To day I went up town. Nothing doing in the way of business. The steamer Ruthven left for Galveston. Capt. James Wrigley won 3 sets of china at a little freeze out. One set he presented to the little woman and he also presented one set to Nellie*. weather changeable, with a hard rain at night and rather cool. [*Nellie is the 2nd great-grandma of the Keeper of this family history blog]
Thus closes my notes for the month of December and also for the year just passed and gone and now numbered with the things that were. Whether the Almighty will spare me to chronicle the daily events of the incoming year is more than I know but trusting in Him I shall enter upon the pleasing task, which is useful as a reference and may be profitable to those who have an interest in me.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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freeze-out :: a variety of poker in which each player starts with an equal number of chips and no one is allowed to replanish his stock or to withdraw or loan any part of it. As soon as any player has lost his capital he is frozen out, and must retire from the game. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Supplement, 1910
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