The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-12

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WEI, to Keep away from the strangers
| as much as possible. we each surround
ed ourselves with a group of those
d aedEt Snd she ~, was among the major
| Respondent and certainly never did she
| appear so charming. A symphony in
black she was, and l could not but curse
| the major for a lucky dog to see him help
her out at the club mouse and escort
| her to the first tee. Both Of us tried to
| make light of the affair, joking each
ne went to drive, though, the major
| came close and mumbled:' - you, If I
! foozle before this crowd I'll call you out, ;
| and to ease his mind l replied:
You will surely play your strongest,
| Of course. She's looking at you nowP l
| heard him groan as he addressed the
ball. And honestly, I admired the dear
| old fellow for his earnestness If for moth
There's no use in describing the first
| nine holes We both really surpassed
| ourselves going out We haIved 4. the
major won and won the other 2, thus
making him 1 up at the turn. Coming
In, though, is the majors strong point
and he beamed with delight and fairly
radlated JOY as we climbed to the tower
tee Now 1 never did like that darned old
affair. 1t always seemed very foreign to
links. But the major made a 200 yard
drive from one in Florida, and finally in
duced the greens committee to let him
put In one at his own expense. Many Of
the motley crowd, unable to see anything
or not caring to try, had made a short
cut for the home hole but there were
still O couple Of hundred that .scrap blAfi
about and got in each others way The
major, always soiicitous of his fair COM
panion, helped her to the rising knoll to
the right Of and almost on a level with
the tower. AS you know, the barbed wire
boundary, with which our near and dear
neigh bor to the east keeps US from tres
passing, runs close to the foot of the
gravel pile that the major calls his Flor
ian Importation With each succeeding
Improvement in his play the major be-
came more and more arrogant, and
really began to see the crowd eating free
lunches on me. When he halved out at
the ninth In a 8 he began to jolly me and
when We reached the top of the tower ne
smiled at her and then called out SO that
all around could hear him:
What shall we wager the colonel on
the in trip
heavenly smile was his reply and she
cooed to me:
oh, let's lay my black and yours
against the colonel's roans on the match?
81 confess I was hotter than I h>sI been
since the Johnny Rebs shot my apple pie
away at Vicksburg. This was the only
pie had seen for q year. nearly boiled
over at the trick, fer l think a heap of
those roans, but 1 conjured I'D a grin
and nodded all right. Not satisfied with
this the major, bubbling over with glee,
added:
And I'll lay you a hundred even that
l outdrive you.
honor. Now / really could not tell just
why | did that. I think 1 had a faint
idea that good long drive might break
his nerve. Maybe I wanted to get some
conclusion from him. Anyway, he jump
ed at it. 1 freed high, and then made
not the best drive of my career, but
miserable 60 yard foozle. it seemed to
me that my bad angel must have had
something to do with that drive. I fair
ly shook with internal rage, for l knew
1t was no good, and the gallery Uttered
most disreSpectfully.
The major was a sight to behold, and
| didn't dare look at her. The major
looked for a good place to tee up and
then, l suspect because 1t was where She
could see him. fixed his ball close to the
east Of the tee. Addressing the ball amid
a breathless silence, during which the
major puffed up like a poUter pigeon. he
drew back for the swing, a marvel of
good form 1t was probably because the
major, contrary to my advice, drew off
the right leg; anyway. as he swung back
his club 1t seemed to carry the major
with 1t. The gravel slipped from his
feet; the majors wild swipe at the ball
sent II about five feet and turned him so
that when he went down the slope he
did so head first on his back. Half way
down he encountered the masonry, and
this turned him over so that as he went
past the barbed wire fence those cruel
hooks, getting good hold just above
he knees. ripped about fVe-eighths of
the seat Of the majors gorgeous new
trousers.
Subsequently the major said that the
barhs were long ones, but that part IS
only hearsaY. l only know that l rush
ed to the edge Of the tee and looked
down. The major was PROSTATE almost
at her feet. but he was not facing her;
nor did she, after a brief glance, face
him. The major crawled up 10 a sitting
posture and looked apoplectic. Waving
his arms. the driver still in one hand,
he sputtered and suffered for a mo-
ment, and the fairly shIieked: Send
them away. Send them away This nat
urailY had the effect of drawing many of
them closer, although most OF the wom-
cautiously limped up, felt OF himself
gingerly, and quickly pumped down
again in the long grass, calling for
carriage and some kind OF covering.
Jones, here, offered him some pins and
almost killed the major on the spot es-
Gaping with his life. to my surprise and
disgust"
Then Jones sntckered.
Yes" continued the colonel, ut was
a sad blow. and she, evidently not relish
ing the loss Of her black left the local
ity next cay for short trip South.
OF course. I returned the beast, well con-
tent to call 1t no contest The major
we found to be not badly hurt. am glad
to say"
Then he added: "Not hurt, did I say?
I mean physically. The majors anatomy
suffered some from scratches. but sar-
torially and in dignity the major was
a total wreck.
E1You say he has zone to tho noun