, 1877-02-10
a CURIOUS COMMUNITY,
Tho Lcpcr Settlement In tho lslnuL of aIai-
okal.--strHngs nml Startling sights among
the Isanlshcti Unfortunntek.

tor1ssta ndener Sun ttanctsco Te,s,.
Tho most startling and extraordinary corl-
on @ tt,s IsianI Of Moloku!, ene of the tslunis
comprising this group. thu community Is COIN
posed Ut the lct'ers found amongst I'll, int.u1a,.
ants u the uther islands aud compelled 1y law
tu reside On sioloka!. or tho ilntsy foreigners
wno visit Honolulu there nse few who hayc an
opportunity to visit the lepcr settlement. The
tsurcrtIlneIit ~ very strirt IN granting pcrnis
eluu, aiM lut few outside Of pronllneni Journal.
tats. scientific men, ana III occasional tourist Uf
distinction can recevc the t'csrssary pass:
Tllo rassaEe by steamer from Honolulu TO the
lslasHl VI Nolokat occupied about ten hours,
tte clsaEnrs being some eighty miles wide. The
the lepers. All this pl4re, wtcn distinguished
visitors arr expected, a string band. composed
oflcpcrs greet the visitor with pla!n,ise, mourn.
full music, we'll lifting their lst,latlon from the
their hearts. As VIC look on tho faccs Of tho
musicians the music seems weird at times, md
rs II cotntns from tho mysterious cayerns Of
death. For We can hardly inaglac that ntelli-
attributes of tho unfottlinates stnnaing bcfuro
us aud, EtrnnEc to relutp, apparently " a. happy
as the day IL long.n The flesh on their facvs Il
rolled up ia iuasses Of the rudy coppcr-colored
hue, tbs ayea protrutc through smaller layers,
and the hArt, looking sllust anl stunlctl With
tie disease, scaias ~ 1t II could not hold the
!ustruRlenk: IL. players nrc young, snitlIlc-
ayed a4 old, ,al .lls medium siagssof lcprosy;
are No runnlnE suEes, nor have holcs bcen catcn
through feet, llantls, or todY. Wien tslese na.
tvs musicians ayc llntActl playing thy rush 10
greet u!l culnpautots, ur4 tnany Il tic hearty
le!psrs ! and thsir irlenis. Crowds of natiso ivc
lepers nrc Oh thu beach extcEllIrg their llunls
an4 expressing hearty ''a!otia " to those they
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meeting old friends, a.l, III Ii r0tnslGn with
liawaltans and other pulyntulan tribes, will sit
duwn anl cry with excess of pleasuru fura
quurtcr of an hour Ut tln,e. Wlrn lE!r houl
ior,aci into .hs must iaugltrr.loyius 'ao1tals:
They sectn to forget thefr sfeal eslhilto. atl
ryel III the most ulhouliae1 Joy. Tie rnntrast
Between tears to stlllcs ii q very strauge piiysi-
on Ut Vi! tAis are oi.en sui,jr>t to the wis and
badlnngc of the !epers, nltl especially OF tha
young women. Fortunately u young au'l roy:
atrring leper gFl. Will arpFaa4l, u fosrgnrr and
ssssa sass du asf ha atu ss ssaf as s
though not larkaIg H. Eallauary, VIII fail t. re-
spond, ehrougi, fear Of tbs leptr's touch. TAeM
the gll VIII burst out iu .aucy, laughter, aud
you aIa alrall} All thy nat!scs juln IN, and
exrlaiul "stakau kcla Aaole" THAT furcignet
ta afralll "MAl ncl W, me honihont kauap
como here, aud let ~ klxs loynElyh was the
whose auetiou haa nut blottel 5nt thc tracea
Of beauty In llcr cheeks nor disanel the lustro
Of her laIgc, soft, dreamy eyrs. The gentleman
addressed cuurteously declined tbs proposed
xoMe1l, ha'! hearty laugh at bis expcnse.
Tbs leper Governor IL tnatl Ut nnIoubtcd in
tcllcrt, lawyer BY pEutesstou, md the best
o1asor ~ II thy Haxalan k'nedoen, whites Inrud.
H. y fai tas sanasn ~ j sI4s
callel ty Foreigners, but otlc[alty known as GoY.
Ka2sdall. lie 1t Il who Il chief executive ut
kalAwad. liz u Aaltsastc, his mother heiug