At a
beautiful village called Anahola the ridge terminates abruptly, and
its highest portion is so thin that a large patch of sky can be seen
through a hole which has been worn in it.
I reached Lihue by daylight, having established my reputation as a
paniola by riding forty miles in 7.5 hours, "very good time" for the
islands. I hope to return here in August, as my hospitable friends
will not allow me to leave on any other condition. The kindness I
have received on Kauai is quite overwhelming, and I shall remember
its refined and virtuous homes as long as its loveliness and
delicious climate.
HAWAIIAN HOTEL. HONOLULU. April 23rd.
I have nothing new to add. Mr. Dexter is so far recovered that I
fear I shall not find my friends here on my return. People are in
the usual fever about the mail, and I must close this.
I.L.B.
LETTER XXIV.
ULUPALAKUA. MAUI. May 12th.
It is three weeks since I left the Hawaiian Hotel and its green mist
of algarobas, but my pleasant visits in this island do not furnish
much that will interest you. There was great excitement on the
wharf at Honolulu the evening I left.
