The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-08-11

in evidence as we noted the enthusiasm
Of the grey-haired Judge and the aged |
physician, with wrinkled brow and gold
rmmed spectacles While all this was
taken well into consideration by the |
crest OF u.s." having no dignity TO
maintain, we simply enjoyed the grand
eur OF our surroundings aud pondercd |
over political problems and eternity.
After the sights Of Mauitou Beach had
been seen, we were invited to take sail
by our prelatc friend, who, by the way,
is no stranger in Crystal Falls His
handsome yacht, "Alice," as il groomed
especially for the occasion swept proudly
out into the lake before a breeze that
was in no manner uncertain in its
strength and had the young man who
pens these lines been suddenly called
upon TO expatiate upon the beauties OF
DEVILS Lake at one Of those moments
when the water poured into our craft,
the "cut flowers" that are often utilized
on state occasions" would have been
sadly neglected. Both he and the dig
nity' end were engaged in earnest rcllcc-
ton upon their most trivial sins. our
friend, however, being an expert sailor
enjoyed our discontinue as we swept
along at the rate of twelve miles per hour
ia the direction Of home and friends.
With all It's exciting sensations, the trip
was, however, one Of extreme pleasure
and will not soon fade from the pleasur-
able recolloctions Of those who enjoyed
| il. A sumptuous dinner at Lake Rest,
the comcly resort over which John TruaN
prcsidcs prepared us for our return Jour
noy On terra lirma once more, we re-
paired TO thecooling breezes OF Mr. Beard.
sells park and there found the fanny iea-
ture OF the day. 1t was in the form oil
game oibasc BAH, arranged 10y the resort
ers, between the teams Of Olmstead and
Rome. The reader will probably
recognize the fact that neither OF
these places is rated a metropolis
by lending gco2raphors and it Is DOS
sibly unnecessary to explain that they
are not large enough to support q Tweed
ring. Rome, for instance, has popula-
ton Of seventeen souls and book agent
when the base ball team is at home and
Olmstead has postoiIice and cheese
factory The vocation OF the players,
therefore, can bc no longer velled IN mys-
terry, for their staple about Rome and
Olmstead is oats and oatsimply farmers.
During the two hours ourparty remained
on the ground, the Rome team was IN
the field. The catcher was q promising
young, man with faint mustachc and u
wart under his left optic. lie was
adorned with the full rcgalia Of The
profession, with breast protector
erected from the remains oI a bcd-tlck,
stuffed with hay. It was decidedly
unique and swaycd cat the sport o. the
windn like picnic ham IN the middle on
clothes line. The glove that protected
his redoubtable left from the iufi OF the
deceptive curves was made OF shcci skin,
also padded with hay and would have
been very neat had the wool been .)ped
Il trine closer. The pitcher signnll.d the
catcher before delivery, instead ii vice
versa, ns has been found advantageous
by more modern base ballists, which
called forth periodical warnings from the
coach, ia IA loud camp-mceting tone OF
voice: 1.ook aout fer i'm Jim He's
simIn' 81 We he's sipnn' al ycV Thus
waeed the warfare Of tho diamond until
az length, a haplcss farmer struck foul.
I, A party Of agrculturists, who had left
their summcr-following 60 witness the
exciting event, had, unhappily, imhibcd
too freely OF red pop and were disgrace
> fully drunk. When the foul bill reached
them they siezed IL and made mad
rush for the woods. a riot on a Lillipu.
tan scale cnsucd and il was shutdown
before quiet was restored, when, in his
torical REPETITION, "tho cacl,ling Of geese
saved the Romans from destruction" by
: reminding them that milking time had
y come.
, And thus closed our visit. Tie de
lightiul scenery, The invigorating brcezes,
the hospitablc people, our genial friend,
Rev Nnccy, and The funny ball game will
: cause a day at Devils Lake 10 long oc.
cupy a pleasant spot in most welcome
: recollcctions.
g Picturesque Worlds Fair.
n Whether you were or were not at the
4 great Worlds Fair in Chicago last sum.
7, NOR. YOU will be- delighted with these
q beautiful pictures. They come in ~
n "A.