Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume VI, Number 3, 19 January 1867 — Ka Moopuna a me ke Kupunakane. [ARTICLE]

Ka Moopuna a me ke Kupunakane.

Ma kekahi papnkauknu, e ai ana keknhi keiki uuku, he alima inaknhiki wale no ke knhiko o ua wahi keiki nei, a ina kekaln kihi 0 ke pakaukau knhi noho mau o ka makuakane, a ma kekahi kihi hoi ka makunlnne i na mimawa n pau a lakou e ai ai. A o ka nui iho la anei ia o ka poe e ai mau nna ma ua papakaukau la ? Aole ; aole o lakou wnle no ka poe ai mau ma ua papakaukau la—he hnpa no kekahi o ka ohnna i koe. Ae, eha ko lakou nui ; a o ka huina hoi o ka ohana okon a pau maloko o ua hale la,rha ia. He kannkn kahiko loa—lie elemakule hoi ia ma ka hoohalike ana. Ua o paapu mni na hina inaluna iho o koua poo, a ua hoike mai na papalina i ka heluna o na makahiki 1 ola ni oia ma keia ao. Ua haalulu wale konn mau a-u, kolopupu no hoi ke helo ; me ke kookoo e hiki pono ai iaia ke heie malie. O keia ke ano o ua kanaka nei, a o ka ha hoi ia o ka ohana maloko o keia hnle. I kekahi la, ua hookaawale ia aku ka elemnkule mni ko lakou ai pu nna, inaluna o ke pakaukau hookahi; nole oia e hiki ke ai hou maluna o l«i pakaukau. Heaha la keia elemakule— he malihini nnei oia, a he mea kama ole paha ? Aole ; aole oia he mea hoopili wale mai, aole hoi he elemakule kama ole ; aka, ka makuakane no ia o ke kane, a he kupunnkane hoi no ka mea opiopio iloko o ka ohana. Heaha ke kumu o keia hookaawale ia ana? He kumu. pela mai ka wahine ia'u. 1 mai kela, i ko lakou manawa e ni pu ai, hoohelelei wale kela i na hunahuna mea ai mawaho 0 ke pa, a kulukulu mai na kai o ke supa ma kona mau leheiehe. A pela hoi mahope o kona hookaawale ia ana inai ka papa aina aku, ua hoonoho ia aku kela ma ka nkuimi ; malaila in e ai ai, a nana mai la oia mai ua wahi !a ona me na waimaka helelei, me ka 1 ana, a me he inea la paha e hoopuka okoa mai ana i keia mau huaolelo imua o kana keiki: "Aole me keia ka'u hanai ana ia oe mai kou wa uuku mai." Aka, oiai ia e ai ana, no ka haalulu o na lima, ua nohaha | | pinepine na pa a me na bola, a no keia mea j i i huhu loa ai ka wahine i ka elemakule ; a j kauoha ae la oia i kekahi kanaka hana pa e j hana i pa iaau palaulau nnna, a malaila oia i ai ai i kana mau inea ai a pau. | Ma ke awakea o kekahi ia, paina iho la I i iakou—ka makuakane, makuahioe, a me ke \ \ keiki opiopio ; aole nae he ai nui loa o ke • Ikeikiia eiioawakea, no ka lilo nui o konn: hnanaoike kau wahi mea ana i hana ai. i Nolaila, ninau aku la ka makuakane, " He-; aba ke kumu o kou ai ole ana ?*' Oieio mai! ; Ie ke keiki, " E nana ana au \ kuu wahi | i mea ī hana ai." Ninau hou aku no ka ma« | : kua. Heaha ia mea au i hana ai ? '* " Ua 1 haoa iho au i kekahi iwi pu me kuu pahii | koli hulu, i pQ poepoe nui." I mea aha keia au i hana ai ? pela aku ka ! mokua. 1 mai la ke keiki, «• Malaila e ai | iho ai ka makuakane a me ka makuahine,! ke hiki inai i ko*u manawa e nui ai a ele--makuie hoi laua, e like me ko olua i hana \ aku nei i kuu kupunakane. 1 ka lohenna o na makua i keia, nana aku la laoa keka-; hi i kekahi, a mnhope, kahe awai mai la na ' waimaka o ka wahine. Kii hoa ia hoi kif| elemakule a hoihoi hou ia mai iluna o kai

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