The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-18
DOG SAVED a THRONE
he Rout q Kalakaua,s Mutinous Army

i tat' Puo uoWu d freVOluG1On, saved a
throne and scattered the leaguering
armies OF the rebels all in tile opera
pouffe kingdom OF the Colorado Ma
duras. This is the story George
Maggie tells:
We were at the island a year or
two ago-Harry Gillig; Frank Unger
myself. and Pierrot Pierrot was
Harry's bull pup the JOY of his own
ers life. the pride of his heart He
was a fierce. bloodthirsty- looking
brute and whenever true sport
would pass him the covetous regard
which the man would show for the
dog would make the cold chills of
apprehension play leap-frog in Gillig's
spinal marrow. AS matter Of fact
though, Pierrot was as playful and
quite as harmless as a kitten. He
never bit anything in his life except
the sWeetbreads chateaubrlans and
| such delicacies with which his owner
| fed him.
! swell. at the islands David Kala-
kaua was king. and kindlier man
never lived. He showed us marked
attention. arranged feasts in our be-
nall. and made me governor of an
island for day. He spent nearly as
much time at our cottage as he did at
the palace, which was close at hand.
we grew to have a genuine regard for
him. because whatever his faults, he
was every inch king in the gener.
os1ty of his impulses and the love he
bore his subjects
''Ihere was a condition then pre-.
valling at the islands somewhat SINH
lar to that preceding the arrest of
wilcox. Ashford, and the other con-
spirators. Discomfort muttered on
the corners. An indefinable strain
was in the political atmosphere.
Without knowing why the. onlooker
felt that rebellion might set the alarm
bells ringing at any moment The
wrecklng of a government might have
been precipitated by the iostling of
man on the sidewalk.
The king was uneasy. though he
kept smiling face and his customary
affability. Feeling as we did toward
MIN. we shared In a measure his
anxiety. and awaited the expected de-
movement with feverish impatience.
The army was giving trouble It
had felt its power by putting down
with the aid OF the baseball pitcher)
the first Wilcox revolution. 1t be-
came unreasonable in its demands,
and the king was soon involved in
trouble with his own troops.
You know the Hawaiian army con-
sists of about sixty-seven men and
half as many officers. But though
small, it is the one military prop of
the island kingdom. and it has rela-
lively as much power and Importance
as the kaiser's marshaled millions
And so it was that when fierce dis
content and widespread denunciatiou
were rife in the army the peoples
faces blanched and apprehension min
gled IN the merriest rout
! lat last it came. One night as
Gillig aud sat on the porch of our
cottage we heard the roll of the stir
ring drum and the dangerous march
ing Of armed men.
* The revolution has begun. The
army is marching On the palace
shouted Gill1g.
Being brave. aggressive man
Harry grabbed a revolver and started
on the run for the palace Enclosure.
Being more or less of fool | rau
after him without any revolver. Be,
ing a dog Pierrot ran after US both.
When we reached the palace we
found the entire army Just drawing
into line in front of it! There was
all the thunder of the captains and
the shouting which a mans heart
could wish. The army had come .to
make demand on the king. and was
prepared to enforce it with bullet aud
! bayonet.
Now. pretty much every thing on
that trip had been arranged for Pier
| rot's amusement. So when he saw
the glare Of the palace lamps he
supposed it was there as part of his
fun. With a bark and a bound he
started to enjoy the army.
Wow!
when Pierrot started for the army
the army saw him coming. With his
bow legs. wide jaw. and red, over
hanging jowl. he seemed a ravening
beast. His onslaught was quick and
noisy.
The army stood its ground a mo-
ment and then began to beat retreat
! The retreat was in an instant rout.
The rout became scramble, with the
dog take the hindmost for every
:. mans motto This was all the more
fun for Pierrot He gave expression
to his 10Y in wild yowls Of delight.
Every few moments a gorgeous officer
or slightly more subdued private
would come leaping through the trees
in a yellow cloud of fear -Pierrot
playfully cutting his heels until at
tracted by some other scattered rem
nant of the leaguering host.
',The rebellion was suppressed.
Kalakaua was maintained on the
throne and Hawaii was again at peace
all on account of Harry Gillig,s bull
pup.