The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-02-13


thinking. He was inconceivably ins
lent and domineering, even 10 the hie
chiefs. and know not what would ha,
been the end had he not, in his wrat
one day, struck one ofthese 'Hle chic
q a magnificent savage athlete, maddene
by the insult, caught the stranger in
clutch so powerful that Cook cried OF
with pain. The comedy was endet
Th. stranger had deceived them-a 60
could feel no pain from lIulAan touch
he was an iinpostor; they fell upon hin
and the tragedy began. 1t has mad
kealakeakua famous the world over, an
raised to martyr man who, with a
his greatness, was not great enough t
rule his own spirit.'
"Tfle day We went to kilauea," Carle
ton said, "one of your koanAas told m
something about a grea: goddess wht
had dwelt there lin the dark days as h
phrased it,"
"les, We always refer thusto the years
of idolatry. 1t was goddess Pele, lt
meant: She worshipped in Kilauea, ant
the whole volcano was tabu-that is
sacred. forbidden ground for her sake
The Princess Kapiolani broke that 1zbu
and did much to turn her people from
idolatry."
GLOW do you mean, broke the tubu2''
"Defed it. Proved, in her own per.
son, that men might enter Pele's pre-
sence unworshippins and live-proved,
in short. that the terrible goddess Pele
was an idle myth, and that the miss
sivnaries preached the only true God.
Fancy multtude watching her afar off,
as she walked straight on, as they believ-
ed, to certain death p
"And only new convert herself?"
Garnett nodded, and Stephanie sat up
with flushing cheeks
THAT was brave thing for a woman
to do That was a deed woIthy of a
princess-worthy of a hero!!'
"Carlyle has immortalized her as his
South Sea heroine, but he does not name
her"
'Kapiolani. 1t is soft, musical name.
Was she pretty. I wonder :"
Bed Garnett laughed at Alice. II
have been told she had noble, stately
presence, the port aud gracious majesty
Of queen.
"And I am sure she had a noble heart"
added Stspanie Moore.
AS they talked, the clouds had been
breaking unnoticed, and suddenly there
was joint cry of "A rainbow p
Nov we can 20 into town this even
ing, after all. Adiy Leslie will be de-
lighted" Alice exclaimed.
This Addy Leslie was the belle b,une
Of Red Garnett's opening remarks, and
the belzcaagcef Frank Carleton's dreams.
"You bet we'll 60 tonight Three Or
four heurs will dry the roads capitalIy,
and we will have a full deputation. But
what's to be done with poor pussy's
headache?" -.:
"Oh," sighed Stephanie, trying to
ook cheerful. "you must 60 without me-"
,"Not much::" from Frank. And"No,
10, aoanaao malamalama must get well
o co." said the kamaka.
"But how can I 7" very piteously.
IF I could only sleep. I should soon be
,etter; but the pain won't let me-"
"If might try-if the raAime would
'nly permit" Red Garnett began, and
be Californian exclaimed -
by George, my by. that's it /! Try
he lomi-lomai!"
"I'he aoAat!'" and the heavy eyes of
he invalid opened as widely as they
night. @
The ISLANDER explained, eagerly ut
8 a method of curing pain and inducing
leep, much practised at thome-the lomi-
,mi. we call it. If Miss Stephanie
'ould only let me try, [ would be very
emile; I would nothu your head in
be least. I am sure I could help you
~ mother saysI do it better than any
{ our women. I have often cured her
eadaches. I have been thinking of i:
Il along, but I feared TO take The liberty
t proposing it, .f.* ~. ~..r~
Carleton laughed at "the boys" ex-
itement, but advised stephanie to try
lis skill.
"What shall I have to do 2" II
Nothing, but let down your hair"
The young girl glanced at Mary, who
nggested she had never heard of such
hing, and looked scandalized. Il
"Nonsense !" the Californian cried. |,
ngrily. "Where is the harm, I should
ke to know? Mary, your ideas of pro-
riety win prove fatal some day. Here,
ussy o. and he began to draw out comb
nd hair-pins, SO energetieally that she
RED out against his roughness and I
aising her head to protest, the last hold
as loosened, and straightway there
Ill "shower of gold'' that made the
auaka's great black eyes grow large.
''Is that*all your own hair, aeaAme?
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