| Show sold cannon for gin it was inthe days ot of the kingdom home borne one of 0 the court of the dusky islanders conceived the idea that ha wall should ho be graced by a navy this iwas aas particularly desired because king kalakaua KaIa kaua I 1 had ad a row on hand band with his brother monarch at samoa so a navy was acquired the navy consisted of 0 a converted teakwood trading schooner fitted with a third mast and lull full rigged the he hawaiian admiralty provided the navy with a lot of old brass cannons enlisted a crew of natives and forthwith sent them out to battle with the ob r Sa Samon moans ns away amay sailed bossed the navy to the southward bent on an in errand that should sustain the honor ot of the Ha hawaiian wallan flag and the prowess ot of the hawaiian bluejacket it if he wore a jacket A month passed and the month wore into two months with not a word from the seat of 0 war an anxious monarch scanned the blue yon with weary meary eyes tor for a sign ot of tho the fitl t not a sign until along about the eleventh week came a message tent tho the navy was wag in distress oft off hilo explanations pla nations followed soon afterward everything had gone cone well for a few days until the crew had consumed all of the gin it had bad taken aboard alien the cruise began they could riot not light fight without gin and to get it the brave tars were ready tor for any sacrifice so they put into title they traded the brass cannons tor for more gin and tor for eleven cloven weeks held out against no worse a toe foe than the seductive distilled strong waters from holland the navy returned in disgrace the admiralty went out of business and the flag was lowered on the only ship in the navy for many years the kal kai was a hulk bulk in the honolulu harbor the last and tho the only mano war the royal loyal family ever owned ovines san francisco call |
