Cornhill Press:
Dakin and Metcalf,
Boston.
NOTE BY THE PUBLISHERS.
In the year 1863, Rev. Rufus Anderson, D. D., senior Secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, visited the Hawaiian Islands on official business connected with the missionary work of that institution. He was accompanied, in that visit, by his wife and daughter, the latter of whom preserved some memoranda of the journey and the scenes to which it introduced her, for the gratification of her friends. From these notes the present volume has been prepared. The interest which the friends of missions in this country have long cherished for that people—youngest born in the family of Christian nations—will lead them to welcome these unpretending sketches, as affording both instruction and entertainment to themselves and their children.
CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I.—From New York to Aspinwall.
- The Bargain.—Our Steamer and Staterooms.—A Schooner
in a bad Place.—Porpoises.—Pirate Alabama. [9]
- CHAPTER II.—Isthmus of Darien.
- Baggage.—Wreck.—Isthmus Toilets.—Aspinwall.—Tropical
Scenery.—Huts. [17]
- CHAPTER III.—Panama.
- Tiled Houses.—Emigrants.—"Nice Lomonard."—First-Class
Hotel.—Mud Pies and Clean Clothes.—Crabs.—Aquaria.—Borrowed
Houses.—Cathedral.—At Anchor.—Toboga.—Accommodations.—Dessert. [24]
- CHAPTER IV.—From Panama to San Francisco.
- A Rocket.—Acapulco.—On Shore.—Adobe Houses.—Market-Place.—No
Breakfast.—Boys Diving.—Devil-Fish.—A
real Sunday.—Manzanilla.—Golden Gate.—Baby
Afloat.—Lives Lost.—Backbone of America.—Inspecting.—"Baa."—Bill
of Fare.—At the Wharf. [33]
- CHAPTER V.—San Francisco.
- Lick House.—At Church.—Mission Dolores.—Street Cars.—A
Ride.—Hills.—Surf.—Old Church and Burying-Ground.—The
One Rose.—Good-bys.—Union Jack.—"Dropped
Down."—The Bar.—All Sails set.—Racks.—Rolls.—Bell Buoy. [45]
- CHAPTER VI.—Honolulu.
- Desolation.—A Delightful Contrast.—Boats Alongside.—Hurrah!—Farewells
and Greetings.—A Home on Shore.—Friends.—Cousins'
Society.—Fairy-Land.—The Serenade.—Church
Bells.—Native Church.—Native Industry,
Liberality, and Perseverance.—Dress.—"Aloha." [54]
- CHAPTER VII.—Honolulu continued.
- A Dinner Party.—Punch Bowl.—An extinct Crater.—Taro
Patches.—Ovens.—Poi and Raw Fish.—Fingers better
than Spoons.—A Donation Party.—Prince William.—Tomb
of the Kings.—Prayer-Meeting.—Examination.—A
Green Rose.—Home Letters.—The Palace.—The Queen.—Riding
in a Royal Carriage.—Horseback-Riding Party.—Native
Women Riding.—Church.—Native Pews.—A
Quarter of a Dollar. [64]
- CHAPTER VIII.—From Honolulu to Hilo.
- Steamer's Deck.—Hair Decorations.—The Queen and her
Suite.—The Queen's Guard.—Singular Accommodations.—Lahaina.—A
Breakfast on Shore.—Kind Natives.—Cocoa-nuts.—Lessons
in Hawaiian.—The King and his
Greeting.—Where Captain Cook was killed.—Such Roads!—Dinner
on Shore.—Orange-Trees.—Precipices.—Cascades.—Waipio.—Hilo.—Landing
in the Surf.—Spiders. [76]
- CHAPTER IX.—The Volcano.
- Gipsies.—Up Hill and Down.—Lame Horse.—An Accommodating
Family.—House Inside and Outside.—A
Lowly Table.—Prayers.—Calabashes.—Native Men.—Started
again.—A Rain.—Gigantic Ferns.—Volcano
House.—A Table again.—The Crater and its Wonders.—A
Lake on Fire.—Lava.—Blow Hole.—"There, there," a
grand Chorus.—Aa.—Ohelo Berries. [86]
- CHAPTER X.—A Story about Kapiolani.
- A Christian Princess.—A Heathen God insulted.—The True
God worshiped.—Tabu.—A Gallop.—A Dingy Hut
changed to a Fairy Bower.—Hard Riding.—Rest.—Departure.—Surf
Boards. [97]
- CHAPTER XI.—Kau and Journey to Kaawaloa.
- Waiohinu Boarding-School.—Familiar Hymns and Tunes.—Flower
Wreaths and Wands.—Preaching to Foreigners.—Saddle-Bags.—Aa.—Pahoihoi.—Candle-Nut.—Rest at
Night.—Tapa.—Arrival at Kaawaloa.—Kapiolani's House.—Bonaparte.—Kindness. [106]
- CHAPTER XII.—Kaawaloa.
- City of Refuge.—Lava Falls.—Kaahumanu's Rock.—Great
Chief.—Captain Cook.—Monthly Concert.—Cook's
Death.—Meager Monuments.—Oranges.—Breadfruit.—Food.—Cockroaches.—Ants. [116]
- CHAPTER XIII.—Kailua.
- Carriage Broken.—Cocoa-nut Milk.—"Pilikia."—"Maikai."—Prickly
Pear.—Thorns.—Century Plant.—Wonder at
the Carriage.—Fear of the Horses.—Donation.—Anniversary.—Communion.—Steamer
arrived.—Carried by the
Natives.—Children.—Arrival at Honoipu.—Ugly-Horse.—White Mule.—Showers.—Welcome. [127]
- CHAPTER XIV.—Kohala and Waimea.
- Rain.—Large Shrubs.—Fruit.—"Keika Wahine."—"The
Promised Land."—Enthusiastic Meeting.—Original
Hymns.—Address by Timotao Nalanipo.—Shaking
Hands. [137]
- CHAPTER XV.—Maui.
- Horseback Journey from Waimea to Kowaihae.—A Heathen
Temple.—Sacrifices.—Steamer.—A Storm of Sand.—A
Deluge.—Gifts.—Singing.—Iao Valley.—Shelling.—Precipices.—A
Novel Sketch.—The Needle.—War.—A
Race.—Ravages of a Waterspout.—Sail in a Whale-Boat.—Lahaina
from the Sea.—Lahainaluna.—Examination.—Generals.—Commencement.—Dinner. [150]
- CHAPTER XVI.—Lahaina—Kauai.
- Ride.—Cocoa-nut Grove.—American Consul's House.—Sugar
Mill and Making.—Dust.—Communion.—Singing
old Tunes.—Exhibition.—Love Tokens.—At Honolulu
again.—Calls on the Father and Sister of the King.—"Annie
Laurie."—Sea-Sickness.—Arrival at Kauai.—Princeville.—A Beautiful
Bouquet.—View.—Journey.—A
Fall from a Horse.—Lunch.—A Resting-Place.—A
Bluff. [163]
- CHAPTER XVII.—Kauai and Oahu.
- Flowers.—A Coach and Four.—Lassos.—Lihue.—Wailua
Falls.—Koloa.—Spouting Horn.—Church.—A Large
Cavalcade.—An Arid Place.—Waimea.—"Old Jonah."—Sandboats
and Forts on the Beach.—Garden.—Koloa
again.—A Dinner.—Another Trip in the Annie Laurie.—A
Salt Lake.—Ewa.—Lunch at Kahuku.—A pretty Bathing-Place.—Peacocks.—Idols. [174]
- CHAPTER XVIII.—Oahu.
- Native Pastor.—Dinner.—Lassoing.—Falls of Ka Liuwaa.—The
Canoe.—Kaneohe.—A Runaway.—The Pali.—Defeated
Warriors.—Return to Honolulu.—Missionaries.—General
Meeting.—Examination at Oahu College.—Exhibition.—Flags.—President's
Levee.—Harmony.—Number
of Converts.—Cousins' Meeting. [185]
- CHAPTER XIX.—Honolulu again.
- General Meeting.—A Fine Garden.—Mangoes.—Apple-Tree.—Decorations
for the Schoolhouse.—Cousins' Annual
Meeting.—Laying the Burden down and Taking it up.—Lizards.—Scorpions
and Centipedes.—Farewell Party.—Gifts.—A
Donation Party.—Diamond Head.—Natives on
Horseback.—Rat.—Ordination of Mr. H. H. Parker.—Candy-Pull.—Fourth
of July.—An Oration.—A Picnic.—Farewell
Address.—"Aloha."—The Islands left behind. [197]
- CHAPTER XX.—Voyage to San Francisco.
- Calms.—A Patient Captain.—"All Serene."—Flying Fish.—Porpoises.—Whales.—"Skip
Jacks."—Peanuts.—Colored
Water.—The Farallone Islands.—Birds, Seals,
and Sea Lions.—A Train of Cars.—Golden Gate and Fort
Point.—Alcatraces Island.—Arrival in San Francisco. [208]
- CHAPTER XXI.—California.
- A Drive.—Seals.—Portuguese Men of War.—Little Birds.—Steamer
Yo Semite.—Shipping.—St. Paul's Bay.—Suisun
Bay.—Benicia.—Monte Diablo.—Sacramento River.—Arrival
at Sacramento.—A Long Bridge.—Journey to Folsom.—Willow
Springs Mines.—Fair Grounds.—High
Prices.—A Ride around Sacramento.—Levees.—Two
Floods.—New Capitol.—Warm Weather.—Departure.—A
Slough.—Watermelon Seeds.—Oakland.—A Long
Ride.—A Fine Orchard.—Nectarines and Apricots.—Sailing
on the Golden Age.—Farewell. [217]
- CHAPTER XXII.—Homeward Bound.
- At Sea again.—A Cozy Room.—A Choir.—Sermons.—Beautiful
Evenings.—A Hurricane.—Dangers and Discomforts.—A
Crash and Crashes.—"My Father rules the
Storm."—A Meeting for Thanksgiving.—Acapulco Harbor.—Arrival
at Panama.—Articles for Sale.—Telegraph
Posts.—Concrete.—"The Flower of the Holy Ghost."—Matachin.—Iron
Bridge.—Sensitive Plant.—Steamer
Champion.—West India Islands.—A Privateer.—Gulf
Stream.—Lighthouses.—At Anchor.—Our Voyage Ended.—A
Hymn.—The Lord's Prayer in English and Hawaiian. [227]