The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-08-17
pTTDOWN BY THED0G
LIAM A REVOLUTION WAS SUP
anroorD BY A PLAYFUL PUP.


ana started in to Enjoy Himself-Con-
.o.ration Among the Revolutionists.
Another revolution has been sup
.,-.assad in Hawaii, and the supporters
r. +ba oueen are congratulating them
1-1,,os on the strength of the govern
Won't Other people recall the fact that
+Iafrst Wilcox rebellion was suppressed
IVA baseball pitcher after the king had
Leon driven to the royal boathouse for
,,,o+ac+ion. A few who know are also
telling the merry tale of how Harry
Gi]Iig's bull pup put down revolution,
-o,,ai q throne and scattered the Lacquer
mo armies of the rebels-all in the opera
bonffe kingdom of the Colorado Madu-
ros This is the story George Nagle
;ell5:
1--WE were at the islands year or two
aoo-Harry Gillig, Frank Unger, my
self and Pierrot. Pierrot was Harry's
hill pup. the Joy of his owners life, the
rride Of his heart. He was a fierce.
bIoodthirsty looking brute, and when
ever a true sport would pass him the
covetous regard which the man would
show for the dog would make the cold
cbills of apprehension play leapfrog in
Cillig's spinal marrow, AS a matter of
fact, though. Pierrot was as playful and
opite as harmless as a kitten. He never
bit anything in his life except the sweet
breads. chateaubriands and such deli
eacies with which his indulgent owner
pampered him.
"Well, at the islands David Kalakaua
was king-and kindlier man never
lived. He showed us 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 a 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
defnable strain was in the political at
mosphere. Without knowing why, the
0nlooker felt that rebellion might set
the alarm bells ringing at any moment.
The wrecking Of a government might
have been pracipitated by the jostling
Of a man on the sidewalk.
THE king was uneasy, though he
kept a smiling face and his customary
atfabiity, Feeling as we did toward
him, we shared in a measure his anxiety
and awaited the denouement with fe-
verlSh Impotence.
The army was giving trouble. Ithad
felt its power by putting down with the
AID of the baseball pitcher) the first Will
cox revolution. It became unreasonable
In Its demands, and the king was soon
involved in trouble with his own troops.
You know the Hawaiian army con
slstS OF about sixty-seven men and half
as many officers. But though small. il
is tbs one military prop Of the island
kingdom, and it has relatively as much
power and Importance as the kaiser's
marShaIed millions. And so it was that
Wnen fierce discomfort and whispered
remuneration were rife in the army the
peoples faces blanched and appr6hen-
sion mingled in the merriest rout.
=. AT last it came. One night, as Gil
n9 and sat on the porch of our cottage
We heard the roll of the stirring drum
anu the dangerous marching Of armed
men.
The revolution has begun! The
army is marching on the palacel
shouted Gilhg.
D7InS a brave, aggressive man, Harry
GRABBED revolver and started on q run
IoI the palace inclosure. Being more
VI VI less OF fool, | suppose, | ran after
LII without any revolver. Being dog.
FIerrot ran after us both.
-, "hen we reached the palace we found
we entlre army just drawing into line
IN front OF it. There was all the thun
yer OF the captains and the shouting
"N'cn mans heart could wish. The
t ,-"! nad come to make a demand on
r-9 Aing, and was prepared to enforce it
WIN bullet and bavonet.
-: NO" pretty much everything on that
",p mad been arranged for Pierrot's
easement. So when he saw the glori
oIa 'lS eap@rlsoned army drawn up in the
1 9,",e u the palace lamps he supposed it
bo,3 mere as part of his fun. With a
ar ron ana bound he started to enjoy the
Wow!
t5e when When Pierrot started for the army
how, U army saw him coming. With his
ingiI 1esS' wide jaw and red. overhang-
His J D, ne seemed ravening beast
@T Tl,-slaoSht was quick and noisy.
and DE g army stood its ground moment
! r. .llen began to beat retreat. The