Yet though this was sent away by the Associated Press and published broadcast I have occasionally seen it referred to by persons over eager to assail a man incapable of an act of rudeness to a woman.
II Mr.Cleveland was fond--not overfond--of cards.

He liked to play the noble game at, say, a dollar limit--even once in a while for a little more--but not much more.

And as Dr.Norvin Green was wont to observe of Commodore Vanderbilt, "he held them exceeding close to his boo-som." Mr.Whitney, Secretary of the Navy in his first administration, equally rich and hospitable, had often "the road gang," as a certain group, mainly senators, was called, to dine, with the inevitable after-dinner soiree or seance.

I was, when in Washington, invited to these parties.
At one of them I chanced to sit between the President and Senator Don Cameron.

Mr.Carlisle, at the time Speaker of the House--who handled his cards like a child and, as we all knew, couldn't play a little--was seated on the opposite side of the table.
After a while Mr.Cameron and I began "bluffing" the game--I recall that the limit was five dollars--that is, raising and back-raising each other, and whoever else happened to be in, without much or any regard to the cards we held.
It chanced on a deal that I picked up a pat flush, Mr.Cleveland a pat full.