Ka Elele, Volume 9, Number 16, 15 October 1854 — He kanaka lele pali ua make. [ARTICLE]
He kanaka lele pali ua make.
Aloha oe e ka Elele Haw ii. He wahi nu ka’u e hai aku ia oe. Eia na wahi nu la, o kekahi kanaka ma ko makou haawina nei, o Kau-
laukua kona inoa. Ua lele oia ikf pali kahakai a make loa. Penei ke ano o kona make nna, i ke ahiahi 0 ka la 13 o keia malama, olelo aUu la oia i kana wahine, “e kui mai oe i ke kukui a paa, hele aku oe i amaumau.” A pau keia hana a laua, hoomakaukau laua e moe, pane aku la ia 1 kana wahine, “mai hiamoe oe, owau ke moe, ealaoea hiki ka mahina, alaila, hoala oe ia'u.? Hooko no ka wahine e like me kana olelo, moe no ke k'ane, a ala no ka wahine e kali ana i ka hiki mai o ka mahinae likeme ka olelo a kana kane. A hiki mai la ka mahina, hoala aku la’kana wahine ia ia, “e ala ! e ala’. ua hiki ka mahina.” Alaila, ala aela ua kanaka la, lalau aku la i ka ihoiho kukui, a me ka welu ahi, iho aku la ia me ka pane ole mai i Uana wahine, pau ko laua launa ana. Moe iho la kana wahinea me ka laua keiki. a ao ia po,.oia ka la 14 i kakahiaka nui, iho aku la ia eimi i kana kane, a malunaoka welau o-ka pali, (o Kukaeulaula ka inoa oia pali.) Nana aku la oia i lalo, aia hoi, ewaiho ana kana kane ua make loa, he mea e kona kaumaha a me kona aloha nui ia ia, wahi ana, Iho aku la ia a loaa ke kino make ona Kalaukiia nei i lalo ke poo maloko o na j oi’.aku i luna ka lemu. He make mainoino loa keia. A mahope manao kana wahine e lele i ka pali e make pu me ke kane, i kona makaukau ana e'lele, ka hea aku la ka laua keiki ia ia, “ mai make oe, ao!e auanei o’u makua,” “ae mai la ia.” E ka poe e heluhelu ana i ka Elele, e makaala kakou o hiki mai auanei ka !a o ka Haku; “ mehe aihue la ika po.” Ena na kakou i i ke ano o keia kanaka, aole oia i noi aku i ke Akua mamua o kona hele ana i ka lawaia Aloha kakou.. Na’u.na Stephens. J. B. Kekoi. Kalopa Hamakua II. Sept 18, 1854.