The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-03-01
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walked through the town under
the electric lights as night fell to see
the hundreds OF flower women wear
ing wreatbs. This boundless good
nature must be climatic. 1t has
spread to all people OF all nations
here. A flower girl with her basket
of wreaths and roses, from valley or
mountain, wild or tame, comes along
looking for a cool place to spread
her mat. Likely enough she, with a
dozen Others gathering about her,
will locate right under a big bay
window all tricked out with toys 1t
may be jew merchant, German,
Greek. or Turk who sees his goods
cut off from the passer by on the
narrow sidewalk; but he is good
naturally Indifferent, and God bless
him and prosper him for il
Passing down into what may be
called the Bowery OF this Hawaiian
capital OF 1000 souls, after we had
seen the old year out and the new
year in at one OF the old missionary
churches, / was glad to note the
same prevailing good nature, even in
this lowest part OF the town and at
the most tempting hour. OF course,
there are not many low people here;
for, besides the great cost OF reach
ing the islands you not only have to
have a good character and fairly
good health, but at least $50 in gold
in hand before you can land; so you
see only those who have some bust
ness here are encountered. But you
would think that the natives, il at
all like our Indians, would make
Rome howl" on holidays, for they
have lots OF money and plenty OF
low nature to overcome too. But /
saw not one rude action, hence not
one loud or coarse word. The 10000
Japanese here are seeming the
battlefelds in China to their disad-
vantage, and are beginning to jostle
the 10000 natives a little. could
see that plainly on my New Years
eve tour. They drink sort Of rice
brandy, and then become saucy,
rude, especially to Cinnamon and
natives.
A wonderful number OF cold
timers" called New Years, after the
old custom in the Atlantic States,
now long since lost track of. Take
dear old Gen. Whitney, for example.
DR.. Judd brought him here from
San Francisco more than forty years
ago to edit the Kings first news
paper. He became the Kings first
Postmaster General, made the
Kings first postage stamps, whitfield
them out OF old type and cuts"
printed them with his own hand
postage stamps that sell to-day any
where for $1,000 each-and yet he
scarcely looks more than the forty
years old. His smile is as broad and
generous as the broadest grin you
ever saw on picture Of Uuncle Sam;
he slaps you on the back and knee
and shoulders and laughs like boy
Just let out OF school. And | keep
wondering how Postmaster General
Whitney ever managed to talk ten
minutes to the King without having
his head cut off; for to SO much as
touch the King was death-taboo.
We all called to see the President,
or rather to see the crowd that call
ed to see the President OF the new
republic on New Years Day. That
settled it-settled it in my mind. !
have seen several revolutions, from
the bloody little revolutions OF the
Vigilantes in the mining camps to
the Commune in Paris, but / have
seen nothing like the quiet good
sense, the serene certainty OF the
men at the head OF affairs here. The
republic OF Hawaii is and will re-
. main fact. Annexation will follow
all in good time; time enough.
How MANY bright and good mer
have come this way, settled down
: aud diedi How many disappointed
Byrons have sought these isles o.
Greece' We may not know; but
had one in my mind, a member o.
Congress and dear friend Of my
= early days. He had written to m,
! so often, described his beautiful
home so accurately, that | coult
drive to it all alone. But he had no
written for years aud years. TIT
pretty girl for whose sake he haC
banished himself had become
grandmother. What, meantime, haC
|. become of my brilliant ex-membe
OF Congress9
A big, handsome, barefooted ant
broad shouldered American met IN
q at the door. Half dozen brow
U little ones tumbled about the ilool