The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-08-29

ways varied. always telling of fearful
past.
And stan In the middle distance float
ed the soft innocence of summer sigh.
and beyond the cratcr's ragged edges
were endless folds of the great white
robes. Cluudland was below u.s. As
FAR as the eye could see. its rolling hills
and sleepy valleys. its peace and quiet.
filled all space. Not movement. not
a change I'm perspective or color, And
yet turn from the south to the north
and turn back again, and lp' the weird
ghostand was made over anew Far
to the southeast We looked for Hawaii
and its great domcs FOR a long time in
Nain-and then, of a sudden, under our
very eyes, the billowy mass Of white
seemed TO shadow forth the long. grace
ful sweep OF Mauna Loa and Mauna
kea, very dim at first until the rays OF
the setting sun touched them with their
rich tints and discovered them as with
the alchemist's magic wand to our ad-
miring vision.
We circled the horizon with our eager
eyes-the mountain slope vanished into
the white city; clouds that were miles
deep, clouds that filled the universe
with dream faces, specter ships, silver
ed cascades, palaces and pearl clouds
that reflected clouds, duplicating and
manifolding each other until the eye
weared of its attempt to find either
beginning or ending to any of the
beautiful creations spread out before
us.
For time the only color was white
with silver and pearl gray tints. Then
from a distance that seemed almost be-
yond the power of sight. a long riband
of most delicate rose pink was passed
through that diaphanous mass. A sec
ond and a third followed, and i'm mo-
ment, in that intinitesimal fraction OF
time that Is measured by neetest
thought, our cloudland was glowing and
pulslng with the glory of the sun. our
dream faces were alive and their God
like forms, clothed in lustrous robes.
moved on In stately measure TO the mu-
sic of the spheres then just beginning
to show I'm the turquoise sea above us.
our specter ships were manned, royal
banners flying, rich tapestries hanging
from mast and rigging. Our palaces
of pearl were peopled; opal and jasper,
gold and ruby studded the walls; red
and blue lotus flowers, hibiscus and
! oleander hedges and great masses OF
gorgeous unnamed blossoms waved "a
gentle breeZes and spread broadcast
| their delicious fragrance. SO beautiful
/ ii was the very sun did glow with pride
/ and swell with admiration of the worlds
/ he had created, and the whole sky was
one mass of harmonious reds and gold
en- tintS; and yet by minute gradations
no eye could follow, the tints changed
to gray of pearl, to the dull beauty OF
amethyst to the virginia. simplicity OF
glaciers cold.
The warmth of summer was fresh
ened by the keen air of the north TIL,
bright stars appeared in the deep blue
above. Our ghosts and spectres re-
turned, but seemingly in even quietei
mood, as If in keeping with the hour
We looked after the horses once more
sampled our provisions and then .rie.
to find a soft spot in the little cave
! where we had spread our blankets
Baldwin's house was so spacious that
being rooflcss, the cold night wind!
searched out every nook and corner il
1t and we found the cramped quarter!
under the lee of ledge of lava mucf
more to our liking.
However, sleep was impossible. II
spite Of blankets and wraps 4: wa
1 cold, a clear, keen, rarified air that go
in under all our covers and played
havoc with our circulation. Then, too
lava does not compare with a hair mat
tress and downy quilts for comfort an,
ease. 1t may be pahoehoe when you liz
down, but il feels like the toughest Of