The San Francisco call., 1905-06-28


and steady of limb until they were as
handsome a pair of goats as ever gam
boiled on Bernal Heights. Then came
the dreadful day, when they were two
year olds, of Flora's mysterious disap-
pearance. She vanished from Myrtle's
side as they We're Sampling some tin
clippings that had been deposited upon
waste lot, and for whole year Mrs.
Dempsey secured the hills and mourned
ere her quest was rewarded and her
gloom turned to exultation. While
passing by the residence of one Hughes.
baptismal name unknown to her, last
Monday afternoon there fell upon her
ear n familiar bleat, and casting her
gaze into the Hughes yard she beheld
the long lost Flora. stan6ing upon hind
legs and paving the atmosphere in eff
fort to break a restraining rope and
rejoin her kidhood's protector.
Flora. darling. is it really you?" ex-
claimed Mrs. Dempsey
"Ba-a-a-yip" was Fiora's vocal re-
sponse. its final syllable being occasioned
by an abrupt tightening of the cruel rope
around her windpipe.
m coming TO you, my precious, m
comingr Mrs. Dempsey cried. and she
forthwith proceeded to find entrance to
at the rope became more vigorous than
ever-so vigorous, indeed, as to awaken
Mr.. Hughes from a post-prandial nap on
the sitting-room lounge and bring him
to the front door on investigation bent.
What the divvle are ye agitation me
goat for?" Mr.. Hughes is reported to have
shouted at Mrs. Dempsey
Your goat nuthn'," Mrs. Dempsey
acknowledges having retorted. Its my
own Flora an 1 want her"
While applying to Judge Conlan for a
search warrant Mrs. Dempsey averred
that no sooner had she claimed owner
ship of the goat than the yard was filled
with Hugheses and the air with missiles
aimed at herself. So fierce was the onset
that she was forced to retreat and leave
Flora in possession of the enemy, Would
the law aid her in recovering possession
of her cherished livestock?
The law did to the extent of issuing a
warrant.
Samuel A. Phillips, tall young ne
gro, confessed passion for pork chops,
garnished with fried potatoes, fanked
by fried eggs and fabricated with cof-
fee That was the meal he consumed
in Wong Chew's chop suey establish
ment, 1923 Dupont street, and declined
to pay for
"Pahdnah, you owe two ibittee" said
Wong Chew as Mr.. Phillips started for
the door.
"Ah 'stinctly objecks teh bein' called
'pahtnah by a pusson OBJ yo' breed 'en
cullah,'' was Mr.. Phillips naughty re-
sponse.
Then his hat was grabbed by Wong
Chew, and when he tried to recover the
headgear by force Wong Chews whistle
shrilled and a policeman did the rest.
Him no dam glood,' said Wong
Chew to Judge Conlan, before whom
Mr.. Phillips was accused of defrauding
an innkeeper. Two time be1o him
Gates poke chop an sneakee out"
Mr.. Phillips combated the allegation
of prior offense. "Ah thought All he'd
quahtah in NAH pocket Wen All
ohdahed dat meal from dis heah chink
yes'day," he declared, zen didn't dis
kivah nah errah till de chuck wuz in
NAH fnteeyah department. Use a Pull
man pohtah en- doan hev teh steal no
grub from chinks."
"Letee dam fool go, Judge" said
Wong Chew. Me two bittee to badee.
! but tha' all light"
The request was complied with
A jury in Judge Mogan's court did not
! leave its box to find Miss Augusta
f, Bloomer guilty of having disturbed the
! peace by deluging H. G. Root with water
from a garden hose while he was remov-
ing furniture from a house adjacent to
her domicile, $50 Page street She in
formed the court that the drenching of
| Mr. Root was prompted by desire on her
| part to "cool him off, as he was very
much excited by her mothers insistent
demand that he release his horse, a
| skittish beast, from the electric light pole
in front of her home. Sentence to-
morrow.
William Ashman was genuinely sur
prised when a policeman arrested him for
| riding bicycle with his hands removed
from the handle-bars. The arrest was
| made in Golden Gate Park, and the
, policeman told Judge Conlan that Mr.
Ashman was showing off, before women
and children by holding his hands high
In the air while he pedaled the spidery
, wheel at high speed and by leg pressure
alone caused 1t to make abrupt turns
He was dismissed with a reprimand
Attorney George D. Collins sank wearily
in his chair and with hand supporting
head informed Judge Conlan that he Mr..
Collins had some troubles of his own. y
The remark was provoked by his Honor S
demand to know why the trial of Uriburu,
accused of embezzling Songbird Tetraz-
| zinis francs, could not be proceeded with
right there and then instead of being
again continued, as Mr. Collins desired
A continuance till tomorrow was even
tually granted