The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-02
COypERs fTTOYiL AM EDUCf TfONfL
UHIST ar ore CLUH
We believe tho old-rashioncd doctrine that

been abandoned. Major Charlton. the great au-
thority ut our club on all matters pertaining 10
VIII At. slid the othcr night " th aeign u lntlook
ut odd V'hy, who happened ~ have cut in with
him for thrcc Al s'cpa W md three losing games.
" We cont nunlly met WITH porsons who nave
played VIII Vt all their lives. and yet who play on
40 entirely different u System to that sanctioned
by molrrn usage AMI pr',ctis Il by r'Nl experts
in the anne, that they scarcely III to s at tlo
same table with them"
Old Mr.. Vichy, a mll-mnnncred and pleasant
tempered gentleman Of some ~ years IL one "
those mon WHO p'qun thcms Ives on thcirw
He has bo"n u regular frcqucnter Of the card
room since the foundation OF the club some so
years ago. lie IL always on hand summer AMI
winter. and when ia cool health PLAYS whist Sis
cv'ninga out of a'Srn every week. lie looks
upon ClHrlton. a youngst"r of 30 IA u modern
enthusiast. not ut all up 10 the old fashioned
scent iic club game. which. dt Least. was always
played in siienec. MAJOR Charltons remark " y
moro than the Old gentleman could bear lie
took an extra gulp Of his favortn beverage.
Vichy water waited patiently til the hand wis
played out. and ia he threw his last card on the
table said. in the gent n po- bile manner:
This mny b. eu fhrr. all fours dominoes. or
chess. hut. certainly. it is not whist WHY. Major.
though signalled twice for trumps YOU did not
rnesc little tits are constantly occurring Mt
the whist table at our clue. Nor are they always
conducted 10 cautiously. Conversation and ad-
wee are rather the rule than the eX .cption and
each conversational or edu 'ational game pre-
SCENTS some novel feature OF rim. special inter-
est OF the most diversified kind.
At about O'Clock in the afternoon men stop
In the club on their way up town. and settle
themselves down for u more or less quiet game
OF whist iii dinner comes Tho only objection
brought against whist liz that bcing played for
money, 1t may promote gambling. 1t has been
said that tho idea of gain which IL the essential
feature OF gambling. enters ~ little into the M nd
of q good whist PLAYER MS OF "a good chess player.
We beg leave u difr'r entirely from this doe
trinc. Experience teaches US that ut our club oil
national and conversational whist ia played Toy
men OF fortune and position. with single eye
" the $40 st.kcd on the game-n point OF fact
tho amusement and interest are wholly centred
in the stakes Take away the prospect OF gain
and the charm of the game is gone
Afternoon whist ends ut about 81. when ex-
perts professionals. and amateurs take recess
till 81 or . Il. NJ for observation-disclosures.
winlpg, tho post prandial chasse. the soothing
cigar. and Just forty winks by way OF an eye
opener before commencing the evening amusc-
mont Az Mr.. Vlchy wakes up from his little
voyage TO the land of Nod whittier he had been
'oh'c,'u III one oi "e connlor'ao'e arm chMrs
VI u'o ','A' 'c""'hs roon' i"'rlcS' 'h' a,t'n'-
w" Il" '" Wv V"'" ,'''i'' r'sp'''uiS III
oin's nun 'i"' ai"'or .""r'"h' MI bo"er
anu '"p'' Dcuco AGE aro up s'hrs WANING Tor
"'o"'u,' very wei w" w" g'h''eheh VIII
n"Ae ueh up' MT '''hy rarely says any
."'iS Ut VII" "nis' "'o'' u"''ss "osp'"p'y ioreeu
""o No. 20 VI '''c V'Sc '"oNer rn''" He uoesh
ri La lnf anil
s"'oNo' uilnA' ho'nln[ o"t '''nS w''er' ana
:" Aos p""-.""''s' iN'iS "ikn' ~ Al nv
. =" ~ anu az ne ~ a. n"'' "n' n'"',y "s
hs.,n l., tho lon, rnn n,,d,r,,,,, .,,.,ass,,, ~,
what Ue n nloo.nrt n.rt,or ,,r vo,,,,, h.,.
ginnrra ncv,r anIiu., fa,,i, AMI ,t,.,,a ,,i,.i..
strict nIhsranca IA IN. ,..,,hli-b,,d mr. AMI
tho conventional cour.siea of his so..i.l ,.ir,.l
Womb TINT ~, conld sav as n,n.h f,r NJ,
Rloxcr som,ti,,,,s called ,h, pr,f.ss,r H..
cnuse ~ his cops,nr, ami ,,,soii..i,,, i.,,,r...
on the theory Of tho modern s,i.,t,nc ,an,,. ~
whist. Every one in onr coteri. inenit.l,
preiers Blower gs nm oivnrsurv rather Inn,
as a mariner II. has no moJ,rntion in
prosprrity no pnticnce in adyersitv ma
humility whom in error and M f,rh,or-
anco for tho fanlts Of his friends On one
occnsion when tho Professor read Mr.. Vi,hv
a severe lesson on his alleged had plnv tine old
gcntsmnn to the surpris, of those. prr4.nt lis.
tened with apparently the deepest interest and
the most respectful attention. while an aston
shed look gradually ov,rspread his couute-
nnnce Blower. IA usual was vehement and
personal At the end of the lecture a momen-
tary pause eneu,-l. which Mr.. Vichy broke by
saying. Pardon ms franknes- Mr.. Blower.
but il | knew as lt,l, Of the theory AMI practice
OF the game OF whist ~ you seem to know.
should make my Will and cut my throat within