Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-09

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! hand, soon receives evidence q its
possibilities. He must recQgnize this
early. He may be obliged to give up
his beautiful dream Of making an es-
tablished suit. Sometimes he will be
satisfied with single trick. Here we
see the expert, with keen discrimin-
alton, take note of all the varying
forces which determine the resultant OF
the deal. Here comes the Spectator
who hazards his all and waits impa-
tiently for the outcome. Here is the
dreamer who will not yield, although
no power on earth can save him If he
persists in his original course. Then
there is the careless shallow player who
is placidly floating and sometimes drifts
to a golden shore. AS the ministers
son sometimes becomes exceedingly de-
PRAYED and far inferior to the child of
his despised neighbor, SO does the ex-
pert sometimes fare worse than the
much abused bumble-puppyist.
Fourth, we reach the stage where
the plan is carried into execution. This
resembles the period of manhood. Some
men work out their destinies with lit
tie or no opposition. Either they are
irresistible or fortune has never for
saken them. Others are continually
meeting obstacles. They encounter the
wise, the crafty, and the INSCRIPTIONS.
1t is only by arduous labor that sue,
cess is obtained. Still other people
make a failure of their lives by mis-
takes and carelessness. They have in
them the elements of success, but have
become asy victims of their own inor-
dinate desires.
In the game of whist we also reach
that stage where proper management
of the forces on hand will accomplish
a certain result. Sometimes the oppo-
sition is so weak that success is almost
assured. At other times we meet ad-
versaries even more skillful than our
selves. Then will care and caution be
required. Here come the coups which
sometimes save the day. Occasionally
the victory is won long before the
close of the deal. In other cases, as
in mems lives, there is continual
struggle from first to last.
So we reach the fifth stage-the end
of the hand. This is similar to decay
and death. The mans life is over
and his record is closed on the dooms-
day book So are the tricks made,
recorded on the score sheet. They
will then be tabulated by the club sec
rotary, and finally submitted to the
judgement of a critical public.
But this brings us to the sixth and
last stage. After a person dies his
obituary is written and his friends
speak of his memory for some time.
Some recount his good deeds and speak
of a well-spent life. Others recall his
evil acts and the great mistakes of his
life. If the latter have been very
prominent there may be disputes be-
tween friends. If he has been excep-
tionally good, only praise will be
heard.
After a whist deal there Is often a
similar period. If it has been well
played we hear the congratulations Of
the successful ones and notice the
silence of the adversaries. But should
the result have been the opposite an
CRY glances sometimes shoot from eye
to eye.
Some of these deals become historic.
as the lives of persons. These are pub
Iished in the papers and studied by the
Some may find their way
into other whist columns and receive
high praise. Others are read and
thrown aside as the dream of some fan
attic. Such worthless specimens are
quite frequent in certain localities. In
a short time they will be forgotten
We must remember one fact, which