The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-07-20

simmer links was held in the Red Wood Forest
near Greeneryville last week night ana GAY
was spent in fhe wood, about 40 persons having
dismissed dull care, and being determined upon
having a good time. A rustic platform and desk
in a glade, with the monarchs hitting their ieaiS
heads more than 200 feet into the dark ana sun
NIGHT served for the literary forum, IN which
Grave and gay papers were read, poetry rec1ted,
and music both vocal and inrrumental gwen:
The adjacent tents, the trees ard SHRUBS hgntsa
with cay Japanese lanterns, the nipple OF me
stream near at hand, and total eclipse Of ne
moon in progress seen in eiimpses through tne
trees And later on in mid-heayenr shroudlng frr
near an hour, the full orb of tie queen OF night
cave a weirdness to the jlnks, and the scene tnit
Stirred even the duIlest mind. At midnight fan
tasic ceremony came of and joined IN by al win
hearty applause. II was announced as the crei-
tion Of care There issued from the wood an
aryuarentlv aged and white haired, long bearded
natriareb. with trembling gait, and supporting
staff band Of instruments followed playing
softly and sweetly funeral march, ana aIter
them ON a bier on which coffin containing the
remains of Care reposed, carried and followed of
a bIack-cowled band of friars, who with torches
in hand simulated proper erief ana respect ior
the deceased. -.
The other members of the club fell into line
ard with measured tread the procession followed
q winding path for some hundred Of yards through
the forest to the place Of cremation. here from
rustic pulpit the patriarch Gen. Barnes cehVerea
an Grafton upon defunct Care, ana the sorrow OF
the club over his loss as member OF the cluo-
Funeral hymns and responses filed out the e1er-
cises and then the coffin was placed upon ITS pyre
with a few more short sentences OF farewell
regrets, the torch was applied, ana as Kerosene
had been pentifully poured over the pile, the
flames instantly enveloped it and shot upward to
the sky. Soon the fire penetrated the CONN, and
thence burst forth the blue and green flames OF
Roman candles, rockets, ETC., nlling tne Tree iops
and foliage with rushing, corruscating tres- The
ashen variegated hues put upon the toliage OF the
redvoods as one looked at it scores OF fest, was
exceedingly beautiful. The members looked ON
in silence until only embers marked the spot, and
then returning sought their tents satisfied that
truratively Care had perished from the earth, out
In reality would meet them on the morrow IN their
homes Offices and stores, never TO leave until they
themselves should be burned or cremated-
THE COMET.
Someviat of a sensation has been created here
by the advent of brillirnt comet on the morning
of the sd inst. The stranger has put IN an appear
ance unheralded at least the public were unaware
of its vicinity until the newspaper reporters got
hold of il and gave it glowing set out, Ike that
of other distinguished arrivals. 1t seems strange
that SO brilliant a comet should come at once INTO
the field, without any premonltTy raolahGe 70
indicate its approach. Your correspondent hap
ueued to be gazing out of eastern window on
the morning in question and caught sight OF H.
lust dipping into the haze that usually hangs
about the horizon. He tried to reason himself Of
that Joy which belongs to discoyerer, and at me
same time to devise the best way Of announcing
the fact to the world, reservlng intact his " pre-
emption rights whent the morning light obscured
the comet hiding it in a friendly way to give him
another "a hours on which to perfect ms plans and
eecnra the GLORY He mentioned to his intimates
at the breakfast table his discovery, thereby pru-
IDENTIFY putting anchor to windward, IN case OF
dispute as to priority, and calmly awaited another
NIGHT The Light came and the comet came, but
the newt mornings paper came also full of descrp-
ton of the celestial phenomenon and disgustin2iy
enough asserting that half-a-dozen persons had
seen it also on the first night and the reporter
believed their claimants and published their names
,t,di afA corregQDuQeur out. with n WrEGkEQ
chance OF adjoining tail Miserable men are there
reporters now they may keep their old comet to
themselves and make what they can about H. Bad
luck to them they don't know anything about
comet albeit they print such a lot of stuff about
this one, all poached material. They can't tell Us
what it is or where it comes from or anything
about its tail, which one says g s about twenty
feet lonr - az though he we're describing a kite.
they have GOT 10 wait until the big wigs OF the
observatories have had interviews then you and
others may get valuable information about 1t.
N B-Befofe the above ''set up morning
paper announced that there were fro comets. The
first discovered one to be seenin the east at An,
his brother they looked so much akel IN the west
at p. NJ The rePoltor1al account OF their appear
ances was refreshing, and 1t saved the multitude
deal of thinking. for how was .'any fellah 70 find
OUT How the comet travelled IN the night from
west to east instead of the other way as do other
nightly disposed heavenly bodies The two comet
theory explained it all easily and naturally. The
savants exploded this view as did the comet itself
which persisted every time, IN looking BIKE itself.
and as some explanation became Imperative the
reporters finally conceded that the west to east
motions we're due TO the fact that the comet does
not 90 below the horizon, and .snshaysn back to
his place in the east during the night instead of
day The comet has been now turned over to the
astronomers but as yet no report has been made.
IL has not been classified or named 1t IS IN fact
a STRANGER and an orphan. Probably in few days
Prof Proctor will give his views and then you'll
know all about 1t.
THE FOURTH.
The .iralloriousr fourth is at hand. The city is
blossoming out with flags and streamers- The
premonitory pop of fire-craekers, Of double head
ers and the fzz of rockets are to be heard occs-
sonally. The Juvenile mind is on the alert and
patriotic thrills are on the wax However pro
cession and Grafton, and some fireworks at Wood
wards Garden is about all that is to be done this
year Old residents say abe celebration will be
tame and not worth seeing. But such old grum-
blers and conservatives are 10 be found everywhere
even in Honolulu where the Fourth isnot unknown
as a gala day. YOURS, n
A "a. M