, 1879-04-13
CHECKER CHATTER,

l taEChLfA N21a14E1t
Mr. Willie won 24 1nd drew games It the Qlas-
! cow Central Club recently.
The Reed-Labadie match for S2501s to commence
ut Chatham, Ont, on the l4th Of May-
! Mr.. Martins was en1ivenng matters among the
members OF the Falkirk Draughts Club at last All
yices.
| Mr.. James Lnb.die. exclamation OF Canada,
ming IS, losing ], and drawing Il in the last 100
| games played with the best players at Chatham,
| where he resides
The tournament At St. Albaus for the Vermont
days ago Ia a tie between Messrs. Gatea Goron,
and uyzer. The contest is therefore adjourned to
the 14th OF March. It Is reported that strange
ments will be made that the movements on the
| board will be Immediately transferred to large
board the wall, so that all the spectators can
watch the game fron3 my n part Of tie b ball Hair
So says the local press. .
Up to three evenings ago such q thing as check
er-board was lever known in Mr. Grattau'e house,
He and his aged partner have managed to pass the
they @ were happy enough, until friend from tho
East paid them fying VISIT and asserted over and
again that the game Of checkers was not only
the bsnin more active. After giving the subject
due thought, .jr. Grattan walked down town and
! purchased CHECKER board, and, when evening
came he surprised his good wife BY bringing it in
| from the woodshed. and saving:
NNW ELL MATLllN@ we II uHfG . HaulE OE tWU 0t1OEc
VIC 70 to The social. expect to beat you all to
| flinders, but You won't care"
''of course not, md il I beat you' why, 5on
won't care. - she replied.
They eat down. and he claimed the first move.
She at once objected. hut when he began to grow
red in the face she yielded and he led off, At the
fourth move she took man, chackllng a. she
II don't see anything to grin at, he sneered,
as he moveda man backward.
"Here. you can't move that way!'' she cried
II can't. en- 1 Perhaps never played checkers
gave in the point but as she moved he cried out:
Put them men righc back therei I've coll
cluded not to move backwards, even II Hoyle does
She gave In asain and when he jumped man
her nose grew red and she cried out:
~ didn't mean TO move there was thinking Of
Cant help the sociaI. Aaztha-we must go by
went into the king row, shouting, ''Crown himl
Crown him! I've got king"
lone would think BY your childish actions that
you never plsycd . game BEFORE be growled ont.
~ know enough to bent you."
'sYou do, eh? Some folks are awful smart"
land some folks amt, " she snapped out, as her
king captured another man.
'sWbat in thunder are you Jumping that way
IA king can jump any way"
'*Tes be can."
''Don't talk back to me, Martha (;rattani was
playing checkers when yon was in your cradle"
II don't care. can jump two men whichever
way you move.'
He looked down at. the board, saw that such was
the case, aud roared OUT, "'Iou'vc moved twice to
my onceTf
II haven't"
"rH take my oath you hayet can't play
asninst anY such hlackleg PRACTICES
"Who's blackleg? I0u NOT only cheated. bat
you tried to lie ont Of it,"
Board and checkers fell between them. lie
could get his hat quicker than she could tnd
her bonnet, and that was the only reason why he
got out OF the house first. A Woodward avenue
grocer found him sitting basket OF cranserres
at the door he closing up for the night, aud
asked him II he was waiting for his wife to come
along.
''WeN. not exactly; stopped here to feel in
the hav tonight, and see II it won't cure this
cold in my head. d."-DetroN Free Press.