A young wife who does not play the game herself can,
nevertheless, be of great help to her husband by listening
patiently, night after night, while he tells her how he drove the
green on number three, and took a four on number eight (Par
five), and came up to the fourteenth one under fours. Caddies
should be treated at all times with the respect and pity due
one's fellow creatures who are "unfortunate." The sins of the
fathers are visited upon the children, and one should always
remember that it is not, after all, the poor caddy's fault that
he was born blind.
AN AFTERNOON AT THE OLD FARM WITH THE DICE
"Craps" is a game played with dice, which is often popular in the
men's coat and smoking-rooms before and during formal receptions,
balls, recitals, etcetera. It should not be imagined, however,
that "craps" is a sport for men only; on the contrary, smart
women are enthusiastically taking up this sport in numerous
localities, and many an affair which started as a dinner party or
a musicale has ended in a crap game, with all the guests seated
in an excited circle on the floor, contributing to the host's
efforts to make expenses for the evening.
It is in connection with these "mixed" games, however, that most
of the more serious questions of "craps" etiquette arise. If, for
example, you are a young man desirous of "shooting craps" with
your grandmother, the correct way of indicating your desire when
you meet the old lady in a public place is for you to remove your
hat deferentially and say "Shoot a nickel, Grandmother?" If she
wishes to play she will reply "Shoot, boy!" and you should then
select some spot suitable for the game and assist her, if she
wishes your aid, to kneel on the ground.
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