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once or twice on a soft foundation, and went down. We reached the falls, intending to spend much time there, but a rain from the mountains was quite near, and we feared it might swell the streams that are fed by those mountain rains, and often makes them come down in all the fury of a mountain torrent. We ate our lunch from a table of fern leaves and rock, and soon beat a retreat. It rained until we reached home. We were wet to the skin, and I enjoyed it all the more for that. We were offered horses to go with, as it was quite a long walk, but I had two objects in view in walking; I wished to prepare my muscles for the volcanic trip which I expected soon to take; Then I did not know of a better opportunity of enjoying such a pleasure with the children. The day following I was invited with Mother Lyman, to dine at Mr. Rufus Lyman's. After dinner Mrs. Lyman went with me to call on the family of the native principal of the school afore spoken of, as the wife had been a member of our school. We went through the grounds and house. The boys were well behaved, and respectful. They were blacking their shoes, sewing on buttons, mending &c, for Sunday. One teacher lives in the building, and looks after the boys generally. Tuesday morning July 13, at 5 1/4 A.M. Mr. Hitchcock and little son, ten years old, his sister in law and myself were all mounted on picked horses, with Mexican saddles, saddle bags, umbrellas, waterproofs &c, strapped behind, and were off for a volcanic tripp, It was a long ride of thirty miles and we proposed to start early and have the cool of the day, on our own account and on account of the animals. We started off at a pretty good gallop, and soon came to the woods, seven miles long. Here, we found some oheas, A Hawaiian Mountain fruit which is very refreshing. I ate one, and that, with riding so soon after an early breakfast, made me sick. I could not eat a mouthful of lunch as we stopped to rest the horses, and refresh ourselves by the wayside, standing in wet grass and water. There are few houses, and they are of the rudest kind, and of the true native style, with fleas, cats, dogs &c, and we chose the open air.