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LILIUOKALANI AND THE REVOLUTION. 105 children, when Liliuokalani met them in after life it was as strangers; the only sister she ever knew was Bernice, and she would climb upon her foster-father’s knee, and he would caress and kiss her, as though she were his own child. When: Liliuokalani reached the age of four, she was sent to what was then known as the Royal School. It was called by this name, because only exclusive per- sons whose claim to the throne was acknowledged were permitted to go there. The instructors were very par- ticular in teaching the pupils the English language, and the family life was made pleasant. In the year 1848 the school began to decline in influ- ence, and Liliuokalani was taken from there and sent to the day school of the Rev. Mr. Beckwith, who was one of the American missionaries. Being a very studious girl, she acquired much knowledge, and to this day she has a great passion for learning. In 1851 her foster-father built a large house, but lived in it only a'short time, as he died four years later. This house is now known as the Arlington Hotel. Her girlhood was passed in this house, and it will ever be a spot of interest to her. Her sister, Bernice, married in her eighteenth year, and when Paki died Liliuokalani went to live with Bernice, and it was at that time that she became interested in her future husband, John O. Dominis, although in her school days they had been near neighbors. ~~, Liliuokalani says: ‘‘A Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, a mar- ried couple of rather advanced age, established a day school for children of both sexes in the house next to that of the Royal School ; their lot was separated from ours by Gomicbooks:..c¢o ra. ~ _¥ = Ld " =. _ = a ' a a Te ei 7 . J ; - *