CONTENTS. 



LETTER XXII. 



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Koloa Woods — Bridal Rejoicings — Native Peculiarities — Missionary 



Matters — Risks attending an exclusively Native Ministry . . 209 



LETTER XXIII. 



Sundowning " — An Evening Ride — The Vale of Hanalei — Ex- 

 quisite Enjoyment — " Paniola." . 216 



LETTER XXIV. 

 The Princess Keelikolani — The Paradise of Maui — An Island Sahara 

 — The Dead Volcano of Haleakala — Cloud Scenery— Maui Hos- 

 pitality ........... 221 



LETTER XXV. 



Incidents of Travel — A New Light — Tropical Cold — A Hawaiian 

 Desert — A Mountain Sheep Station — Mauna Kea and its Tufa 

 Cones 229 



LETTER XXVI. 



Alone with Nature — A Light Equipment — Kahele — A Garrulous As- 

 semblage— A Paralysed Village— Hilo 237 



LETTER XXVII. 



Puna, the Home of the Cocoa-palm — A Magical Spring— A Leper 



Exodus — " Bill Ragsdale " — Self-sacrifice of Father Damiens . 242 



LETTER XXVIII. 



The "Unexpected" happens — Hilo Kindness — A Venerable Pair 



of Stockings — Preparations for the Ascent of Mauna Loa . . 247 



LETTER XXIX. 



A Second Visit to Kilauea— Remarkable Changes in Halemaumau 

 — Terrible Aspects of the Pit — Theory and Aspects of the 

 " Blowing Cones " — A Shock of Earthquake — A Mountain 

 Ranch 250 



