Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-03
RETURNED THE PRIZE
4 Trophy That Did Not Remain
 Long In Captivity.
THE MISSING COAT OF ARMS.

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 In Honolulu and Was Carried Of by
 sParty of English Middies-The Res.
 titution and Apology.
 Speaking of old times on the coast. :" said an Ofesonian reminds ue of tome of the sterling characters We bad there. One was Governor Me. Bride of Oregon. His first official du. ties were at Honolulu, where he wa4 United states minister King Kane, hameh2. Was the ruler at the time. The minister was heroic type of a man. the father of fourteen children. and E number of his sons became distiu guished men in various professions. He WaS true American, east in all 1ltra patriotic mold, and many stories are told among the eIdtimefs et Lis patriotism and bravery
 When 2 Bride fcaehaa IaaaiuiH he found JHere were no outward ia@ sisnia designating the American cop sulate CT minister's office, SD he had U large American coat of arms cut cut of wood, silded and decorated appr3- prfately. and tDis was hung over the office door that all the world might see It. It was naturally conspicuous ob- ject and of much interest to the pub lie.
 "One day an English manof- war came into port. The sailors and mid- shipmen were given liberty. and. as often happens, some of them had hi larious times. Among the then mid shipmen were Lord Gordon and Lord Beresford, who, like all midshipmen in from q long cruise. were out for jolly time. Walking down the street they did not faii to notice that Yankee coat of arms, and aS Beresfofd was collecting brfc=a-hrac and curiosities it 1. occurred to him and Gordon that this 1>puld be a fine addition to tbeir col lection, q trophy worth having. So they Seleetcd zsGe Wuen the minis ter was away and tie office closed. presumably at ai2H and took down the coat of arms, hired a native yehi- cle to carry it down To the dock and actually succeeded io getting it aboard without any of the ranking officers knowing anything ahoae f.
 The nezt morning uGen the minis ter came down to fhe office his assist. ant said:
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 "The captain now began an inyQsti- 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.
 "'Tell the captain of your frisate that l 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 and apologize to the minister
 ''It was doubtlTs bitter pill. and the young midsh1pmen had to stand the badinage of their comrades. The two went ashore. ready to comply, and took the coat of arms to the con sulate The American minister had not put himself out to keep the mat ter quiet and as a fact the public was well posted, and the consulate was surrounded by a crowd of Americans, natives and others. all laughing at the predicament of the young midship men.
 "The minister had a 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 men and listened to their apologies The midshipmen then took the coat of arms from the hack and amid the cheers of the crowd climbed to the front of the building and placed it ii position, then hurried down, followed by laughter and cheers.'-C. |. Holder in New York Evening Post