The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-03-02
Commercial advertiser.
Cqr-espon,l-nce q tL- ?. @ AITsrJis-r-
,po.usu to saaygaEi, by Steam.

l. and the hot san pouring dpwl on your head.
H. having arrived ~ an elevation of 1900 to
A. 6sr, above the sea and about five miles from
n be,ch when. presto. the sraI,. wind meets you
L.. f,-- fall bast. und the change Of climate j.
L,,at,reou4. u Is but one step from the torrid
t5. temperate zone, and you are impclled to put
- overcoat or a thick shawl. Vegetation be-
20 show itself and the adjacent hills. with the
II = Of sheep aud cattle dpt.ing the slopes, to-
gber with prItfIiHg frdm.uS brook, which you
4, about three miles from Liud-ay's. hurrying
~ goa! which it never reaches, being
ruowed up by tho thirsty wastes bclow-lltO-
kgcr present pleasant picture. aad form
X.abI. contrast to the first part Of tie ride ON
O. lrf. a. you ascend. are THE bills of KoIIaIl.
n 4url-aits crowned with groves and thickst, of
- koa ohil anil nc1-leau tzumlchh. with here.
An there water course. some dry. hut others
a. .lvery streams rushing hradlong down to lee
ksorbed in the plain 90 W.limc.I- On the Iefi in
n d.. Incc US. the giant mountains OF Hawaii,
21naloa and MaunaScl. their heads 1t midday
- in clouds and in front a wide cxplnse of
mtrla-iu.. plain. bounded by the horizon in the
u, and covered with q sclEty growth Of heritage.
Ia with scarcely single tree To- be seen in It's
ole extent Of six by sixteen miles. Thirty years
- this vide plateau was covered with a dense
frkst of trees, but the pastUring Of large Gocks
\ cattle h1s resulted in the entire destruction Of
\ necessary a climatic provision of nature. and
b.. a. was very correctly stated in your journal
orle weeks ago. rain falls on these plains quite
sely and sparseiy- The present winter has, how
r.. proved exception to the general rule, and
n pIuviaI gods were propitiOus.
fAe first house at which we arrived was the neat
III. T.rs-f IL. ..
EK. Lindsay. Esq. costly nestled under the shell
y Of smooth. grass grown hills, while near by, and
I the rear Of the premises a roaring foaming
b spuntlin stream of icy cold pure water comes
i Inding along. furnishing abundant supply for
u-aiion aHd tor domestic purposes
zThe scene from Mr. LindsIy's veraudah. before
unrise the morning after our arrival, was truly
saud as vel a. beautiful The two lofty sentinels
5uaure overlooking the wide Pacifc-Maunakea
Al NaunalOa - divested of clouds. stood forth
barry defined against the ambient air in all the
s.asieur Of their majestic proportions, wearing
h.h for miles down from their SUBMITS the sivcry
- Of eternal snow. Between them the plain |
bs scamcd with ancient streams of lava. prOmi- /
tnly visible among which. however, down even /
) the sea- was the famous hOw of 1859. On the I
kht Maunahualalai, ofIess altitude than the others
-s0me 1000 feet Iess-and without the cap of
DOW, stood az a sentinel over the green slopes Of
na- The profound calm and stiffness of the I
erly morning was only broken by the musical 1
6g Of the brook, and the season. the bracing air /
giving one that indcscribably delicious sensa-
D. Of physical hcalth-aIl were calculated to give
8 to some such thoughts as Thompson has pic
bed in his Castle of IndoIence":
"A ps=lsing land of drowsyhei It was.
n ~ dreams that wave before the haIfshut eye,
Ani Of castles in the air that pass,
n Forever flushing round a summer skyi
n There the sIft delights that witchingIy
4 Ias;iH a wanton eIInauess through the breast,
4 AMI the calm pleasures always lowered nigh
But whate'er slaeke!.pf nryaTee unrest
as fEr, alr OF expelled from th.s delicious nest
fThe French have saying which amounts to this
u Let Us return to our mutton.'' After indulging
due quantum Of rhapsody over the beauties of
hiscapc which ! have attempted to portray in
y preceding paragraph, gradually awoke from
b pleasant dreams into which my truant fancy
81 led me- sufficiently to distinguish the voice of
q hospitable host remarkiug that he believed
seaLiast was ready. Notwithstanding that was
then thinking with Tennyson, the echoes of
y gurgIing brook still fingered IN my ears:
How sweet /. were, he,Iin. the dosn<ari stream
Fil,l- as,eep q half dr-anl
To dream and dream. Ike yolIeT amber Iizht
Thai VII uoc leave the EaI-trce the bright"
r ! could not resist the prOs.tic idea of break
D. and mus; confess that for time | quite lost
-; Of the beauties Of landscape. and went deep
+ the vulgar and common place realities of
ls.rs,s mutton chops. potatoes and hot coffee
lFouiin't care about being pat on my oath as TO
\ pounds avOriupo.s that ] consumed on that my
b morning in Wahnea-a sense Of deccncy for
snrances and 4 fear Of being disbelieved, might
alt in a strong desire to equivOcate.
The Court was 10 meet that morning. and the
ives who had been summoned as jurymen. Were
irving singIy and in pairs. all pretty much
c0atred alike in clothing suitably warm for the
nate ssFapas or shawls. heavy cow-hide shoes.
b immense iron spurs. the Jingle Of which could
heard a mile oil, bringing to the recollection
! O.d-Jime sound or sleigh bells or those of a
Lker's cart. As these Havaiians filed into the
'elOsUre and past TIE Judge who was to preside
the term they each and all lifted their hats and
pc low bow, which though perhaps not per
med with all the grace of q polished French
hl, was quite a. suggestive Of deep seated
r-ils Of respect for the acknowledged opponents
tie Iaw-thc judiciary of the land An impor-
at trial was to take place, no less than one
Volving the life and death Of two men. natives
the country. and it was Interesting to any one
Z familiar with the proceedings in Hawaiian
,HEts in these remote districts, to notice the
Teful and orderly manner in which everything
Is conducted. The formal opening of the Court
the Sheriff, after the time-hOuored English for
'la Of Hear We hear ye." Ac-, metamorphosed
I'm the old Norman Oyez, Oyez;' the arraign-
mt and peadings Of the accused; the drawing
d challenging of the jury the frank acknowl-
cement Of two of the solid mem drawn that
y had made up their minds that the accused
sre guilty. whereby they We're excused; the
ieTln and impressive swearing in of the jury by
Judge: in fact. the whole proceedings carried
with deceuey and in order, not only under the
'iutes Of the realm but with full regard and
option of the prccedents and rulings OF the
urts Of the most enlightened countries Of the
sth- We're quite enough To- impress any stranger
Ia the fact now generally acknowledged abroad,
~ IN the Courts Of this kingdom justice Is as
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