The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-09-30

\ FtoSrrNG Crrx.-0cs q the most
hssEsSftd cities ia The world Is Rsnkok. the
capitsl q SS2Ea. I'D y01 ever wi,usSs
such a bsaesif1l Sighs in yoGr Gfes On
either SIDE q the wide. majestic SireaEa.
u0ocei IN regutzr streets and alleys. ex-
teaii1g Is k1r a the eye can reach. are
upwards Of 7Go00 neat little houses each
h0GSe uoating On \ compact raft 0f ham
boos, and the whole intermediate Spacs Of
the river presents 10 the astOniShsd gaze
Oy2 dense uiaSS % Shfps. juoks ard boats
q every eocesivahle shape. eolor and Ssse.
As We glide Amongst thess. We oecaSiea-
Slly eocezntsr stray h0aSs bgOSsa loose
f-ou It's u0Cylngs. SBj hurryinS down the
SsrsSzl with the tide amidst the up-oar and
shouts Of the Inhabitants and al Che Spec-
tSr0cS. We also Hoslcs,i that in the frunt
uow Of ho1sss are neatly painted shops. in
which. various tempting commodities are
Zoe sale: behind these again. az equal Us
tAnces. riSe the Lofty. elegant p0-eslsan
towers Of the various walls S1d temples.
On our right hand side. a. far a. we eau
see, are three stately pillars. erected to
the memory Of three defGnet kings, esle-
bcstsd Tor SouS actS Of vsl0r aud justice;
ard i little hsyood these. loouiirS Ike lire
oEoaEtls SHIPS am01gst lot of cOckle
shells. rise the struggling arri not very ele-
CANT Paklcs Of the HlnS. where his So
uese Majesty. vith ever 50 uany wives
and ehilirVn. resides. Right ahead. where
the city Terminates, and the river making
j curve flows behind the pSlsce. Is Z neat
looking fort. sEruo1utsd Nth the toys Of
Mango trees over which peep the To0fS Of
TO houses Snd GasssdT FROM which floats
the ruyal PeunA1t and JACK of Siam-a
tag Of red sro1udwork with white ele-
plant worked IN the centre This Is the
fort and palace Of the Prince Chou FOu,
King Of Sam and one Of the most extra
OryiIuzry sui intellectual men in the East
OF hin. however. We shzll see and hear
more alter We have bundled our traps On
shore a1i taksa htlIs rest- Nov. %
careful how y01 step OCT Of the boat into
the balco1y o. the floating hoGss. for IL
vii rscsds 70 the force q y0ur effort 70
uoCut- zrd Il not aware Of this you viii
lose yu1r balance zud iaH into the river.
Now We are slfsly tEanshipVed- for We can
not u yet SAY hHded bat We row form n
item. thog-h I very snail Ous. Of the vas7
Population Of the city Of BGnk0k We
take 4 brief survey Of our present spart-
usnts and 6ld everything. JhoGsh incou-
vsnisntly small. clean and IN othsr ~
speets. comfortable First. We have i 1T
tie balcony that 0ysrhzngs the river. and
* about twenty yards long. by one sui !
half bcuad- Then We hare an excellent
sittiug-s0ou which series Is for parI0r,
GI1ing-roou and al, then We have ; little
side r0o1 E1r books sad writing. and be
hind these, extending the length Of the
other Two, I bedroom OF course. We
uzst bring or make our Own furuiture. for
thoGgh those houses are pretty veil Of o.
this scocs- the Si1usss have seldom any
thing besides their bstiiing materials. $
few pots and pans % coax with. few jars
Of stgrss and fishing net OF two. Every
house has ! canoe attached 70 IT, snd no
nation Gs1Es-s waking 50 u1ch Is The Si4-
usss 81 the SINE time they are all eIpert
swimmers. and both msu and women be
gin TO aeqIirs tbs very necessary art st
very eaEiT age WItheut it. Oas runs
u0us1;1ry risk Ct being drowned. * Eheu
: ea10s apssts- u11s Of the passsrs b ever
think L uscsssarY 70 lead any aid. s5ppss-
ing thOm faiIy aisqa4te to the task q say
InE their Own ETss- Canoes are hourly
1nsss. owing 70 the vast coueoGrse of YES
sels and boats piTing to and fro. and owing
20 tbs carslsSsusss O. 1sEHgsncs in rsn-
lsrin- assis-ancs- ! Nr- Bsnham- an Amsri-
can Missi11ary- LOST his lie sous tEsITs
Pears so. having upset his canoe Ehs1 It
VS. Is. getting disk. and though he rs
surrounded 81 beats. no ole deemsi It
Necessary to stop and pick the poor nan
Gp--EriEags