The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
GUARDED HER POTATOES.
TWO MINES WERE PLAYING IN n
FIELD NEXT THE PATCH.
when the hall Sailed Over the Fence the hall
Players Followed Et in Among the Tender
Wines. but Mrs. Fex's Niece Get It first.

when the hall Sailed Over the Fence the hall
Players Followed It in Among the Tender
Wines, but Mrs. Fex's nNiece Got IL first.
New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Juno lit was the
last half OF the sixth inning. Tho score was
three runs zach. Tho rooters for the st. Mary's
Orphanage nine Of South Amboy were cheering
their captain. who was at tho bat. The rooters
for the Sacred Heart nine OF this city were try
ing to drown out their opponents, and succeed.
Ing pretty Ill, because they were in the ma
jorlty, as tho game was on the homo grounds.
In her window noxt to the 1eld sat Mrs. William
Fox, watching tho game with interest, not that
Mrs. William Fox cares anything about base-
ball, but her potato patch ndjoined left field
and most of the long hits camo over the fence.
Then tho ielders came over after them and
trampled upon her potatoes. Wherefore the
soul of Mrs. Fox was black with wrath.
Fair and true came the ball over the plate and
fair and true the 81. Mary's Captain swatted It,
and fair and true It sailed over tho fonce into
tho Fox potato patch. Two felders did likewise.
Mrs. William Fox arose and thrust her head out
Of the window.
go back she cried. Get OF my property.
How dare you enter my potato patchl'
Now-would anybody believe 1t i-those hold.
bad baseball players didn't pay o bit Of attention
to Mrs. William Fox. They Just kept right on
~ tAAo oNhhs Ohu ~ tAS phth Va thOiA a. the hsSo
the graves Of thousands Of potato bugs were
strcwn with the whito blossoms of the succulent
tuber. But they didn't get the ball. Mrs. Fox's
niece, Miss Lizzie Frazee. did, having made q
sortio from the woodshed, whittier she re-
turned in haste and triumph, carrying tho
ball in her pocket, whence It was taken
by Mrs. Fox. Meantime the captain Of
the st. Mary's. he who had swatted the
ball. galloped wildly around tho bases. while his
enthusiastic supporters tore tho lining out Of
their swan-like throats in an effort to express a
small part Of the enthusiasm which boiled
within them, and the New Brunswickers used
language with much emphasis and threatened
the life Of the umpire, both on general principles
and because they suspected that he would allow
the batter his run; From, her window observ.
ing. Mrs. William Fox glorieo and quoth Ha-hai
The two helders read in her face the s~atisfac-
ton of her, soul and were wroth. They adjured
and the wealth OF their vocabularies. The UNI
other Sf bali Inc IN tie s@ oro sS o So R Ro joined sPsFS the Ss' dele Sa.
tion which was harangTing Mrs. Fox with q
",Give us back our. bali or wen pull up every
Come II and got II" said Mrs. Fox, opening
in the other a rolling pin. This was a matter to
take into consideration; The baseball players
went in.
Here the umpire blossomed forth as a hero.
He went forward with an allurinR smile. Mrs.
Fox hit him with the rolling pin, whereupon he
his forehead, which later on assumed a lovely.
! plumlike appearance. A priest who was among
the spectators approached and was appealed to
to act as mediator. After observing Mrs. Fox
thouRhtfully he concluded that It was not q case
for the Intervention of the Church. Mrs. Fox said
and their adherents then proceeded TO pull up
the Fox potatoes with intent TO hurl them ut
the Fox windows. but Mrs. Fox had one moro
force in reserve. She appeared in the doorway
with a shotgun. 1t. was old and rusty, and
looked as II II hadn't been fired In the last ten
observer, that was no sign that 1t wouldn't be
within the next ten seconds, SO they retired
from the patch. announcing their intention of
sending for the police.
They sent for the police. Mrs. Fox also sent
for the police; s. a sssrgeadnMt Nc Clinton RuI r. responded dee ito to
ball. Mrs. Fox said she'd give up the ghost
first. The Sergeant said he'd look up the Law,
and departed. Some of the players threatened
to go to court and get a warrant for Mrs. Fox,
to which that lady instantly retorted that she
would go with them. So they went, both sides
house. The case came up before Recorder Sulli-
van.
After both sides had talked in chorus for hall
an hour. the Recorder said that he had mover
umpired q baseball game or refereed a potato
race before, and. as he wasn't quite sure Which S1
obliged II they would all 20 away and come
again when he had had time to look up the rules
They went, still talking. Mrs. Fox kept the
ball. Tho umpire skipped. the days play wal
lost, and there will have to be another game tc
decide the question of superiority between the