The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-11-10
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gathering from the n9wcry carpet their bright
loaI- Of golden sweets j. the ONLY sound that di-
turh- tA- quiet and there he sits watching the
tiny a1v-l-;- glide past him on whose silver siu-
P.r- It times som. leaf i borne past the dreamy
watchrg-uDw and then w;hrrrI leaf, sometimes
= green one sometimes a bud fi,yer-aud as b.
wa'ch"-- dreaming day by dag. onward speeds he
tiny wave. Uubrohen remains the quiet Of the Sc
qu.-:-rci nook
80 sits your correspondent upon this peaceful
tr"iic Island. watching the tide OF events. gliding
lis" a tranquil br"ob-t past our view and II AZ
times some witicr"d Leaf. green one IN tn-
fun tide Of life. budding youth or naiira
are borne past us to that bourne from which 30
Traveller returns. peaceful quiet i uubrol,n
by startling events. by caiaIniii-- dire. by crimes
and disasters. Around u-. these oa-cs in the !
silent and deserted plains aud mountain slopes
where only there i life tho busy sounds Of labor
greet IT, and over all rcigns peace supreme. Far
different the iil. % a corresV Vondcut. who moves
in the midst Of ihe exciting scenes and mo-
m-utnUs events that chase each other with tic
rapiiity Of moving panorama the Continent.
But would we exchange our uGrvcutlul. peaceful
island life for thr turmoil and brawlug current OF
North and South: Better still to watc.. in tranquil
shade the storms that gather the continental
horizon. bu, which can not ruiic a hair upon our
are free the treason ihat reJ-handcd aud black
hearted in feeble might. would pull down the ala
bascr columns of the nublcst structure erected by
a free people, on whose foundation the mighty
bOod-wavcs Of war have surged a. vain. and left
them whittier still.
The Sugar Plantations
Are mostly actively engaged in turning out first
quality sugars. You have already seen some
samples OF the crop of Lahaina sugars. which /
are very superior. learn that the mill Of Bal 4 /
Adams i running. but how longit may continue is .
uncertain. Bailcy's las stopped operations for a
while. 1ne Waihapu has also stopped for few
days for repairs. The waihce. Hebron. Wailuku. .
UIupaal,ua and Spencer plantations in tun .
operation. turning ont weekly their schooner loads
Of sugar, although the last named will finish this .
crop in two or three weeks time. The idea that .
tie sugar crop account OF low prices. will di- /
miuish l.. think, erroneous, when you take into .
consideration that two plantations alone (Clupaa-
kua and SPencers) have planted between three /
and four hundred acres of new cane. / think
planters here will do til planters in the South
used to do the lower the price Of cotton. the more
they planted to make mp for prices. Whenever
the Pacific Railroad il finished he towns and set
Elements that. like mushrooms will spring up all
along the road. will require perhaps. all and more
sugars than islands will produce.
The Weather
Continues propitous a. ever. At Waihee, Wal
kapu and Wailuku rain has fallen to interfere
will, the grinding operations. but nightly showers
in the mountains have been plentiful. and all the
streams are = well supplied that the fields can he
we'll and amply irrigated. Makawao and Uiupala-
kua have from time % time refreshing showers;
the mountain sides look green like spring time.
and never cane-iclds looked pretticr than those
newly planted. oh! how bright and cool oUr
crystal waters upon Maui. How would you smack
your lips To- have a cool draft of our Maui waters
gurgIe down your Parched Honolulu throats lou
tIat are forced To drink day in and day ont such
tcpid lukcuarm water. with tE" lively expectation
that in two years time at th. farth"st. brtckish
well water will be acceptable and welcome with
stick in 1t. Had your two priests (Sec Conn
Agerrtgi of 2Tth OcL) less water on their brains
they might more readily perceive the want OF
water outside their premises. and adopt meas
urcs To- avoid Of the greatest disasters that can
brfaIl Honolulu, but from which even the most
energetic measures not now free you alto
gctLer. To demand an appropriation of forty
thousand dollars for the erection oi ncw water
works whose fate would BE- in a few years the
same Is that Of tie present. when any man. not a
priest could with onc-iourth OF that rect
Il the mistakes OF the past. and seeur" plentiful
supply Of water for all time TO come. i Of piece
win tI. notorious shInpla-tcr plot Pickiug-.
Yes pickings and rewards. says smith; not your
smith heaven forbid that yse should put sUch
Thoughts uDon him. but Smitl-thc identical
and original John. This puts NE in mind To offer
Won my concentrations on the creation = of Il
ne,,- conCrare. (which mean TO saw as Joe Gar
gerry has it. were. again not that identical Smith
I,r,t t-otI,er Smith what are dentical- We know
vour relish for the noble and ancient sport of
archery. You shot vour arrows at sparrowhawIs
and owls: spare the poultry. | have seen no num-