The Critic and record., 1891-03-27

OF the bets, and l, rs he was the worst sort
of q prophet, got away with some Of his
"8lter the fight he left without any ex-
Cuscs.
"But the story started to tell was the
way we worked him after the Sullivan
kilrain fight. ! was q guest on FOxs
special train, aud on the way home things
got monotonous. We had talked fight
until we were tired, and every one was
Iacking his brain for some new form Of
fun. obtained telegraphiC blank from
the porter and wrote q message, purpoit-
ing TO come from the chief Of police of
Baltimore, asking whether Harding was
ON the train, aud, If so, the conductor was
requested TO wire the Cincinnati authorl-
ties to intercept him. OF course we all
knew what q hullaballoo the fight had
kicked up, and, naturally arrests were
feared by us all, more or less.
I'VE let the conductor into the scheme
and finally he took the telegram and
sought Harding.
"fTve bad news for you, he said. Then
he showed FoN's man, Friday, the tele-
gram. lIarding's face was study, He
turned white as sheet and was thor.
oughly frightened. We sympathized with
him, of course, and finally it was sug.
gested that Harding should jump the
train at the next station. He wouldn't
would get on there and then and strike
across country. Well, we stopped and
put him down i'm as bleak a spot as J ever
saw. II was raining and the roads were
muddy, but Billy clambcred down from
the steps, waved us adieu and fortified
with couple Of sandwiches and bottle
started off.
subsequently, we found ont, he walked
twelve miles before he reached a station.
He found out the trick, of course, but it
made no difference TO him. He Is ire
pressible and greeted the gang when he
met them Just as clfusvely rs ever. He
Dragged a great deal about his escape from
the police but never to anyone who was
on that train, though"
Diglcy Bell, as the world knows, is a
baseball crank, but few know his abilities
as q captain manager Of team. "S)me
years ago. said Mr. Harry Astin, mana
ger OF the McCaul Company, at the Ar
lington last night, BELL was in the wilds
of Oregon with the "Orpheus and Fury
dice" Burlcsque Company. While in
Portland the local baseball nine challenged
Bell and his company of burlesquers.
The game began and was hotly contested
up To the last inning, when the score was
a tic, with two men out. In Mr.. Bells
Falstai1 was stout and somewhat scant
of breath He had up To this time failed
to hit the ball, and as he grasped the viii.
low he was spurrcd on with loud and
fervent exhorations TO do something
and knock the cover off the BALI or land
II down i'm Mexico.
Frost drew long breath and really
did hit the ball, and sent il away out in
the weeds over centre field, and whilc the
a
waddlcd toward first. As Bell says, He
reached first base out of breath, went into
trance on second, and died at third
lie lay down, and was Oblivious TO the
frantic cries of Bell to Come i'm with that
winning rum He couldn't do it; he
couldn't even walk.
Driven TO desperation, Bell and Il kim
| dred crank went 20 third, and picking
him mp, carried him along the line and
| dropped him an inert mass, but with the
winning rum ON home-plate."
We have to pass through many funny
experiences" )" said Conductor Il. A. Bon
ner of car No. IL, yesterday to the Critic.
The other day a lady about 40 years OF
age came into my car and insisted that
She should put quarter in the boy snd
| that her change would come back. She
| took it for a Slot machine and il was very
| hard work for me to change her opinion
| Several people in the car attempted To adj
| wise her that she was mistaken in her
| IDEAS said, Madam have 90 use the
| punch on every metropolitan ticket that
! comes to me and ii | do not do so they
will have me on the list at the office
! " Oil. 10, they will not, said the lady,
! hut e. III keep thinking that you do not
want tho, lnachinetriiled WITH