The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-12-08
European COrrespOndenee---NO, A.
LucEnsr, October, 1875.

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small that It would seem though the term stub
born - could never be applied to them. must say
that my first distinct impression Of the far-famed
Brighton is associated with one of these animals
which passed the street, sadded, but riderles'
and unattended, trOtting of to his stand somewhere
on the beach.
They are 90 small they are pigmy dOnkeys, and
want 10 stop and look at every one see. Ny feel
ings concerning them resemble those Of the regular
typical Yankee met the overland route in the
States. After three minutes conversation, in which
be learned considerable about in spite of myself
he stated his platform" "NaOw," said he, "vhen
see n stranger always want to fnd out, first who
he is second. where he comes from third where be-
goin'." 9s,
No doubt the donkey would resist the annoyance Of
similar Investigations more suumarily than I did,
but he could not feel more indignant. However, my
Yankee proved himself entertaining later in the
day, and actually confessed to being snubbed some
times by people who did choose to enlighten him
on his three main points land good many others
besides)
We made days excursion to Brighton, leaving
the London station at the early hour of e2O a. N.
That was hard beginning, since it required us to
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ter train time we had make the best of it. and we're
really eight minutes early a, the station European
travel requires to be prompt at trains, much
personal supervision Of baggage is necessary about
the station, and at every change to the annoyance
and danger of limbs and skirts not to say temper.
There is no checking system for baggage III Eng
land 1t is strange that SO convenient, and simple
an arrangement is not introduced.
Much handling and many fees are required, and
that too by the railway pOrters hired by the compa
n.y. Perhaps the existence of the fee ystem accounts
for the nOn-existence of the check system The pres
ent way of managing baggage seems possible only in
an honest country. Really who is to know whether
a traveller is claiming his own valse another per-
sons without any voucher to the hone ty Of his de-
mand? Thefts of this kind are rare however, even
with all the confusion and exposure of baggage the
platforms at railway stations.
But we had no baggage this morning. and n COM
Portable ride of about 50 miles brought us to Brighton
where we went directly to the beach, and onto the
principal pier. The more novel to me than
museums. and very interesting. 1t happened to be
day for n lugger race, and yacht race, and had
opportunity all sorts of sailing craft on the
sands and the sea. not quarter of which could
name. From my first approach to English shores
had been curious to know what gave the dark red
brown color to the sails of many common small
craft, luggers among them. certainly makes It PIC
turesque my eye, adding variety of color to bright
sea and scenes. Sometimes the canvas is even
a deep orange color; and if were sailnsker
should be tempted try the effect of alternate stripes
of the brown and the orange.
In sloOps Oh the beach stood men playing cOronets
or otherwise attracting the notice of passers to the
fact that the " Lady May" the prince 4" some
body would take anyone for sail at o'clock for
shilling. Small boats with awnings were pushing
of with gay parties the donkeys waiting for ri
ders the oyster dealers stood cry their wares and
the children digging in the sand with cunning
wooden spades. The sand, Il suppose it really is
shingle,) was of pale straw color, the ocean was
blue, the day perfect and fascinating was the
clear, White-capped water, and the bright scene of
shifting color, aud variety of motion and sound at its
edge, that the attra ctons of the aquarium seemed
likely to be postponed sometime. Men we're hauling
up heavy, black craft out of the water by the wind
lass sailors and fishermen were busy with ropes and
nets, and old captains sat watching the work and
seeming ship OdOrs though they lOnged to be a
part of it all once more.
On the pier you may see the fashions and the dress
of Brighton pleasure hear the band watch the
bathers attend show of wonderful trained mice or
Aeas, ian insect far too common here-abOuts-would
they all had traiuers,) get lunch buy all sorts of
trifes, bring your days work and your own lunch
basket and bask in the sun on comfortable seats till
night.
To get into the sun is my great desire, and it creeps
uncOnscOusly into my enumeration of Brighton privi-
leges. 1t cool everywhere, and everyone is
thicky dressed. One sees muslins linen suits
and shivers at sight of grenadne, though silk lined
and carries about shawl and oTercOat on every
trip.
After the left the pier ard promenade, the
pretty little goat carriages and the invalid chairs
drawn by hand, and went to the aquarium for the
rest of the day. 1t is place of wonders. The tanks
with glass fronts, containing the fish are built under
ground on both sides of a long passage, and are
lighted from above. The water bursts into each tank
from the bottom like bubbng fountain, and flows
upward constantly producing, with the pretty grotto-
like arrangement of the rocks at the back and sides
and the bright illumination from above, a charming
effect, the visitor stands below and looks up
through the unquiet waters to the sunlight above
The ascending stream of fountain current the de-
scending stream of quiTering sunlight, its briancy
gradually decreasing to dim light in rocky caves and
the flashing Of the gold and silver and rose tnts of
the fish among the moses and over the sands, give
the ideal picture of mermaid's home
There seem to be no large animals in the building
The largest enormous turtle belonging to Queen
Victoria, and there some seals. But there was
4 great variety of small FISH,. The sea anemones are
beautiful creatures, and there were great num-
Ders Of them. They seemed to have multiplied like
he wild flowers whose name they borrow, and were
10 be found growing upon the rocks in many tanks
which we're not named their habitats. In tanks
With them were several varieties of the tube worm,
heir violet flaments swaying in the currents
curious and bideous animal called the octopus at
racted great deal of attention. When it stretched
tself and uncured its long legs for swimming il was
brown on the back and white underneath. When II
ound its resting place it sweed its body TO balloon
hape drew in the tentacule, seemed to turn almost
wrong side out exhibiting eOlors underneath
md finally huddled itself up to an ugly, brown
ounded mass in the sand, or fastened itself By its
fuckers against the glass face of the tank One tank
contained an animal Of the same sort but Of a golden
olor flushed with orange above in the settling stage
md Of changefu voles and Pinks 10 the underlinings
more beautifulthan translucent opal They are pretty
nly in motion. There was a Of enormous con-
er cells that looked though they coming right
t the spectators through the glass, and there
urious fat fish with their heads all one sided cleo
rio fish, graceful pumed fish from Mexico, deep 7
lack or snowy white, and many other interesting
bjects that again one wished for months rather than
ays for sightseeing. / must not stop to tell you of