La Junta tribune., 1908-07-25

of checker. but about six inches
in diameter. showed along the floor
BY cue with PADDLE like end with
force enough TO a square plate, about
twenty-five TO thirty feet or more
away. made with chalk on the floor
with the nine figures arranged so as
to add fifteen every way. there be-
{ ing three figures up and down, cross
wise and dIagonai'y. AT the rear
side IL space marked ter of and
at the far side space "ten on.
The count Is the figure or space on
which the disk stops. In quoits
rope rings are thrown as We throw
horse shoes, ringing the post only
counting Here was, Interrupted
/ to draw i've names from hat To de-
eide contest that. has been going
on for several days, and strange to
say, am one of the five. Uniucki-
1 ly my name was drawn first, so |
will have 10 beat every man IN the
line to win the Championship. Now.
you see what luck does. for | never
touched a cue until | played the
first game and have never practiced
stroke. expect to drop out on
the first contest. There is good ex-
ercise in the game and much sport.
| 1t would seem people have but
little time but 10 eat. for breakfast
I Is from 8 TO 10 a. M. coffee or tea
and cake or crackers etc, about
half past eleven. lunch dinner. as
we country people call i) at one.
another coffee and tea about the
middle Of the afternoon. dinner.
tsupper.) the principal meal. at
seven, and supper at ten. if wanted.
Some go through the whole list and,
mot only that. but go through the
whole menu as well. 1t makes me
isigh, Good Heavens"
Since writing the above. | played
my first game III the final contest at
shuttle board and We won. 1t Is
very necessary to say we, F" for my
partner Is a charming young lady.
| tall ladies are charming, you
kno&.l by the name of Duke.
from Virginia. and she is entitled to
what credit there is for skill Our
adversaries We're skillful players.
began coaching one another in the
lingo Of the game at the start but !
observed it and with an air Df su-
preme confidence boas,ed that We
would win. Courage. rather. gall.
counts for good deal in the tussle
of life. After We were victorious.
| said to my opponent. slick. heavy
set Engiishman of my age, whose
name is Watt-"This is not re-
lligious game. Watt writes hymns.
but we are Dukes. and you were
playing against the nobility. You
need not expect to win.
| should have SAID at the proper
time that We eat our meals in the
saloon or dining room. a large pleas
ant room in the forepart of the
sa.oon deck. There are three long
tables in the center, and smaller
tables promiscuously arranged Al
the sides. The captains table is in
one corner. This is the honorable
place. The captain is middle
aged man. sandy complexion, solid
ly built. and wears his honors easy.
At this table is Brigadier General
Babcock, of the United States
army, quite an old gentleman, and
apparently somewhat delicate. His
wife accompanies him. They seem
to hold themselves aloof and excius-
i've. At my left at table is bach
elor lady from Worcester. Mass.
rather reticent. probably coy, but is
unbending little. At my right,
fleshy. foreign appearing married
lady from near New York, on her
way to Italy to live. She is very
talkative, chooses her food with
familiar ease from the menu. as
though she lives in well provided
home. She always has a good ap-
petite. calls for salad almost every
meal. which does NOT seem to be-
long to the evening meal. has bot
tie of Poland water and bottle Of
wine at her plate constantly. A
Kansas man and his wife--thex