The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-09-19
TAKING ALL OF THE CAKE.
A WELL DIR AVN PICTURE OF VICTORY
AND DEFEAT.
The BOG f,rse Bai, club md the welcome
Homo 10 Receives.

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The Bog f,rse Bai, club and the welcome
Homo u Receives.
There is probably 10 prouder period
in the life of boy than when he nrst
belongs to base ball club, and puts ON
red cap and goes with his club to an
adjoining town to play match against
A rival club. To q boy of twelve years
! there is no position on earth that he
would exchange for that OF pitcher OF
such n club. The other day the editor
of The Sun was going into the country,
and a victorious boy base bail club, that
had lust defeated another club, got on
the train Mt station IT, go home, and
the pride that was visible on the faces
of the victorious boys was only equaled
by the look OF sadness on the faces OF
the BOYS belonging to the rival club
which was at the depot to see the yisi-
tors Of Residents Of the defeated VIII
lace. grown persons, were at the depot,
smiling sickly smiles at the victorious
boys, as they got on the cars Tor the re,
turn home, and the same citizens looked
cross Mt their own boys who were de-
feated, and as the train moved oil with
tho elated red caps, the local blue caps
skunk to their homes down back streets,
their heads down, anxious to get ont Il
sight of the neighbors, who were
ashamed of them because they got beat.
The defeated town actually had
gloomy, forsakcn look, as though
great calamity had beiallen the commu-
nifty. The local squire, who was on the
depot platform, and who had acted as
nmpirc of the game, soemed-to feel the
c prevailing sadness, as though he feared
u his community would lay the defeat TO
j., him, and make remarks about his ruling
. at critical moment OF the game, but
d there was look of conscious innocence
y ON his face, as though he felt that he
l. had done as he would be done by, and
u was willing to suffer martyrdom If need
Is be. at the hands OF his disappointed and
e Urieyed pcighbors. The bus driver who
&c bad brought the visitors TO the depot,
& was also grieved, and when boy be-
Il longing to the defeated club, got into
o the 'bns to ride down town, the driver
d said "Here, you go out of that bus,
l. ycr are no good" and the poor boy,
rs who had run his legs off, felt the shame
~ that comes TO the unsuccessful laborer
10 in this world, and he crawled out of the
e. 'bus, the laughing stock of the crowd.
y The editor of the local paper was ut the
=, denot and he looked rs though the de-
rs Cont was fearful blow to him, and II
'h seemed as though his next weeks papel
IL would contain Il sarcastic article on the
p throwing of the game by the umpire
el whose wife's sister lives ut the success
l., full town.
ne But how different it was on the cars
n1 with the successful club. Citizens VIII
AZ had accompanied the boys to the cam
G:n of the enemy were all smiles. and mad
MS constant inquiries MS to the bruises OF tn
ne ~ short stop, the sprain OF the first bas
III ~ man the black eye of the catcher, whic
ne nS he wore proudly, and all was happiness
Z" Tho players who Were so tired the
H. wanted to lay down. walked up an
IL, down the cars with bail bats, and can
M ne vas bag bases, the pitcher held the ba
m ~ in his hand, and couldn't help tossing
VI M to the top of the car to catch 1T as
nc, came down. while neighbors would loo
w Wv on from the other end OF the car an
@ es- saw "He is " daisy" The dirty, pei
n,, No. spiring boys were very happy, happie
~, than the president, or any millionaire
S"s earth 1t showed the difference betwee
'o'' success and failure better than any sma
Mr. thing we ever saw.
T,. w. The train approached the static
,.'ao sno where the boys lived, and all was hurr
W, M'' They hurried through the car, Al
,n;;' tried to suppress the smile OF satisia
"ot " ton. or look dignilied, as though defe
": II inc rival ball clubs was an every d
W.. ~, occurrence with them, which did
,oro wv elate them at all. But when the tr'
- ,o 70 stopped, and half the town was at
t,at DEPOT to meet the visitors, and tf
ann were welcomed with smiles, and ha
NJ % 81 shakes, and mothers would pick
tton their bows, who went away in the mol
in inc SO clean, and came back at event
nsa so dirty and kiss them, the boys look
n1'r as though that was familiarity tn
NJ could not encourage, and they won
~, M nuy away from the loving mothers, ai
Get into the crowd where they could
vnr I cheered by stout lungs, instead OF beil
, , ~ kissed, The local editor of the victo
,ho ous town, was there with his umbrel
"A ~ and his face was all smiles, and he sho
hands with the boys as though tney !
brought the millennium back with tn
ins.aad of lame backs.
As the train moved off, and the
torious baseball boys were formed
Cap line. to march down town, one ca
pany: ing broom, as token that they
cross "ceoned OUT their rivals, and tn,
:, July ,,on stom5;no around laughing, and
cap ing as though the country was safe,
W. nde9a he Old and young women, and girls, loo
go go nS nf on lovingly, and waving handkere
ca e,;,a ~, at the victorious, happy-hearted kie
oii'c9 reminded us of regiment reiur
anded from the war; Few Of those who
Liver come d their victors, thought OF t1e p
Q was lefeated fellows Of the other siae
coolest we're carrying heavy hearts about NV
1T try them @ II is SO with everything eve
onsid- where where Success is what takes the On On
=, while failure takes the crumbs. DO
1atch. nlways succeed if you can. but RENE
ion OF her the next time the other crowd I
eight, wine YOU out, and then you Will kl
..h'' tho how ii is yourselves.
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