The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-08-24
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we bought sugar scoop cap, q red belt,
green shirt, yellow trousers, pumpkin
colorcd shoes, u paper collar and pur-
pie neck tie, and with lot Of other
delegates, moved gently to the ground.
There were two mines. These mines
were antagonists. The ball is a pretty
little drop Of soitness, size of a goose
egg and 1--WE degrees harder than rock
The mines play against each other. II
is quiet game much like chess, only a
little more chase than chess.
There was an umpire. His position
is Il hard one He sits on box and
yolls "ioul." Ills duty is severe.
took the bat. II is murderous
plnything descending from Pocahontas
to the head Of John Smith The man
in front Of me was a pitcher lie was
nics pitcher, but he sent the balls hot
The man behind me was a catcher. He
caught it too.
Umpire said "play." It is the most
radical play j know Of, this ball. Saw,
ing cordwood is moonlight rambles be
side base ball So the pitcher sent a
ball toward nc. 1t looked pretty coming,
so let il Watching it. j hit il
with cub, and hove it gently upward.
Then | started to the. first base. The
bali hit in the pitchers hands, aud
somebody said he had caught fly.
Alas, poor Hy. | walked leisurely
toward the base. Another man took
the bat. | turned to see how be was
making it, when mule kicked me on
the check. The man said il was ball.
l. felt like mule, and | reposed on the
grass. The ball went on.
Pretty soon there came two more flies
and three Of us went out. Theu the
other nine came in and us nine went
out. This was better. just as | was
standing on my dignity in the left field,
a hot ball, as they call ii, came sky.
rootching toward me. My captain
yelled take it."
FASTENED forward TO where the ball
was aiming to descend; have good
eye TO measure distances, and saw at
glance where the little aefolite was to
light. put up my hands How
swceily the bali descended Everybody
looked; / felt something warm in my
eye Muffin Y yelled ninety fellows,
Muffin be id, It's cannon ball !"
For three days I've had three pounds
Of raw beef on that eye and yet it
paiuethl
Then | wanted to 60 home, but my
gentle captain said 'nay" So mayed
and stayed Pretty soon it was strike.
TO bat!' yelled the umpire. ] went,
bat not all serene, as was my won't.
The pitcher sent up one hip high 1t
struck me in the outlet 'Foulp yelled
the umpire. lie sent the ball again.
This time | took it in square and sent
il down the right field, through psrlor
window Kerosene lamp aud rip up
against the head of an infant, who was
quietly taking its--nap in his or its
mothers arms. Then l slung the bat
and menndcrcd forth to the first base.
heard high words and looked. When
slung the bat, had with ii broke the
jaw Of the umpire, aud was fined ten
cents.
The game went on. | liked it. 1t
IS SO much fun to run from base to base
lust in time TO be mt ONT or 10 cb,se
ball three. quarters Of mile down
hill, while all the spectators yelled
'Muffinp Go itp Home run 7 Go.
round dozen times Base ball is a
sweet little game When it came my
turn to bat again. noticed everybody
move back about ten rods: Tie new
umpire retreated twelve rods. He was
timid The pitcher sent 'em in hot
footballs in time Of war are rood. But
/ don't like EN- too hot for fun. After
awhile | got fair clip at il. and YOU bet
it went cutting the daisies down the
right Geld. A Tat man and dog sat 10
the shade of an oak, enjoying ,he game.
The ball broke one leg Of tile dog, and
landed like runaway engine 10 the
corporosity of the fat man.
Then went on double,quick to the
field aud tried to stop the hol ball. 1t
came toward me from the bat, at the
rate Of ten miles minute. put out
my haDds--the ball went singing on its
way, with all the skin from my palm
with il.
More raw beef
That was an evcntful chap who first
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