The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-22
his greetlng was deeldedly funny

His greeting was decidedly funny.
 MT. Garrett" he said, 'I am pleased to meet you, We have bond of un- ion You have just tried to borrow five million dollars and have just bor- rowed two million"
 No one laughed at this sally more heartily than MT. Garrett himself.
 At 8 signal from the Chamberlain four fat negroes in royal livery ap- preached, each bearing a solid silver salver as big as the top of writing desk-presents from Queen Isabella of Spain--and each loaded with twelve 1 glasses of champagne One servitor | approached the king, who was the first to take a glass from the tray. The oth- CT gentlemen followed his example, eX- cept MT. Garrett, who during the trip abstained rigidly from all stimulants, The king nodded his head, threw it back, parted his lips, raised his glass, and the sparkling beverage disap- peared in a flash. The Americans eyed the royal gullet enviously. Without moments delay the first servitor packed away, and a second approached with twelve more brimming glasses. Again the king nodded his head and again the wine was suddenly absorbed. And so with the third and fourth servi- tors, until the forty eight glasses of champagne had accomplished the pur- pose of their being. Then they were ready for the race.
 l It was actually for purse of $1700o. l The entire population of the town, | fourteen thousand in number turned out to witness the contest, a. majority | of them viewing it from the ocean on which they disported, particularly the | girls, who seemed like deniZens of the deep. MT. Garrett, to ingratiate him | self with the king, bet one hundred l dollars ors the Hawaiian crew, and then | told his majesty what he had done. Instead of receiving a royal smile he was astonished by Kalakaua saying quietly:
 Indeed, but wish the Americans to win"
 "Why, your majesty?" said MT. Gar rett in surprise.
 "Well, have bet one thousand dol lars on them, that is why" was the l frank response. The Hawaiians, in a race of eight miles, won by about ten l feet, but in consequence of the royal wager it was announced that the Americans were the victors.
 After dinner in the sea palace the | king said
 Gentlemen, 1t is our custom after | dinner to indulge in a game of poker with a little limit of five dollars. Is that agreeable to your
 l MT. Garrett and few other members of the party determined to have go at the Hawaiian treasury. The com 1 pany was seated in an immense hall, l and when the cards had been shuffled 1 there appeared at ore end of the apart ment eight natives with 'harps: in front of these eight mandolin players; q | third row was made up of eight choris~ ters and finally, in front of all eight of the loveliest royal concubines took positions Then while the singers warbled to the accompaniment of harps and mandolins the girls swayed their | bodies and postured most gracefully, 1 the movement of their limbs being | faintly revealed through the diapha- nous robes The melodies were Amer | ican, and consisted largely of impro- l visations on the names of the various | members of the party. It certainly was rather alarming to hear one solo l ist in a parody on "The Colored Dude" | gravely sing:
 | "Oh, there sits Robert Garrett, the Baltimore dude"
 1 Yet that was what greeted the ears i of the millionaire, and the reference was plainly for a compliment. But this Advertisement was almost too much for MT. Garrett's calmness of mind, and as a result he soon found himself several hundred dollars poorer | than when he entered the palace The Hawaiian treasury appeared very far away. But just then, during large l jackpot, he found three kings in his | hand. and after considerable betting all the players except Kalakaua laid down l their hands. He had three queens. He dallied with Garrett until the pot was | up to handsome proportions and then | called
 Your Majesty" said MT. Garrett, smilngly, 'If I had you in my hand would, with what I have, be possessed of four very handsome kings" His majesty was quick to see &he point, and he promptly replied:
 "That knocks the spots out of three of the royal concubines." and he at once wrote out a due bill for two hun dred dollars, beneath which he signed "Kalakaua, Rex"
 Garrett looked dismayed, but said nothing Early next morning hoWey-