The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-09
A WESTERNER ON CRICKET.
lie Didn't Cnderstnnd the Game, but
Had u Good Time.

huO n Good Time.
Il went 10 see n cricket matci, one !!
day," said the man from the west
"When happen TO remember, l am 60. |
Ing to buy a sporting guide aud find
out what saw. They don't play crick
ct In uooptown, Neb.
"What do I think Of It? Well. sir.
IT'S tic most remarkable game that
ever walked into farmyard. There
was big field ropcd In like II corral,
and In the middle OF It were two
punches OF sticks stuck In the ground
that looked more like frnctlous
steers poke than anything else can
think Of. They were about as far
from here as across the street apart
and made to fall down when anything
touched them. People could have taken
handful Of nails and made them
stronger. but maybe they knew why
they wanted them that way. I didn't
Il asked Il man In short pants what
they were for.
"Ihats wicket he says.
"'Wickcd whatY says (.
Then he looked kind Of scornful
anu walked away In his short pants
10 crowd OF men and women. nni
pferty soon heard them all laughing.
wen. two men in trotting harness
and Interference pads and knee straps
anu driving gloves stood up in front OF
one OF the aforesaid wicked things
with pieces OF board in their hands.
And chap In short sleeves took n run
half way across the field, tied himself
III knot. let loose and threw n ball.
Say. the way lie threw reminded 1llc
OF the way my wife fires stove wood
ut the calf when it gets In the garden.
l told man SO, and he says, That ia
what is called bowling
The man thrown ut whnckcd the
ball sideways, ran to the next wicked
thing and changed places with the
other man. They did that once or
twice, and sometimes they ran and
sometimes they didn't. Whenever they
ran the people sitting around the ropes
clappcd hands and checrcd. Pretty
soon somebody calls out Over! and q
lot Of men In white suits walked
around bit.
''Tllen the man In short sleeves threw
the bnll, hit the wicked thing and
knocked 1t all to pieces The people
cheered again, and man next to me
said something about clean bowl.
didn't see anything that looked like 9
bowl, clean or unclean, but I didn't le,
on.
'"There was a couple of men OH the
field in linen busters. They looked like
they might be Kansas cattlemen, so
time Of day with them. crawled un
der the ropes, and policeman came
and ran me back to tho side ag'in, ani
a lot Of young city chaps laughed
When was explaining how 1t was the
men in the field quit playing and went
into house all covered with flags.
"Well, sir, there was about thou
sand people around the ropes, all dress
ed up to beat the band. And what dc
you think they did? They sat or
benches wherever they happened to be
and ate sandwiches. Gosh, it wns fun
ny!
II had couple Of apples in my grip
and l ate one and offered the other tt
the girl with the man that told me
about the bowl. She got nll red in the
face. and the man began to laugh, ant
the girl says, DO you suppose any one
will seer The man says, Really, upor
my honor or something like that. An(
the girl says. If you tell, I'll never
speak to YOU With that she took tn,
apple and said 'Thanksv SO swectly
| that ! wished / had n whole bushe
there to give her..
"Well, hung around the field all day
like catfish In n dry goods store, see
Ing everything and understanding moth
Ing. had good time enough; but
honestly. I'd rather watch a game OF
marbles" cs."-Philadclphin Times.
= Never give the tongue its fnl
liberty, but always Keep it uudcr con
troll.
= The average woman has moro
sense of modesty with her family doc
tor than she has with photographer
= Sometimes it is to man $ credi
to forget what he knows.
/ = It's all up with some men wlncr
they get down in the world.