Ke Alaula, Volume V, Number 9, 1 December 1870 — HE KEIKI ELEU. [ARTICLE]

HE KEIKI ELEU.

He mau makahiki i hqln iho nei, ua lioolnhn kokulii poo knlupti i ko l»kou inakemnko i kciki liuim. An In ae nui nu kciki imi hana i hole mni. .Iwnotin o Irtkou kokuhi keiki liilii i hole rnai mo kokuhi mnkuahine onn, kn mea i malamn iaia. J ka nana aim iaia, wn'hi a ko kalepa, "Aole makomnko iaia, ua nui na kciki; ho liilii Sou no hoi." ■•• Jlc liilii no," wahi a ka wahine, « aka ho kciki clou a inula ma pono." He tmika inaikai no ka ko keiki.; noonoo iho la ko kalcpa, a kuku pu iho la me kuna hoa. " Hcaha la ka waivvoi o ua keiki la, ho liilii loa, nolo palm i oi aku i ka iole." \Jn aeiu nac ko keiki o noho i kn hh'tm. Aole liuliu inahope mni o ia manawa, kohea ko kalepa i inca noho ma ka halo kuai ia po a ao. Klcu ua wahi keiki nei i ko kokun $ aka o uu keiki e ae aole mukenmke. Iwaeiva o ku po nana mui la ko kalcpa, a ike iaia e hana ana ma kckahi hana i pili i ka oiuunu kuai laau InpnaiK " Hcaha kau hana ? " wahi nun; « 0010 au i

kauohn in oc o hnna ika po." Okc kiai wnle no knnn hnnn. •• Peln no," wnhi n kc keiki, •» nolo oc i kauohn rnni ia'u, nkn un rnnkcmakc nu i ka hnnn, nole ika noho wale.'' i knkahiakn ac ua pnp>Inula kona nkn, no ka men, " he kvAki eleu hi." A bain kcknhi man pule. hiki mai ma kc knona he keaka hoikciko holoholonn, a pan nn keikl hnnn i kn naholo o iko inn kcaku la, koo rine kc»a wahi keiki. Ike kckahi aihnc ua pan riu keiki i ka hole, kbmo nkn In \n c powa i kn halo, nkn Ida rnni un wnhi keiki clou nei n hoopan iaia. Ua pan pit ine nn men nna i aihnc ui rnni nn hale e no mai. 41 Heahn ko kumu o kou hele 010 e ike ike kciika ? " wnhi n ko knlcpn, " Ua kauoha rnni Oe ia'u, mai hanlelc i ka htilc kuai kc hole nn mrea e ne, aim innrtuo no an c noho." Ua kauoha koke ia •• K hoopnpalun i ko in nei uku, no kn men lie keiki eleu n niaUnmt puna." Mahope mai ua loaa iaia Stf,»oo mn kn inakahiki, a i keia manuwn ho lion kn.lepn iloko o tin hui la. Ko kumu o kpna pomaika.i, oia no kona cleu i ka liana, n no kona malama mc kn hoplohe pono i kona llukti. Aolc no e nolo mm nn keiki o ia nno, 1.,. L. N.