Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-04-18

| Uncle John-You can rely upon me.
my love, never 70 cali you ladies
again. And were you much damaged
ut the match, Pnillppa?
Phllippa with an irrepressible note
Of alarm IN her voice, c,-Eilled, uncle
What in the world should make YOU
suppose that?
Uncle John Casually oh, one Of
the players generally is, you know,
Danger adds to the don t.
you think?
Philippa rather .faintly) - Yes.
But Of course football is the only way
of developing ourselves, uncle /
practise that, certainly,a a good deal by
myself in our back garden, but-vhat
are YOU laughing at?
Uncle John-Laughing, nv love?
Not at oil. It's this cough I caught on
| board.
Philippa (rcassurcd)-And there's
bicycling, too.
Uncle Johu-Capital sport that
capital. Very glad you 60 in for that.
Saw young fellow-by-the- by, ] am
not sure it wasn't young woman--on
Eeigate hill last summer slipping
down at beautiful pace-coine off,
head over heels. Picked up-life ex-
tlnct. Sad, Of courbe-not unusual.
Wear trousers, Phillippa.
Phillippn Outraged Uncle +!
Uncle JoLu-1 beg your PARDON, my
love, / am sure. Er-how are you
clothed for these sports, | mean to
saw.
Tnlllippa-We wear what delicate
minded people call rational dress
Then there's hockey. We play that
against men, you know. And ii they
did not cheat most horribly, | know
we should win sometimes.
Uncle John-Of course, my love,
Of course. Fine game, too. Ever
seen Robert Matthews? No? Well,
I'm glad Of il. Front teeth, nose,
upper lip broken III one match-in
another, jaw, collar bone and
finger. Still, It's a fine game, hockey
fine game.
Pnillippa (rather tremulously)- ALI
games seem dangerous according to
yon l don't believe it. What about
cricket? We go IN for that.
Uncle John-Not much danger
there. Distignrlns only. Know n
Young fellow who had his nose fat
tened-young woman wouldn't marry
him. Black eyes with beefsteaks on
them for weeks. Nothing more than
that
Phi!lippa with some slight e1ertonl
= However dangerous these games
arc no one can deny that they are
splendid for physical devciopenent.
Uncle John--He wonld be fool
who did Why, my dear, you'll be
! pleased to know l. notice quite u
change IL yon already. Hands larger
aud redder. Feet getting quite-ra-
tiona1. A month or two training on
raw beefsteahs and that kind of thing
and we shall have You as tough and
/ hard as prize tighter.
PDilIippa ldi>solviLg into tearsI-
| Iun needn't make It sound so hiLeous
! as that
Uncle John H,deons, Not at all.
Seen with the physically developed eye
it is beauty. AS for muscle-ever seen
those pictures Of Samson's s arms, Phil
! hpa? | assure you you needn't despair
OF getting yours like that IN time,
with YOUR football and cycling, ard
cricket and hockey. Aud though they
won't perhaps have tue soft, plump.
little out of date prettlness that only
does for the bail room-considered
| physically developed. if may use the
term, they viii be splendid.
Pnillppa (still somewhat movcl)-
Aud what horrld things the undevel-
oped girls will say about them.
Uncle John-Oh. that wouldn't mat
ter. Not more than the horrid things
the Great UnwasueI shouted at the
| football match, and the underbred
iournallsts wrote afterwards. And
as for really dlssraeeful things
Charles remarks you remember
YOUR cousin Chsries about the foot
ball women ,of coEse he did no, know
that You plavei) were lGLte unfit for
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