The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-09-19
From the La Crosse Democrat
SOMETHING FOR THE Low
ERS OF BASE BALL.
Description Of II by Brick
PomcrOy.
AS A BASE BALLIST.
AS A BASE BALLIST.

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Noun, Tom on our right cheek bone.-
Base bali That is the row.
II came about thus. Secondary EN-
ployment ia too shirksone on the sy.tem.
The doctor said We needed exercise -
Doctor knows lie told US to Join base
bail: we t'iued. Bought n book of in.
sructions, and for five DAYS studied il
wrely. If not too we'll. Then We bough,
sugar scoop cap, red belt. a green
SHIRT, yellow trousers, pumpkin colorsd
shoes, paper collar and purple neck tie.
and with lot of other delegates, moved
gently to the ground.
There were two mines These mines
were antagonists. The ball IL n pretty
little drop Of softness tho sizs OF n goose
EGG, and 6ve degrees harder th.n brick.
The two n'nes plsy against each other
II I" quiet game. much like chess, only
l'ttls inore chase than chess.
There was an umpire His position IL
n hard one. lie ,ils on box and yeIk,
foul" His duty q severe.
] took the hat. II is a murderous play.
thing, dssce"ded from Pochahontas To the
mead OF John Smith The man in front
OF me WAS PITCHER lie "a. = pice
pitcher, hut he sen, the balls hot, The
man behind me VAS a catcher. He
caught u. too.
The umpire said play" II ia the
most radical play know OF. this base
ball Saving cord wood ia moonliQh,
rsmbles beside base hall. 50 the pi,oh-
sent = hall towards me. I, looked p,ett,
coming. so ! Ia, il come Then he sen
smother. biz il With the club and hov,
j, gently upward. Then I s,ar'ed I,
walk to the first base The ball ht i,
the pitcher, or his hand. and som.hod,
said he cauph, fly. Alas. poor fly!
walked ieisur-'y toward the base Ano
'her man took the hat, I turned to ,e,
how hs vas making il and n mule kickeo
ms on the check, The nan said il va
the ball. II felt like = mule, and re
posed on the g!aa The bali went on.
P,sttv soon there we're two more Hie
and three of W few out. Then tue o,he
nins came 10. aud us nins went out
This va. better Just as I wRs s,sndint
on my dignity IN the left field. hot bal
a. thev called il. csms skyrockst,ng to
w~rds me My captain yelled, TAX,
~
| TbsstaneI gently forward 10 where u,
ball ~aSaim'ng to descend. I hsve 4,
good eve to measure ds'sncs. and saw a
a q lance where the lntle aero'its VIVA I,
light ] pu, up my hands. How s~es,
" the ball descended. Every body look
ed felt someth'ng warm 10 nv eve
Muffin" yelled pinety feIIers. "Mufiir
he d--iI II Is \ cannon balL"-
For three day, I've had two pounds o
raw beef On that eye and yet II painelh
Then I wanted 10 go home. but m,
gentle o"P,-i" snid nay. SD I n.yed .nc
stayed. Pretty soon !, wa. my strike
"Brick 10 bs'T yelled tho umpire.
wen, but not Al all serene I. WAS my
wont. The pitcher sent in one hip high
! missed Il. lie sent In smother mech
high; II took mo in the g"llet. "Fonl'
yelled the umpire. lie sent in the bal
agar" This time ! took IL square AND
sent II down the ''gh' field. through ,
P"r'o' window, Kerosene lamp, and viz
up "sa'ns' the he"d Of an i"fan, who wal
i"'s''Y .as'hg h'-~nap IN his or i,a moth
efs s'"s. Then ! 'lung the b", ant
me-nds'ed forth 20 hf., h"ss. I heard
nigh words ard looked. When slunO