Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-10-07

age take lively interest ia the fortunes
Of tbc "homc team. Women be-.
come the most confirmed fans once
their interest is aroused, and they are
by no means slow IN learning the fine
point, of the game.
know family whose members,
with the exception of mother, were
wildly enthusiastic On the subject o:
the great American game. The boys
PLAYED On various town teams. the sis.
tor. rooted. the father generally man
aged 10 get away from the grind of
business when the league team was
playing at home. But mother stead
tasty refused TO become infused with
the proper spirit Baseball was
"sporty." roofing was vulgar" aud
fans were unspcakably improper.
One fine day. however, the oldest
son prevailed against all prcjudiccs
and carried mother off TO the game.
The grands'and was filed to overflow
ing and rs they pushed their way to
one of thc boxes mother became n bit
illustrated 10y so many eager faces.
However. the charm of perfect day.
the beautiful park and the fine ply
siqucs of the players won her approx
al and her pink checks denoted inward
excitement rs she watched the game
and listened 10 the phrases when is.
sued from the rootrrs.
"Scc that ump!" qucircd one fan
IN facctitious plagiarism of n well.
known advertisement "Aw. git the
hook, git the hook rctortcd another
spectator. while the grandstand ap.
plaudcd the witty sally. other phrases
like "scc tina, first bascman rip OIL u
three Dagger. there's wncrc we sew
up the game - watch him tear off
,ingi-.' and "a hit IN lime saves
nine, - poured into mothers ears, ~
she applaudrd each play valantly aud.
IT must Ice added. impartialy.
"Wcll. mother. how are you enjoy.
ing it!' asked her son, with covert
amusement.
"Son, like it fine declared moth
or. with kindling eyes. at is easy to
understand with all these phrases
about sewing; il reminds me of our
courch sewing society. Why she
added mischicvou,ly, "cvcn the nm.
pine seems 10 bee on the bias.
~ think shall have TO resign my
position q, a Sunday school dcachcr,"
was the dcapairug remark of Young
friend VINO yearns to help in the up.
lift of humanity. children don I
listen TO the tales of the Scriptures
like they did in my late lamcntcd
youth, Last Sunday the lesson was
about the Prodigal Son aud | pridcd
myself upon having drawn pretty
strong picture of the difficulties that
beset that hcodstrong youth, dwelling
especially upon the fact that he was
Obliged To eat the husks left by the
swine. Two little boys were engaged
in a whispered but heated discussion.
and my attention was forced toward
tncm.
Please, Miss Smith, Billy here
says the Prodigal Son was Harry
Thaw; faint, is it,
Upon being assured that this was
many, many years prior to current
events, the other boy snortcd in tri.
umph:
There, wot dI tell yuhl II il |
nd been cnnybody Twin NOWADAYS
they d had too much sense to be eatin
husks; they'd killed pig"
viii some one kindly tell me why il
Is that waen one is entertaining com.
pany ones husband or big brother or
rather feels duty bound to make some
disconccrting remark. Don't tell me
about enfants terrible, they re not 10
be compared with grown up masculines
IN such matters
The other evening was among
those present at formal dinner
where one was supposed to be on ones
best behavior. As we picked ND our
napkins, handsome Of the regulation
o'g dinner size with impressive mono.
grams, our genial host carefully nm.
Folded his square and effected the OK.
anime it infinitely.
MY dear" ne said TO his wife
while hush fell over the assembly.
there seems to be a. mistake here. III
think James must have given IN crib
Sheets
Mrs william Howard Taft doesn Y
entertain very high opinion of her
husband y ACCOMPLISHMENTS N. . ~... |