Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LIX, Number 50, 16 Kekemapa 1921 — He Moolelo no PITA NIKOLA a i ole Ke Duke i Haalele Aku i Kona Kulana Hanohano a Lawe Mai i ke Kulana Makaninana [ARTICLE]

He Moolelo no PITA NIKOLA a i ole Ke Duke i Haalele Aku i Kona Kulana Hanohano a Lawe Mai i ke Kulana Makaninana

Aole nae ke Duke Nikola i noho pouliuli, i ke ano o na' kanaka ma Amerika, nolaila ina no ka loaa ole o ka ia nei hana, ma ke ano he kuene ma na hokele, a ma na haleaina nunui paha o Nu loka, he mea pono e loaa iaia kekahi mau hana e ae, eia nae, he mea pono, e loaa kona mau aahu kupono, i hiki ai oia ke hele imua o na kanaka kupono o kela kulanakauhale, e nonoi ai i kekahi mau hnaa nana; o ka pilikia wale no nae, o ia ka unku o kana map dala, he hookahi haneri wale no. Aia nae malalo o kona malu, ke komolima gula o kona makuakane, i okoinoia me na pohaku makamae. ua hunakele loa oia i kela komolima, ma ka hoopaa ana me kekahi kaula, a lei ma kona a-i, aole loa he mea hookahi iwaena 0 na kuene, ana i hoikeike aku ai no kela komo, aka i kekahi Ia nae, hoik'e aku la oia i kona makemake i kQ poo kuene, ua ake nui oia e ike i ke kapena, nolaila iloko o ka hapaha hora wale no, mahope mai o kona kamailio aku 1 ke poo kuene, ua loaa mai la ke kauoha mai ke kapena mai, no kona hele aku imua ona. Oiai maloko o ka rumi o ke kapena, ua hoakaka hku la o Nikola i ka manao o kona makemake ana e kamailio pu me ke kapena. me kona hoikeike pu ana aku i ke komolima e waiho ana malalo o kona malu, a o ia ka ke kapena o ka pane; ana mai: "Ina aole i maopopo mua ia'u ka moolelo e pili ana ia oe e ke Dtike Nikola, ina, ua komo mai ka manao iloko o'u, arhiieia e 'oe ka pahūhao a ke Suletana o Tureke; aka, o'U kanalua ikr, no kou lilo ana i ona oiaio loa nona kdaukoniolimav Ue makem,ake anei kou e hoolilo aku i ke<ia komo?" "Ae, no ka mea ua ike no oe, aole a'u dala, pela au i konoia mai ai, e knai hofidilo aku i keia komolima, a'u no nae e minamina nei, ke kaawale mai a'u aku." "Heāha kau i makemake ai no kena komo?" "Aole e emi iho ka waiwaiio o keia komo, i ka hookahi kaukani dala Pelekane, a malia eia aku no paha na dala iluna, aole nae i maopopo ia'u, kona waiwaiio maoli; ua makaukau au e lawe mai i ka mea e loaa ana ia'u no keia komo." "Alaila. ua maka'u anei oe ke hoolilo aku i keia komo i kekahi poe iuka o ka aina?" Ae, no ka m.ea. e paa mai anti au i ka honuia, ke ikeia mai he komo o keia ano malalo o ko'u inalu.'' "Jna oe e oluolu mai ana e waiho i keia komo me a'u ahiki i ka la apopo. ke manao nei au, e lilo ana no me ka maalahi loa, o ke kupakako wale no oluna nei o keia mokuahi, ka i ike i ke kumukuai kupono loa no keia komo oii.° *'Me ka mahalo a nui ia oe e kuu kapena; ke ae aku nei atl e paa oe i keia komo. a ma ka la apopo, e hele hou mai au e hui pu me oe!

Ma kela knkakuka ana a Nikola - me ke kapena>e pili ana i ke kuai hoolilo ana aku i kona komo. ua koi okoa mai Ia ke kapena iaia nei. c noho aku maloko o kona rumi, ua hoole loa aku la nae o Nikola, no kona liopohopo nō, o ikeia auanei kona kulana piaio loa, he duke no Rusia e na ohua oluna o ka moku, a pela hoi me kona mau hoa kuene. O ka hopena o kela knkakuka ana, i ka wa i hoea hou aku ai ke Puke Nlkola ma kekahi kakahiaka mai, no ka ike ana i ke kapena, e waiho mai ana ka huina o elua kaukani elala, malalo o ka malu o ke kapena, a ua lilo aku hoi ua komo nei i ke kupakako; nolaila ua piha'loa ke. duke opio me ka olioli, no kona lawa me-ke dala, e nolio ai oia ma kekahi hokele, a e hiki ai 110 hoi iaia ke kuai i kekahi mau lōle kupono nona. ao)e hoi oia e lilo i kanaka kuewa, a kapaia mai paha he ae'ahaukae. * • MOKUNA 11. Ma ka manawa o ka hookokoke āna aku o ka inokuahi no ke kulanakauhale o Nu loka, aia ke Duke Nikola ke ku, la nana i ka hiona o ka aina, me ke kahaha no o kona noonoo, i ka malihini o na mea a kona mau maka e ike aku la, aka i ka hoea pot\o aua aku o ka mokv\ahi no ka nuku o ke a\va, akahi no,oia a ike maoli aku i ka nani o kela kulana-o-ia; no oe o kekahi aina ana e ike ai ma ka moenanea- ana no nae oia i ka nana iuka o ka aina, paai iha kona poohiwi ia Kimo Koka, me ka pane ana mai: ' ""Ke ike nei au. ua loli ano e ae ke kulanakauhale, mai keta manawa mai o ko'u ike hope loa ana ia Nu loka nei. Pehea kou manao e Nikola no keia kulanakauhale?" ''Heaha auanei, aole a'u mea e ae e kamailio aku ai imua ou, o ka mahalo wale no i ka nani o keia kulanakauhale," wahi a Nikola me ka nui ana iho o kona hanu. '•Aole a kaua nana no ka nani o keia kulanakauhale, o ka mea nui wale no, o ka hakoko ana aku me na pilikia o ka noho ana aku ma keia aina malihini!" wahi a Kimo Koka. no ka hoololi ana ae i ka laua kumuhana e kamailio

0 ka noonoo hookahi no kela iloko o Nikola, e nalu mau &ria i na manawa apau, o ia ke ano o kona noho ana aku ma kela kulanakauhale, aka nae pane mai la oia, i' ka i ana aku i kona hoa: "Aole o'u kanalua no ka loaa o kekahi hana ia'u ma keia wahi." j %! * 4 lna o ka hana kuene kau e noonoo nei, maloko o na hale'aina, a ma na hokele ea, aole loa' i kupono iki kela hana ia oc, kekahi o na kanaka i loaa na hoonaauao kiekie ia. Ua iko no oe i ke ano o kela hana, maluna nei o keia moku, he nui na hana hooluhi a ka f>oe e ai ana ma|uTia o na pakaukau, nie ka hoounauna mau mai ia oe, i kela ame keia niea. ua kupono wale no kela ano hana, na ka poe naaupo, aole na kekahi kanaka i like mai ke ano me kōu. " "Ua ike au aia kekahi mau kalena kiekie loa iloko ou. koe wale no nae, he opiopio loa oe i keia inanawa, aka nae. he wa kunono l<«a keia no ka hoomaamaa ana i kekahi mau hana e loaa mai ai ke data ame ka wāiwai me ka maalahi lpa. Pehea'kou nianao, e ae mai ana no anei oe, i hoa-hui no'u ma kekahi mau hana, e hookahahaia ai na kanaka o Atnerika nei?" . . ' " "Aole au e haawi e aku ana 1 ko u ae la oe, aia kaua a Hoea aku nouka o ka aina, ia manawa au e hooholo ai i ko'u mari?o, oiai he kumuhana hou loa keia au i kaniailio mai 1a ia'u.' "Ūa pono ki s )a. ak.n i hoike e aku no nae au i ko'u manao (mua ou e Nikola. aia kaua a lioea aku nouka o ka aina, e haalele mai ana oe ia'u. a e hele aku ana oe ma ka hana kuene, maloko o kekahi o na haleaina nunui maloko Ō ke kuianakauhale o Ku loka." • * r

Aohe a Nikola pane hou aku, no ka mea, o Kon«i nwnao maoli no ia. aohe e hni pu aku me kela kanaka, ma kekahi hana, aole no hoi he wahi noonoo iki iloko ona no ka hele aku e noi hana. maloko o kekahi haleaina, a hokele paha, ma ke ano hc kuene. aka |ie okoa loa no ka mea a kona noonoo i koho i. Ma kela ahiahi. ua ukuia mai la na kanaka hana apau oluna o ka mokuahi, a ia Nikola i hele aku ai e ike i ke kapena. haawiia niai la iaia na kaukani dala, elua, o kona komolima, i lilo ai i ke kupakako, haawi ae la.ka lululima hope ana, o ka haalele iho la no ia o ke Duke Nikola ialuna o ka mokuahi, a iloko o na minuke pokole loa, aia oia ame Kimo Koka, ke hele la maloko o kela kulanakauhale, a oiai he nui na hale hoolimalima malaila, he hana maalahi loa na laua nei, ka liele ana aku e hoolimalima i rumi no laua no kela po.

Ma ke kakahiaka ana ae, ma kekahi la mai, oiai ua mau kanaka nei, e noho ana e ai i ko laua aina kakahiaka, hoohele mai la o Kimo Koka i ke kamailio ana ma ka ninau ana mai ia Nikola, i -'kana mea e hana ai ma kela la, o ka pane a ke Duke Nikola,' o ia no kona hele ana e huli i kekahi hana nana. /

Nana pono aku la o Kimo Koka maluna o ke duke op1o ; me ka piha i ke kahaha, a pane mai la: "Aole au i manao mua, e wehe mai ana oe i ko kaua pili ana, ma kou hele ana e liuli i kekahi hana nau. He honua akea keia 110 kaua a elua e hele ai i ka loa me ka laula; aia ka waiwai ame na pomaikai he nui ke waiho mai nei imua o ko kaua mau alo, ina e hoohana kaua i ka 1010 o ko kaua m'au poo, me. ke akamai loa. O ka hele ana e buli i kekahi hana, na ke kanaka naaupo ia, me ka hookuanui ke ano o kona ola ana, aka nou e ktui hoaloha, ua hoolaaia oe, no ke ola ana iloko o ka hanohano. Heaha kau hana i manao ai?" "O kekahi kanaka noonoo maikai elike me oe e Kime Koka ,aole loa e ninau mai ia'u, no ka'u hana i manao at, no ka mea ua ike no oe, o ka hapalua o na kanaka e ola nei ma keia honua, aia ko lakou pono ma ka lawe ana mai i na hana, e loaa ana ia lakou, mai kekahi poe kuonoono mai; nolaila ua maopopo no ia oe e Kimo Koka, eia au ma ka hapa, i makemake e loaa kekahi hana na'u me ka nana ole i ke ano o ka hana!" "No'u iho, aole aM e hele aku ana e huli i hana na'u, aka e hoao ana au e lilo i haku, a na'u e hoolako aku i kekahi poe me ka hana. E noho aku ana au iloko oka hanohano ame ka waiwai, me ko'u hoohalike ole me oe e Nikola," walii a Kimo Koka, me ke ku ino ana ae iluna, oiai aia ka hoonaukiuki iloko ona, no ke kaokoa loa o ka manao o kona hoaloha mai kona aku. "1 hoike aku au ia oe e Nikola ea, ina he kuene kau hana i manao ai, a maloko o na haleaina nunui o Nu loka nei oe e noho hana ai, alaila, e hoea mai ana ka la, e noho kauwa mai ai oe malalo o'u, me ka mau no o ke kaheaia 0 kou inoa o Pita Nikola; aka aole au i makemake, e lilo keia, i kumu e ala mai ai he hoopaapaa mawaena o kaua, nolaila o ke .aloha no kou, maanei la pau ko kaua hele pu ana, aka e hookuu aku ana au ia oe e hele nou iho, pela no hoi au e hele aku ai ma ka'u wahi i koho ai." "Ke kaumaha nei no ka lilo ana o ka kaua mau olelo 1 keia kakahiaka, i kumu, e kaawale koke ai kaua, aka nae, elike me kau i makemake ai, pela no e hookoia, o ke aloha no kou e Kiko Koka!" Ku ae la o Nikola ihina, no ka lululima aiia me kona hoaloha. alaila noho hou iho la ilalo, oiai hoi o 'Kimo Koka, i oili aku ai iwaho. a nalowale aku la iloko o ka nui o na kanaka e hele ana ma ke alanui. . Me" mau minuke ko Nikola o ka noho malie.ana maloko o ka rumi aina o kela hale hoolimalima, ku ae la oia, a hele mai la nowaho oke alanui: me kona hele nana ana aku no kekahi halekuai, aole no ia he hana pohihihi, oiai ua nui na halekuai, ma kela ame keia aoao o ke alanui, a maloko o kekahi o kela mau halekuai, i komo aku ai oia, no ke kuai ana i kekahi paiki nona. Mai kela halekuai mai, i hoomau aku ai no oia i ka hele ana, a hoea mawaho o kekahi halekuai, e kau ana ka hoailona, he halekuai ia 110 ka lole o na kane, komo aku la oi'a iloko, a kuai he elua mau paalole, he papale hou, me ka paa kamaa, he m;iu palule, me na paleili. ame kekahi mau lako e ae; o kekahi o kela mau paalole, o kana ia i komoj a hookomo aku la i kona niau lole kahiko maloko o ka paiki, a ke nana aku iaia me kela paalole hou, he kanaka okoa loa oia, aole o kela kanaka kuewa, o ka lele ana mai ka mokuahi mai, noluna o ka lepo o ke aupuni o Amerika.

laia i haalele aku ai i kela halekuai kahea aku la oia i kekahi kaa otomobile o ke kaalo ana ae mamua ona, o kona kau aku la no ia, a liaawi aku la i ke kauoha i ke kiakaa, e lawe pololei iaia no kekahi hokele maikai, i kupona i na kanaka hanohano, ( a iloko ona minuke he umi, aia oia matoko o kekahi hokele ī\u'\, a i hoen ?.k\vai r\o\oko o kona rumi, ua'hookahahaia mai oia, no ka hoopuniia o kona mau aoao me na mea maemae wale no, i kulike me kona kulana, ana i haalele aku ai ma kona kakela ma Rusia.

Aia kona rumi ma ka papahele umi-kumamawalu, na kekahi lede opio oia i lawe aku no kela rumi maluna o ka j eleveta, a haawi aku la i ke ki o kona rumi iaia. Aole no I he nui o kona ruini, eia nae he maemae na mea apau oloko pela no me kona rumi auau, a ka manao e kamawae ole ae ai, a iaia e nana ana ialoko o kona mau rumi, ike iho laj oia i kekahi hoailona e kau ana, ina oia i makemake i ke-'i kahi mea, alaila e hookomo aku oia he hapaha, o ka wa ia | e oili mai ai kana mau mea i makemake ai, e laa ke kopa holoi maka. ka palaki holoi niho, ame na mea no apau. j Aia no hoi he kelepona, i hanaia ma ka aoao o kona moe, a he buke Baibala nui maluna o ke pakaukau, a maopopo iho la iaia, he poe.haipule, na ona no lakou kela hokele. Ma keia noho ana a ke Duke Nikola no keia hokele, I o ka mea mua loa o ka oili ana ae iloko o kona noonoo, o ia! no ka m#lama i kona kulana, me ka wiliwili ana i kona umiumi a miomio. ! Ma kekahi kakahiaka ae, o ka mea mua loa ana i ike, i kona wa i ala ae ai, e waiho ana he nupepa maluna o ke pakaukau. pela 110 ma na kakahiaka apau mahope mai, e hoea mau aku ana ka nupepa, me kona kauoha ole aku;. a 0 ka mea hookahaha mai Hoi i kona noonoo, i kona wa e kaomi aku ai i ka l>ele ma ka aoao o kona moe, e hoeā mri ana kekahi wikH'ine opio, me ak omole waihau. f-Te manao no kona e ninau aku i kela wahine opio, i ke i laweia mai ai o ka omole waihau iaia, kaohi w r ale iho la'no ia manao ona, o olelaia mai auanei oia i kona naaupo, me ke kuaaina pu; o kekahi kumu paha hoi, no kona lohe mua ana i ka oleloia, o ka poe apau e hoea ana no Nu loka, he poe lakou i ike i na rula apau i pili i ka noho ana o na kanaka o kēla wahi. Me kela pohihihi no nae iloko ona, ke hauoli wale la no oia. no' ke kup'aianaha o kana mau mea e ike la, ma ka aina malihini, aole no oia i pupuahulu w r ale aku e ake e maopopo 1 na ano apau o ka noho ana o na kanaka Amerika, aka me ka hoomanawanui oia. e hakilo ai. ahiki i ka loaa ana mai ia : a oke ik*v pili.i. ike ano u uia kanaka Amerika, me ka, ninau ole aku i kekahi poe. Aole ona maopono iki. no kona komo koke iloko o ka pilikia, no ka mea ina no oia e akahele loa ana nn ka hoolilo ana i kana dala. alaila e hala ana he mau ninhina loihi apa e noho ai ma kela hokele, a iloko no hoi o ia monawa hookahi, malia e hookamaainā akti ana oia me kekahi poe kupono, nia ia ano e lona ai laia he hana maikni loa, i kii* pono īne kona kulana, o. ka pau no ia o kona pilikia.^

laia e noho la ina kona hokele, aole i nele kona poo i ka noonoo ana i kekahi mau alahele e pono ai kona noho ana ! aku. Ua hiki loa iaia kekahi mau hana kupono me ka maj alahi loa, ke ntanao oia e hele aku e huli, no ka mea ma ! kona niakaukau i ka hookani piano, ame ka himeni, ua kui pono loa oia c lilo i kumiia''o hookani piano, a a'o liimeni i paha. a kc nele ae 110 ka loaa ana lie hana o kela ano, alaila j ua kupono no oia e lilo i kumukula, no ke a'o ana i na } olelo like ole, oiai he mau olelo iehulehu ka i loaa iaia, a | ina no ka nele ae o ka loaa o kela mau hana, alaila.ua makaukau inau no oia, e lawelawe aku i ka hana kuene, ! ma kekahi mau haleaina nunui, me kona hilahila ole, ke nemaia mai, no kela hana haahaa^ I ka hala ana he mau pule o kona noho ana ma kela hokele, ike iho la oia, i ka nui, maoli o ka poe i kamaaina iaia, no ka mea ma kela kulanakauhale, aole he kauka'i ana, a hoolaunaia kekahi me kekahi, aka ua hiki loa i kela ame keia ke kamailio aku, me ka hoolauna mua ole ia, ma kela' ano iho la i nui maoli ai kana poe i kamaaina, a ma kana hoomaopopo iho, i kona kulana maoli, he kanaka Pelekane eia, aole hoi he kanalea Rukini. K'l c r : '' ; ' l . No ka piha eleu o ke Duke Nikola, ka piha paa rula no hoi, me ka makaukau mau e hooko aku i na koikoi ana mi-.i a kora hoaloI:a iaia e himeni, a e hookani piano paha, ua lilu oia i mea nu ī' . \»<-b ne opio e nana mau «i. : .o na manan hoohuoi nona. pela no hoi me na kanaka opio, me kona lohe okoa aku no ia lakou e kamailio mai ana, mawaena o lakou iho, oia nei kekahi o na kanaka o na ohana kiekii; o Rusia a o Pelekane paha, aole no nae ona hoolohe aku i ka lakou mau olelo, ke hoopue malie wale la no oia, me ka hilinai ana maluna o kona mau lole Amerika, e nalo. llokn o na pule eono o kela noho ana ma fea hokele, ua nui na kanaka opio lawelawe oihana ia Nikola, me ko lakou kono okoa ana mai iaia nei, e hoi aku ma ko lakou mau home, e ai ai, a hoolauna aku la imua'o ka lakou mau wahine, me ka haawi ana mai no hoi i na au'a ana iaia nei, ma ke ano hoaloha, ma na mea apau e pono ai oia. Imua o kela mau hoaloha apau, he hookahi no ana moolelo e kamailio aku ai ia lakou e pili ana iaia iho, he kanaka Pelekane kona lahui, aka ua noho hāna oia ma Rusia ma ka hana Ke'a Ulaula, a o ke kumu wale no o kona holo ana mai no Amerika, no ka huli ana no ia i kekahi hana nana. Ua manaoio ka hapanui o kela poe kanaka lawelawe oiha- ( na i keia moolelo, aka nae, iaia o ka hoea arta aku ma kekahi paina. i kon'oia mai ai ōia, ua aneane e Hiki o'le iaia ke huna iho i konia ano, mamuli o ke koho ana inai a kekahi kaikamahine opio, o ka hookamaaina ia ana mai iaia ma kela paina: "Ua kaahele au ma na wahi like ole o ka honua nei e Mr. Nikola, eia nae, aoole loa au i halawai me kekahi kanaka Pelekane elike me oe," i hoomaka mai ai kēla kaikamahine e kamailio, no kana mea i manao ai no ke Duke Nikola. "He mea hiki ole ia'u ke olelo ae, he mau olelo hdohenehene paha kena au ia'u, a i ole he nema paha," i pane aku ai no hoi o Nikola, me ka pii ana ae o ka Ma ma kona mau papalina. * * "Ma ke ano o kau kamailio ana, ua like ia me ke ano o na kanaka Pelekane, aka nae, mamuli o ka nui x> kou ikē, ma na mea like ole, i kaokoa ae ai oia mai kela poe mai. Ua kamaaina au i na kanaka Pelekane?, he poe haano'u lakou, he poe liki no hoi, aole nae ia mau haawina me oe, a o kekahi no hoi, aia he wahi aiio kapeke.iki kau kamailio ana i ka olelo Beritania, mai ka na kanaka Pelekane mai, me ka hiki ole nae ia'u ke hoakaka ae i kela like ole. , "'Ua olelo mai o Dike kuu kaikunane ia'u, he kanaka oe o : ke kulana pohihihi, a ke manao nei au, owau hookahi ka nana i mawehe ae i kela pohihihi, ma ke kapa ana aku ia.oe, aole he kanaka Pelekane, aka he kanaka Rukini, a ( ua puka mai hoi mailoko mai o kekahi ohana alii kiekie, | alaila noke ae la ua kaikamahine nei i ka akaaka. ! 1 wahi e manaoio ole ia mai ai ka oiaio ame ka pololei j o na olelo a kela kaikamahine, ua noke pu' ae la o Nikola | i ka akaaka, ma ke ano hoolalau, me ka pane ana aku: j . "E ka lede opio, ua like pu no kou koho hewa, me ka nui o na hoaloha o kakou, no ak mea ua lalau oukou apau," wahi a Nikola me ka hele nae'a kupilikii kona wahi noonoo. Nana pono mai la ke kaikamahine opio iaia, me ka loaa ! apa'aku o ka ike, ke hoao wale la no ke kanaka ana i maI loa ai, he kaukaualii oia, e hoolalau, alaila noke hou I ae la i ka akaaka me ka leo nui. Aole he mea i kamailio hou ia e pili ana no Nikola mahope mai o kela manawa, ahiki wale no i ka pau ana o ka ai ana a na mea apau, a komo aku la lakou iloko o na hana hoohauoli, ahiki i ak hookuu ana ma kela ahiahi. . Ua lilo keia mau launa ana, me na anaina hoohauoli, i mea maikai loa i ko Nikola manao, o ka mea apiki nae, aole i lilo ia mau launa ana, ame ka hauoli ana me ka poe lalawai o kela kulanakauhale, i mea e loaa ai iaia kekahi kulana, a hana maikai paha; no ka mea ua nana mai kekahi 0 lakoou iaia, ma ke ano he kanaka oi loa o ka naauao, a 1 kekahi poe hoi, he kanaka oi i lawa ole ka naauao, nolaila, aole he hana kupono e loaa iaia mai kela poe mai. No na mahina elua keia o kona noho ana ma kela- hokele, aole he wahi hoailona iki no ka loaa mai iaia o kekahi hana, nolaila haalele aku la oia i kona noho ana ma kela hokele, a nee mai la no kekahi hale hoolimalima, iwaena 0 ka poe kupono o kela kulanakauhale. No kela elua kaukani dala ana, ma kona- manawa o ka noho ana aku ma kela kulanakauhale, ua pau aku ka nui 1 ,ka hooliloia eia, a koe wale no he elua haneri, ina no ka pau o kela mau dala, mamua o ka loaa ana iaia o kekahi hana, alaila, e ku a pilikia maoli ana oia, a heaha la ka na hoaloha ona, e kapa mai ai, ke ike mai, e hana ana oia, elike me na kauwa, ma na hana i kupono ole loa 1 kona kulana? Aole he maikai iki o ko Nikola noonoo, iaia o ka nolio ana aku ma kela hale hoolimalima, no ka mea ua niaopopo iaia, iloko o na pule kakaikahi wale no, e konoia mai ana oia, e haalele iho i kona noho ana ma kela hale, a hele aku e pee ma kekahi wahi, mai ka ike ana aku a kona niau lioalolia iaia, ame ka poe i kamaaina ai, aole no he walii okoa ana i manao ai, e holo mai na hoaloha aku, o kona ■ aku no e noho liana malokp o kekahi o na haleaing(i.| : ' j He hookahi nae pule o ka noho ana o Nikola mii i hale hooliinalima, hoēa aku la o Dike Kelekona,. > hoolimalima, ke kaikunane. o ke kaikamahine i koho mai i ko Nikola kulana oiaio. . . 1 V a hMope o na olelo hikimua o ke kamailio ana' mawtfēna o na kanaka opio, hoike mai la o Dike ,i ka man'ao o knna huakai o kn hoea ana aku, ma ka ninau «aiia mai ia Nikola: / "Aole anei. ua kamaiho mai oe īa u, ua loaa īa ne ka īke ame ka maknukat:. ma ke ano he mea nana i ka ululaau?" "Ua kamailio i'o aku au ,ia oe e Dike .no ka mea ua noho au au, ma ke ano he kanaka nana e malama i kekahi ululaau nui ma Rusia," wahi a Nikola. "Ina pela, ua loaa he hana kunono loa nau," i pane mai ai o Dike. me ka {)a'ipa'i ana mai ma ka poohiwi o Nikola. "Aia he mau kaukani eka aina no Senatoa lonakanp Makuai he hoaloha no kuu makuakane. ke waiho la ma Jese. ua m'akemake oia e loaa kekahi aknaka kupono. nana e malai ma i kela aina. Ua makema'ke oia i kanaka i loaa ka ike no ka malama ana i ka ululaau, a e lilo no hoi oia i lunanui, > maluna o na kanaka hana apau, e noKo hana ana maUila. \ole\ona nana no kau uku i makemake ai, aka nae ua hiki ' loa ial® ke hooia aku imua ou i keia, manawa, e lorta ana 'ia

oe he ekolu haneri da!a no ka mahina, no ka hoomaka ana, a e pii aku ana i ka eha a i ka elima haneri paha no ka mahina. ke ikeia kou makaukau, me ka holopono o kau lawelawe ana i na hana, i kulike me ka makemake o kela kanaka." "'He nuhou hoohauoli maoli kena au i lawe mai la ia'u c kuu hoaloha," wahi a Nikola, me kona hoike okoa ana mai i kona hoihoi maoli, a i hou mai la: "ha, he palau wale mai no paha kena au e Dike ia'u, aole anei pela.'' "Aole keia he pulapu, aka he oiaio maoli! 1- ae ana anei oe e Nikola e lawe i kela hana?" "Heaha auanei ka'u mea e hoole aku ina he hana i'o hoi kekahi o knea ano, ke makemake aku la au i kena hana, no ka nui o ka uku o ka mahina!" "He nui ke dala a keia kanaka, he ona miliona oia, me ke komo mau mai o ke dala i kela ame keia inanawa. Ua halawai mua kuu makuakane me kela kanaka ma ke Komo , hana, a mai iaia au i lohe mai ai, i ka nui maoli o kona mau waiwai. He kaikamahine hookahi wale iho no ka kela kanaka e ola nei, aia nae oia ma Jcse kahi i noho ai me kana inau kauwa lawelawe, a he wahi okoa loa no ko ka makuakane i noho ai. No kou makemake, a makeniake ole pali.i i kela kanaka, o oe no ke kuleana ma ia ninau, o ka u wale no i hele mai la e hoike i ka lohe ia oe, aia he ' makaukau e kakali mai la o kou hoea aku ilaila. "Me ka mahalo a nui ia oe e Dike kuu hoaloha. Na ka I anela o ke aloha, i hoouna mai nei ia oe no ka hoopakele I ana ae ia'u mai ka pilikia mai." [ "Manao no anei oe e Nikola, e hiki ana ia oe ke lawelawe i kela hana me ka holopono loar" "Aole o'u kanalua iki no ia mea, aka e kuhikuhi mai oe ia'u, owau ke kanaka a'u e hele aku ai e ike, no ke kukakuka ana no keia hana?" "E waiho mai oe ia hana na'u, ua hiki ia'u ke hooponopono me kuu makuakane no keia hana, a e hele ae oe no kona keena ma ka hora umi-kumamalua o keia la, no ka hui kukakuka pu ana me ia." • Ma ka hora umi-kumamalua ponoi o kela la, hoea aku la la o Nikola no ke keena oihana o Pita Kelekona, a inahope 0 ka hoolauna ana aku iaia iho iniua o ka makuakane o kona hoaloha, nana mai la o Kelekona iaia no kekahi mau sekona, waiho mai la no hoi i kekahi māiVninau imua ; onp, ! a i ka hala ana he hapaha hora o ko laua knmailio pu anfl, ua hoopau loa ia ae la na manao kanalua ilokvj o kela ka no'Nikola, a ae mai la oia e haawi i kela hana ia nei. "E kamaWio aku ana au ia oe e ke kanaka opio 1 ka mea oiaio loa. elike me ka'u mea i ike ai," i pane mai ai ua kanaka uahoa o ionakana Makuai, me ka malama ponoi ana i kana mau oihana. Aole he poe 1 ike 1 ka nui o kona mau waiwai, oia wale iho no ame ke keena puuku o ke aupuni. He nui kana mau hana ma ke ano kuai hoolilo aku, a kuai mai, a maloko wale nei no o keia keena i lawelaweia ki īa mau hana apau. . u Ma na lawelawe oihana ana, o kela ekkahi ona kanaka uahoa, eia nae he oluolu oia ma na mea e ae. No na makahiki elima ko'u kamaaina ana iaia, ua ai pu me īa ma ke pakaukau hookahi, ua hiamoe wa kona home ma Jese; a 1 hoike aku au ia oe e Nikola ea, aole i loaa īa uhe manawa e.hou aku ai i ka maka o ke kui pme, i ka ili o kela kanaka. Malia paha aole oe e makemake ana 1 kona inau ano, no fla mea he kakaikahi loa ka poe makemake iaia; aka nae aole no he hewa o ka hoao. he 01 aku ka hele ana e ike maka, mamua o ka lole pepeiao. "Ke hauoli loa nei au e hele aku e hui pu me ke kanaka, nona na ano apau au e hoakaka mai nei! wahi a Nikola me ka minoaka ana iho. i „ n* "E hauoli r.»a palia oe 110 kela kanaka, aole pana. ne ekolu pule ae nei i hala, ua hoea mai la o lonakana MaKU.II ! no keia keena, me ka punuahulu. pani aku la i ka puka n ! k Ha keena, me ke ki anll aku a paa. alaila lau e ih<i la iioho, me ka hele a pilia ike pihoihoi. ua hoi kona helehelena a keokeo pu, o ia no oe o kekahi pepa ai 1. "Ua noke aku au i ka ninau iaia ma na ano apau, no ke kumu o kona piha me ka pihoihoi, pela hoi ■"e ka e kana huakai i hele mai ai e īke la u. aole nae ona wahi mea a kamailio mai. No ka hapaha hora paha kona maloko nei o keia keena, nana aku la 01 iwkho o ki puka aniani, alaila kelepona aku la 1 kona kaa ekn mai 1a.., • ka hoea ana mai o ke kaa, o kona ku ae la no i» iHma, me ke kamailio ana mai ia'u e hoi ana oia no Jese. "Ea, he keu aku hoi kena o ka mea kupaianaha au e kmailio mai nei no kela kanaka, malia paha ua loohia oia I i kekahi anQ ma'i?" . "Aole oia i ma'i, aka o kona ano a u 1 nana aku ai, me he mea la ua hele oia a kau ka weli me ka maka'u, elike me ke ano o ka poe i ike i ke akua lapu, a lohe paha i na leo lianehane o na uhane haukae o ka po. < "laia i hoea aku ai no kona home, hoouna mai la oia i I keia leka," me ka lalau ana aku o Pita Kekkona i kekahi lleka maluna o kona pakaukau. "Maloko o keia leka, e kauoha mai ana oia ia'u e huli aku no kekahi kanaka makaukau i ka malama ana i ka ululaaiu i kwka. lprio ikfti)fa a inaka'u ole; ke ike aku nei au, ua loaa ia-maw-aHo? »;-oc e Nikola, aole hoi he pihoihoi a hopoliopo wale. i.Aole .he kuinu e ae o ko'u kamailio mua ana aku ia oe i keia mau mea, no ka hoomakaukau ana no ia ia oe iho, i kou wa e hoea aku ai ma Pohaku Eleele. 1 4 'Ua kauoha pu mai oia maloko o keia leka, e hoolimalima pu aku au i mau kanaka hou ae, ma ke ano he poe kiai, malalo o kau hoomalu ana, nolaila a ike mai oe e kuu hoaloha opio, he hana ano kupaianaha loa keia; a ina ua aa oe e noho hana aku malalo o kela kanaka, me keia mau kulana a'u e hoakaka aku nei innia oū, alaila, e lawe oe i ke. kulana he mea nana i ka ululaau, no ka uku o ekolu haneri dala o ka mahina. Pehea, ua kupono anei keia i kou manao e Nikola?" "Ae, aole a'u mau hoohalahala ana,' wahi a Nikola, me ke kunou ana aku imua o Pi.ta Kelekona. "1 ka manawa hea au e hoomaka ai i keia hana?" "Ina no i keia manawa, ua hilei no, aia wale mai no ia ia oe! Ina no kou hooholo i kou manao e hele no kahi o kau hana hou, alaila e uku mua aku ana au ia oe he kanaliiua dala, ma ke ano he mau lilo kaahele ia nou." i- "Ke pono la kena mau mea au e hoakaka mai la, a in.i j>.e hiki ana ia oe ke kuhikuhi mai ia'w i ke alahele pololei ,e ; hoea aku ai i kahi o kuu haku, alaila e haalele iho no au f-ia Nu loka nei, iloko o ka manawa pokole loa." Aia o Kelekona ke kakau la maluna o keUahi apana pepa, he mau kuhikuhi no ke alahele a ke duke opio e hele ,ai ,a hoeat"kahi o ke kanaka i makemake iaia e noho hana aku malalo ona, a iaia i huli mai ai imua o ke kanaka opio, pane mai la: "Aole au pupuahulu ana no ka haalele iho ia Nu loka nei, ua hiki no ia oe ke kakali ahiki i ka la apopo, aohe 'hewa o ka nui o ka manawa e hele ai, mamua o ka awiwi me ka pupuahulu," alaila haawi mai la oia i ka pepa ana i» ke kakau ana iho, me ka hoomau hou ana mai no nae i kana kamailio ana: "Ma kena pepa, e hiki ai ia oe ke hookolo me ka pololei loa, ahiki i kou hoea ana aku i kahi o ka hana i makemakeia ai oe, nolaila o ke aloha no kou e ke kanaka opio, a ke hauoli loa nei au. 110 ka halawai ana me oe i keia kakahi aka," o ka hopU mai la no ia o Pita Kelekona i ka lia mo Nikola, a mahope o ka haawi ana ae i ke aloha mawaena o laua, o ke kaha mai la no ia o ke Duke Nikola hele. I (Aole i pau.)