Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-14

'Spc&kiu% of old times un the coast" s&id an Orrgouian. reminds me of 9alnY of tie sterling characters we lad t'ltfe. CHe vas Governor Me. tejt'c ef Oregon. His first official du- flcs were at HcAtlHln. where he was United States minister. King Kane. hameha was the ruler at the time. The minister was a heroic type of man. the father of fourteen children, and uumbcr of his sons became dlstin- guiStted men ill various professions He WAS d true American, cast ill an s,tra patriotic mold, and many stories kre told among the oidtincrS ot his patriotism and bravery.
 When Mcbride reached Honolulu he found there were no out ward ln' si.nia designating the American con suIate or minister's office, so he had large American coat of arms cut out of wood, 9iit!cd and decorated appro- priatcly. and this was hung over the office door that all tue world might see 1t. It was naturally q conspicuous ob- feet and of much interest to the pub lie
 "One day an English man-of-war came into port The sailors and mid Shipn!cn were given liberty and. as often happens. some of them had hi la1ious times. Among the then mid- shipmcD were Lord Gordon and Lord BereSford who like all midshipmen ill from long cruise. were out for a jolly time Walking down the street. thcv did not fail to notice that Yankee coat uf arms. and IS Beresford was collecting tlic-a-hrac and curiositieS 1t occurred to him aud Gordon that this would be fine addition to their col lection. trophy worth having. So they selected a time when the minis ter WAS away and the office closed. presumably at night. and took down tht, coat of arms. hired a native vehl- cle to carry it down to the dock and actually succeeded in getting it aboard without any of the ranking officers knowing anything about it.
 "rhe next morning when the minis ter came down to the office his assist ant said;
 .,.Mr Minister, your birds taken
 ficht
 What do you mean? asked his excellency.
 Your coat of arms is gone re- piled the aid,
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 The minister waaiiHkeuun wax uns e'"'i' 1' street and looked up. The te".. s,.o arms. which was five or six feet across. was 'noticea bic by it's absence Exactly what the minister said has l2st h"cn tslr"nic,|ed.
 Ut SO happened that Beresford had given the carriage driver an extra fare for his trouble. Some one discovered this and quickly reported it to the rain ister. who at once made a demand upon the captain of the frigate for it's return The captain. who was inno cent. denied that the thing was aboard ship. The minister sent his evidence to the captain. reiteratins his demand and demanding an apology for the in- suit
 The captain now began an investi- gation. and the culpritS owned up and took the coat of arms on deck. when it was promptly sent ashore and re- turned to the office of the minister. Mcbride. who was there. refused to receive it.
 "'Tc!l the captain of your frigate that 1 desire hat the men who took it down bring it hack. place it where they found it and apologize
 Back to the ship went the men with the coat of arms and reported. The captain ordered the young men to go ashore. take the coat of arms to the consulate. replace it as they found it and apologize to the minister.
 Tt was doubtless a bitter pill. and the young midshipmen had to stand ! the hadinage of their comrades. The two went ashore. ready 10 comply, and took the coat eff arms to the con- sulate. The American minister had not put himself oug to keep the mat i ter quiet. and aS fact the public was well posted and the consulate was surrounded hy a crowd of 4 mericans, natives and others. all laughing at the predicament of the young midship men
 "The minister had strong sense of humor and determined to get all there was in it. He preserved his dignity as best he could as he received the young aleu and listened to their apologies The midshipmen then took the coat of arms from the hack and amid the cheers of the crowd clirn oed to the front of the building and placed it in position, then hurried down. followed by laughter and cheers. ."-C. F. Holder !n New York Evening Post.  I-I h