New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23
TIE CHECKER SHARP AGAIN.
ur N0URNS TIE LOSS Of HIS PARTNER
PETE TIE TALKER. \ VALUABLE AID To HE
PLAYEI;-SoME INSTANCES

PETE TIE TALK Err. \ VALUABLE AID ~ i"-
pLAyEi;-SoME INSTANCES.
Tho Checker sharp was inclined to be- talha'ivc inc
othcr evening. lie sat looking AT the ci'V"'eh '''
vhlch ran 50 close TO the front windows OF 'he "u.'e
house I'm the BOwery that he could sfc Inc Icc' '" '
,,.sengcrs In the with tolclablc d,tihc'heS' ~
, ov;dcnt al,c that some Of the passengers conhi
look into the sitting of the lodging hon''' ana "'
the nceting rlinpscs Of sec''yooiine me" s''n''.'
bot The uncovered tables arc;scd hinged ehaolo''
Of Pity and curiosity o
Thc sight of all those people going to happy homes
omcwhere IN the city is not oalcui'i'd TO max o
less man Ike conicnied With MS io'' '''
,c Won he said bitterly. If only had been N'''i"'
I'm = homo OF ms own stead Of bciIg rover III 'h'
world | should be- a much happier man tonight M
,hcv have inst put the best friend had IN the worF'
under the ground. Poor old Pctcl He caush' 'n'
ever here and Health Board cartcd HIM away 10
tho Island ! hear they have buried him in an iron
coffin n, the cxp,nsc Of the city
Who PETE
why. don't YOU know, lie ny travelling
mariner He called hin,slf my Manager We mad"
considerable money in trip, through the country
Pete Lost IT ALL morcs the pity, by betting fooh'hy III
H.. poorcom, but he was such good fellow 'ia'
could never dissolve oar partnership.
How did you make the money y
Iy PLAYING checkers. Perhaps 1t woiil DE- p't''
10 say that did The playing and Pet" dd the taiH'hs
you must have had an odd partnership
Yes: but we had to live somehow. ana Pete was
never known TO work, while the lest could do was 10
MAY checkers Now that nv old partner Is d'aa ana
cone there IL no harm In telling how ", WORKED ohf
mile game II WIS Pet idea. and | doubt II any
other man could have worked 1t ont 20 we'll lie
lncw that | could beat almost any man AT checkers
and he had found ont thai In n"arly every village IN
tho country there was some checker player who was
REGARDED lv his associate; Is inv.ncib'. F'tc am
travelled from one village to another In the winter
time. and we carried a checker board with ~ In tn"
,arroom Of tavern. where the men sat around the
-tovc evenings, we would begin TO play The game
alvoys attracted attention because Pee talked Loudly
~ his skill in the he.lnnrg AMI waI equally llhd III
his excuses when beat him. lis bad play was sure
10 raise a hugh and then hc wOald pretend TO ir IN
ul,od and offer 10 bet that coad bat any man III the
town at the game He had most ianlalAn; way ~
talking that raised the dand'r Of the counlrym"n AMI
made them more than Wiling 10 take LIN down pig
# voud not be long before the local champ II wa,
plavng u game with me for small stake nsuiiN
let the other PLAYER draw game or two while took
nj, measure That Kept MP the interest and maj" Tie
crowd grow larger II also gave 10 Pet" an opportunity
IN do some effective talking. When he ccll get enough
money on a game make II an object to win II.
would pay for keeps ana ia" Zeal cmmPi'h MA Il"
opportunity TO pick up .ome points In ch"ohrr' 'h'
were new TO hin. feic and had code Of -ienal'
by which could let him know secretly when II was
.afe 10 lay n good wager game. sometimes ]
cond get the pieces into position where nv game
seemed hopeless, ana yet sur" % winning Then
would give the signal Pete and lIe would whc'dl"
Ithe countrymen IN great style was thiniinS only
oday OF position hat occurred IT. game had with
man in snail town IA ihr western pan "' ue o'ae
THE checker Harp turned 10 n board tie table
and arranged the checker, they appear In III"
diagram: . 80 -, -, a.,