Ke Au Okoa, Volume IV, Number 10, 25 June 1868 — NA ALII SEKOTIA. He Moolelo no Sekotia. [ARTICLE]
NA ALII SEKOTIA. He Moolelo no Sekotia.
MOKUNA XXV. Ma ke ahiahi i napoo ai ka la o ko Walaka hope, a i ponli ai hoi ka la malnna o kona mao maka, e haawi ana ka Haku Gloncester i kana man kaeoha hope do ka po i ka lnna kiai o ke towera; a heaio mai la ka puka i kekahi maa koa. He kanaka opiopio iwaeoa 0 lakoo e ka ana me ke kapa kila, a ua nhi ia iho no hoi kona helehelena e ka papalomaka. • Hai aka la ke kapena o na mau koa nei, aa pakike na kanaka opiopio nei imna o ke kapena a m£na koa. Ua'koi mai oia e komo mai iloko o ke towera i ke kanaka kiai, aka, i ka haiia ana aka, ua hoopaka ia na olelo kaooha aole kekahi niea iloko o ka pakaua, aia a hiki i ke kakahiaka ae; a no kona ike ana na li ia kona hoa'loha, ' nglaila, na pii mai la kona huha enaena, a hoopuka mai la oia i kona mau manao huhu Ika moi o Beritania. Nolaila, i manao ai ke kapena o kana hana ka hopu a lawe akn imna o ka luna nni o na koa. Ma ke komo ana mai o na koa, na komo aku o Gloucester iloko o kona rami hooluolu. Kona hnli ae la no ia i kona lohe ana i keia man huaolelo. oua keiki malihini opiopio nei aia oia iwaenakonn o na koa, a wehe mai la oia i kona papaluoiaka, a olelo mai la oia, " Mai lawe oukou ia'a i ka lana kiai wale no o ookou, aka, i ko oakou moi; a ilaila wau e hou aku ai i kona lunaikehala me kona hana ino—ae, a hon aka iaia mamna ae o kun make ana 1" Iloko nae o keia mau manao kupikipikioo sruce, hoomaopopo pono mai la oia i kona mau helehelena; a hooneenee mai la oia ma kona aoao, me ka hoomalielie mai i kona mau manao huhu; a huli mai la oia a olelo mai la i ke kapena o na koa, "Ma o Sir Edewada la, aole i hapa iho ka hoa'loha o keia kanaka no'u mamua ae hoi o Sir Wiliama Walaka." No ia mea, olelo mai la ka luna koa, " Ina pela io, ke haalele nei an i ka manao hoike aku i ko kakou moi huhu; a oiai nae, he mau makaainana kakou no ka moi Edewada, aole e hiki ke kapaia ka mea i make he enemi, aka, he kanaka aloha aina; a ina paha he uui ko kakou ano kanaka e like me kona ano, pomaikai maoli kakou I" Me keia mau huaolelo, puka aku la na mea a pau iwaho. 0 Bruce, ka mea aolo i hoomaopopo lea loa i na olelo a ka luna kiai o ke towera, aka, hoopuka mai Ia oia i kono maa manao ia Gloucester, me ka ninau mai, " E Glouccster, he oiaio anei ? Ua lilo anei au i kanaka ole loa i hoonele ia mai au i kuu hoa'loha maikai loa ? E hai mai oo no i ike ai au i ka'u mau mea e hana ai ?"
No ia mea, ike mai la o Gloucester i ke ano pioo o ko Bruce mau manao, a kau mai la oia i kona man lima maluna o ka poohiwi ona. .Aka, pane hou mai lai oßruce, " Aohe o'a hoa'loha ! E Walaka ! E kua Walaka wiwo ele e, ua lawe ia aku oe maī o'u aku nei ! A c hooaikane aku anei au me keia poe ? Aole, o ke ano kanaka aa pau lakou a pau loa he poe enemi ino loa no'u; a e haalele koke ana au i ko lakou mau wahi luana !" Hoao mai la o Glouoester e pane mai, aka,'pane hou mai la no o Bruce, "Aooee Glouceste e noho nei malalo o keia aupuni, a ua hookuu aku oe e hoiao ia ka mea a ke Akua i hana noeau ai. Eke kanaka lokoino aloha ole e hoopiha oe ī ke ana o kau mau hana hoohaahaa ! E hookuu mai oe ia'u imua o Edewada, a na'u no e aa akn imua o kona helehelena. 0! e hookuu mai e make au me ke koko ou mau enemi e kau Walaka, a oia ko'u man kapa aahu alii e halawai aku ai me oe e kuu hoa'loha oiaio, e knu oi aku mamua o ka hoahanau ponoi!"
Ku iho la o Gloucester me ka pane leo ole mai, aka, haka pouo aku la ko Brnce mau maka iaia me ka olelo aku, " E waiho mai oe ia'u. Ua inaioa au ike ao holookoa, a o oe ka oi loa o ke ino iloko o keia ao, no ka mea, he mea hiki no hoi paha ia oe ke hoopakele iaia, aole nae oe i hana pela; he mea hiki no hoi paha ia oe ke pale ae i ka holehole liilii ia ana o kona mau lala, eia nae, aole oe i hana waiho aku oe ī mea makaikai ia na ka poe kipi.—E hele aku oe mai o'n aku nei e ke keiki hanai a ka mea hookaumaha wale, o makau anei au i ka haehae liilii ana akn ia oe !"—" Ma ka uhane koa o ko kaua hoa'loha," wahi a Gloucester, " ke hoohiki aku nei au imua 00, aole i hana ino ia ke kino o Walaka e kekahi mau lawelawe inoia ana." " Pehea V wahi a Bruce.
" Ke kino make o ko kaua hoa'loha ke waiho-Ia ia ma karami mso ako nei," wahi a Gloocester, " i ka manawa a'a i koi akn ai i ka moi, aole oia e hana i ka hana ino o ka holehole ana i kona man iwi mahope iho o ka make ana, nolaila, aa manao au e lawe mai ia mai kona maa lima ako. Inehinei ka make ana o kekahi kanaka kaulana i ka pepehi kanaka; a ma ke kokaa ana mai o ka lana kiai, na lawe mai maaa iaia a hoomoe ma kahi a ke kino o Walaka; a malana o ua mea pepehi kaiiaka la e kao ai na hana ino holehole iwi ana." Ua kahuli ae la ko Bruce helehelene : kona wa i lohe ai i keiamau we&ewehe auu, a olelo mai la ō Bruce iaia, " E kala mai oe ia'u e Gloucester i na manao huhu o'u a pau loa." Ua haawi kokeia mai Ia ia kala ana e Gloacester, a olelo hou mai la o Bruce, " E alakai aku oe ia'u e ike i kona kīno kapapau, i ike pono aku ai an, a hoomoe akn i ka maka kila iloko o ka puuwai o ka mea pepehi kanaka. I hele mai au e hooluolu akn iaia; ano, ke noho nei au a make, aole nae me ka hoopai ino ole aku !" " E alakai aku ana an ia oe ilaila, kahi au e ike ai i kekahi haawina hou. E kamailio mai no kona uhane ia oe mai na lehelehe mai o kana wahine mare e noho la ma kona aoao." Hai mai la o Gloucester o Helene Mar, a me ko laua mareia ana iloho o ka halepaahao; a alakai"akn la o Gloucester iaia iloko o ka rumi, kahi i waiho ai ke kino kupapau maoli o Wataka. Ia Gloucester i wehe akn ai i ka puka o ka rumi i waiho ai ka oi loa o ka wiwo ole a me ka maikai, kn iho la o Bruce'ma ka paepae. Mawaenakonu aku o ka rumi, i hoomaamaamaia e kau wahi ipukukui hookahi, a na uhi ia iho ke kino i kekahi koloka koa. Ma ka aoao o ke kino kopapau e kukuli ana o Helene—Ua kuweln iho kona oho laumaewa malnna o ka umauma o Walaka. Hoao mai la o Bruce e komo mai iloko, aka, knnewa iho la oia, a haule aku la ilalo no ka piha oloko o kona pnnwai i ka manaonao aloha. Puiwa mai la o Helene i ka lohe ana i ka halūlu, aka, ua hoopauia iho la kona puiwa ana i kona ike ana mai ia-Gloncester. Pane aku la oia me ka leo palapalu, " Mai pihoihoi kou manao e ka lede iloko o ke ahonui; eia ae ka Haku o Carrick." •' Aohe mea e ae nana e hoopihoihoi hou mai ia'u," wahi a Helene, a huli mai la oia i ke alii opio Bruce, ka mea i hoala ia mai e Gloucester. " E Helene," wahi a Bruce, " i hele mai nei au e mahele pu me os iloko o kou mau kaumaha; a e hana hoi i ka mea oi aku, a e haawi hoi i ka hoopai ino maluna o lakou." % " E hoopai ino ia lakou," wahi a Helene, " be mea hiki anei i ka hoopai ino ke hookomo hou akn i ko ola iloko o keia kino make ? E hookun aku i ka poe pepehi kanaka e ola iloko o ke ao a lakou i hooneoneo ai, ma ka pepehi ana i ka nani pau ole; a o ko kakou home e lilo ia i luakupapau iiona." Kulou hou iho la ko Helene poo maluua o ka umauma o Walaka, a poina iho la, me he mea la aohe o Brnce malaila. " Aole anei au e nana aku maluna ona?" wahi a Bruce, me ka lalau aku i ka lima o Helene, " 0 ! e Helene, e hoike mai oe ia'u
i kela helohelena koa, a mai ko ?aila mau knkuna mai i hopu mua aku ai au i na wena ahi oka pono." Hookaawale ae la o Helene iaia, a waiho iho la ke kino anuanu e halawai me kona ike akn. Aka, ua upoi ia nae e ka make na maka olioli; ua opiopi ia na mino aka i haiamu mua ai iiaila. Hooman iho la o Bruce i kona mau lehelehe me kona, a knlou malie iho la ma ka aoao o ka manele eleele a ka make. He eehia, a he mokumoknahaa no ia wa; no ka mea, o ka leo hanoli e hnipu mai ai me ko lakou ina wa i hala ae, ua hamau no ia. 0 Helene, ka mea i nwe ole mai ka hora eehia mai o ke kakahiaka, pu-a hou mai la na wainaoa a ke kaumaha mai loko mai o na keeūa poliuliu mai o kona puuwaii hele wale a luluu kaumaha i ka manaouao; a me he mea la o na haika ana he h&alele ana mai la oke ao makani ike ao epua. Ika ike ana mai o 'Bruce i koiia kaumaha maoli, aia hoi, miki mai la oia ma ka aoao o Helene. Ika pohala ana ae o Helene, a ike iho la e hooneeneeia akn ana oia mai ka manele aku, aia hoi, lele ino mai la oia, a pili hou ma ka ao£o oke kino kupapau. Naira pono aku la oia ike kino me ke kaukau akn, "Ke moe nei oe, eia nae aohe ou pane mai—Ke uwe nei au, aole nae ou pane mai me ka hooluolu mai—A ! eia oia ke raoe nei. E Bruce, he mea hiki io anei keia 1 Ke ike aku nei ānei au ia oe ua māke; a heaha ka ma"ke ? A heaha ka make e like me keia ? Aole anei oe i hai mai ia'o, he nnnhi ana mai ka ehaeha ana aka olioli ? Aia hoi ke kanikau nei kakou, a oia kai olioli !—E malama no wan i kau maa olelo kanoha e Walaka:! E malama no wan ia ōe, a aole au e kumakena hon !" Oki iho la kanā man pane ana mai; oßruee, ke kukuli mai la oia ma kela aoao mai o ke kino kupapan o kana hoa'loha, e hoolohe ana i na olelo mai a Gloacester, e koi aku ana e hoopan i kona mau manao kue i ka moi Edewada, a aole no hoi e hoike aku iaia iho imua o ka moi, oiai, ina paha o Bruce i moi no Sekotia. "No ia mea," wahi hoi a Gloucester, " i ola ai keia alii koa a hiki i kona make ana. No ka mea, ma ka hoihoi hon ana aku ia oe i ka moi o Sekotia, e hoihoi hoiLaku ana oia i kou makaainana i na lanakila me ka maluhia. No ia mea, i make ai oia, a. jl v kona. manawa hope loa, ua hoopuka ae "oia i"k'ana man pnle hōp'e Iba no ka hoomauia ana .o kou noho alii ana. E noonoo oe no keia mea, a mai hookun oe e nana mai oia mai luna mai o kona noho lani ana, a ike mai ua hoowahawaha o Bruce i ka aina ana i hoomanawanui ai, a i kahe ai hoi o kona koko; a o ka manaolana hope loa o Sekotia ke mohai nei iaiā ihoilokooka lima ino nana i wahi i kona puawai!" Aohe no hoi i kue aku o Brace i keia man olelo ka—ua maikai a ua hoolohe aku no hoi oia me ka apono ana, a hooholo iho la oia i kona manao iloko ibo ona, aole e hooknu aku i ka moi Edewada e haulehia aku iloko o na lima o ka moi Edewada. Ka Gloucester mau olete hope loa me Helen no ia. Makau ibo la o Gloucester mamuli anei lono ia aku ka buhu o Brucei ka moi no ka li ia ana o Walaka, a aia malalo o kona malama ana, a pela pu me ka wahine kane make a Walaka ; he mea ia la e hoala mai ai i kekahi mau manao hoohnoi. Nolai'.a, wehewehe aka la oiaia Helen no ia -inea, me ke noi pu aku, ina e manao ana oīa aole e hoomainoino ia ke kino o Walaka, alaila, e pono oio e ae e haalele koke mai ia Pelekane, ke hiki mai ka wa kupono. Na kekahi alii koa Palekane a ,Walaka i ahonui aku ai ma Berewika e hoihoi ia ia i Sekotia, kona home ponoi. " E like me na makemake oka lani e hoao msu mai ana i kuu puuwai, pela no au e ae akn ai," wahi a Helene, a huli iho la kona poo maluna oka nluna i makemake nui loa ai, a oia no hoi ka umauma o kana kane oloha !—No ka niea, aole anei ka pono a me Walaka i noho malaila, a ma kahi o ka pono malaila pu ka hemolele. (Aole i pau.)