CHRISTMAS DAY.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 62, 28 December 1889, Page 2

CHRISTMAS DAY.

I JWiNIO AT M«>T«m7A. * CtfVAtv v*d Mr*. llnvihWi para*-. whbb r*n%o off on flirixtmaa TV.y. waa a jraal aiiawaa. TV iiioruinj; l«»k*.l any thin* hot pronrWng ; the tiilN at i tb« lw». k **n ••orare'l witli nlat, and l the obi hand- bet* tint wh«n ! I that e* ua in iho moniing it i» e.-rtiin i to he * w -t day. Ra : n kept fulling '; till nhout nino o'clock, when it rleire.l, • j and alauit t«n largo numhora i>f rWton wre to Im aern wendintr ihHr tray • towarda Motntna, wh»re t'upt. IlamilI tort'a property i« aitiwted. Sfho pi«>'-»«; ' wa* held on ii >«f nl«ont :i aeroo, i on which is erocl"d a w.nalen house. occupied l«v lh« purwoi in ohnrge of «! the land. It la in aajden •*•! ►iniition, < i Ihiuiulinl nn the reat l.y tin Mo'otim i j IWI, nnd on the eaat hy "he Veisir I tfitf" Uirer. juat Im.l >\v the wateria'l. ' I an'' fenrod round by a do*- lejimc and »I limn ho>lge. Tho el-ariiig ia phi'ibd • ! w th coeoanut and tin-al - fruit In*"*. I i with ;i few i'i trees for shade. Th- >• dinner wua laid out »i»w< profuaoly. I I Mu the tabh-a. laid ii hj Hmi'i. v»re i pi -ic • I a'i;n>.tev«iy kind of native f •> >d, f which tt-.iK hotter i: m»!ci«I tli »•. we lino i nt such f. !iKf-«. Ki-1.. fit 1 . pijfV- ; ohh. .liir'kh, pnk, nn ive ■« • I I nil kiiidu, were followril l>v in miiioit i itel simple ..I plum pudlinK. ; |" ■";.'* <• | enke. tarta. nnd email euk"H. which a j MiH. Hamilton and her l"is\ nttcml i i ants were contitiiuillt f"iti"fr ••" t lll ' • n-ii' tip. while t>uptn;ti Ham lloti kept .• moving round looking foi il>" '.v > • =-=•*- « ..r< to quench their thic t in litlei ,- | hrr>r or w'no. or ton or coffee for I e . | indie,, llefc.ro uuilaffi r dinii I .lams , iiir wits alt. iidod to. h-'tll m j ,m the Inwii under ih bread fr-iir tree it j and inside the ilwcili .;.'hoie>' \ i « - r. j ahoweri of imiij fe.l :n r t *r two • • 1..M;. . j hut there tv.r. plenty of aheltei for li: •, I uursts. who milTi icvl lifle ilicinveiii , I o «;■•. oxcpl in- i -I -le i ' : - nu|ii.m K . t,. the duo. in- mi!.i.|. Ai.i uiv: t ■!••• .. \i .iter- we n.niro.l tho i ; S Vice till: r j mil, M-weial olli: 1. fr ::: !!.'. 1 S *. i ; Ada ins and a i:tj:i:)« i .-: ludiv <v»\ hj | goulii nica from Apia Tic fti'mi!-. n* Indie:! ;.hm mtlMti'i'i'il ;u grenT" f.fice; c ! I. ut the neiNeiriiodiiti.il pr vi icd »'i* r> I ampV t» supply ;>ll iftpir ment-. ' The vi it-.ra returned to to-.wi U-f.-re >• I o'clot k well pleaded with the i d.iv's ! ei t.ut liuuinet. and C.iptiiin nnd M'> 1 Hamilt'.n nrt> t> !»• iimgrutulated on the mieWMS of tllir .nlea\oiir« t.i .. 1 phnsj, .nid ntmixe ••reryl oly. '', (mildtilFN'R TK-NiC ! We liavo v«.|_v iniich pleiiHuro in re-, potting the 'very enjovnlde pimic' • | givfiuby Mr. tmd Mm. I hid. er to the '* | children, of uV|M O on Tuuraduy laat. the 0 day aftei Olirialmna. The pi. ni. wt.k ». heidnt Malifu, the property, of our 'a reMpected towiißinan, ISnpt. lluiuilton. k. who kind'.y lnat his Iwuiae and i| for the oconaion. All the little ones. |. ! noatlr dreaaed. nnd with i'>v deplrted ~ , ou ouoli lai-o. roielcavi.u od :\t Mr •J lh«ker*a lioiim' nt Ifaiuuln. nnd tl.e.x j thoiitomnrcdmiltliro.ighthotowii w'-oie 1' tho picnic wna !•> he '.ell. If wn-- ''' I .jiite a uniijiie nnd jde :siii)' sij'.h* to J" nee tho little ones ct.r.iti"; the r apee- ''• ; tive lint uors of iheii nation . null A mart hints to tie sound., of tin little ie i driimii mi 1 til'osj hehind them. The t f j (ioruuiii. United Stat.-.", Uritiah, „, ; Froiirb, nnd Saiiiouu llngH were |. | marched in enmpletn harninny, , i which uugiira well thatlh • atrtiggleof 1 the past haa ls>. n nnd that H ; | wo on now on the row «d 11 |deuannt • i future (or H memi. At the nent of the " picnic everything wan •■Vmo hy Mr. >- and Mr* Dvckcr and their fricmii. to n uiiiiihu thu young folka. Swiiumiug, ;. running, dincing, otc., wore indalgcl |e J iu ad lihitutu. About tha middle of ~ {thu day tlivy wore entertained to it .. i very ni.-o luucbeuii. and during tho . I nfturnoon col Too nnd unkeawem diatri- ' I huttd round. After wearying 'hemi aalvea with aiijoynient, iln> littlo army, IP t with the Ihiuiioih Hying, were rgiiu •' { iiiarclieil down, he.id.il l.y Mr. l'crkcr in j hllllMelf, who iteeinmt to he thoroughly •I i iu hia vUnnn.it. Thu Apia contingent I- I Inft tlm tuiiin torn* in Apia, And the a : balance inarcbwl over to M.iUutii. t and, nftor gi-tting anmu morn g •■<! 4 , j thing* I" out. and givinj thnn. eli»em ( ■ for Mr. and Mr*. UocUr, they di«- ' , b'liidad, nnd wen*, to their re-p««tivn N j home*, wollpUataod nnd happy. , j Wlico g.iing oyer the rirer trai I many w etit Intt> th* laait. and auiik it " ' bt tho ri yi-r. Tho «nter not boi*g ' Tory deep, they anon m nimhlail out. • : ahoutingMHl laughing, and upiMirently u l.stkliig upon tho boat accident «* an ■ iiH-idowl wf tha day. I think Mr. ami f Mf». DmUot Anwuryo tbv thanka of the . cußtmuttity, aaal r*|m ially i ha parent* i of tb* iikiUra*. for thU quit* origU»l • id** ul wiaiaff ah* A|«ia ahildrva of all iMtiuMUti** • pl**a*nt i*y'* Mttiaf. i • Th* ißitmimi «a*i* *• youth h*a» a laaUtag *ff**t A* tha tab it j ao.|aa«. . *m wk*\ throoarh praaapt or eaaiaaft*, J ' th**hiflr**>*4*J| tho atJM^Bl 1 layHtoi haw* to I** to M*Tfi| haMkatkp walh *Jato *Ato i

•• IICNIOAI I'APAWJA. A mnmktr **yf *!"** mm * r ranged Mh9*Ml JBih*»i»o» (nr • it*) '„ online <m OCmwift* I>«v. «*4 «Mw wirtM ujpm • »*•»•» *> Bipw«k (ih« WaWfNlkt). ahmit if mil* fn.in A|«i*.- Th# mumiMK h***«l Ihrmimii. in" f«r » rainy «my. hut litis ititl Hot inlmdUir |4Miiclm« ftmu tiMiiiulinir ihHr hmwrn, awi »tf In Mw fill*. B*irm> iiMrwii of Um I'.Hd Ail.ms alw> jwihml in Bowl |too|>| u wont on foot, hut tbi» lh*jr aftM-wanl* rcu'i'HUwl. The n*d tin in • »«.r> Imil -tufo. nutl n litlla way from town in only :t tnt. k, »n«t in M-ventl |.lim«.k (wvrwl \\ irli fitlloti timlM*. Tim id t»o:ilhar of the morning nmlo 11• •- tr.uk voiy hail, it ml ihii ImrMttuoii mt» well lie* piMoio-l with mnil. •Tim foot tmv ll>:' iiiiihl lmv« hml n limn tilmu-f it. Tlik tiny, li<n»"»or, lt**|tt -Gnu. im<| nil initios tlionuiprhlv ••iii»y««J Ilium Krlva aft<r ilioir arrival • t tn<i» diMi nll t''i>n. K.ii:li |Mtrry tiriuglng thou o«.'n iiiovi-i-'it", Willi Mjnontl out in tim ulut'ly I'liK't* tln'ir rnfrt-rliiurat*. itnil nft'iftt u"'»ml l«th in llf |mh>l. N»t ilmmii tn tli-ir ii -h|ni ti»»» tii.nl-.. 'l'lm want fulls i< 'mi hi llio*i|(hlMof limit •unity, mill will aiutli n vimt. O'tf |>.nil.tiiittt. a visitor in \\u , s|Hiki- in hi-.-ti 101- I S (it till- Ix'.-I'IHOHUMIU! IllillV. 11l f»M llf »»' I'l'll lit* h.-llt ll.tli lilt ll|l|N.| •uiti'y tn |ny it ii vii.ii. It i« nrn luii.'ii' i.jMit. iiit'l I In- iiiini«'iiii-i,i ri--:l'i- I l'V I'm nl.ilini! t|tn»li t>ii- iil<s ni lln» grout iixk into lt»i!o«vi |i-x>l htrloW Was it |iii:*itrn Will ttortli it l>»a jmirtify to •»'•• 'l'lii- (in- v i~iiiuitn| -iirlv in U«« ovt»n i • •_». riml yfloi ;t • initial' «if i luliirn, nl \hi. ii ilitt with vt»ry iinn-h in iii'iml tiicv .""t ui'ly ' " '• iltni-'i*. win- It Mir. lu-'il lit Mh Bi : .. K. W limr ami *'-» ai.f'i'Mt mi mi, ;itt>l tthifli t»iu» hiigflv ill' nlitl. I'.iiniiit: tin* ki'tit it|i tttlli l»lo:it siiint t" |iiii* lllf MBilll limn* "I tin' iimrni't);, ttlltMt nil Willi Ihmhm i" •■ !!i si:.in I i it io*t iiflrr tin* ilnv^ j.i.'.l- -:r .