The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-09-02

valley bottom, though tradition, perhaps IL IL
history. has it. that the name was given aiter u
great Hawaiian battle, when the river was cbokeu
by the slain. and ran red with blood.
We stopped by a little side stream OF Laughing
water which the trees over shaded, and there pre-
pared our toilet OF the woods-wreaths ana
shoulder straps of greens. II would be quite
:. irregular in this country to come out OF the
woods without these decorations.
THE FEAST
Was the second act. The preparation was on a
baronial scale. More than twenty porkers, large
and small, had been cooked in one oven. IL was
a sight to see the cooks" getting them ready.
In the baking pit a great IRE had been punt ana
burnt out. heating the earth about for a fathom'
and heating up n CARLOAD of water-rounded stones.
These were for dressing" 10 the hogs-more IN
d~igestible and hotter too than Recipe book orders
Shovels were the spoons. and eight loot long hrc-
wood the force meat sticks with which they were
rammed in, urgently. Then laid in order IN the
oven, they were closely and neatly covered with
ki leaf and banana leaf, and. heaped over with
thick coverings, they cook. The oven is as unob-
trIIsive as real merit. No smoking, no bastlng or
turning or burning or Overlooking or IRE getting
down. What treasure-trove for hungry foraglng
soldiers would this be. under "A mound in "A garden
to find q mine of meat. done all savory In its own
sweetness. In a similar way. but in separate
wraps of HI leaf. uncounted chickens, turkeys, hsh,
Holsters, had been prepared, with all other due
Accomplishments of a ltdu. There was "A pleasant
hour before dinner. in the house and garden with
our company OF the night before, and with some
new arrivals.
Our graceful friends were now in charming
Hawaiian toilets-white flowing holokU, fragrant
wreaths OF ginger, fern, " long
ROBBED Heller" not more stately. Music OF the
band calls us in. Three-not tables, but strips OF
dining. extend the length of the lanai. At the head
of the middle one. the bridal party. We sat down,
perhaps two hundred people, rather tried to sit,
we alien-born. How we felt our DEFICIENCIES.
What to do with our feet was a difficulty. After
Columbus stood the egg on end. the %conrtiers OF
CASTLE could do it easily. but we saw others sit
and could not do il. Our feet were never 80 big,
so inopportune. We perceived a compensation In
the lot Of a wooden legged man, who could have
left his legs with his hat outside. IL only there
was u hole in the floor for them! The succulent
meats needed no carving, and poi needs no spoon.
We toasted. But when now the desire OF food
and drink was dismissed /" a tardy bevy of friends
arriving, a ~skeptical Eve must be shown that / eat
poi and how to do it, as If there was not example
enough there prettiest taper fingers taking up the
purple paste and making even poieating graceful.
All satisfied, the company rise at the word and
march ont. The spread is quickly set again. and
so successive. companies Toasted till evening, six
hundred, perhaps a thousand people. The provision
for them was not exhausted when the day was, and
the room had to be prepared for the second BAL.
The evening found ms fresh forit The gentle
men who after last nights affair rode hiteen miles.
arriving home in time for the three-in-the-morning
start OF their sugar works, were here with no dlvl-
sion OF sleep between the days. That was sincere
appreciation of opportunity. The ladies were in
different toilets and there were fewer trains
had feared that the prolonged festivities might pAI
a degree.
But il indeed Lcster betferel expectation"
Earlier commenced and not 50 Annoyed by spect-
ators. the second ifening surpassed the fret aud
at two o'clock leavtng % while itwas rot dgSa
ont, q march was ttruck up, and We. a iimirished
huL Eoudly number at down 30 Z sec6ad littlo
supper oi ~ event and tbs t,eIn, iape.
after cord pariaas with n,hon these
festive days had rapidly .ered into friends-we
ode home; Fortnna.ts they who mad carefully
put away reese. Saddle and bride, so they could
be all assembled again in the dark. Three OF ms
who had got such a complete start home, after
some delay. Tousing Up q f.eDd who bad inseason-
ably retired at midnight, Tor a light to Iook up n
lost bride, overlook on the road a young friend
who was riding moderately along, bis head con-
spieuous by a white handkerchief. He had lost
his bat-a slight misfortune. but not single, for he
bad lost his saddle too, and was riding his horse.
which be fancied was lily nourished-I think be
alluded to razors in connection with his back
Poor F. thought it "a hard case, but believed J.
had had the worth of it in " good time" We She
tears for him, of laughter. in which he Joined, ar
galloped on.
We who enjoyed these days will long remember
their varied incidents, every hour pleasure, all the
intervals of the festivities interfused by the unai-
fected hospitality Of the families who entertained
us. NJ.