The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-08

whistle cracks the atmosphere and hug
gng and kissing and weeping COM
mences. This lasts seven minutes. when
the four lad es tear themselves away and
rush down the gangplank TO the wharf.
7 lie gentleman and other two ladies' move
to the rail, and as the steamer moves
away from the wharf they remove their
lels and pelt the four ladies on the dock
Herewith. The gentleman Is travelling to
the Coast with his wife and daughter.
The above Is sample. There are other
samples of various kinds. A hundred peo-
pie may go aboard to say goodbye to one
man or woman. and again none. or but
one or two, may go aboard to bid aloha
TO dozens. And such is the going away
of the many.
on the decks where the densest crowd
Is gathered, an almost overpower.ng and
yet subtle perfume intoxicates the olfac-
tory nerves. 1t Is the mingled scent of
many different flowers. the beautiful trop-
teal flowers OF Hawaii. Alone. their sweet
door needs no description: combined. how
ever, the perfume IS perhaps less pleasing
than u is4powerful.
Berger's band maintained its enviable
reputation as a sootner of sad hearts and
an -eneourager OF happy ones. How the
Australia could ever get away without
Berger's aid - contingency too ridicu-
lous to contemplate.
Scenes pathetic and humorous, ordinary,
interesting and extraordinary. can be OBJ
served on such an occasion as the going
of the Australia. Lovers are temporarily
parted, families broken up for the time
being. and friends separated indefinitely.
1Een many are returning to their homes
on the Mainland and are rejoiced TO leave
notwithstanding the happy times spent
here. Business takes many away. Ne
cessity takes some-they may never come
back. Some go quietly aboard. saying
nothing, and hide-they will never come
baCk. Bill collectors see some off. Tears
ar. shed for many. while some leave fol
lowed by words of anger.
Prince David was the next to the las
man off on the Australia: he was Ions
time saying farewell to his many friend,
aboard. National Committeeman Sewal
was the very last; he had to jump ont'
the Rangplank as II was being lowered
He jumped with the ease and the grac
% a politician.
Just before the steamer sailed sporty
Il oking individual wearing auburn hal
. went aboard and hurried aft to where
race horse was standing in a special,
constructed stall. The authenticated gen
tleman wept tears of sadness over tn
animal and the beast itself was overcom
with emotion. The gentleman had owne'
the animal for few blssful moments OIL
the race track. But the beast ran in tn
wrong direction by mistake or something
OF the kind. and the gentleman not onl.
} lest the horse which he might have owne
but several good dollars besides.
When at last the good old Australia
pointed her nose to the channel and tn
banc was covering Itself and everybod
else with harmonic glory, the crowd Of
the wharf and the people on the steame
reached the top-notch of farewell feelin
and aloha and waved hats. handkerchief
leis and hands: throwing kisses. shoutin
: goodbye and straining eyes to get las
glimpses OF each other. The Australia
gtne. She'll come again and tnen-whe
she departs-there'n be another feast G
) farewell and flowers.