The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06

1 "Kill the empire? Why, the very ideal ] It Is the prettiest style we've ever had and l mean to wear my directoire all 1 summer"
 They are talking about the umpire you goose!' said the Knowing One.
 Well which is he?' was the inquiry.
 Hes the whole show-the one over there in the blue suit and the Marcel waves on his chest''
 And with the greatest serenity the dear things resumed their seats, as if nothing had taken place in fandom in a whole century
 1 The game proceeds and, in the language of balldom. a Wilbur Wright was biffed and the man ambled to Al sack. while l several spit-balls were served to the man l in the box that were hard to beat, and | harder to hit.
 T bought the loveliest chapeau at one of the reduction sales the other day" said one of the pretty things, as oblivious of the critical moment in the game as if she were a thousand miles away "I wish that old big, fat man in front of us would sit down and stop yelling so loud. ! It interrupts our conversation and I can't half describe it to you" she continued. Sitting just on the other side of the bunch of femininity l caught a glance from a couple of "old stagers' at these dear creatures-a glance which would have annihilated most people-but not they and I heard one of them say:
 Look at that fellow out there. Fields like steam rolleri Put him outn' Do nothing of the kind' said his part ner. Think of what a splendid debater he is-and we need that kind sometimes. "
 And the bunch, catching the remark, exclaimed:
 Are they going to have a debate I wonder?'
 It was the beginning of the seventh k1r, T with enthusiasm. The score stood two to one in favor of the home team. Fan dom was beyond itself when all at once from the six young things in front of me there was frou-frou of skirts, an adjust ing of parasols and automobile veils and other articles of feminine apparel and the prettiest of the six arose, quickly fol- lowed by the others as she coyly said:
 Sorry to disturb you-but would you mind letting us pass?'
 And out filed the six, giggling and tit tering, as If nothing had occurred to an- noy those who had really gone to enjoy the game and who would rather have died than move jot or a little or have anything to disturb them just at this interesting point of the score.
 Smiling and oging. they switched out past the long rows of people in the grand stand and finally reaching their destina- ton one of them exclaimed:
 "Oh, it's so much nicer out herei We can go and take a long ride and talk over that awful scandal we were discuss Ing when those people disturbed us with their yelling and foolish baseball talk"
 well, am glad I came,' said another flor I have certainly learned a lot about the game. You know my best beau has just returned from four years of college and poor fellow, he just crammed and crammed for exams and the other even ing, when he was calling. we talked about books galore and then about Shakespeare, Ibsen and Pinero and all those people. and when I asked him what was his favorite play he said:
 "I believe I'd rather see a man steal second than anything else l felt just like a goose-but now I am glad to say I know what he meant"