MRS. BATTLES OPINIONS ON WHIST
pastime.
No inducement could ever prevail upon o play at any game, o tion, for notlety of is obvious, t cannot be glory. rational cause of exultation could it give to a man to turn up size ace a imes togetators, tery of a ickets one fortunate number -- and ure, except stupid , could it gratify to gain t number as many times successively, a prize ? -- ture of c played for money. S fooliss, under sucances. Games of pure skill tle to ake, tem of over-reacting of one mans , -- ion -- faculty rat anot at a revieless. -- S conceive a game ing tely infusion of cune. t c irring in tre, udes of Castles, and Knigly) irely misplaced and senseless. tests can in no instance ally form and colour. A pencil and dry slate (so say) ants.
to tors against cards, as nurturing tort, t man is a gaming animal. -- alrying to get tter in somet t cards: t cards are a temporary illusion; in trut play at being mig stake, yet, during tily concerned as take is cro of dream-fig battling, and little bloodsy means for disproportioned ends; quite as diverting, and a great deal more innoxious, t esteeming to be such.-
it deference to t on tters, I ts in my life, in t spirits, I sometimes call for t piquet for love -- Bridget Elia.
I grant t; but ooto put up ion,
ture, I am convinced, as sick w. -
I grant it is not t style of man -- I deprecate ttle -- s, alas! to whom I should apologise.
At sucimes, terms o, come in as someto get a tierce or a quatorze