Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-04-19

at $500 more"
That amt SO. She was fixed
upon the wharf where she was dis.
charging cargo. Now will make
you an offer-set off our loss a
gainst your own bills for repairs
and | will settle on that
'Well,' said /, Il know am
not far out of the way when l say
$780,
Good, l will pay for our peo.
pie $500 in quit of all claims.
Here, you make out an agreement
to that effect, and sign it for your
self and owners, and that will be
the end OF it, | will send you a
check for the money. If you are
not willing, say so, and | will fight
the case for the next ten years.
That is my way | considered
for a moment. As the lawyers
fees and annoyances would have
been considerable, accepted the
proposition. Two or three days
atterward came the check, and
with it a pass over the road to
Philadelphia, for the year, which
pass | returned, fol | never was
what you boys call dead headed
We sent, however, to Vanderbilt,
on the part of the owners of the
brig, a cask Of choice Madeira, and
so the matter ended.
II might have been in 1865
when | met the commodore at Sar-
atOga. l am fond of whist, so
was the commodore. There used
to be, ten or fifteen years ago, a
set of players in Philadelphia who
We're the best whist players in the
United States. | have seen some
famous games in The English club
houses, played by leading whist
players, but think the Philadelphia
game was quite as good. re.
member that one of these Phila-
deiphia players. for mischiel's sake,
was in the. habit Of rattling about
all sorts of things during the game,
against all The rules, but who had
such a knowledge of the game.
that with good players he could
almost invariably name the min
last cards in the other peoples
hands. At Saratoga the commo
dore who never liked anything
better than to tackle with strong
opponents, was in the habit of
playing his rubber with these
gentlemen from Philadelphia.
Now, the Commodore never was
a strong player, aud never got be,
yond an apprentice game. | don't
mean to advance the idea that
now | am equal to cope with those
Philadelphia whist players--but
they do say that in my time |
Suld hold my own with the best
OF them. | don't think any Of |
yot or yeur fathers will ever play
whist decently. None of you
have the genius of the game. l
never lose my temper at whist
! Cob, grandfather!" "a
Except when people are dread
fully stupid and wanting in the
simplest principles of the game.
The Commodore was my partner
often, and his luck more than his
play used to carry US through.
1.-The had stuck to whist entirely,
be might have done pretty well,
but playing Boston spoiled bis
game. Wei, once we were play
ing togetbsr and every game it
seemed to ne he might nave saved
the Commodore lost by his bad
play, WI 4n we were through
Il think Ee must have lost some
FIVE games straight, the Philadel-
phians wlnling--and the Commo-
dOre and l we're at table alone,
said Commodore, you can't
play whist fith these gentlemen
they aretoSstrong for you. You
can't play, BIRDS, Sir, better than
you kept aP Ptel.' ! said it pleas.
autly, andl he Commodore did
not take it Aiss.
How not bitter than a hotel !?
asked the Commodore.