ably with thousands, I may say, of homes in America -even with many not one-half so large.

The Hawaiians, where well-to-do and able to gratify their taste, are more or less barbaric in the use of colors and adornments.

In stature the Hawaiian does not differ from the European; he may be tall or short, or neither.

While young, the eyes are clear and expressive; the teeth are firm and white, as a rule. When older, they are often too stout, the eyes heavy and dull, from the use of native liquor (ava), and the mouth disfigured, from the frequent use of tobacco and the clay pipe. In a group of women, the pipe is often passed from mouth to mouth.

Whatever a native promises or undertakes to do, he will perform faithfully and well to the letter. If he choose to lie under the trees, go into the surf, smoke the pipe of peace, or play on his taro-patch fiddle the blessed, livelong summer day, arguments are lost on him. Two strong words are his only rejoinder—“ No use." But, if he decides to rise early, get on to his feet and do a piece of work, you can depend upon it that it will be well done,

It is not in the nature of things-"the eternal fitness of things,"-that, with a country and climate like Hawaii, he should like to do everything, even to accommodate the "foreigner" in his piling up of wealth. There is always a plenty of fruit in the valley and on the hillside, fish in the sea, taro in the patch at hand, flowers on the roadside, music in his brain,

friends never cold. Why should he do too hard or menial work? They are Nature's kings and queens, in their own right; and Hawaii is their own. “Hawaii for the Hawaiians."

Pearl River Harbor, just outside of Honolulu is— under the treaty of 1887--a coaling and repair station for the United States, exclusively, for a term of seven years. All the land near this harbor is owned by private parties, and there are many pleasant homes and more in contemplation. Hawaii has now but one supreme need-it is not "war nor rumors of war," neither is it annexation exactly, but simply a cable, from San Diego to the island of Hawaii. Hurrah for the cable! Let us have the cable-and holding high the glassdrink the toast all round and round the globe-" Long life to little Hawaii!"

SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN HONOLULU.

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day" (as the English have it), and all business is, as a rule, at an end for the day, even if it happened to have a beginning in the morning. And pleasure is the cry, and everybody seems ready to laugh. On for the beach (Waikiki)! On for the baseball ground! And King street is the road! The streets are filled with "expresses" (a light carriage-carry-all-seating four, for the use of the public-one can be hired by waiting a few minutes at any point in the city), and private teams, and equestrians. Some are bound for the music, for Berger's band is in the Square, and hundreds will not miss it, more particularly strangers who are charmed and fascinated with the Hawaiian airs of this famous leader. As the streets around the square are not paved, the noise of driving or riding. does not disturb the music, and horses are kept in motion as the crowds come and go. Few like to miss their plunge in the surf, and yet wish to see a little how the game is going,-like to say Monday that they were one of the interested crowd to know whether the "Iolanis" or the "Kamehamehas" won; and so intend to just make a "merry-go-round" of the few hours

and have a part of the whole programme. The spirit of progress is abroad, is in the air, as seen by the dust of dusty King street on this memorable "half holiday"! "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," and makes my dear American people very tired, and often tiresome. Let us have a "feed" (English, you know), at least once in seven, of surf and music and ball! Why, every native knows that that is a wise adjustment. A native boy when pushed or overcrowded with work in school will coolly tell you66 No more, no use, some more to-morrow." The Hawaiians are a small race, but God has given to them a share of wisdom.

OLD HONOLULU.

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LTHOUGH the municipal and social life of

Honolulu may be said to date from the arrival of the American missionaries in 1820, from which time its growth has been steadily progressive, it was known and frequented as a port long before that date. An interesting event was chronicled in the Pacific Commercial Advertiser of Honolulu, shortly after its foundation in 1856, which goes back to 1814. It is a narrative of the first celebration of the ever-glorious Fourth of July on these Islands. On the Fourth of July, 1814, there were moored in the quiet and newly discovered harbor of Honolulu three American merchant ships engaged in the Northwest trade--Isubella, Captain Davis; O. Kane, Captain Jona Winship; Albatross, Captain Nathan Winship, with which last named vessel Captain Alexander Adams, late of Kalihi, and one of the designers of the Hawaiian flag, was connected.

At this time the only pilot to the new harbor was the king, Kamehameha I., who, in his royal double canoes, each seventy-five feet in length, manned by two hundred brawny arms, always first boarded each vessel, and taking command brought her into harbor.