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

in the east announced the approach OF
day.
RAMApUAA.
Perhaps ar the missionaries TO tho
sandwich Islands have visited the
coming Go un almost abrupt
end In elm over which
flows "a beautiful waterfall The
sides uro prccipitoua aud rugged at
the mouth 1nd become higher ana
sleeper aud close together uouter the
head until they rise almost abruptly.
60 the waterfall. Beautiful ferns and
hanging vines Of all descriptions cover
fhe afnrr rocks nud sway and bend iu
The winds that reem 90 play unconslng-
ly around the submits.
IN this beautiful ruoh now rn peace
ful occurred the last grent struggle boz
tween The god Kama nunn tha Gene
t1ur OF Hawaii. half man and half hog.
ana pcig the tickle goodies of iSll1ucn.
The hosts Of k1uuuuun had been
driven hy Peie from Hawaii 90 Maui
then 60 Molohal. and lustly to oahu ON
The kooiHu slide. Fleeing 20 the mouth
~ knlluwnu. is1mIpuHu lay hla huge
form across the rulch dammiug the
waters which soon formed "a great lake
above him. pela and her hosts came
nu uud Hrcing tholr rurmy PROSTATE
thought Goo mako short wuork ut him:
NNNN NN NfN NNNNNI NIIIlH ne NINHNs ana
the liberated waters rushed IN torrents
down upon the attacking force putting
out the fires and almost destroying the
army After recruiting her forces. how
ever. she again made AN attack ana this
time drove her Cnomy up tho canyon.
Just us ahn was about 10 end him be-
turned ana lcuucd up the steep side ~
the mountain several thousand foot
hlgh. and thus escaped. for polc could
not ascend The marks OF his huge
feet. and the smoothcd clin made 10
by the rubbing ~ his belly aa he as
csndcd, are still to be seen, ana 10 this
day natives going UP tho canyon offer
MIN sacrifices FOR he holds their lives
IN his hands. and would hurl rocks
down upon them should they fail TO
render him proper worship.
a TRIP UP KALIuwAA.
ono day a party Of missionaries TO.
Ecthcr with some native Elders. among
whom was knleohann. an early convert
10 Christianity and the Gospel. took a
trip w the beautiful Kaliuwnu. We
all know the popular ideas about
Wnmnpunu, and as we entered the
gulch ! asked Kaloohnno n It would
not be well FOR us 60 observe the usual
rites. 90. no." he replied. those and
even Kamapuaa himself are things NJ
the past. The light OF the Gospel ~
changed"
Arriving at the little pool formed by
the waterfall. and after enjoying the
magnificent scenery FOR while. lunch
was spread ana We wcrc about TO eat.
when one OF the younger and more
thoughtlcss Of the Elders called 10
knmnpuan, saying; "kamnpunn,
kamapunn, n you are on the tops Of the
mountains throw down rock" This
was repeated three times when 20 our
great surprise n cobble stone ns large
aa ones two fists fell with great force
and aplaAhcd IN the pool close by; but
tho climax u our terror was reached
when following quickly on 10 the first.
a second cobble larger and with more
force fell closer TO us. Hurricdly re-
buking the fonllshness Of the young Ell
der. our native friends and especially
knlcohnno, forgot their Christianity
and with prayers and incantntions Of
fctcd sacrifices by pulling out hairs Of
their head, plucking leaves from the
trees and performing all other rites.
which 1t was supposed Kamapuaa re-
quired
Some OF the white people wondered
considerably also. but most OF them
laughed heartily az the natives.
The mystery was not solved until
we started home. when u was learned
that one Of the Elders behind a clump
Of brush had thrown the stones into
the pool. In the excitement that fol-
lowed he easily Joined US unobservcd
The natives felt worse after the eN-
PLANTATION than they dld before. but they
finally relieved themselves by saying
that while they did not believe In
they thought it prudent not
TO carry temptation too FAR.
LAIEIKAwAL
Many times when a boy have played |
around the pool OF Wnl-a-pulSn. II lH |
close 10 Lnic. Just across the river then |
over the little hills and mnkni ~ the |
road, IL Is a wonderful pool; without |
warning the earth falls abruptly, how /
many feet no one knows. leaving rocky /
sidos. and forming q Subtcrunoan COM
munlcntlons with the sea, And many |
times | have listened 20 some old Ha-
wnllan woman reclto fragments OF the
story OF Laic-i-lta-wai. and |
tell about the passage In the pool
reached only by diving which leads 10
4 large cavern beneath.
Laic-i- ka-wai was one Of the most
women among the Hawaiians,
aud possessed the attributes OF "a god
less, Her fathers name was Ka- |
iana-o-ka -pala. and her mothers
iialac ka -hhna. The father vowed at
ils marriage that n his children We're
Girls he would XIII them az birth. at
east until n son should come. The first
our werc killed When Malae- lSa hama
was about TO be delivered again she
tent her husband days Journey
iround K0olau TO get her "a fish 20 ent