The morning call., 1893-09-10
PERSONS AND THINGS.


You who have read Rudyard Kipling's bal
lad, The Fuzzy Wuzzy," will understand the
CONSERVATION of Mrs. Charles Webb Howard
one day In Chicago recently. She was doing
Tie iair, and. Incidentally. the Midway Plais-
ance. Some people do IL the other way. but
mrs. Howard was only seeking relaxation. and
In her search came upon South African viii
lage. Seated upon his launches was a typical
FuZzy WuZZy warrior, and the visitor smiled as
she recalled to mind the lines 1 mentioned.
Simultaneous with Mrs. Howard's smile Mr..
FUZZY WuZzy gave war wboop. and dasbing
across the platform leaned toward the now
afrighted siehtseer and screamed In the few
Engilsn words he had picked up, How
muchee? Me buy. How muchee?" AT the
same time placing his hand TO his mouth and
pointing at one of his molars. Then Mrs. How
ard understood. One OF her lower front teeth
Is capped with gold; it had attracted Fuzzy
WuZZy. ana he was willing purchaser. Nor
could he De satisfied or quieted until she walked
away.
Out at the Fish ranch the other day heard
several shots fired and soon man appeared
with dozen squirrels. He sat down on the
porch. complacently banged their heads against
post, 'Just 10 make them deader," he ex-
plained, and then entered into conversation.
"Yes, they are squirrels" said he, "and they
are splendid eating. AS nice and tender as
young fowls. No? You don't think so? Ever
eat stewed rabbit? And you liked il? at
San Francisco hotel no? Well, 1t wasn't rab-
Dit, IL was squirrel. How do l know? Why, /
sell the animals. There are two or three or rs
here who hunt these little fellows all day long,
and take them to the large hotels In the city. 1
have contract to supply at least twenty day
to the - hotel" and he named one OF the
largest tayerns. "The next time you take din-
Der there look at the bill OF fare closely and see
II squirrel Is mentioned on it. You won't find
the word. Yet they buy the animals and they
surely can't use them as ornaments. No, they
60 into the pot squirrels ana come out rabbits"
And he walked OFF whistling "After the Ball."
which is even an accompaniment 10 squirrel
shooting on the Fish ranch rod
Miss Ina Coolbrith leaves this week for Chica-
go. Where she will go after her visit to the
fair, she has not yet decided; perhaps to Eu-
rope, probably only TO New York. She speaks
OF not returning 10 California, and in the next
sentence mentions something she intends TO do
upon my return," so spring and perhaps early
winter Will find her home again. II Miss Cool
birth would give TO the world some OF the gems
of poetry she has undertook and key ii would
be favor which lies In her power to confer. A
few days since l was permitted to read the
manuscript of one which told In beautiful
words the story of the western trip of Sir Fran
fleet sailing In the Golden Gate, and she fears
critics will carp at the poetic license. inasmuch
as the Gate is believed 10 have been created by
volcanic action since that wonderful voyage
was taken. But 10 change the poem to con-
form 1t 10 the LAY of the land'' would rob it of
some OF the sweetest verses, ana Miss Cool
BIRTH should publish it as now written.
The Bering Sea fleet will soon be homeward
bound. Its senior officer, Captain Henry Lud-
low OF the Mohican, may get a soft billet at
Washington when he gets back from the re-
glon OF seals, rain and cold. 1t is In tile Bu-
reau OF Navigation, and the man who Is trying
to get him the position is Fighting Bob
Evans. who warned the Chlleans not TO prac-
tiee with torpedoes while bis ship, the York
town, was lying in Valparaiso Bay, or he
would open fire on them.
And when the Mohiean returns Capt ain Lud-
low should ask why those who rigged her
allowed her to go 10 sea in such fashion. She
went from here to Honolulu, 1t will be remem-
bered, and then from the islands TO Port Town
send. Had squall struck her within three
days out from Hawaii some OF the spars would
have gone by the board. The rigging was so
slack that Ii flanped against the masts and the
sticks moved even with the easy ground swell
For two full days both watches were at work
setting il up taur. When a squall finally came
frayed ends of the ropes showed that they were
rotten when placed In position.
THAT animal looks as if she had past and Is
trying TO live il down." remarked lady after
gazing at 1o-year-od mare yesterday.
II any reader knows what "co-chord" is will
he or she kindly send me word 4? / dislike to
notice the mental distress under which the
query editor OF The CALL has labored the past
week and would vain ease his mind 1t was
all because OF the word L have asked you about.
A constant reader said he had found table of
eo-chords In his trigonometry and wondered
what they were there for. The query editor
searched the different books of reference,
asked several schoolteachers and finally went
10 Berkeley and also appealed to some of the
professors of Stanford University, but none
could answer the question. Can you?
CLAUDE.