The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-13

ireeF What would be the worlds opin-
ION OF the man who. possessing such a
woman as the beautiful Hina, the pearl
OF Hawaii, did not think her worth the
keeping? only when the walls OF Haupu
are battered down and Kaupeepee is
dead shall You go hence"
rms declaration frightened as well
as rather charmed the captive. The
| prince looked so immovable and vet so
handsome that Hina did not weep as
pitterly as she ought to have done al
'hls answer. Besides. IL was generally
accepted principle in eleventh century
haWai that only the brave deserved
the fair.
fou VIII yet be happy in Haupu,"
suggested the Hawaiian Paris.
! Alas! Can the Gagged bird be happy?.
! replied Hina mournfully. II am youp
| prisoner"
Not more than am yours. and it
| YOU but permit me / mean TO be a kind
Jailer. Let us as fellow prisoners shut
OUT no sunshine. My gates are only q
bar against intrusion"
Ana as the years went on. like Helen
or Troy, Hina learned to forget that sha
was captive.
meantime the widowed Hakalanileo.
unable TO learn by whom he had been
robbed, visited every one OF the Sand
wen Islands i'm search of his lost wife.
For 10 years he kept up the hopeless
quest. lie offered sacrifices in the tenn.
pies and consulted the oracles i'm vain.
olo uh said that the spirits had noths
ing more to say. Having predicted the
event 1t was now their duty not ia
thwart it,
y III ufh
were well grown to manhood the rumor
reached Hawaii that Hina was a will.
ing prisoner in the fortress OF Haupu.
Immediately an expedition was fitted
out against Kaupeepee by the two sons
OF Hlna. They attacked the promonto-
ry simultaneously by land and sea. The
expedition from the sea was repulsed
by an avalanche OF rocks which the be-
selged sent rolling from the heights.
Inc land expedition, after falling I'm
an attack. determined to try strategy.
The Greeks effected an entrance into
troy by means of a wooden horse. The
sons OF Hina won their way to Haupu
by means OF wooden tower which thew
stealthily moved up to the wall one
dark night so that their warriors could
climb over and open the gate.
The fight that ensued was terrible
one. kaupeepee and a handful OF faith.
iui friends, seeing that all was lost.
sought safety in one Of the temples.
one OF the besiegers set fire TO the
building, and, followed by his devoted
band, Kaupeepee sailed forth deter
mined to sell his life dearly. tall
,hiet rushed forward and plunged n
spear into Kaupeepees breast Lifting
ms own mighty spear to return the
blow, the dying man brushed aside the
'lood that was streaming from a wound
n MS temple and saw i'm the face of
he young chief resemblance which
e could not mistake. 1t was Hina's
on. Dropping the spear from his arm.
<aupeepee said, Tell her that IL was
or her sake | spared you.'' and then
ell lifeless upon the ground
None of Kaupeepee's army escaped.
lima was found uninjured and wel-
omed her sons with joy. She wept
yer the body of kaupeepee and asked
hat his body be given To his brother.
ow king of Molokai, for burial with
is ancestors. This her sons agreed
, do. AS for Hina, the barge that bore
er sons from the tragic pror1onotory
lso carried her back TO Hawaii. Ha.
alanileo welcomed her home. forget-
ng all the past, just as Menelaus fors
OF all his wrongs when again he gaz.
1 into the matchless face of Helen Of
roy. CAROLINE WETHERELL.