The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-12-03

To explore the Lower Archipelago ]
sailed from Honolulu and landed on
the south western prOmontory Of Ha-
wall. Owing to the turbulent state OF
the sea, dashed into tempestuous fury
by violent hurricane off the southern
coast, I was landed i'm boat at the
foot of precipitous bluff 300 feet i'm
height, at whose base the sea ragged,
and roared i'm savage tumult. j was
hoisted with ropes up the black rugged
walls by some Natives above. |
mounted an island pony, and rode
over the green, lava-strewn plain
To the pretty little village of
Waiohenu (shining water. entered
the outrageous avenue of this seques-
tered trapical village as the cocks crowed
for midnight.
was kindly entertained by the Hon.
Mr.. Martin, q Hawaiian noble, high
chief, and member of Parliament, with
whose acquaintance | had been pre-
viollsly favored. At his hospitable res
idence | found an interesting family.
The venerable chief is a worthy repre-
sentative of the native gentleman, who
invokes divine blessing at his table, and
assemblies his household for morning
devOtiOns.
Bright and early / vaulted into the
saddle of my prancing young pony,
equipped for hard mountain journey,
and turned his head toward the volcano
and rode out of the beautiful island vii
lage, Nesting among the shadows of
vine-clad hills, amid green grove OF
/ tropical trees, bright with gardens OF
/ flowers, and fresh with evergreen shrub
berry, with the spire of the white wooden
church piercing the dense growth OF
foliage i'm the centre.
! NV route Law eastward, over the south
ern slope of Mauna Loa.
+ On the left lay, i'm rolling undulations,
immense swells of sugar-cane, spread
out over the mountain side for miles
around, robed i'm rustling blades, whose
I green leaves the mountain winds bowed,
tossed, and curved into emerald waves,
like the swell of liquid sea. In the
midst of the green cane-fields stood the
sugar-mill, belching forth black volumes
of smoke 1t was IA balmy sunny morn
ing, a charming tropical day, such one
rs only these fair islands of the ocean
can beautify her wave washed world.
A misty haze spread over the wide roll
ing sea, and an azure sky was bending
over the mountain tops its ethereal blue
A breeze fresh from the snOw-hoOded
mountain heights swept down To the
sea and cooled the air. My way, hewn
out of the rock bound shore, led for II
miles along the sea coast. On the rlghi
Law the deep blue ocean, stretched 10 the
far distant horizon, with its glossy sur
face FURNISHED with sunbeams.
Right under my saddle roared the
wild mad breakers, that rushed IN
hundred successive parallels OF white
crested rows of curling rollers, thai
broke on the black, rugged lava shore
with terrific force and frightful boom
and shivered their waves into Il white
cloud of spray, hurled their frothy scuC
i'm glistening sheets of foam POO feet into
the air, pelted the lava stones withtheil
green waves, and leaped in green foun'
/ talDs into the yellow sunlight, then fel
i'm dripping showers, that caught tn,
blended shades of little rainbows, anC
glowed with'the hues of their brilliant
bars. The coast is continuous ledg,
of black, Jagged, ill-shapen lava rocks
that bind the shore i'm a frightful rugged
beach of smelted granite and fuse iron
that extend out into the sea their sharp
pronged tongues of lava, pierced will
undermine the lava capes for unknown
depths below. Against this bleak, bar'
rem coast of contOrted rocks, the heav,
sea vents its wrath, plunges, splashes
howls, and means with terrible uproar
Its boom can he heard distance of y
miles away. NV narrow road branchet
off into sOlidified lava flow of molteI
rocks, heaved, and tossed, and curled
I III Il, hAn..aI nitaI rnIla1
upheaved, and overturned, and thrown
into an indescribable chaos of wild
shattered crags and blades, sharp a
whetted scythes, spikes pointed as brist
ling bayonets, with horrible bOulders
contorted, charred, moulded, and formed
into diabolical forms, hurled into ,
frightful, hideOus scene of desolation
that lifted the very hairs of my head oil
end with horror at the awful array o
terrible and unearthly defOrmity.
Brigades of lava skulled scarecrow
were mounted over the jumbled mas
of Misunderstanding imps, warped
bent, and wrenched, like storm-swep
wilderness of ugliness and ruin.
Even my little pony trembled at tin
diabOlical forms that rose in terrO
around him. i was now in the steril
domains of bleak, dark lava field tina
has deluged the mOuntainside with ii
molten flood for many miles around
Before and behind,a las far as vision went
stumps and blocks and heaps Of lava
black and blurred, stood up amid tn
dark spikeslike sand spires of blacl
lava; while jagged peaks, jutting crags
and broken hills and mountains of mol
ten stone rose dark and grim over tn
lava-piled plain.
Riding along among this terrible vol
canic wreck, | confronted a scene re
sembling menagerie of wild beasts il
J deadly combat, suddenly turned int
stone; at other spots, fleet of mastere'
ships damned together into II shattere'
mass of destruction, and thus petrifie'
appeared. 1t appeared as if all LOndol
had been shaken down, piled in heapr
and turned into coal. Anon Ii resein
bled a dug-up and overturned mining
region of California in 1919. Again I
! drift of icebergs piled and crushed int
fantastic heaps appeared turned to char
coal. The wreck and fragments OF ever.
conceivable ruin We're crowded togeth
er. At one time u ruined castle will
towers, chimneys, and turrets, will
, black defiant soldiers with sabres draw
and uplifted arms raised into the all
! were mounting guard on its ruined par
; apets, like grinning devils brandishini
their lava pitchforks. Again, "a smashe'
chariot with skeleton steeds AM
mounted brigade of lava cavalry stoo'
ready to charge Temples, cathedrals
towers, and multitude of nameles
forms stood, some leaning, some up
right, some hors de combat, as the.
were moulded when poured out of tn
mountain in liquid flood.
For fifteen dreary miles this diabolic
al procession OfmOnstrous forms haunted
me. Far as eye could see, a black regiol
of darkness and gloom met my wear,
gaze.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Temperance.