The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-10-29
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

A HOLIDAY AT " LITTLE GREESwIcH.''-On Thurs
day afternoon Of last week there was a pleasant social
gathering at Little Greenwich, the residence Of Joseph
Booth, Esq, at which we had the pleasure to be
present. The occasion that called together the party
was the baptism of Mr.. B IS infant daughter. which
ceremony was performed by Rev. S. c. Damon, the
Seamen's Chaplain, in a neat little school-house
which has been erected by Mr.. Booth for the use Of
his own children. who are under the care of Miss
Maidment. The school room was beautifully deco
rated with evergreens and scriptural notices.
which gave evidence of the taste and skill of the
preceptress- a more cheerful, pleasant place for the
young idea to learn to shoot" was never seen.
There was an air of inviting comfort in and around
il. that promises to make the season spent in it among
the happiest years of the young people who are so
fortunate as to receive their instruction there. The
school-house is built just under the shade Of one of
the most beautiful trees on OahG-a giant tamarind.
whose trunk is nearly four feet in diameter; and its
branches, spreading over so feet space, are each year
loaded with tons of fruit. This noble tree was
planted by Don Francisco Marin, the worthy ancestor
OF the Manini family, in the year 1897, and is con-
sequently &c years old. II is a living monument of
one Of the most celebrated pioneers of these islands.
The ceremony ended. the company returned TO the
mansion, where a bounteous feast had been spread.
over which the generous host and hostess presided
with that wbole-souled hospitality which visitors 10
Little Greenwich always find there. Three hours
glided away almost. im perceptibly in singing. dancing
and rambes over the grounds and through the gar
dens, where besides a great variety of flowers, numer-
Gus fruit trees abound. including tamnrinds. guavas,
cocoanuts. mangoes. peaches. &c. If there is any
place around Honolulu where plenty and abundance
always abound, it is at Little Greenwich, which seems
TO have been designed by nature TO be a charming,
Eden spot-some such a spot az the poet had in his
eye when he sung
"Oh had We some bright little ise 81 our own,
In a blue summer ocean far OF and, alone,
Where a leaf never dies in the still blooming flowers,
And the bee banquets on through n whole year OF flowers,
Where the sun love; to pause
That the night only draws
A thin veil DER the day
Where simply to feel that We breathe, that we live, ~
IL worth the best joys that life elsewhere can give" =
II We are under obligations to Messrs. McRaer
s. Merrill, Messrs. C. W. Brooks & Co, and B. F.
Durham, Esq, of s n Francisco, for attentions in the
newspaper line. Messrs. C. W. Brooks & Co. will
accept our special thanks for favors extended to our
San Francisco correspondent, in furnishing him with
commercial items of interest here. To Capt. s. c.
Woodruff of Shanghae, we are also indebted for late
China papers. --
APPLES Another lot of those splendid apples
came to hand by the Comet, and can be found at
Bolles s Co.'S. Good apples are the best tonic any
one can obtain, for dyspepsia and half the : ills that
man land woman tool is heir to-" Those living on
the ether islands can doubtless be supplied on every
arrival by sending their orders to Messrs. b & Co.
GoLD.-By reference TO our commercial column, it
will be seen that the value of this article was advanc-
ing in New York, having reached 474 premium, Oct.
10, with great uncertainty regarding its future course.
In February last, it stood ut ~ premium; in July it
fell 30 -; and no one can predict how it will be on
the lst January, 1864.
AMERICAN FRUITs.-A. ID. Cartwright has just
opened a splendid lot of preserved fruits received by
the Raduga. Such ounces, pears. egg plums, but
especially those blood peaches, are not found here
very often.