, 1874-12-31
KALAKAUA.


From the f}dxhin0ton RtpMti,ean.
"You enjoyed tho opera Z" 10 was asked. 20,
ycs.' said ho, "yery much, aud think Miss
Kellogg il doing great good by trausating tho
operas iuto English. However, we arc not
without musical and dramatic performances at
home. Companies from Europo and America,
on their way to Australia, stop at tho Sandwich
Islands and giyo us fino entertainments
there" You like Washington ?" and tho
| K.ug replied, a Yes, aud rcgrat leaving 1t in
the morning I'm Just beginning to know tho
pouplo and to appreciate tho beauty Of the
city. think IL wii grow ,noto and moro grn,d."
I'D "batss perhaps, slre' you will come back
"I slall return to America during tho Con-
| tannial Exhihttion aud I tl,iuk there wilt ho
| lnauy crowned loads horo. It my Information
is correct it is tho intention Of tho royalty Of
! Europe to hnve many Of its highest representa-
| tivoB lcre. But want to TO ftce aud enjoy my
| self During my next visit propose to clal-
| Icngo American Bfngle.oarsnen in Il race. may
| not win. but LII try, know am good traiuor,
but mayboe have bccomo too corpulont to RON
| iu d raee." .
| "Then yen arc fond Of athletic sposts7"
| "1Eardly anything suits me 10 much. We
llayo tn Hawaii several excellent baseball ciuhs,
aud III swimmers wo uro proficient: think
nothing of f,n ,naking a. lesp nto tho water FROM
live hundred foot high! Why, your Majesty
! that bontn Sam Patch"
" From what height did ho loap1' tho King
| aBkcd.
tior, and il he was correct, lc Thought 1t so.e-
whero in tho neigEburlloud of 120 feet. At this
! tho King could not repress smile. aud said:
"Why, gentlemen, lshould think nothing Of
! jumping into tho water ltom: . preolptee l,ovo
| 300 aud 400 feot from tho water"
| From the Ht,u loyk 3ribune.
| Tic King, tn conversation with fonreBonta-
much p!pascd with his reception BY tho officials
md citizens generally. From tLo monnnt Of
1andug to the present time 10 lad mot with
nothing but Aindpcss. Hia reception By
| President Grant aud tho oilicals at Wash.
ington Ind been most cordial. IIeregrotted Tint
| his illness bud prevented him accepting moro Of
| tho Invitations which no had received. Ho was
| just beginning to got acquainted In Washington
| whom compelled by previous engagements to
heard and road mnch OF tue United statos, but
| could l,nvo formed no conception OF tho vastnesa
Ut tno territory if ho bal not travelled over 80
| much Of it.. 1t was wonderful to contemplato
| SO vaat and powerfal nation, considering tho
| Is 10 prevent his aoaing marc of it's
territory, people, mud institutions. llo had beeu
much gratiiie9 at hla official reception BY tho
tiyes. Ills visits to tho yarious public buildings
| III Washington had afforded him much pleaB-
| uro. They wore much larger than le
| had expected to find thom. Tho process al
| exceedingly. uo looked forward with pleasure
to whiting Yalo College, and especially Prof. Ly-
man, Of the faculty, who was onco hls tutor.
He also expected to lneot several acquaintanccs
| at New Bedford, thu commercial rotations be-
tween that port and tho Sandwich 1slauds in tho
days when Bo many vessels Sore fitted out for
whaling voyages ln the Pacific ocean, having
been yory close and loading to many acquaiut:-
aneos between tho iBlauaers and those engagod
| In the trado.
Tho King was asked II the lectures Of Mark
Twain and tue worla of Charles Rordhor woro
faithful postrayntB OF tho manners aud modo OF
life OF the islanders. lie replied that tho work
Of Mr. NorlhoH was very clear description Of
the iaant tho mode Of life, and tho tnaunors aud
customs OF hin subjects. lie thought full Justice
had bocn done them. The agricultural proancta OF
tho iBlanda that mako up tile Kingdom Of Hawaii
c1everly portrayed, Mark Twain'a writings and
lectures Were blending Of fact and fiction. lie
was clover humor.st, and Ind burlesquod some
things, while he had trutlfully described othors.
He lad mot Mark Twin on tho iBlands several
yaara ago, before tho latter had become famous
Us humorst
Tho King WAS asked whethor tho pen-portrat
Of Minister Harris, 1nolnbor OF tho Cabinet
OF formor King WAS truo to life. Tho King
laughed. and replied that Alr. Harris was d
footing bes,soon MARK Twain and Mr.. Harris,
and Judged It Twas the hum0riHt's love OF bur-
losqno which aa lod him to sozo upon :tho figure
Of Mr.. IiarriH aa n good subject for sport.
Party foo!ing 1an high at that tiao too, anu TINT
Nordhon mot Mr. Harris during liB visit to tho
Islands, md npollo OF him in bis book ss very
pleasant, worthy man.