Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-01
BARKED HIS MAJESTY'S Sims.
The Result of Scheme to Make Hawaii
ian Agreeable to British Admiral.

ian Agreeable to q British Admiral.
Once Lord George Paulet, in command
of the British man of-war Carysfort, was
cruising in tire Pacific. He ran into the
harbor of Honolulu and took a look at the
Islands. He liked them. Accordingly,
with the true British instinct, he decided
to annex them to the extensive dominions
of her Britannia majesty. He landed u
company of marines, hoisted the union
jack, fired cannon, broke bottle of
wine and announced that Hawaii was o
Britich colony.
There were not many whites In Hawaii
then, and the native government was not
strong enough to resist Great Britain.
Tho few whites there were chiefly Amer
lean missionaries. But they were the gen.
uine Now England stock. They never
lacked for backbone. Ono Of them, DR..
Judd, the father of A. f. Judd, the pres
ent chief justice of Hawaii, was a man Of
singular courage and great mental force.
He was tho first white man to hold office
in Hawaii aud was then prime minister
of the king, Kamehameha, third of the
name. In fact, DR.. Judd was the real
ruler of the kingdom. Dr. Judd prepared
to visit Washington to induce the United
States to interfere in behalf of Hawaii.
But before he could go Admiral Thomas,
in command of the British squadron in
the Pacific, arrived at Honolulu. He dis
avowcd the act of Lord Paulet and ordered
that tho British flag be taken down. Soon
afterward his government approved his &C.
ton.
Admiral Thomas became an immense
favorite with the Hawaiians. They thought
there was nobody like him. The king de-
cided to give him splendid banquet at
the palace. But the kings knowledge of
topics such as Admiral Thomas would be
likely to discuss at the banquet was lin
tied. So DR.. Judd arranged that the king
and the admiral should sit opposite each
other, while he would sit beside the king.
Admiral Thomas, who was known to DO
fond of talking, was to be allowed to mo-
nopolize the conversation. The king was
to say merely yes or no. DR.. Judd was to
kick him on the right shin when he should
say yes and on the left shin when he should
say no. The afternoon before the banquet
the doctor coached the king carefully, and
the king said he understood.
The banquet was really sumptuous. The
admiral was much pleased with the well
meant and we'll cooked compliment to
himself The king also was in his best hui
NOR. BY and by, when the edge was TAX
en- off appetite, tho admiral began to talk
about public topics, and frequently he
would appeal to the king to know if he
didn't think that way too.
At tho first question DR.. Judd kicked
the kings right shin under the table, and
the king promptly answered no to the ad-
miral's question. According to the prear
ranged code, he should have said yes Dr.
Judd gave him another kick and he has
tily said yes. But a minute later the king
got mixed again, and the doctors kicks
confused him more than ever The king
made so many mistakes that the doctor
was busy throughout the banquet kicking
his shins. And his vexations at the kings
mistakes caused him to kick pretty hard
too.
But the king was a king, sure enough,
mindful of his dignity. He never kicked
back, nor did he cast one cross look at Dr.
Judd. He merely listened to the admiral
and smiled and said no when he should
have said yes, and yes when he should
have said No. The signals were inextric-
ably mixed in his mind
When the banquet was over, it was
found that the kings shoes were full of
blood, and his shins were gashed by tho
toes of DIR. Judd's stout boots He had to
be carried to his bed, and he was so lame
he could not walk again for two weeks
But the king was tho right sort. He
had true grit He said to Dr. Judd in
Hawaiian:
You did right. 1t was my fault. /
got mixed, but you kicked pretty hard
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