The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-06

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lof being completely surrounded
By the deep blue sea. Yet I fear
that / do not fully realize that the
nearest land is more than 1000
miles away. Nothing having the
appearance Of land has been seen
since Tuesday evening. Much Of
1.-THE usual monotony was broken
by the band. Several nice selee-
ltions we're rendered and they
were thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The day closed and We could say
lone more day nearer land.
Monday, The 9th, passed with
labout the same routine Of happen
lings except that certain spark Of
lanxiety had begun to glow into d
flame Of unbounding joy It IS
useless to say that all on board
were more than anxious to reach
1.-The Hawaian Islands, and we were
cognizant of the fact that this
group Of islands was not very far
distant.
Tuesday, the seventh. All rose
with q sense of pleasure this morn
ing, for it was heralded aboard
that terra firman was not far
distant. The hours passed slowly
enough, for however anxious we
were, it was five O'Clock III The
evening when the first glimpse Of
land was sighted off the port bow.
Two lone mountain tops ascended
toward the sky, which presented
the appearance of two banks of
dark clouds in the far distance.
Had we maintained our present
speed we would have reached land
about nine o'clock p. M; but as
il was, we made haste at d very
slow rate Of speed all night. Ev-
cry one slept as soundly as was
possible under the present state of
anxiety.
The eighth. The noctural
shades were dispelled by the lum-
inant sun from behind a horizon
5undim1ned by cloud or fog. The
sky was as clear and beautiful as
virgin crystal. So gentle was the
wind that not ripple could be.
seen on the entire surface Of the
surrounding waters. The noun
taIns of Wahu, not more than a
dozen miles distant, rose in state
" beauty, ridge upon ridge, peak
upon peak, finally blending with
the blue sky, presenting to the
view the appearance of painting
of enormous size. Situated at the
base of the mountain and border
ing the water line the capital Of
the Hawaiian Territory was deIin-
Gated. AT eight i. M assembly
sounded and we passed down the
gang plank on to the wharf to find
ourselves free to walk OF the
sea legs, 9 the cognomen given to
the peculiar sensation caused by
the vibration of the Ship. and in|
the midst Of Honolulu, "the rose
of the Pacific. !" / at once set out
for some place from which to-
view the surrounding city. The
most convenient point was the
summit of Punch Bowl peak, hav-
ing an elevation of about eight
hundred feet. From this / was
able to get a birdseye view of the
entire city. The picture was
greatly enlivened by the effect of
the natural scenery due to the
presence of multitudinous growth
of various kinds Of trees, such as
the palm, banana and others peculi-
ar to tropical regions. A fter getting
a general view of the city I began
"a more close inspection of the
things of interest. The
Chinese market, the former palace
of the queen, and other buildings
of more or less interest. be-
EIieve that the Alexander Y oungl
building occupying an entire
square, costing one and one-haIf
million dollars aDd consisting Of
eight stories besides the basement,
is the largest and most imposing
building in Honolulu.
After a day Of such unusual ex
sciternent and fatigue, to Be sand
wiched between the bed sheets
was very enjoyable, and | arose
on the morning of the ninth great
ly refreshed after the nights
sweet drealus. The forenoon and
until two b. N. was devoted to a.
continuation Of sight seeing. The
Hawaiian band entertained us for
one hour before sailing, with sew
eraI selections Of music which was
rendered with much credit fol
themselves. At three o'clock
precisely, while our band played
Goodbye, Little Girl. Good.
bye, The ship left her moorings
and we we're on our way once
more. The next stop will be at
Guam, about ten or fifteen days
sailing.
The tenth, eleventh, twelfth
and thirteenth passed without any
thing 0f any importance transpir-
ing The most notable event
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