The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-02-24
commercial Advertiser.
M..;. for visitias she Eass-The
<a' .f CnIiferniass Here.

-.;Is almost universniiy among people
sslng ssso East since immigrating to Califor
bsSe n.' :, necessary for them to pay visit
ID. II that such trip viii oe 70 them q
Pne;, -.sst and unalloyed pleasure. This feeling
s 81 = s,housands Of our citizens annually, and
o. .ss least calculation, loss to the state OF
=. 'n' fIolI,rs every year, that is now expend-
nillors .. ,-h;eh had much better for all con-
brOsd, an -, Al home in improving the country
bei Be I.1 ' "a resources. This species Of Sab
ieseopns source Of great injury to California;
)sisn = :. rJ,d 10 hail the day when it shall be
We snst - - now. Ii is n fact that those who
Prsc1cea disgusted with their travel, and
kaicAy St;n. their experience has little
! 70 se' - o,bers from committing the same
n de'e',lns r,otber once denied her daughters
! Aprui hall. saying that in former years
=, 10 .,,h nlaces, and had seen the folly of
|hAi Vs., S.s the daughter naireiy replied, that
-, - 90 and see the folly, too
siaiei " - :. C,I;ornians Each man and wo-
bas : - Will he content with nothing else
snCus ~ foIIv of an eastern pilgrimage for
s.e'hs taws.If In the hurry, toll and anxiety
fe'i, ~ ...,Isi here our country people lose sight
-.J,h-tv of our climate and the thousand ana
/ .s-.,,,res Of this country over the Atlantic
l. They are taken with an epidemic nome
nrrvaIent disorder, near akin to sea-
I~.-aui yearn once more to behold the scenes OF
- They picture to themselves their old
M. .l. =. ,5ev left it Without being guilty of
- ..,r-isr1. they naturally imagine that their
- erp.tei gap in their former circle that
: -. Taey long to go back and NIL it up
Il - think will be a perfectly easy matter.
/ - 80 affer years of absence, they find all
a, The Young are grown up and married,
- ,rp become staid men of business, and the
b. ,-aI are become old-many are deid-aH -
- And the change that Is more keenly ap-
s. ia, All others, IS in the feeling Of old friends
Z, ,bsrseIve-. They are not forgotten; they
| :. s,iei entirely from the affection of those
| -. Iaved them. But they cannot hide from
- that they are no longer part Of the old
T.. ;bev are in one sense, strangers; they belong
| Fssreat time. and place-and are Of secondary
Ss.-lfSu 10 those who once looked to them rs
- trends Their former position has been
I y others. The gap which their absence
II 5as closed up-and they discover that people
| n.aa<eI to I've without them with the same
| NJ ani comfort as they formerly did with them
! al "home"-that they have been in the
Ehfs in California of talking about, as pre-
| su,ly their "a home''-is no longer a home for
| Tie scales drop from their eyes The illusion
3Ees-znd quickly the melancholy conviction
L .,sn them, that their only real home, Is by
uszy erected fre-sides on the far Pacific
- that the links Of affection must be kept
k,ty Use and attention. During long absence,
AVE become rusted and weak. The potent hand
= has healed up the wounds that were caused
sG-.tOns years ago, and though it undoubtedly
ess pang to realize the fact that our first home
3 u no more as one Of its o,cn-still, few are
e sf re-Opening the SCARED seams
Tist Of the returned Californian, therefore, to
VI hume, does not turn out as full Of pleasure as
u h rrrn1c n
y that he is enjoying himself hugely, hut if the
is told. most Of them hardly place their feet
EAreru soil, before they begin longing-this
D z.arn- This feeling increases as time passes
5nnenee, by comparing the salubriousness OF
|CiEbrnia climate with the sultry summer
J sr they suffer, to appreciate the glorious coun-
By have Just quilted. The storms and rains Of
M confirm them in their conclusion, that there
and ike the golden State. Then the contracted
i df the people around them-their picayunish
ns-their copper coin-all disgust Californians.
think of slugs and double-eagles. and gold
Fr, fresh from the hills The seasons revolve.
I'm IS followed by atgfaf winter. Sleet. rain
s1s- saceeed each other The fences and the
arth track With frost The frozen and shiver-
Fzisr scarcely dares put out his nose for cold
bed close prisoner by Jack Frost-but re-
Z return to the land Of his adoption as quickly
E=ble Then comes the heavy expense, the
|.krt and danger of the homeward passage-and
ie enters once again the Golden Gate, with
p ightened Of a thousand or two hard-earned
= Ae views his visit with regret, and is entirely
I The slly Of having nursed lingering desire
VISIT h0me''
rs are some cases where return to the OLD
stead, to see and. gladden. aged parents, Is a
daiy To such cases, no moneyed arguments
Bat we ask, in the absence Of kindred mo-
ind duties. IL it would not be wiser for husbands
r's to use the money they wish to spend IN
azNe East. by investing it in some permanent
r;J here, that they can enjoy for years, and
q their children hereafter, thousand or
hunirei dollars, well placed now. will be
1rtane in ten years. 1t is much better to lay
aniaton for future Independence, than to waste
asaas Of dOing so in gadding abroad over the
n ssa;es for SIX or eight months Many young
%. as soon as they accumulate little money
x sy visiting the East. This is exceedingly
n hey had better far purchase piece oil
t';y With their savings, and improve it year oy
aAn pay tribute to the bloated fortunes OF the
: q steamship lines Having the finest coun-
ne earth, our people should strive to make
s's happy and contented at home--S- r.