The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-04-02
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
CFrom cur Regular correspondent.)
PORT OF MAIZENA,, EAST Maui, !
March 70, 1863. {

PORT OF MAIZENA,, EAST MAUI,
March 70, 1863.
I have recently returned from Il visit to the planta-
tions at Makawao. and the Haiku Plantation, waihee,
wsiehu, Wailuku and WaikIpu, and all the other
trhys and u~cherefores Of s~ugardom this side Of the
mountain. My notes I have not yet set to music,
and you know, like all lazy men, l have a good
excuse My present one IS, disinclination TO write
after 80 heavy an exertion. / had for a companion
n perfect sdUage, but as he is received in good society
in Honolulu, notwithstanding the reflection Of the
Honolulu Looking Glass, that ne commenced here a
few years ago quite poor, is not by any means an
aUsieTe savage, and worth anywhere from 81 to
100000 I must not say anything but that we both
enjoyed the trip, and / am as ready as the girls are,
for any fun. viz . TO do it again"
In my last from Makena, | wrote you that we were
to have n christening here. Well, it came off in fine
style, but a. I was absent, I cannot give details, only
that the parties interested appear TO be highly pleased
with the Rev. Mr. Scott, and his way Of - putting
things" I was sorry not to meet with him, as
could then have had my doubts set at rest about
being godfather. Mr.. John Miller, of Makawao. is
in the same category rs I am. as he tells m,. He has
been asked to stand god father, but his religious con-
victions are as uncertain for nomenclature as mine.
They are as difficult to be described as the race Of
the boy 50 graphically drawn By the late {" John
Il hLbAAf APP g IL DGl u q IDp- LnElhtc
Corpse rs one whose father was a Dutchman, and
whose mother was a Dufchess.
Bnptising at Makawao.
The ceremonies ut MakawaO were not so pleasing to
the multitude as at our place. The key of the little
church, formerly most acceptably presided over by
Mr.. Andrews. could not be found when wanted.
Professor Anderson would have been delighted to
have seen the way it was hocus pocussed from one to
another. Religion bushes, and tolerance hides her
head for very shame at such doings. y correspond
ent writes me-" The result was, the OlCners did
not enter the church, but got as near the consecrated
grounI az possible. The Bishop, with his back
against the door, held forth TO n number Of natives,
and y foreigners, or 81, either number will be near
enough-who stood in front, and at times kneeled
down on that rich soil which a lot of mules had well
trampled and hardened when they were taking shell
old, shook the dust from their knees, when they left
the gate 1t has made lots of fun, some hard feel
ings, given others plenty to talk about, and they
needed it, for the old subjects were most worn out,-
and now what do you think. Why. it is laid to the
poor church One goes in for pulling down another
for sliding it down the bank ! and one good deacon,
for mailing up doors, windows, and beifry -!
" Glorious old church brace myself and stand to
the rack. Do as the man did with his wife, Divide
took the inside and gave her the out"
Comment is unnecessary. Who's to blame ?
g That's what's the NATTER - as Henry Ward Beecher
in his las; Thanksgiving sermon. thereby render
ing that important assertion classical.
Thine. EGOMEr.