Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-10
FIFTEEN MINUTES IN HAWAII.
A st. Louis Boy Writes OF The Pearl OF
the P.cific
HONOLULU. IL. l.. FEB. 9th. . a. m.


Well We are due To- sal again AT
p. III. today so suppose we will soon
be on the wide, rolling deep again.
We have been treated in the finest
possible manner here by both our Of
licers and the Town people. SO We are
all in good humor and willing to start
again. This Il one Of the most beauti-
ful little cities think that have ever
seen, notwithstanding that the popula-
lion is very much mixed. You can see
Americans, Japanese. HhwaiianS,
Chinese and in fact every nationality
living in the same block in the great
est OF bliss. AMI flowers and iruIJ,
On my, never saw the ike before any
where. Most every kind of fruit grows
here in great quantities. Oranges,
lemons, cOcoaCuts, bananas. peaches,
pears and even onions. that long suffer
ing American onion. | have five
pound sack of them buried in my mat
tresS now To cheer me on my way.
WOuldn't th,s be- "A paradise far the
genuine American hobo, though? He
could almost 3c under one tree the
year round aud WA for his meals to
drop
WHAT surprises me is that the h.
waiIan people seem to be quite indus
triou>. considering the hot climate.
was on shore yesterday afternoon and
saw pack train come in from over
the hills The people bring their
goods 10 market in hampers slung over
II mule, one ON each side. Along with
the train were about ID women aud they
presented "A very funny appearance 20
me, rs they All ride straddle. wearing
a sort of divided skirt, something like
the girls IN the states use on wheel,
but much longer, as they do not seem
50 anxious IT, show then pedal append
ages as the American girl, beggin a
G. pardon. That applies TO grown
people for the little kids run about Mt
tcrly ObiviouS to the proprietieS One
little fellow about tive came running
after me yesterday clad in the nothing
but brown hide. calling Hello Soldier, "
and holding cut To me a large bunch of
flowers. Those two words seem 10 be-
all he could say for when gave him a
nickel and asked his name he sand
mo Sahib."
| have bee0 up to Queen ILLS palace
and through it. but it is mostly taken
mp with Offices, $50 ID was not what
expected.
They have tn queerest postoilice
here YOU ever card of Il is built
square with a narrow porch around
the whole outside. but when you 20 in
YOU don't - in, rs the lock boxes are
all in the tie wall opening on the
porch SO it looks like an American
postollice with the building knocked
down.
Ever since we came IN there has been
a score of little natives ranging from
6 to Is years swimming around the
boat diving for coins AZ they were
thrown over board and very good
they are at u too | don't think YOU
could drown one of them as they are
as much ~ home in water as or land. !
! presume if Won cut one up and dried
I'M he would resemble very salty
mackeral.
don't think Uncle Sam will ever
regret adopting these people as it Is
one of the busiest harbOrs you can find. !
The docks are all full and as many a,
y biz ships lie out in the harbor wait
ing for room. They say 1t is much the
same all the time. Ne would have /
had to wait only Uncle Sans business
takes first chance. OF course we can't I
tell much what the Interior of the I.
island is like as all we can see are I
with Honolulu built at the /
base on the beach level, but | am told /
the soil is very rich. raising almost |
anything. There are some very fine I
horses here but mostly all shipped !
from California. rs they don't raise |
much bur ponies and mules on the I
island. | don't think it is any place /
for poor man without money but /.
with a few hundred dollars he can do /,
all right and not have 10 shovel snow +
either. 1t does not get SO hot but it (
can be stood even in summer on ac-
count of the ocean breeze, still 1t is F.
plenty VAIN TO suit Michigan man.
There are 30 pretty American girls
here so ! don't want 90 stay rs ! still
lean toward them rs vet Maybe |
will change my mind in a year or two. 4
The Morgan City came in last night .
with our stray soldiers and the Ohio I
is expected today.
J. NJ. FAUNCE,