The sun., 1891-06-07

| point, not a cables length beyond the breach
Ing SURF schooner rode: come to discharge
house boards. an presently due at Hookena
to load lepers. Tho village is Honaunau: the
ruin. the Hale o Keawe. temple and city Of
refuge.
| The ruin made massive figure rising from
the fat lava In ramparts twelve to fifteen feet
high. OF an equal thickness. and enclosing an
| area OF several acres. The unmortared stones
| were Justly set: In places tho bulwark was
still true to the plummet IN places ruinous
| from the shock OF earthquakes. Tho enclosure
| was divided In UNEQUAL parts: the greater. tho
city OF refuge; the smaller. the heiau or temple.
tho so-oalled House OF Keawe. or reliquary of
his royal bones. Not his alone. but those OF
many monarchs OF Hawaii were treasured
here: but whether as the founder OF the shrine
or because he had been moro renowned In life,
Keawe was the naming and the hallowing
saint And Keawe can produce at lenst one
claim to figure on the canon. for since his
death ho has wrought miracles As late as
1929 Kaahumanu sent messengers to
bring the relics Of the Kings from their long
| reposo at Honaunau. First to tho keepers
wife and then to the keeper the spirit Of Keawe
appeared In dream. bidding them prevent
the dissertation. Upon the second summons
they rose trembling; hasted with q torch into
the crypt: exchanged the bones OF Keawe with
those OF some less holy chieftains: and were
back 10 bed but not yet asleep. and the day had
not yet dawned before the messengers arrived.
So 1t comes that to this hour the bones OF
Keawe. like those Of his descendant. sleep In
some unknown crevice OF that governed isle.
When Ellis passed in 1898. six years before
this Intervention of tbe dead. the temple still
preserved some shadow OF its ancient credit
and presented much OF it, original appear.
ance. He has sketched it. rudely in a drawing.
more effectively In words. Several rudey
carved male and female images Of wood were
placed on the outside Of the enclosure: some
on low pedestals under the shade OF an ada
cent tree. others on high posts on tho jutting
rocks that hung over the edge Of the water. A
number stood on tho fence at unequal dis
tances all around. but tho principal Assem-.
blage OF these frightfu tatives of their
former deitles waa at the southeast end OF the
enclosed space where forming semicircle
twelve OF them stood In grim array, as II per-
petusl guardians OF the mighty dead repos-
ing In the house adjoining Once they had
evidently been clothed. but now they
appeared in the most INDECENT Naked
ness The horrid stare OF these idols.
the tattered garments upon some OF them. ami
tho heaps Of rotting offerings before them.
seemed to us no improper emblems OF the sys-
tenn they were designed to support; dlstin-
guished alike By its cruelty. folly. and wretch |
edness. We endeavored to gain admission to
the inside OF the house. but were told 1t was
strictly prohibited. However. by pushing ono
OF the boards across the doorway little on
one side. We looked in and saw many large |
images. with distended mouths, large rows Of |
sharks teeth. and pearl shell eyes. We also !
saw several bundles. apparently OF human |
bones. cleaned. carefully tied up with cinet
made OF cocoanut fibre. aud placed In different |
parts OF the house. together with some rich |
shawls and other valuable articles. probably
worn BY those to whom tho bones belonged"
Thus the careless eyes OF Ellis viewed and
passed over the bones Of sacrosanct Keawe. in
his house which he had builded.
Cities OF refuge are found not only In Hawaii.
but In tho Glberls. where their name is now
Invariably used for o mosquito net. But the |
refuge Of the Gilberts was only house In
village and only offered. like European
churches. sanctuary for the time. The hunt
cd man might harbor there and live on char
!ty: woe 10 him II he stepped without. The
city OF refuge OF Honaunau possessed larger
efficacy. Its gate once passed.. an appearance
made before tho priest on duty. hasty prayer
addressed to tho chief idol, and the guilty man
was FREQ to 20 again. relieved from al the con-
sequences OF his crime or his misfortune. In
time OF war It's bulwnrks were advertised by
pennons OF whiio tapa: and the aged tho chill
dren. and the poorer-hearted OF the women OF
the district. awaited thero the issue OF the bat
tle But the true wives followed thoir lords
into the field and shared with lhem their toll
and danger.
Tho city had yet another function. There
was In Hawaii class apart comparable to the
doomed families OF Tahiti. whose special mia
sion was to supply the altar. 1t seems that the
victim foil % usually % on , tho holy day OF xhioh &
Of Ms Gssn fehss ,bsss o.
nsh sayo ersst Ss kns
height Of sacrilege and tieasonl and gone
ionH ss a 81 esnss e od a. But
destiny OF privilege aud psril turned the mons
heads; even at dangerous seasons they went
oiten Sighted Ia the % open. and must run Tor the
eity oi refuge. with The prlsstly nSrdersrs h az
ssooa s shs door e
and protect them.
The enclosure Of the ssnnctnary 2; was al payed
rom The nssures, and drew shadSwI on tho
ssa sSs 'i GSs and
mu muse Thsre tS are tines and places where the
vnst becomes mo, 20 vivid than the present, and
aSnS iS I, 81 s ,aS a
Rome: J found II 80 again In the CITY OF
II 'ap the is I'D
The d9s S 9s Hs y 1as bsols
Ie Some % dozSn natives OF H9naunau followed
me about 10 show the boundaries; and l was
guides laying his hand on q big block OF lava i
This stone In called IA thnmnnn." said he.
= i IS here she iay hid with her dog from Kan
AnI he told me an nnsedote, which would
Until hs haa learned what M an ner OF woman