The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-07-20

summer links was held in the Red Wood Forest
near Grcrneryvillo last week. A night and day
was spent In The wood, about ~ persons having
dismissed dull care, and being Determined upon
having good time. A rustic platform and desk
in GLADE, with the monarlha lifting their ieaty
heads more than 200 feet into the dark ana stiii
night served for the literary forum, IN when
grave and gay papers we're read, roe.sy fe .
The adjacent tents, the trees ard shrubs hehtso
with cav Japanese lanterns, the ripple OF the
stream near at hand, and a total eclipse OF me
moon in progress seen IN glimpses through ne
trees. And later on in mid-heaven, shrouding for
near an hour, the full orb Of the queen OF night
gave a weirdness TO the jinks and the scene tnat
stirred even the dullest mind. AZ midnight ien-
tastic ceremony came on and joined IN by aii Win
hearty applause. 10 was announced as the crea-
tion Of care There issued from the wood an
apparently aged and white haired, long bearded
patriarch, with trembling gait, ana snppSltiing
staff a band OF instruments followed playing
softly and sweetiy funeral march, ana atter
them ON bier ON which coffin containing the
remains of Care reposed, carried and followed oy
a black-cowled band OF ffiars, VINO Win tolenes
in hand simulated proper grleA hnu iespeest"i
The other members Of the club fell into line,
ard with measured tread the procession followed
a winding path for some hundred OF yards through
the forest to the place Of cremation. Here from q
rustic pulpit the patriarch (Gen. Barnesl delivered
an Grafton npon defunct Care, and the sorrow OF
the club over his less as a member OF the ciuo.
Funeral HYMNS ana responses ullcQ uut tLC tAct-
cises, and then the coffin placed upon its pyre
with a few more short sentences of farewell
regrets the torch was applied, and as kerosene
had been pentifuliy poured over the pie, tne
flames instantly enveloped 1t and shot upward to
the sly Soon the fire penetrated the eotiin- and
thence burst forth the blue and green names Of
Roman candles, rockets, ETC., filling the tree Iops
and foliage with rushing, corruscating nres. liie
ashen variecated hues put upon the foliage OF the
redwoods as one looked at il scores OF fest, WIS
exceedingly beautiful. The members looked on
in silence until only embers marked the spot, and
then returning sought their tents satisfied that
tentatively Care had persisted from the earth, but
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.
Somewhat of a sensation has been created here
h, the advent of a brillirnt comet on the morning
OF the sd inst The stranger has put IN an appear
ailce 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 premonitaTy radlance 10
indicate its approach. Your correspondent hap
peiied to be gazing out of an eastern window on
the morning in question and caught sight OF II,
lust dipping into the haze that usually hangs
about the horizon. He tried to reason himself OF
that Joy which belongs to dlscoverer and at the
same time to devise the pest way OF announcing
the fact to the world, reservlnR intact his pre-
emption rights whent the morning light obscured
the comet hiding it in friendly way to give him
another "a hours which to perfect his plans and
secure 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 next morning paper came also tnll OF deserip
ton of the celestial phenomenon and disgustinoly
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
- - LIT ont NTH trrnF laA
chance of adjoining tall Miserable men are there
reporters now they may keep their old comet to
themselves and make what they can about 1t. Bad
luck to them they don't know anything about q
comet albeit they print such a lot of stuff about
this one all poached material. They can't tell Us
what il is or where it comes from or anything
about its tail, which one says " IS about twenty
feet long, as though he were describing kite.
They have cot 70 wait until the 50 big wigs of the
observatores have had interviews then you and
others may get valuable information about it.
N B-Before the above was "set up" morning
paper announced that there were flro comets The
first discovered one, to be seen in the east at An
his brother they looked much alike in the west
at p NJ. The repoItorial account OF their appear
anees was refreshing, and 1t saved the multitude
n deal of thinking for how was ANY fellah 70 ind
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 like 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 "snshays" back to
his place in the east during the night instead OF
day. The comet has been nov turned over to the
astronomers but as yet no report has been made.
1t has not been classified or named il IS in fact
STRANGER and an orphan. Probably in few days
Prof. Proctor will give his views and then you'll
know all about IT.
THE FOURTH.
The "calloriousr fourth is at hand. The city is
blossoming out with flags and streamers. The
premonitory pop of fire-crackers, of double head
ers, and the tzz of rockets are to be heard occa-
sionally The Juvenile mind is on the alert and
patriotic thrills the wax. However pro-
cessiou and Grafton, and some fireworks at Wood
wards Garden is about all that is to be done this
year Old residents say Ihe celebration will he
tame and not worth seeing. But such old grum-
blers and conservatives b be found everywhere
even in Honolulu where the Fourth Is not unknown
as gala day. Yours, \.
A Ms&S