The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-05-01
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THURSDAY. MAY l, 1881.
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LAllu ttlll llClC lCIllllltlCOs Ny
its frequent repetition every
where where the Hawaiians
congregate, of the pleasant,
cordial native word of greet
ing-Aloha! You hear it in
park, piazza, parlor, promo
made alike. Like the Latin
Say0c, elsewhere a kindred salu-
tation, it is of universal use.
Aloha might have been the
very word that Tiny Tim
would himself have chosen
had he been born a little Ha-
waiian, when, at the close of
poor Bob Cratchit's Christ
mas dinner, he thankfully OK
claimed, God bless us every
one y Indeed, you soon find
yourself likewise saying aloha
to everybody you meet in
walks m the widest way. [
love the word aloha, for it is a
sound full of welcome and
goodwill, telling of a time of
aboriginal, arcadian simplicity
and the natural enjoyment of
the life their Father originally
gave those gentle islanders in
his own wise way. And it is
a pleasant, primitive thing to
dwell among the cocoanuts,
bananas, guavas, dates and
mangoes, upon a fower-clad
coral reef; to bask on the bill
lowy beach and dream of
beautiful brown mermaids; to
gaze on the waste of waters
all around and picture deli
cious spice islands just beyond
the horizon (; and to glance at
the mountain-summits drow-
silly and murmur, as you
sweetly fall asleep to the dull
Get signing of the breeze, in
ancientphrase, a1ohar'- Adee's
Hawaalan Papers.
Rhythmic word of kindly greeting,
Used alike by prince and peasant,
Strangers hearts to set abeating
With its welcome warm and pleasant
Thrills the senses at the sound
And the grateful pulses bound!
III.
Hear it spoke by children's voices
Gay at sport in grassy byways!
Hear it 'mOng the merry noises
OF the meadows and tile highways,
Falling mellow on the air
From red lips so ripe and rare!
ILL.
When the moonlight glints the ocean
With Il sheen of silver splendor,
And the waves with drowsy motion
To the sands their homage tender
Then in dreams the word is breathed
And web of beauty wreathed.
".
Let me listen to aloha
From my gentle island brother.
For it seems word of more
Cordial cheer than any other.
As the salutation peals
And upon the spirit steals!
And aloha let me utter
In friendship true and faithful,
Mid the leaves that fitful fiutter
And the clouds that darken wrathful,
When the sea-storm filings it's foam
On the rocks where fishers roam.
VI.
And aloha let me offer
Whom the trade-winds fan the Pal
And dawn refreshing proffer
70 the green Nuuanu Valley;
When the white-caps wildly deck
And with froth the ocean fieck!
VII.
When the fleecy, downy masses
In the heavens sweep the mountains.
And the breeze that softly passes
Wakes to life the snowy fountains.
Will give the greeting glad
To each laughing lass aud lad
VIII.
Who, with garlands Oh their bosoms
And with crests about the forehead
OF the gaudy, gilded blossoms
That adorn the islands torrid,
Meet me dancing down the dells
TO the chimes of marriae-bells.
TX.
Yes! | love the winsome manner
OF the peaceful island-people
Meath the guaya and banana
And the palm trees russell steeple;
Open-hearts and open-doors
Beckon to those tropic shores.
x.
Yield back in answer golden
AS | tread the coral-islands
The Hawaiian SaiUe olden
OF the coast and rugged highlands.
An aloha from the soul
Where Pacific surges roll.
XII.
Dulcet tones of kindly welcome
Fond alike to gay and weary