Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
QUARANTINE GROUNDS.

Explanatory: AA-Dweings with nine rooms and
kitchen (EK). BB-DwcIlings with five rooms. c.
Arbor. DD-Dinit rooms E-ofice. FF-Gar-
dens. GG-Gates. RH-Closets. oo-Water faucets
The dwellings are one story high,
painted white, raised about eighteen inches
from the ground, scrupulously clean, well
lighted and ventilated have wide veran-
das along the front, and the walls and
floors are closely boarded with good planed,
tongued.and- groved stuff. The shade of
some verandas is increased by lovely
vine.like major convolvus or morning
glory" which is now in bloom. The sum-
mer. house is raised about five feet from the
ground, its base being inclosed with pickets
and the roof shingled. Steps lead up to it
at both ends. A latticed railing incloses
the main floor, which is furnished with
settees From this retreat attractive views
are obtained of the beach near by, the
ocean and inland mountains. Low ratings
inclose the gardens, which are covered with
a thick, fresh ciod, closely cropped, and it
ia shaded by beautiful young algeroba and
palm trees. The came is true Of the wide
open space about the dwellings.
Many fancy that because we are away in
the middle of the vast Pacific, among Poly
nesian races, we are not far removed from
their savage condition, morally or socially.
If New Highlander were blindfolded and
suddenly transported into Honolulu, or any
Of our other towns, he could hardly realize,
on regaining his sight, that he was further
away from his native village than the
neighboriug town. He would see the same
little, unpretentious churches, with slender,
pointed steeples the same coy cottages,
with broad, shadow breeding verandas and
garden patches the same picket fences,
painted white the same pretty, fair-haired
children .rundling hoops or rolling a ball !;
the same children OF larger growth play
ing croquet, and hear the same old familiar
airs waited through open doors and win
dows from the lips of fair songstress
accompanying herself upon the same Stein
way, Chickering, or whoever the favorite
pianomaker may be. A few of the trees
would strike him as unusual, suggesting
the idea that some one with fondess for
feather busters had trimmed them into
that
FANTASTIC SHAPE.
He might also wonder where all the ex-
traordinary fat, good-natured, odd-lookipg,
copper colored people came from. On Sun
day he would find every store closed, the
street corners deserted, flower girls, fruit
peddlers and hat weavers, who usually
lounge upon the sidewalk, nowhere in
sight; and the Sabbath broken only by
ringing church bells and chirruping birds.
In the words of Israel's sage, s. The voice
Of the turtle is heard in the land, y and its
mellow tones and hallowed associations
serving to additionally impress his mind,
and lead his heart toward holy aspirations.
Daring these fifty years we have laid the
fattering junction to our soul that our
government, Judiciary, and commercial In
tercourse were az nearly perfect as human
ingenuity aided by every favorable circum-
stance could attain. It has been left to
the marvellous sagacity, philanthropic in
tuition and journalistic zeal Of a San Fran
cisco sheet TO awaken us to esoteric and
exoteric horrors never dreamed of, nor
possible to conceive before Gabriefs las.
blast summoned us to final reckoning of
our atrocities. How true that one must
,o,k abroad for information on home
affairs
It is but a few months since | made
tour of these islands, taking mental notes
of what saw, but upon no tablet can l
find the first intimation Of anything per-