Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-09
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plishment of which tradition makes
any mention is her skill as surf rider
She was a veritable mermaid. and in
Hawaii one may look for discriminate
ing Judgment in that line, as most
Hawaiians take to the water as latur-
ally as ducks.
Hina's mother was a sorceress, an OLD
lady who pretended TO know lot more
than she told, and therefore won a
high consideration for what she did
divulge. She may or may not have
been flattered by the admiration which
was accorded her beautiful daughter.
for Uli, the old soceress, was an
eleventh century advance guard of the
new woman and likely was too busily
employed powwowing with the Priest
esses of Pele on the slopes of fiery
Kilauaa and nosing around the forests
fer the queer roots or stones, which
she manufactured into charms, or Cos
slipping with the garrulous women in
the surf, so that she would have a rich
fund of material on which to base her
prophecies, to- know or care much
what was thought of her daughter.
In the meantime Hina ran wild and
grew up beautiful. but with a lack of
even the trifing training which most
savage mothers of that date thought 1t
their duty to bestow upon their daugh-
tiers.
Now, the chief Of the district in
which the fair Hina and her mother
lived was Hakalanileo. He was rather
elderly and already supplied with wife
when he beheld the lovely Hina. Just
when or how he met her history does
rot say, but as Hina was a coquette
and quite we'll aware of her own charms
there can be lttledoubt that she took
good care to display them at the first
favorable opportunity.
OF course the susceptible elderly chief
was smitten. When he conveniently
could he get rid of his other wife and
demanded the hand Of her daughter
from the old seeress Uli This made
the old lady somewhat uncomfortable.
She was shrewd enough to see that the
discarded wife, who belonged to a rich
and powerful family, would make trou-
Bile if she could, and, knowing her
daughters flirting proclivities, she
could not but be aware that she was
not Of the material of which faithful
wives are made.
Doubtless she retired to her flower
and vine covered hut and lectured Hina
soundly for flirting with a serious per
sonage like the chief and one whose
ex-wife would get them all into so
much trouble if she wished. 1t is quite
as likely, too, that Hina, who was am
bilious as well as a coquette, tossed
her head and, with calm appreciation
of her own charms and talents, as
sured her mother that she could take
care Of wife No. 1 If there were any
trouble.
Uli, who was a soceress Of rare d.
plonnacy, seeing that both the chief
ard her daughter were very much Of
one mind, made 1t her business to have
a communication from the gods, which
she sent him word that he ought TO
hear. When he came with a train Of
attendants, she told him that she had
been instructed by the spirits to warn
him that in case he married her daugh-
ter his bride would be snatched away
from him by the winds. This warn
ing, she thought, would exonerate her
if the tickle Hina proved false.
Hakalanileo was very badly gone, so
he said: Il thank the good spirits for
their interest in my affairs, but | will
take my chance 1t would not become
a chief to reject gift because there is
hazard in accepting it,
I'll may have sighed over the folly OF
men, but she said, BLESS you, my
children!" feeling that she had done her
duty. The wedding took place at once
and Hina, pleased by the novelty Of her
new position, was so charming and de-
voted wife that Hakalanileo quite
forgot about the prophecy.
The fame OF the beauty Of his young
wife spread throughout the little group
of islands, and travellers who went
home carried away wonderful tales Of
her loneliness.
On the island OF Molokai. near Ha-
wall, reigned Kamauaua, a chief OF the
aristocratic old native line which
seorned the new families that had In
migrated to Hawaii from Samoa and
Tahiti and other more distant islands
and were little BY little conquering the
group Of islands for themselves. The
eldest son Of this king was Kaupeepee,
a handsome. gay and warlike youth.
who. II anything. hated the newcomers
more than his father did He relin-
pushed his claim TO the throne in order
10 devote himzelf 20 the task Of making
never ending war upon the strangers