New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19
Tn. General-Do they, fudeedl And Why

tn. c.neral-Do they, fudeedi And why,
wonderf
Tn. small boy-'Cause no don't play we'll, but no
alters play. like de dobble jlst when he orter'
Mrs Van Pcystor Dc Rcnsselaer Mugs and tho
Eve Four Hundreds look as II they would faint but
the General laughs heartily, tho senator chucAics
and the astronomer slips him another dime.
Pom resumes his efforts to escape Mom.' he
snvs airs a-gettn' late, an we orter be on fer
whome'
ash ! Pop, Anson's at the bat'
Dinner IL be cold
40 no. two strikes II be don't watch sharp,
he'll be-hooray, Pop he's struck outp
Pop cave vent 10 a substantial oath, out III ala
not serve to dampen his aged wife's enthusiasm
She pounded with her cotton umbrella on the moor
and cried shrilly Good for Ewing. He's the best
ketcher in the whole League
At this moment Miss Clarion, moved by With
cism that issued from Mr. Pateess broke forth INTO
series OF calculations, sort OF sausage-strng OF
sound. MONS cucumber nose wrnkled Itself fear
fully and she said in savage tones, fop SNAIL
die II that girl laughs again.
Pom looked curtously over at Miss Clarion. Hor
mirth had seemingly been stirred by the appearance
Of the small boy. With his two dimes he had iaid
in stock OF soft peaches and what with his EFFORTS
to encourage tho players and to dispose OF the fruit
he had continued to cover his entire surface win
peaches. He had peaches in his eyes, on his nose
cheeks -
appearance which certainly justified amusement
An idea struck Pop, Z" Air you hungry, bub!' no In
CURED .
| am alters hungry said the small boy.
Pop leaned over and whispered something In his
| car, at the same dropping quarter INTO tho
palm of HIS hand Tho boy, with CHEEKY grin, lett
| his scat and bounded away.
Nom continued to devote herself to the game
| growing more and more excited as the oatue
went on. Nothing escapes her viSilant eye
| She shouted with glee over every successful play
made by the Giants and siormed angrly whenever
! the Lake City nine accomplished telling feat
| Suddenly upon her cars fell peal OF laughter ina
| almost made her staggcr. The small boy had re
| turned TO HIS place. bringing with him an enormous
! SLIGO OF watermelon In which he had fairly buried
| himself gits of molon covered him. His hair wa
full OF It and on his little snub nose big black seed
had glued itself The people all about MN "er'
laughing but Nom heard mono OF then
nor saw the cause Of the genoa
merr,n,ent She saw only Miss Clarion and hear
only her extraordinary voice IL souhueu on
again and again and It acted on Nom as sulphur
acid acts on chalk She writhed and puckerc'
I'D her cucumber nose She squirmed and glare
and slammed her feet. But every time she PAL
tally succeeded in refastening her attention on IN
game Miss Clarion would give vent to anothcr sue
ccssion of noises ard again Nom would grow irer
zIed At last she wheeled around. come fop'
she said "let's 90 homo Tiernan's at the Dat al
there's no outs, but l can't stay no longer
That girls laugh goes down my spine as II ma
the shakes"
smile OF triumph settled on Pops face
started for the gate and he passed the small DO!
he dropped him another quarter and patted him a
fectionatcly on the head.