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ret an old white headed chef who resides
there. lie is veteran of the former wars,
and iavoritc of the king, sent to this retir-
ed valley to spungc a subsistence out of its
wretchcd tenants. Upon hi, old stock of
hcathcnism, he has cngraited all the outward
traits OF christianity, and is as regular and as
sincere IN his daily deyotions as Mussel-
man, while avaricc and cunning still twinkle
IN his eyes. Notwithstanding this, he is Il
fine old fellow, and exceedingly kind to trav.
ellcrs, particularly if he can make any thing
out of them. Now this fine old fellow, who
by the way always dresses well, is as studi-
Gus ol his ease as Il gouty alderman. Few
can boast Of ever having seen him but in two
situatlons-onc, sitting in an arm chair,
grown venerable in the service, in front of
his house, in the most profound absence of
all thought, with a mcnal shading by an UNI
brella, his gray locks from the rays of the
sun-this position he retains for hours, or
more properly for months, with all the pcrsc-
verancc of a llindoo dcvotcc, for he varies it
only by retiring to his house, where reclining
upon mats, he either sleeps, or submits his
body to the mani pulation of two aged wo-
men, who from long experience are as skill
lul at " toint-iomi " as any to be found in the
group. Occasionally he directs their atten-
ton to his vi,lters, aud if the traveller who
conslgns himself to their hands is not fam to
cry out, - blessed be he that invented the
! t0mi-i0mt, his body must be formed of stern
cr stuff than mere bones and muscles How
ever wearied he may be, fatigue soon leaves
hun; each muscle is kneaded, each Joint
cracked, and the whole corporation thumped,
pounded, and squeezed until every old ache
and chale is fairly driven out of it. A series
OF less violent kneadings succeed this, and
sleep, most delicious sleep succeeds all, and
IN an hours time, he is ready to cry out ''to
horse again" Bidding aloha to this
Prince Of Lazincss, two hours ride brings
us TO the kukui grove, noble collection of
trees, extending for some miles into the inte-
rior; a fit temple for Druidical rites, but now
occupied for christian worship. In fine
weather the Inhabitants assemble under the
shade Of the statelicst Of these forest mon
archs, the branches Of one of which by some
curious freak Of nature, have twisted them
selves into very respectable kind of pulpit,
about ten feet high, from whence the mis-
s,ionary, in this church of Gods own rearing,
discourses Of his love, mercy and Justice.


The road thence to Waioli is much broken
up by deep ravines and fertile vales, through
which rapid streams find their way to the
ocean. These when swollen by rains are
difficult to cross, especially when the bridges
are carried away, or made impossible. The
night previous to the arrival of our party at
the banks of the most formidable, a heavy
rain had fallen, and the stream was very
deep. AT the ordinary ford, the large rocks
formed dangerous rapids, and Immediately
beneath them, the river precipitated Itself