Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume X, Number 6, 11 February 1871 — Ka Pale Ahi. [ARTICLE]

Ka Pale Ahi.

Ile kannka waiwai a hanohano, o Adamu Waika kona inoa. Kupu ae iloko ona ka enanao e kukulu i hale nani kamahan a lua ole. Waiho oia i na hana e ae, i na halawai, na ahahui kokua, a me ke kokua ana, a lilo kona nmuao, kona manawa, kana hana, i ua hale lua ole nei. Huli i na kamana, a hoohana, huli i na papa o kela ano, keia ano, a lilo nn paila dala he nui wale ina ke kuai aua i na inea e paa ai, a e nani ai ua hale nei. ina noiia oia i da!a malama hou, a mea e ae, pulik 1 oiu i kuna kuka, a pane aku, aole paha hiki, pilikia au, pau ke dula i kuu hale. A ina paipaiia e hele i ka halawai, a ' ao īa no ka hele ole, pane oia, he kukulu hale ko'u, pau ka manawa ilaila. He hoaha- | nau paha oia, a heie ka halawai I inamua. Nana oia i ka pii ana o kona hale i kela )n i keia la me ka umhalo, n kaena maloko )ho ona. Moonoo nui oia i ka mea e inalu ai ka hale, i pale ahi 01 loa. Ua hanaia ia me ke alupii liilii a hiki ke pelu ia, a wehe ; ia, a huki wale ia a pii ae muilalo a luna, e , kmai ai i ke nhi ke weia ka hale. Nui ka noonoo, nui na Uala i lilo i ua Pale Ahi nei. A hala kekahi mau inakahiki, ua paa ka hale, a maikai, a K\ko, a nmi, e like me ka inakemake o ka ona. Kaumaha no, a hoohuoi nui nu hoahanau no ka palaka o Adamu, no kona haulele i na oihanu ekalesia, a lilo loa i ko ke kino, i ko kona hale. Makan nae lakou i ka hele a kuka nialu me ia, a ao nku, a paipai aku, no ka mea, he kanaka nui a hanohano oia me he alii la. Mookahi hoahanau i ne e hele, ' e ike a kuka pu me ia. Hele oia, n aloha o Adainu ia ia, a honkipa ia ia ilokoo ua hnle . nani nei ona ; a hele pu me ia e kuhikuhi i na keena nui, na keena liilii, me ko iakou muu lako nani mai iuna a ialo. Koe nae " ka pale ahi." Uh'io Adaniu, houkahi mea i koe, o ko'u pale ahi; e hele pu kaua e ike ia, no ka enea, ka nuauao no ia, e uni i mea pale ahi. lua neie au ia mea, e pau auanei paha ko'u hale nani, a poho wale ko*u mau miliona dala i ttlo ilaila. A ninau oia i ua hoahannu ne», a |>ehra kou manao no keia paie ahi ? 41 Ua maikai no kou pnie ahi ma kahi e hiki ai." " Ma kahi e hiki ai," wahi a Adamu, me ka maka knnalua, heaha ke ano o ua huaoie* io au ? aoie anei oe i ike i keia alapii mea paie ah», i kona hala ana mailalo a kiki ioa I iluna ? Aohe hemahema i koe. | Uiaio no ia, ua lawa no ka ioihi o ke aiapii wahi a ka hoahanau, aka, o kou haie a |>au, mo he la ia e kulanalnna nauweuwe ana ; a S nana pono oia i ka maka • Adamu, a oieio,' " ea, aolt» p*ha oe i kukulu maluna iho o ka i pohaku. ' Ku haaluiu iki o Adiimu me ka j ekemu ol«. I 1%, Adamu, aole ane» oe i manao e hoomakaukau i paie ahi uo kou uhane ? He hewa nui ia ke »mi oie oe ia enea. Malama o hiki mai ka piiikia ahi, tna ka po paha, a ma ka hom i manao oie ia'i. He mea nui ia, e lako oe i keia paie. E loaa waie, aohe make e kuai, aoie liio ke daia, he mea haawi wale ia, he aUpii loihi. maiiuna a ialo, a hiki ke p:i a (vtkeie m lawehala ke makeinakeia. E ao oe e kuu hoa, o kukulu oe no keia ao «a- , le no, a no na hoaai e ae, a kipaku aku ia lesu, mai kou puka aku. K k&U mai oe ia'u, aka % ua pokole kou pale ahi, e kuu hoa, oa pokoie. Aloha oe." Kani niau ia ieo iloko o ka pepeiao o Adamu •• ua pokole kou ahi," lilo ko'u noo--1 noo nui, ko*u mau kaus*ni d«ia i keia paie

ahi kamahao, ua poko'e oae, aole e h;ia ke hoopakele i koa uh«ne ike ahi. Aia wehe io?a i ka puka a ike i ua p!e nei. kani m«i ka ieo, ua pokole ia, a haiU ka inaina iioko om. a bahaa aku īa, a hele i waho i maahh ka wela. Makebeira nae. Ua pan ka pua : iloko o kooa naau. aole hiki ke unuhl. Ku- ; paka oia, a ai ka pua iloko. maba ole ma ka I po. ma ke ao. A 1 Joaa ka maha. ho'o oia : iloko o leso—a Ja%re ika paJe ahi ; oia hoī ke koko o lēso, oo kona uhane, a pakeie oia i ke ahi aa mao ioa. £ kuu hoa helaheio, oa loaa anei ia oe keia pale ahi loihi ? Ke pauleie nei anei oe' ma ka pa!e ahi poko'e ? Hawaii. !