The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-06-03
letter from H1Io.

Nh Enron We heard it reported, q hope there
:. y o harm in tbat). that it had been g determined, .
or ordered, or something of the sort, at head
..u.as 20 aract an iron railing enclosure round
the premises OF
THE HILo COURT HOUSE.
Then il was said that a stone wall, capped WIN &C.
ment. dressed and pointed was to be the dismal nature
of the surrounding, and this report was SO lar Gull
frmed that a party in town, handy at either iron OF
stone. and an humble patriot to boot, was requested 10
send in his estimate.
As usual with Home Department operations. the
thing was started stern foremost, just as the Court
House now stands Offending modesty), and the
nroprietv of things is left to be considered after the
job is done.
IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE A PIG.
Head him the other way, and if you want to corral a
mule, (who is like a pig, only more SOY, put MN In
the next enclosure. So have l seen men, VINO
could only be induced to do a thing by advice the
other way. and it may be in advocating an honest
idea. I shall touch the piggish or the mulish organ
and obtain otherwise quite the contrary. Neverthe-
less, allow poor obscurity to say its small say.
Who then can conceive the ~propriety or taste OF
placing a heavy looking barrack wall round a tall
and rather lively looking wooden building of bun and
green. and that in the centre of the pretty umbra-
geous little unpretentious and very honest and moral
village of Hilo The mind that would conceive 1t
would .sfence in'' a venerable Gothic Cathedral with
yellow boards and Mandarin gates, or eat salt with
lozenges Moreover, we in Hilo all saw
AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE.
Some fifty fathoms of as well built stone wall as was
--I i'll. Lo-o lrsar dof oc tho yua lie of IprichO- the
work of a minute.
An iron railing, set in stone, of a suitable pattern
is only Objectionable on the score of expense, yet were
there a possibility of its being useless, l dare say 1t
would be adopted, especially since road and harbor
making turn out so well.
But what can possibly be said against a neat
strong picket fence with mamani posts set In grout
and q single row of square dressed stones along the
bottom and all the wood work planned and painted
In the present condition of the treasury one might
think that such an idea would present itself, and
such a fence with care would last as long as the
Court House, and after that, the deluge.
1t is a fine piece of ground. ~glorying now in a flag
staff to be proud of. But the ~unsightly pride-of-in-
dias should be cut down and replaced with worthy
trees, the native kamani for instance (unless Fl. L OF
the Interior prescribes castor oily, and there is room
for one fine ''forest hermit Lone on the grass plat,
whereunder awaiting witnesses might lounge on
sunny days, and smoke their pipes of impatient con-
tentment.
During the late Court time we had Ito my think
ing) pretty
MUCH THE BEST PART
OF His Majesty's Government here, and I am con-
ceited enough to think that they will agree in this
matter with your correspondent.
Since the above was written, it has been suggested
by a resident whose taste and judgment are well
known and undeniable, that a slack chain fence, the
chains hung from neat strong pillars of iron. stone OF
wood, and painted black, would be economical, strong
and becoming, and so indeed it would superior
every way to any of the others. An inspiration
in fact.