The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-09
DIPLOMATIC TOMMY.
n. Induced His Sister TO Attend the 'ost
ball Game.

DC: OF baseball EdilicS u"'' '5
mer. and | think that IS enough q,
Tommy was detected for while ana
kent quiet. and his 23-year old sister
began to congratulate herself that she
had silenced him for a time at least,
ana she would not be bothered by ms
teasinr Suddenly Tommys face
Frightened and lac turned toward ms
sister bal she was busy with some
eedlework. and was all unconscious
OF the thoughts that were running
through his mind. After a while he
went over and stood beside her and
watched her finger, as they deXterousiy
knitted the bright colored yarn INTO
fancy mats and things without names
for Il church fair To be held IN snort
time.
There was silence for a while, only
broken By the far away notes Of a
harsh hand organ a. it ground out, IN
spasmodic time, the "Boulanger
March" in the next block. At last
Tommy broke the silence and SAID
sostly DO you remember MI Nice
fcllom. wLo Used t. talk to you 50
much al tie hotel ia Saratoga
Yes. Tommy. Why
L guess you haven't seen HIM re-
Gently. have yOuf
No Tommy. When We moved
last spring believe lac Was IN Europe
and / dii not know his address, SO did
not send him a card What makes
you ask the question:
oh. notliin' much; only the last
time went 10 The Polo grounds 10 see
tue New Yorks beat the Chicagos lac
vas there in the grand stand, and
talked 10 me. lie said lie attended
nearly every game lie had LADY
with him.
A lady. Tommy
Yes; / guess it was lis mother:
Oh (relieved). You say he talked
to YOU Tommy
Yes he said Ae thought | had
grown d great deal since he saw re IL
SaIatoga. and wanted u know how
that good looking sister u mine was.
Go Oh. Tommy"
And then he said. Let ne see
your sister - about l. now, isn't she E
And said ! guessed that was about
your age.
Well softly.
Then he turned to the lady ohc
was with him AMI asked her ii shg
didn't remember the lady who looked
50 pretty that night at the hop; th-
one, he said who had brown hair and
wore a lovely pale blue silk dress, thai
became her 50 we'll. and made III,
Rogers girls 50 jealous guess b.
said the Misses Rogers. And She said
she remem erred her quite well; and
then she tur, ed 10 me and said Arr
goa the youn.r lady's brother An
said / was. anc she said You ought
to be proud of Iaylng such a nice SIS
ter. an / said was, an it made n,
feel good when see how all the young
ladies in the block were jealous oi
her '-
Tommy" severely
well. / couldn't help 1t, cause
know its So
Tommy mildly.
AN then Mr.. Nicefellow told the
waiter to bring me glass OF soda
water. an asked me ii l didn
want some peanuts, an | said | dldn
mind. an he bought me some, an just
then Buck Ewing made a home run
an Mr. Nicefellow said he guessed the
Chicagos couldn't play bali, and he'd
rather see a game OF football any day,
especially between the college elevens.
an he said lac hoped / would be at the
football games this fall, an wanted 10
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
for the poor heathens in Africa,
an -
When did you say the football
game was 10 be played, Tommy
"On Saturday, an "--
"Iommy (hesitatinglyl, would you
like 70 take NE u see the game II l buy
the ticketsf
"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
q long breath and exclaimed % him
sell. "Geel What wAOpper But
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