The Greenville times., 1875-07-24
The Game Of Cr0sael.


the afternoon Poiges brought up
the set, and just before tea Mrs Col-
lins arranged the wickets. Collins
had learned to play when visiting
in GIovershire, last summer, and
Mrs. Collins acquired an indifferent
knowledge Of the game from two
elderly maiden sisters in Paxton
street. And so on that delicious
Friday afternoon they took their
malle,s and balls and commenced 1
the game.
Now Emaline,n playfuily OBJ
served Mr.. Collins. don't you be-
gin cheating at the start. If you
do the game will be prostituted to
gambling, and We shall injure our
moral natures in trying to build up
our physical"
People who are so ready to
charge cheating against others may
need close watching themselves.
young man." said she, in the same
spirit; "and l mean to keep a sharp
eye on your
| Then they both laughed.
":But it will do you good" he
said, with u tinge Of tenderness IN
his voice: "you are kept cooped
up in the house 81 that you hardly
get breath Of fresh air. This will
give you exercise, and keep you
out Of doors too"
You are always thinking OF
me- said she, as her eyes grew
moist. "You need the out Of door
air as much as DO. but you are
too unseltish to think Of YOURSELF
And thus exchanging sentiments
which did credit to both hearts,
! the game progressed.
After passing through the cen
ter wicket, Mr.. Collins used he
ball to help himself through th'
l other wicket to the upper stake
$ Then he left her near the first wick
p ct and struck for the stake, whicl
4 being about eight inches distan
J. made him confident. The bal
h missed about an eighth Of an incl
j "I'll declare" he exclaimed /
p vexation.
=. Then she, having watched hl
Is rapid process, now struck for hir
y and hit him, and u minute late
!. his ball was spinning through I'll
!. grass to the other end Of the groun'
II She was now IN position for h'
r. wicket, and passed through
and the others to the stake, b'
to Amissed II. Then he came up by
N well directed blow to within abo'
u two inches OF the stake but 81
ly went for him again, and when 81
or got through she was three wicke
III beyond the stake, and his ball W
II Ut the other end Of the gr0ut
IL again aud his brow was finely ca
be rugated. He stepped nervousl
ul toward it. II was quite evide
IN that he was unruflled. When /
Vi turn came again he drove back
A. the stake but struck the wick'
r. nnd rebounded so close to h
We that she easily hit him, again
H. troduced him through the wickt
Is he was not Tor, and then sent hi
ia flying again. Her success caus
an her to laugh, and he heard 1t.
on "You think you are pretty sm'
mr. but III get even with you, he sa
ire without smiling.
IN "You'A have to play better Thu
m. you have done" she pertinen
,ur replied.
nm al think know as much abo
nv cro1uet as you do" he said 81
ter with a straight face. /" II you h
NV any fairness about you, you'd
ian me have that stroke over when
en-. was up to the stake. You kne,
AL. slipped as well as ] did, he 81
growing red in the face.
ca No didn't know anytht
the about it,n she replied, taking ol
md little color
say you did
And | say didn'k But If
III are going to play this game, W
eu' don't you go ahead?"
vas "I'll play when get ready
''s said, turning white about
nS mouth.
IS If you amt going to play
~" had better go In the house and 81
~ up, she suggested, raising
nc voice,
Ing " Don't talk to me that wa
ere he cried, "or I'll make you SO
'y's for 1t, you brazen-faced hussy.'
veil :" Hussy! hussy!" she scream
Amt you ashamed Of yours
John Jacob Collins, to call y
Ing- wife a lTussy! Hussy, am I,
atty miserable brute. I'm to be ca
len. a'hussy am I, after working
veu knuckles off for you, and slav
~. icr thirty years.
oe There she cried, IN parox,
lpi' throwing tile mallet on the gro,
a,'' take your old croquet-and sl
VIZ II down your throat and ch
yourself to death with it you v
to. And don't you ever ask III
'".a play with you again, or I'll tell