The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-08-28
Caldwrll's Sas, bait Picnic

| a dozen cheers for Caldwell, IFS hos
! pltallty, ana its pretty young ladies
| oh last tuesday morning Mr.. Bu!
| Miller, the undersigned, aud a stub
oorh member OF the iurhcad famil,
turned their faces toward the North
cast, and were soon "rAisinr sand" III
the direction Of King Creek Church.
where there was to he It picnic and
match game Of ball between the Cald.
we'll team and the West End team,
for long time the only thian we
could look forward 10 wa:: Il lonu limo
OF bugglcs and carriages and maze Of
aust which for @Ught wc know NAV
still be iloatin& VI ward toward the
moon. At length we reached the uie-
nc grounds and as the crowd was vTt
small onr party began casting about for
some means OF passing of the time; we
went INTO the church where we found
an organ and some cupics of Bible
Songs, and with one of the finest and
falrcst organists in the county at the
organ, we proceeded TO make ourselves
at home
by and 10y the minutes rolled them.
selves into hours and then "the Table
was spread in the valley, on my sou).n
The baseball boys ate nothing but
chicken feet and chicken wings 50
that they might run fast and ny Il It'll
II necessary. The undersigned doesn't
play ball and consequently his dinner
was not restricted to chicken feet and
wings. We were told. however, that il
we would swallow II chicken heart en-
tire VIC could gel-wcll never mind
who, but If we had found one We would
no Doubt have made the attempt, for
VIC saw some decidedly pretty girls
down there, and we hope to be par
doncd for adding that we have ALWAYS
mad special. liking for black ewes.
The kindness and hospitality on the
part OF the Caldwell team 10 deserving
OF endless praise, for it seemed that
they spared no pains to make the .oc-
casion enjoyable for the visiting team
and their friends; and it is Needless to
BAY Llcy SuccceuCu.
About 4 o'clock everybody repaircd
TO the ball ground near Mr.. Franl<
Browns and little after 5 o'clock the |
game commenced. A large crowd of |
spectators, old and young, great and
small, loud and quiet, including the
aides, vas present. AS is always the
case during game Of base ball, each
ide seemed to be we'll loaded with
aunts and j2ers, which they did not
lesitatc to fire promiscuously, having
10 regard for noutrals or of trace, col.
'r, or previous condition of servitudc, "
But the beauty Of the things is that in
plte OF some rough remarks and re-
'tlcs nobody lost his temper, not nm
ath was heard, nor remark that
ould mar the pleasure of the ladies'.
Considering this fact both teams dc.
crve the highest commentator, for
t is no small matter to find SO largo n
ro"d OF young men among whom
here are not ut least few who will
i've vent to their feelings when taunt-
d and jecrcd to tho teeth. At first it.
cemed that the Caldwell team would
AIRY everything before it, but tow.
rds last 1t fell behind and the West
Ind team come out two scores ahead.
TO 10. 1t was q splendid game and
10Th teams acquitted themselves with
redit to their respective communities
nd to themselves. Tho undersigned
'aited until the last inning was being
layed and then, in order to avoid the
ush and dust, he with his friend and
he aforesaid mule pulled out for homo
we three and no more
JOSH TRUMP.
August 1G, 1900
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