Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-12-06

( -scrr,irE 10 SteTnrs's hook. tha
} -'csa ny should have immed!asei
drlp ~ dead
ahrnIng TO the sext. he said. 'Cui
~. sor the love . slEka. who is hep
Curly. with a knowing look. an
swered. az runs The kIng's Arus
public 'onse. Aonn Rye lanc.~
with piseous look. Stewar
glanced ny way and serked m
thumb Ia the direction of the othei
Temias. who Ss.emsi TO be bHrssins
with suppressed easerness Stewart
loOklns a. BIN. eiacuiaiea. "spll Il
out before you chofe."
| This fellow. with q superior dir
turned 10 the direction Of the two de-
3ccted Tomnlles. and answered. "Iohn
siaeGTaw. why everybody kro~a IN
e wns The fellow In the LONDON Seot-
fish who clicked 'crRcirxion' for
stealing the rum Issue II gyipera. II
was lad. not 'arf he weren't"
A kissing noise issued from Stew
arts lips, and he seemed 70 collapse
like punetured toy balloon. After
few seconds be Strengthened up and
a look of determination came into bis
eyes. Addressing The Tomnies. be
exploded; ''f0n blokes are enough TO
make Billy Sunday take 20 drink Now.
listen here. and let IL sink IA deep.
John Mcirnw Is the manager Of the
New York Giants. He Is a baseball
player: get ~ A baseball player. A
guy what manages a baseball team.
And any fellows who can't make good
on his team. or IN the BUSH leagues,
he sends 'em a cricket bat with their
name Inscribed on II and pays their
passage 20 England. Get mef"
Several Tommles took exception 70
this. and said that they had followed
cricket all their lives. but had never
heard OF any American cricketers be-
ing sent over by n Mr.. McGraw. At
this | exploded. and Stewart went up
Ia the air. Standing up and turning
20 the bunch under The trees. point
Ing his finger In their direction. he
let ont:
snow listen. this ls good. I'm GO
ing 20 send down 20 the ordnance
corps and get a dozen gImlats and
some tunnels. With these gmlets I'm
going 20 bore holes In your 'nappers'
and using the funnel I'm going 10 pour
into those garrets OF yours little
brains. Then. after you've acquired
gray matter. IlE going to teach you
the great American game Of baseball
aud then when through teaching you,
Tin going 10 retire 60 the Old Soldiers
home as physically and mentally UNI
NJ, because i know the Job viii put
me there"
The Tommies did not take excep-
tlon 10 his pointed remarks about their
lack Of brains. They overlooked this
because they were very eager to learn
how 20 play baseball.
A chorus Of, "C;o TO hit, Yank that's
what we want; something new out
ERE In this bloody mess Of mud and
Coolies"
Stewart said that we would have 10
talk the matter over, aud beckonlng
10 me. went in the direction OF the
billet | followed. He then outlined
his scheme.
We were 70 form two baseball
classes. Stewart In charge OF one. |
the other On the plpsser Of the billet
we carefully scratched out baseball
diamond. aud chen called the Tommies
In They sat around like little chii-
dren Ia school, eagerly intent For
two hours we explained the game TO
them. When we got through they all
knew how 10 play basehall--on paper.
We dismissed them. telling them am
other class would be held the follow
lug afternoon. That night. Stewart
aud |. around the stump OF n candle.
went into details for organizing two
teams. Everything appeared rosy and |
we were highly juhilant A Tommy
ensed over In our direction and limo
comfy asked:
II syc. Iank. Isn't It necessary 70
ave bysehalls and clubs? We cawn't /
very well ply without en-"
This was hombSheli to MS. In our
eneoraess and excitement we had quite
forgotten that bats balls and gloves
were necessary 1 thought Stewart
was gcing 70 burst letting cut a "Weil.
IN DE biowedl' which nearly blew the
candle ont. 10 turned silly look in
MY direction. ard l looked just as
cheap.
AT last the Tommies had stumped
Us. ana we corli SEQ our reputation
gaiing iato nothing A dead silence
rcigncd for over nre minutes. Then
Stewart started madly 10 open his hav-
eFSRck. thought he had suddenly
gone crazy. reached my hand 10 the
direction Of my hayouei, fearing that
te WIS looking Ter a NILS bomb.
when he drew bis hand out. hanging
ie bis fst var e writing pad I let 80
= my tayoaft borrowing pencil
srzB ~ tsferaft WIS always borrow
LAD. BE- rarsfS xrii'nx. thought pr
'sr~ r. pas xoirs - epmmis suicide
M pres pr1fif< fsFezeii letter BON
sas ga - ki1 nA4t vas ~. lie
IA ssers1 81 ~
Ean we'-e tws f'coty foo's rot 70