Show j di 11 ll eroin bront the W 14 exponent VISIT of THE QUEEN TO THE LAI LAIB ohu ahu hand dana islands lids July 1878 1 1 editor ex exponent thinking a short ot of a royal visit to our isolated home might be of in interest terest to some of the e reader readers p of the exponent I 1 forward the following her majesty queed queen arria arrived ed her here ejust just agthe atthe at the close morning services het her design was to reach h here erd erg in ih time for our meeting in g but on account of the one of the party she ebe was wits detained heri her attendants cons conf consisted asted of her sister Pool oku col Juddi judds judd and miss pittman with h a number of bf servants all bw bearing en t g some big title per turning to the palace lib household such euch as cup bearer chambermaid eWard steward A etc slid she was was bi making akings a tour round the island tor for pleasure re and in the interests of the hul hut bhoola lahu labu I 1 bellen beller relief society we bade them welcome in an eaby easy no doubt many of the court titles usually applied to people holding subh such positions position which appeared to have the emmeal effect pf af making them feel ht if nome iab d ei r at I 1 b belock pm a messenger kirr arrived ed to tell her majesty the people were assembled bled bied ready to receive and bear hear her instructions we a all ali 11 walked to the meeting house which wh ich was wad filled to overflowing anxiously waiting her arrival as bbb she ente entered reds tha the people rose to their fiet feet tho tb choir singing a song of ed for the occa ocoa occasion the house hoube was nicely decorated with evergreens ever gree greens n 8 with appropriate mottoes on the wails walla and a beautiful crown composed of ferns just over her ma jestes seat the meeting being opened phe she ab arose and read her speech which was short but to the point urging the people tu to continue in the good work of administering to the afflicted and destitute gave some good advice in regard to the management of the society clety disbursements burse burso bur ments of meano means etc col judd followed spoke soke or the pros perry perky union and c contentment of bf the crople here thought much credit was due to the foreign elders after which eid Eld ers era molen molon and rii riv richarda richards chadds occupied a afew few minutes each in support of the queens instructions eulogized her jn her work of charity among athe people after returning to the hoose boose the natives were permitted to shake bilske handisf witti her hen Majest majesty yand and say aay aloha of the older adnes 3 who ha had ad not entirely forgotten forgot teba tefa their ancient habits babits of showing deference ference to their nobles approached her an on their knee knees or with heads almost bowed bowld to the grousd while the more edT lones only showed due respect this thia over we allt the queers barty anti and edof the mission sat down dova corthe table and partook of a plain bub but hearty dinner the adeen is a nice nico looking woman very affable and kind but bat loquacious her sister bister Pooi Pool oku ia Is more of a lively avely turn tura appears to on enjoy loy a good joke and quile quite as ready to take as give one miss itman pitman has tra trw traveled voled considerably in the united states ja Unformed wl and quite A talbor talker she visited hait Balf lake cLake city nguong ago aoud aad is full of praise mi ration of that place and the peo pie by ily pre previous invitation hey they were the guests guest s of bro kaleohano rethey rothey repaired lutha intha in the evening they felt feit at home their stay was prolonged two days jhb natives flocked around them by hun bun hundreds dreas dicas and did all in their P power owen ower tomake to make them comfortable we rode up in the mountains with them gathered penis ferns and June lun Iun ched cUed under andel the tho boughs of the th ev evergreen by the aide of the beautiful cool astrea stream m of 61 water that ajeh 9 1019 long iong before it reaches the parched archied cane fields belo beio below W they whey were surprised at the number numa af pf P f children compared with othen other places they had visited and judging by remarks she made to some of ok our nati native natives ves veo she was convinced that our elders eiders were doln doin doing 9 ali alf be done towards carrying out the motto bave save i and increase the nation nallon the feeling indof of hatland hate bate and po persecution i against I 1 our people veople has haa but little space in the hearts of onry only asic af tc e ed into them by hireling priests but the straightforward orward course of our elders eldera bab haa done much towards dispelling pie iudice judici the members of the mission i 1 are r MI ati in tolerable heal health tb the tp e drouth on this side of tho lile island still and fo to add to this thia calamity the Pe luas luaa an au army wormy worm has swept sweat 0 over r iho tho h face of the count country V and taken taen neatly eve every ry green thing near the bhore chore except some bome of the tho cane caup which has bag become bome come toughened by drouth that their thein voracious stomachs achs could not digest it the wi laitta society held heid their third anguil festivals fest ivall meeting today which was waa beilly a it credits to our native sisters bisters they were all dressed 4 in white and made a grand appearance in the procession T they bly seem to be e filled with the spirit of the tho from their own earnings they feasted bome some sonson persons si which elvis ia no small matter these hard times timea they have haver done dore much towards a to the phoe poor and the needy of this thia place and notwithstanding their many imperfections ons which are the of circumstances m rny y heart leads me rue to acay god biess bless them your arster aster J E R MOLE |