Pukana kau ki te kotiro E kai ra i roto… U— etc. 3 Tapahia i taku pane, Ka whiu ki te marae Hei oko horoi mo te kotiro E kai ra i roto… U— etc. 4 Mei rahi te kiore, Kua eke atu au Hei hari atu ki te kotiro E kai ra i roto… U—, etc. 5 E rere, e te kaahu, Whakatopa i Turoto, Arohirohi ki te kotiro E kai ra i roto… U—, etc. Staring wildly in vain for the maiden Whose memory gnaws on within… Ah me— etc. 3 Come, cut off my head, Cast it on to the courtyard As a wash-bowl for the maiden Whose memory gnaws on within… Ah me— etc. 4 If only the rat was big enough, Upon it I would mount To take me to the maiden Whose memory gnaws on within… Ah me—, etc. 5 Speed onward, O hawk, Soar onward o'er Turoto, And look for that girl Whose memory gnaws on within… Ah me—, etc. Te Mahutu te Toko. There was a sequel to this love contrived, as an afterpiece with pathos, by the hand of fate to mark the twilight period in the lives of these two old-time Maori lovers. But a half century was to go by before this was to happen, and during this wide expanse of years they each lived a life of contrasting circumstances. Mahutu lived the life of a Maniapoto chief. When the war with the white man broke out he fought alongside his tribesmen, and when peace came he played a full part in the affairs of the Tainui tribes. In the second summer of her stay at Taupo, Puhiwahine went over the ranges to her mother's people in the Tuhua district. It was on a hot summer's day when a strange man strolled into their village. Puhiwahine was in a lazy mood and was daydreaming by the swimming pool when she was roused from a reverie by the excited shouting of the children. On her return to the village she saw the stranger surrounded by a chattering group fo children. In his halting Maori he explained that he had come from Wanganui and was on a sight-seeing tour. He gave his name as John Gotty. Puhiwahine's people maorified his name to Te Kati. He said he was a German and had travelled in many lands since leaving his homeland. He was a tall powerful man in the prime of life. He had a fine bearing and in his general conduct he showed himself to be a man of fine principles. From the Taringamotu valley Gotty made excursions to various parts of the district, and several weeks went by before he decided to rest for a few days and then to return to Wanganui.

MARRIAGE The few days rest was to prove a turning point in the lives of Gotty and Puhiwahine. During these leisurely days Gotty found time to observe with increasing interest her graceful manner and charming ways. Puhiwahine was on her best behaviour, and in a happy mood she fairly glowed with the joy of living. Before long Gotty declared his love and he began his wooing with Teutonic fervour. He kept on putting off his return to Wanganui, and continued with his courtship until he made her his wife.