Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXVIII, Number 17, 27 ʻApelila 1889 — NA OHANA EKOLU. [ARTICLE]

NA OHANA EKOLU.

0 loane nui, loane liilii, a rae ka makuakane o loane. O keia |>ue a ekolu a pau iloko o ka'u moolelo. O loane nui oia ka niakuakane, a o loane liilii he keiki Ilikini ikaika oia, a ua noho lakou a pau tna ka ulunahele o Canada. He mamao a he mehameha ma ia wahi a iakou e noho ana, a he haunaele niaii ma ia wahi a lakou e noho ana, mawaena o na iiikini e noho ana ma na hhilihi laau. He umi kumamalima ohana e noho ana ma keia wahi poai kahale. Ua olelo aku nei au ma ka'u moolelo he ekolu poe? Aia he mea okoa no hoi kekahi o Father Rohert kona inoa; oia hoi ka mikanele kalawina. He makemake na poe a pau iaia e noho ana malaila, no ke akahai a me ka oluolu ma na mea a pau a e hai mau ana no hoi oia i na mea e pili ana 1 ka uhane a me ka pono o ke kanaka. He wahi nuhou ka loane i hai aku ai ia Father Robert, i kekahi la oiai oia e hoe mai ana maluna o kona wahi waapa i hana ia mai loko mai o ka ili laau, mai kahi aoao mai o ka muliwai. "E hele mai ana o Father Robert i ka la apopo," wahi ana i kona hiki ana aku ma ka hale noho maikai, kamaiiio mai ia na ilikini iaia, oiai hoi o loane liili e puliki ana i kona mau lima e hoo manao ana i ka puke kii a me ka pepa kii a Kather Robert e lawe mai ana nana. Noho iho la oia i lalo no kahi ma nawa me ka noonoo ana, a olelo mai la ia loane nui m;»: "E nana mai, he hiki anei ia kakou ke hana i hale no Father Robert? He hiki no iaia ke lawe nona ponoi iho, a he makemake oia i kela. "Ae," wahi a na ilikini. "E kii aku i na koi a kakou,'' wahi a loane nui i kana keiki. A haia aku ia lakou iloko o ka maiu 0 ka ululaau mehemeha, a oki aku ia he hookahi kakini iaau pololei, he 12 kapuai ka loa 0 ka laau hookahi, a 1 ka makaukau ana o na hemahema kukulu hale, ua hoomaka iho ia iakou e kukulu i hale, a hookoe aku la hoi i puka ma kahi aoao, elike me ka puka komo. Ua hauoh loa o Father Robert i kona ike ana ua paa kona hale maikai, a ua makemake loa no oia e noho koke, aka ua kaohi ia mai oia mamuli 0 kona hele ana ma kana huakai loihi, a no ia kumu ua waiho oia i ka noho ana i kena hale a hoi mai. He huakai loihi kana e hele ana, he kanulima mi!e ka mamao, oia hoi he haiolelo no ka pono 0 ka uhane iwa::na o kona mau hoa'ioha. 1 kona hoi ana mai mai kana huakai tnai, ua haawi ae la oia he heokahi haiolelo hoolana manao i kona mau hoa oia hoi keia maiaio iho: Ke haawi aku nei au i ko'u nuhalo ia oukou, no ko oukou haawi ana mai 1 keia haie pu!e maikiii la'u, a na na lani e haawi aku i ka {.omaikai ia ou kou. No ka uku ko oukou iokomaikai e haawi ana ?.u ia oukou i hookahi haiolelo. i ka niki ana 1 ka wa haioiek\ oleio aku la oia: He nukenuke au e haīoieio aku no ka hoowalewaie, Ke inanao nei au e hana i ekolu hoailona. O oukou paka'ni e ku oukou t ekolu laau Uilii i«kihi. e kokua hoi ia oukou t ka hoomanao anx O ka laau mua he maikai ka llikini i ka holo ana: o ko elua, he maikai i ka holo me ka hoowalewale mai; a o ka ekolu, e holo ka Ilikini mai ka hoowilewale mai. He mino ka mea i loaa niai ma keia haioielo mai; a nonoi aku la oia i ka poe e hoolohe inai ana e holo lakou mai ka hoowalewale la mai iaa lakou e komo iloko o ka hewa. Ina oe e hoowalewale ia e lawe i kekahi mea aole nau, e pau ana kou nana ' u ana mai; e holo e ka Ilikini. E hoowalewale ia auanei oukou 1 ka inu wai ahl Ma keia ninau nana ae la na poe a pau iluna. O Keoni iiilii, nana

iku la ota i ko*n nukuakine» no ka rncj, ua ike oo ou he aukeniA<c lc>a kom makuakane i ka ocuo!e waikeke hoj*eitwcii. >Jii nana ī kaoenelea mai h . okokuke aku. no ka mea. he hOowak*aie :a. Ehho e ka IlKiai mai u t»ea j wahj i ka Makua R r bau. L hoio ana anei Ukou? Aka. e nana *ku kaktxi„ Ua manao ka M*k'ja e hoi! rnai roa ka auwina o ka U eha, a nia| ia U no he hoo*a'ewa!e ka Keoni !ii« Hl Ma kekahi iua mi ka hale o kekahi rr»ikanele, ike aku la oia i kekahi aah a ua mikaneie nei ua haule. a ninau iho ia ua wahi Keoni iiiiii nei ileko iho ona: Ina paha e haohao oia, ma hoi oia e iawe ar,a, aka nae hoi, he nui na mea i loaa iaia mai ka nnkaaeie roai Hookokoke aku laoia nu kahi o ua wahi dala nei, a iohe aku ia oia t kekahi leo i ka i ana mai, Mai, Mai. Hu!i ae la o Keoni liilii ma kahi e a hoio a hoio aku la e hke me ka maina i ioaa iaia, a he oiaio ua hoio oii inai kekahi hoowalewaie a ka Makua Kob-ta.