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Show i' :FK03I SWJ5E LAIE. Jos. Jolnison Tells of Ills Arrival in the Sandwich islands. .. ..-Und-ei date of January o, 1S91, our -f friend-.-Jos. Johuson. writes from Laie, Sandwich Islands, as fallows: ,-I am well and enjoying good health, and feel well in mind and body, lam away out. in this country where they have no winter.' The weather is just grand, for I can. go in bathing, or go to the mountain ,at any time and gather 1'erns.: f "I had a very t'ood time during my trip. I left Salt Lake for my. mission on the 12th of November la.-t. ami -en-joyecltnysf.-ir very'mueh on the train to San Francisco'Avhcre I arnvrd the 14th 'of the 'same' 'month. 1 boarded the steamer Kcalawl'm, for the (and-wch (and-wch Islands, on the following dav. During my.voyf(e 1 was only s'ck about half a day, and only "fed thv little fishes" onne.- I .sauriseveral little iisir durlng'v'ie Voygs'' 'ft-r' .'Tcoii I day out two te.va ji'liu'i ftt-M unJ near iLe ship, my there wfre suCer'nl j others, off at n-' 'distance thai 'were j Spouting. . ",;r - 'When I la'hd'J ..iiiu"iron:)l.:l!i, it seemed 1'ke being -Svt ihtwn in the" Garde ii of Eden'. After .bunig.ou v.at,fi so long, for every t!i in. rrc-en aii'Vl 1 in blwoui. Brolh.-r S, n.-r-ioood. I front Sal--.?'ian,-"C!!oj ;!-, t'herf'thi j v.-X 'Ook U:i'! hV-..;;;rh 'he city.' I The It! jus's Lice V.j .-.'.-.o !' lim-stj places I'evrj' r-;-v-; y-..ef nsav ha.VH seen it inUay.tiV. brt t H:it i-.f!i:r: i ike Uh? ptp.fied '..!''; r'.l re e; a 1-sruu : lawn.. Vurb;:!. the p- v vi tliA: .finest' sjrjt-.tcv If&A ! luiy.:- !. er een.-j Th.fe w;bolf ciris a grent-Thl xVAtf. ihan-i yet'.o5cpeeted to iindji.';it. hw j :'VA " I f , about 25.(K!0 inhabitants. The most of I the petple are Chinese and whites. ! "i staved i.i Honolulu a few. days, i and then e.iare here to Laie, w'.ere tta j maw body i.f tue etfuri rT-s'i'.fcs. ' I i have been putJ.j as sugar tniihi. The i people -here are a very hue unl yir-uig t race, "ifhex ..ie i;-'pital;ie a:;d kind. . 'i'h-. re is one ;i(;y hc-a, v, !:t it. o.vtr a. I iiiindre-.l yours old. She cbml-s up u j o;g hi'l to go to meeting nearly ever I Sunduy.'" |
