The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-20

MAJ. ddss s iIsessj s Hs.e sss6 ssndsd in b
! contributor. They breathe the spirit Of christian
consolation. ana will carry q healing balm to wound
ed hearts At other times aud in other places than
thisll -
To the Bcreaved Ones.
As falls the rain in cooling showers,
As breathes the zephyrs breath.
So is the mercy Of our God, I
To those He has beref.
For though there falls a widows tear,
And sisters heart be riven,C
Cheer up, sad ones, though all looks dreari
There's joy for them in Heaven
God, in this Providence has taught
A lesson sad but good:
His Providences are but fraught
With crumbs of Heavenly food
That food which gives US greater strength
To glorify His name:
Thus, when our days have run their length,
Our lost ones We regain.
And il to prayer and Christian zest,
Our hearts by this are given,
There is this hope within our breast,
Wen meet again in Heaven.
AccoMpLIsHnExTs.-Our friend briggs is a curious
fellow; we might say, briggs is a genius in his way.
You know briggs, of course. Every body knows him,
and he knows every body. In fact. briggs is a sort
Of universal ~favorite. and what briggs don't know, is
not worth knowing. But the way he views things is
quite amusing. He is quite original in his way of
looking at a thing, quite practical. 1t isn't a week,
since we are talking with briggs in quite a familiar
way about his accomplished daughters. Oh. yes,
says briggs, Miss Clementina is very accomplished,
briggs and we are quite intimate, in fact we think
Miss Clementina a very nice girl;) but, continued
briggs, it is quite amusing to see what some of her
accomplishment amount to, and how persevering
she is about them. Why, my dear sir. she has been
hard at work for the past few months in making a
picture frame, to initiate what she calls, carved
work And of all the quantities of leather she has
had about! scraps of sheep skin, and calf skin, and
paste, and glue, and gum, and lamp-black, and good
ness knows what else Her work-room is quite a
curiosity shop And away she cuts at the leather,
day after day, and paints it, and gums it, and CLUES
it, and sticks it, and twists it, to initiate ''carved
work - Well, I don't mind it much; and to tell the
truth she has got quite a respectable imitation of a
picture frame, carved with grape leaves and vines
and tendrils And all out of scraps of leather, that
would be lost, were they not rescued from oblivion by
the plastic hand Of female genius and refinement.
To be sure,'' added briggs, the whole concern,
carved in wood, would have cost a couple of dollars,
perhaps, and a genuine article at that; but, you see,
the saving is immense by having the imitation!
That is to say, it would have been immense had the
careless girl not overset her varnish, and spoiled a
ten dollar table cover, and tumbled down the lamp
black. and spoiled a breadth of carpet! Yes,''
added briggs, with parental pride, Miss Clementina
is quite accomplished"
SAVAGE SPoRT.-A crowd of natives assembled
near the Government Wharf opsSaturday, to see a
formidable encounter between two combatants of the
other with most determined ferocity. The fight con-
tinued for near twenty minutes. 1t seems as though
any little incident is welcome these dull times, even
though it is in the shape of a dog fight.
FROM LAHAINA.-We learn that the roof timbers
of the new Court House are being put up and the
building rapidly progressing to completion. Mr..
Nelson is, we are happy to learn, pronounced out Of
immediate danger. and in a fair way to recover.
BURGLARY.-On Tuesday, a native named Moku-
lau. was brought before the Police Magistrate charged
with burglary in entering the dwelling of Mr.. Daniel
Montgomery, at Puuloa- The Prisoner pleased gull
ty, and was committed for trial at the Supreme
Court. -
SHIPPED IN THE CHAIN GANG.-A native, (Kapa-
una,) who was some weeks ago arrested for stealing
boots and shoes from the store of J. H. Wood, was on
Wednesday, sentenced in the Police Court to one
year hard labor on the reef
A New BELL--Fire Company No. 2, have re-
ceived from San Francisco by the Palmer, a new fire
bell. 1t appears to be of good material and work.
manship, and gives a very deep full sound. n was
manufactured in Sheffield, England, and cost nearly
$500. -
New DENrIsT.-For want of space we omit the
advertisement of DIR. A. N. Clark. The DR.. practices
Dentisty in all its branches, and extracts teeth by
electricity. He can be found at the residence of Mr..
VIM. Humphreys.