The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02

out on the country roads, there is many bower of beauty. To quote from MT. Whitney: "There Is relief for the eye and the ear in the residential streets, which are those that extend straight from the heart of the town, or lie close to the hills in the background, or skirt the shore up to the very shadow of Dia- mond Head. Most attractive of those ] running inland is Funanu, leading into the valley of the same name, and cul- mfnating at the Pali, most famous of Honolulu drives.
 shore line Is Waikiki with it's tempting beach, bathing and surf-riding, and the ralSish picturesqueness of its cocanut palms. And wherever space and care are given them bloom the flaming Hibiscus. the pendent yellow clusters of the Golden Shower, the Begonia in endless variety, the magenta-ooored Bongainvillea, over topped and sheltered by the spreading Ohia, and guarded by the Royal Palm. Curiously enough, the first white settlers built their houses as if for New Eng land climate, with deep cellars, no veran- das and steep roofs. Never was there such an architectural maladjustment. But now the bungalow Is the prevailing type, with many windows and wide porches, covered with wisteria vines and set in a sea of Towering shrubs. One may go anywhere on the face of the earth with out finding another habitation of men that carries with 1t such a suggestion of rest comfort. It is almost too good for every day users
 It would be difficult to imagine a more perfect medley of human beings than that which gathers at the decks to meet incoming ships. It so happened that the tehu with whom entered Into negotia- tions for the use of his vehicle, a cheap surrey. carrying three persons besides himself. was Portuguese. To use a common saying. he was up to snuff, and exacting enough to have had some les sons from the members of his fraternity in New York. At first he stoutly de- manded $10, saying with great assurance, You know I must live" As his dictum provoked no affirmative response, he graciously consented to make reduc- tion of 10 per cent. So I closed the trade and in company with a gentleman and his wife did the town in great style, and the regions about Being, in fact more anxious to see the outlying coun- try than anything else. we drove first for seven miles out through the Nuuann valley to the Pali, and found it all that it had been told us to be and more. The weather was perfect, a cloudless sky and an atmosphere that refreshed every sense. The road itself Is as good one as could be built. and Is shaded from end to end by an avenue of overarching trees On both sides of the narrow val ley the mountains rise in solid walls, and through the center of 1t flows a stream of the dearest water, which is imponded at several points in beautiful lakes. The homes along the way are fit match to their surroundings, and al most tempt one to be guilty of the sin of covetousness. The Pali itself is sim ply a gap or rift in the enclosing noun fans that bend around and come to- gether at the head of the valley. Above sands of feet. Straight on before and be- low Is level plain of many miles in extent, and beyond that is the sea shim- mering under the light of the sun like