The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-07
Continued from Fourth Pdge.)

the baby as a dainty prey, though
ordinarily this Hawaiian species is too
well fed or too particular to care much
for brown meat As he came within
twice his own length of the father and
child he turned slowly over and slipped |
below the surface the pale colored |
underside cleaning up through the
green water, and just when you could |
discern the horseshoe shaped mouth |
opening to show the sharp notched
jaws and red palate of the man eater
Nina Minas knife was plunged with all
the weight of her lifted body into the
sharks side, wherupon the savage Great
ure bounded half its length into the air
and then, with furious thrashing of
its tail vanished into the depths, leav-
ing streaks OF oily scarlet blood upon
the foam which its leap had caused
GIVE me the child" she said, but
before placing him on her back again
for the baby had grown somewhat
wearied and chilled-she rubbed her
nose hard against the little nose
after the fashion of Hawaiian kissing
and "aloha inc, oh, my darling" she
cried, "Hiwa.hiwa, my sweet little black
pig My life is nothing to give for
thee"
The land--which meant rest, which
meant safety, rescue, comfort, life
had come higher by this time, and
there would not be more than two
miles to traverse. Nina Nina, with
the long black hair knotted on her
head still full of soaked hibiscus flowers,
was swimming braveIy keeping the
boys tiny hands upon her shoulders,
and the sea was still and the current
safely passed when her ears missed
the regular beat of Manae's arms behind
her. She turned her head over her
shoulder and saw that he was treading
the water in the manner Of strong
swimmer exhausted, his chin thrown
back, his mouth open.
"My king he alu moe" she cried,
"come on. Yet little more, and we
shall touch the coral Lodges with our
toes"
"Olua p he answered, "go forth you
two. l must die The fever has
taken all the manhood from my mus
cles. Mai hull oe. Do not turn
round again. Goodbye | must go
down into the night of the sea"
"No father Of my son, no" Nina
Nina passonately exclaimed "The
land is so close | can see the doors Of
their huts The reef is so near | can
see the seaweed waving on the outside
shelves of the reef. Oh, a little farther,
and we shall all be saved I"
The poor fellow struck out courage
ously again, but as she watChed-her.
self calamity breasting the sea, which
broke gently on either side Of her
bosom as from the PROV OF some dark
ship-she saw his hands fall down and
the seawater spill from the top of a
wavelet into his mouth. Her Manae
was spent. He could never traverse
by his own strength the distance still tc
be dealt with These island women
are placid and slow on shore, bat in
moments of crisis quick to act as sea
bird is to decide on its course of flight
Fall on your back, friend Fall
Makamaka " she said Il will give
you some rest" and then she executed
a wonderful piece of water learning,
tanning the sea beside him 50 that in
each stroke her returning arm gave him
a sufficient support, while she kept her
self and the baby still steadily moving
in the right direction. But she was toe
much accustomed to the water not tC
know that her man was beyond hope Il
he should be left to himself. Hastily
her fond heart made up its purpose
She could not keep them both alb vc
the waves The effort she was making
must soon come to an end. She mus
accordingly choose between the life o
the father of her child and the life o
the son of her husband A Hawaiian
woman of her character would neve
hesitate. Nina Nina did not hesitate
"Swim now by yourself for little
Manaew she moaned, with water in he
black eyes which was not from the sea
81 can help one of the two to land, bu
| cannot help both My son-Kahaha
Thou must die for him who gave the,
beginning
All, Wife wife! no." cries the Ha
waiian, striking out anew LET nj
kama live-let him come to be mar
and keep you when you are old.
must 90. 1t is | will die. | canno
swim one canoes length farther"
At this moment the baby, from it
mothers back, chuckled out, from ful
or habit, the word of the little Sandwich
Island children when they go to thei
mats for sleep at night.
'Lsten," said Nina Nina, che know
it is all right. He says farewell to you
Oh, my manu-, my bird, you will tax
so long to drown; you are so hearty
You will struggle and cry for me anC
call the sharks to you before you ar
dead And there is no time left
Goodbye. Rub my nose hard wit
your little nose. Kuu honigala aloha
Oh, my last sweet, loving kiss to you
Goodbye "
With that she buried the knife blad
in her babys heart and let him slid
dead into the sea, Two thin lines c