, 1880-01-04

the bushes and trees, so that their real uglnces
| is never known except by some hapless creature
| that steps off the trail One pitchy-dark night
with horse disabled, and walking on before,
| mot two natives III these woods, in this very
pnth, with three pack-mules. each mule having
three large barrels on his back. How we passed
each other never knew. I only rcmem:
Der seeing confused mass struggling
on the side Of that trail, md thinking
! to myself TINT it was q pretty close call
! for three barrels and mule. This whole region
| seems boncycombed; and out Of the crcviccs
| and holes the largest trees are growing, their
! roots being well watercd by tho incxhaustible
| supplies Of these natural reservoirs. a line OF
| broken lava marks the width of the trail, but
this is frequently hidden by the fcns and "ot n
| bush, which sometimes cover my horses head ns
| I ride along. The "kukui" trees bend their
! branches head-high, and am thankful If
escape switch across the nose, or mouth, OF
eyes even. The "hala," or pandnnus tree
stands stiff and hcavy,-rathcr dotraction from
the general grnce Of all around. The "ohia''-the
| tree out of which the ancient Hawaitans made
their gods-rises high above all others, and, to-
gether with a large vine which is its welded
! companion,
LENDS TROPICAL BEAUTY TO THE SCENE.
| Gigantic bfrd's-ncst ferns cluster In the forks
! Of trees; and on single branch, while walking
by, cun count four or five, or even more,
| varieties of both large and small ferns. The
birds Of the island are not specially famed for
their song, but one never fails on this ride to
hear notes from unseen sonssters "nca are III
beautiful keeping with the tropical scone
through which he passes.
anese ~ th nv %s s l' +e her,n
tho more disagrecable part Of the trip. AT first
the path passes through whnt is known rs "TI -
Swamn tho,,ph IT. IL such- now only In name.
Soon we reach the " "Dohochoe," or smooth lava
This Is by no mems level It being called smooth 1e
to distinguish it from 40, or tne fou9n, snnrp
nnd i NJ not ,t a ali r pde ovc ouEh
noS nanEGrous. Inls Me.s 4aa 4; VIII; WILL ,,. re"
mics OF 1ne yoca1ao, ~ .1o ..e LIZ @
when suddenly we na 4hra oy on n
PUT MANY c1rr-pAynxEsr TO SHAME.
ss9a sa Is MS tSG s1a Sesse% and
"ohclo " bushes that surround it This plant
fow this nnammoih specimen rot rooted out on
|. this lava, miles from uny house, is problem.
Equally mysterious is tho presence Of straw
horny Vines On hoth sides of the road, and be-
ginning hist MS wa leaye the lawn, and contiuu-
fnn- fnr severnl miles, we sec the flowers as we
g.s1lop alons, and occasionally = bit Of color
disInount.J But on wo speed making tho best
time during the trip; and it fs not long before
we wheel INTO fn yiew lev Of ac h1a ,r, rne cans ah @
mense onsln, charred anQ PUCK, ft M,e,. cUdnts ad
little gust, Of wind drives the n vapor q from fass
snd We remiize That we have entered the realm OF
Pee, the tnplca gouoess oI hlaaca; 10th, r;a,s ~
Inese h III 1nu'i 4,1, II, ~ viii shoMt to
the t1e inmates E Of
>N'S vo1.cASo House.
n,,. -. ro,,r ,,at,,a nv, TOTO o,,r horses md
We 30 our rooms se to don our oothosfor It
has ra1ned nearly all the WY from hIlo, u,u W. w.
are Tet aRa 1nngT na r hrirhtens the arre
N NNow.Engilu ~ ~ o roaEing.chnir md
laugh merry oEer the expossd Gd pt ttmc 5ne feat
nost tes " nv We raf fhiry niles away in
up !rona , .he eea-7noie' ALL y 1-A''sS 80
e1Gialt a nours ,.o,.,. r., In ga far s,nnor7 An
bo,, nas aeo Fe sboud 9 have said 81 nread without but
ter, pressed beef, possibly ~" 4ai,i' ae
anu noSn some niorG imnortnnS omissions, let
m'taE IaH solv .1,7 mPPot 't'1'y va had, For
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