The morning call., 1893-12-01

Well, it's all over now. and one can
afford to tell the truth about it. While
:. the day and the days festivities were
being whooped up it was necessary for
every one to keep cheerful cOuntenance
and declare that no amount of rain or mud
could dampen his ardor. Not much!
But now the truth may be told. The
last tin horn has sounded and the last
turkey has been cooked and eaten. and
folks will be bound to look dispassionately
at the day and its events sooner or later.
The solemn truth is that the weather
might have been pleasanter, and that if it
had been the festivities and events would
assuredly have been more So" Some
times it is not we'll to tell all the truth, but
1t can do no harm to say now that the gate
receipts might have been larger and the
day itself more generally enjoyed if-yes,
it was Thanksgiving with an ''if' to it
the weather had frowned less
OF course, it was great day, and, of
course DO possible com bination of clrcum-
stances that would be likely to occur could
spoil San Francisco Thanksgiving day.
Neverth eless, it rained somewhat. was
muddy much, and cloudy most of the time.
Those VINO were out of doors during the
Others might have guessed as much. Still,
it can do no great harm TO hold limited
post mortem on the state of the Thanks
giving weather. And it is true that same
did have a slightly depressing effect on the
eDioymeDtS OF the Gay.
Up in the residence neighborhoods the
muddy streets were about deserted most of
the day. Only the church people were
abroad. and these were not so numerous
as to cause any appreciate plethora in
the thor0ughfares, nor we're they quite as
many as some of the pastors could have
wished. Ii was wise move Of some of
the pastors to hold union services. These
were well attended.
In the early part of the day Market and
Kearny streets were unusually thinly peo-
pied, while in the wholesale districts the
peace and quiet of Sabbath reigned.
About noon those who meant to brave the
drizzle and attend the games and enter
tainments whether or no began 20 turn out
With them came the tin horns and collegi-
ates Between the three of them they
made things quite lively on Market street
for a time, but when they had all gone
there was comparative quietness again on
the streets.
By 2 O'Clock Old Sol showed himself for
p moment or two. Then the downtown
thoroughfares began to assume a more
lively aspect and the fakirs on the north
side of Market street began to smile and
yell. By O'Clock Market street was
almost crowded, but the throngs that
promenaded it from that time on until
midnight were not a circumstanc to what
they would have been but for the fatal
'ff."
Most people eat their Thanksgiving tur-
key at home, and only the newspaper man.
who never has holiday, and some few
mOrtals equally as unfortunate, patronlZed
the restaurants.
The srreetcars did a fair business all
day, and those that run TO the HaIght-
street grounds were crowded before and
after the great football game, but the mud
and the rain and the fear of rain kept many
indoors and the receipts of the streetcar
companies might have been greater.
There was one man in San Francisco
yesterday who ate his turk. & C.
sauce space is limited-with a Sc
renity and peacefulness that be had
hardly earned by his conduct toward
his feliow-men. HIS name IS Pague.
You may have read about him in the pa
pers recently. He is the man who has
made all this bad weather. Yet, 1t is re-
lated that his conscience troubled him but
little yesterday, that he ate heartily at the
dinner hour, and was, when the paper
went to press. sleeping soundiy IN spite OF
O. all the richly deserved seedlings that have
been heaped upon him ever since it be-
came apparent that there was to be a lack
ing of sunshine on Thanksgiving day IN
San Francisco. And the chances are that
you will find Weatbermaker Pague smii-
ing and happy on the top floor of the Mills
building this morning.
OF course. now that the holiday is over,
be has reformed and gives promise of
abundant sunshine. This will bring up
the grass and soon the disappointment OF
q rainy Thanksgiving will be lost in the
keen appreciation of sunny skies and
green covered hills.