Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
HAVING A GREAT TIME.
to His Father in KANSAS
City. Has.

Fred ID. HeisIer. now in Honolulu. has
written an interesting letter 20 his father.
T.. +. HeiSlcr. of Kansas City. kas- The
letter is dated October ~. ana in ii young
Heisler says:
l am having a great time visiting around iioay-
lulu these lays. We got in here TUESDAY and cN-
pect IN stay several more days. Tni> town Is 4
veritable Paradise for a man with money. but il
not a very good place for a uorkiugman. a man
with a trade can do Very we'll here. but the common
Iahoring man should stay away. The Chinese and
Japanese do all II the common work and most Of
the farming. Property is away out Of sight ia price.
are very dne. Just like the pictures YOU see OF them.
The town is very beautiful. being nice and level
Every yard is filled with man. kinds OF plants.
palms. banana trees. coc0anut trees and everything
of that description. Wednesday We went out To the
Pail, about eigE; miles from the city. IL is Il small
pass through the mountains where a great battle
was fought about 10 years ago. ON one side there
is = gradual rise from the sea. but on the other
side OF the pass there is a sheer drop OF about go
The king forced his enemies back up the slope until
they came To the clin. where they made a final
rush. pushing about ..oo0 over the elm. The wind
blows through the gap at the rate of about seventy
hre miles an hour. - hard. in fart, that birds are
coripeIled 10 circle around the mountain.
| went TO a native celebration to-day. y man VINO
day and MS relatives and friends had a big ceie-
bration in honor Of the event. Several Of u boys
Went around to see the fun. rhey had a couple Of
was made Of will tea leaves. The main dish was
poi" : conglomera;ion q: roots and other stun.
and looked very much like cornstarch. There was
a dish Of it for eyesy five or six persons. You stick
your finger in aud turn il around a couple Of times.
and then pull II out. put your finger in your mouth
and take III all tina. sticks to it II il not very
inviting to see four Or five other persons sticking
fingers into the same disli-but that is the way t.
eat poi" When We got through each Of us noticed
that the first finger on our RICH; hand was much
cleaner than the rest. There was also a dish Of
roast hog or dug-you could call it whichever you
Iiked-thc natives would not say what it was. The
also had a lot 0f little crabs. about the size Of Il
dollar. Between feeds ihry sang ana danred The
celebration lasted about thir;y-siN hours. during
which time they did nothing hut dance and eat
We have visited SeNCrl. Old NO!t n 1ralefs. the
most notable Of which is the Punch bowl 1t is
about 800 yards across anu looks like an immense
bowl. as its name implies. Inside II is covered
with vegetation, as it mas been extinct a great many
years.
went to church yesterday. They have several
fine churches here. the one / attended being the
central Union congregational. / send YOU by this
nail some sesshella and coral from the beach here,
as we'll as j book Of views OF the city.
As the mail closes this evening and we are likely
To sail Tomorrow. this will probably he the last
letter you will get from me from Honolulu.
FRED d. HEiSLER.