The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-12-14
The Swimming Girls of Hilo.
LIFT N rnr SANDWICH ISLANDS

charmed much, and in which the natives in
dulIed with such delight us bathing III tie river
Of Wailuka
Along the whole eastern face Of the island Of
Hawaii, there are numberless rills and streams,
that come bounding from the lofty sides Of tie
giant mountains, in cataracts and cascades unit.
at last they jump FROM the green clad shores into
the salt foam Of the oceat. One Of The largest Of
them ia the Waluka. No farther than league
from the haibur inland, is miniature Niagara, Of
more than a hundred feet, which flashes n mass Of
broken water into n bcw-llike basin flashing upon
either side Ike brilliant rairbows, from which the
fall takes il name. Retracing cur steps toward
the village, the banks of the little river became
les abrupt, and within few hundred yards Of
the tav the waters is diverted into multitude Of
channel. ERE, torrent boiling over scattered
rocks, Win clear, sleeping poo beyond, there,
tue white cataract plunging swift ly through the
narrow straight and leaping gaily down below,
Ike liquid pdrtcullis to some massive gateway
-asain whiting eddies playing around rocky is.
lets, until at last by one sparkling effort the wa
tiers reunte, and 90 roaring and struggling down
deep cla>m into tie noisy surf Of the bay.
Its here the young Of both sexes pass most Of
their time. Troops OF boys and girls, aud even
l'e ones scarcely able to walk are seen in all di-
recduns, perched on broad shelving crags and
grassy mounds, or, still higher up, clinging from
the steep sides md peepng out from amid the TO-
liage. Oneyery side they came leaping joyously
into the rushing watersl There, on a bluff
thirty, forty, aye seventy feet high--a score Of
native naidcns, nude n nature made them, are
following each other in quick succession into the
limpnd pools beneath The moment before their
flight through the air, tley are poised upon the
rocky pedestal-, like the Mcclellan Venus One
buoy ant bound the right arm is thrown aloft
knees brought up and at the instant Of striking
the water the head fglls back, feet dashed straight
out-when they enter the pools with the clear
ncs, Of iayeln, shooting Ear away, just beneath
the surface like a salmon
Oters again. are diving into foaming torrents
playing and ,kir,ing-laughing, always laughing
-pluIging millg-ha!i revealing their
pretty forms before sinking again beneath the
sream. Others, still more daring and expert, go
whirlmg through narrow passages thrown from
side to side in the white waters-now completely
hidden IN the Catargct,--aEon rising up IN re-
cumbent attitude, when away Iley are hurled o
Yer catgract Of twenty feet emerging behind,
and with graceful limb; cleavng the river, like
naught else in nature more charming than them
selves.
It Isl sight to make lover forget his nistrcss,
or pars0n lis prayers. knew il would have
been my case. had been so fortunate as to be eli.
ther' Here passed my leisure hour, neverti tired
Of beloldlng the beautiful panorama Of life aud
water moving before me; and there were others,
ON these occasions, who were wont 10 mingle
brayaly in the sport--port,y postcaptains, hus-
bmaly hagtena1.ts, nnd-cap reetcrs of course,
stad cEap.ains too. hut all declared that it WAS
pleasant although mingled with few indiiier-
cnt remarks ~ to what the good missionaries
might think Of it,
Many Of the ,rrlcnecs have pretty faces, ey
Tre-.we black eyes, aud long jet black hair thln
there are others who make good limitations Of
Bguhrim spaie,S in the ysagc, bat nearly all
have rounded volup.uous forms, perfectly natur-
al and beautiful when Young, with small hands
and feet, hut such lark. rs they are for fun and
laughter with a certain air Of sly occurrences
that renders them quite beWilchng.
In the cool Of the afternoon n number Of ",
with hall a dozen OF these attractive Nuad.,
would Hmusc ourselves by Sliding over gentle
waterfall that poured into uscc,uded basin stretch
iug calmly away below hand in haud-.ui,d very
S. f, prc.ty hand, they were-or, forming a long
llDS one af,er another, in sitting posture,
threw ourselves upon the mercy Of the lively
iuam above, and lne lightning dashed over the
brink of the falls AMI were drawn with magical
celebrity 90 a great der,h beneath the surface, til
our ctr- taE,ei and -gu~u, ree.el with the rush
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