Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXXVI, Number 35, 27 August 1897 — HE PALAPALA MAI NA AINA E MAI [ARTICLE]

HE PALAPALA MAI NA AINA E MAI

My dear papa: Aloha kaua a nui loa. Oiai ua loaa mai i kau kaikamahine aloha nei he wa kupono e kau wahi leta aku nau. Ua hai aku au ia olua e haalele ana au ia Santa Cruz nei no San Jose, a ma keia wahi ke hai ak\i nei au ia oe i ke ano o ka makou huakai, a oia keia: Haaleie makou ia Santa Cruz i ka la 14 o kela mahina aku nei i hala, ola ka Poakolu, hora 8 o ke kakahiaka o ua la nei. Maluna makou o ke kaa ka holo ana mai. Holo mai makou he maikai wale no ia, he oluolu a hiki wale i Scott Valley, oia ka hora 11 ponoi. Kiekie ka wela ame ka lepo. aohe wahi koaniani makani, aohe nohoi he wahi ululaau e hoomaha iho ai, he kuanea wale no. me he la 3 a 4 paha mile i holo mai ai makou iloko o ka wela, Kiekie nohoi ko makou ono i ka wai. Inu aku la i ka wai o keia wahi. aohe ano wai. ua like me ka wai wela. a ua hoomanawanui ko makou ono wai a hikl I kekahi wahi i kapaia 0 Dead Valley. akahi no makou a komo iloko o ka uluiaau. Hoomaha makou, o.ka hora 12 ia o ke awakea, a hoomakaukau iho la i ko makou aina awakea. Ma keia wahi i ike ai au i ke ano o ke kuke ana o ka pipi. O ka kakou ano he koala i ka pipi maluna o ka lanahu, a o ka lakou nei aohe like me ka kakou. O ka lakou nei, ho-a i ke ahi a nui, kii oe I kekahi laau loihi, koH oe a winlwinl o mua. aiaila, hou 1 ka ap&na pipi, alaila, kau iluna o ke ahi. a peta kela ame keia e kuke ai. Eia nae. ke ai aku oe he hohono uwahi wale no. aohe nohoi he ano io pipL Aka. owau, aole au i knke i ka'u io pipi me ia ke aao; koala no au i ka'n maluna o ka ianahu, I ko iakou lke ana i ke ano o ka'u kuke ana, ua olelo mal lakou la'u mahope ka papaa aole h!ki ke ai, aa hoole aku au: ua i aku au. ma ko u aina peia makou e kuke ai i ka makou pipi ke makemake e kuke me ia. I ka mo a ana o ka*n pipi ua makemake loa lakou. Nolaila, ua hoomakm hou l3kou e kuke eiike me ka'u. Ia lakou i ai al, makemake loa lakou. a

oklo mai iakou he maikai ioa ka ke kuke elike me ia anhe hohono uwahi. E papa. ma keia wahi. hu wale mai !r. no ko'u aloha ia oukou. aole hiki Is'u ke paa iho i ko'u mau waimaka. Hoomanao wale ae ia no au i na wahi apau a'u i hele ai oiai au i kuu aina aleha, a ua like iho 1a me keia. Hora 3 a oi haalele makou i keia wahi. He oluolu keia wahi. aohe lepo nui wale elike aku la me Scoti Valley. Holo mai m?.kou a hiki i Grand Valley, > he 11 mile mai kahi mai a makou i j haalele aku ai, a o ka hora 7 ia o ke ahiahi, aole nae makou i hoomaha ma ia wahi. Mahalo nohoi au i keia wahi. He nui nohoi na hua ai. 0 ka piki (peaehi ka'u mea mahalo loa o keia wahi. kiekie nohoi ka nunui. Ma keia wahi e ai aku oe i na ano hua ai like ole a pau kou makemake. He mauna ] keia wahi a makou e holo nei. a he ululaau wale no, a he kakaikahi loa nohoi na wahi kauhale o keia wahi. Hoomau aku 'inakoii i ka liolo ana a hiki makou i Almn. o ka hora 9 ia o ka po. Hoom?ha makou i keia wahi, *> kukulu na hale pe'a. Ma keia wahi. e papa, nui palena ole mai ko ? u aloha ame ka helelei pu nolioi o ko'u mau waimaka. Hu wale mai la no ko'u aloha. oiai hoi aole hoi o ko'u nana ae o olua kekahi. Hoomanao wale ae la no au ua like paha keia mau wahi.a'u e hele nei me ka olua wahi i hele ai iloko o na ululaau 0 Kohala. a halialia wale mai la no na mea apau imua o'u. Eia ke kuahiwi, iloko o na ululaau, e hOomaha nei. Malialo no au ,j i ka waikaLame ka oluolu o keia wahi. Maikai nohoi ka mahina, ua like ke aiai o ka mahina me kekahi lole keokeo, a 'h,e %u maoli nohoi i ka nani. Hoaumos*raakou a ao a% kakahiaka nui, hooillakaukau ko ttrakou paina kakahlaka. Hele makou e auau i ko kahawai, kiekie nohoi ka huihui launa ole mai o ka wai, ua like loa no me ka hau. Hoi mai makou, hele makou i ke kapili manu. Aohe loaa o ka'u manu, a o kuu aikane, Miss Scribner, loaa kana manu hookahi, he blue bird. Hoi mai makou i ka home pe'a o maj kou, ua noiia mai au e kekahi keonij mana o keia wahi e himeni ma ka hi- | meni Hawaii, a ua himeni no au: a o | ka'u himeni i himeni ai, oia no o . "Aloha Oe." Nui ko lakou mahalo. Haalele makou ia Alma Mountain o ka hora 8 ia me ka hapa o ke kakahiaka Poha. Holo mai makou a hiki i j ke taona o Alma, a he kiekie nohoi ka lepo. Aohe nohoi he maikai loa o keia i walii, aohe nui o na wahi kauhale; he 3 a 4 paha mau wahi halekuai. Holo mai makou a hiki i Gro Gatres. Mahalo au i keia wahi, he nui na kauhale maikai, a he nani nohoi ke nana aku. lanei au i ike ai i kekahi hale kahiko f loa ua kukuluia iluna o kekahi puu. Ma ka'u nana aku me he la he mau haneri rumi o loko o ua haie nei, he , hale pohaku nae. He maikai maoli no keia hale, koe nae ko'u maopopo ana 1 ka mea nona ua hale nei. Holo mai

makou a hiki i ke taona o Gro Gatres. Maikai maoli no ke taona. He nui na hale nunui, nui nohoi na halekuai, a he maikai maoli no keia taona. a ua oi aku ka nui mamua o ko Santa Cruz taona. Haalele makou ia Gro Gatres ma ka hora 1 me ka hapa o ka auina la. Holo mai makou i Gro Gatres Countv. Kiekie nohoi ka wela; nui nohoi na > hua ai. Aohe wai o keia wahi, hoi iho nohoi aohe kauhale. Ono makou i ka ī wai, ela nae aohe waiii e loaa ai o ka j wai, i ahona ika ai i na hua ai a pale ' ia ae la ka ono wai. He ulu wale mai j no na hua ai ma kela ame keia aoao o ' ke alanui. O ka waina he ulu nahele | >a no keia vrahi- Me he mea la he eiwa ! paha mlle a makou i holo mal ai aohe | loaa iki o ka wai ia makou. Holo mai | makou a loaa ia makou he wahi hale 1 e ku ana i ke alanui. akahi no a loaa i he wai ia makou. Hoomaha iki makou i no hookahi hora, a hoomaka hou ka makou huakai. Holo mai makou a hiki i *San Jise, me he mea ia he ewalu paha mile ka loihi mai kahi a makou i hoomaha hope ai. Aohe maopopo ia*u ka inoa o keia wahi a makou i noho ai. 0 ka hora 5 keia o # ke ahlahL Kukulu hou makou i ka home lole pe'a o makou, a hoaumoe ma keia wahi a ao ae kekahl la, oia ka Poallma, hora 4 me ka hapa o ke ahiahi hoio ioa mai makou no ke kul&nakauhale. Hiki mal makou I ke taona 1 ka hora 1 ponoi. Ma ke ahiahi Sabati ua hele au ame kuu aikane, Miss Scribner, ame kekahi lede Miss McCarthy, ke kumukula nui o Sacramento. i ka holo kaa. A i ka Poakahi ae, hele hou makou i ka makaikal i ke kulanakauhale. I ko'u ike ana nokoi, nui palena oie ko'u maha!o i ka maikai maoii o na kaahale, i ® ku maoli no i ka nanl ie ke nana • aku. He mau hale pohaku wale no ka | hapanai o k« taona o San Jose neL Hele makou i ka Park o St James, a mahalo nohoi au i la naal o keia park. a he keu maoii nohal ka nul, he maikni ke alanui Va ol aku ko'u malialo ia San Joee iuti mamua o na wahi e ae apau a'u i

ike ai. He uui nohoi n.i hiiiepuie uuiikui o keia wahi. me he raea U o ka haiepule kahiko oia ka halepuie nui hookahi o Saa Jose neī. a o St_ Jo<eph ka inoa o ua halepuie nei. He nani a maīkai keia halepule, aole uae au i ike ia ioko. | Ma ka la 26 o kela mahina aku nei, ua kiiia mai ia au e kekahi ahahui j himeni. oia ka hui Odd Feilows, ina he \ mea hiki ia'u ke kokua ia lakou ma ka ; himeni. Makemake lakou ia'u e himeni j solo, eia nae ua hoole aku au, no ka j mea, aole au i hoomakaukau i mau hi- i meni na'u, nolaila. ua kalaia mai ai. ) A ua noi hou ia mai au no ka himeni 1 aua iioko ae nei o Novemaha. e haawi I hou ana keia hui he aha mele nui, a e j malamaia ana ke concert iloko o ka [ opera house. a owau kekahi i kiiia j mai, a ua haawi aku au i ko'u ae. a ke i a'o nei kuu kumu music i kekahi hi- j meni so!o ana i himeni ai oiai oia he j 24 makahiki. i Parisa kona himeni ana | i keia himeni. a ua haawi mai oia i | ua himeni nei ia'u, a o kekahi keia o j na himeni a'u i mahaio loa ai. i I ka Poakahi aku nei o kela pule i ' hala, konoia mai la au e hele i ka | paina la hanau no kekahi lede opio, ! Miss Callico. a ua hele no au. Noiia mai au e himeni. a ua himeni no au. Nui no na kaikamahine hanohano i akoakoa mai. Ua haawi mai lakou i ko lakou mahalo nui i ka maikai o ka Bana Hawaii. me ko lakou olelo mai o kekahi paha keia o na bana helu ekahi o ke ao nei. Nui loa ko lakou mahnlo. E hele ana makou i ka makaikai ia Almarock. He maikai ka noho ana o San .Tose nei. aohe anuanu. a aohe nohoi he wela nui loa.'he oluolu maikai ka noho ann. O ka'u mau wahi mea hou wale ae la no keia. a nau no hoi e hooponopono iho. Ua hai aku au ia oe ma kekahi leta a'u, aole paha e loaa ana kau mau wahi mea hou, aka. ua hoomanawanui au e kaknu i mau wahi mea hou nau. E kakau i mau wahi mea hoy nau. He maikai no ko'u noho ana me keia ohana. aohe o'u pilikia ma na ano apau. Ua lawa paha au maanei, me ke aloha pau ole. Owau iho no. CECILIA KEALOHA POEPOE. San ,To?e, Aug. IS. 1897.