The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-03-08
DIPLOMATIC VIBRATIONS.
The Arduous Duties Of Our Minister to the
Sandwich Islands

Minister Comfy in Columbus, Ohio Journal.
Do you know what it is to the minister
10 have man-of-war visit his post? First
the admiral sends his staff officer to report
his arrival. Then they take drink. Then
the minister runs up his flag, and sends a
dispatch to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
notifying his Majesty's government that
the admiral has arrived, and desires to sa-
lutte the flag. Then his excellency replies,
and sets the time when the admiral may
shoot, and his Majesty's big guns will be
all loaded ready to reply, gun for gun.
Then the bombardment takes places. Then
the admiral calls on the minister, with his
staff and all their good clothes. Then they
all drink. Then the minister goes aboard
the man-of-war in his good clothes and in the
admiraps yawl, Then they all drink.
When he leaves the vessel, after being pre-
sented arms to, and all kinds of bother, he
gets only about 80 yards away when his
ears are torn and his head bursted bv the
big guns of the vessel firing 15-gun salute.
The mariners have their oars peaked and
theii eyes ON the minister, and he is ex-
pected to take off his hat and grin horribly
a ghastly smile, as if he really enjoyed the
honor of having his head bursted in this
way. Then the admiral comes ashore with
his staff, and the minister takes him to call
upon his Majesty's government. We go
first to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who
tells us when we may have an audience at
che palace to present the admiral and other |
officers to his Majesty. Then we visit the |
other ministers, the Governor of Oahu, the |
Justices of the Supreme Court and the Mar
shal Of the Kingdom; then we take drink.
Then the admiral invites the minister to |
lunch, and they take drink.
Next day or SO. the minister takes the |
whole party to the palace, aud they are pre-
sented i'll due form to his Majesty. The
admiral reads little speech, in which he
tells his Majesty how glad we are to see him,
and his Majesty reads little speech in
which he replies how glad he is to see us.
lhen we talk awhile with all the grandees
and after backing out of the presence sign
,ur names in little book, and the admiral
aas=ies &c beard vessel to get his kid
leys relieved from the pressure of his
'word-belt as soon as possible. Meantime
III the other excellencies, representing every
country under heaven, have been sending
lotes to the minister begging him to name
he happy day when it will please the ad-
niral to send boat for them to come on
BOARD, and have salute fired for them.
Then the Frenchman always gets mad be-
'ause he did not get as many guns as he
links he ought to have had, and the min
ster has three months correspondence on
lis hands before that is settled. You think
t is all over now? The trouble is only
bout to begin. There are dinners, lunch
PARTIES, dances, serenades, visits to be paid,
md the devil to pay if the foreign repre-
entatives do not receive their return calls
before the week is out. Why, it is posi-
i've fact, we have been living since last ,
september within five miles of the greatest
light to be seen in the world almost, THE
Pail" or "Pari," precipice 1900 feet
ligh, over which old Kamehameha drove
he army that opposed him; and to-day is !
he first day have found is possible to 20
p and see it. That ran away. literally,
N the day before the mail closes, in order
o see it even now, will trust be fact of
ONE significance. have no time TO write
bout it, however, though am stuffed full
{ its beauty and grandeur. 1t win have to
rant.