Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-12
RETURNED TIE PRIZE
! Trophy That 1ij Not Remain
 Long h Captivity.
TIE MISSING COAT OF AR.lG

tn tt 5noiuiu ard Was Carried Of by i Party of English Middies-The Res tituticn and Apology.
 ''S,eaking of old times on tue coast" s''d an Oregonian. reminds ne of solus of the sterling characters we Aad there. One was Governor Ne. jride of Oregon. His first official du- | ieS were at Honolulu, where he waa nited States minister King kame. Id meha was the ruler at the time. The minister was heroic type of man. .Le father of fourteen children. and nunlber of his sons became distin, guiShed men in various professions. tie was true American. cast in an lltra patriotic mold, and many stories are told among the oldtimers of his 'atriotism and bravery.
 When Mcbride reached Honolulu ne found there were no outward in signia designating the American con- ,u!ate or minister's office, so he had a large American coat of arms cut out ,f wood. gilded and decorated appro- .:riateiy. and this was hung over the ,rtire door that all the world might see t. It was naturally conspicuous ob- ,ecr and of much interest to the pub ! ic
 One day an English man-of-was .ame into port. The sailors and mid ,nipnen were given liberty. and as ,ften happens, some of them had hi' 'ariouS times. Among the then mid ,hirmrn were Lord Gordon and I-ord 3ereSford. who. like all midshipmen in from a long cruise. were out for a 'oily time. Walking down the street hav dnl not fail to notice that Yankee .uat of arins. and as Beresford was 'oilecting hric-a-brac and curositieS i' secured to Him and Gordon that this would be a fine addition 10 tbeir col 'ection trophy worth having. Sc they selected d t1!pe when the minis Ter was away and the office closed presumably at night. and took down he coat of arms. hired d native veiii .Ie to carry it down to the dock anG ,r,ual', succeeded in getting it aboard without any of the ranking officers Snuwing anything about it.
 .rhe next morning when the minis ter came down to the office bis asSi>t' ant said:
 MT Minister. your birds taker dighl
 ".What do you mean? asked his axrellency.
 Your coat of arms is gone r> piled the aid.
 "'Gone where? Flown off:' Mot exactly said the other. Its just disappeared
 "'The minister walked out into the l street and looked up. The coat of arms. which was five or six feet across. was noticeable by it's absence. It had taken wings and flown away not been chronicled.
 Ut so happened that Beresford had given the carriage driver an extra fare for bis trouble. Some one discovered this and quickly reported it to the min iSter who at once made demand upon the captain of the frigate for its 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.
 "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 tc receive it.
 "'Tell the captain of your frigate that desire that the men who took i, down bring it back. place it where they found it and apologize.'
 Back to the ship went the mel 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 il and apologize 10 the minister.
 Ut was doubtless bitter pill. and the young midshipmen 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 fact the public was well posted. and the consulate was surrounded by a crowd of Americans natives and others, all laughing at tho predicament of the young midshi' men.
 "The minister had a strong sense z, humor and determined to get all thcr. was in it. He preserved his dignity q best, he could as he received the youn. men and listened to their apologies The midshipmen then took the coat 0: arms from the hack and amid the cheers of the crowd climbed to the front of the building and placed if ii position. then hurried down. foHoweI by laughter and cheers. ."-C. F. Holder iu New York Evening Post l Delight of Varied Labor. None but the fully occupied can ap preciate the delight of suspended or 1 rather of varied l9hor If ia foil that