Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-10-15
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The RoEt Of Ralakaua's Mutinous Arm
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merry tale Of how Harry Gillig's ball
pup pat down a revolution saved a
throne and scattered the leagnering
armies OF the rebels in the opera
houffe kingdom Of the Colorado Ma
durss This is the story George
Na9le 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
er's life the pride OF his heart He
Was ferce bloodthirsty looking
brute. and whenever a true sport
Won pass him the eovetous regard
which the man would show for the
dog would make the cold chills Of
apprehension play leap-irog in Gillig 5
spinal marrow. As a 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
Well at the islands David Kala-
kaua was king and a kindlier man
never lived He showed US marked
attention arranged feasts in our be-
half and made me governor OF an
island for a day. He spent nearly as
much time at our cottage IS he did al
the palace, which was close az hand
We grew to have a genuine regard for
him because whatever his faults he
was every inch king IN the geaer-
osity OF his impulses and The love he
bore his subjects.
There was a condition then pre-
vailing at The islands somewhat silni-
lar 10 that presiding the arrest Of
Wilcox. Ashford. and the other con-
spiratOrs Discomfort muttered on
the corners An indehnabie strain
was in the political atmosphere.
Without knowing why the onlooker
felt that rebellion might set the alarm
bells ringing at any moment The
wreeking Of a government might have
been precipitated By the iostling Of a
man on the sidewalk
The king was uneasy. though he
kept a smiling face and his customary
afability. Feeling as We did toward
him we shared in a measure his
anxiety. and awaited tho 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 pitcherl
the first Wilcox revolution Il 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
hall as many officers But though
small il is the one military prop OF
the island kingdom and it has rela-
lively as much power and Importance
as the kaisers marshaled millions
And so it was that when fierce dis
content and despread denunclation
were rife in the army the peoples
faces bianched and apprehension mia
gled in the merrlest rout
AT last It came One night as
Gllig and 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 GillIg.
Being a brave, aggressive man
Harry grabbed q revolver aud started
on the run for the palace inclosure.
Being more or less Of a fool l ran
after him without any revolver. Be
ing dog PierrOi 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 a demand on the king and was
prepared to enforce it with bullet and
bayonet.
Now pretty much everything on
that trip had been arranged for Pier
rots 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 a retreat
The retreat was in an instant rolt.
The rout became a scramble with the
dog take the hindmost for every
mans motto This was all the more
fun for Pierrot He gave expression
to his Joy in wild yowls OF delight
Every few moments a gorgeous officer
or slightly more subdued private
would come leap.ng through the trees
in a yellow cloud OF fear -Pierrot
playfully cutting bis heels until at
tracted by some other scattered rem
nant Of the ieaguering 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"