Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-16
1RNEO THE PRIZE
Thy That Did Not Remai7 Long In Captivity.
llSSING COAT OF ARMS.
|ged to the American Consulat, holulu and Was Carried Off bi
 H of English Middies-The A. Tn and Apology.

& oieSbuHdu. ltuliiiuS Hit ''
 Rf the sterling characters Vt
 ere. One was Guvernot Nc
 f Oregon. His first official t:a
 re at Honolulu. where tie Vt
 States minister. King kau4e
 was the ruler at the tiue. ] th
 was q heroic type of a m;dI
 her of fourteen children. au& + of his sons became dlStta
 men in various professions. Is a true American, east i'll ah htriotic mold, and many stories
 N among the oidtimers of hls
 ism and bravery.
 .en Mcbride reached Honolulu
 nd there were no ouI ward Ill
 designating the Ametiran con
 or minister's office, so he had a
 American coat of arms cut cut H,d, gilded and decorated appro-
 '. and this was hung over the ioor that all the world might see
 was naturally q conspicuous "h-
 ld of much interest to the pui}- :. day an English nlan-of-w;ti into port. The sailors auu mic an were given liberty and, as
 happens. some of sl'an had Iii times. Among tue then md on were Lord Gordon and i.orn 'ord. who. like all midshipmen ln
 q long cruise, were out for Il time. Walking down shr street lid not fail to notice tAal Yankee of arms. and as i:rirsf fnr'l was ting bric-a- brac and cul'i"Siti'S i; ed to him and Gordon ihal this :. be fine addition 'o their ro!- !, a trophy worth having. Sn selected q time when the minis as away and the "ttire closed mably at night. aud took down pat of arms. hired native v.hi-
 carry it down to the dock and fly succeeded in getting it ah"ara ut any of the ranking officers ing anything ahou. it. e next morning when the minis me down to the ottice his as>isl- aid:
 IT.. Minister. your birds taken That do you mean:' asked his ency.
 our coat of arms is gone re the aid.
 one where? Flown of
 ot exactly said the other. Its lisappeared'
 Q minister walked out into the
 and looked up. The coat of
 which was five or six feet $. was noticeable by it's abSener. d taken wings aud flown away ly what the minister said has zen chronicicd.
 so happened that Eeresford hae
 the carriage driver an extra fare is trouble Some one discovered nd quickly reported it to the min
 who at once made d demand the captain of the frigate for its T. The captain, who was inno denied that the thing w-as aboard
 The minister sent his evidence } captain. reiterating his demand an apology for the in- e captain now began an investi- ], and the cuiprits owned up and the coat of arms on deck. when IS promptly sent ashore and re- d to the office of the minister. idle. who was there, refused to e it.
 ell the captain of your frigatr desire that the men who took il
 bring il back. place it where found it aud apologize
 ok to the ship went the men the coat of arms aud reported captain ordered the young men to hore, take the coat of arms to the Hate, replace it as they found 1t IpologiZe to the minister.
 was doubtless bitter pill. and 'oung midshipmen had to stand 'adinage of their comrades. The went ashore. ready to comply. .ook the coat of arms to he con 2. The American minister had ut himself out to keep the mat liet. and as fact the i}lblic was posted, aud tue consulate was unded by a crowd of A mericans. es and others. all laughing at the cament of the young midship. le minister had a strong sense of IT and determined to get all there ID it. He preserved his q .nity as he could as he received ll,n young and listened to ''iejr apologies theu teak ,a,' ,uat of
 from the hack a,,l a.nid the s of the crowd c'it.ued to the
 of the building and placed it in on. then hurried down. followed IIghter and cheers. ."-C. r. Holder " York Evening Post. 2 4