The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-01-29
TO GEORGE AUGUSTUS SAlA.

Distinguished fellow-citizen of the
republic of letters. Greeting. Your
humble brethren spending an exile
in this insular paradise are glad in
the anticipation of shortly welcom-
ing you upon the coral strand. With
every demonstration of fraternal
friendship we beckon you to cor
dial reception. From the reputation
our adopted country bears in some
quarters. you may be apprehensive
that we invite your approach be-
cause we are hungry. Well, we are
hungry, but not the hunger of the
I" feshly school" distresses us. We
pine for the inspiriting grasp of the
hand that has traced the marvellous
creations of one of the most versatile
and charming geniuses that adorn
the periodical press of to-day. We
long to listen to the graceful flow of
oratory from the lips of one of
those rare men whom reputation
makes no less brilliant upon his feet
than upon the editorial stool.
Whether, however, you can abide
here long enough to afford us. the
enjoyment of more than the pleasure
of exchanging greetings while the
steamship makes an exchange OF
mails, You may be assured that the
literary fraternity will accord you
more hearty reception than any out
ward signs can adequately signify.
If the too prevalent idea abroad has
adhered to your mind, that this city
of the sea is a community of bar
barians, the number of hands, here,
upon the {. '.lever that moves the
world" will doubtless surprise you.
Our hopes that you will stay while
in this country are not all unselfish-
speaking for the nation--we would
be dishonest not to confess. Many
who were not trained observers, or
conscientious chrcniclers, or skilful
depicters of men and things, have
sojourned here briefly and written
all that they did not know about the
place and people, and nothing of
peculiarities whereof they might have
become well-informed. Your high
repute as living cyclopedia of in
formation regarding the uttermost
ends of the earth, gives color to the
hope that it may be upon the pro-
gramme of your globe-circling tour
to see the mighty works of nature
abounding, and the many-colored
forms of society existing, upon these
pedestals of lava and coral springine
from the vast depths of the sublime
briny cxpansc. Small specks as this
archipelago forms OIL the map of tho
world. and modern as its authentic
history may be, yet the story Of
these Hawaiian Islands is most pa
thetically romantic and inviting tt
the study, amidst its scenes, Of thu
most noble minds that human sym
pathies expand. While, therefore
our country may well covet bein.
truly photographed upon the mint
of one capable of throwing the high
est charms of artistic description
around whatever may specially dis
tinguish it, we are not so modest q
to represent that the advantages of
sojourn by you among us are al
upon our side. If weird history
awe-inspiring phenomena, sublim
scenery, unsurpassably pleasant eli
mate, the most cosmopolitan society
and matter Of profound ethnologico
curiosity, are attractions TO letterc
citizen of the world, such as you
then we may believe that only tn
most urgent necessity will avail t
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