The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-12-12
Island Correspondence.
Nf,rI. November. Il


Mn EprroR One Of the most pleasurable emo
tons thar stir the human heart i undoubtedly expe
rience by most people when returning after pro
Iong-I absence theF houaes AMI domestic pcuate,
their accustomed duties, their woute habits, their
cherished pleasures anI equipments OF former days
:, Go use the Homeric stylcl the scarcely fedgei
brI returns % the rest that sheltered him In cold AMI
storm with joyOus twitter. Such also undoubtedly
the feelings that accelerated the pulse Of my esteemed
frfeni q. a. Harris. when after strenuous ezertiOns
% annex the Uuitei States of America these realms
of the ocean, he returned 10 the sunny nest that
fathere,I him. Ah me drown, hand me the sugar
waterJ how very pleasant it il for your correspond
ent after long absence in foreign lanis 70 once
more return 10 the oil familiar the pages
OF the C0mntsrciff .f{rcTfssT, that truthful chrOn-
icer Of the frivolous as well the mOmenous events
that make mp the history of these IsllnIs- Among
the many blessings anil advantages which these ISL
an possess over many other countries, IS not the
least the immunity with which q newspaper CORES
ponent nlv absent himself for length Of time from
his post without having deprived his reiers Of sin
gle graphic description Of this horrible murder,
or " that strange AMI mysterious disappearance Of
young EEly in blue"
believe that it i scarcely possible 10 ind in the
wiIe worbI counterpart Maui. where the lives Of
such eventless tranquility. hard country for the
correspondent OF a sensation paper, bat rather a
pleasant one for a correspondent who dreamily drifts
aIon, on the tranquil tide, and occasionally sens
letter 10 the Commerci4f firsrtssT. that has done
AMI Is doing 80 much to bring the beauty and alvan
tas Of these peaceful Islands TO the notice Of the
world
improvements.
Coming from Honolulu in the COOL oil steamer,
the returning. absentee reets with pleasant recoe
nou at the early lawn Of lay the oil familiar beacon
Iight ON the erumbline wharf at Lahaina- Nearly
extinguished f5r the want Of OIL the rel eyes
blink aaI bob AMI bob anil blink through the misty
gioom at the steamer rising and sinking upon the
heaving sea. But soon daylight appears, AMI La-
hama lies stretched before in all it. oyelines,
one q the pictureque views. almost unchanged
ny almost. because many houses have disappeared
from view, hbtlcn by shlly trees that have spread
their foliage since last We looked ON Lahaina from
the After few hours lelny We gi'le along upon
the smooth sen close unler the shclterng shore Of
West Maui, anil soon % NcGreg0r's Landing
This is great improvement iHIeeI over the former
I1ains IN the -tormy bay. where the wind, A. soon
a. you ruun.I the point whistles in diseorIlnt
sounds through the shrogIs of the vessel, AMI the
passengsrs that we're brought the shore in boats
by the utmost exertoa- Of the olrsmen, seldom
exempt from a rood wettng from salt WIter spray,
the letrimeut Of many n bonnet treasured
shawl The Minister u the Interior deserves much
sreit Elr the establishment of this anl comfOr
able tlaIing place. aaI stiIl, IL small houses,
furnished with a few -ettees AMI chairs, coull ~
ercctel the different trn,lings. AMI especially as
such where the steamer touches during the night
The expenses eoull not De very great, but the travel
ing pabgic anil especially such a. live many miles
distant from such IaHiings. wouli be greatly bene-
6teL
There is g change pereeptbls in the aspect Of
the sIay desert u NtlspSlepo. though perhaps -eli0
notel by the careless voyaer Here st1nls the store
AMI residence of J. HlisseIl, Esi., prominent but
almost lonely ItHtIH4lr (Jhe residence the Es-
quirel in the % slai where the w.aIs arc busy
At work almost every lay of the year. ping up the
Etering sanIs in one place IN fantastic shape AMI
most strange architectural designs. 20 carry az
other time the whole fabric 10 -ome other SPOT a. IL
dissatisfied with the achievement Of their llbor.
In booking up towards the knobby ascent of HaIea-
kali, the eye encounters upon q brOal prOmontory
new structure whose whiteness l. doGbly lit up BY
the fool Of light thrown il BY the afternoons sun,
GHd whose massive urn, high above the eI0uIs, al
uonishes the passing voyaer uPou the sen below that
al on earth are voyagiug the unknown shores Of
another haL The structure il the Naus0legm Of
Capalakua, ehaste in itz proportions. gem Of arch
ectarII design. and built IN the mountains siIe,
where the seepsrs may rest after their Ibors
IN unIistarbeI quietHess, while the winl= whisper
asouri the green mountain side, and the breaking
slFf sen,Is up its dsep-t5nei lullaby.
The Weather
s been Gr the last month a. ch1ugefIl a. change
M can be. In months wherein in f1ruasr years the
ag1F-mis grouEd their rich harvests anl the faith
IA teams toeI frOm morning I'LL night through the
aust of ronls, whose upper surface had been grOuni
% the finest PercePtible powder, heavy. uncetsing,
soui and dsagreeabe rains have this year closed the
Hoors Of sGslr-hogses fr weeks a stretch Storms
Aa'e male their appearance az unEonteI tinaes and
s"eps furious over parts q the islani, breaking
1En the heavier growth sf cane AMI despoiing many
Cherished tree of is lSad q beauty; but day FOL
'W' night, and light darkness, 80 the dark elOuls
ave spei onward on their silent missions, the skies
eear, the moon aud stars once more shine brightly,
@ Tie sun glides in his glorious effalgeHee be-
a The h5rixon after having she,i beneGceut warmth
""antliR height. anil plains