The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-13

wv VIC udID OI, Willie IuclI
proud owners watched them
from their little boats.
Ihe Australia is an old ac-
qua1ntance in Honolulu, and
her advent was greeted with
glad cheers and shouts of Joy.
Some OF the little boats of the
kanaka boys ran alongside of
us, their owners giving cheer
after cheer. The simple fellows
often leaped from their canoes
to the ladder suspended over
the vessels side, and came on
board.
At last we came alongside
the dock, and it seemed as if
the whole town had turned out
to meet us; the dock was liter
ally lined with people; a sea of
faces, most of them of the
dark-skinned Kanaka, were
turned up towards us. Contin-
uous shouts and yells came
from below, and when the gang
plank was thrown out, the peo-
pie came rushing on board to
greet relatives and friends.
Those who expected to go
ashore at once were doomed to
disappointment. The tide of
humanity rushed on board and
we were driven back to our
state-rooms. Then came long
worry over baggage. Three or
four expressmen were on board,
taking up checks and the num-
Der of berths, and instructing
everybody to wait patiently
until the uproar had subsidized,
and then make our way to the
dock where the custom house
officials would go through our
luggage.
| sank into a steamer chair
with as much resignation as a
man can have, to wait until
everybody had got done shak-
ing hands and saying:
"How are your"
well, how have you been?"
First rate, have you got over
your cholera scarce"
yes, how did you leave 'Fris-
co? and how did the elections
go?'
When the excitement which
followed our arrival had some
what subsidized, | determined
to try to make my way on shore
With my arctic overcoat on my
arm | descended from the gang
plank, wiping the perspiration
from face, and approached the
overworked custom-house Of
ficials. There were a hundred
or more people present, each
anxious to have his or her
trunk, handbag or valise in
spected first The officials were
busy opening every sort of sat.
chel and travelling convenience
and plunging their hands into
soiled linen, superannuatec
neck-ties, and other sacred ar.
ticles of apparel. In one valise
were found some pistol cart
ridges, which were seized by
the custom-house officer, who
made their owner dive into his
hip pocket and pull out the re
volver, which with the cart
ridges were held until he coulc
prove that he was not a fill
buster, but man of good char
acter. Another gentleman hae
a Winchester rifle in his trunk
which was taken charge of il
the same manner. The arm!
were receipted for, and upol
proof that the citizen having
them was a peaceful citizen, ;
permit was given to carry them
After a long, wearisome wal
the inspection of my own lug
gage came. This trying ordea
over, passed through the stree
where / met Kanaka VIII,
asked:
"Wantee la carriage?"
Eyes, take me to the Airing
ton" l answered, and, jumping
into his one-horse surrey,
was driven to the hotel
through an avenue of palm
date, and fig trees. | seemed
to have suddenly entered al
immense flower garden. Alight
ing l asked the driver his fare
He answered:
1.-TWO bits"
Shillings, quarters, and cent
are never used in Hawaii
Twenty-Five cents is two bits
fifty cents four bits, and seven
ty-five cents, six bits.
No one had yet appeared t
welcome me. l saw some PEG