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  It was my first experience on any body
of water larger than Cumberland River (except
for the trips to Governor's Island) The water
looked cold and deep I settled down,
however, to the routine of shipboard life-
I rented a deck chair and rugs- Occasionally
not often I played shuffle board on the
deck. I found a young New Englander
named Chandler with whom I played
chess in the main lounge.
 During the voyage I was initiated
into three vices of which, until that
time, I had been entirely innocent
They were Scotch whiskey, poker, and
canfield solitaire. The last fascinated
me so that I spent hours at it
alone in my stateroom. Poker we
played in the smoking room and bar.
All our party except Joues participated
and another Tennessean joined us.
He was Lewis Tillman, son of a Repub-
lican politician and later head of the
Nashville office of the Veterans' Bureau
  The stakes were very light, made so
especially for me as I was a beginner.
The limit, as I recall, was a nickel,
so little was won or lost. I had some
knowledge of probabilities from my
study of mathematics,and that helped
Guthrie and Price were experienced
players, so I learned the game pretty
well during the voyage. I am still
glad that I had this opportunity, for
later on I found myself in situations
where poker was practically the only
diversion, and the stakes were not
always so low.
 We also played California Jack,
usually for drinks. Another alumnus