The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-05-16
THE RETURNING rKoDTCAL.
Continued from Page IL


is truly city OF profusion. The electric
cars, cable cars, cross and recross 1t ike
the PLAYERS ON a chess board. Ihose
large tracts of land which three
wears ago were barren plains are now
inhabited by a fine class OF ouiidlngs'
am surprised, amazed:
"What would Honolulu do If dozen
of these pushingi enterprisins westerners
should invade its quietness and rest, anu
create such stir as they have In Den
YER" Would the little dove-lIke Town
nrick m her ears and keep pace, or
wonld She Weld the contest and plunge
in the surf for protection? Though ior
NV mart. | prefer Honolulu never 70
know this pushing busting lie. Wne4
sba does her charm to be is lost, WINE
,n;oht admire and congratulate; coulu
not rest and enjoy. | now nnu ipysSh
on the Burlington & Mllwaukee ~: ~
ticketed to Chicago. What haeHiuoons
nalace cars; one would scarcely oeneSe
Il possible to put such elegance ih.o
sleeping-car. Splendid dining cars
find also, all com ining to maze al. travei
We ' thrnneh which we are now pass
;y 10 wholly of an agricultural nature.
Vast orchards and magnificent farms,
| enclosed bv the Usage hedge, with great
nalatial dwellings as the rule, not the
exception. 1t is quite late in the alter
| noon. heavy peals Of thunder and quick
| flashes of lightning herald ralnstorm.
| Yes. here it is; not one OF HaWalis
| ETHEREAL showers either, but one OF ILL
nois' most frightful, passionate outbursts'
| which at this season are not lnfrequent.
| The wind appears to drive black masses
| of clouds from all directions. Meeting
above. the combustion discharges great
torrents of rain. AT last We are sale. :,
The setting sun, hitherto temporarily
obscured. shines forth in glorious bright
ness. casting on this beautiful cloud cur.
tain the { .rk, clearly-defined shadows OF
a great CITY, with its crowns, towers anu
buildings, showing with startling dis,
tinctness the cloudy curtain parts, ana
is spanned by huge rainbow which
settles and hangs over the city OF Chr
caeo. A short stop and we are again on
the wing, rolling out Of Chicago on
Lake Shore Railroad. The weather
, - soft and damp suggests. ma
] laria in every breath we lnnaie
find mvselt Oh numuer IA which car
! ries a buffet car and all meals servt
therefrom, much to my delight. Inc
, | diversity of scenery lulckens the t. dloui
g hours. Whosoever travels the Mohawl
0 river valley cannot fail to receive poet
zeal inspiration The old homestead
:, dotting the shores are scarcel!
) changed. The wild rose chamber
Il above the door, the pansy blossom
and the sweet violets are blooming II
|. the same garden urn of bronze. Oy'
trees; We old familiar landmarks
|. early youth, how We stretch forth you
welcoming arms to the returning prodl
}, gal from Paradise. All! The city g
Q Albany, the city that makes Of Sunda
afternoons a day of dress parade % Of
the streets. The pretty girls are all GU
U in their latest fads and fashions.
should like to write some of them for tn
Honolulu girls, as they are very pretty
= but must pass on. Sklrtlng the DanK
of the Hudson we skurry, skim and ski
right into New York at O'Clock in tn
evening-noisy New York.
Saturday. AN. Here I am, in tn
Of great metropolis. The first thing in o.
der. a ride on the elevated road, assuI
YOU it is a great sensation to be rollln
| along on top OF all the trees and houses
climbing to the top OF a building to gal
a street car station to take ride.
This monopoly carries half millio
people every day. They average twent.
five thousand dollars income from
N, every day. Now for trip to Staten an
Coney Islands, and get ready to sett
down to business on Monday mornin
NC Well, old Coney Island looks as thong
it had been asleep for twenty years ar
lust woke up. It is rusty enough; ar
still fully 5000 people have tiocked
this place to-day, and for what? Not
tree. bud or blossom to be seen-tl
- grass is more brave, and sticks its no
out as though still ia fear of being nippt
bv "Jack Frost" From one just fro
Honolulu, with the fresh memory OF pc
petual verdure in nature, it seems me
ioke-a burlesque on country pleasure
Again in New York-sauntering alol
to the famous Wall street. l am told tn
the real exciting business prestige OF tt
street is something of the past. Ho
ever, to the INITIATED, like myself,
seems busy-or like beehive with
dead queen. / saunter along Gas |
Be s'sight-seers +" do) up 4th, 9Th and 6
/ streets, the fashionable promenades
the city, and meet the naughty m
IT danes, the butterflies of fashion, t
v actresses of every class and rank, t
ID bloated miliionaires, the commerce
travelling man with his large case
"cheek," clearly defined by his blazl
brilliants, the professional gambler WI
having less to do in the day time tn
the commercial tourist, is more bold a
free to haunt the street corners and sta
+ at the passing ladies. The honest sil
keepers and the common laborers WI
the sweat of honest toll perceptlble
their brow,-all meet, pass and reps
in one common level on these mag
ficent thoroughfares, with that gra
IN passport of equal rights emblazoned
. their face, granted by the great and 81
ious American Constitution.
The days doings is summed up, q
again l turn to Hawaii, seductive t
wall! With her pretty women, |
noble lords, her constantly blooml
fora, her ever verdant foliage,
music, her hospitable homes, her pc
ical people, with their warm low
hearts. And my soul warns In admi
ton of her bold cliffs, her volcanic hr
which even the pen of Dante Wol
tremble to touch, and to her warm
cific, whose soft limped waves meme
plunges me into at this writing,
40. sunny skies, and perfumed breezes.
all claim the admiration and aloha
the writer, who found marvellous hea
and happiness among the Hawaila
who richly deserve for their home q
birthright the Paradise of the Paclh
"Aloha Nui." MAI FAI
Ire. Union Square Hotel New York City