Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-26
Correspondence OF the Worcester spy
INTERESTING LETTERS FROM THE ISL
ANDs OF THE PACIFIC
"MoRxING STAR" Pacific Ocean,
MAY, 18Th, 1861.


May, 18Th, 1861.
Dear SPY You will perhaps be surprise d
to receive commitment N from brother ed
tor, dated in this remote part OF tie world l
left Honolulu two days ago, on board the
missionary packet Morning Star, tound upon
cruise among the islands of Micronesia.
This vessel is making the annual trip, 10 carry
supplies to the American missionaries III the
islands of Apaaug, AbOne kusai, aud Ascen'
sion
Having Tor nine years been closely confined
to my duties, as seaman's chaplain and editor
of "The Friend, coneiu ed to make sum
iner cruise among the islands OF Micronesia
After leaving Hawaii, | was subjected TO the
usual penalty which the laudsman suffers, in
going to sea-Sea sickness. Punch says, the
only way to escape sea sickness Is not to 20 TO
sea 4 | can not complain, tor alter thirty SIX
hours am as well as ever, On leaving, l
took package 81. "eXchlnse' papers winch L
had just received, but not read. On opening
the bundle the first paper when arrested my
attention was the Massachusetts spy. 1t
proved to be the copy for March Z'lh, 1oOl'
Surely tile mail carriers have made gooH 'lme'
Here have your paper Messrs. Editors, only
twenty seven DAYS uld Although it is near
thirty years since left Worcester county, yet
wherever have noamtd, the sight OF the odd
Spy takes me back to my native county, AMI
even INV native town of Holden. How well L
can remember when "Plerces two horse
stage" would come hnrrylng past oar door,
and the driver would throw out copy OF Tue
Spy can almost say that learned to read
kings English while looking overits columns.
In my boyish days it WAS always source OF
great wonder 10 me how editors could write
enough, and just enough, to fill out just jour
pages!
/ have read -FOUR last with interest. What
stirring times you are now having, The lnall
which arrived the day before lett ilonDlulu
brought tile proclamation OF President Llnco'n'
calling for $4,000 soldiers TO me the curtain
drops. am shut out from all news from
America or Europe until my return, next
September What exciting scenes What
stirring times AnxiousIy, most anXiously
shall l wish to learn the result!
In CHANGING over your sheet notice an item
upon the last page relating to the proper man
ner of milking cows. am not about to en-
tighten your readers respecting The best meth
cd of procuring cows milk, but let me tell
them how our cabin boy, Jose procured
two quarts OF good milk, Eyes, good milk, Jas
good as any Holden, Barre, or Worcester
farmer ever MIXED from his best Durhdm
COW
We have on board quantity of cocoanuts,
procured at the Marquesas Islands. Jose
takes two, strips OIL the bushes, ADD breaks
the shell He then takes sharp iron, with
teeth like saw, and CRATES the meat OF the
cocoanut into a tin pan. 70 this lie adds
small quantity of wafer, either cold or hot In
a few minutes he strains this mixture and out
flows excellent milk. We use ii in our coffee.
l do not see but it equals the best Of cows
milk. Let it remain aud a cream wilrise. 1t
is very nutritious and palatable, The refuse
is given to the chickens 1t makes excellent
chicken feed
We are now gliding off at about six miles
per hour in a southwest direction from the
Sandwich Islands. No wonder early .naviga
tors styled the ocean Pacific. The sea is only
ruffled by gentle trade wind, and we are run
ming off before it upon an even keel The
weather is mild and pleasant. An occasional
sea fowl is seen flying about our vessel, other
wise we look out upon the wide waste OF wa
tiers, with nothing TO arrest the eye but sea
and sky. Several months must pass away be
fore ] eau send this sheet, and eru that time
arrives may add a few paragraphs!