height of seven hundred feet. On the top is a fortification made of adobe. From the summit of this mountain is seen the valley of Nunanu, a perfect fairy-land. Diamond-Hill, situated close to the sea, is very similar to Punch-Bowl, but much higher.

When

The natives are of a dark olive complexion, with black hair and coarse features. Neither male nor female have the slightest pretensions to beauty. There is a marked difference between the chiefs and lower classes; the former are usually very tall, well made, and more dignified in appearance than the latter. The principal food of the natives consists of dried fish and poe; the latter is made of the taro, which is something similar to our potato; it grows in swampy soil. The root is baked in an oven of heated stones under ground until it becomes mealy; it is then mixed with water and pounded with a stone pestle till it is glutinous, after which it is kept for a few days to ferment, when it is fit for use. The natives eat this by inserting their first finger crooked into the poë, give it one or two turns, then convey it to the mouth, and suck it off. made with less consistency it requires two fingers to eat it, and is called two-finger poë. I tasted it several times, but do not like it, as it reminds me too much of sour starch. The dress of the natives varies in different parts of the Islands. In Honolulu and the principal towns the European costume is adopted; among the mountains nothing but the malo is worn, which consists of a girdle of kapa (native cloth) tied around the body. Canoes are still principally used by the natives, although a great many prefer whale-boats, as they are larger and safer; the former are very neatly made, from twenty to thirty feet in length, and eighteen in width, with out-riggers, which consist of poles attached to the side of the canoe, and extending to windward about five feet; at the ends are fastened another pole parallel to the canoe. These out-riggers are

for the purpose of keeping the boat from upsetting.

While visiting Kealakekua Bay, I saw the natives surf-bathing. They each had a board seven or eight feet long and a foot wide. Lying on this with their faces downward, they plunged into the surf as it was receding from the shore. When a breaker was met with, they went under it and came out on the opposite side, darting onward until the smooth water was reached; then, placing their boards upon the highest wave, and, standing almost erect, they were carried toward the shore with a frightful rapidity, shouting and yelling all the way. As they approached, I expected to see them dashed to pieces on the rocks; but when within a hundred feet of me, they dove under the water and went out on a recoiling wave. They do not seem to know what fear is, and will sometimes spend hours in this kind of amusement. They are also very fond of diving off from high places. When on my way to the volcano, I passed through Hilo, where are the falls of Waialuku, from eighty to a hundred feet high. There were several females bathing and jumping over the falls. They went in some distance above, where the water rushes over the rocks, laid down flat on their faces in a strong current, which carried them to the edge of the falls, then turning on their backs, they glided off on the sheet of water, feet foremost, into the river below. Throughout Hawaii there are a great many gulches, some

of them from eight hundred to a thousand feet deep. At the foot are beautiful valleys, covered with the choicest flowers and fruits, with a stream of water gradually winding its way through. As the traveller arrives at the brink of one of these precipices he is filled with admiration and awe at the grandeur of the sight. The scenery surpasses any I ever beheld. Niagara Falls, with its rush of waters, and the noble Hudson, with its palisades and towering mountains, were completely forgotten. It would be impossible for me to convey an adequate idea of its beauty; it requires the pen of the poet and the touch of the artist.

Kilauea Pélé (the name of the volcano) is situated on the slope of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, about four thousand five hundred feet above the level of the sea, and is the only active volcano on any of the islands. It consists of a huge basin, or crater, the bottom of which is from a thousand to fifteen hundred feet from the surface, varying in different places, and nine miles in circumference; in the centre is a smaller one about one eighth of a mile in diameter, and the bottom, which is eighty feet from the main crater, is one bed of liquid fire. The lava rolls over in waves, like melted lead, and is thrown up into the air some forty feet. The noise is deafening, and can be heard for miles. At times can be seen waving in the wind threads of lava, which the natives call the hair of the goddess Pélé. I amused myself throwing pieces of hardened lava into the abyss below; but this was soon stopped by the guides, who threatened to leave if it was continued. The natives are still very superstitious, and some of them at the present day go up once a year with an offering for the goddess Pélé. Fruit of all kinds can be thrown into the crater without giving offence. The large crater has not been in action for a number of years; the bottom is covered with hardened lava, with fissures interspersed here and there sending forth hot steam, which is quite frequently used by the natives in cooking. There are a large number of sulphur-beds scattered around. Near the crater is a hot spring; the water when cool is excellent, and free from all mineral taste. On Mauna Loa vegetation is scarce; a few cranberry bushes and coarse grass are about all that can be seen. My stay at the volcano was not very long, as I was compelled to leave, having been driven away by an innumerable quantity of insects, which the Spaniards call' pulgas.'

On Friday, December fifteenth, His Majesty Kamehameha the Third died. I went to the palace a few days afterward to see the remains of the late king lying in state. The sight to me was very imposing. In the audience-chamber a canopy surmounted by a gilt crown was erected, supported at the four corners by columns draped in black. On the top of each was a large kahili, made of black feathers; beneath this canopy, and elevated about three feet from the ground, was placed the coffin, covered with crimson velvet, with a long yellow tassel at each corner. Beneath the coffin was spread the royal cloak of Kamehameha the First, and over it was thrown another. (These cloaks are made of yellow feathers, and are very beautiful; only two of the feathers used in making them are taken from each bird, the remainder being of a dark

color; the birds, being sacred to the king, are never killed.) Four natives stood, one at either corner of the canopy, each waving two large black kahilis over the coffin. This was continued during the lying in state. The royal crown, covered with crape, on a crimson-velvet cushion, was placed at the foot of the coffin; the throne was at the head. Her Majesty and ladies in waiting were reclining on mats along-side the

coffin.

The funeral took place January tenth. The streets through which the procession passed were covered with grass and rushes. At ten o'clock A.M. the people commenced to assemble at the palace. After the religious exercises were over, the canopy with the coffin was carried by the High Chiefs and placed on the funeral car, which was drawn by a large number of natives, preceded by two large yellow kahilis, and the late king's standard. Two green kahilis were carried, one on either side, at the head and foot of the car. Surrounding these were sixteen other kahilis of various colors and sizes. His Majesty Kamehameha the Fourth, H. R. H. Princess Victoria, H. R. H. Prince Lot followed in a carriage led by footmen. Ministers of state, officers of the navy, consuls, soldiers, etc., closed up the rear. A large number of natives joined in the procession. On arriving at the sepulchre, the soldiers were formed in line, and the coffin, borne by the High Chiefs, was deposited in its last resting-place. The day following, the inauguration of Kamehameha the Fourth took place in the native church. The king entered, preceded by two chiefs, each bearing a large kahili of variegated colors. On either side of him was another. Immediately behind was carried the royal standard, the Kuhina Nui, (Premier,) and the king's brother, Prince Lot, bearing the royal cloak, came next. Surrounding the king were numerous chiefs, wearing capes of yellow feathers, and carrying large kahilis. Governors and ministers of state followed. The cortege was preceded by a fine band, which, after entering the spacious aisle of the church, separated on either side, and continued playing until the king took his seat on the throne, which was elevated on a platform in front of the pulpit. The latter was covered with the late king's standard; over the throne was one of the feather-cloaks. The Kuhina Nui, standing on the right of the king, read the will of Kamehameha the Third. The oath was then administered by Chief-Justice Lee, when the king arose and made a short speech, first in the native tongue, and then in the English. The band played GOD save the king.' The ceremonies over, His Majesty left the church. On the steps he addressed the soldiers, and then returned to his palace. The present king is a fine-looking man, and like his predecessor, is opposed to annexation. are in favor of it; the natives take very little The United States government offered to pay an annuity of three hundred thousand dollars to Kamehameha the Third and the royal family, provided the annexation of the Islands could be effected. The king assented to the proposition; and had the signature of the then Prince Liholiho, now king, been obtained, the measure would doubtless have been consummated. The prince was detained at Hawaii at the time

well educated, but, unMost of the foreigners interest in the matter.

by the high chiefs, to prevent his being induced to give his signature. On his return to Honolulu the old king died, after a short illness, and with him all chance of annexation, as Kamehameha the Fourth prefers wearing the royal cloak of his ancestors to accepting the princely income offered by the United States.

THE GLORY

O N

THE

GRAVE.

BY MRS. JULIA MACMASTERS.

SOFT Streameth down the moon-light

On cliff, and glen, and wave,
But its softest shimmer falleth
On a little grassy grave:

With tenderest effulgence a tide of pallid gold
Down issues, brightly bathing the marble and the mould,
Where my darling lieth lowly,

In a rest serene and holy,

Brow and baby-bosom pulseless, and her innocent white hands
Making no more gentle gesture,

Fair folded in her vesture,

As pale and pure a presence as any statue stands.
Oh where she lowly lieth,

My stricken spirit trieth

To await the sweet unfolding of this bitter providence ;
And now the moon-beam hoary,

With expressive grace and glory,

Mutely pausing on her marble, to my soul appealeth thence.
It resteth on the sculptured stone

Like a messenger from the Great White Throne:

It watcheth calm by her gentle side,

As the angels watched when our LORD had died:

It sitteth still on her little feet,

Like a brooding memory, pale and sweet:

It lieth along with a lily light,

Like her spirit's mantle, dropped in flight:

It falleth with silver splendor down,

Like a halo shed from her saintly crown:
It beameth benignly all over the sod,

A smile and a blessing straight from GOD.

Oh! streameth soft the moon-light,

Where my blessed one low lies,

Like a glorified white angel,

Far leaning from the skies.

Only the moon-light paleth,

Waxeth feebler and then faileth,

And to cumbered mortal vision leaveth dark the grave, and lone,

While the angel watcheth ever,

His vigil faileth never,

For a charge to him is given concerning that white stone;
And with Faith's uncumbered vision,

I may see his shape elysian,

By that consecrated stone,
Watching ever,

Failing never,

By that lowly, holy stone.

Alton, (Ill.,) June, 1855.