The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-06-05
pr Ay[N(5 BADMINTON.
.o HOURS FROLIC FOR NEW
.1,c eociETY YOUNG FOLKS.

toRK's SOCIETY YOUNG FOLKS.
.f the Biggest Swell of the Dam
.rter AN Elaborate Course Of
,,nrht-sixty Thousand Year and
Results Thereof.
II. who imagine that the young MEN
"p men If New York society are stiff
wal in their manners would have
o"mewhat surprised at the crowd Of
nrpple who met together one
:. to play badminton. in 4 queer
rourtn avenue building.
,;dn.t take very shrewd observer
".over that badmintOn, as played in
york. consists of conversation to a
,oroe extent, interspersed with few
~ hits of hit and misplay with the
nsts There were no chaperones at
:, this game, and it amounted to q
sort Of II frOlic for two hours in the
a. Of the day. 1t was amusing to
to the talk. for the English accent,
= is affected, so laboriously by some
society people, was picked up and
u.l precisely as fancy dictated by the
so,sly attired people, who made bad
an All excuse for meeting without
Impressed by the presence of chaper-
luennas.
nEEp AND LOGICAL CONCLUSION.
biecest swell of the handles arrived
mr before time. He was q small man
monument teeth, rather a pallid face,
pair of shadowy side whiskers. He
red IN to the door Of the ailnsy frame
cture and nodded carelessly to stolid
Rishman who stood by the door with
4 in his mouth and his hands in his
ets.
anl hnawnin', Fowbes," said the new
pr screwing single glass into one Of
yeak eyes, and glazing hard at the at
ant: lis any one heah:'
OF vet. SIR said the attendant, re-
fully.
W." muttered the young man, COM
entity; Il am the first one them, Hav-
lrrived at this deep and logical con-
ion, after an elaborate course of
ght, he cast ghostly and transparent
at Forbes and drifted through the
way into the barn-like structure.
he cast a critical view at u net which
nded across the floor. went to one
series Of small lockers and took
efrom u racquet. Then he assembled
small stairway to a gallery, where
were few dressing-rOOms, and pres
emerged in all the glory Of white
mel knickerbockers and shirt, with long
stockings, blue and white silk Nor
Jacket, and a blue wOrsted Tom
hanter cap perched artfully upon his
Yer Notwithstanding head! Around one
Is slim wrists there was a broad leather
clasped with four buckles--a scheme
which champion badminton and tennis
|ers strengthen wrists that have been
ined by everyday. The single glass
hung over his breast. He danced
ut for moment to Timber up his legs,
then. stepping out into the inclosure
ss which the net was placed, he
ped off his silk jacket, produced a little
b, into which was inserted rim OF
hers, and tossed it in the air. When it
e diving forward. with bullet-like
cness, he caught it deity on the end
bis racquet and sent it into the air
h.
\ HOWLlNG SWELL OF HIGH ORDER.
he solitary young badminton player
was romping so ioyously was a howl
swell of Il very high order He didn't
like a man OF great Importance, but
ally his position is enviable. 4 man
lat the age Of % spends $50, 900 u yeal
tont earning the reputation Of being {;
nathrift or Il fool. must necessarily
pant to something in the world Of
ETY. He seemed us happy as a clam al
tide, batting away there skillfully
IN a broughan drove up to the dOOl
a young woman and her maid bustlet
gave yell of greeting that was quite
sniiied, and reminded one strongly q
rect Arab.
late again. Miss Agatha" he chirpet
pily. "'Pon me soul it is quite heart
ding for IL man of my conscientious ant
efnl nature to receive these disap
ltn'ents every play day"
nleed you are IL paragon, said tn
smiling brightly, and tossing he
Fps to the maid 1T was the fault o
NINA this morning. She was despel
y blue when she got out of bed, and s.
climbed back again. Then sic i'll
rl upon my reading to her until sh
more composed. and there you are"
ne had scarcely finished speaking whe1
le was Il great chatter and hustle about
Il half dozen people hurried in. Tw
lie girls were in full tennis rig. an
I'll one of the men Slipped off his Ion
rf he revealed the fact that he, toe
put on his play-,lay 1ogs before start
rom heme.-Clara Belle in Cincil
Enquirer.