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Let's Grab Bill Campbell

Billy Campbell, known to every fan in
Birmingham, will probably be released
by Cincinnati.
Waivers on the pitcher have been re-
quested and obtained. Campbell would
look exceedingly well in a Birmingham
uniform
Too late, you say?
Yes, for this season. but there are other
seasons coming, and we hope to finish out
of the cellar some of these days.
Birmingham will probably have nu-
cleus for a fine pitching staff next
season, and should Billy's name be added
there would be no better staff in the
league.
Delay will cost the opportunity which
stares us in the face.
And speaking of delay, we are remind
edthat we have heard nothing of man
ager for next year.
It is time some one was looking up
players for next seasons team.
Something should be told Wordsworth
In case the association desires to retain
the present manager he should be au-
thorized to go after new material. In
case 1t is contemplated getting another
leader. that leader should be told to go
ahead and get team.
II would be too bad should Birming-
ham get busy after players about March
1910.
We'll, Bill Smith will not manage the At
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WOODMEN OF WORLD
MEET In MERIDIAN

Meridian, Miss, August 2e-(Special)-
The second district meeting of the Wood
men of the World camps in the Fifth con-
gressional district was held in Meridian
today. Representatives from all the
principal camps of the district partc-
pated Addresses were made by ]. J..
Williams of Enterprise. j. E. Watts and
w. A. Martin of Meridian. After trans
acting considerable business the follow
ing officers were elected: w. A. Martin,
head consul; ]. M Downey, advisor;
w. Fare, banker; D. c. Smith, clerk; X.
F. Huddleston, escort; A. c. Moore,
watchman; Fl. A. Jones. sentry. Man
ayers. w. r. Pistole, John Burlington, o.
L. Mckay. The next district meeting
will be held at Newton. Congressman
Sheppard of Texas, sovereign banker,
who was expected. did not arrive, being
delayed in Shreveport He passed through
Meridian tonight for Birmingham, where
he will deliver an address tomorrow.
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lanta club next season.
Bill is good man and popular, He has
always treated the local scrbes finely.
Molesworth is discarded, Bill was brought
here. Bill has scored successes in At
lanta but it must be remembered that he
has always had splendid financial back
ing He generally shows up each spring
with three or four candidates for every
position. Each corner is generally filed
in Birmingham by March /.
Tt is said that j. W. Heisman will not
manage Atlanta next season. Because
we would like the league to continually
prosper, and because we like Atlanta,
this report is heard with pleasure.
1t is understood that Fisher will be in
charge. Red is a good player, but moth
ing of a star in the way of managing
team.
James Donelson, an ardent fan. sends
the following:
.'Claude c. Richey, for years considered
by many the best second baseman in the
National league. has been Internationally
released by Boston.
"He was at one time captain of the
Pittsburg club, holding that position
when Pittsburg played Boston for the
worlds championship.
.sIIe is a man of sterling baseball quail
ties and would make any minor league
club a very capable manager.
"If the Birmingham Baseball assoca-
ton is thinking of changing managers |
would recommend that they consider
Richey.' Fl. w r.
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Sporting NeaUs
BaYOns d. ah Hard Luck
Had old "BYeif Beaten

Both games between New Orleans and
Birmingham were called today on ac-
count of heavy rainstorm. which came
up while Birmingham was at bat in the
first inning and which lasted for nearly
two hours. Two games will be played to-
morrow.
Birmingham would have won the first
game had not the rain interfered, as
Breitenstein started off badly. He walked
Henline and ELAN. and then Raftis held
Moleworth's grounder and the bases were
full.
McGivray was at the bat when the
storm broke and forced postponement.
4 large crowd at the park was disap-
pointed by the postponement
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Advertising Mems Barbecue.

Louisville, August A-Ralph Estep of
Detroit at this afternoons session of the
Associated Advertising clubs made a
declaration in favor of simplicity of
printing and less useless color and dis
play matter in advertising. A barbecue,
served by members of the local club, who
attired themselves in white caps and
aprons, was the entertainment feature
of the day. 1t was served under the
trees at the State Fair grounds and
the meal included "burgoo," corn on the
cob and other distinctly southern deiica-
cies. Indications are that James Rogers
of New York will be elected president
and that Omaha will be selected as the
place of meeting in 1910. The convention
q dtourns Tomorrow
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mates. but some of them are willing to
hand some of the credit around. For in
stance, Harry Viekers thinks that Paddy
Livingston is the savior of the Athletics
in a way. When he Joined, the team was
handicapped behind the bat, as Powers
was dead, thus leaving all the work on
Ira Thomas. The Cleveland boy, though,
jumped right in. and. in addition to
catching great ball. batted in many a
victory And all his teammates swear
that Paddy made "Cy'' Morgan the
pitcher that he is today. Morgan him
self says Livingston is the best catcher
he ever threw to.
1T sure is amusing to see the way
some players dope out a race" says Ira
Thomas. "A year ago when l was with
Detroit and New York was leading, the
New Yorks told me how sorry they were
that l was not still with Them so as to
get a chance to split up the post-season
money Yet when the season ended [
helped divide the money while New York
was last. This spring the Detroit boys
handed me the same line of talk, but l
think I stand better chance of taking
down some extra money than they do
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Greek Defeats Turk.

George Cullanos, the Greek wrestler,
last night met and defeated the Young
Turk for the lightweight championship
of the south in two straight falls the first
fall in 81 minutes with the full-Nelson. In
the second fall the Greek went for his
man and finished him in IS minutes with
the full-Nelson. A large number of the
ccuntrymen of both turned out and made
the match interesting. Bob Crawford. the
local heavyweight, has challenged ]. K.
C,utrer. Bob Luster. who has wrested
both the Greek and Turk, has challenged
the young Greek.
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Y. M. c. A. Wins Another.

Pensacola, Fla. August 26-(Specfal.)-
The Birmingham Young Mems Christian
association today defeated Pensacola by
a score of to 0. Pitcher Thomas was in
great form and the Birmingham boys
were lively with the stick. The team will
return to Birmingham, having completed
a trip, played three games with Column
biana, Ala, one with Clanton, Ala. one
with Brewton, Ala, and two with Pensa-
cola. OF the seven games only two were
lost.
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CincY Wins Easily.

Brooklyn, August 26.-Brooklyn could do
nothing with Rowan after the first in
ming today and Cincinnati ran away with
the game, to 1. Errors helped the Wis
itors whenever runs were scored. Roth
was hit by a pitched ball in the second
inning and retired. Clark, a Bronx boy
took his place and Rayed good ball
Outfelder H. II. Myers of the Collinsburg,
Pa, club, joined the BrooElyns today
Score: R.H.E.
Cincinnati coo 3O1 1927 II l
Brooklyn .................lO UoO WI b
Batteries: Rowan and Roth and Clark;
Scanlon and Berger Time, :53. Umpire
tombstone.
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ATLANTA KEEPS UP
WINNING SPEED

Mobile. August 26-Atlanta garnered 10
the game with ease. Bayless, first up in
the first inning. put the ball over right
field fence for a home run. Atkins single.
Bayless' pass and McMurray's single
gave another run in the third, and an
other came in the seventh on Ludwig s
wild fling Of Bars bunt, Walkers single
and a double play. Wheat to McCay, on
which Moran allowed Barr to score, claim
ing that a man could score on a double
play from the outfield, but not from the
infield Score:
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MEMPHIS BEATEN
BY MONTGOMERY

Memphis. August 26.-By punching hits
in the sixth inning, Montgomery Sc
cured three runs, overcoming what
seemed to be a safe lead secured by Mem
phis in the third inning. The locals lost
by score of to 4. Both JUL and
Sehwenck were a trihe wild, but the
former kept his hits we'll scattered. Two
fast double plays by Memphis were the
features of the game. Score:
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Postum Leads Taft.

Toledo, o., August 2s.--With a fair
breeze the champion Spray c. Y. c.,
won easily today's heat for 21-footers in
the interiake meet, the only contest
sailed over the outside course. Toledo.
Otiskta and Spite are tied for second
place, and the last heat Will be sailed to-
morrow to break the tie. Billy Taft won
the heat of the Taft cup series for cat
boats on the inside course this morning.
but fukey wind left the boats at the
last stake In the proposed heat this after
noon, with Possum leading and Billy Taft
second, when the time limit expired
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Pittsburg. August 26.-Interesting base
ball figures made public here tonight by
the statistieian of the Pitsburg Base
ball club show that the Pittsburg team
10 date leads both major leagues in the
number of hits and runs secured. belhg
the first club to get 1000 hits and the first
IN make more than 500 runs. Pittsburg
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LEACH BEST RUN GE7IER

has 1901 hits and 81 runs to her credit
Pittsburg and New York of the National
league are tied for first place in the num-
Der of home runs made this season. ooth
teams having knocked 90 this being the
record in both major leagues. Tommy
Leach Of the Pittsburg club is the cham
pion run getter in the major leagues
having made "a.
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NASHVILLE BEATS
TRAVELLERS TWICE

Little Rock, August 26.-Nashville
defeated Little Rock in both games to-
day by the scores of to l and 1 to o.
The first game was a walk over for the
visitors, who found Higgins for a total
of 15 safe hits, while Kellum was eff
fective when hits meant runs. The
second game was closer and more ex-
citing. Scores:
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FITZ RETIRES
FOR THE SEASON

Mobile, August 26.-Umpire Fitzsfm-
mons, whose rib was broken by foui UP
here in a Mobile-Little Rock game Au-
gust Z in jumping off the car this after
noon at the park dislocated the setting
and tonight the fractured rib was reset
and Fitzsimmons advised not to ofricate
any more this season. He has wired Pres
ident Kavanaugh the facts.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Minneapolis: First game, Milwaukee
:. Minneapolis 5. Second game, Minneap-
oils 9. Milwaukee o.
At st. Paul: First game. St. Paul II,
Kansas City l. Second game, Kansas
City Z, st. Paul /.
At Toledo: Toledo 9, Indianapolis 7.
At Louisville: Louisville a. Columbus 5.
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Higgins 10 Canned.

Little Rock. August 28-(Special 1.-THE
Little Rock club has turned Pitcher Hig-
gins back to the st. Louis Nationals, fol-
lowing today's game, in which he was
found for 10 hits by Nashville. Pitcher
Fullenweider and loren. farmed out by
Little Rock In the Carolina association,
will join the team next week
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
At Richmond Richmond 8, Lynchburg l..
At Portsmouth: Portsmouth 6, Roam
oke 2.
At Danville: Ranville 8, Norfolk 1
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Greensboro, n. c., August 26.-
By defeating Winston-Salem to-
dsv with a score Of to 2, Green's
horo won the pennant and the
championship of the Carolina, As
sociatfon Of Baseball clubs.
Greensboro also won the. pennant
last year and Manager Mckivett
is resolving many congratulations
tonight on his second victory. Inc
LEAGUE season ends on Saturday
Mt fodav's game settled the mat
ter 40 far as the championship Is
concerned.
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Cullman Wins.

Cullman, August 26.-tSpecial )-Cullman
outplayed Lynnville in every stage of
the game today the visitors using two
pitchers. Suffers three-bsgger was the
longest hit of the season. South pitched
magnificent game, striking out nine
Score: RHE.
Cullman 3
Lynnville ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
Batteries: South and South; Kline, Will
kinson and Luna.
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Boston Beats Cardinals.

Boston, August 26.-Boston won an
other heavy hitting contest from St.
Louis today 10 to s. Errors gave st.
Louis four runs In the seventh inning
and the locals got five runs in their half
on punched hits and errors More hard
hitting In the eighth decided the game.
Score: R.H. E.
St Louis .......... 900 600 AL 16 A
Boston ...............O2 0 O10 52'-10 IL 4
Batteries Backman, Harmon, Meter
and Bresnahan; Mattern, Richie and Gra-
ham. Time, 2:35. Umpire, Rigler.
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New York. August 26.-Jack
Munroe, former heavyweight prize
fighter and now mayor of Elk
City, Ont, telegra pied today to a
local sporting writer that the Elk
City Athletic club had offered a
purse of 100000 for the Jeffries-
Johnson night to take place in
Canada one year from date. Nun
roe does not state the exact loca-
ton of the battle ground. but says
ii is less than So hours from Chi
cago and New York.
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F. ALLEN SIGNS
MOBILE CONTRACT

Mobile, August 2e.-Pitcher Frank Allen
obtained from Detroit in the Lelivelt deal,
and whom 1t was claimed would sign with
Memphis, arrived here today and affixed
bis signature to a Mobile contract.
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Summary: Iwo-base nits, Wheeler
Daubert. Sacrifice hits, Whiteman, Os-
teen. Stolen bases, Daubert, Daley. Dou-
BILE plays, Cranston to Baerwald to Dau-
bert: Schwenck to Cranston; Osteen to
Pope to Greminger. Balk, JUL. Struck
out, JUL 4. Schwenck ?. Bases on balls,
JUL q Schwenck ?. Hit by pitcher
Schwenck Time, 1:40. Umpires, O'Brien
and Rudderhan
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rExAs LEAGUE.

At Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City 2
Fort Worth ].
At Shreveport: Shreveport 2, Dallas l.
At Houston Houston 4, San Antonio 2.
At Galveston: Waco 8. Galveston 4.
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Atlantic City, N. j., August rs.
thousand people, William Bedford
of Carlo. ILL.,. negro second base.
man of the Cuban Giants baseball
team, was instantly killed by
lightning this afternoon while
practicing before the game with
Atlantic City at Inlet park. The
bolt struck the ground close to
the player and ran through the
spil:es In his sh oes into his body.
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Slated for stockdaie in the ninth.

Summary: Sacrifice hits, Wheat, Lud-
wig Sacrifice ny, Ludwig, Bayless. Two
base hit, Smith. Three-base hit, Wagner.
Home run, Bayless Double plays, Sentell
to Rhoton to McCay; Wheat to McCay.
Bases on balls. StockdaIe l. Atkins O.
Struck out Stockdale 4, Atkins T. Left
on bases, Mobile g. Atlanta g. Time, 1:1.
Umpire, Moran.
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Cubs Lose Again.

Philadelphia, August 26.-Philadelphia
defeated Chicago today in a hard hitting
10-nning game, to 7. Sheckard was
put out of the game for disputing a called
strike, and Knabe was ordered from the
Philadelphia bench for too much talking.
Score: R.H.E.
Philadelphia .......... .Oo1 $40 020 Is II l
Chicago ..........2O 200 020 210 OF II 2
Batteries. Moore, McQuillen and Doom;
Reulbach and Archer. Time, 2:07. Um-
pires, Kane and KLEIN.
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Summary: Two base hit, Tonneman.
Sacrifice hit, Siegel. Base on balls,
Keith /. Struck out, Viebahn 4. Wild
pitch, Viebahn. Time, 1:15. Umpire,
Pfenninger.
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Askew Defeats Decatur.

woodward defeated Decatur In a fast
and interesting game by the score Of
4 to l. The feature of the game was the
pitching of Askew, and his hitting, get
ting three hits out Of four times to the
bat. Score: R.H. ID.
Woodward ..............1 40 101 000-4 2
Decatur ......... 900 900 0l0-1
Batteries: p. Askew and H. Askew;
Quinn and Shepherd.
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Tiaers Are Eerocious.

Detroit. August 26.-By winning it's third
consecutive victory over Philadelphia. 6
to 0, today, while Boston was breaking
even at Chicago. the Detroit team ma
terially increased its lead over the two
eastern contenders. AS 1t stands now, the
local club has II points lead Of the Phila-
delphians and "a points over Boston It
has still to meet the latter team during
the present western tour of the eastern
clubs. Today's game was in marked con-
trast to the two preceding ones. Those
were close and intensely exciting The
third was almost a walk-over for De-
troit. The visitors could not hit Mullin
Detroit Drove Bender of the slab in the
third on hits by d. Jones. Cobb and Craw-
ford The visitors played badly In the
field with Collins the chief offender
Score: R.H E.
Detroit .................. 003 POI CO.'S 0
Philadelphia ......... 200 900 000--0 s
Batteries: Mullin and Schmidt; Ben
der, Krause. Dygert and Livingstone and
Thomas Time, 1:45. Umpires Connolly
and KERN.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pirates Gain in Lead.

New York, August 26-Pittsburg tight
ened its grasp on first place today by de-
feating New York to 3, while Philadel-
phia was beating Chicago. The visitors
were behind until the seventh inning, and
after they had tied the score on hits by
Abstein and Wilson and errors by Merkle
and Doyle, Leach made home run,
Byrne scoring ahead of him. These runs
sufficed to beat New York Adams. who
relieved Leifield after the sixth. did not
allow a hit. The Pittsburg club will be
joined this week by Pitchers Moor of
Dallas and Luycester of Hartford Score:
R.H E.
New York ........ .O1O 020 000-3 5 4
Batteries: Leifield Adams and Gibson;
Ames and Schlei. Time, 40. Umpires,
Emslie and O'Day.
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ARKANSAS LEAGUE.

At Jonesboro; Newport 2, Jonesboro 0.
At Paragould: Paragould I, Mariana 6.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Nashville IL. Little Rock 10.
Montgomery 6, Memphis 1.
Atlanta 8, Mobile 1.
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Little ROCK ........ O0O OCU Ii
Nashville .................00 2 002 81
Summary: Two base hits, Wiseman.
East Siegle. Three base hit, Sea-
baugh. Sacrifice hits. East. Struck out.
Higgins 1, Kellum 2. Hit by pitcher,
Noyes, Flood. Perry. Double plays.
Casey to Carey. Time, 1:4s. Umpire.
Pfenninger.
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Browns Are Battered.

ST. Louis. August 26.-New York turned
the tables on St. Louis today, winning
the final game OF the season here, I
to 1. Dineen and Hughes had a battle
until the seventh, when. with the bases
full, Orth batted for Kieinow and tripled
score. R.H.E.
a. Touis ... ZOO 900 010-1 10 /
T.w york ....... 900 COL 400-5 10 1
batteries: Dineen. Graham and Ste
phens: Hughes and Kleinow and Sween-
ey. Time, 1:42- Umpires. Perrine and
Sheridan.
FIREWORKS, EAST Lake,
TONIGHT. w. 0. w.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Knoxville Beats Columbus.

Columbus, Ga, August 26-(special.)-
In a great swatfest this afternoon,
coupled with numerous errors, Knoxville
won from Columbus by a score of I to s.
1t was one of the poorest exhibitions ever
seen on the local diamond. Baker and
Marshall of the visiting team both made
the circle but the latters hit was fumbled
and allowed to pass. Score: R.H.E.
Knoxville ............ 10 500 COO 10 4
Columbus ............... 300 020 000-6 10 5
Batteries: Redfern, Hartley and Refs
niger; Helm and Coveney. Umpire, Col
Inns. Time, 1:H.
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AMERICAN LEA0U r.
Even Break At CHICAGO,

Chicago. August 2s.-Boston and Chica-
go broke even here today the locals
winning the first, 4 to 8, and the visitors
taking the second 8 to 0. Chicago won
the first by ninth-lnning rally, by which
they scored two runs. In the second the
locals could do nothing with Collins, the
University of Vermont pitching recruit.
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New Orleans, August 2s-Cspeeial@-
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At Savannah: Savannah 0, chatta-
nooga 0. 10 innings, darkness.
At Columbia: Augusta 7, Columbia 4.
At Macon: Macon 7, Jacksonville 0.
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GAMES TODAY.

OA W 2 . ODN
Birmingham in New Orleans.
Atlanta in Mobile.
Montgomery in Memphis.
Nashville in Little Rock.
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CIV Young Did Il.

Cleveland August 26.-Washington was
easy for Cleveland today, being defeated
to 2. Cleveland was able to punch
hits off Groom. while Young was effec-
tive with men on bases. Stovalfs batting
and base-running featured the contest.
CIsyeiapd ..0O2 401 1Os-S II 1
Washington ..............1O 100 0lo W. Il
Batteries: Young and Easteriy' Groon'
Oberlin and street Time. 1:55. Umpire,
Evans
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Munroe Has oner.

Observation-Disclosures
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-01-22
Geese.

A Partisan Journalist recently
wrote a rather unfavorable criticism
of the performance of a well known
actress. The latter was keenly
wounded, and watched for a chance
to avenge herself. She was one eve
ming at the Varieties, with a young
aristocrat for an escort, when she es-
pied the critic. She had a package
with her, which she requested her
friend to deliver in person. The
dandy rose, and, taking the package,
walked over to where the Journalist
was sitting with a party, and present.
ed it to him, saying: "Mademoiselle,
who admires your talents, has re-
quested me to present you with this
souvenir from her." The critic took
it and opened it before his friends,
who had heard the dandy's little
speech. 1t contained about a dozen
goose quilts, and smiles and sup
pressed laughter went around. But
the critic was equal to the occasion.
"Ah, my dear sir" said he to the
messenger, please give my best
thanks to the young lady for these
pretty feathers. I was aware of the
fact that she plucked her admirers.
but l really did not imagine she did
so on my account. The Argonaut.