The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-07-30

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Crand 0ppostsnity . Have sems -
and stArssd In 60 Enjoy Himsslf- Coo
sternatten Among the Revolutioniats.
Another revolution has been sup
pressed In Hawaii, and the supporters
OF the queen are congratulating them
selves on the strength of the govern
>@nt. Other people recall the fact that
Wilcox rebellion was suppressed
mne mrs. '-~her after the king had
Fb4 baseball pl.> =, boathouse for
been driven TO the roys- ara also
protection. A few who know =. 60. 40 M,
telling the merry tale of how Harry
4nhgs bull pup put down revolution.
+ saved throne and scattered the Lacquer
Ing armies of the rebels-all in the opera
bouffe kingdom of the Colorado Madu-
r0s. This is the story George Maggie
!, tells:
eve were at the islands A.
. ago-Harry Gillig, F. ,ear or two
self and Pierrot- Ink Unger. nv
ep9Ai pup tp' Pierrot was Harry's
FI1oe % Joy Of his owners life, the
VI his heart. He was a fierce.
.4oodthirsty looking brute, and when
ever true sport would pass him the
covetous regard which the man would
show for the dog would make the cold
chills of apprehension play leapfrog in
Gillig'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 induigent owner
pampered him.
fWen, at the islands David Kalakaua
was king-and kindlier man never
lived. He showed Us marked attention;
arranged feasts in our behalf, made sme
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 ct the palace, which was close at
hand. We grew 10 have - sgenuine re-
gard for him, because, whatever his
fsMts, he was every inch . king in the
generosity Of his impulses and the love
Mhichahs borssf FOR hissabjects.o Z
ss1sHhere was q condition then prevail
ing ut the. islands somewhat similar tc
that preceding the arrested .WilcoxsAsh-
ford and the other conspirators. Dis
content mustered on thescorners. An ins
definable strain was in the political at
mosphere. Without knowing why, the
puiOoker felt that rebellion might set
the alarm bells ringing at any moment.
The wrecking Of government might
have been precipitated by the jostling
Of q man oa the sidewalk. =
The king vas uneasy, though he
kept smiling face and his customary
afability. Feeling as we did toward
him, we shared in measure his anxiety
and SWsited the denouemens with fe-
verish impAtience. q,i,sz'4
The army was giving trouble. Ithad
felt ito power by putting down with the
aid OF Tho baseball >pitcher) the irsb We
cox revolution, It became unreasonable
N II demands, and the king was soon
involvedsin;t soGblS with his own troops
~ 'Xsu, know the HawaiiaM army con-
aists Of about sixty men and half
q many officers. But though small, it
- the one military prop % the Island
kingdom, and it has relatively as much
power and importance as the kaiser's
marshaled millions. And 90 it was that
when fierce discomfort and whispered
denunciation were rife in the army the
peoples faces blanched and apprehen-
ZION mingled in the merriest rout.
cat last it came. One night, as Gill
Zig 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 palace!
shouted Gillig.
"Being brave, aggressive man, Harry
grabbed revolver and started on run
for the palace Enclosure. Being more
or less Of fool. suppose, ran after
him without any revolver Being dog
Pierrot ran after as 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 demand OF
the king, and was prepared to enforce it
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 a
bark and bound he started to enjoy the
army.
".Wowi
"When Pierrot started for the army
the army saw him coming. With his
bow legs. wide jaw and red. overhang-
ing jowl, he seemed q ravening beast
{. His Onslaught was quick and noisy.
l4,is army stool itsgpound . moment