Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-19
KICKING 4 KINGS SHlNS.


aItn NNl MiNtu Nn llN SlSUNlS,
Whatever may be said OF the kings
OF Hawaii, they had true sense OF
royal dignity, as this story will show.
One Lord George pauet, In com.
mand VI The British man-of.war, was
cruising in the Pacific He ran into
the harbor OF Honolulu, and took u
look IT the islands, He liked them.
Accordingly, With the true British in.
Stinet he decided to annex them to
the extensive demintons of her Brit.
annie majesty, He landed company
of marines, hoiStod the Union Jack,
fired Il cannon, broke bottle OF wine,
and announced that Hawaii was 4
British colony
There were not many whites In
Hawaii then, and the native govern
mcut WAS not strong enough to resist
Great Britain, The few whites there
were chiefly American missionaries,
But they were the genuine New Eng.
land stock, They never lacked for
backbone, One OF them, DR. Judd, tho
father OF A, Il. Judd the present chief
Justice of Hawaii. was n man Of singu-
lar courage and great mental force.
He VAS the first white man to hold
office IN Hawaii, and was then prime
miltSler OF the king, kamchameha,
thtrd OF the name. In fact, DIR. judd
was the real ruler of tho kingdom.
nr Judd prepared to visit Wash
iugtun TO induce the United States to
interfere in behalf Of Hawaii But
before he could 20 Admiral Thomas,
In command OF the British squadron
in the Pacific. arrived at Honolulu.
He diSivowed the act OF Lord raulet
and ordered that the British iiag ho
taken down. Soon afterwards his gov
ernmcnt approved his action,
Admiral Thomas became an I'M
mense favorite with the llawaiians,
They thought there WAS nobody like
him, The king decided 10 give him Y
splendid banquet at the palace But
the kings knowledge of topics such rs
Admiral Thomas would be likely TO
discuss at the banquet was limited.
So Dr. Judd arranged that tho king
and tho admiral should sit opposite
each other, while he would sit beside
the king, Admiral Thomas, who was
known To be fond of talking, was 10
be allowed to monopoliZo the convcrsa.
ton. The king was to say merely yes
or no. DR., Judd was to kick him on
the right shin whom he should say
yes and on the left shin when hs
should say no,
The afternoon before tho banquet
tho doctor coached tho king carefully
and the king said he understood.
The banquet was really sumptuous,
The admiral VAS much pleased with
the wcll-mcnnt and woll.cooked com.
plimcnt 10 himself The king also was
in his best humor.
BY and by, when the edge was
taken Off appetite, the admiral began
TO talk about public topics, nd fire.
quently he would appeal to tho king
to know IL he didn't think just that
way, too,
AT tho first question DR.. Judd kicked
tho kings right shin under tho table
and tho king promptly answered no
to the admirafs question. According
to tho prearranged code he should
have said yes. DR.. Judd gave him an-
other kick and he hastily said yes,
But a minute later tho king got mixed
again and the doctors kicks confused
him more thnn ever.
Tho king made 10 many mistakes
that tho doctor was busy throughout
the banquet kicking his shins. And
his yexatious at the kings mistakes
caused him to kick pretty hard, too.
But the king was n king, sure
enough mindful OF his dignity. He
never kicked back, nor did he cast one
cross look Mt DIR. Judd. He merely
listened to the admiral aud smiled and
said no" when he should have said
yes" and yes" when he should have
said mo" The signals were inextrl-
cably mixed In his mind.
When the banquet was over 1t was
found that the kings shoes were ful.
of blood, and his shins were gaJaGj
like II freshly pounded tcldrrloin
steak by the toes Of DR.. Judfs stout
boots He had to be- carried 10 his bed
and he was SO lame he cou.l not walk
again for two weeks
But the king was the right sort lie
had true grit. He said to DR.. Judd, In
Hawaii:
You did right. 1t was IN; fault, ]
got mlxed-but you kicked pretty
hard"