Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-12-15

who died. God bless them for their work! II
| is laudable one. They sent a lot OF provisions
with us on board ship to be used at Manila and
on the way IL necessary. hope you may keep
well. Am glad you succeeded so well In your
studies and wish you success In teaching. Well,
shall soon see a foreign missionary field.
Brother Shipman wrote me some time ago that
/ had better try to get a discharge. 1t was just
at time when there was great discomfort. A
petition was being circulated asking that the
regiment be mustered out. ! fused my Influence
against it. Ny voice was the first IN our CON-
pany to protest against it. we had quite an
exciting time. Now, II after this had asked
for discharge for my self, simply ask what
would the ''boys" have thought, where would
have been my principle? Again, regard this
trip as the greatest and most desirable exaeri-
ence of my llfe all in the service of my country.
enlisted for two years OF as long as "Uncle
Sam" wanted me. did it with careful fore
thought and do not, have not and shall not
go back on my oath and vow God bless you,
amen. Tell Brother Mott, editor of the REPUB-
LICAN, that l received only two copies of the
paper while at Preside. The last one last week.
Will you do me the favor TO let him read this
letter and use any part of it he wishes Let
wish. Pardon me for asking these requests.
Regards to all. Write to me. You will notice
my address at the head of the letter. In the
name Of the Master. My love to you.
s. KRELL.
Monday, November IA. Dear Irving: A few
more words from Honolulu: Our boat started
to enter the harbOr on Friday night, struck Il
reef and was near two hours in getting off it.
How the ship did lurch and then suddenly stop!
1t caused very unpleasant feeling to pass over
us, yet it seemed no one was scared. On Satur-
day morning amid cheering of the boys and the
playing OF the band we sailed up to the dock.
Native boys were III the water, swan along by
the side OF the ship and kept up with us. They
were watching for us to drop pieces of money
into the water Many nickleS were thrown over
ana sometimes they would drop ten feet from
them, but they would dive after it and always
get 1t. Sometimes they would go clear out of
sight and would always show the piece of money
when they came up. then put il into their
mouths. Some had their mouths almost filed.
This is a most beautiful place of $4,000 popula-
ton. The natives are swarthy, brown race
with a rather melancholy look; yet am told
that they are happy people. The foreigners
are here and they have great confidence in one
another, they have street ears drawn by teams
and In one end of the car they have u box into
which the passengers are expected to put the
fare, as they have no conductor, nothing but a
driver. He can see the money through the
glass, but If a crowd is on the car he cannot
tell who does or who does not pay. Isn't that
placing confidence in the public? l watched
the people as they got on when the car was
crowed and all, without exception, paid. When
l first went into a car l sat down and waited
for the conductor to come for the pay Asked
SIS he not coming?" But soon saw the notice:
passengers will please on entering the car
put their fare in here" then got up, put in
mine and felt cheap because had not done so
sooner. did not state so do now, that soon
after we came to the pier and our boat was
fastened we were all Except the company on
guard permitted to 90 ashore for all day till
late at night, no hour being stated. 1t was the
treat of our lives. Honolulu is beautiful
place. 1t is a veritable paradise. Palm trees,
banana trees and all kind of tropical trees, ETC..
here abound. There are solitary palm trees
here and there, also large groves of them as
thickly as they can grow. Throughout the city
you can see banana trees with the fruit OH
them, but in the large banana fields they let
them grow only into large branchy bushes,
keeping them cut down. These are irrigated.
They at times stand in trenches in which water
is let flow during the dry season. This is the
rainy season and the soil does not need irrigat-
ing now. 1t rains every night. During the day
1t msis often when the sun shines. The people
call the latter mentioned ''liquid sun shine"
Coming back to the bananas In some fields
between the rows of bananas, which are eight
feet apart, is a trench in which water stands
constantly. The streets are narrow and the
walks are narrow, and extend in any and all
directions; some are straight viii others
curve. The homes are neat aud clean on the
inside. The clothing of the people is cleaner
than in any city ever saw. There is no dust
here now and no mud to speak OF, as the rain
soon dries and the streets are kept clean. The
yards are the most beautiful ever saw The
mountains are covered with green all the way
to the top There is an extensive volcano Just
back of the city and it looks beautiful; another
and larger is still bare, this latter volcano being
the only bare place that 1 have seen. 1 called
at the home of ex-Queen Lii servant said
"she Is packing to leave today for New York,
and If it were not for this you could see her."
Ha! Let me take a peep into the house from
the front door. This was quite favor. The
inside of her house is wonderfully beautiful 1t
is square two story white house of wooden
structure, verandas above and below with large
corinthian columns in front about eighteen
inches through. 1t looks old. Part of the
ceiling OF the upper verandI is off. The yard is
filled with trees and shrubbery, as are most
all yards here. On the steps are many plants.
1 took picture Of this, also of the palace
[Queen Lil's] now government building. Took
one of a volcano and one of a Chineman and
his wife failing rice. When the wife saw what
was doing she tried to get away, but caught
her. When she saw she was taken she said:
"When you make, give me one" 1t was too
cute. The government has a band of which the
people are proud. They have an appropriation
of 100000 for some thirty pieces. This band
took second premium at the Worlds Fair at
Chicago. The band now is not quite the same
as some OF the old members would not take
allegiance under the United States, so they had
to get some others. 1t is the best band ever
heard. thought our regiment band the best.
The Honolulu band does not know how to play
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" and our band can