The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-22
Ths 9ailg g llletin.
A DREAM or A HUNDRED YEARS HENCE.
Published IN the Pacific CONNER
cidL advertiser, Oct. 30, 1856.

CONTENTS. Under the influence of
real Ilabana, the Author Flies into
Dreamland.-A in strange
City.-Mccts Stranger who Proves
to be Friend.-Learns that 1t is the
Year 1860. and the City of Honolulu.
Accompanies the Stranger Through
the Town.-Visits his Residence
Is Lost in his Dream.--Finds Himself
on Railway.-Visits the City OF
Ilcliopolis Cat HonoululD .-Descrip-
ton of Unfortunately Wakes Up
before the Narrative is Concluded.
Tired and perplexed with the
labors of a dull, monotonous life, l
went home before the usual hour of
dinner, and lighting a choice Ha-
vana from box which / had just
opened, / stretched myself on an
easy lounge on my back verandah,
and soon, partly perhaps, under the
influence of the narcotic, was
launched into dreamland. This
dreaming is one of the pleasantest
faculties of the human soul, when
not debased by an abuse of Nature.
To return in visions and revisit the
forgotten scenes of ones childhood,
or to fly into the regionsof futurity
and view what is revealed only to
the eye of Omniscience, are among
the few immaterial joys allotted to
mortals. | will not say what truth
there may be in the reverie into
which my mind ran, but l will mar
rate it in such way as may interest
the reader.
l dreamed, myself wandering in a
large and populous city where every
thing had strangeness that be-
wildered me, and yet there was an
indefinable something that told me [
had seen this place before. But
the strange language spoken, the
novel costume of the people, and
above all the busy hum and whirl on
every side perplexed me. landed
on q large stone quay, (from whence
| came l knew not), and before me
and all around were lofty buildings
of stone and brick, while a glance at
the harbor showed it teeming with
life-ships, boats and steamers ply
ing in every direction, and darling
across it like magic. l had walked
short distance from the quay,
meeting many, all strangers, till l
came to the steps of a noble build
ing, with glass and marble front, in
the door of which stood man, who
appeared to recognize me, and
whom as l thought, | had seen be-
fore. But when he accosted me in
an unintelligible jargon, l concluded
him to be stranger. l replied to
him, however, in English, and asked
him his name and where l was.
Finding me speak English he an
swered me in the same, and though
entire strangers to each other, l
soon found upon conversation that
he was a descendant, four genera
tions distant, of familiar acquain-
lance of mine, and that fact dis
PEELED all strangeness. He invited
me into the building, which l fount
to be the office of an extensive ma
rine and life assurance company, il
which he was secretary. l thel
enquired the name of the place
where l was. "This," said he iii
the City Of Honolulu, where my an
cestors have lived and died for ;
hundred years" Honolulu! | shout
ed with surprise, and Involuntary,
rose from my seat and rushed Il
the porch to see if possible coul'
be mistaken. My friend rose will
me and seeing my surprise, tool
his hat to accompany me out. BE
wildered as / was before l was nov
doubly so. This Honolulu! Whel
and how! l exclaimed What yea
can this be? "This is the yea
1850, according to the Christian
era, or according to our Chimes
reckoning, the year 5,649."
All, sir, l have mistaken til
place; but tell me when and HOY
this city was built. My companion
who now no longer appeared stran
ger to me, was a man of refinement
and education. In all his converse
ton and actions, he was exceedingly
polite, and seemed to anticipate a
my wishes. He did not seem to b
a pure American or European, blu
his complexion was handsom
; bronze, with shining black hair, an
extremely pleasing features. LeaN
ing the building, we walked on t.
gether through one of the mai
streets, which was very wide, an
on each side were high and soil
stone buildings, apparently fir
proof, and of beautiful architecture
designs. The singular costume {
!, the people attracted my attention
: Their dress appeared to be borrowe
9 from the Chinese, indeed thei
y general complexion and feature
y told me that large Chinese elemel
: existed here. The men were dresse
!. in loose flowing pants, and kind
shirt or over-dress, very similar
the higher class of the Chinese, an
the only difference between I'll
classes that we met was, in the tie,
ture of the dress. The labore
F., wore common fabric, while ii
, Weather were clothed with I'll
costlier articles. The ladies, NOR
over, were dressed after the mann
of the Chinese and similar to Il
men, having loose pants and ;