Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-01-24
HAWAII, THE "PEARL
OF THE PACIFIC"
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lusty looking fellows. When they
get hold of one, it requi res
strength and dexterity to get
away. The young blue-iacket
tried to get in "a right handler" on
them, but his right hand was
caught. He than tried to get in
"a left-hander," but again failed,
and was forced out into the street,
and started off to the station
house.
81 won't walk" he roared, 'T
belong to the American Navy,
and it won't he said | was ever led
by any black son of a gun of a
Kanaka.'
"W ont you walk?' asked one
of his captors.
"No."
"Then you shall ride, and he
called a carriage, they bounced the
tipsy sailor into it, and he went
merrily singing: ga life on tn e
ocean wave.r He had imbibed
freely, and his offense consisted in
amusing himself by throwing beer
bottles at the head of the proprie-
tor.
The native police of Honolulu
are said to make fairly good Off
GERS. l was surprised to find so
many Kanakas holding Office. In
nearly every department of the
government were native clerks and
officers.
In the evening we wandered to
IA beautiful park named emma
Square" in honor of Queen Emma
who is known as the "good and
Just queen" Here the Hawaiian
baud was assembled, and dis
roursed some of the sweetest music
| ever listened to. The Hawaii
ans are excellent musicians, and
there are many Hawaiian airs
composed by the natives, some of
which are really beautiful. When
first discovered they had sever
Il musical instruments, one of
which was a nose pipe, played 10y
blow ing through it with the nose.
Fort Street is the Broadway of
Homo lulu. From it branch off
numerous streets leading TO the
right and left. One thing is pecu
liar in Honolulu. No regard is
paid to the points of the compass.
The terms milkai toward the sea, or
manka toward the mountains are
used. Eva means on the right and
and maikiki for the left. Thus
the Hawaiian Hotel is on the mon
KID side of Hotel Street eva of
Bichard Street. [ am told that
these terms are even used in sur
veying lands. There is not street
laid out or house built with any
regard to the cardinal points of
the compass.
While wandering in the suburbs
of the city came in sight of what
at first seemed corn. "Green corn
in November, l thought. sit is
not possible
Determined to investigate, 1 en-
tered the field and came upon tall,
broad-leaved vegetation which was
puzzle to me. l hailed an intel
ligent-looking Hawaiian aud ask
ed:
"Will you tell me what kind of
vegetation this is?'
He looked sad, shook his head,
and, with a noise like a squirrel
eating hickory nuts, passed on.
The next specimen of the genus
homo was an honest-looking Chi
naman.
'My celestial friend, can you
pronounced tie name of this vege-
tation?'
"No saveh!" John sighed and
passed on. / was growing almost
desperate in my bewilderment,
when a dark-visaged son Italy ap-
peared.
II beg your pardon, stranger,
but can you inform me if that rank |
vegetation is field of exaggerated |
horseradish, or some species of
tropical melon?'
With look of contempt he an.
swered: "Sat re banan!"
The mystery was solved at last.
l remembered then having seen
large banana trees ia some of the
yards, but without knowing what