The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-08-27


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However. the Innings commenced The
I twenty two had been most carefully
chosen by Mr. Middleton lihiS by The
way was ne return match and, having
l0si the fret, he thifstcd iuf ruvcngel B.,
and, lnf a tNunty tao, were, ~ use tech
nica terms, q strong team, with very lit.
tie tall BY The time half their wicko,s
hal iAllrn. their score was within thirty 0f
ours. Mr. Middleton was loud and bland,
In an excellent temper and was much
disappointed 10 see him sitting next Fod
gCrhy on a bench, and converting In the
most amiable Of manners with that ornA.
mcut Of the twenty-five,
at won't matter about the sherry" |
overheard Mr. Middleton say " We shall
beat 'cm without you going in
became cognizant Of this remark by
reason OF Ia being made during u visit
paid 10 the scorers table, by which the
two were sitting.
"OBly thirty to get, and ten wickets q
get It with | said 10 Dgyrient as | re-
turned.
Whereupon he put me on to bowl.
In bowling, | nattcr myself | excel-or
my day, at least-and this was my day
The reader will excuse me for informing
him that In the course of the next hall
hour | was sufficiently tilcaoious to re
duce the twenty-five to their last tw,
wickCts, with three runs TO make. A
this crisis there arrived AT the wicket
the last msn-tho acrobatic Fodgerby,
Now, see mt slogl' he said to me, a
he took guard" Give done Middleto
ain-had a stiff glass Of Irish whisk
before | came in"
Now, then, sir" observed the umpirI
" the bowler at the other ends waiting,
Fodgerby assumed a highly oifensiN
attitude with his bat, lifting II high abov
Els shoulders. The ball came. Fodgert
EnSdly dashed out. By n Of those e
uanr1inary chances which battle calcul
ton, be hit the ball. II was bowled 10 Il
od but, somehow or other, Fodgerl
Z sent II in the direction Of sgusre-leg.
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DO not kngE what view Nlsl EEl
H. ton might have been tilpgss1 W take
this performance, hsd she 5eaa Or
ak ground-hci phAet0n had Jeff before q
IS ncr hut u vas amusing 10 observe
suppressed ag0nies Of Mr. Middlet
Nj OF course, on his retirement from
ID, wicket and ARRIVAL A. tho tents, Fodgc
re WIS the centre of a wondering thr0
ar and some very free remarks were
ay dressed 70 him by various members Of
on twenty-five. But Mr.. Middleton was
M violent than | had anticipated, ard | \
to add, hoped, saw him glare at FodJ
I'LL by, when the latter was not looking, v
re, the expression OF q tiger in his more
table moments; but all he said was:
Funny idea Of your, Fodger
You've lost US the match %
Fodgerby was evidently ashamed
himself, and confused.
81 beg your pardon - he said. :"
the impulse Of the moment carried me aT
md and | thought | could do it. But | az
usl glze with the deepest humility
,lul "Sirl - was Mr.. Middleton's sud-,
But indignant reply. 81 don't accept J
he apology :" and he turned away /
him.
"What have | done - Fodgerby as
ond with AN astonished expression.
ack 1t is certainly b~ewildering to a man
sler makes u full apology after a mild rer
lall, STRANGE, 10 find that his apology is res
mt, cd AS an insult; but the tact was
text Fodgerby had done what he used L
ded in his nervous moments at the Unii
TO had carefully and deliberately laid
'yer finger alongside OF his nasal organ.
IKE gesture is generally thought ironical,
not Sir. Middleton evidently took it so,
Tero straightway left the field in a huff,
fly, stopping, as he passed him, to spea
his Thpodpra n latter came mn to