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


soundly for flirting with a serious ner
sonage like the chief and one who's,
eN-Wife could set them all into so much
tIoupie II she wished IL is quite as
nheiy' Too, that Hina, who was ambi,
tlous as well as a coquette, tossed hel
head and with a calm appreciation OF
her own charms and talents. assured
} her mother that she could take care OF
Wlte NO If there were any trouble.
! uH who was sorceress Of rare di-
I plomacy, seeing that both the chief and
! her daughter We're very much OF one
: Illhd' made II her business to have a
communication from the gods which
she sent him word that he ought 10
4 near. When he came with a train OF
; attendants. she told him that she had
) been instructed by the spirits To warn
} MN that i'm case he married her daugh-
! Ter MS bride would be snatched away
from hlm by the winds. This warn
ing, she thought, would exonerate her
II the fckle Hina proved false
| hakalanileo was very badly gone So
ne SAID; Il thank the good spirits for
their interest i'm my affairs, but / will
take my chance. II would not become
chief to reject gift because there is
hazard in accepting it,"
| Uli may have sighed over the folly of
men. but she said Bless you. my chl-
dren!" 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 VIE that Hakalanileo quite
forgot about the prophecy.
The fame of the beauty of his voung
wife spread throughout the little group
| OF islands, and travellers who went
home carried away wonderful tales OF
! her loveliness.
ON the island OF Molokai. near Ua-
| wall. reigned Kamauaua, a chief of the
| aristocrafc old native line which
scorned the new families that had inn
migrated To Hawaii from Samoa and
TAHITI and osher more distant islands
ana were little by little conquering the
group or islands for themselves The
eldest son of this king was Kaupeepee.
handsome, gay and warlike youth.
who, If anything. hated the newcomers
more than his father did He relin-
quished his claim to the throne in order |
TO devote himself to the task of making
never ending war upon the strangers. |
His father gave him a rocky promonto- |
~ on the north side of the island OF |
Molokai and this Kaupeepee and his |
followers fortified until 1t was well nigh |
impregnable.
The surf beaten shore at the bottom |
OF the precipitous promontory present.
ed an almost impossible landing place to
those who did not know its secrets.
Where the narrow neck OF land ioined
the island high stone wall was built.
the entrance To the promontory being
by subterranean door Here Kaupee
pee with 1000 OF the most dashing and
reckless warriors of Molokai, lived when
not OFT on warlike expeditions on his
great war canoe, the marvel of the is |
lands Tor its size and strength and from |
Whlch MS warriors harassed the ene- |
mics villages along the coast.
The promontory of Haupu became fa-
nous for its inhabitants gallantry and |
wild and daring warfare. 1t was the
boast Of these warriors that their wives
were the most beautiful women i'm the |
Islands. There was good ground for
the assertion, for whenever one OF then,
heard or particularly fascinating ]
maiden and CHANGED to be looking about
Tor wife he Immediately embarked |
With one or two boon companions and
carried off the damsel, whether she :
would or no.
haupeepee was not inclined to tie
TO any OF the women he had :
|
he beauty OF the wife OF Hakalanileo.
me OF the despised new chiefs of Ha-
vail Quite out Of curiosity he deter
mined to have a look at the beautv.
disguised as a simple traveller. he Wis (,
ted Hawaii and accepted the hospitali n
Y OF the chief. chuckling to himself all n
ne time at the CONSERVATION IL would r,
rouse If the household knew whom IL Il
vas harboring. He had an excellent | T.
nance To study Hina's fascinations. n
Hlna and party OF friends one day | II
'ent out into the surf TO bathe. To the ! M
onsternation Of the women, a canoe. | !,
arefully hidden among the rocks. hi
ounced out upon them almost as they 70
epped into the water Kaupeepee was nj
} the canoe and i'm minute had the 81
'reamtng Hina i'm his arms and, turn ge
lg' made n dash for "A large war canoe ~
lat lay out at sea, reaching il i'm safe st
Z. Sighting signs OF pursuit from the -,
lore, he spread the sails, and thus the =
ind waited Hina away from Hakala- a,
leo VI
All the way TO the fortress OF Haupu 10
ina wept and would not be comforted. nj
aupeepee discreetly said nothing and nc
dered the crew To treat her with great
spect and consideration. When they an
N'NN AAobBNs Ellf NdN carried with "A | In,
eat deal of ceremony into "A handsome ,,'
III or apartments on one OF the ter On,
ces OF the promontOry. IL was fur ,
shed with a magnhcence which was 80.
w To her. She recalled that Kaupee- ~ ~
@ was a kings son and wished that ~
or Hakalanileo were equally rich and so "
'lI born and handsome Hina even "
gan to feel tri1e fattered that this ~
ndsome young prince should pay her ~
e compliment Of abductlng her when ne
ubtless there were many beautiful ~
d noble ladies who would he only too pr
nd to throw themselves into his arms. ne
ma had two little boys in her pretty ne
me I'm Hawaii. and IL was for these
mourned, perhaps moro sincerely
an FOR her elderly and doting hus- {
nd g.,
Nfter partaking OF the meal set before PA
= Hina dispatched a messenger for wit
supeepee. \
What can I 10 for you" asked the VIII