The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-22

we opened Two DOttieS OIL cnHn' pbf'i',
one OF which Milligan drank ell ~
himself.
OIL he was getting Spilled, all r'fht,
80 much 80 that he didn t want 20 leave
Dsrker's Place any more, for f9ar az
losing it.
50 we put the old cabby upstairs t1
bed, and the three of us played p'of
awbilo,
Water got too cold for me, ST. !
switched TO black coffee. while MILL
gan and cabby made sandwiches Of
booze and Rhine wine.
Well. we kept that mp till noon
Mil'gan forgetting all about going To
the store 70 work and at l. o'clgck
we had another dinner with wine.
While No were lingering over tho
layout, We heard the "toot, toot" Of
the band: And down the street they
came, Fishers nine, and W. &C'sniue!
while the band played Annie Laurie
Well. sir, that band woke Nillig III
right up-he had forgotten all aloit,
NV c"th SuiIC- hINh III was SCI-E " lh,
forthwith, but | urged him 30 tako
one more on me, which he did, and 10
was a full four fingers.
Then Milligan says to me: "Thranp
Ish got To pitch, today. Shorty ! cant
SHAY longer. Bring shomething lovn
to the groundths with you."
I told Milligan that he couiI Cad
me under the grand. stand at any cid
time with a full supply, and he bolted
out into the street. waving he hat,
and bringing up the rear end Of the
bal team procession.
I put q gallon jug in the caS, aad
then Cabby and l had II few Of tho
jolly waters, just to settle my coffee.
When We drove into the grounds.
both teams were practicing; al but
Milligsn.
He was sitting under the grsndstand
waiting for me and that jug.
turned him loose on the nozzle,
and went to tell Fisher that every
thing was our way.
It looked like the whole state Of
Montana vas there to see that game,
aud such a noise rs they did keep up.
The other storekeepers of the town
had given way to the excitement, and
closed their stores, too. and it looked
to me like somebody was going % .ave
a grand time.
The umpire called the game, and
Milligan came out into the dia-aond
like a locomotive with its front ,Rhee,
broken.
He and Westfall and Casey Lad &
confab, and they tried to get h.E out
Of tho game-owing to his condition
but Milligan said he would pisch Oh
break up the game.
So they let it go at that.
Our boys went to bat rst-Nn...gaE
In the box and Casey as catcher.
The veyy first ball that Mil..gan
threw caGlc down the stretch lise the
planet Mars turned loose.
Our man famed il, and Casey stop
ped il, With his stomach.
They had to put in a new ca:ohe.
then, aud Fisher brought Casey back
under the grand stand, for me 80 ,loc.
tor up.
It was plain to be seen then, -hat
that game was a lead pipe ciuch 70
the Fisher Mercantile Company.
didn't have time to watch il. : va
! so busy keepinv Casey from G-in,
but could tell when the out teali in.
for then Milligan always came ar5anC
for another swig at the Jug.
The score was 1870 to 21-in tay Q
Westfall 4 Casey.
The reason it was 50 low was v. Lac
made a ruling that nothing but ON
runs would count.
Our team never hit Milligap 40.
and il they had had a catchc, IN
could stop his balls, we wouldu'; .ayr
made Il score.
didn't have the nerve to g. yAc.
to the store that day, for fear Of xaee,
ing Fisher, so I waited up Il; IA
boarding house for Milligan.
Milligan came in about seven o',.Jc.-
when l was at suppe:, and motio.eat.
me from the Office that he wautti :
see me.
cut it out, this cheap suppty,' b
said, ''and ONE down to Barker. All
I'll luy something SWELL
And down to Barker's we went.
AZ the table Millipan said .Trsrur