Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-12-30
DIPLOMATIC TOMMY.
He Induced His Sister to Attend the Foot
ball Game.

lie Induced His Sister 20 ATTEND the root
ball Game.
"No. Tommy" said his sister, 'Ill
not give you 80 cents to pay to see the
football match;'you have seen a mum
Der Of baseball games during the sum
mer, and | think hat is enough"
Tommy was detected for a while and
kept quiet, and his 23-yenrold sister
began to congratulate herself that she
had silenced him for a time nj least,
and she would not be bothered by his
teasing. Suddenly Tommy's face
Frightened and he turned toward his
sister. but she was busy with some
needlework, and was all unconscious
u the thoughts that were running
through his mind, After a while he
vent over and stood beside her and
watched her fingers as they dcXterouSly
knitted the bright colorcd yarn into
fancy mats and things without names
for a church fair To be held in a short
time.
There was silence for n while, only
broken by the far away notes of a
harsh hand organ as il ground out. in
pasmodic time, the ''Boulanger
March," in the next block. At last
Tommy broke the silence and said
softly; DO you remember Mr.. Nice
fellow, who used TO talk To you so
much at the hotel in Saratogal'
Yes, Tommy. Whyf
II guess you haven't seen him re
Gently, have your"
mo, Tommy. When we moved
last spring | believe he was in Europe,
and | did not know his address, 50 did
not send him a card. What makes
you ask the question:"
"Oh, notlin' much; only the last
time | went TO the Polo grounds To see
the New Yorks beat the Chicagos he
was there in the grand stand. and
talked to me. He said lac attended
nearly every game, lie had a lady
with linn"
~ lady, Tommy
"Ncs; | guess il was his mother"
"Oh' Tclisvcd). You say he talked
to you, Tommy
YES; he said he thought | ha1
grown p great deal since he saw me iE
Saratoga. and wanted To know how
that good looking sister of mine was, "
Coon. Tommy"
"And then he said: let mc see,
your sister is about ~ nov. mt shof
Aud said | guessed taa' ~s about
your age
well" softly.
Then he turned Jo tI'o dy who
was with him an n-5.oi her ii She
| didn't remember the .Nl" UHu looked
~ pretty that night lHH hop; the
ono, lac said, 'sho had ,wu iuir and
wore a lovely pale hum ,ila iress. that
became her be- woli aud made the
Rogers girls 50 jpalD 81 guess he
said the MiSsas Rogers, And she sail
she wmcm1rrol her gpIi, we'll, and
| then she turs al fo mo and I'D: Are
you the youuy lhdys brother An
said | was, a., she said 'lol ought
10 be proud ui flvIng sucna nice sis.
ter, AMI said wls, an il made me
feel good when lsnG how all the young
ladies in the block were jealous OF
her,
Tommy" severely.
We'll, | couldn't help it, cause
know it's So
Tommy" mildly.
An then Mr.. Nicefellow told the
waiter TO bring me a glass Of soda
water, an asked me if didn't
want some peanuts. an said didn't
mind, an he bought me l' lust
then Buck Ewing made
an Mr.. Nicefcllow said he
Chicagos couldn't play baI
rather see a game Of footbais3
especially between the college io 80 8
an he said he hoped ! would to- at lie
football games this fall, an wanted to
know if you liked athletic sports, an
! said | guessed you did, but you had
SO many other things To attend 10,
visiting sick people an making things
Cor the paor heathens in Africa,
am
"When did you say the football.
game was to be played, Tommy
"On Saturday, am
Tommy (hesitatingly), would sou
like TO take me TO see the gameif buy
the ticketSi'
why, cert
Then she kissed him and told him he
needn't say anything about their 20
ing, and Tommy moved toward the
door. When he got outside he drew
a long breath aud exclaimed 10 him.
self: "Gcel What a whopperi But
it workedI'-New York Tribune.