The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-30
CHAPTER XIX.
On His O. w,

| producing plays under fire but while
in rest billets he has numerous other
ways of amusing himself. He is a
great gambler, but never plays for
large stakes. Generally, in each COM
pany, you will find a regular Garfield.
This man banks nearly all the games
of chance and is an undisputed author
ity on the rules of gambling. When
ever there is an argument among the
TOmmieS about some uncertain point
as to whether HoughtC n is entitled to
Watkins sixpence, the matter is taken
to the recognized autht rity and his de-
cision is final.
The two most popular games are
Grown and Anchor" and "House."
The paraphernalia used in "Crown
and Anchor consists of a piece of can
vas two feet by three feet. This is
divided into six equal squares. In 'these
squares are painted club, diamond,
heart, spade, crown, and an anchor,
one device to square. There are
three dice used, each dice marked the
same as the canvas The banker sets
up his gambling outfit in the corner OF
a billet and starts balIy-hooing until
crowd of TommieH gathers around;
then the game starts.
The Tommies place bets on the
squares, the crown Or anchor being
played the most. The banker then
rolls his three dice AMI collects or pays
out as the case may be. If you play
the crown and one shows up on the
dice, you get even money, If two show
up, you receive two to one, and if three,
three to one. If the crown does not ap-
pear and you have bet on it, you lose,
and so on. The percentage for, the
banker is large ir every square Is
played, but if the crowd is partial to,
say two squares, he has to trust to
luck. The banker generally wins.
The game of "Hou 81" is very popular
also. It takes two men to run it. This
game consists of numerous squares of
cardboard containing: three rows OF
numbers, five numbers to q row. The
numbers run from one 30 ninety. Each
card has different combination.
The French "estan,inets'' in the vii.
lagos are open from eleven in the morn.
ing until one in the afternoon in &C
cordance with army orders.
After dinner the Tommies congre.
gate at these places to drink French
beer at penny glass and play
''House.''
AS soon as the estaminet is sufi
GENTLY crowded the proprietors of the
blouse" game get busy and, as they
term it, 'form school" This consists
of going around anG selling cards al
a franc each. If they have ten in the
school, the hackers Of the game de
duct two francs for their trouble and
the winner gets eight francs.
Then the game Sta ts. Each buyer
places his card before him on The ia
BILE, first breaking up matches into f1f
teen pieces.
One Of the hackers of the gal he haI
a small cloth bag in which are ninety
cardboard squares, each with g. mum
Der printed thereon, ~ ON one to nine
ty. He raps on the table and criei
out: eyes down, my lucky lads"
All noise ceases AMI every one is at
tention.
The croupier places his hand in thu
bag and draws forth a numbered
square and Immediately calls out thu
number. The man who owns the card
with that particular number on it
covers the square with match. The
one who covers the fifteen numbers or
his card first shouts House" The
other hacker Immediately com IS owe,
to him and verif1es the card by calling
out the numbers tn ereon to the mar
with the bag. AS each number il
called he picks it out of the ona
picked from the bag and says, fright
f the count is right he shouts, blouse
correct, pay the lucky gentleman, and
'ell him a card for the next school, |
The 'lucky gentleman" genel ally buys {
me unless he has a miser trace ir s
his veins. 7
Then another collection is made, Q
chool formed, and they carry on with
he game.
The caller-out has many nicknamef
or the numbers such as ''Kelly's Eye
or one, LEGS Eleven" for eleven i
Clickety-click' for sixty-six, or '"Toy r
f the house, meant 1g ninety. +