"When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants which drew the water knew), the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

"And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

"This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth His glory; and His disciples believed on him." (St. John, ii, 3, 6–11.)

"And Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine; and he was the priest of the most high God." (Genesis, xiv, 18.)

"And as they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body.

"And He took the cup, and gave thanks and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

"For this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

"But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom.

"And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives." (St. Matthew, xxvi, 26–30.)

66 Here's a health to those that I love;

Here's a health to those that love me;

Here's a health to those that love them that I love,

And to those that love them that love me."

And here I quaff a bumper of pure Angelica and invert my glass-my dear little, priceless heirloom, my egg-shell tumbler.

ALOHA OE, HAWAII, NEI!

"LE ROI EST MORT! VIVE LA REINE!"

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AVID KALAKAUA, King of Hawaii, died in San Francisco at the Palace Hotel, at 2:33 o'clock in the afternoon of January 20, 1891.

During the morning, four doctors were in attendance. They consulted and announced that in their opinion the King would not live more than a few hours. He had then been unconscious for nearly forty hours, with the exception of one brief moment in the early morning, when he spoke to Colonel Baker, saying: "Well, I am a very sick man." These were his last intelligible words, for though he afterwards murmured as his strength failed him and he advanced deeper into the valley of the shadow of death, his words were only the babblings of delirium. He spoke in his native tongue, and again wandered upon the beach of Hawaii and gazed out upon the broad Pacific. All royalty and pomp were forgotten in the mind of the dying King, who seemed, as he died, to be in a swoon.

Kneeling at the bedside, Rev. J. Sanders Reed recited the Twenty-third Psalm, "The Lord is my shepherd." At 1:34 o'clock, Rev. J. Sanders Reed said: "Shall we kneel and have the Commendatory Prayer?"

The minister then continued to read prayers and recite hymns, among the latter being, "Rock of Ages," "All hail the power of Jesus' name," and "How sweet the name of Jesus sounds to a believer's ears." At 2:20 o'clock it was apparent that death was only a few moments off. Rev. Dr. Reed again read a psalm, and the Rev. Dr. Church sang Newman's hymn, "Abide with Me." A few moments later, Dr. Reed kneeled at the bedside and began to pray, his petitions being joined in by all present. "O Lord! O Jesus Christ!" said the clergyman, "we pray Thee to look upon this, Thy servant, whose spirit is about to appear before Thee, and we ask for him Thy blessing. O Jesus, as Thou hast led him on through life, take him, we pray Thee, to Thy bosom now. We commend his spirit to Thy trust. Grant him, O"- The prayer suddenly ceased for a moment; the people rose; the King had ceased to breathe. It seemed that he was dead. For half a minute his body was motionless and not a sound escaped it, and then, with a sigh that seemed to partake of both a sob and a groan, his respiration continued. "Grant him, O Lord, eternal life. Lord Jesus, grant him Thy eternal Spirit. Grant him a moment of conscious faith that he may have Thy consolation and Thy mercy. O Lord, come into his heart and "- Again the breath had left the dying monarch. As before, he was to all appearances dead, but again the last few sparks of life within the body asserted themselves, and again, with a sob, the air rushed into his lungs. "cleanse his soul. O Lord

Jesus Christ, be with him yet in the body, so that he may be present faultless before the Holy of Holies with every joy. Grant him, O Lord, eternal rest.” Once again the respiration of the King ceased. Now his eyes turned upward to the heaven to which the petition in his behalf was so devoutly addressed. It was a moment of intense suspense. Half a minute passed; no one moved; a minute, and a sign went around the room. Kalakaua was dead. It was 2:33 o'clock. "O Christ, hear us," continued the minister. "O Lord, have mercy upon us, and Thou who takest away the sins of the world, look down upon us and hear our prayers, that he who has passed away shall sit with the Father, who is everlasting. Such is our

prayer." He ceased.

Kalakaua I. was born on November 16, 1836, and was in his fifty-fifth year. Kapiolani, who, by the death of her husband, becomes the Queen-dowager of Hawaii, was born on December 31, 1835, and was married to the late King nearly a quarter of a century ago. She is a lady of refinement and education, and, by her simple habits and manifold charities, has rendered her name a household word among the poor and sick of her kingdom. She is a devout member of the English Church.

Her Royal Highness, sister of King Kalakaua, now Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, was born in Honolulu, September 2, 1838. She is a woman of fine intellect and remarkable executive ability. On September 16, 1862, she was married to John Owen Dominis, who,