Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-29

There were four of them, and they had
just alighted from J-street car. They
halted on the corner of Seventh and ]
streets to finish the conversation started on
the car.
"Yes, SIR said the tall, thin gentleman,
who wore an alpaca pea jacket, and stove
pipe of the vintage of Sc. Sacramento is
without doubt the very worst place ever
see for runaways. It's a regular epidemic
here, Never see the like of it, never"
mo doubt about it, nodded the short,
elderly gentleman with the red nose. mo
doubt about it. Runaways every day.
Sometimes twice and three times day.
chimed in the third gentleman, who was
very corpnlent, and who wore tobacco
stained white vest. sits the fault of the
city officials, too" he continued, squirting
fresh mouthful of tobacco-juice on his
vest. "They should stop people from
throwing handbills in the street. As long
as they permit that pernicious practice You
can expect to see runaways, accidents and
smash-ups. Runaways are dangerous
amusements for a city like Sacramento,
tell YOU"
The three gentlemen who had spoken
then turned to the fourth gentleman for his
opinion. He had been complacently chew
ing toothpick all the while they were
giving their views, but it was plain, from
the expression of his countenance. that he
had very radical opinion on the subject,
"Humph y said he. 1T makes me smile
to hear people talk of the terrors of run
away horse. 1t is amazing to me how men
Will stand on the streets and idly watch
mad horse dragging behind him buggy
with some helpless woman in it, go by,
without making an effort to stop the crazy
beast. Sometimes it makes me ashamed of
my sex. Now it was only yesterday that
vegetahle-wagon, with 6.year-old boy sit
ting hopelessly on the seat, come tearing
down l street, and, as usual, saw every
body getting out of the way. Not SO with
me. l just rushed out into the middle of
the street and dexterously grabbed the
horses bride and brought him to q stand
STILL"
YOU'RE dead right about that" said the
stout gentleman, dropping another stain on
that vest. I've often wondered at that
myself. If the average man only had
little more presence of mind, runaways
would be mighty scarce. Now last week l
stopped a"
The idea exactly" interrupted the tall,
thin gentleman with the ancient stoye.pipe:
stopping runaways is something that every
man should be up in. Fortunately, 1
learned it when / was a boy. I've saved
several lives in my time, through that
knowledge; and there are no bugs on me
to-day, old as l am, when it comes to halt
ing fiery, untamed steed."
That reminds me of an incident that
occurred out near Brighton about month
age" said the gentleman with the red nose.
family conveyance was Just crossing the
railroad track when the train hove into
view. The horses got scared and away thew
went down the road. The coach1nan
Jumped out and left lady and little girl
inside screaming at the top of their voices.
| was sittin' in front of Perkins store tax
ing rest when heard the racket. There
was no time to lose, an just rushed out
and"
"Hil Hi Whoa! Runaway Runa-
way! HI! Whoar'
The four gentlemen looked up the street
in the direction whence the yelling
came and beheld a froth- horse
dragging battered buggy, coming toward
them at fr;ghtful rate of speed.
Good Lord" gasped the red-nosed gen.
tleman, dropping his cane and boiling into
the nearest doorway-and the other three
gentlemen fell over each other in their
anxiety to reach place of safety.
What won't a young lady resort to to
improve her looks?"
The speaker was young gentleman who
works in Sawtelle's.
why, what has been reminding Won so
forcibly of it?" asked an acquaintance who
stood on the rear platform and had over.
heard the remark.
well" said the stationery clerk, "a
young lady came into our place this morn.
ing and asked to see our catalogue of blood.
and thunder dime novels. We were sur.
prised, but she insisted. Well, we LET her
wade through pile of the most blood
curdling pirate and Indian killer warns
that we had, and after half an hours search
she picked out the toughest one in the lot
braced up courage enough to ask her why
she wanted it, and would you believe ii.
she said she was tired of going to the hair
dressers and had heard that blood. and
thunder stories would make persons hair
curl"
A well-known attorney was giving one
of County Clerk Hamilton's deputies some
fatherly advice the other day, during ride
out K street.
Young man." said he, "stick to your
books-never quit reading. Whenever YOU
have spare moment grab book and go
to studying. A man never gets too old to
learn. Bear in mind at all times that it is
only the brainy and intelligent man nova
days that makes bis mark
"Humph!" said the deputy, "from what
have been able to see, it is only the igno-
rant and illiterate man that makes his
mark-he can't write"
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