Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LIX, Number 22, 3 June 1921 — KUU WAHINE ALOHA, REBECCA KAHALIA SMITH, UA HALA. [ARTICLE]

KUU WAHINE ALOHA, REBECCA KAHALIA SMITH, UA HALA.

Mr. Sol. Hanohano, Aloha oe; —E oluolu mai i kau wahi ruml kaawale o ka hiwahiwa a ka lahui no'a, no kahi poomanao e kau ae )a malnnn, i ike mai ai na kini, na makanmkn, he lehulehu e noho ana mai Hawaii Moku o Keawe, ahiki aku i Kauai o Ma nokalanipo. Ma ka la 18 o ka mahina i hala. hora 6 o ke ahiahi, ma ko maua home noho ma Koloa, Kauai, i pauaho mai ai kuu wahine aloha ia'u, ame na koiki a maua, i hooneleia i ka inakua, a niau palanehe aku la, ma kela ao ma o, me kona makua ma ka lani, ua hala, ua moe, ua hookuu i kona luhi ame na ehaeha o keia ola ana. Auwe kuu mi n&mina pau ole ia oe! Ua haalele mai kuu wahine ia'u ame na keiki a maua, mnmuli o kona hanau ana i ka maua keiki muli loa, he keikikane nui nepunepu, ke kumu nana i kaili koke ae, i kona ola makamae me kona ma'i ole, he 9 a maua keiki ka nui, elima e ola nei a eha i make mua aku. Luuluu wale! Ua hanauia kuu wahine alolia ma Hanapepe i ka makahiki 1890, nolaila ua piha iaia he 31 makahiki a hala wale aku la oia, a ua piha no hoi ia maua he 16 makahiki o ko maua noho mare ana, i kona make ana, ua ho 'iho'iia aku kona kino kupapau ma Wai mea no ka ike ana mai o kona mau makua, na kaikaina, na kaikunane ame ka ohana, he nui a lehulehu. Ma ka la 19 ae i hoomoeia aku ai kona kino wailua ma ko lakou ilinn, malalo o ka lawelawe ana a ka Rev. S. K. Kaulili, no kuu wahine i hala aku, he makuahine maikai no ka liome, he mea nui loa lakou iaia, he heahea, he hookipa i na hoaloha, ana i ka poe apau ,a he nui kona mau hoaloha a hala wale aku la oia. Auwe kuu minamina pa,u ole ia oe! Nolaila, ke haawi aku nei an i ka'u »au hoomaikai nui palena ole i kuu pokii ; Mr. Sam Smith, no kana mau .mea apau i kokua inai ai ia'u, oiai au iloko o ke kaumaha ame ka hmluu, a pela pu no hoi me ka poe apau i ala pu mai ma ka po, no ke kiai ana I kuu

w»hine, ka poe no hoi i haawi mai i ka lnkou maii makana ptm no oukoii kek;ilii hoomaikai nui palena ole, a pel» pu no hoi me na keiki elilu* la haawina hookahi, ka poe no hoi i kokua wale mai i ko lakou mau kaa, no ke komo ana aku ma ka huakai hoolewa o ka'u mea aloha. E oluolu e lawe aku i ka mahalo ame ka hoomaikai nui palena ole, ma ko'u aoao, no oukou apaif Toa, a na ka Haku e kiai a hooloihl i ko kakou mau la iloko o kona aloha puni ole. Owau no me ka ohana, iloko o ke kaumaha, ame ka luuluu, WM. J. 6MITH, ,IR., WM. E. 6MITH, SR., ALBKRT BMITH, .7AMEB SMITH, JOSEI'H SMITH, KMMEL 6MITH, JŪLIXTB SMITH.