The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-05

down on your iucFg she Interrupted
lie sighed and thrilled with a rush
% emotion.
Madam" he said. Il am coming 10
that soon. remember the day as
we'll as though n vas yesterday. n
was bright and sunny and everybody
was llmhered up and shooting 'em
through We was dghtln' an old
Utica Blues. They had four TO our
three. and n n the last half Of the
ninth We was on the nrln line. I
was up At the plate The cheer got
when grabbed the willow and busted
my hands sounded like Caesar comm
home from Galway shut my teeth
and picked out board IN the fence 10
send II over"
She grew interested.
The Blues had out in a new finger
IN the eighth-a scrawny college Xii
from New Haven. ! sized him up for
glass arm and went In 70 XIII IN
FIRST one. ! damned az u with plenty
OF steam. but II skidded In close 70 my
stats and felt IN wind Of IL IN my
shirt The next thine heard was the
thump Of II In the catchcr's glove and
the imp calm 'strikev
4 was surprised. aud 80 was m
hleachers. But knew ~ only took
one. Il came sailing along a. big az
a football. and J figured on drivin
u through IN scoreboard and knockin'
down somebody on IN street with H.
But just AZ ! swung al II Il blew out
20 one side about a yard and dropped
insih' catcher's glove with a thud. An
then somebody In tn bloachers hol.
Tered Take him out-he's sold tn
game
Madam. that made me a desperate
man All OF my future hung on that
next ball II came bobbin' up like a
bunch OF bananas on n string an
aimed for It's nose an let got"
lie wiped his eyes with the back OF
his hand. overcome by the recollec
ton.
Il figured on hittin' II on tn trade.
mark. ma'am. as honest as I'm teilin'
you this sad story. But Il shot up
about two inches like a boy sittin' on
a hornet. and Just popped up little
foul that the catcher gohbled like an
elephant swallowin' a peanut. madam.
I was out OF the battle an III Utica
Blues trimmed 20 a sowsle."
Another big tear rolled down his
cheek aud he sobbed convulsively.
Something broke loose In tn
bleachers then like a den of lions smell.
lin fresh meat" he continued They
came down through III wire nettin'
and fell on me In punches OF 20 or 30.
They thought had sold 'om out. those
mullygrubs I'D helped 10 fly three bat.
tie aags for. and they thirsted for the
police. but before they came a pop
bottle got me on the head and went
down for tn count IL was a crime.
ma a.. IN things they did 90 me-
The police prled 40 or 90 OF them
OF ING scalp laid me on a door and
sis Of 'em carried me 90 the hospital.
They sewed me up In a couple OF
hours and | was six weeks on a bed.
when | got out was canned"
Canned" she exclaimed.
Eyes, m. canned" he repeated.
Canned, Extinguishodl Bushloaguedi
Chased Fired And all because a col.
lege Md from New Haven sent 'em
up crooked from IN hrin' line We
never used crooked ones In tn old
days. ma'am. They was new 20 me.
Up 70 that time | was hero but just
because All down that once and
didnt deliver the goods they shot me
down m ohutes."
He strobe thoughtfully down the
road and the sweet.faced old woman
watched him sympsthetically
THE poor old veteran" she ex-
| claimed Il wonder what battle IL was p