Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-14
STREET STORIES.
The Yarns That Are Told
on Various People
WHICH HAVEN'T BEEN PRINTED.
A Lost Overcoat-The Chinaman's
Farewell-A Telephone Mis-
take-A Poker Point.

There are lots of good stories which
travel about from mouth to ear OF the
people on the streets, but they rarely
appear in print. The reason why they
do not appear is that they do not consti-
tute what is known as legitimate news
and hence would only be disable to fill
mn corners on . dull day. Here is one
for example which was told among the
police last week. 1t is about
OFFICER APPEL AND Els COAT.
The beat of Officer Appel is in the
vicinity of the Commercial-street depot.
One evening a short time ago he went
into the waiting room, and after talking
with the ticket seller a moment and
striding up and down the room few
times, his mind engro ssed with the
responsibility Of his position, he
started to GO out of the door. As he did
10, he noticed heavy overcoat lying on
one of the seats. No one was in the
room, and thinking that it must have
been left there, he picked it up to exam.
inc it. In the pocket he discovered q
revolver and pair of handouts.
"Why, this must belong to some one
of the boys" said he to himself. 81
will carry it to the station and learn who
has left it here" Then it occurred to
him that it was perhaps the possession
of some Deputy Sheriff or Constable. At
all events, he would try to find an owner
for it. He carried it to the station and
turned it in as lost property. The next
morning, when he started for his home,
he was unable to find his own overcoat.
He concluded it was at the station, but
on opening his locker the garment was
not to be found. Then he remembered
that he had left the station the night
before carrying it on his arm. he
thought over his line of march to see
whore he could have left it. At last he
recalled the fact that he had put it on 9
seat somewhere. Yes, it was at depot
Suddenly the truth broke over him. He
went to the Clerk and demanded bach
the coat he had turned in as lost. 1t waE
his ownl
JUDGE M'KINLEY's DIMNUTIvE.
The presiding Judge of Department
No. 6, as is well known, is several inches
over six feet in height. He is not lack
ing in dignity, moreover. either on or of
the bench. He was considerably
taken aback short time age
by the farewell which WAS he.
slowed upon him by q Chinamar
who had figured as defendant in a case
in that court. The Chinaman had come
out successful and was in a very happy
frame of mind. He looked upon the
Court az his particular friend in the mat.
ter and he hung around after adjourn.
ment looking for chance to pay his re.
spects. As the tall and dignifed iurisi
descended from under the canopy to the
level of the courtroom, the grinnine
heather came forward and bowling very
low said, "Bye-bye, Judgey, bye-bye.'
The Court and every one else within
hearing was aghast at the idea of apply
ing such q familiar diminutive a.
"Judgey" to such dignitary, and it il
said that Mckinley has never been quite
the same man since.
MAJOR BoNEBRAKE's TOAST.
When the banquet was given at Jerry
niich's a few nights ago to the members
of the Board of Managers for the Homes
for Disabled Volunteers, those who had
the management of the affair in hand de-
eided to put down Major George q
Bonebrake for toast. The information
that he was to speak was conveyed te
him over q telephone wire. awe ex
pect you, Major" tie voice seemed tc
say, "to respond to the toast of the lad
dies" The Major was about to object and
declare that he knew nothing about the
affairs of the Fire Department, and if he
was to be made victim he would prefer
immolation on some other kind of an
altar, when the man at the other end
who was experienced in the matter Of
heading off objections, ran away from
the telephone. Throughout the day the
Major devoted whatever spare time be
had to the subject of the FIRE laddies, and
by night had thought up quite numbe,
of good things to say.
When he came to Jerry Illich's the
first man he fell in with was Secretary
Ward of the Board of Trade.
"Well, Major" said he, care you pre-
pared to give good speech on the sub
ject that was assigned your"
1t seems to me very queer subjec
for such An OCCASION" said the Major.
"Oh, no." answered Ward, with 6
smile. mo banquet is complete without
q toast to the ladies'"
AuuiOc! CAAoQ uhO hdJuIs OOOt
Heavens I thought you said th,
laddies ~
When Judge Fitzgerald came to an
nounce the toasts later in the evening ht
remarked that Major Bonebrake, who
had occupied a seat near him, hat
scarcely eaten any supper, but haC
seemed buried in thought all the time.
ONE ON HIGGINS.
1t was at recent meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, OF which M
B. Higgins is the efficient Secretary
The question of the entertainment O
Claus spreckels, who was about to visi
the city, was under discussion. "Mr
Denker says that he will be ready tc
meet Mr.. Spreckels at the depot" said
the Secretary, "and that he will have
. two in hand or four in
hand or q six in hand, il
necessary" Then he looked around
toward the reporters desk, and continued
n tone of voice just loud enough to be
heard by them and a few of the mem
bers in the front seats: "That ia, 1 don't
suppose that he will have more than four
in hsnd-not of one kind at least.n II
was . noticeable fact that Major Jones,
the President of the Chamber, smiled.
but it is supposed that this was merely
instructive sympathy, and not because he
OWNED the dark imaginings of Mr..
Higgins.
CLERK RoBNsoN's PUNs.
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