The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-01

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AT the risk of being promptly arrested
and. hurried around to the first station
house for daring to speak to strange man
on the streets. of New. York, braveiy
stepped up to Hibernian- browed police
officer the other evening, and IN dutcet
voice and low, I:..aid: PLEASE, Mr. OFF,
Ger, would you mind telling me the name
of the saint who is said to be responsible
for all the transforms we. have encoupt-
cred .-recently2 / read the: daily papers,
and in one saw that saint som tn1n &:
brother reserved the power;of treating IN e
earth ito forty days rain. providing .the
powers unseen sent down: a. shower on
that saints day /: The forty days ram. IS
undoubtedly upon us in fuifvigor. am
naturally aching to know the name OF the
fellow who is responsible Psi paused in:
my wild career through sentences, and as
. Hibernian- bro wed poHcem an n ervel1s-
" twirled his official cud gel he ia AGED
me by m uttering, in a thick, German dla-
lect, Zach, mine tr:Dis vedders makes me
mo difference. Maybe. der: fellow you
spoke chust now il. got his name on der
bolice records written-I# ion t. know
With the mild manner of: a: patient old
donkey the good. kind officer continued
his beat to the next corner and left me to
freedom. I have been wondering whether
he fancied Il was rickety in The upper
stories, or private female detective; any.
how haven't been able to find. out the
aforesaid saints name. / know we
haven't had one clear day during the past
three weeks, saint or no saint; and l also
know that am thankful for the comforts
of a .cozy apartment here in this m UGH
slandered Gotham. :.
There have beon many expressions of re-
greet here among admiring friends thai:
they will not be permitted the pleasure Of
personally attending tho wedding of Miss
Laura Gashwiler and Samuel M. Short
ridge at high noon Monday. August 3. !
The accomplished couple have q score
or more of near relatives in the vicinity of
Greater New York, and, though they find,
it impossible TO be present at the cere-.
mony, loving thoughts and heartfelt
wishes will be waited across. this. broad.
continent for the heal til, happiness and
prosperity Of Mr.. shortridge and Miss
Gashwiler in their union. . :. r. - Z: Il.
:. Visiting Californfans have been growing
moro scarce. in this vicinity every day
since. last June It:is:a marvel to meet.
any one direct from California d uring this.
humid weather. ~ d just .as leave pass a
couple of weeks in ! the. rainy districts Of
Oregon as face your: deadly thunder
bolts and sheets of;warm. driving rain for.
even one day, said q popular San. Frans=
ciscan:to me y yesterday, as he looked over
a railroad guide and firmly declared that
the. fla st train going down TO Newport.
could bank on him as apassenger. '3 .l9 :).:
/. / did not expostulate with him. for, al:
thought dislike the thoug INT of Oregon in.
rainy seasons, / am positively aching for.
a glimpse .of the tnrre wed sides of old
Mount Tamalpais and the blue shadows
that alw avs oyertie the tant heights of
old Mount DfabIo,l both Of which can be
seen from San francisco hills 81. Al: .': 4
James E.. Wilson came to the city on.
Monday, and after stopping a few days at
the Hotel Cadillac continued ito Boston,
where business of inipor anee called HIM
He. expects to visit New York again. before
returning to the coast. #.}5 s::::.-: +.
5 BY the way, the Hotel CADILLAC is this
new.name;for the oldest ablished Barrett
House on Broadway: s. and Forty-thlrd
street. The: same, com pany that estah--
:lished. the. Hotel Cadillac: of Detroit,
Mich, has taken this New York hotel al
an experiment. j.: . ::>::: =. ::..- I'll: #%
/ Arthur: H, :s-eel Of San Francisco has
been in the city q week. f. e :: Il
s. L. *Isaacs, a popular business man of
Los Angeles, is q guest at sths Hotel Inns
periaE II; :s :: :., " s :.=i :l1 4
Albert: Derham is also q guest at the
Imperial. .. III. .:,' +. Z :: 81. 5 = n
s. Allthe big hotels are empty Of their
usual number Of Pacific Coast{g guests. @ rs" II:
II At the Hoffman but. two California
guests: have arrived within q week. One
of them was g. a.. Kline, we'll known in
San Francisco, and: the other was Il. S.
sherman, who is here for . short tims on
bust "a: f.: ::.=:.~.. !.
R. B. Elder has been: here. a full week
and is putting u at q Broadway hotel, &
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Hayman have taken a
cottage at Larchmont. where they will re-
main until late in the fall +: Mrs: D. H.
Everett, Mrs. Hayman's mother, will
probably remain with them unit the3end
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