New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-20
CLUB DISPUTES OYER CARDS
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCH QUARRELs
NETWORK AND GERMANY.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCH QUARRELs IN
NETWORK AND GERMANY.
In the parlor of one of the New York clubs
where high play at cards frequent, NewYorker was
chatting the other day with foreigner to whom he had
offered the hospitality OF the place. The visitor was
handsome of about forty bolt upright IN his
chair as II his spine devoid Of Joints His sOldlery
bearing did not belle his real quality, for he held COM
mission OF captain signed by King OF Prussia The
German loud In hs praise Of luxury Of the club
house ana the elegance OF all tho appointments and
asked with show OF interest about all the details
otNew York club life In acent to the parlor
party seated OF cards and through the
partly opened door could occasionally be hearl the half
suppressed EXPLANATIONS OF the players
80 Tell me-" said the German, speaking in English,
though with accent. "how disputes settled
that arise In the carl-rOOml"
"Oh. don't KNOW" replied his friend "They seem
TO settle themselves In way another. sOmetl mes
the parties apologize; sometimes they dispute notify and
don't speak for month until their anger cooIs of
little and then they make It up Sometimes man
throws tho cards another. and then there ia ayey
time FOR iew minutes but the other tuembers general
IS 10 separate belligerents. AMI they
to their respective homes o. cabs that they can't
renew the battle the sidewalk But there ia nev ar
any serious harm done. things, OF course,
very rarely
A. the New-Yorker was giving This explanation with
al the innocence OF .cAOO.bOy relating how the crack
boxer OF the school had rounced his .onst the
Of the ocer opened wider and wiier Win aston
islmrAL
But do you really mean tell me-" he exclaimed.
that disputes OVER cards axe ever allowed to so 50 lar
IN the cluD-hOuse!'
We'll t nis been known to happen. but nothing ever
CONES of IT," replied his friend. "Why do you seem 80
much surprseil Are there never any misunIerstand-
Ing, III thc clubs OF Berlin !"
'Oh OF course" replied the captain. "but you know,
what claO lie there IN Berlin, IL mostly cOnnurd 10
the officers. aud among Us tue knOwIedxe tnat dispute,
II carried isr must DO rsd ot hOnor
leads 70 certa amOIutOf serestaint on tue part "
49, knew that there no duelIing IA America put
Supposed that WIS because there was no call Tor IT,
But IA not dueling forbidden amonx the officers OF
your armyf asked the Newly Order "On, yes ia for
hidden. believe II Is forbidden In your navy FOR wis
Kew % DO brought aboard nan-oi"r except Tor ine
cal purposes. But the whi-sey, fney tell ne, comes
ABOARD IN soap boxes and the German officers hght
due snOt IN soap boxes bat with almost perfect upu
uty Let me tell sou what my experience was. When
Was several years younger thAu am now,
was IN garrison at Bonn. Ny regiment
the service. The officer. were mostly young men from
nobility had plenty Of money and spent n free
ly Ihrre a good deal OF betting N horses amt sun
more carIs Well OF course. occasional qnarres were
Inevitable. one day some hot words passed between
my SELF and another lieut. mt for AT that time hadn
yet got my capttncy. IL Vas thOugh ny our lrlrhts
that ought To ngut. ana fghr We did escaped With
out wound, but my antagonist died OF a p'iol shOV
alter lingering for about week - course, was court
martaled there no doubt about my guilt so WAS
found gun AMI condemned to the rest of my lie
fortress passed just six months IN tue fortress
and then came my PARDON restoring lie TO my former
rank IN the army
Wouldu't II have been better OF had
other black and II you had shaken hands the
next morning" asked the New Yorker as his comment
the story.
army one motto: 'NObesse Obllge = Tina 5
why some poor fellows have 10 deprive themselves OF
public. No wonder OF the poor devils get
bt and have to leave the service IL wasn't long
ago a hotel IN Chicago. that man who was formerly
my superior officer, served NE my diuner The situation
eIno arrassng. but had to 20 through Win IT,