The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13
County. and listened to the following pathetic


County, and listened TO the following pathetic
but realistic yarn:
'To begin WITH said John NJ, "do you see
that little fellow standing over there by the
counter? Well, his name is Shaw, and nine
years ago he lived in Candelaria, New, where
was running the True Fissure. However, TO go
on, Shaw suddenly got in such financial con-
dftion that it was necessary TO make clever
turn or walk out OF town. He wandered
around for several weeks thinking the plan
over, and seemed 10 be waiting for something.
Suddenly he disappeared for few days, but re-
turned looking little bit happier He walked
up the street and went into the grocery-stores,
feed and grain yards and al the supply-hous
on the thoroughfare, and told them that he
was sorry that it had become necessary to call
upon such gentlemen for assistance, but that
he had to have $40 s. head from each store or
he would turn loose 1000 rats in the town.
locality where rats and mice are unknown even
to this day.
Well said the merchants, why is il that
you want US TO pay this money!
"'Yon see, said Shaw, Il was down TO Wau-
buska few days ago and cove what wanted
to make haul offered 10 bet dat he had tar
rier dog what could lick more rats dan any
oder tarrier in Nevada. OF course was onto
de game de mint l heard him speak and sent
down TO de Bay for thousand wharf rats, big
as rabbits and wild longer tails. gets around
dis mug and makes bet wild i'm l bet i'm
dat would get a mess OF rats up in desc dig
gins dat would do whole family of tarriers.
Well we closes de bet and names Bishop Greek
as de place OF meetin'. have got de rats
down to de depot now, but say, boss, what do
you tink / heard dis morning from Bishop
Creek Well simply dis: De tarrier what was
TO do de fghtin' took q couple OF long briefs
and kicked de can. De match is of and have
got the rats on me hands. I am dead strapped
and de railroad company refuses to pack de an
finals any farder. If you give me ten piece 1
goes out ton light and browns de whole batch in
Walker Lake. Are you in on de play7'
'Whatever may have been their intention
when Tommy began his request for the SO
head, every merchant in town went down in
his pockets and handed over the desired
amount. Further than this they insisted that
Shaw get out OF town with his pets at once and
not delay a moment, for fear some OF them
would escape. After he got the money he went
down to the depot and paid the expressage on
box which he had ordered sent 10 his address
while he was out OF town few days. II con-
tanned nothing bnt few old rags and variety
OF debris which Tommy had packed in TO add
weight. He hired an express wagon and drove
out OF town with his load. The next day he
took the train for California and has never been
back"
Judge Dennis Spencer came down from Napa
yesterday and spent the evening at the Lick
House. He declared that he has gone out OF
politics and settled down 10 farming and prac-
ticing law. comfy two days ago. said he, AZ
followed the plow on my place at Napa. I've
planted out some nice corn patches and have
the fruit trees doing quite well, and 1 do the
work myself. Some day, you know, expect TO
leave the plow and perform great deeds in
han
Napa needs is q direct line OF railroad from San
Francisco or rather Tiburon. "The Southern
Pacific Company has been fighting every
movement TO open canal to Napa
for years, and with that opposition
Napa is not the prosperous town it ought to be.
With q straight canal to the bay boat could
go from here to Napa in two hours and with a
direct line Of railway branching off above San
Rafael from the Donshue road it would be only
a matter OF an hour TO get down from Napa.
Still, things are in pretty good shape up there
now. Within four weeks made out deeds on
sales amounting TO $4,000, ali of which were
Immediately around the town"
L. R. Vance of Vallejo told an interesting
story about his own life last night in the Grand
Hotel Office. He said he was originally ma
rine reporter on the Milwaukee Sentinel, then
q captain OF a steamer on the lakes before the
hal- ne eullStSu III Tic navy, IOugnt during
the war under Farragut and passed his ex-
animation for promotion on board the old
Hartford. As a mark of appreciation he says
he was appointed commander of a gunboat at
Mobile But he still looks ct the Hartford's
hulk with strangely mingled feelings.
Mrs. Edwards, a very lady-like and rather
demure person, came here the other day from
Boston. She is the sister OF the late DR.. Plouf,
xrh xrac Sr0t m aIo
weeks ago. Her visit was intended origini-
ally to be quite different from what il came to