Evening star., 1912-10-06

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the seven had won felt ashamed about taking the
money l didn't know what else do; l went right
out and bought great big box of candy and bottle
of perfume for wife When took them up to her she
said that she felt as if she was being courted again
A boy brought armful of newspapers to room,
and Sons picture all the front page of everyone
of them We were mighty proud old people, and we
had to admit that city folks had heart, after ALL
The next week spent in going backward and for
ward between Philadelphia and New York. AS the
games went on began to learn more about the tricks
of it. In the meantime the ball players aten
tive to Addie and me as if they had been
We learned to love them.
This thing kept up until Philadelphia had won the
championship and the papers said boy had done it.
When it was all over and we had started back home
Pat showed check for three thousand dollars
that he had got for his share of the prize money Good
boy that he he turned to his mother and
told her to do something with it for him. He had enough
out of his regular salary carry him through the Win
ter and pay for his extra schooling
DAT went home with u.s. and when arrived at the
station everybody in the county, it seemed, had
gathered to greet boy. They had got up torch
light procession and had brought over the brass band
from Cornersvle More than that, Jim Tedberry was
right there in the front waving his hand and yelling
for my boy. | walked right up to him and shook him
by the hand.
"If it hadn't been for you, Jim, l said, "Pat would
never have been what he is. You made him ball
player. The only reason | let him 60 to Cornersvie
to take you down.
Tedberry laughed at this, and shook hands again
Right then and there all differences buried
married daughters had taken Addie home, Pat and l
were placed in waiting rig and driven to the townhall,
which is the courthouse. There were big doings in
honor of our boy that night. The Congressman, the
State Senator, the Legislators, the Mayor, the Road
Commissioner, and everybody of any importance was
sitting the stage. They had got up all this when
away 1t certainly surprise. They made
me sit the stage alongside my while the speeches
were being made.
The first speaker, the Congressman told the crowd
that Pat Dash had put town on the map. His
was known all the world, he said and it
would be big thing for the district in the future. He
pointed the fact that Governor ener of Pennsylvania
had started ball player, and then told of several
members of Congress who had played professional
mines When he was through another speaker took the
stage, and they kept 1t up for an hour.
Finally they called Pat himself, and began to
feel nervous. 1t didn't bother him, though. Why he
got up there and talked smoothly if he had been
used to it all his life. He told me afterward that he
had made several afer-dinner speeches when in the
cities and that crowd didn't bother ball player any
way But you should have heard how sensiby he talked
and how those people cheered
"The most important thing that l have learned in
going round the country, he said. "s the need of
people to study scientific farming have many
things to help us become progressive that expect to
be of some help to the county You really don't real
ze what wealth you have. By studying the methods
that have seen every farmer in this county ought to
beindependently rich.
The crowd cheered and cheered.
Tell us about the baseball game. someone yelled
All | can say about that now he answered, 4is
that am very proud that the chance to help win
my way. Don't give all the credit me. ANY
of those other boys would have done the thing
if he had had the chance"
| prouder than when my sat down.
Right there confessed to myself that had been wrong
all the time An old dog had been taught tricks
lust Pat taking his seat, Sam Higgins, the
legislator from county,
"AIr. DASH he said to Pat, I'VE very proud of
YOU tonight, and want to do you unusual honor
We YOU feel that you the leading citizen of
county. We are going to give you something more
substantial you will accept it. have talked with the
citizens. and they say that they will give any office
YOU think YOU can handle, or we will do ANYTHING