The cards were brought, and Fanny played at
cribbage with her aunt till bedtime; and as Sir Thomas was reading to himself, no sounds were heard in the room for the next two hours beyond the reckonings of the game--"And that makes thirty-one; four in hand and eight in crib.
Wilmot, who stayed at home with him to enjoy a quiet game of
cribbage. In the afternoon Miss Wilmot and Lord Lowborough likewise excused themselves from attending; but Mr.
When we retired, she took from her work-drawer an enormous interminable piece of knitting; the young ladies began to play at
cribbage with a dirty pack of cards.
Then, we had chess for those who played it, whist,
cribbage, books, backgammon, and shovelboard.
He was a slow sailer on a wind of happiness, but he took a cross cut for the rendezvous, and pegged away as if he were scoring furiously at
cribbage. When the shadow of the church-porch swallowed them up, victorious Gruff and Glum likewise presented himself to be swallowed up.
After tea she began to teach Oliver
cribbage: which he learnt as quickly as she could teach: and at which game they played, with great interest and gravity, until it was time for the invalid to have some warm wine and water, with a slice of dry toast, and then to go cosily to bed.
Then courageously raising her eyes and looking out of the window, "if I'm not playing
cribbage with my uncle."
Then Traddles and I played a game or two at
cribbage; and Dora singing to the guitar the while, it seemed to me as if our courtship and marriage were a tender dream of mine, and the night when I first listened to her voice were not yet over.
This is just a 'brief' note thanking everyone for supporting my recent 'Hair Raid' to aid the local City of Wolverhampton and District
Cribbage League's support of the local charities we try to help every year.
Beck was passionate about many things including; his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, music, technology, nature, physics, astronomy,
cribbage and crosswords.
Mr Wafer's coffin was adorned with a photo of him, his flat cap, a small bottle of whisky and his
cribbage set.
Senior Programs Blood Pressure, 9 a.m.; Tai Chi, 9:30 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 10:45 a.m.; Sing-A-Long, 11 a.m.; Yoga, 11:45 a.m.;
Cribbage & Scat, 1 p.m.