18th September [1846 and 1859]

Mary Brewster, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18th [1846]: “Early this morning husband and self took a walk down to the shore —     Saw a ship at a distance standing in and soon saw a boat pulling from the ship which proved to be the Marcia of New Bedford.      At 12 we left to go to Mrs. Lyman’s where we were invited to dine. We met Capt. Howland who got ashore and was introduced to him. The ship was not coming in but was off and on the Island bound to Honolulu — had 800 [barrels] this season — After dinner a walk was proposed up a mountain about a mile off — Miss Dibble and children went.  Miss Ogden had lately been there and excused herself. The path was good, most of the way through sugar cane and Taro fields and very pleasant, passed a beautiful little stream of water of which we drank and [after] filling a kettle full we let the children wade through it.     At the top of the mountain the children have had a grass house built which make a good retreat in showers and a good shelter from the sun. Below this mountain is a crater of half a mile in diameter. Some of the oldest inhabitants can recollect when it was in action. The sides were covered with ferns and at the bottom was a garden of Bananas and a native planting. The soil is very rich and in every spot where the lava is decomposed they plant trees and vegetables.   Refreshed ourselves with water and pine Apple and then returned well paid for our jaunt in what we had seen.  I was not calculating to stop to tea but Mrs. Lyman said there was no reason why I should not and I remained. Capt. Howland came up and took tea. He appeared well and agreeable, is a widower, had heard of his wife’s death when at Lahaina last spring did not appear inconsolable for his loss. We stopped part of the evening and left, had not gone but little ways before we had fine shower — It being very dark a native man came and brought a lantern so we could pick our way. The streets being very muddy. Capt. H said, could we be seen at home under the same circumstances, that we should pass as people of some consequence. Got home with wet feet and drabbled dress — At 10 it is raining hard and I am penning these few lines — “

Martha Brown did not make any journal entries from August 25 – September 26, 1848.

Mary Lawrence did not make between September 13 – 19, 1857.

Eliza Williams, [Sunday] September 18th [1859]: “A very bad day again. I am afraid that we are in for another gale.  There is a strong breeze and very heavy swell.  The Ship is rolling badly that it is hard work to write. The clouds look angry.”