The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14

skirts. Manuel sig hed, said W. would be.
late, rolled another cigaret, and watched
the road impatiently ].
At the elevation We now we're the wind.
was blowing an autumn gale, and the
leaves rustled somewhat as they do in
New England IN September I.
Time passed. School was out and the
children had gone home, when q car
rage, drawn by a span Of black horses.
came from the lane and drove up TO the
store. Ny Honolulu friends were ii the
rear seat, and I fastened to greet them.
They apologized for the delay they had
occasioned, and as soon as possible we
were on our way galloping along road
which grew sleeper at every step.
Haleakala seemed only stones throw
away, tho it was reailW twelve miles
to the peak. A cloud rested on the side
as if 1T loved the mountain and would
not leave it. The main road dwindled
away to a mountain path, sometimes
leading up a steep sandy plain, then
across pl airie cut UP with deep gorges,
or through a dump of trees. We crossed
a ravine nearly one hundred feet deep,
and scared up a flock of wild turkeys.
The ascent grew sleeper and the air
colder. At last, at about half past four,
Olinda was reached. Olinda is the sum-
mer residence Of Mr.. H. p Baldwin, the
wealthy sugar planter. 1t is large, de-
i1ghtful house in temperate region, sur
rounded by temperate flowers, and the
grounds beautifully adornad. It is well
furnished and left in charge of Jap
anese, who, however, could not be found
anywhere. We climbed in the window,
made fire in the range and prepared
our suppers, while the guide took care of
the horses The house had deserted
appearance. Evidences of child occu-
pancy could be seen in the dolls and toys
and children's books of little tots, but
this was. winter, and the little ones were
no doubt in their home down by the ever
restless sea. %r.
After supper We went to bed and slept
until midnight, when we awoke, and,
after a lunch, saddled our horses and pro-
ceeded on our midnight journey to the
House of the Sun. ,-...v
Onward and upward, step by step, and
foot by foot, our sleepy horses stumbled
through the darkness From Olida to
the top of the mountain [ was told that
the rise was one foot to every six, and
believe that the statement is correct.
But few words we're spoken. # we we're
inclined to yawn or doze in our saddles,
our horses stumbling on some round
stone awoke us, Hour after hour we
pressed on; sometimes over a bleak
mountain wild. sometimes through
forest of dead trees blasted by the cold
mountain winds. ~
Before starting Mr.. Colville had fur
nlshed me with an overcoat and gloves
assuring me that would need them. /
'donned them On leaving Ol1nda, and now
found my teeth chattering with the cold.
thought would dismuont and walk I'd
the steep, but found after taking a dozen
steps that could hardly breathe. The
atmosphere was SO light that altho our
horses went on a walk they painted as
! If they had been running, and often we
We're compelled to halt and let them rest.
My hat blew off once and I dismounted
to get it. The exertion almost exhausted
me. -..
Our guide showed evidences of bewild-
erment, and though he uttered not
word We knew he was lost. Mountain
gorge after mountain gorge was crossed.
Sometimes we threaded our way along a
narrow shelf of rock on the mountain
side, with a chasm five hundred feet
deep or one side and cliff fully as high
on the other. My horses foot struck a
loose stone and sent it rolling to the aw-
full depths below.
At last the morning star arose. 1t
looked double the size of star. The
purity Of the atmosphere in this region
would certainly make it desirrble place
for astronomical observations. We
halted to allow our horses to rest, and
talked almost in whispers. "A white OBJ
ject appeared among the rocks and
coarse shrubbery. It was wild bull.
Wild cattle, wild deer, and wild goats are
common in the mountains Of the Hawai-
ian Islands. At sight of us this one gave
q snort and fled {.
4 We pressed on and soon reached the
summit, tired, chilled, and benumbed,
before the first tints of rosy morn begau
to appear. Our horses were turned over