Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 178, 14 March 1893 — ROMELIA [ARTICLE]
ROMELIA
MOKUNA XVII. KA UI KOMELIA. Aole anei e lilo ko’u hahai ana aku ia oe ia mea, i mea uo kou kiekie e hookaumaha ia ai’ 0, e kuu hoa, mai haualua oe no ia mea! wahi a ua ui uei i pane koke mai ai. Me ka luli'nii ana ae o kona poo ia manuwa hookahi, me he lau la no ke kukui e luli ana i ka makani. Ina pela, e hoike uku no au ia oe me ke koe koena ole o kekahi mea. No ke kaumaha, he oiaio ua hookaumaha la au, ia’u i ike iho nei ua kiekie loa ae nei oe mamua o ka mea hiki i kau ipo uei ke hookokoke aku. A euawaho ae hoi o ua mea a pau, aohe he manuolana iloko o’u i keia wa • loaa ana ia’u ka hanohano e hoau ma kekahi o ua keena o kou puuwai e like me na wa e ae i hala, a pela hoi me ka lei ana i ka pua a’u i hoo paa ai iloko o kuu puuwai, nu'u e kui « e lei. Oiai au, he mea auwana wale iho no, • hele ana i ka ioa a me ka laula o ka aina. Aohe he home a he mau hoaloha, a i ke s«kona mua loa o o ko’u ike ana ia oe. ua eha iho la au i ka eba lima ole o ke aloha, me ka makaukau mau e mare me oe i na manawa a pau me ke kamaloi ole i kou ano powa a pela aku. Aka ke ike nei au ’ keia manawa, he moiwahine oe no Parerao nei, a o ke aloha a’u i manai ai uou, ke hoomaopopo ' pu nei au e lilo ana ia i aloha hope ole. O keia iho la ke kumu o kou ike ana mai ia’u iloko o ke kiowai • k« kaumaha, oia hoi keia loli kamahao ana o na hiohiona oiaio o ka’u mo«uban*, a oa ike no hoi kou kiekia no ia mau mea.
Aole anei i lawa keia haina uo kau ninau e ka meiwahine? wahi a ua Pona AlHVareza nei. Ina he mau hou aku kekahi au i makemako ai e hoike mai, e hahai mai no, oiai ke hauoli loa nei kuu uhaue e lohe i na mea a pau oia ano mai kou waha mai. AoU i pau.