https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/fdd9dbc283930e5f4b29967759ca7a4a.pdf 2a0286a95e0597644033761c45518fa4 PDF Text Text lJ(jlJi:: I/\L *J.Jditiollul l;J4\) entries follol' t:ds section. tile tl'O sectioilS, iJut i[l'~erllal cvidcliCC S;IO\;:'; :'OilC elates do not rlJtc:l U;) bet\:een t:lis ':,'as I'ritter! in L.AC. �tlaria P. Chamberlain journal - unbound. (ld46 ) (!1arch) f'londay 22 staid(l) at home James has a soar foot -- Ue had a Het day & all the children ra,in I went through the."to ik SiS Tuesday 23 ilrs uudd ~Jith her whole family calld{!) They expect to morrow to nove into their new house in the valley. l~ed James was absent from school on account of his soar{!) iteeting at ,1rs Dibblels Thursday 24 rain in the evening Had no Social prayer ileeting -- James took PIe very early daVin to ilrs piS and I I'las disfllissed I attended i'laternal The babe is nine days old Baked & had tlr Richard 1 s family & :lrs Hall to dinner had gone to \'!a i a 1ua ;lr H BetHeen 3 & 4 P il James & I rode up to Punahou and took llP flr Knapp an artist, ~'4ho has just arrived from Hilo lie returned and took tea with us, Friday 26 Had a call frorl fIr Charles Stevens a very intelligent young sail- or \-Jno informed me that he I-las acquainted with our sons at East hampton{!) & daughter called in the evening My feeling are sadly depressed. Jarves restless dissatisfied disappointed. [Irs I am There is only one source of comfort for my troubl ed spi rit Sabbath 28 I attended publ ic Ivorship three times -- I fully expected to see the ;·lontreal to day On going up the seventh time to the garret to look out I bust(!) into tears and can testify from personal experience. that Hope deferred maketh the heart sick. (i'lessers Al exander & Emerson are at H--- The formers goi ng to Kauai is going to take ''lith him ilaria Dibble & Samel (!) Efllerson 29 & 30th Wed uevoted these tl'lO days to sel·,i n9 April (March) 31st Wednesday \~e observed a fast preparitoryO) to the com- munion and at the commencement of A protracted meeting ~~e had no school The children met at our house at 10 A i'l & VJere addressed by tlr Armg(l) and nr Damon At 4 Pi:! we had a full meeting and ~lr Dole preached a sermon. In the eve- ning we had prayer r.1eeting as usual. Thursday April 1st evening I attended the nativo meetings morning afternoon and The congregation vIas addressed by (1) for native ninisters who i1r A in- vited into the pulpit -- Hiss Smith came dovm Z, took dinner & spent the night Friday April 2d tids I was obl iged to remain at home to attend to domestic du- Ur Andrews with Mrs Dole and Rice call Id & in the afternoon &(1) took Miss S hom(!) I atte:hded the evening service and heard rk Bishop Saturday April 3d notwithstanding the scarsity of flour I prepared the bread for the communion \~e heard by a whale ship which arrived this A ~1 that the nontreal was to �2/(1846) touch at the Society islands accounts for her not having arrived To this source I can easily trace my depression of spirits and sad feelings this evening Six weeks more pass before I can hope to see my dear husband Perhaps I am to see him no more again on earth -- But God can make all things work for good -Hope flatters me that a protracted voyage may benefit his health. Sabbath day Apr;. 4th COQffiunion Sabbath I stopped in the morning to commune with the tluuanu vJaikiki and r.tanoa districts while my five children all VJent to attend service at the Chapel Solemnly dedicated myself my dear husband & children anew to God Was observed as a day of fasting & prayer Thursday f\1ay 21 ed in English in the forenoon at the native Chaplet!) supper was administered to the mission church addressed the church. Friday 22 :-trs Clark. C B AndreI-Is preach- In the afternoon the Lordls f1essrs Thurston Coan & Armstrong In the evening we had a very interesting conference. He had Abey(l) Baldl·lin & Dibble to tea ~~aria Rode out with r~r & Had ;,taternal meeting in the evening. Saturday !\1ay 23d clined. ~1r Invited t1essers Brinsmade & Brown to tea. Had Nr Jonson's{!) family to dinner The former de- Had head ache and felt indisposed. Twelve children - - - - - - - - _ Sabbath 24 I only attended thc meetings for the children nornit19 & afterno~on. Had headache 3. felt extrePlcly languid [londay ~s This cvening v,e had a full 11aternal :leeting. The time "las occupicd vJith reading correspondance of a r:lost interesting character. I had a call to day from 1'1rs Brol'/Tl & f1rs Covington. Tuesday 26 The mission families had an invitation to visit the steam Ship - - - - - -(!) Four of the children went under the care of Mrs Thurston I remained at home with three of ttrs Clark's children in my charge. Had a call from tlr & f"1rs J Ladd Hed 27 i'lrs Thurston's family "lent out to take breakfast \'lith valley. They returned with i1rs R and her t''10 daughters r~r Richards in the r-lr R & his family dined with us. Thursday ner fIrs Tis family dined at Punahou I had fIrs Dibble's family to din- We had maternal meeting in the evening Friday 22 The Steward complains of pains in his bones and being um·,ell him an old quilt and tried to comfort him ''lith kind ''lOrds. I gave ny cares are numerous & I am somtimes(l) almost bewildered with the noise & confusion of so large a family I am one alone in the midst of company. ahO) I am alone! t'Jhen will my beloved companion return? Sat 23 toil. I had ;'lr Bishop to dinner and f'lr Gulickls large family to tea. A day of The ste'vard hovvever still keeps about but I have been on my feet; alf day. �3/ (1846) In the evening called \IJith rliss Ogden on ilrs Forbes Sabbath day I attended native service and heard :lr Parker Preach. i1r &. f1rs Rov/ell v"ho occupy a charlber in the house. took tea & attended prayers this evening with us. I attended the chapQl and heard fIr Forbes preach. But few residents present. ilonday June 1 This is the third ''Jeek of the session time to day. I ''lent out a short It is doubtful "/hether any of the families will leave this week. James drove the horse to take niss Ogden up to r1r Richard's before breakfast. I attended !lonthly Concert thi s evening Tuesday 2d He had a full fleeting. llle had a full flaternal fleeting this evening. pondance interspersed with remarks occupied the time Reading corres- fIr & r1rs Jarves called at the door but did not come in. ~'Je had Dr & i'1rs Smith & family & tlr Pogue to tea t·1ednesday 3d We had a good conference meeting t1r Jonson(!) took the chair The brethren are about to license him to preach in native. Thursday 4 The Steward's time expired to day He \'/aS about leaving to go to Boyd's ho te 1 but throug h agency of Hr Arm-g (!) he is to stay wi th us till the families leave His service is indispensible while the family is so large. I paid him five dollars this evening. (1847? ) The G n adjourned to meet aga i n the second "leek of :,1ay 1848. \~e Friday 5 had maternal ileeting in the evening Sat 6 Early in the norning James ''las requested to take the \',agon to bring dO\,ffi ;'\iss 0 and fIrs R and daughters. & I iqaria{!) dined with us. had a I had a severe head ache all day la~orious i1rs Skinner They spent the day in making calls. ;ly head was relieved by a good nights rest day in providing for the Sabbath. Helen I have Called ''lith Mrs Clark on Had ilessers Gilman & BroMl Junr(!) to tea. Sabbath 7 The family of r·lr Richards returned in i1r Armstrong's wagon and came down to day to attend the meetings. The(!) all dined with us I attended the native service in the morning and the Chaple(!) in the evening ~onday June 8 This has been a busy bustling day All the missionaries at the station have called to bid t1r & tks 1. Hr & !'lrs C & t1iss 0 good by. Lyman & Fredric to dinner Had f'lr The famil ies left between four and five P il left Alvah to enter the boarding School. I dismissed the Stev/ard. I"lr C Tho'my house seems desolate. I am greatly relieved of care Tuesday June 9 Had Hrs Hhitney and I'\iss BrOl'ffi to dinner The latter left about 4 P i-1 for I'lolokai with i'lr Andrews & !·1r Hitchcock's family. -- I\lvah dined with us & I-,ent up to P-hou{!) �4/,)(1846) This was James' birth day He is eleven years old(1846) I took him up stairs and prayed with him & made him a present of a pocket testament The Lord grant & truth may never forsake him. that mercy In the evening I went with all my family to i,tr Bro\\'Tl's to tea. missionary party There were about 30 children present He had a He and his son treated us with very great civility & attention The Congress arrived about four o'clock this afternoon Meeting in the evening Mrs Gulick led the exercises & read t~e had ilaternal & journal letters from her son Ha 1 sey. Wednesday 10th I calld(!) at nine this A ~1 on itrs Marshall but sitting on a sofa. cleaning house I \'Ias on my feet from a quarter past nine till six P 11 I do feel thankful to my Heavenly Father for giving me so much health & strength and ability to labour. house. Found her feeble It was conducted by r'1r Pogue. Thursday:'torn 11th \~e had a full Hed eve meeting at our It was a parting prayer rleeting I had ilr Parker's and ilr Bald\'lin's families to breakfast previous to their setting out for Kaneohe. tlrs Dibble and her four children & two natives moved over from fIr Castle's to spend a fe\'I weeks with us Congress Damon called with r'lr Colton the Chaplain of the In the afternoon 1lessens 1·lhi tl esey(!) & Hunt's famil ies sa il ed ~for ; tau i Friday 12 tea. ~1r I spent all the forenoon in my kitchen -- Had rlr 1~i1cox' family to f'lr W appears depress'd in spirits on account of being located at Haiole{!) Sat 13 Had all i'lr Forbes' family to dinner Lahaina at 4 P.M. They left in'the Kamehameha for Mr Gulick's family, on account of being half an hour too late were left. -- rlrs Dibble and her t\'IO little boys walked to Punahou I rode up and brought them home. It is exactly six months to day since my dear husband left ticipate his return. Sabbath day 14 attended the morning Again I begin to an- Oh that my expectation may not be disappointed I attended Native Service and heard rlr Rowell preach. I & evening service at the Chaple(!) and heard the Reved(!) Chaplain of the Congress preach t\,iO excellent sermons copal forms of worship. He omi ted {! ) all the Epis- He had ['lr Rov.Jell's family to tea & to attend evening worship ilonday 15 I made a call v/ith i'lrs D on fIrs Turre 1 and fIrs Ten-yke (!) Found them both in delicate health but vlere pleased with their appearance. In the afternoon I called on r1rs Dousett(!), whose oldest son accidentially shot his mother this morning with a pistol been extracted Drs t~ood The bullet lodged in the hip & has not yet Hunter and the Surgeon of the Congress have vi 5i ted her �5/(1846) Commodore Stockton & 3 of his Offic- r1rs Armstrong had a party this evening ers & a number of the residents ""ere present. to go out alone I summoned up Resolution sufficient I called on ;lrs Gulick & rlrs Johnstone this afternoon is not to commence till the first jilonday in July. 1''1y cares are great Our school r'1y strength is sma 11 Hora 1 power Mrs K. & Dr SiS family being invited to spend the day at Mr Tuesday 16 Richards. Mrs K requested me to provide dinner & -tea for ~r Rowell's family. which I did. Wed 17 ;lr Damon call ed with Capt Dupont and f'lr Speiden -- na1 fteeting \Je had no 11ater- Our weekly meeting was attended as usual Thursday I rode out with i'lrs Dibble Jonson(!) & cooke(!). In the evening called on ilrs Gul ick. The family of Nr C have received some injury by their horse. taking fright. and overturning the \'/agon Friday iks 0 and I started to ride up into the valley but were overtaken in a smart shower and had to return fIrs K. made me a calli n the evening & com- municated her expectation of being invited to f'lr Dole at the beginning of next week. Saturday cal1dd. With no school nowadays. in my house. '! We had light Sho\'/crs of rain. Dr Judd's and nr Andrew's daughters I have an abundance of noise & confution(!) It will be two weeks yet before the surrrner term ",Jill commence We had a call from i"tr Tenyke '& 1ady. I have not fel t ,,,ell to day. Took a portion of sal t attended to my business and now at eleven o'clock at night v.Jith weary limbs I must retire to rest. Sabbath day 21st I attended flative service in the morning In the afternoon at 4 o'clock I went out with all my children to hear Hr Colton address the native congregation by an interpreter acceptable to the audience \'lhat he said \'Ias interesting and seemed to be A number of foreigners \'1ere present Hhen he closed the Commodore Stocton(1) was requested to make and(!) address to which he reluctantly consented. However when he took hi s stand on the platform before the pul- pit, he kept the audience a full hour The King remarked on his way home that the Commodore \'Ias a Kahuna pule maole(l). Heard r'ir Colton preach in the evening at the Chapel. i-lr R's family took tea & attended worship \'lith us r10nday June 22 I received letters from fIr & Mrs Bingham. \~as pained to hear that they had asked a dismission from the Board & it had been granted. At eleven o'clock, all the families at the station \-,ere invited to v"itness the marriage of ilrs Knapp & rlr Dole The brethren and sisters of Kauai sailed at �6/(1846) 4 P t1 for their stations. t·1r Bald''!in I s family returned from Kaneohe Three of his children took supper with us, & one is lodged here. Tuesday 23d The Brooklyn which arrived from the U S last Sat has brought about 200 rtormens(1) bound to California to build a ne\,1 Jerusalem there. The brethren had a meeting this evening to consult about our herd of cattle Out of respect for my husband it was held at our house that I might at least hear what was their manao. The(1) concluded at the out set that Dr Judd & f1r Hall should go over & number them. [1r B's letter was read at the close of the meeting Wed 24 I had all !lr Baldwin I s family to tea evening meeting He had quite an ex.traordinary Wed Capt Richardson & nearly 40 of the passengers of the Brooklyn were present. I had retured(!) to my room on account inflamation of the eyes but I was obl iged to produce every broken chair and even the kitchen bench to seat the strangers r'1essers Baldl'lin Gul ick & Armstrong made very appropriate remarks Two of their number made remarks. they were Hormens They said the(!) read the Bible & denied that Said that was a name given then by their enemies An old short En91 ish lady rose and said Respected friends, I rise to say that we are not :'iormens but latter day Saint & I hope VIe all shall obey the gospel Capt R tarried after meeting & declared they ,..ere actual 1 (1) Mormens Thursday 25 fks Dibble and I called over at the Beckle(?) house \'/here \·.rere lodged 50 of the strangers. polety(politely) and \'/e We carried over a little milk. They received us found those VIe conversed with more intelligent than I'/e ex.pected Friday Hrs D with her three children & I vdtb three ofinine rode up the valley and spent a very pleasant day \'Iith f'irs Richards Saturday 27 emet(!) This morning florton Dibble had a fit lIis nother gave him an Called in Dr Bald",;n and put him into a warm bath for half hour he appeared quite insensible lIis eyes I'Jere set & He fell into a sound Sleep for tHO hours from '·'Ihich he \'IOke up well & I'lent to playas usual. I had nine of i'lr Andrew's family, five of fIrs Dibble's 5 of my~\'m & Alvah Clark & John Gulick to tea this evening Sabbath 28 I did not attend publ ic v/orship on account of my eyes. mens had a service in the afternoon at the Chapel June 29 ;·londay ~'lor­ ;lone of our famil ies attended. Had a quiet day & paid some attention to my ovm family. Tuesday 29(1) entering the school ly to Lahaina The I took ilrs Dibble up to Punahou to make arrangments for ilaria I s The Hooikaika vIas to sail at 4 P r1 and take fk Baldwin's far:li- ilrs D packed up all her things & sent away her trunk but aftenlards �7/(1846) changed her mind & has concluded to spend six \'Jeeks more, perhaps the Summer at thi s place. In consequence of thi s change I have requested her to occupy tile chamber above the cook room I have made changes in my boys accommodations and have spent a laborious day The Mormens sailed this P M leaving only one family of eight have had calls frolil ;vlrs Dominis, fIrs Brewer, fIrs Ricker L~e ~, ~liss Jonson(!). The two dr Browns & ilr Gilman t·Jed July 1st rk Gulick took breakfast with us and accompanied :lrs Dibble to Ewa They returned in the evening. Our rleeting this eve was attended only by r'lr Armstrong :tr Andrews & two daughter (I) July 3 Sat July i friday '~rs Rogers & myself I rode to Punahou & took up the childrens books I invited i'lrs Gul ick to stay vlith us ,."hile her husband should go up to i1010kai & move his effects to l4aia1ua. but she concluded to accompany her husband They are to sail in the Victoria this P.M. I baked bread for commun i on Had a pressing invitation to take my daughters and dine \'Iith Mrs Stevens. home at half past 2 P M with Martha & Isabella Ann This \'Iill be a memorable fourth of ~ to :l.J. She submitted to the dis- appointment more cheerfully that I could have expected. visit I left We had a very pleasant All the gentlemen but tk Boardman VJent out to dine at Dr Hoods Sabbath day July 5 I attended the morning native service The house was very full Mr A preached to the church & administered the ordinances to three districts. attended in the afternoon with M Ann Levi & Isabella I Nr A baptised several in- fants and admi ni stered the sacrament assisted by r'1r Andrews to the fourth & fifth districts of the church. :londay July 6 spent the day. -- The School corrunenced fIrs Dibble rode up with her family & Martha Ann James & Levi went up and I did not think it expediont for her to attend day M Jane's eyes are inflamed I had a delightfully quiet I attended the 1'1 Concert at f'1r A's Tuesday 7. Wed ! torn Wed 8(1) iks Dibble flyself & tlaria Jane & Isabella took tea at ftrs Dimond's :1ar i a Ja ne \'/en t to sc hoo 1 Our t1eeting was very small this evening Only t:tr Dimond & f"lr Castle to commence but ~lrs D came dO\'In stailts & i1r & tlrs Andrews come(!) in & we had a good meeting It is very pleasant to me to have my dear husband remembered at our ",eek- ly meetings Thur sday eite Friday General!l iller called I recei ved a present from :lr Brown rlrs D & her children wal ked up to tk Johnstones to take tea. prepara t ion s for the Sa bba th I made my �8/(1846) Sat July 11 IIaria Dibble came down fron Punahou this morning in time to take breakfast with us \'ie had a copious sho\'/er of rain after dinner Cal kin took tea with us ilaria 0 is spending the night here. seven month(1) since my dear, dear husband left. :lr & l'1rs It is a~most :ly desire to know how he is and to receive him again to his home, is inexpress,ible ;"ionday 13 Wed 15 I lent one of our best mil k CovlS to tk Richards. f'·laternal j,1eeting was at fIrs lIall l s Thol I had made myself quite weary in cleaning my house with the hope of soon welcoming my husband, I attended. We had a good meeting in the evening I ca 11 ed down a t the fort to see a Man & womon (l) who for mu r- Thur sday 16 der (the crime of this land) &c are condeMnea to be executed the 4 of August woman I should think to be 50 years old. The She appeared sad, said she feared not the death of the body but the death of the soul The man I should not take to be more than 33 years old He bore on his countenance the sentence of condemnation & expressed much regret for what he had done I pointed them both to the Lamb of God \'1ho taketh avlay the sin of the vlOrld. Friday July 17 Warrenls birth day. He is 17 years old. nay Josephls God pre- serve him in the hour of temptation and lead him in the pleasant paths of virtue & religion I have been greatly surprised this morning at receiving a package of letters from 1·ly dear husband by the schooner nary from Chi na house to receive him home I had begun to prepare my Great ''las my di sappointment to hear that he had em- barked the 1 st of Apri1 for America ilay the Lord direct hi s course & grant him prosperity & enable us all to say Thy will be done In the evening we had a meeting of the brethrgl& sisters to read his letters and to implore for him the protection and blessing of our heavenly Father Saturday morn appeared very calm assented. afraid 18 I called on fIrs ilarshall \'/ilo is very near the grave & pleasant. I said the Saviour is a precious friend She She I repeated his \'Iords Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be Oh that she may trust alone in this all sufficient Saviour. The children Ivent up to the valley to spend the day at :lr rtichard's I commenced writing a 1etter to send by the Erie overland to my dear husband ;ly heart feels so sad Sabbath day 19 Tuesday 21 Lord give me a reconciled will to thine It rained and I did not attend public \'1orship I had i1r & fIrs Pari s to spend the day fIr & rtrs Armstrong & fami- 1y sailed to make a visit at East ilaui ~ied 22 i'laternal iteeting at our house It \'/aS an interesting one to me & I �9/ (1846) enjoyed it more than usual. Our evening ;'leeting vias attended by :-Ir Andrews & t''10 daughters ;'lessers Castle Hall & Dimond Hrs Castle Dibble & Rogers ilyself & three' children ject of remark was Thursday 23 \~hy The sub- art thou cast down 0 my soul &c I have busied myself about domestic affairs itartha Ann \'Ias bbliged to remain at home on account of inflamation of the eyes more reconciled to the long absence of my dear husband :ty mind has been l'tay it be overruled for the good of our dear sons in di stant America & for the good of us all (:trs Rice was confined ,,-lith a son son(!)) Friday 24 tlrs Dibble & family walked up to rtr Richards In the evening I took tea at ilr Castle1s in company with rtr & tlrs Turyl (!) llr Ten Eyck Cap Varney & son Saturday 25 Sabbath 26 in the morning Had fIr Forbes t\'lO sons & Henry Lynan to dinner I attended native service & heard :Olr Andrews preach in native Walked down to chapel Heard :Ir 0 preach a sermon on church dis- cipl ine. at the close of \'/hich llr Bensons II/as excoPllllunicated ilonday 27 Rain. The .girls could not attend school Devoted the day to needle work. Tuesday Had a call from Mr$ Taylor & Skinner n is called \I/ith the t\A/O ~lr Night blooming CeruSe Hed 29 Jon son s (1) In the evening Mr & Mrs Do~i­ l'1r Domin is Jun & r·lr Green to see the Mr JI S sung & played on the piano. Attended ilaternal fleeting at itrs Dimonds. -- ftr Andrell/s conducted our evening l'leeting Was glad to Ive1come brother Cooke again to our praying circle tlrs ;larshall died thi s morning Thursday 30 The funeral of r1rs rtarshall \'1as attended this P all the most respectable residents in the town ~1 at 4 olc1ock by The Epi scopa1 buryal (!) service was read at the house the 23 Psalm was chanted and a prayer extemporanious (! ). offered by i'lr Damon. -- I called at fIr Cooke1s on ~y \,/ay home -- ltaria Dibble came down to spend the night Friday A~y(1)31 The celebration of the restoration of the Uupuni(Aupuni) was observed by what \'Ias ca1l l d the opening of par1iment. the Kingls yard to accommodate foreigners and natives. dress John Ii del ivered one extempore (1) His A booth vIas made in ~lajesty read an ad:. A prayer ''las offered by t1r Richards and the assembly was dismissed with an invitation to meet at ten A 11 to hear the ministers reports to morrow. tvtr Paris waited on myself & tHO daughters & t1aria Dibble. nrs D went to fv1r �10/(1846) Richard's this evening intending if it does not rain to morrow, to go on to Kaneohe. Saturday Aug 1st He had Hi11iam & James Alexander & Henry Dimond to dinner. :,1aria Dibble is here and takes care of Seymour Sabbath 2 I attended the native morning service & heard tlr AndrevJs preach on the attributes of God. I also attended morning service at the Chapel & heard ;,lr D preach respecti ng the Jews' i10nday 3 t'lonthly Concert \'las at our house in the absence of tir Armstrongs family fk Damon lead the meeting. The Je\'Js \'Iere the subject of remark present vlere ;"lessers Andre\'/s Cook(1) & Dimond. Tuesday I to ~lrs \~ote The brethren :,tr Hall absent letters to send to China & prepared a jar of butter to send Bridgman ilr Brown made us a farewell call ~Jed The 5 ~Jilliam Nelson sailed for China to \oJhich place both t1r Brown & son took passage. Evening meeting here as usual ~k Andrev/s lead & made remarks on Having here no continuing city & c brn. (brethren) present, Cooke & tJ imond -- absent Hall. Thursday 6 The English Frigate Collingwood has arrived Reports that the Ameri- can Flag waves over Cal ifornia tk Hall's family moved into t1r Bingham's house. They have had it papered & painted & furnished in great style Friday I have been regulating the internal concerns of my house. i'1r H the assistance of :1 to remove some furnitlt.'e Sa turday Asked of but was put off. Busily engaged Hith domestic concerns. (Original mss cut up here) Sabbath day Aug 9 I attended native service in the morning As :lrs D attended Chapel ,;lith all her children I concluded to remain "lith Isabella to give room for others. -- In the even:i.ng Our old native man came down in trouble because the hor se via s gone :-londay 13(10) Ka ~came do\·t!1 to report that the horse was found but that would not be released withollt paying damages I refused to do so unless the man should come dO\,111 and inform ne of the damage he had done He came along with Old Gray in the course of tile P II and after some loud talk he gave him up without receiving any re\'1ard as the horse ;n fact had only gone upon land that \'las not enclosed Tuesday 11 The sailors of the Colling~ood have liberty on shore and I con- sider it unsafe for the girl s to go unprotected to school As the horse vias down �11 t (1346) I rode up \'Jith the children to school & requested 11;ss Sr.lith to board them for the rerna i nder of the \'Ieek ~!ed 12 :liss Smith spent the day \'lith us. l1y native Ioane has beCQI,le troublesome 8. I di smi ssed him. 1 (.3) Thursday I \'/rote a letter to our t\,IO sons in America were executed for having committed murder THO poor creatures Their bodies in the evening were carri- ed up to the Catholic burying ground attended by a Foreign priest and a crowd of natives. Friday 14 The Eng(!) ship of \'Iar America arrived ilrs D went up to P hou this P fl & the girls car.1e home \'lith her. Sat 15 fact ion I have Irnd a tiresome day. Have made some changes much to my satis- i'lrs D & the gi rl s took tea at 1'1rs Hall's Sabbath 16 I attended publ ic \'Iorship in the morning both in native & at the chapel ;,Ionday 17 The sailors of the men. of \'.Jar still have liberty on shore & my daughters board aga in thi s \'Ieek at Punahou Tuesday The children and my sel f removed ['Irs B' s best crockery from [1rs Hall's before breakfast Hed 19 I attended naternal fleeting at ;lrs Castle's i'lr Gulick took tea with us and conducted out evening Meeting Thursday 20 f1rs Richards and family spent the day with us Gulick came in to dine Mr Bishop & Mr I had no help but Pbhakahi In the evening I attended a large tea 'party at ilr Hall, Or's family rtr Cooke's Young Chiefs rtr Castle's rlr Teneyck(!) and :lr Turrel's(!) family present Friday I "'lent out in serch{!) of a native but did not succed(!) -- I call'd on :·1rs l)amon & t'liss fli11 5 \'Iho are both indisposed a visit to Kauai Expressed"my mind to them Have had some thoughts of making In the evening fIr 0 €alled & in- formed me that the Or advised his family to go to Kauai and the(!) should be happy to have me go \'/i til them. Tho my desire to visit that island has been strong for a number of years yet ;s not easy to bring my mind to 1 eave my children Sat Aug 29(22) am not decided w~at I have had a busy day -- It is eleven o'clock at night & I to do Lord direct (The following entries were \'/ritten on a separate page) Sabbath Aug 23 I attended divine service in native & english in the morning i'1r Proctor of the Coll ingwood preached at the Chapel in the evening attended. The children �12/(1846) f10nday 24 Walked over early in the morning to see Dr Judd to ascertain \'Jhether I could depend on having an opportunity to return soon, in case I should go in the Hocikaika "lith t'lr & firs Damon to Kauai. He advised me to go, and assured me that I r:light depend on a vessel to return in, in the course of three \'leeks. I spent the day in making preparation to leave my home and dear children to be absent for a little season Mrs Dibble will take charge of my house the children \"ill all attend school at Punahou and be under her care the rCl1Ia i nder of the time I left home at half past four and found nrs Damon & Hiss r1111s on board Both are feeble. \4e sailed finely out of the harbour Our:Capt rlame \las I\ntoine He was a young man about 24 and could talk some English his mate ,six menr, & a servant boy We I·Jere becalmed of Haianae all night morning we took a breeze which continued steadily till bay at t\'JO o'clock His crew consisted of Vie In the cast anchor in Koloa \1e were met on the beach by Dr Smith who provided horses and a hand wagon to take us up to the mission Station He \"/ere r.lost kindly welcomed by Dr & r·lrs K in '''hose house \'Ie are now enjoying the most cord,tal hospitality Tuesday 25 (l) and one to ~Jed 26 We had sho'tJers ~lrs I \'/rote two notes to send home by the Hoikaika Hilcox at \Jaiol i I had a severe head ach(!) in the aftet'noon He had a consultation about going to \'laimea I got my things packed and put on my riding habit but lore concluded to defer it till to morro't! :lr & [ks D & r1iss:1 rode out to i'lrLinsey's{!) -- I \'«ote a note to fIrs \4hitney In the eve- ning I rode with Dr & rlrs Smi th to viev! the plantation and establ ishment of Ladd & Co Thursday 27 Rain and sunshine alijernately \Je all stayed at home r'lr D Hiss ;1 and myself made arrangements to start early for Ha imea in the morning Friday 28 Ue took an early breakfast and after attending family worship set out on our journey. The day was fine \"Ie crossed the four rivers and arrived at ;,trs Whitney's about 2 o'clock il & I t'Jith [-Irs 1'1. ~'/ith safety rlr D dined at ftr ROl-/ell's and rliss I-Je all took tea I'/ith r1rs Ro\'Iell and were all lodged at 11rs vi's. Sat Aug 29 Took breakfast \'Iith r'lrs VI \'ialked \'lith t'tr Rovlell to the vineyard and satisfied ourselves v/ith the best of grapes. Dined at fir ROHell's and at half past 2 P i·' mounted our horses to return home where \'Ie arrived at seven o'clock. 1'liss :1 was very much fatigued and retired to bed immediately. Sabbath 30 I attended native service tvJice ed from the text He shall be called \ionderful. of the la\oJ shall no flesh be justified In the morning rtr Pogue preach- In the afternoon For by the deeds Dr Smith had a service in English at his �13/ (1846) house at 3 P:1 Hr Damon preached from the text Lovest thou me. Six foreigners were present ilonday 31 Gulick 'v-Je all called on ;lr Pogue I'lho lodges in the house built by flr It is ungert!) going repairs and is bulding a neH cook room and I'Jill soon remove his family into it Tuesday Sept 1. The double Canoe arrived from ilrs \Jhitney's left Pohakahi at Waimea & she came up in the Canoe. on horse back ~-!aimea. ~vith butter etc I ilr RO\'Jell arrived last eve rlr R & rlr & l1rs Damon took passage in the canoe at 11 They left the 1 ittle boy in care of rliss :1 & myself. 0 'clock for Her health does not improve much IJednesday Sept 2. \~e I spent it in preserving had a beautiful day no rain the grapes \-Jhich firs Hhitney kindly sent to me. ;lrs Dr Smith is a woman possess- ed of kindness rare. and unbounded hospitality. I rode out in the evening \'Ii th fk Linsey(!) to the dwell ings once occupied by ilr Tobey and :lr Peck vacant houses. The(t) are enclosed by beautiful gardens where the the(l) roses, lilies and oleanders bloom unseen & shed their fragrancey (1) to the mountain air The Hooikaika is at rJav/ile\,Jile(!) and andO) ''Ie received letters this evening I feel grateful to hear that r.1y children are all ''Iell. ~irs S is very urgent to have us stay another week but I shall not lose this opportunity of returning hone i1r & flrs 0 returned thi 5 eve Thursday 3 The Hooikaika came in this morning at sunrise She will not sail this evening -- I have preserved SOr.1err more grapes for myself and firs Dole f1rs S had !lessers L indsy(1) and Horgan to tea Friday 4 I spent the morning packing my things to go in the Hoikaika(l) to Honolulu but as the schooner was to spend the night at flawiliwili and >1iss i1ills Vias quite feeble "Je concluded to \lJait for another opportunity to Hrs D and the children At 3 P [1 r1r Pogue & I set out for 15 miles & arrived there at seven o'clock. I \'/rote letters \~ailua a distance of He crossed the river in a canoe. horsese(l) swara being towed along by a native in a canoe Our \-Je carried "lith us some bread & tea & sugar and Deborah provided some fish I was accommodated "lith a bed of mats, kapa covering & pulu pillow. Saturday Sept 5 \~e had a cup of tea some breadfish(!) and roasted kalo for breakfast and left Deborah at half past five for \'Jaiole(!). rivers three past one 0 i<\r \·Jilcox' s \-/e forded & t\'JO ''Ie crossed in a canoe clock at i1r Jonson's I-Je dined at :lr J's He crossed five large Rode 25 miles & arrived at half n P stopped there and I at �14/(1846) Sabbath Sept 6 I \'lent to meeting in the morning to hear 11r. Pogue preach The congregation \'Jas small & the people appeared stupid to awak I (!) The text \'/as I It is time In the afternoon I went to hear tlr Jonson (t) who has been recently 1 icenced (1) to preach Text Repent & do they{!) first \Jerk &c f1r J has a good knowledge of the language and promises to be useful in the pulpit English service at 3 P rl at rtr Jonson's find you out We had an rlr P preached -- Be sure your sins "Jill Only one foreigner present tho there are a number in the place flonday 7 l1r W. and family have been recently removed to l·iaioli to take charge of the school He is not satisfied "lith his neVi location. is in poor health and under depression of spirits. We dined with Mrs Wand took our leave of all our kind friends at half past twelve come's coffe{!) plantation. He rode into Hanalei valley to see r1r Tit- He very polit~1~'sent his canoe & men to assist over the river which \'las very high A{!) half past 2 \'/e mounted our horses & rode 25 miles and at seven arrived again at the hospitable d\'relling of my my{!) old friend Deborah. :Ir Brol1r\ an Engl i silman \"ho has obta ined from government a 1 ease on Deborah land v,as there Teusday(!) \Je took tea together. We left before sunrise. Deborah came out herself and assisted us into her large canoe & her son. first rowed us over and then took over our horses ~le rode 15 miles and arrived at Dr Smith's at ten 0 clock \'lith a good appetite for breakfast I do thank God for bring(!) us safely over the rivers and preserving us from all danger (End of separate page) \~ed Sept 8 I have felt less fatigued \,/itIlI'lY journey than I feared do\'m at ltr Pogue's and met Dr Sr.lith who reported a vessel in sight. I called This is very gratifying to :1r Dis family as Vlell as to myself -- f1essrs florgan & Lindsy (!) took tea at Dr Smi th' s Thursday morn I rode out I'Jith fir 0 & t1iss the Aloe rlant in blos'som. is a VJhaleship \~e ~1ills to fIr Lindsy's(!) and saw have ascertained that the vessel that has arrived rlr D calld(!) on Capt rloore who has consented to take us to II. I baked thi s morning for our v oyage and packed up all my things. \'!e took a cup of tea & bade our kind friends good bye v/hen a messenger arri ved & inforr,led us that he could not get all his supplies on board & "Ie must \'/ait. for further orders Friday 11 ~'le spent the forenoon a'ssi sting :Irs S J\t 3 P rt we ders to come do\'m to the shore rode \'lith the Doctor :Iiss il & ilrs D vlere drawn dOVJrl l~ecei ved or- in the wagon I t'le r.let the Capt :10re(!) and his mate :Ir Russel waiting with boats to take us to the ship I\nne \'/hich was a considerable distance out on the viator. He had a long passage of six days & six nights to Honolulu. \-fe �15/ (1846) \-Iere all sea sick and sick of the sea. but the capt 21 officers & ste\'Jard did all in their pOl>,er to make us comfortabl. (!) Thursday Sept 17 The Capt brought us ashore at five 0 clock in his own boat He went with i1r DiS family to their house & I vial ked up to !'line I could only get admission into the kitchen school & nrs D had gone out to ride 1'lhen I arrived The children had not returned from I do feel thankful to reach my home again & fi nd my children all well Friday Sept 18, I found 11rs Alexander &. two children last evening occupying my bed room -- To day I have been making arrangements for her accommodation up stairs :1rs D and family & f'1rs Als have spent the day at ilr Richardls. dent occurred during my absence fire A sad acci- One of ilr Rogers little daughters clothes took The mother to extinguish it smothered the fire ,,>,ith her hands Both are badly burnt. I have laboured hard to day -- Have no native man to call upon Sat 19 Baked in the large oven Had three of lvIrs AI s children from the boarding school five of my own three of !1rs Dis besides the three mothers and i'lary Jane & Emily the babe From pure necessity I have taken back Paluhi again. I desire to feel grateful that it \-/as not one of my children that was burnt in the absence of their ;lother. Sab 20 The U S frigate Columbus is here but I regard it \-/ith very different emotion than that I should had it brought back my dear husband. I attended the service in native and rode lain of the Columbus at the chapel. dO\'Jn in the wagon to hear the Chap- He vias the most gli1stly preacher I ever saw Bald. pale. languid. the preacher but orthodox the senmon :'londay 21 tea at Hrs Cookels. ~'lr to enjoy any thing l) & three children. tks A & t\'JO children I and Isabella. took An interesting boarding school but ily mind is not in a state f1y leanness l -- my poverty of spirit -- What \'Jill become of my children Tuesday 22 ilr Dimond took i'lrs Alexander and tl'>'O children to Kaneohe -- I had a call from Capt noore &. Richmond Hed 23d tlaternal meeting was at our house -- Had a call from ilrs Damon & f'liss 1'lills. -- ilr A I'las absent from our evening meeting Thursday 24 Friday 25 r1iss Smith and fIr Dole took tea ''lith l'lr Dimond led --------lJS. Had :lr Damon & family & r'1r flel'>'ton the Chaplain of the Columbus to tea Sat 26 l1rs Rogers and daughter are recovering rapidly from their burns. -- We had a call from ;1; ss Jane and Bernice -- I rode to Punahou late in the after!" �16/(1846) noon We heard that one of Mr Forbes' children got up in his sleep & fell out of a windo\'J. Sabbath 27 I attended the native service in the morning and both the ser- vices at the Chapel. /;londay 28 I called to see 1'1rs Ten Eycke whose health is rapidly declining. She \'/as too feebl e to see me An accident of rather serious nature occurred in our family about noon ~lrs Dibble had received several chests & trunks of clothing &c from Lahaina and had them carried up in to the Depository Room James was leaning against the bars of the door \'/hen the ,-.:1c:t,::s her open them. gave 'day and he fell do\VI1. his feet. The children were all up there seeing Finding himsel f going he gave a leap and came do\VI1 on I feel thankful that he did not fallon his head or injure his spine His feet are sprained and he cannot walk a step tlr Armstrong carried him up s ta irs to bed. Tuesday Sept 29 One of James feet is better the other is confined to the sette (! ). ~uite painful I~ is We are having vacation in the school thi s week. I took tea at ilrs Andrews in company with Ik & Hrs Dole and i'1iss Smith. ;'taria Jane staid at home \'Jith tJames 11artha Ann and Isabella \'lent \I/ith me i-\r Alexander & Haria Dibble arrived this morning them. and waited upon them myself. \~e had t\'lO I prepared breakfast for of r1r Forbes boys to spend the day It is a fact that one of l1r F's children fell out of a windo\tJ in his sleep on to the celler(!) steps and is in a very critical state t1ed 30 The girl s attended the iI [\1eeting at !1rs Dimonds They took tea at Dr Judd's. i1rs J has gone on a visit to EVla \'lith f1rs Ten Eyck whose health is rapidly declining. Thursday Octr 1 stairs Evening meeting as usual. Clarissa Dibble fell from the top to the bottom of the She has been in a stupid state to day. ['1artha Ann I staid \,/ith James I made some calls dO\,1n town with Bade i1iss Teuwksburry(!) who is going to America Good bye Friday 2 Clara had a restless night & is feverish children & spent the day up at i1r Johnstone's. Saturday 3 day from Kaneohe Had a busy day as usual. Being engaged. I took the James spent the day at i'lr Arm'g's Hr Alexander's family returned yester- i'lr A and eldest son took tea vlith us this evening. Sabbath day 4th I attended morning native service Text I>Jo,. to them that are at ease in Zion fIr Alexander preached. This Has to have been our communion sea- son but :1r A thought the chUrCt1 were not prepared & deferred it another vJeek �17/ (1846) After dinner it \'Ias my painful duty to punish Levi for telling a falshood(!). He VIas melted dO\>lJ1 in vie,,, of his sin and appeared penitent. \'Je knelt dmvn & prayed together & he prayed for hir.lsel f I attend the evening service at the Chapel & conmuned '<lith the church. ilonday 5 my cares. I felt great depression of spirits and almost ready to sink under Attended llonthly Concert in the evening I'lith my older daughters. Tuesday 6 in the ~"agon The school commenced to the ravine. James \oJished to tak~ his brothers and sister \·Jhen he returned, his ancle{\'las swollen more than it I was since his fall. 1r A I S family sa iled for Lahaina at hal f past 4 P tIl tea ",lith us another accident happened to her hand & arr.l \'Jhile they were taking [Irs A's babe pulled a cup of hot tea on He did it up instantly in cotton wool & she did not seem to be in much pain when the(!) left Wed morn I rode up to Punahou with the children Conversed with tlrs D express- ing my strong desire for their improvement -- The Angelo arrived this morning. had meeting here as usual this eve Thursday 8 with us. He Remarks preparatory to corrmunion Sabbath tlr Gulick who came from t'Jaialua \'lith the scholars to P hou t dined He informed us of the sudden death of Mrs Dr Andrews after an illness of only four days with dyssentary Trul y in such an hour as we think not death comes! Friday (Oct) 9 Saturday 10 Sabbath I baked the bread for corrununion. Had a call from ilr & tks DeFiend •. I attended the native service in the morning and waited to commune \'lith the three distant districts of the church I concluded to do so, to prevent the necessity of taking out all the family in the afternoon In the evening I rode dovID to chapel alone in ny little hand \'Ia9gonO). I was happy to have fIr castle's(!) company returning Monday 12 The long expected Henry arrived from the U.S. Considerable so- licitude has been felt lest she should have been lost or have been taken by the tlex i cans. I have had the happiness of hearing again from my dear sons, and I feel encouraged to cast all my burdens on the Lord believing that he cares for me & mine James is much better. I shall keep the horse down and take the children to school till he entirely recovers from his sprain. Tuesday 13 tliss Doussete(!) \'/as married last night on very short acquain- tance, to Capt Howland -:\1rs Dibble's family & myself dined at fIr Damon's Capt & r1rs Nye arrived �18/ (1846) this A M in the Brooklyn from California, Hed 14 They also dined at Mr Dis He had a good evening meeting tho' but fev{ were present. James has an inflamation & swelling of one of his eye lids- Thursday 15 which has kept him from school As I have engaged a man to bring grass for the horse for a month, I continue to take the children in the wagon Had i'lrs Dole & Rice to spend the day. He had a call from :1r & 1'lrs Richards who introduced Dr \-iatson Friday 16 from Ne\'Iburyport. Saturday 17 I called with the girls on ~1rs Jarves & on tlrs Hatson at llrs Carter's- and on fIrs Hov/land v/ho is soon to embark with her sister for America [Irs Dibble's family has Moved into the chamber of rlr Hall's house & will continue to take meals with us until tk Rogers family move. Sabbath 18 I attended the native morning service Halked to the chapel in the forenoon and fIr Castle accompanied me in the evening llonday 19 school The horse sl ipped hi s rope & I could not take the children to James has a swelling on his eye lid but it is better. Tuesday We all went this evening to Dr Judds to spend the evening with the Danish Officers & hear the band of Music Wed 21 ileeting here this evening as usual Sat James, r.lyseH & the girls called at :lr Cooke's this afternoon to hear the neVI piano with the Colion(?) accompanir.1ent James Sabbath 25 r. I aftenlards rode to Punahou I have taken a sudden cold and cannot use my voice Did not attend publ ic \'lOrship to day 1,1onday 26 ravine Levi is troubled vJi th boil s I took the children as far as the The man I engaged has discontinued bringing grass to the Valley. I have sent the horse James thinks he is able to v!alk to school. -- ~Je received letters to day from the U S by the General Harrison ---- I "Jould ackno\,lledge the Goodness of God in dispelling my fears. Tuesday Octr 27 ilrs DibLle and her family commenced house keeping at ;lr Ha 11 house -- ilr Richards and tHO daughters took tea vlith us and went wi th us to the native fleeting house, \'Jhere tlessers Jonsons gave a concert to raise a contribution for the assistance of Seamen They had the use of our Piano Danish gentlemen played and sung in his ovm dialect ocasiona lly \1ed 28 There \'Ias a general attendance & ver~/ One of the The band also played pieces good order I attended r.1aternal ileeting at :lrs !Iall ' s -- Had to leave before its close on account of the irritation in rly tllroat. -- \'!e had a good rleeting this �19/ (1846) evenin!] Remarks by f'lr f\ Here spiritual & \'Jell adapted Friday 30 I have devoted much of r.ly tine this \'leek to sevling. on our neighbour Sr.li th Saturday 31 \'1110 I called have had another son The girl s I'/ent dovm to :'lrs Jarves l'lho kindly has offered to give then lessons on the piano I ar.l very much pleased with her method of in- struction Sabbath Nov 1 \,Iors"ip We have had a I~t Sabbath and none of us have attended public I have not had so bad a cold since the the(!) prevailing influenza in The irritation has left r.ly throat & gone into 1845. ~y head & on my lungs I desire to feel grateful that I am exempt fror.l head ache ;londay rJov 2d Tuesday rJov 3d tIe had a call from General ;\1 ill er. This day cOlllmemorates the 19 anniversary of my sailing from Bos- ton and the eighth year of Isabella's life. Hay she believe on;the son of God & obtain everlasting life To gratify her I invited ilary Castle, Carol ine Hall Clarissa Armstrong and Seymour Dibble to tea Wed 4 I took dinner with fIrs Dibble my room to prayer meeting this evening Took more cold Could not go out of Applied mustard to my feet Thursday 5 ;lrs Ten Eycke died and i1rs CookO) had a daughter about midI was too umJell to go out. -- i1rs T "las um·lill ing to be considered sick night She rode out the evening before she died ness of death in the chase t'Jas probably struck with the chill i- Her nurse laboured in vain to warm her extremities Her husband and i1iss S(?) spent the evening ''lith company vJhen they came into her room and were informed by the Dr, who had been called in that she \'Jas dying they were in great distress. nurse, C. my hands are numb Saturday The funeral of ~1rs The only hords she said were (addressed to the & ceased to breath(!) T. ''las attended this P n at 4 o'clock I could not attend Sabbath day Nov 7 I attended Native meeting but the East wind blowing di- rectly upon me through the open \·lindow I \-.fas obl iged to leave I bathed my feet in hot \'Jater and kept on the settee in ny room all the remainder of the day :10nday 8 I walked down ;n the afternoon to callan f1;ss Jonson(!) and r'1r T- yke(!) and express r.ly S~lpathy for then in their affliction In the evening 11 Jane & I attended the Sunday school Concert. Tuesday 9 Hed 10 I have gone every morning to "lash & dress ilrs Cooke's babe 11aternal meeting \'/as at our house. �19/(1846) Thursday had a trial with my natives Some appearance of dishonesty. Hould dis- miss the man if I could find a better one. fIrs Stevens called -- ['Irs Richard's family came down to spend the Friday 13 night at ilrs Uibble's The girls spent the night with us, took breakfast & dinner and the family took tea ",lith us. I feel depress{!) in spirits.t!) and very anxious Oh that I could hear from my dear husband Sabba th 15 The Seamens Chapel \'1as so crouded (!) that fIr Castl e proposed that the mission families should have a separate service We met accordingly at the ilakai School house & fIr Dole preached to the children from the text Thou shale!) love the Lord thy God with all thy heart &c 16 ~onday morning The children are in the habit of rising at 4 or half past four in the The girls to practice their music, the boys & Isabella to sew the bread il.A. churas the butter n.J. Ue take breakfast as early as was (? makes see without a lamp Tuesday 17 We all rose early and after performing our severa~ duties, left home at seven to walk to Punahou v/here I had an invitation to spend the day at breakfast when \'/e They were arrived. I changed my shoes and dress and spent most of the day in [lrs.Dole's par- lour She has a severe cold & is quite unwell. i1r Rice brought me hone about five P .:'1. \Jed 18 I have added to my cold by rl~1 visit yesterday. Could not come out of my room to the evening prayer meeting. (The children came home sQaking VIet) (rlr :,larshall & [v1r Thompson call this P rl)(!) Thursday 19 Friday Had a severe headach(!) tightness of chest and cough. Headacht!) I was \tJith difficulty able to keep about all day. ilrs Judd r.tade me a sympathisjng call in the evening & said if I Idished it she \'/ould ask D J to ca 11 • Saturday 21 Two of ilr Forbes boys & II Lyman dined \tlith us After dinner my head felt so bad I lay dO\m to sleep -- r,lrs Judd's two oldest daughters called & took tea. I rer.tinded them of their mothers pomise(!) to invite the Doctor to come & see me He calld(1) about eight in the evening & !Jave me an emetic. made me dreadfully sick It It effects lasted from half past eight till eleven o clock at night Sabbath 22 :Iy system is some\'lhat relaxed my cough not so tight A the DrO) re- commendation I put a blister on r,lY chest say I have been blistered For the first time in my life. I must I hope it I'Jill relieve ny cough. The Dr calld(!) �20/(1846) again this afternoon (The following entry was written on a separate page) 1346 Sabbath day Hov 22 Have had a bad cold for seven \'.Jeeks. Judd called to prescribe for me. Last evening Dr He recommended an emetic for the evening and a blister on the chest this morning. lie very gravely and frankly expressed his opinion that I should never see my husband again. I told him I did entertain a strong hope that through the mercy of God, we shou1J meet again; and that it \·,as my belief that he vias nO\1 on his v.Jay to the islands. I feel A constant anxiety on my mind about rly dear husband \,,'hich nothing but faith in the \lord of God can releive.(!) After the children \'lent to Sabbath School I took up my Bible and read the 9lst Psalm and plead the fuHilment(!) of the promises therein contained. I rose from prayer with a calm & cODforted mind, and felt that I could tust(l) my all in the hands of a wise and gracious God. I turned to the place that I vias reading in course in the Bible, and open- ed to these \',ords The Lord appeared to Solomon the second time as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon(!). And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy sup- pl ication that thou hast made before rle: l!) I was so impressed with the words that I have written them down.(!) tl~t they may strengthen [;1y hope in God. In the day of my trouble I v-li11 call upon thee:(!) for thou wilt answer me. 86 Psalm 7 verse ~1.P.C. (Hritten on verso): Rest in the Lord, & wait patiently for him: trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. (Eng of sopa~ate nonday 23 page) I took salts my head is still disordered much -- ilrs Damon & t!iss Hiss(!) 11ills made me a long call this afternoon -this evening she called upon me. Tuesday morn. afternoon ~1rs Richards is is(!) dovln Iter girls spent the night with us :Ir Richards calld(!) to see me this A 11 fIr A made a very ~,ind call in the evening. r1rs Nye in the -- The children came home again very wet from school Hed 25 Had ilr Richards family to tea tlli seven ing r1rs R and her daughters stayed for the maeti ng but he went to spend the eveni ng at fIr Cookes Thursday 26 He had a heavy shov/er again this (!) rlrs Richards girls have �21/(1846) spent three nights with us Friday the clouds broke away and the sun shone most of the forenoon IIr Richards returned to their valley home. Saturday 28 the independance{!) the nuhou ''las celebrated public dinner to his Ministers and their wives & daughters The King gave a In the evening he had a soiree. Sabbath 29 Hy cold is much better I attended the native service and walked down to Chapel rlonday 30 Had a call from tIr Brovm son of the celebrated Dr B of Boston Tuesday uec 1 Have commenced \,«i ti ng American letters t·Jed 2 as usual -- A school for foreign residents children has been ~1eeting opened in the i1auka school house by ~1r Wilcox \·/ho is pious & attends our social meetings & boards at i1r Armstrongs Thursday 3d Had Had a call from rlrs Jarves. Spent the day writing{?) letters Dibble's family to dinner. ~lrs Friday 4 !'lr B. calld again in the evening evidently \</ith the intention of spend{!) the night I excused myself from inviting hin to make our house his home on account of the absence of my husband He requested on of my daughters to walk over \'Jith & introduce him to rlr Caste's{!) family declined Capt. t~hitfields(?) The invitation vias also ship is much out of repair. He may be detained here a month or t\·/o Saturday 5 Heavy sho\'lers of rain last night and occasionlly{!) through the day -- I have employed ?aluhi and his "life this month Anna \'laiakea gave me a beutiful (!) Algaroba tree which I had transplanted to day. I have been all day engaged about domestic concerns. The girls took tea at f1r Hall's. events which occurred this time last year 1ly r.1ind d\'Jells much on For a few days past I have been in- cl i ned to d i spondancy (I ) • :10nday 7 The girsl s (!) being for tl'/O weeks prevented by the I'leather from taking a music lesson, I perr,litted theM to rer:1ain at hone to day to go down to ;lrs Jarves. -- I attended the ilonthly Concert this evening and took all the children. The meeti ng \las conducted by ilr Damon Tuesday 8 Mrs Nye ~JeJ Engaged in "witing to [Irs Cingilan till noon Dined l'Jith Capt & The Don Quixotte arrived to day 9 fleeting as usual Young 0---- attended After meeting he stepped up to me and requested me to go \·/ith hin to see the young chiefs at r1r Cook's school to which I consented to morrow afternoon l_ Thursday Dec 9 At nearly 4 PIl Young [3 called and lie v/alked over to the �22/(1846) school Heard the young chiefs in several recitations v,lith \Ihich He \'Jere much gratified. I called on :Irs C and then vIe "talked hor.le and he starred to tea mentioned his "/ish to make a visit to 11010kai "hich I recorlmended him to do He He left at eight o'clock ilr Peck ca 11 (11 the comran i on of young B call I d and and ( !) spent Fr i day 10 a long evening He no doubt "Iould have spent the night had he been invited r-lr Gilman al so called Saturday Dec 12 left home Oy the day of the \'leek, it is a year since ny dear husband fly heart has felt sad & desponding. fIrs Dole & r'liss Smith call'd I could trust my feelings to allude the subject. Sabbath 13 I did not attend the native service in the morning time in devotional exercises Spent the Felt deeply for my children & dear absent husband Endavored(l) to cast my cares upon God Attended service at the chaple(l) The house ViaS full fIr D preached fror.l the parable of the Wise and foolish Virgins rJonday 14 Castle's I took all the children to the Sabbath School Concert at tlr t:ad a call fror.l General niller. Tuesday 15 f\lr Richards and family took passage ,,,ith the King to :Iaui Catharine(?) \lent up to 11iss to nrC!) Ogden's school rlr Richards family dined v,lith me Wed 16 il A did not attend school -- This day marks a new era in her life !lad a call of three hours in the evening from young Peck Thursday 17 The children car.le home very wet again from school. Saturday Dec 19 Spent the day cleaning house -- It rained & we had no calls or company Dec 20 An accident happened which prevented me from going to native rleeting I attended morningservice at the chapel 110nday 21 I called on f1rs Calkin who expects to embark "lith her husband in the Charles for the U.S. Tuesday I expected cOr.lpany but rain prevented their cOr.ling 11 J staid from school Wed 23 Peck & his companion Shav! called and staid for the evening meeting Thursday 24 Had f1r & rlrs LN/ell Smith to dinner &. r1r & fIrs Damon &. tliss :-lills to tea Friday Dec 25 Christmas The children rose very early to receive & enjoy presents I had t1iss Smith to dine 11ade several calls vJith her on Nissionary friends and took tea vJith my family at tlr Castle ' s �23/(1846) Saturday 26 besides those vJritten by the children. Sabbath 27 I sent 11 letters The Charles sailed this morning for the U.S. Had ~1rs I\ndre\'/s three daughters to ,tea I attended morning service at both in native & at the chaple(!). At three o'clock I attended'd(!) moral Reform meeting with rlrs I\rmstrong at the School house. The house \'/aS filled vlith women. 110nday 28 i'1 J has taken cold and is unwell has an external out breaking on her head which is very troublesome Tuesday 29 I had i'lr Castle's family & t,lr Bishop to dinner. An attempt \1aS made to break open the Depository but vlithout success t'Jed 30 Thursday 31 t1eeting this evening as usual t1rs Oibbl(!) and I made a call at rlrs Castle's. I had nr Dimond's family to dinner. Friday January 1 1847 I ViaS called this rlOrning bet\'ieen the hours of twelve and one to go over to rlrs Castle's \'Iho ~.Je v~as confined with a daughter. had a call from flessers Ricard & Lee. -- accepted an invitation to l1r Dudoit's this Ho\'l rapidly time fl iesl hO\'1 The four youngest children r n for which I feel regret 1 ittle advance I make in my uplJard course 0 tha t I may have more grace that I may 1 i ve to the glory of God thi s year. Saturday Jan 2. I went over to r'lr Castle's this Iil0rn to attend to the babe Prepared the bread for communion -Andrews had arrived. About one 0 clock I was informed that Dr r While I was hesitating \'Jhether or not it was my privilege to invite him to our house his man called up for a carriage. Castle but he returned saying there was no horse sent dO\1n my little hand \-,agon for him -- I sent him to f1r This decided the question & I He is feeble & afflicted The Lord give me strength & a willing heart to do my duty. Sabbath Jan 3 I was much pressed this morning ,"ith going over to tlr CiS geting(!) the communion clothes & furniture sent off dressing rIa getting myself & family ready in time to go to native and also at the chaple(!) ai~s n~eting. infant for baptism' & I attended service in Conmuned with<..the Bethel church The Lord's Supper was administered immediately after the morning service The Dr is feeble ing my children & has not gone out to day -- Spent the afternoon instruct- In the evening James drove the carriage in which \'/e rode to meeting i·1 J has not gone to publ ic vJorsllip to day f10nday 4 Attended the r10nthly Concert at ilr Armstrong's ducted by f1r Lo\~ell Smith The meeti n9 was con- It is the first Concert he has attended since G.:1. Dr & i'lrs Judd called on Dr 1\ after fleeting. Tuesday 5 a very wet day. The children could not attend school. �24/1847 \-led G I had ilr & 1,lrs Dole fIrs Bre\>ler -- ~, 14 children to tea. Had a call from ;lrs Our evening fleeting was unusually full r~icker. & Tl'lenty persons present -- The Punahou far.lily returned ilTlnediately after tea Thursday 7th I rode up in the \lagon with fIr Lyman (a minister from flE '''hose health is impaired) to visit Punahou school Friday 3 The term is to close on Friday I had llr & tlrs Hall :1r Lynan & rlr Gul ick to dinner The children Here dismissed at noon for a t"IO weeks vacation Saturday 9 Yesterday & to day my hopes have been raised by the arrival of a brig, trusting they might bring letters fror.l the Coast from my dear husband but I am disappointed. Sabba th day 01 (I ) After attending to llrs CiS babe and assisting the children in their morning duties I had not time to attend the Native meeting the chapel. self. I attended fIr D preached from the text Thou shal t love thy neighbour as thy Maria Jane has an irruption(!} on her head from attending church for three \-/eeks. & face which has prevented her fIr A had another communion. I had the same preparation to make as last Sabbath. itonday 11 with us & First day of vacation HeryU) Lynan came dovm to spend the vJeek Forbes ''lith ilrs Dibble. ~'iilliam Dr Andrews purposed(!) going to La- haina to return but not bein9 as well as usual he did not go. I took tea at ~trs D's Tuesday 12 I hired Ke Oni and dismissed Paluhi. much trouble to me of late. He has been a source of He has quarreled ,,,,ith Iltis "life, has been careless of my property & I have much distrusted his honesty Hed 13 full I attended ilaternal r1eeting at ilrs Dibble's Our evening fleeting was fIr A \"1as uIlwel1 & rlr Cooke directed the exercises Thursday 14 I had Dr Judd's family of nine to spend the afternoon & take tea. After tea vIe had singing and playing on the piano. Friday Both the boys spent the day at our house. In the evening the chil- dren \'Jalked to the sea side Saturday 16 Dr A is still with us it v/orse than Hhen he arrived His health is not materially improved nor is He spends much of hi s tiPle ina recl i ni n9 posture & sometimes rides out in my little \'Iagon to visit His diet is scalded milk & bread and ground rice cooked with milk Henry & Hi11iam & my two boys dined at f1r Damon's I\fter tea the t,'IO boys re- turned to Punahou. Another week has gone and brought me no tidings from my dear husband The vessels from the coast only bring intelligence of ,'!ar ''lith the poor t1exicans. �25/1847 Sab 17 I attended the native service this morning ilr A preached on Ronanism He mentioned that 18 persons had left that church and I'fished to return to this tlartha Ann James & Isabella walked with me to the chapel. itonday 18 Had a remarkably \<Iet day Tuesday 19 Dr Andre"Js sent hi s baggage dovln and nade an attempt to leave for Lahaina but had to return to spend the night vied 20 Dr A left this morning about 10 0 clock Had rlaternal fleeting here Young BrOl'ln called up at the Close of the r:Jeeting & stopped to tea also of Capt (blank) The Steward called up to the evening meeting and both stayed after meeting till 9 0 clock Thursday 21 Friday 22 Had Old Gray brought dOI<Jn & rode to Punahou James i1artha Ann Isallella & I rode up into the valley tks Peck and dined with r'ks John Paty -last night times to day n ing. The hoys arrived from Lahaina -- r1aria Jane rode out vlith fIr We all took tea there Sabbath day 24 church i1rs I\bell vias confined \'Iith a daughter I called on ilrs Stevens.;& was invited in to see her Saturday 23d Dimond Called on i1r Emerson preached for I1r A I attended publ ic \'JOrship three tlaria Jane has recovered from all her tumors(?) & \'laS able to go to ttr Armstrong preached for rir Damon in the norning & fIr Dole in the eve- He was not l'Iell. ilonday 25 I spent the day "lith t1rs Abell -- 1\ new term commenced at Puna- hou to day. Tuesday 26 I rode up with the children to Punahou in the \'Iagon Emerson there \'/ho engaged to come & dine I'lith me. going to return \'lith him to Waialua I saw t1r t,1rs Dibblo and her family are The (1 ) all dined "lith me It was bet\'leen one & two P i'1 before they all got fairly on the \'lay. Wed 27. We had thunder & lightning this norning and a very rainy day The children all remained at home. Thursday 28 Spent the day in making prparation(l) for company i"1rs Ladd & Nary took tea wi th us. Friday 29 Had ilr Andrews fanily & Saturday 30 Richards and ilr Lee to tea. I took Mrs Stevens to Punahou in our becoming quite experienced Sabbath 31 ~Ir \'~gon Jar:Jes deove and is ilrs S took tea I'lith us I attended divine service three times to dane(?) t'le rode this evening & James was driver f10nday Feb 1 [Ionday I feel a satisfaction in the commencement of this ne\,1 �26/1847 month A feN short '-leeks more & I hare to see my dear husband I attended the >lonth1y Concert at fIr /\rmstrong Tuesday 2 I dined at :Ir Hall's. t1ade a cap for Levi. rtr \'!y1ee(!) called and spen t an hour in the even i ng lied 3 I Called on rJrs Turrell & on :lrs L Sr.-lith Had meeting here as usual Dined at :lrs Ladd's. -- fly feelings derressed. Friday 5 11rs Nye and :'liss ili1ls srent the day \vith me fIr & tlrs Dar,lOn call- ed up to tea Saturday flr \Je11s Gro\m called to bid us good bye Sabbath day 7 I attended tlative service in the morn t1r 1\ preached on the text Visiting the iniCjuities of the fathers on the children -- in conseCjuence of two of the children in:1I" C (?)'s school haveingl!) erred from the good & the right \,{ay :londay 8 Capt Ilhitfield called to bid me Good bye. -- Feb, lJednesday 10 The I..ylon o 'clock and \'Ie arrived had no meetinu The letters \Jere received auout seven By a letter from i1r Hi11 t which the X brought from ;'lazaltan(!). \'Ie hear that fIr Chamberlain \'las at Boston -- Still in feeble health and "/ou1d take passage for the islands in the f lontrea1 the 15 of f'Jov for 1 the is1ands(!) I fear his days are numbered & his work on earth finished Thursday 11 I have had t\'le1ve calls of congratulation on hearing from my husband ilrs Dibble and family arrived from I'Jaia1ua & took tea \'Jith us call'd in the evening. Friday 12 Punahou Congratulations! lk i-Jylie The heart knows its o\'!n bitterness Having made a rrevious engagement to take fks flye & l1iss ;-lill s to \Je V/ent up about 11 0 clock and returned in the evening 0 __ fIrs Dole has heard of the dath(!) of her i'lother Saturday 13 T\,lo of the young Chiefs Bernice & Victoria and 11artha Cook(!) took tea with us. ( ? ) 14 T\vo of the number have been expelled from the school. I went with four of the children to Chapel. Attended native service in the afternoon. tlonday 15 Attended Sunday School Concert v/ith all the children at fIr Castle's Tuesday I \'Irote to Hilo & Kauai \Jednesday 16 Had an invitation to rlr Tenyke's(!) but declined on account of its being our evening for social ileeting. r'1r & r1rs 1\ went �27/1847 Thursday 17 Sabbath day 21 I spent the day at f1r L Smith's and called on rlrs Jarves I attended the native morning service and \'Jalked down to Charel with all the children :Ionday 22 with :1rs & Washingtons birthday ~1rs(!) I took tea at ['lr Teneykes(!) in company Dole ilr & f1rs Cook(!) niss Smith ilessers Castle Rice Dimond & Lyman Tuesday Feb 23 I spent the day at fIr John Ladd' s from Lahaina this morning fir Richard's family returned The parents are lodging to night at :lrs Dibble's the daughters \'1i th us fly flour has so decreased that I do feel some anxiety 'I/hat \I/e shall eat Wed 24 I attended tlaternal Thursday 25 Friday 26 ~leeting at i'lrs Rogers. The girls and r.lyself attensed a Jllrty at f1rs Cooke's Has r,lr Richards family to tea valley house. Eve meet as usual. It rains so that they cannot go to their Hrs Andre\'ls has had a prer.lature confinenent. Sat Mrs R called this r.lorn to know. if it should rain in the valley whether I could lodge and board her girl s a r.lOnth & she v/itl1 her husband l'lould stay l'Jith [<Irs 0 I candidly told her my plan vias to paint & white \'/ash next v/eek but I could accommodate her daughters till after the Sabbath She preferred to make other arrangments. Hernry(!) Lyman has been here spending the day. Sabbath Feb 28 I attended publ ic \'Iorship three times to day -- fIrs Richal"ds had a meeting for the older children at 2 PI1 at :lrs Dibble's There appears to be some tenderness of feeling among Some(?) of them flonday [larch 1st llr Jones came to \'/hite"/ash my rooms -- He finished the \'Iork and repaired the hearth on tuesday about 9 J\r~ and I paid him $2.50 Saturday night 6 I had a laborious '-leek and am very "leary. repairing the "/all of the yard and painting. order for the Sabbath Sab 7 Have had flilo I have got things in tolerable 0 that my heart may be prepared for the day of rest Felt vlcary but \'Jent out tho the native r.lorning service nr A preached on the text having no felloltJshir with the unfruitful \'Iorks of darkness on account of a great horse race yesterday afternoon f~ had a full & attentive audiance(!) The Ki ng was present. r·1onday ~1ilo is sick and my \lork r!lust ue delayed !ly native man is also sick -- I was sent for this P il to see fIrs Abell's babe. sult a physician. her settee I advised her to con- On my \'lay horne calld on tlrS\ndre\'/s wo(!) ,,,as sitting up on �28/1847 In the evening I attended the Sab School Concert \A/ith all the children It/hich \'las solem(l) & interesting. I-Jed 10 It rained all day excepti ng the tirae the children ~'/ent & returned from school & and(!) in the evening Had our social meeting as usual A letter from Mr Coan was read giving account of the happy death of firs Paris. Friday r1i10 came and assisted in laying a mat carpet on my bed roon -Stevens called about noon & desired in the evening. ~e to call & see his little one which I did lie said she \'las feverish The Dr had been sent for but :Irs S. I recommended a Itfarm bath -- wished to see me Tho very weary, I wal ked dO\'Jn be- tltleen four & five 0 c10ck & foud(1) the ehild hetter. Smith. ilr I called on Hr & f'Irs L :lr & i1rs Damon \-lho had been riding out also called -- He brought r.le hone Sat 13 A brig arrived fran California which brought the mail "/hich had been sent from the US in the Frigate Independance(!) I reed(!) letters fran our sons & one from Hr IIi 11 but none from my dear husband It is fifteen months to day since he 1eft home 14 Sabbath 15 r\\onday A wet day did not attend publ ic \'lOrship ~Ie nilo has been \,lhite\Jashing & preparing a chamber for flr H Hill The ; girls did not attenJ school on account of the threatninQ aspect of the clouds. The King's birth day vias celebrated -- i1r L Smith call'd for me Wed 17 just as \'Je were 1 ighting our room for prayer rneeting. about half pas(!) seven. 8& I stayed till ten 2. brought me ilor:le About noon ilr Smith sent a note & a 1 ittle wagon for me to Thursday 18 come firs S had a daughter born wash the (!) I preferred to \\'alk & sent the boy home I took a severO) headache in consefjuence of my noon v!alk Friday I ~~ent dO\'JI1 earl ier to dress the babe both she & the f10ther are doing Vie 11 Sat 20 Dr AndreVlS arrived early this norn in the Kamehameha dOhll in the wagon for him. stop at :lr Castle's \~e I sent James lie breakfasted & dined \'Jitll us & has gone over to have had a very \~et day Thunder & lightining{!l Rode down in the rain with ilr S to attend to the babe I begun to look out quite frequently for the t10ntreal Sabbath 21 James Jrove dO\'Jn to r1r SIS in our not come up & preach at his usual hour the native Service. James & the t\-/O ~Je OV/I1 '-lagon -- as tlr S could returned in time for me to attend oldest girls attended the Chapel -- It rain- ed in the afternoon and evening Friday rlarch 26 Ue are finishing one of the chambers and are crowded for �29/1347 room in regard to the children ilrs Taylor called in the afternoon iks S \'1as confined with a daughter in the evening washing sister D's babe to the rlother this Saturday r!arch 27 called upon us Her daughter I resigned ny privilege of mornin~J rk Castle returned from ilaui in Capt rl l Clain l s ship. Capt fl He appears to be a well disposed man and is friendly to religion He has offered ;lr C & 1 ittle nary a free passage home if hi s voyage on the Ii ~'J Coast is prosperous tk C took tea \-/ith us & has taken his 1 ittle daughter home \-,hich rel ieves me of some of my cares Sabbath 28 I did not feel It,ell in the morning but attended Native service in the afternoon i·tonday eve 29 \-!as greatly surpri sed to sec r'lrs Parker thi s evening carried over by natives. :leeting here as usual, better attended April 1 Sat 3d Sab 4 Her health required her to make the effort Great excitement about certain inprudences & disclosures of fIr (blank) Tuesday 30th tIed 31 [Irs P returned fIr Arm-g & f1rs Lafon set out for I!aialua 11r & l1rs in the morn ~!ilcox & tHO children arrived in a ",hale ship. Spent the day \,/ith us ;·londay 5 Honth Con at fir AI s much disconcerted It was conducted by rk Smith Hi s mind Has very He talked about & requested our prayers for 11r (1) in- The Vincennes sailed this P r1 Husband(?) & Mr K call on the Capt of the St Luis Tuesday (April) Came ashore early tlrs H is in poor health stead of the object for which we professed to meet Friday She was [1r & f1rs IJ 1eft us to go to ivtonday 5(1) ~'la ialua Hr Lowell Smith was severely attacked with pleurisy last Saturday and is very ill Tuesday 6 it \,/as so \;'et the children could not go to school VJednesday 7 Shov/ery but the children attended school. ~laternal :leeting at our house. The evening :1eeting was attended as usual. flamed Since last Sabbath that I have not been able to sit in a lighted room. Thursday 8 I ~pent ers every night the day nursing :1r Smith. rty eyes have been so in- He is very ill and requires \'Jatch- Hrs S is not able to leave her couch. He is confined in the lit- tle house in the yard & she in her room. Friday There has beell abundance of rain t1r Pougue{!) at Y,auai narro\'/ly escaped being carried dOl'1Il to the sea in a freshet. �30/1847 Saturday This has been a very \'Jet ">leek Punahou one day come home thoroughly drenched Sabbath 11 The children have only attended ~vith rain I did not attend publ ic vlorship in the morning I attended tile afternoon service in native l'/ent to chapel The children In the evening \Ie had a most powerful rain :londay 12 day all attended the Sabbath School concert \~e The sun has shone to we hope the \vea ther is se tt 1ed ~ :lr Damon made me call {!) -- A mysterious circumstance carne to 1 ight to day Mr Castle opened a keg of specie which was saturated with spirits of turpentine and almost every piece was corroded him to cleanse it. I spent the \111010 The nystery is hOl'J got on it as it fore noon in assisting \'JaS tightly neded(!) up in an iron bound keg t·Jed 14 Had a call from [Irs Abell & Stevens and f1rs Grimes Attended flaternal :leeting at 11rs Oimonds Thursday 15 Call'd at :lrs Carter's to see rlrs confi ned vii th a daughter \~atson Jr \i is is (1) reduced extremely who has recently been 10\'J \Ii th iler1morhage from the lungs. I spent the afternoon vJith ilr £. f1rs LO\'lell Sr.lith proving tho very \,Iea~ Friday 16 lie is in- \Ie had ilrs Stevens and :lrs Abel1 and their babies to spend the day with us. Saturday 17 vie had Alvah Clark O\·Jight BaldvJin and Henry Lyman to dinner -- I took tea \vith my family at :lr /\ndrevJs Sabbath 18 Attended native service t~ morning service at the Chapel dinner I read ilrs Paris Obituary notice to the children After i"1r 8ald\Jin arrived in a \<Ihale ship \'Jhich saild(!) last Friday :londay 19 The Eupheuia arri veJ yesterday from the Coast and brought tile .1ount Vernon's :lail :lr Castle received a letter fron :lr :lervin who "lrote that ,1r Chamberlain had a very severe turn of raising blood at NeVI Haven but had recovered and gone on to' :lass sinking of heart I t'eceived no letters and feel an undescribable �31/1847 Tuesday 20 I had Dr AndreHs & Dr Ba1dl'lin and ~lrs 001e to dine ford Wla1e silip I received a 1etter from ilr H 11 Hn1 & Dr Anderson vlere cordial to my sinking spirits I ret:ired ~i These letters gave God thanks that I may yet hope to see my dear husband ilr \'iyllie calld(!) this evening ache and '-las confined to bed a 11 the forenoon (The follovling I'/as I'witten on a separate page) Tuesday Aprn 22(20) By a H Bed- Iiall! a severe head rlr Cast1e received a letter from f'lr r-lervin dated Sept 20 which stated that my dear husband \'Jas in rlass & that at N Haven he had a severe attack of hemorrhage. This intelligence greatly depressd(t) my spirits ed like hoping against hope to be1ieve that I should ever see him again. It seemIn the evening I opened my Bible for consolation beseeching my Heavenly Father to direct my eyes to some \lJOrd of comfort I opened at the XXXIII. Psalm. The four last verses made such an impression on ray mind that I determined to write then down Behold the eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear him; upon them that hope in his mercy petition i'ly faith took hold on the promises and I closed the day "lith this Let thy mercy 0 Lord be upon us according us April 23(1) \'Je have hoped in thee I received a comforting letter from Dr Anderson respecting my be- loved husband I retired from company & thanked God on my knees from the depth of my heart for this favor Sat 23(1) I had the unspeakab1e happiness of receiving a letter from my dear husband at Tahiti Tho he has been very feeble & night(!) into death he is now in better health than when he left and expects to arrive at homO) in t"/O \'/eeks from thi s time B1 ess the Lord 0 my soul Read again the XXXIII Psalm and adopt the language as expressive of the emotions of my soul in the Lord 0 ye righteous &c&(!) r~ejoice Blessed be God I have Hoped in thee The Lord is my Rock (End of separate page) ~'Jed 27 I rode up to Punahou and brought dO\,n1 our chi1dren are dovm The two girls & niss Smith Spent the night with us Thursday ;liss S and the r1essers(?) R took breakfast "lith us i'lr Richards fami1y I have spent most of this day in \'lriting notes to the sisters Friday 23 I had ;clrs Dibb1c ' s famny & f1r Richards to dinner. Saturday 24 arrived from l1aui ~lr Peck cal1 ' d at noon and delivered a letter I'/hich had just I had the unspeakable satisfaction it \'/aS from my dear husband It was dated the 29 of ilarch at Tahiti He hopes to arrive in a fortnight at home in better health than \'Ihen he left, 0 Lord I have hoped in thy mercy trusted in vain I vJi11 praise thee in my song aI have not I wil1 b1ess thy name forever & �32/1847 ever Sabbath day I attended native service in the morning ilr Baldwin preached. I requested that thanks might be offered to Almighty God for his great goodness to my dear husband \'Iho left us 16 r.lOnth(!) in in(!) feebleness but nO\'/ has the prospect of returning with improved health tlonday tk Richardt!) & fIr Cookecalldrto read rlr CIS letter -- At half 4 p [,I I attended the funeral of Hannah Holms(!) She died of a lingering illness / It is hoped she had made her peace with God and died a Christian l1r Alexa nder \'/i th :1 Di bb 1 e & S Emer son a rr i ved from Kaua i Tuesday 27 I had r'lr & r1rs Rice & rliss Smith and Doctors l3ald\'Jin & Andre\'ls & j,lessers Lyman & Alexander to tea & Knapp f1r & r'1rs Forbes arrived this Ail \'lith Capt Gllet(!) They are accommodated at i'1r Armstrong I s ~~ed nevI house 28 The legislature or opening of parliment assembled at Kealuahonui's(!) At t\'Ialve 0 clock a salute was fired at both forts. Having been pre- sent last year, I had no inclination to repeat my visit Thursday 29 f1r Gul ick has arrived. General i"liller & rlr Hooper call'd to congratulate me on hearing from 11r C Friday As the term at Punahou is about to close and the long vacation to commence, tlr Dole had an examination young chiefs 11r & r1rs Cooke lh~ There I'Jere present ilr Ii and all the & :lrs Armstrong flr EA i'lrs Hall ilr & fIrs Castle i,lr & fIrs Rogers fks Dimond & Myself & [1rs Dibble flessers Damon Forbes, Gulic~, Also Drs Andrews & Bald\'Iin, Lyman Douglass and II11con(! )(teacher of the chil- ren of the foreign residents). The examination passed off credibly fIr Damon & Dr BaldI-lin adressed(!) the children, & tlr Forbes con concluded(!) the exercises \'/ith prayer This is the anniversary of Levi's birth Hes ten years old. 0 that he may now begin to live for God Saturday Hay 1st us, I invited fIr [. fIrs Forbes to come & spend a fe\J days with This morning I prepared the house in the yard for their accommodation went vJith James to market to purchase nescessaries(!) in the \'lagon and four children,t:lrs F is confineo to bed,) and Henry Lyman to dinner I called on :Irs Dr :1rs Lovlell Smith ~!atson I had ilr F dinnel~ I\fter tirs Jarves :lrs Grimes :Irs Stevens fIrs Damon and I made these calls \,/ith a prcsentiment(!) that they \'Iould be the last I should make before the arrival of the rlontreal a severe head ache. Sabbath 2 I Had Capt & ilrs Gillet to tea !lhen I returned I had I'as <"Iuite sick all the evening. Attended native meeting and the Chapel. �33/1847 :'ionday ilorn ;'Iay 3d Point Early this norn a large shif.> ViaS He could not bel ieve it to be the :Iontreal. seen coming round Dimond But soon Ive \'/ere assured of the real ity. ilr Castle v/ent dOVIn ill our \'1agon and returned vlith the beloved, absent parent & husband in better health than when he departed. o my soul & all that is \'lithin Iile bless his holy name. Bless the Lord � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chamberlain (Levi) Family Journals Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chamberlain, Maria - Journal - 1846-1847 Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">Maria Chamberlain</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">March 19, 1803 - January 19, 1880</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%;">Maria Patton submitted herself to become a candidate for the missionaries on October 15, 1926, believing she would save Native Americans. Instead, she found herself on the Parthian sailing to the Sandwich Islands. Maria became an exception to the rule as she did not have a husband when she set sail on her mission. Maria kept a journal from 1825 to 1859, that detailed her biggest life experiences and challenges.<br /><br />Maria started her journal in 1825 when she was still in Salisbury, Pennsylvania and not yet apart of the mission. She would detail almost everyday of her life, focusing most of her attention on Sunday’s as she would talk about the sermon she heard or her time at church. She would include the mundane aspects of everyday life to her exciting journey to the Sandwich Islands. In her everyday life, Maria took care of her eight children and would entertain visiting guests with a hot cup of tea. Sea captains to royalty to fellow missionaries were always welcomed in the home of the Chamberlains. Since Maria and Levi were close to the royalty, they were updated on political affairs of the government. She wrote how Madam Boki prepared for war as she did not want to give up Oahu. In the end, other chiefs were able to calm down Madam Boki and major conflict was avoided. Maria would end her journal in 1859, 34 years after first starting in 1825.</p> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource If you would like permission to publish or reproduce this material, please send your requests to archives@missionhouses.org Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives