The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-25
Cavendlsh's Card Essay
.sPrinted for the benefit of families, and to pre-
vent scoldng rs-BOp SHORT

| tPrnted for the benefit of families, and to pre-
vent scoldng. 'z-Bop SHORT.
First. Do not confuse your mind by read
ing parcel of books. Surely you've right to play
wrote these books ? What business have they set
up their views as superior to yoursY Many OF these
writers lay down THIS rule Ledn Originally sn
| your hand. 1t may be good In some hands, but II
doesn't follow that 1t should be in all. Lead single
card sometimes, or nj any rate from your weakest
suit, to make your little tnmps when the suit is
| returned. by following this course in leads, You
| will nine times out of ten ruin both your own and
your partner hands; but the tenth time you VIII
perhaps maize several little trnmps which would have
been useless oherwise IN addition to this, u some
times YOU lead from yOur strongest suit, and some
times from your weakest II puzzles tho adversaries
and they never can tell what You have led from.
Second. Seldom return your partners lead: you
have as many cards In your hand as he has, II is n
FREQ country and why should you submit to his dicia.
TO any preconceved theories. 1t Is an excellent plan
| to lead out first one suit and then another This
| mode of play Is extremely perpexing to the whole
table. II you have q fancy for books You will fnd
| this system approved by 81. Co. lie says: 'You
mystify alike your adversaries and Your partner.
You turn the game upside down, reduce 1t to one Of
chance and In the scramble may have as good a
Third Especially do not return your partners lead
In trunps, for not doing and then turns out to
| he nd, antageOus Who knows but You may make a
trump by holding up, which you certainly cannot do
You viii generally lose tricks by refusing TO play your
partners game. Whenever you succeed In making a
trump ny your REFUSAL no sure 70 point ON W souI
partner now Ioruha'e " was nhl you pas Gu ~ you
dd. fernaps your partner ~ y .nuch pc.si PaSs,s
than YOU ana he may ~ sone l1rner ocea a wm
an eScePonh' manu- ha'e uec.,nuu " yeun S', ,
lead OF trumps. MAKE u NOTE OF nis. helhmu MN
OF " II ne complains VI your hegiec.s W fc'u'" MS
| lead. ~ s an uhahsweTaple argument.
pay no at'eh'lon, about eauIns Hom seluen.as.
| what can u halter when cara OF a sequence you
lead TIE sequence cards are az pI me same vae
and one ot them o. 10 w,n inc trlck ~ aao,hsr
BESIDES you iook ~ .ne noDss you WI "" I, ,,v
writer's 20 moi even Know tne. Swn minus. Ivy
advise ~ some cases tat you Should eau ,he nighss
IN DINERS me lowest OF tne ssqnehvc anu w e.uns
from ace King ana queen, thcy actuaiiy recomlnehi
You to begin with the mlddle caro-: ANY person OF
common sense must infer from tnis that II doh mat
ter winch card OF sequence You iehd.
Ffth: Ihere are aiso a humber OF rules ABOUT .,s
pay Oh the seronu, ,lfu, M" ic"' anur' I'M o!
are quite unworthy serious consideration. Ihe OK
ceptions are almost ~ numerous ny tne ines, 80 yo
play by no RUE at al you are apput as hhey '" w
| right as wrong.
all the winning cards W. yonr pain sun. ion MOI
then be bothered Win the lead aftel Ipmps are our
ana you husshft a the responsibility OF mistakes on
70 your partner. bnt y Your partner nhs iea SUI
10 careiu' wnen you lean trnmIs 70 Keep III ypil han
the best card OF ms lead. by ms MEANS J! ne goes
on WIN ms SUI, you ste more nkey 70 set we ,c'n
after runps are our Whieh 'he DOCKS say, IN" B'o"'
advantage. ,, ,,
sevehtn. take every opportunity VI Pia,i,ms ia.s,
cards, both high and low For by deceying aii rnnnd
you VIII now and then WIN an extra trick. u oI.s
said, ION, blit you deceive your partner I'M, y
very true bnt lhen as YOU nave TWO LII