Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-11-26
ON BRINK OF KILAUEA
TOURIST TELLS OF A VISIT TO
FAMOUS VOLCANO.
Finds u 10 Not Just Back Of City Hall,
- He Had Supposed, but 10
Forced to Admit II Was
Worth Seeing.

had always thought that Kilauea.
the largest active volcano In the
world. was Just back OF the city hall
In Honolulu, but when got to Homo
lulu found that a person has TO get
on a boat and ride all day and night
to the island where the volcano has
secreted itself. says a writer In Les
lies Weekly. Instead OF having to
climb a towering cone with one OF
those alpenstocks they have In the
chocolate advertisements. all we had
to do was to sit still and be whiried
clear to the crater. The only cone In
sight was one with Ice cream inside
IT. On the way 10 the crater ! tried
to give sharp. penetrating glances at
the rock formations so that when peo-
pie asked me what kind OF trees.
shrubs. and flowers grow along the
way. and how many eruptions there
had been. could tell them. but for the
life OF me couldn't look outside.
couldn't keep my eyes on the newly
married couple and the man from Der
lin. who kept his camera open with
the bulb dangling ready any moment
to snap something for his MY Trip
Abroad" The newly married couple
cared nothing for flowers or how many
disturbances there had been. He was
more interested in knowing IL she was
happy. and she in throes OF keeping
his tie straight
"Kilauea crateri" called the chauf-
feur. as II announcing a station. while
I marveled at the luxury OF going to
see volcano. All around was a deep.
rich-looking. black mud all tumbled up
as IL an unseen hand as big as a state
had squeezed II out between its IN
gers In rich. black streams. then gone
on to n new toy. II looked as II we
were going to step into 40 acres OF
gumbo. but instead OF being rich. FIRST
bottom mud a few steps out showed
IL hard volcanic rock.
Watching until the wind lifted we
would edge In to the crater rim and
peer over. down into the heaving
depths. We could see nothing. when
suddenly the smoke would rise. and
down In the blackness Of a million
nights would come a slimmering light.
wayering and feeling. like a man with
q lantern coming around the corner.
beams reaching out and lingering the
way. With numbers Lending courage
the lanes Of light would gather and
spring up in a fare. would come tum-
bling and rolling up the sides as II
the lava we're seeking freedom while
the guarding smoke nodded
The light would shoot and reach
blindiy for a moment. to be suddenly
cut OF. as n massive fremen we're
coaling the world. shutting their doors
behind every shovelfuL Behind all.
snariing. not Ike the complaint Of
waves. but Ike the charging Of a
Gagged lioness. a frenried. trapped an
imal defiance. Just as silence vas be
ginning to burden and ones heart
ached for the roness. light for a thou
sand temples would leap and q growi-
ing would come as II the creature
were climbing the very sides
Standing on the brink and peering
down into the boiling bottom. enc
trembles and fear lays hold Of him
lest he go crashing. but when one
stands long with only a few inches
for shelter a wild desire comes to
leap over. Only does the shout OF
companion bring one TO realization.
and then one turns guilty away.