The Washington times., 1906-07-15

hai- and pounded the Van Plush
vel~ head against the lop Of moth
eT earth. OF course, the strife was
not necessarily active. There were
seasons when one sat upon the
other, holding him down, while
each blew like a grampus spit out
the more inconyenieutly Iarge Hec-
tions Of gravel and earsh. and
stroye TO subdue the spirit of his
opponent with a frightfuI and soul
paralyzing glare.
At last il seemed that iE the
language Of the ring, their efforts
lacked steam. They broke away,
and each disappeared in "a c!oua as
he brushed away the dust If con
fiict. As soon as his breath per
mitted, Haywood walked aiose to
smoky" and said:
Going TO play balI?"
Smoky looked pensively at the
sky, at his bat lying on the ground.
and at the "leaguer' rounding his
pocket.
sure" he said, ofT-handedIy.
The 'YellowJaclets' plays the
Long Islands I'm cap'n Of the
Long Islands"
Il guess y didn't mean to say
you We're ragged" said Haywood.
But you are dirty, you know"
Sure" said smoky" Yer get
that way knockin' around. Say. 1
don't believe them New York
papers about ladies drinhn' and
Lavin' monkeys dinin' at the table
with 'em. / guess they're lies, ike
they print about people eatiu' out
Of silver plates, and ownin' dogs
that cost $780,"
Certainly" said Haywood. What
do you play on your team?"
"Ketcher. Ever play any?"
Never in my life" said HAY
wood. I've never known any fell
lows except one or two of my
cousins"
"Jer like 10 learn? We're goin'
to have d practice game before the
match. Wanter come along? III put
yer in left field, and yer ,yos't be
long ketchin' in"
I'D like il bully" said HAYWOOD.
I've always wanted 10 play base
ball"
The ladies' maids OF New York
and the families Of Western mine
owners with social ambitions VIII
remember well the sensation that
was created by the report that the
young multi-milIIoEarre Haywood
Van Plushvelt was pfaving ball
with the village youths Of FIshamp-
ton. 1t was conceded thar the mil
l-nnium of democracy had come. Re
porters and photographers swarm
ed to the island. The papers print
ed half-page pictures of him as
short stop stopping a hot grounder.
The Ioadies' Magazine got out a Bat
and Ball number that covered the
subject historically. beginning with
the vampire bat and ending with
the Patriarchs' illustrated
with interior views of the Van
Plushyelt country seat. Ministers.
educators and socioIogists every
where hailed the event as the toe
sin call that proclaimed the uni
versal brotherhood of man.
One afternoon I was reclining
under the trees near the shore at
Fishampton in the esteemed com
pany OF an eminent, baId-headed
young sociologist. BY way of note
1t may be inserted that all socioIog-
ists are more or less DaId, and ex-
actly thirty-two. Look 'em over.
The sociologist was citing the
Van Plushyelt case as the most inn
portant "uplift" symptom Of gen
GRAFTON, and as an excuse for his
own existence
Immediately before us was the
village baseball grounds. And now
came the sporrive youth of Fish
amPton and distributed themselves,
shouting. about the diamond.
There" said the sociologist.
pointing, there is young Van
Plushvelt"
] raised myself $50 far a co-syco-
phant with Mary ANN and gazed.
Young Van Plushyelt sat upon
the ground. lie was dressed in
ragged. red sweater, wrecked and
weather-worn golf cap, turnover
shoes, and trousers of the service
able" brand. Dust, clinging to the
moisture induced by free exercise,
darkened wide areas of his face.
That is he" repeated the socio-
logist. If he had said "him" 1
could have been less vindictive.
On a bench. with an air. sat the
young milliouaire's chum.
He was dressed in a neat suit Of
dark blue SERGE "a neat white