The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-04-27
Our HiIO Letter.
HILo, April 18th, 1872.

HILo, April 14th, 1872.
To the Editor Of Tie Pacific Commercial Advertiser g.:
DEAR SR.-Las dvices from you-30th ultimo,-
rather remote, but musquito fleets will hang to-
gether, and it is either a feast or a famine. True
the Gazette turns up at dull intervals, but nobody
looks there for news.
On the principle of L" letting well alone - / shall
refrain from the weather for once, it is behaving so
admirably. Nothing could be better. The last time
l saw Mauna Kea, he wore a HavelOck cap Of un-
sullied purity. Somebody once called Niagara neat,
and | lately heard the venerable mountain pro-
nounced prettu, so it is well to look on and say
nothing,-the haythiDs the Trrks We had three
days rolling drums of thunder, a lively
tattoo, and the result as usual-was snOU. How
does the idea sound in King street ?-chilly?
Then came Ito me),-a hiatus-a vOid-a gap,-a
nasty fit of uselessness called sickness, during which
vacant period small fleets arrived and sailed, visitors
came and went, and so did babies,-roses faded, and
~cabbages swelled and ripened, and so a week got
passed ,-antied-up to memorable. Time, who raked
the pot with hideOus nonchalance. How queer it is
the first time you get out TO be asked" When did
you get 6Gck?'' Wot a go is natur :"
l had occasion the other night to visit one of our
Reps, elect, after curfew, or vespers, gun-hre,-or
after supper if you will Though | don't eat any,
and Mrs Darlington says the terms are Unanimously
in reality-Gffer DARK. The first phrase however
as indicating a b~enighted AGES bon apropos to this
. melancholy little Hilo who, after shutdown is
Just where Moses used to be when his candles went
out. To reach my Honorable friends dwelling, /
had to turn obscure corners, cross perverse bitches
alu encounter OLHGT cunning eulTdpLDenlEs uHlN-
sured, aud there being no moon or other gratuitous
blessing abroad that night, my visit might fairly be
termed q perilous venture. l think a former letter
Of mine informed you that Hilo smiled IN the posses
sion a solitary lamp post. Incredible as this may
seem to your readers. / can assure them that 1 don't
exaggerate. 1t did pristine duty near the Station
house, and was seen of many, but in that tine spirit
of reckless economy which distinguishes our public
works (save when they dine abroad), this lamp post
after divers cogent sittings Of the Privy Council was
removed from the scene Of its early triumpls, and
placed regardless OF the lamp-lighter az far at sea as
possible without losing it altogether. So Hilo retro
graded into darkness again which, whilst 1t may be
an agreeable confederation for the young and ardent
of the mingling sexes whose mistakes are simple fun
to them, is not so pleasant nor so safe for nervous
elders who stay at home to nurse their cOrns and let
morality rip.
50 like a true though singular patriot who finds
sermons in stones, / proited by the occasion TO elicit
from my balIot-burdened friend a promise and a
pledge that he would picture this plague Of darkness
in such glowing colors 10 other Honorable gentlemen
whom he may - see in their places" that they would
assuredly %enlighten us,-IF-(and he laid great
stress on the contingency, II the spirit Of contra
dictioR will haply forget himself whilst the effort Is
in labor.
What a strange perversity Of human nature and
admirable parts in characters otherwise joyial and
harmless will sometimes prompt, like monornania, TO
opposition from a mere habit Of disagreeing with
everybody-lke toasted cheese / have known a
man of orderly conduct and steady port in the main,
walk home without his hat rather than own he had
forgotten it.
But when this some whites innocent eccentricity
comes to bear, pure and simple,-on-aR .4PprOpri-
Otion Bin for instance, it is the boy stoning the
frogs,-getting serious. | am not yersed in the
routine-much less the piety of Polynesian Parlia-
ments, but if my memory serves me, they begin with
a chaplain. Think of that Master Brooke 80
And mark the sequel. For / am going to suggest
that in future every member Of any caste shall make
a strong memorandum of that primary selection,
and bearing in mind its use and purport, pay more
attention TO the praying, so that any little infirmity
of temper or other casual ~frailty,-hatred, every
hOopiiimedi, and all uncharitableness, keeping am
bush in the p~erturbed bosom, may be clean swept
away in the prelude and the parson earn his pay. 1
did not set out to preach myself-but there is a
secondly to be settled unluckily, and he is a character
not so readily righted. This is he who parsdes honor
on all occasions and commits no wickedness without