The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-11-17

four thousand miles or so-has It's aoVahta
seous side, tends to the increase OF aoaptapif
ity and breadth; and 1t is very aomlraDfe INC
philosophic way the ladies OF the army acceP'
the temporary shelters provided TOT tnem' tahs
the little shacks and make them SO attractlv.
and honey. About the veranoas aiohs ~.
Row vines were climbing and poisoning; II
the tiny lawns exotic looking young trees were
growing and various ornamental shrubs, tubs
of ferns bordered the paths, in the little gar
dens tall cosmos was blooming, very enectlve
against the white-washed walls And the In
teriors were charming, suggested travel ano
love of books.
The places were so attractive that fncon
veniences were not thought of by us I'LL
brought to light by our hostess, who iaugnlngD
told of once being kept two hours in the batn
room when an early caller had possession OF
the all-toopublic sitting room. And laughingly
told of conditions as they were a year back
when the present "bungaloos" were but sheds
with tent wings. And the back OF the house
# we cared to investigate, was still just tent;
and sure enough we found the Jap servants Out
there ironing under canvas and getting ready
the luncheon with such conveniences as could
be set up in a canvas shelter. But all ap
peared snug and sufficient and honey
AS we sat on the little veranda and supped
cooling drinks-very refreshing after the hot
u0lQ-W6
come in weary and warm from the mornings
work The captain spoke highly of the men
in the regiment, and regretfully of the way
people generally regard the soldier; declared
it was unjust, unmerited, declared their men
were a good set. The captain spoke OF the
dearth of decent amusements and decent so
ciety for the soldiers, said many of them
craved better things than were available, the
majority of them were by no manner OF means
roysterers and wasters; he decried the black
eye given them generally.
Only a very few of the enlisted men had
their families with them at Schofield Barracks;
at the time of our visit there was small
number of khaki shelters serving as homes fol-
soldiers wife and children; the tents pitched
near the bottom of the gulch some distance
beyond the polo field Down in this guich 9
number of Hawaiians dwelt, cultivating taro
raising payas and bananas. but with large
leisure for visits and music and lying at ease
under the leafy low-drooping branches that al
most hid their little dwellings, We caught 8
glimpse of a Hawaiian girl in a wine-rec
hololsu (native dress) with two or three KHAKI
clad figures near by. Soldier boys studying
native life perhaps.
In the late afternoon we drove to the Gap II
the Waianae mountains and halted there in thu
glory of the sunset, looked down on the pIai,
WIFI the DdTrdChO stduuluS Jul 50 CLEARLY u
their isolation, on the broad ranch land be
yond; farther away the sugar-cane and pine
apple fields, then upon the Koolan range.
this hour flushed and gilded into wonderful
beauty. The place was marvelously quiet:
did not seem possible that cavalry camp va
dwelling there on Leilehua ranch. Leilebu
seemed little disturbed by the presence OF tn
men In khaki; doubtless even the ghosts tina
lowered about the old hefan tancient temple
molested to no great extent. Probably
nightfall they still set out to wander throug
the gulches and over the ranch on those III
welcome visits to their kindred. AS we drot
home in the quick-falling darkness we VOL
dered if ever the ghosts met with challene
from the scattered sentries keeping guard
Schofeld Barracks