The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-09-26


or stockings. Humpy came down hot and
sweating in pair of pants that caught him
about four inches above his knees, and left
big streak Of cotton drawers visible that
would bring the blush of modesty te
q cast-iron gall; McGinty couldn't fir.d
any shoes to fit him, and came down in
his old ratsy looking brogans that
never had had any soles, and had to be
roped down to keep them from working
up around his neck; while Tug Wilson
was trying to borrow needle and thread
and wanted US to wait till he made himself
new pair Of ball pants; but we left him to
his fate, for the brass-bapd was waiting, and
marched out through town Climbing uI
the Golden Stairs" and found all the
Wealth and Beauty Of Rome packing the
amphitheatre, eating peanuts and squirt
ing tobacco-juice.
We got out the bats, and Humpy began
knocking terrific sky-scrapers to the out.
fielders that paralyzed the little Gladiators,
when they began to kick, saying that he was
a professional and all that kind of talk, till
Bunion was near bursting with professional
jealousy; but we finally proved to their sat
isfaction that Hodgson belonged to ou1
nine as regular member, lived in our
town and always had lived there, that he
was not Esterbrooke nor Esterbrooke's
brother, and things quieted temporarily on
ly to break out in another place-this time
about an umpire. After squabbling for
half an hour over that, they got their own
man in, while all Rome tlundered from the
amphitheatre.
The Gladiators won the toss and took the
outs; the umpire hollered "play!" and
Magnify waltzed to the plate and sung out
to the pitcher: "Gimme Doc Lands BALI
and turns around to Bunion and says:
Watch me line dis moss-agate out de lot
He struck wicked at the first two that came
along, the catcher came up behind the
bat, and Stub hit wild att big down " and
went out, and all Rome thundered fro m the
amphitheatre.
Bunion says, Well, you're fine Jay!
Keep your eye on me now and get pointer
on how to stand and wait for your ball."
and he scooped stiff armed at three wide
outs - like q shoulder bound wind mill.
and all Rome thundered from the amphi-
theatre.
Humpy now came to bat, and the pitcher
began wrapping the balls around his neck.
Pretty soon he bit at one of them, and hit
the wind such good Frogtown swipe that
he lost his toe-holts and sat down as hard
as though he'd dropped five stories, and all
Rome reyerberated with the thunders of the
Coliseum; and when he got up both of his
garters were busted, and all the Wealth and
Beauty Of Rome just raised up and kicked
of their sandals; but the pitcher never got
the least bit#rattasd-shs, Humpy claimed
that he " made the play with the sole object
OF rafting him-apd began working the
"quick return delivery on him; while the
rotten umpire called him out before he'd
time to play it on the pitcher again; and all
Rome thundered in the amphitheatre.
The Horse- Shoes now took the field, and
the trouble began with Monaghan in centre,
who failed to throw the hooks into little
butterfly as securely as We so fondly trusted
that he would. Bunion, at third, made a
stop of an easy bound, held it till the
runner was almost to first, and then shot it
down to Humpy like streak of lightning
,cming with big inshoot, and Humpy
ust naturally jumped out of the track of it,
md it vent about eight miles and hit the
ence on the fly. Humpy says, "Looky
lere, what You tryen TO do, anyhow? What
lid ever do to you? Don't you dash that
'ard ball that way at me again or II make
rouble for you. Take my advice now and
linda tone yourself down-yon're excited.
treat Caesars North American Ghost! did
ou see him dash that ball down heref &C.
whiz!" And all Rome thundere6
rom the amphitheatre.
Stub "hollered," "Take dat Pokeberry
Il dat baste!" and was staggering with
augh, when a liner WAS smashed down at |
i'm with side -whisker attachments and got |
i'm square on the foot-and how that poor |
ian did suffer! But never-no never-in |
II my life heard any one fall into such an /
fit of laughter as Humpy did |
lille poor Stub hoped about on one foot,
lasping the other with both hands, and
elping like dog with crab on his tail. !
While we we're all crowding around him,
,ree of the Gladiators who hadn't
atted at all jumped up from the players
ench and made the circuit of the bases and
'ored runs which we're counted, as the um-
ire was not looking. Three runs, did /
y? No, I'm wrong, it was seven. We
eren't in condition to kick very strong.
nd all Rome Numbered in the amphithea-
q, Go play marbles!"
At last we got them out and went in with
[ood in our eye to 81 line the moss-agate
ut of the lot" But it was the same old
ory: one-two-three-take your seat. 1t
as enough to make any one lose his nerve
see the heavy hitter of the Ohio League
ak up regularly and knock holes in the
ind, while neither Bunion or Magnify had
'uched the leather as yet, and what with
le kids who had got onto Humpy fresh
r was getting remarkably hard to
reathe. Tug Wilson saw how things
ere going. and raised big kick on
'ying baby that had been source of ex-
eme annoyance, and which the umpire
fused to have elected after repeated re-
tests upon him by us so to do. This be-
g direct violation of the law in such
lses made and provided in the chapter
the Guide relating to Forfeited Games,
e packed our bats to leave the field,