Block:English Baseball in London/Hampshire on February 1 1857
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| Data | The game of "bass ball" was mentioned in the second chapter of a long story entitled "My Three Aunts; or, Lowminster" that was serialized in a monthly church youth publication: "I think the thing which made me most uncomfortable at first, was not being able to play at their games. I could get on with my lessons, but it was very sad to stand out alone and watch them amusing themselves. Bass Ball, Thread my Needle, Ladies' Toilet, and many others, of which I have forgotten the names, were great favourites with the girls, and as soon as I learnt how to play them, I was as fond of them as anybody." |
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| Sources | "My Three Aunts; or, Lowminster," Chapter II, appearing in "The Monthly Packet of Evening Readings for Younger Members of the English Church," London, Feb. 1, 1857, p. 168 |
| Block Notes | The person speaking this dialog was describing events that happened "a great many years ago." The story appears to be set in Hampshire, near Upham. |
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