West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-01-16
HAWAII, THE PEARL OF
THE PACIFIC"
The First Of Series of Letters By
John *. Muslcs.
a"'h"r of The columbian a;st"r
tc1i Nosei-.'' Brother Agn.asI
Brot.sr.D etc. etC.
Scenes on catering Honolulu. The
city Itself
Copyright. 1893, by FuSK S wAssALLs Cow
rASr New York;

Special Contribution for Tux ARaus
Every body on board the Austral.
la was awake early. eager to catch
the first glimpse of land. Our voy-
age, tho short one, owing To nm
favorable weather seemed long. We
were assured it was the worst voy.
age the Australia had made for
years.
1t was the tramping of sailors
and the creaking of rigging above
that awakened me. and, altho it
was still dark, | hastened to the
upper deck. The sea WAS almost
smooth. and u gentle breeze waited
Us toward land. Cropping my way
to the bench Just forward of the
main sky'hght, l seated myself,
aud looked about ever the dark
water. Early as 1t was, was not
the frst, on deck. The priest,
Father Pamphile, on his way to
give his life to the. lepers of Molo-
Aai, had proceeded me. This ven.
cradle man had spent nearly the
entire voyage on deck. The wind
rarely blew too hard, and the waves
never rolled too high for him and
some of his followers to be on the
upper deck.
Day dawned slowly, aud the dark
outlines of the silent priest bee ,me
more and more distinct. Al muir
mur OF voices arose from the pas
sengers below who were tum bling
out of their berths, and hurriedly
dressing. | had been sitting watch
ing Father Pamphile but short
time when two bells struck. Just
then Mr.. Waterhouse, who had all
along been authority on matters
concerning the islands, came up
and said we were approaching and
would soon be in sight of Oahu.
He said Molokai was of on our
larboard. During the night we
had been within three miles Of it.
but owing to the darkness the cap
tain had put about aud stood out to
sea. lnstend Of going in at once
Ina little while il was light
enough for US to see Molokli living
likc cloud of mist OH our left.
lt was difficult at first to distin
guish between the dimly outlined
mountain range and the clouds.
In few moments Oahu could be
seen ahead Of us First We discern
ed the long needle like point of
land called Kualoa Point, and then
Mukapu Point. between Which and
koko Head lies valley IN which
is the WaImanola Plantation. An
approaching steamer Is 6rst seen
from this plantation. aud its arri-
val teIephoned to Honolulu.
So we glIded on over the summer
sea,a hundred pairs Of anxious eyes
drinking in the beautiful scene.
Someone softly hummed
| "Laud ahead, its fruits are waving.
Der the hills of fadeless green. ="
The outlines of high mountain
peaks and low lying beach against
which tho restless surf eternally
dashes, at first seemed dream, but
soon a dawning reality. Nearer and
nearer we glided. The high rocky
promontoTy, pd-capt and sky-
piercing. became boldly outlined
A pale blue mist lay on the hills
and IN the valley, giving 10 them a
softness which no painter's skill
can even approximate. As we drew
nearer, those hills changed from
blue mist 10 red. and then along
their sides appeared delicate green
which deepened in its hue, until, by
/ the Aid Of our glasses. we could see
that they were clothed in yerdure
TO their very SUBMITS.
/ When we came nearer still. we
could see the green fields Of = sugar
/ plantation in the valley. This val.
; ley from our distance did not seem
over a hundred square rods I'M area.
tho u really covers several thousand
acres. Like specks of snow the
houses could be seen nesting i'm
I orange groves or amoug waving
I palms and other trees Of the tropics.
the tall cocoauuts fairly towering
into the sky.
A scnool Of dolphins soon at
tracted our attention. They we're
shooting all aboat the shin, and
could be seen skiming through the
clear water, occasionally leaning
entirely out o. 10, and then plnnq-
head first back sgiu. a cloud of
small flying fish next appeared try
ing to escape from the vessel. or
/ perhaps from the sharks, which
abound in these waters.
Rabbit Island next camb into
view near the shore, looking from
the ship like a long barren rock.
This island IS Historically interest
ing as being the place where the
arms we're landed in January. 1895.
when the rebels attempted 10 over
throw the young republic. Koko
Head, an extinct volcino. Nad pass.
el aud, ooyondj Diamond Head