The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-10-07
Letters from Hawaii-No. z.
IFRoM oUR ooRREsPoNDENT.] 3
August 30. 1871.


We assembled the hill to the west Of the town, and paused a
moment to look down on the pretty place. FROM mere we
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
In process of erection to be completed this year. There are
six churches in this district under the charge OF Father Gees
tine, and two schools. Many OF the children!of parents at
, .oiiOns 'ne "'"Aa A'"""'
Losing sight of the valley in which waiohinu is placed, we
soon branch of down the hill over an arm Of the late "now,"
aud visit the school at
KAMAoA,
Six miles from our starting point. There are some twenty.
four scholars here, thirteen boys. eleven girls. We stay half
an hour and go on. Plotted back to the main road we soon
reach the straight Kau and Kona road. Before taking it how
ever, we pass close to the site Of Captain Browns residence
dreary looking spot now, and we could appreciate 10 n slight
degree the terror of the Captains family as the swirl stream
Passing on and entering upon the piece of road built over
immense beds Of dd, our chief care for the next three houIs Us
to sit as easy as possible on our steeds, and go IL. The scene
of perfect
That opens upon our view as we surmount the edge of this
seemingly frozen flow, with iraiI ferns fringed, surpaSses any
thing that Y. C. has ever heard Of or seen. Over the rough
waste, Captain Haley has built a most excellent road, as
straight as a line-smooth and solid and as we catch occa-
sional glimpses of the old track on one side or the other, we
speculate on the probable length Of time that II would take us
along breathe a blessing on the Captain's head: Ihe .: M.
who is "nOthing if not critical" suggests t1at d u hS' az, ls
width, 'twould be much better, because shorter!
Whether it be the monotony Of the road, well fitted for the
calculation of difficult prOblems-or uninterrupted jolt OF
mind Of the 3. NJ, or whether il be that a sudden inspiration
SEXES upon him, &C.. certain ain 4, td is that IN The hen ml Us O. 3. n asa lSnG 1:a re-
Arousing nv mule (who Of course stopped Shen his leader did
companion, s.observest thou the minute insects that ,peryade
Che substance b as Of r. our s. simple p@a 5spa sd o, hsss t 1S,as seen a .hat fs ses
thou hast. Now listen, youth why, when thou art selecting
reject the larger, plump, wen fed intruders, and content thy
sse T anyh toSse s s. rhous Nay, rather because the ancient
proverb teaches thee.-"O OF two W. evils choose the least
heart and riding on in that serene state Of mind engendered
of ihe CONSEQUENCES Of a good deed done: After that, no. a
ton, and discovered new vistas stretching away before us, me
mire the persistent efforts made by Nature to cover DER the
traces of her angrier moods. Wherever an inch Of soil had
gathered, there some seed had lodged, and tiny shrub or leaf
lent grace to ugIiness. Through the thin strips Of wood that
she f Sas,, .era aow f nan s sppiea c sbss%sc |; p peDasr V vnes with ling
ing tendrils trsled DER unsighty rocks. tiny clumPs of MOSES
through hTenf s Is opening to a soil below. Once, two little
wreps flew tords US chat.ering, with pert look. fitting ing t aa0ns6
their dusky wings above our path but what cared we, the
journeys end draws near, we pass the line that separates
KAU PROM KoNA SOUTH.
And in a short time we have arrived ct, and examined the
School at Kaihi.
Soon after, the Rev. Mr.. POgue rode up, on his way through
Kona to Hio. He remains here during the night and we part
again tomorrow. . Dreamed last night that was being in
ending "jueps" AS the Ratchet split and shattered my crys-
tai constitution I awoke, and missed my blanket. Starting up
! found that the s. NJ. had gathered together a corner Of the
missing blanket, the tail Of my coat, and one le-" hiTnb" Of
Of Of the mosaueso net, and one end Of The mat. His prepare
tioDs being made, he had commenced a slow rotary motion ON
his longest axis, and in ten minutes converted himself into a roll
Of mating on which my boot sounded with a dull - thud"
ton. i came across some good stout rope. In half an hour
/ had passed more flashing around the inert mass than would
self with a couple of trunks, slept soundly tall breakfast time.
! was up first, and revenged myself for a broken lights rest on
the broiled chicken that our boy had prepared, and rode on.
PAPA, eP,M.
The s. ri. has overtaken me. and is now busted In removing
t TIVE s1'G as al at e ibis saI piace. S Sfasss Son ania = 's saSIni ssase .ss,
he had brought with him, I "Iay OIL" for half an hour,
scenes, but If there was ten times the variety that there is in
the fora tina. lines ne "a the pa path, r 1,wO aid not wap ,syos s Sgsias ,Ss
ty impdssabte is made up Of a series Of holes alternating with
tempt The slightest approach 70 a trot, sn.ble, pace, or canter,
but we slip, slide, trip, fall down, scramble up, climb over, Jump
plunge out, luDge against. side to, dash at, trip about, ascend
above, ges across 60 AFTER, wander amidst, grope among
and see before. behind, below, and beneath more rugged rocks
the island. Twas rough / tell you. Reaching the school
house az
% Kaone, meet here the PGE d,naa 6s,nonc priest, m charge Of
trees here, and on the road. notice the water lemon growing
orange q =. tree. ? asa up %e ss : %. as bare Of tni. IS are The
loaded with the sweet sweet perfume from the gGgGia blossom
echo through the forest, and each tree and shrub, and slender
branching stems and broad Nat fronds, cianberinr up he
trees, and spreading wide its graceful sprays above our heads.
see are bread fruit trees rude trails are traced over which creat
,Tanfs , G1 Tree, e are being hauled b. wood cutters piles q cord
We wonder what the wood is cut for, but suppose thai there
ing it sky%ad il 2 SMOKE : sdteHs Going = 9 n nc te a q sau %ssh scna send
day at PahoehOe, tshere we notice y good chart Of the island
and we start for the beach az
HooKESA,
The last three miles, leads down the bu and .toou "a.
side over a road that the tired condition Of oar animai- rassL"
Z cruel to ride 30 we dismount and lead them aIone. Nv rhe |
y, we ieach nus most hospitabie Of places, we are hiny 1
.eeking with Precipitation. and as soon as we have turned he
and mule over to our boy, (whom we find comfortabIv \
ns.aHeq q : lion. u. ID. Nahinu's house) we swallow the con-
ents OF a half dozen cocosn6ts, change our clothing and sink
or u.s. 'ea"y
Looking down On this place and its near neighbor Kalahlsi-
see aocat 4 dozen houses In each grouped under cocoanut
e. nara oy stands the church, a substantial booking STONE
sluc'ore, and IN the same enclosure, the school, Of which
to-morrow. In the steep "psis " along this coast. va
sra q ancient burial places, the many caves that open On the
7 Oh the precipice, having been used for that purpose. The
l s.alcts Of hau and kona, are possessed with great natural
ior Durying people caves and q holes in the ground %
o. = q surface IN every direction, making navigation or the
Ia1ner more difficult than IL IL for him who striyes no
~ ms ss saais % the breath Of public opinion, while standing
|. y eneimo f state. Natural Bridgesn abound. and every,
the tread Of the horse sounds hollow, as he steps efnrerfy
long, over the Jet unbroken shell Both districts. while Tins
nperiing life and limb, have the compromising advantage Of
Conditton o ar and water highly conducive 20 IongsyEfv
NE among the natives, az well AZ the building mn Of lsree
mmes we nave met no less than fifteen Of Kamehameha
: . Dooy-servauts," 'poi-smasherss and " Iomlomfista y
"a o- u seHng a woman nursing one infant. while another
Z Idfger was sleeping near, I instituted q series Of in
IT, - whicn translated runs IN his wise: aYour Ia
YES" pointing TO the one situated Ike fbe
smallest Of John Rogers children described I'm =
primer OF our yonfh) sHow old ~ aSix nnonfhs y
nho shisf" designating the Innocent sIumbcrcT) "One