St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-12-22
TOMMY'S DIPLOMACY.
How He induced His Sister to Go to thu
Football Game.

How He induced His Sister to Go to the
Football Game.
mo, Tommy said his sister, "Tll
not give you fifty cents to pay to see
the football match; you have seen
Number of baseball games during the
summer and think that is enough"
Tommy was detected for awhile and
kept quiet, and his twenty-three-year
old sister began to congratulate herself
that she had silenced him for a time
Aat least, and she would not be bothered
| b. his teasing. Suddenly Tommy's face
frightened and he turned toward his
sister, but she was busy with some
needlework, and was all unconscious OF
the Thoughts that were running through
his mind. After awhile he went over
and stood beside her and watched her
fingers as they dextrously knitted the
bright-colored yarn into fancy mats and
| things without names for church fair
to be held in short time.
| There was silence for awhile only
broken by the far-away notes Of
harsh hand-organ as it ground out, in
spasmodic time, the 'Boulanger
March, in the next block. SAT 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 Saratoga?"
"Yes Tommy. Why?"
Il guess you haven't seen him re-
Gently, have you?''
mo, Tommy. When we moved last
spring believe he was in Europe, and
I did not know his address, so did not
send him card What makes you ask
| the question:
"Oh, nothin' much; only the last time
l 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 he attended nearly every
game. He had lady with him."
"a lady, Tommy"
"Yes; guess it was his mother"
''Oh! (relieved). You say he talked
to you, Tommy9'
Yes: he said he thought had grown
| great deal since he saw me in Sara
toga, and wanted to know how that
good-looking sister Of mine was"
60 on, Tommy"
.sAnd then he said: Let me see, your
sister is about nineteen now, isn't she?'
And / said I guessed that was about
| your age"
"Well' (softly).
"Then he turned to the lady who was
with him and asked her if she didn't
remember the lady who looked so
pretty that night at the hopi the one,
he said, who had brown hair and wore
lovely pale blue silk dress, that be-
came her so well, and made the Rogers
girls so jealous-1 guess he said the
Misses Rogers. And she said she re-
membered her quite well; and then she
turned to me and said: Are you the
young 1ady's brotherp' An l said l
was, an she said: You ought to be
proud of having such nice sister, an
| I said | was, an it made me feel good
when l see how. all the young ladies in
the block were jealous of her"
"Tommyr' (severely).
"Well, / couldn't help it. cause |
know it's So"
Tommy (mildly).
SAN then Mr.. Nicefellow told the
waiter to bring me glass of soda
water, an asked me if | didn't want
some peanuts, an said didn't mind
an he bought me some, an just thel.
Buck Ewing made home run, an Mr.
Nicefellow said he guessed the Chica-
gos couldn't play bali, and he'd rather
see game of football any day, espec-
tally between the college elevens, an
he said he hoped I would be at the foot
ball games this fall, an wanted to
know if you liked athletic sports, an l
said I guessed you did, but you had SO
many other things to attend to, visiting
sick people an making things for the
poor heathens in Africa, AM"
'When did you say the football
game was to be played, Tommy?'
"On Saturday, an"
Tommy (hesitatingly), would YOU,
like to take me to see the game if buy
the tickets?'
"Why, cert"
Then she kissed him and told him he
needn't say any thing about their go
ing, and Tommy moved toward the
door. When he got outside he drew a
long breath and exclaimed to himself:
Gee! What a whopper! But it
worked. IN 7. Iribune.