The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-10-29

DEPARTURE OF THE STEAMER.-The arrival and
departure of the mail steamer at Honolulu is au
event which although it occurs monthly, is never
theless the occasion for large class of persons
crafty their curiosity by going to the Esplanade
wharf TO see the sights In common with this
class OF iuquisitive persons We wendell way TO
the steamer wharf on Monday afternoon, and while
there witnessed many amusing Incidents We
stood watching the surging, busy throng as it
passed to and fro like many ants from the shore
to the ship and back, each Que Juggling a trunk or
parcel which they were anxious TO secure on
board, for their accommodation on the voyage
We note the eagerness and business of some, who
were pushing their way through the crowd, with
flushed faces covered with perspiratou, and at the
time noted the GOODNESS of others in the man
aer of their preparation The former class that is
the fussy unmethodical class are representatives of
portion OF humanity that make for themselves
amount of labor with everything they do because
they lack method In the management of their
every day affairs. The latter class the method
zeal or thinking people are representatives of the
order-loving, cool, calm way of doing things who
are never in hurry, never fuss and fume or get
'veT heated iu doing their work, but who are care
al TO have everything doue at the right time and in
Tue season. This latter class glide along through
life smoothly and quietly, because they observe
order which lis heavens first law" But there is
still another class of individuals who seem to have
been born too late, and who are always behind
time in everything. This class of persons seem be-
reft of the faculty of making note of time and if
they are going on journey they are sure to put
off the work of preparation till the eleventh hour
and consequently invariably too late late u
We several illustrations ofthis on Monday. The
lour fixed for the City of Sydney to start from her
wharf was 2 O'Clock p. NJ. sharp, when everyone
who purposed going was bound to be on board.
But when the hour arrived and the ship was leaving
the wharf there were two or three OF the dilatory
class who took no heed of the order and were be-
hind as usual. One man we noticed rushing franti-
eally along the platform, when the ship about
fifteen twenty feet from the wharfand in notion
This individual was of those who is never on
time, and who instinciively or by some slew pro-
cess 10 his nature is bound TO be behind He sue
ceeded however in getting on board by the aid Of
a line thrown from the ship to which be chung and
was hauled on board like sack of salt or parcel OF
merchandise, We mex; noticed vehicle driven
furiously TO the wharf loaded down with trunks
boxes, parcels etc etc. and another eleventh hour
passenger. By this time the ship was twenty or
thirty fathoms from the wharf, but these trunks,
boxes and parcels had to to be put on board to
geiher with the owner, which was accordingly ef-
fected after no little trouble, labor and delaY. 1t
WAS now about half past O'Clock and thus one
hall hour of valuable time lost TO accommodate
two or three individuals who would not be in time
II they could. Such people intolerable nuts.
ance to themselves and everybody else.