The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-11
AN UNRULY cow.
Fun at the Ferry and Restau.
rant Raided.

There was quite blockade on East
yesterday afternoon. A dozen cable and
horse cars, with number of vehicles, stood
in the street unable to pass, while the side
walk was blocked by people. The cause Of
this c0mmotion was medium-sized dun
cow which refused to be led by would be
cowboy, mounted on a risky horse. She
had been landed from one of the up-river
boats and was on her way TO tie Potrero.
She went all right until the crossing of
East and Market was reached, when her
ladyship concluded to take trip up Mar
ket street. The man and horse pulled for
East street, while the COW decided for Mar
ktt, and as il was right in the way of the
cable-cars of course blockade resulted.
a benevolent old gentleman with gold
trimmed spectacles on his nose went to her
ladyShips assistance. and began to twist
her tail, but when the dun colored milk
factory landed her hind hoof in the region
of his dinner he gently sat down in the
mud, amid the cheers Of the spectators.
a fresh Young man from Freshville who
is pending the holidays in the metropoli S
driving sand team then came up and,
yelling to the people to get ont of the
way" dashed his fiery steed to fast walk
and gave the astonished bovine a lift from
the rear with the pole of his wagon. This
had the effect of moving the cow for about
twenty feet and then the pole slipped over
her hind quarters and the next instant the
smart teamstrr had three quadrupeds
hltched TO the wagon instead OF two. The
cow was between the nigh horse and the
pole and nj once began to tickle the horses
in the ribs with her horns.
The horses almost went frantic and
plunged and kicked madly in their efforts
TO be freed from the dun brute that was
making herself so familiar with them. For
n while it looked as If there would be a seri-
Gus accident. but at last the cowboy took
turn with the rope around a stake on
lOur-horSe truck. and In spite OF her strug-
giles the COW was hauled out from between
the horses. The crowd cheered, and the
cowboy had broad grin on his face as the
cow struggled vainly TO bring the four
horses to a StaUdStill.
She at last concluded that II she had to
travel along East street she would make the
pace a little liveier and began by making a
wild charge at the cowboy. That worthy
at one dropped the rope and galloped off
up the street followed by the COW. There
was n scattering of people on the sidewalk
as the COW changed her course and disap-
peared in a lumber-yard. A few minutes
after the proprietor of a coffee saloon and
restaurant, at the corner OF Mission and
Spear streets, made wild dive through
side window a dun olored cow, with
blood in her eye, charged through the door.
The cook slid behind and under the
counter as the cow coolly ambled into tn
kitchen, and after upsetting few chairs
and table proceeded to make lunch off
couple OF fine cabbage and some potatoes
that lay in one corner OF the kitchen. The
proprietor went out on the sidewalk and
yelled police and stalwart l0ngshore-
man went in and led the COW out without
any trouble at all and tied her to a telegraph
pole, while the cowboy rode out to tile
Potrero for assistance to take the brute
away,