At Dovenby Hall near Cockermouth there is a stone in the wall of the mansion with the inscription 'up now deuce or else atraye and Warthole's gone forever and aye. part of deuce fron Warthole's Hall' anyone any idea what it means? I'd love to know thanks
2007-03-13 08:06:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The Gamblers Stone
One of the Dykes at Warthole was a great card player. At one time he was on the wrong side of fortune so to retrieve his losses at once he gambled Warthole and estate on a single stake at the game of Putt, The story goes that the game was running nearly even and at the final deal he exclaimed :-
“Up now deuce; or else a tray,
Or Warthole’s gone for ever and aye”
Luckily he won and in remembrance of this he had sculptured at one end of the Hall the figure of a card deuce and a tray on the other wall. Part of the deuce is now on the north facing wall at Dovenby
2007-03-13 08:13:19 · answer #1 · answered by pinksparklybirdy 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sounds as if they were playing cards... needed a 2 or 3 to give him a winning hand or he would have to go away forever.
2007-03-13 08:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry nope
i have no idea what the hell you are talking about
2007-03-13 08:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by butterfly18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry I have no idea, you should have asked someone nearby.
2007-03-13 09:01:12 · answer #4 · answered by mother 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "Warthole was here".
2007-03-13 08:18:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no clue
2007-03-13 08:13:45 · answer #6 · answered by mikentammy76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the f-?
2007-03-13 08:36:50 · answer #7 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no idea
2007-03-13 08:13:55 · answer #8 · answered by shilpa n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋