Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10
Out-UOOr sport OF the Season
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Detroit Free Press
The season has now arrived when
outdoor sports are apropos. The
caterpillar has left his den, the
mosquito has turned over in bed
and uttered a warning shrek, and
big green worms are skylarking
around on shade trees and betting
on their chances Of dropping down
behind mans coat collar.
One of the leading lawn games
is played as follows: At the supper
table the wife remarks:
"James, want ten dollars to fix
up my summer silk; don't go away
without leaving it."
James makes no reply, but man
ages to slip out of the house un-
seen. He is stealing softly across
the lawn to jump over the fence at
the corner, when his wife comes
rushing out and exclaims
"James! James! See herel"
He begins to squint into cherry
tree and talk about moths.
"You walk back here and hand
over that cash, or I'll send for my
mother to come and stay all sum-
merW
According to the rules Of the
game he turns and looks at her,
and mutters to himself:
"That willis mel"
"The idea of you skulking of
like that!" she continues, when he
advances, hands out the "X," and
if he can convince her that he had
as soon give her $40 as $40, he win:
the game.
Another outdoor game is played
between 10 o'clock in the evening
and midnight, in order to avoid the
heat of the sun. It's played to-
gether by married people. Nine
o'clock having arrived, and the
husband not having reached home,
the indignant wife nails down the
windowa, locks all the doors, and
goes to bed feeling as if she could
smash her partner in a minute and
a half. Along about IL o'clock
Charles Henry begins to play his
part in the game. He is suddenly
seen under one of the kitchen win.
dows. He seeks to raise it. He
tries another, and another, but the
sash won't lift. Then he softly
tries all the doors, but they are
locked. The rules of the game al.
| low him to make some remarks al
this juncture, and it generally be-
gina to rain about this moment. As
he gets under the shelter of the
garden rake he muses.;
"Nice way to treat me because
| found stranger on the walk with
a broken leg and took him to the
hospital"
AS the rains come harder he bold,
ly climbs the front steps and rings
the bell. After about ten minute,
the door is opened, a hand reaches
out and pulls him into the halls and
the game goes on:
ooh! you vile wretch !"
Darling, whaz mazzer-whaz il
it jarling?"
Don't darling me. Here it j:
almost daylight, aud l've shiyerec
and trembled, and brought on ,
nervous fever which may carry me
to my gravew
"Jarling, | founda leg on the
sidewalk with a broken man
and-w
This game is always won by the
wife.
Another, and the last outdoor
game to be described here, is called
Waiting for Her Darling" A
woman waits for her husband tC
spade upa fower-bed. The Eastern
question absorbs his whole time
She goes out to WELD the spad,
herself, The game is very brief
She tries to dig in the spade By
pressing with both feet at once, anC
when she gets up and dashes into
! the house she realizes that she roll
ed over three times and barked hel
pose against the iron vase, and thai
four carriages were right opposite
the house at the time. She MAJ
, have speech to deliver when hel
husband comes to dinner, but thl
husband wins the game-it is SO in
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