Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-01-22

1t requires strength and dexterity to get
away. The young blue Jacket tried to
get in "a right handler" on them, but his
right hand was caught He then tried to
get in "a left handler" but again failed,
and was forced out into the street, and
started off to the station house.
al won't walk" he roared. ~ belong
to the American Navy, and it won't be
said was ever led by any black son of
a gun of Kanaka."
"Won't you walk% asked one of his
captors.
dNo.n
"Then you shall ride" and he called
carriage, they bounced the tipsy sailor
into 1t, and away he went merrily sing
ing: "a life on the ocean wave.n He
had imbibed freely, and his offense con-
sisted 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 officers | was sur
prlsed 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 beau
tiful park named Emma Square" in
honor of Queen Emma, who is known as
the "good and just queen,r Here the
Hawaiian band was assembled and dis
coursed some of the sweetest music 7
ever listened to. The Hawaiians are ex
cellent musicians, and there are MANY
Hawaiian airs composed by the natives,
some Of which are really beautiful.
When first discovered they had several
musical instruments, one of which was
a nose pipe, played by blowing through
1t 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 peculiar in Honolulu. No re-
gard 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 maikiki for
the left. Thus the Hawaiian Hotel is on
the monka side OF Hotel Street eva of
Richard Street, ! am told that these
terms are even used in surveying lands
There is not q street laid out or house
Duilt win any regard to the cardinal
points of the compass.
While wandering In the suburbs of the
city came in sight Of field of what at
flrst seemed corn, "Green corn in No
vember," | thought. at is not possible,
Determined to investigate, | entered
the field and came upon tall, broad
leaved vegetation which was a puzzle to
me. l hailed an intelligent looking Ha-
waiian and asked:
"'Will you tell me what kind of vege.
tation this is?n
de looked sad, shook his head, and,
with noise like squirrel eating hick-
ory nuts, passed on. The next specimen
OF the genus homo was an honest look
ing Chinamap,
"My celestial friend, can YOU pro-
nounce the name of this vegetation?h
mo saveh." John sighed and passed
on. l was growing almost desperate in
my bewilderment, when dark yisaged
son of Italy appeared.
beg your pardon, stranger, but can
you inform me if that rank vegetation is
a field of exaggerated horseradish, or
some species of tropical melon?"
With look of contempt he answered
"Sat re banann
The mystery was solved at last re-
membered then having seen large ba-
mana trees in some Of the yards, but
without knowing what they were
The next morning | awoke to find it
raining, but in the afternoon the skies
became clear. The streets of Honolulu
are not as well paved and drained as
they might be. After rain they pre-
sent fully as bad an appearance as do
the thoroughfares of New York, Chicago
or st. Louis. Some streets are paved
with sort of cement resembling as
phalt, but many are not paved at all.
After rain the heat seems doubly in
tense, for disagreeable steam arises
which makes one sigh for the good old
days in Hawaii when people did not
wear clothes. This discomfort lasts only
a sort time, however. The streets dry
quickly, and a gentle cooling breeze
| fans the heated face
Just back of the city of Honolulu a
mountain rears its head several hundred
feet in the air. From some supposed re-
semblance to that article the mountain
is called the Punch Bowl. Tourists in
variably scale its lofty heights, from
which a,grand birds eye view may be
obtained of the city, bay, shipping, and
whole surrounding country.
Like all other tourists determined to
pay the Punch Bowl visit, and as I
learned that many tourists had walked
to its heights, set out one morning on
foot. AS l left the city and entered upon
the long winding road which leads up to
the dizzy height, many of the busy little
Japs and Chinese cast curious glances at
me, and from the vineclad cottages
along the way | caught occasional
glimpses of dark eyed maidens peep
ing shyly forth from trellised vines.
At last wearied with travelling over a
road which seemed to have no end, | be-
gan to cast glances up the steep side of
the Punch Bowl and debate in nv own
mind the possibility of scaling it. Deter
mined to make the trial, left the road
and started up the mountain side, A few
shrubs and little coarse grass, with loose
| crumbling stones were all / at first en-
countered, but soon new obstacle pre-.
sented itself in the form of a thorny
shrub called lantana. 1t is a species Of
mesquite, and is ruinous TO the clothes,
and uncomfortable to the skin. 1t is a
hardy plant-triumphs over drouth, and
flourishes in flood. 1t thrives alike in
rich soil, poor soil, stony ground, and
The most skilled botanist has never been
able to find single use for lantane No
animal will eat it. The islanders have
more to fear from lantana than filbus-
tiers or the restoration of monarchy. 1t
spreads like contagion, and defies plow
and hoe. 1t is nearly indestructibie. |
have been told that if you cut it down,
each joint will start a separate new
plant; If you grub it out, it will come
again, and If you burn it, it will rise like
the phenix, triumphant from its ashes,
II had an enemy whom wished to do
his fields,
Sometime half buried in this noxious
plant, ! struggled blindly up the noun
tain side. At last, making my way across
sort of a ravine to some rocks blacken.
ed by time, | sat down almost out of
breath to rest My hold on the rock was
slight. l had scarcely six inches of space
to cling to, and below me yawned a
chasm fifty feet deep. There was nc
breeze on this side of the mountain, and
the rays of the sun were exceedingly
warm. So, as soon as l had partially
recovered my breath, resumed my toll
some journey to the top. l afterward
learned there was a path on the west side
of the mountain which, tho steep, is ac.
cessible to foot travellers.
AS seen from the top of the Punch Bow
Honolulu presents a charming picture
The little city, half hidden in the dense
foliage of the tropics, has shy, coquet
ish appearance.
l was willing to return by beaten
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