Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-05

pleasure Tor the footsteps OF Kaupoc.
peo, ana she soon forgot that she was
"a prisoner IN tho fortress OF Haupu
The sudden and mysterious dleau.
pcafuncc of llinu caused conservation
IN Hilo, ANA her husband kaknlnnfleo
, set out himself TO find her Tho at
t'ndnnt ladies' could give no definite ar.
count uI hcr capture. They arW
canoe, thgw saw O. man take IIlun thew
heard her screams. but further thnr
that they ala not know srurch vas
Instituted that night. but thoy returned
| next morning without word. Next day
preparations were made and "a syste.
inhtle search begun. Al over Hawai-.
then 90 every district uf NiHuf t.nuIt
Molokai oamu. Kauai. Nlhau and
kahooluwU were visited. hut after two
OF ihfc' years The party returned with.
OUT % word ut HluuH whereabouts
lh'n liakalanilco sought 400. the sore
'"r,Ht and mother of unu go. t'Ii"
said hg. seek So knowledge OF lIna
from The gods ~ have sought thum
iu vain" she replied "Th. p1W,rs
that warned me against the mauug,
Ni UN daughter uul f0fpanaluW,d tho
results Wlll not bn prevailed 600 tp give
any Information that viii Interior. with
th' fuluI.wuut Of their prophecy ~.
most disn'1fionni liukHunlIHp sought
.lh'f prophets nul ustrulnEUra. .lUHI.
Need tH tn" gods and made vows. Uuf
uIl t1 uu erect, uuI for fourteen yUIIs
hg ."u Doc Zoo vain Tor udIuH uf hIH loss
Meanwhile Eunl mud Noreu. runa of
lilua HnI HruudruHH Hf lH had grown
Go manhood. They had hH.u tlIl Tim.
ANA tImr urau tba STORY off thl.r
mothers HhIucuUuuuI uyrry tur tho,
vowed Zoo .ut for their iIfs.a maE h.r
recovery. H1 tHHy h1u boon taught in
lhy arg of war; and tha uae uf arms.
Nlh'u bad become
STRONG AND cuuHNuoEoUs
man and vaa stutogist aud military
lHliur hy nature. kHuH .u.H rI,uu
power hy the gods Co contract hIt body
Co. the size ~ Un insect ur to rEuund BE-
almost Indefinitely. This power could
hr used, however only when Lp was
lu personal peril
Finally IL was shown IN that her
daughter was Hccrctod ln the fortrpra oil
llnupu, ana that by force alone could
she Doe recovered tfnkIlnullco did uut
hnllovc that she was there. but her SONS
uid ana they determined with their
fathers consent which was readily
given. 10 got an army and rescue hrf.
Runncru were sent 10 AN the ISLAND.
asking the cooperation % the chiefs
ana nH an had grievances against Knu.
perpec, assistance was readily granted
ln few months an army Of ton thou
sand men with two thousand canoes
landed at Knuna-ka-kni. Molokli The
attack was 10 be both by land aud by
f"a, 80 the fleet Of canoes under Kama
with two thousand woli.truluol war
rlors moved around the island and soon
stood on the liaupu point. while Ia,
rest uf the army under Nlhuu ap.
preached the fortress by land No tho
meantime kouporpcg was not ille Ito
hnd been Informed by bic kuula OF
prophet before the army arrived that
an INVASION would be- attempted. and
every preparation possible had been
made within the fort 90 r.pel the attack
or endure Hoige.
As the army approached. Kuupeppcc
opened the gates and thus addressed
hiH little band Of wurriorH ooh my
warriors and my friendsu mighty army
IN coming up against Iiaupu by land
ana by sea. Alrvudy the sands Of
kaunnkakal are blackencd with IA
spears, and soon II will thunder az our
Euicn. You have served with me Tor
years but cannot ask you
to face such odds as now
appear against us. Tho gates
are oucn. Let all depart with my good |
VIII who cstc~m their iifo as precious /
Let your actions speak. we have mo- |
Time 90 lose No one moved and soon |
shouting, Close the gates" They were
closed. Kuupecpce was answered and
the attacking army was approaching |
the fort.
Tho attack began BY land. hut from |
the hrnt the cncmy was cautious be- .
cause with the first rcpulHc hundred .
Of their best men had been slain. At
the second land attack the canoes
which had stood out at sea for some
time approached nearer the shore,
DASHED THOUGH
the breakers, ana In few minutes a
thousand men followed by a second
thousand were on the beach. DemoI-
ishlnE the canoes Of the fort 20 cut on |
retreat by sea, and killing the score ~
men left there ~ guards, tho band
hnstcncd 10 climb the Htocp hill leading Z
TO the enclosure. Al the proper time IA
signal was given and hundreds ~ tons
OF rocks hurled with mighty force from
above ctmo laundering down. carrying
death and destruction with them This
caused panic aud In the general Ttnm-
pcdc the mon In the fort led hv Knu-
pccpcc In person RUSHED down TO cofu
plcte the work VI death, Tho Few that
escaped took % their canoes ono figure
among lhum was tho surprise OF an. 1
for. wudlng out into the oc,an he kopt
tho followers Of Knupcrpe8 back by /
reaching down 20 the bottom and pick
Ing up stones which he hurled with
tremendous force, then wudinr "a half /
milo from land he lightly stepped into
the largest canoe and sailed AWAY. This
was Kama, the oldest son OF Ulnn. or |
the two thousands making the attack
only i've hundred escaped.
The land party rcsuttel to a dcvIre !