The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-11-05
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

[Sp~riaI Corrsspoadsres Of his Gazetts.l
NEw YoRx. Sept l., 1873.
The mission Of the ostrich hitherto has been fur
uish planes for ladies' hats nober destiny how
be in stors for the stately bird.-he is
to replace the horse Of the future, Startling
this statement may appear It Is uade upon the
authority Of gentleman who has, theoretically,
worked cut the idea ia all It's bearings. and Who is
enthusiastic On the subject.
The speed and endurance Of the ostrich are pro-
verbal; there Is also Eide-spread belief that the
stomach of the ostrich Is capable Of digesting any
thing that goes nts IT, These Qualifications, e<pe-
cialy the latter wsuld be invaluable daring cam
paigui animals which eeuld sabsi.t on cartridge
sssils, spent bqIlst. old neat tins and scrap iron
Eead simplify immensely the question Of the supply
Of forage No doubt there would be some disaiTar-
tages connected with the use Of o=triches in war,
for instance, il Is popaariy supposed that when
ostrich L pursGe be tursz his head in the sand and
reGains inuoTabIe. imagining that because he sees
rsthing himself must be invisible. This course Of
rsaseuiHg if carried cut daring retreat before the
enemy Soali lead to very unpleasant consequences
both to ostrich and rider. A hungry astrieh too
might eauss .cuuziierabls annoyance by eating up.
Of his sleeping rider, thus leaving him dsfeueeless
The aPpsaraEss efa squadron Of cavalry mounted
l0ng legged birds would not be considered in
posing. and 10 future Tsusysou wOgld have the
u0raI courage to sing the giories Of a charge by
light brigade Of cztriehes- The thing EoaId Be too
absuri. fsr when the soemy-
"Volleysd and thundsrgd,''
tie result would be
Legs to the right Of them,
Wings to the left Of them,
Feathers anaunbered-
Sill. with al these draHbaekz perhaps the idea may
yss besoue an seeauplishe5 fact, at any rate the
snthEsiAstc gsntlsnan before neutioned ssys there
il grand future IN store for the ostrich-
An e1eitsasut similar II kisd ttkoagh less in de-
gree that caused some time ago IL Canada by the
Geibord ease, has latsiy 5eec Prodased IN Ssz
TGrk- 4 u1z named C0pFers purchased in 1873
plot Of ground N Calvary ceustery. and short
tne ago the tody Of Mr.. Csppers vas taken there
for burial But Mr. CoPpers had been daring
great part of his life, a1d vas at TIE tine Of his
death nsuher Of the Masoaic fratesuity, and
AEsaaic rites had been performed ever his
body BariAI Vas rsfased fsr the rsazon
that Cspperz had died N zneonVerted MAsou.
A-S let4tltt4 AKA 4Lle1os ol M IcFfer1 nave bee1
making considerable oztsrT. and are gsing to have
the natter decided in the Courts. Eetzithstandfrr
ths talk aho1t the bigutTJ Of the Ctareh, exc. L
think the CoPPers people are i the rroug n this
aEair. Asserting 20 Rsa4a csthsIi. chareh law no
oae belaaging to that ehsrch can heIong to any
society oufsds sf Il Eithszt forferg bis rights
and privileges a Roman CathsIie- Hs can onIy
he rsiastatsd BY rrpeatizg and uihdraEing from the
s5eizty- Every Roa41 CathsIi- 1nderstaads per-
feesy well the PoEisu taken by hiH Church On this
sEssti1a ; Il thsrsfors nan h.7E plat IN . eeas-
tsry vhsn ke kzeEs that he il disqualified f1 being
h1risd there il ss1ld seez clear tAat he dses Ysry
foolish thing viii hiI eyes vide opsn- II his s0aI
hazksr after the PolP and tinseI Of ofFrsenas1nry hs
shazd ke prepared 70 fsrsgo the beaszds Of Esyisg
hia tanss in gruuad walsh h11 rseeiEsd q priestiy
bIessier- The Rszau Catho6e Cnrreh Il nothsr
wis Il ne1srahs II her tEsafzsnt Ct hsr refractory
ehdrsn, they nust either ohey hsr fmFlcify or cut
lSoss frsz her aErs1-striaEs eatissly- coppsrs,
thaazh he failed 70 do the frzers had net the sagr-
age t. Do the LATER; be nighs easily hare farssss1
What EszId see1r after lii death.
AT the nestizE ef the American Associates fer the
AdFlass1szs sf seis.ss zanJ raFsrs sf Erszs tzlss