The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-21

, waters edge, the water coming up
most of the way between what are now
Nuuanu and Kaahumanu streets.
Along the mauka side of the street was
lanais. There was not a frame build
ing at this time in this distance be-
tween the two streets. One the Eva
side of Nuuanu street stood the build
was also the consuPs office, where
was to be domesticated as the young
est clerk in the establishment, and
which was my business home for many
performed some services for the consul
Makai Of the store was a small wharf
built by B. L. & Co. standing out into
/ deep water so that vessel could load
alongside or discharge its cargo. Well
on in the direction of Eva there were
! the premises of the old Manini family
and beyond them the Nuuanu stream.
+ Coming back to Nuuanu street and
passing mauBa, had my first glimpse
| of the Hawaiian maiden. She was
coming down the street barefooted
and with only a mumu for garment
1 do not doubt that she was as curious
to see the strange white boy as he was
| to see her.
On the left hand side of the street
| stood the store of the old gentleman,
| Familiarity known as "oId Crimes an
American who had been for many
| a resident of MIA
store was flied with a varied assert
ment of goods for trading with the ma
| tives. His wife was native woman,
and she had brother whose name
was Manuahi, who was permitted to
be a salesman behind the counter
| Naturally feeling favorably inclined
| towards his countrymen and women,
| he was the favorite clerk with the Gus
| toners of the establishment, for when
selling goods, and particularly meas
uring off dry goods, he was often re-
quested by the buyer to slip his scis-
| sors further along than the exact
measure, thus giving sometimes quite a
large extra piece. This custom caused
the use of his name all over the
islands as a synonym for an over
measure in the way of trade.
Going mauka. (the latter word means
in the native language from the sea-
or mountainward, as its companion
word, makai, means toward the sea
so that they may be used anywhere
on the islands,, we come next
on the left hand side of Nuuanu street
to the large lot occupied by the Hud-
son Bay Company, surrounded by q
high stone wall The offices of the com
pany were in a two-story wooden
building with the end and entrance or
the street. The agent was Mr.. George
Pelly, an Englishman of the English
men. associating very little with the
people of the town, as in his opinion
Hudson Bay Company.
The lot next mauka brings US to the
corner of Nuuanu and King streets
My recollection is that King street die
not receive it's distinctive name til
some time later than that of which
am writing. Quite a number of the
streets waited several years after they
We're laid out before they received
names. and it would be hard to tel
now who named them. Like Topsy
they just growed"
On the corner of the street alluded L
, was the well known saloon of Jot
. Booth, a typical Englishman of the op
posfte character from his adjoinine
neighbor, Mr.. Pelly. Joe. as he wa.
| Familiarity called by almost everybody
was famous for his large hospitality I,
all sailors visiting the port. and thu
Blonde was a favorite resort becaus
. of the genial characteristics of its host