Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-29
PROGRESSIVE EUcHRE.
A Reporters Experience and I'm
prsssiOns.
An Old Story RetOld to Illustrate the Pain
full Effects Of Embarrassment
on the Children
of Men.

Progressive euchra has captured the
town. 1t is beyond doubt the present mad
ness, the German waltz and schottische
having fallen victims to its Vaccinations.
The life Of this new mania, depends upon
whether or not the game is fairly played.
It's a common thing for young ladies under
q mistaken idea to take advantage OF the
genilemsn's maurais houte, and not play
the suite called for when it is sdyants-
geous to play a trump or some other card,
and, too, even unearned points are fire.
uueatly marked up on the card where
there is noumpire. This is not fair orjust
and gives cause for unkind feelings of ieal-
ousy and quarrels. Where q prize is played
for, it should be fairly contested and won
upon the merits. Professional gamblers
will not associate, oftentimes, with those OF
their calling who cheat at cards. In addi'
ton to being mean and dishonest, it roes
the game of interest to those who honestly
contest for victory.
have witnessed and partsken of se5-
ersl games OF progressive euchre lately. In
fact, unless you visit only in silyery haired
puritanical circles you can't avoid the IN.
vitation to take hand" which urbanity
compels you to accept.
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During the game sdverted to, 1t was
matter of great pain and surprise to see
rhs display Of temper by several persons,
than whom had supposed. more cultured
gentlemen could not be found. These &C.
cssions we're not ones of bright repartee but
downright quarrels, where flushed faces
and excited tones only too plainly told how
bitter we're the ieelisgs beneath. Could
such conduct be allowed to pass as mou-
Gals s0ut, it might be overlooked in the
charitable hops for the result; of the rein
log Influences to come. but alas it can I
be done A spade is spade, aud will smell
Just as sweet by any other name, A man,
youpg or old, who with ladies is engaged
N playing cards aud for any reason, real
! or imaginary, flies into q passion, talks
ooisterouely and thus snnoys otherP, CON-
mits an act OF vulgari;y oaly known TO the
ignorant and unworthy of an African saw
age. He mus, have lost all seltrespect no'
10 appreciate the invitation OF his hostess
IS By grossly insulting her he proves his II
gratitude, and ingratitude is the baseat
heir of man. In all likelihood each indi
vidual who reads this will agree with ms
perfectly; thiak sadly for a minute Oh
TWO. Of an acquaintance, then copgrat
ulate himself. 90 little slow on thC
latter. Its Just possible that if had the OF
uortunity OF disgncsirgyou few evenings
with eyes not dimmed with selEappreeiatioI
or over-es;imation, your full autograph
) would ornament this paragraph In doubi'
caps 1t safer at least to get thee gone Il
=. quiet room and then scquaint yourself
thoroughly with little work called 'Esi
. quette.
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: Happily the ladies don't enter into thea
deplorabIe debates further than is abaolOte
y necessary, rot, however, because thei
sayoir rivrs prevents it. Tbs creates
u good that can and will follow series c
, | .hese games, is the refining infuenc
aides have upon gentlemen where the
are thrown together. l have known me-
% come into cities from rough mimi,
. settlements and rural districts, where tE
,un ofrefnement never shines and fall int
cultured society too awkward to sit a
able even without deep embarrassment
E Ia q short tire, ifleft much to the soft an
j gentle care of such ladies, their manner
ass lme an easy, natural polish, like tn
/. ,nanimate canvas before the artists pencil
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Embarrassment, by the way, when tn
result OF bashtulness, is G most painful
esiing,-s all newspaper men are aware
There is q wide difference between bach
b fulneqs and modesfy, nor is the line Of de
F msrkation closely drawn; woman with
oat mo6esty, Cor instance, is o most DE-
) spicable object, usually avoided something
After the manner OF pest'house and ye
. q woman con be chsrminglY and bewitch
lngly modest without any bashfllness what
ever. Bashfulness always bsgets em5Rr
easement, and embarrassment begeis pain
About the most amusing incident whel
bashfulness took the star part and led to
complicated condition OF affairs, is told by
friead Of mine upon himself, who To-
convenience We will call Col. Valentine
Colonel, because no lower rank is knowr
IN Congress, OF which high body NY hero
is distinguished momber from the nm
ous State Of Co orado, aud Vs,,een,ine bs
'auaa that's his RICH. hame. You wonIC
hardly imagine Colonel Valentine a Yer,
osshtul man to look at him He is oveI
six feet high, dark handsome face with
humorous dark blus eyes, and easy man
GERS, but the Colonel OF sight Washington
winters is not the Colonel of prior bo;der
life where the sudden forsy of the savage foe
he piercing warwhoop, the answering CRY OF
defsr ce, the CLEAN Of The tomahawk, the
crack OF tbs rifle, the homestead saved nv
daring, the neighborlng cottage wrapped
N flames or its hearth-stone red with
blood, made up the scenes of his everyday
life. The Colonel says he rather epioys
facing battery, but it was simply impossi
bic in those days to tell a giEl you loved
her.
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Some girls, where they requite the affec
tiou, have little way Of making things
wonderfully easy, till tie Grst thing YOU
know, the promise is given to love you all
the time, aud not to go to singings any
more With Tom Smith. This was the case
with Col, Valentine when our story opens
Everything run as nicely as q little red
wagon. Days and months glided swiftly
away. till the time set for the wedding.
Invitations we're sent to the country folk
for miles around and all came. After the
usual delays upon such occasions, the ce-.
emory was gone through with 10 regular
border style, although the Colonel has no
recollection Of any thing that occurred, he
being guided and shoved from place to
place in a sort Of dazed helpless
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