Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-09


 .;5,U ;5a GtegolIi;ta. reminds uc of :nuse u! the sterling characters we l4d tgpT" One was Govcrnvr Me. i"rit', Et Oregon. His first official d3. ,ic;; Were at !IcHo.uIu, where he Wa.
 i4it,U states minister. King Kane uaigctll vas the ruler al the time. The minister was q heroic type of a man. he father uf fourteen children, and uunbcr of his sons became distin- -uj>hed men in various professions. He was u true American. cast ill ali ultla patriotic mold. and many stories are told among the oldtiners of his patriotism and bravery
 When Mcbride reached Honolulu he found there were no outward in, sigl1ia designating the American COZ sulatc or minister's office. 50 he had q large American coat of arms cut out If wood @lded and decorated appro- priatcly. and this was hung over the office door that all the world might see t. It was naturally q conspicuous ob- 1 feet and of much interest to the pub ic.
 Ono day an English man-ofwar came into port The sailors and mid shipmen were given liberty. and. as often happens. some of them had ti arious times. Among the then mid shipmcn were Lord Gordon and IorO RercSfurd. who, like all midShipncA i}i from long cruise. were out for jolly time. Walking down Il" street thrV did not fail to notice that Yankee coat of arms. and as Bcrcsford was collecting bric-a-brac and cul'iosilieS t occurred to him and Gordon that this would be a fine addition to taeir col ] lection. a trophy worth having. So i they selected a time when the minis l ter was away and the office closed, presumably at night. and took down l the coat of arms. hired a native vehl- ce to carry it down to the dock and actually succeeded in getting it aboard without any of the ranking officers 1 knowing anything ahout it. "Thc next morning when the minis i ter came down to the office his assist i ant said:
 "'Mr Minister, your birds taken flight
 What do you mcan2 asked his e5cellency.
 Your coat of arms is gone re- i piled the aid.
 "'Gone where? Flown of:' Not exactly said the other. It's 1 just disappeared.
 The minister walked out into the street and looked up. The coat of arms. which was five or six feet across was noticeable by it's ahsellce. It had taken wings and flown away, i Exac1lv what the minister said has ! not been cEranicled.
 "It so happened that Beresford had given the carriage driver an extra fare for lis trouble Some one discovered this and quickly reported it to the min istcY. who at once made 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. reiterating his demand and demanding an apology for the in suit
 
 gation, and the culprits owned up and took the coat of arms on deck. when i it was promptly sent ashore and re- turned to the office of the minister. 1 Mcbride. who was there, refused to receive it.
 "'Tell the captain of your frisate that desire that the men who took it down bring it back. 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 i and apologize to the minister. Tt was doubtless a bitter pill. and the young midshipmen had to stand the badinage of their comrades. The ! two went ashore. ready to comply. and took tue coat of arms to the con- 1 sulate. The American minister had hot put himself out to keep the mat 1 ter quiet. and as fact the public was well posted. and the consulate was surrounded by crowd of Americans. 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 Ten and listened to their apologies The midshipmen then took the coat of arms from the hack and amid the cheers of the crowd climbed 10 the front of the building and placed it in position. then buried down, followed by laughter and cheers."-C. F. Holder iu New York Evening Post. l Delight of Varied Labor. ] Nona hut tho f,,llx