Show ON THE WAY HOME the last conference we ati tended on the sandwich islands the preparations the farewells the trip around the island and many other things all furnished food for thought and would have made SO an interesting letters letter perhaps had time permitted my writing before our conference was well attended and was an excellent one withal there seems to be a very verv energetic and lively spirit at late laie the honolulu branch is also in a most satisfactory condition this is due to the earnest and faithful labors labord of elder mathew noall who has devoted himself exclusively to this branch for two years the lativs native saints in honolulu are full of oi aloha to him and the results of or his labors are most gratifying brother king has exerted a highly beneficial influence not only among the natives but also to tha white brethren and sisters during his presidency on the hawaiian islands we parted with him with much regret brother fred beesley has done his duty well it would be next na ta his 8 impossible to find anyone to nil fill place at late laie as school teacher and ana music muster mt asier it is unnecessary to allude v to brother barrells Bar relPs labors labohm 8 among the native saints sainte at lani hull he ao well represented himself to your yo IN issue ue of oi many readers in a recent we a the NEWS that anything from on the subject would be needled we embarked on the forest queen on may amid weeping and wailing among the natives the BIT air was laden with wild quavering kirves curves 11 and genuine anguish was depicted epic ted on many of the faces of thew these dusky children of nature after getting out of the bay we ayed around on the lee side of bahu oahu bahu all day monday in the even tag we went on deck in the soft typical epical moonlight sang and chatted and watched the shores of oahu bahu as they hey slowly disappeared from view prom the captain down all were as kind to us as they could possibly be we were it seemed in the midst of friends captain winding tea isa genial even tempered gentleman the mate mr molle is a norwegian and on acquaintance WIB we found him to be an intimate bhend bend of our musician processor dewor monson the italian steward Is 18 a character all by himself 11 and to w describe him it would need half a chapter at least it seemed strange to be awakened ln ill the morning by the barking of the he steward Is large newfoundland d 09 g the quacking of ducks the of the cats cate and the crowk of the cocks however the ducks and chickens were silenced and sacrificed for our sakes before the ye voyage was over the journey bad atad all the elements of uncertainty which is said to belong to past times d we speculated on wind and weather heather asked questions daily and t awards the last hourly and after ett our sea sickness was over we really oyed the trip if f I 1 had time I 1 should like to speak ef one of our fellow sars named white a grand army of 01 the republic man who talked on three beree distinct and highly interests ing subjects morning noon and ia ht and every spare moment be taen een tim times K first of course mr white alte i variations second the we domination lon odthe of the catholic party america third the mighty re JIb bi ican libAn party in the course of holi cism he would occasionally aber r round to the sub subject eject of eng u and I 1 her dotage whereupon mother pus passenger an english cl fita u th of 22 bud and of solid inflexible ll 11 efin the immense superiority of the 6 mother country to every other strip of dry land on the 06 would flare up immediately and god then the fur began to fly but ra 0 climax was reached one even 1 ag 8 when mr white found out f t I 1 had the audacity to be a and to vigorously defend 79 its policy and our ex president cleveland veland after after fter two weeks of pleasant trav R we sighted land on the morn mom odthe fourteenth day and were od into the harbor casting C r at half past eleven aday 1 april the captain s del delighted gated with our quick and kat ant ut voyage I 1 sent word to n y the steward who called to 38 Us last evening that he might aute bu te his success to the fact of aavang aa 1 ng such a faithful people as ia mormons cormons Mor mons on board the tt never forsakes his dutiful ren T witnessed the grand parade i here y yesterday esterday it was a magnificent pageant glittering uniforms stately men fine carriages and hundreds of splendid horses the natives enjoyed it immensely we are being detained because of our freight and numbers but hope to getaway tomorrow home again and rome home sweet home are the tunes we sing the t he words oft enest on our lips and the thoughts which spread a warm glow over every hour and moment all well and send aloha SAN FRANc isao may list 1889 4 |