Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LIII, Number 28, 9 Iulai 1915 — HE MOOLELO NO GEOFERE KAMIBELE A I OLE Mai ke Kulana Kuewa a i ka Panepoo o ka Waiwai ame ka Hanohano. [ARTICLE]

HE MOOLELO NO GEOFERE KAMIBELE A I OLE Mai ke Kulana Kuewa a i ka Panepoo o ka Waiwai ame ka Hanohano.

Me ka leo malie i hoopuka ia mai ai kela mau huaolelo apau e ke ke<»nimana aoo, eia nae, ua like pu ia me kekahi poka pahu. i Va wa i pa-e mai ai ma na pepeiao o kela wahine, alaila loli an 0 e Ja kona helehelena, he aiai pu wale no ke nana aku, elike me tvckahi hainaka keokeo, a ke hopohopo loa la ke keonimana aoo, o maule iho auanei kela malihini, aka mamuli o ka hoomanawanui ana, i mahie ae ai ke ano o ka lede, a me ka leo hoi i piha me ka ]»ihoihoi, 1 hoomaka aku ai oia e kamailio: "Aole au i maopopo iki i kau mea o ka ninau ana mai nei ia'11!" "Aole anei oe? E kamailio hou aku anei au i ke ano o ka ninau a'u i waiho aku nei nau e pane mai?" Kau ae la ka lede malihini i kekahi o kona lima iluna, e hoike akn ana i kona makemake ole loa, e lohe hou i kela ninau, a o ia kana i nane aku ai: Ke manao nei au, ua kuhihewa loa oe ia'u, o ka wahine au 0 ka hoike ana mai nei i kona inoa," me ka hakilo pono ana aku o ua wahine nei mzb ka helehelena o ke keonimana aoo. "Aule loa<au i kuhihewa e ka madame; ina no he hookahi a'r ike ana i kekahi mea, aole loa au e hoohewahewa ana iaia, ke h ilawai hou aku au me ia ina he mau makahiki loihi mahope mai. Iwaena o-na kanaka apau ma ka honua nei, owau wal.e no paha ka mea hiki ole ke hoopoina, i ka'u mau mea apau e ike ai. 'Ke manao pu nei no hoi au, aole 110 oe e Mrs. Makona i poinu no Kauka Kamaki Tuna, ka mea o ka hoea ana aku imua ou mamuli o kau kauoha, ma ka wa i hanau ai oe i kau kaikamahine ma kekahi po hu'ihu'i o kā hooilo iloko o ka makahiki 18 — MOKI;XA XXXI. X) Kauka Tuna io kela keonimana elemakule he iwakalua makahiki keia a 01, mai kela manawa mai a ke'a wahine o ka hoea ana akn no kela kulanakauhale me kona hoahanau, elik.e me ia ma na mokuna mua o keia moolelo, au no e ka mea heluhehi e hoomanao !a. Iloko o kela mau makahiki he .iwakalua, ua loli ae kona ano mai kela kanaka opio kino loihi me kona lauoho eleele, me kona nmiumi i kahi mau ia, a i ke kanaka aoo, me kona lauoho keokeo, me na umiumi loloa, a nawai ole no e hoohewahewa kela wahine iaia. i ke ano e maoli no o kela kanaka, mai ke kauka ana 1 kamaaina ai, nana i hoohanau i kana bebe mua loa. He umi makahiki mamua aku, i waiho aku ai o Kauka Tuna, i ka lawelawe ana i ka oihana lapaau, a kukulu ae la i hale laa'u nona iho, o ia keia halekuai a ka lede malihini i'komo aku ai, a halawni pu me ka ona o ua halekuai nei, eia ka he mau mea nu laua a elua, i kamaaina mua kekahi nie kekahi. Oiai nae, ua kamailio mai o Kauka Tuna i ka lede malihini, me ka maopopo loa ia : a o kana mau mea aoau i hoomaopopo ai no kela wahine, ua hookahakaha ia aku nae kona noonoo, i ka nan.i aku o kela wahine me ke kuoo, a pane aku Ia me ka leo kuoo, o ka mea malihini loa, akahi no a halawai me kela keonimana: "Ua kuhihewa loa oe e Kauka Tuna, ina o kou inoa oiaio ia, a no ka mea aole o Mrs. Makona ko'u inoa, a aole loa no au i-kapa ia ma ia inoa mai ko'u hanau ia ana mai ahiki i keia manawa a kaua e kamilio pu nei." "Ua ike no au, aole o Mrs. Makona kōu inoa, a aole loa no oe i kapa ia ma ia inoa i kekahi manawa," i 'pane aku ai ke kauka, mahope o kona noonoo ana i kana mea e kamailio aku ai ma kona aoao. "Ma ke ano nae, o oe no ka wahine i hanau ai i kau bebe, a'u o ka hoea ana aku ma ka po o ka la a'u o ka hoike mua ana aku nei ia oe. aole loa e hiki ia oe ke hoole mai; he wahi loli uuku loa kon. mai kela manawa o ko'u ike hope ana ia oe." "Akahi au a hooiaio aku i ka nui maoli o kou ike, me ka poina ole i kau mea i hoomaonopo ai no'u," i ae okoa aku ai ua wahine oiai ua ahuwale mai la kona mau ano apau i kela kauka. "Ua like loa no ko kaua hoomaopopo ana ia kaua iho, aole owau lioe.kahi wale no ka mea i hoomaopooo aku nei ia oe, aka o oe pu no kekahi i ole ia'u. lie uuku loa no-ko'u w r ahi loli rftai kela manawa mai ?fu i ike mua loa ai ia'u, o ia no ke keokeo ana o ko'u mau lauoho, mme kuu hoololoa ana i ko'u umiumi, a nou e ka madame, he o ia mau no ka makamaka o kou ili, pela no ka mau o ka uliuli o kou lauoho, me he mea la, aia no oe i kela la, o ko kaua halawai hope loa ana. "E huikala mai nae oe no keia kamailio ana aku la a'u no na men o ka manawa i hala," i hoomau hou mai ai ke kauka i kana kamailio ana. "Mamuli o ka hiki ole ia'u ke hoopoina i ke ano o na mea a'u i hana aku ai n 0 kou hanau ia ana; ame kou minamina ole i kau bebe, pela no au i hoala mai la i ke kamailio ana no na rqea i hala, no ka hookamaaina hou ana ia kaua iloko o keia manawa a kaua e halawai malihini hou nei." "Heaha iho la kou manao, ma ka hoao hou ana mai e hookamaaina me a'11?" wahi a ka madame, me ke ano hoihoi ole. "Aole no he ano ano nui loa iloko o'u, koe wale no keia. ina i makemake oe e lilo au i mea kokua aku ma ka huli ana i ke kanaka au e ake nui nei e ike, malia o hiki ia'll ke hoomama aku i kou manao, ke hoike mai nae oe i na kumu kupono o kou makemake loa ana e ike i ua keoniniana nei." "Alaila, ua kamaaina no anei oe i keia kanaka ia Aukake Daimana ?" wahi a ka madame me ka hikilele. ae la ka minoaka ma ra papalina o ke kauka aoo, alaila ma kahi o ka pane pololei ana mai i ka ninau i waiho ia aku imua ona. «*a ninau mai la oia: , "Manao anei oe, e ae ana kela keonimana e hoike pololei mai i kona inoa oiaio ia oe, mahone o kona ike ana, i kou ae ole e kakau i kou inoa oiaio maluna o kekahi palapala hookama, e hoolilo loa ara i kau bebe nana? Ua hoike ae oe i kou inoa oia no o Mrs. Makona, aole nae i hiki ia oe ke pulapu i ka noonoo o nn kanaka aoau. a ua maopono mua i kela keonimana, a ia' u pu no kekahi. he iiaoi kapakana no kela maluna ou; o kau wale no i makemake ai e loaa home maikai no kau b*»be. a ia oe e waiho aku ai iaia o ka malu o kona mau makua liou, o kou wa ia e pee loi aku ai. me ka manao, aole loa oe e ike ia mahope mai. "T kr>" nmiim ana e huna i kou inoa a lawe mai i kekahi inoa r»ehea, aole anei ua lona like aku no ia manao i ke. kanaka e al-n n<M e ike. o ; ai aole loa ona makemake e ike oe i "-ahi i noho a ; o koi aku auanei oe i ke keiki aina \ malama ai, e hoi hoM akn me oe?" . Ua hele ka lede malihmi, a knua no p Va mea heluhelu e ka.?a ai i kona inoa i keia manawa o Mrs. Makona, a nii ka ula no keki man olelo a Kauka Tuna iain. aka nane wale ma. la no «ae: "O keia inoa o Aukake Daimana, aole anei īa o ka īnoa pololei o kela keonimana?" , . "Aole ia o kona ino-i nololei, elike n G hoi me oe 1 hoike ole akU ai i kou inoa oiaio niaoli. , "Alaila, owa* ka inoa oiaio loa o kela keonimana "Anhea oe e Alrs Makona, ke oonq loa nei kaua 1 ke ku īluna, a ke kono aku nei au ia oe, e komo ae kauā'maloko nei o kuu keena,

a malaila kaua e kamailio ai, me ka hoopilikia ole ia mai ma kekahi ano; lielo mai auanei kekalii ])oe i ka halekuai nei, o ka lilo no ia o ka kaua mau mea e kamailio ana, i mea kahamaha wale ia mai e lakou." Aole loa he' makemake iki o Mrs. Makona, e hoala hou ia mai na mea o ka wa i hala. aka hoi, ua hele oia a piha loa me ka iini e ike a i ole e lohe paha no na mea e pili ana i kana kaikamahine; nolaila ua haawi aku la no oia i kona ae i ke kono a Kauka Tuna, o kona ukali aku la no ia mahope o ke keonimana aoo, noloko o kona keena, ma kahi kaawale loa, mai ke pakaukau kuai aku. Panee mai la o Kauka Tuna i kekahi noho paipai oluolu no kana lalau aku la no hoi i noho nona, me ka uwai ana mai a mamua pono o ua wahine nei, noho iho Ia oia ilalo a hoohele aku la oia i kana kamailio ana, ma ke kumuhana iloko o ko laua mau noonoo pakahi: ''Me. ke kanalua ole ke olelo ae ua hookahaha loa ia aku kou noonoo, i ko'u loaa ana ia oe maloko nei o keia halekuai laau, a pela ko'u hoololi ana i ka'u oihana, mai ke kauka mai, a i ka mea kuai laau. "He mau mmakahiki kakaikahi i hala ae nei ua emi mai ka ikaika o ko'u kino.,. mamuli o ko'u hooikaika ma ka oihana kauka. a no ka hoooakele ana i ko'u ola i waiho aku ai au ia hana a hei > mai la ma keia hana, me ka hoopilikia ole ia mai, e ala ai o ka po, J a e loaa ole ai no hoi he manawa hoomaha maikai i kekahi manawa." i Kunou wale aku la no ke poo o Mrs. Makona, me he mea la, | aole loa i lilo kela mau hoakaka ma ka aoao o Kauka Tuna, i mea ( nona e hoihoi ai, alaila, leha hou iho la kana nana ana maluna o ka pepa inoa o Aukake Da : mana, a i aku la: | "E manao ana ka hoi au, i h• ilri mai nei oe ia kaua maloko nei 0 kou keena, i hiki ai ia oe ke hoike mni i kn inoa pololei o ka jnea a'u e ake nei e ike," wahi ana me ka hoohele koke ana ae i nā kamailio ana, ma kahi e makepono ai kona hele huli ana mai ma leela la. . | Paholn hoii ae la ka minoaka ma na papalina o Kauka Tuna, me ka um'ki ana iho nae o kona mau lehelehe me ka hoonaukiuki, 110 kona hoonepe wale, ke kumu. i manao kuhihewa mai ai kela wahine, e hoike io aku ana oia i ka inoa pololei o Aukake Daimana. aka nae pane mai la oia, i ka i ana mai: "He hiki no ia'u ke hoike aku i kona inoa pololei, ke hoakaka mua mai nae oe, i na kumu maikai, a kiipono o kon ake loa ana e ike iaia." | He wahine o Mrs. Makona e hiki ole ai ke hoopepe wale aku malalo o kekalii poe, ke paakiki oia ma karia mea e paa ai, aole loa ia e hiki ke hpololi ia, a oiai ke paa mai Ja ke kauka i ka uahoa, j a ke hana mai la hoi i kekahi aelike me ia nei, ka mea ana i haawi-' pio ole aku ai malalo o kekahi poe, ia wa i hoomaka aku ai oia e i kupale Uona iho: "Hea'ha auanei ka nili o ka'u mau kumu i makemake ai e ike 1 kela keonimana, ia oe?" "He mea oiaio no kena e Mrs. Makona, aka aole he kuleana ik.i 0 kekahi kauka, e h®ke wale ae ai i na meahuna a kekahi o kana poe ma'i, ma ia ano iho la, ua sila ia kuii mau lehelehe mai ke kamailio | wale ana no ke kanaka au e ake loa mai nei e maopopo kona wahi j e loaa aku ai ia oe. Ina he mau kumu ano nui loa kau. e ake nei e ike iaia, alaila e kono ia mai ana au e kuhikuhi aku ia oē i kona walii e noho nei, a pela hoi ka hoike ana aku i kona inoa oiaio." "Alaila, o oe anei ko laua kauka ohana?" "Owau ko laua kauka ohana no kekāhi manawa; a he eko'iu wale no la mahope mai o ke kaa ana aku o kau bebe malalo o k:i 1 laua malania ana, ua kauoha ia mai la au e hoea aku i ko laua home." "Pehea i maopopo ai ia oe o ua bebe nei ia a'u, oiai o na bebe he mau la helu wale no ko lakou kahiko, aole e hiki ana ia oe ke ike akū i ka like ole o kekahi mai kekahi mai?" "Auhea oe e ka madame, o mal<ou o na kauka, ,h& kakaikahi loa ka-po£ kuhihewa; aka no'u nei, aole loa au i kuhihewa i ka bebe a'u i hoohanau ai. Ua ike keke au o ko bebe no ia,'i k'a \va a kuu mau maka i kau aku ai maluna ona; no kela mau m'akua nae, aol<i' loa laua i.ha'oha'o iki, ua loaa ka ike ia'u, aole ia he o ko laua io a he koko hoi o ko laua koko." :> ' "Alaila, aole anei oe i hoike aku ia laua, i kan mau mea apau i hana ai no kela bebe, a pela hoi me kau mea i koho a.i,no ko'u ano?" "E ka maelame, ua hoike mua aku nei au ia oe, aole loa kekalii kauka i makee i kona kulana oiaio, e huai wale ae i na meahunaM pili i kekahi o kana mau ma'i i lawelawe ai, nolaila e hoomanao be, aole loa he hookahi huaolelo i puka mai kuu lehelehe aku imua o laua nou. Ua hoakaka mai oe imua o'u i kekahi maii mea i pili loa ia oe, a ma ia mea, i loaa ai ka hoomaopopo ana ia'u,; ua makemake oe e hunakele ia oe iho mai kau keiki mai, a mai na makua hoi laua 1 malama aku iaia; nolaila ua sila ia k.uu waha, aole e hua'i wale ae ( i na mea a kaua a elua i ike ai." Knlou iho la ke poo o Mrs.»Makona ilalo, auhee aku la ka uahoa mai iaia aku, alaila pane mai la me ka leo oluolu, o ka mea i piha me na hoomaikai he nui no keia kauka kahiko, i ka i ana mai: "Ke mahalo aku nei au a nui ia oe e Kauka Turia, no kau mau mea apau i hana mai ai no ko'u pono; a ke hauoli loa nei no hoi au, i ke kai ana aku o ka malama ana o ka'u keiki, malalo o kekahi man. makua, i loaa io na manao makee nona. He hookahi a'u mea e ninau aku nei ia oe, eia no anei ua keiki nei a'u ke ola mai nei?" "Ae, eia no oia ke ola nei i keia manawa, a oia kekahi o na lerlo opio u'i a huanala, e haaheo ai ka makuahine nana i hanau mai iaia." Pupuku ae la ka helehelena o Mrs. Makona, me ka nui pu ana iho o kona hanu, a Kauka Ttina, e koho aku la, malia paha no ka m : namina mai o na wahine la, i kana kaikamahine, ke kumu o kela mau ano maluna ona. , i "He maikai no anei kona malama ia ana? Ua loaa anei he hoonaauao kiekie ia ana iaia maloko o kekahi mau kula kiekie?" "Aole he keiki i oi aku ka maikai o kona malama ia ana elike me ko kaikamahine, a ua hoonaauao ia hoi oia, ma na ike apau e hiki ana i ke elala- ke kuai aku, ua hoolako ia oia i na nani. like ole, a ke keiki e hoohiki ai, a i hoike, aku no au ia oe e, Mrs. Makona. J ina no paha he makua e ae ka mea i waiho ia aku ai o ko bebe, ina aole loa e hiki ia lakou ke malama elike me ka keia mau makua." "A pehea he mau keiki hou ae no anei kekahi a kela mau mea. mawnho o ka'u kaikamaliine?" "Aole a laua keiki ponoi mailoko aku o laua, aka nae manao au, ;lie keikikane kekahi a laua o ka.malama r>u ana, he keiki makua ole, a ua hoonaauao aku no laua 1 kela keikikane iloko o na makahiki ewalu, a umi paha i hala ae nei." ■ "Pehe la, ua maopopo no paha i kela kaikamahine, he keiki oia i hookama ia e kona mau makua na laua e malama mai nei?" "Aole e hiki ia'u ke pane pololei aku i kena ninau au, aka he mau makahiki ae nei nae i hala, aole i maopopo iki iaia ia mea. a ma ka'u koho wale aku no, ua hunakele loa kona mau makua, i na meahuna e pili ana i kona hanau ia ana. Ma ko'u manaoio nae, oi loa ak t u ka pono, e noho pouliuli loa kela kaikamahine, i na mea e pili ana i kona mau makua ponoi." "Ua kuikahi aku la ko'u nianao me kou, no ka oi ae o ka pono, e noho pouliuli loa oia i na mea pili i kona hanau ia ana," i pane aku ai no hoi o Mrs. Makona, me ka hoala hōu ana .aku no i ka ninau. e maopor»o ai iaia ka inoa oiaio o ke keonimana ana i wailio j aku ai i bebe: "Ke kamail?o wale nei no kaua ma na mea i noonoo mua )le ia. aole hoi oe i hoike rrni nei ia'u i ka inoa pololei o ka makuakane hou o kuu kaikamahine?" | "Pehea ananei hoi e hiki ai ia'u ke hoike akn ia oe. oiai ua paa mai nei oe i ka uahoa, aohe wahi mea a kamailio iki mai i na kumu no kou ake ana e maopopo kau kaikamahine ame kona mau makua hou ?" ■ > ' 1

"Aole no he ano nui iloko o'u, koe wale no ke ake ana e ike i ke ano o ke ola ana o kuu kaikanialiine, pela hoi me kona malama ia ana/ Akahi no au a hele hoomaha iloko o keia kau wela, a manao iho la, e hele hou mai au malako nei o ke kulanakauhale o Bosetona, a ina hoi no ka maopopo ia'w o kahi i noho ai o na mea a'u i waiho aku ai i kuu kaikamahine, malalo o ka laua malama ana, alaila e hiki ana ia'u ke hoomakakiu, ahiki i ko'u ike ana i ua kaikamahiiie nei a'u, aole nae me kekahi manao, e koi aku au i ko'u kuleana maluna ona, aole loa." "O kena maoli anei ka- mea oiaio au e kammailio mai nei ia'u?" wahi a ke kauka me ke kuio. "O ke kumu nui iho la no ia o ko'u makemake ana e loaa ka inoa pololei o kela kanaka, i ole au e huli makehewa i kahi a kuu kaikamahine e malama ia mai nei me ka maikai." "Ina o ke kumu wale iho la no ia ea, e noi aku ana au i ka'i mau huikala ana mai e ka madame, aole ia i lawa no ka hooko ia o kou iini. Ua kulike ole no ko'u manao me kou, he mea inau i na makuahine apau, ke ake ana e ike aku i ka lakou mau keiki; aka nae ua maopopo ola ia'u, aole e huna o Mr. Daimamna i kona inoa oiaio mai ia oe mai, koe wale no, kona makemake ana, e noho oe me ka pouliuli loa no kau keiki, a pela hoi ua keiki nei au, e noho ai, ilie ka maopopo ole o kona makuahine pōnoi. ' "E hoomanao oe e ka mailame, ua makemake oe e hoonalowale loa a oe mai na mea mai au i waiho aku ai i ko bebe, ua hunakele loa oe i kau mau meahuna, e hiki ole ai ia laua ke huli mai a loaa oe i kekahi manawa; a o ka laua i liana mai ai, o ia no ke koku.i ana mai i kou iini i kinohi, e nalowale loa # oe ma na ano apau. "O kou hoao ana e hakilo aku, a i ole e hoao aku paha e hookokoke ma kahi i noho ai kela mau makua, aole ana e nele ko laua ike mai ia oe, elike no hoi me a'n i ike aku ai ia oe i keia la, e lilo ana ia. i kumu hoonilikia loa aku i ko laua noonoo: a ina hoi no ka loaa aku o ka ike i ka leele opio, aole oia he kaikamahine ponoi na kela mau mea, ehia ka hoi mea aloha, o ka hoehaeha ia o kona 11001100, a aole no paha e nele ana kona hoao ana mai e huli i kona mau makua, ke ahuwale ae no ia o kou mau ano apau, e mihi loa ai oe, no kou hoao ana e imi aleu i na mea au e ake nei e ike." Ke noho pololei loa la o Mrs. Makona iluna, me ka hoolohe pono loa i na olelo apau a Kauka Tuna e kamailio mai la iaia, a o ia l:a ua wahine nei i pane aku ai: u 'H,e mea maikai io ole paha ia, elike me kena au e kamailio mai nei, aka nae e pili ana ia'u ame kuu kajkamahine, aole loa he mea a a elua e hilahila ai." "Aohe a'u ninau no kena mea, aka o ka oi loa aku nae o ka pono, 0 ia no ka waiho malie ana i na mea apau, elike me ia i keia wa, me ka lioomaaloalo ole aku imua o kela mau niea, a imua paha o kau kaikamahine." , "Malia naha ua pololei oe e kamailio mai la e Kauka Tuna, eia nae hoi, ua hele a nui kuu makemake e ike aku i kuu kaikamahine, j:ehea la kona ano, ua like no paha o : a me a'u, aole palia." U E ae mai oe e ninau aku au i kekahi mea, ke oluolu mai nae hoi oe, eia no anei kau kane ke ola mai nei?" "Ae, eia n 0 ka'u kane ke ola mai nei i keia manawa," wahi a Mrs. Makona me kona ano ole no kela ninau. "E huikala hou mai oe ia'u, oiai hoi, owau kou kanka, nana i hoopononono i kou hanau ana, pehea la ka manao o ua kane nei au, i kona ike ana, ua nalowale honua ke keiki mai ia oe aku?" Ua ike no o Kauka Tuna. ke maua'e wale aku nei oia i ko ha'i kuleana, aka nae hoi ma kekahi ano, ke ike la no oia, e loaa ana no na huikala ana aku a Mrs. Makona iaia. "Ke mana 0 nei au, aole ou kuleana e noke wale mai ai no i ka niele i na mea e pili ana ia'u elike me ia au e hana mai nei," i pane aku ai o Mrs. Makona me ka pihoihoi. "Ua maopopo no ia'u, aole e hiki ia'u ke pakele ae mailoko maii o kou'miana—" alaila hooki honua iho ia ua wahine nei i kana kamailio ana aku. "Auhea oe e ka maelame," i kahamaha koke mai ai o Kauka Tuna. "Aole au mea e hopohopo ai no ko'u hua'i wale ae i kau mau nieahuna, a i hoike aku au ia oe r ea, ua pomaikai oe i ko'n loaa ana ia oe, aole au i like m.e ka nui o na kanaka, ke kamailio wale i ko ha'i mau ano, aka ua sila ia kuu waha ma ka'u mau mea apan i ike ai no ka'u poe nia'i a ina no paha e kono ia mai ana au e hoike ae, aole ia ma ke ano e hoohilahila, a e hoohaahaa aku ai i kekahi." "Ke noi aku nei au i kau mau huikala ana mai e Kauka Tuna," 1 wikiwiki mai ai o Mrs. Makona i ke kamailio ana, me ke komohia koke ana iho o ka hilahila iloko ona, no kona pupuahulu loa, ma-ka ahewa wale ana mai i keia kanaka, a pela hoi me kona piha i ka huhu. "Ko ka hoike ana aku ia oe e Kauka Tuna, aole loa i maopopo iki i ka'u kane, ko'u hanau ana i ka bebe, a aole loa no oia e ike ana ia mea, koe wale no a kumakaia oe ia'u. Ke ike aku nei au, 1 kou pilia me ke kahaha, me kou nana ana mai hoi ia'u me na maka huhu, me he mea la e ahewa mai ana oe no ko'u hana ana i kekahi hewa ko'iko'i loa; imua nae ou, a imua o na lani, aole loa au i hann hewa ma kekahi ano, koe wale no paha ko'u haawi ana aku i ka malama ana i ka'ii bebe malalo o ka malu o na makua e loa, i pili' o!e mai ia'u. He wahine au i mare pono ia, elike me ia a'u oka hooia ana aku imua ou, ma kela manawa o kuu hanau ana; aka nae malalo o kekahi mau kumu ko'iko'i loa, pela wale no au i hunakele ai, ao 1 e e ike wale ia ae kuu hanau ana i ka'u keiki, e ka poe apau i kamaa:na ia'u. He hookahi wale no nae mea i ike i kela hanau ana ; oia no ko'u kaikuaana ponoi, ua make nae oia i keia manawa." "Alaila o kela leele anei me oe ma kou manawa i hanau ai, o kou kaikuaana ponoi no ia? O ka'u no ia i hoohuoi mua loa ai, ike ano like o ko olua mau helehelena, a pela hoi me ko olua mau lole e komo ana, i kaokoa loa mai na lole mai e komo ia ana e na kaikamahine lawelawe." i oane koke aku ai o Kauka Tuna, me ke kahaha. Luliluli iho la ke poo 0 Mrs. Makona, no kona kamailio wale ana aku i kana mau meahuna, me ka maopopo mua ole iaia, he alahele kela e niel? mai ai o Kauka Tuna iaia, aka nae mahope iho o kona uumi hoomanawanui a«a, ame ka noonoo pono ana no hoi i kana mea e kaniailio hou aku ai, ia wa oia i pane ae ai: "O kuu kaikuaana io no kela, a i kona make ana, manao iho Ja au, aole he mea hookahi e ola nei i ike i ka'u meahuna, aka nae i keia la akahi au a ike i ko'u kuhihewa, eia ka o oe pti kekahi i maopopo i ua nieahuna la a'u." . , > "Aohe no au mea e hopohopo ai e ka madame no'u, na sila ia kun mau lehelehe, aole e hua'i wale ae ina mea i pili ia oe. O ka'u e hoolana aku nei i kou manaō, mai'hopohopo iki oe no'u, a elilee me kau i manao mna ai, o oe hookahi wale no ka i ike i kau ma:t meahuna apau, e ola aku oe me ia manao ou, a e hoopoina loa hoi i ka noonoo ana no'u." "Me na mahalo he nui ia oe e Kauka Tuna,,no kou hunakele ana i keia mealmna no ka wa i hala aku nei; a pela hoi au e haawi palua aku nei i na mahalo ana ia oe, no kou liōoia ana mai la, aole oe e lilo i mea kumaka ia ia'u ma keia hope aku. Aole no au he wahine lokoino, elike me kau i koho wale mai ai paha no ko u ano; ua like no au me na makuahine e ae i aloha i ka lakou mau keiki, ina i ae aku au e lawe mai i kuu bebe a malama, ua hiki ole nae ia'i! ke hana aku pela, malalo no o kekahi kumu ano nui loa. "Ua lioao au ma na ano anau, e kaoae ae i ke aloha o ka makuahine mai ia'u aku no ka'u bebe, a aole loa au i honi aku ma kona \ wale no i kona kaawale ana mai ia'u aku, ia wa au i i ae ai e honi iaia, no kuu hopohōpo no, ina au e pulama aku ana iaia, I e kono ia mai ana au e malama aku iaia, a e aloha aku hoi ia : a me puu nuuwai apau. ' "Aole e hiki ia'u ke hoakaka aku ia oe i ke kumu o kuu malama ole ana i ka'u bebe, a aole no i kekahi mea e ola nei, e hoike aku | ai au i keia meahuna ano nui loa, me a'u ia meahuna, ahiki i kuu moe ana aku iloko 0 ka honua. - - -<Aols i pātt.> ■