Ka Elele Poakolu, Volume I, Number 21, 26 January 1881 — Ka Elepanī. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Ka Elepanī.

Mawaena o na liolohnlona h ola nei ilohe - o keia mau hi, o ka Ek'pani ka holoholonn oi o ka nui. He palima a paono k;i nui mamua o ka bipi. He hiki kona kaumaha mawaena o 3000 me 4000 paona. E hiki ana iaia ke lawe ma kema.kua i ka manawa hookahi i na kanaka eono a ewalu i kahi mana■wa, maloko o kekahi wahi keena uuku i hana ia no ka lawe ana ma kona kua, a i kapaia he howdah. Ua hoohana ia keia mau mea maloko o ka puali kaua Beritani ma . Asia a ma Aferika( no ka lawe ana i na pukuniahi mai kahi wahi a i kahi. Aka, ua hoike ia mai no nae ia kakou na ho@iaio kupono ana, e lawa ai na kumu e no kphi mamua o ka Elepani i ka wa kahiko loa'; oiai, ua loaa aku Ja na iwi o kekahi ano holoholona, he umi kapuai ke kiekie,„he umikumamalima kapuai ka loa, a me he la 6/)Q0 a oi paona ke kaumaha, oia hoi he dkoJu tona, a ua kapaia kona inoa he Ma.s-;' toden. He hiki ke ao ia ka ■ Elepani no na ano hana he nui wale. ■ Ua aneane like kona ■ noonoo ana me ko ke kanaka. He hiki iaia ke huki i na apana kua laau nijnui a hiki i kahi i manao ia, alaila.hoomoe like me ka / pololei mamuli o na ohikihiki .aria a kona ihu, e like rne ke kanaka e Jiana ana me koua {im^. . He maopopo J.oa. iaaa ..kona poe hoaloha. a he iioolohe loa i kona kahu, a he oluolu i kana poe.keik/. J kekahi manawa mamua aku nei, ua make iho la ke 'kahu o kekahi lolepani mamuii o kekahi ulia i kau aku makma ona ; ia rnanawa ua hapai ae la ua iilepani Ja i ke keiki a kona' haku i make rne kor/a ihu loihi a kau <10 la iaia maiuna o kona a-i ; e JjoiJrej rnai ana rna ja /nea, i kona lawe ana ī uu ■ keiki la i haku nona rna ia hope aku. JNIa ! no e ike ai ka Elepani i kona enemi, a e Imu 1 ai i ka lioopai. i kahi manaw.l. J kekahi Ja, ■ e.hoomohala aoa kekahi IHepaui i kona ihu ! imua o kekafii anaina. kana.ka, e noi a/ja j j rn eaono, no ka mea, he pnui |0a keia anoj holoholona i ka meaono ; aia nae kekahi ha- ' ■ole hu/ou Jole e ku J(okrAin r inai ana, e paa ! aoa, he kui Jjujr/uhu//iU h>k; Jo/ln /r/;r korja ! kuka, l/o u aku la /a / ke kui a kapuo jiu /lo-i J<o o ka ihu o ua Eh-pani oei a hoio aku la, | ua kaoaka oei,. Alahope mai, e /oaalo ae l ana ua Jtdej>y,ni nei /oawaho o ka ipuka o ka ' hale h u/ouliumu. o ua haoh: Jy, a e ooho aoa I ia me kooa. inau ku.li ua pelu ia, a e ooke ana r/o hoi 'i ka hoopapau ilia hu/ouhuiou / < kekahi paa lole nani. Huli hou ae la ku ; Elepani, a hele aku la a / kekalil k/0 wa/ Je- _ B°- JJoo/r/al'.a mai Ja ia ,e .«»« a, j/iha gala- ' ni, a hoi hou roai la a hiki i ka puka. o ku i hale, a hooki mai Ja i ka wa/ iluna. o ua J/a- i o.le la-. Paumaele loa /ho h, ia me ka paa 1 Jole nani i ka Jepo op/lopilo, n. m ilii 4fho la ! no kana hana.ino i J(.eia holoholona, J > ' y

Ina e haawi ia aku ka apana dala i ke iilepani, e apO mai ana ia me kona iliu, r ) lawe aku a h;iawj i ka mea kuui uieaono, a t i ole i apala a alani paha. Ina palia lo ■ Jdlej)ani l.ika kahi e hele wale ana ma na ■ pipa alanui o Honolulu nei, e hke me īa i īke mau la ma J\alakata, a ine kaln mau • wahi e aku o Asia, e lawe ana no ia i na ■ apana dala e haawi ia akuana i.iia,a haawi ■ aku i ka j)oe maauauwa no ke kuai ana i ■ alani a i ole i ohia/ A aole loa e liiki ke apuka aku iaia. He hiki wale rio ī ka Elejjani ke ao īa a maopojiO pono laia ke ano waiwai o na apa'na dala gula a dala keokeo paha. Ua hoolaka ia ka Elej)aoi e palau a e huki kaa. I ka wa kahiko e kau ana he mau haneri koa maluna o kona kua, a e hoO ka ai.a ka Elepani, oia no na lau nahele a me na ano hualaau e loaa aku ana iaia. He holoholona ola loihi keia ; he haneri a oi makahiki i kahi manawa. He lehulehu ko lakou heluna ma na ululaau o Aferika a me Asia ; he oi aku nae'ka nui o ko Asia mamua o ko Aferika ; aka, o na Elepani kino nui loa o»ke ao nei aia ma 4ia mokup.uni o Sumatera.

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