The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-02
From King David's Dominion
HAIKU MAUI, Sandwich Lslaads,

NOV. IL, ic'f
gds. Free Tsader--Dear old Frie"dsal can
imagine that about this time Of the yWr VI
tsya would like To change climates with
Haiku. il November is what it used 10 be.
A clustering northwest storm OF slect, such
as I remember, when used TO have to face
for mile and halfmany time after stone,
or Hampton or Stout had raped Wcbstcrs
baba .e-r kcr baker into my Uranium for SIX
long hours, is not tho mos, pleasant thing in
the world.
After you have got through such trip ana
have warmed your fingers over the CRATE
just sit down moment while tell you how
we have things here on our side OF the globe
am sitting tonight with all the doors ana
windows open, and TIE thermometer stands
nj 10 A pleasant breeze from the northeast,
which blows almost constantly both day and
night keeps US cool even when the thcrmome-
Ser rises above &c. The nights are always
cool enough for pleasant sleeping, and usu-
ally blanket and cover feel comfortable
We never have ic: or snow, and we never
have sunstIokes The latter am willing to
do without, but must say long for a good
SI5tashioncd sleigh ride, with plenty Of girls
and buffalo robes, and careful driver who
knows just the right snow drift to upset his
Load in. | want, too, to feel the sensation pro
rfuced ny thawing out real, cold blue nose,
aos that it would be specially pleasant, but 1t
would remind me of bOyhood days, and then
The big fire is so very comfortable when you
DO geo thawed out.
The climate here is too monotonously pleas
ant One gets tired Of 1t. | am willing to
hwe $50 comfortable, pleasant days, but !
would like to have the other five such rOuscrs
rs TO make me appreciate the rest It's o.
guod deal as Sambo put it--you know the
slcTY--when asked by his master why IN
ihBn&er be was kicking MS shins against the
BED post, he replied; "Oh Massa, it feels so
zxfBl good when it gifts fra hurtIn'."
however, there is one exception to monot'
onons weather here which | ought To men
.iou. We sometimes have "kOna. \ kona
: nice }ii'lc south Wild that comes tearing
along with a will, tumbling over the mud
and grass houses Of the natives, taking the
scots off the big houses and the chimneys
AMI stove pipes Off the cook houses, laying
whole cane fields Nat, and playing hob gcncr
sjl We had one last week, but il did no
eal1rao here, except to blow my stove pipe
ntT aud uproot about half Of my largest ba
mana trees In honolulu it did much dam
sgc
rlljs kona is usually dry wind, and often
follows very heavy rain storm, which has
s0hened the ground and prepared the banana
fross and cane for uproeiing. The only part
81 Tie community who really enjoy konas are
the ,iIatanscrs and carpenters, who have been
gaitMg tOr job the rest of the year.
The people OF this country arc not very pc.
.-euIisr They resemble The McXicans and
native Caliiornians in appearance somewhat
but are much more "stay-athome" in their
nature. They can nearly universally read,
write and cyphcr and the native newspaper
is to he seen in almost every house They
arr very Deaceabc and harmless people, and
il aquor was noe TO be had the criminal
cUnJis would have few assault and battery
cases to try. But liquor in a Kanaka is like
Iiqlpr in any body else, and rouscs the devil
in him.
The principe features of tits country, ac-
CDrding to Mark Twain, are cats, ccntipcdes
and scorpions. acknowledge the first, but
blink that the latter have been greatly over
-aSed- have been here nearly two years,
ard have never seen ABSORPTION, and only four
ceAiipedcs have ntruded themselves apon me.
The latter arc very harmless, and usually con
fine themselves TO the cane fields. When
gang is stripping cane, now and thon one
will give vel! and jerk his fingers out of
SHre Top pretty lively but chew Of tobacco
on the bite generally cures it, and the Kanaka
gees ga stripping. Sometimes it swells up
NE "a hrrSS.e bee slug, but it is never nj Al
dangerous;
Speaking OF crn'ipcdes reminds me Of the !
first experience Ehnd with them. Our Chi |
scae cnolt mace ar,unusual exclamation, and
sseppIng 10 the kitchen door | found him
holding Ills finger before him with an agon.
izsd expression on his face. A wiggling cen.
Gpede about four inches long, with its head |
mashed, lay at his feet and told the dreadful
m)e ! d,dn'tknow any native or Chinese.
ind didn't chew tobacco; so, although pro.
imed tue necessary article didn't like to
sheu it, and wanted him to prepare his own
1sdicinc In my efforts to say "chew--chcw
s. unfortunately used the words "kau,
hRE.'-to ca;--and the miserable wretch i'm
pedialeIy swallowed the whole chunk of
iabacco The next time he is bitten by cen.
ispede expect he will apply to another
aOctoT. He evidently thought my remedy