The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-12
san Francisco Correspondence
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S,v FRAScIsco, November 80. 1866.

NNN EkNNtlstOS NOFeihDcT 0ur lOOO.
DE,E COMMERCIAL 1t Is about time that you
received some word from old itemizer. Hiv-
iny fully recovered from the effects o: the voy
age, it may not be inappropriate to begin short
letter by saying that
Arrived here in due season, but the public did
not make a. much of me rs Of Her Majesty, good
Queen Emma, owing probably to my coming
1eraLIsd. feel quite like myself, and suppose
have become Il good law abiding citizen, as have
subscribed to the Dramatic Chronicle, and paid for
one months issue of the Daily Times. 1t is
hardly necessary for to state that these papers
have an extensive circulation, also that they are
distributed gratuitousIy-I travel ON the prinei-
ple that paws best in the long run. After three
weeks observation have come to the conclusion
that one can see more in san Francisco than
in Honolulu, If he makes any effort to do so.
have been deyouring file of Commercials,
and feel much better for it. I notice with pleas
ure that the congreg alton of Rev. Mr. Damon's
church held in such fond remembrance the good
they and many others have received from the
worthy pastor Of the Bethel, who has been a long
and well tried friend not only of your comnuni-
~ but Of the public at large. The magnificent
d;splay of presents he received on the anniversary
Of his twenty-f fifth wedding day Q mean twenty
fifth anniversary of his wedding day. was only /
q just tribute for his untiring zeal to do good and
spread harmony wherever he had an opportunity /
If / could arrange it so as to have my Silver I
Wedding in advance, don't know but what l
would get married, provided the presents could
be depended on receiving handsome presents
Is my particular weakness.
Mark Twain
Delivered lecture the Sandwich Islands ut
Platt's Hall few evenings since, and, notwith-
standing the wet weather and muddy streets, had ,
an audience of about one thousand listeners,
mostly of the upper ten - Of this city ut s /
O'Clock the lecturer appeared and introduced
himself by stating that he had written lecture
and found it suited him very we'll, and Was ft To
be delivered to an intelligent audience; but
whether his hearers would think with him or not
he could not say, but then they would have to
take it any way. as he had got them into the
Hall, and he was bound they should not get out
till he bad delivered his lecture but To be sure
u carry his point through, he had policemen sta
toned ut tho door 80 report says) with instruc-
tibns to allow nobody to leave the house. but to
admit all who made their appearance at the door.
The sugar interests were represented in the
most glowing eOIors, and he spoke Of the Islands
in the highest terms. not forgetting to give the
residents their due for their hospitality and kind
nes- 10 strangers Mark has done more to
reetly state the position and prospects of the
A@eriean and English Missions at the Islands
than all the books, papers, letters, &c. ever pub
lished- He pictured the trials and troubles of
the former, in tine early history of the Islands,
@vost perfectly, and crowned his remarks regard
Il the great good they had brought about he
also bestowed the highest concentrations upon
his Missionary friends, eOngratulating them ON
their success in bringing the Hawaiians, TeO-
pie, u equal footing with any kingdom on the
face Of the globe. lie exoneratcd the natives
from ever being cannibals. and, coming as it did
from him, his remarks were well received. He is
evidently 4 true friend of the American Board of
Missions, and one of it, fiGmest suppor;ers-ifheI lie
has not helped them in any way 70 convert and
eivize ilawaiians. lie mentioned in his lecture
that he and the Missionaries did not mingle much
together, as their way Of living 50 different
from what he had been accustomed To, still. with
all that, he liked them, and ut the time
pictured, with the most whitening sarcasm, the
ofheious interference of Bishop Staley and his as
soeates, and their attempts to oust and bring
dlscredit on the American Mission.
The lecturer showed that he had a wonderful
Command Of powerful and sarcastic language, and
ms descriptions magnificent. The view
from Mount HaleakalI, on Maui, was described
Sy him in the most sublime and thrilling Ian
guage- The audience We're perfectly fascinated
and spellbound with the eIoquence of the speak
ef' when, with unexampled diffidence. he pre-
'ehded to forget a word-whieh would have fin
nhed his ption-thereby spelling the whole
'ning almost and losing that uutburst of applause
winch certainly would have followed had he
Ahshed as he commenced. lie made up for this
seeming omission, however, by another gorgeous
uispay Of brilliant eIOqnence.
Marx Twain robbed a few nights ago in
'Ns oi the interior towns Of the neighboring State
O' Ne'ada- lie was attacked by some ruffi,n- IN
'''s dead Of night, and stripped of everything.
wen % two - flvorite No. Fabers'' and two
soIs :. '-iIzrnss- Mark stood the a. Revolving
4. 4 s'"ay Robbery with as much courage and
y Ff'''gtr ~ could be expected. considering that
e bad nothing but g.ll watch and i.t ID