girth of the saddle broke, throwing both her and the saddle to the
ground. Fortunately, no bones were broken, as where she fell the sand
was quite deep, but she felt the shock for several days. We lunched at
the house of a German, who kept a small store, and then rode on several
miles to Kealia Park, the residence of Mr. Krull, a kind German
gentleman, who hospitably entertained us overnight. Mr. Krull has a
large dairy, which in part supplies the Honolulu market with butter. He
has a well-conducted, elegant, and tasteful establishment; indeed, it
was difficult to imagine that no lady's hand was employed in it. The
grounds about the house are prettily laid out, and two walks lead to a
picturesque summer-house, called "Bellevue," from which one looks off
over an extensive plain to the sea. We slept in a nice grass house, with
matting on the side instead of paper. Familiar engravings adorned the
walls, and the beds, with their pretty muslin mosquito-curtains, looked
inviting enough to the weary traveler.

We saw many kinds of tea-roses, with their delicate tints. The garden
abounded in a variety of vegetables, and we feasted on strawberries
which were hanging on their stems in the morning. Within sight was a
fine bluff extending down to the sea. About fifty feet from the top of
the ledge was a round hole, through which we could see the sky. The
bluff was very steep and thin, and exceedingly bold in its outlines, as
almost all the ranges of hills are here.

But now we must go to tea.

XVII.

Kauai and Oahu.

"Come aunty, come!" said Alice; "Willie and Carrie sent me to call you."
So I went with my little messenger.

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We left Mr. Krull's on the morning of May 15, and had a sandy and
uninteresting ride until noon. The only pleasant thing about it, beside
good company, was an exquisite bouquet of beautiful tea-rosebuds, from
our kind entertainer's garden. At noon a carriage met us, kindly sent by
a foreign resident at Lihue, and the older members of the party got into
it. It was a heavily-built English barouche drawn by two horses. Two
native outriders, when a steep hill was to be ascended, attached lassos
to the carriage, which were fastened to their saddles, so that, with the
aid of their horses, the carriage went steadily and quickly over the
ground, and the occupants had the satisfaction of riding in a coach and
four.

[Illustration: WAILUA FALLS.--Page 175.]

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