The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-14
HONOLULU AS0NE BOY SAW H
Breezy Letter From the south seas,
Written by a Young soldier Hound
for Phiiiprfnes-Evcryt Free

boy, describing his brief visit 20 the beat
t!fui city % Hone,tlu. As ere az IRE vel
U8gee- soldiers % THE first expedition 20
ire PHILIPPINES. IS one received BY Miss
Belle Holmes OF iris city. few days ago
The writer is her brother Bert. Who EFT
listed In one cs the California regiments
assigned 70 duty IN the far East. The
frank. enthusiastic way IN whica she
young msn declares his admiration Tor
the city. the scenery, ard .ass, but no,
least, the girls, Is charming. And Moth
Ing could be more naive than his hearty
approval Of The open-hande3 policy Of the
merchants ard Eefreshneflt vendors TO-
ward tas soldier boys. Any man who was
ever 4 boy can appreciate the young sol
diey's ardent determination TO crowd three
weeks ~ pleasure lnto thirty-six hours.
and his growing dssiac.ination 70 re-erneark
on the crowded transport. Here IS TIE
letter;
Honolulu Is the ioveilest place you can
l,hasitse- have just got back 10 the
steamer after spending the day on shore.
he men went away this morning In sepa-
rate companies. II was ab0ut o'c,ock
when Ne marched through the town First
=. through -" Oriental quarters.
man in San Francisco. in proportion 10
the popala, ton. and none % them dress in
real Oriental style. The Chinese stand
much higher here than they do in san
and many iRterfnarry With the natives.
ana even with the whites.
he town Is all ON level ground and
spreads oat. and volcanic mountains are
right In the back. There are 10 trees
here such as I have seen before. All u
ne vegetation 10 tropical and massive,
large as mans body. Bananas grow
.ower down and are good. Ike them
better than any other Kind Of fruit GocDs-
nuts grow away up. They have s. thick
m hAy h.4fn sH1xs sf7a.
market. Just like a walnut. Then taere
are vans, only | have not seen any OF
them yet. AID another kind OF fruit like
a peach, only inferior. | think ! can't
remember the name; IL commences with
an -" and 10 not like them, but am
damned with bananas.
The Hawaiians are the mos. generous
people have ever net. They have gone
10 the greatest expense 10 make everything
Tree Tor our account The st0reksepsrs
CAME out % their stores as ws went hv and
gave us ali kinds or fruits ard temperance
drinks without stint. This Is nos a tenn
peranca place, but liquor costs such an
aNrui lot that even the government can not
a drink be had FOR .ess ;han Is cents. eX-
cept beer. which is f23. cents Even Nouor
is free 70 a certain extent. but nothing like
the ginger ale. plain sodas. root beer and
fruit:
The roads are fine for bicycling Wheels
costs % cents an hour. but none OF the
:. eycletrles viii take any money from
for nothing, and did not limit the lime.
Meals come free too. and no car fares are
collected. Everything comes SO easy and il
Is ali SO new ana strange.
The largest meat market in town covers
whole block ard has no walls. Il Is buiit
Ike great dance hall with three long
g2Die roofs supported on pillars. The floor
is raised from the ground and has A fence
with benches around Il Outside there Is
q narrow lawn ana that has 10 he walked
over % get 10 The market Inside great
q1a1ti'ies Of I1eat hang overhead and TIE
whole effect Is SO cool and clean; quite
different from anything ever saw
dance hal! OF the grandest style Tor a meat
market.
The little horse cars are picturesoue Ard
typical too. They are short and broad and
run on very narrow tracks. A little car is
drawn by TIVE horses ana clips along at a
merry rate. There Is nothing slow In This
place. The cars are ali open and The ronts
are daZzhngly white The scenery is grand.
rode SIX miles on a car this afternoon on
the way 20 the Waikiki baths.
The track runs along The s.da instead oe
the MIDDLE OK the road, and on each side
are fire houses set far back In tropical
.:airdtens Str They stretch along the road very
between. not like the Chiuese gardens seen
IN San Francisco: far from H.
.ofset what they grow. but the places
are irrlgated thoroughly. The d4tohes are
ard about fifteen feet apart. with boards
here and there 20 cross en- LATHE fishes
SWIFT IN the bitches. The ground is neither
muddy ror dry just what could hs wished
and though the neat Is great, there is al,
ways cool breeze blowing
After marching around town in the
morning We came hack 10 the shin for
awhile and then went out again to the
baths lille We were marching we stop
ped AZ the palace and ioafed around the
grounds for while. | ala rot 60 Inside
today. out / am going 10 DO 50 tomorrow
when / have more time. The grounds are
laid out in shady walks ana lawns Frtii,
trees provide the shade. Ladders were
the fruit.
'.The beach is claimed to be the fines,
tathing beach In the world. The bath.
house rooms with towels and suits were
opened 20 the whole :. so OF Us. az well as
more bottles OF root beer. / enjoyed the
o<th 50 well that ] swan far opt beyond
my depth without thinking what was do
Alter ! got out about fifty yards from lie
shore ! became exhausted and stopped 10
rest What was my surprise 10 ma fhst
there was no bottom under So tried
To swim back | was so tired from The
unusual exertions that I got only halfway
then tried 70 reach bottom again, but ii
Was too far.
II yelled for help. bu, no one seemed to
bear me they We're ali having such good
time knew that II would be all or WITH
ue Il ala not reach shallow water In
another minute. So began kicking again
Presently sank, too weak 10 after a syi.
iaole. Luckily I had reached my depth
f1F
that the beach siopeG 80 suddenly. / went
IN again as soon as / had restoa. bat stav-
81 nearer 70 the shore r was the BE-,
part Of the day. The whole company on.
t0yed the swim im1ersciy.
The soldiers are ready 90 marry thu
town--sge have fallen 81 love win IL
didn't See many girls today their mamma.
must have Kept them in. hGt there were
great crowds az them az tho wharf when
Ne led up last night
There - almost a so ~ slbscyfnffnn
gor our reception tomorrow. We ara goina
so have 4 barbecue IN the ralac- grounds
ara perfect liberty al day long The gtrf.
have volunteered 70 D. partners 20 the sa.-
die~s IN IRE faDctrg. 81 there il a good
rirre coming toTr5Sr~ow no restraint h9~-
becue girls ard these wondeYfui surround
fugS Saturday u" sal znf am going 20
crowd three weeks - good tlFnn tff ;he
thirfs-s}x hours Ne have here When mo
sa5p sails We are DOWN 10 business fgF
God only knows hsw long A., the men are
talking about tomorrow.
This town has sucB . novel blending
~ civilization and sAvaEery All os me
kau4ka women wsar mother nJhta rf4s
wa4n they are on dress parade. TT. whit.
people wea~ The clothes 81 A summer "a
sort The Kanaka men dress better than
tre omen.