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Show PERSONATED A KINGL, M A Tunny Inelunt In the Carver f Mat H t-fc- Xotta Conarvstsmoii Iiarnot a I "Tbolato Congressman Uurnes," aaul a well known politician to a Kansas City (Mo.) H Journal reporter, "waa a whole-souled goo. H tleman, and no ono onjoyed a Joke botUr H than he. Ono lnslanco ot this waa ha hl pressed upon my momory, Uotce yeara ""aiil ago, yoa will remember, King Kalakatia of H tha Bandwloh Islands mado a tour of thla M country. Hacamo down from Omaha to pH Eansoa City, and at Bt. Joseph tho party H was Joined by Congressman Barnes, for H whom tho forahrn monarch at onoo oon- M e4vt4aatrougodmlraUcm,bothonaoooaat H of his slio and jovial qualities. At Kansas H City King Kalakaua waa booked for a H apeaob, and a rory brlof but excellent ono H had boon proparod. An unforosoan obata- H oletooomplIaacowlththlaprogrammearoM, H however. As every ono knows, tho dark- H skronod potentate la addicted to the variety H of cup that cheers aud alio Inobruttos, aad H tho result on this occasion waa that when H the time arrived to prepare for tho Kansas H City speech his highness was oblivious to H all mundane affairs, and lay In bis berth aa H drunk aa tho proverbial apocimon oi n H bUlty. XH "What waa tobedonel It wouldn't do H not to make tho speech, and the royal party H were at their wits' end. llut at this Juncture H Coogrotiman Ilurncs camo to tho rescue. " 'Leavo It to me,' said hi, and I'U fix It ; M only do just as I toll you. H "Tbero waa no time to bo lost, so by H Colonel Burncs' instructions Kalakaua was H qulokly divested ot his royal coaiume, H Which was promptly donned by the Ug Mis H aourl reprtttonlative. Colonel Burnet waa H of dark complexion quite so and ho didn't M mako a half-bad Bandwlch islander rnen H he stood arroyoil In all tha regal araphsr H nails. Just as the toilet was completed tho H train rollod Into tho Union dopot at Kansas H City. It was quite dark, but there waa au H Immonao crowd of people who badasaom. M blod to see tho Island moaarch. When H Colonel Burncs iteppadwltli stately tread H on tho rear platform of the Pullman tho H crowd outsldo cheered lustily. ThoOulonot H cast a flerco look at tho multltudo and then H oommonccd to utter tho most remarkable H string of jargon lever heard. Laugh I Wo H all laughed until we were almost dead, but H Colonel Burnes remained na solemn aa an H owl. The spocch took Immensoly, and whon H with a dignified wav v of li.u hand tha Colcwol H ceased, his audience cheered blm to tha echo H and gated with admiration at tho manly H proportions of tho supposed King, - 'H "In msjestlc silenco Colonel Uurnes stood H until a moment or two later the train H pulled out, and I suppose thoro art pwpld H hero to this day who bajovo they heard H Kiag Kalakaua talk In hit own langusgo. H I'll never forgot," continued the gentleman, H "Colonol Burnes' appiaranco on that oc- H oaslou, and I ran hint now, when, after H ra-sntering the car and sitting in solemn H iilence for a moment, he turned to hit H laughing friends and soldi 'Boys, daft H rou think after tut I'm ;UUt4 to rlnkl'Siiuiit. - -- H |