Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-07-27

muscled arms and shoulders, but
lower eXtremities not so well devel-
oped. There were several women
with them and a few children. In
the crowd was young princess, |
suppose about Is. She was of fine
physique, pretty face, even features,
pretty white teeth, dark eyes and
dark brown hair, but she displayed
lack of taste by having her bangs
dyed yellow. Judging from her dress
one would hardly think she took the
latest magazines devoted to modern
Improvements in the dress line. She
dressed like the rest, except her dress
seemed to be more highly colored. 1t
was a small cloth tied about her loins.
In this modest attire she seemed TO
be queen of the day. She was given
candy and small silver coin by sever.
al on board the ship for which she
was very thankful, in each case re.
turning the compliment by a smile
and some dog latin. The men had a
great many curios in the way of war
implements, ETC., for sale. A few had
cocoanuts for sale, the main produc-
ton Of the Samoa Island. Some had
beautiful palm leaf fans. The chill
dren were dressed up with something
like a shOe-string tied around the
waist. The men are great divers and
swimmers. They would dive under
the edge of the ship clear out of sight
to get quarter, and never failed to
get it either.
The remaining eight days to Auck-
land, N. H., were spent very pleasant
ly, nothing of interest occurring, ex.
cept one lovely evening about 8
O'Clock, when great number of the
passengers were taking their evening
nap, several out on deck reading, the
remainder scattered about on the
boat, we were scared almost out of
our wits by the violent blowing of
the whistle and ringing of the bell,
the alarm of fire, the officers running
to and fro, the sailors lowering the
life boats and turning on the hose.
Well you ought to have seen the
stampede of the passengers. Some of
them who had been mapping you
would have thought had turned Sa-
means; any way they were not very
particular about making their toilet.
They were only drilling the crew in
case there should be fire. That was
rich, wasn't it?
We landed at Auckland, n. H.,
early in the morning. / was then
transferred to the train with the mail
for the South Island. We crossed q
strip of land about six miles wide,
then took the steamer Wanaka, and
sailed along the west coast of the
North Island, passing through Cooks
Strait, which separates the two
islands, to Wellington, the capitol
. city of New Zealand, a place of about
10000 people, situated on the south
end of the North Island. We passed
out of Cooks Strait to the East coast
of the South Island, and sailed along
this coast until we came to Lyttleton,
the sea port town of Christchurch.
The scenery along the coast of New
Zealand is very fine, the snow clad
mountains in some places towering
thousands feet above the water. Mt.
Cook, on this island South Island) is
said to be 1850 feet high and covered
l with perpetual snow. When ! ar
rived at Lyttleton found Elder j.
S w. Shepherd and his wife awaiting
I my arrival, both thorough Americans
r "a scarce article here. Although
e had never met either, l spotted
1 them before the boat landed. Soon
! after leaving the boat we took the
train for Christchurch, distance Of
: nine miles from Lyttleton. Almost
t Immediately after boarding the train
: we entered a tunnel for five minutes
When we emerged from this place ]
: beheld undoubtedly the loveliest
e country l ever had the pleasure O
e seeing, and if were to say the pref
0 test and richest in the world woulC
i not miss it much, for this part O
o New Zealand is said to be the garden
s spot of the world. On either side a;
t far as / could see the country was az
level as floor, covered with greer
G grass five or six inches high, being
l. divided up into meadows by greer
e foliage for fences and dotted here ant
J, there by herds of fat cattle and sheep
It 1t was beautiful.
g We soon arrived at Christchurch
o my destination. 1t is city Of abou