The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-23
What She Couldn't Understand.

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What She Couldn't Understand.
"John, said Mrs. Sanscript to her
husband one evening last week, 1--WE
been reading the paper" p
"That's nothin'," grunted John.
'I've seen people before who read
newspapers" l lefaat Cd. !ga M
"Yes; but there are several things in
the papers 1 can't understand ,
''Then don't read EN- rr.--
"What do they mean about the
strike, John? What is a strike, any
how?" EE d, 'I1 gri'H1I = t..H
A strike is where they have struck"
and Sanscript knocked the ashes from
his cigar. = Zee. .--.....f .-,-,4 f
81 don't grasp your meaning exact
ly," said Mrs. s., with a puzzled look.
" Now, these strikers have stopped all
the railroad trains in the country. Why
did they do it?' -a traqaru 1e--'-.-
"To prevent 'em from running
eyes, but why didn't they want trains
to run?" r.
" Because they wanted more money
for running them.'' 'a .3- on '1ss'@
"Do they pay more for stopping
trains than for running them?''
:" No, you stupid woman
Then, why in the world did they
stop 'em-why didn't they run more of
'em or run 'em faster? Seems to me
that would pay better" rG11 u
I" Mary Ann, you will never surround
the problem" rs--5 -.4.a.l G,5
"Maybe not, John, Some things are
gotten up purposely to bother women.
Now, here's column headed Base
Ball. What is baseball, John?'' Dol
"Don't YOU know what baseball is!
Happy woman! you have not lived in
| vain.n rE
"Here it says that The Hartford's
could not collar Cummings curves.
What under the sun are Cummings
curves?n IA do ur1a ais..Ir ..
ats the way he delivers the ball"
"Is the ball chainedP''
"No, you BOBBY"
"Thenhow does he deliver it?''
81 mean pitches it. - .'. .. .'
"Oh! Now, here it says Jones muff
ed a ball after hard run. What was
the ball doing after hard run?" .r
"Hadn't you better confine- your re
search to the obituary and marriage col
umns, Mary, with an occasional adver
tisement thrown in to vary the monop
oly?" T. -T.r s...... '. .-e,-. II. a"u
Eyes; but, John, l want to know
There's Mrs. Racket, over the way, wht
goes to ali the baseball games, ant
comes back to talk me blind about fly
fouls 'brace-hits, 'sky-scrapers,' ant
all those things For heavens sake
John, what is slzy-seraperP' asal,
compose yourself; old woman. Yol
are treading on dangerous ground you
feet are on slippery rocks, while ragin:
pillows roll beneath. ~
"Mercy on me. What do yo1
mean?" ."... -'.f .".l'-Ts q.
81 mean, my dear madam, that when
ever "a woman begins to pry abou
among three-strikes, fair-balls, base
hits, daisy-cutters, home-runs and kin
dred subjects, she in danger of beini
lost. i.. -'
"Well, confess I'M completely los
to know what the newspaper mean
when it says Addy stole a base, Will
the spectators appiauded. Have W
come to such pass that society wi
applaud thief? Why wasn't Addy al
restedP Now, here's Manning put OF
by Start, assisted by Carey, and | can
see that he did any thing wrong, either
JENNA Christopher! Here it says tha
Pike flew out. l don't believe wor
of it. never saw man fly yet, and
won't believe it can be done till l see
with my own eyes. John, what make
these newspaper men lie so hOrrible2
John was asleep, and Mrs. SanscriE
turned gloomily, not to say skeptically
to the letter list for information. New:
papers were not made for women
Cincinnati Enquirer. go ID. f-il'3
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