Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-08-19
July q, 1903.

to TIE AMERICAN on HE trip to the Hawaiian
islands,
July g, 1903.
To the Editor Of The American:
Having finished my writing, OF which
speak in my last letter, mailed the letters
and scorcbed post l cards in the volcano
post office: then we all gathered around
the big fireplace to EN-, ~ the comfort OF
its fire, aud for me there was great peace
OF mind, for enjoy fireplace immensely
when it works well. | like to see the fire
eat its way around and through some ugly
knot or knurl. and hang to IL with ever
lasting persistency, until the uneomely
thing has given up its individual hold on
D ace, and been purged, purified and
transformed into beautiful live coal
creased with little dark canyons.
There ere a dozen OF us, more or less,
forming this half circle, and our little
New Jersey woman is gifted in finding
out things; and in few minutes she Is
reading the hostess as book; finds that
she was born In New Jersey; then she be-
gins to unwiad her until she has a com
plete history OF her family and life up to
this hour; and then when the ice OF con-
versation is we'll broken, aud some OF 1t
melted, everyone hasl something to say;
each an oar to dip in, and a paddle to stir
with; and story follows story. rolling
from tongue aud tongue upon the fire.
glow OF this great room. Oh, how com
fortsbIe! / erjoy it hegely.
There is a second book, a sort OF hotel
autograph album. ANY one who wishes
Gun write In it his Impressions OF the trip.
My attention is called to this book, and 1
rad some OF it's pages TO my entertain
ment and pleasure; and / am possessed
with an ides, and forthwith proceed to
spread 1t in the style of crow-walk over
page.
1t is to the effect that bad the blues on
my way up the grade, on the stage, but
that am blue no longer; and / go on to
say that my investment has ready yielded
handsome returns-pot just these words,
you know, but other words that have the
same grain or meaning.
We are told that We will have to get up
tomorrow morning to take the stage to
Fairview to connect with the train, SO We
retire early.
On going 10 my room look out OF my
window TO SCI II kilaneR is not belchiag
forth fire as we have been hoping ii mig hit;
for Madame Pele pokes her FIRE, and gets
IL roaring hot at times when one least ex-
pects 1t. She seems to have no regular
weekly baking day.
1t is real cool up here on this steaming,
smoking mountain top, but see have a
good bed, and SO l hope to get a good
nights rest to make up for loss on the
steamer.
About as soon as | get myself snugIy
tucked away, strong wind springs up
and rsttles my two windows at a fearful
rate. + might as we'll try to sleep In a
ssw-miil, but am just that sleepy which
is made for din. Having one jsckknife,
I'll stick it in to fssten one window, and
that nearer TO the head OF my bed.
Early morning, April II, 1903. The Jap
cook called us, and is giving us our break
fast at table near a good, we'll heated
alright " bile the driver is hitehing up
the horses and mules.
Later. We are now on board the stage
ready to start, the two horses pull in
front, he two mules hang on behind. As
the old coach'goes rafting down grade, |
wonder the mules don't get hanged there
behind, but find that when we arrive at
the station they seem to be in good con-
dition for the pull up again. Mules are
tough, stupid, and noisy at times.
Now We bid the poet driver good bye,
and get aboard the train. But for half
an hour before we pull out we have a
good chance to study the life OF the Japs
in their little settlement OF houses on stiIts.
Houses must be held up in air here; other
wise mould and rot would make them
unfit to be inhabited here where 1t rains
much OF the time.
Going back on the train we get better
view of the cane-fieIds aud of tue sluices
carrying cut cane to the mill of the Oioa
company. We watch the cane as it is
driven along by the he water In the sluice
on its crooked and winding way until It
Is delivered at the mill.
Only little while, and by previous ar.
rsngement made in Honolulu, we are at
the Hiio depot where our hsckman finds
as and drives to the same steamer We came
up on, the "Kinsn".
think 1t must be a custom here that
when steamer sails to send her off With
the music OF band; here we have il as at
Honolulu, and our little New Jer., v
woman goes wild over it. Why, this Iit-
tie woman will sit up halt the night 10
hear Hawaiian music and see natives
dance, and she good Presbyterian too.
Hawaiian music is indeed rich and soft,
but to me it seems to be little richer and
softer as it floats in upon my ear, throug b
the open door or window when am about
half asleep.
On our way down the coast OF the
islands, we see pretty, interesting bits,
and In some places great expanses OF
scenery that we're covered by the dark
ness of NIGHT On 0ur