| Show HAWAIIAN ISLES from silas smith to his cousin geo A smith may 28 ia Z mv bly health Is good and in fact I 1 have not out experienced a gingle single day of ill ili beaith health since leaving 6 j S L city for this I 1 teel feel eel thankful and praise my heavenly father from day to day tor for or the thi blemings ble lle bl sings sings si ngi that he IS ii continually bestowing upon me I 1 feel well and shall ever eier rejoice in my mission to these this people are singular in their manners and customs and somewhat somei bat hat di ferent different from any people that I 1 had ever been acquainted with I 1 have been blessed with regard to obtaining a know idge adge I 1 age uge of the hawaiian language andam and am now able by the assistance of the spirit of the lord to biear bear my testimony in the native language the tiie elders eiders of the mission ar arb are generally well and in good with the exception of J A recy peek bis his health I 1 Is poor and I 1 appose that be he Is on Ms his way to california before this time he lii left this island about one month ago for honolulu bahu oahu expecting to return soon to salt lake lale of the 20 missionaries arles aries who left utah for the islands 19 arrived ar ived here D M merrick remained in california I 1 the native taints saints seem to feel well many of them are gathering to lanai and miny are pairing and seem to evince a great desire to gather bather to sall sail lale lase they are poor and destitute and I 1 am of the opinion that without the assistance of means mi ans from some other ober source besides their own industry and economy but few of them will ever reach the mountains of ephraim they dave have not that faculty tj lt comben heir their einns and bring it to bear for their which people have hav hai e who have ba e been reared in other climes and under r other circumstance summer and wlter wint r are ane ellke alike with tb ipe ople opie and they llave hive nothing to disturb them they edt eat drink and lay down and sleeps sleep and they thi y are bure sure to carry out the principle of letting every day provide for tor or itself |
