The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-25
WANTED, A NAME.
That Baby Buffalo Was
Misunderstood.
HAS A BIG HEAD ALREADY.
Her Mother Gives Bassoon Tlelody
to Brighten Intruders From f7er
Pen-Billy Is Very Sad.

Captain Thompson OF the park police Is
looking around for an appropriate name
for the baby buffalo born Sunday At
Golden Gate Park. The name OF prom'-
nent man was suggested. but IL wouid no'
suit the little captive bison Tor OBVIOUS
reasons. and so the manner OF animals Is III
brown study over title.
In nome Mt Of patriotic zeal 1mmeol-
ately after buffalo junior arrived some
enthusiastic individual gave 1t masculine
name. But q grave mistake was made In
this choice of cogno omen, for the Daoy IS
promising heifer calf. She was day oid
yesterday, but in that brief space she had
expanded remarkably in all directions.
notably in the head. Indeed. 1t may De
said she has big head already.
The difference between her ana an
ordinary sturdy calf Of the domestic cow
family is quite trifing only for this singular
development. She looks like calf with
veritable swelled head. Her coat Is OF
summary russell hue that might probably
harmonic with white horse.
In this respect she draws color line
with her distinguished pater, Ben Harrl-
son, and with her relatives, all OF whom
have disreputable, world-wOrn appear
ance.
1t was amusing to note yesterday how
readily and naturally the baby dropped
into habits of her ancestors. The whole
herd would win a prize In contest for
laziness by lying and sleeping-principally
lying, as they sometimes seem to be too
lazy to sleep. Baby observed this absorb
ing trait and she rooted in the hot sand
and lay there for hours at time.
Occasionally she would open her eyes
ritu nd o. an 70 al I ho al hiDO oro W0e
OF course she felt nobody else was such
center of attraction. and her bead ex-
banded abnornally until Sally, the inoffen-
sve reindeer, withdrew to the brush In
disgust.
Baby will have to hump herself to look
like full-blOoded buffalo.
The baby's mother is very jealous of her
tan-colored offspring and grows furious
when any one approaches the fence. at
which times she shows her anger by but
ting viciously and giving vent to low,
short grunts. resembling the low notes OF
a bassoon. Baby accordingly feels better
and her head grows larger.
Yesterday was Billy. the Electioneer of
Murphy's stud of donkeys. He is the sire
of Mary. who is dying by slow degrees
from reckless overinduigence in candy
and sugared popcorn. Mary was pet
with the children, with whom she was
very 1rl6n0ly on account OIL canQY. But
she is now reaping the sad penalty Of ex-
cesses.
Billy was once quite as popular at the
playground though be spurned such effemi-
nate things as chewing candy or popcorn
tied up in tissue papers. For Billy was
the sire of the stables and had to observe
certain dignity to distinguish himself
from the rest. The attentions Of small
boys onlv annoyed him and aggravated
his grievances-fancied, of course, because
he was taken for a common candy-eating
ass-untl he eventually decided to place
himself on biting terms of intimacy with
his tormentors. But this caused his re-
moval from the track and further degra-
dation. Yesterday he was hitched to a
cart and compelled tn work around the
children's quarter. He wore a leather
muzzle to prevent him biting people. and
that was bad enough without having one
Of his family dying from rheumatic govt