The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-04-12
TOMMY's DIPLOMATIC TACTICS.
How lie induced Ills Sister to Go to tho
Football Game.

How lie Induced Ills Sister to Go to tho
Football Game.
"So, Tommy" said his sister, ''Il not
give you 50 cents to pay to see the football
match. you have seen a number of baseball
games during the summer, and think that
is enough.n
Tommy WIS detected for while and kept
quiet, and his 81 old sister began to con-
gratulate herself that she had silenced him
for q time Mt least, and she would not be
bothered by his teasing. Suddenly Tommy's
face Frightened and he turned toward his
sister, but size was busy with some needle
work, and was ;lll unconscious of the thoughts
that wcre running through his mind. After
Il while he went over aud stood beside her
and watched her fingers us they lcxterously
knitted the bright co!orcl yarn into fancy
mats aud things without names for church
fair to be held in a short time.
There was silence for awhile only broken
by the far away notes of Il harsh hand organ
Us it ground out, in spasmodc time tho
"Bouanger March, in tho next block At
last Tommy broke the silence and said softly;
'Do you remember Mr.. Niccfellow who used
to talk to you SO much at the hotel in Sara
toGap
yes Tommy Why?"
ii guess you haven't seen him recently,
have your
mo, Tommy. When We moved Inst spring
believe he wns i'll Europe, and | did not
know his address. so did not send him card
What makes you ask the question:
"Oh, nothin much; only tho last time
went to the Polo Grounds to SEQ the New
9orks beat the Chicagos he was there in the
grand stand and talked to me. lie said ho
attended t'carly every game. He had u lady
with him"
"a lady, Tommyr'
eyes; guess it was his mother"
"Ohl rclieved). You say he talked to YOU,
Tommy"
Yes; he said he thought had grown a
great deal since he saw mo in Saratoga. md
wanted to know how that good looking sister
Of mine was"
go on, Tommy"
"And then he said: Let me SEQ, your sister
is about 10 now, isn't sheg And said I
guessed that was about your acc,n
''Well' SOFTLY.
''Then he turned to the lady who was with
him and asked her if she didn't remember tho
Indy who looked so pretty that night at tho
hop; the one, he said, who had brown hair
and wore lovely pale blue silk dress, that
became her SO well and made the Rogers girls
so jealous-1 guess he said the Misses Rogers.
And she said she remembered her quito well:
and then she turned to INC and said: ., YOU
the young lady's brotherT Anil :as.
and she said: You ought to be , Of
having such n nice sister, an 81 was.
am it made me feel good when SEQ ...v ali
the young ladies in the block wero Jealous of
her"-
"Tommy" Severely.
swell, couldn't help it, cause know it's
SOL
Tommy" (mildy).
AM then Mr.. Ncefelow told the waiter
to bring mo glass of soda water, an asked
ma If didn't want some peanuts. an said
didn't mind, an he bought mo some, an
just then Buck Ewing made home run, an
Mr.. Nicefellow said he guessed the Chicagos
couldn't play ball, and he'd rather see game
Of football any day, especially between the
college elevens, nm he said he hoped would
be at the football games this fall, an wanted
to know if you liked athletic sports, an said
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, ann
"When did you say the football game was
to be played, TommyT'
On Saturday. an 49,
Tommy hesitatingly), would you like to
take me to see the game il buy the tickets3'
.'Why, cert"
Then she kissed him and told him he needn't
say anything about their going, and Tommy
moved toward the door. When he got out
side he drew long breath and exclaimed to
himself: "Geel What whopperl But it
worked s'm-New York Tribune.