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Page 8 -Crossroads -Mar. 20, 1985
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mimillimmalmo. Bill Smiley
Warm memories
sitiame
An old friend died recent-
ly, and though I was sadden-
ed, news of his death brought
back some warm memories.
He was Captain D'Alt Hud-
son. I'd always called him
Dalt, thinking it was short
for Dalton. When I saw the
fancy D'Alt in his obituary„
my mind began toying with
the noble ancestors in his
background.
He hadmany of the traits
of an aristocrat: a hawk -like
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profile, an impatience with
fools, a grand courtesy with
the ladies. My wife thought
him a perfect gentleman, He
wasn't perfect, but he was a
gentleman.
When I first met him, he
was long retired from his
career as a captain on the
Great Lakes,, though he oc-
casionally skippered some
rich man's yacht down the
inland waterways to Florida.
He didn't drink, but he told
me with a glint in his eye that
he'd been a "heller" as a
young fellow. However, he
did smoke, a pipe, which
rarely left his mouth, even
when he was playing bil-
liards.
And that's where we met
- at the billiard table in the
curling club. There was no
one else around, and he ask-
ed if I'd like a game. I
modestly told him I hadn't
played in years, neglecting
to add that I'd been some-
thing of a pool shark when I
was in high school.
I made a few decent shots,
though he beat me easily. He
was a 75 -year-old shark. We
played a few more times and
some. of my old skills came
back and I was able to give
him a game, occasionally
nuking a win.
We enjoyed each other's
company, though there were
three decades between us.
We played the same kind of
pool, needling the opponent,
trying to talk him out of
shots, but never with malice,
and a straight face and
"tough luck" when the need-
ler's ploy worked, or the op-
ponent scratched or mis-
cued.
When D'Alt learned that I
had sailed for five summers
on the Lakes, he was delight-
ed. We began to exchange
yars, found that we knew
many people in common:
Capt. Bill Taylor of the ill-
fated Noronic, Capt. Harold
Miller of Wiarton, and
others. We had shared the
shabby beverage room of the
old Mariaggi Hotel in Port
Arthur, as it was then. We'd
both been through the Big
Storm of '37 or '38.
In short, Cap took me as
his protege, as a sailor and a
pretty fair billiards shooter.
kHe'loved to entice passers-by
into playing a game with me,.
always introducing me,
craftily, as "a high school
teacher." This would ensure
• an easy win for the victim, as
it is obvious that school
teachers could never be pool
sharks.
Then the old devil would
stand by and shortie to him-
self as I cleaned the victim's
clock, loser buying the
drinks.
When it became clear that
I was no easy mark, D'Alt
came up with the idea of a
club championship tourna-
ment for Russian billiards.
This would bring in the local
sharks, and some real com-
petition.
He organized it, put .a
plaque on the wall, and play
began. He didn't take part,
though he could have won it
handily. My first opponent,
the terror of the local pool
halls, seared me when he
brought his own custom-
made cue. I beat hini. My
last opponent, a brilliant but
reckless player, won the first
two games (it was best three
out of five) . Somehow, most-
ly due to his dashing but dan-
gerous play, I won the next
three.
D'Alt was delighted and
promptly had my name af-
fixed to the plaque. It's still
there, as far as I know.
Then there was the time he
took me fishing for bass, out
in the Bay. He had a stubby,
roomy, trusty old boat that
chugged out to the fishing
grounds while we exchanged
anecdotes and lies.
He certainly knew where
the fish were. We heaved
anchor, cut the motor and
while he filled his pipe and
gave me instructions about
bait as though I were a six-
year-old, we bet a quarter on
who'd get the first fish.
I flipped my line in while
he was getting his pipe
smoking and whipped a bass
in on my first cast. D'Alt let
go a few choice expletives
concerning young punks
taking advantage of elderly ..
gentlemen.
We filled our quota and
started for home. At least we
started to start far home. But
the motor wo 't catch. He
tried everything, including
some language 'I'd never
heard before. Nothing work-
ed.
So there we were, two men _
in a boat, half a mile from
shore. D'Alt was furious,
' with himself, the boat and
the world. Here he was, a re-
nowned Captain, helpless,.
marooned at sea in a tubby
little launch, with a guest
aboard.
We finally attracted the at-
tention of another boat which
towed us ignominiously .,to
shore. We finally;iot to a
telephone and he called his
son, Doug, and told him in no
uncertain terms to come and
get us.
Two or three hours. later
we were home, by car. Left
the boat, brought the 'fish.
D'Alt was in a fairly black
mood and tmusually taci-
turn. I was chuckling in-
wardly but didn't say a word.
It was not my pride that was
hurt. Typically, he insisted I
take all the fish.
I stopped curling and we
saw each other only occa-
sionally, but the old warmth
was there. '
Maybe I'll meet you again,
D'Alt, at that' big billiard'
table in the sky.
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... Empire piece from 19th century
Antique_
Or Junque
By James G. McCollam
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Q. Enclosed is a picture of
a beautiful piece of furni-
ture. It is all mahogany with
glass knobs. The silver
drawers are felt lined. We
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board made in the" second
quarter of the 19th century.
It would sell for at. least $800
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1849. Compared to other
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priced.
Q. I have a pair of milk
glass!, scent bottles, one
shown in this picture. Please
tell me when they were made
and their value.
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fourth quarter of the 19th
century and probably would
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the pair.
I should point out that
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ductions on the, market, so
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Q. In a recent column you
said that •china marked
"Theodore Haviland,
Hn,„ itav
-41i10-4".3's
PRA tics A
Thoodem Havita/a
PRANCE
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Theodora Hartland
FRANCE
c
Limoges, France" was made
from 1925 to 1938..
I have a set with the same
Marking that local dealers
have confirmed as dating
back to the late 19th century.
Apparently you made a mis-
take.
A. There were three
"Haviland marks with the
same wording that were
used at different times.
Figure "A" first was used in
1893; Figure "B" with the•
letters in Theodore Haviland '
slanted first was used in
1903; Figure "C" with the
letters in Theodore Haviland
vertical first was used in
1925. No, I didn't make a mis-
take.
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