Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-07
,Ionson's Travels.

Ultdlt pr bItdN CAKES NAlelutl0Ut tAIt
and while the natives With great adapt
ability conveyed the psi from the huge
calabashes into their mouths with their
fingers, while chatting ir tcir own
Characteristic stylc, we "alakais" were
provided with sprons; hence we escaped
the rather "uupalatahle" ordeal Of soil.
ing our fingers BOO native siyla. But even
provided with sp lon, the poi eat will
cause no one In Hawaii to 20 hungry
! can eat poi already, but-wel, | would
Just as soon Try something else. After
The iea I, several members Of the Homo.
lulu choir who were present entertained
rs by singing several beautiful songs,
closing with the popular piece called
Aloha oe They also "a - the ndlio.
nal air Hawaii ponoi.' Tncn We all
returned t. Honolulu,
"wednesday June i3.h. Aher attend
ing tO several duties Outing the day
Elder Matthew NoJll,Wits aud child aud
myself boarded the steamer LikeliEc
and sailed from Honolulu at 651 O'Clock
p. M, bound for the islands Of VI mi and
Hawaii. The evening was windy and
the sea rough, and We had no sooner
got outside the harbur than the little
vessel began TO pitch and roll in a most
DI,'grcsaUle manner We'll, the Clnsc'
queuca. ls one might suppose, wa, that
lIl handle, exc pit the sailors and cooks,
got ErasICk. Aud genuine. slfaiGh'.iJf-
ward srasiCkucss d, was too. My i'm
mediate travelling Compinion5-l hate to
mention names when J write Of un'
pleasant thing were among The great
est sufferers. And i' lasted al night
and until long after sunrise the ucNt
morning. And the historian was like the
rest It's experience ON five voyage
across the Atlantic. and 70 $500 mile
voyage ON tine Pacific counted l1r moth.
INK M these Hawaiian waters, or a. least
not on board the likclikc. In vain did
ne cndclyur to copy Go, theory of the
Christian scientists and imagine hmscl
we'll. lie was sick, and 81 was Of no use
denying Il, and Doe DiI not, Jllgr two or
three attempts, but the next morning he
recorded in his private journal that one
Of the most miserable nighN OF bis life
was spent on hoard the l.isclifc eu.foutr
from Oahu to Maui,
Thursday June ff'h-ByiHg NOR"
under the influence Of scasici;ucss than
sleep ! found myself ON the deck OF the
LiEgiEc at O'Clock 10 the morning
looking ior land. ! had observed that
the vessel had ceased her pitching and
rolling to a certain extent Is il she was
on the icCwafd side o. something Aud
sure enough there % was lu the beau.
uiul tropical moonlight the mountains ol
Mulal8i could be seen distinctly on uur
luii, ani the noble heights Of TIE island
OF lanai on our right ] thought Dl
Walter NJ Gibson on his rock Temple"
as some termed his Sacred" house ON
Lanai, bar being near sighted could not
see 10. And, though so sick, ] also
looked ior the lep'r settlement on Nllo'
Eai, but ! was informed by fellow
passenger that IL was on the other side
ui the island. Passing ON We saw
another land ahead OF us, This was
told was the island G. Maui, but Judge
OF my disappointment when ] learned
that our place OF destination was on the
windwaTd side OF the island, and that
we In pas sing IT, most northwestern
point would be exposed To the heavy
rolling seas worse than ever. But there
was no help, Tor tn vessel was bound lIr
kshuIui and not Tor l.ahauit.
Well he day break came al the pro.
per hour, but the wind blew and the
sea rolled just the same, the sun rose
one OF ,hg passengers said IN the vest
but the wind, sea and srasickngss con.
tInucd as M the middle Of the night. No
rclleL Breakfast was announced. but
though every stomach was empty, the
Invitation to replenish 10 wa unncedcd,
the steamship company saved the meal
which was due the passengers who had
paid cabin fare, and the purscr no doubt
made proper entry DO the prof, aud
loss column.
lut al trouble had an end. Al $3.50
O'Clock e. m. the rafting oil chains an.
nouncel the fact lptt the anchor was
being cast into the sea, and the passrn.
gers were informed that kahului bay had
been reached at last, and that they were
at liberty 10 land. We'll, that was easier
said than done. How could the poor
suffering specimens OF humanity. VINO
had spent such dreadful night on
board, hc lowered into the small boats
while h SEA yet peaisied to roCka-5yc
the good l-iky.ikc as d she was still iu
md.uceAu. But the task was accom-.
plshed much easier than anticipated.
The steps were lowered, tie passengers
descended one at time To the lower
end, and when a heavy sea would bring
the boat up within halllug distance OF
the steps, he or she would drop Into d,
aud while waiting tor another wave,
another passenger would prepare 90
drop. In this manner al the passengers
who intended TO land ut kahului dcs.
cended, and were finally rowed ashore
and landed In safety. Once more on
lfHG EfRlG we looked for our friends
who were expected TO meet us, bu, as
none were in sight, we hired carriage,
which took US four miles through Wa.
luka into the lower end OF the historical
las valleY,io the residence Of Kuai Alma,
the president q. the Wailuka branch,
where we also had the pleasure OF meet.
ing three ui our brethren irOm Zion.
They were Elders VIM. II. Mandenhall.
president OF the Maui conference, Henry
Moss and Lewis r. Jenkins. These
brethren had been aitlng for US a whole
day, the steamer which brought Us being
one day behind her regular time. After
washing IN the creek, we ate little rice,
bread and fruit, but the effects Of the
seasicknCss remained with US all day.
We now spent most OF the day nj tie
house OF kuai Alma, who was kind To
us, converting with our fellow mlssi n.
aries and some natives who came TO see
us. We also pgrused books aud wrote
historical and descriptive notes. To.
wards evening BROTHER Noail and
visited kcan, an old member Of The
Church, re-. l1lng IN the lower end Of the
tGHn Of NMluEa, and ut 6:3u O'Clock
we lMmtnged two and a nall hours
meeting with the Saints OF the Wailuka
branch IN the lumber meeting house,
standing on the north side OF the cree
at the loot Of the cas- discovered noun.