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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
Climbers Stack up High
In Southern League Figures

New Orleans leads the Southern
League teams in two base hits with 90
half circuit bingles Birmingham Is
s sssssd .s wiss with sns issS
comes second with So. New Orleans
leads in home runs with 10. and Mont
gomery and Little Rock ARE tied for
leads in sacrifice hits. having advanced
their men 100 times. Birmingham Is
second with 144. Birmingham leads In
stolen bases with $50 and Atlanta Is
Here are the figures through the
games played Friday:
Two base hIts-New Orleans 90. Bir-
minEham SO. Montgomery Sc, Memphis
sS. Little Rock 81. Nashville 30. Mobile
Three base 'hits--Montgomery SO, At
lanta so. New Orleans 20. Nashville e.
Birmingham 22., Mobile II. Memphis II.
Home runs-New Orleans 10, Mont
gomery z. Little Rock z, Atlanta Q,
Birmingham 8. Nashville s. Mobile s.
saeridee hits--Atlsnta ieo, Birming-
1873. Mobile 1874. Memphis 122. Little
Rock los, New orleanstso.
lans tS'en lao, Monssomsry us 49, ;sie
Rock ia, Mobile %. Nashville 81. Mem
phis go New Orleans SO.
Memphis leads the Southern League
Lean ~ r- nsaoihk tnarnougn, .ns lanes
or .9el. Atlanta comes second with
e63 and Montgomery third with ,es2.
Memphis has accepted the most number
of put outs with $780,. Montgomery. -
with s4ss. Memphis has accepted the
most number of assists with 1880. Mo-
bile 10 second with t23s. and Mont
gomery third with 1890. Atlanta has
made the least number of errors with
141. Memphis and New Orleans are
tied for second place with i43.
Here are the figures:
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
TENDERS TREAT TO
LOSING MEMPHIANS

Memphis. Tenn. Aug. 1--(Special.)-
President and owner Frank p. Cole
man. of the Memphis baseball club. al
though disappointed at the continued
slump of the Turtles, rendered q treat
to them this afternoon at the conclu-
sion Of the game ending in victory Tor
Montgomery, by supplying the menu
bers with plenty OF soft drinks and q
home made" banquet which was plac.
ed aboard the train the Memphians
were forced to catch immediately after
the contest was finished IN order to NIL
their schedule at Mobile. Monday.
was taken along to I'LL the sick mans
outfield position. Otherwise tile club
remains intact.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
FOXY PELICAN MANAGER
LICKED AT OWN GAME

While the score stood ] to o in favor
OF Atlanta in the fourth inning the
lot. foxy Charley Frank 70 1or I the visi.
tors from New Orleans wig-wagged
for slow play because he saw a Juicy
looking black cloud lowering over the
and spill its contents over the field be-
fore the fifth inning was finished. His
big outfieiders came crawling in from
infield divided time between CONVEX.
alton and sky gazing, much to the
Indignation OF the 5000 or more fans
striking contrast to the speed OF the
Atlanta athletes In taking the field.
The first New Orleans man at the
bat killed a lot of time looking over
his mallet, sanding his paws and tie
ing his shoe strings. The rain began
to fall before he got out, and Il look
ed as though Foxy Charley would get
his wish and have the game called be.
fore the other two could follow his ex-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
LiUe!yis Pitching Best Ball in
The South And is After Record

Up In Philadelphia there is a long.
thin. solemn-faced man who is emit
ting sundry lunches Of chuckles, and at
the same time pattins' himself on the
back.
This gent 10 Mr.. Cornelius McGuili-
cudy, whose astuteness landed Jack
Lively for the 1910 SLAP stan of the
that Lively was the coming pitcher Of
the country and when he agreed to
turn Frank Manush over to Montgom-
cry last fall, he was given an option
on any one player on the Climbers list
at the end of the 1908 season. OF
course II was Lively, that he had in
view and at the end OF this season,
Jack becomes the property of the Phil
adelphia American League club.
Lively made an enviable record last
year. but 1t II not to be compared to
his work this season, which bids fair
to break all Southern League records.
OF the last seven games he has pitched
six of them have been smut outs, while
the only two runs scored came in one
inning. In the last thlrty-one innings,
he has not been scored on, while he
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
WON'T TELL ABOUT wHIsKEY.
white Farmer Boy Would Rather Die
Than Tell.

Huntsville, Aug. 1-(Special.)-
Hughey Webster. white farmer boy
from the Maysville precinct, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Special
Deputy John Billiard. working under
the direction of the Law and Order
League. The boy was put through the
third degree but refused to tell where
he had procured the whiskey. His
nerve held god and he said he would
die rather than tell.
A charge of larceny was made
against Webster and he was lodged
in TAIL, the officials holding that unless
he could tell where he got the whisk ey
he could be held for stealing It. Rela-
tiyes of Webster came to his rescue
and he was released on bond.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Bill BARLEY, the Atlanta twirfer Sc
cured from New Orleans In exchangs
er OF the league through the games
played July 80. Barley has twiried
In Is games. winning IL and losing q.
This gives him the swell percentage OF
IT'S.
Tom Fisher. also of Atlanta. Is Sec
ond with percentage of .706 and
Rogers. of, Atlanta. and Case. of NASH
Vile. are tied for third place with an
all the pitchers who are now twirling
in the league. but 10 not include the
tie games pitched by them, the games
won and lost being all this IL given.
uara tha A0uraa
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
THE PELICANS WIN
Mxwe1 Pitches Wen Against Finn's
Team. Ho6manss Error Giving
Little Rock Her Only

Orleans team celebrated its return to-
day by easily defeating Little Rock
to l., Hits were punched on Higgins
In three innings, while Maxwell held
down the visitors, their only run be-
ing scored in the sixth inning as a re-
suit Of Hoffman's error, q single by
Perry and di1lcult grounder.
No game will be played tomorrow. a
bulletin from President Kavanaugh re-
questins that the park flags be placed
ut half mast and no game played out
Ut respect for President Pulliam's
memory. A double header will BIZ
played tuesday. Score:
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Huntsville. Aug. Especial. Dep.
uty Collector Campbell and Deputy
Marshal H. C. Arnold have returned
from Jackson County, where, near Sec
ton, they raided and destroyed a cop
per Illicit still that had been In oper-
alton about a month. Several gallons
of whiskey and large quantity of
supplies were destroyed. The opera
tors made good their escape.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
In LniI for LARCENY.

Birmingham. Aug. 1.-(SpeciaL)-
]. R. Wilson, white, aged rs years
is in the county Jail on a charge OF
grand larceny. a COW being involved.
Bond was fixed by the justice at Ensley
at $500.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
CUBS TAKE TWO.

Chicago, Aug, Chicago won both
games from philadelphia today. In the
first, McQuilien started Off poorly and
Chicago scored the only three runs of
the game at the start on two passes.
two doubles and q single. The second
game was rather loose. Chicago win
ming. 2 to 9.
Ali six pitchers were batted hard and
Chicago's errors gave the visitors a
good lead. which the locals passed by
punching eight hits In the fifth and
sixth. The winning score was made in
the seventh. when Howard was nit,
took second on Steinfeldt's single and
came home on a muffed third strike
and Dooin's wild throw.
Score, first game: r. H. F.
Chicago $500. 500 600 00s-3
Philadelphia :.... 600 600 1000 l
Batteries--Brown and Archer: Mo
CULLEN and Doom. Time. 1:20.
Score second game: R.HE
Chicago ::....... 600 oss lo.-7 10 :
Philadelphia go. I'll Dol 1906
Batteries--Higginboth Hagerman
overall and Archer: Moren, Moore, Fox
en- and Doom. Time. 1850. Umpire.
O'Day.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

has pitched seventeen full innings
without hit being made OFF him.
Three innings without hit on July 26,
nine full innings without q hit on July
% and five fun Innings without a hit
yesterday, the hrst hit coming in the
last half OF the sixth inning. The last
five games that he has pitched are:
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
Climbers Win Tenth = .LiDeL After Record

| to the seventh inning. when a wild
throw by Wilhelm with the bases full,
gave the Ctncinnatts two runs and the
game. The throwing of Mclean was
. distinct feature u the contest. no
fewer than Sour attempts TO steal In
the second game being frustrated by
him.
Score. R.HE.
Cincinnati :. :. ..col 900 1903
Batteries-Fromme. Campbell and
Mclean; Rucksr and Marshall Time
$500.
Scorc-Second game: r. H. u.
Cincinnati -. 200 90 sos
Brooklyn :. =. 200 100 0o0--1 8
Battries-Rowan and Mclean: will
helm and Bergen and Marshall. Time
t:35 Umpires, KLEIN and Kane.
Cardinals s1aughterec.
st. Louis Aug. Fourteen hits. most
Of them timely. gave Boston an easy
victory today. 10 to 4. The locals did
all their counting In the seventh in
ming. when nve successive batsmen hit
safely. four OF them scoring.
Score by t1nings: r. u. T.
Boston ......... 003 OH 004--10 IA 0
st. Louis ....... 900 900 400 "a 10 4
Batteries-Mattsrn. Richie and Ora.
ham; Backman. Meter, Sallee and
Phelps. Time 2:os. Umpire. Rigler.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Memphis, Tenn. Aug. 1-(Special.)---
Ed Hcrlburt, the giant catcher. reached
Memphis today suffering broken an
kle as the result of q slide to a base
in a game at Decatur Ala. Saturday.
against Athens. Hurlburt was plying
with Decatur.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Birmingham leads the Southern
League teams In hitting through the
games played Friday. July So. with an
average Of .23s. Montgomery 10 second
with 1888 and Nashville third with the
same figure.
Montgomery excels in scoring runa.
the Climbers having made $50 trips 10
the pan through these games. Nash
vile 10 second with sos and Atlantis
third with 2e9.
Montgomery also leads in the total
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Libby. Mantana, claims an anne teur
ball team that hasn't lost a game in
fifteen years. They haven't got any
thing on Washington at that. The
Senators haven't won-O. well. let the
matter drop.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Last season the indianapolis club
sold 'Rube' Marouard to the Giants
for $4,000, but the way the Indians
have been going there Isn't a major
for the whole city of indianapolis at
present.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

number Of hits made with TOT. Birm-
pills third with 6s7.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

summary-Two base hit, weimer.
sacrifice hits. Hoffman. Demont. Struck
out. bv Maxwell 4; by Higgins 2. Base
on balls, OF Maxwell o; Higgins ..
Time 1850. Umpires, PfenninRer and
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Battling Nelson says that BIZ Papke
would be the champion OF the world
~ he didn't have d camel's heart.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Packey Mcfarland Is planning to
week
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

ample. The NEXT man up got on first.
which delayed the thing some mora
was 2 vain hope. however. by the
merest chance the third batter yp hft
Q grounder TO Jordan. who tduchsG
second and threw to first for q Fast
double. completing the inning In short
order and making an officiaY game 0f
It just as the rain fell iE clusters ana
the grand stand
The crowd fairly chortied its gles.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
POSTPONE ALL THE
AMERICAN GAMES.

Chicago. Aug. All the games in
the American League scheduled for
Of the funsrsl Of Harry G. Puiiiam.
the late president OF the National
League. according to announcement
made by President q. 3. Johnson to-
day.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

When the Boston Americans were in
Cleveland Uncle Cy" Young bought a
new hat and a suit of clothes for lit
tie Jerry Mccarthy, the Red Sox mas
cot.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
Score by innings

Score by innings:
Montgomery -. N......030 0o1 000--4
Memphis 49,. 80. .....OOO 600 OOO-V
SummaFy-Sacrifice hit. Shannon.
Stolen bases. Whiteman, Rockenfield
Doublae play Wagner to Cranston.
Balk. Fritz. Struck out, by Lively, 81;
by Fritz, 8. Bases on balls. of Fritz
L. Hit by pitcher Rockenfield. Time
I:4O. Umpire. Fitzsimmons.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
wirheIm,s Error Costly.


Cincinnati. Aug. 1.--CincinnatI and
BROOKLYN split even In q double header
here this afternoon. Rucker pitched
| In rare form In the frat game but one
| run being earned of him. Errors were
responsible For two OF the three runs
| scored by Brooklyn In this game. The
| second contest was q Pitchers battle
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

The National Sporting Club OF Pitts
burg has bid $4,000 Tor a bout be-
tween Stanley Ketchell and Sam Lang
ford
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02
NEWS NOTES OF SPORT

Sam Crawford of Detroit has made
eight home runs SO far this season.
Wagner and Lever of the Pittsburg
are talking of going into the automo-
Danny Shay. the ex-Cardinai. will
succeed Jake 6eckley as manager of
the Kansas City team.
Hank Mathewson, a brother of Chris
ty, has quit pitching and is now UNI
piring in the South Atlantic League.
Wagner, Leach. Clarke and Miller of
the Pirates are all among the first ten
leading hitters Of the National League.
a few points in hitting, Connie Mack
has not asked waivers on him.
Walter. Clarkson, the old Harvard
and American League pitcher, Is pitch
ing for a semi-pro. team in Cleveland.
1t looks like a stretch on the settee
for Germany" Schaefer. Killtfer is
making good at second base for De-
troit. =
Young Evans, the Hartford twirler
who has been signed by the Boston
Nationals. has q no-hit no-run Pitch
Ing record.
All things considered the Chicago
White Sox did pretty nice work dur
ing their last engagement on the
home grounds
George Tebeau has sold the Louis
vile. club to st. Louis parties. Is this
the Ameracin Association into major
league territory?
When the Boston Americans were in
In~. al T.,tH 49, -
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGun


GAMES YESTERDAY.
s0uthern League
Montgomery. 4: Memphis, o.
New Orleans. s; Little Rock. /.
National LeaGus-
Chicago, 81; Philadelphia, o-6.
Cincinnati, 2-3; Brooklyn, al.
Boston, 10: st. Louis. 4.
American league
No games scheduled.
Americas Assocfatien-
so: Minneapolis, "a.
st. Paul, 1-2; Columbus. OIL.
/ Milwaukee. 1876; Toledo, OIL.
South At1antais.
No games scheduled.
GAMES TODAY.
Southern.
Birmingham at Montgomery.
Atlanta at Nashville.
Memphis at Mobile.
Little Rock at New Orleans.
National League.
New York at PtttsburE.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati
Boston at st. Louis.
American League.
Detroit at Boston.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cleveland att washington. tsrSs.
American Association.
Minneapolis at Louisville.
Milwaukee at Toledo.
Kansas City at Indianapolis.
st. Paul at Columbus.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

s0utheRn League
Montgomery. 4; Memphis, o.
New Orleans, s; Little Rock, /.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

All things considered the Chicago
White Sox did pretty nice work dur
ing their last engagement on the
home grounds
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Chicago, 81; philadelphia, o-6.
Cincinnati, 2-3; Brooklyn, al.
Boston, 10: st. Louis. 4.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Americas League.
No games scheduled.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

AmerfcMM AMBOcfMtHDM.
Kansas City, Q; Indianapolis, l..
SO: Minneapolis, "a.
St. Paul, 1-2; Columbus. OIL.
Milwaukee. 1876; Toledo. OIL.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Young Evans, the Hartford twirler
who has. been signed by the Boston
Nationals. has q no-htt. no-run pitch
ing record.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Amerfcan Associations.
Minneapolis at Louisville.
Milwaukee at Toledo.
Kansas City at Indianapolis.
st. Paul at Columbus.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

1t looks like a stretch on the settee
for Germany" Schaefer. Killifer is
making good at second base for De-
troit. i
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Walter Clarkson. the old Harvard
and American League pitcher, Is pitch
ing for a semi-pro. team in Cleveland.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Wagner, Leach, Clarke and Miller of
the Pirates are all among the first ten
leading hitters OF the National League.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-02

Although Eddie Collins has dropped
a few points in hitting, Connie Mack
has not asked waivers on him.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-24

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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-10
POETRY.
THE LAND on NrvER cARE.


Here rises the road between two fields,
And the city's spires behind
Are sort In the gray Of the winters
And the river smiles on its placid way
And the world seems good and kind.
The stark trees lace the distant blue.
Far off in the Eastern sky,
Then the road dips down in n ribband.
brown
Luring me on from the calling town
With the crickets counter-cry.
The first star shines through the gath
ering gloom.
And a cottage window CLEANS
With the dancing light from hearth
side bright,
But the suns in my heart II IL has
AS / tramp toward the land OF
dreams.
And. OH IFS a fair and a lovely land.
At the end Of the good brown road,
All the folks are kind and it's Never
mindr'-
To YOU, sim, ana faults they're all
And there's never a gibe or goad.
And maiden stands at the city's gate
With hands outstretched to me,
And the blue of the sky is in her eyes
And her lips are red with the AutumI
dive.
And a sapling grace has she.
And, Oh, I've seen her in dreams be-
And I'VE yearned for the touch Of
her hand,
Now at last I'm here in the city where
Wen live. and love and it's 'Nsvu4
That they call this pleasant land.
John A. Moroso.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-10
RAIN OR SNOW TODAY.
THURSDAY LOCAL SHOWS.
IEpODTANT is always found
hHAA YIN hNA on this page.
Read the small
RFICTNPCC NEWS advertisements
oo-IeLoo .-e-- carefully.
WHAT is GOING ON TONIGHT.

Vaudeville and Motion Pictures at
Sheedy's Auditorium.
Motion Pictures and Illustrated Songs
at Roderick Theater.
Bennett Moulton Company at Broad
way Theater.
Motion Pictures and illustrated Songs
at Breed Theater.
Goethe Lodge. No. 70, I. o. o. F.,
meets in Ponemah Hall, TaftviHe
Norwich Grange No. 172, P. of H.
meets in Pythian Hall.
Local No. 34S. l. b. E. w, meets in
Carpenters Hall
Thames Council, No. 1851, R. A.,
meets in Foresters' Hall.
Norwich Lodge, No. u, a. o. U. W.
meets in Gernania Hall.
Painters and Decorators Union
meets in c. L. L. Hall.
Sachem Chapter, No 81, o. T. S.,
meets in Buckingham Memorial.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-10
VIEWS AND VARIETIES.
Clever Sayings.

Ever win a prize in lottery?"
NO; I've been divorced three times
Illustrated Bits.
She's awfully generous" What
does she give away" "All the secrets
she knows."-Cleveland Leader.
Scribbler-She isn't writing any
more articles on how to manage a hus-
band. Sorawler-No. che knows better
now Shes married.-Philadelph
Record.
Hostess-Miss Robinson has no part
ner for this waltz Would you mind
dancing with her instead OF me?
Hawkward-O the contrary. I shall be
only too elighted.--Answers
once Boy-Dat callers got funny
name. Editor-Oh, he left his name,
did he O. B.--Yes. sir. He said IL
wuz ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Plain
Dealer.
do animals have their social GUS
toms and Institutions 81 presume
so. l have no doubt that the geese
have their Descendants OF the Cack-
lers Who Saved Rome.'-Puck.
Marriage is such a lottery" Eek
cept for the broken down noblemeu.
who marry rich American girls"
What Is it for them?' "A cinch."-
Nashville American.
Automobile jokes always 90 good
said the comedian with the seltzer
siphon. Yes, everybody he's to pretend
TO understand 'em," responded the
comedian with the slapstick.-y-Iouis-
vile Courier-JournaL
She goes unto the matinee,
And whether fat or thin.
Blonde or brunette, or even gray
She vows she is In every way
Just Ike the heroine.
Detroit Free Press
Noah was plainly downcast Z
brought along plenty Of clothes for my
wife. but she says they look as II they
came out of the ark" he cried. Here
with he saw that the salvage OF bag
gage was a mistale.-New York Sun.
There was a young fellow named sam,
Who closed the door with slam;
His aunt said, Dear mel"
And his mother said "Gee!"
But his father, he only sald-''Samuell"
New York Herald.
The man who walks the floor at night
With baby until two,
VIII always tell you that's trick
He never has to do.
Chicago Record-Heraid.
Mrs. Dorcas-What induced your
club TO go on record as TO the injurious
effect OF rocking on babtes2 Mrs. Cad
about-One Of the members pointed out
that we wouldn't be able 70 attend the
club meetings II we had TO stay home
to rock the babies-Judge.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-10
TINE hoy / USED no BE.

I'm go ~ home to see the folks,
Just one week from today.
I know Just how the place viii look
And know just what they'll say.
I'll sleep in my old wooden bed
And IN wake up at light,
To find the Boy I Used To Be
Has come back overnight.
I'll lie tin mother calls. "will, boy"
And "Billyi" fatherll yell,
SAY Breakfasts ready--hustle, nowt
What ails ye-can't We smellY
That VIII be Sunday morning, so
Wen go to church. we three,
Dad marching on a bit ahead
And ma behind. with me.
Thereu be straight-out sermon
preached,
No paltering with The Book
And dad viii drink IL in. and wear
His stern old Sunday" look,
But mother. IL u catch her eye.
She'll half smile back at me.
And slide along a gumdrOp to
The Boy I Used To Be.
reckon n it comes TO pass
That Judgment they fOretell-
III plead three things. 1 was her
boy
And that she loved me we'll:
And that ] kept my lifetime clean
$50 far as lay in mel.
That. yearly ] might chum with him,
The Boy L Used To Be.
-Tnez G. Thompson.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-10
Annual Clearing Sale
Upholstery Dept.

Come early, for the best choice Of
these bargains.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-10
TO RENT.

ROOMS TO RENT-And also table
board. $50 Main st. Telephone S09-3.
feb10d
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-10

FOR SALE-Ten-sectjo Richmond
heater; first class condition; capable Of
heating large building. Inquire No. 13S
Washington st. dec2bd