New York Clipper (Nov 1856)

WfeW tORfe CLIPPER. ■^:il4,^v*H^^:^a^20*■ •■' UEOHANISIf FOB SOUHDINO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. [FOB DisoBimom au vmsr r^aB.] . . ja» ttlri b g^ned hy th« player who holi- or obt4lnt tBBHBOABD LOO. ; ! >i'^fr^^ilialii-tA-\jik.ttfsm. liiMlogthe qoit'liltaiMUDg :'.ViiiM/JbeA pilled, la jaaUy entitled to^ tliis' fiiit r'-ff^/atstriBBaaf w lat b ib oatted BoniidG«oie0,(Eiitti,g6iiiei '-^vUtk do sot admit of psrtnetBhlpa, but In whloheuh ; r-^fj^^o,] pl^^ QQ 0^ ocoonnt. It is pl»yed wlt^ '; ,.'j*'0<tapl«ta puk of 62 caidi, and admits of any nomber >«f jpeiwns onder 17; batftoD S to8f»nnameuaater '7 tkanany Isizer or smaller number. The cards [,the aaqs as at WUst. imiNATIOS OF IZBHB. . >$r JAd AoL—At eaoh new deal, the dealer pats be pool & oonnteis, 3 cents, 3 ahllllage, or 8 of whal- ■!<«Ter it may be agreed on by the party .to play for; and .V'ttta Is called the priee of the deal '>:''■ ifbdaoL Is irfaen the dealer gtres any of th'e party more i^^or.leSB. than th»« oards, or deals too many or too few ... JvjHoda, or deals but of regular order, or shows a card In desHlDgi' or tuna lip the tramp card at Foroo before dlf- i"'i;J^*-ffl?''.''*",been played. ;,' :.^^;'<nfA II'when than la only the price of a deal In the X^C^tPW^u^nhloli ease all muitplav, and the tmmp oard Is '~^wf raarnM'op ilUdlfferontBiutS'W^beenp^ . v/^V^Mff li the slako to bo played tor, nsoaUy pot Into a .'■ 'ianall iBlver,'^Mob lies In the middle of the table. ■■ v?^ Jt» *ifliii».When a person deblareshia Intontlon to play, : > : WeaysI stand," or I play." .' v: ,'XcMd^AV.perBon playing Is Iboed when he does not ' like a trloki'or when he breaks any of the laws of the . 'X-game.'' . V • ' .' la three cards of the tromp salt In one band/ vWi^ iiSttrla tho spare hand (when there Is a pool.) and ^f^f ■ jrait.:, be dealt in the regular order of the other hands, ' either first, or last bot one, Hhd not'acoordlag to the \^>;;!49»l9rtwhim.;: ■ .. ■'^ ,1'QOlielthatXlnlted.or. niiUiiiltfid, and the laws and mode of playing both are precisely similar, except that at '^^^mlted Loo those who play and do not get a trick pay into the pool only ;tbe price of the deal, while at Un- .';linlted LoD .thoy pay the whole amoont that happens to ,^>^Miii the poolftt.the-time. Bat as by the latter mode ;^,>^..ue pool m^y BconmnUto tci.flve or Ion doUars even at -V-'v tuee^nt loo, and by theforiner It la generally kept very .low, a median between the two extremea may be eo- .^'^^:iHjcmpllahed by limiting tiie loo to double or four times «^H|tiK^.p'rlfie of the deal, that la to any, the loaera to pay only ">^:;8i.(Mnta.'or^6 oents at three-cent loo, thongh.tiie pool ^ ."'thoiild contain a maoh lorger sum, bat of oonree to be •^^ looedln no more than the atake played (or, ehoold it be .;'.?.'.'aiider'theancaiat limited. V :;.;v The amoont to be played for, and whether Limited :'Mf•"I"? dletlnotly settled, the partioa cuffor >^^'' d<al> ,whbh having been paid for, the oarda ttre ^1|^:^galBed«ld oat, and the dealer slvea three cards, by one '"^/^^^itl tlmOj to «toh player, beginning at.the person on his . ' left hand, without tnrnlng hp a cord for'tnmps, the first ^j.j.^Jand Nlhg.aliw^ V The elder band now plays, and the rest after him In '' !<^.;-oider;each followlog salt It he can, and plaolog hla card '; ; ^jost before him on .the table. If different salts h|kre been flayed ln the Oiatroand: the dealer tame op tbo tramp • --oard, and the peraen who has played the highest tramp wins the. trioh, and beoomea older bond. But it It so .,;>^,;,'hBppfm8 that no tramps havo been played, then the v^^\ . highest eard .of the suit led wba the trioks; or If eooh of -^^j^.'/'^'t^B players has followed auit, the tramp card Is not to be iW^jRurned op till the n^xt ronnd is played. The winner of '.,|^4(;lir|ok maattlwdya lead a trump If ho can; and the ^<viu|MO|ndand third tiHoka being played, eaoh trick Isen- . r^^^niUlM of the pool, and those who havo not ^(fl^ml^vS^ pay a loo of 3 each, i «. the price of the deal. - ';^;>^;2)TM 0HdB oolng ogatn ahofllsd and'biit, and the deal V pildrfbr^.the dealer (the person on the left of last dealer) ' .;.<<'nro<Mdfl as Ufore dcinrlbcd; bat in addition to a hand >^-fDr/eaoh playe^ ho deale a spare band called Mies, and v^^f^ij^a^np a 6a^ It Is how optioaal to play i;^p^!l|srjioi,'an'd baforo looking at bla own cards, the dealer .v'tiiiMn-In the legalar order, of playing, beginning at the V.\ ->j9dtt' hand, whether'they play their own hand, or take ..^^'^IfM oydebltao playing for that pool. If the elder hand .. deplineB tO- t<Ae Ulss, the next in band has the option, - ' and sp on; - bat whoever takes it. mast ploy it. Eaoh in- . dividual moat dnhoanoa his Intention before the next la . aakedt'BUd if be'dooiioea playing must give bla oarda to . the dealor to place under the pack, or do so himself. No . < one oan retreat alter dcolarlng his Intention to stand or . ; not ; and oaob ahonld be attentive while the dealer la ' asking, as It la not permitted to enquire how many aro V ';. v>Vlajbig. When all, InCladlng the dealer^ baTO declared Vv l-? their InlentUa, thn firat In bond of those wbo^play, if he ^iix,vi'X'hoIds two tnimpa, must lead the highest bf'tbsm; and. ^^^vf>V.4>ch player ht aacoesatonmust" bead tho trlok^' i.«. pHr '<^ v;t£a.blgaer ostI, ir he can. The three trioks biUK playeoi -V :the obatentA of the pool ate'thare^ .b 'the prbpdrttlxi ; 'j|'i^'i&'eaohttlok: and the lO^MPay eaoh tbe wholf •mwai in the pool If the gome is Unllintted Loo, or the tnM 'of the deal, or snob snm as may have been fixed on astbe'maxlffldmof.tha Joa '. The game goes on In this way iUl the piwl happsna to be empty, when the next hand u Force, and Js dealt and plaved aa first described. . The dealer being laat In hand, has the advantage of always knowiog how many are to play before be himself depldea. It likewise sometimes happens, when a large ann is in the pool, that none of the players holding good cards, they oooaider it ooaafe to stand, In which ease the dealer talies the whole pool. When any hand is a dash of tramps, it is entitled to the pool, and ioce the board besides, ^at la to gay, each of the ps' ly Is looed In the price of a deal, whether play- Ing or uot; but there being no tramp at Force till a roand iias been played, a flam does not m that case stand good. In some compsnles Uiose only wh6 have declared their Intention of piaybg are looed, and pay each the whole amount In the pool, or the maximam, as before stated; but ia this case the holder of a Audi must not annoance it till it be ascertained how many intend to play, otherwise he forfeits his right, and mast play bit flnsh'as a oonmon band. If two fluuies occur. in- one deal, tho elder hand has the preference, though he holds Inferior cards^ bat et younger hand llkewlsa holding a flush Is exempted from being looed. N. B. The efitet which a flash Is to have, vis. whether to loo the board or only those who play, shoald be distinctly stated and noder^ stood at the oommenoement of the game.- This hi 80 maoh a game of chance, that very little skill Is required in playing it It is in general safe to stand If yOB hold two Inaifibrent ttnmps, crone good one^ thodgh It sometimes happens that a person holding botir Uog and knave is looed. The player must be regolat<d in some Jneasnre by the nomber of the party; for aapp^g half ^. the cards to be dealt, it la au eoial chance that the aCe, king, or 'any particular card better than that .which he holds; Is out' The oharaoter of the other play- era tunst' likewise be. taken into ocoonnt; for'a person Bometlmes boldly declares bis intention to play when he lioldsa vety LudlfiiBreut bond, in the hope of deterring the rest -.i- '• LAWS OF TUB OillB. There Is no game In which the laws vary so much In different oompanles as In that of Loo. Tho following are those observed %t tho Lob Clubs: 1. The perton who misdeals (eee Explanation of T«rma) forfblta a loo and loses his dsal; bat if a card Is faced in the pock, be la to deal again; or If any of the company la the canae of ehowlng a card hi dealing, that person forfeits a loo, and the coids most - be dealt aiteah. 2. If the dealer lobka st 'bli 'bwn'bBcd before he has aiked eaoh individual whether they play or notj be for- feltaaloo. ■ "! a The heinds oaght to be lifted In sacoeeslon from the dealer, and. ^y. one taking np and looking at another's hand fbrfelts a loe, and the peraoa whose cuds have been token, may'hispeot both hands and take bla choice of the twa 4. Tbe pereoa whaannooncea hla Intentlon..(aplay pr not. or .who thrown down his cuds, till- ell those'to the rigtithsve decided.fbrfellsK lop;-;: "v ' • 0. No person is to look at Mas, If not'takeit, before the dealer ^haa decided, under the'penalty of a loo,' besides being obliged to play Mln. :' 6. Whoever ploys a card cat of tho regular order of play, forfeits a loo. 7. Tho person who neglects to putbli loo into the pool before the trump card is turned up, forfeits a loo. ' : 8. A card played by mistake, if seen, moat remain'; ba\ If it canio a revoke, it must be taken ap, and may-be called as at WhISt (see the 7th law of that g&me) When It does not obllgo the party to revoke; and, ue person who played It forfoite a loo. Thoae forfeitorea go to the present pool. '' ' ; ' 9. The elder band who holds two tramps, and'idoes nbt lead i^bm thorn, playing the highest first;—and the person who dooB not lesid a trnldp, It he can; alter'taking a trick; —andthjo playorwho revbb9B, or who does nbt'elther follow BuU or trump, prbvlded he can therel^''I>^<^ the triok,"—eeich forfeit a doable loo (Or in aome^com- panies the whole amoont In the poe1,'orthe maxtmnmTbo, 08 meatloned before,) and loose' bis share of the stake, whioh la divided eqaaliy among those who play the band, it bcluK dUSonU to determine now the oards might have boon played had the false play not taken place. This forfeltare goes to the next pool. .- ' ' FIVB-CABD LOO. Tho principle of this game Is the samo as that of three- oard Loo, desorlbed above. It does not admit of so lar^e aparty; bat for 8,4, or fi, it Isperhapsantote. pleasant 'game.. .i-*-.." ''^—''-r-.v i ■■ Jnstead of three, the dealer (having paid flye oenta^ bla deal) gives five oards to eooh player, flnt three and ^then two, and tarnB.np;the upper card of the remtdnder of ,1^6: pack for;tmmM. Bfo then exobanges to eaoh Slayer, nrom tho top of the pack, all or as many of their re baraB ill ^e punea dhoose, In the same order aa he dealt: Those who exchange any of their oarda most play, and are looed In flye If they donot get atrlok, bat If they do not bhangiB, tb'ey may play withont ronnlng therlu bfbelng looed. The dofOer may also change any or all of his own iearda, and be takes'the iom ap c^rd Into his hand llkswlse, throwing out one hi lien of It The bards have the same value as at three-card Loo and Whist, except that the knave of club?, which is called Pan, Is saperlor to any tramp; If the elder hand holds Pam, he mast lesd it; if not, a email oard of trumps If he has it, or any other suit, which is considered ss tramps; and Uie holder of Pan is expected to play It In the flrstround. If the wlimer of tbo first trick holds a tramp, he must play It next; but for the remaining three tricks the players are left to their own dleoretion. Eaoh trick la entitled te a fifth of the pool. A flash of five tramps or four tramps with Pam In one band, takea the whole pool, and the other players, except the holder of Pam, are looed in five each. • . , ■ Tiie onlylawa In this game are, that you must follow salt if yon oan, and that In the first round tramps must be played, though the elder hand, sometimes not holdbig a tramp card, may le^.from another salt It Is Bometimoa played,.with what Is oafled a Banning Pam i. «., making the knave of the tramp salt the best card, Instead of the knave of olnbe. Like most other round games. Brag Is variously played te difi'erent companiea The simplest mode la called ■ BOmX BBAO. ..Jn..this game the Nlnee and the Knaves are called " Braggcrs," from their being the.beatoards,—or " Turn- ors," beoanse they are convertible Into cards of any pther value, so as to form paba or palra-royaJ, by thenlgheet of which the game ia decided. Thoa three braggera In one band cannot be beat, as they form a paii^-royaf of the best cards, and are better than a natural pair-royal of aces, fta Two braggers and^n aco, Ao. are bettv than one bragger and two aces,,^: In the same manner, a pair formed by the aasistaace of a bragger ia bettet than a natural pair, or two oarda, of like valae. Thus a nhie and a king take precedence of two klnga, but ore Inferior to two aoes. A Koave end a king, are better than a nine and a king; and if the pairs In two hands are eqaal, the higher valae of the third cord gives the preiiNrence; if they are equal in every respect, the elder baa the p^er- once, The lowest pair-royal that oan be formed, as three twos. Is better than the highest pair, as two aces, Sua. N. B.—In some companies > the knave of olube aadthe nine of diamonds only aro admitted to be braggers or turners; and It is sometimes agreed that natoraf pairs or pairs-royal are to precede artlflolal ones of the same value, or those formed by the aaslttance of the knave of clubs or nine of diamonds; as thos, two Unge to be con- sidered better than a king ytVii a nine or Iniave, but to yield to an ace abd a nine er Icnave. .: 'l(00B0rFI.ATIilO. Tbs cards.bebig shuffled and bat, a certain stake, from a cent to fi've'dollare, ie deposited by the dealer, who gives Qiree cards to each' of the oompany. The eider and, and the others afte'r him, having examined their hands; either " pass," which is signified by laving down their cards, or " brag," iniwhloh. case the dealer's ststhe Is to be answered by aU.'who brag. On putting down another stake, or biraggiog a second ttbie, the person doing So, if he holds a pair, out not othenrise, may insist on seeing the next player's bond, saying, "I'll see yon," or VI'll aight yea,'' in which osse they examine each other'a cards, and the person , having the worst band of the two la obliged to lay it down, or " pass." The play- erl'go on,In this way till the broggers are redaoed to two, who continue bragging against each other (either an equal anm with the dealcr'a stake, or higher) till one " sights?' tho other, and whichever of the two bos tiie best brftg'hand, wins tbs whole of the etakes pot downi \ ■ . ' BB^O AMD rAIB8.J To vary the above game, tho dealer sometlnes deposits tiM separate stakes, one of which is for batursl pairs, and the company may brag on either stake they please, or on both. . Thus if ojie of the players has a pair or pair-royal of' good cards, saoh as aces, down to teas or eights, he may auswer oae olr both of the dealer's stakes, according to tho chance of so'cceas afforded by tho cards he holds; and can, if he holdsa pair," sight" those who ore bragglog on the sane end with himself, as described above, "raose who pat their stakes ou the -brag-end proceed exactly as at Single Brag. . TnBKE STAKE OIUO. Thoro Is another wByj)f playing this game,' Iii which threo stakes are dopoaitSd by 'the dealer, who gives two oards to eaoh player, and then turns up a third all round. The best whist oard tuned np takes the flnt stake, the elder hand having the proferenoe.if two eqnal.oards aro tarned;. except b the basS bf 'the ace of diamonds, whioh 1b always the best at this stage bf thb gane. Hhi Moond stake I« the bng stake, aM.li detennlhbd as at Single Brag, each reokonlog. hla tuned op oaid along with the other two. . aoy one drawing above 31, loses of bonne. N. B>-rThe three itakes may be all dined ov on* posoo, hi wUfihbaae he Is entitled, b some oonmiilca to three more from eaoh player; bat tUs advanwnli nsoaUj set adde, 18 Bvoring too maoh of giuabUag?^ PLATING WIST WITH •'BEX. AiraoTiaB ou readan may have read the. foUowhu Itketoh bafbre, yet It li m fnll of hnmor, and r^)(bn, thn we feel asrarad a Tepanual of it will not Iqjoratheir dl. giMoo In the least: Few msh'have ever gone to Oongress with ;moi« fbi and pOpnlarity than Hon. Lsslte Coombs, of Kentaokt In the way ofaneedotehelsnnequilied: while hlsmodt of telling stories ImportB a tone to them that no one cu appreciate who has not heard them. Among the " chat, aoten'' that Mr. Coombs knows like a book,lB oIdMsjot Lnckey, whosetilstea for bragging amoonts at timea t« the lObllme. Whenever thelbjor has a atraoker 1b tht neighborhood, he opena wide and " apreadi htmaeir' and with a anoceaa that leaves us nothing to dsiire, ' " The followteg sosne took place between the Maki and Colonel Peters, a " late arrival" frbm Lllnoli. Major, I nnderstsnd from Gen. Ooombs, that short, lyafter the Bevolotlon yon visited England. How dU yon like the Jaunt t" , . 'j ' ^ "OapItaUyl I hadn't been In London Am ho{iSi!a hi. we hrt bflf?''^'""**''^'*^'*^'' ^^•'^o*»tlni "Bex I what Bex t" "Why, Box the Klng-Geoigo the Third."the oam oame off at Windsor Oastle-Bez and I playing anlna BlUy Pitt and Ned Buke, and reiolted rather ooiilui; "How BO r' Iv^ 7* ?rf" playing the last game. Bexiald.la rather a familiar manner,' Major, I anppoae yen ue ae! quatnted with Ohariei Waehlngton, are yon not I" " • No, alMO,' nld I, < I am Di>t-bnt IHteUyonwlt I in ajqaatotod with-George Washtogteo, the Fattw ofhlBOoantry."* o . -wig "' Fathito be d^—^' nys he:' he wai a ouied nb«]. and bad I served him right I wonld have hoitg hlia luj ■ "nUofoourBe rUed metothat degne, that I Jul fS.* ""l™ • Wolr between the eyai tlui MIed him like a ballook. The next moment Borteanj Pitt monnted me, and in leas than ten minotee my Ahl and breechea were lo torn and tattered, that I foeked like Lazanis. This gave me rather a distaste fot Bnr- Uah aoolety, ao the next moralng I set sail for AmiriM Six weeks after I landed at Washington. TheHi^lw son I met after entering the olty, was 0." "QTwhatQr ... ' " Why, that d d old federalist. QuInoyAfliaii. ft wanted me to play nine pins with nlm, and I did n Won $200 at two shillings agame. and thenhadamr." " Alwutwhatr' "He wanted topaymeoffinContinentalmonejrwotth a shilling a peek. I sot angry, and knocked him Intoa apitton. While I stlU had htm down Jim oame In, ud dragtrsd me olf to the White House.'' "What Jim!" " Why, Jim Madison. I went, played enohre for tvo honre, when Tom oame In and insisted that I ahooldn home with him." ' "What Tomf" " WbyiTomJefiiBrson. Jim, however, woold not listei to it, and the oonseqaenoes was that they went Into i flght In the midst of it they fell ovsr the.banlsteoL and dropped aboot flRy feet. When I left they wen giving eaob other h 1 In the ooal cellar. HmJtt» mtnatedI never oonld loom, asJast tbsn MuuSrao la and said I most aooompany her to Mount 'Vernon, to m George." *' What Martha do you mean T "MarthaWaablngtoii, wife to George Washingtoa, the old boy that gave J>eaay to the bloody Heealsna." Abont here, Combs eald the stranger began to lit cover that be was " awallcwing thioga.". The next atip that oame along, he took passage for an adjaoent ton The Ha^or,'we bslieve. Is stiU flving, and still bellerai that the walloping he gave George Bex is " the d— best thing on record.*' i OOULD'NT STAND DUOK, A''VE3iT good story Is told of the manner In which Ihi younger Domai. fomooa by his Dame atw Camliai tsi his DmirMonieyim lately iBdaoed to write andtbai play; he balng of rather ail Indolent dlaposltldn by u tare., Shortiy after. Beaofort'i assamptlbn of mantgt m«nt, hederiredapIayiflrom Domas, and went to Ui hotel to see him. As ifoQn as Damae poroslved him, hi knew the objeot of hla vialt, and said to him : ' " Sony, iny dear lellow, that I can't talk with ti bat I'in going ont with Z to take a long Bwlm.'' " Very well," replied the manager," I'm veir, fe yiral of swimming; myself, and will aooompany yea ^ ' let me." • .■ Hardly were they In the water, when Beanforii Dliet hla hands on Damas' shonldera, and asked: ' « Bo yea like to be ducked T "Like it? No, I hate It:" : ' " Well, I'm strongfar than yon, and I'll daok ybti thn tlmea, if you don't write me a play." "Nonsensel" "'•• ' -■ ■' ■ "Not a bit of It; I'nl to oaraest." • . ."You're mad,". .„ " ■ ■ • " Am If- We'll see. Duok No. 1." ' ,1' • ' And in" goia Damae." ' "Stblpl TBgree;" . " A long piece t" . ' ..'' -' "Yes. Onmyhonor." ■ .' -'it-: " Yon're a good fellow^ An revolr." , ^ ..^ : " How) are yoif nbt going to take a lodigswlfflt'' " What's the good ol it T I only wanted / to (ti promise from yon-^I've got It, and I'm Jbl^g." And that waa the way ^: Alexandre DunaB/?/(can to write " The Prodigal Father;" . E A S T IN D i a'n' J, U G (j'i B-ET. Masimb PrnvrBB, in'her ".Bsooqd Jonrney Bms the World," gives the followlog descriptlojl of oeilal nnexplalnable featabf Jagelei7 witneaaed by herirbU ahe waa aojonrning In the Bast Indlea: " At the olu of the entertalnnient, the performanoe of Hercoleiwi really onrioua in its way. He appeared wlthAothlBK v but a palr'of draweni, end a boid was paaasd aroniia t neok, and'wltb this hla bands and urns were so final tied behind him that he obnld not make the smtllti movement. He. came to na to have the knots exanlne and then he orept under a high covered basket, beiesU whioh varloas garments were placed: and after W lapse of a few minutes the basket was lifted np end w Hercules made bis appearance oompletely clothed JJ them. Then he crept again under the basket and can oat without them, but holding the oord with all l| knots fast in bis hands, and so forth. All this wonU of conrso, have been nothing In a theatre, where aula ance might have been given him, hot thia wails' iheadow, where no asaslstance waa possible. ' One ofU>| gentlemen preient offered blmtwen^-flvenj^eeiforU mystery, bnt he declined the offer."