Show Lew Drill and the Stranger Ball players in traveling about the country count run Into more real adventures than any other class of people who take Journeys journe s on railroads One of the queerest that ever happened to a ball player was experienced by b the genial Lew Low Drill who was a valued mem mom member member ber of ot the Washington club a few tew years ears ago Lew had his experience when the train was about 10 1 miles outside of or De Detroit Detroit Detroit troit At this time Drill was studying law and It was his habit to always carry car with him hima a set of ot law books which he would con while Journeying about the country count Most ball players pla elS while on the train seek the greater freedom afforded by b the smoking car but Lew who wished to study stud could generally general be bo found reading in a ger coach On this occasion oC Law Lew u was reading law with the judicial expression slon on his face of at a Lord when his attention was attracted by b a big man who sat in the seat ahead of ot him and who stared Drill in inthe Inthe inthe the face with such a fixed expression that the chubby chubb little catcher began to get un uneasy unea uneasy easy ea and then to grow restless Just as ashe ashe he was about to say some harsh things to the man the fellow in a deep and mysterious ious bus voice olce said Bald Excuse me but hut I wish Ish to tell you about your lost brother He and I were 01 Ol the same vessel together he lie rattled on before Drill could disclaim having had hada hatla a lost brother and we got shipwrecked and were at sea twenty days das with nothing to eat and no oars to our boat At last we drew lots as to which would die and your OUr brother drew the shortest straw and andI I ate ateo your our brother Before Lew had recovered from his sur surprise surprise surprise prise an attendant hustled In and removed the nutty nutt one and Drill continued in the pursuit of the hard things which Black Blackstone Blackstone Blackstone stone compiled for tor law students to swear swea over |