The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-20
PLAYERS WARY.
sUPERsTITIoN HAS A STRONG
HOLD UP ON THEM.
Walking Around the Table Refusing 70
Lend Chips While WANING q .
Widespread nabit - Modern Card
Partlss.

Widespread nabn - Modern Carl
Partlss. ""."
Card players ara q most supersti-
tious set. said a business man who
VIII occasionally "sit" In o little game
when the limit j. 70 bis liking and the
COMPANY Of exceptional quality. accord
Ing 10 the Kansas City Journal. There
was a new one on noe the other night"
be continued for one o. the men.
when we were taking seats. shifted
hls position because be wanted 20 play
with the grain Of the table. That II.
be wanted the cards 10 come 20 him
with the grain Of the round table, and
not erossways. This was new one.
AZ ! said. but u recalled the fact that
all Of them have q weakness. For
instance. where IL the card player who
will play cards while some outsider
has a foot on the rung Of bis chair
Then there IL the other fellow who
Will get up and walk around bis chair
10 change his luck. and the other who
will never lend a chip II he Is winning
Why. saw man the other night who
refused chip or two 20 neighbOr
/ In the game. but he vent down In bis
trousers pulled out q roll and handed
his friend an X and told him 10 buy
/ few from the banker.
Poker. too. has given the country
some Of the richest Of slang. Take the
word bluff. and whore can you ind
q better wordg ! suppose u ~ IN the
| Century. or II Il isn't Il should BE-,
I for the word 10 completely accepted
I now by the best writers everywhere,
In this country and England. too.
| Standing pat was used Ia courtroom
a short time ago. Some lawyer was
asked by the fudge what be Intended
l 10 DO after certain decision had been
rendered on a motion lie said he
guessed he would stand pat II wasn't
strange that the Judge comprehended
/ the situation and without word went
/ on, after the other lawyer said that his
opponent would do well 10 draw cards,
a. standing pat had no ierrors for
him. More than that. every reference
was thoroughly understood BY every
lawyer within the railing. II was just
At this time that the Judge added 70 the
confusion by ordering one % the ball
IFS 10 turn on the steam. a. his feet
were too cold. For the benefit Of the
initiated u d worth saying that the
cold feet refers 20 a habit Of some
small . mblers who play Tor the
money that II In u. saying as an ex-
cuse. Ny feet are cold and getting
ont Of the game when they are ahead.
That reminds me that women a.
well a. men are natural gamblers aud
ia consequence there have been many
friendships Of long standing among
women ruined forever by progressive
euchre. Why. have played In games
where the cheating Of some Of the
women was az palpable 10 q man who
IL accustomed 10 card-playing as the
nose on your face. But / said moth
ing. as the women would have been
mad and denied everything and placed
me In the hole. Look az the prizes
they play for now. There's the head
prize for men and women and the
BOBBY. or consolation. prize for men.
Then there are second aud third prizes.
and the prize Tor making the greatest
number Of points and the prize for the
least number and prize for the great
ct number OF mistakes and who knows
how many others. It's q regular gamb-
ling game. but the same who Indulge
In that kind Of sport will jump on a
man who plays a little quiet game OF
poker at home Nor IL the gambling
spirit obliterated from the progressive
social games entirely. for there was a
game ! heard OF where the head prize
was made up Of Eve So gold pieces all
tied up with blue ribbon. and you bet
the men Ia that game were working
hard for the head prize. for some OF
them wanted that twenty-five with a
want that must be filled. / expect
some Of them cheated but a. a lady.
who was guest 40 the home Of the
hostess. got all the money and the
hostess did the punching Of the tickets.
there Was a faint suspicion that a few
extra holes got into the young lady's
card by mlsiake-on purpose. But.
Of cOsFse, | don't make charge like
that. I'm only thinking"
In reply to a query, What's your
superstition? the talker said. I've
only one. lwon't play In game when
have on a single thing that has never
been worn before-not even necktle.
Takes my mind away from the game,
and therefore. never wear new
thing when am going TO play poker. d