Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-12-30
IN HAWAII.
A Volcano ut Work aud tho Joys of
Cottage Life.

The following are parts of letter
received recently by Il lady from a
bachelor girl in Honolulu.
'Siuce writing you last. | have visit
cd the volcano. which | suppose YOU al
ready know broke out on July 4.
whether to celebrate the first Fourth
in Hawaii hefittngiy or whether Nine
Peie chose 10 display her wrath at the
chalge Of government in this manner
Is a much disputed question. and tile
solution depends upon the Iact OF
whether you are annexationisi or anti.
annexaticniSt in Your sentiments. Al
| happened to have a weeks vacation
at the time. | seized the opportunity
and rushed off with the rest of the
sheep to IEilo. The little island steam
er was more than crowded. and the
decks were covered with slccpers fer
whom siateroem Accommodations coul |
not he had. When we landed ut IIiln
the next night we found the hotel
crowded and peonle sleeping four In II
room. Al the Volcano House there
We're accommodation for sixty guests
and $50 arrivals II was like poll.
teal convention in country town. ami
| rather enjoyed the novelty Of the
thing.
There was little to see here, as we
could not descend into the pit. which
from the edge looked like big round
hole with an asphalt floor. We got
home in time for dinner. and very soon
after dinner were called outside to see
the eruption. 1t looked like bonfire
TN the mountain top thirty miles away
/ had to confess TO lively disappoint.
.,ft oil IN il I
had heard in regard TO its beauties,
and some friends whom I met there
tried to raise a certain pitch of enth,,
siasm in me by saving. But think
what 1t is" Thinking what it was
didn't make it much different from
what it looked, and no thrill of awe
possessed my unpoetical irrevcren
soul until | looked through telescope
ana discovered that the flames of my
"bontire' were great fiery fountains IT
a basin of boiling lava. which rolled
over one side. but fortunately not the
side near us. so that all we could see
of the flow was as ii rolled over the
side of the cone It had made for itself
to pursue its way down the other side
of the mountain. while Il warm glow
on the sky assured us that ii was 10.
ing this in good faith ana was nai
Sinking. One teeny- weeny glimpse
was all that was allowed me. as There
were a lot of others waiting FOR thpii
peeks. but that little insight into the
workings of this great force served te
clothe 1t with new garments so thai
the ''bonfre" passed out of my sight
entirely and when | looked again il
was still the magnificent fountain !
saw through the telescope
81 was very much disappointed thai
I couldn't join Il party and 90 up te
the flow. but there were no ladies go.
ing. and couldn't wait over until sucl
a party could he arranged.
-Four other girls and are enjoying
all the delights of cottage on the
beach at Waikiki hired for mouth.
1t reminds me of Fredie's place nj
Clairmont. inasmueh as 1t is rundown
country home and we have to put ur
with all sorts of Inconvenience in the
midst of past splendors. 1t is great
fun. however. being bachelor maids
with no one To remark on our coming, |
in or going-out. and we have daily dips !
in grand ocean when no one else Is
usingNi it, as the Boston girl say. We
have all kinds of trouble with cooks, |
as II is out of town. the kitchen poorly |
PuUlDpPU- tlu ~ StuNt tndi TlNHIS the /
one which didn't do duty at>Clairmont.
Each girl takes a week at ordering |
and am happy to say that my week
is past without serious damage to eith- |
or our purses or our health We ex-
pect to come in town next week. where
we have already leased a very nice cot. |
tage on the majestic slope of Punch |
howl. an extinct crater lying north Of |
the. town, where we will be at home +
any time yolI choose 10 drop in