The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-01-02

Every vlaoc oT any uo;c l. famous ET Souac vEHe
thin-. and Hanolulo : notorious Tor II Se@p-
sandal. and 5be UuyaVyIng suspicion With which
all STRANGERS are REGARDED By the Government
Tr.- vsT- frsr arrival yau are SUSPECTED Of being
q Government agent O! the United States, and
when wa have successfully proved that yol are
~ such EoDorsa.e c6cal. you are ImTne1Ate4y
accused Of being smelling. OF somebody e>e,
beside the simple traveller IN search OF inf1rnati0n
or amusement. which yoa really are The prine-
pal emrloyEeat there, and thar IN which uost
V--S1u> are engaged. ! the easy and lucrative one
Of m.uiiuz each others business the men grow
rich at It, and the women grow thin Il ! CIR
JajLly p~r1Coahle - the former. for people never
resent intrusion the climate p~4ecuGes X Il one
man calls another liar. he i quietly told that
he cane prove i. Ifanolher runs away wiki his
peiShborS wife. tae injured neiEhbo- passes him
on the SC-C- the next day without recuZuitI1n-
Every man there Paints his friends in the blacklist
eol0rs; every woman d5es the same by hers.
A. you rasS residences placed in the midst Of
beautiful grounds. al apparently the homes Of
peace and happiness. you sigh - tank that IN
clcL there 1wellS a monster n human shape IN
capable OF tie slightest emotion Of affection OF
humanity. You 70 there suPpOsins II 2 preeHi-
nently vi-tuous and proper town bat taking the
words Of the PEOPLE for truth, yOu leave convinced
there may be few worse places anywhere Homo
lulu i certainly . most beautiful town, and tie
surrounding scenery i S4ch a. artists love -
Tainr and poets u praI~e- Zach house las IL
CAMDEN FILED with trees. flowers and iJUuJaius,
llcEc II tfE-NL----- 70 please INC eve anu WEt-G-
a. IN many aseS. the houses are built Of the
white coral rock, and embraced By bousbs Of IiT-
inE green. the effect i very charming, and one
can imagine how the lives Of these pe1ple drift
away n calm ~to-getfulness that al outer world
exists.
4 few years since. the only Communication
which the Inhabitants Of the islands had with the
rosc u the world was the annual missionary ship.
which made is slow and tedious way around
Cape Horn, bringing letters papers and fashions
from home q year old Now, they have Z line Of
steamers % San Francisco, and talk largely Of
more important steam lines which az some future
day are u d. tap" the islands on their way u
Australia ana China The speedy completion Of
the Pacific Railroad j. looked forward 70 with
hopeful anticipation. and IL effect On the future
prosperity Of the group dircussd with grave con-
placency.
As time elapses, and these people ara brough.
into closer contact with the rest 0f the world. the
discordant and disagreeabIe elements IN their socI-
city VIII disappear. and they VIII gain al tie
suavity and polish Of their older ncighbozs. The
country l. simply an our-p0s. Of California and
Oregon. The people, both foreign and native,
are initiative and easily impressed, and before
another decade has passed, Hawaiian society VIII
receive from San Francisco lis manners and NOR
ais along with is dresses and dry goods. With
such an additional responsibility resting upon
their shoulders, the good people 0f the "GoIden
City viii have 10 look 70 IL that their principles
and garments shall both be unezceptionable.