Identifier: onesummerinhawai00math (find matches)
Title: One summer in Hawaii (electronic resource)
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Mather, Helen
Subjects: Voyages and travels
Publisher: New York : Cassell Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Consortium of Church Libraries and Archives

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emembrance thatit was all delightful. What you eatand drink does not alone constitutea repast ; the eyes and the ears areimportant factors in a feast. As we left the table, my attentionwas called to an immense punch-bowlwhich graced the buffet, a gift to the ONE SUMMER IN HA WAIL 47 ship by the city of Charleston. Itis an exquisite piece of workmanshipin solid silver, and is proof that thisSouthern city is loyal to its countrysflag, and proud of its own historicname. CHAPTER VI. PUBLIC CONCERTS THE BIRDS OF THE ISLAND WAILAI HIBISCUS HEDGES. The concerts in the public parks ofHonolulu are a constant source of en-joyment. I never tire of the nativesinging, such a weird strain seems torun through the music. It is full ofpathos to the ear, but whether the sen-timent accords with the suggestion ofsadness, I sometimes doubt. Nothing could be more enticingthan a stroll through the avenues ofThomas Square on a moonlightnight. The stately palms made fan-tastic silhouettes against the sky, re-
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ONE SUMMER IN HA IVAll. 49 lieved by the waving plumes of thetree-fern. It is the world of nature,not of art. Here eternal summer has hung herrosaries ; bright-hued, sun-fed flowerssend out their odors on the still nightair, filling all the space with delicateperfume, while the arch of heaven isaglow with countless stars. Under trees, reclining on the grass,or sitting on benches which line thewalks, are numerous listeners, whodrink in the melody with unalloyeddelight, breaking into hand-clappingwhen some favorite air is rendered.The interludes are filled with thehum of voices and the ripple oflaughter. Laughter and tears are the primalexpressions of humanity—universal, 50 ONE SUMMER IN HA WAIL significant, and eloquent. As I lookedand listened, I said : Is this romance or reality ? It isindeed fairyland ; can the missionarieshave been magicians ? Hardly, replied my friend. They came in a spirit of self-sacrifice ; lashed by a pitiless con-science, with Puritan eyes, seeing sineveryw

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