Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-02
merchant, extending his hand.
"Fine!" answered Waddell.

merchant extending his hand. III.
Fine" answered Waddell,
Want to come around to the store
and buy some stuff?
Well, III tell YOU" said Waddell,
81 haven't any money just now, be-
cause We haven't enjoyed pay day
yet this season" -
That's all right, replied the clo-
/ thier.. Your credit Is good with me.
Better buy something. see you are
still wearing one of the quits you got
last fall. It's winter outfit and too
heavy for the warm Weather" ~
You'd better go gess. u saitt, AVIS
ed the newspaper man. The one you
are wearing is getting pretty shiny, :
To Skip over a To- that followed,
Waddell was persuaded by the cio-
thier and newspaper E;eild q. pur-
chase, two regular suits and a full
dress outfit, which he never wore, be-
sides dozen shirts and great guam
tity Of collars. Finally said the news
paper man:
. Rube, what yon really need is a
trunk. That one of yours Is just
about through. You remember how you
had to tie it with rope 70, hold 1t to-
gether on the last jump
you're right, answered Waddell,
who did not have any trunk at all.
He selected the most expensive one
in the store. The whole bill amount.
ed to about $500
Now, said Rube, send an that
stuff around to the hotel, and Ill mail
you check the first pay day"
,,fe3fk thu
bowling. merchant He is still wait
ing for the check, sf.
"Ruhe" on Tatly-4o Ride. =.
When Waddeli was training in
Thomasville one spring young ma
Five of the town got acquainted with
him, a fact that the native was proud
tof, so he invited "Rubee to his house
for dinner. sRubeH met the young
chaps two sisters and being moved
by a spirit Of reciprocity be asked
them to 20 tally-lio riding the follow
ing Sunday. Then he. got busy en-
.deavoring to find a partner for one OF
the. young ladies and the necessary
funds with which to finance the trip.
He was not successful In borrowing
the money, but he induced Dillon, who
lsplayed first base on the Pittsburg club
lin those days, to accompany him.
WaddelI was missed right after
breakfast on, this particular Sunday
morning, but soon showed up wear
ing a very clean shave and with his
only suit brushed to a fine shine.
Pretty soon the tally-ho drove up. and
the party set out accompanied by the
cheers OF the ball players on the
porch. 1t was late afternoon before
they returned, and "Rube.s was tIfip.
ing the four horses by this time, the
opportunity being too good for him To
miss As they drew UP to the door,
he invited the two young women to
supper at the hotel, knowing that he
could sign the tab and that Harry
Pulliam would take care OF It. Then
he drove the splendid equipment over
| to the livery stable across the street,
81 wonder where Waddsll got the
money to pay for that outfit" said
/ Mr., Pulliam. W y
Some Of the other players were SC
curious that they trailed along after
him. @E@&
How much do Iowe your" "Rubes
asked the proprietor of the farm.
PuIIiam Pays the Bill.
Thirty dollars was the reply.
That's very reasonable" declared
"Rube," even better than / thought
Make out your bill right away
i This was promptly done and Wad
dell signed It. - '.@~ =. .
i Take that over to the hotel, and
tfMr. Pulliam will pay you for it," an,
Iinounced "Rube" with a flourish. And
CMr Pulliam did.
These stories are some heard In
the discussion of the great pitcher
who is now dead. l repeat them to
l'show that he was just a big boy with
a big heart and did not have so much
that was bad in him as is generally
supposed. A star of the first water
; passed when "Rube'' WaddeIl died. In
my opinion. he could have been the
greatest left handler in the history OF
the game. He came pretty near being
4 that anyway. s.''''