The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-03
asst fond farewell to friends and loved

last fond farewell to friends and loved
ones, nor was the line of nationality
closely drawn, for twas not uncommon
to see fair skinned and dark breaking
friendship as close as is seen in any
race. Our attention was soon called to
group of sturdy Japs gathered to bid
farewell to friends bound for native
land. Likewise engaged near at hand
were group of Chinese. But our at
tention finally centered upon group of
natives, whom we learned later, had
assembled to bid adieu and God-speed
to young and popular bride and groom
bound for Manchuria to practice law,
he being a graduate of the law depart
ment of Yale. And here we learned the
significance of one of the prettiest Gus
toms it has been my pleasure to wit
ness, and which, no doubt, can be seen
no where else, viz, the native custom
of bestowing leis (wreathes of fowers)
upon their loved ones. This young
couple were literally covered with leis
as they assembled the gang plank.
Climbing to the second deck, they pro-
ceeded to take from their necks these
leis and throw them to their friends
below who eagerly gathered them up
and divided them around. The leis be-
ing retained as token of love. This
beautiful custom is adopted by all
nationalities and surely tbs a beautiful
sight and | wish you might have seen it,
for words cannot describe the various
and varied expressions, nor convey to
YOU the sweetness of the music render
ed in the meantime by the Royal Ha-
waiian band. My friends expressed
themselves in these words, "This scene
alone is worth the time and expense of
our journey" and | most heartily as
sented. The great ship having left we
returned to the hotel too full for any
!, thing more that day.
We have, leisurely visited the points
, of most interest in Honolulu and on this
island. Honolulu is beautiful place of
10000 population, with about one-ffth
American, Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese
, Portuguese and others in proportion as
named. The streets are not broad but
: well paved with many palm and tropical
lined boulevards and drives. With an
electric system second to none, of the
same size, in the states. Electric light
, ed, gas plant and water supply pro-
> cured from artesian wells and reser
voirs. Not an American city as yet bu
! doomed, am afraid to become Ameri
j. canized in the future and thus lose ;
y great deal of her charm and quaintness
Q Here is an ideal place for rest ant
: recreation. With an ideal climate aver
o aging from IS to IS degrees the yea
d round, with the ocean breezes eve
), blowing over this dot upon her surface
!, with plenty of rainfall to keep virden
Q the semi-tropical foliage and wher
l. nobody ever huries save perhaps tn
9 Chinese fruit and vegetable vender a
g he joys along in a dog trot with
a wicker basket filled with his wares a
b either end of bamboo pole. This tro
n, impresses one that he is endeavoring t
it keep up with his sandals, which ar
,r attached to his feet by two string
y coming up between his great and secon
" toe, rather than that he has any ide
1T environments can you blame one fc
20 becoming too lazy to write, or for wan
ing to sleep u or IA hours per day, c
le LAYING around in the shade, or taking
Of dip in the ocean?
I'd On Mondly morning we joined
l coaching party and drove up the moul
le tain about o'clock, to the famous Pa,
e, Prapice). Tradition has it that an il
to vading army from one of the othe
Mt islands of the group drove the native
If. of Oahu over this Pail to the vale
le hundreds of feet below, practically al
e. Initiating them. IT'S pretty sight, {
n least, as the mountain rises 1000 fee
is almost perpendicular above the vale
SIS on the other side of the island and fro
er here one has good view of Honolulu
the bay and valley to tho south and tt
on ocean and valley to the north. In goir
lit out mounted to the drivers seat al
he by the aid of a cigar persuaded him
IL allow me to drive the six horses to tt
p summit. Some old maid literarily
a clined procured this seat in advance