Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-06
CHAPTER XVIII.
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Follow the Course Of Empire.
westward the course of empire
takes 1t way" and SO did we on that
fine evening of October 20, 1888. If
there was ever q jollier company
was not part Of it, Every man of
the two teams was like big kid go
ing off on a picnic, and altogether we
were about as fine specimen of the
happy family racket as could be got
together.
Let's leave dull care behind!" sang
out Tom DAILY, our funny man, as our
train pulled out of the Chicago Union
depot, with the cheers and good wish
es OF the host of friends who had
gathered to see us off still ringing In
our ears.
Il hope none of the club folks heard
that" | said solemnly. Calling names
is rather dangerous business"
Not If one has the last whack at
it" Tom laughed
1t was impossible to be serious with
Tom DAILY, and didn't try it. Instead,
| headed the procession to the dining
car provided especially for our party,
and after that dull care" had nothing
to do with the case We had special
sleeper for our use, but, as remem-
Der 1t, there wasn't a great deal of
sleeping done that first night out. The
situation was too exciting and too
new to admit of It. The ladies of the
party may have made the attempt, but
| don't see how they could have &C.
,,Ix, L.,
Mrs. Spalding, A. G.s mother, state
ly, white-haired woman, who is still
living at the age Of ninety three, in
behalf of the ladies of the company
accorded us permission to smoke, and
by the time they were ready TO retire
the atmosphere was SO charged with
cigar mist that slumber must have
from experience, as l didn't try 1t.
knew better. The rolling of the chips
at the further end of the car would
have made 1t impossible.
Next day we We're in st. Paul, and
although 1t was early Sunday morning
big crowd was on hand to welcome
US. In those days st. Paul y>s a
"wide-open" town, and Sunday was
the one day of the week devoted es-
pecially to baseball. A game between
our two teams had been scheduled for
the afternoon, and although we would
have preferred to pass the day quietly
it would never have done to disappoint
the 1000 shivering fans that had as
sembled at the grounds to see us
play.
"The frost was on the pumpkin" for
a dead fact. A fur-lined overcoat
would have been big Improvement
over a baseball uniform, but there was
no help for it, 1t is probable that a
good many in the audience were there
to see Mike Kelly, who had promised
Slr. Spalding to join us at ST. Paul and
whose name was on the score card,
but the Ten Thousand Dollar Beauty"
had backed out and Frank Flint
known as "Old Silver"-was sent In
to catch for the All-Americas. Flint
had been prevailed on to accompany
us as far as Denver, for fear that Kel-
ly would jump the track. The crowd
soon tumbled to the fact that Mike
and "Old Silver" were not Identical,
| and the substitute was greeted with
round of left-handed compliments that
had about as much effect on Flint as
/ mild shower bath on the back of a
| duck.
We had the game called at the end
! Of the sixth inning, the score standing
| at 9 to 3 In favor of the Chicagos, so
hat we might play game with the
| st. Pauls, then under the management
If John S. Barnes On account of its
zeal flavor this game was far more
| terestine to .he fane than the 9th
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