Ka Lau Oliva, Volume II, Number 4, 1 April 1872 — He leta mai luna mai o ke kai. [ARTICLE]

He leta mai luna mai o ke kai.

i? fyatam€sa: He loihi ka n i kaa ae magt>peMne kuu palapiAa ole al|v ia aka, Aoi ka4oihi o\a #a aVi noho iho wi me ka Iphe pololei ole i kekahi mea mai ia oe mai. Ke haawi aku nei an i ka mahalo .no na pepa i hoouna ia mai e oe; ua pau loa i ka heluheluia e a'u, a malaila au i ik© ai i na mea hou iwaena o oukou i hai ole ia mai ia'u m& na leta. E oluolu oe e hoomau ika hoouna ana mai/ Akaaka au rkeia nmnao no Mr. Toby ma'kekahi pepa, no ka pnle a ka Haku. Aole au i ike i kona inoa, «mlia paha aole hina i kakan, ua kohe aku nae au nan» no ; he mau maimo maikai no. Ua kakau niai o Mr. Dole ia'u he pnlapala loihi, ahe maikai. iloko iho nei o kti malama o lanuan. Uahai mai oi* iko oukou malama ana i ka la Christmas, a ua hoouna mai oia i kekahi pepa me na haawina Kula Sabati no ka hapa mua o keia mak&i&ki e hele nei. He mau haawina maikai ia. Oluolu loa au ika lohe aua ika holo pono o ka Mr. Dole hapa iloko o na kula. Ke hai aku nei au, aole pau iki o kuu aloha, a me kuu makemake, no ka hanakula Sabati iwaena o oukou. E like tne kuu wa e noho ana i Kawaiahao, pela no ka iini o k«u manao no ia hana i keia wa. Ma na wahi a'u e hele nei, a ike au i kekahi hana maikai iloko o na kiila Sabati, oko'n noonoo koke no ia, " Pehea la e hiki ai ke hookomo ia keia iloko o na kula Sabati Ilawaii." Ma kekahi kula a'u i makaikai ai, he pap& himeni i waeia rvo loko ae o na keileikane oke kula. Ua maikai loa ko lakou Wmeni ana, a ua kaulana ia poe himeni i keia wa. Aka, aia no na keiki Hawaii mawaena-o oukou me na leo maikai e like me ko keia poe himeni, a ua oi ae ka leo o ko kekahi poe keiki o kakou. Eia wale no ka bemahema, o ke kuimi himeni ole nana e ao a e atekai. O ka mea nana keia poe keiki e alakai nei ma ka himeni, lie kumu mikiala ma ka hana, aa hoihoi oia ma kana hana me ka paa o kona manao e holo mua na haumana, nolaila, holo pono kana hana. Aole paha e loaa ke kumu o ia ano iwaena o na kula Sabad o kakou ? E aho e kuka pu olua me Mr. D., a e hoao i keia mea hon. E hai aku oe i kuu aloha ia J. P. t a q lulu akn oe i kona lima no'u. Ua palapala maii o H. ia'n no ka innikai o kona kuta ma ka Haioa hapaha o Dekemaba. Ua ioiie aa i kana imi aaa i kuiau himeni no kona poe hAamikaa. E bai aku oe he " nai ka qiahalo a me ke 'aloha ika mea luhi ole i ka hana kala Sabati." Aloh* no oakon a pan. No loko eu o kekahi !*tu a W. R. C.

Mai Madras mai keia moolelo ano e. O kekahi kaoaka k*fepa no Ima, he Keko kana i hoopnnahek- ia e ia.* I kekalii la, liele ua kanaka nei mx kekahi alanni mehamelia,! iwaena o ktekahi ululaau, na lāwe pu oia hej ekejiala &me ke gula. O kana keko punahele kekalii i hele pu ine ia. laia (ke kauaka) e hele an&ma kahi iuelfltnieKa o ke alaniii, powa ia mai la oia e kekahi maukauaka kolphe, hao ia kona waiwai-a pau, pepehi ia oia n make loa, a kiola ia kona kino iloko o| kekahi punawai, ua nialoo nae ka wai. laj lakou e h4oa ana i !em* kolo aku la ke keko iluna o kekahi laau klekie, malaila oia i na-| na ai ia mau haaa a ps«; Ika wa i hele ai| na powa, ilio mai la ke keko ilalo, hele aku la a i ka hale i loaa mua iaia, hana iho la il na mea ano e imua o ko laila poe, ua ia mau! hana i kono ia lakou e hahai i ke keko e ike ike ano t> kana hana. O kona alakai pololei no ia a hiki i kahi i pepehi ia'i o kona kahu. Kuhikuhi aku la oia i ka punawai, nana aku la lakou a ike i ke kino o ke kanaIka make. Kuhikuhi hou na keko nei i kahi I : i kanu ia'i o ka waiwai o «a kanaka nei, a loaa no. A mahope loa, hele ua keko nei i kahi a na kanaka e luana ana, kuhi aku la i 1 . kekahi kanaka, a holokiki aku la a nahu iho la i kona wawaa Pela kona imi ana a loaa ua poe pepehi kanaka nei a pau loa. Mahope iho, ua hoike mai lakou, na lakou io no ii pepehi i ua kanaka la.

Hb pun mx ka aoao.—Ua hoohuli k ka manao o kekahi kanaka ona mau, a hoohiki oia e haaleie loa i na wai ona, no ka maka- ; hiki hookahi kona hoohiki ana. Oka noho no ia o ua kanaka nei a ane pau ka makahiki ana i hoohiki ai, no kona ike ua pomaikai oia tua ia hooliiki ana, hoohiki hou iho ana ia no na maknhiki eiwa haneri me kanaiwakumamaiwa ! He mau wahi la ma ia hope, hele oia ika hale oka mea kuai rama. Aloha mai ia kela, ninau mai la, " Peiiea oe ?" I aku la keia, "He puu hoi paba eia makuu aoao." "Heaha?" " Aole ka oe i lohe, ua puu ia kuu aoao P' I aku la ka mea kuai wai ©na, " Aha, ke ike ia oe, no kou haalele ana i ka rama ka mea i puu ai kou aoao, a o ka rama no ka la.au e ola ai, e inu hou oe, no ka mea, ina aole, mamuli.puu hou kokalii aoao ou, a o ka make no ka hope, t- inu koke oe, oia wale no ka laau e ola ai." Nana pono aku la ua kanaka hoole wai ona nei, imoimo kolohe kona mau maka, i aku la, " Ina 0 ka inu rama ka laau e ola ai keia puu, aole loa au e inu hou." Ia wa, hoike ae la ua kanaka la i ua aoao puu nei ona, he eke dala iloko oka pakeke ma ka aoao. I aku la, " Makemake no au e puu hon kekahi aoao ou e like me keia, oolaila, aole hu e inu hou Ika mea 'ona." Huli aku la oia a hele aku la, he hoka ka mea i koe no fca mea kuai wai ona.

Hk kanalima makahiki a oi i hala ae nei, e holo ana o Mika Ēleki me kekahi o kona poe hoa i ka pae aina o Tahiti, ka aku la la* kou i ka mokupuni o Tubooi e-kuai i ai no ka moku. Malaila mau haoie Europa eiina. 0a hai mai laua mamua iki o ke ku Aa 'ku o Eleki ma, ua pae kekahi waa i ko lAou wahi. He waa ia e holo ana ika mai Tahiti ae, he kanaha kanaka maluna oua waa nei. Ua puhi ia e ka makani a pae i Tubooi, he aina naaupo ia ia wa. Ao na olulo i pae aku ilaila he ipoe i ao ia ma ka pono # Karistiano ma Tahi:ti. Ika pae ana aku oua poe nei, ua hao iia ko lakou mau pono, a ua wawahi ia ka i waa a nahaha. Noho malie nae ka poe |TaliitL A mahope 1 ka wa i ninau ia ai, :no ke aba la oukou i kaua ole aku ai ? I [mai la lakou, ua huli makou i poe Karistiano. O ko makou hoomana, he hoomana hoole i ke kaua wale aku me ke kumu ole. Ua inakau makou i ke Akua. Pomaikai na aina naauao ke hoomahui lakou i keia jolelo a kela poe Tahiti.