Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-25

women, too, and they teach school some
where's back inland. Being as they're
going To the same place as we are we've
got 10 be decent. If we drink rum we
can't be decent. Therefore, there's not
a-goin' 10 be "a drop o rum drunk on
this trip. Anyhow, we're on duty; we're
escort for this party o young women.
There won't be no drunk business on
duty while I'm along. Ye all want to
understand that. Now. git aboard your
horses and into them land packets, and
remember the first blasted jack o we
that makes break getshis head broke.
so the start was made. At the head
OF the line was the coach of the young
women from Detroit, surrounded by
the bluejacket horsemen, the master at
arms in the lead, and the line OF stages
containing the remainder of the party
/ of men-O'-War's men trailing alder. The
schooi-teachers enjoyed the situation
hugely, from what | heard aftcrward.
. They made some efforts to engage the
master ut arms i'm conversation, but he
didn't place much reliance on his con-
vursational powers and didn't have
much TO say. Anybody VINO has ever
made that trip from Uilo TO the burning
lake Of Kilauea knows how superb the
ride is on the winding road, first
through beautiful green sugar panta-
lions, then through the coffee lands.
and, before the Halfway house is
reached, through thick tropical Jungle
When the Halfway house was reached,
oil /. 4 1
luncheon. The young women were es-
corted into private dining-room. and
the sailors, who were expected, ate in
the main dining-room. They were a
happy, good-naturcd lot. whereas, if
they had brought their drink, about a
quarter of them would already have had
broken heads.
We'll, they made Peter Lees Volcano
house, ut the burning lake, in the even
ing, and when the school-tcachers had |
gone to their quarters the master at
arms drew up the men and again adj |
dressed them:
THAT bar in there's wide open, you
see said he, and all any man % YES |
got to do TO get rum is TO walk in there. |
again with his nose on the other side of |
his mug
Delay there, mate We're not banker
in for rum said the men, checrfully.
and they put in the evening like de-
cent citizens, for the visit To the burn
ing lake was not to take place until the
next day. All hands went the next day.
the girls from Detroit still an Toying ire
their escort of mounted
uejackets. The descent was made in
Just as good order as the ascent had
been, the expedition arriving back in
llilo on the evening of the second day.
The loader Of the young women from
Detroit made n pretty little speech to
the blueiackets.
I'm sure she said that none Of
you shall ever regret having treated us
with 50 much kindness -knightlincss.
I might almost say-for, YOU see. when
we get back to the United States we
shall all do all in our power 10 alter the
general opinion held of sailors when
they are on land. That opinion is YOU
know, that sailors Of the navy. or any
sailors, i'm fact, when they get ashore,
drink ana carry on
THE hluciachcts all grinned in
body.
"'Eut we shall certainly tell them DIFF
fercntly.' and so on. The young wom-
IN dia her part neatly. babe the men
rooG-hv i'm the name OF all her com
oanious and thcn The dozen school
eachers from Detroit embarked on the
steamer that was TO take them back to
TIonolulu-
We'll. those girls had no sooner got
'ut OF SIGHT than the devil broke loose
lmong that pick of buriackcts. They !
split ur into GANGS. and within an hour ]
III hands were mp to their nccks in it. ;
Practically they tore the town Of Iiilo
o tho ground and fired a vollev over it.
There was no stopping them. They 4
ouldn't be stopped. They invaded the
own invested il, sacked it. There's
nan named Lvcurgus in Hilo. a Greek.
Who owns several rows of little one
coined houses. The blueiackcts rented
hcse shnclts for the occasion. pair Of
hcm in each shack. and in these rows
fhouses they made their headquarters.
hence they would roll forth in parties
n search of rum and other joys, such
S fcw dozen Kanakas to kill, especial
= Kanaka policemen, and in general
hey had n highly enjoyable time.
When thar three days liberty expired
bout ten men came back TO the ship
1Ore or less the worse for wear The
Their 40 stayed ashore enjoying them
elves. Patrol guards OF the port watch
'Crc sent ashore TO haul their was
niling shipmates back to the ship.
hey were glad TO get back themselves.
he town marshal OF ITilo swore In so
Decial policemen, all Kanakas They
II took TO the mountains an hour after
hey were sworn in. That starboard
'atch Of ours just simply owned the
lace The finish came when they ar
we'd at the inevitable stage when they I
cyan fighting among themselves. They 3
isablcd each other so that twas pos d
bile for parties of the mort watch To n