Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-18
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Irving, Bancroft ana Everett were
chstting over diplomatic reminis-
csnces, the last named gentleman told
how, after he and the Neap0litan am
bassador had been presented TO Her
Majesty. Queen Victoria. Lord Mel
bourne intimated that they would be
expected TO Join In a game OF whist
with the Duchess OF Kent.
81 play but . very poor game my.
SELF" said Melbourne; "in fact. !
scarcely understand It; but the Ouch
ess Ii very fond Of It,"
"And l." said the Nespolitan to
Everett, IAN a very bad player. and
should l chance to be your Excellen.
cy's partner, invoke your forbear-
ance 10 advance"
To which the American envoy re-
piled that he knew very little Of the
game himself. As he put 1t, three
dignified personages, clad In gorgeous
attire, were solemnly going to play
game they imperfectly understood.
and for which none of them cared In
the least.
Upon reaching the Duchess apart
meuts the ambassadors were formally
presented, and then, 1t her invitation,
sat down TO play. As soon ~ the
cards were dealt q lady IN waiting
placed herself at the back Of the
Duchess, and the latter. said:
Your Excellencies will excuse me
II I rely upon the advice Of my friend
here. for I must confess that / am re-
ally Q very poor ylayer."
This Vas almost too much for Ev-
erett's gravity; Q gravity undisturbed
fofthe rest Of the evening, since he
found playing whist under such con-
ditions inexpressibly dull work.
Bold - he could be when the game
Vas worth the candle, Lord Beacons-
field would never have been tempted
TO risk 90 much on the cards; for,
knowing the weakness Of his play, he
carefully eschewed anything like high
stakes. One evening. at the time
whom the Parliament was agitating
itself about the Empress ship Of In
dia. Lord Bcaconsfcld sat down TO
whist with the Prince Of Wales, and
asked the latter:
What points, sirf"
oh, sovereign. II you please. " Wa
the answer.
Seeing the Premier's look OF An.
noysncs. Mr.. Bernai Osborne oh.
served:
II think, sir, the Premier would
rather have crown points
The Prince, taking the joke and
the hint, altered the stakes accord.
ingly.
Marlborough was not above play.
Ing for small stakes, though perhaps
the great captain did nct play high
out Of fear Of his loving Sarah, who
had . tongue and knew how to use IL;
like the lady whose licge lord con.
tsived thai abe should not more than
suspect the secret Of his bad hours,
until, coming come st six in the morn
ing. tired out with attending on Z
sick fricnd," he doxed 1t the break
fast table, and. solemnly passing the
bread. aid,
"Cutr'
"That's your sick friend. is its'
exclaimed the wife; and what fol
lowed may be imagined.
A card. hating wife can upon occa.
sion Get her scrupIcs aside. Soon If.
Ter the close OF the sccession war Gen.
Forrest and his wife stopped at . hotel
In MemphiA and, upon examining
their purses, found the sum total Of
their wealth amounted TO seven dol.
lars and thirty centa The General,
being due that evening 1t . house
where poker YVES sure TO Be played,
proposed that he should tempt for.
tune to the full extent Of his means,
and asked his wife to pray for his
success. She would not promise; bat
he felt shc was for him. and knew how
Il would BE-. Let him tell the rcss
himself:
They had three tables; one was .
Quartcr-doIlar table, one half. and
one . dollAr-and-a.half. ! wanted 70
make my seven dollars last a long q
could make Il, 90 ! sat down 70 the
quarter table. BY dinner-time had
won enough TO do better; and after
We had eaten, sat down TO the dollar
and-a-half table. Sometimes won.
and then again I'd lose, until nigh
upon midnight when I had bssier
luck. ] knew Mary was sitting M
anxious, and Il made me cool / set
my hat on the door, and every time
I'd win I'd drop the meney u the hat
] 81 there until day broke. and then
/ took my hal up il both handa, put
itoa my head and went home. When
/ got 70 my room, there at Mary In
her gown She seemed tired and
anxious. and. though abe hooked
mighty hard at me, she didn't aay Q
word. walked right up 70 her, emp
tied ny hat right into the lap Of her
gown, and then Ne sat down and
counted Il. Just fiftsen hundred
dollars even. and that gave me .
start"
The wife Of Bishop Bsadon loved
whist 20 we'll that when the pselate
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