Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-12-03
PUT DOWN BY THE DOG
HOW A REVOLUTION WAS SUP
PRESSED BY A PLAYFUL PUP.

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sternatIon Among the RevoIutionists.
Another revolution has been sup
ressed in Hawaii, and the supporters
II the queen are congratulating them
ielves on the strength of the govern
Vnent. Other people recall the fact that
he first w lcox rebellion was suppressed
/ y baseball pitcher after the king had
sen driven to the royal boathouse for
protection. A few who know are also
telling the merry tale of how Harry
liillig's bull pup put down a revolution,
saved q throne and scattered the Lacquer
Ing rnies of the rebels-all in the opera
bouffe kingdom of the Colorado Madu-
ros. This Is the story George Nagle
tells:
We were at the islands year or two
0Rgo-Harry Gillig, Frank Unger. my
self and Pierrot. Pierrot was Harry's
bull pup, the joy of his owners life, the
pride of his heart. He was fierce,
bloodthirsty looking brute, and when
ever true sport would pass him the
rovetous regard which the man would
show for the dog would make the cold
chills of apprehension play leapfrog in
Liilhg's spinal marrow. As matter of
fact, though, Pierrot was as playful and
quite as harmless as kitten. He never
bit anything in his life except the sweet
breads, chateaubriands and such deli
cacies with which his indulgent owner
pampered him.
well, at the islands David Kalakaua
was king-and a kindlier man never
lived. He showed MS marked attention;
arranged feasts in our behalf, made me
governor Of an island for day, and lost
his money TO us at poker He spent
nearly as much time at our cottage as
he did at the palace, which was close at
hand. We grew to have genuine re-
gard for him, because, whatever his
faults, he was every inch king in the
generosity of his impulses and the love
which he bore for his subjects.
There was a condition then prevail
ing at the islands somewhat similar to
that preceding the arrest of Wilcox, Ash
ford and the other conspirators. Dis
content muttered ON the corners. An in
definable strain was in the political at
inosphere. Without knowing why, the
Unlooker felt that rebellion might set
the alarm bells ringing at any moment.
The wrecking 0f a government might
have been precipitated by the jostling
Of man ON the sidewalk.
The king was uneasy, though he
kept smiling face and his customary
affability. Feeling as we did toward
him, we shared in a measure his anxiety,
and awaited the denouement with fe-
verish impatiencs.
The army was giving trouble. Ithad
felt its power by putting down with the
aid of the baseball pitcher the first Will
cox revolution. 1t became unreasonable
in its demands, aud 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. Bnt though small, it
is the one military prop of the island
kingdom, and il has relatively as much
power and Importance as the kaiser's
marshaled millions. And so il was that
when fierce discomfort and whispered
denunciation were rife in the army the
peoples faces blanched and apprehen-
sion mingled in the merriest rout
AT last it came. One night. as Gil
lig and sat on the porch of our cottage,
we heard the roll OF the stirring drum
and the dangerous marching of armed
men.
The revolution has begunl The
army is marching on the palacer
shouted Gillig.
Being brave, aggressive man, Harry
grabbed a revolver and started on a run
for the palace inclosure. Being more
or less Of fool. suppose. ran after
him without any revolver. Being 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 thun.
der of the captains and the shouting
which mans heart could wish. The
army had come to make a demand on
the king, and was prepared to enforce 1t
with bullet and bayonet.
Now pretty much everything on that
trip had been arranged for Pierrot's
amusement. So when he saw the glori-
ously caparisoned army drawn up in the
glare OF the palace lamps he supposed it
was there as part Of his fun. With n
bark and 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. overhang-
ing jowl, he seemed ravening beast.
His onslaught was quick and noisy.
The army stood its ground moment.
and then began 10 beat a retreat The
retreat was in an instant a rout. The
rout became a scramble, with the dog
take the hindmost for every man s motto.
This was all tbs more fun for Pierrot.
He gave expression TO his Joy in wild
yowls of delight. Every few moments
a gorgeous officer or slightly more sub
sued private would come leaping through
the trees in a yellow cloud of fear
Pierrot playfully cutting his heels until
attracted by some other scattered rem
nant of the leaguering host.
The rebellion was suppressed, Kala-
kaua was maintained ON the throne and
Hawaii was again at peace-ail ON &C.
count of Harry Giilig's bull pup. San
Francisco Examiner.