Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-27
OBSERVATIONS ON WHIST.
The Fundamental Idea Of the Game and
Its Development.

Its Development.
Whist has been in "a constant state 81 de-
%velopment since the day of Hoyle. As knowl-
edge uf the game increased, new standards
were raised. new rules were adopted, - that
what We appropriately call the grammar OF
whist la, constantly become modified aud its
language made more clear ami well defined.
TotrareIb progressed the game fromthe time
Of FolkstOlc. a. note the changes which have
taken place AMI the efforts which have been
made 10 reduce the game 10 an exact science,
is extremely interesting. There are to-day,
rs there probably always Will be n long rs
cards arr pllyei, PLAYERS representing every
stag" VI the game from llpyleup Thousands
of people wln ulpv whist have never heard
or Iha lrrUp -'-.HfI. and regard with horror
the $50. l'II r~llyrr.' And - pu M in the
srlln ul.tI 0a .inI "a select lew occupying the
InuH.-, u... % whist HSrrui"ury. who Re
gard The -alI In il -'i"nr" A. BEAUTIFUL A.
-eumytrg. u'.. 20, Instructive aud much
IA. r. wlm.. D|IS.
Thr~r last named are few aul d. not de
serve orr ~sNulHIny, They are amply able
L. take rprr ui themselves. hIt | Nuuil mp
peal "a tIr barge huiy If tuu-' wUn PLAY
whist for amusement, vino do mt Try tn m-
iprstarl tl, game. Il have "a horror said
"A person t"m" Recently, 'ui PLAYING with on
OF tL.r>r scientific PLAYERS. In other words.
this person prefers t. play the -l'ne in a hap
hazard, s~liIslni way, "a constant Spnrre u'
annoyance 10 those who try to play il under
siandiugly, aud not extracting 10 much pleas
ure on " 1t as he could get from seven NJ
or casino. NJ wonder lac doesn't want To
play with a scientific player. No wonder h"
expresses himself indifferent Ia the game and
would just a. soon play euchre ~ Dom Pc
dro. This kind Of whist ought not 10 be-
called whist. II is nothing more than a faint
echo.
Aud Yet the difference in the enjoyment
which can he produced by tue FAINT echo aud
the real game is nothing more nor less than "A
state of mind. You make Your mind up tu
become a student of the game, to try and
find "A reason for playing every card in your
hand, and the game becomes IA revelation a.
you. In this condition the best players arr
not much better of than you are. ~ great
is the game that they are almost a. far be-
hind the truth a. you. What one Of you i,
there who, having awakened within himself
a taste fur-Hrll. say for bpoks-Iues MOI
stand in surprise and say to himself, How
could | have hsn - blind to tins joyf' and
hencetorth, though yuu may not have real
and liSc>tri ~" authors, YOU viii find some
thing IN rWIup with the greatest scholars
of tue DAY. simply lpcau>, your desire j. IA
common one. You are both sr.kiug rh" same
thing. and the best at rs are humble, sur
ROUNDED 10y the mystrric, OF life.
What i, the Use, | would ak, 81 PLAYING
whist at ali, unless 1t be- {" play II Tor al.
there j, in the game: Better play sJlnr other
game. Nimf j. the lisa uf rta-iinr ii YOU
reld notlllg but dim, novelist Irtur drop
il, and barn how 10 sketch, or rri' horse
back. or ~ ANYTHING that you have a iituug
for. But. rNriaiWs my opponent, "iue pulc
thing We play whist for i, amusement. "a
sketch or rii" horScback is useful: but Of
what pu..,hle Use Is III for me 10 waste whole
hour, over something that cannot possibly DC
ne any -puI: Now YOU ara "rpug, and you
know You are, Tagging your pIrdOu. Ia III.
first place, ypu place tie cart he;pr" the
hors'. When ypa take up your drawing i'm
plem"nt-, INV friend. ynu don't 10 il brcau-e
of III" great uGi lasting benefit that i'll going
10 confer upon yourself and your posieriry.
Oh, 10. Nuu du il because you like il. II
you didn't lie II You would drop ii mighty
quick. 1t i wrong, too. u say that whist IL
a waste II time. Every human being j. cn.
dowed with a certain number Of faculties.
and II j. las the development If these facul-
ties that We accomplish results. Whist l.
probably As Iupi IA mental exercising machine
as any uthrr that ran he named But tue
real aud only reason why we play whist il
for pleasure, and as il has been demonstrated
in every cas-. TINT this pleasure l. increased
10y an intelligent study OF the game, no better
argument than this can he given In favor of
application Z" the game by those whp care
enough Tor II to play it at all.
Ton LANSING