The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-10-16
K0L0A, KAUAI, LETTER.

K0L0A, KAUAI, LETTER.
Koloa and it's inhabitants have
great cause for rejoicing at present.
The planters are especially happy.
During several days continuous
rain has fallen, causing our village
creek (what a fall to the people of
this place by having their PRIDE
Koloa with its public, private and
great business dwellings called a
village. We most respectfully pro-
test against the name Village" be-
ing applied to this place, as we
claim Koloa to be quite city), to
resemble the river Nile, at least on
a smaller scale. The water supply
which has been lately somewhat
meagre, has in consequence greatly
improved both as to quantity and
quality. do believe not to be far
from the mark, if l assert that the
quality of our water, as at present,
is not excelled by that of Honolulu.
The cooler atmosphere prevailing
after the late hot spell, causes also
great rejoicing to all; especially to
those sick who have as yet not COM
pletely recovered from their late
sickness, but are now making rapid
strides on the road to health. Mr..
Cropp also continues to improve
towards complete recovery. The
crops are looking splendid and
everything seems to be infused with
new life. just heard that grind
ing for this season will close next
week, and that grinding on the new
crop will begin about the middle of
next month. During the time the
clouds continued to pour down their
contents, travelling on the road
could be only considered as an act
of severe penance, whether per-
formed by an equestrian or pedes-
lrian, although those of the latter
class have to undergo the worst
ordeal, as the writer had to find out
to his great disgust, having to walk
over mile to his home. The mud
was slippery as glue, while almost
at every step he sank knee deep into
the mud, causing the lower extremi-
ties of his pantaloons to fill up with
a quantity of the soil of This king
dom. No wonder that before finish
ing half of a mile he resembled more
a person during the sweating pro-
cess of a Russian bath, while his
breathing sounded like the blowing
of steam engine; finally arriving
at home he felt so weak and ex-
hausted, that sudden gust of wind
would have had carried him across
the ocean. This experience was
rather hard one, and caused the
writer to wish that the soil of the
Garden Island, or at least the
muddy part of it, were consigned tc
a hotter hemisphere. But all o1
this is past now, the roads are dry
again, causing travelling to be AGAR
pleasure as formerly.
Some evenings ago, feeling quite
lonely in my Bachelors Hall, l con
cluded to redeem uy part of al
agreement entered into between
myself and a Chinaman, that tn,
latter was to initiate me into thu
secrets of Chinese life. Action fol
lowed thought. Soon thereafter
followed the road that lead me Il
my point in view, arriving there
after about an hours walking. Ny
Chinese guide seemed to have beer
waiting for me, and as both of III
were ready we soon entered a Chi
nese business place, notwithstand
ing that it seemed to have beer
closed for business, at least TO
that day, for not a sign could b'
noticed from the outside of an,
presence of life or light in the in
terror of the house, except that ;
Chinaman was seen tolwalk up anC
down in front of the building, act
ing as probably sentinel would oil
duty before the palace gates of Hi
Imperial Chinese Majesty. A knocl
at the door and word in some glib
berish from my guide opened tn
door for our entrance as by magic
The front room was dimly lighted
Around the counter some ten o
twelve Cinnamon were seen sitting
deeply interested in some game
that seemed to be in full sway oil
our entrance. Cross and suspicion
looks were cast towards the pale
faced intruder; gibberish was ex
changed all around in which m,
guide took part, probably assuring
them that / only wished to have th
honor of their acquaintance, anC
that they had nothing to fear of me