River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-12-16

allowed 10 20, and the Cascade coH;in-
gent had 20 look or in gloomy silence
while their eleven champions drove
away 20 do battle without the help o.
thei. lusty cheers
When he went home on Friday Might
Stubbv Fields was as gloomy as ans of
his mates. though he WAS ret fnciule.I
ia their punishment. Hc would have
given anything, az the very least his
prospect Of a new winter suit. 20 see
tie game with Wilton Bus he know
tLat be was expected io help with the
potato digging on the following DAY. -
be reSC.uIely chokcd down his wishes
.rsl TIE tears they brought with Them.
ard said nothing about il. d seemed
u him as though some good angel had
interfcred IN his behalf when his father
said, after supper:
Il sold a cow r. Wilton to-day. and
somebody will have 70 lead Ter Down
there Tomorrow morning. Ifyou want
TO YOU can DO il. Edward fStubby
had been baptized as Edward though
p sometimes forgot that fact himself b
1t viii take up most of the day. and
it sou can manage 20 see that football
game, too, You might a. well 30 IT,"
Before daylight Stubby was on lis
way, accompanied by fat red COW
that refused tJ 20 more than three
miles an hour iH spite Of the boys ur-
gent applications Of the end 81 his lead
ing rope. lie had hoped 10 reach the
town before his schoolmates. bat he
was unfortunate, fer Just a. ne was
turning uO'vn side street and reiOic-
ing a. his escape, = coach swept past
with al he Cascade football team on
top. ~iu1bv turned away his head. but
Let ii time - avoid recognition. There
was chorus cf "HciIos,1 and then
some ieering remarks addressed joint
lv 70 StuJby and his four-footed com
pauion. Capt. Phil quickly silenced
the testers. and the coach ratified on:
but the sting Of the bauteriug words
remained behind. and StubJy's .heeks
vege SIN burning With shame and
~ ger when he turned ont Of the yard
where he had finally goo rid Of the
COW
Ills FIRST impulse was to turn back
without waiting to see the game; but
his loyalty to Cascade soon bauished
this feeling. and he made up his mind
juat the team should have one man 10
cheer for them as long as his breath
held out.
The game was an exciting one. and
Stubby was never IN his seat eS.ept
when those about him pulled him down.
Every time the Wilton players made a
gain the -. rang with cheer on cheer
f.1W tine crowd, while only Stubby's
arilI voice rewarded Tire efforts Of
Cascade. He shouted mos; Justify, but
soon his voice was too hoarse TO make
itself heard through the din around
LIN except by IN occasional spasmodic
effort.
Gradually Stubby's cheerful face
clouded, for the game was going
against Cascade. Ter players were
more skiIlful than their opponents. but
tie Wilton. team were too hcayv for
hem. 7, ice. by sheer force Of weight,
Wilton drove the bail down the field
and across the e scade goal line.
though once their 7 back missed the
goal or the kick Then by d desperate
rally. Capt. Phil and his men fought
their way to Wiiton's line and scored
touchdown in turn.
The score stood ten 10 six against Cas-
cadc in the middle Of the second half.
when there was an accident Hastings.
one of the Cascade half backs.
wrc4ched his knee IN scrimmage and
lay grooming Ou the field. Stubby
rushed from the side liHes Il, q i,ined
the group about the fallen payer. apt
Phi, was i'm a frenzy
Its al up with US now, Ee groaned.
NO show To vim. W. can't 20 O.; with
ten men. ard I'd rather be thrashed out
Of my boots than 70 quit" Then, cater
ing sight Of Stubby he shouted: Here