The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-30
THEY ARE THANKFUL.
Those Along the Docks Who
Rejoice.


Pull that sawdust-box here by the
stove. Order two hot WHISTLES and tell
the cook to cut nice mince pie into four
pieces" 1t was the clearinghouse man
who spoke, and he was thankful that he
had not been attached by the Sheriff for
one whole month.
"Dis Tanksgiven' day." soliloQuized
one of his guests, planting himself more
firmly in cane-bottomed chair, isn't
what 1t used to be when l went to sea from
old Bath. Whew! The Bath man who
didn't get right up and preach and pray
and swear that be had more to be thank
fui for than any man on earth was liable
to be shanghaied and sent 10 sea on a
Nova Scotia schooner.
But here | is to-day ASKING up this
here stove, and a spriin' and spittn'
and drlnkln' like wus going TO get full
and not even sayin' a word about tanks.
And this is ths way the conversation
was kept up in the sailors boarding
house. On board the ps in port every
tar was happy because an extra duff had
been ordered for dinner. The men were
thankful for that. There were lots of
people on the front who felt thankful that
they were living, and still doing business
at the old stand.
CAPTAIN Dunlevy of the Rarbor Police
was thankful because he has a new police
statl N and can nut man in cell without
fear of giving the prisoner malarial fever
from the cells bad sewerage.
Captain Gray OF the Ted-stack tugs was
thankful that the Monarch mad arrived at
Tacoma with her tow, and grateful be-
cause he had selected Dan Thompson to do
the job.
John D. Spreckels was observed exhibit
Ing signs of gratitude when he read an
article in the morning papers stating that
the tug Relief had earned $4,000 salvage
for pulling the Kentmere off the shoals
opposite Astoria.
Chief Wharfnger Boobar rejoiced be-
cause he had used precaution in not
betting ON E.tee, though his political con-
victions promp ed him TO mortgage every
thing be had AID play Budd to lose.
Assistant Chief Wharfinger George Root
was observed Offering up prayer because
he was so relieved to know that Sausalto
had not had another collision with de-
funct leviathan that was more odorifer-
Gus than a certain Police Judges repu a.
ton.
One Joseph. waterfront scribe. polished
up his mascot. smiled, then treated be-
cause he was thankful that he doesn't
have to depend on SUNDAY stories" for a
living. Joseph wisely believes that ''the
mind is superior to time and space"
Police Sergeant Tom Mahoney made
known his gratitude at not having been
kicked 10 death by the enraged cow that
sUormed the 20. &" saloon the other
morning.
The manager OF the Pacific Mail Steam,
ship Company went into retirement to
offer thanks for the non-explosion of his
latest dOck-mystery.
Alfred, the camera man, who Is building
up photograph gallery for morning
publication. was glad because his machine
did not collapse when he took shot at
Commissioner Bassett's face after the
State returns were completed.
Piper, Alden d Co. were thankful be-
cause they had done big business for the
past year. They had changed a we'll
known quotation to read: Where there
is freight there is Hope"
Colonel Chadbourne OF the Harbor Com
mission is pleased because he thinks Jim
Budd will not be given an opportunity by
Republican Senate to GUST him.
Captain Hanna of the Pomona was
thankful that the hotel near Shasta was
not so far away as he thought ana that he
lives to-day t. tell the story.
Captain Bennett of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company is thankful that he
was one OF the rescue party, because it
was well protected against druughts.
Mike Fitzgerald Of the Merchants Ex-
change is thankful because he has not yet
met with skipper mean enough to fer
him off his ship
"Hecr' Brodie is thankful because ever
since election day he has been able to re-
tire to the cad OF Clay-street pier and
saw wood"
johnnie Newf0rd believes that he has
no just complaints to make, because every
D0dy thinks he ought to be reappointed If
nybodY on the front is.