w i s h e d t h e m to go to w o r k - - b o a r d at Mr.
2 o'clock.
(translating)
§ t h a t Dr. J u d d s a i d he
Thompson's
room toge ther- -
§ t r y to b e men.
This a ft ernoon
I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
L y m a n at
C a l i f o r n i a - - Q u o t e d P o l l e k a b o u t Gold.
"Gold many hunted,
sweat
§ b l e d f o r g o l d §c."
T h i s e v e n i n g w e w e n t to P u n a h o u § t o o k t e a t he re .
G r a y ca me in § t o o k t e a also.
It is n o w 8 o ' c l o c k ,
Capt.
5 Mrs.
§ J o h n Dom-
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
inis h a s c o m e in.
Oct. 7, 1848
Page 194
T o - m o r r o w w i l l be t h e S a b b a t h § c o m m u n i o n in
t h e s c h o o l h o u s e o f t h e M i s s i o n c h u r c h of w h i c h bro.
D o l e is
acting pastor.
Oh L o r d p r e p a r e us for it,
t a k e p l a c e in Lot § A l 's d e p a r t u r e ,
§ the s e p a r a t i o n ;that m u s t s o o n
§ g i v e us w i s d o m to t h e P r i v y
c o u n c i l on M o n d a y w h i c h m a y b e c a l l e d u p o n to d e c i d e t h e m a t t e r .
H a v e m e r c y u p o n t h e k i n g.
J o h n Ii t h i n k s his s u p p o s e d p i e t y is
going by the board.
f o r o u r h o p e s for him.
L o r d ' s d a y Oct.
Al as!
8 r48
We have just re tu rn ed from the Chapel,
H u n t p r e a c h hi s la st s e r m o n .
f r o m h e a r i n g bro.
His t e x t w a s i n P s . 4 :4 " S t a n d in
aw e § s i n n o t " .
It w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g § s o l e m n s e r m on .
w a s q u i t e full.
H e a l l u d e d to t h e d r u n k a r d ,
debaucher,
Infidel,
§c. § r e q u e s t e d all to s t a n d in a w e § s i n not.
morning,
after a fatiguing night of dreams
§ all b a t h e d .
Mr.
the chiefs were present.
God shall s t a n d f o r e v e r . "
Mrs.
His m a j e s t y § m o s t o f
40:8,
as u su a l.
Just b efore c h u rc h the s c holars r e c i t e d t heir first
cited t heir 7 verses of Mark 16:7-18.
7 veisss o f
I h a d m y S.S.
Mrs.
1:
§ all r e
C. w e n t to h e a r bro.
H u n t at C. S c h o o l h o u s e for t h e l a s t time.
s e v e r a l v e r s e s t h i s a f t e r n o o n o f 1 Cor.
Bro.
"But t h e w o r d o f our
C. w e n t to h e r S.S.
After meeting,
T hi s
N a m a u was
T h e k i n g w a s at c h u r c h a ll day.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d t h i s f o r e n o o n f r o m Is.
the S horter Catechism.
Gambler,
£c. w e a w o k e as u s u a l
G o o d a l e l e d at t h e f a m i l y a ltar.
bur i e d just before the m o r n i n g service.
The house
Bro.
Clark expounded
§ l,ast f e w v e r s e s .
A f t e r t h i s w e a ll w e n t to t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e § bro.
h a d hi s s o n E d w a r d C. b a p t i z e d b y bro. Hu n t .
Bro.
Damon
Do le p r e a c h e d
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
a g o o d s e r m o n f r o m Phil.
Oct.
8, 1848
3 : 1 8 " F o r o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n is in h e a v e n . "
A f t e r t h i s t h e L o r d ' s s u p p e r w a s a d m i n i s t e r e d b y b ro s .
It w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g s e a s o n ,
with evening prayers.
ars to t h e p a l a c e
cha pe l.
§ I e n j o y e d it m u c h .
A f t e r s u p p e r , Mrs.
§ h e a r d bro.
D o l e § Hunt.
We dispensed
C a c c o m p a n i e d the s c h o l
A n d r e w s , b u t she d i d n o t go to the
I a m r e m i n d e d b y m y d a t e § t h e i n t e r e s t i n g s c e n e s o f t he
day, o f m y f i r s t e s p o u s a l to C h r i s t .
I mad[e]
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a p r o f e s s i o n of my faith,
It is 18 y e a r s to d a y s i n c e
on F r i d a y e v e n i n g at a p r e p a r a
tory lecture,
at t h e Rev.
C y m o M a s o n ' s c h u r c h in C e d a r St.
City
o f N e w Yo rk.
I w a s t h e n n e a r l y t w e n t y y e a r s of age, w h i c h m a k e s
s t i l l m o r e t h a n o n e h a l f o f m y li fe s p e n t in t h e s e r v i c e of s i n
§ satan.
An d, oh!
ala s, h o w m u c h d u r i n g m y e i g h t e e n y e a r s '
profes
s i o n h a v e I w o u n d e d m y s a v i o r in t he h o u s e o f h i s f r i e n d s .
M o n d a y Oct.
9 '48
T h i s m o r n i n g c o m m e n c e d o u r s c h o o l as u s u a l ,
w h e r e t h e y l ef t o f f w e e k b e f o r e last ,
have commenced Mitchell's
f o r Oct.
Nov.
§ Dec.
l o n g i n g to B e r n i c e
to bro.
Hu nt.
Lyman,
1 2 - 2 1 f o r Mr.
"Bingham's
h i m b u t to be lent to M e s s r s .
D.
At n o o n
I put Polynesians b e
Douglass
§ took them over
S a n d w i c h I s l a n d s " as a p r e s e n t to
§ Lyman.
Harvey Rogers
§ Miss
E l i z a b e t h A n d r e w s h a v e b r o k e n o u t to day w i t h the m e a s l e s ,
have several natives.
8 so
T h i s e v e n i n g S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
C a s t l e ' s c o n d u c t e d b y br o. H u n t.
H e a l l u d e d to h i s f i g u r e at the
last m e e t i n g about the m e e t i n g of the w aters
§ Missouri.
I
§ p u t up s o m e E v a n g e l i s t s
'47 a f i l e less two.
fr. No.
Also,
except Victoria § Lydia who
G e o g r a p h y at L e s s o n 33.
f i n i s h e d m y h a s t y l e t t e r to Mr.
t a k i n g up
of the M i s s i s s i p p i
To n i g h t he s p o k e o f a m o u n t a i n ' s
representing a
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
g o o d m a n § an ice b e r g ,
Oct. 9, 1848
a w i c k e d m a n,
§ exorted(?)
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the c h i l d r e n
to s e e k to be l ik e a m o u n t a i n , w h i c h d r e w t h e w a t e r f r o m t h e
clouds § fertilized the valleys
§ plains.
T hi s d a y t h e P r i v y c o u n c i l a g i t a t e d t he g o i n g out o f
Lot ^ A l . b u t d e f e r e d it t i l l t h e r e t u r n o f bro.
w i l l p r o b a b l y b e a b o u t t h e f i r s t o f Nov.
Armstrong which
T h i s e v e n i n g L o r r i n h as
c a l l e d § I h a v e l en t h i m m y B o o k K e e p i n g , b y Colt.
Bishop have called.
The Elele,
No.
Messrs
Lee §
9. c o m e s o u t to d a y § it h a d
m y 4 t h p i e c e to t e a c h e r s .
W e d n e s d a y Oct.
11 48
Y e s t e r d a y bro. H u n t s a i l e d for C a l i f o r n i a in th e H o n o l u l u ,
Capt.
Newell.
In t h e e v e n i n g I a t t e n d e d t h e M a r i n e T e m p e r a n c e
M e e t i n g appointed b y bro.
Da mo n .
Many young sailors were present,
§ twelve came f o r w a r d and s i g n e d the Pledge.
m a n o f t h e W a r r e n , m a d e s om e g o o d r e m a r k s ,
w h o h a d t h e C h ai r,
to h i m a b o u t Mr.
to ride.
§ bro.
Paty.
To d a y bro.
D am o n.
T h u r d s a y Oct.
12
a pious
§ so d i d bro.
Andrews
On o u r w a y up I s a i d s o m e t h i n g
I t o o k out s i s t e r Ives l a s t e v e n i n g § this
S.L. A n d r e w s
a r r i v e d in t h e C h a nc e.
s o m e t h i n g f or t e a c h e r s y e s t e r d a y § t od a y .
down w i t h the measles.
Capt.
Prepared
S e v e r a l a re b e i n g t a k e n
Our natives have the whopping(!)
cough.
'48
T h i s d a y is t h e 2 8 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of H o r a c e D a v i s
b i r t h § t h e 1 2 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of h i s d ea t h.
in m y o l d j o u r n a l w h a t
This morn i n g I read
I p e n n e d at t h a t time.
r e m a i n s w e r e c o n v e y e d f r o m N e w a r k N.J.
O n t h e 1 3 t h his
to D a n b u r y ,
n e x t d a y c o m m i t t e d to t h e i r m o t h e r e a r t h ,
Cooke's
Conn.
§ th e
to a w a i t t h e f i n a l
Oct. 12, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Page 19
Judgment.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n at 2 o ' c l o c k t h e b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d me to
t h e c e m e t e r y of t h e c h i e f s to a c c o m p a n y t h e r e m a i n s o f Mr.
Rich
a r ds on b o a r d a s l o o p w h i c h w a s to c o n v e y t h e m to L a h a i n a .
But,
w e w e r e t o o l a t e § so w e f o l l o w e d t h e t r u c k o f t h e c a r r i a g e to
the vessel
b o ar d.
§ r e a c h e d t h e r e as t h e y w e r e c a r r y i n g t h e c o f f i n on
We soon wen t
into the c u s t o m House,
§while there had a
s m a l l E n g l i s h s c h o o n e r " A m e l i a " a b o u t as l a r g e as t h e H o n o l u l u ,
p o i n t e d o u t to us, w h i c h v e s s e l h a d j u s t c o m e in § r e p o r t e d as
m u t i n y on b oa r d .
$300,000
S h e h a d s a i l e d f r o m M a z a t l a n fo r H o n g k o n g w i t h
on b o a r d ,
§ a b o u t a f o r t n i g h t s i n c e Oct.
r o s e up § k i l l e d t h e Capt.
§ two mates,
o f t h e m o n e y § v e s s e l 2 days.
3rd t h e c r e w
§ had taken possession
T h e w i f e of the p a s s e n g e r ,
Mr.
C e o k § m a i d w e r e on b o a r d § two y o u n g s a i l o r s , w h o , w h i l e t he
c r e w w e r e i n t o x i c a t e d r o s e up § k i l l e d t h r e e r i n g l e a d e r s
h a d b r o u g h t t h e v e s s e l in here.
T h e m o n e y h as b e e n p u t
§ then
in to the
c a r e o f G o v t § Dr. J u d d s e n t f o r a g u n w h i c h h a d b e e n lent to
Mr.
D o u g l a s s to b e u s e d b y t he w a t c h m e n .
See P o l y n e s i a n O c t 14
T h i s e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d r e a d i n g to Wm.
D av id , M a r y El.
§ Em.
t h e " H i s t o r y of J o s e p h . "
is s i c k t o - d a y w i t h t h e m e a s l e s .
James Peter,
Henry Dimond
This a f t e rn oon I have read
Gregory's Prac t i c e on that subject.
Sat.
Oct.
14
'48
Th e s c h o l a r s ar e n o w in t h e i r r o o m s r e v i e w i n g t h e i r 7
questions
for t h e w e e k ,
of the S h o r t e r Catechism.
I f o u n d Lot § Al. b e h i n d t h e c a r p e n t e r ' s
I talked with them a while
This morning
s h o p s m o k i n g a cigar.
§ r e q u e s t e d t h e m to go to t h e i r room s
'4
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
§ think upon what
I h a d said.
to see t h e i r p a r e n t s
G oo d a l e .
Smith.
Oct. 14, 1848
§ t h i s a f t e r n o o n t h e y w e n t to r i d e w i t h Mr.
C. c a l l e d on bro.
couraged about their house
Mr.
family,
This m o r n i n g the o ther boys went
W e h a d a c a l l f r o m bro.
Mrs.
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§ s i s t e r R i c e § s i s t e r M.M.
Andrews
§ found them much d i s
§c.
V i d a r e t u r n e d y e s t e r d a y to t h e g r e a t j o y o f his
§ is a c k n o w l e d g e d as C h i l e a n c o n s u l .
siders himse lf i ns ul te d by the Govt
as c o m m i s s i o n e r to C a l i f o r n i a .
F r a n c e as la te as J u n e 29th.
Mr.
Ten Eyck c o n
[by] s e n d i n g Mr.
Shillabar
The P o l y n e s i a n has some news from
Much war § bloodshed.
s o m e to d a y in m y j o u r n a l w r i t t e n w h i l e at W i l t o n .
t h e s e d a y s is v e r y b i t t e r a g a i n s t Govt.
I have read
The
§ missionaries.
"News"
I hope
it w i l l s t o p at t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r - - w h i c h w i l l b e a f t e r t w o m o r e
numbers.
L a s t e v e n i n g bro.
C l a r k c a l l e d to h a v e m e t a k e c h a r g e
o f o ne s e r v i c e on t h e m o r r o w .
or get s o m e o n e to do it.
w i t h bro.
I a g r e e d to a t t e n d e d ( ! )
to do it
This afternoon I made arrangements
R i c e to c o m e d o w n § let me to go Ma n o a .
T u e s d a y Oct.
17
'48
I have no w return ed from the Marine T em pe ra nc e M e e ti ng
§ m a n y m o r e p r e s e n t t h a n at t h e m e e t i n g l as t w e e k .
h o m e I c a l l e d f o r h a l f an h o u r at bro. A's.
in t r a n s l a t i n g f or t h e Elele.
s o m e t h i n g f or T e a c h e r s .
t h r e e h o u r s ea. day.
scho ol .
Yesterday
On m y w a y
§ found him engaged
§ this afte rno on I wrote
Y e s t e r d a y § this m o r n i n g I taught about
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g Mrs.
C. w e n t to h e r s a b b a t h
I a c c o m p a n i e d t h e s c h o l a r s to c h u r c h § h e a r d bro.
p r e a c h f r o m II C o t . 4 : 3 , 4 ,
t h e m t h a t a re l o s t . "
Andrews
"B ut If o u r g o s p e l b e h i d it is h i d to
"In w h o m th e g o d o f t h i s w o r l d h a t h b l i n d e d
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
$c."
After this
Oct. 17, 1848
I had a school
§ t h e s c h o l a r s c o m m i t t e d t h e la st
seven verses of Mark's gospel.
some remarks,
also.
Manoa § before
I read Henry's
A b o u t 2 1/2 o ' c l o c k
Exposition § made
I s t a r t e d on f oo t for
I got to P u n a h o u I f o u n d m y h o r s e
T h e h o u s e at M a n o a w a s s t o n e
had a school with our domestics.
Mrs.
When
I returned
It w a s g r a t i
§ so o r d e r l y § a t t e n t i v e .
i ng I attended t h e S e a m e n ' s M o n t h l y c o n c e r t .
to r i d e § c a l l e d at Dr. J u d d ' s
I read
C a c c o m p a n i e d the scholars
§ I § a f e w o f t h e m to t h e C h a p e l .
f y i n g to see so m a n y s a i l o r s
§ r o d e up § back.
§ n e a r l y d o n e o f f in p a rt .
m y s e r m o n " Q u e n c h n o t t h e s p i r i t " to a b o u t 200.
to th e P a l a c e ,
Page 199
£ at bro.
Last e v e n
Th is e v e n i n g w e w e n t
Smith's.
S i s t e r S. s a i d
s t o r i e s w e r e in c i r c u l a t i o n a b o u t Dr. J u d d § Mr.
Paty,
i s h e d t h a t w e h a d n o t h e a r d a n y t h i n g a b o u t it.
Yesterday noon
Mr.
F u l l e r 8 bro.
C l a r k c a l l e d u p o n us.
§ was a s t o n
H e a r d t h a t s o m e o f the
A m e l i a ' s p a p e r s h a d b e e n f o u n d Ej t h a t s h e w o u l d go on to H o n g k o n g .
M rs . H o o p e r c o n f i n e d w i t h a son.
Wed.
Oct.
18
'48
T h i s m o r n i n g I c a l l e d o n Mr.
m u c h o b l i g e d to Mrs.
B o a r d m a n § he s a i d he w a s
C. f or s e n d i n g w o r d to Mrs.
J a s p e r n o t to
e x p o s e Mr s. A b e l l ' s b a b e to t h e W h o p p i n g c o u g h n o r to t h e m e a s l e s .
This afte rn oon I have ar ra nge d my papers
m y c o m m u n i c a t i o n s to t e a c h e r s
h a d d e s t r o y e d the man u s c r i p t s .
at bro.
fr.
§ c o p i e d t w o of
t h e E l e l e , b e c a u s e bro.
Rogers
T h i s a f t e r n o o n th e s i s t e r s m e t
H a l l ' s to s e w f o r Dr. A n d r e w s , w h o w i l l s a i l in a f e w d ay s
for home.
Mrs.
C. d i d n o t r e t u r n in s e a s o n to r i d e 8 t he h o r s e
s t o o d a l o n g t i m e at t h e door.
J u s t as I w a s
g o i n g to o r d e r the
n a t i v e s to t a k e t h e h o r s e f r o m t h e w a g o n L y d i a r o l l e d a h o o p § r u n
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Oct. 18, 1848
Page 200
u n d e r hi s h e a d , w h i c h f r i g h t e n e d h i m § h e ran w i t h t h e w a g o n n e a r l y
r o u n d t h e y a r d , w h e n it w e n t a g a i n s t a K o u t r e e o v e r t u r n e d t h e
body § hinge wheels,
broke the collar strap § he went with n o t h
ing but a h e a d stall,
i n t o t h e c h i l d r e n ' s yard.
§ n ot hin g brok en but the reins
§ bridle.
No o n e i n j u r e d
A very n arrow escape
h o w e v e r f o r Lydia.
T h u r s d a y Oct.
19
'48
The streets
to t h e i r h o u s e s
El.
o f H o n o l u l u i n d i c a t e t h a t m a n y are c o n f i n e d
from sickness of the meas l e s
§c.
This morning
§ Em. w e r e t a k e n w i t h f e v e r § t h i s a f t e r n o o n P e t e r w a s t a k e n
down.
Dr.
R o o k e r e m a r k e d to d a y t h a t L e l e i h o k u w a s n o t y e t out
of danger,
§ that Moses h a d a b a d cough.
T w o o f bro.
Armstrong's
c hildren t aken sick to-day.
Mr.
Dillon denies the news
f r o m F r a n c e p u b l i s h e d in th e
l a st P o l y n e s i a n ,
§ w a s to g i v e l a t e r i n t e l l i g e n c e in t h e "Ne ws ".
For s e v e r a l d a y s
I have felt not very well.
Want of exercise
perhaps
is t h e r e a s o n .
an Hon.
Member of the Board by the people of Molokai,
ministers
L e a r n e d t o - d a y th at t h e K i n g h a d b e e n m a d e
§ several
in t h e S t a t e s also.
F r i d a y Oct.
20
'48
W e h a v e h e a r d to d a y f r o m bro.
Ives w h o h a s r e t u r n e d th at
bro. A r m s t r o n g d o e s n o t t h i n k o f r e t u r n i n g in le ss t h a n 4 w e e k s .
He h a s r e t u r n e d as far as L a h a i n a § is to v i s i t M a u i
L e a r n e d to d a y t h a t a c o m m i t t e e o f six,
c il to e x a m i n e c h a r g e s
ficiating.
(16)
§ Molokai.
chosen by the Privy c o u n
a g a i n s t Dr. J u d d , h a v e d e c l i n e d o f
T h e y w e r e J u d g e Lee, J o h n Ii, J o h n Y o u n g ,
P aki,
Kekuanaoa
Oct. 20, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Page 201
T h e f i r s t c l a s s i n A r i t h m e t i c h a v e r e a c h e d R a t i o a t h i r d time.
This a f t e r n o o n w r o t e s o m e t h i n g for n a t i v e w h i c h
"Abbotts T." § "Tea c h e r s M a n u a l " on Writing.
m a h a v e f i n i s h e d f i r s t Vol.
I g a t h e r e d fr.
Th is
o f M a s s a c h u s e t t s Vol.
evening Peter
of Boys
& Girls
Library.
R e e d t o - d a y a c i r c u l a r i s s u e d b y Mr. J.
H o n o l u l u S e m i n a r y to c o m m e n c e o n Wed.
Mr. J a r v i s .
Terms
$8,
$10 $12,
he h a s f l a t t e r i n g p r o s p e c t s .
Sat.
Oct.
21
F u l l e r for a
2 5th inst.
at t h e h o u s e o f
f o r d r a w i n g o n l y $6.
M a y he be b l e s s e d in it.
'48
T h i s m o r n i n g w e r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mrs.
a n s w e r e d it.
S o o n a f t e r I w e n t to a s s i s t bro.
f i r st p r o o f s h e e t o f E l e l e No.
to T e a c h e r s - - L a w s
to bro.
I think
§ Obedience.
Pogue § I
R o g e r s in r e a d i n g
10, w h i c h c o n t a i n s m y 5th A r t i c l e
This afternoon
I thought of going
P a r k e r ' s as I h e a r d h e h a d t h e r h e u m a t i s m , b u t Mrs.
d i s c o u r a g e d me.
Lot a s k e d me for t h e w a g o n h o r s e to r i d e
s u p p o s i n g th at Mr.
G o o d a l e w a s out t h e r e c o n s e n t e d .
s t a r t e d to r i d e w i t h Mr.
G. § Wm.
§ w e n t in to Mr.
that he h a d no h o r s e for the M i sses Mott,
w i t h them.
C.
§I
Alexander
D o m i n i s to s a y
§ he s t a i d t h ere § rode
I h a v e s e n t A l . to h i s r o o m to s t a y t i l l he a c k n o w l e d g e s
hi s f a u l t § as k f o r g i v n e s s (!).
t he e v e n i n g .
Lot
I s e n t to hi s r o o m to s t a y all
A l l h a v e g o n e to t h e i r r o o m s to r e v i e w t h e i r l e s s o n
for t h e w e e k in W e s t m i n s t e r S h o r t e r C a t e c h i s m .
o f o u r d o m e s t i c s are sick.
A l l e x c e p t o ne
T h e r e ar e s i x in Mrs.
Tibbey's
family
quite unwell.
L e l e i o h o k u is c o n s i d e r e d q u i t e d a n g e r o u s .
t o d a y t ha t Dr.
Rooke was sick § could not visit his patients.
T h i s e v e n i n g I f ee l v e r y i r r i t a b l e
§ discouraged.
Heard
0 when will
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Oct.
a ny of o u r s c h o l a r s b e c o n v e r t e d !
If I am, o Lord!
f o r g i v e me.
21, 1848
Page 202
A m I t h e A c h a u in t h e camp.
T o - m o r r o w w i l l b e t h e L o r d ' s day.
M a y I be i n t h e S p ir i t.
9 o 'clk.
A b o u t an h o u r s i n c e w e h e a r d a g r e a t w a i l i n g §
u p o n i n q u i r y f o u n d it w a s
for L e l e i o h o k u .
at t h e h o u s e o f K e k a u o n o h i
t h r o u g h the n i g h t .
§ the wailing continues
A l a s fo r h i s soul.
starting our children,
He d i e d a b o u t 8 o ' c l o c k
§ probably will
M a y it be t h e m e a n s o f
§ l e a d i n g t h e m to r e p e n t a n c e .
Alexander
has s e n t in a l e t t e r a c k n o w l e d g i n g h i s o f f e n c e § p l e a d i n g for
forgiveness.
Dr. A n d r e w s h a s j u s t b e e n in,
§ said they wer e not going
to K a i l u a § K e a l a k e k u a .
T u e s d a y Oct.
24
'48
L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g w e d i d n o t get up v e r y e a r l y ,
o f o u r d o m e s t i c s w e r e n o t a b l e to c o m e out.
§ we h a d to b e o u r o w n s t e w a r d s
n o t go out to h e r S.S.
Y e s t e r d a y all g a v e out
$ cooks, housemaids.
L o r d ’s d a y m o r n i n g .
§a
M rs .
C. d i d
W hen we w er e ready
f or c h u r c h w e c a l l e d to see t h e c o r p s e at K e k a u o n o h i ' s
met the kin g § wife, Alapai
$ so me
few others.
§ there we
I m ade some remarks
w h i l e s t a n d i n g a r o u n d h i s bed,
at w h i c h t h e i r m a j e s t i e s wept.
Hopkins was there,
Clark p r e a c h e d all day S h a d only
also.
Bro.
400 h e a r e r s in th e m o r n i n g § less t h a n a h u n d r e d in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
T e x t I Cor.
2 : 6 - 8 A .M .
is as t h e s h i n n i n g ( ! )
the palace,
the chapel.
In th e P.M. Prov.
l i g h t §c".
a f t e r w h i c h Mrs.
C.
In t h e e v e n i n g h e p r e a c h e d at
§ s o m e o f t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t to
At n o o n I h a d m y S.S.
m e n c e d L u k e Chapt.
1, v e r 1-7.
"The p a t h of the just
as
Also,
usual
§ the children c o m
C a t e c h i s m in th e m o r n i n g .
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Oct. 24, 1848
Page 203
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I h a d m y s c h o o l b u t n o t so e a r l y as
usual.
sick.
Mrs.
C. h a d n o n e .
At e v e n i n g Wm. w a s t a k e n d o w n b u t v e r y
D u r i n g t h e d a y I r e a d a n o t h e r p r o o f s h e e t o f N o 10.
Tried
a good deal during the day to get Leleiohoku's b i r t h d a y but d i d
n o t s u c c e e d t i l l in t h e e v e n i n g .
Dr.
R o o k e t o l d m e t h a t it w a s
e n g r a v e d on his c o f f i n that he was b o r n M a r c h 21-1821.
i ng r e t i r e d m u c h f a t i g u e d .
S u n d a y n i g h t S a r a i w a s t a k e n down.
To d a y J o h n Ii h a s b e e n b e t t e r .
h a d t h e i r w o r s t day.
day.
James,
f r o m Mr.
Peter,
Ly.
Em.
yesterday,
§ Bernice
§I
L y m a n § s o m e g o l d 6 p i e c e s o n e as h e a v y
as a l l t h e r e s t w e i g h i n g 6 d w t . 16 gr j u s t 1 / 3 oz.
r e c 1^ a l e t t e r t o day.
§ Mr.
§ El. h a v e
Most of the Chiefs were taken down y e s t e r
A ship from California a r rived
reed letters
Last e v e n
M a r y § El.
H e w a s at S a n F r a n c i s c o § s a i d t h a t he
D o u g l a s s t o g e t h e r g a t h e r e d $ 1 , 4 0 0 e a c h w o r t h o f g o l d in
t wo m o n t h s .
This morning
I milked,
Y e s t e r d a y 6 w e r e s i c k at Mrs.
was thought dangerous
§ I went
s et a s a w - - s a w e d w o o d §c.
Ti b b e y § last e v e n i ng M a r y Ann
f o r Dr. H u n t e r .
J .C .
Spaulding
ret^ y es t e r d a y § r ep o r t e d that Von Pfister had been stabbed wi t h
h i s ow n d i r k b y a d r u n k e n E n g l i s h m a n .
It is a l s o s t a t e d t h a t t w o
others h ad been killed.
T h u r s d a y Oct.
26
'48
Yesterday morning § this
kiola has b een about
I m i l k e d again.
§ w o r k e d some.
Yesterday
To d a y K a l a h i -
I s a w e d w o o d for
e x e r c i s e § to d a y p u t a n e w h e l v e i n t o th e a x e § s p l i t s o m e w o o d .
B o t h y e s t e r d a y § to d a y s o m e o f t h e s c h o l a r s a c t e d as s t e w a r d s
§ cooks.
L y d i a h a s b e e n o u t to day.
P e t e r E m § El. w i l l be.
To-morrow I think James
H i g h w i n d s t h i s e v e n i n g § s o m e rain.
Oct. 26, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Lot § A l . h a v e g o n e to Mrs.
that Ha rriet
hurst.
Dominis.
Mrs.
Richards has h eard
is e n g a g e d to b e m a r r i e d to a Mr.
L y m a n Prof.
Mr. W i l l i s t o n h a s o f f e r e d to e d u c a t e H e l e n
C o m p l e t e d m y 8t h e p i s t l e o n w r i t i n g to T e a c h e r s
J o h n Ii.
He is up § S a r a i is v e r y s i c k in Mr.
N i g h t b e f o r e l as t
p l a s t e r on h i s b o w e l s .
w i t h 16 s c h o l a r s .
27
§ Mrs.
§ put a mustard
Reynolds of Lahaina,
of the firm
Reynolds, was
found
H e is s u p p o s e d to h a v e d i e d o f
To d a y J o h n h a s b e e n t a k e n down,
El.
T h i s e v e n i n g L o r r i n A. has c a l l ed .
§ Em.
c a m e out
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mr.
B a t e s c a l l e d § h e s a i d he w o u l d l i k e to t a k e A l e x i n t o his
f a m i l y to b o a r d § t e a c h h i m l a w et c e t e r a .
H e a r d to d a y t ha t
M i s s E l i s a b e t h T u r r i l l w a s g o i n g to t h e S t a t e s
Capt.
room.
'48
d e a d in h i s b e d a f e w d a y s ago.
to tea.
[to]
2 n d p a r t § l e n t h i m 2 3 r d p a rt.
P u n c h a r d § C o . § n e p h e w o f o l d Mr.
apoplexy.
§ r e a d it
Fuller c o m menced his school ye s t e r d a y
H e a r d to d a y t h a t Mr.
o f G.W.
§ J u l i a Ma r i a .
Goodale's
I a r o s e at m i d n i g h t
in Am-
H e c a l l e d to d a y § I f u r n i s h e d h i m 6 Em. A.
[Emerson's A r ithmetic]
F r i d a y Oct.
Mr.
Page 204
§ Mrs.
Gellet,
§ Dr.
Andrews.
" C o m p o u n d P r o p o s i t i o n " in Em's
d a y to t a k e h i s m e a l s .
in t h e U n c a s e w i t h
Lot, A l , § Ber.
III p a rt.
finished
J o h n Ii c a m e o u t to
T h i s is t h e t w e l t h ( ! )
an n i v e r s a r y of my
t a k i n g l e a v e o f S u n d e r l a n d § r i d i n g on h o r s e b a c k to W e s t H a r t
f o r d 60 m i l e s
Sat.
Oct.
28
§ h o m e t h e n e x t d a y 57 m i l e s .
'48
This m o r n i n g
car p en t e r work.
I m i l k e d a gain.
This forenoon I w o r k e d
T h i s a f t e r n o o n it h a s r a i n e d .
I h a v e w r i t t e n to
Oct. 28, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Mr.
Lyman.
d au ga ,
H e a r d to d a y of t h e d e a t h o f Mrs.
l a s t Feb.
Page 205
B i n g h a m at C an an -
T h i s e v e n i n g E m m a is at h e r f a t h e r ' s .
d i s h e a r t e n e d at o u r t r i a l s .
I am
T h e L o r d d e l i v e r us out o f t h e m all
§ save us, o u r c h i l d r e n § o u r s c h o l a r s .
M o n d a y Oct.
29 4 8
This m o r n i n g B e r n i ce
k i k i - o l a ag a in .
§ J o s e p h w e r e t a k e n d o w n § Kala -
No d o m e s t i c s e x c e p t N a o l u l u to h e l p ,
s a w e d w o o d § s p l i t it, b u i l t a f i r e in th e ov e n ,
n o o n a b o u t t h e c o o k Room.
Mr.
Ly m a n ,
Mrs.
§ w r o t e a l i t t l e n a t i v e to t e a c h e r s on A r i t h m e t i c .
§ M a r y A n nis are feverish.
woman,
Moses
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
He p r e a c h e d f r o m A c t s
ers.
§ spent the f o r e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n f i n i s h e d m y l e t t e r to
C o o k e is a l m o s t w o r n o u t w i t h care.
c o u g h £jc.
so I M i l k e d ,
14:22,
P.M.
This eveni ng Ju liette
is v e r y s i c k w i t h the w h o o p p i n g ( ! )
C l a r k h a d b u t a b o u t 300 h e a r e r s .
1 Cor.
3 - 1 - 1 2 to a b o u t 120 h e a r
D u r i n g t h e d a y J o h n Ii w o r k e d to m a k e a c o f f i n fo r an o l d
K a i u i , § after supper I a s s i s t e d h i m § a t t e n d e d her funeral.
In t h e e v e n i n g n o m e e t i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
h e a r bro.
D a m o n f r o m 1 Sam.
3:20.
fe ll o v e r b o a r d § w a s d r o w n e d .
Amelia troubles.
Dr.
S o m e a c c o m p a n i e d me to
A sailor had been buried who
He a l l u d e d to t h e T r i t o n
R o o k e reported y e s t e r d a y f r o m Mr.
t h a t n a t i v e s w e r e d y i n g at H i l o 200 pr. w e e k ,
§ to t h e
Reynolds
§ t oday that many
w e r e d y i n g h e r e at H o n o l u l u .
T u e s d a y Oct.
31
'48
L a s t n i g h t H o o l i l i a m a n u di ed,
hood.
§ 7 o t h e r s in h i s n e i g h b o r
T o d a y I h a v e h a d n o s c h o o l § h a v e d o n e m u c h as y e s t e r d a y .
To d a y Lot § A l . § M a r y § Vic.
ar e t a k e n do wn,
also Martha.
Kinau
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
n o t so w e l l to day,
improving slowly.
bros.
Oct. 31, 1848
Page 206
a t e n d e n c y o f hi s d i s e a s e to h i s head.
Sarai
Last e v e n i n g after r e t i r i n g h a d a call from
E m e r s o n § C la rk .
This day closes another month.
0 Lord
p r e p a r e m e to e n t e r u p o n a n o t h e r .
Capt.
Wed.
Nov.
G i l l e t c a l l e d at t h e c o w yard.
1 ’
48
I h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m o u r e v e n i n g p r a y e r m e e t i n g at
bro.
Chamberlain's
present,
gion.
at Mrs.
Capts.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Gellet,
Evens
§ Babcock
Two of t hem mad e remarks.
Dominis's.
Mrs. M o t t
§ family.
Clark.
While
Three Whale captains
§ all p r o f e s s o r s
I a m w r i t i n g t h e b a n d are
She is p r o b a b l y h a v i n g a f a r e w e l l p a r t y for
D a v i d t h e l a s t h a s b e e n t a k e n d o w n to day.
F i n i s h e d m y n i n t h a d d r e s s to n a t i v e T e a c h e r s .
r e n ar e d a i l y t h r e a t e n e d w i t h t h e m e a s l e s .
a call from M essrs
w o u l d a t t e n d Mr.
of r e l i
L ee § B i s h o p .
All our own c h i l d
Last even in g we h ad
T h e l a t t e r c a m e to a s k i f w e
F u l l e r ' s s i n g i n g s c h o o l on T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g § try
to m a k e a c h o i r f or t h e c h a p e l .
a Mr. A y e r s m a t e o f th e W o l g a ,
Bro.
D amon spoke this e v e n i n g of
as b e i n g v e r y p i o u s .
Dr.
Rooke
w a s j u s t n o w in § s p o k e o f K a i m i n a a u a o b e i n g in q u i t e a c r i t i c a l
s ituation.
T h u r s d a y N o v 2 48
A l l o u r s i c k are d o i n g t o l e r a b l y w e l l .
sick.
H a v e w r i t t e n a l e t t e r f o r Dr. A n d r e w s
Mary Annis quite
to b e k e p t b y Mrs.
G e l l e t t i l l t h e y r e a c h t h e A t l a n t i c § t h e n d e l i v e r e d to him.
speaks of our early acquaintance,
his t r i a l s ,
It
o u r i n d e b t e d to h i m
f or m e d i c a l aid,
§ a w i s h t h a t all m a y f i n a l l y w r i t e in t h e i r
l a n g u a g e o f Rev.
5.13.
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
M o n d a y Nov.
Nov. 6, 1848
Page 207
6 48
It is j u s t t w o y e a r s t hi s m o r n i n g s i n c e M a r y A n n i s w a s
born.
H e r m e a s l e s b r o k e out o n Sat.
t h e y do s u b s i d e .
§ to d a y w e fe el a n x i o u s t h a t
Dr. A n d r e w s , n o t g e t t i n g a w a y to d a y as t h e y
e x p e c t e d on a c c o u n t o f t h e m a n y s h i p s in t h e h a r b o r ,
e v e n i n g to see her,
o n e in 3 h o u r s .
d u c t e d b y bro.
were present
§ has recommended calomel
§ I p i c a c p o w d e r s --
This evening our monthly concert was thin c o n
D amon.
C ap ts .
tirade r e m a r k s .
t o g e t h e r at bro.
Castle
Babcock,
Evens
§ Gillett
^ h a d a p r a y e r b y bro.
in r e f e r e n c e
in w h i c h I c o p i e d 1 1/2
§ wrote one sheet
e v e n i n g I g a v e it to Capt.
Clark,
To d a y I c o m p l e t e d a l e t t e r w h i c h
I b e g a n o n S a t u r d a y to S a m o a M i s s i o n ,
from our Extracts
§ others
A t 10 1/2 o c l o c k A.M. w e w e r e c a l l e d
to t h e d e p a r t u r e o f Dr. A n d r e w s .
sheets
c a l l e d t hi s
Babcock.
(see s c h e d u l e )
I h a v e a l s o n u r s e d M a r y A.
Y e s te rd ay Mary Dimond was v ery sick from her measels(!)
in f r o m e x p o s u r e to cold.
h e a r e r s t h a n ever.
A.M.
§ t h is
striking
B r o C l a r k p r e a c h e d all d a y to f e w e r
II Cor.
b o y s § t w o g i r l s a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
5:1,2.
P M I Cor.
3:9.
O n l y t wo
G o o d a l e § me to m e e t i n g .
Lot,
A l , § V i c § M a r y h a d t h e i r w o r s t d a y y e s t e r d a y § so d i d M a r t h a
§ M a r y A nn i s .
J o s e p h § J u l i e t t e w e r e th e w o r s e on F r i d a y .
d a y at e v e n i n g w e h a d Capt.
Dr. A n d r e w s
C.
Gillett
§ Mrs.
Gillett.
Fri
On S a t u r d a y
§ G e o r g e d i n e d w i t h us § h e f i l l e d a t o o t h fo r Mrs.
W h i l e h e w a s d o i n g it I w r o t e an i n t r o d u c t o r y
A. to C h a r l e s ,
§ a f t e r w a r d s m a d e it for o t h e r s .
§ l a s t n i g h t m u c h d i s t u r b e d i n o u r sleep.
l e t t e r for Dr.
Saturday night
L e a r n e d this e v ening
t h a t M e s s r s Pat y, n o t Dr. J u d d , w e r e s e e k i n g to g et n a t i v e s to
go to C a l i f o r n i a .
to day.
Mr.
Mrs.
C. r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mrs.
G o w e r r e t u r n e d to d a y § Mr.
to D e p o s i t o r y a l e t t e r for a u nt S m i t h ,
§ 7 P o l y n e s i a n s to go b y Tsar.
Richards,
S e a to L a h a i n a .
Stockbridge,
Sent
Fanny § Charles
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
T u e s d a y Nov.
Nov. 7, 1848
Page 208
7 '48
T h i s is t h e f i r s t a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e d e a t h o f bro.
This morning,
did
[not]
Richards.
a f t e r w a t c h i n g a c o n s i d e r a b l e d u r i n g th e n i g h t w e
a r i s e so e a r l y as u s u a l .
All our sick were much better
e x c e p t M a r y A n n i s , w h o w a s so m u c h w o r s e t hi s n o o n t h a t
to t h e k i n g ’s f o r Dr.
Rooke, f o r the first time for our own c h i l d
r en s i n c e t h e p r e v a l e n c e o f t h e e p i d e m i c .
g r e w no b e t t e r , Mrs.
I went
A f t e r Dr le ft
§ she
C. V e n t u r e d to g i v e h e r s o m e c a l o m e l
Ipicac
S M a g n e s i a p o w d e r § s h e h a s s l o w l y i m p r o v e d b y it.
After breakfast
in Conn.
N.Y.
$c.
g o n e on b o a r d
I w rote down several names
§ w e n t to g i v e t h e m to Dr. A n d r e w s .
I, f a l l i n g in w i t h bro.
to a c c o m p a n y m e o n b o a r d .
f o r h a l f an h o u r ,
Boardman.
sister Seeley,
Goodale,
We did not
W e s a w bro. A ' s
He h a d
Ives p r e v a i l e d u p o n h i m
f i n d bro.
§ w e v i s i t e d w i t h Mr.
of the Sami Robertson.
at Mr.
of friends
Gillett
A.
§ Capt.
§ Capt.
G.
Turner
l a r g e s t a t e roo m,
called
S i n c e d i n n e r h a v e w r i t t e n a l e t t e r to b r o §
§ p l a n n e d o n e f o r Mr.
Goodale's
father,
Deac.
David
M a r l b o r o , Ms.
T h u r s d a y Nov.
9 '48
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to w r i t i n g t h e a b o v e lett er .
A f t e r d i n n e r I f el t u n w e l l
§ d i d n o t do m u c h .
s o m e ye[s]terday § a l s o to day.
weekly prayer meeting.
watched
some.
Mary Annis improved
Y e s t e r d a y e v e n i n g I w e n t to o u r
L a s t n i g h t as w e l l as n i g h t b e f o r e
To d a y I fe el v e r y m u c h c a s t down.
m o r n i n g to v i s i t s o m e a m o n g t h e n a t i v e s .
Mr. Armstrong h a s r e t u r n e d .
I
W e n t out t h is
A l . § Lot c a m e out.
Nov. 9, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
F r i d a y Nov.
10
Page 209
'48
Last night
I slept long § well w i t h o u t b e ing dist ur be d
b y M a r y A n n i s , Mrs.
C. t a k i n g th e e n t i r e c a r e o f her.
h a v e n o t felt w e l l ,
§ so I h a v e k e p t m y s e l f i n t h e h o u s e t a k i n g
care of M ar y Annis
G ra m m e r .
§ read my bible,
in n a t i v e
§ English,
also
Lot § A l . c a m e o u t to d i n n e r f o r t h e f i r s t time.
m o r n i n g a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k K a i m i n a u u a o died.
10 o ' c l o c k t h i s e v e n i n g ,
old.
To d a y I
This afternoon,
she w o u l d have
s o o n t a k e s o m e o f us,
Mrs.
M o n d a y Nov.
13
[been]
j u s t 3 yrs.
in m e r c y b u t n o w h e w a s
Had called Leleiohoku,
Kaiminaauao,
§ might
'48
§ found him better than I expected.
5 7t h P s a l m § p r a y e d w i t h him.
boisterous
doing
De F i e n n e b a b e d i e d l a s t n i g h t .
I visited Moses,
as a c l e r k ,
I went
£jc. §c.
S a t u r d a y I k e p t t h e h o u s e m o s t of t h e day.
nesian Office
§2 ds.
in a v e r y s o l e m n m a n n e r - - s a y i n g
t h a t G o d l a s t y e a r v i s i t e d t h e Is.
it in a p p a r e n t w r a t h .
H a d she l i ved till
s e e i n g Lot § A l . so l i g h t § t r i f l i n g
§ t a l k e d w i t h them a few m i n u t e s
This
Near noon
R e a d the
O n m y r e t u r n c a l l e d at t h e P o l y
§ at t h e F i n a n c i e r ' s o f f i c e § f o u n d t h e l a t t e r had,
Kuluwaihua's
s o n o f 13 y e a r s .
The day was rather
§ a ll t h e s c h o l a r s r e m a i n e d at home.
w e all r e t i r e d q u i t e ea rl y .
Saturday night
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g it w a s p l e a s a n t ,
§ all w e n t to c h u r c h e x c e p t D a v i d , w h o s t i l l h a d s o m e fe v e r ,
Al. w h o h a d s o r e eyes.
Bro.
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d fr. Job.
It w a s p l e a s a n t to h e a r h i m ag ai n.
Bro.
Clark did
b e c a u s e o f t h e s i c k n e s s o f h i s b a b e A l b e r t B.
out t h a n t h e s a b b a t h b e f o r e .
§
14:1.
n o t go out
There were more
In t he a f t e r n o o n t h e r e w a s n o p r e a c h -
Nov. 13, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
ing,
a m e e t i n g o f ch. m e m b e r s .
After dinner John
Page 21
Ii § I w e n t o ut
to a d m i n s t e r m e d i c i n e § a d v i c e to t h e sick , m o s t of w h o m w e r e
afflicted with a diarrhea.
wahinemui.
Mr.
G.
§ Mrs.
Malo,
We w e n t
in § a b o u t t h e y a r d o f Kalu -
C. w e n t to t h e c h a p e l at no on.
L e l e i o h o k u ' s k a h u die d,
§ b u r i e d t oday.
In t h e e v e n i n g w e all r e t i r e d e a r l y a f t e r s i n g i n g some.
m o r n i n g s o m e o f o u r d o m e s t i c s w e r e sic k,
b r e a k f a s t Wm.
Peter § James
g i v e h i m § otba~s
s o m e pia.
§ so w e w e n t ro u n d ,
a clyster.
Sarai's
§ I w e n t to m i l k .
a c c o m p a n i e d m e to see A i p u a a
S e n t h o m e § got h a l f a p a i l
g i v i n g s o m e o f it as food,
B e f o r e w e s t a r t e d , Bro.
full,
6j so me o f it as
Kapile,
§ sister Smith called.
in t h e h o u s e n e a r us.
about noon,
K u a k i n i died.
M a r y A n n i s has a p p e a r e d as o n e a l m o s t e n t i r e l y w e l l .
go o u t t h i s e v e n i n g to S.S.
No t so
s o m e o n e w a s s i c k in a l m o s t
father's w ife died, this afternoon,
P i k o i lo st h i s s e c o n d son,
After
§ to
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w e w e n t d o w n t o w a r d s t h e sea.
b a d as I e x p e c t e d to f i n d th e m , tho'
e very house.
This
Did not
on a/c o f t h e e v e n i n g air.
T u e s d a y N o v 14 48
T h i s f o r e n o o n I d i d n o t go out:
P il ls ,
for the diarrhea,
h elped bro Rogers make
of 1 part calomel,
3 opium,
§ 4,
A f t e r d i n n e r v i s i t e d n e a r l y a l l th at w e v i s i t e d y e s t e r d a y ,
Ipecac.
g av e
o u t 15 d o s e s of D o v e r s p o w d e r s s o m e w e r e m a d e b e t t e r b y m y p i a
yes te rd ay some refused my m ed ici ne entirely.
Dovers powders.
Gave A i p u u a some
S e n t p i a to s o m e w h o w e r e d e s t i t u t e .
c o l d t h i s e v e n i n g - -77°.
Quite
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
T h u r s d a y Nov.
16
Nov. 16, 1848
Page 211
'48
T h i s d a y is D a v i d ' s
twelth(!)
a n n i v e r s a r y o f h i s bi r t h .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I w e n t to s ee A i p u a a § o t h e r s in h i s y a r d £j in
the next found some b e t t e r § others worse.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I
sent f o r t h e h o r s e to go to W a i k i k i , b u t t h e y got t h e w a g o n h o r s e ,
so I c a l l e d up t h e r e to e x c h a n g e .
h o u r t h ere.
20 h o u s e s .
I d i d n o t s p e n d m o r e t h a n an
I b e g a n at t h e f i r s t c o c o a n u t g r o v e § v i s i t e d a b o u t
To o n e y o u n g m o t h e r I ga ve a d o s e o f c a l o m e l .
I was
p r o p o s i n g to go up t h e r e t h i s m o r n i n g , b u t m y h o r s e e s c a p e d d u r
i ng the n i g h t § I c o u l d n o t go.
sea-shore.
Went
i nt o t h e w e l l to s t o p u p th e j o i n t in t h e p u m p
with white-lead.
This afternoon,
o ut to l o o k f or Star.
evening.
V i s i t e d a few families n e a r the
s e n t f or " S t r a w b e r r y " ,
T h i s m o r n i n g it r a i n e d § so it do e s t hi s
L a s t e v e n i n g I d i d n o t go out to m e e t i n g .
taken down to-day,
to h e l p h e r m o t h e r .
F r i d a y Nov.
17
§went
§ Moses was worse.
T h e k i n g w as
Emma w e n t down, yesterday,
T h e hoopingf!) c o u g h is b e c o m i n g m o r e p r e v a l e n t .
'48
This morn i n g I arose earlier than usual § had my season
of prayer § reading before breakfast,
immediately after breakfast.
e x p e c t i n g to go to W a i k i k i
S o o n I w a s t o l d t h a t one o f o u r
cows j u s t c o m e o v e r f r o m W a i a l u a § h a d got in to t h e m i r e n e a r th e
c o w p e n § h a d b e e n t h e r e a ll n i g h t .
t ha t w e b o u g h t o f H a n n a a h ( ! )
w o r t h t r y i n g to get out.
Holmes
At bro.
I f o u n d s h e w a s an o l d c o w
in
'40, w a s v e r y p o o r § h a r d l y
Hall's suggestion, we fastened
r o p e s to h e r § d r e w h e r out w i t h a y o k e o f oxen.
This e v ening
she h a d n o t got up t i l l P e t e r § I r a i s e d h e r p a r t l y up w h e r e
s h e w e n t e a t i n g grass.
A b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k
I started with my dinner
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
in m y hat
gone.
Nov. 17, 1848
Page 212
§ h a v e b e e n a b s e n t all day, u n t i l al l m y m e d i c i n e s w e r e
I v i s i t e d arery h o u s e t i l l
I r e a c h e d the house w h e r e the
c h i l d r e n h a v e b e e n a c c u s t o m e d to b a t h e in t h e sea.
b o t h t r o u b l e d w i t h a g u e § fever.
Lot
§ A l . are
K a i l i , o f W a i k i k i d i e d to day.
A i p u a a d i e d l a s t ni g h t .
Sat. Nov.
18
'48
T h i s m o r n i n g I a r o s e q u i t e e a r l y § w e n t o v e r to a s s i s t
in g e t t i n g t h e o l d cow.
to get a n y a s s i s t a n c e ,
I then went
After staying awhile,
§ not b e i n g able
I r eturned §w a i t e d till after breakfast.
§ w e s o o n h a d h e r on h e r feet, b u t w e w e r e n e a r l y an
h o u r in g e t t i n g h e r home, w h i c h was very fatiguing.
noon
This a f t e r
I a t t e m p t e d to m e n d up t h e h a r n e s s , b u t it w a s so b a d l y
broken that
I g a v e it up f o r a h a r n e s s m a k e r .
J o h n are n o t e n t i r e l y r e c o v e r e d .
To n i g h t
Lot, A l , D a v i d §
I fe el a l m o s t s i c k
myself.
Monday,
Nov.
21-48
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e L o r d ' s day,
usual,
that
§ I arose earli er than
I m i g h t have m ore time for my devotions.
s e a s o n for m e e t i n g ,
only eight of our scholars
M a r y h a d a d i a r r h e a § J o h n too.
the chapel.
31:18.
At n o o n , Mrs.
a t t e n d e d church.
M o r e w e r e at m e e t i n g t h a n t h e r e
h a d b e e n f or t w o o r t h r e e s a b b a t h s b e f o r e .
f r o m P s . 12:1.
At t h e
Bro.
Clark preached
C. M a r t h a § J u l i e t t e a t t e n d e d at
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d in t h e a f t e r n o o n fr. Jer.
In t h e e v e n i n g
I a t t e n d e d at th e c h a p e l
p r e a c h e d to q u i t e a fu ll h o u s e f r o m Prov.
f o r e n o o n J o h n M e e k , Jr.
died.
16:32.
This morning,
§ bro.
Damon
D u r i n g the
Piikoi
lost a
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
s e c o n d c h il d.
t wi ce ,
Nov. 21, 1848
It w a s a b o u t 4 mo.
old.
Yesterday,
I w a s o b l i g e d to r a i s e u p t h e cow.
o n c e,
This morning,
up a n a t i v e t e s t a m e n t to s e n d b y M i s s E l i z a b e t h T u r r i l l ,
Robt. W.
Condit,
Oswego,
N.Y.
I agreed with Jack,
h i m $1. 5 0 p r w e e k a f t e r t h i s w e e k .
Ej t o d a y ,
I put
to Mrs.
to d a y to gi ve
S e n t h i m to f i n d t h e h o r s e
(Star) w h i c h he f o u n d o n t h e p l a i n .
for the w a g o n today,
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Mr. A u l d m a d e a n e w t h i l l
§ a n e w s p r i n g f o r th e seat.
Coming from
h i s y a r d i n t o K u k e 's I f o u n d o u r h a n d ca rt l e f t t h e r e , b y Mr.
Wilcox's native,
some three w eeks
to d a y w h i c h c o s t a di l a r .
since.
H a d th e h a r n e s s m e n d e d
T h i s e v e n i n g m o n t h l y c o n c e r t for
seamen, but I did not attend.
Just before sunset called,
w i t h M o s e s , w h o is a l i t t l e b e t t e r .
H e a r d t o d a y t h a t the w o m a n
I c a l l e d to see o n T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g w a s g e t t i n g b e t t e r .
e x p e c t to h e a r t h a t sh e w a s
Did not
l i vi ng .
Commenced school today with eight scholars
o f o n l y o n e hour .
§prayed
P u r c h a s e d a c o r d o f w o o d f o r $10.
§ had a school
This
is
M a r t h a ' s b i r t h d a y b u t it h a s p a s s e d w i t h o u t b e i n g r e m e m b e r e d .
T h u r s d a y Nov.
2 3 '48
Three days have p a s s e d and I have w r i t t e n nothing.
ness
§ M e r c y h a t h f o l l o w e d m e § m i n e all o u r days.
we have had no school.
Since Monday
I h a v e b e e n v e r y b u s y in m a k i n g r e p a i r s
§ f i x i n g up t h e p r e m i s e s .
§ t h e l a r g e gate.
Good
T u e s d a y w a s d e v o t e d to f i x t h e w a g o n s
Y e s t e r d a y h a d t h e g a t e f i x e d t h a t l ea d s i n t o
t h e c h i l d r e n ' s yard.
Towards
e v e n i n g I t r i e d " S t r a w b e r r y " in the
w a g o n § he w e n t a b o u t as u s u a l .
In t h e e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s n o t v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g
several spoke of discouragements
§ of th e p r o b a b l e e x t i n c t i o n o f
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
the n a t i o n .
Bro.
Clark,
Nov. 23, 1848
o f th e g r e a t n u m b e r o f f u n e r a l s .
I have cleane d the oil-can
T h i s a f t e r n o o n , Mrs.
C.
§ got a bl.
o f S. Oil,
To day
29 gals.
95<j:(?).
§ o u r c h i l d r e n § I w e n t to P u n a h o u .
m o r n i n g w e h a d an i n v i t a t i o n f r o m bro.
t h e m to m o r r o w e v e n i n g ,
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This
§ s i s t e r Ives to s u p w i t h
the 12th a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e i r nuptials.
We r e p l i e d t h a t w e w o u l d ,
as it w a s t h e 1 2 t h do. o f o u r s ,
also.
T h i s e v e n i n g bro. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d .
L a s t e v e n i n g h e t o l d me s o m e o f Mr.
D i l l o n e f f o r t s to
g e t t h e F r e n c h T r e a t y a l t e r e d t o f a v o r F r e n c h m e n m o r e in t h e
matter of Jurors
F r i d a y Nov.
24
$ of s c h o o l - a g e n t s .
'48
Last night
I w e n t o v e r to a s s i s t Mis. T i b b e y in m a k i n g
o u t h e r a c c o u n t w i t h Capt.
J o h n Meek.
Also, this forenoon.
9 o' c l o c k w e h e a r d that Moses was worse,
a c c o m p a n i e d J o h n Ii to see him.
v e r y low, as I t h o u g h t ,
He r e p l i e d ,
"I h o p e s o . "
A f t e r d i n n e r I w e n t to get h o m e o u r o l d c o w § f o u n d
h e r out o f t h e m u d a b o u t a rod.
Dole § sister Smith,
Ives'
§ m e t bro.
t o o k t e a § r e t u r n e d at d us k ,
§ t h a t he d i e d at 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Emelia Keaweamahi,
this morning.
The domestics drew
A b o u t 4 o ' c l o c k Mrs.
o u r f ou r c h i l d r e n w e n t o v e r to bro.
w i t h him.
Christ
O n l y a fe w o f us w e r e at h o m e to
h e r o v e r b y t h e c o w p e n in t h e m u d again.
w a s dead,
§ found him
I s aid a few w ords that Jesus
At o n e o ' c l o c k I r e t u r n e d .
d i n ne r.
§ so all t h e c h i l d r e n
About n o o n i w e n t
alone could afford him assistance.
About
Moses'
C, H
§
§ sister
§ found Moses
Lot § A l . are still
adopted m o t h e r died early
Nov. 24, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Sat.
Nov.
25
'48
Last evening,
to m y col d,
Page 215
or some time y e s t e r d a y
I added something
§ to d a y I h a v e f e l t v e r y i r r i t a b l e .
Last evening
I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r § w r o t e t w o p a g e s to Dr. A n d r e w s to go b y
t he H u n t s v i l l e .
t h e day.
Lot, Al § Ber.
h a v e k e p t t h e i r r o o m s m o s t of
T h i s a f t e r n o o n t h e t w o f o r m e r v i s i t e d t h e k ing.
C. fj o u r c h i l d r e n w i t h V i c t o r i a Wm.
per's.
Jane was unwell this morning
be con.
[confined].
§ James
§ I v i s i t e d Mr.
l u l u a r r i v e d y e s t e r d a y 14 d s . f r o m Sa n F r a n c i s c o .
§ s he did,
said she was
Jas
§ it w a s e x p e c t e d s h e w o u l d
W e r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mrs. W i l c o x to day.
day that Keaweamahi
Mrs.
The H o n o
W e h e a r d to
d e t e r m i n e d to d i e b e f o r e M o s e s ,
a b o u t 12 h o u r s e a r l i e r .
T h i s m o r n i n g I v i s i t e d th e
h o u s e w h e r e M o s e s d i e d § w a s g r i e v e d at th e l i g h t n e s s o f t h e Gov.
Kekauonohi
§ others.
T h i s e v e n i n g m o s t o f the s c h o l a r s h a v e g o n e
to v i s i t t h e c o r p s e .
M a r y ' s m o t h e r w a s t h o u g h t to h a v e d i e d t hi s
n o o n , b u t it p r o v e d to b e o n l y a s w o o n i n g away.
M o n d a y Nov.
2 7, 48
Y e s t e r d a y was a m ore g l o o m y day than the s a b b a t h previous.
N o t so m a n y to c h u r c h .
morning.
All our boys
§ 3 g i r l s w e n t o u t in the
In t h e e v e n i n g , A l . w a s sick.
t h e f o r e n o o n f r o m Is.
me to c h a p e l
26:9.
§ w e h e a r d bro.
At n o o n J u l i e t t e
§ Martha accompanied
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m I Cor.
In t h e e v e n i n g 3 b o y s a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
T o - d a y Mrs.
E m e r s o n p r e a c h e d in
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 1:1,2.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
th e m o r n i n g at 5 o ' c l o c k ,
Bro.
3: 16 , 1 7 .
G o o d a l e to t h e c h a p e l .
In
S a r a i ' s s i s t e r , M a r y ' s m o t h e r died.
J o h n P a t y ' s b a b e o f t w o y e a r s old,
died.
T h i s fore-
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Nov. 27, 1848
n o o n I h a d a s c h o o l o f a h o u r a n d a h a l f.
m o s t o f t h e d a y at t h e k i n g ' s .
Page 216
Lot § A l . h a v e s p e n t
To d a y I c a l l e d to see Mr.
Armstrong
a b o u t t h e m b u t g o t n o s a t i s f a c t o r y a c c o u n t o f w h a t to do.
To day
th e T r a d e s h a v e b e e n h i g h § t h i s e v e n i n g it is q u i t e cool.
evening a m e e t i n g was
a p p o i n t e d at V e s t r y a b o u t s i n g i n g .
m o r n i n g w h i l e at p r a y e r s t h e k i n g s e n t for Lot, A l , Wm.
to go o v e r § s ee M o s e s '
§ is n o t w e l l t o - d a y .
c o f f i n closed.
Bernice was
H e a r d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
Th i s
Yesterday
§ Victoria
sick yesterday
B i s h o p to bro.
Arm
strong of a discou r a g i n g nature.
T u e s d a y Nov.
2 8 '48
To d a y I h a v e h a d a s c h o o l t h r e e h o u r s .
This a f t e r n o o n
B e r n i c e a c c o m p a n i e d us to P u n a h o u f or s o m e b u t t e r .
l e t t e r to bro.
§ sister Wilcox.
of our le a v i n g N o r t h Greenwich.
b r a t e d as t h e d a y 43
Commenced a
T h i s is t h e t w e l f t h a n n i v e r s a r y
F o r m e r l y this day has b e e n c e l e
[1843] w h e n E n g l a n d § F r a n c e r e c o g n i z e d t h e
I n d e p e n d e n c e o f t h e Is. b u t ,
t h i s y e a r on a c c o u n t o f so m a n y d e a t h s
it is n o t to b e c e l e b r a t e d .
Next week, T uesday will be observed
as a d a y o f f a s t i n g , h u m i l i a t i o n
§ prayer,
in v i e w o f G o d ' s j u d g
ments among the people.
Wed.
Nov.
29
'48
L a s t e v e n i n g w r o t e t h e s e c o n d p a g e o f m y l e t t e r to bro.
§ s i s t e r W.
T h i s m o r n i n g I h e a r d t h a t t h e " H u n t s v i l l e " w a s to
sail to-day,
§ got Mrs.
school,
C. to f i n i s h m y l e t t e r to M o t h e r M.
I f i n i s h e d m y l e t t e r to Dr. A n d r e w s
§ p u t up P o l y n e s i a n N o 28 to C h a r l e s
F r i e n d s to M o s e s H a t c h ,
§ bro.
§ to bro.
Seeley,
After
§ s i s t e r W.
§ no.
10 § 11
§ s e n t t h e m w i t h t h e t h r e e l e t t e r s to
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Messrs Makee § Author's
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
h ad no energy.
Nov. 29, 1848
Store(?).
Armstrong.
This evening our m e e t i n g was
I h ad a school today, but the scholars
T o d a y I h a v e m a d e a h a l t e r of l e a t h e r ,
n e c k o f t h e h or s e .
Page 217
A d d e d s o m e t h i n g to Mrs.
f o r the
C's l e t t e r to bro.
Gulick.
Sat.
Dec.
2 '48
T h u r s d a y h a d a s c h o o l as u s u a l .
g i r l s to r i d e in t h e w a g o n .
e v e n i n g w e n t i n t o Mrs.
a c c o u n t w i t h Capt.
Mrs.
Ca r r i e d the e l dest three
C. c a l l e d at J u d g e A n ' s .
In the
T i b b e y ' s to a s s i s t h e r in m a k i n g o u t h e r
M e ek .
B r o u g h t it § w o r k e d at it t i l l 11 o ' c l o c k .
Y e s t e r d a y I a s s i s t e d her again,
§ so I d i d l a s t e v e n i n g t i l l
I
m a d e it all c o m e o u t c o r r e c t l y .
L a s t n i g h t it r a i n e d v e r y h a r d ,
§ m o s t of the night.
There have been frequent showers to-day.
This f o renoon
bro.
This afternoon
Rogers
in g e t t i n g o ut E l e l e No.
o u r m e e t i n g at 3 o ' c l o c k .
11.
I assisted
I forgot
This e v e n i n g I feel v ery low spirited.
To m o r r o w w e a re e x p e c t i n g to c e l e b r a t e t h e L o r d ' s s u p p e r .
Oh h o w i l l y p r e p a r e d I f e e l for it.
for all l i f e ' s d u t i e s
0 Lord, p r e p a r e t h y s e r v a n t
§ f i n a l l y r e c e i v e h i m § h i s to t h y h e a v e n l y
kingdom.
M o n d a y D e c 1*. 4, 1 8 4 8
S a t u r d a y n i g h t it r a i n e d m o s t o f t h e n i g h t ,
yesterday morning.
B u t b e f o r e c h u r c h it c l e a r e d off,
t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t to c h u r c h § h e a r d bro.
5:12 " S i n § d e a t h " .
§ so it d i d
s o t h a t all
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m Rom.
T h e k i n g § q u e e n w e r e p r e s e n t b u t n o t so m a n y
o f t he p e o p l e as t h e s a b b a t h b e f o r e .
The report of deaths
f or
Dec. 4, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Honolulu § vicinity were
826,
in t h e m o n t h o f Nov.
a l o n e of o u r f a m i l y , w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
II
Cor.
5:8,
Emma returned,
a f t e r an a b s c e n c e ( ! )
w h i c h w i t h Mrs.
Bro.
C.
I s. "
of a fortnight,
In t h e e v e n i n g
I r e a d an h o u r f r o m
The communion had been p o s t p o n e d till next
b e i n g t h e F a s t day.
o f t hi s w e e k th at
T h i s m o r n i n g at p r a y e r s w e c o m m e n c e d a g a i n
t h e c a t e c h i s m $ lecited f r o m v e r s e s ,
t h e d a y o f t he m o n t h .
to m a k e t h e v e r s e s
At 9 o ' c l o c k ,
even with
c o m m e n c e d s c h o o l w i t h all
p r e s e n t e x c e p t Lot § A l . § h a d a s c h o o l o f
3 hours.
At n o o n
A r m s t r o n g a b o u t Lot § A l . 5 h e s e n t f o r Mr.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mr.
strong,
§ w e n t to c h u r c h
3: l a s t t w o v e r s e s .
M e e t i n g s w e r e a p p o i n t e d on Wed.
w e n t to see Mr.
Dole from
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
it r a i n e d a g a i n § w e d i d n o t go to t h e c h a p e l .
L o r d ' s day.
I
§ o u r c h i l d r e n m a d e all o u r f a m i l y e x c e p t Sarai.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m I Cor.
" B i n g h a m ' s S.
At n o o n ,
^ h e a r d bro.
"We W a l k b y f a i t h n o t b y s i g h t " .
Page 218
a f t e r s e e i n g Mr.
G o o d a l e c o m m e n c e d as b e f o r e .
Bates,
w e r e n o t at h o m e § are to go § s ee Mr.
on a c c o u n t o f rain.
Ba t e s .
Mr. A r m
c a l l e d § said he w o u l d take A l .
§ b o a r d a l s o Lot, b u t t h a t h e h a d n o r o o m for e i t h e r .
o u r t r i a l s to Ii § Sarai.
I
The boys
A. in t h e m o r n i n g .
Told
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e is n o m o n t h l y c o n c e r t
Judge Andrews
c a l l e d a s h o r t tim e,
I r e a d to t h e s c h o l a r s s e v e r a l c h a p t e r s
in " R a s s e l a s " .
h a v e t h e i r s e r v a n t s s t i l l to s l e e p in t h e i r room.
after which
Lot § A l .
Pu t up no.
29
P o l y n e s i a n for brcs. S e e l e y § M o n t a g u e .
Wed.
Dec.
6 '48
Yesterday
as u s u a l .
I w a s a f f l i c t e d w i t h a c old,
tho I h a d a school,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n p u t up 5 P o l y n e s i a n s to go b y t h e " H o n o
l u l u " f o r Mr.
Lyman
i s h e d o n e to bro.
§ D. B e r n i c e f i n i s h e d a l e t t e r to him.
Dwight.
Last evening I took no supper,
I fin
§ after
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b a t h i n g m y f ee t r e t i r e d .
day I have not
Dec. 6, 1M8
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My slumbers w e r e not v ery quiet.
fe l t w e l l .
To
Last night there was much lightning
§ t h u n d e r - - ^ t h i s m o r n i n g it w a s so w e t t h a t w e d i d n o t go to
m e e t i n g at 10 o ' c l o c k .
5 J o n a h 3 r d chap.
I read Henry's E xp os iti on of Joel,
W e h a d no d i n n e r .
w e n t to n a t i v e m e e t i n g ,
ing at p r a y e r s bro.
n o w a b o u t to
F r i da y,
§ we to bro.
A r m s t r o n g came
2 chap.
At 3 o ' c l o c k t h e s c h o l a r s
Chamberlain's.
This e v e n
in § m a d e s o m e r e m a r k s .
I am
r e a d " B i n g h a m ' s S . I . " to t h e s c h o l a r s .
Dec.
8 '48
Y e s t e r d a y I h a d s c h o o l as us u a l .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
I was
at th e D e p o s i t o r y § h e a r d t h e S a n d w i c h Is. N e w s r e a d § d i s c u s s e d ,
§ in t h e e v e n i n g ,
r e a d Vol.
Ill Nos.
2 § 3 to t h e s c h o l a r s .
Bro.
A r m s t r o n g has n o t y e t s u c c e e d e d i n f i n d i n g a b o a r d i n g p l a c e f o r
Lot § A l .
T h e f o r m e r is to b e t a k e n i n t o Mr.
the latter,
i n t o Mr.
ride a f te r school.
h a l f an hour .
Bates Office.
Last evening
Last night
Lee's office,
§
S e n t f or t h e hoxsgs § h a d a
I t a l k e d to t h e L o t § Al.
for
§ to d a y A l . ha s h a d a l a m e n e c k.
Much
o f m y t i m e to d a y ha s b e e n d e v o t e d to d o i n g sums i n " D o u b l e P r o
p o r t i o n " p a g e 144.
P i t m a n at Mr.
Emerson's
Boardman's.
l i t t l e b oy , b o r n Nov.
Sat.
Dec.
III Part.
This morn i n g
I m e t Mr.
T h i s e v e n i n g w e c a l l e d to se e Go v's
'48.
9 '48
T h i s m o r n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to s i s t e r M a r y § w r o t e
two pages.
At n o o n , h e a r d t h a t bro.
§ p r o b a b l y w o u l d n o t live.
t u r e at bro.
At
S m i t h ' s b a b e w a s v e r y sick,
3 o'clock attended preparatory
C h a m b e r l a i n ' s b y bro.
D o l e f r o m Rom.
12:1.
lec
At sunset
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w e ro de d o w n to bro.
v e r y n e a r h e r end.
Dec. 9, 1848
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S m i t h § f o u n d t h e i r c h i l d s t i l l l i v i n g , bu t
To-day,
Lot 5 A l . h a v e b e e n at t h e K i n g ' s
§
t hi s a f t e r n o o n t h e y r o d e out w i t h t h e k i n g § q u e e n .
M o n d a y Dec.
11
'48
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e h e a r d t h a t bro.
d i e d at 3 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
a g e d 1 yr.
all t h e s c h o l a r s w e n t to m e e t i n g
I Pet.
3:1,2.
were present.
of Sabbaths.
8 m s . 23 days.
§ h e a r d bro.
T h e k i n g § q u e e n Dr.
Indeed,
David took some medicine
In t h e f o r e n o o n
Clark p r e a c h from
§ A l a p a i , Mr.
§ Mrs. J a s p e r
C.
§ s o m e f e w w e n t to t h e c h ap el .
§ d i d n o t go o u t in th e a f t e r n o o n .
I d i d n o t go, b e c a u s e bro.
Dole p r e a c h e d from Titus
2:14,
A l e t t e r w a s r e a d f r o m bro.
f u n e r a l at 10 o ' c l o c k th i s m o r n i n g ,
At four o '
" W h o g a v e h i m s e l f for u s "
§c. § o f f i c i a t e d in t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t he b r e a d ,
of the wine.
Bro.
Chamberlain had
s e n t for me to go o v e r § p r e p a r e t h e C o m m u n i o n t able.
c l o c k bro.
little Ellen
there w e re ma n y more than for a n u m b e r
At n o o n Mrs.
A r m strong p r e a c h e d but
Smith's
§ bro.
Clark
S m i t h a p p o i n t i n g the
on a c c o u n t o f t h e C o m m u n i o n ,
o t h e r w i s e it w o u l d h a v e b e e n l a s t e v e n i n g .
L a s t e v e n i n g f i v e s c h o l a r s a c c o m p a n i e d us to t h e c h a p e l
§ bro.
present
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 3: l a s t v e r s e .
£ pla y e d the seraphena.
e v e n i n g § y e s t e r d a y Mrs. H u n t
T h e " H a a l e l i o " a r r i v e d Sat.
§ Mrs.
intelligence from their husbands
J o h n Dominis was
Tibbey rec^ very pleasing
at San F r a n c i s c o .
H a l l r e e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr. A t k i n s o n d a t e d in Sept.
A. h a d b e e n c o n f i n e d § w a s 4 days ,
t h a t Mrs.
t h a t the c h i l d d i d n o t live,
§ t h a t a p i o u s w o m a n h a d a c h i l d a fe w d a y s b e f o r e
§ Mrs. A a d o p t e d t h e w o m a n ' s child.
T o - d a y bro.
$ d i e d § Mr.
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A f t e r an h o u r ' s s c h o o l t h i s m o r n i n g Mrs.
o f o u r c h i l d r e n § Wm.
Ly.
sister Smith's daughter,
C lark,
Dole.
C.
Page 221
§ I § three
§ Vic. w e n t to t h e f u n e r a l o f bro.
Ellen.
Two rooms we r e
R e m a r k s w e r e o f f e r e d b y br os.
full.
S he w a s b u r i e d in t h e i r o w n
l i t t l e g r a v e y a r d at t h e N o r t h o f t h e h o u s e , w h i c h m a k e s
little graves.
Ives.
§
five
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w e r o d e to P u n a h o u § t o o k s i s t e r
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r S.S.
M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s c o n d u c t e d by
bro. A r m s t r o n g , w h b h a d b e e n a l l d a y at t h e p a l a c e .
T u e s d a y Dec.
12
'48
This day we have had frequent showers
cool.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Wm.
menced Olmsted's
§ t h e w e a t h e r is
El. M a r y Em. P e t e r J a m e s
Rudiments.
This
f o r e n o o n Wm.
"Bank r u p t c y " A s s e s s m e n t o f Taxes.
§ David c o m
§ El. w e n t t h r o u g h
B e r n i c e g ot to D u o d e c i m a l s .
H a d a c o m p o s i t i o n s c h o o l at n o o n - - c l o s e d a l e t t e r to s i s t e r M a r y
§ p u t up t wo P o l y n e s i a n s No 30.
H e a r d to d a y t h a t Mr.
w a s to q u i t t h e E d i t o r s h i p o f R i y n e s i a n .
Em.
§ Vic.
£j M a r y A n n i s r o d e in t h e w a g o n .
commences his S i n g i n g School,
§ Mr.
Hitchcock
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Ber.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
G o o d a l e Mrs.
C.
Mary
Fuller
§ m o s t o f thjs
s c h o l a r s h a v e g o n e to be r e a d y to a s s i s t at t h e c h a p e l .
This
e v e n i n g c o m p l e t e d at p r a y e r s t h e leading o f L u k e w i t h H e n r y ' s E x p o s
ition .
T h u r s d a y Dec.
14
'48
T h i s is t h e 1 2 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f o u r l e a v i n g B o s t o n in
t h e Bark , M a r y F r a z i e r ,
C a p t S u m n e r , w i t h 30 o t h e r p a s s e n g e r s ,
e i g h t o f w h o m h a v e d i e d § e i g h t o t h e r s a r e n o w in t h e S t a t e s ,
c l u d i n g Dr. A n d r e w s n o w on t h e way.
Yesterday,
Lot
in
§ A l . l e f t us
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Dec. 14, 1848
Page 222
in th e m o r n i n g § w e d i d n o t s e e t h e m a g a i n t i l l 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k §
as I k n e w t h e y h a d b e e n at t h e K i n g s , p l a y i n g B i l l i a r d s
r ath e r a w a r m r e c e p t i o n - - I was too harsh.
h a d an i n t e r v i e w w i t h M e s s r s
Yesterday,
Dillon, Miller,
I g av e t h e m
the king
§ T e n Eyck.
Learned
t h a t t h e y a d v i s e d t h e k i n g to p u t a w a y all f o r e i g n a s s i s t a n t s ,
that the former t h r e a t e n e d guns
if s o m e t h i n g w a s n o t done.
t h a t Mr. H i t c h c o c k w a s g o i n g h o m e the b e a r e r o f d i s p a t c h e s ,
§
Heard
6j
t h a t Mr. H o p k i n s w a s to s u c c e e d h i m as E d i t o r o f th e P o l y n e s i a n .
W h a t w i l l t h e y n o t m a k e o f Mr. H o p . ?
ha s c a l l e d ,
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
Hitchcock
s a y i n g h e s h o u l d s a i l to m o r r o w for V a l p a r a i s o ,
§
p r o b a b l y be a b s e n t a yea r.
Quite rainy b oth y e s t e r d a y § to-day.
t hi s e v e n i n g .
No s i n g i n g s c h o o l
T h i s foieroon t h e G o v ' s l i t t l e b o y w h i c h d i e d T h u r s
d a y n i g h t 1 2 t h i n s t at m i d n i g h t w a s b u r i e d at N a a m a n u ' s ( ? )
[The f o l l o w i n g l i n e w a s w r i t t e n in t h e m a r g i n : ]
a b o u t t h i s 1 0 t h Mrs.
C.
T h e " S a n d w i c h Is. N e w s " o f t o - d a y is full o f Dr. J u d d - - a s m a n y
f o r m e r n u m b e r s h a v e b ee n .
Richards
§ two daughters,
H a d a c a l l fr. Mr.
a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr.
to d a y in a w h a l e r f r o m L a h a i n a .
with a daughter.
Townsend,
Mrs.
Parsons.
Taylor,
arrived
K i n n e y c o n f i n e d 2 1 s t ult.
t h e P l a y a ct or , h a s r e t u r n e d f r o m
San F r a n c i s c o as
[and]
S a turday night.
L ot c o m m e n c e d t o - d a y w i t h J u d g e Lee,
home this evening.
Mrs.
is to a p p e a r a g a i n at the T h e a t r e n e x t
Last evening prayer meeting.
^ b o t h at
Mrs.
Clark rode
w i t h us.
Saturday,
Dec.
16
'48
Yesterday morning
I went
for a g l a z i e r to c o m e
§ p u t in
Dec. 16, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
so me glass.
Page 223
O n m y r e t u r n s a w Lot c o m e o u t o f t h e K i n g ' s y a r d
w i t h a c i g a r in h i s m o u t h .
E m m a w a s n o t th er e.
H a d a g o o d s c h o o l in th e f o r e n o o n tho'
C a l l e d at bro.
i n g I c a l l e d at bro. A r m s t r o n g ' s
Lot § A l . m o r e p u n c t u a l .
b o y s there.
Smith's
in P.M.
In t h e e v e n
to get h i m to do s o m e t h i n g to m a k e
H e w e n t to t h e K i n g ' s
Afterwards he called here
§ f o u n d h i m § the
§ t o l d h i m m u c h a b o u t Lot.
T o - d a y t h e y h a v e b e e n m o r e p u n c t u a l b u t th is e v e n i n g t h e y h a v e
gone,
§ I e x p e c t t h e y w i l l go to t h e T h e a t r e .
This forenoon
I h a d a school of two hours.
n o t a t t e n d b e c a u s e o f h e r s o r e eye.
Bernice did
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
o u r c h i l d r e n m a d e a l o n g c a l l at P u n a h o u .
C. I, §
T h e P o l y n e s i a n o f to day
s p e a k s o f t h e K i n g ' s f o r b i d d i n g h i s m i n i s t e r s to c o r r e s p o n d a n y
m o r e w i t h Mr.
Bro.
T e n Eyck.
This will make quite a talk downtown.
D a m o n h a s th e h o o p i n g ( ! )
M o n d a y Dec.
18
c ou gh .
'48
Y e s t e r d a y I arose q uite early,
w o r k in s e a s o n f o r c h u r c h .
I t o l d L o t § A l . b e f o r e g o i n g to c h u r c h
t h a t as t h e y w e r e n o t m e m b e r s
t h e b a c k s e a t at c h u r c h ,
Prov.
27:12.
to t h e c h a p e l
§ w e g ot t h r o u g h w i t h o u r
of t h e s c h o o l ,
§ t h e y d i d so.
t h e y m i g h t s i t in
Bro.
Clark preached from
At n o o n I a c c o m p a n i e d o u r o w n c h i l d r e n § Mrs.
§ h e a r d Mr.
T a y l o r p r e a c h fr.
P s . 90:12
C.
"So t e a c h
us to n u m b e r o u r d a y s t h a t w e m a y a p p l y o u r h e a r t s u n t o w i s d o m " .
A v e r y g o o d s e r mo n.
§ f r o m 1 Cor.
4:5-7.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n b r o C l a r k p r e a c h e d a g a i n
Subject--"Boasting".
Before supper read
12 p a g e s o f " B i n g h a m ' s S a n d w i c h Is ." of Chap.
13th.
At p r a yers
bro. A r m s t r o n g c a m e in § m a d e s o m e r e m a r k s u p o n r e p e n t a n c e ,
w e r e v e r y good.
In t h e e v e n i n g ,
Lot, A l . Wm.
Ber.
§ they
§ Mary went
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
to t h e c h a p e l
5 h e a r d Mr.
before retiring,
Dec. 18, 1848
T a y l o r fr. J o h n 3:14.
After our return
I h a d an o p p o r t u n i t y to t e s t i f y to A l . o u r g r e a t
a n x i e t y a b o u t h i m § Lot,
§ our great fears for Moses,
h e § L ot t u r n e d ou t as M o s e s
school
Page 224
did, Mrs.
§ r e t u r n to t h e s t a t e s ,
that
C.
§ t h a t if
§ I w o u l d g i v e u p the
I did not b e lieve there w o u l d
b e a n a t i v e k i n g a f t e r t h e p r e s e n t o n e u n l e s s h e o r Lot w e r e p r e
p a r e d f o r it, t h a t t h e r e
than any one's,
[their]
temptations were much greater
§ they could not stand against
flattery,
§ vices
w i t h o u t A l m i g h t y aid,
t h a t a s h i p all s a i l
be on h e r beams'
t h a t t h e y s h o u l d s e e k t he a d v i c e 5 f r i e n d
end,
ship of the missionaries,
§ no ball as t w d soon
Ej t r y to do so as to s e c u r e t h e i r
support then they w o u l d be p r o p e r e d here § h e r e a f t e r ,
to t h e e n d o f s u c h as o p p o s e d t h e m i s s i o n
refering
5 the n a t i v e s b e c a u s e
t h e y a d h e r e d to t h e m i s s i o n t h a t n o n e w o u l d be f r a n k w i t h t h e m
but their teachers,
§ that their teachers ha d u n d erg on e m uc h o p
p o s i t i o n in g e t t i n g t h e m a l o n g so f a r as t h e y h ad ,
§ that few
p r i n c e s w o u l d h a v e s u b m i t t e d to t e a c h e r s as t h e y had.
ledged that
I s p o k e w r o n g to h i m W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g ,
o u g h t to k e e p a j o u r n a l ,
to r e l i g i o n , n o w .
I acknow
t h a t he § Lot
§ f i n a l l y b e s o u g h t h i m § Lot to a t t e n d
T h i s m o r n i n g t h e y two r e c e i v e d a lot o f M o s e s '
clothes;
§ Lot, M o s e s ’ h o r s e .
T h i s n o o n w h i l e at d i n n e r it b e g a n
to rain,
§ it r a i n e d all t h e a f t e r n o o n v e r y hard .
h a d 40 l i g h t s o f g l a s s set b y N i g h t i n g g a l e ( ? ) .
go to s c h o o l to day,
o n a c c o u n t o f s o r e eyes.
This forenoon
Bernice did not
H e a r d t h r o u g h Mr.
G o o d a l e t h a t J a m e s s w o r e § t a l k e d b a d on S a t u r d a y to Wm.
in Dr. J u d d ' s y a rd .
Taylor,
Mr.
Turrill,
G. s a i d at d i n n e r t h a t he h a d s e e n Mr.
§ h e w o u l d c o m e to t e a to m o r r o w .
Dec. 19, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
T u e s d a y Dec.
19
Page 225
'48
T h i s is t h e 1 7 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f B e r n i c e ' s b i r t h day.
T hi s m o r n i n g bro.
b o ys ,
A r m s t r o n g c a m e w i t h h i s c o m p l a i n t a b o u t th e
§ t h o u g h t w e o u g h t to d e c i p l i n e ( ! )
uage.
After he was gone
w i t h it,
P et er ,
I c a l l e d in Wm. w h o h a d n o t h i n g to do
§ f o u n d out some p a r t i c u l a r s
§ David,
t h e m for t h e i r b a d l a n g
§ t h e n c a l l e d in J a m e s ,
a ll o f w h o m t o l d m u c h t h e s a m e s t o r y , p u t t i n g
t h e b l a m e u p o n Wm.
T u r r i l l , w h o t r i e d to get E d n e y T i b b e y
V i d a to f ig ht , w h i l e b a t h i n g o n S a t u r d a y at K a p e n a .
they took Edney's part
to f r i g h t e n Ed n e y .
James
t h a t F r a n k § A l l a n r e p e a t e d w h a t Wm.
They also stated
T u r r i l l said.
o f t h e w h o l e a p p e a r s to b e an o l d g r u d g e o f Wm.
E d ne y, w h e n b o t h w e r e m e m b e r s of Mr. W i l c o x ' s
ing Mr. T a y l o r t o o k t e a w i t h us
Em.
§ El.
T h u r s d a y D e c r . 21
Turrill called
§ he c a l l e d b a c k § s a i d h e w a s t he "d.
son o f b i t c h " § D a v i d a l s o r e p e a t e d t h e same.
nice Mary,
J a m e s says
§ he s t r u c k N e v i n s , w h o o p e n e d his knife
A f t e r w a r d s , n e a r Dr. J u d d , Wm.
"son of a negro"
The origin
Turrill against
school.
§ s p e n t the e v e n i n g .
th is e v e n i n g a n o t h e r h al f .
I was
To day,
G. B e r
l a t e at s c h o o l , b e c a u s e I got
No.
12,
§
Last evening our m e e t i n g was conducted
W h i l e at p r a y e r s
one
reed
(E b a r s )
of Aeolian
O n m y w a y h o m e f r o m m e e t i n g I c a l l e d f or bro.
R o g e r s to c o m e h o m e w i t h me
He d i d so,
Mr.
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up l a t e § h a d h a l f o f a p r o o f s h e e t to r e a d o f E l e l e ,
w o u l d n o t sound.
This e v e n
§ Wm. w e n t to s i n g i n g s.
Yesterday morning
b y bro. A r m s t r o n g .
§ Daniel
§ s h o w m e h o w to get to t h e reeds.
§we f ound a little dirt h a d s t o p p e d the vibration.
at n o o n h e t o o k h i s p i a n o to p i e c e s ,
§ I w e n t o v e r to
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Dec. 21, 1848
see § l e a r n h o w to t a k e it to p i e c e s .
more firmly the pedal standard,
Page 226
This af t e r n o o n I secured
a f t e r l a y i n g t h e p i a n o on its back .
Mr. M e r s b u r g c o m m e n c e d i n s t r u c t i n g t h e g i r l s in t h e i r time,
t h e s u g g e s t i o n o f Dr. J u d d.
§ David lessons;
w a s at Mrs.
Mr.
also, Joseph.
Dominis'.
v e r y s t r o n g winds.;
Dec.
Peter
§ 3 boys went.
I w e n t f o r them.
We are s t i l l h a v i n g f r e q u e n t r a i n s
To d a y I p u t Wm.
in E v o l u t i o n .
finish Parley's H i s t o r y Part
Sat.
James,
This evening the singing school
Four girls
G o o d a l e d i d n o t go.
r e c i t e w i t h Ber.
A t n o o n h e g i v e s Wm.
at
§ El.
To-morrow,
8
f o r w a r d a l i t t l e to
Peter's class will
II.
2 3 '48
T h i s e v e n i n g h as b e e n d e v o t e d to r e r e a d i n g t h e P o l y n e s i a n
to Mrs.
C.
T h i s f o r e n o o n I h a d a s c h oo l.
§ D a v i d go h o m e to t h e i r p a r e n t s .
Wm.
Kanaina,
ings.
go d o w n t o w n w i t h him.
5 this evening made acknowledgements
§ got b a c k t h e n o t e .
to
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e is a t h e a t r e
§ I f e a r L o t § A l . h a v e g o n e tho'
did.
Peter
O n l y P e t e r r e t u r n e d to d i n n e r .
f a t h e r s e n t a n o t e o v e r to h a v e Wm.
I r e p l i e d in a p e t ( ? ) ,
Le t Wm. J a m e s ,
I c o u l d n o t see t h e m i f t h e y
S p o k e to t h e m t hi s m o r n i n g a b o u t n o t i m p r o v i n g t h e i r e v e n
They appeared offended.
I fe lt w r o n g .
Did not ride this a f t e r n o o n be c a u s e
T h e L o r d p a r d o n all m y f o l l i e s o f t o - d a y § p r e p a r e
me f o r the d u t i e s o f t h e c o m i n g S a b b a t h .
Mr.
G o o d a l e h as b e e n a p p o i n t e d S u p e r i n t e n d a n t o f S c h o o l s
fo r H o n o l u l u .
H e a r d to day o f t h e d e a t h of bro.
" M a r y , " br. J a n 31/47.
all o f t h e m i s s i o n .
d o m e s t i c s si ck;
Juliette
§ sister Conde's
T h e L o r d s a n c t i f y t h i s to t h e m § to us
M a n y are a f f l i c t e d w i t h t h e i n f l u e n z a ,
a l so , J o s e p h , V i c t o r i a § P e t e r .
§ M a r y A. h a v e b a d colds.
two
I n de ed , M a r t h a ,
Dec. 25, 1848
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Christmas,
M o n d a y Dec.
Page 227
25 48
Saturday evening
I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
Conde
§ f i n i s h e d it t hi s a f t e r n o o n .
day.
O n l y a f e w o u t to m e e t i n g .
§ sister
Y e s t erday was quite a rainy
Bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m 1 Sam.
1 6 : 7 h a n d ' s a n o i n t i n g D avid.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
p r e a c h e d fr.
in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
Gal.
6:7,
als o,
Armstrong
At
n o o n e i g h t s c h o l a r s a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t h e c h a p e l to h e a r Mr.
Taylor,
from Luke 14:26,
27.
Mr.
F u l l e r , w h o w a s e x p e c t e d to
be there § c o m m e n c e w i t h a n e w choir, was not there,
o f t h e c h o i r w e r e t he re .
O n l y a v e r y f e w out,
§ o n l y Mr.
A c t s 17.
l a s t p a r t.
G.
In
§ I w e n t to the
§ t h e y w o u l d h a v e h a d no s e r v i c e
b ut for Mr. W i l c o x w h o w e n t to Mr.
a few i n t e r e s t i n g remarks
several
B e r n i c e p l a y e d upon the Serephena.
t h e e v e n i n g it r a i n e d v e r y h a r d ,
chapel.
tho'
D's.
Mr.
T. c a m e
§ g a v e us
f r o m P a u l s e r m o n on M a r ' s h i l l at A t h e n s
This m o r n i n g early our c hi ld r e n § scholars
w e r e up Ej r o u n d t h e h o u s e w i s h i n g o t h e r s o f us a " M e r r y C h r i s t
mas."
T o d a y w e h a v e h a d s c h o o l as u s u a l .
C. b a k e.
Yesterday,
w i t h an i n f l u e n z a .
Lydia was
s i c k § t o - d a y E m m a § Lot are ill
T h i s a f t e r n o o n o u r c o w got i n t o t h e m i r e
again.
On T h u r s d a y l a s t I h i r e d a n a t i v e ,
month,
§ to d a y a n o t h e r at t h e s a m e p r i c e .
Wed.
Dec.
B e r n i c e h e l p e d Mrs.
" W a i m a k a " f o r $5. pr.
27 48
H a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m o u r w e e k l y m e e t i n g at bro.
b e r l a i n c o n d u c t e d b y b ro .
C l a r k , w h o r e a d L u k e 13:6,
tree".
S c h o o l as u s u a l b o t h y e s t e r d a y § to day.
Rogers'
y e s t e r d a y § fe ll i n w i t h Capt.
b o u n d h o m e in a b o u t t h r e e w e e k s .
Bro.
Cham
" B a r r e n fig
C a l l e d i n t o bro.
Hedges of the "Josephine"
R o g e r s r e q u e s t e d m e to
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
p r e p a r e an e d i t o r i a l
fo r h i s n e x t no.
it t i l l n e a r m i d n i g h t ,
§ Mr.
Dec. 27, 1848
13 o f t h e El el e.
W o r k e d at
§ a d d e d s o m e t h i n g to it to day.
J u d g e Lee
Bishop c alled this evening.
with the influenza.
Page 228
Monday,
L ot
A l . s t a y s at t he Q u e e n ' s ,
§ A l . wer e sick
§ to d a y Lot has
b e e n t here.
T h i s e v e n i n g V i c t o r i a is f e v e r i s h a g a i n § b r e a t h e s b a d l y .
Mr.
T a y l o r § 6 m i s s i o n a r y c h i l d r e n s a i l e d t h i s a f t e r n o o n in the
K a m e h a m e h a III,
f or M a u i .
B e r n i c e h a s b e e n § is v e r y b u s i l y e m
p l o y e d in p r e p a r i n g d r e s s e s
f u n e r a l on S a t u r d a y .
F r i d a y Dec.
29
§ bonnets
for Vic.
'48
at bro. A r m s t r o n g ' s ,
Dr. J u d d ' s o f f i c e
I went down town § called
§ at R o b i n s o n § Co.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I w r o t e u p m y b o o k at Dep^.
w r o t e u p m y ac ct s.
colds,
for the
The w i n d § rain have abated some tonight.
Yesterday morning before school
y ard.
§ Ly.
L a s t n i g h t b o t h Mrs.
§ a l s o to day.
w e n t w i t h us.
In t h e e v e n i n g
C. § I w e r e s i c k w i t h
A f t e r s c h o o l w e r o d e up to P u n a h o u .
M a n y of t h e n a t i v e s
ship
Bernice
§ foreigners are a f f l i c t e d w i t h
the Influenza.
O u r s c h o o l c l o s e d to d a y for t h e t e r m § fo r the
year.
Wm.
Bernice,
Peter's class
§ El.
a r e at C ub e Root P a r t
f i n i s h e d to d a y c o m p o u n d D i v i s i o n ,
2 n d B o o k of H i s t o r y § M i t c h e l l ' s
II.
Part
Geography § Atlas.
c l a s s l e a v e o f f at t h e B l i n d B o y W o r c e s t e r ,
to Mr.
III, E m e r s o n - II,
§ Parley
Victoria's
III Part.
S e n t $ 1 .50
F u l l e r to d a y b e c a u s e he o v e r p a i d m e f o r 6 A r i t h m e t i c s
In s e t t l i n g up m y a c c o u n t s
I f i n d I am p l u s a o u t
evening
I h a v e c a l l e d at t h e k i n g ' s
on b e d s
§ in t he s a m e room.
$40.
§ saw him § Alexder(!)
L ot q u i t e s i c k l a s t n i g h t .
Th i s
both
Dec. 30, 1848
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Sat.
Dec.
Page 229
30 1 84 8
This day closes another week, month,
w e w e n t to t h e f u n e r a l of L e l e i o h o k u ,
Moses,
§ year.
At noon
§ Kaiminaauao.
They
t r i e d to d i s p l a y g r e a t p o m p b u t m y s o u l l o a t h e d t h e w h o l e a f f a i r .
To-day we have been the subject of p r a y e r by the mission.
c o l d is w o r s e to d a y t h a n a n y d a y yet.
At dinner,
D o l e d i n e d w i t h us;
Jasper.
§ so d i d Mr.
§ Mrs.
J a m e s w a s t a k e n s i c k § d i d n o t .go to day.
bro.
My
§ sister
Last evening
A l . § others did not
a ttend the funeral.
L o r d ' s d a y Dec.
31
'48
Last night
I sweat some,
§ to d a y h a v e
T h i s has b e e n a g o o d d a y to m y soul.
all day.
I lay a w a k e l a s t n i g h t
a b o u t Lot § Al.
§ of Moses
felt a little better.
I have e n j o y e d the pr e a c h i n g
till after midnight,
§ Leleiohoku's
i n f l u e n c e Mr. H o p k i n s e x e r t e d o v e r them.
death,
thinking
S of the probab le
I e n d e a v o r e d to c a s t
m y b u r d e n u p o n t h e Lord.
Was g reatly pleased, b o t h y e s t e r d a y
o f a d v i c e f r o m P a y s o n to a y o u n g c l e r g y m a n ,
I r e a d it to Mrs.
I con fes se d that
Payson says,
§ to day, w i t h a l e t t e r
about being nothing.
C. § sh e r e p l i e d t h a t it w a s j u s t as she felt.
I h a d n o t a r r i v e d at t h a t s t a n d a r d o f p e r f e c t i o n .
If w e go to G o d w i t h o u r b u r d e n s
§ are n o t r e l i e v e d ,
it is e v i d e n c e t h a t w e ^ h a v e n o t p r a y e d in fa it h.
a very few hearers
at c h u r c h .
W a i m a l u p r e a c h e d fr.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n n o t so m a n y as in t h e m o r n i n g .
J o h n 20:15.
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d a l l d a y Ez.
t ha t c o m e t h u n t o m e
the singing(?).
I will
Ber.
This morning only
P s . 5:11.
Ii p r e a c h e d fr.
21:27.
in n o w i s e c a s t out.
Mr.
John--
F u l l e r led
p l a y e d at n o o n § J o h n 0. D o m i n i s
No c h i e f s to m e e t i n g to day.
Him
at e v e n i n g .
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Jan. 1, 1849
Page 230
M o n d a y , J a n u a r y 1-18 49 .
L a s t n i g h t at 12 o ' c l o c k I a w o k e § h e a r d t h e m u s i c o f
t h e Band.
Year".
vols.
I turned over § w i s h e d my dear companion a "happy New
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
o f "Boys'
Year.
Goodale
se nt in to o u r o w n c h i l d r e n 18
§ G i r l s L i b r a r y " as a piesent f o r C h r i s t m a s
§ New
W i t h t h e s e § o t h e r c h i l d r e n ' s b o o k s t h e y c o m m e n c e d to da y
a Children's
dinner I went
Library.
To d a y I h a v e h a d no s c h o o l .
§ c a l l e d o n a ll o u r M i s s i o n a r y f a m i l i e s
Just before
to w i s h
them a "happy n e w year".
This afternoon
I r e a d t h e P o l y n e s i a n of Sat.
I fe lt as if t h e w h o l e a f f a i r a b o u t Mr.
t h e m a n u s c r i p t s wa s a m e a n a f f a i r .
T e n Ey c k ,
to Mrs.
C.
§ Dr. J' s g e t t i n g
T h i s a f t e r n o o n bro.
Armstrong
c a l l e d § w e t a l k e d a b o u t A l . § L o t s t a y i n g at t h e K i n g ' s - - a l s o
a b o u t o u r l e a v i n g t h e s c h o o l if t h e y c o u l d g et s o m e o ne to t a k e
it.
Also,
about Hopkins'
t r e a t m e n t o f me o n S a t u r d a y at the
f u n e r a l in s e n d i n g w o r d to me to l e a v e t h e c h i l d r e n § t a k e m y
place among the foreigners.
I t o l d J o h n Ii t h e same.
Our c h i l d
r e n all w e r e e n g a g e d t h i s a f t e r n o o n in m a k i n g c a n d y o f m o l s . § I
a s s i s t e d t h e m in it.
H a d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
This evening Bernice
D w i gh t.
§ M a r y a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
m e to t h e M o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D a m o n , w h o g a v e us
s om e i n t e r e s t i n g accounts o f m i s s i o n a r y s o c i e t i e s
elsewhere,
faith.
in E n g l a n d §
r e m a r k i n g w e w e r e to apt to w a l k b y s i g h t
This evening,
J o h n 0. D o m i n i s
§ Mr.
Goodale and
§ not by
C r a b b h e r e call ed .
To m o r r o w e v e n i n g t h e s i n g i n g s c h o o l is to be at Mrs.
Dominis.
Jan. 3, 1849
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Wed.
Jany.
3 '49
Y e s t e r d a y w e h a d a n o t h e r w e t day,
at Mrs.
term.
also,
D.
It w a s
§ there was no Singing
E m m a 1 3 t h B i r t h day.
Commenced another
Peter's class co m m e n c e d Parley's History,
S m i t h G r a m m e r in P.M.
B l i n d Boy, W o r c e s t e r P a r t
A l 's room.
e a r ache.
Page 2
Part
III in A.M.
V i c t o r i a ' s c l a s s c o m m e n c e d at the
III.
J a m e s is s t i l l u n w e l l
§ occupies
J o s e p h h a s h a d s o r e e y e s for a f e w d a y s - - L y .
h a d an
This a f t er no on I p r e p a r e d W ri ti ng books of ruled
f o o l s c a p b y c u t t i n g in two,
§ p u t t i n g 1/4 p(?)
in e a c h book.
T h i s e v e n i n g I r o d e t o P u n a h o u fo r a c a r t to m o r r o w to
draw a load of Wood,
v i d e b e t t e r food.
§ r e a d H a b . 3.
als o ,
to see m y h o r s e k e e p e r § m a k e h i m p r o
T h i s e v e n i n g , bro.
P r a y e r s b y Mr. W i l c o x § G o o d a l e .
f i x e d t h e p u m p in c h i l d r e n ' s y a r d .
l o n g c a l l u p o n Mrs.
was once Moses'.
b u t t e r b o t h fr.
Clark conducted our meeting
C.
Yesterday I
Sister Lowell Smith made a
T h i s n o o n I f i x e d Wm.
seat :
I have done the same m a n y times.
P u n a h o u § f r o m Mrs.
Emerson.
that w hi ch
R e e d so me
T o t h e l a t t e r Mrs.
C. w r o t e a n o t e § s e n t s o m e w h i t e sugar.
F i r d a y Jany .
5 '49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g at t h e c l o s e o f m y s c h o o l ,
w r i t i n g school,
g i v i n g all t h e s c h o l a r s ,
f r o m F o s t e r ' s w r i t i n g B o o k No.
I.
e x c e p t Wm.
Mazatlan.
Capt.
Rudd ,
§ El.
copies
At n o o n w e n t to t h e D e p o s i t o r y
§ they had just rece i v e d a p ackage of letters
s l o o p o f w a r , Da l e ,
I had a
f r o m B o s t o n , pr.
direct from San Francisco,
or
It c o n t a i n e d a l o n g g e n e r a l l e t t e r d a t e d J u l y 1 9 -4 8
from the secretaries,
o n e ea.
f o r bro. H u n t , H i t c h c o c k § W i l c o x .
At 2 o ' c l o c k w e m e t to h e a r it r e a d at bro.
Chamberlain § were
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Jan. 5, 1849
Page 2
v e r y v e r y m u c h s u r p r i s e d at its c o n t e n t s , b e c a u s e it o f f o r e d ( ! )
to p l a c e us on a d i f f e r e n t f o o t i n g ,
M e e t i n g v e r y so on,
§ o r d e r s us to h a v e a Genl.
§ discuss t h o r o u g h l y the p r o p o s i t i o n s p r o p o s e d
f or o u r a c c e p t a n c e ,
or rejection.
J u l i e t t e w e n t to bro.
Smith
e a r l y in the f o r n e o o n to s t a y t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e d a y w i t h l i t tl
Emma.
A f t e r t h e r e a d i n g o f t h e g e n l l e t t e r Mrs.
m a i n i n g c h i l d r e n w e n t to bro.
S m i t h ' s to s u p p e r , w h i l e t h e r e Mr s.
V i d a § d a u g h t e r § Mr. J a n i o n c a l l e d u p o n bro.
Smith's.
y e s t e r d a y § t h i s e v e n i n g fr. H i s t o r y o f E n g l a n d .
s c h o o l to day.
C. § I § o u r r e
Read both
J a m e s w e n t to
B e r n i c e w a s c a l l e d for at n o o n b y E l i z a b e t h J u d d
§ Andrews
§ she a c c o m p a n i e d them,
day night
§ tomorrow.
on h o r s e b a c k ,
This a ft e r n o o n § evening,
to s p e n d t he
it is q u i t e
showery.
To d a y bro.
R o g e r s h a s b e e n e n g a g e d in s e t t i n g u p t y p e
to p r i n t t h e g e n e r a l l e t t e r ,
for r e f l e c t i o n s awhile
shall take place.
t h a t it m a y s p e e d i l y b e s e n t to all
§ then decide wh e n our general m e e tin g
L e a r n e d to d a y t h a t H o p k i n s w a s n o m i n a t e d f or
E d i t o r o f Pol. b y Doct.
J u d d , w h i c h a c c o u n t s f o r h is
feeling
[in]
t h e E d i t o r i a l o f l as t w e e k .
Sat. Jan.
6 '49
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n v e r y r ai n y .
a l i t t l e of it at t h e P r i n t i n g O f f i c e
The forenoon I spent not
§ a s s i s t e d bro.
g e t t i n g o ut t h e 12 f i r s t t w e l v e p a g e s of t h e letter.
ternoon we read the proof.
Mother Montague,
leave o u r s c h o o l .
Rogers
This a f
D u r i n g t h e d a y I h a v e w r i t t e n to
about the general letter,
This afternoon,
L a h a i n a in t h e K a m e h a m e h a III
Bro.
§ o u r p u r p o s e to
Dwight arrived from
§ c a l l e d u p o n us tho' he is to
in
Jan. 6, 1849
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
s t a y at bro. Ag.
a g ai n.
Yesterday,
bro.
B e r n i c e is s t i l l at Dr.
father's.
Page 2
C h a m b e r l a i n w a s t a k e n q u i t e ill
Judd's
§ E m m a h a s g o n e at h e r
T h e e d i t o r i a l o f t he P o l y n e s i a n to d a y is "sui g e n e r i s
It a d v o c a t e s an i n c r e a s e o f t h e m i n i s t r y o f t h e King.
M o n d a y Jan.
8 '49
I h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m the S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n
d u c t e d b y bro.
D w i g h t , w h o r e a d E c c l 12 § bro.
d y i n g a d v i c e fr. bro.
Chamberlain.
C a s t l e r e a d some
At n o o n bro.
C. h a d a t u r n
o f v o m i t i n g b l o o d § it w a s e x p e c t e d he w a s a b o u t to b i d us
farewell.
This afternoon
Yesterday,
it c l e a r e d off,
c h u r c h a ll day.
I sat b y h i s
b e d s i d e an h o u r or more .
§ w e w e r e a b l e e x c e p t Vic.
to go to
Emma did not return till this morning.
r e t u r n e d y e s t e r d a y n o o n in s e a s o n to go to t he c h a p e l .
Mrs.
C. w o r k e d v e r y h a r d § d i d n o t s l e e p w e l l .
ing bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m H a b . 3:2.
17:7.
ing he p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l
bro.
Damon preached well
b u t no Mr.
fr.
King
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
In t h e e v e n
3 : 2 - - v e r y good.
f r o m P s . 37:1-5.
F u l l e r w a s t he re .
Yesterday m orn
It w a s h e m a h e m a .
Col.
Saturday
A few only present.
§ Q u e e n , b u t n o n e other o f the h o u s e h o l d .
D w i g h t p r e a c h e d f r o m Jer.
Bernice
At n o o n
John Dominis played
T h i s m o r n i n g , w h i l e at s c h o o l , bro.
A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d a n d s a i d t h a t he w a s g o i n g to b r i n g u p t he s u b
j e c t o f t h e b o y s b o a r d i n g w i t h us a g a i n ;
and likewise,
s h o u l d m e n t i o n o u r w i s h to l e a v e t h e s c h o o l ,
b y § by.
s a i d he
This
e v e n i n g he ha s t o l d us t h a t t h e P r i v y c o u n c i l d e c i d e d to b u i l d
a h o u s e fo r Lot § A l . i n Mr.
Bates's yard,
m a i n on b o a r d w i t h us t i l l it w a s don e,
§ th at t h e y m u s t r e
that the chiefs
p e c i a l l y the King s aid we m ust h o l d on--that
§ A l . h a d b e t t e r n o t c o m e ba ck.
5 es
Dr. J u d d s a i d Lot
B e r n i c e t o l d Mrs.
C. to d a y that
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Jan. 8, 1849
Page 234
Dr. J u d d a s k e d h e r h o w s h e w o u l d l i k e to b o a r d s i x m o n t h s ,
w i t h them.
He s a i d as m u c h , y e s t e r d a y ,
with Bernice.
He w i s h e s
to Mrs.
C. w h e n he r e t u r n e d
to h a v e t h e d i r e c t i o n o f e v e r y thing.
K a n a i n a w i s h e s to g et Wm.
out,
so sa y s bro.
Armstrong.
d i s c o u r a g e d , b u t t he L o r d c a n e n c o u r a g e us.
Dr.
o r so
W e feel
H e a r d to (fey t h a t
Smith’
s £ d a u g h t e r A r r a b e l l a w a s dead.
F r i d a y Jan.
12 49
T h e w e e k t h u s f a r h a s p a s s e d r a p i d l y away.
r a i n e d all d a y § t h a t n i g h t i m m e n s e q u a n t i t i e s
R e e d a l e t t e r fr. M i n i s t e r
c a m e in § s p e n t an h o u r ,
T u e s d a y it
o f r a i n fell.
of Public Instruction.
Bro.
§ I s a i d to h i m that b e c a u s e p e o p l e
t a l k e d so m u c h a b o u t h i m § B e r n i c e w e t h o u g h t
it n o t e x p e d i e n t
f o r h i m to s t a y w i t h us d u r i n g n e x t g e n e r a l m e e t i n g .
a f e w o f us, br os.
Depository,
Dwight
Smith,
Castle, Hall,
At 3 o ' c l o c k
Ives § D i m o n d , m e t at t h e
§ d i s c u s s e d t h e t i m e for g e n e r a l m e e t i n g ,
§ finally
d e c i d e d t h a t W e d n e s d a y t he 4 t h o f A p r i l w a s t h e p r o p e r tim e,
§
s u c h a n o t i c e a c c o m p a n i e s t h e g e n e r a l letter.
T h a t s a m e d a y r e a d p r o o f w i t h bro.
o f 12 p a g e s o f g e n e r a l l e t t e r .
Castle,
o f th e 2 n d f o r m
T h a t e v e n i n g r e a d a 2 n d p r o o f of
s a m e form.
I a l s o s e t a f e w l i n e s o f t y p e on t h a t day,
following.
Bro.
D w i g h t sat up t h a t n i g h t w i t h br o.
£| w a s to b r e a k f a s t w i t h us t h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g ,
b e c a u s e he s lept.
our yard § the children's
b u t he d i d not
§ during
f a t h o m s of o u r a d o b i e w a l l b e t w e e n
f el l down.
o u r c o o k r o o m a ll fe ll d ow n ,
the a f t e r n o o n
Chamberlain
W e d n e s d a y f o r e n o o n it r a i n e d s t i l l ,
the n i g h t p r e v i o u s several
§ t h e d ay
A t n o o n t h e f r o n t si de of
§ so d i d a p a r t o f h o r s e h o u s e .
I assisted bro Castle count
$500 in q u a r t e r s
In
§ $500
Jan. 12, 1849
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
in d o l l a r s
§ halves.
T h a t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s at bro.
§ c o n d u c t e d b y him.
Y e s t e r d a y th e p r i n t i n g o f t h e g e n e r a l
w a s f i n i s h e d § d i s t r i b u t e d to t h e f a m i l i e s .
but the w i n d was
Y e s t e r d a y w h i l e Mrs.
Clark's
letter
The day was p l e a s a n t
from the sea § the several vessels
c o u l d n o t get out.
Page 235
r e a d y for s ea
C. w a s w a s h i n g s e v e r a l
f a t h o m s o f o u r h i g h w a l l at th e b a c k of t h e y a r d f e l l i nt o t he
yard.
Last evening
I r e a d H e n r y V I I I to t h e c h i l d r e n f r o m G o l d
s m i t h ' s a b r i d g e d His.
of England.
O n T u e s d a y it w a s d e c i d e d t h a t
Lot § A l . s h o u l d go in t h e K a m e h a m e h a III to H i l o ,
Namakeaha §wife--also,
till this e vening
b y Mr.
§ bro.
§ w if e .
They did not sail
D w i g h t is to a c c o m p a n y t h e m to L a h a i n a .
By h i m the general lett e r was
sel t o o k s o m e for H i l o ,
Pitman
accompanied by
s e n t for M a u i
§ Molokai.
§ a n o t h e r vessel some for W e s t Hawaii.
M y s c h o o l t h i s w e e k h a s b e e n b e t t e r t h a n u su a l .
a f t e r n o o n bro.
The v e s
This
R o g e r s c a l l e d § r e q u e s t e d m e to w r i t e a f e w line s
fo r t h e E l e l e to a c c o m p a n y t h e o r d e r of P r o c e s s i o n f o r t h e f u n
eral of Leleiohoku, Moses
l e t t e r sh ee t.
§ Maiminaauao.
I p r e p a r e d a page of
Soon our horses came § I h a r n e s s e d the w a go n horse
§ a t t e m p t e d to d r i v e h i m to t h e d o o r w h i l e y e t w a l k i n g , b u t he
s t a r t e d § [to] run,
t h r e w m e d o w n n e a r t h e f r o n t do o r , k n o c k e d
d o w n l i t t l e J u l i e t t e , w h o h a d j u s t c o m e out to get i n t o t h e w a g o n ,
§ passed through,
u p o n a run,
t h e d o o r i n t o t h e c h i l d r e n ' s y a rd ,
§ round behing(!)
the Carpenter's
shop w here the left wheel struck
a k u k u i tree, w h i c h b r o k e t h e r i g h t t h i l l
w h e n he got b e h i n d t h e h o u s e
8 b ot h draw ropes,
I w a s r e a d y t o c a t c h him.
w a s n o t h u r t , b u t I b r u i s e d m y r i g h t k n e e § e lb ow .
p r o v i d e n t i a l t h a t n o on e w a s seriously h u r t
no m o r e broken.
§
Juliette
It w a s v e r y
§ that the w a g o n was
T h e w h e e l s on t h e l ef t s i d e w e n t o v e r s o m e s m a l l
mounds of e arth w h i c h s t a r t l e d the horse.
\
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
M o n d a y Jan.
Jan. 15, 1849
Page 236
15-49
S a t u r d a y f o r e n o o n w a s s p e n t at t h e p r i n t i n g o f f i c e r e a d
i ng p r o o f s h e e t o f E l e l e ,
p r o o f o f t h e 1st
last pages.
at t h e c o o k r o o m,
noon I went
No.
§ today,
§ s h a v e d bro.
13,
§ t h e e v e n i n g in r e a d i n g a s e c o n d
T h a t d a y c a r p e n t e r s c a m e to w o r k
t h e y f i n i s h e d it.
Chamber la in § also this morning.
d a y e v e n i n g I r e a d t h e P o l y n e s i a n to Mrs.
with the editor's
L a t e in t h e a f t e r
C. § w a s m u c h p l e a s e d
remarks about "Hospitals
f e w m i g h t s it h a s b e e n q u i t e c h i l l y .
terday m o r n i n g we arose early,
Satur
for N a t i v e s . "
Fo r a
Thermometer 6 3 ^ 6 4 .
Yes
§ all p r e p a r e d f o r m e e t i n g .
When
w e w e n t to m e e t i n g w e f o u n d t h e r e w a s to b e a c o m m u n i o n o f all
the church.
Bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m Is.
66:2.
I did not stay
to t h e c o m m u n i o n , b u t w e n t w i t h t h e s c h o l a r s to the c h a p e l
Mis. C. f o l l o w e d .
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m I Cor.
e v e n i n g h e p r e a c h e d f r o m Lep.
3:14.
Sd.
After meeting
Before
I read
Is.
L a s t n i g h t w a s o b l i g e d to get up,
u n w e ll .
In t he
About the valley of decision.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e all h e a r d K u k e p r e a c h .
ten pages of Bingham's
15:2.
§ soon
§ to d a y I h a v e felt
I h a d got t h r o u g h m y s e a s o n o f d e v o t i o n bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n s e n t f or me to s h a v e him,
§ bro.
n o o n at h is h o u s e to s ee h i m § bro. H a l l ,
l e t t e r s to Mr. H. H i l l
C a s t l e to c a l l at
§ hear their respective
§ to Mr. A n d e r s o n .
They both wer e about
t h e g e n e r a l l e t t e r j u s t r e c e i v e d § a n t i c i p a t e d w h a t m i g h t be d o n e
b y t h e m i s s i o n at o u r n e x t g e n e r a l m e e t i n g .
This afternoon
r e a d a 2 n d p r o o f of t h e E l e l e No 13, t h e t w o i n s i d e p a g e s .
h a v e a l s o r e a d p a r t s o f t h e G e n e r a l l e t t e r to Mrs.
bros.
C.
I
I
Just then
A r m s t r o n g 5 D a m o n c a l l e d to see Ii a b o u t s o m e l a n d at N uu -
anu, t h a t h e h a d b e e n h o l d i n g on to f o r o u r s c h o o l .
I told them
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
he
Jan. 15, 1849
Page 237
(Ii) n e e d n o t do t h a t as t h e s c h o o l w o u l d b e b r o k e n up § as
bro. A r m s t r o n g s a i d a g a i n t h a t he w o u l d l i k e to h a v e B e r n i c e go
to Mr.
Fuller's school.
I t o o k it as a ref]l]ection u p o n us-
c h a r g e h i m § Dr. w i t h b e i n g s e l f i s h a b o u t it.
har d,
§ Mrs.
H e t o o k it q u i t e
C. w a s e x c e e d i n g l y t r i e d b y m y a b r u p t n e s s .
I a m to s i t up w i t h bro.
Chamberlain,
To n i g h t
a part of the night.
h a v e n o t g o n e q u i t e so p l e a s a n t l y as c o m m o n .
- §
Bernice
Things
§ Mary have
h a d an i n v i t a t i o n to a t t e n d a p a r t y to m o r r o w e v e n i n g at Mr.
Te n
E y c k 's .
T u e s d a y Jan y.
16
49
L a s t e v e n i n g I w e n t to si t up w i t h bro.
r e t u r n e d at 3 o ' c l o c k th is m o r n i n g .
Chamberlain §
A t m i d n i g h t he h a d a c o u g h i n g
s p e l l § d i d n o t r e s t w e l l t h e r e m a i n d e r o f the n i g h t .
has been still more unwell.
9 o' c l o c k this morning.
Clark
wishing his house
Polynesian.
T o - d a y he
I r e t u r n e d at 3 o ' c l o c k § s l e p t t i ll
Bro.
C a s t l e c a l l e d to t e l l me a b o u t bro.
§ th e o f f e r of Govt,
to h i m a b o u t the
Bro. A r m s t r o n g c a l l e d t h i s m o r n i n g § p r o p o s e d s e v
e ra l p l a n s a b o u t t h e s c h o o l
h a v e a s a l a r y o f $1500.
§ u r g e d us to h o l d on § s a i d w e m i g h t
To d a y I h a v e s e e n bro.
g i v e n m e t h e s u b s t a n c e o f h i s l e t t e r s to Mr.
F r i d a y J a n y 19
Hall
§ he h as
H i ll .
'49
T h o s e p r o j e c t s of bro. H a l l , w h i c h h a v e k e p t h i m a w a k e
f o r so m a n y n i g h t s , k e p t me f r o m s l e e p a p a r t o f T u e s d a y ni gh t.
Bro.
C a s t l e c a l l e d u p o n m e § s a i d he h a d t h e E d i t o r s h i p o f the
P o l y n e s i a n o f f e r e d to h i m § so h a d bro.
t hem, as t h e y s h o u l d .
Yesterday,
bro.
H a l l ; b ut , b o t h r e j e c t e d
C a s t l e s h o w e d me a cor-
Jan. 19, 1849
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
r e s p o n d e n c e b e t w e e n h i m § bro.
h o u s e o c c u p i e d b y bro.
Page 2
C l a r k a b o u t t h e o c c u p a n c y o f the
C a s t l e in w h i c h t h e y r e f e r it to g e n e r a l
meeting.
W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n called § s h a v e d bro.
Chamberlain.
Also trans l a t e d into native a Table of B r itish Sovereigns
f r o m Wm.
the conqueror,
from "Youth's
C a b i n e t " f o r El e le .
a f t e r n o o n r e a d p r o o f o f N e w T e s t a m e n t f i r s t 12 p a g e s .
d a y w e h e a r d t h a t Mr.
Dr. J u d d ' s ,
Green § family h a d arrived.
e v e n i n g § to night,
Cromwell
§ Charles
at bro.
Wednes
Wednesday
C l a r k ' s § h e c o n d u c t e d it.
Last
I r e a d to t h e c h i l d r e n G o l d s m i t h ' s H i s t o r y ,
II.
B e r n i c e h a s g o n e to s p e n d to m o r r o w at Mr.
A r m s t r o n g u n d e r s t a n d s that
Bros.
This
T h e y a re at
§ t o - d a y I s a w h i m at P r i n t i n g O f f i c e .
evening our m e e t i n g was
(36)
I m a y t a k e bro.
C. p l a c e
Bates'.
Bro.
in D e p o s i t o r y .
SrLth § B i s h o p l i k e t h e g e n e r a l letter.
Sat. Jan.
20 49
Last n i g h t I did not rest w e l l - - g o t up § w r o t e a while.
This m o r n i n g
I c a l l e d at bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n a b o u t noon .
Castle's
§ bro Hall's.
S h a v e d bro.
It ha s r a i n e d m o s t o f t h e day.
Bro.
A r m s t r o n g called § p r o p o s e d that our school should be united
w i t h Mr.
F u ll er .
I t o l d h i m w e h a d t h o u g h t s o m e t h i n g o f the sa m e
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
u n i t e d w i t h Mr.
M o n d a y Jan.
G o o d a l e s p o k e as if he s h o u l d n o t l i k e to be
F u ll e r.
2 2 49
Saturday night
m o r n i n g but,
it r a i n e d a l l n i g h t
§ so it d id y e s t e r d a y
j u s t b e f o r e m e e t i n g it c e a s e d § w e w e n t to m e e t i n g .
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
On ly a f e w p r e s e n t
Bro.
Jan. 22, 1849
a m o n g w h o m w e r e t h e K i n g § Q u e e n , bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 32:2.
N o n e in t h e e v e n i n g .
R e a d one of B u r
In t h e e v e n i n g r e a d B i n g h a m ' s
Bernice § Emma r e t u r n e d this morning.
v isited our school,
T h i s f o r e n o o n Mr.
a l s o Mr. H i l l an Eng.
T r a v e l l e r (?).
is e l a t e d w i t h the i d e a o f u n i t i n g the s c h o o l s .
up a p l a n o f b u s i n e s s
Jan.
24
Green.
O n l y a h a n d fu ll at c h a p e l
No m e e t i n g in a f t e r n o o n .
d e n ' s s e r m o n to t h e s c h o l a r s .
Wed.
Page 239
S.Is.
Fuller
Mr.
F.
Th is e v e n i n g d r e w
for D e p o s i t o r y .
'49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I w e n t to s h a v e bro.
Chamberlain £
s i s t e r C. r e q u e s t e d m e to p r a y w i t h t h e f a m il y.
Bro.
to c o u g h § I d i d n o t s h a v e h i m t i l l n o on .
Clark § Castle
Bros .
c a m e in § h e e x h o r t e d us to c o n s e c r a t e o u r s e l v e s
C. b e g a n
to C h r i s t ,
§ t h at
if he w a s to d i e § all t h e b r e t h r e n w e r e p r e s e n t h e w o u l d e x h o r t
them them(!)
th us
§ so.
In t h e m i d s t o f th is
I l e f t to b e g i n
school.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n I w r o t e fo r th e E l e l e , m o r e c o m m u n i c a
t i o n s to t e a c h e r s .
R u t h t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us.
ing c a r d s in t h e s t r e e t
e v e n i n g bro.
Saw some boys p l a y
§ took some of their cards
away.
La st
D i m o n d c a l l e d § w i s h e d to t h i n k o f e n t e r i n g i n t o
b u s i n e s s w i t h him.
I gave hi m no encouragement.
Mr. W i l c o x calle d .
R e t i r e d at 8 o ' c l o c k to get up at m i d n i g h t to se t u p w i t h bro.
D i d so, bu t f o u n d bro.
Ives t h e r e § r e t u r n e d .
C.B. A n d r e w s a r r i v e d f r o m M o l o k a i
R e e d f o r Mrs.
d i n n e r bro.
at Mr.
C. § B e r n i c e ,
ea.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
§ is to s t a y at bro.
a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
G r e e n c a l l e d § sat a b o u t an hour .
B o a r d m a n ' s s a w Capt. H i l l o f th e R hone.
C.
Cl ar k ' s .
D w i gh t .
After
Went down town §
H e e x p e c t s to s a i l
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Jan. 24, 1849
Page 2
t o m o r r o w f or C h i n a § f r o m t h e n c e b a c k to S a n F r a n c i s c o .
This evening our m e e t i n g was
d r e w s at bro.
Clark's.
Mr.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Henderson present.
wa s s e n t for to go to W a i a l u a f o r Mrs.
C.B. A n
To d a y Dr. J u d d
Emerson.
H e a r d to day
th at s e v e r a l h a d h e a r d of m y t h o u g h t to t a k e bro.
Chamberlains
p l a c e at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
T h i s is t h e 2 5th a n n i v e r s a r y of m y s i s t e r C a t h a r i n e ' s
death.
F r i d a y Jan.
26
'49
T h i s is t h e 4 4 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y s i s t e r S a r a h ' s b i r t h
day.
It ha s r a i n e d m u c h b o t h y e s t e r d a y
l a i n c o n t i n u e s to be c o m f o r t a b l e .
§ to-day.
Bro.
Chamber-
T h e N e w s of y e s t e r d a y comes
o u t a b o u t t h e m i s s i o n h a v i n g a m o r t g a g e on C a r r a n a v e 's s t o r e s ,
wharf,
§c.
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n I r e a d 2 n d f o r m p r o o f s h e e t to the
N e w T e s t a m e n t in n a t i v e .
Last eveni ng § this read Goldsmiths
h i s t o r y of E n g l a n d .
Wm.
Emerson
III Part.
T h u r s d a y Feb.
Ber.
§ El. b e g a n " E q u i d i f f e r e n t s e r i e s "
Y e s t e r d a y J u l i e t t e v i s i t e d E m m a Sm ith.
1 '49
A n o t h e r m o n t h h a s d a w n e d u p o n me,
of my leaving my n a t i ve p l a c e
Rev. Mr.
§ f a l l i n g in w i t h a
(!) w h o u r g e d u p o n m e t h e s a l v a t i o n o f m y soul.
S a t u r d a y I s h a v e d bro.
Saturday,
fo r N. Y o r k ,
§ th e 1 9 t h a n n i v e r s a r y
Chamberlain,
I c a l l e d at bro.
t h e a f t e r n o o n I h e l p e d bro.
Casanave's mortgage
Ives
Last
also on T u e s d a y morning.
§ s p e n t an h o u r or m o re .
In
C a s t l e c o u n t s o m e m o n e y r e e d on
$ 3 , 0 0 0 pr. Mr.
De F i n n e s .
S p e n t t h e ev en-
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Feb. 1, 1849
i ng in r e a d i n g t h e " P o l y n e s i a n " ,
the f o r m e r a b o u t t h e t h e a t r e
Government.
also ,
1:21.
bro.
M o r e s a i d in
§ in f a v o r o f it, t h a n in fav.
S a b b a t h d a y w a s a v e r y p l e a s a n t day,
out to c h u r c h .
8:3,
a l s o t h e " n e ws ".
at n o o n ,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n , b ro .
Clark preached.
in a w h e e l
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e R h o n e ,
Monday afternoon
c a t i o n to t h e t e a c h e r s .
T u e s d a y m o r n i n g Mrs.
f r o m Phil.
In t h e e v e n i n g
Just after the afternoon service
of " Bingham S.I."
Bro. A n d r e w s
all d a y § m a n y
to m a n y c h i l d r e n
Damon about the vision of wheels
for China.
of
B r o C.B. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d in t h e m o r n i n g f r o m Rom.
at t h e c h a p e l ,
it b y E z e k i e l .
Page 241
§ a throne above
I r e a d 12 p a g e s
Capt.
Hill,
sailed
§ evening completed my 10th c o m m u n i
R e a d a l s o p r o o f s h e e t o f E l e l e No.
14.
C. c o m m e n c e d d r a w i n g § p a i n t i n g s c h oo l.
c a l l e d in to t e a § bro.
H a l l s p e n t th e e v e n i n g .
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e 1 4 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f Wm. b i r t h day.
In t he a f t e r n o o n w e n t w i t h t h e b o y s to s a i l b u t c o u l d get no
boa t,
§ so w e c a l l e d o n b o a r d t he " C o n n e c t i c u t " ,
at $ 5 , 0 0 0 e x p e n s e s Capt.
paraiso with
Penhallow
$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 w o r t h o f oil.
L e v a m p o n e (?), Capt.
a b o u t to s a i l f o r V a l
W h i l e there h e a r d that the
H a s t i n g s h a d a r r i v e d 154 ds.
when I reached home found letters
f r o m bro.
Ridgefield § from niece Elizabeth
§ her husband.
Clark.
at bro.
parents,
Capt.
R o ge rs .
Thales present,
his wife
from Boston §
§ sister Wilcox,
f r o m t h e s t a t e s w e r e r e c e i v e d b y the M i s s i o n .
bro.
lately repaired
48.
Many letters
Meeting conducted
§ two children board
Today I read Warren Chamberlain's
d a t e d J a n § Feb.
at
This afternoon
l e t t e r s to his
I have commenced a
1 1 t h C o m 11 to T e a c h e r s .
A great rage a mong the nat i v e s
f or g o i n g to C a l i f o r n i a .
T h i s e v e n i n g I p u r p o s e to c a l l at Mr. J o h n s t o n e ' s .
[by]
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
Sat.
Feb.
Feb.
3, 1849
Page 242
3 '49
L a s t e v e n i n g w e v i s i t e d w i t h the g i r ls at bro.
T h i s m o r n i n g s h a v e d bro.
Wilcox.
$1700.
C. c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n a s s i s t e d bro.
C ld rk ' s .
§ sister
Castle count pistareens,
T h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y J a n e h a d a l i t t l e son.
a n d e r r e t u r n e d f r o m H i l o in t h e K a m e h a m e h a III.
Lot £j A l e x
Read sister Dole's
l e t t e r s f r o m Am.
L o r d ' s d a y Feb.
4 '49
T h e h o l y s a b b a t h is n o w p a s t ,
ileges h ave departed.
when
§ a ll its i n e s t i m a b l e p r i v
H a v e I i m p r o v e d t h e m as I s h a l l w i s h I h a d
I a n s w e r for t h e m at t h e J u d g m e n t ?
No.
"Shew
p i t y , Lord, Oh Lord! f o r g i v e .
L et a r e p e n t i n g r e b e l live,
A r e n o t t h y m e r c i e s l a r g e § free,
M a y n o t a s i n n e r t r u s t in t h e e ? "
L a s t n i g h t m y s l u m b e r s w e r e f r e q u e n t l y i n t e r r u p t e d by
Mary Annis,
§ Mrs.
C's b y d r e a m i n g a b o u t Mrs.
Jasper.
J o h n Ii
w e n t up t h e r e e a r l y this m o r n i n g £j f o u n d h e r m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e .
This afternoon,
so w e l l .
Sarai
§ Bernice have returned,
This forenoon we were
Armstrong,
(bro.
§ report her not
f a v o r e d w i t h th e p r e a c h i n g o f bro.
C l a r k h a v i n g g o n e to M a u n a l u a ,
on the coast e a s t
ward,
to a d m i n i s t e r t h e S a c r a m e n t ) , w h o p r e a c h e d f r o m A g u r ' s p r a y e r ,
Prov.
3 0 : 8, 9,
f o r n e i t h e r p o v e r t y n o r r i c he s.
and a timely discourse.
It w a s b o t h a g o o d
A t t h e c h a p e l , w e h e a r d bro.
a l o n g § g o o d s e r m o n f r o m Rom.
1:16.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n he p r e a c h e d
in n a t i v e a b o u t t h e r i c h m a n § L a z a r u s L u k e 1 6:19.
c l o c k , Mrs.
Green preach
At 6 1/2 o '
C. a c c o m p a n i e d t h e c h i l d r e n to a m e e t i n g at t h e p a l a c e .
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
Damon pre a c h e d from James
§ A l . w e r e at m e e t i n g all day,
o l d r o o m o f P e t e r ma.
1:22.
T h i s d a y Lot
§ to n i g h t t h e y s l e e p h e r e in the
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
Wednes.
Feb.
Feb.
b a c k to Mr. J a s p e r ' s to s p e n d t h e day,
w e n t to a c c o m p a n y t h e m hom e.
more comfortable.
Mrs.
Mrs.
J.
C.
§ B e r n i c e rode on h o r s e
§ in t h e a f t e r n o o n I
§ her babe
[are] m u c h
C. r o d e s i s t e r D i m o n d ' s b l a c k ho rs e.
On o u r r e t u r n w e me t t h e k i n g
Andrews's.
§ suite,
§ w e c a l l e d for t h e f i r s t
J u l i e t t e s p e n t t h e d a y at bro.
O u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s at bro.
Green.
Page 243
7 49
On M o n d a y a b o u t 9 o ' c l o c k Mrs.
t im e at bro.
7, 1849
Armstrong's
Smith's.
§ c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
F o r t h e f i r s t t i m e w e t o o k up a c o l l e c t i o n § f o r bro.
Rowell's church.
During the day the H o n o l u l u a r r i v e d § h a d for
a p a s s e n g e r Mr. W o o d ,
the cabinet-maker, who had been married
on t h e c o a s t to M i s s M e l l i s h , w h o c a m e w i t h h i m § h e r s i st er .
He b r o u g h t l e t t e r s
§ g o l d e n c l o s e d to me to Mrs.
C. § o u r c h i l d
ren § all the s c h o l a r s - -all t o g e t h e r a b o u t 2 ozs. m y p i e c e w e i g h e d
12 pwt.
§ 13 g r s .
The Columbia,
on Monday.
To-day
b o u n d to C o l u m b i a ,
a H u d s o n B. Co's v e s s e l
from London arrived
I l e a r n e d t h a t t h e r e w a s a m i n i s t e r on b o a r d
or Vancouver's
t erday I reed some p apers
I s la n d,
( Ea gles)
o r P u g e t So u nd .
§ r e a d Mr.
Corwin's speech
a b o u t n o t a l l o w i n g s l a v e r y in O r e g o n or in N e w M e x i c o .
6 th L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g a m o t i o n ,
On the
a f t e r m u c h d i s c u s s i o n n o t to
a l l o w s l a v e r y in Oregon, was passed,
31 for,
§ 2 3 a g a i n t s (!).
To d a y I h a v e r e a d s o m e t h i n g o f t h e s am e in C. M i r r o r Aug.
'48.
Yes
24
T h i s a f t e r n o o n r e a d a p a r t o f 3rd p r o o f s h e e t o f N a t i v e
Testament.
To d a y p r o c u r e d a n e w g o l d p en , w i t h s i l v e r p e n c i l
§ p e n h o l d e r for 1 . 7 5 - - w i t h w h i c h I h a v e w r i t t e n t h e a bove.
e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y b r o Green.
a c c o m p a n i e d s i s t e r P a r k e r to bro.
Johnstone's.
This
After meeting I
Mrs.
C. h a s w a s h e d
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
to day.
Feb.
I am not v ery well.
shaved himself.
Monday
7, 1849
§ to d a y bro.
Page 244
Chamberlain
K a l i m a o u r c o o k l e f t us on M o n d a y b e c a u s e w e w d
n o t p a y $8. pr. m.
Th e Conn.
Capt.
Penhallow,
sailed yesterday
for V a l p a r a i s o .
T h u r s d a y Feb.
8 '49
To d a y I h a v e f e lt q u i t e u n w e l l .
To-day I had the w a g o n m e n d e d but durt
b e f o r e it.
S c h o o l n o t v e r y good.
[durst] n o t p u t S t r a w b e r r y
In r e r e a d i n g th e p r o o f s h e e t o f y e s t e r d a y f o u n d a
m i s t a k e o f 7 , 0 00 for 4 , 0 0 0 f e d b y C h r i s t in Mat.
15:38.
This
e r r o r has b e e n in e v e r y e d i t i o n .
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e is a m e s
s e n g e r f r o m W a i a l u a s a y i n g Mrs.
E m e r s o n is q u i t e s i c k § r e q u e s t
ing Dr. J u d d to go over.
A c a l l t h i s e v e n i n g f r o m Mr.
Fuller,
§ he h a s g o n e to s i n g
ing.
Sat.
Feb.
10
'49
L a s t e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr.
§ t o - d a y f i n i s h e d it § o n e to bro.
w i t h P o l y n e s i a n s ea.
3 5-39
to bro.
I sent by Honolulu,
for China.
§ Mrs.
§ s i ster W i l c o x - - b o t h of which,
§ s i s t e r S e e l e y § bro.
Capt.
Newell which said
C h a r l e s Nos
[sailed]
T e n E y c k a b o u t t h e K i n g, h i s o f f i c e r s ,
Missionaries,
§ our school especially about Abigail's
§ the reasons
for it.
b athe.
to d a y
T h e P o l y n e s i a n of t o - d a y has a l e t t e r w r i t t e n a b o u t
t wo y e a r s s i n c e , b y Mr.
good.
Stevens
expulsion
The e d i t o r ' s r e m a r k s a b o u t it w e r e v e r y
T h i s a f t e r n o o n a c c o m p a n i e d t h e b o y s on foot to K a p e n a to
I c a l l e d at Dr. J u d d ' s
Y e s t e r d a y w a s A l .'s b i r t h day.
b erry," our w a g o n horse.
§ inquired about sister Emerson.
Was tr oubled some about
R e e d to d a y m o r e M ass.
Eagles.
"Straw
Jo urnal, Amos S t arr C o oke
M o n d a y Feb.
12
Feb.
12, 1849
Page 245
'49
I h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d
b y bro.
Gr een.
M o r e " E a g l e s " h a v e c o m e to h a n d to day.
S c h o o l c o m m e n c e d to day.
Mr.
Punahou
S p o k e to bro. A r m g t h i s e v e n i n g a b o u t
F u l l e r ' s c o m i n g h e r e § h e s a y s to us to w a i t o u r o w n time.
H a v e i n v i t e d bro.
G r e e n m a to d i n e § su p w i t h us to m o r r o w .
H a l l r e e d a l e t t e r t o - d a y f r o m bro.
o u r h a v i n g a m e e t i n g th is year .
almost impossible.
meeting of natives
C o n d e o b j e c t i n g s t r o n g l y to
Bro.
at t h e s c h o o l h o u s e
§ made some remarks.
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
us in t h e g r e a t c o n g r e g a t i o n f r o m Ez.
§ shall be for a l a m e n t a t i o n . "
population,
H a l l r e p l i e d t h a t it w a s
This m o r n i n g I at t e n d ed the m o r n i n g p r a y e r
O n l y a b o u t t w e l v e t here.
tation,
Bro.
G r e e n p r e a c h e d for
19 :14.
"This
is a l a m e n
1st T h e d e c r e a s e o f
2 n d N a t i v e s g o i n g on b o a r d s h i p s ,
3 r d g o i n g to
California.
A t n o o n bro.
J o h n 21 : 15 ,
D a m o n p r e a c h e d on th e s u b j e c t o f S.S.
"Feed my lambs."
In t h e e v e n i n g Rev. Mr.
Episcopal clergyman from England,
o r t h o d o x § w a s f o u n d e d on Lev.
at 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
day.
palace
Lot
Isl an d,
a b o u t the s c a p e goat.
at n a t i v e c h u r c h
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro. A r m g p r e a c h e d f r o m Rev.
" B e h o l d I c o m e q u i c k l y " §c.
Bro.
an
His s ermon was very
B e r n i c e p l a y e d on t h e S e r a p h e n a all day,
§ at c h a p e l .
Stain,
§ g o i n g to V a n c o u v e r ' s
p r e a c h e d for us § r e a d E p i s c o p a l s e r v i c e .
from
3:3,
G r e e n p r e a c h e d at th e p a l a c e
T h e k i n g w a s n o t at m e e t i n g a n y p a r t o f the
§ Al w e r e in t h e i r r o o m all day, b u t w e n t to the
§ to t h e c h a p e l in t h e e v e n i n g .
m o v e d to b o a r d at J u d g e B a t e s ' .
hired a new man Nahukana.
This m o r n i n g they r e
N a o l u l u c a m e b a c k to day,
§I
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
T u e s d a y Feb.
13
Feb.
the N orth West coast.
have just returned,
e x c e p t M a r y.
F r i d a y Feb.
16
A l l t h e s c h o l a r s e x c e p t Ber.
Mrs.
R i c h a r d s w a s h e r e to tea.
I p u t S t r a w b e r r y i n t o Wm.
S u m n e r ' s h o r s e c a r t Ej
b u t it s o b e r e d h i m down.
G r e e n l e t t e r f r o m bro.
s h e e t s f r o m Mr.
Tinker.
H a d the re a d i n g
To d a y h e h a s r e c 1^ t wo
G i l b e r t o f N e w t o n , Ma ss.
'49
W e d n e s d a y w e h a d s c h o o l as us u a l .
with Neurology,
§
Tibbey's who are c e l e b r a t i n g the 14th
a n n i ve rs ar y of Edney's birth.
he was quite antic,
G r e e n ' s s a i l i n g for
To d a y h e § h i s f a m i l y h a v e v i s i t e d us,
§ M a r y a r e o v e r to Mr.
o f bro.
Page 246
'49
T h i s is t h e 2 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f bro.
This aft er no on
13, 1849
Mrs.
C. w a s a f f l i c t e d
§ for t wo n i g h t s d i d n o t s l e e p b u t a v e r y litt l e.
E a r l y in th e m o r n i n g w e n t to i n q u i r e a b o u t w o o d .
f or it, p a i d f o r it,
§ d r e w $100.
in g o l d f r o m t h e F i n a n c i e r .
S o o n a f t e r d i n n e r p u t S t r a w b e r r y i n t o Mr.
§ w e n t u p to P u n a h o u .
At n o o n w e n t
S u m n e r ' s h o r s e cart,
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y w e n t p a r t w a y up P u n c h
B o w l Hill.
In t h e e v e n i n g d i d n o t go o u t to m e e t i n g on a c c o u n t of
Mrs.
Mr.
C.'s
illness.
A s s e m b l e d in t h e p a r l o r to read ,
F u l l e r c a m e in § s a i d Rev.
c o m i n g to v i s i t o u r s c h o o l .
R.I.
s c h o o l t i l l t h a t day.
Ej Mrs.
Staines were
A f t e r t h e y c a m e an h o u r w a s
in s i n g i n g , p l a y i n g on t h e P i a n o ,
highly pleased wi t h school,
Staines
§ just then
§ conversation.
spent
They appeared
Ei t h a t t h e y h a d n o t h e a r d of our
T h e y w e r e s t a y i n g at G e n l . M i l l e r ' s .
T h a t e v e n i n g w h i l e at P u n a h o u h e a r d o f t h e d e a t h o f o ne o f
bro.
Johnson's twins,
t h e f e e b l e s t one.
He d i e d o f E r y s i p e l a s .
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Cooke
Feb.
16, 1849
Page 247
T h e r e I a l s o l e a r n e d o f t h e p r o b a b l e loss o f t h e " A m e l i a " .
n a o a left,
Kekua-
in t h e K a m e h a m e h a III, to go a f t e r her.
Ye s t e r d a y imm e d i a t e l y after dinner I took Juliette down
to bro.
Smith's;
f r o m bros.
conversed w i t h him awhile
Baldwin § Alexander.
§ he read letters
The latter t h inks s e r i o u s l y
o f l e a v i n g w i t h h i s f a m i l y f o r t he S t a t e s .
If he d o e s, o t h e r s
w i l l f o l l o w him.
§ Co.
§ h e a r d that the
w e n t to Mr. W i l l i a m s '
§ found a letter
C a l l e d at E v e r e t t ' s
Aukland had arrived
to bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n § 3 to Mrs.
f o u n d one f r o m bro.
Tinker,
Richards.
o f Aug.
1-48.
in f i x i n g M a r y A n n i s ' w i l l o w c a r r i a g e .
On m y r e t u r n h o m e
The evening I spent
T h i s n o o n w e h a d bro.
B i s h o p to d i n e w i t h us.
T h i s e v e n i n g Bro.
£ Sis D i m o n d § t h e i r s i x c h i l d r e n to tea.
T h i s e v e n i n g h a d a c a l l f r o m bro.
T h e L e l a n d , w i t h Mr.
is d a i l y e x p e c t e d .
pected.
A l s o , Mr.
Ives.
§ Mrs. M a r s h a l l as p a s s e n g e r s ,
§ Mrs. M a r s h a l l J o h n s o n a r e e x
F r a n k is d e a d .
T h e A u k l a n d ha s s a i l e d to d a y f o r C a l i f o r n i a ,
a b o u t to do so.
Bros.
Bishop
o r is
§ S m i t h b o t h s p o k e to m e y e s t e r
d a y a b o u t m y b e i n g l i c e n s e d to p r e a c h ,
§ said the b r e t h r e n would
h a v e u r g e d to it b e f o r e b u t f o r t h e fa ct t h a t w e h a v e b e e n so
well employed.
M o n d a y Feb.
19
'49
I have just returned from Seamen's Mon t h l y concert where
Mr.
D a m o n g a v e us i n t e r e s t i n g a c c o u n t s o f G r e y § t w o o t h e r s on
Constitution
§ much other interesting intelligence about Seamen
Friend Society.
Bro.
Green accompanied
us, b e f o r e wh. he p r a y e d
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
Feb.
w i t h us at f a m i l y w o r s h i p .
A n n E l i z a C la r k,
El iz ^.
Bernice Mary,
Em.
Helen
19, 1849
Page 248
§ L aura Judd, May
[Mary]
§ El. h a v e g o n e w i t h Dr. J u d d
to Dr. W o o d ' s to h e a r t h e G e r m a n d o c t o r p l a y on th e Pi an o.
7 1/2 o ' c l o c k S i s t e r D i m o n d w a s d e l i v e r e d o f a d a u g h t e r .
J. a t t e n d e d her.
ing.
At
Dr.
T h i s m o r n i n g a t t e n d e d t he n a t i v e p r a y e r m e e t
At n o o n r e a d P r o o f s h e e t o f E lele.
This a f t e r n o o n drove
S t r a w b e r r y in t h e w a g o n fo r t h e f i r s t time.
S a t u r d a y a fter fixing gate into c o o k - r o o m yard,
all t h e w a g o n s
§ t h e n d r o v e S t r a w b e r r y b e f o r e Mr.
c a r t up to Mr. J a s p e r .
Wm.
a c c o m p a n i e d me.
Found Jane
Sumner's horse
§ her little son doing well.
M e t t h e r e R o b e r t D a v i e s , Mr.
a f t e r n o o n r e a d p a r t o f p r o o f s h e e t o f E l e l e No.
L ew is .
15.
T h e c h i l d r e n w i t h M a r y G r e e n w e n t u p to c a l l on Mrs.
r e s t o f us w e n t to t h e s c h o o l h o u s e § h e a r d bro.
preparatory lecture from
33:6.
§ h e a r d Mr.
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g bro.
The king there.
D a m o n f r o m Prov.
28:9-15:8.
o f Mr.
th e s c h o l a r s to h e a r bro.
Armstrong
bro.
At 4 o ' c l o c k
Jasper.
Damon preach a
Clark preached
F u l l er .
A f t e r t h i s t h e S.S.
Mrs.
C. a c c o m p a n i e d
I w e n t to p r e p a r e t he
At f o u r t h e r e w e r e q u i t e a n u m b e r t h e r e
G r e e n p r e a c h e d an e x c e l l e n t d i s c o u r s e f r o m I Jo.
Dole broke the b r e a k
[bread],
H a l l § I distributed them.
§ bro.
th e e v e n i n g .
Gal.
6:8.
§
1:3.
Green p o u r e d the wine.
Bro.
Bro.
To me it w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g seaso n.
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d at t h e P a l a c e ,
the Chapel,
T he
At n o o n w e w e n t to the C h a p e l
c o m m e n c e d u n d e r t h e su p
c o m m u n i o n t able.
In the
(!) S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g n o
r e a d i n g all r e t i r e d ea r l y .
f r o m Is.
greased
B e r n i c e p l a y e d at n o o n ,
§ bro.
§ Mr.
G r e e n at
F u l l e r in
Green,
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Co oke
Wed.
Feb.
21
Feb.
21, 1849
Page 249
'49
This evening I am very much fatigued, having w o r k e d har d
from noon till sunset,
§ cart.
f i x i n g ga t e s ,
oiling harness,
driving wagon
S t r a w b e r r y b r o k e t h e n e w t h i l l at t h e b r o o k ,
c a me h o m e f o r the c a r t o f Mr.
§ then I
S u m n e r § w e n t up fo r t h e w agon.
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Armstrong.
To
m o r r o w is t h e d a y set a p a r t at h o m e to p r a y f o r c o l l e g e s .
We
are to o b s e r v e it h e r e b y a m e e t i n g in n a t i v e e a r l y in t h e m o r n
i ng § at 3 1/2 o ' c l o c k P.M.
evening.
L a s t e v e n i n g w e h a d Mr.
to tea.
aftr.
Mrs.
§ in E n g l i s h ,
at bro.
A ring in the
F u l l e r h e r e f o r t h e f i r s t ti me
A f t e r t h a t w e h a d a s i n g i n g s c h o o l in t h e p a r l o r .
Here-
e v e r y T u e s d a y e v e n i n g in o u r s c h o o l room.
Hunt
§ h e r c h i l d r e n v i s i t e d us y e s t e r d a y .
This afternoon
t h e r e w a s a m a t e r n a l m e e t i n g her e.
F r i d a y Feb.
23
'49
Ye s t e r d a y a f t er noo n att e n d e d the concert
a c c o m p a n i e d by the s cholars;
s t r o n g ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
some,
for colleges,
§ in t h e e v e n i n g t h a t at bro.
Smith.
Arm
In th e a f t e r n o o n I s t u d i e d
§ t h i s a f t e r n o o n f i n i s h e d m y 1 1 t h a r t i c l e to T e a c h e r s ,
M u l t i p l y i n g in
the h e a d R o m a n § A r a b i c c o m p u t a t i o n .
i ng Mrs.
C. § I v i s i t e d w i t h bro.
s t r on g.
This a f t e r n o o n
a ga in .
This e v e n
§ s i s t e r C l a r k at bro.
Arm
I d r o v e S t r a w b e r r y in the h o r s e cart
E n t e r e d m y b o o k s r ec op .
Seranphone
in m y acct.
b o o k to
D e p o s i t o r y cr.
Wed.
Feb.
28
'49
An other m o n t h has
fled,
§ I have accomplished but a
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cook e
Feb.
l i t t l e d u r i n g its 28 days.
This evening
f r o m m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
H e a r d t h a t bro.
Clark.
b u t d i d n o t s e e him.
Jasper's
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I have just returned
Our usual number present.
B o n d h a s a s o n b o r n J a n y 30th.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w e n t to Mr.
28, 1849
in a w a g o n
No physician.
§ f o u n d h i m sick ,
T h i s d a y has b e e n c e l e b r a t e d as th e a n n i v e r
s a r y of F r e n c h R e p u b l i c .
Y e s t e r d a y an a r r i v a l
from Kahiki with
several passengers.
To day,
one from Liverpool, Janion's vessel.
W r o t e to d a y to Mr.
Douglass.
Last evening our singing school,
o r Mr.
bros.
F u l l e r ' s , w a s in t h e s c h o o l room.
G u l i c k §G reen.
Bro.
i ng § p r a y e d w i t h us.
h a m ' s de at h.
o f bro.
Y e s t e r d a y w a s the a n n i v e r s a r y o f Mrs.
Dwight ma arrival.
Bro.
Bro.
Judd
Bing
M o n d a y w a s the a n n i v e r s a r y
H e a r d s o m e t h i n g b a d on S u n d a y a b o u t
h i s b e i n g up n i g h t s w i t h P u n c h a r d .
played.
§ Mrs.
G. t o o k b r e a k f a s t w i t h us t hi s m o r n
S a r a i s a i l e d f o r M a u i.
p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e .
P r e s e n t Dr.
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g bro.
D a m o n all d a y at th e c h a p e l ,
C l a r k p r e a c h e d in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n c a l l e d at P u n a h o u ,
Green
Bernice
A l l of us w en t .
a l s o on M o n d a y .
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 1st 18 49
This morning
I d i d n o t r i s e so e a r l y as u s u a l .
Ii p r a y e d w i t h us at f a m i l y w o r s h i p .
S i s t e r D i m o n d ' s ba b y .
"Permutation".
p a n i e d bro.
dimensions
clock,
Bernice
§ Wm.
Mrs.
§ El.
Cooke w a s h e d § dressed
in E m e r s o n ' s
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w r o t e u p m y c a s h acct.
C l a r k £j Mr.
3r d p a r t ,
Accom
B o a r d m a n to t h e m e e t i n g h o u s e to t ak e
o f t h e s t e e p l e in r e f e r e n c e to h i s g e t t i n g a t o w n
as he is a b o u t l e a v i n g f or B o s t o n v i a P a n a m a .
f o r m o f t op w a s 22 ft.
cornishes
John
6 in.
lengthwise,
§ two th ic knesses of walls
less
2 ft.
The p l a t
6 in.
f or t w o
3.6 - l e a v i n g a s p a c e
Journ al, Amos S tarr Coo ke
16
ft.
6 in. w i t h i n .
c o r n i s h § 3 1/2 ft.
M a r c h 1, 1849
From mauka, makai
for walls
leaves
f r o m r i d g e to c o r n i s h a b o u t 8 ft.
- 20.
less
2 1/2 ft.
14 ft. w i t h i n .
- mauka
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for
The height
§ makai sides
12 ft.
Fall o f t h e w e i g h t to f i r s t f l o o r 40 ft. to l o w e r f l o o r 15 ft.
more
- c e l l a r 9 mo re.
Mr.
C a s t l e w a s to g i v e Mr.
to Mr. H i l l to p a y t h e b i l l ,
B. a l e t t e r
§ w h e n t he c l e r k a r r i v e d a s u b s c r i p
t i o n w a s to b e t a k e n up a m o n g t h e f o r e i g n e r s .
A f t e r this I went
w i t h Mrs.
Smith's wagon.
R i c h a r d s to P u n a h o u w i t h bro.
§ Sis.
She w i s h e d to a s k t h e m to b o a r d h e r § h e r t w o d a u g h t e r s a f t e r
genl m e e t i n g .
Bro.
about his plans,
H a l l h a d a l o n g t a l k w i t h Mrs.
C. to day
if t h e m i s s i o n d i d n o t act u p o n th e m , h e w o u l d
p r o b a b l y go i n t o t h e s e r v i c e o f t h e Govt.
Lot
§ A l . still visit
t h e k i n g ' s t o o much.
Sat. M a r c h 3 '49
Y e s t e r d a y I w r o t e an i n t r o d u c t i o n to bro.
Mr.
Boardman,
a l s o a l e t t e r to Mr.
I h a v e p u t up P o l y n e s i a n s
gelists
fo r Mr.
Lyman,
California.
§ l e t t e r s for Mr.
L y m a n to s e n d b y Mr.
C a s t l e c a l l e d £ t o l d bro.
p l a n s o f bro. Hall .
ing bro.
Douglass
Boardman.
I t o o k all m y f a m i l y to P u n a h o u in o u r w a g o n
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
f or
To day
§ Evan
This a f ternoon
§wi t h Strawberry.
C h a m b e r l a i n a b o u t the
L a s t e v e n i n g bro. H a l l c a l l e d ,
§ sister Castle called.
Charles
§ this e v e n
S a r a i r e t u r n e d f r o m L ah a i n a .
T h i s d a y P r e s i d e n t P o l k t a k e s h i s l e a v e of th e W h i t e
House.
W h o h i s s u c c e s s o r is w e h a v e no t y e t h e ar d.
M o n d a y M c h 5 49
Ye s t e r d a y was a clouldy(!)
d a y tho' w e h a d l i t t l e o r
Journal, Amos S tarr Coo ke
n o rain.
G re en ,
Bro.
M a r c h 5, 1849
C l a r k p r e a c h e d in th e m o r n i n g f r o m Gal.
in t h e a f t e r n o o n f r o m P r o v 1:10.
a ll day.
Bro.
2 4: 16 , E v e r y m a n s h a l l d i e fo r h i s ow n sins.
a n d it ha s r a i n e d to d a y also.
at bro.
Chamberlain's
s e n t b y b r os .
ture;
Hall
No sun.
§ C a s tl e.
At n o o n c a l l e d
He f e e l s t h a t t h e y w e r e v e r y p r e m a
lett er .
I e n d e a v o r e d to c o n v i n c e
w i t h a l e t t e r c o m m e n c e d t o Mr. A n d e r s o n .
it w a s
from Messrs Geddie § Archibald.
Wed.
Clark.
g l a d I h a d call ed .
Letters were read
A l s o f r o m Mr.
T h e y a re o p p r e s s e d b y t h e F r e n c h .
to d a y f r o m bro.
He was
Found him
stormy, we attended the mo n t h l y concert
at bro. A r m s t r o n g ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
hik i.
§ Deut.
L a s t n i g h t it
h i m t h a t a c r i s i s h a d c o m e § w e m u s t do s o m e t h i n g .
tho'
Bro.
§ had a long talk w i t h h i m about the letters
a n d so h e s a i d o f Mr. A ' s
This evening,
6:9.
The k i n g § queen present
D a m o n ' s t e x t s w e r e J o h n 3:3, N e w b i r t h ,
rained,
Page 252
T h o m p s o n at Ka-
I received a letter
Baldwin.
M a r c h 7-49
It has c o n t i n u e d to r a i n b o t h y e s t e r d a y § to day.
e v e n i n g bro.
§ s i s t e r A r m s t r o n g w i t h Mrs.
§ Fuller with myself were
C. B e r n i c e Mr.
i n v i t e d to t e a to bro.
Last
Goodale
Damon's.
It
b e ing s t o r m y the s i n g i n g school was p o s t p o n e d till T h u r s d a y
evening.
On o u r r e t u r n Mr.
F u l l e r c a l l e d in a n h o u r ,
S a i d h e was a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e H u t c h i n s o n ' s
o r so.
family of singers.
To d a y I c o m m e n c e d m y 1 2 t h c o m m u n i c a t i o n to n a t i v e T e a c h e r s .
C l e a n e d P a r l o r Lamp.
our meeting.
Mr.
T h i s e v e n i n g I i n t e n d to v e n t u r e o u t to
Goodale expects
to K a u fo r r e t u r n s o f t h e c e n s u s
to s a i l to m o r r o w f o r H a w a i i ,
in t h o s e p a r t s .
Journa l, Amos Sta rr Cooke
F r i d a y , M a r c h 9,
M a r c h 9, 1849
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'49
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y m y s p a r e t i m e w a s t a k e n u p in r e a d i n g
p r o o f s h e e t s o f the E l e l e ,
Wm.
of a Loafer from Youths
h e w i l l to m o r r o w , p e r h a p s .
J o h n s t o n e ho u s e .
the Elele,
day,
16,
a scurilous paper.
Companion.
Mr.
Y e s t e r d a y Mr.
R e a d to Mrs.
G o o d a l e h as n o t s a i l e d
G r e e n m o v e d in t o the
C. t h e N e w s o f y e s t e r
Last ev e n i n g I p r e p a r e d for singing
F u l l e r d i d n o t g i v e n o t i c e to h i s s c h o l a r s .
f ew c a m e § it w a s in t h e p a r l o r .
f or t h e E l e l e ,
§ c o r r e c t i n g a t r a n s l a t i o n by
H e h a s w r i t t e n an e d i t o r i a l o f two p a g e s f o r
of M o n d a y next.
s c h oo l, b u t Mr.
No.
Robert Andrews
§ I g av e h i m 5 0 f o r it.
A
cut so me f i g u r e s
To day, J u l i e t t e has
been th rea t e n e d wit h the mumps.
Sat. Mch.
10,49
T h i s h a s b e e n to me, a b u s y day.
m o r n i n g bro.
W h i l e at p r a y e r s this
S m i t h c a l l e d § g a v e us a c u t t i n g f r o m a N o r t h a m p t o n
p ap er containing a notice of the death of sister Harriet
Montague,
at A m h e r s t ,
" M a r c h 15 48".
On t u r n i n g to t h e E a g l e
of March 24th we found a similar notice.
man had not sailed,
At noon,
I w r o t e to C h a r l e s a f e w l i n e s
g a v e it to Mr.
B. w h o w a s a b o u t to s a i l - - a l s o ,
to d a y f o r Mr.
Douglass
L yman.
Mr.
Gaylord
as Mr.
Board-
§ at 3 o ' c l o c k
a P o l y n e s i a n of
§ s o m e E v a n g e l i s t s o f M a r c h f o r Mr.
G o o d a l e s a i l e d to d a y f o r H a w a i i in t h e " J o s e p h i n e " .
Last evening § today I have p r e p a r e d my 12th c o m m u ni ca tio n
Geography)
Mrs.
to t e a c h e r s ,
C. Jos.
fo r t h e 1 7 t h No o f El el e .
§ M a r t h a h a v e g o n e to Mr.
Tibbey's
ma has m o v e d to d a y to t h e o l d s c h o o l room,
h e r room.
This e vening
to tea.
§ Ber.
S h e § s o m e c h i l d r e n h a v e v i s i t e d at Mr.
(on
Sarai
§ Lydia into
Bates'.
Mr.
Journal, Amos Starr Co oke
B. has t h e p i a n o
M a r c h 10, 1849
f o r m e r l y u s e d by Dr. J u dd .
s e nt a l e t t e r to Mr. A n d e r s o n b y Mr.
h as s a i l e d to d a y f o r C e n t r a l Am.
Rooney for California.
Mr.
Bro.
Boardman.
§ home.
Page 2
Chamberlain
The Serampore
The Bark Asenath,
Boardman, Hawes,
Byres
§ other passen
gers .
M o n d a y Mch.
12
'49
Y e s t e r d a y w a s a v e r y p l e a s a n t day.
§ h e a r d bro. A r m s t r o n g f r o m Deut.
12 :1 9,
W e w e n t to c h u r c h
subject
t h e c h u r c h to s u s t a i n t h e i r o w n m i n i s t e r . "
"the duty of
When we were going
to c h u r c h it w a s s u p p o s e d t h a t t h e L e l a n d w a s c o m i n g .
s e c o n d s i n g i n g Mr.
B i s h o p c a m e in § a s k e d m e w h e r e J o h n Ii was.
I t o l d h i m § t h e y w e n t out t o g e t h e r .
A f t e r t h e m e e t i n g J o h n Ii
r e t u r n e d s a y i n g t h e y w a n t e d a p e r m i t to Mr.
marry,
D a m o n b e f o r e he c a m e to c h u r c h , w h i l e the
vessel w as coming into the harbor.
[§] Mrs.
Marshall,
§ her sister Elizabeth,
§ others.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
Capt.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d fr.
Dan.
On o u r w a y h o m e w e
Howland, wife
(De bo ra h)
J o s e p h s t a i d to Mr.
F u l l e r S.S
C. M a r t h a M a r r y (!) A n n i s w e n t out.
G r e e n p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 8 9: 1 5,
know the joyful s o u n d . "
bro.
Bro.
§ some of the p a s s e n g e r s w e r e present.
h e a r d t h a t Mr.
Bro.
L e e § M i s s N e w t o n to
as t h e l a t t e r w i s h e d to be m a r r i e d b e f o r e s he c a m e a s h o r e ,
§ t hi s w a s d o n e b y bro.
4:30,
A t th e
" B l e s s e d are t h e p e o p l e that
A stranger was present
Castle § returned from meeting.
in c o m p a n y w i t h
I a s k e d bro.
A. w h o it w a s ?
He s a i d it w a s a n e w m i s s i o n a r y p h y s i c i a n - - t h a t h e w a s f r o m
Lebanon,
C t . § h i s w i f e f r o m P i t t s f i e l d Ms.
Mrs.
w e n t to t h e p a l a c e at 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k to h e a r bro.
with the domestics.
W e n t to t h e c h a p e l
C. § s c h o l a r s
Green,
§ h e a r d bro.
§ I read
Damon from
Journ al, A m o s S tarr Cooke
Ex.
3:3,
"Burning bush."
than usual.
Went
M a r c h 12, 1849
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R e t i r e d e a r l y § th i s m o r n i n g a r o s e e a r l i e r
H ad my season of reading § p r a y e r before breakfast.
to c a l l on t h e n e w c o m e r s at bro.
Castle
m o r e w i t h a l e t t e r o f i n t r o d u c t i o n f r o m bro.
ing in t h e h i g h e s t t e r m s o f b o t h ,
us f r o m M o t h e r § 3 f r o m F a n n y .
have other letters
s c h o o l a ll day.
§ bundles
§c. §c.
C h a r l e s to us s p e a k
T h e y h a d a l e t t e r for
I r e e d one f r o m s i s t e r Ma r y .
on b o a r d .
This afternoon
§ f o u n d Dr. W e t -
To d a y I h a v e t a u g h t
d r o v e S t r a w b e r r y ag ai n.
T hi s
e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d t h e S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
p r a y e r b y Dr. W e t m o r e .
Wed. M a r c h 14
We
T h e y h a v e r e m o v e d to bro.
Arm g.
Chamberlain's.
'49
Y e s t e r d a y I h a d a s c h o o l all da y 5 in t h e e v e n i n g w e h a d
a sin g i n g school.
Lot
§ A l . present.
Bro.
Armstrong called §
s a i d h e w a s to l e a v e at 7 o ' c l o c k th i s m o r n i n g w i t h t h e King.
L e a r n e d to d a y t h a t Mr.
hameha.
§ Mrs.
L a a n u i s e n t for El.
q u i t e sick.
P o g u e a r r i v e d l a s t n i g h t in Kame -
to go to M a u i
Bro. A r m s t r o n g t h o u g h t
B e r n i c e a b o u t Lot
it n o t be st.
§ A l . ---§ sh e s a i d "no".
Bishop has called.
§ see Lydia, w h o was
Mrs.
C. q u e s t i o n e d
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
A s c h o o n e r h a s a r r i v e d to d a y f r o m S a l e m , pr.
Kahiki, n a m e d Dunlap.
I h o p e w e h a v e a b o x on b o a r d § s o m e l e t t e r s .
C o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to C h a r l e s .
T he L e l a n d s a i l s f o r h o m e v i a
M a n i l l a in a f e w days.
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 1 5 - 49
This evening,
f o r t h e f i r s t ti m e ,
r o o m w h i c h u s e d to be o c c u p i e d b y J a n e
b y E l i z a b e t h § Emma.
I a m s e a t e d in t h e
§ Abigail,
§ afterwards
To d a y I h a v e b r o u g h t m y S e c r e t a r y in
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
M a r c h 15, 1849
h e re Hj J o s e p h h a s b r o u g h t h i s bed.
w a s h e d § c l e a n e d to day.
bro.
Page 256
Our b e d r o o m has b e e n w h i t e
S c h o o l as u s u a l .
H e a r d to d a y t h a t
G r e e n w e n t up to L a h a i n a in K a m e h a m e h a ; y e s t e r d a y .
rec^ a few Danbury Times
§ Eagles
§ M is s .
To da y
H e r a l d f o r Oct.
48 $
l o o k e d t h e m over.
16.
[March,
Friday]
L a s t e v e n i n g r e e d an i n v i t a t i o n f r o m Mr.
M a r y , Em. Wm. J a m e s
§ P e t e r to go to t h e k i n g ' s
S a t u r d a y § s p e n d t h e day,
families,
c o u n t r y s e a t on
Bates
§ Judd 5 their
T h e P o l y n e s i a n s of to m o r r o w h a v e r e a c h e d us to day.
C. h a s c l e a n e d t h e P a r l o r to day,
head.
f o r Ber.
to c e l e b r a t e h i s M a j e s t y ' s b i r t h d a y § I r e p l i e d in t h e
affirmative.
Mrs.
in c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
Bates
§ w h i t e w a s h e d it o v e r
H a v e fe lt q u i t e u n c o m f o r t a b l e to da y f r o m a cold.
s o m e to day,
in m y n e w r o om ,
Tinkered
at d o o r s , w i n d o w §c.
17
T h i s h a s b e e n c e l e b r a t e d as his m a j e s t y ' s b i r t h day.
S o m e o f t h e s c h o l a r s h a v e b e e n up to N u u a n u .
This morning
on bro.
Have been tinkering
C h a m b e r l a i n § f o u n d h i m n o t so we ll.
all d a y - - m o v e d M a r t h a § J u l i e t t e ' s bed.
p r o p o s e d to i n v i t e Mr.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
§ Mrs. J a s p e r to o c c u p y Mr.
I called
C. has
Goodale's room
a f e w days.
L a s t e v e n i n g I a d d e d one § a h a l f p a g e s to m y l e t t e r to
s i s t e r M ar y .
Mr. A b e l l a r r i v e d f r o m V a l p a r a i s o on T h u r s d a y ,
§
t o - d a y I h e a r d t h a t h i s w i f e d i e d fo u r d ay s a f t e r r e a c h i n g V a l
paraiso.
J ournal , Amos S tarr Coo ke
M o n d a y M a r c h 19,
M a r c h 19, 1849
49
T h i s d a y § e v e n i n g h a v e p a s s e d away .
S e a m e n ' s m o n t h l y c o n c e r t c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
c o m p a n y o f a Mr.
h i m to c a l l
H en ry of Kahiki,
a bro.
D amon.
F e l l i n t o the
o f Mrs.
Sm i t h .
Invited
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m Prov.
Damon pre a c h e d again about Daniel,
t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
Dan.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m H e b . 2:3.
ing it r a i n e d s o m e b u t w e w e n t t o the c h a p e l
f r o m Luke.
T h e l a t t e r at th e
§ see t h e s c h o o l .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
At n o o n bro.
Page 257
19:21.
6:23.
In
In t h e e v e n
§ h e a r d bro.
T h i s d a y s h a l t t h o u b e w i t h me in p a r a d i s e .
D.
To
d a y s i s t e r C a s t l e h a s b e e n c o n f i n e d w i t h a son.
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 22
'49
To d a y t h e s c h o l a r s
f i n i s h e d the c a t e c h i s m ,
c o m m e n c e it a g a i n to m o r r o w m o r n i n g a n d r e c i t e
§ are to
3 answers,
T h i s f o r e n o o n h a d a c a l l in s c h o o l f r o m Mr.
da il y.
H e n r y of
Kahiki.
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n Mr.
s c ho ol .
Yesterday Emma received a letter from her father §
to d a y a n s w e r e d it.
G o w e r § A d a m s c a l l e d at t h e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n c a l l e d at Dr. J u d d § Mrs.
C. p u r c h a s e d a b o n n e t fo r 6.25.
Tu e s d a y evening we h a d our singing school,
§ H e l e n § El. A n d r e w s t o o k t e a w i t h us.
Adams
Lot came.
§ L e w i s c a l l e d in at t h e s i n g i n g s c h o o l .
encouraged.
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
O u r m e e t i n g w a s v e r y thin.
sheets of Elele,
it
17,
[contained]
Gower §
F u l l e r felt
Fuller tuned our piano.
h i m tw o h o u r s to do it.
No.
§ El. J u d d
It t o o k
Read proof
my communication,
no.
12,
to t e a c h e r s o n t e a c h i n g G e o g r a p h y .
Y e s t e r d a y I f i n i s h e d a l e t t e r to b r o C h a r l e s
b e f o r e to s i s t e r M a ry .
to d a y $50.
A l s o p u t up 5 P o l y n e s i a n s
fr, b r o T D a m o n on a / c H , B , S ,
§ t h e d ay
for them.
Reed
Journ al, Amos S t arr Cooke
Sat.
Mar.
24
M a r c h 24, 1849
'49
Last e v e n i n g w rote
it,
§ s e n t it w i t h s i x Pol.
Seeley,
§ 3 Friends
Charles
§ 6ne to M a r y .
a c al l f r o m bro.
at bro.
Page 258
(Jan.
in a l e t t e r to m o t h e r § t o - d a y f i n i s h e d
No 4 0 - 4 5 to C h a r l e s
Feb. M a r .)
W i l c o x § a l e t t e r to
The L eland s a i l e d this afternoon.
§ s i s t e r Rice.
Andrews.
to bro.
§ t h e s a m e to bro.
Had
C a l l e d w i t h a ll o u r c h i l d r e n
O n o u r r e t u r n £* c o m i n g d o w n t h e p i t c h at Ma e-
m a e t h e s t r a p o v e r t h e h i p s b r o k e § l et t h e b r e e h e n d o w n u p o n
h i s h i n d legs, b u t I s t o p p e d h i m § h a v i n g a s t r i n g in m y p o c k e t
s o o n s e c u r e d it.
M a r y § B e r n i c e s p e n t t h e d a y at Dr. J u d d ' s ,
§ he c a m e h o m e w i t h them.
H e s t a i d avhile § w e t a l k e d o v e r a b o u t
t h e b o y s , w h a t w e h a d d o n e § f e l t § w h a t he h a d d on e ,
s a y i n g we
h a d n o t a p p r o v e d o f h i s m a n n e r o f g e t t i n g t h o s e papers. I r e f e r e d
to o u r l o n g § s h a r p t a l k at N u u a n u .
T o - m o r r o w t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h i n t e n d to c e l e b r a t e t h e L o r d ' s
s upp er .
At bro.
P e c k to Mrs.
Paty.
l e a v i n g t h e Is.
moments.
Andrews,
Bro.
I h a d t h e r e a d i n g of a l e t t e r f r o m Mrs.
H e r c h i l d r e n h a d b e e n v e r y sick § she r e g r e t t e d
Last evening
I c a l l e d at bro.
R i c e r e e d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
s h o u l d n o t c o m e to G.M.
R e a d th e Pol.
P o g u e ' s r o o m a few
Lyons
saying they
o f to d a y to Mr s.
an a d d r e s s to Q u e e n V i c t o r i a d e m a n d i n g c e r t a i n r e f o r m s
Govt.
It w a s in E c l e c t i c f o r Sept.
'48.
A vessel
Lass",
is to s a i l f o r C a l i f o r n i a on M o n d a y .
C. a l s o
in the
"Currency
M o n d a y M a r c h 2 6 ,4 9
A n o t h e r S a b b a t h is p a s t ,
gone.
Yesterday morning
§ a f i r s t w e e k d a y is n e a r l y
I a r o s e at m y u s u a l t i m e
for s e r v i c e in d u e s e a s o n ,
§was p r e p a r e d
e x c e p t 'that I h a d m y s e a s o n o f p r a y e r
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M a r c h 26, 1849
after § not before breakfast.
Before church
§ during the day two others.
f or Sept.
48 t i l l a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k .
§ bro.
crowded,
being communion
P o g u e p r e a c h e d a v e r y g o o d s e r m o n f r o m I Cor.
At t h e c h a p e l bro.
light."
I r e a d an E v a n g e l i s t
S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g I r e a d in E c l e c t i c
In t h e m o r n i n g t h e h o u s e w a s
day,
Page 2
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Mat.
11:30
5:8.
" My b u r d e n is
T h e s e r v i c e s at t h e s t o n e c h u r c h w e r e at 1 1/2 o ' c l o c k
to a c c o m m o d a t e t h o s e w h o w e r e f r o m a d i s t a n c e ,
c e l e b r a t e at o n e t i m e t h e L o r d ' s S u p p e r .
f o r all w e r e to
W h e n we w e n t the lower
p a r t o f t h e h o u s e w a s c r o w d e d § o u r s e a t s w e r e full,
occupied Moses'
sea t, n e a r t h e door.
Bro.
Andrews
so t h a t w e
a s s i s t e d bro.
C l a r k in t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e e l e m e n t s .
Bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n v i s i t e d the Depository.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
w e know.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Rom.
§ r e t u r n e d b e f o r e s c h o o l time.
Ber.
Mary,
Em.
§ El.
to see t h e i r m o t h e r
T h e r m o m e t e r b e f o r e s u n r i s e at
To da y w i n d s o u t h § t h e w e a t h e r s u l t r y .
This afternoon
a c c o m p a n i e d by W m w e n t to Waikiki.
ours w e n t to c a l l o n Mr.
We
§
J a s p e r § f a m i l y § i n v i t e d t h e m to c o m e
d o w n § s t a y a d a y o r two w i t h us.
day.
For
R e t i r e d e arly § this m o r n i n g arose e a r l i e r than usual.
J a m e s § D a v i d w e n t to W a i k i k i , w i t h K i n i m a k a ,
60°.
8:28,
Mr. J. t o l d me a v e s s e l
T h e y are to c o m e on W e d n e s
f r o m C h i n a a r r i v e d on Sat.
§ report
a p r o s p e c t o f W a r b e t w e e n E n g l a n d § C h i n a - - t h e loss of a b r i g
M o c k t e s u m a (!) wh.
l e f t h e r e l a s t Aug.
F r i d a y M a r c h 30- 49
T h e f o u r da ys j u s t p a s s e d h a v e b e e n b u s y d ay s in s c h o o l
§ out.
T u es da y evening we did not ride but W e d n e s d a y evening
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
w e r o d e to P u n o h o u ( l ) ,
b a c k,
M a r c h 30, 1849
Jos.
§ J o h n ea.
§ the latter fell from his horse,
T h a t m o r n i n g Mr.
§ Mrs.
a c c o m p a n y i n g us on h o r s e
b u t r e c e i v e d n o injury.
Ja s p e r came w i t h their babe
§ t o o k p o s s e s s i o n o f Mr.
Page 2
§ attendants,
G o o d a l e ' s r o o m w h i c h h a d b e e n p u t in
o r d e r t h e da y b e f o r e b y t h e g ir ls .
T h e y a re s t i l l h e r e
§ we hope
they will stay till a f te r the Sabbath.
To d a y o u r b r e t h r e n §
s i s t e r s o f M o l o k a i h a v e c om e ,
G u l i c k ma.
a l s o bro.
w e e k t h e r e has b e e n v e r y l i t t l e w i n d ,
to 80°.
The first
§ to d a y t h e Ther.
completed Emerson's
f r o m bro.
is up
§ s e c o n d class have spent the for e n o o n §
e v e n i n g o f e a c h d a y o f t h i s w e e k in A r i t h m e t i c
supplement.
D u r i n g the
III P a r t m i n u s E x c h a n g e
This a f t e r n o o n
Dwight.
I had no school,
§ to d a y h a v e
§ II P a r t m i n u s
but a long visit
W h i l e h e w a s h e r e Mrs. W e t m o r e c a l l e d ,
§ she
s a i d h e r h u s b a n d w a s d e t a i n e d at W a i a l u a on a c c o u n t o f n o t b e i n g
ah e x p e r i e n c e d rider.
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y I h a v e w r i t t e n up m y
a c c o u n t s w i t h th e s c h o o l fo r t h e l a s t s i x m o n t h s ,
a n a c c o u n t fo r Mr. A r m s t r o n g .
general meeting.
but
Also,
c o m m e n c e d m y r e p o r t f or
I d o n ' t k n o w w h a t to s a y - - I c o u l d s a y m u c h ,
I a m in f a v o r o f s h o r t r e p o r t s .
with calico for two dresses
i n g Mr.
§ m a d e out
Mrs.
for J u l i e t t e
J a s p e r p r e s e n t e d us
§ M a r y A.
This e v e n
B i s h o p has c a l l e d § h a d a l o n g t a l k w i t h B e r n i c e .
M o n d a y , A p r i l 2 '49
I
h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m M o n t h l y c o n c e r t at t h e s c h o o l
h o u s e c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Thurston,
b y bros.
Hitchcock,
B o nd,
Coan, w h o m a d e th e f i r s t p r a y e r ,
G u l i c k § Dr. W e t m o r e .
P a r k e r § Coan.
then
Remarks were made
B u t to r e t u r n to S a t u r d a y - -
in t h e m o r n i n g t h e H a a l i l i o a r r i v e d f r o m W a i o l i ,
Early
h a v i n g on b o a r d
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Co oke
bro. W i l c o x m a § bro.
T heir voyage was
w i t h Mr.
bros.
A p r i l 2, 1849
J o h n s o n § son,
11 day.
Goodale bros.
L y m a n § Pa r i s .
A bo ut noon,
Thurston,
Mr.
§ Mrs.
appeared pleased w i t h her visit,
her.
t u r n ed .
study.
Goodale's
H o w e v e r , Mr.
c h i l d § Fanny.
t h e K a m e h a m e h a III a r r i v e d
Coan, B o n d § t h e i r f a m i l i e s ,
Jasper r et ur ne d about noon,
tho' Mrs.
§ spend the Sabbath
r o om , n o t k n o w i n g t h e n t h a t he h a d r e
G o o d a l e s l e p t tw o n i g h t s on Jos.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n bro. W. m a t o o k t h e i r p l a c e
b u i l d i n g m a k a i o f bro.
$ Mrs. W e t m o r e .
is at bro.
s t o p p e d it.
Rogers.
Saturday
Lord's day
To day, w e h a v e b e e n v i s i t e d b y
(yesterday)
Thurston,
d a n c i n g fr.
5:23, at c h a p e l ,
f r o m Num.
33:23.
in a f t e r n o o n .
p l a y on t h e s e r a p h e n a § s h e r e f u s e d ,
h e r s h e m u s t n o t p l a y on p i a n o
t he " H e l l e s p o n t " .
bro. H i t c h c o c k p r e a c h e d in
§ bro.
R a i n y § v e r y f e w out.
letter from Moses Hatch,
Paris, who
I c o m m e n c e d my report but calls
t h e m o r n i n g $ bro.
I Cor.
b e d in m y
in a a d o b i e
H a v e s p o k e n w i t h all e x c e p t bro.
Smith's.
§
C. h a d h a d a t a l k w i t h
I t h e n i n v i t e d bro. W i l c o x m a to c o m e
§ o c c u p y Mr.
Dr.
Dudoit, wife,
Page 261
Bros.
D w i g h t on
P o g u e in t h e e v e n i n g
I a s k e d E l i z a b e t h to
§ on r e t u r n i n g h o m e t o l d
f or one w e e k .
This n oo n rec^ a
d a t e d at L a h a i n a , M a r c h 28
'49 on b o a r d
R e p l i e d to it § s e n t s o m e p a p e r s
§ two books,
P e r p e t a i t y o f S a b b a t h § P h i l o s o p h y of R e l i g i o n .
M y a c c o u n t is all r e a d y b u t Mr.
Tuesday, April
S e a' s B u t t e r bill.
3 '49
This morning I arose early
after breakfast went down
t o w n § l e f t m y a c c o u n t at t h e o f f i c e o f Dr. Ju d d .
T h e e x p e n s e of
t h e s c h o o l f or t h e l a s t s i x m o n t h s w e r e $ 1 6 2 8 . 4 4 .
This a f t e r n o o n
w e h a d n o s c h o o l b u t w e n t up in c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
Fuller's school
A p r i l 3, 1849
Jo urnal, Amos S tarr Cooke
to h e a r t h e s c h o l a r s o f P u n a h o u r e c i t e s o m e p e i c e s ( ! )
position.
Page 262
6, r e a d c o m
T h e s c h o o l r o o m w a s o v e r f l o w i n g - -§ t h e e x e r c i s e s v e r y
i n t e r e s t i n g § q u i t e an i m p r o v e m e n t on l a s t y e a r ' s e x e r c i s e s .
t h e c l o s e bro.
Ful le r.
Gulick made some remarks,
The l a t t e r c r i t i c i s e d some.
Mr. M o s e s H a t c h ,
a l s o bro.
D a m o n $ Mr.
When we reached home we found
h e r e a w a i t i n g for us.
H e s p e n t n e a r l y an h o u r,
§ w e t a l k e d a b o u t D a n b u r y as f as t as o u r t o n g u e s c o u l d go.
will of course miss the papers
At
He
I s e n t to h i m y e s t e r d a y .
This evening we ha d a more than usual i nt e r e s t i n g s i n g
i ng s c h o o l .
It w i l l b e n e x t w e e k on T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g .
T h u r s d a y A p r i l 5 '49
Y e s t e r d a y I h a d a l o n g t a l k w i t h bro.
afternoon wr ote some of my report.
Bro.
Dwight.
In t he
D. t o o k t e a w i t h us.
O u r m e e t i n g l a s t e v e n i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
T h u r s t o n § it
w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g m e e t i n g .
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
J o h n s o n t o o k b r e a k f a s t w i t h us.
a l o n g t a l k w i t h h i m a b o u t bro.
c o x c a l l e d at t h e s c h o o l
H a l l ' s pl an.
§ a f t e r it I cut hi s h air.
t e r n o o n § e v e n i n g w o r k e d at m y r e po rt .
Bro.
At n o o n bro.
Had
Wil
This a f
Bro. H a l l c a l l ed .
Emerson ma ar r i v e d this m o r n i n g § this a f t e r n o o n w ent
to P u n a h o u .
H e a r d to d a y t h a t Mr. W i l l i a m s w a s
g o i n g to t h e
S t a t e s v i a P a n am a.
Sat. Apl.
7 49
T h i s d a y w e h a v e b e e n p r a y e d for b y t h e M i s s i o n .
Y e s t e r d a y I c l o s e d m y s c h o o l as I think.
completed my report
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
§ in t h e e v e n i n g I c o r r e c t e d it.
Bro.
I
A pri l 7, 1849
Journ al, Amos S t arr Cooke
C a s t l e c a l l e d § s a i d h e h a d h a d a t a l k w i t h bro.
bro.
C. t h o u g h t t h a t bro.
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Chamberlain §
Hall's plan w o u l d ruin the Mission.
T h i s m o r n i n g he c a l l e d § s a i d m a n y w o u l d o p p o s e it b e c a u s e it
c a m e fr. br. H.
This f o r e n o o n I was here § there.
father Thurston wife
d i n ne r.
W r o t e in
t h e m b y bro.
§ s o n w i t h Mrs.
Helen's
Chamberlain.
Young Night Thoughts.
At n o o n
R i c h a r d s w e r e h e r e to
§ Julia Maria
[Richards]
Albiim p r e s e n t e d to
I i n s e r t e d 18 or 20 l i n e s ea f r o m
In H e l e n ' s
m e n " § in J u l i a M ' s "On p i e t y ,
"T he c h a m b e r w h e r e the g o o d
h u m a n i t y is b u i l t " .
Lord prepare
me for the Sabbath.
T u e s d a y A p r i l 10 49
T h i s is t h e 1 2 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f ou r l a n d i n g on t h e s e
heathen shores.
a m e m o r a b l e d a y w a s that.
Yest e r d a y , was the
1 2 t h y e a r s i n c e w e a n c h o r e d in t h e R o a d s - -§ it w a s an i n t e r e s t
i n g day, b e c a u s e o u r G e n e r a l M e e t i n g c o m m e n c e d .
The M a s s a c hus et ts
a P r o p e l l e r c a m e in f r o m N. Y o r k w i t h t w o c o m p a n i e s o f 80 e a c h
with families
f or O r e g o n .
Th e d a y b e f o r e t h e R u s s i a n B a r k " A n
g o l a " a r r i v e d f r o m C a l i f o r n i a b r i n g i n g a l e t t e r f r o m t h e ro om s ,
§ the news of the flight of the Pope
§ t h a t L o u i s B o u n e p a r t e (!)
was P r esident o f the F r e n c h Republic.
C o nd e, M o d e r a t o r ,
a few committees.
This morning,
m y s e l f scribe,
§ bro.
O u r g e n l M e e t i n g m a d e bro.
Dwight assistant--chose
A f t e r n o o n w e a t t e n d e d to R e a d i n g C o r r e s p o n d e n c e .
general letter
§ t h i s a f t e r n o o n d i s c u s s e d it.
m o r r o w m o r n i n g w e are to r e a d R e p o r t s .
L a s t e v e n i n g bros.
To
Castle
§ H a l l c a m e o v e r § w e d i s c u s s e d bro. H . ' s p l a n § t o - d a y bro.
s a i d he w o u l d e n g a g e
in it,
the reading of Reports,
if t h e m i s s i o n a p p r o v e d it.
it w i l l p r o b a b l y b e d i s c u s s e d .
C.
After
This
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
A p r i l 10, 1849
e v e n i n g bro.
sister H i t c hcock have called,
to i n v i t e Ber.
§ M a r y to v i s i t t h e m w i t h o f f i c e r s of A r m y at h e r
h o u s e to m o r r o w e v e n i n g .
day morning.
noon.
Bro.
Bro. A n d r e w s
a l s o Mrs.
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Turrill
D w i g h t b r e a k f a s t e d w i t h us y e s t e r
this,
§ Dr.
S m i t h d i n e d w i t h us this
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g t h e K a m e h a m e h a III a r r i v e d h a v i n g on b o a r d
Mrs. A r m s t r o n g ,
i l ie s, bro.
b ro s .
Andrews
Baldwin, Alexander,
§Whittlesey
Conde § Bailey § f a m
§ sister O gden § Taylor.
n i g h t t h e H a a l i l i o a r r i v e d f r o m K o l o a w i t h Dr.
S mi th .
§ B o n d " F a i t h f u l are t h e w o u n d s o f a f r i e n d , " Prov.
h o w y e h e a r " p r e a c h e d f o r us at t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h .
p r e a c h e d a ll d a y A.M.
II Cor.
8:12 P.M.
That
Bros.
Coan
"Take heed
Bro.
Damon
P s . 11:3.
S a t u r d a y A p r i l 14 49
A n o t h e r w e e k has p a s s e d away § I must reco r d something.
W e d nes da y m o r n i n g we beg an the Reading of Reports,
yesterday morning.
5:20.
" N o w t h e n w e are a m b a s s a d o r s
sermon.
C o a n p r e a c h e d fr.
for C h r i s t . "
2 Cor.
A f i r s t r a te
Capt. W o o d , w h o h a d i n v i t e d us to v i s i t h i s v e s s e l ,
was present.
nice
At 4 o ' c l o c k bro.
§ finished
Bro.
B a i l e y m a v i s i t e d us in t h e e v e n i n g .
M a r y v i s i t e d at J u d g e T u r r i l l ' s .
§ saw bro § s i s t e r Hitchcock.
Bro.
Ber
I c a l l e d at bro.
Castle'
H i t c h c o c k c a m e in to m o r n i n g
worship.
T h u r s d a y at 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k the m a j o r i t y of t h e m i s s i o n
§ their children v i s i t e d the Propeller, Massachusetts,
on b o a r d a b o u t a n ho u r .
O u r c h i l d r e n e n j o y e d it v e r y m u c h .
11 o ' c l o c k w e h a d a m e e t i n g § f i n i s h e d bro.
5 bro. W h i t t l e s e y .
bro.
§were
Hitchcock's
At
report
At n o o n bro. H i t c h c o c k m a d i n e d w i t h us §
C o n d e m a t o o k tea.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
Fuller had a s ing
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
ing school.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mr.
p r a y e d w i t h us.
Bro.
t o o k t e a w i t h us.
§ Ber.
A p r i l 14, 1849
§ Mr.
G o w e r b r e a k f a s t e d w i t h us §
A l e x a n d e r m a d i n e d w i t h us § bro.
G o o d a l e v i s i t e d Mr.
t h e y o u n g e r ones.
Damon's.
Damon
§ t o d a y P.M.
This forenoon we had a general meet i n g $
r e a d h i s p l a n § bro.
At n o o n bro.
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
§ Mr.
Castle
H a l l ' s w h i c h o c c u p i e d all t h e m e e t i n g § all
P a r k e r m a d i n e d w i t h us.
the s c h o l a r s a c c o m p a n i e d Mr.
Punahou.
Mary
L a s t e v e n i n g the
d i s c u s s e d ge n l l e t t e r e s p e c i a l l y t h e 7th R e s o l u t i o n ,
Taylor called,
Coan ma
T h e e v e n i n g I s p e n t at bro. W i l c o x ' s .
e l d e r c h i l d r e n o f t h e m i s s i o n v i s i t e d at bro.
o p p o s e d it.
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At 2 o ' c l o c k
G o o d a l e on b o a r d t h e " M a s s a c h u s e t t s " .
B a l d w i n m a t o o k t e a w i t h us.
a l s o L t . Woo d.
Mis. T h u r s t o n §
S i s t e r B a l d w i n r o d e w i t h us to
T h e c o n t e m p l a t e d c o m m u n i o n is p o s t p o n e d .
M o n d a y A p r i l 16 49
To-day,
as I p r o p h e s i e d s o m e o f o u r b r e t h r e n h a v e s p o k e n
in f a v o r o f bro. H a l l ' s p l an .
m e e t i n g a ll day.
In t h e m o r n i n g bro.
in t h e s e l f s u p p o r t i n g plan .
l e t t e r to Mr.
d r a w n up.
Bro.
Hill
Bro.
in Jan.
Green spoke of his experience
T h i s a f t e r n o o n , bro.
H a l l r e a d his
a l s o s o m e r e s o l u t i o n s w h i c h he h a d
H i t c h c o c k w a s t h e f i r s t to f a v o r s u c h a p r o j e c t ,
Emerson the second.
pected.
T h e 7th R e s o l u t i o n o c c u p i e d the
Bro.
D a m o n d i d n o t go to d a y as h e e x
He sent me some a c c o u n t of his b ible money.
Mills attended our general meeting.
The P r o p e l l e r took the King
§ s u i t e on a l i t t l e e x c u r s i o n .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
p r e a c h e d to us f r o m Gen.
"All t h e s e t h i n g s
At n o o n bro.
Alexander
are a g a i n s t m e . "
P a r k e r p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l f r o m I CoT.
i ng o f t h e Cr os s.
L uk e 1 5:10.
42:36,
He § M i s s
1: 18 P r e a c h
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro. H i t c h c o c k preached f r o m
J o y in h e a v e n o v e r o ne s i n n e r t h a t r e p e n t e t h .
P a ri s § W h i t t l e s e y d i n e d w i t h us.
Bro.
S i s t e r O g d e n t o o k t e a w i t h us.
A p r i l 17, 1849
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
T u e s d a y Apl.
17
'49
T h i s m o r n i n g at p r a y e r s
At 8 o ' c l o c k bro.
§ b r e a k f a s t bro.
Bro.
family arrived early this morning.
Rowell present.
s o n t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us.
At n o o n , bro.
f or O r e g o n to b e a b s e n t a b o u t
S a t u r d a y n o o n Apl.
21
He § his
At n o o n b r o s .
Lyman § E m e r
This evening father Thurston ma took
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
Hall's.
At 9
T h e s e v e n t h R e s o l u t i o n has
b e e n th e s u b j e c t o f d e b a t e a l l day.
at bro.
A n d r e w s w a s here.
Coan had a m e e t i n g w i t h the children.
o'clock our m e e t i n g commenced.
t e a w i t h us.
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C. h a s g o n e to M a t e r n a l m e e t i n g
Damon s a i l e d in the M a s s a c h u s e t t s
3 months.
'49
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n se t a p a r t b y t h e M i s s i o n as a d a y for
prayer § other religious exercises.
prayer meeting,
b ros.
Johnson,
Thurston,
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Smith,
G reen,
Coan,
Green,
Parker.
§ L yman.
§ Clark.
r e n ' s m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
I have just re tu rn ed from a
Prayers were made by
R e m a r k s b y Bros .
Parker,
At 8 o ' c l o c k I a t t e n d e d a c h i l d
Hitchcock.
S a i d a l i t t le .
T h i s a f t e r n o o n at 3 o ' c l o c k w e are to h a v e a c o m m u n i o n s e r mo n.
Mr.
G o o d a l e § t h e b o y s a r e g o n e to N u u a n u a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr.
Full e r.
On W e d n e s d a y e a r l y I t o o k o u r P i a n o f o r t e to t h e r o o m
at t h e e n d o f t h e S t o n e c h u r c h f o r t h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n o f Mr.
Fuller's examination.
At 9 o ' c l o c k A.M. w e w e n t to t h e e x a m
ination § found the k i n g § some chiefs there,
mission.
a l s o m o s t o f ou r
T h e r e c i t a t i o n in A r i t h m e t i c o c c u p i e d t h e t i m e till
11 o ' c l o c k , w h e n
I l e f t § r e t u r n e d f o r Mrs.
notice came from the palace,
C oo ke .
Just then
t h a t t h e r e w o u l d be t h e p r e s e n t a
t i o n o f s o m e R u s s i a n N a v a l o f f i c e r s to th e k i n g at n o o n ,
§wished
Jo urnal, Amos Sta rr Coo ke
t h e c h i l d r e n to a t t e n d .
w e r e at t h e p a l a c e .
A p r i l 21, 1849
I s e n t for t h e m to t h e E x 11. § s o o n w e
Capt.
N i e v e l e s k o y § h is o f f i c e r s o f th e
R u s s i a n B r i g of W a r " B a y h a l l " ,
Mrs. W e t m o r e , Mr.
day.
Janion,
a l s o Mr. H i l l , Mrs.
for particulars,
Lee,
Dr.
§
see P o l y n e s i a n of t o
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e h a d a g e n e r a l m e e t i n g § c o n t i n u e d t h e
d i s c u s s i o n o f 7th R e s o l u t i o n in Mr. A n d e r s o n ' s
'48.
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l e t t e r J u l y 19
T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g c h o s e a c o m m i t t e e to d r a w up a r e p o r t
on it, b r os .
Clark,
Coan § Alexander.
S e m i n a r y at L a h a i n a l u n a .
Wednesday noon,
Y e s t erday Female Seminary,
s e v e r a l o f Mr.
call e d.
Thompson,
t e r d a y bro.
F i e l d § Capt.
§
Schroeder
R o w e l l m a t o o k t ea w i t h us.
B o n d m a d i n e d w i t h us.
m e e t i n g o f E x Com. o f H. B.
Andrews,
A f t e r w h i c h Mr. M a r s h a l l
§ M i s s M a r s h a l l , Mr.
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g bro.
§ Punahou.
F u l l e r ' s t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us.
Thursday evening singing school.
w i f e Mrs.
A f t e r n o o n we d i s cussed
Soc.
Yes
Last evening there was a
at o u r h o u s e .
C l a r k , A r m s t r o n g S m i t h § Coan.
P r e s e n t bros.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Dr.
§ Mrs. W e t m o r e p r e s e n t e d t h e i r c e r t i f i c a t e s a f t e r a s e r m o n b y
bro.
C l a r k f r o m R o m 14:17.
Alexander,
Bro.
Dole said that J ames M c K i n n e y
David H o w a r d H i t c h c o c k Clark's Jerre Lyons, Ma r y E l i z
a b e t h G r e e n § C a r o l i n e H a n n a h C l a r k , w o u l d j o i n t h e c h u r c h to
morrow.
Rev.
T.E. T a y l o r h a s j u s t a r r i v e d in a w h a l e r .
M o n d a y A p r i l 2 3 '49
Y e s t e r d a y w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g day.
I a r o s e as u s u a l b u t
did not have my season of p r a y e r till a fter breakfast.
a p l e a s a n t day,
It w a s
tho' w a r m w h i c h w a s o w i n g to a s o u t h wi n d .
T h e r e w a s a m e e t i n g at 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k for c h i l d r e n at t h e s c h o o l
A p r i l 23, 1849
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
h o u s e § on e at bro.
Chamberlain's
At t h e s t o n e c h u r c h bro.
to a fu l l h o u s e f r o m J o h n 1 5 : 1 ,2 .
for the y o u n g converts.
C.B. A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e
At t h e c h a p e l bro.
preac h e d before the H a w a i i a n Bible Society,
t a k e n up o f a b o u t
$50, n e a r l y
text was the Noble
discourse.
meeting.
parents
Wm.
Green
§ a c o l l e c t i o n was
$100 w e r e s u b s c r i b e d .
B e a r o e n s A ct s
Page 268
1 7 : 1 1 § 12.
Bro.
G.'s
A long § good
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n n o n e of us w e n t out to n a t i v e
At 4 o ' c l o c k w e all w e n t to t h e s c h o o l h o u s e w h e r e
§ c h i l d r e n w e r e all a s sembled,
Richards Castle,
§ bro.
T h o m a s S p e n c e r B o nd ,
§ M a r y C a r o l i n e H y d e Rice.
A f t e r this he
Thurston baptized
Sophia Caroline Dimond
read the Confession
o f F a i t h § c o v e n a n t f o r th e f i v e c h i l d r e n m e n t i o n e d S a t u r d a y ,
they p a r t o o k of the sacrament
f o r t h e f i r s t time.
Bro. A l e x a n d e r
a s s i s t e d in t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e b r e a d ,
§ Bro. T h u r s t o n ,
o f t h e cup.
Judge Andrews
h o m e w i t h us,
w i t h Mrs.
It w a s a p l e a s a n t c o m m u n i o n .
§ p r a y e d at o u r e v e n i n g d e v o t i o n s .
C. § J u d g e A.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
a t t e n d e d at t h e p a l a c e
D w i g h t p r e a c h e d f r o m Rom.
that
ca m e
The children
§ h e a r d bro.
Bond.
7:13 "That sin by
the commandment might become e x c e e d in gl y sinful."
w i t h Bernice.
§
A l . came home
To d a y I h a v e c o l l e c t e d s o m e o f m y s u b s c r i p t i o n s ,
§ m ade out some c e r t i f i c a t e s of Life membership.
p r e s e n t at o u r G e n l M e e t i n g .
school very freely.
Bro.
Taylor
T h i s m o r n i n g w e d i s c u s s e d Pun|aJiou
This afternoon about assignments.
Bro.
P a r k e r m a t o o k t e a w i t h us.
T u e s d a y Apl.
24
'49
T h i s m o r n i n g Mrs.
Pogue brought forth her first born a
son, w h o m t h e y are to c a l l S a m u e l W h i t n e y .
All comfortable.
To
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
A p r i l 24, 1849
Page 269
day I have m a d e out s e v eral c e r t i f i c a t e s of Life M e m b ership.
Our
business this m o r n i n g was about p e t i t i o n i n g Govt about the Sabbath.
T h e n a b o u t Mr.
Taylor's request about Seamen's
A f t e r t h a t Bro s.
Clark § Castle brought forth their respective
c l a i m s for t h e h o u s e bro.
Castle
ballot
§ 4 fr. br.
16 for bro.
Castle
R i c e d i n e d w i t h us.
n o o n bro.
C h a p e l at L a h a i n a .
Bro.
l i v e s in,
§ it w a s
Clark.
d e c i d e d by
Bros.
Johnson
W i l c o x m a s u p p e d w i t h us.
§
This a f t e r
B i s h o p a s k e d a d v i c e a b o u t a n s w e r i n g Mr. W y l l i e ' s r e q u e s t .
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
C o o k e ha s g o n e o u t to a m a t e r n a l m e e t i n g at bro.
Hall's.
Sat.
Apl.
28
'49
T h e w e e k is p a s t ;
§ I have scarcly(!)
t h e d a y is p a s t ;
t h e e v e n i n g is p a s t ,
m a d e a r e c o r d o f an y th i n g .
ing i n s t e a d o f g o i n g o u t to m e e t i n g
Wednesday even
I w r o t e a r e p o r t o f the
H a w a i i a n B i b l e S o c i e t y f o r t h e Frie nd .
t h e m e e t i n g § all t h e f a m i l y w e n t .
Mr.
Taylor conducted
Th ursday the c on s i d e r a t i o n
of the s e c u l a r agents p l a n was a c t e d upon § d e c i d e d by a vote
16 to 14.
Bro.
C o n d e d i d n o t v o t e , bro. W h i t t l e s e y ,
Chamb e r l a i n w e r e absent, bros.
Lyons
§ Kinney.
in th e a f t e r n o o n § I t o o k t h e b o o k to bro.
Ives,
§
This was passed
Chamberlain.
D i m o n d case was a cted u p o n § the Female Seminary.
Bro.
This Morning
v o t e d to p a s s o v e r t h e M i s s i o n S e m i n a r y i nt o t h e h a n d s o f n a t i v e s .
R e c o n s i d e r e d the p l a n of s e c u l a r agents,
§ r e c o m m i t t e d t h e Report.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n f i n i s h e d c o p y i n g m y r e p o r t to s e n d to B o s t o n .
V i s i t e d P u n a h o u § t a l k e d s o m e w i t h s i s t e r Sm i t h .
h a d a l o n g t a l k w i t h bro.
Bro. H a l l
Chamberlain this morning.
ing w e t h r e e w e r e t o g e t h e r at bro.
Last e v e n
C a s t l e for an h o u r ,
or more.
Journal, Amos Sta rr Cooke
D e c i d e d on bro.
Genl Meetg.
April 28, 1849
Page 2
C a s t l e ' s a c c o u n t n o t to c o m p l y w i t h t h e v o t e of
be c a u s e of the small majority.
m e e t i n g this morning.
Told the m e et ing
T o l d t h e s a m e to th e
I sh o u l d leave the B oard
§ d i d n o t w i s h to b e s u p p o r t e d b y t h e m i s s i o n .
l iv e i n d e p e n d e n t l y .
Thought
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro. W i l c o x ' s
I could
c a s e w a s dis
c u s s e d b u t n o a c t i o n w a s t a k e n u p o n it.
O u r l i t t l e J o s e p h t h i n k s he h a s g i v e n h i s h e a r t to th e
Lord.
0 l et h i m n o t d e c e i v e h i m s e l f .
r e n ' s m e e t i n g T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g § Bro.
Bro.
C o a n t a l k e d at c h i l d
Gulick this morning.
N e x t w e e k w e s h a l l h o p e to b r i n g o u r m e e t i n g to a c lose.
O h L o r d c o n t i n u e to p r e s i d e in o u r m e e t i n g s ,
§ g u i d e us all b y
thy Spirit.
Monday April
30-1849
This day closes another month.
fly!
T h i s d a y h a s b e e n an e v e n t f u l one,
p l a n f o r t h e s e c u l a r a g e n c y is pau.
to s e e k e m p l o y m e n t
How swift our months
for we feel that the
I n o w t h i n k I a m at l i b e r t y
f r o m s o m e o t h e r s o u rc e .
it b y t h e H o l y S p i r i t .
Lord,
t e a c h us.
O h to b e g u i d e d in
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
r e a d hi s m e m o r i a l p r e p a r e d f or us all to s ign,
to t h e Govt,
Coan
upon
the Sabbath.
Then the S e c ul a r ag e n c y o c c u p i e d the rest of the f o r e
n o o n session.
A s u b s t i t u t e w a s b r o u g h t in f o r a r t i c l e 5 t h d i s
c u s s e d § l a i d u p o n t h e t ab l e .
L o c a t i o n r e p o r t e d in p a r t ,
This afternoon,
t h e C o m m i t t e e on
§ Dr. W e t m o r e w a s s t a t i o n e d at H i l o ,
as p h y s i c i a n for all H a w a i i .
Mr.
Goodale i n t im at ed this evening that we should p r o b
a b l y f i n d e m p l o y m e n t at H o n o l u l u .
Ae p a ha !
Yesterday morning
A p r i l 30, 1849
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
bro.
B a l d w i n p r e a c h e d f r o m H o s e a 13:9.
for t h e H. T r a c t Soc.
fr.
Gal.
6:2.
Bro.
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D w i g h t at t h e c h a p e l
In t h e a f t e r n o o n ,
bro.
Paris
f r o m P r o v 1:24.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
J o h n 8:36.
C o a n p r e a c h e d at th e p a l a c e f r o m P r o v 1 3 : 2 1 " E v i l
Bro.
pursueth sinners".
to t h e m § to all.
Wednes.
M a y 2,
T a y l o r at t h e c h a p e l f r o m
A l . § Lot w e r e t h e r e § he p r e a c h e d d i r e c t l y
King absent.
'49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e t a l k e d s o me a b o u t h e r d s ,
c o m m i t t e e o f t h r e e to r e p o r t u p o n it.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e c o m
m i t t e e on P u n a h o u S c h o o l o c c u p i e d t h e e n t i r e s e s s i o n ,
d i d th is
forenoon.
L a s t e v e n i n g I d r e w Mrs.
M e e t i n g at bro. H a l l ' s .
W h e n w e r e t u r n e d w e f o u n d h i m here.
charged much p u t r i d matter.
it.
§ so it
C. to t h e M a t e r n a l
L a s t n i g h t J u l i e t t e s w e l l i n g u n d e r h e r left e a r b r o k e
m e e t i n g bro.
§ chose a
Castle brought
§dis
T h i s a f t e r n o o n at the o p e n i n g of ou r
in a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
Hall,
§ I read
He s t a t e d t h a t he m a d e e n g a n g e m e n t (!) w i t h t h e G o v t for
e d i t i n g the Polynesian,
c e a se d.
§ t h r e r f o r e his m i s s i o n a r y r e l a t i o n h a d
H e r e q u e s t e d h i s s h a r e o f the h e r d ,
o c c u p y i n g h i s h o u s e on pay.
After this,
the question,
Depository" was agitated;
to t a k e it.
§ the p r i v i l e g e of
B o t h w e r e v i r t u a l l y g r a n t e d to him.
" wh o s h o u l d o c c u p y his p l a c e
a n d b y an u n a n i m o u s v o t e
in t he
I was invited
I s i l e n t l y c o m p l i e d u p o n c o n d i t i o n o f r e c e i v i n g t he
s a l a r y o f bro. H a l l ' s h o u s e p r o v i d e d I r e m a i n e d in t h e R o y al
School
§ that
I s h o u l d m a k e n o a l l o w a n c e to t h e m i s s i o n for o u r
b o a r d w h i c h w a s g i v e n us in l i e u o f o u r b o a r d i n g o u r o l d s c h o l
ars,
a n d a c t i n g as g u a r d i a n s fo r them.
c a m e § t o r e d o w n th e p e t i t i o n s .
Y e s t e r d a y the c a r p e n t e r
This evening our prayer meeting
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
M a y 2, 1849
Baldwin.
A f t e r m e e t i n g Mr. A r m s t r o n g s a i d
to me t h a t h e w a s p r e p a r e d to o f f e r m e w o r k ,
the Dep o s i t o r y ,
Page 272
tho' h e r a t h e r t h o u g h t
if I d i d n o t go i n t o
I o u g h t to t a k e bro.
H's
place.
T h u r s d a y M a y 3,
'49
To d a y at G en l M e e t i n g w e h a d ip M i s s i o n H e r d s ,
Scho o l.
Trustees:
Alexander,
C la rk ,
Castle,
Emerson,
Punahou
§ Gulick.
T h i s e v e n i n g bro. H a l l d e l i v e r up to me h i s D e p o s i t o r y ke ys.
G a v e to bro.
o n Sat.
Sat.
C a s t l e a c o p y o f m y R e p o r t to go to B o s t o n pr. A n g o l a
This afternoon Bernice
§ M a r y h a v e v i s i t e d at bro.
Clark's
M a y 5 '49
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n o u r G e nl L e t t e r w a s read.
In t h e a f t e r
n o o n P u n a h o u Scho o l was the subj e c t of d i s c u s s i o n § some fool i s h
things were revealed,
f o o l i s h , b e c a u s e so i n s i g n i f i c a n t .
f o r e n o o n " A p p r o p r i a t i o n of Funds".
made up a p a c k a g e of letters
Letter,
T hi s a f t e r n o o n bro.
sion Seminary" § many p r iv ate letters.
letter,
I w a s at bro.
conveyance of " M i s
This afternoon
in e a r n e s t at t h e D e p o s i t o r y ,
Last e v e n i n g
Castle
f o r Mr. A n d e r s o n i n c l u d i n g o u r G en l
§ our action upon this general
upon my duties
This
Castle's
I entered
a n d w a s q u i t e busy.
on t h e C o m m i t t e e
on " A p p r o p r i a t i o n o f F u n d s . "
Mrs. A r m s t r o n g h a s j u s t b e e n h e r e w i t h B a x t e r s a y i n g
that Peter h a d s tolen his B.'s marble.
him.
C a l l e d P e t e r u p a b o u t it,
Mrs. H o o p e r , Mr.
I went
§ f o u n d it u p o n
§ a b o u t h i s b a d l a n g u a g e to b oy s .
T e n E y c k § o t h e r s s a i l to n i g h t o r to m o r r o w
f o r C a l i f o r n i a in t h e R u s s i a n B a r k P r i n c e N.,
alias,
"Angola".
M a y 7, 1849
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M o n d a y M a y 7,
Page 2 73
'49
We have just r e t u r n e d from M o n t h l y c oncert c o n d u c t e d
b y bro.
bro.
Paris,
at t h e N a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e .
B i s h o p at p r a y e r s
§ breakfast.
At 8 o ' c l o c k , bro.
had a children's meeting.
held.
I did not attend.
This m o r n i n g we had
At 9
"
Dwight
Genl M e e t i n g was
L e a r n e d t h a t at t h e c l o s e o f t h e m e e t i n g ,
t h e m i s s i o n c h u r c h c h o s e m e to act as c l e r k § D e a c o n as a s s i s t a n t
to bro.
Chamberlain
2 n d Wed.
G e n l M e e t i n g w a s a d j o u r n e d t i l l 1851 in M a y,
W o r k e d h a r d in D e p o s i t o r y f r o m 7 1/2 o ' c l o c k t i l l six,
w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f an h o u r at n o o n to b a t h e § dine.
Mrs.
C. h a s b e e n t h r e a t e n e d w i t h s i c k n e s s .
To day,
Rumors here reached
us to d a y t h a t t h e r e ar e t w o m e n o f w a r at H i l o .
Yesterday m o r n
ing,
t h e c h i l d r e n ' s m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
C.B. A n d r e w s .
Bro.
B o n d p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e
Coan preached
fr. A m o s 4:12.
at t h e c h a p e l f r o m I Tim° 4:8,
"Godliness
Bro.
is p r o f i t " .
W h i t t l e s e y p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e in t h e a f t e r n o o n ,
Bro. T a y l o r ,
at t h e c h a p e l f r o m Prov.
D u r i n g t h e day, y e s t e r d a y ,
e v e n i n g Mr.
Q u i t e a f ul l h ou se .
r e a d E v a n g e l i s t f o r J u l y 13
'48.
This
'49
Tuesday,
§ y e s t e r d a y I w a s v e r y b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y
§ to d a y e x t r e m e l y so,
Andrews,
f r o m E z . 18:30.
G o o d a l e t o o k t e a f o r t h e la st t i m e as b o a r d e r .
T h u r s d a y M a y 10
G o o d s pr.
20:21.
Bro.
§ espec i a l l y this m o r n i n g w hile shipping
K a m e h a m e h a III fro. b r os .
§ Baldwin.
Ly ma n ,
Coan Wetmore,
Bond,
This a f t e r n o o n I made p a r t i a l bills of
L a d i n g fo r th e B r e t h r e n .
Bro.
evening.
B a i l e y h a s j u s t c o m e in,
§ s i s t e r W i l c o x h a s s p e n t the
At 6 o ' c l o c k t h e K a m e h a m e h a III w e n t out d e e p l y l a d e n
§ full o f p a s s e n g e r s .
Journal, Amos Sta rr Cooke
Yesterday,
Mr.
M a y 10, 1849
F u l l e r b e g a n his s c h o o l w i t h
Page 2
51 s c h o l a r s .
O u r s c h o l a r s a r e all on ti p t oe to s t u d y out o f s c h o o l .
M a r t h a go.
T h e f o r m e r is to b e g i n E m e r s o n ' s
Geography, Olmsted's
bro.
Rudiments
Jos.
§
III Part, M o r s e ' s
§ Dictionary.
Tuesday evening
C o n d e m a t o o k t e a w i t h us. I w e n t to a m e e t i n g at bro.
Castle's
t here.
a b o u t o u r h e r d at W a i a l u a .
Bros .
Emerson § Gulick were
The "Mary" a r r i v e d y e s t e r d a y from San Francisco.
a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
Ly m an .
S e v e r a l w e r e r e c ^ fr. bro.
I reed
H unt.
We
h e a r t h a t A s a T h u r s t o n is at S a n F r a n c i s c o .
Sat. M a y 12 49
To d a y w e h a v e t h e l a s t P o l y n e s i a n o f Vol.
Hopkins
farewell address.
Treasurer,
Mr.
Hill,
Y e s t e r d a y , bro.
§ sent
for lumber,
s pe n t t h e d a y y e s t e r d a y § al l t o o k tea.
5,
C a s t l e w r o t e to the
stoves
§c.
Sister Bailey
In t h e e v e n i n g a m e e t i n g
w a s c a l l e d at t h e s c h o o l h o u s e at th e s u g g e s t i o n o f Mr.
a b o u t bro. W i l c o x ' s
t a k i n g the O a h u C h a r i t y school;
h i m to t a k e it, o t h e r s not.
to c o p y f r o m m e m o r a n d u m ,
m i s s i o n b o ys .
Physician.
Armstrong
some advised
Most of this day has b e e n e m p l o y e d
t h e a c c o u n t o f g o o d s d e l i v e r e d b y th e
Y e s t e r d a y s p o k e to Dr. J u d d a b o u t b e i n g Mrs.
This
M o n d a y M a y 14
§ Mr.
C.'s
a f t e r n o o n M i s s O g d e n v i s i t e d us.
'49
M o s t o f t h is d a y h a s b e e n d e v o t e d to c o p y i n g f r o m Mem.
Books,
§ I f i n i s h e d one e n t i r e m e m , b e s i d e s
from sisters Wilcox,
b y Mr.
F u l le r.
concert,
Bailey,
Rice Rowell
r e c e i v i n g calls
§ Smith accompanied
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e r e h a s b e e n a S.S. M o n t h l y
b u t as o u r s c h o l a r s w e r e b u s y in s t u d y i n g t h e i r l e s s o n s ,
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Cooke
t h e y d i d n o t go.
it.
J o s e p h § M a r t h a w e n t.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Bro.
At n o o n bro.
Fuller's
t e r n o o n bro.
Alexander conducted
145: 18 .
"One s i n n e r de-
S a b b a t h S. b u t n o n e o f t h e m w i s h e d to.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m I Cor.
'48.
I c o u l d n o t s p e a k to him.
the chapel.
9:1 8,
Page 275
I i n t e n d e d to h a v e th e c h i l d r e n a t t e n d
r e a d E v a n g e l i s t f or J u l y 27
but
Bro.
T h u r s t o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Ps.
T a y l o r p r e a c h e d f r o m Eccl.
stroyeth much good."
Mr.
May 14, 1849
10:1.
In t h e a f
D u r i n g the d a y
Alex , w a s at m e e t i n g a l l day,
D i d n o t go to t h e p a l a c e ,
n o r to
Fe lt r a t h e r u n w e l l a ll day.
T o day, Bro. H a l l c o m m e n c e d h i s
r e c t o r o f t h e Govt.
Press.
l a b o r s as E d i t o r § D i
H e a l s o t o o k t h e " o a t h of a l l e g i a n c e " .
A g r e e d to d a y w i t h Dr. J u d d f o r t h e K a m e h a m e h a III to t a k e bros.
Alexander,
Bailey,
T u e s d a y M a y 15
Conde,
P o g u e § T h u r s t o n h o m e o n its ret ur n.
'49
L a s t n i g h t n e i t h e r Mrs.
C. n o r m y s e l f s l e p t m u c h.
t h o u g h t m u c h o f A l e x a n d e r § at m i d n i g h t
I
I got up § c a m e to m y
s e c r e t a r y § w r o t e a l e t t e r to h i m e x h o r t i n g h i m to t u r n f r o m
his evil wa y
it b y J o h n
§ b e c o m e a g o o d m a n at once.
Ii.
This m o r n i n g I sent
To d a y I h a v e fe l t s l e e p y § h a v e n o t d o n e m u c h
w i t h the e x c e p t i o n of w r i t i n g this afternoon.
This evening I shall
tr y to r e t i r e v e r y e ar ly .
W e d n e s d a y M a y 16
'49
T h i s is a n o t h e r m e m o r a b l e d a y in o u r fami ly .
clock A.M.
sick.
I w a s a w o k e b y Mrs.
At 1 o '
C. s a y i n g s he w a s a b o u t to be
I arose sent Ka l a h i k i o l e w i t h the h orse
S a r a i § m a d e w h a t p r e p a r a t i o n s Mrs.
f o r Dr. Judd;
C. h a d n o t a l r e a d y made .
called
The
M a y 16, 1849
Journal, Amos Star r Cooke
Dr. w a s s o o n h e r e ,
§ at 2 o ' c l o c k I w e n t
n e e d e d n o t to h a v e g o n e t i l l 3 o ' c l k .
Page 2
f or s i s t e r C lark.
I
At 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k Mrs.
C.
w as d e l i v e r e d o f a m a n c h i l d to w h o m I i m m e d i a t e l y g a v e t h e n a m e
of Charles Montague.
H e w e i g h e d 8 1/4
Before we were
f a i r l y r e a d y t h e c h i l d r e n w e r e up § s o o n l e a r n e d w h a t w e h a d
been doing,
§ c a m e i n t o s ee t h e l i t t l e s t r a n g e r .
slept m u c h for two n i g h t s
u p o n Jos.
bed £ slept till
after prayers
Not having
§breakfast
I lay down
I w a s a w o k e b y the s c h o l a r s at 11 1/2
o ' c l o c k , w h o c a m e in to s ee t h e l i t t l e s t r a n g e r .
While
I was
s l e e p i n g a l e t t e r w a s b r o u g h t fr. A l e x a n d e r t h a n k i n g me f o r m y
l e t t e r o f 1 5 t h inst.
§ s a y i n g he w a s d e t e r m i n e d to r e f o r m .
S i s t e r Clark came a g a i n § s t a i d a part of the forenoon.
Judge
A n d r e w s c a l l e d to i n q u i r e if w e w o u l d b o a r d E l i z a b e t h .
We o f
f e r e d h e r t h e u s e o f o u r h o r s e to r i d e to § fro, b e c a u s e w e h a d
no room § t hought
it w o u l d
[be] b e t t e r f o r her.
At n o o n ,
o b l i g e d to go i n t o t h e w e l l o f t h e c o o k r o o m y a r d a gain.
n o o n t h e b a b e ha s n u r s e d f o r t h e f i r s t time.
h a d a t e a s p o o n f u l o f oil.
just fallen asleep,
T h i s m o r n i n g Dr.
c heek.
Since
T h i s m o r n i n g he
It is n o w 3 o ' c l o c k $ Mrs.
C. h as
fo r t h e f i r s t ti m e s i n c e n i g h t b e f o r e last.
R o o k e l a n c e d a s w e l l i n g on J u l i e t t e ' s
S h a l l n o t go to t h e D e s p . ( ! )
Sat M a y 19
I was
left
to day.
'49
D i d go to t h e D e p o s i t o r y an h o u r j u s t at su n set
Wednesday.
Thursday went
t e r d a y § to day.
§ w a s b u s y all d a y
§ the same y e s
W e d n e s d a y c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to M o t h e r M o n
t a g u e § on T h u r s d a y f i n i s h e d it § s e n t it b y th e " L i n d s a y . "
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e n t w i t h b r o C a s t l e to Mr.
Caranave
to
Jour nal , Amos Sta rr Cooke
M a y 19, 1849
reed the bala nc e of his mortga ge
§note
been g r e a t l y t r o u b l e d w i t h the piles.
$3,628.00.
Bro. H a l l ' s
Page 277
To d a y h a v e
first p a pe r
c a m e o u t t o d a y § it is v e r y good, tho' n o t h i n g extra.
N a o l u l u too night(!)
p r o b a b l y t u r n o f f Oioi .
r e t u r n e d to day,
Mrs.
has beat
for hi g h e r wages.
C. is d o i n g w e l l .
Mr.
I shall
T i b b e y has
so I hear.
F ee l q u i t e l o w s p i r i t e d .
To day, T h e H a a l i l i o w a s e n g a g e d to t a k e t h e b r e t h r e n o f M a u i
h o m e on T u e s d a y n e x t.
D u r i n g t h e m o n t h o f A p r i l § M a y g r e a t d o i n g s on H a w a i i
in t h e
volcanoes.
M o n d a y M a y 21,
'49
Y e s t e r d a y I was so a f f l i c t e d w i t h the piles that
n o t go to m e e t i n g a n y o f t h e day,
Mrs.
C.
§besides
I did
I w i s h e d to s t a y w i t h
T o - d a y I h a v e b e e n a b o u t as u n w e l l b u t as J u l i e t t e h a d
s o m e one to s t a y w i t h h e r I c r a w l e d o v e r to t h e D e p o s i t o r y §
w r o t e up t h e mem.
books.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n in t w o h o u r s
I c o u n t e d $ 1 0 0 0 in q u a r t e r s
w h i c h w a s r e e d on F r i d a y l as t f r o m Mr.
over.
This morning,
bros.
Caranave.
There were
C a s t l e § C o n d e h a d q u i t e a spat.
C a s t l e h a s a t t e n d e d t o t h e s h i p p i n g o f the b r e t h r e n ' s
Maui.
W e r e e d a l e t t e r § s o m e b u t t e r f r o m bro.
d a y m o r n i n g bro.
C o n d e p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro. A l e x a n d e r .
§ bro.
$2.
Bro.
G o o d s for
Emerson.
Yester
G r e e n at c h a p e l .
C h i l d r e n d i d n o t go to t h e p a l a c e .
F o u r g i r l s o n l y w e n t to the c h a p e l in t h e e v e n i n g .
M a y 25, 1849
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
F r i d a y M a y 25
Page 278
'49
Y e s t e r d a y I c o m p l e t e d t he mem.
I have been measuring
§making Boards
books of Alvah's
f or b ro s .
Johnson
§ today
§ Wilcox.
T h i s m o r n i n g t h e K a m e h a m e h a III r e t u r n e d § s h e is e x p e c t e d to s a i l
f o r K o l o a w i t h Dr W o o d ma, W a i m e a w i t h bro.
w i t h bro. W i l c o x ma,
R o w e l l ma,
§ Waioli
o n M o n d a y next .
T h e schooner Ann b e l o n g i n g to L a m s i n g § Co w i l l s a i l n e x t
w e e k w i t h bro.
Pogue ma § Father Thurston.
b u t n o t we ll.
Mrs.
M y P i l e s are b e t t e r ,
C o o k e § b a b e ar e s t i l l d o i n g w e l l .
This
e v e n i n g a c e l e b r a t e d G e r m a n P i a n i s t is to c a l l w i t h t h e King,
Mr.
Armstrong, Alexander
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
confusion.
§ some of our M i s s i o n a r y ’
s
Fuller h ad a singing school,
E l i z a b e t h A n d r e w s spent t h e n i g h t .
children.
§ there was much
To d a y J o h n Ii
w e n t on b o a r d t h e E n g l i s h S l o o p o f w a r § r e c e i v e d 17 guns.
Yes
t e r d a y s h e w a s d r e s s e d o ut
§ at n o o n f i r e d a s a l u t e in h o n o r o f
Queen Victoria birth-day.
Tuesday afternoon our brethren sailed
f or M a u i in t h e H a a l i l i o .
There was
Clark's.
ing.
a f a r e w e l l m e e t i n g at bro.
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g I d i d n o t go out to o u r p r a y e r m e e t
T h e G e r m a n h a s c o m e in a l o n e w i t h Mr. A r m s t r o n g ,
t r o d u c e d to Mr.
F u l l e r as t h e t e a c h e r o f t h e R o y a l S c h o o l .
n o t in w h e n he c a m e in § d i d n o t g e t a n y i n t r o d u c t i o n .
bro.
§was
Castle has c a l l e d into my studio.
in
I was
While writing
M i s s B e r n i c e ha s p l a y e d
s o m e § h e t h e G e r m a n h a s e x p r e s s e d g r e a t s u r p r i s e at h e r skill.
He n e v e r h e a r d an E o l i a n
a t t a c h m e n t before.
M o n d a y M a y 28, 49
Saturday
I w a s b u s y in b r i n g i n g u p t h e m e m o r a n d u m §
r e m a i n e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y t i l l 6 o ' c l o c k ,
§ t h e n t o o k up a
M a y 28, 1849
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p a i l o f b u t t e r f r o m bro.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
Mr.
Gulick.
T o - d a y r e t u r n e d t h e pai l.
P o g u e p r e a c h e d f r o m Rev.
T a y l o r p r e a c h e d f r o m Prov.
14:12,
for A u g u s t 1848.
n o t a b l e to do m u c h .
T o d a y bro.
o f G o o d s f o r K a u a i pr.
Kam.
3:18.
At n o o n
9:23,24.
In t h e
During the day I
Today I have
felt f e e b l e
Castle atte n d e d the
§
shipping
Ill § e m p l o y e d f o u r c a r t s
T h e r e w a s a p r a y e r m e e t i n g at bro.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mrs.
22:17.
P.M. Jer.
a f t e r n o o n b r o R o w e l l p r e a c h e d f r o m Rom:
read Evangelists
Page 279
§ oxen.
C a s t l e ' s at 4 o ' c l o c k .
T a y l o r is s i c k - - a g i r l [ w r i t t e n in p e n c i l ] .
T h u r s d a y M a y 31 49
I h a d w r i t t e n t h u s f a r w h e n bro. H a l l c a l l e d in to m a k e
inquiries about the Herd,
§ t h e n I w e n t o v e r to u r g e bro.
to go to W a i a l u a on T u e s d a y in c o m p a n y w i t h o t h e r s .
c l i n e d § as Mrs.
C. w a s
s t i l l so i ll I c o u l d not.
s o me of t h e b r e t h r e n h a v e r e t u r n e d .
h a r s h to bro.
D o l e a b o u t t he H e r d ,
d i v i d e t h e herd.
Monday
by his arguments.
Every day this w e e k
They went
Castle requested those who
Bro.
Hall
days
§ Wm.
Mrs.
C. g e ts a l o n g v e r y s l o w l y .
Clark's.
Last
M u c h racing these
W e n t o v e r to see K a n a i n a a b o u t it.
A g r e a t m a n y calling
Last evening c o n d u c t e d the meeting.
Mr.
f r o m day
F u l l e r w a s to
h a v e h a d a s i n g i n g s c h o o l to n i g h t b u t d e f e r e d it f o r Mrs.
sake.
For 3 afternoons
§
§ h a v e divided t h e h e r d as t h e y p l e a s e d .
I have examined § footed accounts.
d e c e i v e s us m u c h .
evening
C a s t l e w a s n o t a b l e to convi|n]ce t h e m
e v e n i n g c o n d u c t e d t h e m e e t i n g at bro.
to day.
This
R i c e u r g i n g us to
w e r e g o i n g to W a i a l u a to c a l l at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
C l a r k o n l y d i d so, but bro.
B u t he d e
I said something very
§ h i s § bro.
T u e s d a y m o r n i n g bro.
Castle
I have rode w i t h the scholars.
C's
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Jun e 5, 1849
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T u e s d a y J u n e 5 '49
Since the above was w r i t t e n
I have not rode w i t h the
c h i l d r e n o w i n g to m y p i l e s , w h i c h h a v e t r o u b l e d m e m u c h .
a re b e t t e r n ow .
sa w bro.
Hall
Y e s t e r d a y I rode a little.
They
Friday morning
I
£j he i n f o r m e d m e w h a t h a d b e e n d o n e at W a i a l u a .
I doubt ed little the w i s d o m of their doings.
T h o s e a b o u t to
l e a v e a r e v e r y a n x i o u s to g et t h e i r p o r t i o n o f t h e h e rd .
it l e a d to no d i f f i c u l t y in f u t u r e .
b u s y in e x a m i n i n g e x t e n s i o n s
May
Friday § Saturday I was
§ footings.
Lord's day I did not
go o u t to m e e t i n g a n y o f t h e d a y on a c c o u n t o f b e i n g ill § for
t h e p u r p o s e o f s t a y i n g w i t h Mrs.
p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e § Mr.
m o n at n o o n ,
Mr.
f r o m Prov.
C.
Bro.
Thurston
T a y l o r at t h e c h a p e l ,
" W i n e is a m o c k e r £jc".
Fuller's sa b b a t h school.
§Armstrong
a temperance ser
Th e b o y s a t t e n d e d
S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g Mr.
Fuller called
§ I told him about our difficulties when our school commenced.
Lord's day I read Evangelists
m y w if e .
Little
f o r Sept.
Charles cries much.
§ s o m e c o n s i d e r a b l e to
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y w e h a v e
b e e n m a k i n g a l t e r a t i o n s at t h e D e p o s i t o r y £ c h a n g i n g P i g e o n h o l e s
§c. §c.
To d a y I c o m p l e t e d t h e o v e r h a u l i n g o f th e B u t t s
§ Screws
§ h a v e w o r k e d q u i t e h a r d f or me.
a new native.
H e r n a m e is K a m a k a .
d r e w $100.
the Financier.
fr.
r e t ^ on S a t u r d a y fr.
c o n c e r t w a s at Mr.
Kauai.
Y e s t e r d a y M rs .
[B o lt s( ?) ]
C. h a d
Joseph went this morning §
David Hitchcock
§ Charles Gulick
Last evening our monthly
A r m s t r o n g § w a s c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
T a yl or .
all we n t .
Sat. J u n e 9 '49
This eveni ng I am very tired § have been every night
We
June 9, 1849
Journal, Amos S t arr Cook e
but m y s l e e p h a s b e e n s w e e t
8 refreshing.
n o w t h a t s h e c a n g o all a b o u t h o u s e .
Mrs.
C. is so
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[well(?)]
W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n bro.
T h u r s t o n § P o g u e m a l e f t in t h e L a m s i n g § Co n e w s c h o o n e r " A n n "
but y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g they came b a c k s a y i n g they m ade no h ead
w a y fo r t h e w a n t o f b a l l a s t .
F o u r g u n s h a v e b e e n p u t on b o a r d
§ t h i s n o o n t h e y s t a r t e d ag a in .
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Cl a r k .
T h u r s d a y f o r e n o o n bro.
t e n d e d a u c t i o n at S . H . W § Co.
he bought.
W e d n esday evening our meeting
Castle a t
§ y e s t e r d a y we s o l d off m u c h that
I w o r k e d § c o m p l e t e d t h e b l i n d in t h e g a b l e e n d of
the Depository.
Yesterday,
Mr.
C a s t l e h a d a c a r p e n t e r p a r t o f a day to
fix h i s a i r h o l e, w i t h a s l i d i n g b li nd .
8 c a l v e s c a m e o v e r fr. W a i a l u a .
to c l e a n up t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
A b o u t n o o n e i g h t e e n cows
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y I h a v e t r i e d
T o day,
Bro.
C a s t l e s e n t a n o t i c e to
t h e f a m i l i e s h e r e t h a t t h e D e p o s i t o r y w o u l d b e o p e n to t h e m f r o m
9 t i l l 10 o ' c l o c k A.M.
III
§ f r o m 2 to 4 o ' c l o c k P.M.
r e t u r n e d y e s t e r d a y w i t h Gov. m a f r o m K a u a i
with Alvah Clark § DeWit Alexander.
The Kamehameha
§ to day,
Yesterday,
the Martha
the Molokai boat
a r r i v e d w i t h l e t t e r s f r o m b r e t h r e n t he re .
We shall have a ple n t y of business
T u e s d a y J u n e 12
'49
S a b b a t h da y I f e l t p r e t t y w e l l
devotions.
(Prov)
§ enjoye d my season of
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all day.
g o n e to M a u n a l u a b e y o n d W a i k i k i .
was
on M o n d a y .
Sol.
19:2.
Bro.
Bro.
A . ' s t e x t in t h e f o r e n o o n
In t h e a f t e r n o o n f r o m J a m e s
T a y l o r p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l f r o m P s . 76:10.
d i d n o t go, n o r to t h e P a l a c e .
Clark had
1: 13 - 1 5 .
Bro.
In t h e e v e n i n g I
V i c t o r i a was some unwell
§ did
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n o t go to m e e t i n g .
see her.
Jun e 12, 1849
In t h e a f t e r n o o n A l e x § t h e Q u e e n c a l l e d to
I r e a d b u t l i t t l e d u r i n g t h e day.
domestics.
Page 2
Had a school with
R e t i r e d b e f o r e t h e s c h o l a r s r e t u r n e d f r o m t h e c h ap e l.
Y e s t e r d a y a r o s e e a r l y § a f t e r m y s e c r e t d e v o t i o n s w e n t to the
c o w y a r d to b r a n d c a l v e s .
c o w b r a n d e d § two c a l v e s
m ale § 3 females.
cow.
Bro.
C a s t l e h a d o n e n o h o m e d da n(?)
§ a bull
§ heifer.
I had 4 calves
1
I also rebranded with C the Hannah Holmes
F o u n d out t h a t P u n a h o u h a d b r a n d e d a b r i n d l e n o h o r n e d
heifer by mistake.
Bros .
C l a r k § R o g e r s b r a n d e d some.
This
m o r n i n g t h e f o u r c a l v e s § co ws r e t u r n e d to W a i a l u a .
Was very
b u s y b o t h y e s t e r d a y § to d a y in b r u s h i n g t h e s h e l v e s
Ejc. at t he
Depository.
b y Mr.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s
Taylor.
The King § suite v i s i t e d the A m p h r o t i t e y e s t e r d a y
§ t h e r e w a s v e r y m u c h f i r i n g a b o u t n o o n.
Ale x.
Dr.
Judd § Hopkins
F r i d a y J u n e 15
conducted
At 5 o ' c l o c k t h e King,
s a i l e d fo r H a w a i i .
'49
O u r d e a r so n J o s e p h is e l e v e n y e a r s o l d t o day,
b o r n this d a y o f t h e w e e k ,
Mr.
§ at j u s t t h i s h o u r 9 o ' c l o c k P.M.
F u l l e r h a s c a l l e d on us t h i s e v e n i n g .
b e e n e x c e e d i n g l y b u s y in f i x i n g t h e Dep.
m y ow n m an a o .
Bro.
Castle has assisted.
o r d e r s to f il l f r o m L a h a i n a
§ was
§ Waialua.
All this w e e k
I have
§ a r r a n g i n g it a f t e r
To m o r r o w w e h a v e s om e
Otherwise
h a v e th e c h i l d r e n go o v e r to E w a to m o r r o w .
I w o u l d t r y to
For m o r e than a w e e k
I have been a f f l i c t e d with a canker sore mouth.
Our meeting
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g w a s v e r y t h i n l y a t t e n d e d § was
conducted by
bro.
C la r k.
It is t h o u g h t t h e " O h i o " is at H ilo.
Journal, Amos Sta rr Cooke
M o n d a y J u n e 18
June 18, 1849
Page 2
'49
T h i s is t h e a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e b a t t l e at W a t e r l o o .
How mu c h h u m a n gore has been shed by human beings.
Oh,
H u m an indeed,
for had t hey been a n g e l ic beings, wars n e v e r w o u l d have p r e v a i l e d
so m u c h o v e r o u r s o r r o w i n g w o r l d .
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
C a s t l e h a s c a l l e d to s p e a k to us a b o u t
a cow P u n a h o u h a d t aken t h r o u g h m i s t a k e some two y ears since,
p a y Mrs.
to bro.
R i c h a r d s f o r t h e h e r d of bro.
E m e r s o n t ha t
Forbes.
I have written
I s ho u l d c laim the cow I b o u g h t out of my
s t i p e n d in 1840 o f H. H o l m e s
§ all h e r f e m a l e p r o g e n y ,
I p e r c e i v e d t h a t o t h e r s w e r e d o i n g t he s a m e
herds.
We are n o w r e c e i v i n g c a l l s
because
§ getting private
f r o m m e n o f war.
Saturday I
w a s b u s y a ll d a y § t i l l q u i t e l a t e § so I h a v e b e e n to d a y .
t e r d a y bro.
3 :1 6 , 1 7 .
C l a r k p r e a c h e d in n a t i v e all d a y I Sam.
Bro.
F r i d a y J u n e 22
to
T a y l o r at t h e c h a p e l all d a y Mat.
15:22
Yes
II T i m
1 2 : 3 0 P s . 1 19:9.
'49
A n o t h e r w e e k h a s n e a r l y f l e d § m y w e e k ' s w o r k is n e a r l y
done.
W e d n e s d a y I w a s q u i t e b u sy .
conducted our prayer meeting.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
Taylor
Y e s t e r d a y the H a a e l e l e p o n i sailed
f or L a h a i n a § M a h u k o n a § w e s e n t s o m e b o a r d s to bro.
Bond.
The
Wm. b r o u g h t s o m e m o l s . §c. fr. W a i l u k u § s a i l s t o - m o r r o w f or
that place.
To m o r r o w s h a l l b e b u s y .
An arrival yesterday from
San Francisco.
Last e v e n i n g I r e a d p r o o f s h e e t of the first form of the
Extracts
f r o m m i n u t e s o f o u r l a s t Genl M e e t i n g .
To d a y w e h e a r d
th at Mrs. H o o p e r l o s t h e r l i t t l e son, w h o w a s b o r n Oct.
on t h e v o y a g e to S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
o f a b r a i n f ever.
1 7 t h l as t
H e a r d a l s o of
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
June 22, 1849
a prospect of war between Russia § Prussia,
Republic.
Day be fo re y e s t e r d a y morning,
Page 284
against the French
Bro.
Chamberlain called
into t h e D e p o s i t o r y § I t h o u g h t it w o u l d p r o v e h i s l a s t visit.
It s e e m s h e t h o u g h t t h u s also.
Bro.
Castle c a r r i e d h i m e a c h way,
§ in r e t u r n i n g s t u m b l e d § fell w i t h him.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
C o o k e c a l l e d at t h e D e p . § als o, on bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n w h o is n o t
so w e l l t h i s w e e k .
Castle
H e is t r o u b l e d w i t h a d i a r r h e a .
§ I h a v e p u t u p a b l i n d at the Dep.
at a u c t i o n fo r $2.25)
door
T o - d a y bro.
(which was bought
to k e e p t h e w i n d f r o m b l o w i n g o u r p a p e r s
a b o u t m y desk.
T u e s d a y J u n e 26
'49
Last Saturday
I w a s v e r y b u s y all d a y in a l t e r a t i o n s as
u s u a l bu t I h a v e n o t y e t f i n i s h e d .
got o v e r it d u r i n g t h e S a b b a t h .
I became very tired 5 hardly
That m o rni ng
I a r o s e as u s u a l
§ had my season of readi ng § pr a y e r before breakfast.
At b r e a k
f a st § [I] r e q u e s t e d E l i z a b e t h to p l a y on t h e S e r a p h e n a all day
§ she c r i e d about, but
Bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m J a m e s 2:26.
d ea d" .
Eccl.
I i n s i s t e d on h e r d o i n g it § s h e did.
At n o o n w e w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
12:14.
"Faith without works
§ h e a r d Mr.
Taylor from
In t h e a f t e r n o o n b r o C l a r k p r e a c h e d a ga in .
e v e n i n g n o n e o f us w e n t out, b u t r e t i r e d e ar ly .
or n o t h i n g d u r i n g t h e day.
is
At
I r e a d l i t tl e,
M y e y e s w o u l d n o t a d m i t o f it.
In
the fo renoon the M on t r e a l a r r i v e d § came into the harbor, h a v i n g
on b o a r d Mr. H e n r y P i e r c e § L ady,
E l i z a a r r i v e d f r o m Sa n F r a n c i s c o .
letters
f r o m B o s t o n fr. M o n t r e a l
A p r i l 17th.
a l s o Dr.
§ Mrs.
Lathrop.
The
Yesterday morning we received
§ s o m e v i a P a n a m a as la t e as
I r e e d a l e t t e r f r o m M a r y o f Dec.
22 Mrs.
C. o n e e a c h
Journal, Amos Sta rr Co oke
J u n e 26, 1849
f r o m h e r m o t h e r s i s t e r § Bro.
of Harriet.
e v e n i n g bro.
§ sister Seeley's
likenesses--
It c a m e v e r y s a f e l y in a s m a l l t i n b o x s o l d e r e d
a ls o s o m e T i m e s .
Gulick's.
The latter requests the Daguerotype
To d a y I h a v e r e c 1^ bro.
in on e P i c t u r e .
Page 285
T o d a y s o m e o f o u r b o x e s c a m e to hand.
Em e r s o n came over w i t h two of his boys
L a s t e v e n i n g bro.
Last
§ s o m e o f bro.
C l a r k c a l l e d at h i s h o u s e a m e e t i n g
o f t h e b r e t h r e n to l a y b e f o r e t h e m a c o r r e s p o n d e n c e b e t w e e n h i m
§ bro.
D o l e r e s p e c t i n g t h e Herd.
Smith,
Parker,
Bro.
Rogers,
Hall,
Present, bros.
Castle,
Emerson,
Tayl or Dole Rice § myself.
P a r k e r w a s c h o s e n c h a i r m a n § I, s c ri be .
t i l l 12 o 'c lk .
Clark,
We did not adjourn
We f i n a l l y p a s s e d t h e f o l l o w i n g -
Bro.
Clark
h a v i n g s i g n i f i e d h i s i n t e n t i o n o f a s k i n g a d i s m i s s i o n f r o m the
s e r v i c e o f t h e B o a r d in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e 7th R e s o l u t i o n of
its l e t t e r , w e d o n o t t h i n k th e m i s s i o n i n t e n d e d ,
at t h e i r last
m e e t i n g to p r e v e n t h i m f r o m t a k i n g h is p r o p o r t i o n a l p a r t of Hon.
H e r d 6jc.
The general characteristics
discussed.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
of the H e r d was also fully
C.B. A n d r e w s
a r r i v e d in t h e K a m III.
with Dwight Baldwin, James McKenny § Henry M artin Alexander,
Rexford § Eduard Hitchcock.
A b o u t t h e s a m e t i m e bro.
Emerson.
Yesterday,
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
§ an officer.;
H e t r a d e d s o m e for t h e S e m i n a r y .
Johnson
in the M a r t h a f r o m Ka u a i .
§ h i s d a u g h t e r S a r a h El.
He h as t r a d e d som e,
C. is u n w e l l
also ,
§ so ha s bro.
§ Dr.
t h e Dr.
l e t t e r to day.
of "Amphritrite"
R o o k e h a s c a l l e d on her.
He s a y s she m u s t t a k e a c o u r s e o f m e d i c i n e .
her Mother's
arrived
P u n a h o u s c h o o l c o m m e n c e d w i t h 15 s c h o l a r s .
F u l l e r ha s c a l l e d ,
M rs .
also,
She h as a n s w e r e d
Journa l, Amos S t arr Cooke
J u n e 28, 1849
Page 286
T h u r s d a y J u n e 2 8 '49
Y e s t e r d a y a few m o r e b o x e s came.
on bro.
I w a s b u s y in w a i t i n g
J o h n s o n § a t t e n d i n g to bro. W i l c o x o r de r.
Last evening
w e h a d a f u ll p r a y e r m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro. A r m s t r o n g .
m e et in g read anoth er p r o o f sheet of our minutes,
r e a d o v e r s o m e o f it.
After
£j t h i s m o r n i n g
T h i s a f t e r n o o n s o m e o f t he m i s s i o n a r y c h i l d
r e n h a v e b e e n d o w n to J u d g e T u r r i l l ' s to be v a c c i n a t e d b y Dr.
Lathrop.
Bro.
C a s t l e h a s b e e n e n g a g e d in d i s t r i b u t i n g P e r i o d i c a l s .
T he A n n a a r r i v e d f r o m K e a l a k e k u a w i t h 8 f a t h o m s W o od .
c a l l on Dr.
P u r p o s e to
Lathrop.
T h e Dr. o f t he A m p h r i t r i t e c a l l e d at D e p o s i t o r y w i t h Mr.
Armstrong.
T u e s d a y J u l y 3 49
F r i d a y § S a t u r d a y w e w e r e v e r y b u s y in g e t t i n g W o o d §
at t h e D e p o s i t o r y b o t h in r e c e i v i n g § s h i p p i n g G o o d s ,
especially
on S a t u r d a y , w h e n K a m III s a i l e d for L a h a i n a
(bro. A r m s t r o n g a
passenger)
§Hanalei,
§ for H ilo.
The M a r i a for Waimea
f or Ko l o a , b r o J o h n s o n b e i n g a p a s s e n g e r .
F r i d a y bro.
h a d a m e e t i n g a ll day, p r e p a r a t o r y to c o m m u n i o n .
h i s s c h o o l h a d a p i c k n i c k in M a n o a v a l l e y .
tho'
v ery tired,
bro. H a l l $ Mr.
5 § 12
'48.
Fuller §
H a d a call from
L o r d ' s d a y I r e a d t w o E v a n g e l i s t s Oct.
In t h e m o r n i n g bro.
A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d fr.
At n o o n bro. T a y l o r p r e a c h e d f r o m P s . 75:8.
all day.
Clark
Saturday evening,
I read through the Polynesian.
Laughnan.
Mr.
§ Anne
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
Mrs.
G.B.A. p r e a c h e d but
Phil.
2:5,7,8.
Pierce was present
I d i d n o t go.
In t h e m o r n i n g 4 § 5t h s e c t i o n s o f t h e c h u r c h h a d a c o m m u n i o n
season,
§ the first three
in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
Yesterday I wrote
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
up m y a c c o u n t s
fr. W i l l i a m .
J u l y 3, 1849
§ s h i p p e d G o o d s bro.
B a i l e y ' s M e l o p h i n a for W a i l u k u
Last evening two vessels
Julian § Don Quixotte.
s a i l e d fo r C a l i f o r n i a ,
O u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s at bro.
§ c o n d u c t e d b y b ro .
C.B. A n d r e w s .
rived from Kawaihae
§ L a h a i n a b r i n g i n g bro.
Also several letters.
bro.
Lyons
This morning,
Ives
The Hazeleleponi
from Kohala.
Bro.
Bro.
§ Curtis
Lyons.
Capt.
King ,
a r r i v e d to d a y w i t h l e t t e r s
C.B. A n d r e w s b r e a k f a s t e d w i t h us
S a t u r d a y § d i n e d w i t h us y e s t e r d a y .
m orrow morning.
the C h i l l e a n a r
In t h e m o r n i n g G o o d s to b u y
w o o d w i t h at K e a l a k e k u a to s e n d by the P r i v a t e e r ,
§ potatoes
Clark's
T h i s a f t e r n o o n I p u t up a l a r g e o r d e r fr.
§ s e n t it b y H a a l i l i o .
w h i c h s a i l e d t o day.
Page 287
T h e " O h i o " is e x p e c t e d to
C h a m b e r l a i n f o r a fe w d a y s h a s n o t b e e n so
well.
T h u r s d a y J u l y 5 '49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g e a r l y t h e O h i o w a s a n n o u n c e d as b e i n g
in si gh t ,
§ at n o o n sh e f i r e d 30 guns in h o n o r
of
t h e 30 s t a t e s .
S o o n a f t e r t h e H i l o b o y s H e n r y § F r e d e r i c h L y m a n § M u n s o n Co an
c a m e into t h e D e p o s i t o r y b r i n g i n g l e t t e r s f r o m H i l o ,
h a in a.
At 2 o'clock,
Kau,
t h e r e w a s a R o y a l S a l u t e fi r e d ,
§ La
§ several
consular salutes.
T h e a f t e r n o o n w a s o c c u p i e d in f u l f i l l i n g bro.
Wetmore § Kinney's
orders.
c h i l d r e n to K e a l a k e k u a .
Mr. H e n r y E l d Jr.
Mr.
bro.
here
M rs . T i b b e y .
Taylor.
by bro.
To d a y I s e n t th e l a t t e r b y th e
When I came home last even in g I found
§ he spent the evening § took tea--so did
I was
l a t e to m e e t i n g wh. w a s c o n d u c t e d by
N o t i c e w a s g i v e n o f a P r e p a r a t o r y l e c t u r e on S a t u r d a y
Taylor.
T h i s f o r e n o o n bro s.
c a l l e d on b o a r d t h e Ohio.
Castle Smith Clark § Taylor
I s e n t m y c a r d to t h e Capt.
§ to t h e
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
J u l y 5, 1849
Ward Room Officers.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n a Mr.
Boudenot
T h e g i r l s w e r e out.
Mr.
§ J o n e s called.
F l i n t n e r has a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
s a y i n g h e w o u l d s a i l in t h e P a n a m a 2 1 st fo r P a n a m a ,
be h o m e in 40 days.
Page 288
Boardman
§ h o p e d to
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to
sister Mary.
Sat. J u l y 7 '49
T h i s m o r n i n g at D e p o s i t o r y
§ w r o t e a s h o r t o n e to bro.
of J u l i et t e ' s
Mr.
S e e l e y § p u t t h e m up w i t h a l e t t e r
to h e r m o t h e r in o n e e v e l o p e ( ! ) - - to go f i r s t to
S e e l e y § t h e n to Charles pr. M o n t r e a l wh.
San F r a n c i s c o .
bro.
I f i n i s h e d m y l e t t e r to M a r y
s a i l e d to d a y for
Y e s t e r d a y I w a s b u s y in l o o k i n g o v e r t h e G o o d s in
C h a m b e r l a i n ' s c e l l a r § f o u n d on e b a l e bro.
Made out a n e w memorandum.
for t h r e e or f o u r days.
D i e l l n o t t h e Minr.
Did but little business.
Nika sick
To d a y I p a i d C h a i r m e n $ 2 0 4 . 2 5 for f r e i g h t .
At 4 o ' c l o c k o u r P r e p a r a t o r y l e c t u r e w a s p r e a c h e d at t h e a d o b i e
s c h o o l h o u s e b y bro. T a y l o r f r o m P s . 137.
It w a s
an e x t e m p o r e
sermon.
A b o u t 5 1/2 o ' c l o c k w e r e c e i v e d t h e P o l y n e s i a n ,
Montreal sailed.
o f bro.
Mr.
T i b b e y g a v e us t h e i r d o g ' s K e n n e l .
C a s t l e two Q u e s t i o n B o o k s Vol.
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
§ the
C.B.A.
Borrowed
II, a l s o o n e o f bro.
s u p p e d w i t h us § so d i d Mr.
Eld.
Ives.
To
m o r r o w we p u r p o s e to h a v e C h a r l e s M o n t a g u e b a p t i z e d .
M o n d a y J u l y 9 '49
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e s c h o l a r s a c c o m p a n i e d Mrs.
S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
C o o k e to t h e
C a s t l e ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Clark.
C a s t l e h a d n o s a b b a t h s c h o o l b e c a u s e he
Journal, Am os S tarr Coo ke
was unwell.
O u r c h i l d r e n Jos.
to N a t i v e M e e t i n g .
all t h i n g s " .
chapel.
J u l y 9, 1849
Bro.
Martha,
Page 2
§ J u l i e t t e a c c o m p a n i e d us
Clark p reached from I Thegs.5:21,
E l i z a b e t h p l a y e d on t h e s e r a p h e n a ,
"Prove
§ B e r n i c e at the
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e c h i l d r e n d i d n o t go to n a t i v e m e e t
ing b u t w e n t to t he o u r
(!) m e e t i n g at t h e s c h o o l H o u s e .
D o l e p r e a c h e d t h e r e f r o m 1 Cor.
at n o o n fr.
Col.
11:24,25,26,
Bro.
§ a l s o at c h a p e l
3 : 2 , 3 . " S e t y o u r a f f e c t i o n o n t h i n g s a b o v e " §c.
§ g o o d o l d [illegible]. At o u r M e e t i n g bro.
T a y l o r a f f i c i a t e d ( !)
in b a p t i z i n g o u r l i t t l e C h a r l e s M o n t a g u e ,
§ in t h e p o u r i n g of
the wine
§ bro.
distribution,
evening.
D. b r e a k i n g o f t h e b re a d .
o r c a r r y i n g t h e m a r ou nd .
H a d a boil on my neck.
Bro Hall
§ I i n the
I d i d n o t go o ut in the
Put on a p o u l t i c f e ]
§ retired
at a b o u t e i g h t o ' c l o c k .
To d a y w e h a d a c a l l at t h e D e p o s i t o r y f r o m Lieut.
Emmons,
Capt.
Dr. B e e
§ P u r s e r Foster.
Jones
T h e y a l s o c a l l e d at t h e h ou se .
S t r i b l i n g w a s at o u r m e e t i n g y e s t e r d a y 5 p a r t o o k of the
elements.
H e R e t u r n e d h o m e w i t h Mrs. A r m s t r o n g .
To-d ay not
m u c h to d a y l o o k e d o v e r t h e o r d e r Book.
A c a l l for s i s t e r M .M .
S mith this afternoon.
Bro.
C.B. A n d r e w s s a i l e d t h i s a f t e r n o o n in t h e R a i n b o w .
Bro.
Castle not very well.
Bro.
Chamberlain constantly failing,
Dr.
N i k a s t i l l u n a b l e to do a n y thing.
L a t h r o p h a d s e e n h i m § bro.
At n o o n , w h i l e
I was bathing,
l y i n g on t h e s e t t e e
of my watch.
c a l l e d to see h i m - - f o u n d
Ives.
Mrs.
C. sat o n m y v e s t w h i c h was
broke the Crystal
§ injured the h o u r-hand
R e p a i r e d at t h e e x p e n s e o f one d o l l a r.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cook e
T h u r s d a y J u l y 12
J u l y 12, 1849
Page 290
'49
T u e s d a y I w a s b u s y in s e n d i n g t h i n g s to K o l o a pr. M a r t h a .
Sent "Minutes" for
'49.
Bro.
C a s t l e c o m m e n c e d w i t h t h e D a y Book.
Y e s t e r a d y or m o s t o f it w a s d e v o t e d to Ge nl M e e t i n g c h e s t ,
§ arranging papers.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
bro.
Emerson.
Last eveni ng a tt en de d the pr ay er m e e tin g
Parker.
To d a y p u t up Oil
l i ng c a l l e d a s h o r t t ime.
This morning
Sat. J u l y 14
§ M ol s .
R e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m bro. W h i t t l e s e y .
H o l d e n c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
w i t h us.
fixing
Mr.
§ c h a i n f or
Mr.
Tuesday afternoon,
fT Mrs.
Capt.
Strib-
G o o d a l e t o o k t e a w i t h us 8 p r a y e d
I s h a v e d bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n fbr the f i r s t time.
'49
Y e s t e r d a y I d i d n o t h a v e m u c h to do, so I c l e a n e d out
the m o n e y chest
§ d r a w e r s a t t a c h e d to it.
p a r t t h e C e l l a r § s h i p p e d a f e w g oo d s
o f P u n a h o u v i s i t e d t h e " O h i o " to day.
To d a y I c l e a n e d in
for H a w a i i .
The scholars
T h e y c a m e i nt o t h e D e p o s i t o r y
§ I t o l d t h e m s o m e t h i n g s wh.
t h e y o u g h t n o t to do w h e n t h e y v i s i t
the Depository.
I m e n d e d an u m b r e l l a of Mr s .
Last ev e ni n g
T h e r e w a s a p a r t y at Mr.
Thompson's
(Dudoit's place).
C.'s.
This day
t h e M i s s i o n h as p r a y e d for us.
M o n d a y July 16/49
T h i s e v e n i n g I feel q u i t e i r r i t a b l e .
A m n o t v e r y w e l l.
Y e s t e r d a y I e n j o y e d th e s a b b a t h b e t t e r t h a n us u a l .
q u i t e so e a r l y as us u a l .
M a n y are sick w i t h the influenza.
p a r a t i v e l y o n l y a f e w to m e e t i n g .
Cor.
2 : 1 5 , 1 6 Mr.
n o t go out.
Did not arise
T a y l o r fr.
Rev.
Com
B r o C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m II
3:20.
R e a d to t h e c h i l d r e n ,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e d i d
P.M. Mr.
Taylor pre a c h e d from
Journal, Am os S tarr Co oke
Is. 49:15.
some.
J u l y 16, 1849
O n l y a f e w c a m e out.
Think with much practice
On o u r r e t u r n I t r i e d to s i n g
I might mak e a singer.
h a d t h e i n f l u e n z a § n o w C h a r l e s b e g i n s to f e e l it.
arrived yesterday from Hilo § Lahania(!).
letters.
Bros.
rival from Kauai
c a ll f r o m Dr.
at Mr.
It w a s
f e l t here.
T h e Kam.
Ill
To day we h a d m a n y
S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n an a r
§ s o m e b u t t e r came.
N i k a r e t u r n e d to day.
Dodridge's
J. h as
L y m a n § B a i l e y s p o k e o f t h e E a r t h q u a k e on W e d n e s
d a y m o r n i n g last.
a ll day.
Page 291
To day I have b e e n alone
T h i s e v e n i n g J o h n Ii is u p - - a
L i e u t o f t h e A m p a t h r i t e (!).
Rise § Progress
to M a ry .
L a s t e v e n i n g I g av e
B e r n i c e v i s i t s th is e v e n i n g
B a t e s '.
S a t u r d a y , J u l y 21
'49
Near l y a week has p a s s e d since
in m y d a i r y ( ! ) .
I have written any thing
T h i s w e e k w e h a v e l i t t l e or n o s h i p p i n g to do.
W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g a l e t t e r w a s r e c ^ f r o m bro.
Emerson requesting
a c o f f i n to b e m a d e p u t i n to a b o x § srent in a b o a t to bro.
T h a t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Parker.
m o r n i n g I w o r k e d in th e u p p e r p a r t o f L a m l o n St o re .
c o f f i n c a m e to h a n d.
G u l ic k.
Thursday
At n o o n th e
In t h e a f t e r n o o n s o m e of t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s
§ t h e i r c h i l d r e n v i s i t e d t h e O h io .
The Queen § others chiefs
§
o f f i c e r s v i s i t e d it in t h e m o r n i n g § w e r e s a l u t e d w i t h 21 guns.
J u s t at d a r k a l e t t e r w a s r e c ^ f r o m bro.
E m e r s o n s t a t i n g th at
J o h n c o u l d n o t l i v e § he w i s h e d t wo m e n to t a k e o v e r t h e c o f f in .
I l o o k e d a lo ng t i m e f o r m e n t h a t e v e n i n g
go b y bro.
Rice.
§ w r o t e a l e t t e r to
In t h e m o r n i n g a r o s e at 4 § n o n [ n o t ( ? ) ]
after six § finnally(!)
f o u n d two m e n to go f o r 1 . 5 0 ea.
Castle started wi t h Miss Mills
§ rode
" S ta r" .
till
Bro.
T h e y w e r e to s t o p
Journal, A mos S tar r Cooke
J u l y 21, 1849
at E w a to s p e n d t h e n i g h t .
Page 292
B ro S m i t h s t a r t e d t h i s m o r n i n g § w a s
to c o n d u c t t h e f u n e r a l s e r v i c e s t h i s a f t e r n o o n at 3 o ' c l o c k .
Yesterday morning early a note arrived saying John died T h u r s
d a y a f t e r n o o n at 2 o ' c l o c k ,
s a i l e d for San F r a ncisco,
part.
12 y r s 6 1/2 ms.
direct.
C l e a n e d o ut d o w n s t a i r s
L a s t n i g h t it r a i n e d a c o n s i d e r a b l e
T h u r s d a y J u l y 26
To d a y t h e O h i o
§ s o m e to day.
'49
T h e w e e k h a s t hu s
far p a s s e d away § I have m a d e no r e c o r d
e i t h e r of G o d ' s m e r c i e s n o r o f m y o w n d e f i c i e n c e s (!).
little these days that
for weeks, h a s b e e n R e p a ir !
Repair!
§ n o w r e p a i r r e p a i r at h o m e.
Repair--at the Depository,
§ a l s o to day.
Dr. W o o d c a l l e d to see him.
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Parker.
D i d 't [ d i d n 't ] read.
H o l l o w W a r e room.
fr.
Lahaina,
C h a m b e r l a i n h a s n o t b e e n so w e l l .
Last evening our p ra y e r m e e t i n g was
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g t h e " P r i v a t e e r " Capt.
K i n g s a i l e d for W e s t H a w a i i .
bow,
My w a t c h word,
Y e s t e r d a y I w a s b u s y in m e n d i n g
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y bro.
§c.
That evening I fixed our bed Netting
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n w o r k e d in t h e T i n §
To d a y t h e " A n n e " s a i l e d f o r K a u a i .
t o o late.
Castle returned from Waialua,
Monday afternoon,
in five h o u r s .
o f M o n d a y Mr.
Goodale called.
C a s t l e ' s S.S.
Saturday,
in n a t i v e .
Mr.
Lord's day m o r n i n g
Lesson about
F i e l d § Mrs.
"Ruth".
The R a i n
a b o u t 3 o 'clk.
f r o m E w a to W a i a l u a § it r a i n e d m o s t o f t h e time.
o f bro.
I r e a d so
I a m f a s t g o i n g to n a a u p o - - a n d I w r i t e
l i t t l e o r n o t h i n g to t h e b r e t h r e n on b u s i n e s s .
chairs
in
Bro.
Peirce were present
Bro. T a y l o r p r e a c h e d all d a y at t h e c h a p e l A c t s
bro.
they rode
The evening
I took charge
Armstrong preached
in t h e s t o n e c h u r c h .
16:31.
Monday
Journ al, Amos S tarr Cooke
J u l y 26, 1849
t h e r e w a s an a r r i v a l
R e c e i v e d a l e t t e r th at
d a y fr. bro.
from San Francisco.
P o g u e s a y i n g h e h a d r e a d y 14 p i l e s w o o d .
q u i t e exhausftjed
w i t h care
L o r d ' s d a y J u l y 29
Mrs.
C.
§ a diarrhea.
'49
I have just returned
of mourning,
Page 29
(1 1/2 o ' c l o c k P.M.)
e v e n o u r d e a r bro.
from the home
Chamberlain's.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g a b o u t 8 o ' c l o c k I w e n t in to s h a v e
him, bu t he w a s n o t a b l e to b e s h a v e d .
b e g a n to sp it b l o o d ,
some of the n e i g h b o r s
d a y § at n i g h t ,
In a f e w m i n u t e s h e
§we were some what alarmed,
§ Dr. W o o d .
§ s e n t f or
He e x p e c t o r a t e d b l o o d all
it w a s t h o u g h t e x p e d i e n t to h a v e a w a t c h e r .
Dole was down ^ he § s ister S mith spent the night.
in t h e e v e n i n g § he w a s m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e
ing s o o n a f t e r b r e a k f a s t
§ s e v e r a l bro s.
Clark $ Castle § sisters
I went over
§ sleeping.
I went over § found bro
Bro.
This m o r n
C. r a t h e r
§ others present.
He
h a d a l r e a d y b e g u n to c e a s e r a i s i n g p h l e g m § w a s e v i d e n t l y f a i l
ing.
Bro C l a r k w e n t to h i s s e r v i c e at 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
C a s t l e to h i s s a b b a t h s c h o o l .
S o o n a f t e r Mrs.
Richards
W o o d c a m e in § a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k he s t r a i g h t e n e d up,
kiss his w i f e
$ bro.
$ Dr.
embrace
§
b a d e h e r " f a r e w e l l " c o m m e n d i n g h e r to God.
Then
he took M a r i a Jane's h a n d § k i s s e d her § made some remark,
after
t h i s he d i d so to all t h e c h i l d r e n , M a r t h a An n, J a m e s ,
Isabella,
L ev i
§
s a y i n g a few w o r d s to e a c h 8 t h e n s p r e a d out h i s h a n d s
§ b a d e us all " f a r e w e l l " .
T h e n he t o o k Dr. W o o d ' s h a n d § p r a y e d
t ha t G o d w o u l d b l e s s h i m in h i s b a s k e t
in h i s t r e a s u r e s
§ in h i s s t o r e - - b l e s s h i m
sa ve h i m f r o m w o r l d l y m i n d e d n e s s
§ finally p r e
p a r e h i m f o r an a b u n d a n t e n t r a n c e i n t o t h e k i n g d o m of o u r L o r d
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
§ savior Jesus Christ.
m a d e a few r e m a r k s .
Andrews,
J u l y 29, 1849
T h e n he t o o k s o m e o f us b y t h e h a n d §
By th is t i m e m e e t i n g w a s
C l a r k D i m o n d § H a l l c a m e in,
out § b ro s .
Armstrong,
§ then some chiefs Kekuanaoa,
Paki, J o h n Ii, K a n a i n a - - a l s o K e o n o k e a p a .
to h i s w i f e
Page 294
He s p oke several times
§ s i g n i f i e d t h a t he k n e w her.
A f t e r 11 o ' c l o c k h e d i d
n o t k n o w m u c h § at 20 m i n u t e s a f t e r 11 he b r e a t h e d out h i s so ul
into the b o s o m of his Savior,
r e c l i n i n g h i s h e a d on m y r i g h t h an d .
W h e n it w a s c e r t a i n t h a t he w a s gone,
sister Chamberlain requested
bro. A n d r e w s to r e t u r n t h a n k s to G o d f o r t h e d e l i v e r y o f h e r h u s
band from pain,
sorrow § suffering
Ejc.
In a b o u t h a l f an h o ur ,
w h e n it w a s d e c i d e d t h a t t h e r e s h o u l d b e a p o s t m o r t e m e x a m i n a t i o n ,
bro.
Andrews,
C a s t l e § I l a i d o ut o u r b r o . ' s r e m a i n s b y s h a v i n g ,
w a s h i n g § dressing.
my dinner,
ation.
From that w o r k I have just returned,
§ eaten
§ e x p e c t to go at 4 o ' c l o c k to t h e p o s t m o r t e m e x a m i n
Bro.
C h a m b e r l a i n w a s b o r n at Do v e r , Vt. Aug.
56 y r s 11 ms.
1 day.
H a s b e e n on t h e I s l a n d s
d a y s - - w a s m a r r i e d at L a h a i n a Sept.
28,
26 y e a r s
1792,
aged
3 ms. §2
1-18 28 .
M o n d a y J u l y 3 0-49
Soon after I h a d w r i t t e n the above
f o r g o i n g to m e e t i n g .
Bu t, O r r a m e l c o m i n g in § r e q u e s t i n g me to
s e n d so me o n e to W a i a l u a ,
m i g h t go o ve r ,
o' el k.
I made preparations
I s e n t fo r t he w a g o n h o r s e ,
t h a t he
§ w e n t m y s e l f o v e r to b r o C h a m b e r l a i n ' s .
D r s . Wood,
Lathrop
§ H o f f m a n n came ,
They took off the b reast b one
a l s o, bro.
At 4
Castle.
§ e x a m i n e d f i r s t t h e le f t l u ng s,
§ found the upper part of them badly ulcerated,
§ the p l e u r a of
both sides very firmly adhered,
§ t u b e r c l e s in g r e a t n u m b e r s
§
in v a r i o u s s t a g e s o f p r o g r e s s .
They next examined the heart
§ the
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
arteries
J u l y 30, 1849
§ found some cloted(!)
diseased.
b l o o d in t h e m b u t n o t in t h e l e a s t
Th e h e a r t a p p e a r e d r a t h e r s m a l l .
T h e n t h e y t o o k o u t th e
right lungs, w h i c h w e r e s m a l l e r than the other,
have b een larger.
tho'
T h e s e w e r e m u c h as t h e l e f t w e r e ,
greater degree of progress.
Dr.
he h a d t h e p l e u r i s y w h e n y o u n g
Page 295
it o u g h t to
b u t in a
L a t hrop r e m a r k e d that he thou g h t
§ t h a t h i s c o m i n g to a d i f f e r e n t
c l i m e h a d a r r e s t e d t h e d i s e a s e for a n u m b e r o f y e a r s t i l l h e h a d
become acclimated here
§ t h e n t h e d i s e a s e w e n t on a g a i n ,
h e h a d p r o b a b l y a d d e d t w e n t y y e a r s to h i s
country,
§ t ha t
li fe b y c o m i n g to t h i s
§ finally r em ar ke d that a change of clime was beneficial
w h e t h e r f r o m a c o l d to a w a r m or f r o m a w a r m to a cold.
T h e e x a m i n a t i o n t o o k p l a c e in t h e s m a l l e r b e d r o o m .
the D r s . had re placed the br ea st bone
washed their knives
it in part .
Bro.
§ s e w e d up t h e ga sh,
After
they
5 h a n d s § left m e to w a s h t h e b o d y § r e d r e s s
S m i t h c a m e in § a s s i s t e d some.
Chamberlain's urnest(!)
request
At s i s t e r
I s t a i d to t e a § w a s e x p e c t i n g
to b e p r e s e n t t h e r e at f a m i l y w o r s h i p ,
b u t bro.
C l a r k c a m e in for
t h e p u r p o s e § I c a m e h om e .
It w a s r a i n y $ n o n e o f us w e n t to t h e c h a p e l .
conver|s]ation
w i t h th e g i r l s ,
n e a r l y 10 o ' c l o c k w h e n
a c c o u n t o f t h e ba b y .
Vincent
§ S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g w i t h Wm.
I retired.
To d a y bro.
a t i o n s for t h e f u n e r a l .
J u l i e t t e d i d n o t s l e e p w e l l on
Castle
T h e g r a v e I a t t e n d e d to,
§ w e h a v e b e e n b u s y t h e r e also.
t h e C h i l l e a n s a i l e d for M a u i
t e r n o o n bros .
§ I made vigorous p r e p a r
§ so me
A great q u a n t i t y of letters from a l most every s t a
tion a r r iv ed this m o rn in g
afternoon,
It w a s
T h e c o f f i n w a s m a d e o f K o a - b o a r d s b y Mr.
§ t h e m a k i n g c o s t 9.00.
other things.
I h a d s om e
Bishop
§ West Hawaii.
This
This a f
§ E m e r s o n a r r i v e d in s e a s o n for t h e f u n e r a l ,
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
J u l y 30, 1849
w h i c h w a s a t t e n d e d at 4 o ' c l o c k .
t h e ho u s e .
T h e n , bro.
Bro.
Hall being director,
f o r m e d at t h e M a u k a g a t e
A s e r m o n b y bro.
m o v e m e §c.
T h e r e bro.
L. A n d r e w s m a d e the p r a y e r ,
Clark from Acts
20:24.
R e m a r k s in n a t i v e b y bro.
bro.
T a y l o r - - B e n e d i c t i o n by bro Bishop.
bro.
Emerson.
At n o o n
1 term.
Bro.
Dimond's
B i s h o p r e a d the
s u n g " R o c k o f A ge s " .
Armstrong.
P r ayer by
P r a y e r at t h e g r a v e by
for t h e s c h o l a r s '
§ so has Mr. W i l c o x .
Castle w a l k e d with sister Chamberlain.
Richards,
Mr. A r m s t r o n g § w i f e ,
§ sister Dimond,
Bro.
into
None of these things
F u l l e r $126.
This e v e n i n g he has called;
p r o c e s s i o n bro.
w i t h Mrs.
I p a i d Mr.
p r a y e r at
the procession was
§ w a l k e d r o u n d b y bro.
t h e l a r g e d o o r o f t h e S t o n e C h u r ch .
724 H y m n Bro.
Smith made a
Page 296
bro.
§ s i s t e r Dole, bro.
sister Smith § my se l f--Punahou scholars
In t h e
Bro. B i s h o p
Emerson
Rice
§ Mrs.
§ Mr.
f o l l o w e d us.
tuition
Clark
Andrews,
There were
but a very few foreigners present.
Tuesday,
J u l y 31
'49
T h i s is t h e j o y f u l a n n i v e r s a r y o f A d m i r a l T h o m a s '
to o u r r e s c u e in
'43.
People, M i s s i o n a r i e s
That day will
long be r e m e m b e r e d by chiefs,
§ other foreigners.
but some of our family w e r e absent.
coming
We had a very good dinner
T h e y all are n o w
p r e p a r i n g for a s o i r e e t h i s e v e n i n g at t h e P a l a c e .
c a m e f or o u r P i a n o § t o o k it to t h e P a l a c e .
(sun down)
At n o o n t h e y
I h o p e it w i l l n o t
c o n t r i b u t e to a dance.
M o s t o f th e d a y I h a v e b e e n at t h e D e p o s i t o r y ,
as u s u a l .
In t h e f o r e n o o n I c a l l e d u p o n s i s t e r C h a m b e r l a i n § famil y.
spoke o f Grave Stones.
"church Records."
W r o t e a n o t i c e o f bro.
W r o t e up m y a c c o u n t s ,
They
C.'s d e a t h in t h e
this afternoon,
f o r July.
Aug.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
T h u r s d a y Aug.
I c a m e o v e r to t h e D e p o s i t o r y for an
h o u r § t h e n r e t u r n e d to Mr.
Judd,
Mr.
Fuller's Examination.
a m o n g w h o m w e r e Mr.
Damon,
§ Mr s.
Page 297
2 '49
Yesterday morning
attended,
2, 1849
Rogers,
H a ll ,
Fales,
§ Mrs.
T a y l o r § Mr.
P aty, N e w e l l , Mr.
R u t h § G i m i , Mr.
French.
A fe w o n l y
T h u r s t o n , Mrs.
§ Mr s. A r m s t r o n g
The exercises were
f r o m 9 1/2 to 1 1/2 o ' c l o c k § w e r e v e r y c r e d i t a b l e to t e a c h e r
§ s c h o l a r s - -only a part of the scholars present.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n c o m p l e t e d m y a r r a n g e m e n t o f t h e T i n
room.
In t h e e v e n i n g o u r p r a y e r m e e t i n g w a s r e t u r n e d to Mrs.
C h a m b e r l a i n § c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
l e t t e r s to Mrs.
Paty,
C.
a r r i v e d f r o m San F r a n c i s c o .
Alapai, John Young's wife
L e t t e r s f r o m bro.
d i e d at 1 o ' c l o c k .
T u e s d a y Aug.
C.
§ other m i s s i o n
Juliette was vaccinated.
7 '49
I w r o t e a n y t h i n g in m y
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g I m a d e ou t s o m e t h i n g in r e f e r e n c e to t h e
c o m i n g e c l i p s e o f t h e su n Aug.
a f t e r 10 o ' c l o c k ,
bros.
Mrs.
C l a r k ' s to h a v e t h e i r c h i l d r e n v a c c i n a t e d b y
N early a w e e k has p a s s e d since
d ia ry .
The children went
§ b a l e s , b u t d i d n o t f i n i s h th e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n , n o w 5 1/2 o 'clk.
Lathrop.
§ others,
T h i s f o r e n o o n I w o r k e d in t h e l a r g e
c e l l a r § o v e r h a u l e d the boxes
a r i e s ar e at bro.
Hunt
Capt.
T h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y , w e l e a r n e d t ha t
o v e r to see h e r § so d i d I.
c e l la r.
A f t e r m e e t i n g r e a d s om e
Duri ng the m o r ni ng the M ary Frances,
b ut n o n e f r o m t h e S t a t e s .
Dr.
Taylor.
1 7 t h 18th.
t h e c e l l a r § s w e p t it.
Green § Rogers
Friday Morning finished,
J u d g e Lee
§wife,
also
a r r i v e d fr. M o l o k a i in t h e R a i n b o w .
[The f o l l o w i n g l i n e w a s w r i t t e n in t h e m a r g i n : ]
D u d o i s e l d e s t d a u g h t e r d r o w n e d a b o u t t h r e e d ays,
2 8 t h at W a i l u a K a u a
Aug.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
In th e a f t e r n o o n ,
I b o r r o w e d bro.
7, 1849
Castle's horse
Page 298
§wagon,
t h e f i r s t t i m e s i n c e g e n e r a l m e e t i n g v i s i t e d w i t h Mrs.
T h a t v e r y d a y w e h a d s e n t J u l i e t t e to Mrs.
At e v e n i n g Mr.
S a t u r d a y f o r e n o o n Mr.
C. P u n a h o u .
Rice's school.
Wm. J a m e s P e t e r § D a v i d m o v e d to t h e i r p a r e n t s ' .
Friday.
§ for
Thursday
E m m a m o v e d on
F u l l e r s a i l e d in t h e R a i n b o w f o r M o l o k a i .
§ M rs .
T a y l o r § b a b e , w i t h Mrs.
Thurston
M a r y § T h o m a s v i s i t e d us § d i n e d w i t h us.
T h e Kam.
from Hilo
§ we ha d letters.
L y m a n § p u t up g o o d s
for him,
K i n n e y § Bond.
W r o t e to bro.
P o l y n e s i a n ca me out late.
r o d e on h o r s e b a c k in c o m p a n y w i t h B e r n i c e ,
on Mr.
it.
Jasper.
C.
§ we rode § called
Goodale.
§ it d i d
Read Polynesian
R e t i r e d l a t e £, a r o s e r a t h e r l a t e on L o r d ' s d a y m o r n
ing.
Bro.
Clark p r e a c h e d a k i n d of funeral
1,2.
Bro.
G r e e n p r e a c h e d a long,
s e r m o n fr.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e d i d n o t go out.
g e l i s t s Nov.
2 3-30.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mrs.
Taylor p r e a c h his farewell sermon.
v e r y d e v o t e d man,
a t y p e wh. bro.
I read E v a n
C. w e n t out § h e a r d Mr.
T h e Kam.
T h u r s t o n ma,
Ill s a i l e d f o r
S m i t h m a bro.
Sent
P a p e r s for
In t he e v e n i n g p a s t b e f o r e
i n g D e p o s i t o r y r e w r o t e s o m e t h i n g for t h e E l e l e ,
s i d e s to a l e t t e r s he et .
Armstrong
a lso, A l v a h C lark.
T h e M a r t h a s a i l e d w i t h Dr. W o o d f o r K oloa.
all M a u i § t h e s o u t h o f H a w a i i .
from
C h a m b e r l a i n t r i e d to foll ow .
§ t o o k fo r p a s s e n g e r s bro.
ma, Mr. T a y l o r m a § Mrs.
57:
I r ead "Life of E v a r t s " - - a
M o n d a y w a s a v e r y b u s y d a y w i t h us.
Maui § Hawaii
Is.
g o o d s e r m o n at the c h a p e l ,
I J o h n 5:5.
letters.
Joseph § I
B o r r o w e d t h e i r k e y to o p e n o u r P i a n o ,
In t h e e v e n i n g v i s i t e d w i t h Mr.
to M rs .
Ill a r r i v e d
leav
o c c upying three
In t h e e v e n i n g o u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s
interesting
§ w a s c o n d u c t e d b y Bro.
G re en .
a r r i v a l fr.
the coast § f r o m the States.
D u r i n g th e d a y an
A l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
Hill
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Cooke
Aug.
7, 1849
Page 299
o f M a y 1 4 t h s a y i n g t h e y h a d s e n t us an i n v o i c e o f g o o d s (?)
pr.
T s a r a m t . $ 4 ,0 00 .
At m e e t i n g bro.
Andrews
saying that there was commotion § revolution,
Bernice visits
t h i s w e e k at Mr.
T h e 4 b o y s w e r e out to ch.
Bates'.
El.
§money
s p o k e of t h e P a p e r s
in a l l E u r o p e .
to d a y at E m m a ' s .
all d a y on S u n d a y .
Y e s t e r d a y Jo s w e n t
to P u n a h o u f or L a t i n B o o k s to c o m m e n c e t h e s t u d y o f L a t i n at home.
Mrs.
C. t e a c h e s G r a m m e r § M u s i c ,
v a t e e r a r r i v e d to day.
§ I a m to t e a c h La ti n.
This afternoon,
at bro.
I t r i m m e d the A l g e r o b a s a r o u n d the Depository.
p l e t e d m y a c c 't o f t h e E c l i p s e
nesian.
Ii.
Dimond's proposition
This forenoon c o m
§ s e n t it to bro.
H a l l f o r th e P o l y
P r e p a r e d s o m e t h i n g s i m i l a r for the Elele.
R e a d to J o h n
Y e s t e r d a y I r e a d Dr. W o o d ' s n o t e o f A u g 4 - 4 9 to Mrs.
l a i n g i v i n g an a c c o u n t o f bro.
amination,
as f o l l o w s .
C h' s d i s e a s e
Viz.
" T h e h i s t o r y o f Mr.
The P r i
Chamber-
§ the post mortem e x
Copy-C's d i s e a s e p r e v i o u s l y to
J a n y last, w h i c h h a d b e e n p r o t r a c t e d t h ru '
a series of years, had
led both him § his p h y s i c i a n into the b e l i e f that his case was
not one of strongly m a r k e d Phthisis.
that way,
A l t h o ' f r o m its t e n d e n c y
there have always been grounds
f or t h e a p p r e h e n s i o n ,
h i s d i s e a s e w o u l d u l t i m a t e l y r e s u l t in this.
t ha t
F o r t h e l a s t six
months his symp t o m s h a v e b e e n m o r e s t r o n g l y marked,
§ have not
d i f f e r e d f r o m t h o s e u s u a l l y n o t i c e d in t h e l a t t e r s t a g e s of p u l
m o n a r y consumption; n o r did his lungs,
a fter death,
e x h i b i t a ny
m o r b i d c h a n g e s m a t e r i a l l y d u f f e r e n t f r o m t h o s e a l w a y s f o u n d in
cases of t u be r c u l a r Phthysis.
T h e a d h e s i o n s w e r e u n u s u a l in e x t e n t
l o bes w e r e
£ firmness.
The upper
f i r m l y a d h e r e d at the s u m m i t p r e s e n t i n g t h r o u g h o u t c o n
tinuous rugged excavations with not a vestage(!)
of h e a l t h y lung
Aug.
Jo urnal, Amos S tarr Cooke
remaining.
Page 300
T h e r i g h t l u n g a d h e r e d at e v e r y p o i n t , - - t h e m i d d l e
§ inferior portions,
hard tubercles.
hepatized, presenting here
§ there minute
T h e y a p p e a r e d to be l e s s n u m e r o u s t h a n is u s u a l
in s i m i l a r c a s e s .
side
7, 1849
The middle
§ inferior portions,
(were) n e a r l y h e a l t h y , n o t t u b e r c u l a r .
T h e q u a n t i t y of
fluid w i t h i n the p e r i c a r d i u m indicated previous
the heart
on t h e left
i n f l a m a t i o n of
that membrane.
Otherwise,
§ blood vessels appeared
to be n a t u r a l .
From the h e a l t h y a c tion of the bowels,
to h i s d e c e a s e ,
it w a s p r e s u m e d t h a t the d i s e a s e h a d n o t e x t e n d e d
to t h o s e p a r t s ,
§ t h e e x a m i n a t i o n w a s n o t e x t e n d e d b e y o n d the
previously
c h e s t ."
This evening,
O h t h a t bro.
I have w r i t t e n the two f o r e g o i n g pages.
C h a m b e r l a i n ' s m a n t l e m i g h t fa l l u p o n me!
[The f o l l o w i n g l i n e w a s w r i t t e n in t h e m a r g i n : ]
Dr. W.
spoke high ly of his e st e e m e d patient,
p r o f i t f r o m Mr.
T h u r s d a y Aug.
C.'s r e m a r k s
§ bright example
§ s a i d h e h o p e d to
§c.
9 '49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g w e r e c ^ l e t t e r s f r o m K a u a i § s e n t t he
o r d e r s in t h e a f t e r n o o n b y L o u i s a f or W a i o l i
§ Waimea.
L a s t e v e n i n g our m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
w h o r e a d I J o h n 3:1-3.
w e t o o k bro.
Richards
§ after
Castle's h orse § w a g o n § started.
R. n o t b e i n g at h o m e w e w e n t up to Mr. J a s p e r ' s .
hom e,
Parker
A f t e r m e e t i n g r e a d an h o u r in " E v a r t ' s L i f e "
To da y w e t h o u g h t o f s p e n d i n g t h e d ay at Mrs.
]D o ' c l o c k
§ " K a e l e l e " for Koloa
Mrs.
She w a s n o t at
§ w e r e t u r n e d § c a l l e d at bro. A n d r e w s a n h o u r o r two.
Dur
ing t h e t i me , w e w e n t o v e r to K a p e n a to b a t h e § t h e r e m y h a t b l e w
o f f § m y s t o c k b o t h w e n t i n t o th e w a t e r .
We r e a c h e d h o m e at 2
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
Aug.
9, 1849
o ' c l o c k § t h e n dined.
W e n t to D e p o s i t o r y § s o o n bro.
in § t r a d e d s o m e b o o k ,
cottons,
L ead,
The Privateer sailed for Kawaihae.
Oil,
Page 301
Green came
soap, n a i l s
§c.
T h e R a i n b o w for L a h a i n a .
In h e r Ii h a s g o n e in h e r f or Lot w h o is v e r y tad.
T h e r e w i l l be
an a u c t i o n t o m o r r o w at W i l l i a m § Co.
C o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr.
Sat.
Aug.
11
L y m a n Cal.
this evening.
'49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mrs.
G r e e n c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y
t r a d e d t i l l a f t e r 10 o ' c l o c k .
c a m e in f r o m C a l i f o r n i a
About
8 o ' clock the H o n o l u l u
§ I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
d a t e d at B e n e c i a , J u l y 13 § 1 6/49.
Bro.
D a m o n d i d n o t come.
A t t e n d e d the A u c t i o n for t h e f i r s t t i m e in a l o n g time.
n o o n,
r e c ^ a n o t e f r o m bro.
Lyman
E m e r s o n w i t h 10 c o w s
At 5 o ' c l o c k s e n t t h e G e n l M e e t i n g t h i n g s o f Mr.
At
§ 10 c a l ve s.
T h u r s t o n to
t h e w h a r f b u t t h e H a a l i l i o s a i l e d b e f o r e t h e y r e a c h e d t here.
Mr.
Goodale dined w i t h us--s ay s he shall leave the service of
Govt.
The e vening I spent w i t h my family.
D i d n o t s ee bro.
C a s t l e d u r i n g t h e day.
T h i s m o r n i n g b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y as u s u a l .
rived
(Boston)
A Schooner a r
from San F r a n c i s co by w a y of Lahaina this m o r n
i ng ea r l y , b r i n g i n g o u r g o o d bro.
Damon.
V e r y b u s y m o s t of
t h e d a y ti ll 6 o ' c l o c k .
K e k u a n a o a t o o k t e a w i t h us, B e r n i c e r e t u r n e d fr. Mr.
B at es .
L e a r n e d t o - d a y t h a t Mr.
the day
( T h u r s d a y ) w e c a l l e d there.
at H o n o l u l u .
w i t h him.
J a s p e r w a s at h o m e i n t o x i c a t e d
C a l l e d o v e r to see Wm.
N a t i v e s t o l d us he w a s d o n e
§ f o u n d P e t e r t a k i n g tea
0, Lord, p r e p a r e me for t h e d u t i e s o f to m o r r o w .
Journal, Am os S t a r r Cooke
T u e s d a y Aug.
14
Aug.
C. M a r t h a ,
Mary Annis
R i c h a r d s at M a e m a e .
§ b a b y § V i c t o r i a in bro.
C a s t l e ' s w a g o n § B e r n i c e r o d e on h o r s e b a c k .
b r e a k f a s t t h e r e w a s a c r y a S t e a m e r ahoy!
French man of Wa r from Kahiki.
a Am. w h a l e r ,
Page 302
'49
T h i s d a y w e h a v e v i s i t e d at Mrs.
I t o o k up Mrs.
14, 1849
W h i l e w e w e r e at
It p r o v e d to b e a
W h e n sh e c a m e in s h e t o w e d in
also drew out of the m u d M a r y Frances.
gether w i t h a the
(!) F r e n c h f r i g a t e P o u i s s e t t wh.
H i l o on S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n ,
under command
of
This t o
arrived from
Admiral Tromlin,
who was here about a y e a r since, makes q uite a battery.
Ad
m i r a l T. h a d an i n t e r v i e w w i t h th e K i n g at H i l o ,
§ appears
pleasant.
f r o m Hil o.
T h e a b o v e f r i g a t e b r o u g h t a l o n g A le x ,
h e a r d to d a y th at A l . w a s s i c k at t h e Q u e e n ' s .
s i s t e r Ives g a v e b i r t h to a d a u g h t e r .
In the e v e n i n g bro.
This forenoon
L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d at t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h § bro.
He g a v e us some a c c o u n t o f h i s vi s i t .
I
D a m o n at the c h a p e l .
H i s t e x t w a s Ps.
1 4 6: 1 0.
G r e e n p r e a c h e d at t h e C h a p e l .
A very few only present.
Y e s t e r d a y w e w e r e v e r y b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
I blanded s o m e c a l v e s - - ^ t h e y § o t h e r c a l v e s
to W a i a l u a .
Chamberlain's
In t h e m o r n i n g
§ cows were driven
In t h e f o r e n o o n s h i p p e d fo r K a n e o h e
l e t t e r to h i s sons.
Loaf s u g a r § d r e w oil f o r P u n a h o u .
In th e a f t e r n o o n ,
bro. A r m s t r o n g .
This eveni ng a long call
T h u r s d a y Aug.
'49
c o n du ct ed by
f r o m h i m § bro.
O u r l i t t l e C h a r l e y is 3 m o n t h s to day.
ing I thought
opened
In t h e e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d
S.S. M o n t h l y c o n c e r t at s i s t e r C h ' s w h i c h w a s
16
§ r e a d Mr.
Castle.
Yesterday m o r n
I w o u l d s e l l m y d e s k at t h e D e p o s i t o r y § m a k e u s e
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
o f bro.
Chamberlain's.
§ she objected.
o n e o f bro.
Aug.
Bro.
16, 1849
Page 303
C a s t l e w e n t in to s p e a k to M r s.
Ch.
To day I have r e m o v e d my d e s k § p l a c e d the old
Ch.
§ Hall,
§ s i m i l a r to bro.
b u t n o t q u i t e so high .
I have w o r k e d hardly.
meeting was thinly attended,
whaler arrived yesterday,
h i g h M a s (!) y e s t e r d a y .
manders called,
C a s t l e ' s in its p l a c e ,
L a s t e v e n i n g our
§ w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
A
The Catholics
celebrated
Last evening M o n s i e u r Dillon
§ two c o m
§ invited
b o u n d hom e.
G reen.
[us] to t h e v a l l y ( ! )
to a p i c k n i c k .
H e a r d t h e r e w o u l d b e d a n c i n g § d i d n o t go.
M o n d a y , Mrs.
r e s p e c t i n g B.
C. r e c e i v e d a n o t e f r o m Mr.
C.R. B i s h o p
§ to d a y s h e r e p l i e d to it § r e t u r n e d it.
p r o b a b l y l e a d to the u n i o n o f t h e m two.
It w i l l
Lot d oe s n o t r e t u r n ,
nor
t he King.
S o m e t o l d m e to d a y t h a t t h e c h i e f s o u g h t to g i v e m e a
p i e c e o f land,
§ that they p r o b a b l y w o u l d if any t hing s h o u l d
b e s a i d to t h e m a b o u t it.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
Goodale took tea §
prayed with u s .
Sat. Aug.
18
'49
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n I s c o u r e d up m y n e w b u t bro.
o l d desk,
§ in t h e a f t e r n o o n r e f i t t e d t h e p l a t f o r m .
we h ad a party.
strong,
Many were
Gr ee n , B a t e s ,
§ H e l e n § Ch. J u d d ,
Bishop, Hall
D i m o n d Mr.
§ P e t e r Green.
§ Hall
Last evening
Arm
§ G o o d a l e a n d L. A n d r e w s ,
Sarah Andrews, Mary
up f r o m h e r f a t h e r ' s .
El.
Emma came
P e t e r c a m e in to t h e d i n i n g r o o m w i t h a
c i g a r § s t o l e s o m e cake.
orders.
i n v i t e d b u t o n l y Mr.
Ch.
T h i s m o r n i n g I w a s b u s y in p u t t i n g up
This a f t e r n o o n p a i n t e d my desk slate c olor w i t h some
p a i n t left in p a i n t i n g t h e b l i n d to t he d o o r o f Dep.
Shipped
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
g o o d s for W a i l u k u o n b o a r d t h e R a i n b o w .
s t e a m e r is g o i n g f o r t h e King.
Page 304
Report says the French
T h e A m d i r a l w i s h e s the Go vt to
p e r m i t W h a l e r s to t r a d e a w a y t h e i r b r a n d y
This evening
18, 1849
I h a v e r e a d t h r o u g h Pol.
b o u n d h om e ,
§ w i l l s a i l in a f e w w e e k s .
M o n d a y Aug.
2 0 '49
§ w i n e for supplies.
Two vessels
(full)
in,
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e h o l y s a b b a t h § I fear I d i d n o t s p e n d
it as
I s h a l l w i s h I h a d d o n e at t h e J u d g m e n t o f t h e g r e a t day.
I a r o s e at m y u s u a l h o u r ,
h a d m y s e a s o n o f r e a d i n g the S c r i p t u r e s
§ prayer before family worship
§ breakfast.
W h i l e at b r e a k f a s t
h e a r d t h a t t h e K i n g Ej s u i t e a r r i v e d S a t u r d a y n i g h t j u s t b e f o r e
midnight.
But n e i t h e r he, n o r a n y o f hi s f a m i l y w e r e out to m e e t
ing.
G r e e n p r e a c h e d at t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h f r o m I K i n g s
Bro.
1 7,18,
a b o u t W h o t r o u b l e d I s r ae l .
c h a p e l f r o m E z . 33:11.
for a w h i l e .
Jos.
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at t h e
T h e s a b b a t h s c h o o l at t h e c h a p e l
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
§ M a r t h a to get t h e i r S.S.
C. o n l y w e n t out.
lesson for next Lord's
is c l o s e d
I helped
day.
w a s t h e s u b j e c t o f H a n n a h c o n s e c r a t i n g S a m i to t h e Lord.
the day I read Evangelists
for Dec.
21 ^ 28 § Jan.
w a s a m e e t i n g in t h e e v e n i n g at t h e p a l a c e ,
were present.
f r o m II Cor.
4th.
It
During
There
§ o n l y a v e r y few
S o m e o f us w e n t to t h e C h a p e l
9:15 ,
18:
§ h e a r d bro.
Damon
" T h a n k s b e u n t o G o d for hi s u n s p e a k a b l e g if t" .
C a m e h o m e § r e a d to m y s e l f n e a r l y an h o u r in E s t h e r § Job.
R e t i r e d at 10
o'elk.
this morning.
s a i l e d for L a h a i n a ,
bundles
§ fieLght
'clock
, slept soundly,
§ a r o s e at 5 1/2
V e r y b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
Kawaiahae,
Kailua § Kawaaloa.
o f s o m e k i n d to e a c h p l a c e .
The P r i v a t e e r
Sent letters,
This afternoon
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
Aug.
p u t up bro. W i l c o x ' s
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr. A r m
o r d e r for c l o t h §c.
s t r o n g t o o k t e a w i t h us.
D illo n.
20, 1849
He t o l d us o f s o m e o f t h e t r o u b l e s w i t h
P r o p o s e d t h a t a d a y o f lasting § p r a y e r be a p p o i n t e d .
Jos.
T u e s d a y Aug.
c o m m e n c e d g o i n g to P u n a h o u S c h o o l .
21
'49
T h i s is o u r l i t t l e J u l i e t t e ' s b i r t h day.
yrs.
old.
She is s i x
On m y w a y to t h e D e p o s i t o r y I s a w a v e s s e l c o m i n g §
s oo n w e c o u l d d i s t i n g u i s h t h a t s h e w a s an Am. m a n o f W ar .
out to b e t h e P r e b l e ,
Capt.
G l y n n f r o m China.
b e c a u s e t h e y d i d n o t i n t e n d to stop.
account of sickness.
of the same disease.
t e a there.
W e r e o b l i g e d to s t o p on
A c c o r d i n g to p r e v i o u s
Andrews
i n v i t a t i o n Mrs.
C.
e x c e p t Jos. w h o w e n t to P u n a h o u ,
§ s p e n t m o s t o f t he day,
dining § taking
W e n t a r o u n d s o m e w i t h h i m to l o o k up l a n d to buy.
R i c h a r d s r e q u e s t e d m e to see bro.
t h e i r s p a r e r o o m in t h e i r y a r d .
F r i d a y Aug.
Brought no mail
P e n h a l l o w l os t t h e i r l i t t l e d a u g h t e r
Bernice § our own children,
v i s i t e d at bro.
She turns
Report says several had died of dysentery.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n Mr.; § Mrs.
Mrs.
Page 305
24
Hall about her occupying
He w a s n o t w i l l i n g .
'49
W e d n e s d a y bro.
Castle w e n t down town § h e a r d that the
F r e n c h w e r e t h r e a t e n i n g to t a k e p o s s e s s i o n ,
J u d d § r e q u e s t e d him,
so h e c a l l e d on Dr.
if he t h o u g h t t h e r e w a s t h e l e a s t d a n g e r ,
to s e c u r e us § t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s .
of it, b u t f i n n a l l y t o l d bro.
At f i r s t h e t h o u g h t l i g h t l y
C. to c o m e on T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g §
h e w o u l d do s o m e t h i n g a b o u t i t - - a c c o r d i n g l y y e s t e r d a y h e m a d e
out a mem.
son.
of accounts
L a s t e v e n i n g Bro.
§ I t o o k it d o w n § h a n d e d to h i m in p e r
C a s t l e w e n t d o w n § b r o u g h t up $ 1 0 , 0 0 0
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
Aug.
in s i l v e r § 5 , 0 1 0 in gold.
Dr.
§ Mr.
24, 1849
Pa ge 306
J a r r e t t b o t h c a m e up to
the D e p o s i t o r y § we e x c h a n g e d requ i s i t e p apers
§ receipts,
a w a y t h e m o n e y in o u r n e w Ir on s a f e at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
This f o r e
n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to l o o k i n g o v e r § e x a m i n i n g t h o s e p a p e r s
I went
in § h e a r d bro.
Clark's
§ stored
- at n o o n
s e r m o n at t h e f u n e r a l of A l a p a i ,
b u t d i d n o t w a l k in t h e p r o c e s s i o n .
T h e r e w a s so f u l l an a t t e n d a n c e as c o m m o n on s u c h o c
casions.
None of the French officers present.
To m o r r o w t h e y
are e x p e c t i n g to do w h a t t h e y ca n to d i s t u r b t h e G o v t
T h e Lord, J e h o v a h r e i g n s
c a u s e tho'
§ w e t r u s t he w i l l t a k e c a r e o f h i s o wn
the King § Chiefs
Wednesday forenoon
§ community.
§ p e o p l e m o u r n for t h e i r iniquities.
I p a i n t e d m y d e s k l e a d co lo r .
That evening
o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro. A r m s t r o n g § B e r n i c e a c c o m p a n i e d
me to m e e t i n g .
Mr.
Bishop c a l l e d § left b e fo r e we returned.
sleep was d i s t u r b e d a little.
Judd's
Y e s t e r d a y B e r n i c e v i s i t e d at Dr.
§ ret urned this morning.
at Dr. J 's
Richards,
8 t o l d o v e r s o m e o f Mr.
t u r b a t i o n 8 t o l d Mrs.
§c.
§ Mrs.
Dillon's
husband had not been honored.
forbearance
S h e r e p o r t s t h a t Mrs.
Dillon called
§ o f f e r e d an a s y l u m to h e r in c a s e of h o s t i l i t y .
a l s o c a l l e d at Mrs.
My
She
R. h a s c a l l e d t h i s f o r e n o o n ,
g r e i v a n c e s (0 e s p e c i a l l y t h a t h e r
Mrs.
R i c h a r d s m a n i f e s t e d n o pur-
D. to e x h o r t h e r h u s b a n d to e x e r c i s e C h r i s t i a n
T h e r e a r e n u m e r o u s r u m o r s w h a t t h e y i n t e n d to
do, b u t n o o n e r e a l l y k n o w s w h a t .
To m o r r o w w e s h a l l know.
a f t e r n o o n Dr. J u d d h a s s e n t up $ 3 , 0 0 0 mo re.
This
We p a c k e d 15,000
in
s i l v e r in t h e Iron s a f e in D e p o s i t o r y § t o o k all t he g o l d in t o
bro.
Chamberlain's
o l d roo m, up s t a i r s , m a k i n g a b o u t
$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 there.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
Saturday,
Aug.
25,
25, 1849
Page 307
1849.
T h i s w i l l b e e v e r a m e m o r a b l e d a y to t h i s p e o p l e .
A
d a y v e r y s i m i l a r to t h e t a k i n g o f t h e I s l a n d s b y L o r d G e or ge .
Last night
§ this
done for months
f o r e n o o n all t h i n g s c o n t i n u e d as t h e y h a v e
§ years.
This afte rn o o n the King sent his answer
to m a n y i n q u i r i e s on d e m a n d s m a k e
$ most,
[made] b y t h e F r e n c h A d m i r a l ,
if n o t all, w e r e r e f u s e d to be c o m p l i e d w i t h b y h is
M a j e s t y £ t h a t r e p l y w a s s e n t to t h e A d m i r a l a b o u t 2 o ' c l o c k ,
P.M.
Between three
§ four o'clock several
(two)
hundred French
s o l d i e r s c a m e on s h o r e , b r i n g i n g t h r e e f i e l d p i e c e s ,
t h e F o r t § t o o k p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e same,
marshall,
§ w e n t to
§ o r d e r e d Mr.
Goodale,
to l e a v e t h e r e w i t h all th e p r i s i o n e r s (!) w h i c h h e did.
T h e y t h e n p l a n t e d a f i e l d - p i e c e at e a c h e n t r y to th e fort § p r o
c e e d e d to t h e H o n o l u l u H o u s e § P r i n t i n g O f f i c e
H o u s e § set a g u a r d at them .
§ to t h e C u s t o m
T h e y t o o k t h e Kam.
W h i l e t h e s e F r e n c h s o l d i e r s w e r e d o i n g th is,
Ill also.
foreigners
s t o o d a r o u n d § a l m o s t m a d e s p o r t o f t h i s g r a n d farce.
says he s t i l l h a s p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e keys .
§ natives
Mr.
Bishop
T h i s m o r n i n g t h e Gov.
a s s e m b l e d t h e n a t i v e s to th e fo r t § o r d e r e d t h e m a ll to r e m a i n
in t h e i r h o u s e s ,
§ n o t o f f e r t h e l e a s t r e s i s t a n c e to t h e Fren ch .
T h e K i n g § C h i e f s all h a v e b e e n a s s e m b l e d at t h e P a l a c e m o s t of
t h e d a y § t hi s e v e n i n g .
b e e n there.
Most,
if n o t all, t h e c h i l d r e n h a v e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n w h i l e t h e a b o v e f a r c e w a s g o i n g on
I w a s b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y ,
p a i n t i n g m y d e s k w i t h green.
e v e n i n g th e H a w a i i a n f l a g is s t i l l f l y i n g at t h e fort,
is q u i e t in o u r s t r e e t s ,
tho'
t h e r e are no m a k u i s .
This
a n d all
This m o rn in g
the M a r y § A d aline a r r i v e d from San Francisco, b r i n g i n g Misses
Johnstone, Marshall
§ T e n Eyck.
This afternoon a merchantman
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
fr.
Ch in a,
Aug.
25, 1849
§ in d i s t r e s s h as a n c h o r e d in the R o a d s t e a d .
up f r o m t h e l e e w a r d .
Mr.
A g t o o k t e a w i t h us.
Page 308
She beat
T h i s m o r n i n g Mr.
J a r r e t t c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y f o r a r e c e i p t .
[The f o l l o w i n g , w h i c h is t h e top h a l f o f P a g e 236 in t h e j o u r n a l ,
w a s a c t u a l l y w r i t t e n o n Dec. 25, 1848, a n d m a y b e f o u n d on p a g e
227 o f t h e t y p e w r i t t e n c o p y . ]
a l s o in t h e e v e n i n g at th e p a l a c e .
t h e c h a p e l to h e a r Mr.
At n o o n 8 a c c o m p a n i e d me to
T a y l o r f r o m Lu.
w h o w a s e x p e c t e d , w a s n o t t he re .
a v e r y f e w out
Damon's
Mr.
Fuller,
B e r n i c e p l a y e d on t h e Sera -
p h e n a , w h i c h w a s v e r y p l e a s i n g to bro.
it r a i n e d v e r y h a r d § o n l y Mr.
14:26,27.
Da mo n.
In t h e e v e n i n g
G. § I w e n t to t h e c h a p e l .
Only
§ n o o n e to p r e a c h t i l l Mr. W i l c o x w e n t to Mr.
§ t h e n Mr.
m a r k s f r o m A c t s 17,
T a y l o r c a m e § g a v e us a f e w i n t e r e s t i n g r e
l a t t e r p ar t .
Paul's
p r e a c h i n g at A t h e n s ,
at t h e A r e o p h a g u s .
This m o r n i n g early,
our children
§ s c h o l a r s w e r e up 8
v e r y e a r l y g o i n g r o u n d th e h o u s e , w i s h i n g t h e m a " M e r r y C h r i s t
mas".
T o d a y w e h a v e h a d s c h o o l as us u a l .
C. bake.
B e r n i c e h e l p e d Mrs.
Y e s t e r d a y L y d i a w a s s i c k § t o d a y E m m a § Lot are ill
w i t h an i n f l u e n z a .
To d a y K a h a u a n u i
T h i s a f t e r n o o n o u r c o w got i n t o t h e m i r e ag ai n.
l e f t us to go to Hil o.
A man, by name
(!)
c a m e in h i s p l a c e to d a y at 5. 00 pr. m o n t h § f i n d h i m s e l f § l a s t
w e e k on T h u r s d a y a n o t h e r c o m m e n c e d , W a i m a k a ,
at th e s a m e w a g e s .
[The f o l l o w i n g l i n e w a s w r i t t e n in t h e m a r g i n : ]
Written by mistake,
s h o u l d h a v e b e e n w r i t t e n on p a g e 178.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
25, 1849
Page 309
It w a s e x p e c t e d t h a t t h e F r e n c h w o u l d t a k e th e S a b b a t h
for t h e i r m o v e m e n t s ,
§ if t h e y m u s t do a n y t h i n g ,
t h e y s h o u l d w o r k t o d a y § no t to m o r r o w .
q u i t e a l o n g c a l l at bro.
Castle's.
I p r e f e r that
Last evening I made
T h e P o l y n e s i a n c a m e o ut
t h i s f o r e n o o n as u s u a l , w i t h o u t a n y a l l u s i o n to t h e p r e s e n t
disturbances.
c a n n o t tell.
o'clock.
P r o b a b l y it w i l l b e s u p p r e s s e d fo r a w h i l e ,
T h e P r i v y c o u n c i l h a d a m e e t i n g t h i s e v e n i n g at 8
Oh L o r d p r e p a r e us one a n d al l f o r t h e S a b b a t h .
This afternoon,
Vol. VI. ea fo r b ro s .
week,
but we
- 15
S e e l e y § C h a r l e s to go b y t h e O n t a r i o n e x t
a r o u n d t h e Cape.
v a c c i n a t e d b y Dr.
I p u t u p 22 P o l y n e s i a n s V o l . V . 46
T h i s n o o n Jos.
L a t h r o p at bro.
Juliette
Castle's.
§ Charles were
Juliette was v a c
c i n a t e d a b o u t a f o r t n i g h t ago.
M o n d a y Aug.
2 7 '49
Y e s t e r d a y all w a s quitet d u r i n g t h e day.
p r e a c h e d at t h e s t o n e c h u r c h to K i ng ,
1 8: 36 ,
chiefs
" M y k i n g d o m is n o t o f t h i s w o r l d . "
sermon for the occasion.
r em ained w i t h baby,
Mrs.
Bro.
§people from John
A very appropriate
C o o k e w e n t to th e c h a p e l
§ r e a d E v a n g e l i s t No.
Clark
3.
§I
At n o o n s i s t e r
R ic e c a l l e d to h a v e m e go to M a n o a in t h e a f t e r n o o n to a t t e n d
h is m e e t i n g - - I c o n s e n t e d .
Ii's h o r s e fr.
96,
Kauai.
At
3 o'clock
I started § rode John
C o m m e n c e d r e a d i n g m y s e r m o n fr.
"But t h y c o m m a n d m e n t is e x c e e d i n g b r o a d " .
subject
words
Got o f f f r o m m y
§ p r e a c h e d a k i n d of a s t r o n o m i c a l sermon.
a p p e a r e d i n t e r e s t e d in it.
P s . 119:
The people
I b r o k e o f f in m y s e r m o n at t h e s e
"i m a u h o a i l o n a l a k o u n o n a k a u a n o n a la. a m e n a m a k a h i k i " .
I r e t u r n e d at s i x o ' c l o c k § f o u n d Ii at f a m i l y p r a y e r s .
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Aug.
27, 1849
At 6 1/2 o ' c l o c k a ll b u t m e w e n t to t h e P a l a c e .
chapel.
M a r t h a § J u l i e t t e r e a d to me.
S o m e w e n t to t h e
After breakfast yesterday
m o r n i n g I l o o k e d o v e r m y d i a r y f o r 1836.
This m o r n i n g
t ha t t h e F r e n c h w e r e s e i z i n g all H a w a i i a n v e s s e l s
all t h e n a t i v e s u p o n t hem.
o r d e r s for t h i n g s ,
b u t n o v e s s e l can s a i l out
A r m s t r o n g s u p p e d w i t h us.
him,
Mr.
containing
§ all c o m m u n i c a t i o n
T h e m e m b e r s o f the
P r i v y C o u n c i l h a v e b e e n t o g e t h e r m o s t o f t h e day.
from the Admiral.
I learned
§ t u r n i n g off
We received ma n y letters
w i t h the o t h e r I s l a n d s w i l l b e b r o k e n off.
communications
Page 310
They have had
G o o d a l e d i n e d w i t h us § Mr.
Bro. H a l l f o u n d h i s o f f i c e s h u t a g a i n s t
§ b r o u g h t up s o m e o f h i s m e n to w o r k at o u r P r i n t i n g O f f ic e.
S a w to d a y 9 of t h e 10 d e m a n d s m a d e b y t h e A d m i r a l .
n e a r l y as f o l l o w s - -
They were
1st T h e c a r r y i n g out o f t h e t r e a t y o f M a r c h
'46, 3 r d a l l o w t h e B i s h o p to h a v e t h e e n t i r e c o n t r o l of t h e
schools.
An a u d i e n c e w i t h his Majesty.
d u t y on s p i r i t s ,
o r a b o l i s h it e n t i r e l y .
T a k e o f f p a r t o f t he
Puni s h two boys of
t h e H i g h S c h o o l for d e s e c r a t i n g t h e i r t e m p l e .
A l l o w i n g an
o f f i c e r to c o m e i n t o a p r i e s t ' s r o o m to t a k e a m a n a g a i n s t t h e
remonstrance of the priest.
"General Taste".
b u s i n e s s to
Pay for some damage to some Frenchman.
[be]
d o n e in t h e F r e n c h L a n g u a g e .
t h i s e v e n i n g to bro.
T h u r s d a y , Aug.
30
Tinker.
were dejected.
Bro.
Require
Commenced a letter
§ s i s t e r C. W i l c o x .
'49.
Finished the above
bro.
R e f u n d a f i n e o f $60. u p o n th e
l e t t e r y e s t e r d a y - - a l s o , o n e to d a y to
B i s h o p w a s o v e r to d a y f r o m Ewa.
Tuesday,
Thought we
it is s u p p o s e d t h e F r e n c h h e a r d t h e
f o r e i g n e r s w e r e g o i n g to a t t a c k t h e Fort,
§ so t h e y d i s a b l e d
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
m o s t o f t he gu n s ,
Aug.
§ b a r r i c a d e d the doors
§ C u s t o m House.
During
C h a m b e r l a i n r e q u e s t e d t h e p r i v i l e g e o f f e n c i n g in
t h e p u n a w a i c o n s i d e r e d as b e l o n g i n g to t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
the old picket
Page 311
§c. a n d w i t h d r e w t h e i r
s o l d i e r s s t a t i o n e d at t h e H o n o l u l u H o u s e
t h a t d a y M rs .
30, 1849
f e n c e a r o u n d it for bro.
Ch's
door for the g a n gway into the Depository.
Gave her
g r a v e b u t k e p t t he
To day I have hung
t h e s a i d g a t e b y i n s e r t i n g t h e hooks to the h i n g e s
i n t o th e s i d e
of the wall § fastening t hem w i t h m e l t e d type metal.
M o n d a y t h e P r i v y C o u n c i l c h o s e M e s s r s J u d d § Lee a c o m
m i s s i o n to v i s i t t h e F r e n c h f r i g a t e o n t h e f o l l o w i n g day.
They
d i d so a c c o m p a n i e d b y H o p k i n s
They
accomplished nothing
to take n o t e s i n s h o r t hand.
§w e n t out again § staid till
10 o 'c lk .
Y e s t e r d a y forenoon they wen t again but n o t h i n g was accomplished.
T h e y t h o u g h t if no o n e b u t t h e A m d i r a l w a s t h e r e t h e y c o u l d
a r r a n g e it w i t h him.
Y e s t e r d a y t h e K i n g s e n t his f i n a l r e p l y at 2 o ' c l o c k ,
§ to d a y t h e A d m i r a l
replied,
s a y i n g h e s h o u l d let all p r o p e r t y
a l o n e , b u t s u c h as b e l o n g e d to t h e Govt.
b r o k e n u p t h e guns
A t t h e fo r t t h e y h a v e
§ r o l l e d s o m e p o w d e r i nt o th e w a t e r .
pared a back passage
f r o m t h e F or t to t h e s t e a m e r .
th is e v e n i n g b u t c a n n o t t e l l w h a t w i l l c o m e ne x t .
d o w n in the SS § c a m e on s h o r e at W a i k i k i .
soon lest she m i g h t be taken.
c o m i n g b ack.
T u e s d a y Mr.
Chamberlain's.
yesterday.
bro.
D i m o n d.
Mr.
Pre
All quiet
Mr.
Gower came
The vessel went back
G. h a s h e a r d t h a t A d a m s
is
G o o d a l e c o m m e n c e d b o a r d i n g at Mrs.
T h e l a t t e r v i s i t e d at Mrs.
Richards'
§ Andrews'
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d in p a r t b y
T h e P e r u v i a n b r i g " P a c i f i c o " § the b a r k " M a r y "
a r r i v e d y e s t e r d a y f r o m S a n F.
N e i t h e r of t h e m b r o u g h t a n y
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
l a t e r i n t e l l i g e n c e fr.
Aug.
Page 312
U.S.
Y e s t e r d a y B e r n i c e h a d a t a l k w i t h Gov.
h is d e s i r e t h a t she m a r r y Lot.
It m a d e
30, 1849
Kekuanaoa about
S he t o l d h i m s h e d i d n o t l i k e L.
[her] q u i t e u n h a p p y a ll day,
§ s he w e n t to b e d e a r l y w i t h
a headache.
Yesterday 9 creatures came from W aialua--6
§ 3 f o r bro.
Hall.
Mr.
fat o n es ,
N e d d i e s w i l l b u t c h e r t h e m n e x t w e e k.
M. D i l l o n s e e m s d e s i r o u s o f w r e a k i n g h i s v e n g a n c e ( ! )
upon the
King's ministers.
F r i d a y A ug .
31
'49
T h i s day c l o s e s a n o t h e r m o n t h .
Next
[ m o n t h (?)] he is to h a v e
P a i d o f f N i k a at $7.0 0
8.
Y e s t e r d a y all t h e F r e n c h s o l d i e r s w e r e t a k e n on bo a r d .
T h e A d m i r a l is ue d( !)
a n o t h e r P r o c l a m a t i o n § s t u c k it u p a r o u n d
t h e s i d e s o f t h e stre et .
To d a y t h e K i n g ' s M i n i s t e r s
h a v e b e e n a p p r i z i n g t h e d a m a g e d o n e to fort,
is m a n y t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s .
§ others
§ t h e y t h i n k it
E v e r y g u n is r u i n e d - - p r i s i o n (!) d o o r s
b r o k e n off, W i n d o w g l a s s s h a m e f u l l y s h a t t e r e d , p r o p e r t y c a r r i e d
a w a y §c. §c.
H e a r d t o d a y t h a t R e y n o l d s is a p p o i n t e d d e p u t y F r e n c h
consul by Admiral Tromelin.
a w a y t h e s c h o o n e r Kam.
b a g g a g e to K a h i k i ,
Ill,
Mrs.
fo r t h e p u r p o s e o f c a r r y i n g M. D i l l o n ' s
or elsewhere.
Prepared freight
the vessels
T h e y F r e n c h are e x p e c t i n g to t a k e
§ letters
d i d n o t d a r e to sail.
for Maui
§ Kauai to-day, but
Perhaps they will to-morrow.
C. ha s w r i t t e n a l e t t e r to d a y to h e r m o t h e r .
v i s i t e d t h e r u i n s at t h e f o r t t h i s a f t e r n o o n .
Many have
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
B i s h o p w a s o v e r f r o m E w a § d i n e d w i t h us in c o m p a n y w i t h bro.
Jou rna l, Amos S tarr Cooke
Armstrong.
To d a y bro.
Aug.
31, 1849
Parker was over from Kaneohe
Page 313
§ dined with
us.
T h i s e v e n i n g c o r r e c t e d a l e t t e r fr.
W r o t e o n e p a g e in Mrs.
Sat.
Sept.
B e r n i c e to Mr.
C's l e t t e r to h e r m o t h e r .
1 '49
T h i s d a y t h e M i s s i o n h a s p r a y e d for us.
to m o v e on t o d a y as tho' n o t h i n g h a d h a p p e n e d .
to k e e p t h e t h r e e g a t e s o p e n at D e p o s i t o r y .
my
(!) n e w l y p a i n t e d des k,
most w i t h p r in te d labels.
w a l k this evening.
at Mr.
Lewis'
Bro.
All things seemed
Made Wooden ketches
Commenced using my
§ a rr anged the p ige o n holes.
Mr.
Bishop
C o o k e r o d e w i t h bro.
Sister
Castle ma § called
Ives n o t so w e l l to da y.
Clark's
§ the R a i n
f a m i l y r e t u r n e d t o - d a y fr. Mr.
W e h a v e h a d no P o l y n e s i a n to day.
Dole
Gave her
C's l e t t e r to h e r
The Louisa s a i l e d for K oloa this a f t e r n o o n
Bro.
Labelled
§ B e r n i c e h a v e g o n e o u t to
W r o t e a n o t h e r p a g e in Mrs.
b o w fo r L a h a i n a .
ho us e.
Mrs.
ho use.
s om e m e d i c i n e .
mother.
Lyman.
W r o t e up m y acct.
Le wi s '
book.
p r o p o s e d to m e to d a y t h a t w e h a v e c o m m u n i o n n e x t S a b
b a t h a f t e r n o o n § P r e p a r a t o r y l e c t u r e S a t u r d a y P.M.
To m o r r o w
m o r n i n g a b o u t 5 o ' c l o c k t h e r e w i l l be an e c l i p s e o f t h e M o o n,
i n v i s i b l e to us.
Tuesday,
Sept.
4
'49
S a t u r d a y n i g h t w e d i d n o t g et to s l e e p t i l l n e a r m i d n i g h t ,
b e c a u s e Mr. B.
§ B.
d i d n o t r e t u r n t i l l 11 1/2 o' c l k .
The latter
as w e l l as m y s e l f w a s v e r y s l e e p y y e s t e r d a y so m u c h so, t h a t s h e
d i d n o t go to t h e c h a p e l at n o o n .
Most of the Chiefs
c h i l d r e n w e r e o u t to m e e t i n g y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g .
Bro.
§ their
Clark
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Co oke
p r e a c h e d f r o m H a b . 1:12,
a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
Sept.
Bro.
D a m o n fr.
C. w e n t o u t § bro.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
I K i n g 19:18.
Page 314
In t h e
Cl. p r e a c h e d f r o m Hab.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m II Chr.
b a t h w a s r e m a r k a b l y qu i e t .
4, 1849
Read Evangelist,
15:2.
3:1,2.
The S a b
J a n 1 1 -' 49 .
Yes
t e r d a y w e h a d b u t l i t t l e to do § I w r o t e in m y l e t t e r b o t h to
b r o W.
§ C.
noon.
J u s t at n i g h t a R e v e n u e C u t t e r ,
arrived.
The Whaler,
It is sai d,
" R i c h m o n d " Capt.
Swift sailed about
Lawrence,
an U . S . B .
Lawrence
s h e is b o u n d to O r e g o n .
O u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t l a s t e v e n i n g w a s at bro. A r m s t r o n g
§ c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D a m o n , w h o p r e s e n t e d an a c c o u n t o f an A c a d e m y
b e i n g e s t a b l i s h e d at O r e g o n b y M e s s r s E e l e s
§ C l a r k § Mrs.
B ro wn .
It w a s v o t e d to d e v o t e t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n s o f t w o m o n t h l y c o n c e r t s
to t h i s A c a d e m y .
Mr.
s i x m o n t h s o r so.
not.
T o d a y Kam.
B.
§ B. h a v e a g r e e d to s u s p e n d m a t t e r s
L a s t n i g h t s l e p t v e r y s o u n d l y b u t M rs .
Ill h a s s a i l e d u n d e r F r e n c h c o l o r s
In g o i n g o u t s h e got u p o n t h e reef,
In a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
for
C. d i d
for Kahiki.
§ h u n g t h e r e a b o u t an hour.
E m e r s o n to day, he r e m a r k e d t h a t it
[was]
q u i t e a c o i n c i d e n t (!), t h a t t h e s a m e m o n t h w e h a d se t a p a r t c o n
t r i b u t i o n in o u r c h u r c h e s
South Africa,
To d a y Mrs.
Charles
for P r o t e s t a n t M i s s i o n of France,
t h e F r e n c h h a d c o m e § f o r c e d B r a n d y u p o n t h e Govt.
Fales
§ h e r c h i l d r e n t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us,
§ H e l e n Jud d.
Miss
§ so d i d
E l i z a b e t h D o w s e t t t o o k t e a w i t h us
§ I h a v e r e t u r n e d h o m e w i t h her.
It is j u s t a y e a r to d a y s i n c e
bro. J o h n s o n ' s t w i n s on s w e r e b o r n - - o n e o f w h o m d i e d Feb.
Thursday,
in
Sept.
5th.
6 '4 9
There was much occurred yesterday,
e v e r y day, to r e n d e r it m e m o r a b l e .
About
as t h e r e is n e a r l y
8 o ' c l o c k A.M.
the
Journal, Amos Star r Cooke
Sept.
F r e n c h W a r S t e a m e r " G e s s e n d i " l ef t o u r h a r b o r ,
a while for the Frigate,
f or K a h i k i .
"Le P o u r s e v a n t e " ,
6, 1849
8 after waiting
she sailed
S o o n a f t e r t h e F r i g a t e s a i l e d w i t h Mr.
family for San-Francisco.
§ s a i l d i r e c t l y to P a n a m a .
A b o u t 3 o ' c l o c k bro.
south
Dillon §
I thought likely the two vessels when
o ut o f s i g h t w o u l d c o m e t o g e t h e r ,
in f r o m o t h e r I s l a n d s ,
Page 315
§ the steamer change her course
D u r i n g t h e d a y s e v e r a l v e s s e l s c am e
§ w e h a d l e t t e r s f r o m all q u a r t e r s .
C a s t l e p u t up hi s l e t t e r s to Mr. A n d e r s o n
§ o t h e r s to B o s t o n in o n e e n v e l o p e ,
also six sheets
of a pamphelt(!)
just p r i n t e d c o n t a i n i n g the w h o l e account of what has passed,
§
t o o k it d o w n for t h e M a r y F r a n c e s , w h i c h s a i l e d f o r San F r a n c i s c o .
Last evening very few at te n d e d our meeting.
bro.
Armg.
( J u l i an a ).
previously.
It w a s c o n d u c t e d b y
This a f t e r n o o n a n o t h e r arri v a l f r o m San F r a n c i s c o
She reports
" S a b i n e " w i t h U.S. m a i l s a i l e d tw o d ay s
Sent r e t u r n s to o r d e r s to bro.
Bond, H i t c h c o c k §
Baldwin.
Heard,
this afternoon,
t h a t Dr. J u d d w a s to s a i l in t h e
H o n o l u l u fo r S a n F r a n c i s c o on h i s w a y to F r a n c e ,
to be a c c o m p a n i e d b y Lot
for B e rnice this evening,
§ Alexander.
T h e Gov.
§ t h a t he w a s
Paki
§ Konia sent
§ w i s h h e r to b e e n g a g e d to Lot,
to m a r r y w h e n h e s h a l l r e t u r n f r o m F r a n c e ,
d e c i d e at o n c e w i t h o u t s e e i n g h i m
(Lot)
so as
a n d t h e y w i s h h e r to
§ w i t h o u t h i s s a y i n g to
h e r w h e t h e r o r no' s h e l o v e s him.
Learned since that they intended they should have been
m a r r i e d that evening.
F r i d a y Sept.
7 '49
T h i s is t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y e l d e s t b r o t h e r ' s b i r t h d a y
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
Sept.
7, 1849
§ if he w a s n o w l i v i n g , h e w o u l d be s i x t y t h r e e y r s old.
at N e w a r k ,
N. J.
Feb.
Page 316
He d i e d
7th 1837, w h i l e w e w e r e d o u b l i n g C a p e Horn.
After I had written what
I did yesterday,
Mr.
Armstrong called
in § w e c o n s u l t e d h i m a b o u t B e r n i c e ' s p i l i k i a .
He t h o u g h t w e
h a d t a k e n a w i s e c o u r s e a b o u t it.
T h i s f o r e n o o n B. w r o t e a n o t e to Lot
call ^ s e e her,
parents,
§ he came.
§ r e q u e s t e d h i m to
Sh e t o l d h i m t h e w i s h e s o f t h e i r
§ s a i d she w o u l d c o n s e n t in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e i r
c o m m a n d s b u t she k n e w it w o u l d m a k e h e r a l w a y s u n h a p p y f o r he
did not
[love] her, n o r d i d s h e lo ve him.
to t h e Gov.
§ s a i d if t h e y
in a c o f f i n ,
(Gov.
Paki
A f t e r this she w rote
§ K o ni a) w i s h e d h e r b u r i e d
s he w o u l d s u b m i t their a u t h o r i t y ,
h a v e t h e m do so to her,
§ s h e w o u l d as s o o n
as to p r o m i s e to m a r r y Lot.
to it § t h o u g h t she w a s d e c e i v i n g h e r s e l f .
to Gov. w r o t e s a y i n g he e x h o n o r e d ( ! )
Gov.
replied
L ot s e e i n g h e r l e t t e r ,
h e r f r o m al l h e r p r o m i s e s
in h e r y o u t h , t h a t h e w o u l d n o t b e t h e m e a n s o f m u r d e r i n g her,
o r r e n d e r i n g h e r u n h a p p y t h a t he k n e w h £ w a s u n w o r t h y of her,
b ut t h a t t h e r e w a s one w h o w a s ,
s he w o u l d be h a p p y w i t h him.
e v e n t h e o n e s h e l o v e d Ej h e h o p e d
R e q u e s t e d to be r e m e m b e r e d t o us,
§ t h a t h e w i s h e d h e w a s w o r t h y to c a l l u p o n us,
B.
Ejc.
S i n c e thi s,
feels m ore lighthearted.
Mr. A r m s t r o n g t o o k t e a w i t h us
above.
Sat.
§ we have t o l d h i m the
T h e M a r t h a s a i l e d to d a y f o r Kauai.
Sept.
8 '49
T h i s h a s b e e n a v e r y b u s y d a y w i t h m e at D e p o s i t o r y .
A t 4 o ' c l o c k P.M. bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d a P r e p a r a t o r y L e c t u r e at
the Native School house,
f r o m 2 Sam.
24 :1 0.
A ft er this our e x
Journal, Amos Starr Co oke
Sept.
8, 1849
Page 317
p e c t e d c o m m u n i o n w a s p u t o f f t i l l T h u r s d a y n e x t , m e e t i n g o f A BC F M.
T h e P o l y n e s i a n c o m e s out to d a y w i t h t w o n u m b e r s ,
16 § 17 g i v i n g
an a c c o u n t o f Mr. W i l l i e ' s in t he n a m e o f t h e Govt.
Tromelin correspondence.
S p e a k s o f Dr. J u d d b e i n g a p p o i n t e d a
m i n i s t e r p l e i p o t e n t i a r y to t h e G o v t s o f F r a n c e ,
United States,
Hall.
§ Ad"*-. Le
Great Britain §
§ t h a t h i s p o s t in p a r t w i l l be f i l l e d b y Mr.
E.O.
K o n i a t o o k t e a w i t h u s - - s h e h as b e e n b l a m i n g B e r n i c e b e
c a u s e s h e t a l k e d so p l a i n l y to Lot.
T u e s d a y Sept.
11
'49
T h i s is a n o t h e r o f H a w a i i ' s m e m o r a b l e days.
the Honolulu,
Capt.
b o a r d G.P. J u d d ,
Newell,
Esq.
At 4 o'clock
s a i l e d for S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
h a v i n g on
a c c o m p a n i e d b y Lot § A l e x a n d e r ,
b o u n d for
France Great Br i t a i n § the U n i t e d States.
There was a farewell
m e e t i n g at t h e p a l a c e at 2 1/2 o ' c l o c k , w h e n t h e s e t h r e e e m b r a c e d
th e K i n g § c h i e f s
to b i d us
§ others present.
" g o o d bye ".
Testament.
T h i s f o r e n o o n Lot § A l . c a l l e d
The latter I p r e s e n t e d w i t h my very small
At n o o n I a d d r e s s e d a l e t t e r to Lot § A l . s a y i n g t h a t
to d a y w a s a m e m o r a b l e d a y to t h e m § to t h e i r n a t i o n
in t h e i r e a r t h l y p i l g r i m a g e
- a n e w era
- a s e a s o n to f o r g e t § r e p e n t o f t h e
p a s t § l a y n e w s c h e m e s f o r u s e f u l n e s s - - in s h o r t to f o r s a k e t h e
f e l l i e s of y o u t h § " q u i t t h e m s e l v e s
l ik e m e n " .
This letter I
g a v e to Dr. J. to g i v e to t h e m w h e n t h e y w e r e at sea,
§ out of
s i g h t of land.
Mrs.
D o l e has j u s t c o m e in § i n q u i r e
Lot § B e r n i c e w e r e m a r r i e d .
a c c t o f b e e f.
C. o p e n e d a bl.
W r o t e to bro.
if it w a s t r u e th a t
E m e r s o n g i v i n g h i m an
T h i s f o r e n o o n a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n at P a l m e r ' s .
rice--full of weevals.
Bro.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r S.S.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Sept.
M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
W r o t e in t h e a f t e r n o o n to bro.
ft.
Pine Boards.
11, 1849
A r m s t r o n g at bro.
Emerson,
Page 318
Castle's.
§ p u t in r e a d i n e s s
L a s t w e e k Dr. J u d d r e q u e s t e d o f bro.
300
Castle's
a l e t t e r o f c r e d i t on Mr. H il l .
Bro.
t o l d h i m it w o u l d n o t b e p r o p e r ,
§ t h a t Dr. J u d d o u g h t to p r e s e n t
it to t h e P r i v y C o u n c i l
§c.
Bro.
C. c o n s u l t e d J u d g e L e e § he
C a s t l e w r o t e an a n s w e r § s u g
g e s t e d t h a t it o u g h t to be d o n e t h u s
§ so,
§ h e r e p l i e d in a f e w
l i n es t h a t h e d i d n o t w i s h it if it m u s t c o m e so,
§ that nothing
w o u l d i n d u c e h i m to m a k e a f o r m a l r e q u e s t o f t h e K i n g § P r i v y
council.
Bro.
C. w r o t e an a n s w e r w i t h e x p l a i n a t i o n s (!)
h i m n o t to s e n d it.
A t n o o n Bro. Ag.
Dr. J. s a i d he h a d $ 3 , 0 0 0
f or $ 5 ,0 00 .
Francisco.
in m o n e y ,
S e n t a P o l y n e s i a n No.
re t u rn e d to-day.
Bro.
§ a l e t t e r o f cr.
16 ^ 17 to C h a r l e s v i a S an
S a b b a t h e v e n i n g , Mr.
W e n t to t h e c h a p e l
At n o o n f r o m Mat.
6:9.
Holden
§ h e a r d bro.
O u r F a t h e r wh.
Dr. J. t h r u bro.
c h u r c h for h i m § h i s h o a h e l e s ,
2 n d s o n cut an
§ set
I w a s t h e r e f r o m 9 to
C l a r k p r e a c h e d a t e m p e r a n c e s e r m o n f r o m Hab.
was present.
§ s e n t t he
§ la st e v e n i n g h e f e l l
it a b l e e d i n g § n e a r l y b l e d to de a th .
18.
in E n g l a n d
Bis h o p was over y e s t e r d a y from Ewa §
a r t e r y in t h e b a c k of h i s h e a d ,
11 o ' c l o c k .
a d v i s e d h i m to t h e same.
Bro. H a l l o r d e r e d t h e f r a m e to a h o u s e
p l a n f o r t h e same.
§ I advised
D a m o n fr.
E c c l . 9:
art in H e a v e n .
2:15.
Mr.
Jasper
Cl. r e q u e s t e d t h e p r a y e r s
fellow travellers.
Mr.
Bro.
of the
Goodale
is s t i l l s i c k w i t h a fever.
F o r two w e e k s bro.
Mr.
L e w i s h o u s e in N u u a n u .
C l a r k ' s f a m i l y h a v e b e e n s t a y i n g at
This day the Bo ar d commence
its
m e e t i n g , b u t at w h a t p l a c e , w e h a v e n o t y e t l e a r n e d .
L a a n u i d i e d t h i s d a y at m i d n i g h t .
b i r t h day.
It is E l i z a b e t h ' s
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
T h u r s d a y Sept.
13
Sept.
13, 1849
Page 319
'49
Y e s t e r d a y § t o da y our little Charles has b een unwell.
T h i s n o o n w e s e n t f o r Dr.
L a t h r o p to c a l l 6j s e e him.
i ng o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
s u p p e r w i t h us,
Castle.
Bro.
§ b r e a k f a s t this m o r n i n g a l s o , Mr.
Last e v e n
Ag took
Gower.
C o m m e n c e d to d a y t a k i n g an I n v e n t o r y o f M e r c h a n d i s e in D e p o s i t o r y .
The Haalilio sailed for Maui
§West Hawaii.
Mr.
Ag.
§ Gower went
in t h e H a a l i l i o .
At 3 o ' c l o c k w e h a d a m e e t i n g at t h e native s c h o o l h o u s e
§ bro.
D o l e p r e a c h e d f r o m M a r k 2 :2 7 " T h e S a b b a t h w a s m a d e for
man."
Bro.
C l a r k b l e s s e d t h e b r e a d § bro.
Bro.
church,
Sat.
D o l e r e a d a l e t t e r f r o m Dr.
Dole the wine.
J u d d to t h e m i s s i o n
§ a v e r y g o o d l e t t e r it was.
Sept.
15-
'49
T h e d a y § w e e k is p a s t
§ gone.
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y b o t h
bro.
C a s t l e § I h a v e b e e n b u s y in t a k i n g an i n v e n t o r y .
bro.
G u l i c k § w i f e c am e , h a v i n g r o d e to E w a t h e d a y b e f o r e ,
from there,
day,
here, yesterday.
indeed, ne ar ly well.
f o r a hour.
Our little Charles
Yesterday
§
is b e t t e r to
A t n o o n t h e P r e b l e f i r e d M i n u t e s gu n s
I s u p p o s e it is o w i n g to t h e d e a t h o f E x - P r e s i d e n t
P o l k w h o d i e d on t h e 1 5 t h J u n e .
Mrs.
B a t e s h a d a s o n to day.
T h i s e v e n i n g J o h n Ii § E l i z a b e t h h a v e r e t u r n e d f r o m W a i a l u a .
Bro.
E m e r s o n w r o t e to us d i s c o u r a g i n g l y r e s p e c t i n g
Elizabeth,
§warned(?)
us as to h e r A u n t Ka ho i.
v i s i t i n g B e r n i c e in t h e P a r l o r .
the Depository.
G u a r d i a n to El.
Bro.
E.
Mr.
B i s h o p is
S a r a i c a l l e d u p o n me t o - d a y at
intimated(?)
t h a t J o h n Ii w a s
appointed
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M o n d a y Sept.
17
Sept.
17, 1849
Page 320
'49
Ye s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I did not have my season of prayer
t il l a f t e r b r e a k f a s t .
Prov.
2 7:22.
Bro.
d a r k p r e a c h e d in t h e m o r n i n g f r o m
Q u i t e a f ul l h o u s e b u t h i s M a j e s t y w a s n o t there.
Mr. W y l l i e c a m e w i t h t h e q u e e n .
Mr. M e d o u g a l .
Bro.
§ b o u n d home".
to m e e t i n g .
El.
phena,
In the a f t e r n o o n , Mrs.
C.
He is
§I
§ sat n e a r the S e r a -
R o s e f i e l d § Zion.
V e r y f e w out.
During the day looked over several "Missionary Heralds".
tired early,
§ got u p e a r l y this m o r n i n g .
d a y in t a k i n g t h e s t o c k i n g s .
l e t t e r s to d a y f r o m M a u i
w o u l d l i k e to l o a n s o m e o f m o n e y .
T u e s d a y Sept.
18
Re
E n g a g e d m o s t o f the
B e g a n to w e a r a s t oc k.
§ Ka uai.
4:18.
§ Martha went
In t h e e v e n i n g B e r n i c e
I c h a n g e d my seat
§ g a ve B. t h e t u n e s ,
f r o m Prov.
Spencer of the "Triton".
d i d n o t go out.
w e n t to t h e c h ap e l.
Bishop came wi t h a town'man,
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at t h e C h a p e l
S a w § s p o k e w i t h Capt.
" f u ll
Mr.
Reed
Bro. H a l l t h o u g h t t h e G ov t
Bro.
D i m o n d m a d e m y P a p e r case.
'49
T h e s h i p t h a t w a s s e e n at s u n d o w n c o m i n g r o u n d D i m o n d ( ! )
Hea d, h a s p r o v e d to b e n o n e o t h e r t h a n t h e " T s a r " - -129 d a y s f r o m
Boston.
I n e v e r h e a r d a w o r d o f it t i l l
this morning,
§ bro Rogers
r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
L etts.
bro.
§ G o o d a l e c a m e in w i t h h e r mai l.
Wilcox,
T i m 0 K. h i s son,
J u l i e t t e r e c ^ o n e f r o m h e r au nt S a l l y ,
Charles.
cheese
I reached the Depository
T h e y s e n d us a w a s h i n g m a c h i n e ,
Ej s o m e d r i e d a p p l e s .
for L a h a i n a ,
§ letters
Kohala Kawaihae,
I
§ M a r i a A.
sister Fanny §
§ aunt Sally a
T h i s a f t e r n o o n th e C h i l l e a n s a i l e d
Kailua K e a l a k e k u a - - § I sent papers
§ E l e l e s to e v e r y p l a c e .
S p e n t m o s t o f to d a y in c o p y i n g
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
Sept.
in to o u r I n v e n t o r y B oo k .
s i x m o n t h s at 10 pr.
18, 1849
Page 321
L o a n e d to t h e G o v t t o d a y $ 5 , 0 0 0 f or
cent.
The Connecticut,
Capt.
Penhallow
a r r i v e d to d a y f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o .
T h u r d s a y Sept.
20
'49
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y w e h a v e b e e n v e r y b u s y t a k i n g o u r a/c
o f s tock.
H e a r d t h a t br o s .
Hall,
p a r t n e r s h i p on t h e 1st p r o x i m o ,
in B r o a d w a y , wh.
D i m o n d § A n n e r were going into
at bro.
c o s t a b o u t $2000.
Dimond's n e w 2 story store
T h i n k o f m a k i n g an e x c h a n g e
w i t h t h e m in s o m e go od s .
Bro.
§ bought several things.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g was c o n d u c t e d
b y bro.
Clark.
Mrs.
h o u s e f o r to m o r r o w .
G u l i c k a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n to da y
J u d d c a l l e d y e s t e r d a y § i n v i t e d us to h e r
T o - d a y El.
§ H e l e n h a v e c a l l e d he re.
Ives h a s g o n e to K a n e o h e o n " S t a r" .
c a l l e d at bro.
arrival,
C a s t l e ' s fr.
to day,
fr.
Bro.
Bro.
A f t e r m e e t i n g la st e v e n i n g
Damon baby jumper.
Another
San Francisco.
It w a s t h i r t e e n y e a r s a go y e s t e r d a y s i n c e
I first saw
Juliette Montague.
Sat.
Sept.
22
'49
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y I h a v e b e e n v e r y b u s y in t a k i n g an
a c c o u n t o f s to ck .
Yesterday
cover what was exposed.
o n l y o n e to day.
I t o o k all t h e L u m b e r
Y e s t e r d a y o n l y o n e b o x fr.
§ put under
t h e T s ar,
To d a y t h e M a r t h a s a i l e d f o r L a h a i n a .
e v e n i n g w e t o o k t e a at bro.
r e t u r n to W a i a l u a y e s t e r d a y ,
He g a v e us t w o prs.
Hall's.
Bro.
at n o o n ,
I n f a n t s oc ks .
§
L a st
G u l i c k s t a r t e d to
e x p e c t i n g to s t o p at Ewa.
Bro. H a l l w i s h e s us to let
h i m k e e p t h e h o u s e in w h i c h h e l i v e s t i l l h i s f r a m e d h o u s e gets
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
here
§ is p u t up.
Sept.
22, 1849
T h e p a s t w e e k ha s b e e n a l a b o r i o u s
I r e s t to n i g h t in p e a c e
Page 322
one.
0 may
§ to m o r r o w f i n d to m y j o y t h a t t h e S a b
b a t h w a s m a d e fo r m a n to r e s t h i s b o d y § to p r e p a r e h i s s o u l for
an E t e r n a l rest.
M o n d a y Sept .
24
'49
T h i s has b e e n a v e r y b u s y d a y w i t h us,
h ad n o t h i n g from the v essel till night.
of the Privateer.
R e c ^ $275.
f r o m Mr.
s t r o n g w h o retu r n e d y e s t e r d a y w i t h his
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
tho' w e
S e t t l e d w i t h Capt.
H e s a i l s to m o r r o w for C a l i f o r n i a .
s a i l e d to d a y f o r H ana.
Rainbow.
at Dep.
King
The L i o n
B a i l e y b y bro.
Arm
f a m i l y f r o m W a i l u k u in the
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor.
9:6.
H e s p o k e o f 4 n a t i v e s c h u r c h m e m b e r s w h o w e n t to C a l i f o r n i a §
p r o m i s e d to g i v e to t h e L o r d t h e a v a i l s o f the f i r s t d a y ' s l a b o r - $10 each.
At noon , bro.
us to p r a y " .
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Luke,
In t h e e v e n i n g f r o m --
C l a r k p r e a c h e d at t h e p a l a c e f r o m I Sam:
C o o k e s a i d h e d i d w e ll .
thing
"Lord teach
to d a y to bro.
12:23-25.
T h e K i n g § Q u e e n n o t t here.
Mrs.
Said s o m e
C l a r k a b o u t g o i n g u p to P a u o a to a t t e n d
t h a t m e e t i n g on S u n d a y P.M.
B r o u g h t home some w o r k for this
evening.
T u e s d a y Sept.
25
'49.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
a W a s h i n g M a c h i n e f o r us
letters
Castle openned(!)
a b o x in w h i c h w a s
§ s e n t it i m m e d i a t e l y over.
We found
f r o m M o t h e r § F a n n y o f M a r c h 1 6 - ' 4 9 a l so, p a p e r s p a i n t s ,
c a l i c o £jc. to t h e a m t .
o f a d r a f t w e s e n t h o m e s o m e m o n t h s since.
The machin© was
O n l y two c a r t l o ad s o f F r e i g h t c a m e to
$9.00.
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
h a n d to day.
stro n g.
Mr.
L a s t e v e n i n g , Mrs.
Marshall, wife
t h e P r e b l e c a l l e d -- Mri
F r i d a y Sept.
Sept.
28th
C.
§ Ber.
§ sister
also two portraits,
§ t w o o f f i c e r s W a r d § of
B i s ho p.
from Juliette's
c o n t a i n i n g a cheese § some d r i e d apples,
D a g u e r r e o t y p e s o f o f (!) J o h n § T h a n k f u l S mith.
J u d g e L e e § I h a d two s u r v e y o r ' s
J u d g e L e e o f f e r e d $100.
compasses
f r o m T r o y $50.
M y w i f e b l a m e d m e for n o t t a k i n g t h e $100 for it.
I
it w o u l d n o t be in k e e p i n g w i t h w h a t w e h a d b e e n d o i n g
c a m e f r o m t h e T s a r t oday.
The last of our boxes
I have d e voted most of my
t i m e to d a y to e x t e n d i n g § f o o t i n g t h e I n v e n t o r y .
Mr.
each.
fo r m i n e , b u t I let t h e s c h o o l h a v e it
for t h e s c h o o l for t h e l a s t t e n y e a r s .
for Dep.
Arm
'49
friends in Sunderland,
replied,
Page 323
c a l l e d at bro.
T o - d a y w e h a v e r e c e i v e d two m o r e b o x e s
f o r $50.
25, 1849
D r y G o o d $9,000.
G o o d a l e r e c e i v e d a l a r g e box.
W e d n e s d a y evening our m e eting was
bro.
Clark.
Gal.
full § c o n d u c t e d by
6 t h Chap. w a s r e a d § c o m m e n t e d
up on.
Pur
c h a s e d to d a y an E d i t i o n o f W e b s t e r ' s U n a b r i d g e d D i c t i o n a r y f or
$5.50.
S h a l l s e e k to c o m p l e t e m y acct. w i t h s c h o o l s i n c e A p r i l .
W e d nesday evening I read two hours
ley".
in L i f e of C r o m w e l l , b y " H e a d
He g i v e s C r o m w e l l an a d m i r a b l e C h a r a c t e r .
T u e s d a y Oct.
2 '49
T h i s is t h e t h i r d a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y b e g i n n i n g t h i s D iary.
M u c h has b een r e c o r d e d of m e r e l y a s e cular n a t u r e - -quite a c o n
t r a s t to w h a t
I u s e d to r e c o r d y e a r s ago.
One m a i n r e a s o n for
t h i s c h a n g e is m y l a c k of Z e a l f o r t h a t k i n d o f leading,
§ in
Oct.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
s h o r t a c o l d u n f e e l i n g h ea r t .
2, 1849
Page 324
T h e s o u l s o f m e n do a p p e a r so in-
finitly(!)
v a l u a b l e - - d o n o t gi ve m y s e l f to s u c h l a b o r m e d i t a t i o n
§ prayer.
For weeks
for s o u l s ,
§ less c o n c e r n f o r t h e bo dy.
I have
felt t h e g r e a t n e e d o f m o r e a n x i e t y
m y s i t u a t i o n at t h e D e p . e s p e c i a l l y as
Fe el g r e a t l y t r i e d in
I s e e a g r e a t d e s i r e on
t h e p a r t o f t h o s e w h o a r e l e a v i n g t h e m i s s i o n to get all t h e y
can out of the Mission.
A m g l a d to s e e t h e m m a k e t h e e f f o r t to
get a l o n g w i t h o u t d e p e n d i n g u p o n t h e A . B . C . F . M .
s te p i n t o h i g h s a l a r i e s
f r o m Govt,
cannot need the Depository's
but when they
or other wise,
assistance.
I think they
L o n g to h e a r f r o m th e
B o a r d in r e p l y to o u r d o i n g s at o u r l a s t g e n e r a l m e e t i n g .
To day the
H a z e l e l e p o n i h a s s a i l e d fcr L a h a i n a , W a i -
luku Hana,
Kohala,
c a r r y i n g go o d s , p e r i o d i c a l s
brethren.
Gave the account
§ s e t t l e d w i t h Mr. J a n e t t .
him.
f o r s i x m o n t h s p a s t to Mr.
O n S a t u r d a y the G r e y h o u n d s a i l e d f or H a w a i i M a u i i ( ! )
Y e s t e r d a y Wm.
Castle
others
D i m o n d ' s n e w store.
§ I c o n t i n u e to b e v e r y b u s y at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
§ about midnight,
Ca pt F a l e s ,
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r M o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Damon spoke of Baptist Noel,
p r o s p e c t t h a t it be s u n d e r e d
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g bro.
U n i o n o f ch.
§ state,
Life of Cromwell.
"Margaret".
Cl.
Bro.
§ of the
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m Z e c h 7:9,10.
a l s o to t h e p a l a c e .
'49, a l s o s o m e Am. M e s s e n g e r .
Yes
e re l o n g in E n g l a n d .
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l all d a y § Mrs.
the evening,
Ejc.
in t o w n f or Ma u i .
S. A n n e r § Co c o m m e n c e d at bro.
terday 9 whalers arrived,
Bro.
Armstrong
He c o m p l a i n e d of Mr. H a l l n o t a s s i s t i n g
J u d g e L e e left in h e r f o r H a w a i i ,
Bro.
§ l e t t e r s f o r the
Read Evangelist
C. w e n t o u t in
f or A p r i l 12
H o p e to r e a d s o m e th is e v e n i n g in
Journa l, Amos S t a r r Cook e
F r i d a y Oct.
Oct.
5, 1849
Page 325
5 '49
Last evening § n ight before
of Cromwell.
This aft e r n oo n
o f C h u r c h § State.
I r e a d to Mrs.
I r e a d s o m e at Dep.
It is a r e m a r k a b l e w o r k ,
E n g l i s h m a n § a Prelate.
C.
fr.
Life
from Noel's Union
e s p e c i a l l y for an
B u t he h a s r e n o u n c e d h i s p r e l a c y .
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
w h o r e a d t h e 3d o f M a l a k i
§ commented
u p o n " R o b b i n g God".
s o m e r e m a r k s in r e f e r e n c e to t h e C o m m u n i o n n e x t L o r d ' s
c a s h to d a y fell s h o r t
$50.
W r o t e to bro.
Em.
8 Coan.
D i m o n d m a d e me a s t o o l f o r m y de s k , w i t h l o n g legs.
o f t h e m i s s i o n $1200.
Bro.
f o r wh.
Judd's.
Capt.
B i b l e Soc.
Our
Bro.
He B o r r o w e d
Peirce about passengers
goes in a b o u t 4 w e e k s .
Mrs.
Made
he g i v e s a m o r t g a g e o f h i s p l a c e .
C a s t l e h a d a t a l k w i t h Mr.
M o n t r e a l wh.
day.
Clark
His p r i c e s
in the
are q uite liberal.
C. $ t h e c h i l d r e n s p e n t t h e d a y y e s t e r d a y at Mrs.
F a l e s has t a k e n t h e m o n e y b e l o n g i n g to t h e H a w a i i a n
$364.
§ w i l l g i v e a b i l l on h i s o w n e r s
at 20 pr.
ct.
advance.
Sat. Octo.
6,
'49
To d a y I h a v e f o o t e d all t h e a c c o u n t s
t h e y are r e a d y for t r a n s f e r i n g to J o u r n a l .
h e l m i n a s a i l e d to d a y f o r M a u i
§ M a s t e r J a m e s McK.
§ Hawaii.
in the D a y B o o k §
The Haalilio
8 Wil-
W e s e n t s o m e in b o t h,
§ H e n r y M a r t i n A l e x a n d e r § D.D.
Baldwin went
h o m e in t h e latter.
R e a d " C r o m w e l l " l a s t e v e n i n g t i l l 10 o ' c l o c k .
n o t a bit.
Mrs.
this evening.
C. ha s w a l k e d t w o m i l e s to day.
To d a y
Read Cromwell
Journal, Amo s S t a r r Cooke
T h u r s d a y Oct.
11
Oct.
11, 1849
Page 326
'49
N e a r l y a w e e k h a s p a s s e d § I h a v e w r i t t e n n o t h i n g in m y
D iary.
H o w s o o n I w e a r y in a g o o d c au se .
a b o u t as u s u a l .
Bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d in t h e f o r e n o o n f r o m
More a n i m a t e d than usual.
full o f s e a m e n .
3:1.
Bro.
§ Mrs.
(!)
D a m o n p r e a c h e d all d a y to a h o u s e
F r o m E c c l 12:14.
in the forenoon,
Lord's day I enjoyed
In t h e e v e n i n g ,
C. a t t e n d e d .
s e r v i c e in th e a f t e r n o o n on acct.
f r o m Tim.
II,
W e a l l w e n t to n a t i v e
of t h e C o m m u n i o n .
Bros.
Cl.
§
Ar m s t r o n g officiated.
M o n d a y I w a s e n g a g e d at o u r i n v e n t o r y .
t h e m o n t h l y c o n c e r t f o r S.S. w a s c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
bro.
Castle's.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
Bishop
In th e e v e n i n g
Armstrong,
at
§ D. B u i t t c a l l e d .
T u e s d a y w o r k e d at t h e s a m e -- § y e s t e r d a y f i n i s h e d it
§ f o u n d o u r Mdse.
a m o u n t e d to $ 1 7 , 3 0 0 . 0 0 .
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Cl ar k.
Last evening our meeting
T o - d a y I w o r k e d m o s t o f the t i m e
at t h e S t a t i o n e r y - -§ p u t it all in t h e p l a c e f o r m e r l y o c c u p i e d
by butts
§ scre w s.
§ Co § b o t
1 bl.
h i m b y M r s.
Bro.
C a s t l e a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n at
r i c e 6/4.
Richards.
S p o k e to bro.
Williams
Dole about the cow g iven
Y e s t e r d a y a capt. W h e l l t o n c a l l e d b r i n g i n g
a l e t t e r fr. Mr. M a n d e l l ,
s a y i n g t h e Capt. W. w a s a m e m b e r o f his
chu r ch .
G o o d a l e h a s c a l l e d § s p e n t th e the
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
evening.
Mrs.
w i t h us.
We h o p e t h e y w i l l .
H a l l h i n t e d to da y t h a t t h e y m i g h t e x c h a n g e h o u s e s
A French s c h r a r r i v e d this evening.
N i k a h a s b e e n s i c k all t h i s w e e k .
T u e s d a y O ct 16
(!)
P e r h a p s h e ' l l l e a v e us.
'49
F r i d a y f o r e n o o n bro.
S m i t h ma, bro.
a r r i v e d f r o m H i l o on b o a r d a W h a l e r
Dwight
§ Mr.
Fuller
§ t h e y s t o p p e d at L a h a i n a .
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
Bro.
Oct.
P a r i s m a is e x p e c t e d d a i l y o n t h e " G r e y h o u n d " .
i ng Mrs.
C.
§ I c a l l e d at bro.
were received from Boston,
§ Mr.
16, 1849
D u d o i t in her.
Mr.
m o n e y - - c a l l e d on bro.
Armstrong's.
o f June.
Page 32 7
Friday e v e n
Saturday,
letters
The Don Q u i x o t t e arrived,
G o w e r c a l l e d § w i s h e d to b o r r o w some
C a s t l e a b o u t it in t h e
evening
£ we agreed
to l et h i m h a v e it on c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s - - ie g i v e us a m o r t g a g e
on Mr. M c L a n e ' s e s t a t e .
§ s e n t t h e m to Mr.
G.
Y e s t e r d a y w e d r e w up t h o s e c o n d i t i o n s
He a c c e d e d to them .
c o n s i d e r Mr. A d a m s o n e o f t h e i r firm.
at M e s s r s H. S k i n n e r s
Saw Capt Wheldon,
w i t h us.
own,
§ Co.
A t t e n d e d auction on Mon da y
Bought nothing.
of ship James Marry,
A b o u t n o o n , bro.
T h e y do n o t n o w
§ o t h e r b o y s b e l o n g i n g to P u n a h o u .
§ i n v i t e d h i m to take t e a
He c o m p l a i n e d b e c a u s e
§ many were present.
made some statements about the chapel, Bible
f o r c h i l d r e n at t h e s c h o o l h o u s e .
o ' c l o c k at Mrs.
Richards,
12
§ bro.
D w i g h t at 3
Mr.
I d i d n o t go out on a/ c
D u r i n g the d a y I l o o k e d o v e r t w o E v a n g e l i s t s Apl.
§ 19 for 1849.
themselves.
also
Dwight's meeting
§ at the c h a p e l in t he e v e n i n g .
§ sung.
Damon
A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all day
B r o D a m o n at c h a p e l ,
§ Mrs. M a r s h a l l sat up s t a i r s
o f m y eyes.
Bro.
Bro.
§ T r a c t Soc,
S a b b a t h m o r n i n g w e all a t t e n d e d Mr.
at t h e s t o n e c h u r c h .
I
Last e v e n i n g the m o n t h l y concert
f o r s e a m e n w a s h e l d in t h e c h a p e l
Dwight
sold well.
E m e r s o n c a m e in f r o m W a i a l u a w i t h his
sent short boards last week.
bro.
Things
N o t i c e d that slave holders were w a r r i n g among
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
Sent some baggage
e v e n i n g f o r Kauai.
D w i g h t t o o k b r e a k f a s t w i t h us.
for W a i o l i to t h e Do n Q u i x o t t e wh.
S a w t h e m on b o a r d .
s a i l s th is
S e e m e d to d a y t h a t N i k a
h a d g o n e d o w n t o w n f o r w o r k § wa s g e t t i n g h a l f a d o l l a r pr.
N a t i v e w a g e s are v e r y h ig h .
"Church § State".
day.
Am exceedingly p l eased with Noel's
He thin k s E n g l a n d m u s t s p e e d i l y give up her
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
T h u r d a y Oct.
18
Oct.
as w e s u p p o s e d $2,000.
Gower came for some m on e y § we gave
He t o o k it to W i l l i a m s
§ Co § t h e r e p r o v e d
f o r w h i c h he r e c e i v e d c r e d i t t h e r e § r e p o r t e d to us.
This will make our money come nearer correct.
c h i l l e a n s a i l e d § w a s so f u l l t ha t bro.
In t h e e v e n i n g t h e
D w i g h t w o u l d n o t go.
t he e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Ps.
Page 32 8
'49
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g Mr.
to b e $ 2 , 1 2 8 ,
18, 1849
In
Armstrong, who read
139.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g N i k a c a m e § s a i d if w e w a n t e d h i m he
w o u l d l e a v e his w o r k d o w n t o wn ,
§ r e t u r n to us.
day the Rainbow § H a z e l e l e p o n i arrived.
o r d e r for the Seminary.
Bro.
He d i d so.
Ale x,
T o o k one b o x b l u e D r i l l i n g ,
sent a large
1 b a l e 4/4
c o t t o n § 1 b a l e T i c k i n g f r o m Mrs.
Ch.
t h e Chap.
I b e i n g b e h e a d e d - -a l s o , s o m e
in C r o m w e l l ,
in N o e l ' s ch.
Sat.
Oct.
20
of Charles
cellar.
To
Last evening read
§ state.
'49
L a s t e v e n i n g r e a d a g a i n in C r o m w e l l , H i s b a t t l e s
R e e d y e s t e r d a y a c a s k o f oil f r o m Capt.
to day.
Fales,
§ engaged another
To d a y w e t o o k h i s d r a f t s on h i s o w n e r s
for w hat we h ad
p a i d h i m f r o m v a r i o u s s o c i e t i e s to m o r e t h a n a t h o u s a n d .
u p th e c a s h a /c to day,
f o u n d $ 0 1 . 6 9 s hort.
Castle attended Everett's Auction.
in I r e l a n
Made
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y b r o
This evening the Connecticut
s a i l e d for S a n F r a n c i s c o .
T u e s d a y Oct.
23
'49
Thus my days are n u m b e r e d - -seconds how they pass, mi n u t e s
too do n o t s t a y - - h o u r s are f l y i n g - - d a y s
are s p e n t , w e e k s
are b e i n g
Journal, Am os S tarr Cooke
numbered.
war d.
Oct.
23, 1849
Page 329
M o n t h s are a l m o s t gone--£j y e a r s i n c r e a s e m y s p e e d h e a v e n
Oh to r e m e m b e r t h a t
I m u s t g i v e to G o d an a c c o u n t
I am b u s y as a b e e e v e r y d a y b u t alas!
t h a t is w o r t h doing.
of my brethren,
at last.
h o w l i t t l e is a c c o m p l i s h e d
I s e e k e v e r y d a y to s u p p l y to t e m p o r a l w a n t s
t h a t t h e y m a y g i v e t h e i r t h o u g h t s to t h e w e l f a r e
o f s o uls.
L o r d ' s da y m o r n i n g bro.
us ua l.
Bro.
Clark p r e a c h e d a sermon from
Damon p r e a c h e d from
noon
C a s t l e h a d a s a b b a t h s c h o o l as
[Luke 1 8 : 2 2 , 2 3 ,
At n o o n bro.
c r o s s e d out].
In t h e a f t e r
I went, on foot, t o P a u o a § a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g t h e r e
a s e r m o n fr.
Prov.
29:1.
"He th at b e i n g o f t e n r e p r o v e d § h a r d e n -
e t h h i s n e c k sha ll s u d d e n l y b e d e s t r o y e d ,
In t h e e v e n i n g
bro.
§ read
§ that without remedy."
Damon pr e a c h e d Luke 18:22,23.
The Chapel was
q u i t e f u l l all day.
Y e s t e r d a y , w e got a n o t h e r c a s k of oil o f Capt.
d r e w it up a d r a g w i t h t w o y o k e s o f oxen.
to L a h a i n a a c c o m p a n i e d b y h i s f a m i l y bro.
Bro.
6j
Today Capt Fales sailed
Dwight
C a s t l e s e n t to Mr. H i l l t o d a y p r S t a r l i n g .
t h a t Dr.
Fales
J u d d w e n t i n t o M o n t e r e y § t h e r e to m e t
§ bro.
R o g e rs .
Heard today
[meet]
the steamer,
f e a r i n g t h e y w o u l d b e too l a t e if t h e y w e n t to S a n F r a n c i s c o .
Y e s t e r d a y h a d a l o n g c a l l f r o m bro.
get t h i n g s
f o r bro.
§ S i s t e r S m i t h w h o w i s h e d to
§ s i s t e r at H il o .
Coan was feeling quite hard, because
T h e f o r m e r t o l d me bro.
I h a v e n o t w r i t t e n to h i m in
so l o n g a time.
Wed.
24th.
T h i s has b e e n a b u s y day.
H a w a i i to go b y t h e W i l h e l m i n a .
Mr.
P r e p a r e d ft.
§ L e t t e r for
G o w e r w e n t in her.
Reed a
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
l e t t e r f r o m bro.
Oct.
Page 330
P a r i s at L a h a i n a l u n a s a y i n g h e w o u l d l i k e to go
in t h e M o n t r e a l .
Spoke for w o o d § salmon.
Charles h a d his first t o o t h come through.
bro.
24, 1849
This evening little
L a s t e v e n i n g w r o t e to
Coan, b u t t h e e f f o r t w a s n o t a h a p p y o n e - - s h a l l n o t s e n d it.
Jos. h a s j u s t r e a d Prov.
Fridaly Oct.
26
4th.
'49
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y I h a v e s p e n t m u c h t i m e in t h e B a s e m e n t
a r r a n g i n g for the Oil.
o n e 245 gals.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n got
207 § 150 g a l l o n s .
T h e m o l s . c a s k § t w o m o r e oil
c a s k s r e m a i n to b e p u t u p o n the m.
to -d ay for Waialua.
Waialua.
3 casks upon the sills--
A boat of Kealiihulahula sail'd
A b o u t n o o n 3 fat c a t t l e
§ 16 o t h e r s c a m e f r o m
S i s t e r P a r k e r § H e n r y c a m e o v e r to d a y to M rs .
Bro.
§ S i s t e r L o w e l l S m i t h c a l l e d u p o n us t h i s a f t e r n o o n .
Mrs.
S h e r m a n to v i s i t us to d a y § s h e w a s e n g a g e d .
h a s b e e n t w o d a y s f e r r e t i n g out Am. Tr.
Soc.
Bro.
Johnstone's
Invited
Castle
account on D e p o s i t o r y
Books.
The wh a l e r s are d aily increasing.
Last e v e n i n g I r e a d C r omwell's w a r s in Scotland.
r e t u r n e d f r o m the b a t t l e o f W o r c e s t e r to L o n d o n Sept.
Sat.
Oct.
27
He
12 1651.
'49
Last e vening
I r e a d a n o t h e r C h a p t e r in C r o m w e l l .
I h a v e a t t e n d e d to g e t t i n g up t he M o l s.
t h e B a s e m e n t R o o m - - a l s o 3 oil cask.
o f a Eng. B r i g fr.
S a n F.
l e t t e r s fr. b r o Hun t.
Cask.
Today
§ h a d it p l a c e d in
T h i s a f t e r n o o n an a r r i v a l
A s a T h u r s t o n c a m e in h e r § b r o u g h t
H e a r d t h a t Dr. J u d d g o t to Sa n F r a n c i s c o
Oct 4 t h t o o la te f o r t h e S t e a m e r - - a l s o ,
the "Mary Frances".
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Oct.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
Boxed some Encyc lo ped ia s
the "Heber".
27, 1849
Page 331
P a r i s m a a r r i v e d in t h e G r a y ho u n d .
fr. Wm.
L. R i c h a r d s
o f C h i n a to go in
R e e d a l e t t e r to day f r o m M o s e s H a t c h at L a h a i n a ,
§ a n s w e r e d it.
M o n d a y Oct.
29
'49
Y e s t e r d a y I fe lt t h e w o r s e fo r m y g r e a t
week.
fatigue last
Had no season of prayer till after breakfast.
w e n t w i t h m e to ch.
Bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d fr Heb.
C o o k e a c c o m p a n i e d m e to t h e c h a p e l
funeral sermon,
1 2 : 1, 2.
Damon preach a
into the chapel from the vessel,
from
"So t e a c h to n u m b e r o u r days a r i g h t t h a t w e m a y a p p l y
our hearts unto wi s d o m . "
in the e v e n i n g .
T h e n Bro.
Th e c h a p e l w a s q u i t e full,
D. p r e a c h e d f r o m Mat.
As br o.
to P a u o a ,
T o d a y an a r r i v a l f r o m K a u a i .
I d i d not.
Whitlock Jun.,
Tr. A . B . S .
L. R i c h a r d s ,
Fuhchou,
§ so it w a s
11:20-21, Woe
unto thee Chorazine!
Wm.
Mrs.
at t h e d e a t h o f C ap t E d w a r d s a p i o u s m a n , w h o
remains had been brought
P s . 9 0:12.
§ h e a r d bro.
Mary Annis
Clark gave no n o t i c e o f my going
W r o t e to Wm.
P u t up § d i r e c t e d a b o x o f b o o k s to
C hi na ,
to go b y " H e b e r " .
J a m e s d i n e d w i t h us to day.
This evening Kekauonohi
Bro.
Dr.
is to be m a r r i e d .
C a s t l e w e n t d o w n t o w n to day,
S n o d g r a s s o f N.Y.
He h a s b e e n to C h i n a
a s o n of
He is n o w B o o k K e e p e r f o r M a k e e , A.
§ Co.
§ is a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s t h er e.
To m o r r o w t h e L o u i s a w i l l s a i l f or K a u a i ;
§ K a i l u a ; Wm.
came across
fo r W a i l u k u .
Greyhound,
for L a h a i n a
W r o t e a f ul l l e t t e r to bro.
Coan.
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
T h u r s d a y Nov.
1,
Nov.
1, 1849
'49
A n d so a n o t h e r m o n t h has d a w n e d u p o n me.
w r i t t e n a s h o r t l e t t e r to Wm. W h i t l o c k Jun.
c l o s i n g a d r a f t on H. H i l l fr.
$436.80.
Tr. Am.
P a r i s t o d a y § p a i d h i m off.
in t h e W h a l e Sh i p H u n t r e s s
Spencer,
I have commenced
Hi t c h c o c k ma arrived
§ h i s b a g g a g e in t h e
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g t h e G r e y h o u n d s a i l e d for L a h a i n a .
L a s t e v e n i n g t h e " L o u i s a " f o r Ka u a i ,
O u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
San F r a n c i s c o § t h e n e w s
is r a g i n g in Canada.
is t h a t F r a n c e h a s Rom e,
be m a r r i e d b y Mr.
§ that there
§ Russia § Austria.
It c o m e s m o s t l y f r o m Mr s.
B. h a s c a l l e d .
T hi s e v e n i n g Dr.
A n a r r i v a l to d a y fr.
Cholera
M u c h o p p o s i t i o n w i t h s o m e a g a i n s t Mr.
§ Bernice being married.
Mr.
§ H a z e l e l e p o n i " for Lahaina.
C lark.
is a p r o s p e c t of w a r b e t w e e n F r a n c e ,
fam il y.
en
W e h a v e s e t t l e d w i t h bro.
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
Capt.
B. Soc.
T h e o r i g i n a l to go b y
the ’
’
M o n t r e a l " § the d u p l i c a t e b y the " M a ry ".
a l e t t e r to M i s s M a r i a L e t t s , N.Y.
To d a y I h a v e
I h a v e a l s o c o p i e d it
§ p u t u p a d u p l i c a t e o f th e a b o v e d raft.
Haalilio.
Page 332
Judd § her
T o - d a y V i c t o r i a is e l e v e n y e a r s old.
Edward Hoffman
D am on .
Bishop
§ M i s s M a r i a Louise M o r s e are to
T h e y are to k e e p h o u s e in Mrs.
Hooper's
place.
M o n d a y Nov.
5 '49
F r i d a y m o r n i n g bro. A l e x a n d e r § s o n D e W i t a r r i v e d in a
w h a l e s h i p b u t d i d n o t ge t t h e i r b a g g a g e t i l l S a t u r d a y .
Afternoon
Friday
I copi e d the C o n s t i t u t i o n of H a w a i i a n B ible S o c i e t y
into T r e a s r Book.
whaleship.
S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n bro.
Andrews
c a m e in a
To d a y w e h a v e s e t t l e d w i t h him.
L e a r n e d fr. bro.
H i t c h c o c k thftt Mrs.
Munn's
Grave stones
Journal, Amos S t a r r Co oke
Nov.
h a d b e e n l y i n g at t h e D e p o s i t o r y e v e r y ( ! )
s i n c e t h e M o n t r e a l ar rv ^.
In M a y
'47.
Page 333
H e r e q u e s t e d m e to see to s e t t i n g t h e m up.
to do so § to p a y h a l f t h e c o s t $8.00.
w i l l s t a y w i t h us.
Prepared letters
w i l l n o t s a i l t i ll to m o r r o w .
n a t i v e g o e s to K a w a i a h a e
merely.
5, 1849
I promised
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
for the H a alilio,
Judge Andrews
Andrews
b u t s he
g o e s to L a h a i n a ,
£ f r o m t h e n c e a c r o s s to H i l o .
M o n t h l y c o n c e r t t h i s e v e n i n g w i l l be at bro.
a
Sent letters
Armstrong.
To m o r r o w e v e n i n g K e k a u o n o h i w i l l b e m a r r i e d at t h e P a l a c e to
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
P s . 39:4.
from
The b r e v i t y of life.
Bro.
e v e n i n g Prov.
a f t e r n o o n bro.
Palace.
A l . p r e a c h e d at t h e n a t i v e m e e t i n g
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l f r o m Ex.
3:17.
23-2.
In t h e
A t n o o n n o one p l a y e d t h e S e r a p h e n a .
In t h e
C.B. A. p r e a c h e d at th e n a t i v e m e e t i n g § at the
I did not a t t e n d either.
F r i d a y Nov.
Mrs.
C. bo t h .
9 '49
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g w e all a t t e n d e d t h e w e d d i n g o f K e k a u o
noh i.
The King was not present.
m o n y § I l e f t fr. Bro.
bro. A l . § A n d r e w s
Bro.
Damon's where
Clark p e r f o r m e d the c e r e
I spent the evening with
§ t h e t h r e e b o y s w h o a r e g o i n g home.
T e w k e s b u r y was there.
Miss
Soon Bernice came a c c ompanied by Joseph,
§ on o u r r e t u r n w e c a l l e d at J u d g e T u r r i l l ' s
called with her daughter
§ w h i l e Mrs.
Vida
§ a cou si n.
The Haal i l i o sail e d for Lahaina w i t h Judge Andrews
Thurston,
$ on W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g r e t u r n e d .
§ Asa
T h i s a f t e r n o o n she
h a s sailed again.
W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g bro.
C. B. A.
W e i n v i t e d all w h o a r e g o i n g ho me, Mrs.
conducted our meeting.
Richards, Helen
$ Julia
(
Nov.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
M a r i a Mr.
Paris
D a v i d § Wm.
§May § Ann
D eW it ,
[Mary 8 A n n a ]
t h e c l o s e bro.
Page 334
C.B. A n d r e w s A l v a h ,
§ t h e f a m i l i e s w h e r e t h e y s t a y to v i s i t us
l a st e v e n i n g § a f t e r t e a all t h e m i s s i o n a r i e s ,
§ sister Dimond.
9, 1849
f o r g e t t i n g bro.
It t u r n e d ou t to b e a v e r y p l e a s a n t p a r t y .
At
Paris r e a d 27th P s . ^ we sung "Ariel" § he prayed.
Asa Thurston was present
§ k n e e l e d w i t h t h e rest.
Mr.
Goodale came
bu t r e t u r n e d soon.
T o d ay bro.
to m o r r o w .
C.B.A.
h a s g o n e to K a n e o h e ,
To-day a schooner arrived,
§will return
by way of Hilo,
fr.
San
Prancisco w i t h G i l m a n fo r s u p e r c a r g o , b r i n g i n g as p a s s e n g e r s H e n r y
M. W h i t n e y , w h o b r o u g h t s e v e r a l l e t t e r s
f or m e fr. A n n C. Le t t s ,
fr.
T h o s M.M.
Bro.Bliss(?)
read.
Mr.
fr h i s b r o t h e r in l a w
Sea which
W. left a w i f e to c o m e r o u n d C a p e Horn.
T o - d a y w e h a v e b o u g h t q u i t e a lot s u g a r § salt.
e v e n i n g Mr s.
C. § I a c c o m p a n i e d b y B e r n i c e
c a l l e d at Mrs.
Brewer's
g r as s s o n o f Dr.
§ Capt.
Capt.
§ Mr s.
N . Y .,
at Mrs.
This
§ Sophia § Louisa have
§ s a w her, M i s s T e w k e s b u r y § Mr.
Snodgrass,
G l y n n at Dr.
Snow's.
Dudoit's
I
Thomson's
Snod
§ saw her
H o f f m a n n w h o w e r e n o t at h o m e
§ at
W e w e r e d i s a p o i n t e d ( !) in o u r w i s h to see Mr.
family.
Mrs. H a l l c a m e to go w i t h us b u t h e r w a g o n m a n
ran o f f § s h e c o u l d not.
w e r e c o m i n g b a ck .
Last night,
M e r c u r y w i t h 1200 bis.
It w a s v e r y s t i l l ,
H e a r d to n i g h t t h a t J o h n L a d d § w i f e
or e arly this m o r n i n g the w h a l e r
o i l w a s c o n s u m e d b y fi r e in o u r h a r b o r .
o r it w o u l d h a v e i n j u r e d o t h e r s h i p s ,
a re a b o u t f i f t y n o w in t h e h a r b o r .
been for w e e k s .
Bro.
as t h e r e
R i c e is q u i t e s i c k § has
Nov. 12, 1849
Journal, A m o s S t a r r Cooke
M o n d a y Nov.
12
Page 335
'49
H a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t at bro.
C a s t l e ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
t h a t Mrs.
Paris.
This evening I was informed
C h a m b e r l a i n h a d d e c i d e d to s e n d M a r i a J a n e
A n n in t h e M o n t r e a l ,
Ann Eliza.
Bro.
a l s o, bro.
C l a r k h a s a l m o s t d e c i d e d to s e n d
E m e r s o n w a s at t h e D e p o s i t o r y m o s t o f t h e f o r e
n o o n § d i n e d w i t h us.
This a f t e r n o o n c o u n t e d over the money.
F or t w o w e e k s it h a s b e e n ou t o f t h e wa y.
chiefs were talking of c u tt in g down the
d i m e s to t e n for a d o l l a r .
Bro.
Ii.
H e a r d to d a y t h a t t h e
(ten c e n t s p e i c e s ( ! ) )
E m e r s o n u r g e d t h e m to cut d o w n all
i n f e r i o r c o i n s to t h e i r p r o p e r v a l u e .
upon John
§Martha
At d i n n e r I u r g e d t h e s am e
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g w a s v e r y b u sy ,
w e h a d a l e c t u r e f r o m Bro.
H i t c h c o c k fr.
Col.
n o t so i n t e r e s t i n g in E n g l i s h § in n a t i v e .
t he P o l y n e s i a n to Mrs.
C. § B e r n i c e .
W a i m e a K a u a i to see h i s m o t h e r .
at 3 o ' c l o c k P.M.
2:8.
Bro.
H.
is
Saturday evening read
H .M . W h i t n e y h a s g o n e to
It is r e p o r t e d t h a t Mr.
Jasper
is b e c o m i n g a r e g u l a r sot.
Sabbath morning
l e s s o n w i t h Jos.
Bro. H i t c h c o c k p r e a c h e d an e x c e l l e n t
§ Martha.
s e r m o n f r o m M a r k 8:36.
1 st t h e s o u l w a s v a l u a b l e ,
in c o m p a r i s o n , n o t so.
l o s e it
other things,
2 M i g h t be l os t - 3r d an a w f u l t h i n g to
4 - s h ould be t a ken care o f - - s e v e r a l remarks.
P a r i s p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l ,
B e r n i c e n o t t he r e .
playing.
Mrs.
J u d d said her girls s h o u l d
In t h e e v e n i n g w e n t
§ f o u n d El i za .
B e r n i c e P l a y e d § s u n g " S t o w " at 2 n d s i n g i n g .
s e a s o n i n th e a f t e r n o o n at 3 o ' c l o c k .
officiated.
Mrs.
Dr.
Bro.
J o y in h e a v e n o v e r s i n n e r c o n v e r t e d .
No p l a y i n g on t h e s e r a p h e n a .
play.
I looked over the
L a t h r o p t h er e.
B ros.
Bro.
Andrews
[not(?)]
Judd
Communion
§Alexander
P a r i s w a s to h a v e
p r e a c h e d a s e r m o n , b u t h e w a s b e l a t e d b e c a u s e he t h o u g h t t h e
[ service] w a s 4 o ' c l o c k .
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d fr.
Is.
55:1.
Journ al, Amo s Sta rr Cooke
Wednes.
Nov.
14
Nov.
14, 1849
Page 336
'49
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Hitchcock.
It is n o w d e c i d e d t h a t t h e " M o n t r e a l " w i l l go o n S a t u r d a y § t h a t
A n n E l i z a C l a r k w i l l go,
berlain.
as w e l l as M a r i a J a n e
§ Martha Ann C h a m
Bernice has b e e n a s s i s t i n g the latter.
d oe s n o t go.
She is to b e m a r r i e d to m o r r o w n i g h t to Mr.
T o d a y w e r e c e i v e d t w o n o t e s d a t e d Nov.
3rd
s i g n e d b y Wm. M e L a n e § J .T .
Gower,
a m o r t g a g e o f the P l a n t a t i o n
§ o t h e r land ,
f or t h e a b o v e $9,000.
at o n e pr.
cent a month, wi t h
as c o l l a t e r a l s e c u r i t y ,
S o m e o f t h i s m o n e y w a s p a i d to Mr.
2 0 t h § t he b a l a n c e to Mr. A r m s t r o n g t o - d a y .
bro.
B o nd.
To d ay Mrs.
D a m o n f r o m bro.
Gilmore.
'49 f o r $ 4 , 5 0 0 ea.
Oct.
§ Mr s .
Miss Tewkesbury
Gower
R e e d $100 fr.
C. r e c e i v e d a p a i l o f b u t t e r for h e r s e l f
Wilcox.
B e r n i c e w r o t e to Mr.
r e l e a s e h i m if he wished.
B. y e s t e r d a y in s u c h a m a n n e r as to
It w a s h e r o w n t h o u g h t to do so.
e v e n i n g he called, but she h a d retired,
Last
he has c a l l e d to n i g h t
b e s i d e s w r i t i n g to h e r to day.
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
to W a i a l u a .
He e x p e c t s t o r e t u r n t o - m o r r o w .
a Mr. B r o w n w a s
to Mr.
C.B. A n d r e w s a c c o m p a n i e d bro.
H e a r d y e s t e r d a y t h a t bro.
h e a d o f c a t t le .
H e a r d to d a y t h a t
in t o w n d e s i r o u s of p r o c u r i n g a S c h o o l .
F u l l e r to p a y h a l f p r i c e f or Mrs.
h e r ef u s e d .
Emerson
H o l d e n ' s two boys, but
G u l i c k h a d p u r c h a s e d 120
C o n s i d e r i n g hi s c i r c u m s t a n c e s
to d r a w n o m o r e fr.
t h e Bo a r d .
Francisco.
W r o t e to Mr.
F r i d a y Nov.
16
Offered
I think he ought
A n o t h e r a r r i v a l to d a y f r o m S an
T.M. M c L a n e .
'49
Yes t e r d a y forenoon the Mennon,
a 1100 t o n m e r c h a n t m a n ,
Nov.
Journal, Amos Star r Cooke
a n c h o r e d in t h e R o a d stead.
16, 1849
Page 337
Soon a vessel w h a l i n g Bark came along
w i t h h e r f l a g on t h e m a i n m a s t w r o n g e n d up.
S he h a d b e e n r u n
into b y t h e O h i o d u r i n g t h e n i g h t § c u t d o w n l o s i n g h e r j ib b o o m
5 f or e t o p g a l l a n t m a s t .
Woodbridge,
It t u r n e d o u t to b e t h e F o r t u n e ,
Capt.
w h o has h i s w i f e on bo a rd .
A t n o o n bro.
l e t t e r f r o m bro.
Andrews
Gulick,
arrived from Waialua bringing a
s a y i n g if t h e M o n t r e a l d i d n o t go t i l l
n e x t w e e k he w i s h e d C h a r l e s to go w i t h her.
B u t as it is p r e t t y
c e r t a i n t h a t she w i l l
go to m o r r o w , n o e f f o r t p r o b a b l y w i l l be
m a d e to h a v e h i m go.
I r eed a letter from Paki i n q u i r i n g w h y we
h a d let Mr.
Bishop call
§ see B e r n i c e
§ steal her heart.
I de
v o t e d l a s t e v e n i n g to w r i t i n g a r e p l y § s e n t it t h i s m o r n i n g .
At
[night(?)j
received another which
w r o t e to Mr. W y l l i e a b o u t Mr.
Bishop
I shall not answer.
§ he c a m e to t a l k w i t h
Bernice,
§ w a s so p l e a s e d w i t h h e r m a t u r i t y §c. t h a t w e n t
t o l d Mr.
B. t h a t h e h a d m a d e a f i n e c h o i c e .
t o g e t h e r some of the
the affair.
ma t c h .
ministers
of state
Mr. W.
chiefs
§
called
§ talked over
I do n o t t h i n k t h e y w i l l o p p o s e s t r e n p u s l y t h e
I n q u i r e d to d a y o f Capt.
Newell, who returned yesterday
as m a s t e r § o w n e r o f t h e D a v i d H e n s h a w ,
g av e t h e m a v e r y g o o d n a m e ,
a letter § small bundle
Capt.
Pa k i
a b o u t t h e b o ys.
a l s o Dr. Ju dd.
He
At n o o n w e r e c e i v e d
f r o m Mr. M a n d e l l o f S o u t h D a r t m o u t h ,
§ Mrs. W o o d b r i d g e , w h i c h w e r e d a t e d A u g 5 '47.
by
In t he
l e t t e r w a s a n o t e w r i t t e n b y J u l i e t t e M. to D e l i a A. B r o w n at
the latter's father's d u r i n g the summer of
D e l i a ' s hair.
whj
Before
I s h o w e d t h e m to Mrs.
'36 w i t h a l o c k of
C.
I read the note
she could not unmuddle.
W e i g h e d C h a r l e s to day, h e w e i g h t 18 3/4
6 ms.
old.
Jou rna l, Amos S tarr Cooke
Nov.
L e a r n e d to d a y t h a t w e o v e r p a i d Mr.
a b o u t $300, w h i c h a c c o u n t s
back.
M o n d a y Nov.
19
Armstrong yesterday
C a s t l e h a s b e e n n e a r l y sick.
e v e n i n g w e h a v e c a l l e d on Capt.
Armstrong's.
Page 338
for our Cash b e i n g short for two weeks
Y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y bro.
at Mr.
16, 1849
§ Mrs.
This
W o o d b r i d g e who are boarding
T h e l a d y is a m e m b e r o f Mr.
Mandell's
church.
'49
S a t u r d a y w e w e r e v e r y b u s y in c o m p l e t i n g a f f a i r s f or
the Montreal,
but s h e d i d n o t l e a v e t i l l to d a y at 4 o' c l k .
D i d n o t r e t u r n S a t u r d a y n i g h t fr.
t h e c a s h § f o u n d it s t i l l s h o r t
fatigued,
$175.
teachers were present
f r o m 1 Tim.
f o r la st time.
1:15,
§ so it w a s at e v e n i n g .
Mrs.
Bro.
§ assistant
P a r i s p r e a c h e d for
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l
T e x t Gen.
§c.
The chapel was
3:15.
Bernice played
Bro. H i t c h c o c k p r e a c h e d in t h e a f
§ Bro. A l . at t h e p a l a c e .
L y m a n G i l b e r t , N e w t o n , Ms.
o f w o r s h i p Mch.
Bro.
It is a f a i t h f u l s a y i n g ,
§ l e d at t h e c h a p e l all day.
Rev.
Retired early § exceeding
Castle's scholars
us in th e f o r e n o o n f r o m D e u t . 8:2.
ternoon
M a d e up
§ so I a m to n i g h t .
Y e s t e r d a y s o m e o f bro.
crowded,
D e p o s i t o r y t i l l dark.
P.M.
At n o o n I r e a d a s e r m o n b y
at the d e d i c a t i o n o f a n e w h o u s e
'48, s e n t to m e b y bro.
Green.
At n o o n j u s t as
C. § I w e r e g o i n g to c h a p e l , M a r y A n n i s p u l l e d l i t t l e
[C .]
so in h i s j u p p e r t h a t t h e s t a p l e ca me o u t § he fe l l on h i s face,
§ so Mrs.
C. d i d n o t go out.
the seraphena.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n , Vic.
Retired early § slept soundly,
p l a y e d on
§ got up this
m o r n i n g by d a y light.
T h i s h a s b e e n a m e m o r a b l e day.
T hirteen of our n um b e r
h a v e l e f t us--§ f or o u g h t w e k n o w to b e s e e n n o m o r e .
Mrs.
C.L.
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Nov.
19, 1849
R i c h a r d § h e r d a u g h t e r s H e l e n § J u l i a M a r i a , Bro.
daughters Matilda § Mary,
Bro.
Paris
De W i t A l e x a n d e r .
t e n d i n g to o r d e r s , p r i v a t e c a lls,
§c.
a prayer.
dinner,
I w a s v e r y b u s y in a t
At 10 o ' c l o c k w e h a d a
f i r s t tim e,
§ then made
Mrs.
After
I r o d e d o w n t o w n to go on b o a r d f o r the
§ to c a r r y a g o l d p e n l e f t b y bro.
a ll at din ne r.
shore
Psy. h , 5 6 8 to O r t o n v i l l e
Armstrong
T h e o r d e r w a s to b e on b o a r d at 12 o ' c l o c k .
§ at 2 o ' c l k . ,
§
Alvah, with
p r a y e r m e e t i n g at t h e s c h o o l - h o u s e c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
w h o r e a d P s . 91 § s u n g ch.
§ his two
C.B. A n d r e w s , M i s s e s M a r i a J a n e
M a r t h a A n n C h a m b e r l a i n § A n n E l i z a C l a r k , h e r bro.
D a v i d H i t c h c o c k § Wm.
Page 339
R.
A n d r e w s --found them
said they had no Hymn Books,
§ got s o m e at bro.
§ s o I c a m e on
Damon's who furnished them g r a t u t i o u s l y .
W e n t on b o a r d a s e c o n d time.
R e t u r n e d to D e p o s i t o r y
§ found a
p a c k a g e o f l e t t e r s fr. W a i o l i w h i c h c a m e up o n t h e D o n Q u i x o t e
3 weeks ago § learned that there were
3 barrels
o r a n g e s on b o a r d .
W e n t a g a i n § t o o k t w o o f t h e m on b o a r d t h e M o n t r e a l - - f or t h e y w e r e
d i r e c t e d to Mrs.
Richards
§ Wm.
De Wit.
R e t u r n i n g to D e p . f o u n d Mr.
me.
§ Mrs.
S h o w e d t h e m all a r o u n d t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
H i t c h c o c k w a i t i n g for
When
I came home
fe ll f r o m S t r a w b e r r y w i t h a b a s k e t in m y h a n d f o r bro.
Gave bro.
friends
C. B .A .
§ relatives.
S t a n t o n St.
F o u n d a y o u n g m a n at B l a c k s m i t h s h o p b y t he
Bro.
concert.
[didn't]
go.
Benedict's
Aukland
B y h e r w e r e e d a ipu
Bro. H a l l c a l l e d on us t h i s e v e n i n g .
Did't
Geo.
A l . s a i l e d f o r K a u a i in the
§ to d a y T h e W i l h e l m i n a s a i l e d f o r L a h a i n a .
of oranges.
D amon.
a short lett e r of i n t r o d u c t i o n of some of my
n a m e of " R i c h " w h o s e f a t h e r w a s a m e m b e r o f Rev.
church,
I
Seamen's monthly
Journal, Amos Sta rr Cooke
Thursday,
Nov.
22
Nov.
22, 1849
Page 340
'49
T u e s d a y I w a s v e r y b u s y at D e p o s i t o r y p u t t i n g up t h i n g s
for J o h n s o n § Pogue.
cane seat chairs
Bro.
Castle a t t e n d e d a u ct i o n § b ought some
§ w o o d e n do.
H e a l s o e n g a g e d a c a r p e n t e r th e
n e x t d a y t o c o m e § f ix t h e w i n d o w s
to t h e c o u n t i n g H o u s e .
e v e n i n g w e h a d a s m a l l p a r t y of Ca p t s W o o d b r i d g e
wife Evans,
§ s i s t e r C a s t l e , Mr.
R e t i r e d a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k .
s a r y o f Mrs.
store
§ s i s t e r Dim on d.
Y e s t e r d a y was the t h i r t e e n t h a n n i v e r
Sunderland.
Martha
o l d § so w a s Q u e e n V i c t o r i a ' s o l d e s t d a u g h t e r .
In the f o r e n o o n
chairs
§ wife Sherman $
§ Mrs. A r m s t r o n g
C.'s l e a v i n g h e r n a t i v e p l a c e ,
E l i z a w a s 9 yrs.
That
I w e n t d o w n to se e to t h e r e c e i v i n g o f t h e
§ as I w a s o b l i g e d to w a i t s o m e t i m e
§ as h e w a s n o t t h e r e
I went
i n t o Mr.
Howe's
I fell i n to c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h Mr.
C a r t w r i g h t a N e w Y o r k e r § f o u n d he w a s o n c e a B o o k K e e p e r in U n i o n
B a n k § w a s a c q u a i t e d ( ! ) w i t h Mr. H o w a r d ,
F o u n d h e w a s a n e p h e w o f B. D e F o r e s t ,
8 three children,
26 B o n d S t . , h a d a w i f e
c a m e to San F r a n c i s c o w a s t a k e n s i c k § c a m e
h e r e in t h e P a c i f i c a in Aug.
Mr. H o w e a l s o is a N. Y o r k e r .
d u c t e d b y bro.
its f o r m e r P r e s i d e n t .
Hitchcock.
F i n d s h i s h e a l t h m u c h r e p a i r e d here.
Last e v en i n g our m e e t i n g was c o n
After meeting was made acquainted
w i t h Eli S a m u e l R u g g l e s , w h o h a d c o m e d o w n fr.
whaler.
L a h a i n a on a
H e s p e n t t h e n i g h t at s i s t e r C h a m b e r l a i n .
ing I i n v i t e d h i m to d i n n e r § tea,
w o r k a w e e k o r so w e h a v e
This m o r n
§ n o w as he is to b e w i t h o u t
i n v i t e d h i m to s p e n d t h e t i m e here.
To n i g h t he h as b e e n t e l l i n g me all a b o u t D a n b u r y h a v i n g l i v e d
t h e r e a w h i l e in a D r u g g i s t s tore.
Brookfield,
o f t h e Bank .
§ are w e l l .
H i s f a t h e r St m o t h e r a re at
H e t h i n k s Mr.
S e e l e y is n o w P r e s i d e n t
Nov.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Sat. Nov.
24, 1849
24 49
T h i s is t he 1 3 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of o u r N u p t i a l s ,
bro.
§ sister Knapp § bro § sister
of Moses'
Mr.
d e at h.
Mr.
Ives.
a l s o of
It is th e a n n i v e r s a r y
F u l l e r h a d a p i c k n i c k to d a y at Mr.
L e w is '.
R u g g l e s h a s e n g a g e d to t e a c h t h e O a h u C h a r i t y S c h o o l one y e a r ,
f or $800.
V e r y h ot to day,
T u e s d a y Nov.
§ to n i g h t f e e l m u c h f a t i g u e d .
27 49
F r i d a y l a s t I a t t e n d e d an a u c t i o n ,
Mr.
Page 341
G i l m a n r e q u e s t e d m e to go to h i s r o o m ,
me a l e t t e r w r i t t e n by Jane,
§ w h e n it w a s o v e r
§ he w o u l d showed
just b e f o r e she was married.
I told
h i m I r e g r e t t e d he h a d m a d e a n y a l l u s i o n to w h a t w a s p a s t ,
l ef t h i m n o n e t h e b e t t e r i m p r e s s e d for th e i n t e r v i e w .
w a s a v e r y b u s y d a y § I s t a i d t i l l l a t e at t h e Dep.
was very pleasant,
tho'
I d i d n o t r i s e t i l l late.
c o c k p r e a c h e d at t h e s t o n e c h u r c h ,
16,
us.
Mr.
Saturday
Bro.
Hitch
f r o m Sam.
5:
Ruggles accompanied
B e r n i c e d i d n o t go o u t n e i t h e r to t h e n a t i v e , n o r to th e
English meeting.
been repaired.
Mr.
Bro.
F u l l e r p l a y e d on t h e S e r a p h i n a , wh.
Damon preached from John 1:45,46,
" p r e j u d i c e " to a full h o u s e .
s t u d i e d Jos.
§Martha's
S.S.
Mrs.
H. p r e a c h e d .
Bro.
C. w e n t
less on .
a c c o m p a n i e d h e r to t h e p a l a c e ,
had
subject
in t h e a f t e r n o o n
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
§I
Ruggles
§ w a s i n t r o d u c e d to t h e king .
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l
p l a y e d on t h e S e r a p h e n a .
fr. Job.
2 2 :2 1
Bro.
§ Bernice
In th e e v e n i n g t h e h o u s e w a s n o t so full.
Y e s t e r d a y I a r o s e at 5 1/2 o ' c l o c k A .M .
Bro.
§ soon
Lord's day
to a f u l l h o u s e ,
"Wo u n t o us, t h a t w e h a v e s i n n e d ! "
(!)
§was
e a r l y at t h e Depy.
C a s t l e § I c o n c l u d e d to m a k e out o u r o r d e r for
c o p y b y t h e Don Q u i x o t t e , wh.
'51 § s e n d a
s a i l s f or S a n F r a n c i s c o b y W a i o l i
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Nov.
on S a t u r d a y n e x t , w i t h Mr.
27, 1849
E v e r e t t as a p a s s e n g e r s .
Page 342
W orked what
s p a r e t i m e w e h a d b o t h y e s t e r d a y l a s t e v e n i n g § to day.
t e r d a y m o r n i n g the s t e a m e r ,
Propeller, Massachusetts,
f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o b y H i l o , w i t h o u t b r i n g i n g a n y Am.
Panama,
h a v i n g Mrs. H o o p e r ,
a s u r v e y i n g co r p s on b o a r d ,
Phillips.
The Wm.
s a i l e d f o r K o h al a,
Mr.
Ruggles
To day,
Dec.
(!)§ Dr.
Voorhes,
is at Hilo.
§ F r i d a y , H a a l i l i o f o r H ilo.
is there.
Judge Andrews
Mrs.
§ Mr.
Fuller
M a r t h a s t a i d at P u n a h o u .
Glazed our n e w w i ndows
h as c a l l e d t h is e v e n i n g .
Sat.
to day.
Lorrin
C h a m b e r l a i n c a l l e d to s y m p a t h i z e
Mr. H o o p e r a p p l i e d to h e r fo r b o a r d t h i s w i n t e r .
1 '49
Th e p a s t f e w d a y s h a v e b e e n d a y s o f e x c i t e m e n t .
d a y bro.
also,
t h e H a z e l e p o n i w a s to h a v e
S a r a h s p e n d t he n i g h t .
about Bernice.
letters via
c o n s i s t i n g o f C apts.
T h i s has b e e n a s t o r m y day.
d i n e d w i t h us.
arrived
T h o m p s o n § H i l l as p a s s e n g e r s ,
T h e St. M a r y s h a v i n g on b o a r d Capt.
s a i l e d for W a i l u k u .
Yes
C a s t l e § I a b o u t c o m p l e t e d t h e o rd e r .
Wednes
That evening our
m e e t i n g b y bro. A r m s t r o n g , w h o r e a d a s i n g u l a r § i n t e r e s t i n g p a s
sa ge in I C h r o n i c l e s 4 : 9 , 1 0 a b o u t Ja b e z .
I pursu^jded
L. S m i t h ma.
Mrs.
Mr.
C o o k e to a c c o m p a n y Mr.
Wilcox § sister Sarah
in r e a d i n e s s for t h e D o n Q u i x o t t e ,
Thursday,
malde t w o c o p ie s.
R u g g l e s to c a l l o n bro.
B i s h o p w a s v i s i t i n g at t h e s a m e time.
m e n c e d a l e t t e r to bro.
till Monday.
On m y r e t u r n f r o m m e e t i n g
to-day.
I com
h o p i n g to h a v e it
B u t s h e d o e s n o t s ai l
I m a d e o u t a l i s t o f t h e s h o e s for
W a i t e d a l s o on bro.
'51 §
Hit c h c o c k for schools.
e v e n i n g c o m p l e t e d 3rd 4 t h p a g e s o f m y l e t t e r to bro.
Juliette was unwell from her w a l k the evening before.
At
C. W i l c o x .
Mary §
Journal, Amos S t arr Co oke
Dec.
Lydia were sick § took medicine.
Mr.
Ruggles
1, 1849
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c o p i e d fo r us at bro.
C a s t l e ’s a l l d a y - - h a l f a d a y y e s t e r d a y § o n e f o u r t h o f t h e da y
to day,
so t h a t o u r c o p y is r e a d y for th e D o n Q u i x o t t e ,
for t h e M a r y as w e l l as c o p i e d u p o n t h e o r d e r Book.
§ one
Yesterday
I w a s c o p y i n g in t h e o r d e r B o o k w h e n at 11 o ' c l o c k I w a s c a l l e d
h o m e b y Mrs.
Cooke's b e i n g taken w i t h chills.
d i d n o t go to D e p o s i t o r y t i l l n o o n to day.
h o u r b e f o r e she w a s got w a r m .
rop.
It w a s m o r e t h a n
At 12 o ' c l o c k I s e n t fo r Dr.
He g a v e h e r s o m e s p i r i t s n i t r e
§ camphor
s h e h a d d i s t r e s s i n g p a i n s a ll t h e a f t e r n o o n ,
w i t h purging § vomiting very frequently.
bu t c o u l d n o t f i n d him.
I hastened home
§ water.
§
[an]
Lath -
Soon
§ s o o n s he w a s t a k e n
I went
A f t e r s u p p e r Jos. w e n t
f o r the Dr.
again,
$ f o u n d him.
Mrs.
C h a m b e r l a i n c a m e in $ a p p l i e d w o o l e n rags r u n g out in B o i l i n g h o t
water.
Dr.
That helped her immediately
left some morphine powder, but
vomited.
§ s h e s o o n got s o m e sleep.
I g a v e h e r two,
§ a f t e r e a c h s he
I did not realize that she was dan g e r o u s
tho'
o t h e r s did.
D u r i n g t h e n i g h t B e r n i c e s l e p t on a s e t t e e § t o o k c a r e o f C h a r l e s .
T h i s m o r n i n g a f t e r 1 o ' c l o c k Mrs.
has e a t e n n o t h i n g o f c o n s e q u e n c e .
had four movement bowels
C. d i d n o t sl e e p .
Dr. ha s c a l l e d tw i c e .
§ v o m i t e d b il e
several times
plains of pai n u nder her right shoulder.
plaster there
§ to h e r feet.
To d a y she
She has
§ com
I have put a mustard
She is n o w s l e e p i n g
(8 o ' c l o c k P.M.)
§ b a b y is in B e r n i c e ' s room.
L y d i a is s i c k d o w n at P a k i ' s .
evening.
Mrs. W o o d b r i d g e c a l l e d t h i s
An u n ha p p y a f f a i r h a p p e n e d this m o r n i n g about Elizabeth.
H e r a u n t c a m e for h e r to go § s e e h e r c o u s i n ,
H e n r y , pr.
H a v i n g h e a r d that t h e y w e r e p l a n n i n g a m a t c h ,
I t o l d h e r it w o u l d
be b e t t e r to h a v e h e r c o u s i n c o m e u p her e.
Samoset.
Sh e m a d e o b j e c t i o n
Dec.
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
s a y i n g h e w a s n o t v e r y w e l l d r e s s e d 6jc.
themselves
El.
1, 1849
After talking betwixt
f o r a w h i l e s he w a s d i s p o s e d to c a r r y h e r p o i n t
in a f a w n i n g § c r y i n g w a y ,
b u t t h a t d i d n o t do.
t r o u b l e E l . ' s mind.
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to let h e r go.
§ sent
I a gain said no--
I t h e n r e q u e s t e d h e r a u n t to go § n o t
El.
said something improper
§ she w a s s e n t
to m y room.
W h e n she s p o k e a n g r i l y § I p u n i s h e d h e r w i t h a ruler.
I was unwell
§ not on m y g a u r d
[guard].
T h i s has b e e n th e t h i r t y n i n t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y b i r t h - but n o t h i n g remarkable has occured.
Mrs.
Ruggles has
left us f o r bro.
R o g e r s to b o a r d there.
Y e s t e r d a y morning s h ipped things for Hilo on b o a r d Haalilio which
was to s a i l t hi s a f t e r n o o n .
T h i s e v e n i n g f e e l q u i t e a p a i n in m y o w n b r e a s t .
complains
some.
Jos.
O h L o r d f o r g i v e m e § p r e p a r e me f o r t h e L o r d ' s
day.
L o r d ' s d a y Dec.
2 '49
One of our neighbors,
s ub lunary things,
Mrs.
H o l d e n h a s j u s t b i d a d i e u to
§ e n t e r e d u p o n the r e a l i t i e s
S h e d i e d j u s t at 5 1/2 o ' c l o c k ,
at s u n set.
h as b e e n a g i t a t e d a b o u t h e r c h i l d r e n ,
§ about her natives,
w a s so ill.
For n e a r l y a w e e k she
one o f w h o m h a s b e e n sick,
on W e d n e s d a y evening.
s h e c a m e o v e r to s e e Mrs.
of the eternal world.
Friday afternoon
Co o k e , b u t s o o n r e t u r n e d b e c a u s e she
Y e s t e r d a y w e h e a r d n o t h i n g f r o m her.
This afternoon
at 2 o ' c l o c k s h e s e n t h e r n a t i v e m a n f o r me b e c a u s e no o n e w a s
w i t h her,
was
§ p r a y e d me to e x c u a u s e
[excuse]
h e r c a l l i n g m e as she
in g r e a t d i s t r e s s , wh. w a s a p p a r e n t f r o m th e s w e a t t h a t r o ll
d o w n h e r face,
§ t h o u g h t s h e m u s t die § m o u r n e d t h a t h e r h u s b a n d
Dec.
Jou rna l, Amos Sta rr Cooke
was absent.
A f t e r th i s ,
to m e e t i n g .
A f t e r m e e t i n g I s e n t Jos.
Mr.
Rogers
§ Mr.
I went
Ruggles.
Sarai
f o r Mrs.
2, 1849
Clark but she was gone
f or h e r § s h e b r o u g h t a l o n g
§ J o h n Ii w e r e w i t h her.
o ' c l o c k s h e r e q u e s t e d m e to p r a y w i t h h er , w h i c h I did,
t h a n k e d m e f or it.
I returned,
w e r e g o i n g to s u p p e r Mr.
me to go a n d p r a y e r .
§ had prayers
Clark came
£ f o u n d Mrs.
6r j u s t
said she was
A r m s t r o n g has j u s t c o m e
I have offered boards
Someone will
At 4
§ sh e
[as] w e
dead and w i s h e d
C h a m b e r l a i n th er e.
t h e c h i l d r e n r e t u r n e d w i t h ou r f a m i l y to s u p p e r .
he w o u l d take the youngest.
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Bro.
A f t e r this,
Rogers said
t a k e t h e rest.
Bro.
says h e r c o f f i n m u s t b e m a d e to n i g h t .
for it if N a a e w i l l m a k e
it.
I c a m e to m y r o o m to w r i t e to Mr. H o l d e n at San
Francisco,
as sh e r e q u e s t e d me,
L a st n i g h t Mrs.
if she died that
I w o u l d do so.
Cooke r e s t e d some § this m o r n i n g was a little
b e t t e r - - b u t s ti l l c o m p l a i n e d o f h e r liver.
p o t i o n of Rhubarb
Dr.
Lathrop sent a
§ s o m e t h i n g for h e r to t a k e h o u r l y wh.
sh e h as
d o n e b u t as y e t t h e r e h a s b e e n n o m o v e m e n t o f t h e b o w e l s .
t h r e a t e n e d w i t h an i n f l a m e d eye.
amused Charles.
his mot h e r 's
He has
sickness.
Dec.
Castle called §
l i v e d on c o w ' s m i l k m o s t o f t h e t i m e s i n c e
Since wr i t i n g the foregoing I have wr i t t e n
a s h e e t f ul l to Mr. H o l d e n ,
Wed.
At n o o n Mrs.
S h e is
at San F r a n c i s c o ,
California.
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M o n d a y w e w e r e e n g a g e d in s e n d i n g f r e i g h t to t h e W i l e h l -
mina,
b u t she d i d n o t s a i l t i l l y e s t e r d a y w h e n bro.
c o c k ma left.
F o u n d to d a y t h a t w e h a d s h i p p e d one b o x to o m u c h
for N.Y. pr. M ary.
pr.
A l . §Hitch
R e e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr. H i l l d a t e d Aug.
St. M a r y ' s v i a H i l o ,
San Francisco
§c.
M o n d a y bros.
25
'49
Ale x.
Dec.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
§ C l a r k § Mr. W h i t n e y a r r i v e d fr.
Mrs.
5, 1849
K a u a i in 30 h o u r s on b o a r d L o u is a.
C. is s t i l l s u f f e r i n g w i t h h e r l e f t eye fr.
e v e n i n g Mr.
R u g g l e s c u p p e d Mrs.
m o r n i n g Dr.
L a t h r o p d i d it.
ophthalmy.
C. on h e r l e f t t e m p l e .
Monday
Yesterday
He l o o k e d at J o s e p h § s a i d h e h a d
s h i n g l e s a r o u n d on hi s b o d y ,
s a l ts w i t h i n § tinct.
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a kind of erysipelas.
Recommended
o f I o d i n e on t h e s h i n g l e s .
M o n d a y e v e n i n g o u r m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D o le ;
a f t e r w h i c h t h e b r e t h r e n h a v e s t a i d to c o n s i d e r a l e t t e r
f r o m Mr. A r m s t r o n g i n v i t i n g bro.
A l l p r e s e n t , Mr.
Clark,
L y m a n to c o m e to L a h a i n a l u n a .
Smith, A l . Hitch c o c k ,
Dole Castle
§I
w e r e in f a v o r o f it,
§ a p p o i n t e d t h e f o r m e r to w r i t e to Mr. A.
E a c h d a y t h i s w ee k ,
I h a v e a d d e d s o m e t h i n g to m y l e t t e r to bro.
§ s i s . W.
Sat.
Dec.
8 '49
Finished my letter
P r e b l e to S a n F r a n c i s c o .
C u p p e d Mrs.
bu t h e r eye is s t i l l bad.
§ 2 oz. w a t e r .
(2 1/2 s h e e t s )
to bro. W. to s e n d b y
C. T h u r s d a y § l a s t e v e n i n g ,
To d a y s h e h a s a p p l i e d o p i u m ,
4 grs.
C o m m e n c e d to r e a d m y s m a l l P o l y g l o t t B i b l e ,
in a y e a r b y r e a d i n g
3 columns
in t h e m o r n i n g
through
§ o n e in N e w T e s t a
m e n t at e v e n i n g .
Many natives sick with billious
Mr. M u n n l o s t h i s s e c o n d ,
is h e r e f r o m H i l o
8 his
§ pleuresy.
or t h i r d d a u g h t e r y e s t e r d a y .
c h i l d is v e r y sick.
t er s f r o m H i l o b y h i m to day.
nesday .
cholic,
Mr.
Pitman
We r e c e i v e d s o m e l e t
He a r r i v e d on th e St. M a r y on W e d
Dec. 10, 1849
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
M o n d a y Dec.
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10 49
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s
bro.
Castle.
Few, o n l y, w e r e out.
bro.
Thurston,
conducted by
To-day we had letters
from
s t a t i n g t h a t his s t u d y w a s b u r n t on th e n i g h t of
2 7 t h Nov.
§ r e q u e s t e d to s e n d s o m e things, wh. w e i n t e n d to do on
Wed.
R u g g l e s h a d a l e t t e r f r o m hi s bro.
Mr.
fr. bro.
B o n d A l . § B a l d w i n § Ly on s .
o r n i a y e s t e r d a y § t od a y .
it is w a n t o f e x e r c i s e .
A b o u t 10 a r r i v a l s
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
This m o r n i n g early the "Pr e b l e " sailed.
also
from Calif
H a v e fe lt q u i t e u n w e l l a l l day.
Perhaps
B i s h o p ha s c a l l e d §
B e r n i c e h a s p l a y e d f o r h i m § s u n g for him.
w a s w i t h them.
in B r i d g e p o r t ,
S h e h a s b a k e d to day.
S i s t e r D i m o n d \\rished I
T o - d a y it h a s b e e n q u i t e s u l t r y .
Saturday night
it r a i n e d b u t w a s p l e a s a n t all d a y y e s t e r d a y .
Bro. C l a r k p r e a c h e d
in t h e f o r e n o o n fr. Jo b. 3 4 : 2 1 , 2 2 .
Bro. D a m o n fr. Is.
4 6 : 9 , 1 0 Eve. H e b . 6 :19.
B e r n i c e p l a y e d § s u n g a ll day.
The King
§ Q u e e n w e r e p r e s e n t i n t h e f o r e n o o n at n a t i v e c h u r c h .
a f t e r n o o n I r e a d to Mr s.
C. T h e M i s s i o n a r y H e r a l d fo r Feb.
About a retranslation of the New Testament
concert
f o r p r a y e r h a s b e e n f o r us.
ing a c c o u n t s a b o u t J a n e , A b . Wm.
C's eye h a s b e e n b e t t e r .
Charles, Ma r y Annis,
Wed.
Dec.
12
To d a y t h e
T h is e v e n i n g ,
Yesterday
Dr.
§ to d a y Mrs.
Lathrop vaccinated
[Paaaina].
'49
In t h e a f t e r n o o n
§ West Hawaii.
I d i d n o t go out bu t lay o n t h e s e t te e .
n e r § at s u p p e r I a t e b u t l i t tl e.
I feel m u c h b e t t e r .
-
'49.
We h e a r a l m o s t d a i l y s i c k e n
§ Pet.
§ Mary Paaina
in China.
Yes t e r d a y the Anne sailed for Lahaina,
Mid-Brain
In the
Slept well
last n ight
At d i n
§ to-day
T h i s n o o n w e h a d a c a l l f r o m Mr. J o n e s
o p e n e d 4 c a s e s of G o o d s in c e l l a r ,
§a
§ f i l l e d up
Dec. 12, 1849
Journal, Amos S t arr Cooke
our shelves.
The mi ss io n a r i e s rec
invitations
Page 348
to a s o i r e e
on F r i d a y e v e n i n g .
T h i s m o r n i n g at f a m i l y w o r s h i p c o m m e n c e d r e a d i n g " D o d d
ridge's Family Exposition".
Last n i g h t rain again.
The arrival
o f so m a n y c r a f t f r o m C a l i f o r n i a h a s g r e a t l y r a i s e d t h e p r i c e o f
provisions especially vegetables.
F r i d a y Dec.
14 49
O n W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Clark, w h o was quite animated.
Ruggles
§ Mr. W h i t n e y .
On m y w a y h o m e c a l l e d u p o n Mr.
The former gave me a thin sheet of p ap er
to w r i t e to h is p a r e n t s ,
to s e n d a c r o s s w i t h s o m e o f hi s own.
Y e s t e r d a y § today I f i ll e d the sheet, b e c a u s e there was a Kona $
w e h a d b u t l i t t l e to do at D e p o s i t o r y .
B o s t o n got u p o n t h e b r e a k e r s
v i s i t e d us all day.
l as t n i g h t .
Martha,
§ t o - d a y Jos.
P u n a h o u on a c c o u n t o f t h e rain.
§ Ma rt h a has returned.
Palace.
Mrs.
Yesterday sister Ogden
A t e v e n i n g I w a i t e d on h e r to bro.
§ f ound sister Gulick there.
Punahou last night,
A b r i g j u s t a r r i v e d fr.
Clark's
§ o t h e r g i r l s s t a i d at
§ t h e b o y s h a v e n o t b e e n to
This e v e n i n g the rain has c e a s e d
Probably,
t h e r e is a f u l l a s s e m b l y at th e
C. § I do n o t go out.
B e r n i c e d i n e d at t h e k i n g ' s
in c o m p a n y w i t h Com. V o o r h e e s , §c. § s h e § a ll t h e c h i l d r e n are
at t h e p a l a c e t h i s e v e n i n g .
J o s e p h h a s c o m m e n c e d r e a d i n g to h i s
m o t h e r Dr. H o m p h e y 's T o u r to E u r o p e .
t i o n s to M i s s i o n a r i e s
T u e s d a y Dec.
18
I have been reading
from the Prud e n t i a l
Instruc
Committee.
'49
S a t u r d a y f o r e n o o n , Mr.
Hawley,
a B r i d g e p o r t ma n , o f t h e
Dec.
Jo urna l, Amos S t a r r Cooke
F i r m of H a w l e y ,
bro.
Hunt's
w i t h him.
Sterling
church,
§ Co.
at S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
f r e i g h t fo r us for O r e g o n a bl.
§c.
b o x for Mr.
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§ a m e m b e r of
We w ere p l e a s e d
F o u n d he was a c q u a i n t e d in Danbury.
t o o k t e a w i t h us § s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g .
papers
18, 1849
L a s t e v e n i n g he
He o f f e r e d to t a k e s o m e
8 2 boxes--one was principally
To fill t h a t b o x I p u t in for bro.
A. s u s p e n d e r s P e ns , p e n c i l s
Atkinson 1 work
§c. a m o u n t i n g to $4 . 5 0
§ c h a r g e d it to m y s e l f .
T o - d a y I h a v e w r i t t e n to bro.
via Panama.
Y e s t e r d a y I w r o t e to Mr.
The rain still continues.
F r i d a y Dec.
at S a n F r a n c i s c o .
D i d n o t go to c h a p e l m y s e l f
Read a sermon of Edwards,
b a d r e p o r t s a b o u t Wm.
Have thought
Lyman,
1/2 s h e e t to go
In c o n s e q u e n c e o f t h e r a i n b u t a v e r y
f ew w e n t to c h u r c h on th e s a b b a t h .
in t h e e v e n i n g .
Paris,
to t h e family.
H e w a s f i n e d y e s t e r d a y $25.
Hear
for f i g h t i n g .
I w o u l d go t h i s e v e n i n g £ see him.
21
'49
T h i s is t h e s h o r t e s t da y of t h e y e a r .
S.W. s t i l l p r e v a i l s .
W e d n e s d a y bro.
O u r s t o r m fr.
S m i t h § C l a r k w e n t o v e r to
W a i a l u a to t h e f i r s t o r d i n a t i o n o f a f i r s t n a t i v e p r e a c h e r y e s
terday.
Capt.
T h a t e v e n i n g bro.
Evans prayed.
Castle
took charge of our meeting.
A t t e n d e d t h a t d a y th e a u c t i o n o f t h e T o
b a c c o P l a n t f o r $ 3 , 2 00 .
T h a t d a y w a s a p l e a s a n t day.
w e h a d a n o t h e r c a l l f r o m Mr. H a w l e y .
Yesterday
H e s p o k e to us o f Capt.
H a l l o f O c e a n Bi rd, b o u n d to O r e g o n , w h o o f f e r s to t a k e on frt.
for O r e g o n .
T h i s e v e n i n g bro.
C a s t l e e x p e c t s t h e m two,
§ Mr.
S n o d g r a s s to tea.
R e q u e s t e d J o h n Ii to w r i t e a l e t t e r to Mr.
Ruggles
B e r n i c e ' s b i r t h d a y p a s s e d o f f w i t h o u t an y
f o r Sami.
Journal, Amos Sta rr Cooke
n oi se .
Dec.
In t h e e v e n i n g Mr.
about singing.
B i s h o p c a l l e d § Mrs.
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
Wm. o u g h t to go to U. S t a t e s
trading.
C. t a l k e d
Mr. A r m s t r o n g t h i n k s t h a t
[in] a w h a l e r ,
or m e r c h a n t m a n around
H e is v e r y d e s i p a t e d - gets d r u n k ,
a f i n e o f $25.
Page 350
C. l e c t u r e d h i m
G o o d a l e c a l l e d § Mrs.
to h i m a b o u t s m o k i n g § t h e t h e a t r e .
Cape horn.
21, 1849
fights
§ has paid
Bro. H a l l m a h a v e i n v i t e d me to j o i n t h e m i n t h e i r
Mr. H a w e l y is g o i n g to s e n d s o m e l e t t e r s
£jc. f o r us b y
e x p r e s s v i a S. F r a n c i s c o .
M o n d a y Dec.
24'
49
S a t u r d a y I was v e r y busy here § there.
evening Messrs Hawely,
c a m e to tea,
Bailey, Whitney,
§ a f t e r t e a w e h a d a s in g ,
Ruggles
I n v i t e d § in t h e
§ Wilcox § Goodale
e s p e c i a l l y Mr.
B. w h o is
a first rate singer.
Y e s t e r d a y j u s t at m e e t i n g tim e,
m e to go d o w n § p r e a c h f o r h e r h u s b a n d ,
I t o o k m y s e r m o n fr.
8/43.
Capt.
Ep.
Evans was
4 : 2 7,
Prov.
13:15,
f r o m Is.
9:6,
Bro.
T h e w a y of tr ut h.
h a v e p u t up an o r d e r
§ Mr.
Gilman.
The h ouse was
D o l e p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
F o r u n t o us a (!)
n o r bro. And. w e r e t h e r e
t h a t h e h a d n o t got home.
a s e r m o n I h a d p r e a c h e d t h e r e Jan.
t h e r e § Mr.
§ th e s i n g i n g w a s e x c e l l e n t .
s i s t e r S m i t h s e n t for
fr.
Damon preached
At t h e f i r s t s i n g i n g
B a iley led the singing.
§ s e n t it to W a i o l i .
f ul l
[neither]
To-day we
R e e d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
Pogue.
This e v e n i n g all are m a k i n g ready p r e s e n t s
This noon
I w e n t to P u n a h o u .
L e a r n e d on S a t u r d a y t h a t bro.
h a d a d e e d o f 600 a c r e s on M a u i ,
Punahou.
for C h r i s t m a s .
t h a t bro.
Al.
G u l i c k h a d l a n d at
Bernice
Dec.
Journal, Amos Star r Cooke
Wed.
Dec.
26
26, 1849
Page 351
'49
T h e y e a r is f a s t d r a w i n g to a close.
H o w fa st o u r d a y s
fly; j u s t l i k e a v a p o r t h a t a p p e a r e t h fo r a l i t t l e s e a s o n £ t h e n
vanishes.
Y e s t e r d a y w a s a h o l i d a y to m a n y.
s c h o o l , n e i t h e r d i d Mr.
Ruggles.
T h e D e p y wa s
t h e m o r n i n g I c a l l e d at o u r n e i g h b o r s
Christmas".
F ound that bros.
e v e n i n g Mrs.
C. B e r n i c e
to tea,
o p e n all day.
In
S m i t h § C l a r k h a d ret^.
In t h e
§ I w e r e i n v i t e d to s i s t e r C h a m b e r l a i n ' s
Whitney Ruggles, Hawley,
fr.
F u l l e r h a d no
§wi sh e d them a "merry
in c o m p a n y w i t h s i s t e r s O g d e n ,
w e r e i n v i t e d to bro.
Mr.
Wilcox,
Clark's.
S m i t h § Ives,
Lewis,
§ Goodale.
and Messrs
Our children
A Bremen Brig arrived yesterday
S a n F r a n c i s c o , b r i n g i n g s o m e Am.
letters,
b u t n o n e f o r the
mission.
To-day
t a p c o ' s c ar go .
I a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n at M a k e e ,
A § Co. o f B r i g Po-
P a i d o f f w h a t w e o w e at d i f f e r e n t v e s s e l s .
Day B o o k accounts.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n , Mr.
G o o d a l e w a n t s h i m to m o r r o w .
H a w l e y r o d e Star.
Ex^
Mr.
This even in g our m e e t i n g was c o n
d u c t e d b y bro. A r m s t r o n g .
F r i d a y Dec.
28
'49
Yesterday forenoon,
I a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n at S . H . W .
of the cargo of Brig Potapsco.
at t h e Is.
It w a s the l a r g e s t a u c t i o n e v e r
§ more p r es en t than I ever saw before.
t h a t t h e y w e r e s o l d a b o v e t h e i r cost.
sailed for Hana, but
I w a s to o late.
I should think
In t h e a f t e r n o o n t h e M a r i a
H o w e v e r I e x p e c t e d the Hazel-
eleponii w o u l d s a i l to m o r r o w f or H a n a , b u t
w o u l d no t .
§ Co.
I f o u n d to d a y t h a t she
L a s t e v e n i n g I a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g c a l l e d b y bro.
to c o n v e r s e a b o u t c o m m e n c i n g a n e w c h u r c h .
Present:
Messrs
Damon
Da mo n,
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
Dec.
Andrews, Johnstone, Wilcox,
C o ok e,
Sturges,
D r s . W o o d § Lathrop.
J o h n s t o n e w e r e c h o s e n a com.
§ report
in a w e e k .
g r o w out o f it.
lulu.
L o rr in .
Goodale, Whitney,
28, 1849
Page 352
Lewis, Mitchell,
Messrs Andrews, Wood §
to p r e p a r e t h e p l a n § a r t i c l e s
It w a s an i n t e r e s t i n g m e e t i n g .
M a y it b e c o m e a n u c l e u s
O n o u r r e t u r n , Mr. W h i t n e y ,
$c.
M a y good
o f g r e a t g o o d to H o n o
Goodale
5 Ruggles
called,
also
T h e f o r m e r is a s t r o n g b e l i e v e r in C l a y r o y a n c e (!).
To d a y l e t t e r s h a v e c om e to us fr.
Wailua,
Ewa.
I r e e d a l e t t e r for bro.
o f Oct.
29th.
Bro.
Ka ' u , H i l o ,
Coan,
Lahaina,
in a n s w e r to m i n e
R i c e has s t o p p e d w i t h us to n i g h t b e c a u s e
Bent's v e s s e l did not sail this a f t e r n o o n for Kawaiahae,
Ii a c c o m p a n i n g h i m on t h e b u s i n e s s o f Wm.
Pitt's Estate.
L y m a n t h i n k s he s h a l l n o t c o m e to L a h a i n a l u n a .
John
Bro.
Beautiful evening.
Put a F a u c e t in s i s t e r C h a m b e r l a i n ' s h o g s h e a d o f r a i n w a t e r § got
v e r y w e t ; w h i c h a d d e d m u c h to m y cold.
M o n d a y Dec.
31-'49
T h i s is t h e l a s t d a y of a n o t h e r y e a r § I h a v e m u c h to
record of God's dealings
t o w a r d s us,
as a f a m i l y ,
Saturday morning soon after breakfast,
w e n t on b o a r d t h e K a l a m a ,
bro.
§ as i n d i v i d u a l s .
Rice, J o h n Ii,
Bent's vessel for San Francisco,
§ Ruth
to go
to K a w a i a h a e , w h e r e s h e w a s to s t o p f o r P o t a t o e s .
Soon after I
reached the Depository,
from Kekuanaoa,
saying his wife,
for a coffin.
Paahao came w i t h a m e ss ag e
K a l o l o i h i o k a l a n i , h a d just died § he w i s h e d boards
I g a v e h i m 40 fr.
$5.00.
After this
I m a d e up th e
C a s h a / c f o r a w e e k § it c a m e out, j u s t as it h a d d o n e f or t wo
months.
Mr.
W a s v e r y b u s y all day.
Goodale
In t h e a f t e r n o o n a b o u t 4 o 'c lk .
§ O r r a m e l s t a r t e d for W a i a l u a ,
§ Mr.
G. r o d e
"Straw
Journal, Amos S tarr C ooke
berry".
Wm.
Dec.
31, 1849
Page 353
J u s t a y e a r b e f o r e t h at , b y t h e d a y o f t h e w e e k , M o s e s ,
Pitt,
evening.
§ Kaiminaanao were burried(!).
Mr.
B i s h o p c a l l e d in t h e
We r e t i r e d early, but Charles b e i n g sick, we did not
sleep till n e a r midnight.
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g did not awake till
q u i t e late.
H a d o n l y t i m e to get r e a d y for m e e t i n g at 9 1/2 o ’
c lock.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m I Tim.
Bro.
is the r o o t o f all e v i l . "
p resent w i t h Lorrin.
sermon,
from
§ Mrs.
At n o o n bro.
.
of reckoning,
Capt.
"The love of m oney
C u t t e r cf " W a l p o l e " w e r e
Damon preached a half century
H e a n t i c i p a t e d a y e a r a c c o r d i n g to m y p l a n
§ a c c o r d i n g to m a n y o t h e r s .
d u t i e s as a s u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f S.S.
c a m e h o m e i n c o m p a n y w i t h Capt.
the house
6 : 1 0,
Mr.
W h i t n e y a s s u m e d his
All our c h i l d r e n staid,
E v an s.
§ r o o m w h e r e M o s e s died,
A t 2 o 'e lk .
§I
w e w e n t to
to t h e f u n e r a l of G o v . ' s w i f e .
Met t h e r e Mr. H a w l e y § w a l k e d in t h e p r o c e s s i o n w i t h h i m to t h e
stone church.
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d f r o m II Cor.
6:2, B e h o l d
n o w is t h e §c.
T h e c o r p s e w a s l a i d in a s m a l l v a u l t n e a r t h e
m e e t i n g house.
Y e s t e r d a y was the first a n n i v e r s a r y of Moses ma's
burial,
Mr.
§ t h e 1 3 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of N a h i e n a e n a ' s d e a t h .
B i s h o p c a m e to w a i t u p o n B e r n i c e ,
to t h e p a l a c e , w a i t e d on E l i z a b e t h ,
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Hab.
3:2,
At evening,
§ Mr. H a w l e y , w h o h a d b e e n
§ I upon Victoria,
"0 Lor d,
to t h e chap e l.
r e v i v e t h y w o r k §c".
B e r n i c e p l a y e d u p o n t h e s e r a p h e n a b o t h at m o r n i n g
at e v e n i n g
service.
Dec.
31- 1849
To d a y I a r o s e e a r l i e r t h a n u s u a l ,
duties,
§ w e n t to t h e n a t i v e s e r v i c e at s u n - r i s e .
was present
priate.
finished my morning
§ c o m m e n t e d u p o n Neh.
O n l y a few p r e s e n t .
Bro.
Clark
8:9-12 w h i c h was very appropro-
As th e d a y h a d b e e n a p p o i n t e d b y
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
Dec.
th e K i n g as a d a y of t h a n k s g i v i n g ,
a Temperance
31, 1849
Page 354
a r r a n g e m e n t s h a d b e e n m a d e f or
C e l e b r a t i o n b y Mr. A r m s t r o n g .
At 10 1/2 o ' c l o c k A.M.
t h e s c h o o l of th e t w o d i s t r i c t s o f H o n o l u l u w e r e to m e e t at the
s t o n e c h u r c h § t h e n m a r c h d o w n to Bro.
S m i t h ' s c h u r c h to feast,
where six tables h a d b e e n s p r ea d the l ength of the church.
T h e t w o c h o i r s sat in t h e g a l l e r y , m a k a i
t h e sea)
§ Mr.
Fuller's
n e a r t h e door.
Mrs.
s c h o o l sat o n t h e s a m e si de,
C o o k e d i d n o t go out.
r e n to t h e s t o n e c h u r c h § Jos.
(towards
downstairs
I took our four c h i l d
§ M a r t h a to t h e feast.
The s e r
vices w e r e c o m m e n c e d b y the s i n ging of the n a t i v e choirs.
Smith prayed.
By t h e w a y ,
sat t h e i r m a j e s t i e s ,
§ Mr.
the King § Queen,
A r m s t r o n g § Mrs.
Rev. Mr.
A fter the prayer,
F. s c h o o l .
Dudley Bates,
cluding prayer.
a l so ,
more § the native choirs,
- J o h n Y o u n g - Mr.
James Kali § Nevins Armstrong.
Rev. Mr.
o n c e more.
Bond--bro.
Clark
Misses Judds Sarah Andrews.
ma.
§
I returned §
S o o n w e d i n e in c o m p a n y w i t h
T h i s e v e n i n g w e are to h a v e a p a r t y
has j u s t b e e n t h r o w n f r o m a n a t i v e ' s h o r s e n e a r b y ,
To d a y it is v e r y w a r m § w h a t
Mrs.
made c o n
I then returned § bathed,
§ t o c a l l it M a r y ' s p a r t y as she h a s n o t b e e n out.
is f r o m t h e sea.
Judge
Fuller's school sung twice
S m i t h ' s c h u r c h b u t w a s so l a t e t h a t
o u r d o m e s t i c s r e t ^ w i t h o u r food.
S t a r f or him.
Turrill,
D e c l a m a t i o n s b y l i t t l e J oh n ,
D u r i n g t h e s e r v i c e Mr.
s t a r t e d fo r bro.
Mrs. W y l l i e
in E n g l i s h , Mr. A r m s t r o n g i n t e r p r e t e d a
- - s i n g i n g b y Mr.
Turrill made remarks,
on w h i c h
the Temperance
t h e n t h e K i n g m a d e an a d d r e s s
W y l l i e r e a d two s h e e t s
Sami Andrews,
John Young,
Ju d d § A r m s t r o n g --a l s o , Consul,
Bond (Unitarian).
p l e d g e w a s ta k e n ,
part
a platform had been provided,
Bro.
Mr.
Hawley
§ I s e n t for
little w i n d we have
C o o k e has g o n e o u t to r i d e w i t h bro.
This afternoon we have h ad frequent showers.
Castle
J a n . 4, 185 0
Journal, Amo s Sta rr Coo ke
Page 355
F R I D A Y , J A N U A R Y 4 t h - 1850.
M o n d a y e v e n i n g 31 st Ult. w e r e c e i v e d p r e s e n t s
§ E l i z a b e t h ea.
presents
of a B o o k M a r k § an a c c o m p a n y i n g n o t e.
f r o m Mr.
Abbott's
A
" A l e x a n d e r the G r e a t " for
a s m a l l J a p a n n e d b o x , w i t h l o c k § ke y,
a g o l d d o l l a r for M a r y A n n i s .
ing.
A l so ,
G o o d a l e b r o u g h t o v e r b y L e v i C h a m b e r l ain.
t w o - b l a d e d k n i f e f or J o s . ,
Martha
from Mary
for Juliette,
At m i d n i g h t Mrs.
§
Cooke heard f i r
W e w e r e k e p t a w a k e on a/c
Tuesday I wished most of our brethren § sisters
ren a "happy new year".
§ their child
D u r i n g the d a y § n e x t w a s b u s y in f o o t
ing the Day Book a/cs for the p ast three months.
A.M. Mr.
Goodale returned from Waialua.
Y e s t e r d a y sent S trawberry
to P u n a h o u to be t u r n e d out for a w e e k or so.
were unwell
§ retired before nine o'clock.
Mrs. J u d d w i t h Mr.
About 9 o'clock
That evening we
B e r n i c e v i s i t e d at
F u l l e r § r e t d at 11 o ' c l o c k .
The officers
o f t h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s h a d a b a l l at D u d o i t ' s h o u s e ,
at t h e r o o m s
o c c u p i e d b y Mr. T e n Eyck.
W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g as Mr.
Hawley was
a b o u t to l e a v e he
brought some presents
f or the s c h o l a r s - - a C h i n e s e p u z z l e
a m u s i c - b o x for Mary,
a C r o c k of G o l d f o r B e r n i c e ,
a b o o k for
Victoria, Hocus-Pocus
for Jos.,
for Martha.
Bro.
Scripture Promises
for El.
R o g e r s m a w e n t on b o a r d , b u t t h e v e s s e l d i d n o t get out,
t h e r e w a s n o w i n d.
d u c t e d b y bro.
T h e y r e t u r n e d § Mr.
Clark,
§ so w a s Mr.
as
H. w a s at o u r m e e t i n g c o n
Mitchell.
I n v i t e d Mr. H. to
b r e a k f a s t w i t h us y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g , b u t h e l e f t e a r l y § so d i d
bro.
R o g e r s ma.
j u s t at n i g h t .
bro.
C a s t l e ma.
N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e v e s s e l d i d n o t g e t o ut t i l l
Tuesday § Wednesday afternoon,
Yesterday
Mrs. C. r o d e w i t h
m o r n i n g t h e " W m . " a r r i v e d fr. W a i l u k u
Jour nal , Am os S t a r r Cooke
w i t h b u t t e r § c ash,
§ Mrs.
Jan.
$250.
R e t i r e d e a r l y bu t s l e p t late.
made v i n e g a r § co u n t e d cash,
§ Mr.
Mr.
D e p . I f el l sick.
No w i n d t o - d a y ,
Page 356
L a s t e v e n i n g w e h a d a c a l l f r o m Capt.
Cutler § Sarah Andrews.
I r e t u r n e d fr.
4, 1850
When
Took a slight dose Rhubarb.
To da y I l o o k e d o v e r o u r C r o c k e r y ,
§ t a p p e d a n e w hhd.
a l i t t l e rain.
B i s h o p a g r e e w i t h Mr.
B i s h o p v i s i t e d us also.
o f s p e r m oil.
L e a r n e d to d a y t h a t Mr.
Damon w h e n he calls
Fuller
last sa b ba t h the
l a st s a b b a t h o f t h e f i r s t h a l f o f 1 9 t h c e n t u r y - - a m m u c h s u r p r i s e d .
Mr.
G. ha s called.
M o n d a y Jan.
7 '50
Have just r e t u r n e d from m o n t h l y concert,
s t r o n g ' s c o n d u c t e d b y br o .
Clark.
Bro. A.
at bro. A r m
§ Damon were chosen
a c o m 60 to d i v i d e t h e M i s s i o n s to e a c h b r o t h e r to r e p o r t on at
future meeting.
Bro.
C a s t l e h a s C h i n a § h a s to r e p o r t at n e x t
m o n t h l y concert.
I am to r e p o r t s o m e s i x m o n t h s h e n c e on
"Southern Asia."
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g t h e c a s h c a m e out r i g h t for
the week.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n Mrs.
to t e a to s i s t e r Ives'.
weevils,
C. o u r c h i l d r e n ,
Put up s o m e b a g s o f r i c e s p o i l e d b y
§ h a d it p u t i n t o o u r oven,
n o w e d it,
§ it a p p e a r s q u i t e clean.
M e a l f r o m W a i a l u a § d i s t r i b u t e d it.
dinner,
I f el l in w i t h Mrs.
s u b j e c t o f Mr.
Bishop
after baking.
To d a y w i n -
R e e d to d a y 325
Xb
* Indian
W h i l e on m y w a y h o m e to
J u d d a n d w e c o n v e r s e d for an h o u r the
§ Bernice.
s i c k on h i s w a y to P a n a m a ,
to do i m p r o p e r l y .
§ Bernice went
H e a r d t o - d a y t h a t Dr. J u d d wa s
§ t h a t t h e b o y s t o o k a d v a n t a g e of it,
Yesterday morning,
Bernice
§ I w e n t d o w n to
bro.
S m i t h ' s c h u r c h in p a r t to h e a r t h e s i n g i n g there.
bro.
Smith unwell
§ n o t to p r e a c h b u t to l a y p l a n s
Found
for h i s p e o p l e
Jan.
Journal, Amos S t a r r Coo ke
to c o n t r i b u t e q u a r t e r l y ,
both there
§ at bro.
for h i s s u p p o r t .
C l a r k ’s ch.
ing f r o m J o h n 24:15.
Bernice played,
T e x t i n t h e e v e n i n g Rom.
Friday,
Jan.
10
Bro.
C.
It w a s c o m m u n i o n s e a s o n
8 so she d i d in t h e e v e n i n g .
5:8.
'50.
Yesterday made 4 pudding sticks
e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
h a d an a r g u m e n t w i t h Mr.
In t h e e v e n i n g r e a d
f o r Mrs.
Cl.
When
£ Co.
till 2 o'clk,
§ bought
b e an e x h i b i t i o n at P u n a h o u s c h o o l t o - m o r r o w .
Hana Saturday.
out
us.
W e h o p e f l o u r also.
bro.
C a s t le .
Wm.
F r i d a y Jan.
5 0.50.
Attended
There will
A v e s s e l s a i l s f or
Bro.
1.
sailed
She h a s b o a r d l u m b e r for
T h i s e v e n i n g Jos.
h a s a b a d cold,
al so
S m i t h h a s a s m a l l s t i c k of l a n d m a u k a o f his
E m e r s o n h a s c o m e t o d a y fr. W a i a l u a .
11,
'50
T h i s m o r n i n g w a s b e l a t e d a b o u t g e t t i n g up.
Mr.
C.
H e a r d to d a y t h a t C a r o l u s
2 4 t h § o u g h t to be h e r e Feb.
h o us e.
finally
T r a d e w i n d s to d a y § s e v e r a l v e s s e l s h a v e g on e
- a b r i g from San Francisco.
Sept.
In the
I returned,
He was
T h i s f o r e n o o n m a d e s c r a p s w e e z e r f o r Mr s.
a u c t i o n at W i l l i a m s
C.
Bishop about the h a l f cent u r y ' s not b e
g i n n i n g R a i d i n g at t h e c l o s e o f t h e y e a r 1849.
convinced.
Page 357
D a m o n p r e a c h e d in the m o r n
T u e s d a y I d i d l i t t l e or n o t h i n g .
to Mr s.
7, 1850
G o w e r w a s in tow n.
A t t e n d e d the auction.
w e n t to P u n a h o u to w i t n e s s
of the scholars.
This afternoon
T h e r e w i l l be a v a
As n o o t h e r s p e c t a t o r w a s t h e r e ,
cised their performances,
I
the speaking § he a r the compositions
The term closed to-day.
cation of three weeks.
L e a r n e d that
a little,
I criti
at th e r e q u e s t o f bro.
Dole.
Jan.
Journal, Amos S tarr C ook e
Was p l e a s e d w i t h w h a t
for Waimea,
c ount.
§ bro.
I saw § heard.
C. s e n t Mrs.
Our cash overrun,
Capt.
11, 1850
E v a n s s a i l e d to d a y
W h i t n e y the b a l a n c e of h e r a c
to day,
$2.
R e c e i v e d a l e t t e r fr.
M o s e s H a t c h , w h o is a c t i n g as c l e r k f o r B u s h § Co.
He is b o u n d for C a l i f o r n i a .
S a t u r d a y , Jan.
12,
Page 358
at L ah a i n a .
H a v e c o m m e n c e d a reply.
'50
T h i s m o r n i n g I k n e w I h a d m u c h to do § t h a t w a s i n c r e a s e d
by finding Nika sick this morning.
to a s s i s t .
eleponi.
Had a strange native,
S e n t o f f bro. W h i t t l e s e y ' s
T h e n M i s s O g d e n ' s to t h e Wm.
with papers
frt.
f i r s t to t h e H a z e l -
finally,
L a h a i n a frt.
§ l e t t e r s al l wh. t o o k m e t i l l 2 o ' c l k .
W h i t t l e s e y § Conde.
About
Pala
l e t t e r s c a m e up fr.
§ others-
W r o t e to bro.
Kauai.
Di d n o t
l o o k at t h e m t i l l a f t e r o u r P r e p a r a t o r y m e e t i n g at 3 o ' c l k .
D o l e p r e a c h e d fr. T i t u s 2:14,
to o n l y a h a n d f u l o f us.
ing,
read our Kauai letters
Dec.
23rd, w e i g h i n g 10 1/4 ^ • § t h a t w h i l e br o.
at K o l o a ,
§ f o u n d t h a t Dr.
of Debora,
t h a t time.
is t h e t h i e f ,
Rowell ma were
$640.
He s u p p o s e s K a u m u a l i i ,
son
b e c a u s e h e l e f t K a u a i fo r H o n o l u l u a b o u t
I w e n t i m m e d i a t e l y §told K e k u a n a o a ,
c alf, t h e M a r s h a l l
§ le f t h i m bro.
some particulars.
Bro.
Rowell's
s e l e c t e d m y s e r m o n to p a r e n t s .
are q u i t e sick.
§ a l s o Mr. M e t
letter,
S m i t h is s t i l l u n w e l l
to hi s p e o p l e to m o r r o w m o r n i n g .
domestics
After m e e t
S mith h a d a son born
s o m e o n e e n t e r e d t h e i r h o u s e at W a i m e a § s t o l e
m o s t o f wh. b e l o n g e d to t h e c h u r c h .
Bro.
containing
§ w i s h e s m e to t a l k
I consented § this evening have
This evening m any of our family §
Jan.
Journa l, Amos S tarr Cooke
Monday,
Jan.
14,
14, 1850
Page 359
'50
Y e s t e r d a y a great many were sick among the natives.
the p r o p e r s e a s o n 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k I w e n t d o w n to bro.
m y s e r m o n fr.
bro.
Puk.
2:9.
Only a few were present.
Smith § Johnstone.
f r o m Mat.
1 0: 32 ,
W e n t to t h e c h a p e l
f o r h i m i n the a f t e r n o o n .
22:14,
A t 4 o ' c l o c k bro.
at t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e .
Damon administered the communion.
c a r r y i n g t h e wine .
His name
§ h e a r d bro.
C l a r k in t h e m o r n i n g ,
the l a t t e r o n l y we n t .
Armstrong
A f t e r w h i c h h e § bro.
A s t r a n g e r a s s i s t e d in t h e
K o n i a c a m e to see B e r n i c e
§ Lydia,
f e a r i n g she h a d
She also said Kaohokalole h a d been confined
at P i i k o i ' s p l a c e ,
r e a d i n g to m e hi s s a b b a t h s c h o o l B o ok ,
M a r t h a r e a d A n n a R os s to h e r m o t h e r .
schooner
Bro.
Dole p r e a c h e d from
In t h e e v e n i n g it r a i n e d § w e d i d n o t go out.
Armstrong's
§ bro.
Paki was sick § sent for Bernice
d u r i n g th e d a y w i t h a d a u g h t e r ,
has b e e n r ai ny .
Damon
H e p r o v e s to b e t h e m a t e o f W r e c k e d W h a l e ship.
is S u l l i v a n .
t h e p l e a u r i s y (!).
§ read
Among them were
s u b j e c t o f P r o f e s s i n g C h r i s t b e f o r e men.
A n d r e w s p r e a c h e d f o r bro.
Rev.
Smith's
n e a r Dr.
Jos.
completed
R e t i r e d early.
T o - d a y it
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t w a s at Mr.
(British)
fr.
Sa n F r a n c i s c o .
A n o t h e r arrival of a
Bro.
Castle has w o r k e d
s e v e r a l d a y s to m a k e h i s T r i a l B a l a n c e c o m e o ut c o r r e c t l y .
mother.
Rooke's.
"The o n l y son" J o n a h Ross.
§ c o n d u c t e d b y Mr. W h i t n e y .
quite sick--so
At
is o u r b a b e C h a r l e s
S a t u r d a y , Mr.
- h e is v e r y w e a r i n g to h i s
F u l l e r t u n e d o u r Pi an o .
s o m e t h i n g to it §dined with us.
n e w c e n t u r y b e g a n in 1801.
Sarai
T o d a y he di d
C o u l d n o t c o n v i n c e h i m t h a t the
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
T h u r s d a y Jan.
17,
Jan.
an N .S .
morning bringing a mail
a f o r t n i g h t at H i lo .
so me f r o m B o s t o n .
fr.
Schooner,
Capt M cArther,
the States via Panama.
S h e b r o u g h t us s o m e
There w ere two sheets
ing the P r u d e n t i a l Com.
Sh e h a d s t o p p e d
letters from Hilo §
fr.
Dr.
Anderson,
say
That they w o u l d w r i t e by the next
a b o u t o t h e r m a t t e r s r e f e r r e d to t h e m b y t h e m i s s i o n .
T h e C a r o l u s s a i l e d w i t h l u m b e r §c. f o r us S e p t 24th.
had a letter from her sister Sarah,
13 - 2 8 ,
a r r i v e d t hi s
h a d ap pr o v e d of the doings of the Mission,
in r e f e r e n c e to t h e S e m i n a r y .
Dole
Page 360
'50
The Ewing,
steamer,
17, 1850
s t a t i n g t h a t Mr.
v i s i t e d R i d g e f i e l d 22,
Sister
at R i d g e f i e l d ,
Sept.
C h a r l e s M o n t a g u e w a s m a r r i e d Sept.
D a n b u r y 23d.
T h a t bro.
18th,
Seeley § sister
M a r y § S a r a h w e n t to t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e B o a r d at P i t t s f i e l d ,
s t a i d at M o t h e r M o n t a g u e ' s .
Y e s t e r d a y b r o H a l l b r o u g h t in a l e t t e r
f r o m h i m s e l f to m e d a t e d 1 5 t h inst.
to Mr. A n d e r s o n ,
in c l o s i n g a c o p y o f a l e t t e r
in w h i c h h e r e q u e s t s t h e B o a r d to g r a n t h i m the
house § premises he n o w occupies.
h a v e c o p i e d his copy.
Today, by his permission,
§ r e t u r n e d h i m his d u p l i c a t e .
L e G r a n g e s a i l e d to d a y f o r t h e s t a t e s v i a C a p e Hor n.
C. B e r n i c e
§ V i c t o r i a a r e v i s i t i n g at Mr.
i n c o m p a n y w i t h a Mr.
I
I have also w r i t t e n a few w o r d s e x p r e s s i n g
m y s u r p r i s e at t h i s r e q u e s t ,
ing Mrs.
§
The
This e v e n
Armstrong's
§ Mr s . W i l s o n .
Y e s t e r d a y w r o t e t o all on K a u a i , p u t up a b o x s o a p §c.
f o r Dr.
Sm i t h , a l s o a m a t b a g of s h o e s
To d a y s e n t t h e m to go b y t h e b r i g ,
y e s t e r d a y $50.
sailed.
for Dr.
§ Sal[t](?)
Cornelia,
S. to go b y Mr.
Gower.
fr R o w e ll .
Ca p t W i l f o n .
V e s s e l has n o t
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
T u e s d a y e v e n i n g w a s s p e n t in c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
Also
G ower.
Clark.
This
Jan.
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
17, 1850
Page 361
m o r n i n g he t o o k b r e a k f a s t w i t h us.
Mr.
F u l l e r h a s b e e n p r e p a r i n g t o d a y for h i s Ex.
N i k a s t i l l c o n t i n u e s to b e sick.
to-morrow.
No n a t i v e h e l p t h i s w e e k .
To
day r ep ai re d § r e p l e n i s h e d my twine-reels.
Sat. Jan.
19,
'50
Yesterday,
S i s t e r H a l l w a s so u n w e l l t h a t bro.
h o m e a l l d a y to a t t e n d her.
H.
H e a l s o r e p l i e d to m y l e t t e r ,
in his to Dr. A n d e r s o n to be s e n t v i a P a n a m a .
Bro.
s t a i d at
£ sent
Castle thought
it h i s d u t y to s e n d a l e t t e r w i t h it § t o - d a y h as w r i t t e n a l o n g
l etter.
Y e s t e r d a y Mr.
F u l l e r h a d h i s E x a m i n a t i o n all t h e f o r e n o o n .
In t h e e v e n i n g an e x h i b i t i o n ,
t h e s c h o o l h o u s e w a s q u i t e full.
I c o u l d not be p r e s e n t but a part o f the evening.
To d a y I h a v e
t r i e d to s e e bro. H a l l to u r g e h i m to w i t h d r a w h i s l e t t e r t o Dr.
A. but c o u l d n o t f i n d him.
f a m i l i e s w i t h Dr. H e w i t .
§ c h o s e bro.
T h i s f o r e n o o n bro.
The Committee,
C a s t l e a com.
t o w r i t e bro.
S m i t h c a l l e d on o u r
ad interim, h a d a me e t i n g
Armstrong § advise him
of fi ci al ly that the B o a r d h ad ap pr ove d of the conve ya nc e of the
Mission Seminary,
at L a h a i n a l u n a to t h e G o v e r n m e n t .
Y e s t e r d a y Mrs.
J u d d § f a m i l y t o o k d i n n e r w i t h us, a l s o
Sarah Andrews,
§ M. B a t e s t w o s o n s - - a t t e a m o s t o f t h e m w e r e h e r e
§ Mr.
Elizabeth Andrews
Fuller.
spent the n ight this forenoon.
J a m e s § S a m i A l e x a n d e r s a i l e d y e s t e r d a y w i t h Mr.
A n n " for L a h a i n a .
O u r l e t t e r s w e r e t o o late.
p a p e r s to K a u a i to day.
c h i l l a h a t to day.
§Vic.
L e w i s in " M a r y
Sent letters
§
Helen Judd p r e s ented Charles with a c h i n
T h i s e v e n i n g m a n y v e r y m a n y are s i c k - - M r s .
C.
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Coo ke
M o n d a y Jan.
21
Jan.
21, 1850
'50
Y e s t e r d a y it w a s s t o r m y m o s t o f the day,
w e r e v e r y tilinly a t t e n d e d .
f r o m Heb.
Mat.
1 1:7, N o a h ' s
2 8 :1 9.
Bro.
fruits
§ our meetings
C l a r k p r e a c h e d at N a t i v e c h a p e l
§ works.
Bro.
D a m o n ' s t e x t wa s
Asa Thurston p l a y e d on the seraphena bo t h m o rning
§ evening.
Bro.
"Swearing".
D a m o n ' s t e x t in t h e e v e n i n g w a s Ex.
22:
Subject,
Did not read but a very little yesterday.
To day, a m u l t i t u d e o f l e t t e r s
Hana,
Page 362
K o h a l a , W a i m e a , Ha.
to t h e a Mr.
§ orders
C a l l e d at bro.
Damon's
f or W a i o l i ,
§ was introduced
S p o f f o r d o f B o s t o n w h o h a d l i v e d in G e o r g i a .
H e w i t c a l l e d on us t o d a y a c c o m p a n i e d b y bro.
Lahaina,
Smith.
Dr.
Reed pr "Lion"
a b a g o f c o r n f r o m Ha na.
T h r e e Eng. v e s s e l s
W e d n e s d a y Jan.
23
a r r i v e d to day, o n e c r o w d e d w i t h e m i g r a n t s .
'50
To d a y w e h a v e h a d a s t r o n g t r a d e w i n d .
Y e s t e r d a y at
2 o ' c l o c k P.M. Mrs. Y o u n g , m o t h e r o f J o h n , F a n n y , J u n e § G ra c e , d i e d
o f o l d age.
T o - d a y s h e w a s b u r i e d in t h e C e m e t e r y of the_ C h i ef s,
outside the Royal Cemetery.
downtown.
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y d i d s e v e r a l e r r a n d s
T h i s f o r e n o o n J o s f o u n d S t a r in M a n o a v a l l e y .
e n g a g e d to d a y in f u l f i l l i n g b r o K i n n e y ' s or d e r .
Ives h a v e s o m e t h o u g h t o f l i v i n g at K oloa.
a b o u t it § bro.
Ruggles
C a s t l e h a s a n s w e r e d it.
§ T h u r s t o n s p e n t here .
son § Wilcox.
Bro.
Bro.
Been
§ sister
Smith has w r i t t e n
Last evening Messrs Bishop,
Y e s t e r d a y w a s d e v o t e d to b r o J o h n
To d a y w e h a d a ca ll at Dep.
f r o m Mrs. Wm.
Ladd.
H e a r d t h a t m o r e f o r e i g n e r s a t t e n d e d t he f u n e r a l o f Mr s. Y o u n g ,
n a t i v e s did.
than
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
T h u r s d a y Jan.
24,
Jan.
24, 1850
'50
T h i s is t h e 2 6 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y dear,
C a t h e d ea th .
r iv ed ,
12 d a y s f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o .
Hitchcock,
of the Charity School,
Bullard,
a bro.
John Dominis
§ Hatch,
24/49 w h i c h was
Bro s.
Clark,
Lo ui s .
f r o m Mr.
Di mo nd Hall,
Bro.
Anderson,
Armstrong ^ W i l
Dimond received a very
for n e g l e c t i n g h i s m i s s i o n a r y w o r k .
w r i t t e n v e r y u n c h r i s t i a n l y , to say th e le a s t ,
him.
Als
r e a d to t h e m i s s i o n t hi s a f t e r n o o n at
c o x r e e d l e t t e r s f r o m Dr. A n d e r s o n .
severe censure
formerly teache
§ w h o d i e d 4 da ys b e f o r e t h e i r a r r i v a l .
[of] Dr. B u l l a r d o f St.
sister Chamberlain's.
Penhallow a r
S h e b r o u g h t t h e m a i l f or Nov.
W e r e c e i v e d a l o n g l e t t e r o f 40 p a g e s
d a t e d Oct.
very dear sister
T h i s m o r n i n g t h e " C o n n e c t i c u t " Capt.
Also Messrs Anner,
Dr.
Page 363
Some have
to t h e B o a r d a b o u t
T h e y h a v e t r e a t e d h i s r e q u e s t w i t h n e g l e c t or r e f u s a l , w h i l e
t h e y h a v e a c c e e d e d to a l l bro.
T h e y h a v e l e f t no
anything.
Clark's.
l o o p h o l e f o r S e c u l a r A g e n t s to m a k e
I r e e d a l e t t e r f r o m b r o S e e l e y § M a r y d a t e d Sept.
27
§ O c t . 10.
Sat.
J a n 26
'50
Y e s t e r d a y I w a s v e r y b u s y in p u t t i n g up bro.
Bro.
C a s t l e w r o t e to Dr.
d a y bro.
A n d e r s o n in b e h a l f o f bro.
L y o n s order.
Dimond.
To
D i m o n d l i t t l e d a u g h t e r a p p e a r s at t h e p o i n t o f death.
Last ev e n i n g we h ad letters
s o n w a s sick ,
f r o m W a i a l u a s t a t i n g t h a t bro.
§ r e q u e s t us to get L a t h r o p to go over.
s u c c e e d e d in g e t t i n g h i m to go,
Last evening,
Emer
Bro.
Castle
§ t h i s m o r n i n g h e w e n t.
t h e t h o u g h t ca m e i n t o m y h e a d t h a t
a s k t h e c h i e f s to s e ll me t h i s p l a c e
I would
§ all t h e b u i l d i n g s u p o n it
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
f o r $ 2 , 00 0 .
Jan.
T o - d a y I s p o k e o f it to Mr.
26, 1850
Armstrong,
m y m o n e y c o u l d be b e t t e r l a i d out s o m e w h e r e else.
to bro.
Page 364
§ he thinks
To d a y I s p o k e
H a l l a b o u t b e i n g a s i l e n t p a r t n e r w i t h them.
T h i s e v e n i n g I h a v e b e e n to s ee s o m e lots n e a r Mr. J a r r e t t '
p l a c e , w i t h Mr.
Goodale.
B o a r d h a d g i v e n us
selves,
To day,
I t o l d bro.
C a s t l e t h a t as t h e
[no] o p p o r t u n i t y to m a k e a n y t h i n g for o u r
I w a s to b e g i n to l o o k out f o r m y s e l f ,
by i n v e s t igating
m y m o n e y at t h e Is.
M o n d a y Jan.
28,
'50
T h i s e v e n i n g w e h a v e h a d a ca ll f r o m Mr. A n n e r § I a c
c o m p a n i e d h i m to bro.
Hall's.
Sister Hall
is a l i t t l e b e t t e r .
To d a y I h a v e c a l l e d o n Mr. A r m s t r o n g to p r o p o s e t h a t Mr. W h i t n e y
£ his wi f e take our p lac e
a good plan.
I s p o k e o f it to Mr.
f u r n i t u r e now.
it m i g h t be
§ a d v i s e d h i m n o t to b u y
She had only 2
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I t o o k c h a r g e o f bro.
c l a s s at hi s h o u s e .
§ h e a r d bro.
W.
He t h o u g h t
A C h i n e s e J u n k a r r i v e d to day.
s q u a r e s ails.
S.S.
in t h e s c h o o l .
H e w a s s i c k w i t h a cold.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d fr. J o h n 3:7, N e w b i r t h .
e v e n i n g II Cor.
6:1,
W e n t to c h a p e l
In t h e
" R e c e i v i n g t h e g r a c e o f G o d in v a i n " .
A r m s t r o n g h a d a m e e t i n g at t h e p a l a c e
T h i s f o r e n o o n Mr.
Castle's
Bro.
§ t h e k i n g w a s there.
D a v i s c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y - - a l s o a m a n w h o
is a c q u a i n t e d w i t h bro. W i l c o x at W a i o l i .
T h u r s d a y Jan.
31,
'50
T u esday forenoon a ship § ba r k were seen coming around
the Head, w h i l e
Green § Taylor.
I w a s b u s y in p r e p a r i n g s o m e f r e i g h t for b r o s
S o o n it w a s
f o u n d t h a t the s h i p w a s t h e C a r o l u s ,
Journal, Amos S tarr Co oke
Jan.
Capt.
§ a M a s t e r P a r s o n s as
D u n b a r , w i t h Mrs. W h i t n e y § P a r s o n s
passengers.
room.
31, 1850
Page 365
In t h e a f t e r n o o n w e n t to w o r k c l e a r i n g out t h e L u m b e r
In t h e e v e n i n g , M r s.
C. B e r n i c e
§ I w e n t to c a l l on t h e
s t r a n g e r s b u t d i d n o t see a n y o f them.
F o u n d a l e t t e r at Mrs.
Chamberlain's
t h a t he bro.
Yesterday,
f r o m Mrs.
E m e r s o n to Dr.
E. w a s b e t t e r .
bro.
I t o o k it d o w n § le ft it at Mr.
t h a t if t h e y d e v o t e d t h e m s e l v e s
profits
s h o u l d b e 1/7.
s tock.
Yesterday,
gaged.
A g r e e d w i t h Mr.
was
Damon.
D i m o n d a d v i s e d me t h a t t h e y h a d a c c e p t e d o f m y
o f f e r to b e c o m e a D o r m a n t p a r t n e r .
Bro.
Lathrop, which stated
M y p r o p o s i t i o n to t he m , w a s
§ all e q u a l l y c a s t in, m y s h a r e o f
Last night
§ to n i g h t t h e y h a v e t a k e n a /c
I a d v i s e d Mr. A r m s t r o n g t h a t m y m o n e y w a s e n
G o o d a l e to t a k e s i x lo ts on t h e p l a i n .
P a r k e r c o n d u c t e d our m e e t i n g l a s t e v e n i n g - - s u b j e c t o f r e m a r k s
" f o r t h e l o v e o f C h r i s t c o n s t r a i n e t h us".
h a s d i s c h a r g e d in e a r n e s t ,
§ s t o r e d away.
Nika--at
§ 14 lo a d s o f o u r l u m b e r w a s d r a w n up
I a m e x c e e d i n g l y t ir e d .
.50 pr.
da y,
To-day the Carolus
cash.
We e m p l o y e d 9 men besides
S c o l d e d J a n e C h a m b e r l a i n to d a y §
offended sister Chamberlain.
Friday,
Feb.
1 '50
To- da y I h av e w o r k e d very hard,
This forenoon,
carts
2 carts were used § 8 loads brought.
§ 9 loads.
P r o b a b l y n o t h a l f h a s c o m e to h and.
q u a n t i t y is on t h e dock .
K a ua i.
Mrs.
§ got a l o n g s o m e w i th .
T h i s P.M.
A great
A r r i v a l s to d a y f r o m K o h a l a , M a u i
D o l e h a s b e e n s p e n d i n g t h e d a y w i t h us.
§
T h i s is
t h e 2 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f m y l e a v i n g D a n b u r y to l i ve in N.Y.
3
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M o n d a y Feb.
4,
Feb.
4, 1850
Page 366
'50
S a t u r d a y w a s d e v o t e d to g e t t i n g l u m b e r f r o m t h e dock.
w a s n o t a b l e to w o r k ,
as I d i d t h e d a y b e f o r e .
m e all t h e f o r e n o o n .
A f t e r dinner,
Publications.
of prayer.
bro.
Mr.
Ruggles assisted
Castle o p e n e d the 2 boxes
Y e s t e r d a y I e n j o y e d as a d a y o f re s t ,
A t 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k , bro.
The king § queen were present.
§ as
[a] day
C l a r k p r e a c h e d f r o m Eph.
Also,
Rev. Mr.
Bo nd.
Bro.
p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l w h i c h w a s w e l l f i l l e d f r o m J o h n 16:7
Mat.
26:11.
Mr.
D a v i s c a l l e d at t e a t i m e
t h e f a m i l y to t h e P a l a c e to h e a r bro.
5:8.
Damon
(P.M.)
§ after tea went with
Armstrong.
To d a y it h a s r a i n e d , b u t o u r l u m b e r h a s c o n t i n u e d to
b e l a nd e d.
Repacked § recounted the Pickets
§ t h e Lath.
T h i s e v e n i n g t h e m o n t h l y c o n c e r t is to b e at t h e c h a p e l
but I am tired,
§ it b e i n g r a i n y ,
has c a l l e d t h i s e v e n i n g
a f f a i r s m a d e out b y Mr.
I h a v e n o t gone.
Mr.
T h u r s d a y Feb.
Bro.
left me a s m a l l m e m o r a n d u m ,
Dimond
of their
Anner
S t o c k on h a n d
H.D.'s
1/2
less r e e d fr. A n n e r
4,376.50
2,188.25
621.62
1', 566 .63
S. 4 , 3 7 6 . 5 0
A's g o o d s
323.38
4,699.89
A. 's 1/3 ------------------------ 1 , 5 6 6 . 6 3
H. 's 1/ 3 ------------------------ 1 , 5 6 6 . 6 3
D. 's 1/3
1,566.63
4,699.89
C's ------1,566.63
6,266.52
7,
'50
Several days have p a s s e d § they have been very unhappy
one s;
§ from various
reasons.
I h a v e w o r k e d l ik e a s l a v e at o u r
l u m b e r § e v e r y t h i n g I s e e m e d to v e x me:
I
§withal
I have been
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
unwell,
§ a m s t i l l so.
Feb.
h a v e b e e n so h a r r a s s e d t h a t
on r e a l e s t a t e .
n o t g e t th e m o n e y ,
through the Agency.
st.
He s a i d h e m u s t h a v e s e c u r i t y
L a s t e v e n i n g A n n e r § Co t h o u g h t as
t h e y w o u l d let me s e n d fo r m y $1000.
B u t t h i s m o r n i n g bro.
I could
in g o o d s
C a s t l e o b j e c t e d to
§ n o w I a m to s e n d to H e n r y M. H i l l ,
To day,
for t h e m § p a y him
f o r p u r c h a s i n g §c. § c o l l e c t i n g m y d r a f t at 30 days
I h a v e h a d m u c h c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h bro.
these things,
a year,
f or m y d r a f t on m y a g e n t at
So I r a n all o v e r t h e v i l l a g e to f i n d s o m e o n e
to l e n d m e t h e m o n e y .
a commission,
Yesterday I
C a s t l e w o u l d n o t let m e h a v e it, e v e n tho' Mr.
G o o d a l e w o u l d go s e c u r i t y for me.
t h a t too,
so me
For two nights my thoughts
I could not sleep well.
w a nted some money from Depository,
§ bro.
Page 367
During our pilikia wi t h our lumber,
o f o u r b r e t h r e n h a v e f o u n d f a u l t w i t h us.
Danbury;
7, 1850
o r so.
§ the p r o b a b i l i t y that
Castle about
I s h o u l d l e a v e the Dep.
I h a v e s e r v e d at th e Depy.
in
for several m onths w i t h
an e x p e c t a t i o n t h a t t h e B o a r d w ^ do s o m e t h i n g f o r t h e A g e n c y ,
t h e i r letter does not m ake any opening,
bro.
C a s t l e w o ^ do a n y t h i n g if t h e r e was.
returned.
bro.
§ besides
Mr. T a y l o r c a m e down.
but
I doubt whether
T o d a y bro.
Rogers ma
C o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to d a y to
Seeley.
F r i d a y F e b . 8 ’50
Last e v en in g after w r i t i n g the above
to H.M. H i l l,
on Mr.
o r d e r i n g goods,
S e e l e y f o r $ 1000.
I wrote a letter
§ drew up a draft,
in fav.
of H.M.H.
To day I have p r e p a r e d d u p l i c a t e s
§ its d u p l i c a t e
at 30 d a y s sight.
§ sent the original
b y t h e S c h o o n e r E w i n g , w h i c h s a i l e d f or San F r a n c i s c o .
i n c l o s e d a l e t t e r to Mr.
S e e l e y to a c c o m p a n y th e draft.
I also
Shall
Jou rnal , Amos S t a r r Co oke
Feb.
s h o w t h e d u p l i c a t e to Mr. A n n e r § Co.
ride.
Mr.
Goodale called.
M a r t h a § M a r y sick.
Feb.
Page 368
e v e n i n g , Mrs.
C. w e n t to
G u l i c k t o o k b r e a k f a s t w i t h us.
Y e s t e r d a y V i c t o r i a c a m e out as b e i n g r e c o v e r e d .
C o l l e c t e d all m y l e t t e r s
Sat.
Bro.
This
8, 1850
f r o m Mr.
S e e l e y i n t o on e p a r c e l .
9 '50
T o - d a y I h a v e r o d e up § d o w n t o w n, h a d a l o a d of w o o d
d r a w n for m y s e l f § f o r bro.
Clark.--took letter
§ p e r i o d i c a l s to
the "Pies" for Waioli.
Bro.
t a l k w i t h bro.
This e vening feel q uite unwell.
Castle.
0 Lord!
M o n d a y Feb.
18,
This
G u l i c k d i n e d w i t h us.
H a d a lo n g
P r e p a r e me § mine for the Sabbath.
'50
is m y f i r s t a t t e m p t to w r i t e s i n c e I l a s t w r o t e in
m y d i a r y , n i n e d a y s ago.
That night
I was taken with a diarrhea;
§ L o r d ' s d a y m o r n i n g I t o o k a d o s e o f oil w h i c h o p e r a t e d o n l y once.
All these wi t h my great fatigue for two weeks,
of the Carolas,
o r s i n c e th e a r r i v a l
b r o u g h t on t h e P i l e s so b a d l y t h a t f o r a w e e k I
h a v e b e e n c o n f i n e d to m y room,
S a b b a t h b e f o r e last.
§ bed.
D i d n o t go to c h u r c h at all,
M o n d a y m o r n i n g m y p a i n w a s so g r e a t t h a t I
c a l l e d in Doct. H e w i t w h e n he c am e to see M a r y Ii.
w i t h him.
Dr. W o o d w a s
H e a p p l i e d L u n a r C a u s t i c , w h i c h a d d e d m u c h to t h e p a i n
f or h a l f a n h o u r .
profusely.
The next m o r n i n g he l a n c e d the tumors, w h i c h b l e d
That e a s e d me more than the n i tr a t e of silver.
day I a p plied a s o l u t i o n of n i t r a t e silver.
The next
Thursday morning I bled
s o m e § t h o u g h t it an e v i d e n c e t h a t I s h o u l d s o o n b e r e s t o r e d b y
nature.
S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g Doct. H e w i t a p p l i e d v e r y f r e e l y t h e
nitrate silver,
§ y e s t e r d a y § to d a y .
I t h i n k it t h e m o s t b e n e
f i c i a l m e d i c i n e e v e r a p p l i e d to m y p i l e s .
is t h e l o n g e s t I h a v e h a d s i n c e m y a r r i v a l .
This
last c o nfinement
T h i s n o o n I w e n t out
J ournal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
to d i n n er .
his wife
Hurd,
§ c h i l d § f a t h e r , N. H e w i t ,
to o u r A r m y ,
Mr.
Ct.
Dr. H. b o a r d s
F u l l e r c o m m e n c e d hi s s c h o o l .
Page 369
§ so Dr.
Rooke,
t h a t Mr.
a Miss
Smith's, belongs
§ h as
a chronic diarrhea.
regimen.
M o n d a y 11th
F o r t h e f i r s t t w o da ys E m m a did
§ w o u l d not but that Mrs.
to s a y to Em.
His wife was
at bro.
§ is on a f u r l o w o f 3 m o n t h s ,
Tuesday,
$12.
D.D.
f o o t is g r e a t l y i m p r o v i n g u n d e r h is
n o t com e ,
18, 1850
T h i s m o r n i n g Dr. H e w i t b r o u g h t us a d a g u e r r e o t y p e o f
of Bridgeport,
Mary's
Feb.
C. s e n t B e r n i c e
§ V i c t o r i a on
F. w a s to a t t e n d m o r e to c o m p o s i t i o n
on W e d n e s d a y s e n t h e r - a l s o h e r s c h o o l i n g in g o l d
f o r l a s t semr. w h i c h I h a d p a i d u n w i t t i n g l y .
T h a t s a m e day
(Wed.) V i c t o r i a w a s t a k e n a g a i n w i t h f e v e r § M r s.
C. a d m i n i s t e r e d
s o m e m e d i c i n e of wh.
S h e is s t i l l sick.
This morning,
Dr.
T u r r i l l h a s j u s t c a l l e d to i n v i t e o u r s c h o l a r s to a
She invites the king
the b i r t h day of W a s h i n g t o n § of h e r husband.
§ m in i s t r y § chiefs.
to l a b o r a l o n e at Dep.
Dimond's
a g e d 11 m o s . 28 d a ys, di e d ,
during the native service.
D o l e § Da m o n .
Bro.
Castle was obliged
all t h e w e e k .
S a t u r d a y n o o n bro.
b y bros .
C. h a s g i v e n h e r an
§ Rhubarb.
p a r t y on t h e 2 2 n d inst.
Sophia,
approved.
E l i z a b e t h w a s t a k e n d o w n § M rs .
Emetic - also Calomel
Mrs.
R. a f t e r w a r d s
little sufferer,
Caroline
§was buried yesterday morning
A s e r v i c e w a s c o n d u c t e d at t h e h o u s e ,
This afte r n o o n I have w r i t t e n the above,
b u t m u s t n o w lie d o w n a w h i l e .
C ut C h a r l e s g um s
for his
5 § 6th
t e e t h , b o t h on t h e u p p e r jaw.
Wed.
Feb.
20
'50
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n I w e n t o ut § c a l l e d at bro.
W hile there,
s i s t e r Ives c a m e in.
S i s t e r D.
feels that t heir little
C a r o l i n e is in b e t t e r h a n d s , n o w , t h a n w h i l e s h e w a s
e v e n i n g Mr.
B i s h o p c a m e in § r e a d to M rs .
C.
Dim on d.
living.
§ Bernice.
Last
T h i s fore-
Journa l, Amos S t arr Co oke
n o o n I w e n t to t h e Dep.
l e t t e r to Mr.
Feb.
an h o u r,
Anderson.
o r so.
I brought
Bro.
20, 1850
Page 370
C a s t l e r e a d m e hi s
it h o m e § r e a d it to Mrs.
I s o o n sat d o w n § c o m m e n c e d o n e to Mr.
Anderson.
S o o n bro.
C.
Castle
c a m e in 61 w e h a d a l o n g t a l k in w h i c h h e e n d e a v o r e d to c o n v i n c e
me,
I o u g h t to s t i c k by.
He got so m u c h o u t o f me,
he s h o u l d e r a s e h i s r e q u e s t f or an a s s i s t a n t
t h a t he s a i d
§ a c c o r d i n g l y I shall
n o t w r i t e to Mr. A.
M y d i a r r h e a is s t i l l t r o u b l i n g me,
it y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y .
o f s i l v er .
Mrs.
tho'
I d o c t e r e d for
C. a p p l i e s t w i c e a d a y t h e n i t r a t e
Y e s t e r d a y I b e g a n a l e t t e r to bro.
Seeley.
Bro.
Emer
s o n is in town.
T h u r s d a y Feb.
25 50
To d a y it h a s r a i n e d all day,
Jos. ha s a s s i s t e d bro.
f r o m C h a r l e s o f Nov.
30
C a st l e.
T h i s m o r n i n g w e r e c ^ an " E a g l e "
'49.
W e r e e d a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
o f Nov.
28th.
§ I h a v e r e m a i n e d at home.
The l a t t e r speaks
H i l l as l a t e as Dec.
o f bro.
11t h,
C h a m b e r l a i n death.
another
They
h e a r d o f it 1 2 t h Nov.
Dr. J u d d m a r e a c h e d N e w Y o r k Dec.
c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to Mr. A n d e r s o n .
§ h is n e p h e w Mr.
F r i d a y Feb.
22
7th.
H a d a c a l l f r o m bro.
'50
p r o o f this a f t e r n oo n o f letters from Boston,
This afternoon visi t e d Depository.
w a s here.
pr.
acre.
Emerson
Hazleton.
T h i s f o r e n o o n c o m p l e t e d m y l e t t e r to Dr.
'49.
To d a y I h a v e
Anderson.
as l a t e as Dec.
At d i n n e r ,
Bro.
R e c o m m e n d e d m e to b u y s o m e l a n d at W a i a l u a ,
Read
11th
Emerson
at 1/2 dol.
Feb.
Journ al, Amos Star r Cooke
W a s t o l d t h a t Mr.
t h e f a t h e r o f E l . ' s bro.
birthday.
Sat.
J+++++
23
Page 371
[ J a s p e r ( ? ) ] w a s t h o u g h t to be
T h i s is the a n n i v e r s a r y o f W a s h i n g t o n ' s
T h e w e a t h e r is s t i l l v e r y w e t
Feb.
22, 1850
§ unpleasant.
'50
T o da y I h a v e b e e n to t h e D e p o s i t o r y all d a y § d i s t r i b u t e d
P o l y n e s i a n No 41, w h i c h s p e a k s of Dr. J u d d ' s r e c e p t i o n in N.Y.
Al s o ,
di s t r i b u t e d Genl Letters,
The E n g l i s h yatch(!)
Bro.
Wanderer,
overland,
r e c ^ 2 0 t h inst.
sails this evening for San Francisco
C a s t l e is t r y i n g to get o f f s o m e l e t t e r s
Wind § rain continue.
M o n d a y Feb.
25,
S e n d a l e t t e r to D.A.
§ Polynesians.
§ to bro.
T he
S e el ey .
'50
Saturday evening I wrote
3 p a g e s of a l e t t e r to bro.
C h a r l e s to b e s e n t to d a y pr. W a n d e r e r ;
f or a d a y o r two.
but she will not sail
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g I w e n t to n a t i v e c h u r c h §
had the pleasure of h e a r i n g Kekela,
the first nat iv e or da in ed
minister.
Submit yourselves
H is t e x t w a s J a m e s 4:7.
therefore
to God §c.
D i d n o t go o u t a g a i n all day,
w ell .
R e a d,
f o r I d i d n o t feel v e r y
d u r i n g t h e day, two E v a n g e l i s t ,
Aug.
2n d
9t h
'49.
W a s m u c h i n t e r e s t e d in th e e d i t o r i a l r e s p e c t i n g F r a n c e § t h e F r e n c h
L a s t e v e n i n g I r e t i r e d v e r y e a r l y § s l e p t w e l l all n i g h t .
w e n t e a r l y to t h e Dep.
Bro.
§ s t a i d all day, p u t t h i n g s to r i gh ts .
E m e r s o n c a l l e d w i t h o u r o r d e r fr. bro.
to p a y f o r s o m e at land.
s i d e o f it; also,
To-day
D o l e f o r $ 1 0 1 . 50(?)
I a p p l i e d to h i m f o r a p i e c e b y the
f o r 200 o r 500 a c r e s at K a w a h i a w a ,
so t h i s s i d e o f W a i a l u a , n e a r th e l a r g e v i n e s ,
10 m i l e s or
§ the mountain.
Journal, Am os S t a r r Cooke
Feb.
25, 1850
T h e p r i c e h e t h o u g h t w o u l d be a b o u t f i f t y c e n t s pr.
up P o l yn e s i a n 36-41 for bros S e eley § Charles.
Page 372
acre.
Looked
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
B i s h o p h as c a l l e d a g a i n - - h e c a l l s e v e r y e v e n i n g .
Wed.
Feb.
27,
'50
Y e s t e r d a y I w r o t e a l e t t e r to n e p h e w T i m 0 , o f R i d g e f i e l d
to i n c l o s e in m y l e t t e r to bro.
Seeley.
Monday evening I commenced
a l e t t e r to s i s t e r F a n n y § f i n i s h e d it l a s t e v e n i n g .
s e n d in a l e t t e r to C h a r l e s .
Y e s t e r d a y s e n t bro.
in t h e K o l o l o ,
To d a y bro.
G o v . ' s s loop.
evening conducted our meeting.
This
Lyons'
I am to
things
P a r k e r c a m e o v e r Ej t h i s
H a d s o m e t a l k a b o u t l a n d at H a k i p a u ,
in K o l a u p o k o , n e x t to W a i k a n e p u r c h a s e d b y bro.
The M o n m o u t h w i l l sail on M o n d a y next
Hal l.
for N.Y.
F r i d a y M a r c h 1st 50
Yesterday Juliette visited Punahou.
f o r h e r § brt.
her back.
an e a r l y t e a w i t h them.
Charles
Gulick came
At e v e n i n g I w e n t o n h o r s e b a c k ,
§ took
In t h e e v e n i n g f i n i s h e d m y h a l f s h e e t to
M o t h e r § c o m m e n c e d a h a l f s h e e t to s i s t e r M a r y ,
§ this morning
f i n i s h e d it.
Mr.
G o o d a l e t o l d me t o - d a y t h a t H a k i p u u h a d b e e n a p p l i e d
for but r e j e c t e d by the p r i v y council.
F o u n d that the Q ueen h a d
s e v e r a l ili § a p p l i e d o n l y f o r ili o P a h a l o n a t h a t w a s n e x t to
bro. H a l l ' s
land.
we e k from Monday.
My a p p l i c a ti o n w ill not be a cted upon till a
T h i s e v e n i n g c a l l e d o v e r to se e K a n a i n a ,
t h e Q u e e n ' s w i l l i n g n e s s to s e ll h e r l a n d in H a k i p u u .
w o u l d n o t s e l l an y land.
A n d r e w s '.
about
He s a i d she
B e r n i c e w e n t t h i s a f t e r n o o n to J u d g e
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M a r c h 2, 1850
Page 373
Sat. M a r c h 2 '50
L a s t e v e n i n g I c o m m e n c e d a l e t t e r to s i s t e r A n n C. Le t ts .
p u t up 7 P o l y n e s i a n s
to T i m 0 .
Damon,
fo r C h a r l e s
P u t up 17 F r i e n d No.
to f o r w a r d .
of Anner § C o .
§ bro.
36-4 2
§ 3 Friends
3. f o r P a n a m a § s e n t t h e m to bro.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n b r o H a l l s e t t l e d t h e o l d a/c
W e r e c ^ s o m e m o n e y fr.
I c o u n t e d it § t h e n m a d e up th e cash.
C a s t l e ma.
S e e l e y , No.
To d a y
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
G o v t on Mrs.
Mrs.
R i c h a r d s a/c.
C. r o d e w i t h bro.
Clark returned from Maui
§ said
the b r e t h r e n t h e r e g e n e r a l l y t h o u g h t w e d i d n o t n e e d a G e n l M e e t g .
T h e e x p e c t a t i o n n o w is t h a t w e s h a l l h a v e n o g e n l m e e t i n g .
T h u r s d a y Mch.
7,
'50
Fo r v a r i o u s
d a y m o r n i n g bro.
reasons
I h a v e n o t w r i t t e n t i l l now.
Castle had a chill w h i c h lasted four hours f o l
lowed by a fever § he c o u l d not have any Sa b b a t h school.
§ M a r y A n n i s a c c o m p a n i e d me to t h e n a t i v e m e e t i n g .
t e x t w a s P s . 27:14.
Bro.
shalt
l ov e t h e L o r d w i t h all t h y h e a r t .
not into t e m p t a t i o n . "
Bro.
Juliette
Clark's
The King § Queen w e r e p r e s e n t also J oh n Young.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l all day.
M o rn ing text was,
E v e n i n g text,
Both were very good sermons.
n o r a i n o n S u n d a y , b u t s i n c e it has
h a s t a b o o e d h i s d o i n g so,
There was
r a i n e d e v e r y day.
f or h e h a s e r y s i p e l a s
§ it r e q u i r e s t h a t h e k e e p v e r y s t i l l .
Thou
" L e a d us
M o n d a y Mr.
C a s t l e h o b b l e d o v e r to D e p . § so he d i d T u e s d a y , b u t Dr.
from Molokai.
Lord's
in h i s
Lathrop
left leg
Monday letters were reed
Bro. H i t c h c o c k a s k e d for s h i n g l e s
§c.
I engaged
t h e H a z e l e l e p o n i to t a k e t h e m on T u e s d a y i m m e d i a t e l y to M o l o k a i ,
§ T u e s d a y m o r n i n g I w a s v e r y b u s y in m a r k i n g
to t h e v e s s e l .
G a v e a b u n d l e o f Am.
§ s e n d i n g an o x c a r t
l e t t e r s to Dr.
to d a y s e n t a n o t h e r out to t h e W a n d e r e r b y Wm.
BallaM,
C. L u n a l i l o .
M o n t h l y c o n c e r t f or p r e s e n t c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Damon.
§
Journa l, Amos Starr Cooke
M a r c h 7, 1850
Yesterday morning attended auction
F l o u r fr.
mouth",
13.
a bag.
Capt. H a l s e y .
l e t t e r to s i s t e r A.C.
§ bought
T o o k l e t t e r s £jc. to S i d a § Co.
The Mo nm o u t h sail ed to-day.
Letts
§ t o o k it down.
d r a f t on t h e Tr.
Mellish,
f o r the " M o n
Finished my
To da y
§ p a i d f or it - w o r k e d at c e l l a r .
Drew a
f o r $250. wh.
is c h a r g e d to A n n e r § Co.
P a t y at S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
at L a h a i n a .
Chilian
C lark.
D r u m m o n d w a s 15 d a y s g e t t i n g to L a h a i n a .
d e a t h o f Wm.
5 bags
Last evening only
a f e w o u t to m e e t i n g , w h i c h w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
d i s t r i b u t e d the flour,
Page 374
Th e
H e a r d this w e e k of the
o f Capt.
E d o n at M a z a t l a n ,
of
Mrs. W e t m o r e w a s c o n f i n e d w i t h a s o n on Sat.
1 6 t h ult. b u t he l i v e d o n l y a f e w m i n u t e s .
She h a d a p r o t r a c t e d
l a b o r o f 44 h o u r s , b u t w a s d o i n g w e l l .
F r i d a y Mch.
8,
'50
M o s t of t h i s d a y h as b e e n d e v o t e d to t h e c e l l a r .
n o w r e a d y f or t h e r e c e p t i o n o f g o o d s ,
fo r t h e C h a r l e s .
to d a y f r o m W a i o l i , a p a i l of b u t t e r f r o m bro.
Wilcox.
It is
Rec^ letters
James,
S a m i § H e n r y A l e x a n d e r a r r i v e d t h i s m o r n i n g in a w h a l e s h i p "J a n e
Allen".
S a i d t h e i r f a m i l y w a s g o i n g to W a i l u k u § t h e i r f a t h e r
to K u l a t h a t the D r u m m o n d h a d a r r i v e d on S a t u r d a y a f t e r 16 days ,
t h a t Mr. A r m s t r o n g h a d d i s b a n d e d t h e s c h o o l f o r a s e a s o n .
m o r n i n g a b r i g a r r i v e d in d i s t r e s s ,
This
§ it h a s p r o v e d to t h e B r o t h e r s
w h i c h h a d a f i r e in h e r l o w e r h o l e fo r 14 days.
The cargo was ruined,
§ t h e y f e a r e d e v e r y d a y t h a t s h e w o u l d be b l o w n up as s h e h a d q u i t e
a l a r g e lot o f p o w d e r o n bo a r d .
w e r e 1000 m i l e s fr. h e r e .
Mr.
Bailey.
W h e n it w a s
This st atement
first d is co v e r e d they
I h a d f r o m Mr. H a w l e y §
T h i s e v e n i n g I h a v e w r i t t e n a n o t e to bro.
Hall that
w e s h o u l d li ke to m o v e by t h e 1st M a y next.
V i c t o r i a h a s g o n e to Mr.
B a t e s to s t a y a f e w days.
J o h n § J u l i a h a v e g o n e to t h e G o v ' s h o u s e at N u u a n u § M a e m a e ,
Sarai
§
Journa l, A m o s S t a r r Cooke
M a r c h 11, 1850
Page 375
M o n d a y M a r c h 11 50
Saturday I was busy here
f o r th e w e e k .
Mr.
Goodale,
Bro.
C a s t l e at Dep.
Thurston,
Mr.
Bishop,
p l a y e d m o s t o f th e e v e n i n g .
Mr.
D u r i n g t h e s e r m o n he w e p t
b e e n b e n e f i c i a l to hi m.
h i s S.S.
L e s s o n I Sam.
Bernice
Dole preached
at t h e s c h o o l h o u s e .
at m y i n v i t a t i o n ,
lead(!)
Few
the singing.
§ I w a s h o p i n g h i s t r i a l s at s e a h a d
I i n v i t e d h i m to tea, b u t h e w a s e n
h i s m o t h e r a w a k e a g o o d deal.
At 9 1/2 o ' c l o c k
c a m e in.
At 4 o ' c l o c k P M bro.
g a g e d at S i s t e r C h a m b e r l a i n ' s .
day.
also,
f r o m I P e t e r 1:8,
Bailey,
The two former only
I had nei t h e r reading from Joseph,
n o r an o p p o r t u n i t y to w r i t e .
a Preparatory Lecture
Cash came out right
In t h e e v e n i n g w e i n v i t e d
§ R u g g l e s to tea.
ca me § w e h a d s i n g i n g .
only present.
§ t he re .
During the night,
Yesterday
I w e n t to bro.
16:1-10.
Charles kept
was quite a pleasant
Castle's
§ t o o k c h a r g e of
A t t e n d e d at c h a p e l w h e r e the
B r i g ' s c o m p a n y d e s i r e d to r e t u r n t h a n k s p u b l i c k l y f o r t h e i r
p r e s e r v a t i o n fr.
39.
d e a t h §c.
Bro.
L o v e t h y n e i g h b o r as t h y s e l f .
M a r k 14:72,
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m Mat.
In t h e e v e n i n g h i s t e x t w a s
"When he thou g h t t h e r e o n he w e p t . "
r e a d to m e f r o m h i s S.S. b o o k ,
22:
"Life of
After dinner Joseph
Oberlin."
At 4 o ' c l o c k
w e all w e n t to t h e n a t i v e s c h o o l h o u s e w h e r e t h e L o r d ' s s u p p e r
w a s a d m i n i s t e r e d b y b r os .
P s . 42:1.
Bro.
t i z e d b y bro.
The former p r e a c h e d from
Ives' i n f a n t d a u g h t e r , H a r r i e t E l i z a b e t h , w a s b a p
S m i t h , w h o a f t e r t h e b a p t i s m , p r o c e e d e d to b r e a k
d i s t r i b u t e t h e B re a d .
able surprize,
Do le § Sm ith.
Mr.
Bailey was there
of the elements.
w a s an o l d p r o f e s s e r ,
to m y a g r e e
A f t e r meeting l e a r n e d t h a t Mr.
but back-slider
b r o u g h t b a c k w h i l e l i v i n g at bro.
§ partook,
£
B.
§ w h i l e at L a h a i n a , w a s
Baldwin's.
W h e n w e came out of
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
chapel church,
at n o o n ,
co me b r i n g i n g Mr.
M a r c h 11, 1850
it w a s r u m o r e d t h a t t h e " M a r i a " h a d
J o h n L ad d , w i f e
consul, his daughter,
§ c h i l d - a l s o Col. A l l e n ,
§ s o n in law.
Bernice received from E l i z
a b e t h T u r r i l l a " B r o t h e r J o n a t h a n " f or Dec.
p a g e h a s a l i k e n e s s of
Clayton,
Sec.
St a t e ,
Secy Treasury,
M a s t e r Gen l,
clock".
T h o m a s E w i n g Sec.
C r a w f o r d of W a r ,
§ Johnson,
a g e d 18,
§ h i s c a b i n e t , H.
Home Dept., Meredith,
Preston,
Boardman,
At 10 o ' c l o c k t h e m a i l w a s
of Navy,
of being a Christian.
Ladd with letters
d i s t r i b u t e d § we h a d letters
12th of c o n s u m p t i o n - - g i v i n g evidence
Hall's house
§ said he should not p u r
Freight
Bro.
§ has s e n t to d a y fr.
H. r e d u c e d it a l i t t l e
with other packages.
§ a ll w o u l d h a v e b e e n $4,000.
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
§ p r a y e d in o u r f a m i l y .
Dr. B a l l a r d ,
B a i l e y t o o k t e a w i t h us
A f t e r th i s w e a ll w e n t to S.S.
at bro. A r m s t r o n g ' s w h o c o n d u c t e d it.
to bro.
for
a b o u t t h e " m u c h t a l k e d of
c h a s e t i l l h e h e a r d ag a i n .
Does not like Charles'
11 3 C o l u m b i a St.
new wife.
Castle that b ad rumors were afloat
they they gambled,
got d r u n k § o t h e r v i c e s .
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 12,
'50
Bro.
Hunt wrote
a b o u t L ot § A l e x a n d e r - -
L e t t e r s r e c e i v e d to d a y f r o m Ka u ai .
a m e e t i n g of C o m e e . a d i n t e r i m ,
concert
J u l i e t t e reed two sheets
at h e r U n c l e L y n d e ' s at B r o o k l y n ,
2nd.
Post
Mr. H i l l w r o t e u n d e r d a t e of J a n 12 § 14th,
s e n t an e s t i m a t e o f bro.
d a t e d Jan.
Collamer,
of Dec 28-'49, w h o speaks of his daughter,
§ w h o d i e d Dec.
from Fanny,
The first
A t t y G e n l - V i c e P. F i l l m o r e , n o t there.
§ one f r o m Mr.
f r o m Dr. A n d e r s o n ,
§ Jan.
President Taylor,
T h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y J o s e p h m e t Mr.
the mission,
Page 376
At 10 o ' c l o c k w e h a d
at D e p o s i t o r y c o n s i s t i n g o f C lark,
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
S mi th ,
Castle
§ Co o k e ,
M a r c h 12, 1850
to c a n v a s s bro.
Dimond's
case.
Page 377
He w r o t e
a l e t t e r s a y i n g h e w i s h e d to be c o n s i d e r e d as a r e s i g n e d M i s s ^ ,
§ t h a t h e w o u l d s u p e r i n t e n d th e B i n d e r y f o r o n e y e a r ,
f o r h i s r en t
§c. § $500.
W e r e p l i e d t h a t w e w o u l d g r a n t t h e f o r m e r but n o t
the latter.
H e w a s a n g r y a l m o s t at us f o r d o i n g so,
s h a l l g iv e u p th e h o u s e § go o f f as bro.
a d v i s e d h i m to do so.
H a l l h a d done.
H e w i s h e d a l s o to b u y hi s h e r d .
h i m h e o u g h t to p a y $10.
a h e a d all a r o u n d .
h a d s h o w e r s f r o m t h e sea.
mortgage
§ t h i n k s he
Mr.
Janion wishes
I rather
I told
This afternoon we
$5,000
§ g i v e us a
in h i s c o u n t r y r e s i d e n c e .
T h u r s d a y M c h 14 .'50
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y t h e w i n d h a s b e e n f r o m t h e s e a § it
has b e e n s o m e w h a t s u l t r y .
§ c a u g h t cold.
To da y,
I opened the windows
I have also bee n t r o u b l e d w i t h a small
b o i l on t h e b a c k of m y n e c k.
our c o m m i t t e e ad interim,
Dimond,
Missionary,
At 10 o ' c l o c k y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g
c o n s i s t i n g o f b ro s .
S m i t h § m y s e l f , m e t at Dep.
f r o m bro.
at t h e D e p o s i t o r y
Castle,
C lark,
to r e a d § act u p o n a l e t t e r r e c e i v e d
in w h i c h he s a i d h e c o n s i d e r e d h i m s e l f as a r e s i g n e d
§ th at h e w o u l d a t t e n d to t h e B i n d e r y f o r t h e p r i v i l e g e s
of his house,
Dep.
herd § Punahou school,
§ 2 /3 o f h i s s a l a r y $ 50 6 . 6 1 .
We r e p l i e d t h a t we do all b u t t h e p a r t o f a s a l a r y for o n e y e a r if
he w o u l d devote two hours
d a i l y to t h e B i n d e r y .
erPaged at us § s a i d m a n y h a r d t h i n g s .
He w a s
K n o w i n g as I d i d t h a t he
w a s p a i d b y t h e f i r m o f W . S. A n n e r § Co.
f o r 3/4 of a day,
n o t v o t e to p a y h i m f o r 2/3 of a d a y at th e B i n d e r y .
on r e t u r n i n g f r o m Dep.
what was my trouble
almost
I could
After dinner
I f e l l in w i t h h i m § t o l d h i m p r i v a t e l y
§ said that
I was p ersonally interested
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
M a r c h 14, 1850
in h i s s e r v i c e s
I should consider myself
3/4 o f t h e d a y - - o t h e r w i s e
e g r e g i o u s l y t a k e n in.
Page 378
I a l s o s a i d h e w a s t r e a d i n g in bro.
Hall's
footsteps, w h i c h he h a d formerly condemned, by his grasping d e
mands upon the mission.
t r e a t e d so c o o l y t h a t
l o n g time.
Y e s t e r d a y b e f o r e d i n n e r I c a l l e d § was
I thought I should not call again for a
N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g all t h i s t i m e bro.
Castle
consulting together for how little we could sell his
to him,
§ I were
premises
§ w h e n w e t o l d h i m he t h o u g h t it w a s v e r y low.
This morning,
at 10 o ' c l o c k ,
at Dep.
h e bro.
D i m o n d c a l l e d us t o g e t h e r a g a i n
to c o n s i d e r h i s p r o p o s a l to b u y f o r $ 2 ,5 0 0
§ r e c ^ $500 f o r h i s w o r k t h i s y e ar , b u t bro.
t h e n bro.
S m i t h d i d t h e s a m e § we r e f u s e d it.
Hewit called
t o l d Mrs.
m i s s i o n a r y or c l e r g y m a n ,
C l a r k o p p o s e d it §
Y e s t e r d a y Dr.
C. t h a t h e d i d n o t c h a r g e me, o r any
b u t t h a t he c h a r g e d Mr.
Dimond because
he was a merchant.
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w as c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Yesterday,
Mr.
G o o d a l e w r o t e m e in b e h a l f o f t h e M i n i s t e r o f I n t e r i o r
s a y i n g m y o f f e r f o r t h e ili o f K a p a h o l a ,
fr.
5.00 f o r K a l o
pr.
acre,
l a n d t o $2.00
in K o l a u p o k o , w a s r e d u c e d
§ f r o m o n e d o l l a r to
.25 c en t s
t o g e t h e r w i t h a t h a n k f u l a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t of m y la b o r s
fo r t h e H a w a i i a n N a t i o n .
noon,
Clark.
K u a n a o a m o v e d it $ P a k i s e c o n d it.
This
j u s t as I w a s c o m i n g to d i n n e r I r e c e i v e d a b a g o f m o n e y w i t h
the f o l l o w i n g n o t e a c c o m p a n y i n g it,
Honolulu,
D e a r Sir,
M a r c h 14,
1850.
Un d e r s t a n d i n g that y ou consider y o u r s e l f "egregiously
t a k e n in " b y t h e a r r a n g e m e n t y o u e n t e r e d i n t o w i t h o u r firm, w e
b e g l e a v e h e r e w i t h to r e t u r n to y o u t h e a m t . p a i d to us, w i t h
i n t e r e s t to day.
T h e g o o d s y o u o r d e r e d f r o m B o s t o n w i l l of c o u r s e
Journa l, Amos S tarr Cooke
M a r c h 14, 1850
Page 379
Re sp y. y o u r obt.
servts.
b e l o n g to you.
Signed
W.S.
A n n e r § Co.
F e b y 7.
$566.63
M a r c h 14.
1 m o . 7 day net
T h i s w a s w r i t t e n b y Mr.
Anner,
is pas t.
I h a v e n o t c o u n t e d , b u t l a i d in o u r I r o n safe.
advice agreed with my own opinion.
evil designs.
Bro.
The money
Castle's
I f e a r e d t h i s m i g h t b e the
I w a s d e t e r m i n e d t h a t bro.
upon the mission.
$573.61
§ I h a v e n o t y e t r e p l i e d to it,
n e i t h e r do I i n t e n d to, t i l l t h e e x c i t e m e n t
result but
6.98
Dimond should not impose
I am h al f glad that
I a m so f ar f r e e f r o m t h e i r
This m o r n i n g the "Tepie" s a i l ' d for San Francisco.
T h i s e v e n i n g th e " c h a n c e " f or L a h a i n a , b u t p r i n t e d G e n l l e t t e r s .
F r i d a y M c h 15 50
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
of
D. c a m e in to th e Dep.
§ I t o l d h i m some
[my] v i e w s a b o u t t h e u n l a w f u l n e s s o f t h e a b o v e t r a n s a c t i o n ,
a l l u d e d to m y t r e a t m e n t at his h o u s e on T u e s d a y n oo n .
l e d g e d it § s a i d I b e t t e r see th e o t h e r m e m b e r s
I r e f u s e d to w a i t on him.
c o m e a g a i n d u r i n g t h e day.
Letters have
[been]
He a c k n o w
o f t h e firm,
an u n d e r s t a n d i n g a b o u t it.
§ have
He d i d n o t
s e n t to d a y to
Kauai.
Sat. Mch.
16
'50
Last n i g h t
I r e t i r e d b e f o r e s u n d o w n in Jos. b e d w i t h
a c a r b u n c l e on t h e b a c k o f m y n e c k ,
§ a s e v e r e h e a d ache.
C. got a l i t t l e s l e e p , b e c a u s e B e r n i c e ,
Sarai
£j
Mrs.
§ L u n a h i n e sat up
M a r c h 16, 1850
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
§ r o c k e d ba b y .
I s l e p t t i l l d a y light.
b u t t h e b o i l w a s s o r e,
to Dep.
L o r d ' s d a y M a r c h 17,
a l e t t e r to bro.
Ca me h o m e e a r l y ,
H a d a call f r o m bro.
Armstrong.
I w a s s i t t i n g up w i t h C h a r l e s ,
d o n e d u r i n g t he w e e k ,
D i m o n d , w h i c h I d i d as f o l l o w s - -
Dimond,
1 o ' c l o c k , A.M. M a r c h 1 7 - 1 8 5 0
While watching our sick infant
to r e v i e w t h e t r a n s a c t i o n s of t h e w e e k ;
w r o n g as I t h i n k in t h e p r i n c i p l e s w h i c h
and whilst
have b een stated, b r i n g naught but b i t t e r n e s s
n o t feel w i l l i n g to e n g a g e in t h e d u t i e s
out f i r s t a s k i n g y o u r f o r g i v e n e s s ,
at t i m e s ,
§ sorrow;
of this
yet,
they
a n d I do
s a c r e d day, w i t h
§ e s p eci al ly God's
forgiveness,
§ t h r o u g h you, t h e f o r g i v e n e s s o f t h o s e w h o m I h a v e
injoured(I), by what
I h a v e said in y o u r p r e s e n c e r e s p e c t i n g them.
I h a v e t r i e d to c a r r y o u t t h e f o l l o w i n g :
t h y gift to t h e a l t e r ,
a u g h t a g a i n s t t h e e,
" T h e r e f o r e if t h o u b r i n g
a n d t h e r e r e m e m b e r e s t t h a t t h y b r o t h e r has
leave there thy gift b e f o r e the alter,
f i r s t be r e c o n c i l e d to t h y b r o t h e r ,
offer thy gift."
bro. A .S .
I s ee n o t h i n g
I h a v e s a i d to y o u so u n b e c o m i n g a f o l l o w e r o f t he m e e k
§ lowly Jesus;
thy way,
I h a v e b e e n le d
I have advocated,
t h e r e c o l l e c t i o n o f t h e p r o v o k i n g m a n n e r in w h i c h ,
for w h a t
I was t h i n k
a n d c o n c l u d e d to w r i t e
L o r d ' s day,
D e a r Bro.
§
50
L a s t n i g h t as
I [had]
Went
Found bro Clark h a d survey of
§ h a d k e p t t h i s for a ye a r .
r e t i r e d at 8 o ' c l o c k .
i n g of w h a t
My hea d ache h a d gone
§ so w e r e all t h e c o r d s of m y ne c k .
S e n t l e t t e r s to M a u i.
P u n a h o u land,
Page 380
As e v e r ,
§ go
§ then come and
§ most truly, Your erring § repenting
Cooke.
Th is m o r n i n g e a r l y I s e n t t h e a b o v e l e t t e r ,
£? r e c e i v e d a n o t e w i t h
M a r c h 17, 1850
Journa l, Am os S tarr Cooke
t he f o l l o w i n g r e p l y ,
" D e a r bro.
l e t t e r b y an e a r l y o p p o r t u n i t y ,
C ooke,
H.D."
Page 381
I w i l l r e p l y to y o u r k i n d
T h i s m o r n i n g e a r l y it r a i n e d
b u t th e c h i l d r e n a r e g o i n g to m e e t i n g a c c o m p a n i e d b y J o h n Ii, w h o
r e t u r n e d w i t h bro.
R i c e a b o u t d a y light.
M o n d a y M a r c h 18 50
T h i s m o r n i n g I r e c e i v e d f r o m bro.
D i m o n d the f o l l o w i n g
Honolulu,
D e a r Bro.
Co o ke ,
yesterday.
M a r c h 18th.
I was made glad by the r e c e p t i o n of y o u r letter
W h i l e y o u t h u s c a n d i d l y c o n f e s s a dault on y o u r p a r t ,
I feel t h a t a h a s t y a n d i m p a t i e n t e (!) s p i r i t i n m e h a s d r a w n it
f r o m you.
T h e p a s t m o n t h has b e e n a s e a s o n o f s e v e r e t r i a l a n d
conflict,
a n d m y s e p a r a t i o n f r o m t h e M i s s i o n h a s b e e n p a i n f u l to
me.
A n d n o w rev i e w i n g the whole,
the Board,
o r t h e c o m m i t t e e o f wh. y o u are a m e m b e r .
§ l o v e d y o u f or m a n y y e a r s ,
my affections
and the past,
I have known
so f a r f r o m a l i e n a t i n g
from, h a s d r a w n t h e m t o w a r d s you.
Our business
connection ended unexpectedly § unfortunately
b ut I h o p e f o r t h e best .
not come
I cannot blame either the m i ssion
T h e s u g g e s t i o n to r e t u r n t h e m o n e y d i d
f r o m me.
Y o u r br.
aff'ly
Yesterday we had frequent showers,
v e r y h e a v y t h u n d e r shower.
H.
D i m on d.
§ towards evening a
During the day little Charley was better
h i s d i a r r h e a a l m o s t s t o p p e d , y e t w e c o n t i n u e d to g i v e a p o w d e r
fr.
Dr.
Lathrop e very three hours.
m i g h t g i v e o n l y on e p o w d e r .
D u r i n g t h e n i g h t he s a i d w e
T h e b l i s t e r e d p l a c e o n hi s b o w e l s
itched § he was v e r y u n e a s y during the night.
had mucus stools
t i n g e d w i t h bl o o d .
B e fore m o r n i n g he
During the day they have been
Journ al, Amos Star r Cooke
similar,
bu t o n l y t h r e e o f them.
L. t h i s no on.
This
f r o m all H a w a i i ,
them.
M a r c h 18, 1850
Dr. N e w c o m b e a c c o m p a n i e d Dr.
f o r e n o o n I s p e n t at Dep.
some from Maui
He § s i s t e r R.
Page 382
§ Molokai.
We h a d letters
Bro.
Rice b rought
c a l l e d at Dep.
T h i s m o r n i n g § n o o n 21 g u n s w e r e f i r e d f r o m P u n c h Bowl.
Probably the same this evening.
T h i s m o r n i n g it w a s p l e a s a n t
t h i s a f t e r n o o n it r a i n s v e r y h a r d § c o n s t a n t l y .
b e v e r y w e l l § g l a d to get b a c k ,
Bro.
All Maui,
Ii s e e m s to
as w e are to h a v e h i m r e t ur n .
P o g u e is t h e o n l y one o f H a w a i i ,
meeting.
John
§
that votes
for a g e n e r a l
K a u a i § M o l o k a i v o t e a g a i n s t it.
Mrs. A r m
s t r o n g is q u i t e in t h e h a b i t o f m a k i n g a l o n g c a l l at a b o u t s u n
down .
Since w r i t i n g the above I have w r i t t e n the f o l l o w i n g note-Dr. H . S . H e w i t ,
U.S. A r m y ,
D e a r Sir,
As y o u h a v e r e f u s e d all p e c u n i a r y
c o m p e n s a t i o n for y o u r s k i l l f u l M e d i c a l s e r v i c e s to me d u r i n g m y
l a te i l l n e s s
for a f o r t n i g h t , p e r m i t m e to t h a n k y o u for t h e same,
§ for t h e k n o w l e d g e y o u h a v e i m p a r t e d to m e f o r m y f u t u r e b e n e f i t .
May the Almighty, w h o m you r ve nerable
for this kindness,
and,
finally,
father serves,
reward you
r e s t o r e y o u in h e a l t h to y o u r f a m i l y § f r i e n d s ,
t h r o u g h s a n c i f i c a t i o n (!) of t h e s p i r i t
t h e T r u t h , p r e p a r e y o u f o r an a b u n d a n t e n t r a n c e
§ b e l i e f of
into t h e e v e r l a s t
i ng k i n g d o m o f h i s d e a r Sav.
So p r a y s y o u r g r a t e f u l
f r i e n d , A m o s S t a r r Cooke.
T u e s d a y M a r c h 19 50
•The above n o t e was sent by bro Smith to-day.
w r o t e to bro.
D. r e f u s i n g h i s r e q u e s t for Zinc.
Bro.
Castle
T h i s m o r n i n g he
M a r c h 19, 1850
Jou rnal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
Page 383
c a l l e d at t h e D e p o s i t o r y § w e a r g u e d w i t h h i m a b o u t m a t t e r s as
t h e y s tood.
Bro.
m e as t h e y had.
C a s t l e t o l d h i m t h a t t h e y o u g h t n o t to t r e a t
T h a t in la w I w a s i n t h e r i g h t o f t h e c a s e §
t h e y c o u l d n o t b u t k e e p m y m o n e y t i l l t h e e n d o f t h e ye ar.
D u r i n g t h e d a y s i s t e r D i m o n d s e n t in M a r y f or s o m e t h i n g
b u t she a p p e a r e d l i k e o n e f r i g h t e n e d .
I a m a f r a i d s h e w i l l be
injured by this family difficulty.
T h e w i n d to d a y h a s b e e n s t r o n g f r o m t h e sea.
that king was drunk last night,
p l e a s e d w i t h w h a t t h e y saw.
o f T h o m a s P e r k i n s agt
my schedule
Strangers were
H e a r d to d a y o f a r o w b y t h e m a t e
[ against] J u d g e W i l s o n .
D i d s o m e t h i n g at
§c. to day.
Bro.
clap boards.
C a s t l e a t t e n d e d a u c t i o n £ b o u g h t s o m e Joist § 1 00 0
This evening,
Bailey's singing school.
scription,
also Kekauonohi.
accompanied by Bernice
§ got $ 7 6 . - - t h o '
he appears m u c h better.
M c h 20
I w e n t t o Mr.
W a s a p p o i n t e d to c a r r y a r o u n d a s u b
o n l y a few w e r e p r e s e n t .
l i t t l e C h a r l e y h a d a s t o o l - - t h e f i r s t for 24 h o u r s .
Wed.
Heard
At n o o n
To n i g h t
Shall retire w i t h o u t reading.
'50
L a s t n i g h t w e r e s t e d b e t t e r t h a n f or s o m e n i g h t s b e f o r e .
This morning my boil was much better,
Gov.
c a l l e d § t o l d m e h i s v e s s e l w o u l d s a i l to d a y f or W a i o l i
so I p r e p a r e d p r e s e n t s
p ai l .
a b l e to do s o m e t h i n g .
Afterwards
§
for bro. W i l c o x ' s c h i l d r e n to fill a s m a l l
c o n c l u d e d to s e n d a b o x P i l o t b r e a d to b o t h
§ p u t a ll into t h a t o n e box.
w e n t o v e r to bro.
The
T h e v e s s e l d i d n o t sail.
At n o on ,
A r m s t r o n g ' s w i t h m y a / c b a l a n c e 1 0 9 . 2 0 f or w h i c h
h e d r e w an o r d e r on Mr. H a l l .
Went
§ collected.
R o d e S t a r Er a s k e d
Jou rnal , Amos Star r Cooke
a m a n Mr.
Sayers
$80.
M a r c h 20, 1850
f o r him.
H a d a c a l l f r o m a Mr.
John Pemberton,
an E n g l i s h m a n w h o
h a s l i v e d f i v e y e a r s at K o l a u p o k o , h a s a n a t i v e w i f e ,
1 y e a r old.
one d a u g h t e r ,
H e w i s h e s to b u y 5 o r 6 a c r e s o f m y lot p u r c h a s e
" P a h a l o n a " § w i l l g i ve $10.
f e n c e a r o u n d h i s land.
that region,
for Kalo
at
§ 2 for Kula land § make a
W a s r a t h e r p l e a s e d w i t h him.
h o p e d to go o v e r n e x t w e e k .
the Gov.'s
Page 384
Told him I
He s a i d I h a d got t h e b e s t l a n d in
for g r a z i n g o r t i l l i n g .
T h i s a f t e r n o o n c a l l e d at
Ej a s k e d h i m f o r l a n d 500 a c r e s , N a w i l i w i l i on Kauai.
H e s a i d h e w o u l d t h i n k o f it a w h i l e .
T h i s e v e n i n g it r a i n s v e r y h a r d § w e h a v e h a d n o m e e t i n g .
T h i n k o f t r y i n g to w r i t e to A n n e r § Co. t h i s e v e n i n g .
Lord direct my thoughts.
T h u r s d a y Mch.
Will the
We h a v e b e e n p r a y e d fo r to day.
2 1 -5 0
L a s t e v e n i n g I w r o t e a s c h e d u l e o f a l e t t e r to M e s s r s
A.
§ Co.
To da y I r e a d it to Mrs.
it § s e n t it to them.
that
C.
§ to bro.
As y e t I h a v e n o r ep ly .
Castle,
copied
I took the ground
I h a d c o m p l i e d w i t h m y part of the agreement,
§ t hey,
as o ne
p a r t y o n l y c o u l d n o t b r e a k o f f t h e c o n t r a c t w i t h m y o r th e s e c o n d
party's consent.
To d a y I h a v e b e e n v e r y b u s y § bro.
Castle has been e n
g a g e d in g e t t i n g u p t h e l u m b e r he b o u g h t at a u c t i o n .
p o n i s a i l s to m o r r o w f o r M o l o k a i
t h e sea, t h o ’ n o rain.
John Pemberton.
§ Kohala.
W r o t e to Bro.
The Hazelele-
T h e w i n d is y e t f r o m
P a r k e r t o - d a y a b o u t Mr.
Jour nal , Amos S t arr Co oke
M a r c h 23, 1850
Page 385
Sat. M a r c h 2 3 - 5 0
Y e s t e r d a y w a s t h e f i f t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f Mr.
on the Montreal w i t h the corpse of "Haalilio".
I r e q u e s t e d bro.
C a s t l e if he s a w bro.
h i m § h is p a r t n e r s
cation for Puukaluha,
return
Yesterday morning
Hall that
§ have a settlement.
Richards
I w i s h e d to see
Yesterday I made a p p l i
L u p e h a § 1/2 H a n o h o m a h o p u all t h e l ands
b e l o n g i n g to G o v t in H a k i p u u .
L a s t e v e n i n g m e t at b ro .
Hall's
Also,
t o o k t h e O a t h of A l l e g i a n c e .
§had a settlement with Anner §
Co. p r o m i s e d to w i t h d r a w m y c l a i m f o r w h i c h t h e y o f f e r e d m e $100.
§ to t a k e m y g o o d s o r d e r e d § p a y 33 1/3 pr.
§c.
See m y l e t t e r § t h e i r r e p l y to to d a y ' s date.
w i n d is f r o m t h e s e a v e r y w a r m § damp.
$100.
c t . advance upon them
f r o m A.
§ Co.
it M o n d a y mng.
To d a y t h e
T h i s e v e n i n g I r e c ^ t he
§ s e n t h a l f o f it to bro.
Castle who ret^
Y e s t e r d a y J o h n Ii s p o k e to t h e Q u e e n a b o u t e x
c h a n g i n g s o m e l a n d w i t h me at H a k i p u u ,
to a t t e n d to it.
§ she will send Kanaina
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n bro.
Parker came over §
ret^ this afternoon.
Mon.
M a r c h 2 5 '50
Y e s t e r d a y w a s th e s a b b a t h a n d w e h a d n o rain.
Castle h a d no s a b b a t h
h e a r d bro.
e y e s §c.
[school].
I attended native meeting §
Clark from P s . 119:136,
We a ll w e n t to t h e c h a p e l
p r e a c h e d f r o m Heb.
12:1-2.
Rivers of waters
Looking unto Jesus
£jc.
Bro.
D.
In t h e a f
At evening
K i n g w a s n o t t h e r e b u t w a s g o n e as
t h e Q u e e n t o l d B e r n i c e to P o i h e ' s .
out in t h e e v e n i n g Bro.
run d o w n m y
§ sat d o w n s t a i r s .
t e r n o o n bro. A r m - ® p r e a c h e d b ut few o f us w e n t out.
h e p r e a c h e d at t he p a l a c e .
Bro.
Auwe !
Damon text was
O n l y a f e w o f us w e n t
2 Cor.
8:12.
If t h e r e b e
M a r c h 25, 1850
J ournal , Amos S t arr Cooke
first,
§c.
Retired early
§ slept well
all n i g h t .
V e r y h e a v y rain.
To d a y t h e w i n d has b l o w n a g a l e f r o m t h e s o u t h East.
a b r i g c a m e d o w n § a l s o ca me in.
refused,
This morning
An E n g l i s h B a r k w i t h 60 p a s s e n g e r s
f r o m S y d n e y to S a n F r a n c i s c o c a m e d o w n
the harbor.
Page 386
a n c h o r e d at t h e m o u t h o f
A P i l o t w e n t o u t § o f f e r e d to p i l o t t h e m in b u t t h e y
§ a b o u t 4 o ' c l o c k t h e B a r k w e n t u p o n t h e r e e f § is a
total wreck.
This evening a singing school
- few present.
Have
t h o u g h t o f w r i t i n g to H.M. H i l l to i n s u r e m y g o o d s
o f 50 pr.
ct.
T u e s d a y M a r c h 26
'50
L a s t e v e n i n g I c o p i e d m y l e t t e r §c to H.M. H i l l § a d d e d
s o m e t h i n g to it a b o u t e f f e c t i n g i n s u r a n c e o n $1500.
midnight.
Last n ight
furious.
This morn i n g
to t h e D e p o s i t o r y
§ to da y t h e r a i n § w i n d h a v e b e e n q u i t e
I was
l at e in g e t t i n g up.
I f o u n d Dr. H e w i t t h e r e
Mrs. H .M . W h i t n e y ' s m o v e m e n t s .
noon
I w r o t e till
When I went
§ found he was w a it in g
He w a s c a l l e d at 9 o ' c l o c k § at
I h e a r d sh e h a d a son.
Mr.
Brookfield,
R u g g l e s r e c e i v e d l e t t e r s to d a y f r o m h i s p a r e n t s
$ t h i s e v e n i n g he b r o u g h t t h e m to me to read.
at
They
e x h o r t e d h i m to
T h i s m o r n i n g o u r C o m m i t t e e a d I n t e r i m m e t at bro.
Clark's
acted upon the appropriations
M o s t o f t h e day
§ h a d $1000.
I h a v e b e e n at w o r k at m y list.
s t a y i n g here.
Mr.
left.
§ we
To n i g h t M i s s S a r a h A n d r e w s
is
B. is here.
T h u r s d a y M a r c h 2 8 '50
Y e s t e r d a y I h a v e w o r k e d v e r y h a r d at m y b l a n k l i s t o f
M a r c h 28, 1850
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
g o o d s in D e p o s i t o r y
day § today.
Molokai.
§ a b o u t c o m p l e t e d it.
But little rain y e s t e r
T h i s a f t e r n o o n v e s s e l s h a v e l e f t f or H a w a i i M a u i
L a s t e v e n i n g o u r m e e t i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
w h o r e a d P s . 1.
Mr.
Mr.
but said Paki s h o u l d be consulted.
He did
[not] o b j e c t ,
This m o r n i n g Berni ce went
c o n s e n t e d if s h e w o u l d w a i t t i l l h i s h o u s e
w a s d o n e s a y t w o or t h r e e m o n t h s
yes.
Clark
B i s h o p w e n t y e s t e r d a y a c c o m p a n i e d by
Mr. H a l l to get a l i c e n s e to b e m a r r i e d .
5 he
§
F i e l d b r o u g h t h i s D a g u e r r e o t y p e a l s o his
f a t h e r 's - - v e r y good.
down there,
Page 387
§ be m a r r i e d there,
§ she said
T h e p r o b a b i l i t y is t h a t we s h a l l n o t b e r e a d y to m o v e b e
f o r e t h a t time.
T h e w i n d is s t i l l f r o m the s o u t h Eas t,
e v e n i n g it r ai ns .
I w e i g h e d Mr. W h i t n e y ' s
§ this
little boy today §
h e w e i g h e d 8 1/4 lbs.
M o n d a y A p r i l 1,
'50
This afternoon
to r i d e on Star.
quite sick,
for th e f i r s t t i m e in a m o n t h
S t r a w b e r r y is n o t y e t found.
§ have
f e l t u n w e l l all day,
I have been
To-night
I feel
§ i n d e e d f or s e v e r a l days.
I a m a f r a i d I a m g o i n g to w e a r out.
To d a y I h a v e fe l t v e r y i r r i t a b l e .
at Dep.
S a t u r d a y w e h a d a p l e a s a n t day.
p a r t y § t h e r e w e r e p r e s e n t Drs.
Dr. H e w i t J u d g e L e e
H a t c h c a l l e d in.
us.
Newcombe
§ lad y, Mr.
Bailey
In t h e e v e n i n g w e h a d a
§ L a t h r o p §their f a m i l i e s ,
$ Mr.
T h e l a t t e r c a l l e d at n o o n ,
He h a d j u s t c o m e d o w n fr.
Lahaina,
Have been very busy
Bishop,
a l s o Mr. M.
§ took dinner with
in t h e D r u m m o n d § is b o u n d
to Sa n F r a n c i s c o .
Y e s t e r d a y n o o n he came a g a i n § spent the after-
noon--§ t o o k tea.
Doct.
To d a y he
N.
§ w i f e are p r o f e s s o r s o f r e l i g i o n .
[Mr. H a t c h ]
c a l l e d a f e w m i n u t e s at t h e D e p o s i t o r y .
Jou rnal , Amos S tarr Co oke
Bro.
A p r i l 1, 1850
Page 388
B i s h o p w a s o v e r to d a y § p a i d s o m e m o n e y - - $ 3 1 6 . 5 0 .
e v e n i n g I m a d e up t h e c a s h § it c a m e out right.
K a u a i b y t h e w i f e o f N i k a , pr.
w o r n m y l i n e n s a c k,
"Louisa".
§ h a v e t a k e n cold.
Saturday
S e n t l e t t e r s to
F o r t h r e e days
Saturday night
l a t e w h e n w e r e t i r e d § l a t e w h e n w e got up.
I have
it w as
Y e s t e r d a y was a
p l e a s a n t d a y - t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h w a s v e r y full.
Bro.
Clark
p r e a c h e d f r o m II P e t e r 2 " Bu t y o u are a chosen g e n e r a t i o n §c."
Bro.
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at c h a p e l all day,
27 i n t h e m o r n i n g
C. w e n t ,
a b o u t J o s i a h 11 Chron.
§ H e z e k i a h II K i n g s 1 8: 6 in t h e e v e n i n g .
in t h e m o r n i n g ,
On S a t u r d a y t h e Wm. H. S h a l e r
arriv ed § this m o r n i n g we had letters.
one f o r b r o B i s h o p
Mrs.
go b y Mr.
C. w r o t e a
Hawley.
[and]
Bro.
$ 1000.
fo r us §
T h is
as i n v i t e d Capt. W h e a l e n .
C. ha s g o n e to t h e m o n t h l y c o n c e r t .
days.
Sat.
Sh e h a s
§ o n e f o r bro. H i t c h c o c k .
e v e n i n g Mr. H a w l e y t o o k t e a w i t h us,
M r s.
Mrs.
to the c h a p e l in t h e a f t e r n o o n to t h e
n a t i v e s e r v i c e § a l s o to t h e p a l a c e .
two bills;
34:
B a b e is f r e t f u l t h e s e
f i n i s h e d a l e t t e r to d a y to F a n n y to
C a s t l e w e n t to c o u r t to d a y as a j u r y m a n .
A p r i l 6- 50
Tuesday was
o c c u p i e d in t h i s
d e v o t e d to s i n g i n g s c h o o l .
the Drummond,
§ t h at ,
Several v e ssels s a i l e d for California,
on w h i c h w a s Dr. H e w i t .
Mr. W h e e l e r § H a w l e y .
§ the eveni ng was
We sent letters
T h e "Brothers", on w h i c h w e r e
§c. f o r th e M i s s i o n a r y
House,
Boston.
I s e n t a t r i p l i c a t e o f m y o r d e r § l e t t e r to H.M.
H i l l.
W e d nesday m o r n i n g I dis t r i b u t e d § put the Friend - d i s
tributed publications
P a r ke r.
After dinner,
r e e d pr.
" S h a l e r " , p u t u p an o r d e r f o r bro.
at 2 o ' c l o c k s t a r t e d f o r K a n e o h e .
w a s b a d § I d i d n o t get to K a n e o h e t i l l
5 o'clock.
Th e w a y
S p e n t the
A p r i l 6, 1850
Jou rnal , Am os Sta rr Cooke
evening agreeably,
felt
tho'
I did not
quite unwell, but,
feel w e l l .
after breakfast
on m y j a u n t to H a k i p u u to see m y land.
Waikane,
T w i c e on t h e w a y
t h e L o r d d e l i v e r e d me.
parts
of Hakipuu.
I felt better,
D i m o n d § H all.
I came n e a r swampping, but
C o n v e r s e d w i t h th e i n h a b i t a n t s
I co ul d,
§ got w h a t
§ at 2 o ' c l o c k s t a r t e d to r e t u r n .
On m y r e t u r n m e t Mr.
I came again.
Wed.
'50
Reached
P e m b e r t o n £*
C o o k e (?) w h o w i s h e d to b u y a h o u s e lot in P a h a l o n a .
to w a i t t i l l
in
N o s u n d u r i n g t h e d a y n o r a n y rain.
Retir ed early much fatigued.
10
Reached
S p e n t an h o u r in e x a m i n i n g P a h a l o n a § o t h e r
K a n e o h e at 4 1/2 o ' c l o c k .
Apl.
§ started
W a s d i s a p p o i n t e d t h a t t h e r e w a s n o m o r e land,
200 a c r e s or so.
formation
Thursday morning
Was p l eased with Heeia §
the latter of w h i c h was bros.
t h e r e j u s t at n o o n .
Page 389
Told them
Thus far I w r o t e S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g , but have not b e e n
a b l e to r e v i e w m y w r i t i n g t i l l now.
m e e t i n g c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
our landing,
ber hall,
Cl.
Have just returned from our
T h i s is the 1 3 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of
§ t a k i n g up o u r q u a r t e r s at bro.
§ on t h e floor.
n e i t h e r h a s bro.
Dimond's
in t h e c h a m
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y I h a v e n o t
felt
[well]
C a s t l e , ye t, b o t h o f us h a v e k e p t at o u r w o r k ,
so m u c h so as n o t to a t t e n d t h e o p e n i n g o f p a r l i a m e n t at the
native meeting.
T h e k i n g for a f o r t n i g h t or l o n g e r h a s b e e n
h a v i n g a b l o w o u t § m a n y f e a r e d h e w o u l d n o t b e a b l e to m a k e
h i s s p e e c h t o - d a y b u t h e has,
c a n b e d o n e w i t h o u t him.
w a s s o l d at a u c t i o n .
Yesterday,
§ n o w the rest of the business
Yesterday the Aukland's
c a r g o in p a r t
The s a l e w i l l b e r e n e w e d o n Frid ay .
F a i r w e a t h e r 's w i f e ,
s i s t e r to P u n c h a r d ' s ,
A p r i l 10, 1850
Journal, Amos Starr Cooke
was buried.
K ol oa ,
Bro.
§ s i s t e r Ives
in t h e " C h a n c e . "
g o o d tho'
Last evening,
few were present.
a church was
§ t w o daughters,
returned from
our singing school was very
A w e e k a g o to n i g h t ,
formed consisting of ten members.
at bro.
Last Thursday evening
s i s t e r Parker.
Damon's
The communion
w i l l b e c e l e b r a t e d n e x t s a b b a t h a f t e r n o o n at th e c h a p e l ,
o'clock.
Page 390
at 3 1/2
I s p e n t a g r e e a b l y w i t h bro.
§
T a l k e d to t h e m f r e e l y o f o u r H o n o l u l u d i f f i c u l t y .
T h e y do n o t l i k e t h e 101 a d d e d to g o o d s - - t h i n k it v e r y a r b i t r a r y
in t h e P r u d e n t i a l
Com.
to r a i n d i d n o t s t a r t
F r i d a y m o r n i n g I f el t b e t t e r , b u t o w i n g
for h o m e t i l l 10 1/2 o' c l k .
very m u d d y § before I reached home,
about 1 o'clock,
it r a i n e d .
j u s t in s e a s o n f o r d i n n e r .
§ e v e n i n g it rained.
No sing i n g school.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n a t t e n d e d an a u c t i o n ,
§c. fr. b a r k C a r o l i n e
D a m a g e d as l o w as $3.
few other things.
Lathrop,
br os
t i l l 10 o 'c lk .
Preserves
§ Mrs.
Shaler".
Turrill,
Mr.
A l l e n , Mr.
6:17,18.
3 0 t h § Sept.
6th
Bailey,
Curtis,
Dr.
§
Did not retire
E n j o y e d t h e day.
- 4 § 5th sections
a l s o Mr.
a
Castle's
after morning
Bro.
Clark p r eached
It is g o o d for m e to d r a w n e a r to God.
Bro.
of Flour
^ fruits sold well--also,
O v e r slept on S a b b a t h morning.
26: A h a b § N a b o t h .
w a s at Mr.
at G r i m e ' s s t o r e ,
§ s i s t e r s A r m s t r o n g § Clark.
the n e w consul, was there,
§ II Cor.
S a t u r d a y I w a s v e r y busy.
T h e 1 s t 2 n d § 3 r d in t h e a f t e r n o o n .
f r o m P s . 73:28.
"W.H.
D u ring the a f ternoon
G o o d b a g s s o l d f r o m $8 to $12.
The na t i v e chu rc h h a d communion
service.
I reach ed home
In t h e e v e n i n g w e v i s i t e d at bro.
i n c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
Mrs.
(Eng.)
The r o a d was
Mr.
Allen,
s u p e r c a r g o o f the
D a m o n p r e a c h e d at t h e c h a p e l fr. Mat.
In t h e e v e n i n g h i s s e r m o n w a s
goo d ,
fr.
10: 3 2
I Ki.
D u r i n g t h e d a y I r e a d t w o E v a n g e l i s t Aug.
'49.
M o n d a y e v e n i n g t h e S.S. m o n t h l y c o n c e r t
A r m s t r o n g ' s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
D a m o n - -s u b j e c t , " J o s e p h . "
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Cooke
Sat. Apl.
A p r i l 13, 1850
Page 391
13-50
On T h u r s d a y t h e H a z e l e l e p o n i w a s e n g a g e d to go a g a i n to
Molokai.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n sh e h a s s a i l ' d .
from Molokai,
§ I a dded a little freight--8 more board,
t e r d a y bro. A l e x a n d e r a r r i v e d f r o m M a ui .
visited the Depository.
It t o o k all day.
d a y t hi s w e e k .
§c.
Yes
T h i s a f t e r n o o n he has
Y e s t e r d a y the A u k l a n d ' s c a r g o w a s c l o s ed .
In t h e e v e n i n g w e h a d a S i n g i n g s c h o o l as usual.
P r a c t i s e d on t h e n o t e s all t h e e v e n i n g ,
week,
To d a y w e h a d l e t t e r s
Pleasant weather.
or to W a h i a w a .
Chap.
XI.
Very busy every
E x p e c t to go to W a i a l u a n e x t
Thurslday e v e n i n g w e v i s i t e d at bro.
s t r o n g in c o m p a n y w i t h Mr.
§ Mrs.
Patterson
Arm
§ Misses Brown §
B a i le y.
M o n d a y Apl.
15
'50
It is n o w n o o n § I w r i t e l es t
t hi s e v e n i n g .
S a t u r d a y evening I read till
ing I s l e p t t il l 6 o ' c l k .
g o s pe l.
Jos.
C l a r k fr.
Bro.
b a t h II Cor.
late.
Yesterday morn
r e a d some four p a g e s of John's
R e a d " E v a n g e l i s t " o f Jany .
§ h e a r d bro.
I m a y n o t b e a b l e to do so
'49.
W e n t to n a t i v e m e e t i n g
II C o t .
D a m o n p r e a c h e d f r o m one o f h i s t e x t s o f l a s t S a b
6:17,18.
h o m e w i t h us.
At n o o n m e t bro. A l e x a n d e r § i n v i t e d h i m
Had a long talk with h i m about our affairs
A t 3 1/2 o ' c l o c k P.M. w e n t a g a i n to t h e c h a p e l , w h e r e bro.
p r e a c h e d f r o m Dan.
12:3.
T h e y t h a t be w i s e
L. S m i t h gave a c h a r g e to bro.
£jc.
§c.
Dole
A f t e r t hi s bro.
D a m o n wh. w a s v e r y g o o d § bro.
C l a r k a c h a r g e to t h e m e m b e r o f t h e n e w c h u r c h
- called Union
Bethel Church.
bro Damon §wife
§ Miss Mills,
This c h u r c h consists of of C O
bro.
J o h n s t o n e § bro.
§ s i s t e r L. A n d r e w s , bro.
Hall,
Journa l, Am os S t a r r Cooke
wife
§ S o p h i a , Mr.
W i l c o x , Mr.
§ Mrs.
§ Mrs.
Ther.
Dr.
D a m o n § Dole.
§ officiated.
1:16 .
80°.
£j Mrs.
N e w c o m b , Mr.
Page 392
J.C.
A f t e r this the S a crament was
Rev. Mr.
§ p a r t o o k of the elements.
was present
I Pet.
Loudon,
H.M. W h i t n e y .
a d m i n i s t e r e d b y Mr.
present
A p r i l 15, 1850
Bond,
Unitarian, was
A t e v e n i n g w o r s h i p bro. Al.
In t h e e v e n i n g bro.
Damon preached
To d a y the w e a t h e r is w a r m § on e f e e l s
l an g u i d .
L e a r n e d t o d a y fr. N i k a t h a t the H a z e l e l e p o n i has
s t i l l g o o d s o n b o a r d for H a n a
T h u r s d a y Apl.
18,
- p u t o n b o a r d in J a n u a r y last.
'50
On M o n d a y e v e n i n g w e h a d a v e r y g o o d s i n g i n g S c ho o l.
T u e s d a y m o r n i n g at 10 o ' c l o c k bro.
s a y i n g t h a t bros.
Rice returned from Waialua,
G u l i c k § E m e r s o n w o u l d n o t c o m e o v e r to a m e e t
ing of the Trustees of P u n a h o u School.
bro.
A t 11 o ' c l o c k
C l a r k § t o l d h i m h e § I o u g h t to go to m e e t bro.
w h o w o u l d b e at W a h i a w a ,
v ey or .
I w e n t to
Emerson
h a l f w a y b e t w e e n Ewa § Waialua,
At one o' c l k . w e s t a r t e d § f o u n d bro.
as s u r
E. o n t h e v e r y s p o t
at 5 o ' c l o c k § s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g § n i g h t w i t h h i m at a n a t i v e
house mor e than a mile
wife's,
alua.
fr. W a i a l u a r o a d at J o s e p h P a a h i h i
§ his
M a l a e a A k a u , b o t h o f w h o m h a v e a r i g h t in th e l a n d at W a i
We s a w an o l d m a n § h i s w i f e on t h e o p p o s i t e s i d e o f the
river--§ t h i s m o r n i n g ,
t h e grove.
a man Mahiai
§ w i f e on t h e o t h e r s i d e of
A l l t h e s e h a v e a p o r t i o n in t h e s e l an ds .
to r a i s e f o u n d s
[ fu nds],
§ t a k e w i t h bro.
Clark,
a n u n d i v i d e d p r o p o r t i o n a l s h a r e o f t h e land.
Rice § m yse l f
Bro.
t h i s m o r n i n g t h a t t h e r e w o u l d b e a b o u t 2000 a c r e s .
reading the bible
§c. in n a t i v e ,
Emerson provided,
in p a r t
T h e y are
Emerson said
After prayer
^ b r e a k f a s t w h i c h b r o s.
Clark §
§ P a a h i h i in p a r t , b r o C. § I , w i t h a
A p r i l 18, 1850
Jo urnal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
Page 393
b o y f or a g u i d e w e n t u p on t h e E w a s i d e to the e n d o f t h e p a s t u r e
l a n d to t h e e d g e o f t h e w o o d l a n d l a n d
ed,
§ r e t u r n e d o n t h e W a i a l u a si de,
t h e b o u n d a r y o n t h a t side,
There
is m u c h w o o d l a n d in
T he l i n e o r b o u n d a r y on t h e E a s t s i d e is on the o p
p o s i t e o f t h e River.
l o n g fr. N. to S.
1/2 m i le .
f o l l o w i n g the r i v e r w h i c h w a s
t i l l v e r e a c h e d t h e W a i a l u a r oad, w h i c h
is t h e S o u t h e r n b o u n d a r y o f W a h i a w a .
the ravines.
(!) w h i c h w a s a l m o s t u n b o u n d
W a h i a w a fr. t h e h o u s e
makai was
§ at t h e S o u t h 1 1/4 m i l e s w i d e .
2 1/2 m i l e s
M a u k a about
A b o u t t wo m i l e s b a c k a s m a l l g r o v e w a s a l i v e w i t h s i n g
ing birds.
L a s t e v e n i n g bro.
as h e w a n t e d ,
§ bro.
C. t h o u g h t o n e f o u r t h w o u l d be as m u c h
Rice, p r o b a b l y § t h a t
I § the natives might
h a v e o n e half .
Just before
C.
N e a r w h e r e w e s l e p t t h e r e is an e v e r l a s t i n g s p r i n g.
§ I bathed.
Bro.
w e got to t h e S o u t h e r n e x t r e m i t y bro.
C l a r k t h i n k s t h e p a l a c e is a b o u t as h i g h as M a k a w a o .
in o u r c l o t h e s
§ shoes
§ w i t h o n l y o u r p o n c h o s on.
We slept
W e c r o s s e d t he
r i v e r w h i c h ru ns a c r o s s t h e c o u r s e o f W a h i a w a at 11 o ' c l o c k §
r e a c h e d E w a at 1 o ' c l k .
B.
£ r e a c h e d h o m e a b o u t s u ns et .
foregoing.
I h a v e w r i t t e n the
'50
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
Maui.
This evening
Ives s a i l e d for Ko l o a ;
t o - d a y bro.
Y e s t e r d a y f e l t s o m e f a t i g u e d f r o m m y r i d e o n Wed.
Fuller's termed(!)
B. El. Vic.
Ly.
§ J.
closed yesterday,
Mr.
J a s p e r ' s p i e n o 305.
A l . for
$ Thurs.
§ I p a i d h i m $44.
for
§ all h i s h o u s e h o l d
f u r n i t u r e w e r e s o l d at a u c t i o n to d a y b y M e s s r s .
auctr .
§ sister
I am some fatigued.
Sat. A p r i l 20
Mr.
d i n e d § sat an h o u r w i t h bro.
Sea $ Bartow,
M a r y P a a i n a Ii r o d e o ut y e s t e r d a y § c a m e o ut to m e a l s
§
Journal, A m o s S tarr Cooke
prayers.
her.
Sarai's
A p r i l 20, 1850
l i t t l e g i r l is v e r y low.
He t o l d Mrs.
C. t h a t h e r n e c k ,
o f h e r h e a d - a c h e so m u c h at n i g h t .
bro. H a l l
§ Dimond.
W e d n e s d a y Apl.
24
Dr.
Page 394
Newcomb attends
or the spine was the cause
S i s t e r Ives s y m p a t h i z e s w i t h
W e a r e a b o u t r e a d y for t h e " C h a r l e s " .
'50
It w a s v e r y p l e a s a n t d u r i n g t h e S a b b a t h § t h e e v e n i n g .
Bro. A r m s t r o n g p r e a c h e d all d a y in n a t i v e ,
to W a i l u p e to a d m i n i s t e r t h e s a c r a m e n t .
morning was
texts w ere
1 1,12,
I Cor.
15:22,
II K i n g s 5:1,
Bro.
about Naaman.
Lyman.
'49.
W r o t e to bro.
auction,
C a s t l e § I a t t e n d e d Mr.
After
T h a t e v e n i n g a b r i g a r r i v e d fr.
Yesterday morning
for us at M e s s r s
L ew i s
Miss Newcomb spent
§ a c c o m p a n i e d us to s i n g i n g s c h o o l .
San F. w i t h a m ail.
Cl.
His p l a c e s o l d to J o h n Y o u n g for $6000.
t h i s w e c a l l e d at Dr. N e w c o m b ' s .
papers
to w i t h h o l d
b u t s e n d it to bro.
M o n d a y e v e n i n g a t t e n d e d t h e s i n g i n g s c h o ol .
the day w i t h Bern i c e
22:
D u r i n g the day I read
Emerson by Cattlemen,
In t h e a f t e r n o o n bro.
in t h e v a l l e y .
Bro. D a m o n ' s
Monday I received a letter from
the qu ant it y of land from the Premier,
Rice § myself.
t e x t in th e
In the e v e n i n g Mat.
a man w i t h o u t a w e d d i n g garment.
C.S.
Ag.
Cl. h a d g on e
For as in A d a m all d i e §c.
t w o E v a n g e l i s t s , J a n § Feb.
Rev.
f o r bro.
S.H. W i l l i a m s
I found a few letters
6jc.
A b o u t n o o n , Wm.
§
Emerson
a r r i v e d fr. W a i a l u a b r i n g i n g s om e m o n e y f o r h i s f a t h e r § t h e Aup uni .
Also,
a l e t t e r a c c o m p a n i e d b y m e to J o h n Y o u n g r e c o m m e n d i n g
h i m to sell W a h a i w a to me bro.
to c o n t a i n 4 2 5 3 a c r e s .
Cl.
§ Rice ,
s a y i n g he made W a h i a w a
We can h a r d l y b e l i e v e t h e r e is so m u c h ,
b u t do n o t c a r e if t h e r e is.
Y e s t e r d a y w e m a d e o ut an a p p l i c a
tion on stamp pa per § this morning(?)
s e n t it in to t h e P r e m i e r ,
A p r i l 24, 1850
Journal, Amos S tarr Cooke
a c c o m p a n i e d b y bro.
Emerson's
recommendation.
c e i v e d t w o l e t t e r s f r o m Mr. H i l l ,
m a s t e r Genl.
at W a s h i n g t o n ,
p o s t a g e at S an F r a n c i s c o ,
§ bro.
Page 395
Y e s te rd ay we r e
C a s t l e o ne f r o m P o s t
s a y i n g l e t t e r s o u g h t n o t to b e c h a r g e
to be b r o u g h t h e re.
Also,
that papers
s e n t f r o m h e r e c o u l d h a v e the p o s t a g e p a i d at t h e i r d e s t i n a t i o n .
T h e s a m e is t r u e o f l e t t e r s .
T h e L o u i s a a r r i v e d t o d a y fr. H i l o w i t h s o m e p i e s
I w r o t e t o d a y to b ro .
§ letters.
E m e r s o n - -in r e p l y to h i s o f M o n d a y .
F o r two
d a y s t w o o f o u r c o w s h a v e b e e n s h u t up in t h e y a r d n e x t to P i i k o i ' s
by a f o r e i g n e r on Genl Mill e r ' s
was absent
land § I went
c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
h a d a P i c k n i c k to d a y at M a n o a .
fo r t h e f i r s t time.
g on e i n t o the v a l l e y .
g oods.
Castle
Mr.
As he
I l o o s e d t h e m § d r o v e t h e m h o m e to t h e i r c a l v e s .
m e e t i n g to n i g h t w a s t hin,
father's
f o r them.
Bro.
Clark.
Fuller's
scholars
L a s t n i g h t B e r n i c e s l e p t at h e r
T h i s e v e n i n g s h e § Mr.
To d a y Mr.
Bishop have
B a r t o w h a d an a u c t i o n o f hi s
C a s t l e a t t e n d e d all day.
§ I h a d a l o n g t a l k w i t h Mr.
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n bro.
G o o d a l e a b o u t b u y i n g land.
R u g g l e s h a s b e e n v e r y s i c k f o r t w o d ay s or m o r e.
i n g Mr. A.G.
Our
Last e v e n
Thurston called § spent the evening.
T h u r s d a y A p r i l 2 5 '50
I r e t i r e d l a s t n i g h t f e e l i n g u n w e l l , b u t w a s b e t t e r this
morning.
Mr.
Ruggles v ery low last night.
d a y are m o r e f a v o r a b l e .
His symtoms(!)
So says Dr. N e w c o m b .
this
To day, s o m e
p h y s i c i a n s e x a m i n e d h e r [his]short leg, b u t s a i d it w a s t oo late.
B e n t ' s v e s s e l r e t u r n e d to day,
w i d o w Smith § her two children.
mines
§ Mr. H o l l i s t e r in it.
Also a
S h e § h e r h u s b a n d w e n t to t he
in C a l i f o r n i a § w e r e s u c c e s s f u l ,
b u t h e r h u s b a n d d i e d in S an
A p r i l 25, 1850
Jour nal , Amos S tarr Cooke
Francisco
$ s h e w a s a c c o m p a n y i n g h e r h u s b a n d ' s bro.
H o n o l u l u , w h e n j u s t as t h e y r e a c h e d O a h u , h e r bro.
Page 396
to O r e g o n v i a
died.
Mr.
Hol
l i s t e r a c c o m p a n i e d h e r to t h e D e p o s i t o r y w i t h a b a g of g o l d d u s t
§c w e i g h i n g 4 8 ^ .
w h i c h s h e h a s d e p o s i t e d in o u r s a l a m a n d e r safe.
She § h e r s is to b o a r d at s i s t e r I v e ' s - - a l s o h e r
This m o r n i n g
I p u r c h a s e d a m a r e o f J.G.
on t h e le ft h i n d leg.
She is a b o u t
i n t e n d to c a l l her name "Lizzy".
This
Lewis
3 yrs.
two children.
f or $40. m a r k e d T T - L
old § has a colt § I
[the c olt] bro.
f o r $25.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n he c a l l e d at Dep.
Sat. Apl.
27
Clark purchased
'50
Y e s t e r d a y I w a s e n g a g e d m o s t o f t h e d a y in l o o k i n g at th e
s t r i p o f l a n d l y i n g n e x t to o u r c o w § c a l f y a r d s ,
were two acres there that
§ concluded there
I m i g h t get f o r k e e p i n g a h o r s e ,
or two.
W r o t e o u t an a p p l i c a t i o n for it u p o n s t a m p p a p e r § s e n t it in t hi s
a f t e r n o o n o f f e r i n g $30. pr.
Dr.
acre.
Inquired to-day of natives
R o o k e a b o u t i n c r e a s i n g t h i s s a m e l i t t l e lot.
l o k o i a , w h i c h b e l o n g to R o b e r t B o y d n o w in Cal.
n o w at K a u a i .
T h e r e a r e two
§ o n e to N a i w i ,
Last evening at te nde d the singing school
- said
something laughable
§ Mr.
o f f e n d e d me b y it.
To d a y I h a v e b e e n e x t r e m e l y b u s y in p r e
D a m o n w a s o f f e n d e d § r e p r o v e d m e § al s o
paring freight for W a i l u k u § Molokai.
visited Depository.
convulsions
Parker,
This a f t e r n o o n all P u n a h o u
Y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n Mr.
A c o u n s e l of
Y e s t e r d a y I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m bro.
s a y i n g h e w a s g o i n g to H a k i p u u ,
§ w o u l d t r y to get a h e r d m a n
§ p e n § t h e n s e n d h i s c a t t l e o v e r to m y land,
T h i s e v e n i n g Mr.
Newcomb.
Ruggles was taken with
§ w e all w e r e m u c h a l a r m e d a b o u t him.
ph ysicians was called.
§
G o o d a l e § Mr.
Paholona.
Bishop called,
a l s o Dr.
Jour nal , Am os S t a r r Cooke
April 30, 1850
Page 39 7
Tuesday April 30-50
This day closes another month.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n bro. H a l l
h a s h a n d e d o v e r t h e k e y s of t h e i r h o u s e to u s , § s i n c e t h e n Mrs.
C.
§ I § o u r f a m i l y h a v e b e e n o v e r to e x a m i n e
d a y fr.
Dr.
S m i t h t h a t bro.
it.
R o w e l l h a d a s o n b o r n 26.
A u c t i o n § b o u g h t s o m e g r e e n t e a § p a n e l do o r s .
bought
50 b a g s S u g a r @ 10 1/8
b a g flour.
R e c ^ n o t i c e to
jf
Attended
Yesterday we
- oil, p r e s e r v e d m e a t s
§ 20 1/2
S a b b a t h d a y bro. J o h n s o n a r r i v e d § y e s t e r d a y § t o d a y
he h a s v i s i t e d t h e D e p o s i t o r y fo r h is s u p p l i e s .
there w a s a full m e e t i n g of residents
Last evening
§c. at t h e V e s t r y Room,
to
f o r m an A g r i c u l t r i a l (!) S o c i e t y , o r to t a k e m e a n s to h a v e o n e at
no d i s t a n t day.
scribe.
were
Messrs
[chosen]
Judge Andrews was chosen chairman
Lee, M a r s h a l l ,
a com.
§ Mr.
Bishop,
Dr. W o o d ,
Dr. N e w c o m b
§ Reyonlds
to w r i t e to v a r i o u s
individuals
§ t a k e th e
p r e l i m i n a r y s t e p s to h a v e a g r e a t m e e t i n g , p e r h a p s
in Aug. next.
T h i s e v e n i n g o u r s i n g i n g s c h o o l w a s in t h e v e s t r y .
R o d e L i z z y to d a y for t h e f i r s t time.
F r i d a y M a y 3 '50
Wednesday,
Dep.
e v e r y m o m e n t o f th e d a y w a s d e v o t e d to th e
D r e w 3 t o n s S u g a r at one load.
auction.
A t n o o n , b r os .
l a t t e r d i n e d w i t h us,
Em.
Bro.
C. a t t e n d e d a l a r g e
§ Gulick arrived from Waialua.
§ in t h e e v e n i n g c o n d u c t e d o u r m e e t i n g .
Bro.
J o h n s o n o c c u p i e d me d u ring the afternoon.
bro.
E m e r s o n b r e a k f a s t e d w i t h us.
a m i l e o r so,
§when
The
I came back,
p l u n g e d § threw thrice.
Thursday morning
A f t e r b r e a k f a s t I rode Lizzy
as I w a s a b o u t to d i s m o u n t she
The last time
I r ec^ such a jar that
h a s m a d e me v e r y l a m e in m y n e c k e v e r s i nc e.
[it]
It w i l l n o t get w e l l
M a y 3, 1850
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
in a w e e k ,
or m o r e.
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n bro s.
us v e r y b u s y t i l l 2 o ' c l k .
Page 398
G u l i c k § Em. k e p t
After dinner I went over towards Neddie's
to get a s t e e r o u t o f t h e m i r e - - I h i r e d 8 m e n for 1/8 pr. m a n to
d r a w h i m out,
§ l e a v e h i m on h a r d g r ou nd .
f i x i n g t h e p u m p at o u r h o u s e
also;
§ p u l l e d up w e e d s
Last evening,
§ f i n i s h e d to day.
§ b urned others
for Mrs.
W h i t n e y , bro.
arrived this morning,
b r o u g h t no mail.
ination.
Bishop
J o h n s o n als o,
§ Parker.
Bro.
a few
§ of course
To d a y t h e r e h a s b e e n at P u n a h o u s c h o o l ,
§ sisters
This
The Connecticut
le ft t w o s t e a m e r s due f r o m P a n a m a ,
All H o n o l u l u b r e t h r e n
except my family.
F i x e d t h e gate,
§ t r i m m e d the trees.
f o r e n o o n w a s d e v o t e d to p a c k i n g a b o x for bro.
things
commenced
attended;
L y o n s a r r i v e d at 9 o' c l k .
an E x a m
§ visitors
also,
this morning.
T h i s e v e n i n g I do n o t go o u t to S i n g i n g S c h o o l in c o n s e q u e n c e of
my lameness.
T h i n k s e r i o u s l y of b u i l d i n g a n e w n a t i v e house.
M o n d a y M a y 6 '50
S a t u r d a y w a s d e v o t e d to bros.
t i l l dark.
Miss
§ Johnson,
§worked
C o f f i n m o v e d i n t o o u r f a m i l y f o r a fe w d a y s in
o r d e r to s e w for B e r n i c e .
fr.
Lyons
S h e is a s i n g l e
female,
8 was wrecked
t h e P e p a p s c o wh. w a s b o u n d to S a n F r a n c i s c o l a s t Dec.
h e r all.
Sh e h a s l i v e d in r e l i g i o u s
fami l i e s in Boston,
g o i n g to S a n F r a n c i s c o as a M a n t a u M a k e r .
c h i l d s a i l e d in t h e S h e f f i e l d for W a i m e a ,
in R o b e r t B r u c e , w i t h J u d g e Lee.
Mr.
§ was
§ Mrs. W h i t n e y
Kauai.
Chamberlain.
Castle
F e l t g l a d at
e v e n i n g t h a t w e w e r e p e r m i t t e d to r e s t o n e s e v e n t h o f time.
terday morning we did
[not] r i s e as e a r l y as u s u a l .
fast h a d a long talk w i t h Miss
Coffin.
§
M a u i boys (?)
D u r i n g th e e v e n i n g bro.
c a l l e d to c o n s u l t a b o u t h i r i n g J a m e s
§ lost
Yes
After br e a k
S h e d i d n o t go to c h u r c h
M a y 6, 1850
Journa l, Amos S t a r r Cooke
a n y o f t h e day.
Bro.
L y o n s p r e a c h e d f o r us in n a t i v e
36, M y k i n g d o m is n o t o f t h i s w o r l d .
I Cor.
1:1 8 ,
Is.
1:18.
read some of Finney's
t h e Eng.
Mr.
5 1/2 at t h e Dep 7 1/2 § left it at 6 1/2.
us.
D u r i n g t h e day I
on m a k i n g a n e w heart.
su rveying ship "Herald" arrived.
paring freight for Hawaii,
§ Kauai,
§ Maui.
Did not a t t e n d m o n t h l y concert.
fr. J o h n 18:
D a m o n ' s t e x t s w e r e fr.
Rather slim sermons.
sermons,
Page 399
Yesterday
T h i s m o r n i n g w a s up at
W o r k e d h a r d in p r e
Bro.
Lyons dined wit h
M y n e c k is s t i l l v e r y lame.
Wed. M a y 8 '50
The long expected "Charles",
a f t e r a p a s s a g e o f 160 days
has arrived.
I h a v e r e c ^ a l e t t e r f r o m Mr.
Dr. A n d r e w s .
I se t o u t t h i s m o r n i n g to w o r k at o u r p l a c e ,
c o n t i n u e d to do so, tho'
M i s s B i s h o p is at bro.
at Dep.
E.T. H o y t
§ o n e fr.
§
t h e C h a r l e s a r r i v e d in t h e f o r e n o o n .
Castle's.
James
Chamberlain who commenced
o n M o n d a y h a s b e e n u s e f u l to day.
§ t h i n g for H i lo .
Y e s t e r d a y we were very
b u s y w i t h bro.
Lyons
his son Curtis
§ s i s t e r S m i t h § M a r i a Rice, M u n s o n Coan, H e n r y §
F r e d L y m a n s a i l e d in t h e " S . S . "
school,
Last e v e ni ng we h a d a singing
§ c o n c l u d e d to h a v e it in f u t u r e b u t o n c e a w e e k ,
Friday evening.
ing.
In t h e a f t e r n o o n , h e w i t h
Bro.
§ on
This evening there will be our usual p r a y e r m e e t
Dole thought
I o u g h t to g i v e n o t i c e to n i g h t o f c o m
m u n i o n n e x t s a b b a t h § p r e p a r a t o r y l e c t u r e o n Sat.
F r i d a y , M a y 10,
'50
Y e s t e r d a y § to d a y I h a v e d e v o t e d to f i x i n g a r o u n d o u r
n e w ho m e .
t i l l nex t.
T h e " C h a r l e s " ca me in t h i s m o r n i n g - w i l l n o t d i s c h a r g e
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
B i s h o p c a m e o v e r f r o m E w a to g et h is
May 10, 1850
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
daughter Elizabeth.
meeting.
I s a w h e r W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g at o u r p r a y e r
Y e s t e r d a y h a d a f a l l out w i t h N i k a w i f e a b o u t r a i n w a t e r .
Nika took unbruge(!)
§ l ef t us.
" I n v o i c e " f o r t h e f i r s t time.
ing.
H a d t w o men.
To d a y w e c o m m e n c e d w h i t e w a s h
§ to d a y p a i d $4.00 to h a v e t h e m r e l e a s e d .
C a s t l e h a s go t bro.
of our goods,
L a s t e v e n i n g I l o o k e d o v e r t he
Y e s t e r d a y w e h a d tw o co ws s h u t up b e c a u s e t h e y
went upon the plain,
Bro.
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R i c e § M. B a i l e y to s e e to t h e l a n d i n g
from the Charles.
M y n e c k is s t i l l lame.
This
e v e n i n g I h a v e n o t b e e n to s i n g i n g S c h o o l b e c a u s e o f f a t i g u e .
Miss
C o f f i n h a s w o r k e d t o d a y at s i s t e r Ives'.
Sat. M a y 11
'50
To d a y I h a v e h a d t h e m a k a i w e l l c l e a n e d § a n e w p u m p
p u t down.
b y bro.
This afternoon our pre p a r a t o r y lecture was p r e a c h e d
D o l e f r o m P r o v 4:18,
s h i n i n g l i g h t " §c.
week.
" T h e p a t h of t h e j u s t is as t h e
T h e " C h a r l e s " is n o t to d i s c h a r g e t i l l n e x t
Brought home her
We r e c e i v e d a
letter
f r o m Mrs. J u d d r e t u r n i n g t h e $4. w e h a d
p a i d f o r g e t t i n g o u r c o w s out o f t h e p o u n d - - s a y i n g h e r C h a r l e s h a d
n o r e s p o n s i b i l i t y in p u t t i n g o u r c o w s i n t o t h e p o u n d , b u t w a s
assisting John Manini.
is c o m p l e t e d .
Mr.
To d a y t h e s i x t h vol.
Bishop
of the Polynesian
§ B e r n i c e h a v e c o n c l u d e d to m a k e b u t
a v e r y l i t t l e w e d d i n g p a r t y at t h e i r n u p t i a l s .
M o n d a y M a y 13
'50
I h a v e j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m th e S.S.
c o n d u c t e d b y Mr.
Damon.
c o n c e r t at t h e Ch ap el
M o r e p r e s e n t t h a n us u a l .
m a d e to t h e m a n y w h i t e c h i l d r e n in o u r s t r e e t s
A l l u s i o n was
as b e i n g a f i e l d
Ma y 13, 1850
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Cooke
f or a s a b b a t h s c h o o l e f f o r t .
fr.
P s . 115:1-4.
King present.
N i n e v e h N a h u a 2:13.
ers § a n e w e a r t h .
S. ho u s e .
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g bro.
Bro.
At n o o n Mr.
In t h e e v e n i n g f r o m Rev.
Clark preached
Damon p r e a c h e d about
21.
About new h e a r
At 4 o ' c l o c k w e h a d a c o m m u n i o n s e a s o n at t h e
D o l e p r e a c h e d fr.
by thy counsel.
Page 401
P s . 73 :2 4, T h o u s h a l t g u i d e me
A f t e r m e e t i n g , bro.
s i s t e r L. A n d r e w s br o.
§ sister Hall
D. i n f o r m e d m e t h a t bro.
5
§ Sophia h ad taken a dismis-
s ion.
T o - d a y w e h a v e h e a r d t h a t t he " M o n t r e a l " a r r i v e d h o m e in
110 d s .
T h a t t h e C h i l e s a i l e d a b o u t t h e 1st M a r c h
on b o a r d fo r us.
•75 pr.
pr.
day,
§ has 6 stoves
A g r e e d w i t h K u a n a to d a y to p a y t h e m for labor,
a l s o w i t h M. C a n t e r b u r y to w o r k j o i n s w o r k for 3.25
d a y a l s o w i t h H e r m o n P ri ce ,
f o r 1 . 0 0 pr.
a s a i l o r fr. N e w Y o r k ,
an i n v a l i d ,
d a y to do a n y t h i n g .
T u e s d a y M a y 14
'50
N e ith er the "Don Quixotte", nor the "Charles" has d i s
c h a r g e d to day.
to day.
y ard .
O u r w o r k at th e B i n g h a m h o u s e h a s g o n e on s om e
T h i s a f t e r n o o n r o o t e d up § b u r n e d t h e s t r a m o n i r u s b e f o r e the
T o d a y Mrs.
C. f i x e d th e o u t s i d e o f M a r y A n n i s r o o m w i t h a
w i n d o w sash.
Also,
at 1.25.
P r i c e W h i t e w a s h e d § p a i n t e d to day.
Mr.
worked here
§ there.
t h e sill of t h e k i t c h e n § c e l l a r d o o r
K u a n a § Levi
The former w h i t e - w a s h e d some Nahakana.
T h u r s d a y M a y 16 50
T h i s d a y is t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f l i t t l e C h a r l e y bi r t h .
Y e s t e r d a y o u r t e a m s w e r e e n g a g e d in d r a w i n g w o o d ,
e a c h f a m il y .
To d a y 4 loads
tw o loads to
f r o m t h e " C h a r l e s ”, c o n s i s t i n g o f
Ma y 16, 1850
Jour nal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
soap, h a r d w a r e s a d d l e s
§c.
Bro.
h a d l a n d at M a n o a f o r sale.
a n x i o u s to sell.
Page 402
R i c e d i n e d w i t h us § s a i d Kuke
W e n t to see him.
He d o e s n o t a p p e a r
A g r e e d to go s o m e d a y w i t h h i m to se e it.
Of
f e r e d $20. p r acre.
Sat M a y 18
'50
Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g at 7 o ' c l o c k to s ee t h e l and, b u t w a s
n o t so w e l l p l e a s e d w i t h it as I e x p e c t e d .
place
It is q u i t e a r o c k y
§ n o t so f r u i t f u l - - o f f e r e d $20. p r acre.
I e n t e r e d i n t o t h e w o r k at Dep.
m a r k i n g § p u t t i n g a w a y g oods.
m e n to d a y f o r t h e w e e k .
room this evening.
to b e he r e .
Mr.
in e a r n e s t
Y e s t e r d a y § to da y
§worked very hard
Settled with my carpenter § other
Price completed the floor of b e d
Last evening the s i n g i n g school.
The next
is
This day h a d a letter § some b u t t e r from sister §
bro. W i l c o x .
T u e s d a y M a y 21
'50
I a m v e r y m u c h f a t i g u e d to n i g h t ,
t h e Dep.
frequent showers.
entirely.
to day,
got w e t ,
m o r n i n g w e s h i p p e d bro.
T h i s m o r n i n g bro.
above
t u r n e d to-day.
§ below.
Bro.
G u l i c k ' s t h i n g s on
E m e r s o n things on Kuokoa's
T h i s e v e n i n g w e left o u r Dep.
overflowing,
for this a f t e r n o o n we h a d
To d a y t h e v e s s e l u n l o a d e d o u r f r e i g h t a l m o s t
Yesterday
Nohokea's boat.
sented,
I m u s t go to
to m a r k § p u t a w a y g o o d s , b u t w i f e s a i d, not.
The Goods,
boat.
§ thought
in q u i t e a p l i g h t
- all full
Parker came over y e s t e r d a y § r e
He w i s h e s to s u m h i s c o w s o v e r to P a h a l o n a ,
f o r a w h i l e at least.
§ I con
W i t h i n a few days we have p a i d much
for o u r h e a d ' s g e t t i n g u p o n t h e p l a i n ,
§ in to G e n l M i l l e r ' s
lot.
Jou rnal , Amos S t a r r Cooke
M a y 21, 1850
Page 403
Y e s t e r d a y J u d g e L ee c a l l e d to see if w e w o u l d l e n d T o r b a r t
§ t a k e a m o r t g a g e o n h i s p l a n t a t i o n at H o n a a u l a .
bro.
Castle
Last evening,
§ I c a l l e d at Mr. A r m g to m a k e i n q u i r i e s
T's p l a n t a t i o n
§c.
$ 1 0 , 00 0
a b o u t Mr.
This m o r n i n g we i n f o r m e d J u d g e Lee by letter
t h a t w e w o u l d let t h e m o n e y go on c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s .
Y e s t e r d a y m y n e w w a g o n c a m e a s h o r e § w a s d r a w n up b y a
native.
Wa s n o t a b l e to get it i n t o a w a g o n h o u s e
b e e n o ut in t h e r a i n w i t h a s a i l o v e r it.
see K u k e a b o u t h is
l a n d of a b o u t
8 acres
p a i n t e d f o r us last w e e k is u n w e l l .
some.
M rs .
£ to d a y it has
L a s t e v e n i n g c a l l e d to
at M a n o a .
Mr.
Price who
C. h a s t r i e d to p a i n t
S h e s p e n t p a r t o f y e s t e r d a y ^ t o d a y at o u r h o u s e .
d a y bro.
C l a r k p r e a c h e d at t h e n a t i v e c h a p e l .
at c h a p e l .
Mr.
D a m o n all d ay
A y o u n g m a n u n i t e d w i t h t h e B e t h e l U n i o n ch.
i ng I r e a d Dr.
C o x 's s e r m o n in pa rt.
Sabbath
At e v e n
S l e p t s o m e d u r i n g t h e d ay
but was kept awake m u c h of the night.
Sat. M a y 25
'50
Another w e e k has
f l o w n w i t h t h o s e b e f o r e t h e flood.
s t r i c t r e c o r d o f all is k e p t b y t h e a m a n u e n s i s o f J e h o v a h ,
m u s t o n e d a y m e e t t h a t r e c o r d at t h e J u d g e m e n t
I t h e n do w i t h o u t
an A l m i g h t y A d v o c a t e .
seat.
in Dep.
g e t t i n g t h i n g s in t h e i r p l a c e s .
Cas tl e.
An arrival
This week,
I a m g e t t i n g a l o n g s l o w l y b ut
D e p o s i t o r y is all in c o n f u s i o n
not h a vi n g been swept for a week.
w a s c o n d u c t e d b y bro.
Oh w h a t can
E n g a g e d e v e r y da y for 10 h o u r s or m o r e
To d a y c o m p l e t e d t h e c r o c k e r y § S t a t i o n e r y .
t h e t i n wa r e , h o l l o w § H a r d w a r e .
§I
We have just h e a r d that
C a l h o u n is d e a d § t h a t h e d i e d a b o u t 2 m o n t h s s in ce .
t h i s e v e n i n g f r o m Sa n F r a n c i s c o .
A
W e d n e s d a y evening our me e t i n g
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g I r e t i r e d e arly.
M a y 25, 1850
Jou rnal , Amos S t a r r Coo ke
N a h u k a n a gave out
§ is q u i t e sick.
t o r i a b u y m y n e w c a r r i a g e f o r $200.
their old wagon.
L a s t e v e n i n g Mr.
To d a y Mr.
Page 404
P r o p o s e d to J o h n Ii t h a t V i c
§ I give the n e w harness
for
I h a v e n o w a g o n h o u s e f o r it t h a t is l a r g e e n o u g h
B a i l e y h a d hi s s i n g i n g s c h o o l h e r e at o u r ho us e.
B i s h o p w r o t e to B e r n i c e t h a t h e h a d t o l d Pa k i t h a t he
w i s h e d to b e m a r r i e d in 10 days
readiness.
He r e p l i e d to Mr.
$ a s k e d if h i s h o u s e w o u l d be in
B. No!
§ th at if he w i s h e d to b e
m a r r i e d so s o o n h e b e t t e r be m a r r i e d her e.
Tuesday,
the 4th June
w i l l p r o b a b l y b e t h e day--§ n o f o r e i g n c o m p a n y is to be i n v i t e d .
D u r i n g t h e w e e k bro.
stations.
C a s t l e h a s s h i p p e d f l o u r 6rC. to d i f f e r e n t
0 Lord p r ep ar e me
$ mine for the sabbath.
Wed. M a y 2 9 '50
It is t h r e e w e e k s to d a y s i n c e t h e C h a r l e s
arrived $ we
h a v e n o t y e t got a l l o u r f r ei gh t.
T h i s m o r n i n g t he " E l i z a W a r w i c k " a r r i v e d b r i n g i n g in s t i l l
more freight.
W e h a v e o p e n e d a ll o u r b o x e s
p u t t h e g o o d s in o r d e
§ g i v e n o u t t h a t to m o r r o w w e w i l l a t t e n d to c u s t o m e r s .
me James,
L ev i
§ t w o n a t i v e s n e a r l y 2 d ay s to m a r k t h e s ho es .
T h i s e v e n i n g I a m so t i r e d t h a t
M r s.
D o l e ca me to Dep.
Ca me h o m e
I behaved
§ l a i d d o w n a n h o u r or two.
or b o a r d s , p a r t i c u l a r l y are y e t on b o a r d .
T o - d a y bro.
out.
I s h a l l n o t go o ut to m e e t i n g .
to d a y § I w a s p u t out so t h a t
n o t as a C h r i s t i a n o ught.
Our lumber,
It t o o k
C a s t l e h a s n o t f e lt w e l l .
M o n d a y e v e n i n g t h e Com.
W e b o t h are w o r n
a d i n t e r i m m e t at b r o C l a r k ' s to
act on an a p p l i c a t i o n to the B o a r d f o r f un d s,
L a s t e v e n i n g I r e t i r e d v e r y ea r l y .
T h e L o r d ' s d a y p a s s e d as us ua l.
f o r 1 85 1
- $23,000.
S h a l l do t h e s a m e to n i gh t.
R e a d Dr.
Cox 's s e r m o n w h i c h t o o k
M a y 29, 1850
Journal, Amos S t a r r Cooke
m e 1 1/2 h o u r s .
evening.
W a s as t i r e d M o n d a y m o r n i n g as
Worked,
n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g fr.
greased my n ew wagon.
Yesterday,
7- t i l l
Page 405
I was Saturday
7.
This afternoon
Do n o t k n o w w h a t to do f o r a w a g o n h o u s e .
sent letters via California.
T a l k e d to J o h n
Ii a b o u t p a s t u r i n g o u r c o w herd.
Sat. J u n e 1 '50
H o w t h e d a ys , w e e k s
s e e n at t h e Dep.
§ m o n t h s p a s s away!
I have never
or any w h e r e else a m o r e b u s y m o n t h than M a y w h i c h
has just closed.
Thursday,
as w a s a p p o i n t e d ,
s t a t i o n c a m e to t h e Dep.
their correspondents.
most of the ladies of this
§ selected calico,
§c for t h e m s e l v e s
T h e y d i d t h e s a m e y e s t e r d a y § to day.
T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g I w r o t e up m y acct. w i t h Dep.
t o o k m e t i l l n e a r l y 11 o ' c l o c k .
at bro.
Castle's.
Johnson § Wilcox.
Bro.
§ school
§ it
Friday attended singing school
To d ay w e h a v e d e v o t e d p r i n c i p a l l y to bros.
O u r f r e i g h t is n o t y e t all o ut f r o m t h e C ha rl es .
C a s t l e t r i e d o u r n e w w a g o n to d a y w i t h 3 a d u l t s
bu t it d i d n o t c a u s e t h e s p r i n g s
Yesterday
§ 6 children
to h i t e a c h o t h e r as w e feared.
I p r e s e n t e d J o h n Ii w i t h a p a i r o f s i l v e r s p u r s
w h i c h I p a i d at Dep.
N i k a ' s p l a c e at Dep.
up f r o m Ewa.
§
$6.60.
N ahu ka na thinks he cannot supply
Y e s t e r d a y bro.
T h u r s d a y bro.
for
Bishop
§ his d a u g h t e r came
P a r k e r c a m e o v e r § d i n e d w i t h us.
T h i s a f t e r n o o n J o h n Ii ha s g o n e to K a u a i in a c a u s e o f h u m a n i t y .
T h e Pol.
of today copies the result
§ s e n t e n c e o f W e b s t e r ' s trial.
To day, it is sai d, J o h n G u l i c k h a s a r r i v e d .
t h a t Mrs. H u n t
Heard, yesterday,
§ 3 c h i l d r e n h a d g o n e to N e w York.
Journ al, Amos S t a r r Coo ke
June 6, 1850
Page 406
T h u r s d a y J u n e 6 -'50
T h i s d a y w e h a v e b e e n e x c e e d i n g l y b u s y in m o v i n g .
With
a y o k e o f o x e n § ca rt § 4 m e n w e h a v e got a b o u t e v e r y t h i n g f r o m
t h e R o y a l S c h o o l to th e B i n g h a m ' s p l a c e , w h e r e w e e x p e c t to r e m a i n
for a s e a s o n .
T h e s a b b a t h p a s s e d a w a y as m a n y s a b b a t h have.
A t t e n d e d o n e s e r v i c e at t h e n a t i v e c h u r c h ,
Monday
§ t w o at t h e chape l.
I w a s v e r y b u s y in p u t t i n g up t h i n g s
for M o l o k a i .
T h a t e v e n i n g w a s m o n t h l y c o n c e r t , b u t i n s t e a d o f g o i n g to it,
w e n t d o w n to s e e § to i n v i t e P a k i
day evening.
I
§ K o n i a to t h e w e d d i n g o n T u e s
T he l a t t e r m a n i f e s t e d a g o o d d e a l 5 f o p p o s i t i o n §
asked which wedding?
against them--$c.
§c.
§why we had helped their daughter
[turn]
I d r e w u p m y a r t i l l e r y § w e k e p t at it
till ten o'clock.
T h e n e x t day, w h e n B e r n i c e
h a d said,
each,
t h e y f el t v e r y b ad ,
§ Mrs.
C. f o u n d ou t w h a t
I
especially when they read notes
from
d e c l i n i n g to c o m e to t h e w e d d i n g § s a y i n g s h e m u s t l o o k to
us, Mr.
§ Mrs.
C. for all h e r p o n o .
w a s on t h e s po t § bro.
Bishop
Armstrong married, no strangers being
pr e s e n t but the p a r s o n § his wife.
d o w n to tea,
At 8 o ' c l o c k , Mr.
A f t e r t h e c e r e m o n y , w e sat
§ at 9 o ' c l o c k t h e y w e n t in a w a g o n to J u d g e A n d r e w s ' ,
w h e r e t h e y are to b o a r d .
Y e s t e r d a y f o r e n o o n w e p u t up § s h i p p e d
b r o R o w e l l ' s s u p p l i e s pr.
K a l am a .
Mrs.
,1 w a s
B i s h o p c a m e d o w n § d i n e d w i t h us,
K au ai , on the K a l a m a ,
20 t on s b u r t h e n ,
l a te to d i n n e r .
Mr.
§ t h e n s a i l e d for K oloa,
Capt.
Hadley.
M o s t o f o u r t h i n g s a r e n o w up f r o m t h e " W a r w i c k " .
e v e n i n g bro.
Bro.
§
L as t
Clark led our m e e t i n g - bro Gulick was present.
E m e r s o n w e n t to P u n a h o u to s t a y § t h i s m o r n i n g h e ga v e me
my w a t c h § sta r t e d for Waialua.
the Depository.
To d a y I h a v e h a r d l y b e e n into
T o - m o r r o w I s h a l l go t h e r e § l e a v e Mr s.
C. to h o p o n o p o n o .
Journa l, Amos S t a r r Cooke
[With t h e m a r r i a g e o f B e r n i c e P a u a h i to C h a r l e s R. B i s h o p ,
t h e C o o k e f a m i l y ' s m o v e i nt o t he o l d f r a m e h o u s e ,
a p p e a r s to h a v e c o m e to a d e f i n i t e c lose.
is d e v o t e d to w o r k in t h e D e p o s i t o r y ,
w i l l e n d here.
B.L. ]
and
t he R o y a l S c h o o l
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