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From Lieut.. Wisc's New Book Los Gringos.'
The Girls Of HilO.


bine and iessamine, prettiy woven for the
occasion. There is yellow bud of the can
dle-nuf, which is not SO pleasant TO eye or
nose though more generally worn. But in
all the tastes and diversions of the natives,
there was not one that charmed us so much,
and in which the natives indulged with such
wild delight, as bathing in the river of Wai-
luku.
Along the whole eastern face of the island
of Hawaii, there are Duinberless rills aud
streams that come bounding from the lofty
sides ofthe giant mountains, in cataracts and
cascades, until at last they jump from the
green-clad shores into the salt foam of the
ocean. One of the largest of them is the
Wailuku. No further than league from
the harbor inland is miniature Niagara, OF
more than hundred feet, which dasbes n
mass of broken water into bowl-like basin,
flashing upon either side brilliant rainbows,
from which the fall takes its name. Retra-
cling our stops towards the village, the banks
of the little river become less abrupt, and
within few hundred yards of the bay tie
water is diverted into multitude of chan
nels--hero, a torrent boiling over scattered
rocks, with clear, sleeping pool beyond
there, the white cataract plunging swiftly
through narrow straits, and leaping gany
down below, like liquid portcullis to some
massive gateway-again, whirling eddies
playing around rocky islets, until at last by
one sparkling effort the waters re-unite, and
20 roaring and struggling down deep chasm
into the noisy surf Of the bny.
1t is here the young of both sexes pass
most of their time. Troops of boys and
girls, and even little ones scarcely able to
walk, are seen in all directions, perched ON
broad shelving crags and grassy mounds, or,
still higher up clinging from the steep sides
and peeping out from amid the foliage. On
every side they come leaping joyOusly into
the rushing waters! There ON bluff
thirty, forty, ali seventy feet bigh--a score
of native maidens are following each other
in quick succession into the limpid pools be-
meath. The moment before their flight
through the air they are poised upon the
rocky pedestals, like the Medcean Venus
One buOyant bound--the right arm is thrown
nloA, knees brought up, and ut the instant of
striking the water the head falls hack, feet
dashed straight out--when they enter the
pools with the clcarness of a jayelin, shoot
ing far away, just beneath the surface, like a.
salmon.
Oilers, again, are diving into foaming tor
rents; FLASHING and skirling; laughing, al
ways laughing; plungiDg; swimming, half
revealing their pretty forms before sinking
uKulu DtucuNu clfttiits OtucIe, etlil UlOlt
daring aud expert, go whirling through mar
row passages, thrown from side to side in
the white waters; now completely hidden in
the cainracts; anon rising up in recumben,
attitude, when away they are hurled over n
cataract of twenty feet, emerging far below,
with long tresses streaming behind, and with
graceful limbs cleaving the river, like nought
else in nature moro charming than them-
selves.
1t is sight TO make lover forget mis-
trsss, OF parson his prayers. | know il
would have been my case, had been so for
tunate us TO be either! Here Ipassed my lei
sure hours, never tired of beholding tht
beautiful panorama of life and water moving
before me; and there We're others, on thest
occasions, who were wont TO mingle brave
ly in the sport; portly post captains; hus
bandly eutenants---mad-cap reefers, o
course-staid chapains, too but all declar
ed it was pleasant! although mingled with
few indifferent remarks as to what the goo,
missionaries might think of it,
Many of the tcheenees have pretty faces
expressive black eyes, and long, jet blac
hair; then there are others, who make goo
limitations of Blenheim spauiels in the viz
age, but nearly all have rounded, voluptuou
forms perfectly natural and beautiful whe
young, with small hands aud feet; but sue
larks they are for fun and laughter! with
certain air of sly occurrences that render
them quite bewitching.
In the cool of the afternoons, a number {
us in company with halt.a-dozen of the a
tractve naiads, would amuse ourselves sic
ing over gentle waterfall that fell into sc
cluded basin stretching calmly away below
hand in haad-and very soft, pretty hand
they were or, forming long link, one atte
another, in sitting posture, we threw oul
selves upon the mercy of the lively foai
above, and like lightning dashed over Ill
brink of the falls, aud were drawn with mag
cal celerity for a great depth beneath III
surface, till our ears tlngled and senses rec
ed with the rushing noise, when we woul
again he swept swiftly by counter-cunei
up TO the air of Heaven, and carefully strar
ded on a sand bank near by, wondering yer
much how we got there and always greete
by the gay laughter of the water-nympL
around us. Nor is il tho safest sport imag
nable, for in some of these submarine excul
sions an inexperienced person is given I
beat his head or body against rocks, or
carried TO the wrong eddies aud floated anon
dangerous straits 20 the great detriInent c
his breath and digestion. However no on
need entertain the slightest. fear when attend
ed by the natives. They may when sayinI
you in the last gasp of drowning, hold yoI
up in coming breakers, and ask how much
tree monee I" with o prospective glance
But when diverting yourself with these nut
brown naiads, they guide you in safet,
through perilous lubyrinths, and shield yoI
from all harm. On one occasion, laugh
ing, good-humored damsel, whom we chris
tened the Three-decker, in compliment to
double row of ports tattoed around her waist
was seated beside me on a fiat ledge, an,
orened the conversation by asking, Waite,
namee you p
"Bll,r said 1.
LIee nance Harree," she archly replied
and showed me into The torrent iorlnugbin,
OF her curiosity. but on gainiue INV Ios
position, she broached another theme. wlic,
syaaso appeliingly ludicrous, that. losing al
command OF soul aud body, rolled of an
rocks, and had i not been for the stout arm
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