Ka Hae Hawaii, Volume 5, Number 7, 16 May 1860 — He wahine Hooepaepa. [ARTICLE]

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He wahine Hooepaepa.

Aia ma Parisa kekahi wahine apiki maoli. Ua hele oia i na po a pau, me ka ooma wai i ke kiowai, e honmea ana, ua kii maoli aku oia ika wai inu. Nana aku la no ia ma ke alanui, a ina e ike aku oia i kekahi kanaka i kahiko maikai ia e holohelo mai ana, kau aku la ho ka wahine i ka ooma wai ma ke kihi o ke alanui, alaila, pee oia ma kahi malu. A no ka poeleele, anle paha e ike aku ke konaka i ka ooma wai, a ku ia i ke kapuai, hina iho la, a naha ka ooma wai a paumnele hoi ka lole 'ona, a eha no hoi paha kona lapa wawae. la wa, uwa aku ka wahine, a hoholo mai me ka uwe. Olelo aku ke kanaka i hina, e anni ana i kona lapa wawae, “E makaala, mai hana hou me iā.” Pane aku la ka wahine ia ia, “ Ka ! minamina no wau no ka hapala ino o kou lole.” A kulu nui mai na waimaka nui e lawa paha e hoopiha ai ka ooma hou. Hoolaulea aku la ke kanaka ia ia, me ka 5 aku, “He mea ole ia, e hiki no ia’u ke komo i ka lole hou ; aka, knumaha no au no ka naha ana o kou ooma.” Alaila, mahuahua ae la ka uwe ame ka hauhau o ka wahine, a olelo aku oia, “ Aohe na’u ka ooma, na hai no; aohe hoi a’u dala e kuai hou ai.” Menemene iho la no paha ke kanaka no ka poino o ka wahine, a nao iho ai oia ka Imia ma kona pakeke, a unuhi mni ia i kekahi dnla a haawi aku i ka wahine. A kuai no ka wahine i ooma hou, no kekahi kanaka hou e nnha ai—a pela kana hana ana a hiki ikaaumoe. Pukamii ke dala ma ta hana, no ka mea, loaa no i ka wahino ke gula i kekahi manawa, a uuku loa ke kumukuai o ka ooma. Ua hoopau ia nae keia hana e na makai. ' M*.