Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XLIX, Number 1, 3 Ianuali 1913 — HE MOOLELO NO GEREKIA Ka U'i Hoomahie a na Ipo A I OLE KA WAHINE I HAULEHIA ILOKO O KE KUHIHEWA I OPEA WALEIA. [ARTICLE]

HE MOOLELO NO GEREKIA Ka U'i Hoomahie a na Ipo A I OLE KA WAHINE I HAULEHIA ILOKO O KE KUHIHEWA I OPEA WALEIA.

"Xo kekahi mau makahiki loihi i hala ae nei ko kaua kamaaina ana kekahi i kekahi, a ua lilo no hoi kaua he mau hoaloha, a ina e nana inai ana oe ia'u ma ke ano he hoaioha, e oluolu oe e uumi loa i kou inanao a mai kamaiiio iki i kekahi mea e pili ana no Gerekia a hiki inea kaumaha. a e lilo ai paha auanei hoi ka kakou huakai hauoli i maukaha. a e lilo ai paha auanei hoi ka noho hoaloha ana ma nei inua aku i mea hooku-ee a hoomaka e mauia." Ma na inanawa a pau mamua aku nei e kahea mua ana o Mr. Remona ia Marie o Miss Macomber, aka i keia nianawa ua kahea aku oia ma kona inoa pololei loa o Mane. Aole ona kahea pinepine pela, ika no kona ike ana aku i ko Marie paakiki, a i .hapala oleia ai ka moa maemae o kona makuakane mamuli o kana hana lioaloha ole, pela oia i kahea aku ai o Mane, e hookaawale ae ana ia Marie mai k inoa mai o kona makuakane hanohano i loaa ole kekahi kiko eleele inaluna o kona inoa, mai kinohi ioa mai o kona hanauia ana. "Aole hiki ia'u ke hana aku a nui kekahi pono nou, e Remona V enetona," wahi a Mane me ka leo a Mr. Remona i hoomaopopo loa aku ai ua piha loa oia i ka lili no kona kokua ia Gerekia, a maliu ole aku iaia. "Ina no hoi paha ua hiki ole no ia oe ke hana ua oki ae la no hoi; heaha aku auanei ka'u e hoonaukiuki wale aku ai no ia oe ma ke koikoi hoomano awle ana aku no ina ua paakiki no kou inanao e liuai ae ia Gerekia i ke akea. "Pehea la keia, e ae mai ana anei oe e uumi loa me ka hunakele loa hoi ika kaua mea i kamailio iho la no keia manawa. Ina no kou ae maikai mai, alaila hoi ae kaua iloko e hulahula ai a hoike aku ia kaua i na hoaloha o kaua aole 1 haalele ia lakou?" wahi a Remona. "Ke hoohiki aku nei au imua ou a imua o na lani aole au e kamai'io iki ana/' wahi a Marie, iaia i ku ae ai iluna, o ko laua ku like ae Ia no ia a u 'noi aku la no loko o ka rumi hulahula. MOKUNA XVI. KO GEREKIA HOAHEWA ANA. Ma kela hoi ana aku a Gerekia noloko o kona rumi, mahope o kela kaawale ana mai ana mai a Mr. Remona mai, hele mua aku la oia sl ma ka puka uuku ina ka aoao o ka rumi a nana aku Ia i ka nee malie me ka palanehe loa o ka waapa e lawe la i kana aloha no ka iuvapo, a hiki i ka nalowale loa ana aku ma kahi pouliull loa e hiki ole ai iaia ke ike aku. Ia manawa aia na manao haku'ikul like ole iloko ona ke hana mao ole la, kapalili kona puuwai i ka hana a ke aloha me ka piha liauoli pu nae no kona ike ana iho ua alohaia mai oia e kekahi kanaka waiwai a hanohano, eia nae, ua anoninoni ka hauoli me ka ehaeha, no ka mea, aia kona makemake ke paio lua la ine kona lunaikeliala no kana liaina kupono e pane aku ai ia Remona no ka ninau ana e hooholo ai iloko o kekahi mau la e nee mai ana. lloi koke aku la oia iluna o kona moe, a oiai oia malaila o ka moe lioololo wa'le iho la no aohe hiki ke hiainoe. Ua kuekaa iho la oia a 'kuekaa hou i na mea a laua o ke kamailio i\na me Mr. Remona maluna o ka moku —iaia e moe la me he mea Ia ke mau la 110 ke o ana o kela mau olelo a Mr. Remona o ke kamaīlio ana mai iaia ma na pahukani o kona mau pepeiao nona hookahi Avale no ke pana ana a ko Mr. Remōna puuwai. Ua nui kona aloha iaia a e hoolilo ana iaia i wahine mare e hoahuia iho ana me na hanoliano a pau e hiki ana iaia*ke haawi mai, me ka nanaole aku i kona 7nau kee o na la i hala ke lilo oia nana; he wahine oia imua o ko Mr. Remona mau maka i like ka maemae ame ka hala ole me ke'kahi o na wahine i mare kuponoia, a ua kupono loa oia e hookauia aku ma kekahi kulana kiekie a kekahi poe wahine e haaheo loa ai, Ve loaa ia lakou. Hala ae ana ua hora, a hala ae ana ua hora, aia mau oia ke moe la, me ka noonoo pakahi ana i na mea a pau a Mr. Remona 0 ke kamailio ana mai iaia, o kona ae wale aku no e okiia laua me Loida o kona lilo koke 110 ia i wahine kaawale a kuokoa, a ma ia liope aku e hookoia ai ko laua mau iini pakahi. Iloko o ia mau manawa lehulehu ana e noonoo la ke kuawili mau la kana mau mea e noonoo ai imua a ihope, hele no imua a pau hoi liou 110 a kana mea mua i hoomaka mai ai enoonoo. He kuleana ana anei konae hoole aku ai i ka berita i hoopaaia ai oia me Loida Lanahama—he berita ana o ka hoohiki ana me kona naau a pau me "ka oiaio, hookahi wale no mea nana e hookaawale oka make? Ua noohiki oia me ka oiaio loa e lilo oia i wahine oiaio ma ka manao a ina ka olelo o Loida hookahi wale no kana kane a hiki i ka make. Ina e ae ana oia i ka Mr. Remona noi e lilo aku oia i waliine mare rana, a na ke kanaka e imi a e hana mai i ke alahele e laua, alaila, e nana mai ana ke ao me ke kanalua ole ua hookaawalw laua me ke kupono, e lilo ana anei ia hana i mea e maha ai kona hala? He kumu anei ia e hoopakeleia ae ai oia mai kana mai a e aponoia mai ai oia e na lani? "> Me keia mau ninau i hoopoluluhi loaia ai ko Gerekia noonoo, a oia lano o ka i ana iho iaia aole anei i oi aku kana mau mea o ke fcoho hewa wale ana mamua o ka mea kupono a oiaio e pili ana I manao. i Ua hooluhi loaia kona noonoo ika manawa hope loa o kana nooj/hqq ana no k?ta mau manao paio lua e hana mao ole la ilko ona, a maluhiluhi loa, haule aku la oia a pauhia loaia aku Ia i ka hia-! inoe kulipolipo. a aole oia i ala mai ma na hora kakahiaka, e like me kona maa niamua aku, a hiki i ke kii okoa ana mai o Paula e lioa^ Ma kekahi la ae he huakai makaikai ka i hoolalaia no ka holo ana .aku maluna o ka moknahi 110 ke Kaikuono Narragansett. a no kō *Gerekia manao ana iho he hana maikai ole nana kona imi hou ana 1 kumu pa!e nona e noho hou ai mahope, hoomakaukau iho la iaia iho no ka hele pu ana me ko lakou poe. Ma kela kakahiaka, he ano hopepe a hilahila kona me ka maka'u tnau ona no ka halawai aku me Mr. Kemona, eia nae, ua hele mai la no o Mr. Remona e ike iaia e like me kona ano ohaoha mau 3 kona wa i pii aku ai ihina o ka oneki o kii moku—aohe wahi ano •paweo a hoka ma ko Mr. Remona mau helehelena, nolafl,a ia ike ana aku a Gerekia ia ano hoahiuhiu ole o Mr. Remona hoopau ae la «o Gerekia i kona ano hoohilahila, oiai nae ua hoomaopopo oia i ko Mane hakilo mai ia laua me kona mau maka lili i ko iaua wa e hui *ae ai. Ua ike mai o Mr. Kemona i ko Gerekia ano hopepe me ke ano liilahila, me kona hoomaopopo i ko Mane lili loa ia laua. nolaila, iaia 1 hde mai ai e ike ia Gcrekia i kela kakahiaka. aole oia i hoonui wale \ mai i kana kamailio ana e tUo ai i kurou no &larie e hoomahuahua loaia aloi ai ka HJi a e huai koke ae at palia i ka Gerekia mea huna. E?a nae» ua hala paha he hapalua hora ma ia hope iho, halawai «tai la oia me Ger£kia ma ke alapii o ka moku, iaia e pii mai ana mai ka mmiaina mai a e iho aku ana o Gerekia nolalo o kona mmi. a oiai t he wahi kela a Mane e ike ole mai ai ia bua, haawi mia la oia « kona lima ia Gerekia rae minoaka a i mai la:

ko'u ahewa !oa ia'u iho 110 ko'u koHeoi ana aku i kekahi hoohiki oaai ia oe mai me he mea !a he mana kekahi o'u e kauoha aku ai u oe e hana mai pela, aka nae hoi, e hoao no hoi au e hoomanawanui i ka ehaeha o ka*u hana hewa, ake manaolana nei no au e kala mai ana no oe ia*u no ia hana hewa i Ii!o aku paha i mea hookaumaha : kouj noonoo.'* wahi a ke kanaka opio. | "Heaha hoi auanei kou hewa. he mea mau no paha ia i na poe a| pau. ke komo iho kekahi manao makee iloko; e ka!aia oc/ r wahi a Gerekia a o kona kaha aku la rto ia hele. | "Ca ike au ua aloha oia ia'u, ua maopopo loa ia'u i keia manawa r i ? k> ana oia na'u. ka naau me ka uhane; ke maopopo nei ia*u aole c>ia e ae ana i kekahi mea e alalai ae mamua no ka hoopoino ana i ko maua hauoli o keia mua aku," wahi a ke kanaka opio o ka namu- [ p.amu liilii ana iho iloko ona. iaia i pii loa aku ai a kau iluna o ka 'oneki o ka moku. j £ like no me na la e ae ka malie a halai o ka moana pela no keia i ! ia a lakou o ka holo ana, a ua lilo kela huakai a lakou o ka holo ana [ ]no ke kaikuono Narragansetti i huakai hauoli loa no na mea a pau. ' j He poe kanaka opio ka hapanui oka poe i holo ma kela huakai. a mai kS hoomaka ana e holo 'a hiki i ko lakou manawa o ka huli hoi ana mai, aole manawa hookahi i hooneleia ai ka hauoli e lilo ai i mea r.ianaka a hoihof oleia. He hora hookahi wale no i hala ia lakou ma ka holo ana ahiki i ke kaikuōno, a mahope o ka hoohala ana i kekahi manawa ma ka hele ana o na mea a pau ma kela ame keia wahi no ka makaikai ana i na wahi ano nui a kaulana o ia wahi, hoi ae la na mea a pau maloko o ! kekahi hokele a malaila i hoopiha ai i na houpo lewalewa me na mea- • ai mama, a ia pau ana © ka lakou paina awakea, hoi nui hou aku la i noluna o ka moku. Aohe waiwai o ke leamailio loihi ana no ka lakou ai ana ame ko lakou hele hoolalau ana paha ma kela a ma keia wahi, aka e hoopo-! kole mai kakou i ke kamailio ana paha, no ka mea, aole pili o ia mau | mea i kahi o ka moolelo. i | Aohe ulia poino i loaa ia lakou ma kela huakai, ama ka manawa ,i haalele iho ai ka Xauti!o i ke kaikuono, ua hooholo like na mea a i pau me ka lokahi o kekahi kela o na huakai makaikai hauoli loa i ( loaa ia lakou e hiki o!e ai e poinoia no kekahi manawa loihi. ; Ua hoopihaia o Gerekia i ka hauoli i ko laua hiki hou ana aku i: ko laua home, no kona kaawale koke ana mai ke alo mai o Mr. Re-| mona, aka aole nae i kaawale loa aku na manao hopohopo : aku ona no kona hoomanao ae no ka laua mea i kamailio ai e hiki j aku ana o Mr. Remona i ko laua hale i kekahi manawa a heaha ana | la kana pane no ka Mr. Remona mau ninau o ka waiho ana mai. imua ona. | Ua lilo keia hiki"ltou aku o Mr. Remona Cko laua hale i kumu ma'i j nona, a i mea nui hoi na kona noonoo e hooulukuia ai, no ka mea,' i'oko o na manawa lehulehu ana o ka hui mau ana me Mr. Kemona, | hookahi hopunaolelo ana e weliweli mau ana a me he mea la he' hopunaolelo ia e kikeke mau ae ana iloko o kona puuwai, "ahiki i ka | | inake alaila kaua kaawale—ahiki i ka make alaila kaua kaawale!" j Ua hooholo oia me ka paa loa o kona manao aole e hahaki i kana I elelo hoohiki laahia loa. Ua i'ke mai la o Paula i kona ano kukule a hakanu. aole ohaoha ke kamailio mai e like hoi ine mamua aku a laua e noho ana, mamua o ko lakou holo ana i ka makaikai, he ano helehelena ma'i kona i keia wa i kana nana mai, me he mea la he manao nui kekahi aia iloko o kona naau nana i hookaumaha loa iaia. Ua maopopo iaia he mea kekahi a Gerekia i kaumaha ai, aka aole i»ae i loaa iaia ka manao aa e niele wale aku ai no i ke aikane no ke kumu o kona ano e ana, no kona manao ana iho 110 hoi kekahi, ina he mea kekahi a Gerekia o ke kaumaha ana, aole 110 e nele ana ka hoike aku iaia ia mea me kona koikoi ole aku e hoike mai. Aole oia i maopopo ua halawai o Mr. Remona me Gerekia maluna o~ka moku a ua noi aku oia ia Gerekia e lilo i wahine nana a ua hoole aku o Gerekia, me ka ha'i ana aku ua mare mua oia i ke kane, hookahi wale no mea hiki iaia ke noonoo aku ua hookaumahaia ko Gerekia noonoo 110 kekahi mea, ua manao wale iho no nae oia, malia mamuli mai paha o kela hihia ana o ka hoike ana aku iaia. Ua pae aku la na mea a pau i ka aina ma kela hoi ana aku a lakou mahope o ke ku ana aku o ka moku i ke awa ma ka hora eha o ka auwina la, a oiai o Mr. Remona e kokua ana ia Gerekia ma ka hookau ana aku iaia ame Paula iluna o ke kaalio nana e hoihoi aku ana ia laua no ko laua liome, hawanawana iho la oia ia Gerekia i ka i ana iho: U E ae mai ana anei oe ia'u e naue aku ma ka hora ewalu o keia ahiahi?" Ua ulupuni ae la ko Gerekia noonoo ia manawa me kekahi haawina ano e o ka ili ana iho maluna ona no kela ninau hoomahuahua aku j i ka maka'u iloko ona, aka, no ka manawa wale no nae ia ano e ana ae ona a mahia ae la no ka helehelena kaumaha mai kona mau maka ae. Aea pono ae la kona. poo iluna a nana'pon© aku Ia i na maka o ke kanaka opio e ku mai ana imua ona, ka mea nona ka leo o ka hawai nawana ana iho iaia, alaila pane aku la me ka pokole loa: j "Ae, hele ae." | He sekona ma ia hope iho nalowale koke aku la o Mr. Remona| mai ko Gerekia mau maka aku, a ia Mr. Remona i hele aku ai ke lelele la kona puuwai me ka hauoli no kona aeia ana mai e hele hou aku e hui me ka mea ana i eha ai ka uaau, me he mea la nae, he mea kekahi i haule aku iwaho mai kona ola aku. Ma kela ahiahi, kahiko iho la o Gerekia iaia iho me kekahi lole keokeo nahenahe puu, a 'ke nana aku iaia he anela kona hoa e like ai mamua o kekahi kaikamahine me ka uhane o!a iloko ona; hele aku la oia mahope o ka pau ana o ko laua aina ahiahi a maw r aho o lanai a noho iho Ia iluna o Wkahi noho paipai nui oia wale no, a kakali aku la o ka hoea mai o ka ehakoni a no kona hopena poino pu hoF.% v E like Mr. Remona manawa o ka hoike ana mai e hiki mai ana oia ma ewalu ponoi o kela ahiahi, pela no oia i hooko mai ai. aole oia i%|tawi i manawa loihi no Gerckia e kali aku ai iaia a hiki i ke ku a ana a namunamu iho paha i kona hooko ole mei i kana olelo. • Mamua o ka 'nooki o ke kani ana o ka uwaki iloko o ka rumi hookipa i ke ke hope » k a hora ewalu, lohe aku !a o Gerekia i ka halulu mai o ke o ka hale. Alaila, lelele hou ae la konalpiH ka mea, he mau sekona wale j 110 koe a hui aku oia me ke ana e maka'u loa ana; ia kau pono ana mai o Mr. jWuna o ka lanai, ike koke mai j la no oia ia Gerekia e noho o ka noho, a o kona hele ' pololei loa mai !a no ia no e noho ana. Aohe hiki ia Gerekia ke eu ae Janawa no ka haawi ana aku ike ] aloha i ke kanaka opio; aohe hikiMaia ke ku ae iluna mai ka noho ae ana e noho hoola'i ana; aohe iaia ke hoopuka aku i hookahi i wahi huaolelo ahiki i ka pili ana o Mr. Kemona raa kona aoao : a kukuli iho la mamua ona, no ke »umu, me he mea la ia manawa ua < aaki ae i a kona n'au ku'i a paa leA kona waha e hiki ole ai ke puai j aku i hookahi wahi huaolelo. a e i aku ai la hoi, "O oe mai la ka ia eke onaona." He oki loa. c 1 1 Me he mea l a ua !oaa mua aiACf ka ike ia Mr. Remona no kela ano j poino i loaa ia Ge r ekia, nolaila a«>he no hoi oia i kamailio wale mai, ; aka kukuK iho l a oia mamua o G« rekia maluna oka moena weleweka i malalo o na wawae o Gcrekia mai la i na lima o Gerekia a i paa aku I a iioko o kona mau līnf a > oiai no na Hma ° Ckrekia e kan I ?na iluna o kona mau u-ha. alaii a mai Ia c P OOO 1 ko Gerekia helehelena a i mai Ijf : Ua hoea mai i a au e a r.oi ka ana 5 kou manao ame kan pane, ina ua haawi oe i kouno* 000 nui ana maluna o ka'u ninau o ; ka waiho aa mai i m na i el lloolloo rac ke akahek? E Gerckia, j e ha'i mai, 4 li| o anei ¥* 1 wabine marc ke pau koe i pifikiar i

Me kona haalulu e naka ana mai ke poo a na wawae, kulou īha la kona maluna o kona nfau hma e pohki ana a pane ae ia i kekahi pane i li*<e loa ka ot me ke kuīkele: "Aohe kup*->no ia'u e lilo aku i wah ne marc nau '* **Ea. e kuu aloha hei. aole paha kena o kou maoli," wahi ake kanaka opīo. "Mai pane mai hoi e* i kekahi haina e hoopohoia a? ko*a manaoiana; ua hoea mai la au me ka manaoUna e hooko mai ana oe i kuu makemaike. ua ike no au aole hiki ia'n fcc koikoi aku ;a oe oiai no oe e paa ana malak» o ke kanawai mare, aka o ko*u manao. ina e ae mai ana oe. e hana aku au i kekahi hana e kaawale loa mai ai oe mai ko kane mare mua mai. alaila, o ko'u manawa ia e ike iho ai e hlo ana oe na*u. "Nolaila, ina e moku ana oe me ko kane. e »e mai ana anei oe e ii!o i wahine mare na*u?** 4, A, auhea *>e, i lohe mai no oe i kuu manao. aok pono ia'u ke ku-« t ke kanawai mare, ke kanawai laahia a'u i hoohiki aku ai imua o nM mea ikaika e!ua a imua hoi o na lani, aole !oa au e i*ni i kekahi hana e hookaawaleia ai au mai kuu kane mai, o ka make wale no k a ina no ko u mare hou akn i ke kane, ua ike au, he raare lehulehu ia ma ke kanawai o ke Akua. O keia ka puu nui a'u e kunana nei a e hiki ole ai ia'u "ke ae a.ku i kau noi. aka— Me he mea la he*kii leo ole o Mr. Remona i kela manawa mimuli 0 kona loaa pono ana aku i kela mau olelo a ka awahia me ka mulea e hiki ole ai iaia £e hoonana iho i kona ehaeha no kekahi hora, a iaia nae e noonoo akahele loa ana no ka Gerekia mau olelo aj>au, ike koke iho la no oia i ka oiaio o kana mau olelo a pau. a ke mahak» loa la kona naau i ka naauao o Gerekia. ike koke no oia he wahine kupaa maoli ka o Gerekia e hiki ole ai ke hoohuliia mahope o kona hoopaa ana iaia iho malalo o kekahi hoohiki paakiki loa. Ma kona noonoo akahele loa ana no na mea e pili ana i keU mareia ana o Gerekia me Loiela Lanahama, ua hoole kona naan aole kela mareia ana o laua he mare iku i ke kanawai; he hana hoomaewaewa wale no kela i hanaia mai maluna o Gerekia e hiki loa ai no ke hoopauia imua o na aha hookolokolo, i ka wa e hoakakaia aku ai na mea apau mai ka hookumu ana o ko Loida hoowaiewale ana ia Gerekia a hiki i ko laua mare ma-luia ana, e maopopo aku ai i ka aha ke ano o ka hana i hanaia. Aole o Gerekia i lilo i wahine i mareia, pela ka Mr. Kemona noonoo iho iloko ona. ma ke ano he loio oia a ua ike maopopo l ka manao ,o ke kanawai e pili aiia i ka mare; he mea paani wale no o Gerekia na ka makemake o kekahi kanaka hehena, he manao makee a i ole alunu i ole e lilo ia ha'i, o ka hoike maopopo loa o ko Loiila hewa oia 'kona ano hohewale a maka'u wale, he hana lokoino loa i hanaia e kekahi kanakā ka hauhoa ana i kekahi wahine a paa malalo o ka mare, alaila haalele ino loa iho iaia iloko o ka hune ame ka popilikia. | Mamuli o keia mau hoakaka a Gerekia i loaa ai ka ike hoomaopopo ( ana iloko o Mr. Remona ua lilo kela mare ma-luia ana o laua i mea | laahia a hemolele loa iaia me he mea la he mare ia o laua a ke Akua | i hoopaa loa ai, a o na hoohiki ana i haawi aku ai imua o ke kahuna* | pule a imua o ke Akua he hoohiki hiki ole loa ia ke maweheia a$ o j !:a make wale no; peia ko Gerekia manao. | Mamuli ona hoakaka a Gerekia. ua make na manaolana a pau ilo--1 ko o ke kanaka opio; ma kona noonoo iho ua oi aku ka eha i loaa iaia mamua o na eha e ae i loaa aku iaia niamua. aka, oiai ke aloha e hana mao ole ana iloko ona me ka manaopaa e lilo mai o Gerekia iaia, hooholo iho la o a e hoao hou aku no ma ke noi hou ana i mea e hoololi ae ai o Gerekia i kena manao, a ke mai ka hoi kona ae la, alaila nana aku ka hana i koe i kunui nona e kaawale ai mai a Loida mai. Oiai ke kanaka opio e kukuli ana mamua o ke alo o Gerekia, i kana nanā iho me he mea la he Akua o Gerekia ana e hoomana aku ai; me i he mea la he mea hemolele ihiihi loa o Gerekia iaia, me he mea la he mea uhane i hookaokoaia nana e hoomana aku ai oiai oia e o!a ana, Aka he hana paakiki ka lilo ana aku iaia—he hana paakiki kona noo* roo ana iho e $aana pu ana o Gerekia me kona ola ma keia ao. I ka hala ana o kekahi niau minuke ia laua o ka noho hakanu ana, 0 Mr. Remona ka mea mua loa o i kamailio ae i ka i ana mai: "E kuu ipo, e ae mai oe ia'u e kahea hou aku ia oe ma keia inoa no hookahi manawa i koe; ua maopopo ia'u kou mau kaumaha, kou mau popilikia ame ka hoowalewale au i auamo ai; aka e hoomama 1 kou noonoo, aole au e hoomahuahua hou aku ana i ka hoahu ana aku i mau popilikia hou maiuna ou—aoie au e koi wale akii ana e hahaki oe i ka mea a kou lunaikehala i hoopaa ai; aole au e koi ikaika hou aku ana ia oe e hoohiki wahahee oe ia oe iho. "A oiai hoi i ko'u noonoo iho ua aneane e pakela loa aku ke ino 0 ko'u haalele loa ana aku ia oe me ka hooikaika ole ma kekahi alahele e lilo mai ai oe ia'u mamua o ka make, ke haawipio aku nei au ia'u iho malalo o kau olelo hooholo. "Aka nae, e kuu Gerekia aloha, e ae mai oe e hoohamama like kaua 1 ko kaua mau puuwai kekahi na kekahi iloko o keia minuke o ko kaua kaawale ana, manao au ua loaa no ia kaua pakahi ka pono e hana ai pela, aole hookahi mea e hoopoinoia ana ma ia mea. "Wahi no au i olelo mai nei ia'u ua konakona loa oe i ke kanaka nana i alakai ia oe a komo ana iloko o ke pahele nana i hooiaio mai i kou komohia ana iloko o ka poino a kailiia aku ka hauoli mai kott naau aku; wahi no au aole oe e ike hou aku ana iaia ma ke ano he kanemare nau, ina no kona hele hou mai e huli ia oe a olelo mai O oe kana waWne mare. "Ma ia kumu, e kuu aloha, ua kaawale loa kou naau, kou uhane, kou noonoo mai iaia mai, me he mea la aole a olua hoohiki paa i hana ai mawaena iho o olua, a aohe no hoi he mau olelopaa i kama* ilioia mamua o ke kuahu laahia o ke kahunapule nana olua i mare. "O ia naau, oia uhane ame ia mau noonoo a pau ou ua lilo ia'«, aole anei. e kuu mea aloha.? E oluolu oe e hoonana mai i kuu uhane ma kou ae ana mai ua lilo ia mau mea ia'u i keia manawa, a e pono nae au e lohe maopopo aku ia ae mai kou mau lehelehe ponoi mai, e pono ia'u e lohe aku i ka mea oiaio i keia manawa; e ha'i mai, e Gerekia, ua aloha anei oe ia'u, e like me ko'u aloha nui la oe—me ke aioha hookahi wale no iloko o kekahi kanaka iloko o na la a pau o ke ola ana." Alaila, ea ae la ko (jerekia poo iluna a me ka leo nawali, i aku la: ,"Ua ike no oe ua aloha au ia oe, aka nae, aole hiki ia'u ke hoakaka aku ia oe pehea la k;i nui o ia aloha o'u ia oe." v Alaila hapai ae la ke kanaka opio i na lima o kana mea i aloha ai a hoopili aku la ma kona umauma ma kahi kokoke loa i kona puuwai, a i mai la: M Na ke Akua lokomaikai e hoopomaikai mai ia oe, eka mea hookatii a kuu naau i aloliia ai, no kou hooia ana mui !a i kou aloha ia'u. I keia manawa e ha'i mai ia*u hookahi mea i koe, e Gerekia: Ina e make ana keia kanalei, oia ko kane, ina i kekahi manawa e hiki mai sna e ike iho ana oe ia oe ua kaawale mai ke kanawai mare mai, e oluolu ana anei oe e hoike mai ia'u no ia kaawale ana ou? E oluoln ana anei oe e haawi mai ia oe iho na'u? "Iklai koho wale iho oe he manao kekahi iloko o'o e aleenui ana e make koke aku ko kane, aole loa ia mea iloko o'u, aka, ina ma ka hele ana o ke au o ka maeiawa a loaa paha kekahi alahele e kaawale mai ai oe mai ko kane mai, alaila, e ae mai ana anei oe ia wa e haawi mai ai oe ia oe iho na'u? O, e oluolu oe e haawi mai ia'u i kekahi mea e hiki ai ia'u ke manaolana aka no keia mua aku!" wahi a ke kanaka opio o ka hooki ana iho. "Ae, e haawi aku s,na au ina— H wahi a Gerekia. "Ina e aha?" wahi a ka mea ninau. "Ina e mau ana koa makemake ia mea; aka, ma ko'u noonoo iho r.oSe ana paha e hiki in oe ke hoomanawipui ahiki i ko'u kaawale ana, aole o'u makemake e hoopiiikia ia aku kou noonoo ma o kou kali ana me ka manaolana polro, a hala kekahi maoa.wa loihi." (Aole i peu.) '