Rules Of Whist

If yon the modero game of whist would know, Krom this great principie Ut precepta tlow : Treat your own hnud as to your partner's Jolned And iiiiiy not one alone, but both comblned. Your lirst lead makea your jiartner anderBtasd What is the chlei component of your hand : And heuce there is necessity the sirongest That your Brst lead be irom the snit that's iongeBt : In this itli ace and king, lead kinsi, then ace ; With klng and queen,king aluo bag lirst place: Witli ace queen, kuave, tead act; and then the qaeen ; Wiili ace, tour small oues.ace shoukl firt 1 Been : Witli qaeen, knave, ten, yon let the queen precede; In other cases yon the lowest lead. Ere yon return your frlend's, your own suit play : Bul trampa yon must return without delay. When yoi return your partner'a lead. tuke paiua To lead hini back the best your hand eontains, ii fou receive nut more than three ;t Bral ; If yon had more, yon raay return the worst. lut if yon huid the master card, you're bound ii mo-t oases to play II Becond round. Vbene'er you want i lead 'tis seldom wrong 'n Lead ap to the weak or through the stroup í Becond hand, vuur lowest should be playea Fnless you mean "trump slgnal" to be made )r if you've fcing and queen or ace and Icing. riion one of these wil] be the proper thing. lilnd wel] the ralea (or trumps, you'll oftei aeed them ; Whenyou hold flve, 'tis alwaye rlght to dea theni : Or.if the iead won't como in time to you. L lic u slgnal to your partner so to do. A'atch also for your partner'e trump request, l'o which. with less tlian lour. play out tlie best. To lead throngh honore turned ap is bad play, [Jnlesfl you want trump snit turned away. When aecond band iidoiibtful trlck you see, Don't trump it if you hold more trumps than th ree; ltut havlng three or less, trump féarlessly. When weak in trumps yourself, dou't 'force your friend, But alwavs force the adverse strong trump . hand. For Beqnences Btern custora lias decreed The lowest you must play if you don't lead. Wlien you dlscard weak suits you ought to choose, For strone ones are too valuable to lose. -Dr. Polea "Theory of the .Modern Scientlflc Qame oí Whist."