Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXIII, Number 9, 1 March 1884 — Marcellin, (Maselina.) [ARTICLE]

Marcellin, (Maselina.)

He kahuhipa opiopio o Marcellin, e kiai ana i ka pu-a hipa a kona makuakane ma ka mauna, a e makaala ana no na hipa e aun*anaaku ana mai ka pu-a aku, halawai oia me kekahi kanaka e moe ana iloko o na opu laalaau i poino a nawaliwali no ka pololi.

" E kuu keiki maikai. " wahi a ke kanaka. "Ua ane make au no ka pololi ame ka makewai. Elua la i hala ae nei, ua hele mai au no ka mauna'nei i ka hahai holoholona, a ua nalowale ko'u ala, ua auwana wale au 110 elua po iloko o na. laau. " Wehe ae no o Marcellin i kona kieke a haawi aku he wahi berena me kahi waiubata paa i ka malihini. " E ai, " wahi ana, "ae hahai ma l ia'u e alakai no wau ia oe i kekahi puha laau kahi e loaa ai iakauahe wahi wai.''

♦ , Ua lawa ae la kahi ai no kona pololi a hahai aku la i ke kahuhipa oi>io no ka puha laau, a inu oia a kena i ka wai i loaa aku me ka maemae. Mahope iho, alakai aku ia i ka malihini a kuhikuhi i ke ala no ke kulanakauhale. " E ka opio maikai, " wahi ana, ua hoopakele mai oe i ko'u ola. Ina e hala hookahi po hou ma ka mauna, e make no au. E hahai mai ia'u no ke kulanakauhale, he waiwaiau; a e hoike aku no au i ko'u hoomaikai ia oe ma o ko'u malama ana me he la na'u ponoi oe. " " Aole pela, " wahi a ka opio; " aole au e hele jiu me oe 110 ke kulanakauhale. He mau makua nele ko'u a ilihune, aka, ua aloha au ia laua me ko'u naau a pau. Ina oe he Moi, aole loa au e haalele ia laua. " " Aka, " wahi a ka malihini, •' ke noho nei oe i kahi hale pupupu pelapela me na wahi paia pupuka; he hale alii ko'u i kukuluia me ka pohaku mahela a i hoopuniia me na kia hoomanao. I£ inu oe iloko o na kiaha aniani me he momi la, a e ai maluna o na pa dala. " " Mahalo loa au, " wahi a ka pane; " aka,' he wahi home ko'u aole i oi aku i ka pelapela elike mekau e manao nei. Ina no aole i hoopuniia me na kia hoomanao, aia no hoi ia iwaena o na laau huaai auu na mea luhi. E loaa no ka wai m;i-; . ;:ie ia makou mai na punawai puai. b'a lawa makou i kalii ola ku|jono ma * > ka hana, a ina aole he mau lako dala ma ko makou wahi pupupw hale, aia no hoi na pua he nui loa. " " He mau mea ole ia e kuu keiki ! E hahai mai ia'u, " wahi a ke kanaka hahai holoholona, he mau kunuilaau ko'u me na pua ma lee kulanakauhale i kela aku ka nani i kou. He kahua laumania ko'u i piha me na pua_nani, he punawai no hoi au i ike ole ai i ka nani me ia, e pipii ana ka wai iluna a luhe iho iloko o kekahi pa mahela nui. E hauoli mau oe ke hiki malaila. " " Aka, he hauoli no hoi au maanei. " wahi a Man ellin. "He ma-u na malumalu o ka ululaau; aole e hiki i ko'u wawae ke kapae ae ika hehi ana maluna o na pua i hoopiha aku i na kula, aua hauoli ka manao ke ike aku i na wahi apau. Aole i /u7i/.