The Noble Game of Billiards
An eminent living statesman, not usually given to enthusiasm over any form of sport, once remarked to an interested group of friends gathered together in the billiard room of a country house, “ I know of no more charm ing and attractive scene in the whole of our civilized life than a fine billiard table with its broad expanse of green cloth softly gleam ing under the shaded lights, no sound more cheerful than the crisp click of the ivory balls, nor am I acquainted with any recreation more absorbing, more restful, or more successful in banishing the worry of daily affairs than a quiet game of billiards after dinner.”
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