The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-05

I Never before had she seen 50 fair man,
though IN very sooth she had been Wooed OF
I many kings sons and chiefs from every
part of the earth. Then she called to her
! three sisters and asked them his name, but
they could not ans wer; this, however, they
knew-he was Of no country whereof they
had heard tell, for be was strangely clad
and he was OF exceedingly fair complexion
and his stature surpassed that OF other men,
The next day these maidens saw this same
tall, fair man. but he no longer fished in the
rivulet; he hunted the heres and was pass
ing skillful thereat, 30 that the maidens ad-
! mired him not only for his exceeding come
/ illness but also for his skill as a huntsman,
! for surely there was no hare that could es-
cape his vigilance and the point OF his
arrow. So when Talakoa, tnelr
/ father. came that evening the maid
! ems told him of this stranger, and
/ he wondered who be was aud whence
/ he Jared Awaking from her sleep In the
middle of that night Kaulualua saw that
| the stars shone with rare brllliancy, ana
that by their light man was gazing upon
| her through the window. And she saw
| that the man was the tall, fair man of
whom 1t has been spoken. SO she uttered
| no cry but feigned that she slept, for she
| saw that there was love in the tall, fair
mans eyes and it pleaseth maiden to be
| looked upon in that wise.
When it was morning this tall, fair man
came ana EubbEbu Luhb uOuSo hLA AeAAA u uoA4
! and q hare upon the hearthstone and called
| for TalakOa. And he Quoth to Ialakos;
! "Old man, would have your daughter TO
wife"
Being full crafty man, as beseemeth one
Of years, Talakoa replied: -Four daughters
! have l."
The tall, fair man announced: you
| speak sooth, as we'll becometh a full crafty
man. Four daughters have you and it is
| Kaulualua that would have to wife"
Saith that full crafty man, the father:
How many palm trees grow IN thy pos
| session and how many rivers flow through
| thy chiefdoml Whence contest thou, gentle
| sir, for assuredly neither l nor mine have
seen the like Of thee before"
| GOOD sooth," answered the tall, fair
| man, II will tell you no lie, for would
| have that daughter to wife, and the things
! you require do well beseem a full crafty
man that meaneth for his child's good. l
am the man Of the moon and my name is
| Mariana
Then Talakoa and his daughters looked
at one another and were sore puzzled, for
| they knew not whereof Mariana spake,
| And they deemed him mailman; yet did
they not laugh him to scorn, because that
he had come a-woolng and had laid the fish
and the hare upon the hearth-stone.
''Kind sir, bringing gifts" quoth Talakoa,
81 say no lie to you, hut we know not that
country whereof you speak. Pray tell US OF
the moon and where ia it situate and how
many kumes is 10 distant from herep
"FulI crafty man father Of her whom l
have TO wife, will tell you truly" an
swered Mariana. 1.-The moon wherefrom l
| come is a mighty island in the vast sea OF
night. and 1t is distant from here so great
| space that 1t we're not to count the kumes
! that lie between. Exceeding fair is that
island Ia that vast sea, and it hath mount
aims and valleys and plains and seas and
rivers and lakes and l am the chief over all.
| Atua made that island for me and put 1t in
that mighty sea, for l am the son of Atua,
and over that island in that sea l shall rule
forever
Great wonder had they to hear tell Of
| these things, and they knew now that Ma
| rama was the child of Atua, who made the
universe and is the all-god. Then Mariana
said on:
''Atua babe me search and find me a
wife, and upon the stars have l walked 200
years. fishing and hunting, and seeing
| maidens, but of all maidens seen there is
none that l did love. So now at last, in
this island Of this earth, l have found
| Kaulualua and have seen the pearl of her
beauty aud smeIled the cinnamon of her
breath, and l would fain have her to wife
that she may be ruler with me over the
moon, my island in the vast, black sea of
night"
Il was not for Talakoa, being of earth
such as all human kind, to gainsay the
words Of Marama. And there was a flame
in Kaulualuas heart and incense in her
breath and honey in her eyes toward this
/ tall, fair rI1Rn that was the son of Atua. So
the old father said to her: Take up the
fish and the hare and roast them, my
daughter, and spread them before us and
we will eat them aud so pledge our troth,
one to another"
This thing did Kauluelua, and so the man
from the moon had her to wife.
That night they went from the home Of
! Talakoa to the island in the sea of night, and
| Talakoa aud the three maidens watched for
/ a signal from that island, for Kauluaua
| told them she would build fire thereon
| that they might know when she was come
thither Many, many nights they watched,
| and their hair grew white and time marked
their faces with his fingers, and the moss
| gathered on the palm trees. At last, as il
be would sleep forever, Talakoa laid him
| self upon his mat by the door and asked
| that the skies be opened to him. for he was
enfeebled with age. And while he asked
| this thing the three sisters saw a dim light
afar of in the black sea of night, and il was
| such LIZ bit as had never before been seen.
And this light grew larger and brighter, so
| that in seven nights IL was thrice the size of
| the largest palm leaf and it lighted up all
! that far off island In the sea of night, aud
they knew that Kaulualua and the MOON
| goa were IN Luelr nome AZ LaSts 80 OLD
! Talekoa was soothed and the skies that
| opened unto him found him satisfied.
| The three sisters lived long, and yet 200
| ages are gone since the earth received them
into its bosom. Yet still upon that island
| in the dark sea OF night abideth In love the
moon god with his bride. Atua hath been
| good to her. for he hath given her eternal
| youth, as he giveth TO all wives that do
| truly love and serve their husbands 1t is
| for US to see that pleasant island wherein
Kaulualua liveth; it is for US to see that
when Mariana goeth abroad to hunt or to
| FISH his moon lady stitch alone and maketh
moan. and heedeth not her fires; it is for us
| to see when anon he comeIh back she
buildeth' up those fires wherein to cook
food for him, and presently the fires glow
| brighter and the whole round moon island
Is lighted and warmed thereby. In this
wise an exceeding fair example is set unto
all wives of their duty unto their mates.
| When the sea singeth to the sands, when
| the cane beckoneth to the stars and when the
| palm leaves whisper to sweet-breathed night
| how pleasant 1t is, my brown maiden, to
I stand with thee and look upon that island in
the azure sea that spreadeth like veil about
| the cocoa trees For there we see the noon
| lady, and she awaiteth her dear lord and
she smileth in love; and that grace warm
eth our hearts-your heart aud mine, y,
little maiden and we are glad with joy