The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-05-19
NGAZETTE
Az iNnEFENpENr J0rENAG,
pETOTEp No HAWAIIAN PRO6REM
Australian life and Manners.



about Efe in Australia which CONTRAST
ccrioosly enough with our experience Q
Ese st ho-ae, Day and night, and sum
nSr sni winter, eome st very diaerea
tiuaes 20 Us aud 20 our Australian brethren
I Oar midnight Is their noon, our mi3Suu
u,er Is their uaidwia,er, and rics rsrs,t Il
Is delightful TO be rcadinS. in cur Mel
boaruC corrcSpo0dent's letter dated at Shs
beginning of November, Of gardens Just
bIoomIpg with early roses, and q ic>esrts
going their roandS to distribute, not &c
collect their loads, While we in England
sre shivering over frs, or. st best ven
ture forth, somewhat donbfplly, in our
warmeSs clothing, sRd accompanied by
our invsrisble umhrells, our more f6rtu-
nSts kiuSnea On the other side Of the
globe are enjoying the agreeable reality
Of long DAYS aRd clear and sunny sky.
Christmas itself, which, by old usage
sometimes happily, IS this year, hopored
IN the b-sSch-oar imagination Is taught
TO eonuect - closely with eoli and snow,
visits them in very different guiSe. They
do their best, indeed, under altered cir
eamStanoes TO keep up old customs; but
cur Christmas writings aud pictures must
Be % natives of Au<tralia as strange as it
Is 70 Is 10 hear Of their enjoying Christ
mss day in the open sir, ani OF their sit
ting late in the December evening under
the cool shsiows Of their trees, and pro
longing festivities which. st an earlier
hour. were impossible through the Excess
I'VE heat. They VIII duly have, like our
selves, during the year their share Of the
di>couforts OF bad weather. They viii
undergo their psnsuSe, but 1t viii be at a
different time from ours; and Is We are
les concerned for cur ueisbbor's suffer
ings than for his prosperity, we shall hear
less shout It. Melbourne st the height of
It's season, enjoying the luxury Of Its sun
and shade, aud Say with 81 the bright
ness Of an early summer, is too marked
contrast TO London even in an exceptional
December ike this. for Us to endure the
comparison with patience. The very
name Of Chrissuas recalls other asSocia-
tious, and demands other surroundings,
thaa those which are 80 perverSely Joined
with It IN Australia Our one consolation
must be that the somewhat sold mate
riaIs Of Christmas fare. which, in spite Of
al obstacles, they consent for once in s I
way 10 share with Is, are far less suited .
to their climate than to ours
Such Differences IS the above are, how
ever, as most, slight and superficial If
he English visitor to Australia can once +
make Up his mind 70 the transparent para
ior Of the seasons, there can be few
7laces in the world where he viii find
himself uore thoroughly At home Ofau I
'ur numerous descendants, the Austra-
ans zppear to resemble Us most closely.
North America has been tsr longer colo
lirsd, and BY : more mixed race, and be
ore our national character had completely
developed into It's present form. Both
,anada and the United States retain, ac-
the main outlines of reseu-
,lznce; bat in matters Of less importance
hey have zC4ured their own t=ste and
.1bits, which are very diSsimiIar to ours.
Australia has existed long enough TO be
distinct country, but not long enough
o have grown out Of the cid Likeness.
here are many obvious points in which
L our descendants take after Us. They
auuot exist anywhere without free and
oustitutioaal government They must
ave the right Of free speech, and must
e governed by equaI laws, aud they are
bsol1tely intoleraut Of al contrary AZ
lugsuents. Nor are these the only links
III subsisting between ourselves and the
lzuy regions We have coI0uzsd- ToITke
nd TO dislike the same things Is the
-0sest possible bond of union between
zti0us, IS It : between individuals. We
peak everywhere the same language; We
l-ry eTsryEhsre the ssme general char
,ter, and everywhere alike We are ad-
icte'i to the sane serious pursuits. and +.
lsiSt upon the same conditions IS uecss-
IT 70 : tolersble existence To foreign
:, probably, We are al absolutely and .
-iistinguizhzbIy the sane. We are more :
ke one another than We are ike any peo-
e else, and this alone would be sufficient
, decide their Judgment Those. how
-sr, Who are better able 70 form an opin- :
I VII acknowledge the correctness Of :
< distinction We have pointed out
leF VII recognize el0ser Likeness be :
Teen EngIishmea and Australians than
=tEeea EngEshmen aud the Inhabitants !.
.her of Csnadz OF Of the United States
.ough they may, perhaps, BE puzzled Z
give reason Tor It, OF to show pre-
sely n What particulars It l. displayed
consists probably, N thi-that the :.
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