Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-09-06
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yelled ninety fellers. .Mufsn, be d--di
It's cannon balr' For three days I've
had two pound, cfrow beef on that eye,
and yet i, painetl.i
Then l wanied 20 90 home, but my
gentle captain said "nay" SO | mayed
and stayed. Pretty soon IL was my strike.
"Drick to bni!' yelled the umpire. lwenf,
but not al serene as wss my wont. The
pitcher sent in one hip high. ! missed ~.
lie sent In another neck high. II struck
me in the eullct. "low - yelled the un,.
pirc. lie sent in the ball again. This tine
took il square aud sent il down the right
field, through parl0r window, kerosenc
lamp, and rip up against fhe head 81 sn
infant who was quietly taking nap Ia
his or It's mothers arms. Then | siung the
bat and ineaDdtted fotlh 10 tho frsf basc.
/ | heard high words aud looked. When
slung the bat I had with il broken tle
Jaw Of the umpire aud was fined ten cents.
The gamo went on. liked n. IL Is 20
puch fun TO run from basc 10 base just i,i
time 10 be put out, or 10 chase ball three.
foafths Of mile down hisl while all the
spectators yell "muilinl" "go IL. ehomc
runl" "go round pgaiu" or go rouud
dozen timesl" Base ball j. sweet litilc
game. When IL came my lun 70 bat aEain,
| noticed everybody moved back about
ten rodsl The new umpire ,eiieaied twelve
rods. lie was iimidl The pitcher sent 'cm
in hot. lot balls in time az war are good:
bnt don't like 'e,n too hot for fun. Ar
Ter while got fair clip NJ II, and you
bet il went, cutting the dpisies down the
right fed. A fat n,nn and his dogs sat Nv
the shade Of an oak enjoyur the game
'fhc bnll broke one lee Of the dog and
landed like runaway engine in the co'--
porosiiy Of the Fat man. lie wns taAeu
home TO die.
Then went on double quick to he
field, and died TO stop hot hall II came
townrd me from the bat o, the rate of nino;
miles minute put up my hands, the
ball went swectIy singing on It's way with
all the skin from my palms with II.
More raw beet
That wis M eventual chFn who lirst in-s
vented base bWli. It's tuch fun. I've.
played i,o gaines, and this is the glowing
result:
Twcniy.sevon dollars paid out for
things.
One buprcd eye, badly banged.
One broken little finger.
One bump on the hosd.
Nineteen lume backs.
A sore jaw.
Que thumb dslocatcd.
Three spraihed aueles.
Five swellcd legs
One dislocaled shoulder, from trying 10
throw ball a thousand yards.
Two hands raw irom ,ylug 10 stop Lets
balls.
A lump the sizc Of hornets nest on
my loil hip, well back.
A nose sweetly jammed, and five uni;
forms spoiled from rolling in tho dirt At
the bases.
have played two weeks. aud don't
think | like the game. There il not q
square inch on, Ia or under me but aehest.
sleep nights dresming Of hot balls, "Ays,".'
and "louls, aud dcscending "skyreckeis,'
never worked 10 hurd since Ruth stole
wheat, and never was ~ lame sinco tho
burning Of Luther.
But am proud Of my proficiency in
the gamo. Its 6no exerciae--a little ca
sicr thna being run through threshiBg
machine, aud not much oitLcr. It's a
nice game for poet or ofalor-'twili
make one sore beyond all accounts.
I've looked over the scorers book, aud
fnd that IN two weeks I've broken soyeu
bats, made Que tally, broken oDe omphes
jaw, broken ten windows in adjoining
houses, Killed baby, broke the leg Of q
dog. aud morlally Injured the broadbasket
of spectator, knocked Eve other players
out Of time by elipRirg my bat, and
knocked the water fall iroma school. marin
who was standing twenty iods fom he
field, quiet lookcr.on.
l'yo used up Gfcen bottles of arnlea,
linimont, ave BOTTLES of iefeont hall q raw
beef, aud ain 20 lul of pain that il reens
ns II my bones weie hpt broken bnts aud
my legs lie liubs Of dead hor-e chestnut,
instead Of The oneo elegant lfolieu OF
bawlnglS thine.
"HrlcR' roMEhor.
P.s. Allladias 10 fSor Of "uuiyegsal
suffering are invited io jnin our club.