YOU KNOW MEAL
A Busher's Letters
BY
RING W. LARDNER
NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
Copyright, 1916,
By George H. Doran Company
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | A Busher's Letters Home | 9 |
| II. | The Busher Comes Back | 45 |
| III. | The Busher's Honeymoon | 83 |
| IV. | A New Busher Breaks In | 122 |
| V. | The Busher's Kid | 166 |
| VI. | The Busher Beats It Hence | 208 |
YOU KNOW ME AL
CHAPTER I
A BUSHER'S LETTERS HOME
Terre Haute, Indiana, September 6.
Friend Al: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paperwhere I been sold to the White Sox. Believe me Al it comes as asurprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home. Youcould of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to meand says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off. For fiveminutes I was just dum and couldn't say a word.
He says We aren't getting what you are worth but I want you to go up tothat big league and show those birds that there is a Central Leagueon the map. He says Go and pitch the ball you been pitching down hereand there won't be nothing to it. He says All you need is the nerve andWalsh or no one else won't have nothing on you.
So I says I would do the best I could and I thanked him for thetreatment I got in Terre Haute. They always was good to me hereand though I did more than my share I always felt that my work wasappresiated. We are finishing second and I done most of it. I can'thelp but be proud of my first year's record in professional baseballand you know I am not boasting when I say that Al.
Well Al it will seem funny to be up there in the big show when I neverwas really in a big city before. But I guess I seen enough of life notto be scared of the high buildings eh Al?
I will just give them what I got and if they don't like it they cansend me back to the old Central and I will be perfectly satisfied.
I didn't know anybody was looking m