The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-03-06
KICKING A KINGS Sims.
Swatting the Right One Meant for His
Majesty to Say Yes and the Left No.

Whatever may be said of the kings OF
Hawaii they had true sense of royal
dignity, as this story will show.
Once Lord George Paulet, In COM
mand of the British man-of-war Carys-
fort, was cruising in the Pacific. He
ran into the hsrbor of Honolulu, and
took look at the islands. He liked
them. Accordingly, with true British
instinct, he decided to annex them to
the extensive dominions of her Britain
mic majesty. He landed company of
marines, hoisted the Union Jack, fired
a cannon, broke a bottle of wine, and
announced that Hawaii was a British
colony.
There were not many whites in Ha-
wall then. and the native government
was not strong enough to resist Great
Britain. The few whites there were
chiefly American missionaries. But
they were the genuine New England
stock. They never lacked for back
bone. One of them. DR.. Judd, the ia
ther of A. F. Judd, the present chief
justice of Hawaii, was a man of singular
courage and great mental force. He
was the first white man to hold Office
in Hawaii, and was then prime minister
of the king, Kamehmeha, third of the
name. In fact, DR.. Judd was the real
ruler of the kingdom.
Dr.. Judd prepared to visit Washing
ton to induce the United States to inter-
fere in behalf of Hawaii. But before he
could 90 Admiral Thomas, in command
of the British squadron in the Pacific,
| arrived at Honolulu. He disavowed
the act of Lord Paulet and ordered that
the British flag be taken down. Soon
afterwards his government approved
his action.
| Admiral Thomas became an immense
favorite with the Hawaiians. They
thought there was nobody like him.
The king decided to give him splen-
did banquet at the palace. But the
kings knowledge of topics such as Ad-
miral Thomas would be likely to dis
cuss at the banquet was limited. 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 be fond of talking, was to be
allowed to monopolize 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 DR..
Judd coached the king carefully, and
the king said he understood.
By and by. when the edge was taken
of the appetite, the admiral began to
talk about public topics, and frequently
he would appeal to the king to know Il
he didn't think just that way, too.
At the first question DR.. Judd kicked
the kings right shin under the table,
and the king promptly answered no to
the admirafs question. According tc
the prearranged code he should have
said yes. DIR. Judd gave him another
kick, and he hastily said yes. But &
minute later the king got mixed again
and the doctors kicks confused hin
more than ever.
II The king made so many mistakes
that the doctor was busy Throughout
the banquet kicking his shins.
II But the king was king, sure enough
mindful of his dignity. He never kickec
back. nor did he cast one cross look a
DR.. Judd. He merely listened to tn,
admiral and smiled and said mo" whel
he should have said eyes," and "yes'
, when he should have said no" Th'
signals were inextricably mixed in hi
mind.
When the banquet was over it wa
found that the kings shoes were full O
blood, and his shins were gashed like {
freshly pounded tenderloin steak by tn
toes of DR.. Judd's stout boots. 81,
, had to be carried to his bed. and he wa
9 so lame he could not walk again fo
q two weeks.
But the king was the right sort. H
q had true grit. He said to DIR. Judd il
l. Hawaiian
"You did right. 1t was my fault.
l got mixed. But you kicked prett,
s hard"