The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-22
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aud find some other "bo" there who Is
u crank on base ball.
Nobody II sleep around n base ball
fan, or. for that matter, do anything
else but listen while that worthy pratt
ties on. like u nagpie nt n barbecue.
That was my fy one night last sum
mer At Bismarck. y. ID.
4 Northern Pacific freight was going
west, and ! decided 10 go west with
her. But | hadn't more than landed
safe Oh the inside. when some one said:
"Uello. 30! The Tigers o today"
And he kept up "A base ball chatter
from there ~ BoHtman, Mont, night
aud day.
lie toll me that his name was Mill.
gan. and that lie was a carpet sales.
man from Detroit going out west for
his health. aud that was all that kept
me from killing him.
never did hear 50 much base ball
talk in all my life.
When the train got TO Bozeman l
felt that | Just couldn't stand him any
longer, an loped out.
: But lie felt that he simply could not
give me up, because | was such a good
listener, aud lope1 out with me.
I says, "Ssc, here, Mill:gan; I've got
enough OF this baseball trance of
yours. I'm going to look for II job in
Bozemau. and | want to light in the
store where you are not. There are
two good firms here; the Fisher Mcr-
cautile Co. and Westfall & Casey.
Take your choice, aud I'll strike the
other one
Milligan didn't appear hurt at my
decision 10 cut him of my permanent
visiting list, and said that he would
take Il chance at Westfall 4 Casey
Casey being an ltishman. he thought
that lie would he interested in base
ball, and tina it would be a good place
to work.
We both landed.
Miliigan got a job in W. Il c.. limo
leums: and Fisher hired me 10 put
through a new bargain basement for
him.
You see, Fisher was all there wa, to
that mercantile company. He was the
tAumb-screw, all right, and Il dandy to
work for.
But, my how he hated Westfall u
Casey. And MilIigau told me that his
bosses had it in for my old mar for
fair.
So, with this information, ] think to
myself, that will be friendly with
M~illigan, to work him as a soft nut,
and learn all | could about w. x C.'s
business.
Nou know that was II funny 20.
Whe leyer Westfa'l met Fisher, ="
Fisher met Casey, they would shakr
hands and Jolly each other like the.
were only brothers. Just coming back
home.
And all the time they felt like kick
ing each other for living.
For myself, | never could hand the
glad mitt 10 "A man ! hated, aud il
wasn't long before ! got to hating W
4 c., rs cordially as Fisher did.
That was because | was working for
Fisher. | suppose. for Westfall 4
Casey we're both all right boys.
BIT, You know, there's nothing like
loyalty TO your employer, if you want
a solid Job, and it wasn't long before !
was the main cheese with Fisher. and
that new bargain basement Was the
talk of the town.
M~illignn ii doing very we'll, too, in
in the linoleum stock. and one day
when Casey was sick Casey attended
TO the advertising for their firm hc
sent word for Milligan to writet the ad
Now, what do You think Of that.
That skate kidn't know an al from q
brass band cadeuZa.
But he wrote it. \ whole page Of it
And when ] picked up the morning
paper, there it was: \ challenge &c
: the Fisher Mercantile CO., to play
t baseball with Westfall n Casey for one
hundred dollars n side; the winninl
side TO donate the hundred to the
Bozeman hospital.
D Then, that freshman, Milligan
roasted the Fisher Mercantile Co.. to
Z finish, in regular baseball slang.
Fisher was in a fume when ! 90