The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-17
DIPLOMATIC TOMMY.
He Induced His Sister to Attend the Foot
ball Game.


ball Game.
NO Tommy" said his sister. I'll
not give you 80 cents to pay to see the
football match; you have seen a num-
Der of @aseball games during the sum-
mer, and / think that is enough"
Tommy was detected for while and
kept quiet, and his 23-year-old sister
began to congratulate herself that she
had silenced him for time at least,
and she would not be bothered by his
teasing. Suddenly Tommy's face
frightened and he turned toward his
sister, but she was busy with some
needlework, and was all unconscious
of the thoughts that were running
through his mind After 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
for church fair to be held in short
time.
There was silence for while. only
broken by the far away notes of a
harsh hand organ.as It ground out, in
spasnodic time, the ''Boulanger
March, in the next block. At last
Tommy broke the silence and said
softly; DO you remember Mr.. Nice
fellow, who used to talk to you so
much at the hotel in Saratoga9"
Yes, Tommy. Why7"
Il guess you haven't seen him re-
Gently. have your"
No, Tommy. When we moved
last spring | believe he was in Europe,
and did not know his address, so did
not send him card. What makes
you ask the question:"
"Oh, nothin' much; only the last
time | went to the Polo grounds to see
the New Yorks beat the Chicagos he
was there in the grand stand, and
talked to me. He said he attended
nearly every game. He had a lady
with him. "
"A lady, Tommy"
Yes; | guess it was his mother"
"Ohl (relieve6. You say he talked
to you, Tommy
grown great deal since he saw me in
Saratoga. and wanted to know how
that good looking sister of mine was"
go on, Tommy"
And then he said: Let me see,
your sister is about 10 now, isn't she2'
And said guessed that was about
your age"
"We1l" (softly).
Then he turned to the lady who
was with him and asked her if she
didn't remember the lady who looked
so pretty that night at the 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-I guess he
said the Misses Rogers. And she said
she remem 'ered her quite well; and
then she turr ed to me and said: Are
you the young lady's brotherY AMI
said l was, anC she said: You ought
to be proud Of aving such nice Sis
ter, an | said / was, an it made me
feel good when | see how all the young
ladies in the block were jealous of
herr
Tommy" severely.
well, couldn't help it, cause l
know it's SOL
Tommy" mildly.
An then Mr.. Nicefellow told the
waiter TO bring me glass of soda
water, an asked me if | didn't
want some peanuts, an said l didn't
mind, an he bought me 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.
an he said he hoped l 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 beathens in Africa,
an -
when did you say the football
game was to be played, Tommy"
On Saturday, an -
Tommy (hesitatingly), would you
like to take me TO sec the gameif Ibuy
the tickets2"
why, cert
Then she kissed him and 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 whopperl But
it worked p'-New York Tribune.