Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 401, 2 March 1892 — A DESPERATE STRAIT. [ARTICLE]

A DESPERATE STRAIT.

A i«h»usi fcll into a Un»r vat. poor thn»g. aiid u cat paBßing by aaw the BlTiii'gling little cr<*j»turc The nioune said lo th*» cat: 4, Help nie out of inv difficulty.' r 'll I do, I Btia)l eat you," faiJ thecat. , ' "V cry we!| % " r»-plieii the monee. wouki THther be eat«n hy a de-« ct»nt e. ii drown<*d rn aneh a hi»rrihle me*a of stnff aa ihia/' It was a a<M»ftih!<* cat. and .Brtid: ,4 I e» rtriinly ahall eat you» and you i»M»?t !>rom»iM» me on vour word of hoiior that f »ii.iy d«» 8o." %, V» rv w»*H, J will give you the prtM»ii® ( ., n 80 t l»e cat flah»Hi tl»o inouae out, »»tul tr*iKting to lh* i roni 8» , ahe dr* ]♦(» dit for an ii»Btant 'l he* 1: <" aw«y cr«*pt. int«» « l»oīc* it» the cor»»«*r, where the cat conld »»ot g»-t hin». **li:»t dido*t you pr«naiae me f ini« , »t «*at y<>u'? " [ did. v *aid tm* t««(Mtae« 44 bnt didn , f y*H» 4iiinw tHat wb«fi I ma#t tbal nfomi«N» ( t«l »n } qwr" ' M»4ihn«ny pn>m m*# ip lim j|afe bee« ttfokee I—*?ei.