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night, at the time when the Milky Way turns, Kawelo f eh his strength returning to him 

 and his bruises became less painful. He therefore rose and walked back and forth, im- 

 patiently waiting for the coming of day, when he ex])ected to see Aikanaka and Kaelelia 

 and the others enter the temj^le. Where Aikanaka and his followers had gone to spend 

 the night was at a place some distance away, but before leaving he had placed a guard 

 over Kawelo. This guard was a close friend of Kawelo's. When Kawelo rose, the man 

 saw that he was come back to life again, so he asked: "Is that you?" Kawelo answered: 

 "Yes, it is I." Kawelo then asked the guard: "Where are Aikanaka and his followers?" 

 The guard replied: "They have retired for the night." Kawelo again asked: "Are they 

 not coming back again?" The guard replied: "They ai'e coming back here in the morn- 



ing." 



To place you on the altar 



And to sacrifice yon to the gods, 



That you may serve as the human ofifering for the temple. 



But it seems you have come to life. 



Kawelo then said to the guard: "Let us sit u]) for a while before I retire. After 

 I lay down, cover me up again with the banana leaves just as before until daylight. I 

 want you to watch the ])eople as they come into the temple. When you see that all have 

 entered, come and wake me and I shall then slay them all." 



After imparting these instructions to the guard, Kawelo retired and the guard 

 proceeded to cover him up with the banana leaves, from head to foot. On being again 

 covered u]) Kawelo did not go to slee]), nor \\as he in any way unwatchful, in fact, he 

 was very vigilant and was very anxious to meet his enemies, when he would mete out 

 death to them. Kawelo became very restless and anxious for daylight to come, that he 

 might set eyes on Aikanaka and the others. 



Early that morning Kawelo waited for the coming of Aikanaka and his followers, 

 but the people were slow in making their appearance. It was about noon before Aika- 

 naka and his followers appeared. When the guard saw that Aikanaka, Kaeleha, the 

 chiefs, the warriors and the j^eople, men, women and children, had all come into the 

 temple enclosure, he approached the side of Kawelo and whispered to him, saying: 



Say, Kawelo ! O say, Kawelo ! 



You must wake up, you must wake up! 



Aikanaka has entered, 



Kaeleha has entered, 



The chiefs have entered. 



The warriors have entered, 



The men have entered, 



The women have entered. 



The children have entered. 



All have entered. 



Wake up, you must hasten, don't be slow. 



