The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-15

FIELDING GETS INTO TROUBLE.
five room fiat. This is the mistake that
my wife made, and it is the only one
ever knew her to own up to in my pres
ence However, she bears up bravely,
and sometimes says that she doesn't mind
the poverty one bit so long as she has me.
At another time she says that she could
stand the poverty well enough If 1t
wasn't for me. So, on the whole, we do
not repine.
But, as ! said before, my wife has been
down to the seashore. She wrote me that
she was enjoying the hops sea bathing,
and other improprieties very much, but
that the incest thing of all was base
ball nine composed entirely of women.
She said that there was another feminine
nine at a neighboring resort, and that
hers had challenged the other for a game
the following Saturday. They were to
play for banquet, and the defeated side
was to pay for it. This was the reason
why accepted her invitation to come
down and umpire the game. l thought
could save more money for our family in
that capacity than my wife could by play
ing away out in centre field.
1t was in this way that came to secure
the ill will of eighteen women to degree
that think has never been equalled out
side of Salt Lake City.
My wife's nine was called the Daisies,
and the others were the Lilies The
Daisies came upon the field with nine
captains, so far as could understand the
situation. They all addressed the UNI
pire at once, which was pleasant but not
instructive. They had one substitute and
was led to understand that she was q
substitute for captain.
had met several Of the Daisies before,
but the Lilies were all strangers to me-
In view of this fact requested Maude to
refrain from ordering me around, be-
hQ diaanuorQ9 fhat xuoo
her husband they might object to my
umpiring. Maude said that she did not
think that they would suspect her of such
thing, but to guard against it she had
arranged to fiirt with nice looking
young fellow who sat on the grand stand
suggested that to heighten the illusion
perhaps l had better bestow some deli
cate attentions upon the pretty second
baselady of the Lilies. Maude said that
she didn't care, but she would call my
attention to the fact that the large, fine
looking gentleman who was gracefully
leaning on ball bat near the edge of
the field was the husband of the second
baselady, and had the reputation of see
ing almost everything that went on in his
wife's vicinity
The game was more dangerous than a
sewing circle, but not quite so scientific.
When called play the Lilies took the
field. Their pitcher was muscular
young pCAoOA WIN u uet6Iulueu eye.
had never before seen woman who
could throw ball more than ten feet
but the pitcher of the Lilies was different
She was a widow, and the way she could
throw things led me to wonder whether
her late husband died of teacup or a
plate.
The catcher wore tan colored gloves.
stuffed, and light blue liver pad-at
least that is what the professionals call
them. When saw what sort of ball the
widow was throwing | implored the
catcher to put on a mask. At first she
! said she would not wear the horrid, unbe-
coming thing, but when / called to her
attention how much more unbecoming
it would be to go through life with no
nose she consented to get behind the
cage. When two strikes We're called
she came up behind the bat just like
Buck Ewing, but, of course, she did not
catch the ball. When the widow shot it
at her she said "Ohl'' and got out of the
way. Then the ball went back to the
catcher's fence and | had to chase it.
This added considerably to my duties,