The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-03
DlPL OMATlc TCNnY.
He Induced His Sister to Attend the Foot


ball Game.
NO, Tommy" said his sister, "Tll
not give you 80 cents to pi2y 10 see the
football match; you have seen num-
Der Of baseball games during the sum-
MGR end think that is enough"
Tommy was detected for a. while and
kept quiet. ard his 23-year-old sister
befran to congratulate herself that she
t.-d silenced him for a time at least,
ard she would not be bothered by his
tossing. Suddenly Tommy's face
frightened and he turned toward his
s. Ter but she was busy with some
"1,o1diewerk. and was all unconscious
o. the thoughts that were running
through his mind. After a while he
went over and stood beside her and
watched her fingers as they deXterously
KNITTED the bright colored yarn into
fancy mats and things without names
fora church fair to be held in a short
time.
There was silence for a while, only
broken by the far away notes OF
harsh hand organ as it ground out, in
srsmodic time, the Boulanger
March, in tine next block. At last
Tommy broke the silence and said
so.tIy DO you remember Mr. Nice
fellow, who used to talk to you SO
much 1t the hotel in Saratoga?'
Yes. Tommy. Why?"
Il guess Won haven't seen him re-
Gently, have gou!"
No, Tommy. When we moved
laat spring / believe he was in Europe,
and | did not know his address, SO did
not send him a card. What makes
yea ask the question:"
Oh, nothin' much; only the last
time | went to the Polo grounds to see
the New Works beat the Chicagos he
WIS there 10 the grand stand, and
! talked to me. He said he attended
| nearly every game. He had a lady
| ~Ith him.
IA lady Tommy"
Yes; / guess it was his mother"
oh! tFeiaved). You say he talked
to you, Tommy
es; he said he thought / had
| grown great deal since he saw me in
S gat0ga. aud wanted to know how
that good looking sister of mine was. y
Go on, Iomns.n
Ard then he said: let me see,
| your sister is about 10 now, isn't shel'
And | said ! guessed that was about
your age.
''Well' (softly).
",fhcn he turned to tho ladS who
was with hirl srA aAsa her II size
didn't remer Der the lady Who looked
SO pretty dat night at the hop; the
ono, lie said, Who had brown hair and
wore a lovely pale blue silk dress, that
! became her so well, and made the
Rogers girls so Jealous guess he
sad the Misses Rogers. And she said
she rcmcm 0ered her quite well and
! then she turi ed to me and said Are
| ycu the young lady's brotberT An |
sad was, auC she said You ought
to be proud Of aving such a nice sis
ter, an J sald / was, al ii made Inc
! feel good Whcn ace how all the young
ladies in tic block were jealous of
her
Tommy" severely.
We'll, l couldn't help il, cause 1
know its So
Tommy" tmldly).
An then Mr.. Nicefellow told the
waiter TO bring me glass of soda
w,tcr. an asked me if | didn'
want some peanuts, an | said | didn't
mind, an he bought me some, an just
then Back living made home run,
an Mr. Niceiellow said he guessed the
/ Chicagos couldn't play ball, and he'd
rather sec q game Of football any day,
| especially between the college olevens,
an he said lie hoped l would be at the
football games this fall, an wanted to
know If you liked athletic sports, an
] sid | guessed you did, but you had
SO many other things to attend to,
visiting sicl, people an making things
! for the poor heathens in Africa,
when did you say the football
ga1no was to be played, Tommy3"
"On Saturday, an -
Tommy llesitatingly), would you
like to take me to see the game if buy
the ticketsi"
Why, cert"
Then she Kissed him ond told him he
needn't say anything about their go
ing, and Tommy moved toward the
door. When he got outside he drew
long breath and exclaimed to him
self. Gee What a whopperi But
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