The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-02-16
Europeaa corrs.poaasaee-yes

LAEs LucEESx. SUTHERLAND. Rse- 1875.
DsAE GszErrE We ksPs sAls. hsvsvs-. ard
IKEA The crowd Vas sstiSse3 ne toSk seats in one q
the last ears whi,h wS-e at to fall Tor e0-s- Il
seeRs surisss to ny iDsxpsrisacs to have leeS1e-
i've az 70 ourselves lone fss each earl ana 20, a, all
eORfortablo- For there vas 40 getting away frO@
the whis,ling sRd buEEiRg-ihas powerful. vibrant.
5rOnizg baEI. the sOusa Of Inpatient humble bee.
thousand tiass ins-eass5.-ss something dreadful to
eadure. Il seems as il i, would break the delicate
organism Of the ear. Il browns all ordinary sounds
The effect Of its sudden cessation is somewhat as When
shr cricket stops its noise all enee. only the eff
feet intensified as the sound is louder. At such
lu the car full OF people would give peculiar French
sigh Of relief, when the noise began again they
/ signed themselves with sbrug ansa grOsn.
| have heard this thunderOus humuing only in
Switzerland.
Now began NY first experience On thv rrighful
climbing railway.
think should not have shrunk at any steepness
Of ascent bad not had the corner seat which gave
the outlook, and from whence could look down all
the fearful preeipiess and bOttOmess abysses over
which we passed. One gorge spanned BY bridge, I
remember in particular. frightfa depth, but
dsrful strong bridge.
The track is like that on Mt. Washington, with a
middle, tOOthed rail, on which runs strong cOggcd
wheel.
1t grew dark before We reached our destination.
Katbad and to add to the nervousness of timid PeO
pie there was accident with lamp that suggested
boiler explosions and all the consequent disasters.
But after considerable clutebng of the seat TO keep
the car steady . and sundry starts and jumps at IN
usual sounds and shakes, finally arrived safe at
Kaibad, hoping shat might plan to walk down the
mountain on our return. One might ride mule, to
be sure. but such riding If the rider is mounted,
guide is always leading the snimAl. But more often
the whole party is walking, the horse led riderless
would sooner my and start without the in
eumbranee.
We found small hotel close to the great fashions
bic Kaltbad-new. comfortable, aud reasonable. Its
back rooms command the lake view, from the front
ones you hear the band of the Kaltbad Hotel three
times day. After day two in a nice front room,
moved the hall, preferring the delights of the
eye to those Of the ear. We had the music the gar
dens the view from the terrace the use of the
tain indicator and telescope and the benefit of the
postal arrangements Of the grand Hotel. and own
clean, snug quarters for eight francs day.
The Kaltb4d charges from fifteen to twenty. The
little inn Dahinden is established only this summer
fear that becoming popular in a season or two, It
will become aspiring, and enlarge the building and
the price together, till il resembles those places where
ladies' take half dozen trunks and make their tor
lets about many times day. One dress for break
'ast, second, walking suit, third, dinner dress
then. after nap. change for Tea. and 6lh cos
far ha A.
IN the terrace. No satchel or shawl-strap tourist
need venture into such place for more than days
peep. One receives attention the smaller pla
,ss, is made Of 1t Is pleasant to be met with
smiling good morning from mistress aad servants,
% be asked by them after a days excursion if you
had nice time and 6ne view, to receive their
Bon voyage" as they stand at the door to see you
If. cOuutTifed enough to care for these little
things that one does not get at large, fashionable es
ablishments.
At the Hotel Dahinden, We had hard-wO-king
hostess, and waiter who seemed more ct for man
ger than even the landlord himself and smiling,
eady maids. The guests were mostly Germans, and
here was real live Countess among them. She an
vered very vel in her delicate complexion, sweet
mile, fne figure. and stately carriage of her head to
mes idea Of nobility. bot regret to add that her
able manners not une1eeptiOnAble. We eonsid-
red her 80 retired countess. since she was living
s simply and inexpensively as the rest Us.
There two English families, also and We filed
table, with them, almost by ourselves. The poor
Iaer was at his wits ends sometimes at the hungry
smands from our table for some more Of this and
Of that, especially Of the fried potatoes which
Tere we'll cooked and popular. Finally be learned to
ct them down at our table when he had served the
Tiers. We all esehsEed veal and the English party
sually found out BY If We were to have it for
upper. If 50, they ordered tea, eggs, aAd honey,
hich given in place of meat aud potatoes pre-
,rred Occasionally they made a intake and got
when the rest of us had steak the potatoes we're
aticulary good and then it was sport to tease them
it'll praises of our nice supper.
There were two bright boys in the party. One was
md of rambling. hut the other much engaged in
hiding small schooner, and they were all going to a