Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-06
A STORY OF KALakAuA.
The King and His Army Beasen Ry a Hans
 full of Sailors.

l HUH OA ShAlor8s
 Although the kingdom over whicf kalakaua reigned was small it's court
 was not lacking in the pomp and dis 1 play of the older ones of Europe. Kala
 kaua showed his fitness for the position of king by the ready manner in whict
 he took up the habits of royalty as we
 know of it in Europe. Draw poker was
 the favorite game of the king, and oi
 recent years he was an expert. With his faults, KalalSaua was genial, whole.
 souled, and extremely democratic. He
 was easily approached, and like the
 twin kings of the "Gondoliers," was not above making himself useful, es. pecially in showing visitors around his
 little kingdom. On such occasions there
 was usually included in the sightseeing a ''slumming" tour around and through
 the dark places of Honolulu, the kine in cog. as guide.
 Not long ago a Californian was visit ing Honolulu and was the guest of Kal. akaua. One night a ''slumming'' trir
 was proposed, and some hours after
 nightfall the monarch and the plebeiar
 visitor from California found them. selves wandering through the lower
 part of the city. It was a warm night.
 ShASA AS lAlolC OH d warm
 night in the tropics than cold bottle of
 champagne. Hence there were nu
 merous ''cold bottles consumed. and
 after exploring large number of
 streets and alleys the two seated them.
 selves 4boutmidnight in tavern dowr
 near the water front. A table divided
 the duslly king and the Californian, and
 the king divided the chips and other DO
 lyo, at |,
 the label of a champagne bottle at his
 elbow. They began a quiet two-handed
 game, which went on uninterrupted for
 some time, the Californian observing
 all the while with some solicitude the
 slow but steady increase in size of the
 royal pile of chips.
 There was British ship in the harbor
 at the time, and on this particular night
 the sailors had been ashore di1ninishino the visible supply of grog in the upper part of town. In the small hours of the morning they started back for the water front, and as unlind fate would have it, their route lay by the tavern wherein the king and his friend were having their quiet game. Into the tavern they staggered with much boisterous laugh ter and an unseemingly tramping of feet. Honolulu whisky was beginning to have its effect, and what with salty songs and clapping of hands it was tax ing the royal brains to keep the run of the game. To add to the royal annoy ance the royal pile of chips became per ceptibly diminished in size through the royal overcontidence in three gaudily- dressed ''typewriters," which confront ed the royal gaze when his highness ex- amined his hand at the opening of a jackpot. Thereupon royalty rose up in its wrath, smote the table with his fist, and commanded that there be less noise
 This move of the king naturally led to heated argument with his high ness and his highness' California friend on one side and a motley crowd of jack tars on the other. The argument de- veloped into a lively scrimmage, and before his highness had time to say Kaop- l pollinjjii he was seized by the slack of the royal raiment, carried to the door. | and tossed unceremoniously into the middle of the street, where he lay full [ in the effulgence of the tropical moon i until something ended in a heap beside i him. This something proved to be tho i Californian. After studying the stars 1 for awhile the king got on his feet and hailed a passer-by, who was dis i patched post-hastc to the palace for the i royal army. Then the dejected indi- | vidualS seated themselves on some con- l venient steps to await the coming of | the army and to rednct on the uncer- tainties of draw-p ol1er In the tropics.
 The strains of sailor songs were still 1 floating out from the tavern when the Hawaiian army turned into the street. The sounds of martial tread awolSe the king and his companion from their 1eep reflections. A nasty council of war was held, and then the royal army full twenty strong-an overwhelming ma iority being officers-charged into the 5avern, encouraged by the shouts of the Californian, who discreetly remained put in the night air, and hung to sign, rom which point of vantage he could view the battle.
 There was a defiant shout from the sailors when the troops rushed through he door; then the sound of blows and 'cuti1ing, which lasted the fraction of a minute. Then the royal army came 'ut of the tavern. It wasn't charge They had simply fallen over each other, in which they were assisted by he sailors, who hustled them out on louble quick. In a moment the king, lis army and the Californian were in ull retreat toward the palace, whipped, lorse, foot and dragons, by handful If sailors who pelted them up the street with glasses, beer mugs and bungstart- ITS. And as the king retired unhappy O bed, and the army to the dispensary O secure plaster and beefsteak for cratched faces and discolored eyes, he cocks were growing, and there loated in from the bay on the early morning ar the muffled sound of tri- lmphant shouts and sailor songs.-Chi- ago Tribune.
 All the Difference in the World.