Evening journal., 1908-03-02
Personal and Pertinent

That catching going in all parts Of San Fran
cisco ard that all classes Of people interested in Il
ing fare slowly home the other evening, saw dark
shadow scurry along the line Of the gutter and
with upifec as II searching for the scraps Of
foodstu0s thar have been lacking OF late.
Disregardng his fare who poked his head out Of the
window and wanted to know what the matter was, the
hAelunan selAeu ms Whp' leeped from ms seat ana
stepped lightly to the edge Of the gutter The rat heard
him however and slipped into the bottom of the channel
Then there way out of 1t for the up and
dow re fled, pursued by the relentless whip Of the
cabaan who lashed every inch OF the gutter as the
rat tore maoly up and down. a crowd had satherea
and cahman and rat fought their battle amid the
courogng Of those watching. AT last faint
squeak from the tortured animal announced that he had
given up AS the cabman took his whip and remounted
the box one in the crowd called out; well you've
made 40 cents. anyway" Pooh" retorted the cabman
with sublime contempt Ten centsl I've probably
saved the life OF the whole city-san Francisco Cali
since Louis Ferrari began the prosecution Of these
r1pure milk cases." remarked of group at the
olympic Club, hes suspicious Of anything that looks
like milk"
How so2" venturod one of the listeners.
WELL of the fellows had a bottle of emulsion Of
cod liver OIL white stun the viest dope
tasted 1t in plain. big meek bottle. whered they
4 think. said Andrew Glarner. think Gleason
got It from Ills brothers place.
"'Ah' exclaimed Ferrar don't if Jack is a
member Of the club I'm going after his brothers dairy
pu eooe OF that milk in my coffee this morning and It
was all to the bad San Francisco Chronicle.
Col Plummer of New York. who hates the sight Of
automobile bought the other day handsome brown
asked his groom what he thought Of the new arrival
John replied.
she's certainly fine lookn' oss, sir but I'm afraid
her temper's bit too touchy."
what makes you think so9" asker the Colonel.
"She cont appear to take kindly 70 nobody, sir; she
don't like me to 60 into the box to feed her"
oh. she'll settle down in day two. The surround
ings are strange you know i do not think there is
anything wrong with her temper"
7 didn't at arst STR. said John. but you see she
kicked me out o the box twice. and when you
think about it-thats o convinoin."- ."-Pittsburg
Press
The following interesting anecdote is quoted from a
sketch Of Gen Pickett called My Soldier in the March
McClures written by Mrs Pickett
was in Richmond when soldier fought the awful
battle OF Five Forks, Richmond surrendered and the
surging sea Of fire swept the city News Of the fate of
rive Forks had reached us and the city was fun Of
rumors that General Pickett killed. I did be-
lieve them / knew he would back he had told
me so But they we're very anxious hours The day
after the FIRE there sharp rap at the door The
servants had all run away The city full OF Yankees
ard my environment had not taught me to love them
The fate Of other cities had awakened my for
Richmond With my baby my arm, opened the door,
and looked np at tall saunt sad-faeed man IN ill.,
fitting clothes. He asked: is this George Picketts
homer
with all the courage and dignity could muster
replied: Yts. and his wife and this is his baby
"'The PRESIDENT I gasped had never seen him.
but knew the intense love and with which
his head and replied
NO; Abraham Lincoln, Georges old friend
"rhe baby pushed away from and reached his hands
70 Mr. Lincoln who took him In his arms AS he did
expression OF almost divine. and
iuNe kuteu up Ne SAD race IL was look that nave
never seen on an other face. The baby opened his
mouth wide Insisted upon giving his fathers friend
a dewy infantie kiss AS Mr. Lincoln gave the little
back me, he said:
"'rer father the rascal that forgive him for
the sake Of your bright eyes"
Father" saiu Tommy Barde, OF the William Henry
Harrison Grsmmar School. you to come next sat
urday afternoon and play game with the oliver
Wenden Holmes football team. We're going 'en up"
do belong 10 football team?" his father
1T is me"
do ~ exclaimed Tommy. proudly. ''wel reokoni
I'm the quarterback OF the Tornadoes"
The Tornadoes? Who are they?"
That's the Of school team"
"Hmphl And you going TO play a game next
Saturday, are YOU? Well, I'll go and It."
The game took place according 70 announcement ana
the Toraadoes were beaten by a O 6 TO o.
Tommy seid his father, overtaling him while he was
on his way home what did you tell the name
OF your team
The Tornadoes" answered the boy but going TO
change 4 to something else We amt fogl"-
Youths Companion