Evening star., 1899-11-09
HOW THEY LEARNED TO BOWL.
Fhe First Endcavors of the New Girls
Club
From the Rrooklyn Eagle.


The girls in the neghborhood have de-
cided to organize bowling club, so Char
| ley and several other obedient satellites
hire private alley and bid the girls sail
| in-which they do.
"Bur-r-r isn't it cold in this big room?
| wis there was stove'
Voice of pin boy in the pin pit at the 9TH
er end of the alley-There'u be a hot time
here this afternoon, Jimsey.
Second voice-That's what, Krulers.
L don't know the first thing about bowl
ing; do you Emma"
Me? No. l never saw an alley before,
"Oh, | do not
Why, you said that you and Charley
bowled up in the country last summer"
"Oh, yes, | know but | don't remember
anyway. Let me see, what does one say?
on, yes-l know-you say, set EN- up and
hard luck and then you roll
Voice in the pin pit-They're learnin fast,
KrullcrS 4
Second voce-Thats right Jimsey: they'll
know ez much eZ a guv-ment investigatin'
kermittee in erbout en- nour.
Girls. We Just got TO begin. viii you
roll first, May, or shall /? (Argument SINH
lar to that which takes place in a crowded
car When there is one seat vacant and two
women standing)
We'll. if you girls are going to stand
there all day I'm going to bowl myself
It's getting late and I've got an engage
ment for this evening 600, what a heavy
ball. Why, the-the-what we hit 1 mean
aren't there. Speak to the boy, Clara. Boy!
Boy! You, I mean. The-the-oh, l know
now; set 'em up.
Now, I'm going to bowl I wonder
whether l ought to run with the ball or
not?"
Tn sure I don't know III ask Char
ley"
There! It's gone anyway (Ball wob-
bles sideways into the gutterD
Voice from the pin pit-TaS Srbout yer
Spanish shooters. Dey amt in it with this
push, krullers.
oh. May, We must keep score"
"Must we? Where?'
"On the board. See?
"Oh, yes, but I've got another ball You
always roll two. 7 read that"
We'll I'll keep scor9 and you bowl I
don't care anything about the old game,
anyway
That's good of you Bessie. But If
make strike you must be sure to mark 1t
down"
OF course, but what's a strike?"
Why, don't you know? A strike is
why, a strike IS when they've struck. I
thought every one knew that"
''\. ell. for PHYS sake. go on and roll
Our girls out and I've got to get home in
time to make supper"
Voice in the pin pit-This is a cinch, Krul-
lers,
Second voice-That's what she is, JImsey
only don't go ter sleep sittin' up. Lay down
benin the pins where yerll be safe
Voice In the pin pit-Holy smoke Krul-
lers. they've hit something!
Second voice-Thats what, Jiplsey. Gosh
It's strike!
"Oh. girls. Iook-I-why, I knocked them
all down. Isn't that snlen-Oh. gracious;
/ don't know whether it's nice or not I'll
ask Charley. Now it's Your turn, Mabel"
Mine? Oh, dear, can't. I know | can't
Yes, you cam Mabel Try
II feel Just like I used to on the tennis
courts. The net would get in the way OF
my ball. But suppose if must, must
''Oh, girls, see what I've found-a book of
rules, under this seat. Now, We can learn
all about it,
Voice in the pin pit-They've got those
easy lessons on how to score Jimsey. an
we may ez well quit work
Second voice-That's what, Krullers;
they'll hev ter dig DER way out
Look girls, here it is. How to Score >
Now, let's see This table consists of a
frame, which is subdivided into'-rm-um:
why that blackboard must he it. OF course;
see it's got frame all around it SIT
closer and well read ii together
The story of the man in the uuicksand-
any temperance reader has twill best ex-
plain what follows:
Il don't think / quite understand. 1t
says here that-who's that at that door?
"Oh. Charley, you can tell US. What's a
strike"
And what sort of a frame does a spare
come in?"
"And when do We"
"And how do we"
'And why do we
And. say, can We"
And. Charley, please"
Look, Cher
Ten minutes later (voice in the pft-
Wake up, Krullers, de whole push has gone.
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