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in front, while at the upper and on the sides Tie
dark wooded mountains rise steep and rugged, |,
stopped the substantially built church, to talk
with Of the natives about the small pox and
the commencement of their school (Which bad BEEN
suspended for time on account of the sickncss)
and then rode on up the valley turning of here and
there among the taro patches to speak to natives
whom wished to see. native whom knew, The
tenant for white man, let down his bars and called
to me to come in. | accordingly threw of my horses
saddle and bride, and lettering him with the long
rope the native offered left him up to his knees in
grass within the enclosure, while | went to look at
sick natives in the ncis llorhood IL the first
hut stepped into, strong looking man lay in the !
first stages Of small pox, but evidently with n bad
type of the disease, and little chance of recovery.
While was looking at him, and arranging piece /
of mating to break of the wind that blew too
freshly through the open door, 1 found myself
stopped suddenly by his wife who came in hu Silly, |
and with her tall figure in half civilized costume,
and with green lcaved vine tw ncd among her hair
end shading her face, reminded Inc by Of the
strange freaks of mental association, Of the wood
nyinphs Of the classic fancy. The decided way in
which She replaced the matting as she greeted me,
made me think she was displcuscd at my intrusion,
and remarked that looking at sick people without
medicine was useless, when to my surprise she be-
gan to rate in pretty fluent native, for express
sing such an opinion, and insisted my looking
also at some Others near by The warm alolu"
and frightened look Of the sick left the
hut proved that the sympathy even Of a stranger
and foreigner not altogether thrown away.
. Tn thp eyt lut vns CHI IL, liar
group. Six seven natives, male and female, old
and young, around the poi caabash in the
door way, dipping their fingers busily, but not nc
glec!ing the carthcn dish Of boiled chicken along
side. One of the group was just recovering from
the snail poX, his fingers in the poi dish with the
rest while within arms length lay two others, one
very sick but recovering, the other rather
we're yarioloid. The group round the poi made W.
for me at once, pressing me to put a finger in too,
with meaning smack Of the lips that would have
astoni.hcd 4 solrmand. My reply that vas such
an ignorant foreigner not to have learned 70 cat
poi, except when very hungry, they met with good
naturcd laugh, and emphatic assent to the X, j.
rance.
Leaving this group and looking in at one or two
others of similar character, entered grounds
belonging to some China Merchants of Hon. Quite a
large field on gentle slope at the base Of rid
that divides the upper part Of Mnnoa into two val
leys, is neatly fenced in with iron posts and wire
In front of the gate stands the slope their new
dwelling, very pretty cottage like building Of one
story, with spacious veranduh in 'front.' all looking
neat and cool, aad quite tasteful. Higher up the
slope, and little to side CHinaEan was super
, Intending some native laborcs, preparing the
s,.vulpl,rp fort h, dead lI,
pare by digging into the side Of Ill., cutting down
the front pcrpondculaily, and waiting in with
stone. The front with its ornaments they white.
wash. aud level smoothly space before the door
This one il Oh = large scale, the ground carefully
smoothcd OF IN front with two three conccnt.i,
scmcirclcs OF ridges Of earth pla>tcrcd over, dyi
ding the black volcanic sand used instead Of gravel
1t is said that the of thi, lot intend to send
to China for idols joss-stcks, &c. and on their New
Years day, they will probably have most Celesta
fctcs.
The Chinaman answered my salutation politely
and as ! glanced around the field aud the landscape
he asked " How you like him lie no fine place
hh ~
"Oh me like him frst-ratc Ne no see such fin,
. place in the valley" replied. " lie no fine now
bym bye he fne,'' aud parted, 1t va. noon
now, the sun was hot, and Was thirsty, SO jumping
1 over the fence made my way to gu,ch that ran
down the side of the hill, filled with young " ola
trees. The Ohia sometimes called " Hawaiian
o. Apple" though poor substitute for its Ail rcau
, namcsakc, is just the thing for one Lot and thirsty
1t is rather tastccss but very juicy, a. filing ny
pockets with the fruit, stretched my.,I. On a rock
in the shade Of the matt bushes and couvolyui BY
tle viii nj,