The San Francisco call. [volume], October 26, 1902, Image 10

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your partner's exhaustion,. It will often be
well to continue the trump, it you can
This proems ia seldom advisable, how
ever, unless, you. and your partner have
at least, average strength and., you are
unable to ruff the suit, for which trumps
were originally. led.:
Lead from trumps.
•;. North.- •.
: ' D.-io,' 6.' ' ' •' s
Went. . . East
fl.jQ.-J,' 8, 7, 1 B.-K, J, ».
Hf-J, 7. H.-A, Q, 10, B.
C.-8, 7. C.-10, 6,. B.
D.-K, 9,8,1. :' D.-8, 7, 4.
Bouth,
• -'"-¦ ":'t -B.-10/l,-.^ 8.- • '
H.—K, 6. 8.
;.¦¦• ; ,.p.-aVq^ j, b. .
; Bight of hearts . trumps, • East leads.
Tks. N, • - E3,". . B, W.
' 1. 3h 5h 2h *Jh
2, 4h »Ah 6h 7n
-8, 8h : 2h »Kh 7o
¦ 4. 6d . 4d . »Ad 2d
.5. lOd . 7d ¦:¦.: Qd *Kd
«."'*As: " : - - 3a V ¦- U ~'\'ia
M«' 9o ¦ *10h - . 4s . ' ¦ js
lf.*9h K. * 9. q"
13. Mo Bs . 10» 9d
North and South, 9; East and West, 4.
. TrlcJi l-E*»t makes the regular opening
from four trumps. .
Trick 3-It is useless for East to finesse,
since the king cannot be tn North's hand.
The heart returned by West must be his
last trump, the lower ones being all ac
counted for and North having turned up
the 8, " .
- Trick S-^East therefore gets rid of the
lead, drawing two trumps for one. *
Trick 6-North.- playing spade ace seo
end In hand on the small card led In an
ordinary situation, Indicate* no mor» or
tne suit. .
Trick 7— Observe that it would be dearly
bad play for South to finesse the queen
of clubs. He knows North to hold the 9
of trumps (If East had it he would have
led it ace, queen, 10, 9) or five clubs. If
South wins with the queen, then' ace of
clubs, he can only eventually lead losing
diamonds or losing spades, and North
will at most make the losing trump, but
If North la strong enough in clubs to win
the queen and force the best trump; North
and South* will win all the other trlcka.
The possible gain by the finesse is quite)
out of proportion to what it may loso.
Under ordinary conditions the finesse
would be taken. ¦„"'•*>'
Trick 8— South makes sure of his jack
of diamonds before giving back the club.
Holding any four trumps and com
manding cards in all plain suits, you may
safely lead from your trumps at once,
for no suit can be brought in against
you, and the trump lead wil protect your
master cards from being trumped by the
weak trump hamJ of the enemy." In such
cases as this you do not ¦ lead trumps
with the idea of merely exhausting them
as much as a protection against ruffing.
The iu ad from weak trumps is : often
justifla'ble, and sometimes mandatory.
With the complete command In all the
suits you should not hesitate to lead
trumps, although you hold but one. .. An
established suit and considerable strength
in two others will warrant a lead from
weak trumps, also when, a cons'deraticfn
of your hand prompts the conclusion that
its value would be enhanced if trumps
were out, it will usually be right to lead
them, provided you are not unprotected
in any suit. .Again, after opponents have
led tcumps and ceased on account of
suit of four or more cardv unless you
have fair strength In all the plain suita,
or four very good trumps and a great
suit, and are in danger of being forced
in one of the weak suits.
FRIDAY. October 31. will be con
spicuous in the annals of love.
First, because it is the night of
all Hallow Even.
Second, because the date occurs
cn a Friday, when charms are more po
tent and when love draughts work most
Intently.
Third, because the soothsayers have
foretold that this shall be the greatest
All Saints' Night of the century, counting
one hundred years backward and for
ward; and, lastly, because a fate day falls
on a Friday, and when that Friday has
the letter 3 in it there are brought to bear
upon the future certain elements that ex
ist at no oher time.
All Hallow Even is the night when Cu
pid stalks. The elf sleeps on other nights
and never does he wake at unseemly
times. But on Halloween the midnight
bell is a signal for his waking, and out
he steps into the world to go his rounds
and work his havoc.
Cupid is generally sly and shy, but on
Halloween he is very bold. He plays his
tricks openly and he makes no secret of
his preferences.
On Halloween, for one night of the year,
the maiden, be she ever so modest, can
declare her love. She can peer into the
future and strive to read the book of fate
which Is opened to her in mystic ways.
She can study the stars, consult the
vegetation of the earth, peer into the fire
and bring all the forces Been and unseen
to bear to aid her in her magic love
search.
The object of Halloween, as it is now
descended to us. is the unraveling of the
future. The girl who is not married and
¦who hopes to marry some day, fates will
ing, can learn the character of her true
love. Often she can see his face mirrored
in the glass ; occasionally when the winds
are clear she can hear his voice; not in
frequently it is hers to study out the let
ters of his name and all but determine
his actual identity.
The element of uncertainty always lin
gers around the Halloween rites and it is
this element which makes the evening all
tho more mysterious. It is doubtful if
the actual Eight of the man-to-be would
be one-half as interesting to the girl who
Is seeking to learn her fortune. It is much
better to peer for him, study him out and
go to bed, finally, with the question only
half Eolved.
The Halloween search is considered a
maidenly thing, too. At other times it Is
the part of the maid to be mute. She
must make no sign, speak no word, but
she must wait and, by and by. If she be
good, the Fates will reveal to her a fu
ture!
But one night in the y.ear she may peer
into the darkness ahead of her and may
learn such as is meant to be revealed to
her.
The ancients believed that the future
could be pierced. by a combination of the
three elements, «arth, fire and water.
They dug Into the ground, lighted twigs
end looked into running streams.
The maiden of to-day pulls heads of
cabbages, in a dark garden, walking
backward; she sita in front of the grate
and pops chestnuts, looking for a favor
ed swain the while; and she "ducks" into
a tub to bring out the nuts and apples
that may be her ehare, by fate.
In the gay old time Just before the fif
teenth century they made of all things a
fatsome frolic. On Halloween the Was
sail Bowl was mixed and sweetened milk
was poured into it. Baked apples lay in
the- bottom and nuts, small fruits and
strange green herbs were seen upon the
surface.
This wassail was drunk by every one
and a. genuine love potion It proved to
be. It might be mentioned that in the
bowl was a generous dose of that which
cheers; end after drinking all were in
6uch a merry mood that the night ended
£asy uesson ?n w^t.
By Mrs, E. P. SchelL
WHEN opening a four-card trump
suit it must be borne in mind
that a similar number will not
infrequently be found in a hand
against you, four trumps , be
ing the average strength; It is from this
holding that the lead will most often be
made. When but four are held originally
it will happen CSS times in 1000. It has
been proved that about once in three times
the opposing hands will be exhausted and
two-thirds of the times one or more
trumps will remain with the adversaries
after the third round. Your play must
therefore be regulated with a view to
securing a favorable position at the close
of the engagement. You should therefore
keep the command as long as possible;
It teldora j>ays to win or attempt to win
the second round, if by finessing in it you
can make sure of the third, which*, as
has been Indicated by the foregoing, is
in the majority of cases the most criti
cal round of the suit and of the game.
You should bear in mind that the four
trump adversary is more than likely
seeking the same advantage, and in a
similar manner, and the play of the sec
ond round is to be taken with the pro
verbial grain of 6alt. It may happen
that having opened trumps, the develop
ment may make it unwise to continue.
Vacillation is one of the worst faults
of whist. A trump attack in the face
of preponderating strength will often in
timidate the enemy, bo without recom
mending rashness it may be Impressed
upon the novice Mhat having formed a
plan of action he ' should not 'bllow him
self to be easily deterred from, carrying
it into effect. Holding four trumps and
three cards each in the main suits, It is,
as a rule, best to lead a trump. If your
partner is weak in all the plain suits
you will not get many tricks in any
event. Partner will usually be able to
read* the situation, and If he wins., the
first tricks he will not return your lead
unless it is best for his hand to have
trumps come out. • . .
As an original lead you do not- lead
from four trumps, if you have any other
with Its proposals all around.
Of all the festivals of the year that of
Halloween remains the same. It dots not
change from year to year nor from gen
eration to generation; and v the gaims
which your grandmother played are the
games which you will play and the tricks
by which she unraveled the future are
tricks by which you will unravel It also. .
The candle, light of other days, be
comes the light of the future ones. In
the depths of a candle lighted mirror
strange shadows lurk; and the face that
looks out from It is one of serious import,
where one's own future is concerned.
To. do the candle ti:cK correctly you
must walk' backward into a dark room
with a lighted candle. Suddenly in front
of a mirror you must pause. Hfere you
must wheel quickly around and look at
yourself in the glass. You must gaze
long and Intently and, over your shoul
der, will come a shadow; and out of the
shadow will come a face.
This face Is the one you "must hold in
your memory forever and forever for it is
the face of the one who will come into
your future. "*~ .
The apple peeling: is sure as far as re
vealing the letter of your future name.
.It is the alphabetic feature of Halloween.
The apple must be large; the peel long
and sinewy. Carefully,, must it be par«d
and cautiously must it be swung around,
the head. If the peel break then there Id
calamity ahead and an interrupted love.
If It break twice, once, while being pared
and again while being thrown, - then It
means still more disaster, for the twice
parted peel means— twice parted love.
But if the peel be safely taken from
the apple, safely tossed around the
head and safely thrown to the ground,
bo that it makes a letter on the floor,
then it becomes an agent of fate and
as such will help the girl In deciphering
that which Is to come.
The peel must be twirled around the
head three times and must then be
tossed lightly from the finger. It will
find its way in a great whirling swirl to
the floor and there It will lie, ready to
be read.
If the moon be full the peeling must be
read from the north as it lies on the
floor; if the time be midnight it must be
read from the south; If the night be rainy
It must be read from the east, and if it
be clear it is read from the west. The
letter is studied out and the girl knows
what letter shall be embroidered upon her
linen in the days that are to. come.
The girl who has four young men and
who loves them all can decide between
them on the night of Halloween." Let her
light four candles and set them all burn
ing. Let her seat herself at a table in
front of them, to keep all glowing.
Now the candle that burns longest is
the one that will be most constant, for
she has named them all after her -beaux.
The one that burns most evenly is the
one that. will make her 'happiest; that
candle that flickers and goes out is the
one that will make her life a aeries of
heartaches and will fill life with its bick
erings; while the candle that burns up
quickest is the one that indicates a short
and brilliant life. . Let the girl study the
flame and read wisdom in its light.
Do nfli-try, on Halloween, to be original. ¦
Do not yearn for new things. The same
old tricks in the same, old way are the
ones for you.
AH the saints come on earth, , on this
night, as in the good old days; and who
knows but that their spirits revisit the
earth in these. Surely one might believe
that they do, for this one evening. For
one night let skepticism be dead. Let
bogies rule and spirits walk, and goblins
stalk. While through their midst sly
Cupid will walk touching with soft finger
the candle, the peeling, the popping nuts
and the cracking flames until out of all,
and above all, will rise a spirit of love
which shall be th« spirit of Halloween.
THE FUNDAT CAIX.
THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN
drop two adverse trumps together, and
especially if holding winning cards.
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