, 1877-02-10

@hatife and ms 1a'hcf m American. lie speaks
3.n.lf.h anl nat1Fr with perfection. md hrs
st'tI1e kns,wl's1et .: rr'ml,. Jffs Knowledge Of
lusrrs Is remarkable, aE,l IT, ta wcil rr, In Ecn-
sral I,,',atte. Z, % lie !; npnrentiy - years q
tnuit He first discovered that he was Rsllfct-
81 with lcnrnty In a peculiar was. II wae TN
il,e !tiaini II Ifnwa'f, at lis home, while hunt
ipg nn pplnts IN law cass. By incident the
was alinntt rptl hot, lie suddenly picked It up
md pla:etl 1t on the lamp Lacking at his hand
To- &c II i was burned, ~ my person would un-
ltr tho circumstances. lie discovered that there
painful sensation. !. flashed across lis mini
that he wns ni1lEctes1 With tepro,y, and at once,
with tF'ie. tlefotsm uf soul, he informed the
u pe.tutusl exile ffo,n vile, family, tf!end:,
and the world. Owing 4, hts talents AMI high
lFhiinl', l'cng slightly afflicted, sle might have
r'sapetl, but he preferred 10 nl'ey the law.
}siey tgf , w, o e are
emily from half mile to at,ilc and half vide.
Tn Dne eide Ia a mountain range, impossible ex-
t.rt at one. point, md ttcrr the exit IA very
rore+ eni tiinginR to the branefe. of trees. On
thc ttll.r aide IL tho forever ag1tntc'l ocean.
Il4a the lepers arc secluded not only from the
wnrttl hut frpHl the inhabitants occupying tho
lew estapcs Of lcpcrs through the passage in
tilcatet, but 1t has ntways been wonder how
thes eou!I manage toescapc BY 10 steep, preclp-
itnas and hanrcrois az opening. Wien captur.
,i1f'n them. There Is an abundance Of fresh
water gu the east side Of the valley, large
,n ~ furnishing 'uEe1y f., tl hospital
bait mile in diameter, antl i5o fee. ticep. Tho
middle Ut the crnter fs beautiful little lake,
s'neraM IN IT, hue. The water Is reported to
ls as salt a. the sea, and cuttalna two or three
MI II 1IatL I'm f1,n1 1a1,
fathosnale, and tllut It Is fed from the sea
.'!anehE at the valley ns Whole, It Is tnott nd
n,sragly fitted for the purpose to which Il Is al
lotted:: The climate IL .0ensat, and II at times
IN all the Hawaiian Islands there IL not another
location 80 perfect for 1epef settlement "a this.
Ihc denlzcns q the icper fctt'ement manage
t. enoy s. tl'cm;e1yes m. r. many Tsy. They haso
light, fantastic toe t,iiI III native atd European
style. There are Ell houses In the valley,
ipost'y built by the doycr'mcnt; for their rom.
fort. There are two Roman Catholic ei'aape1s
and unc Protestant church; also two tc.t,ol-
Lousc*, where the voting arc educated. Many
Of the fepers who are nbfc to work hare tart,
patches, where they plant taro, and thus secure
sup!ly 81 frc:9 POT, sel,sney dear tn the
whish they ut times drive at a furious ratc. The
average kannkn, M mattcr where you Ind him,
Ia sure tn ride Ills horse to death NOME day OF
eanhe, fae e. s aa e Hni tb s p M
amongst the lnpcrr. Whcu not horscback-
riding, blanting taro. or otherwise engaged the
lepcrs TO little legitimate loalng around :. tho
country stnret" wlcre they barter ami tr1klc Or
KEEP tn1ulfing for letters whenever vcseel
turctics Rt kalaupapa. the only landing at the
settlement. M vessels arc permitted to touch
there except on special business conncctctl with
the epcrs. Whenever vessel touches It Is n
Kind OF holiday for all tile natives who arc ablc
tn ride down TO the ian.linr. When Foreigners
arEfrc tile natives arc sure tu rcn,I good llar-
vest, because. tllongh they charge notlllnE fnr
the nsc of their horses, It Ia the custom to pay
the owncrs whateycr you Ece at III return for
this kindness. SONG Ut the natives manage TO
accumulate d little money by trading aud apccu-
lntion.