CONTENTS. 



LETTER VII. 



PAGE 



Hilo Homes — Hilo Gossip— Foreign Life — The National Dish— 



Pilikia and Aloha — Surf-board Riding 63 



LETTER VIII. 



Windward Hawaii— "Gulches" — The Mexican Saddle— Onomea — 



A Sugar Plantation— Sugar making— The ruling interest . . 71 



LETTER IX. 



Ephy Austin— A Hawaiian Menage — Diet and Dress — Fern-hunting 



— A Primeval Forest . . . . . .... 79 



LETTER X. 



Isolation — A Native School — A Young Savage — "BolaBolas" — 



Nocturnal Diversions — Native Hospitality — Evening Prayer . 84 



LETTER It.— continued. 



The Waipio Fall — "Bessie Twinker" — William Wallace — Cities of 



Refuge— Human Sacrifices — Legendary Tyrants . . . • 97 



LETTER XL 



A Moonlight Start— Native Hospitality — Native Luxury— A Council 

 of War— The Rainy Season— The Melithrefites Pacifica—?ro- 

 spects darken— A Freshet— A Dialogue under Difficulties— A 

 Swim for Life — The " Scotchman's Gulch." . . . .102 



LETTER XII. 

 44 The High Priest of Pele "—Missionary Hardships— A Renowned 

 Baptism — The "Revival" — A Tidal Wave— Kapiolani's He- 

 roism — Lava Flows and Earthquakes 114 



LETTER XIII. 



A Royal Landing— The Royal Procession— Puna Woods — Lunalilo— 

 The Hookupu — Loyal Enthusiasm— The Gift -bearers — The Gifts 

 —The King's Speech 125 



