1800s.11

"Bat and Ball" Can't Compete with Organ-Grinding

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Location
City/State/Country:	MA, United States
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Age of Players	YouthYouth
Holiday	Muster Day
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Text	Rhapsodizing about old organ-ground music, a father writes: "Oh! It makes me feel young again to hear it - for I cannot forget how I used to throw down my books and slate - yes, my very bat and ball, and scamper off to hear it."
Sources	"The Grinding Organ," in Ladies Magazine (Putnam and Hunt, Boston, 1829), page 379. Posted to the 19CBB listserve February 17, 2010, by Hugh MacDougall. Accessed 2/18/2010 via Google Books search ("swiss or savoyard" "bonny doon").
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Query	It would be useful to know when and where the author's youth was spent; Hugh points out that the clip's reference to "muster day" implies that writer is likely depicting New England practices. If the "father" was in his thirties [pure conjecture] he is here reflecting on bat and ball play from the 1800-1810 period. Edit with form to add a query
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Submitted by	Hugh MacDougall
Submission Note	19CBB Posting, 2/17/2010
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