The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-08-16

toning m, friends overcoat around me
went to sleep, had slept for over
an hour when a policeman tapped mo
on the shoulder. My silk hat, good
clothes, and cane evidently impressed
him, for he was as polite and deferen-
tial as could be. He thought I had
drank little too much and that he was
dolng me favor by waking me up SO
that | might go home and not catch
cold. | couldn't even let a policeman
suppose that ! couldn't pay for bed.
so l thanked him tipsily and walked
out Of the park. had no mind, how
ever, to lose my nice bench, so climbed
| back over the fence half a block away
and soon found it again. Imoved it a
little farther back into thicket and
| slept comfortably until morning.
81 walked in to shake the stiffness
out of me, and paid another visit to the
Palace washroom. | didn't want to
tackle the lunch there again for fear
that they would recognize me as a
| chronic fiend, so went over to the Grand
hotel. had more clans in batter and
baked beans and also some deviled ham
sandwiches, which were very nice in
deed.
Time hung heavily on my hands
until noon. | was getting tired OF
CLANS in batter and lunch-counter
roast and wanted change. l walked
to Polk street and passed grocery
store. There were some smoked her.
rings in front that looked delicious,
and my mouth watered for some Then
walked up California street and
picked out a pretty little house there,
fifteen hundred and something. I'll
buy one like it when get rich. Re-
turning to the grocery store | ordered
twenty-five cents worth Of herring and
some sardines and crackers. Then
thought that | had better disarm pos.
sible suspicion by getting something
that would kind of indicate perma-
nent residence, so | added to my order
fifteen cents worth Of asparagus. di-
rected the groceryman to send the
things at once to the cottage on Cali
fornia street. and he said he would
send his boy with the things immedi-
ately.
81 walked out rapidly and back to
the cottage. Pretty soon the boy came
along with my groceries. Icame down
the stairs to meet him and took the
packages from his hands. He had
seen me order them and gave them up
without a murluur, As soon as he
turned the corner struck out for the
saudhills and feasted that Sunday aft
ern0Oi1.
81 couldn't, of course, eat any sup
per that night, but about eleven O'Clock
| began to get hungry. I looked into
the coffee saloons on Kearney street
longingly and in one of them | saw
man at the table whom had seen on the
train. / went in and sat down opposite
him! Then | began to talk about San
Francisco. He remembered me and as
he ate we talked about the advantages
of the city. A waiter came up for my
order, but | said that | had already
eaten. For company's sake, however,
| took slice of his bread, buttered it.
and swallowed it. managed to get
away with several slices of bread and
when We went out my acquaintance
offered me cigar.
Il hadn't had q smoke for two days
and you better believe l enjoyed that
cigar.
THE night was foggy and cold and l
didn't want to sleep out in the park, so
| walked the streets until nearly two in
the morning
"Then | went to hack-stand and
engaged hack. | ordered the driver
to take me to Golden Gate Park.
Il slept all the way out, and when
tho driver woke me up | went into
saloon out there for few minutes.
Then I got back into the hack and Or
dered him to drive to the Palace Hotel.
| told him not to hurry his horses. and
l had another good hours sleep.
81 went into the Palace and came
out looking greatly worried.
"He isn't there" said to the driver,
and | started him of again.
well, to cut my story short, l kept
him driving about until it was time for
the overland train to arrive. Then !
had him drive to the ferry.
"My friends came in and bundled
them into the hack, told them my ad-
ventures, and got my greenbacks. l
paid my driver, and later, as my con-
science worried me, sent the grocery
man payment for the goods | had Or
dered. San Francisco Examiner.
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