The Washington times., 1895-03-11
POINTS ABOUT PILGRIMS.

The last terrapin dinner was cooked and
eaten at the Hotel Wormley yesterday, and
to-day, after II o'clock, after the breakfast
hour, that famous old hostelry will close its
doors to the public.
1t was started shortly after the close of
the war by James Wormley, colored
caterer, who had already achieved a con-
siderable reputation among the epieures
at the Capital, and for the last quarter OF
century has been one of the landmarks of
Washington, famed the world over as the
home of the terrapin, the abode of good
cheer, and the resort of the most distin-
guished visitors to the Nations Capital.
Several of the guests have been with the
house for over fifteen years, and they feel
in leaving it as though they were leaving
home and friends, and trusting themselves
to the uncertain hospitality of some foreign
land.
Two of the employees of the house, in par
ucular. Old Sol Robinson, the engineer, and
James Pleasant, bell boy, have held their
present positions for twenty-seven years,
and have come TO be considered almost
part OF the institution. Old guests, when
ever they revisited the hotel, always asked
for Sol and JIM Their sorrow at the clos
ing down of the old place is almost as great
as though some beloved friend or relative
Were passing away. The present manager
an assignment about two weeks ago. Mr..
George H. Walker is the assignee.
81 saw little game worked on a couple
of Westerners on train en- route from Chi
cago TO New York short time ago." said
Mr.. A Z. Wood, of Chicago, at the Metro
politan last night, (which was rather
amusing. inasmuch as it did not cost either
of the victims very much. They were evi-
IDENTIFY strangers to each other, although
they occupied the same seat in the car. The
conversation was very desultory, and it
seemed rather relief to them when man
from another car came in and, sizing them
up, proposed a game OF ep~sar. One of
them accepted, said he didn't care if he
did, and went out with the gentleman,
while the other went into the smoking-car
TO enjoy q cigar.
When the latter returned he found the first
man already in his seat, and on asking him,
in some surprise, whether he had finished,
he received'a very short yes for an answer
Ascertaining, however, that the game OF
eucher was still in progress he decided to
go out and see what he could do with the
bowers. Becoming rather interested in the
affair / followed him out in few minutes
and found him seated with tw o others deeply
interested in the mysteries of the great So
cial game.
"After a few hands had been played, one
of the partners said to the other: L have a
dandy poker hand so have T. responded
his partner. III bet v said the first.
Done, said the second, and the two bills
were on the table, the second man losing
A few more hands were played, and the
loser mentioned in a casual way TO their
proposed victim that he had another rather
good poker hand The Westerner said
with a smile that he Teckoned his hand
would do for a game of poker, and the
sharper very promptly offered TO bet
him So.
1.-The manfrom the eplainsranhishandinhi
pocket, and, drawing a couple of double
eagles out, said: IN bet you $50 The
sharper was a little surprised, and, evil
IDENTITY fearing that some mistake had been
made in dealing the cards, declined to
bet, and the game of eucher was allowed
to 60 on 1t was very uninteresting after
that, though, and the Western gentleman
soon returned 10 his seat, where he related
the incident TO his companion What did
you hold?' he was asked. -Four aces
he replied, rather proudly. They couldn't
film me-
:" why, you're good thing said his
companion There were two hands out
that would have raked your fifty in while
you were thinking about it, What made