Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LVII, Number 9, 28 February 1919 — Page 7
| This text was transcribed by: | Kamehameha Schools Gift To Dr. Chun |
| This work is dedicated to: | Dr. Michael J. Chun |
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa
KE KILOHANA POOKELA NO KA LAHUI HAWAII.
He Moolelo walohia No ka Imi Ana i ka Moku
Ka Manaolana Poho ka huli ana a ka
Makaikiu ka-ta
O @ Betimana hoopai paahao he umi makahiki a no Asa hoi mahope o k ikeia ana he manu oia no ka halepaahao i paa mau aku a i pakele mau mai hoi mai ka moii mai a ke kanawai he umi-kumamalua makahiki kona hoopai a hoihoiia aku laua no ka halepaahao Kilinetona ma Danemora no ka mea o ka halepaahao Sing Sing no ka poe wale no ia elike me ko kaila Esekina hihia
No Kalauka hoi ua luuia kona kino make ma kahi ana i piholo ai a make a hoihoiia ae e kanu maloko o ka pa ilina ma noeaka nolaila ua loaa like na hoopai i nei poe haihai kanawai a pepehikanaka apau eha
Hakalia no a pau loa aku nei mau kanaka i ka hoopaaia maloko o na halepaahao no ka hana ana no ko lakou mau hoopai pakahi a no ka ike ana o ke konela wekafoda ua kau pono ae la o hale i ke aki ua haawi mai la oia i ka iima o kana kaikamahine ia kaeneki ma ka mare me hale esekina he mare hoi i hoohauoli nui ua aku ai kona mau makua hanai aole o laua wale no aka o na makaikiu pu kekahi i komo pu ma ia hauoli ana no ka mea ua ukuia @ laua luhi
I keia noho pono ae la o hale i ke aki mea kau la a hukiku ae ma ka inoa o kona makuakane wale no a kapae ae i ka inoa o ka aha e lawe ana no oia i ka inoa o kona makuakane hanai maluna on a a ua hoike ae la i ke akea o kona inoa e ikeia ana ma ia hope mai oia o hale esekina he mea hoike ae i kona aie nui i na makua na laua oia i hanai
Mamuli o keia i hoopiha iho ai na elemakule toda i ka manawa o ka ona miliona opio a laua o ka luhi ame ka malama maikai ana me ke aloha mai kona wa kamalii mai i ka hauoli i ka manawa a hale i hoike ae ai i kona inoa hou
Mahope iho o ka hoohuiia ana ae o na opua opio noi ae la o akeneki i kana aloha e hoihoiia ae na elemakule toda me laua e noho ai maloko a ka seletanuka ka hale o kaila Esekina o ka noho hookohukohu ana mamua a i lilo mai ai hoi ia hale i nei manawa a ua hauoli loa o hale e hooko aku ia manao maikai o kana aloha
He la ma ia hope mai ua kii aku la o hale i kona mau makua a hoihoi mai la me laua e noho ai a o kahi hale pupupu kahiko o lakou kahi o ua o hale i hanaiia ai a nui a he home punahele loa no hoi iaia ua hooliloia aku i ke kuai
He mau hora kakaikahi mahope iho o ke kauia ana mai o ka hoopai maluna o kaila Esekina hele aku la na makaikiu a ma kekahi pakaukau maloko loa o kuono o ka rumi aina o ka hokele mamota a malaila laua i noho iho ai e hoopiha i ko laua mau houpo lewalewa
Oiai laua e u ai ana aohe a laua kumuhana e ae o ke kamailio ana no na mea wale no e pili ana i ka hihia i pau iho la ko laua hooluhiia ana a ua kuu ka luhi ia manawa a ua pau no hoi ka hana a ko laua mau lolo ame ko laua mau kino e hoohana nui ia ai
O keia kekahi o na hihia a'u i ike iho ai kou maopopeole wahi a kata o ka i ana ae ia kita
I ke aha hoi i ninau aku ai o kita me ke ano pahaohao he rumi anei kekahi iloko o kou noonoo no ke kanalua ana iho
Aole e like paha me ke ano o kau e noonoo la he oiaio he hihia moakaka loa keia e like me ia i ikeia ma naoleloike a pela hoi me ka manao kumu o ka hihia aka aole ia o kou manao maoli
O kau i manao ai oia keia pehea la i loaa ai ia kaila esekina ka manao lapuwale elike me kela he kanaka opio ui a naauao oia he nui ka waiwai he kanaka i makemake nui ia mai e na kaikamahine opio ui i kane a he inoa hanohano no hoi kona a kekahi poe e makaleho mai ai me ke kuko a eia nae ua hookomo aku la oia iaia iho iloko o ka enaena o ke ahi o ka hewa a ua ike oe i kone hopena
Ma ka mea oiaio loa ma ka hoomaopopo aku aole oia he kanaka i hookuapupuleia ka noonoo he kanaka maikai oia o ka olelo ame ka inanao he oluolu no ma na kuka ana a eia nae me ia mau ano maikai a pau on a e lilo aku ai a he liilii loa ka pomaikai e loaa mai ana ua mauna aku la oia i kona inoa makai kona mau ano maikai kona waiwai ame kona hanohano aole no ka manawa hookahi wale no aka no na manawa lehulehu ma ke ano noonoo ole
o na kanaka opio a pau o kona mau makahiki aole e nele ana ka hoike ae iaia o ka lunaikehala ke kanaka hupo loa oia ke hoao aku e hookoia kona mau manao lapuwale a pau o ka hana ana e hoao ana aohe pomaikai e loaa ana iaia ma ia hana ma kahi o ka loaa mai o na pomaikai iaia he poino ka mea e loaa mai ana a o ka hana mauna i kona ola ana o ka hoao ana aole e loaa ana iaia hookahi manawa maikai iloko o ke kaukani no ka puka laelae mai i ka manawa hope
a eia hou ua pili ka hewa iaia no hookahi hana pupule ana i hana ai kekahi mahope o kekahi no ka maikai loa o kona noonoo ame kana olelo ua kuhihewa loa wai iaia ua nana aku ma kona ano ame kona kulana maikai o kela ame keia la he kanaka oia me ka noonoo malaelae loa e hiki ole ai i kekahi ke hoohuoi aku ua ano e kona noonoo ma kekahi ano
A eia nae me ia maikai no o kona noonoo ke nana aku a kekahi mea no e hiki ole ai ke hoohuoi iho he opulepule o kona noonoo ame kana hana ua hewa loa wai no kou launa ana me ia a kuka me ia ma kekahi mau mea no keia kumu no ua nana mau aku no hoi au iaia mamuli o ka ike aku he kanaka opio maemae o ka inoa ame ke kulana ana e paa ana e hiki ole ai no i kekahi ke olelo iho he kanaka noonoo hehena oia
Alaila akahi no paha oe a hoomanao ae la i kau mea o ka olelo ana aku ia oe mamua i ui aku ai o kita me ka akaaka ana aku i kona wa i ike aku ai i ka pupuku ana ae o ko kata lae
heaha la ia mea au o ka olelo ana mai
ua olelo aku hoi au ia oe ma kekahi manawa i hala aku nei in a ke hoomanao la oe he kanaka manawa i hala aku nei in a ke ano noonoo holoholona i hookumuia mai kinohi mai iloko ona.
"Heaha kou manaoio ma ia mea au i olelo mai la?" "Eia ko'u manao ua like kana lawe ana ia hana me ka ke kaka lawe ana i ka wai. Ina aole oe e hoahewa mai ana ia'u no ka olelo aku no ia mea, e Kata, ua like kau mea o ka olelo ana mai nei ia'u me kekahi moawahine i kiko mai hookai keiki kaka iloko o kana auna keiki, eia nae, aole oia i hoomapopo ia mea
"I kona wa i ike aku ai i ke kaka e au mai ana iloko o ka wai , aole hiki iaia ke hoomapopo i kana mea e hana aku ai o ke ko'uko'u wale aku.
"Ua noke aku la oia i ke kahea iaia e hoi mai me ka piha loa i ka maka'u, a ua kapa aku paha iaia i ke keiki hoolohe ole a pela aku, o ka lohe oleia aku nae hoi o kana olelo e maopopo ai la ka manao. Malia paha, pela ke ano o ka noonoo i loaa ia kaila esekina, a o ke kumu hoi o kona pilikia ana
"Ua like loa o kaila esekina me kela keiki kaka, me kela manao kumu oni mau iloko ona e hana i ka hewa, oiai nae oe e hoao aku ana e nana pono i kona mau ano a pau me he mea la he moa oia.
"Ua kamaaina oe i ka ike aku ame ka lawelawe maoli ana no hoi i na hihia karaima a pau ua maopopo ia oe na ino o kela ame keia mea i hana i ke kraima, he poe piha naalea a lehia maoli ma na hana haihai kanawai, me ka ilo o ia hana i mea huli pomaikai no lakou.
"No Kaila Esekina ua hana oia i ka hana ino loa i ala ae loko o kona noonoo iloko paha o kona poo ka pololei, no ka makemake wale no e hoo'o aku ia mau hana, me * loa nae i kona pomaikai ponoi iho. A'ole anei oia * au i ike mau ole ai i kahi kupono e kau aku ai iaia?"
"Pela io paha, e Kita." i pane mai ai o Kata me ka noonoo ana iho iloko ona:" aka aole hiki ia'u ke alo ae i ka noonoo ana iho ke kanaka noonoo maikai no oia. mahope o kona hana ana i kela mau hana ekaeka loa a kaua o kaikemaka ana."
"Pehea la oe e manao iho ai he kanaka noonoo mai kai oia? Aole anei ou manao iho, mamuli o ka ike aku i kana mau hana ino he kanaka oia i piha i ka lili, ka huahuawa ama na ano a pau, a mamuli o ia mau ano ino ona i alakoia aku ai oia iloko o ka pilikia?
"Ina he noonoo maikai iloko ona aole oia e lili ana no ke komo mai o Hale toda iloko o kekahi hapa o ka waiwai. e ike iho ana no oia he pilikoko no oia no ke Kiaaina Esekina a e loaa ana no iaia kekahi mahele o ka waiwai.
"Eia hou, in a aole kela manao huahuwa iloko ona aole oia e hoao ana e imi i kekahi mea e poino ai o Hale. no ka mea, e ike iho ana oia he kanaka waiwai oia, a e loaa ana no kana wahine kupono i na manawa a pau ma kekahi wahi okoa aku, in a no kona hoakaka aku i kona manao imua o kekahi mau makua mea keiki.
"Malia paha he mau makua mea keiki no hoi kekahi i makemake mai iaia i kane na ka lakou mau kaikamahine. o kona manao nui ana o Miss Akeneki Wekafoda kana wahine, he kaikamahine i aloha ole mai iaia, oia wale no paha ke kuko aku, komo ana iloko o ka pilikia, a ke ole au e koho hewa, o loko o ka halepaahao ana kona wahi e noho ai ahiki i ka hopena o kona mau la."
KA HOPENNA
He Moolelo Pohihihi
a ka
MAKAIKIU WAHINE RUTA REVENA
I Huli Ai Mahope o ka Meheu o na Rose a Loaa Pono ka Mea Pepehikanaka.
Hoakaka--Eia hou'mai nei moolelo hoonanea, heaia mai a hookipaia aku i hoakaunu no na po anu hui koni maeele o ka hooilo--Meakakau
MOKUNA I.
Ka Malihini me na Waimaka
"Auwe! Ei hou no nei kaikamahine i lawe aihueia e huna!"
O keia ka Ruta Revena, ka makaikiu wahine o ka hoohoo ana ae me ka hikilele, iaia i wehe ae ai i ka nupepa kakahiaka a heluhelu iho la i na lalani ma ke poo me na huapalapala nunui e kau ana
"NALOWALE ME KE POHIHIIII LOA
No hookahi pule ka nalowale ana o Getigate Levere. he kaikamahine himeni no ka Halekeaka Geite," a pela aku.
alaila lele mai la iloko o kona noonoo ka hoomanao ana no kekahi mau kaikamahine i nalowale mamua aku i like loa ka hanaia ana me ka ma-lu loa me keia, no ka lilo loa o kona noonoo maluna o keia mau hihia pohihihi haule aku la ka nupepa mai kona lima aku.
Ae, he mea kamahao loa keia no ka mea iloko o ka lilo o nei makaikiu wahine he mea i kaulana loa ia maloko o Nu Ioka a puni, a ua kamaaina no hoi i na hihia pohihihi loa o keia ano, eia nae, ua hiki ole iaia ke kaohi iho i ka hooia ana iho he hihia kamahao loa keia.
O na kaikamahine elua mamua aku i nalowale ai noloko laua o kekahi halehana. O kekahi o laua ua haalele mai i ka home no ka hele ana aku no kahi o kana hana, eia nae. aole oia i hoea aku i ka halehana, a aole no hoi i lohe iki ia kekahi mea nona mai ia manawa mai o kona nalowale ana.
O kekahi kaikamahine hoi ua hele oia e ai i ka aina awakea, o kona ike hope loa ia ana ia a aole i hoi hou aku i kana wahi o ka hana.
"He hana huna poihihihi loa aia mahope aku o keia, no ka mea, pehea aunanei e nalowale honua wale iho ai no kela mau kaikamahine me kekahi kumu ole," o keia ka Ruta o ka nalu ana iho iloko ona. "Ke ole au e koho hewa, manao au na ke kauaka hookahi no keia mau hana aihue i nei poe kaikamahine, o ka ninau nae owai la ia kanaka, a aia la oia keia hihia ia'u e huli aku mahope o ka meheu o ka mea kolohe i keia manawa
Ku koke ae la oia iluna a holoholo iho la iloko o ka rumi, a i ka hala ana o kekahi manawa iaia ma ia holoholo ana. hele ku la a ku ma ka puka aniani a nana aku la iwaho i ke alunui.
O kekahi ia o na kakahiaka malaelae a pumehana maikai loa o ke kupulau, e hoike mai ana na mea ulu a pau i ka nani o na waihooluu o na pua a i kana hoomapopo iho elike me kona hauoli i ka ike aku i ka nani o na mea apau pela aku la no hoi paha ka noonoo o kekahi poe okoa aku.
"He kakahiaka maikai maoli keia i ka holokaa." wahi ana, "makemake iho la au e hele i ka holokaa maloko aku o ka paka."
He iwakalua-kumamawalu wale no makahiki o keia wahine opio. he pilalahi wale no kona wahi kino, eia nae. oia kekahi o na makaikiu wahine kaulana loa maloko o Nu Ioka. No ka opiopio loa o kona helehelena ua kuhihewa kekahi poe aia wale no kona mau makahiki ma kahi o ka iwakalua-kumamakolu
He emi iho kona kiekie i ka averika kiekie o na wahine eia nae, o kona mau maka he ikaika, a he helehelena no hoi e umeia aku ai na noonoo o kekahi poe; he ano auwaekii kona, he kiekie ka hia o kona lae me ka laula., a ma ka hoopokole ana ae i ka hoakaka ano nui ana nona he u'u oia a ne wahine opio i piha i ka noonoo ame ka makaala.
He oluolu kona helehelena i ka nana aku a he mau maka nunui uliuli kona, he uliuli nupanupa ka lauoho, he o wale mai no ka ula ma kona mau papalina, a ma kana oni ana ame ka hele ana aia mau iloko o kona noonoo ka hoomaopopo ana i na mea apau ana e ike aku ana.
Maloko o kekahi wahi hale uuku i hoolakoia me na mea nani apau ma ke alanui 58 Komohana kona wahi i noho ai, o kona rumi hookipa, kahi ana e hoomaha ana ia manawa, ua piha i na mea hoonani like ole. E waiho ana na moena waleweka maluna o ka papahele, e lewalewa mai ana na uhi weleweka ma na puka aniani ma kekahi aoao o ka rumi he piano nui me ka victrola no ka mea he wahine ike o Ruta i ka himeni ame ka hookani piano, o kekahi ia o na ike kaulana loa o nei wahine opio.
E aneane aku ana oia e hookani i ka hele no ke kahea ana aku ia Rosie. kana kaikamahine kauwa, o ka manawa no ia i kani mai ai ka hele ma ka puka me ka ikaika no kekahi mau manawa lehulehu.
Mamua o ka hele ana aku e pane i ke kahea a ka mea nana i hookani mai la i ka hele, ua wehia mai la ka puka a manawa me ka emoole loa. a ku ana no kekahi wahine opio me ka helehelena kaumaha-he wahine malihini loa a ka makaikiu wahine i ike mua ole ai, a komo ana no iloko o ka rumi.
Nana pono aku la o Ruta i kana malihini me ke pahaohao oa eia nae. no kona maa loa i na mea hoohikilele noonoo o keia ano aole oia i hoopuiwaia mai ma kekahi ano.
"E huikala mai oe ia oe e Miss ruta Revena. no keia komo ana mai la a'u me ka ae maikai ole ia ae nei," wahi a ka wahine opio i hoomaka mai ai e kamailio, a haule iho la noho iluna o ka hikiee me ka nui ana iho o ka hanu.
Alaila hoomaka mai la e uwe, a noko Ruta ike aku i ka nui o kona uwe mai. a Ruta no e hoomapopo aku ana ia manawa ua halawai oia me kekahi pilikia koikoi loa ua hiki ole iho iaia ia manawa ke kaohi iho i kona makemake kokua aku i ka wahine.
Hele aku la oia a ma kahi a ka wahine opio e noho ana a noho iho la ma kona aoao a i aku la: "Ke kaumaha loa nei au no ko'u ike ana aku la i ka nui maoli o kou ehaeha ame kou pilikia, heaha la ia pilikia ou aole au i ike aka e haawi aku ana no nae au i na kokua ana ia oe ma na ano a pau elike me ka mana i loaa ia'u."
Hopu mai la ka wahine i kona lima iaia i hoao ae ai e holoi i kona mau waimaka e kiheahea ana ma na lihilihi me ke kupena ana ae i ka hainaka lihilihi ma kona mau maka ana o ka lalau ana iho a huki ae la iwaho mailoko ae o kana eke paalima ana o ka lawe pu ana mai.
"Mai hookaumaha loa oe i kou noonoo e Mrs. Delema, malia paha aole no hoi he pilikia koikoi loa elike me kau e manao la." Alaila pa'ipa'i aku la oia maluna o kona poohiwi no ka hoonana ana aku i ka manao kaumaha o ka wahine, a oiai no e paa ana i ka hainaka ma kona mau maka ninau mai la: "Pehea i loaa ai ko'u inoa ia oe?"
"O, i ike aku la no hoi au i kou inoa e kau ana maluna o ka apana pepa iloko o ko eke paalima, i ko wa i lalau iho la i ko hainaka. Mai ka halepule mai nei anei oe i hele mai nei i o'u nei, a i ole paha-" Aole i pau pono aku kana ninau ana. ao ka mea ua kahamaha mua mai la ka wahine i ka i ana mai: "E kuu Miss Revena aloha, pehea i maopopo ai ia oe?" Hooki koke iho la kana kamalilio ana a nana mai la i ka makaikiu wahine me ka waha hamama.
Akaaka aku la o Ruta no kona ike ana aku i ka hookahahaia ana aku la o ka wahine. "Alaila mai ka halepule i'o no oe i hele mai nei, no ka mea, mamuli o kau ninau i hooaiaio mai la ia'u ua pololei kau mea o ke koho ana a ua hele mai nei no hoi oe me ka awiwi loa, oia paha, ea?"
No ke aha ke kumu o kou olelo ana mai la me ia?"
"No keia kumu ua kukuli oe iluna o ka papahele ke lepo la na kuli o kou lole; nana iho paha oe la i ka lepo e kau la, a no kou awiwi loa o ka hele ana mai nei aole oe i nana iho i ka lepo o kou lole, pela au i ike ai i ka halepule oe a mailaila loa no oe o ka hele ana mai nei ianei
"Ua kukuli mai nei oe ma kekahi wahi iloko paha o ka halepule a maloko no paha o ka hale aole hiki ia'u ke koho aku hookahi wale no mea hiki ia'u ke olelo aku ua kukuli mai nei oe a no kou awiwi loa i ka hele ua kilohi ole iho oe i ka lepo o ke kuli o kou lole."
Ia manawa wehe ae la ka wahine i kana ekedala a nana iho la i kekahi lei kolona gula me ke kii o ka Haku me na pohaku momi like ole e kau ana maluna iho a ia ike ana iho ana hoomaka hou iho la ka uwe ana
"O kuu makuakane!" wahi ana o ke kuwo ana ae "kuu papa aloha hoi!"
"Heaha ka pilikia o ko papa?"
"Ua make oia." wahi a ka wahine
"Ua make!"
"Ae ua make oia. Ua pepehi maoliia!" wahi hou a ka wahine me ka ha'uha'u ana. "Aneane loa au e make i kuu manawa i hele aku ai a loaa aku oia ia'u e waiho ana. I hele aku au iloko o kona rumi kakau no ka haawi ana aku i kou aloha kakahiaka iaia ma o ka honi ana aku elike me kau e hana mau ai i na manawa apau mamua aku elike ka loihi me kau e hiki ai ke hoomanao ae."
Ua nui kona luuluu a he ku no hoi i ke aloha ke nana aku
"Owau wale no kana keiki i ka manawa e bebe wale ana no au a ua hiki no nae ke hoomaopopo i ua mea apau he hana mau na'u ka hele ana aku iloko o kana rumi kakau a honi aku iaia no kou aloha kakahiaka a mai ia manawa mai e hana mau ana au pela a i kuu nui ana ae a lilo i wahine nana aku au iaia mahope o kou honi ana aku ua haaheo maoli oia i kou nana aku no kou hele mau aku e honi iaia.
"Ma kela ame keia kakahiaka mai ia manawa mai he hana hao ole na'u ka hele ana aku e haawi i ko'u aloha kakahiaka iaia ma o ka hele ana aku e honi iaia. O he liilii loa kahi ike ia'u no ke kumu o kona poino ana. O aole hiki ia'u ke hoomaopopo i ke kumu o kona make ana!" Ua like loa oia me kekahi wahine pupule iloko o ia manawa.
"E kuu lede maikai," i hawanawana aku ai o Ruta. "E hana aku ana au ma ka mea hiki ia'u ke hana aku no ke kokua ana aku ia oe aka nae ia manawa hookahi e hooikaika no hoi oe e hoomalu ia oe iho a e hoike mai ia'u i na mea apau. O ka hookaulua ana iloko o keia manawa maikai loa malia o lilo ana ia hana i mea e loaa ole ai ka pomaikai i makemakeia polalila e pono e lilo kela ame keia minuke i manawa waiwai loa no ka hoohana ana aku nolaila e hoike mai oe i na mea apau ia'u
"E huikala mai oe ia'u no ka hoopau manawa wale ana no ka mea ke ike i'o nei au i ko'u hewa. Mahalo ia oe no kau mau olelo maikai. No ka nui loa o ko'u kumakena ma ka manawa i loaa aku ai oia i'au ua make aohe maopopo ia'u o ka'u mea e hana ai, o ko'u holo koke aku la no ia noloko o ko'u rumi moe a komo awiwi iho la i ko'u lole a hoomaka mai la e holo.
"Ua komo iki ae au maloko o ka halepule kokoke loa no ka haawi ana i kau leo pule a ia pau ana o ka mea mua loa i ulu ae iloko o kou noonoo oia no oe nolaila o kou holo pololei loa mai nei no ia no nei.
"Ua nui kau mau mea i lohe wale ai nou no ka makana kiekie loa i loaa ia oe. he makaikiu akamai a kaulana loa oe au i lohe ai ma ka huli ana i na hihia pohihihi loa he makau ole a pela aku no ia kumu i hooholo ai au i kou manao e hele mai i ou la a pela oe e like mai la iau imua ou i keia manawa
"Manao anei oe e hiki ana no ia oe ke kokua mai au ma keia hihia? He opiopio loa oe i kau nana aku eia ua nui maoli kau mau mea i ike ai e pili ana no na kana na like ole."
"E Mrs. Delema, he mea oiaio ia au i kamailio mai @ iloko o kou opiopio ua oi aku kou ike no na karama @ naia maloko o Nu loka nei mamua o kekahi ka@ aku @ woiho kaua i ke kamailio ana no ia mea o kau mei @ e makemake nei oia ka lohe aku i kau moolelo a e pono @ hoike mai. E hoomaka mai oe mai mua loa mai @ @ manawa mai au o ke ala ana ae i keia kakahiaka a iho @ ai oe e haawi i kau honi aloha kakahiaka i ko makuaka@
"O kou rumimoe aia ma ka papahele elua a elike @ au i kamailio mua aku nei ia oe ia ala ana ae au iho la au e haawi i kou aloha kakahiaka i kuu makuakane oia e noho ana maloko o ka rumi kakau ma ka papai @ ekahi e noho ana no oia ma kana pakaukau kakau @ me kana hana mau mamua aku eia nae e ke Akua @ make oia!"
La manawa hoomaka hou ae la oia e kuwo ia man@ pane aku la o Ruta me ka leo oluolu loa "E oluolu @ hoao e hoomanawanui a e hoomalu ia oe iho e Mrs. Delema @ E pono oe e ike mai i keia o oe pu kekahi e kokua mai @ na keia hihia e pono ai elike me ka hiki ia oe i mea e @ pono ai keia hana nolaila e hoopau loa oe i kou uwe @
Hoopau io iho la ka wahine i kana uwe ana a hoo@ @ mai la i ke kamailio ana i ka i ana mai: "E noho @ oia maluna o kona noho a o ke poo e kalele ana iluna ke oakaukau. O na lima e kau ana iluna o ke pakaukau.
"I ka manawa mua o ia ike ana aku au iaia e moe @ pela ua kuhihewa iho la au ua hiamoe la oia oia. @ @ maile aku la au me ka nihi ana no kou maka'u @ a o lilo ka halulu o kou mau kapuai wawae i mea @ e @ ae ai a puoho
"Iau i ku iho ai ma kona aoao kahea iho la au e @ e papa aohe oni ae aohe no hoi he pane ae alaila kau @ a au i kou lima maluna o kona poo-ua hele a huihui
"O ia manawa no ka nui loa o kou kumakena. ka mai @ ume ka hoohikilele loa ia o kou noonoo ua hiki ole au ke uwa ae. Hapai ae la au i kona poo a nana iho la ua oili na maka-ua make loa oia!"
"O he puupuu ikaika loa kela i loaa ia oe ia manawa!" pane aku ai o Ruta "Aole e nele aku la kou hookamuaha loa ia ia manawa.
"O ua oi aku mamua o ka mea hiki iau ke hoakaka aku a oe i nei manawa aka nau no ia e ike iho O kou @ hou aku la no ia me ka awiwi loa no kou rumimoe maluna i komo iho la i kou mau lole me ka awiwi loa. me ka @ noo ole ae ia manawa e hele aku e hoike noia mea i kekahi makai nau ia e noonoo nou iho i ke koena aku."
"O ke kaumaha loa nei au nou! A pehea e oluolu @ hoike mai he mea anei kekahi nana e hoonioni i kona @ mamua o kou ike ana aku iaia?"
"Aole ou manao pela no ka mea ua loaa mua iau @ noonoo e olelo aku i na kauwa aole e hele maloko @ rumi e waiho malie i ke kino ahiki i kuu hoi ana aku loaa iau ike mamuli o kou heluhelu mau ana i na @ e pili ana ia oukou na makaikiu au o ka heluhelu ana
"O maikai loa kela noonoo mua ana ou ka mea @ ua hoonioniia he ano paakiki no ka huli ana aku e loaa @ kekahi ike no ke kumu o kona make ana."
O ko Ruta ku koke ae la no ia iluna a hele aku la ma @ kahi aoao o ka rumi ma kahi e ku ana o kekahi wahi @ kau a hookani iho la i ka hele e ku ana iwaenakonu o ke pakaukatt. Emoole ku ana kana kauwa he wahi kaikamahine Paele me kekahi papale uuku e paa ana iloko o @ lima me ke kuka holokaa ame ka uhimaka e paa ana ma kekahi lima.
"Mahalo ia oe, e Rose." wahi a Ruta o ka pane ana ai ui ke kaikamahine paele kunou mai la o Rose me ka @ pu ana mai no kona mahaloia ana aku. "E hele ana au i @ manawa a malia aole no paha e hoi mai ana ma ka @ o ka aina awakea nolaila oiai au ma kahi e e hele @ halekuai e kuai ai i kekahi mau meaai liilii na kakou @
"Ua pono ia e Miss Ruta," wahi a kahi kaikamahine Paele a huli aku la hele.
"O Rose Wuda kela kekahi o kau mau kauwa" i @ kaka ae ai oia imua o Mrs. Delema mau noonoo @ maha ia manawa.
"He wahi ano hana no kau ao aku ai i kau mau kau @ no ke kahea ana aku i kekahi o lakou i ka manawa @ makemake ai no kekahi mea. Ina hookahi kani ana @ hele he hoike ana aku ia ia lakou he makemake au i @ in a elua kani ana e hele ana au i ka holokaa ua make@ au i kuu kuka holokaa e lawe ia mai a in a ekolu kani @ he makemake au e ho-aia ae na kukui a pela aku
"Ma ia ano e ike mai oe he liilii loa kou manawa @ maunauna wale ia ma ke ano he rula a e ike iho ana oe i ka hoopau wale ole ia o ka manawa.
"Eia hou in a he kanaka aihue kekahi e komo mai @ iloko nei aole loa he manawa nona e kaawale koke aku @ ina hoi no ka hana ole ia o kekahi hana elike me keia ea e hookakalia ia ana ka hana ana aku i kekahi @ @ loa e paa koke ai oia i ka hopuia E hoomaopopo mai ae i keia he mea waiwai loa ka manawa e kupono ole ai e hoomaunauna wale ia."
"Ae ke hoomaopopo io aku la hoi au" wahi a Mrs. Delema o ka pane ana aku.
"E hele pu aku ana au me oe mamua o ka hoea ana ae o na makai i ko hale i hiki ai iau ke ike nou iho i na mea apau He ku-e nui na makai iau no kekahi kumu aole au i maopopo nolaila in a o lakou ke hiki mua ae ana e @ kea mai ana lakou i kou hele ana aku e ike i ke @ o ko makuakane a ma ia hana e loaa ole ai iau kekahi ike no ka mea i hanaia oia ke kumu o kou makemake ana iho la e hele pu aku me oe i nei manawa."
"Ke maopopo aku la iau kou manao nolaila e heia io kaua i nei manawa me ka hoohakalia ole." i pane mai ai o Mrs. Delema, a ku koke ae la oia iluna ia manawa.
"Aia no kuu kaa otomobile ke ku mai la mawaho maluna aku kaua o ia kaa e kau ai nolaila e hoea koke aku ana kaua i hale i ka manawa kupono loa." wahi a Ruta a o ko laua oili like aku la no ia iwaho no kahi o ke kaa e ku mai ana
MOKUNA II
Ka Hookolo Ana Mahope o ka Mea Pepehikanaka
Oiai ke kaa e holo ana a e kalaiwaia ana no hoi e hona kahukaa ke hilinai la ka makaikiu wahine ihope o ke kaa me ka piha noonoo no kana mea e hana aku ana no keia hihia me ka hakilo i na ano apau o ka wahine e kau pu ana me ia aohe nae he kamailio aku iaia.
He wahine opio o Mrs. Delema nona na makahiki he i @ kalua-kumamakolu he loihi a pilalahi wale no kona @ he ano hauli iki kona ili he uliuli nupamupa ka laua @ ma ka Ruta noonoo iho in a paha oia e kahiko ana me @ apau ke nana aku me ka hoopaapaa ole ia a maluna @ mau ano maikai ona apau he wahine opio oia i @ kona aloha i kona makuakane me ka hiki ole e loaa @ rumi no ke kanalua ana.
"Wahi au o ka olelo ana mai nei loaa mai ko maku@ ia oe ua make No ke aha kou mea i manao ai na @ maoli ia oia?" i ninau aku ai o Ruta mahope o ko laua oho mumule ana no kekahi manawa
(Aole i pau)