The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-01-08
Batavia.

iyia. that in truth there are no streets
re only majestic alleys shaded by beautiful
trees. framed in long, vast arbors, known
Europe only as operate decorations. The
the pitiless sun can but penetrate their
al intervals while they gid with wonder
ections The countless plumes of the cocoa
the upright branches the flame trees
are all soarie, fOwers tbe bananas, with
leaves the SIZE Of man, the cotton trees,
with snow-Ehite pufs, the travellers palm,
a fans Of unsurpasssble elegance, which
streams OF milk to the almmons of cane
d into Their bark finally the immense
ans, whence thousands G -erticsi ia5ses.
touch the ea-.b. take raria f1ot, and spring
the summit tie Tree s1are 70 bind them
into iniric -s- -'s.- arais 10 Biug
selves down. G1s oi taess e1s 4io6e .as
-uiirs wood, lrro1alel vish curtain a net
Of INTERVENING leaves and flowers, through
b, children in the costume Of the angels,
ing back the lialies with their dark, 1.-the
is. watch the pirogues and the swimmers as
glide over the waters of the canal. For
e alleys and arbors are the footpaths of the
royos~ Of the tropical Babylon, or of those
Il aquatic way which the Dutch would have
Be by hundreds in memory of the mother
1lry Il the Malay population had not already
De them By thousands. Thus have the instincts
5 The white race Of the North aud the yellow
e Of the Equator met We 90 on In little open
-iages drawn up by IIIliputian ponies) through
delicious succession or those embowered alleys
the side Of the arroyo covered with in
Imerabie bargues, which ahOar amid gigantic
ater lilies, and catching giimpses Of fairy-like
lrdeus and white marble palaces. with glitter
z, maBy-colored verandas closing up the vistas
seinc nothing bat these alleys, believe myself
o be in Valley Of Delights in the neighborhood
{ the city, when I am deposited al the hotel of
be Netherlands, which, It seems. is the centre of
Via THIS fowery forest in the city itself l
li0Eicaied cannot believe my eyes, aud l
Z by all the MONKEYS, sacred and proiane,
b 4 have seen since then, that / an incapable
making you understand nv delight and admi-
-i0u. The building is of white marble, sup
.5ried on a colonnade Of pierced arches opposite
great oval kiosk, open to all the breezes pro-
cJed by light rooi-this is the dining-room,
here busy ant-bil Of servants swarm about.
.ying the table How fne is the effect of their
robes OF red six or muslin, their blue turbans,
and theis golden sashes, thrown out against the
Ehieness Of the marble floor and balconies.
Al ulgbsfan we dine in the kiosk; around US
q brilliantly attired crowd dance IN the alleys,
lighted up with Venetian lamps. We are served
- I
Malay 70 pour iced water into NV glass, two 10
5bu-g- my plates, three hold the dishes, one to
'arve, one 10 wait til the coffee comes round. i'll
rsniei 10 taste twelve dishes, and could succeed
q asking Tor them 10 the local tongue l might
luploy the twelve motiOuless men in ned who
iquai behind me. What a sight What coloring
What a SKY And when stretched along the yer
inda IN the tull Periumed breeze, I cry, Sspada
szssi ar1i,n Quick one Of the 0Hentals of the /
thousand and one nights. whom one is tempted
q cal slaves. leaves the column al whose foot be 4
aas been mutey crouching like statue OF Bud. I
Ina and brings me, TO hight my pipe, long fuse,
rhicb be is the appointed guardian. 1t isa
Of torch, made ont Of gIutinous sandal wood,
ch burns day ana night, and exhAles adelicious
ume ieel myself rapidly turning intO
lHn As Tor the 6iuuer-I speak With the re-
eo, a North-man-SorJy-eigh different kinds
lmsuio. mountain of rice, in which Is bid.
8 microscopic plan Of Young pigeon, served
q sauce Favored With red pepper, which Is
famous EgrS. an shSenoe q all visDds 10 be
VIA al ordinary knife, al abundance Of salads
( bamboo and ohuioee-the whole nndoah,.
oilers local cOlossag highly appreciated by
1eurs. bat Which ijgtts uP devOurpg fame
tomachs uuaccgstome3 70 Javsneso cooking,
ot Is san more excited by the local drinks.
aev Drer ssosNE OK paoUSANp nolARS
Aa SecoB6 street, away down west aear the
vsr5 lvoS EStle boy. lame lrom birth, with
scsa7al tip aiseSse his parents keep
A. g-ooeC ssoOo. soa sre worthy. Industrious,
slenioal hara-NorSips Gernans, About
s,y-JWo months 40 tins boy Kari, ioS pick
= sa-us.S wAsn og some similar triaing
w~s reuSrssd With cline, Instead Of
--ssr Or toysaop receiving this FIRST money
sroauySssS ever had Of his own. bright idea
"a h,n and he bought two boxes Of matches
n Us sather ana re,ailea them at dime each
AA-l- - WI ~ --aAtA AAhSSsSA @AN tAC AtSt
sairE 81 bis possssipg the ten cent capital saw
@ MASTER OS tweaty-sre cents and three boxes
-aiches- The aext DAY, he invested his quart
IN WSshi0c-blue and more matches His fa-
y hunOCed him and gave him priority of Gus,
ne-s IN thSi line. Before ,ek be had quite
issle stock Of goods psid for, displayed under
uu.b0eHa. on table IN mont of one of the
ne vinaOws, He now made bis purchases d.
3 from wholesalers aud became independent Of
father A pail full Of ice cold lemonade.
q soda aud a stock Of MELONS and ripe fruit
se added TO his miscellaneous stock. Every
Al vas invested and tarned over. OF course
fsiher changed him no board, no lodging, no
a. and the funds accumulated until he made
! uroposition 70 his parents to take one of the
bdcus Of the little store; this be did and bust
S fiourishing. he went on to the street, hop
Z with bis poor lame leg on to farm wagons
{ was quite an extensive cash buyer in a small
q farmers knew him, valued his honesty re-
l. !