The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-04
Extracts From His interesting @
Journal Furnish information.
BRIMFUL OF WIT AND HUMOR.
ROughing t"-Charaeteristics of People
Met With-Malay Boys Like Hawaiians.
Historical Facts of Interest TO People,

Jamie Wilder is coming home soon
and when he does it is an assured fact
that he will be full of information about
the lands through which he has trav-
eled, as is indicated by his journal,
leaves of which have been sent to his
mother from time to time. jamie is an
observer, and sees things not alone as
they are, but is able to surround them
with halo of wit that means so much
in the enjoyment of a piece of reading
matter. Through the kindness of Mrs.
S. G. Wilder the journal beginning with
Hong Kong has been obtained Para
graphs of interest to the public have
been culled and are published below:
Hong Kong-The Captain and took
passage for Singapore. The old man
was curio. All aboard the Salazie
(French maiD were interested. He
swore at everything.
Saigon-Forty miles up river; unin-
teresting banks, a few stations which
slightly relieved the monotony, and the
Salazie came into the head town of
the French possessions in China, with
Siam buffer between it and India
wilderness. Broad streets, cafes on the
sidewalk, and the whole population
talking Paigui French. This is where
we get Savoy" for ''do you know"
r
it before-101 deg. in the shade. l look
ed for a cool spot and found it near a
stove. All the stores close at 10 and
open again at 2. This for rest.
There was a goodbye between a
French officer of artillery and his young
wife and baby. She had suffered from
the heat, think, and was going back to
Paris. They loved each other frantical-
ly-he was whispering things in ardent
French all the way down the river, and
then the axe fell. 1 was near when the
long goodbye took place. He was tall
and good looking, and she was his till
death, to judge by the way she looked
into his eyes. l heard the word "Dieu."
They were both stone white, but baby
prattled away He kissed her, then
baby, and then baby and mother to-
gether. 1t was here she clung to him,
baby and ALL and shook with sobs.
l was the only one watching them,
and watched them well, so we'll that
wept myself. Moral: Don't love any
thing very much, and then you will
never have to go through with such
agony.
After he had got into the pilot boat
he never looked up. She went to kiss
ing baby, and then watched the out
station fade away.
1 was glad when they said unto me,
I'VE will be in Singapore tomorrow.
Singapore-We came into the straits
quite early. Seven days from Hong
boys in their shell like canoes interest
ed me. They dived for pennies like
Hawaiians. In fact Malays look like
Hawaiians, with little shorter stature,
but instead of homely denim breeches
they wear the sarOng, a cloth around
the waist.
Singapore is the Babel of the world
In the streets one hears King (the
tongue of those dark brown, almost
black fellows of India, whose eyebrows
are black and beetling. They wear sar-
onys tucked up and showing long, skin
ny black legs, and do the dirty work.
Malay, Chinese, Parsee, Hindustanee
and all European tongues