Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
The Language of Euchre.

| | find it there-but follow the advice of MT. Punch to parties about getting married don't. And take in lieu thereof, the few remarks another language less essential. less dead. By consulting the statistics of the amusement bureau at Washington vou will learn that there are half a million Americans engaged every evening playing that game they call euchre The Jack takes the ace from nine o'clock till twelve. from twelve till morning-many million times every twenty-four hours in these United States. They are playing euchre in Port land, in Boston, in New York, in Chicago. in St. Louis, in Leavenworth. on Pike's Peak, in San Francisco. Where in the universal Yankee nation is there q eucbre less spot?
 think it is Thomas Carlyle. maker of books, who remarks that everything which interests man is worthy of our considera- tion. It is from this stand point that the following treatise has been prepared. Let no one expect to find here aught which shall arouse frivolous testing or amuse idle curi- osity.
 Euchre ought to be i handed-in which respect it resembles well-to do Yankee farmer. There is three handed game but 1t is murderous. ''Its unekal,'' as Mr Weller, senior, would say. By picking or ordering the game is begun, temporary copartnership having been formed between Jones and Robinson, and Brown and Smith, for that very purpose, Brown plays the ace of diamonds. "A little too thick" says Robinson, and plays the king. Smith brashes; < he can't beat the deck head, and won't send a boy to mill"
 "Hm getting in here," says Jones with his usual pleasantly and trots out trump and takes the pictures home. Mr. Jones feels we'll; he has the right; he throws it right out, at the same time the suggestion that " he believes in brashing" "Let's play the cards for all they're worth" "We may as well see what there is round here ," " If you've got any trumps expose them to the public gaze" Of course he wins- "l'm coming again" He plays trump. :" W C may as well die here as anywhere There's my next bcst-beat it if you can P even give you small brush, ,'' says the measly Brown, who has been laying back there with the left gurded; ''euchre's the game, 1 believe" and blanks his left As he rakeS down, he remarks, by way of add ing insult to injury, < I'll first take that in out of the wet" Euchrc is as full of con trast as an egg is full of meat, and Brown immediately remarks That all want ed; if get another trick I'll give it back. . Whereat his partner-'' ! our heads right shoot 'em in. This game is never out till it's played out" Brown leads again and says: "Smith, are you sitting there like lump on log" Smith is aroused to sense of his position, takes the left with a trump. and the next on suit Now it is nip ant tuck. The cards are pounded into the table, apparently as they are plaved.- But Jones knows his regular business, tmlmps over and exclaims ''Give us a point there, RobinSon'' Onthe next hand the enemy make point and turn it up with z We're as many points as you are ''- smith: Horse and horse" Robinson -'' Yes, if main strength and awkwardness can beat science and fine arts, you'll go out" Brown-' 1 think I'll try this my self" Smith" lou can run the machine: what you hain't got 1 have" Robinson comes down with an ace; "I've got you the first time,' but Brown rakes He takes the jacks by their heads, and with sym. metrical movement of the arm and hand places; them upon the table, Play to then on yUd rn ,rft eer44 t1I to Smith removes the treasure to his side O the table. Here behold pantomine on tho part of Robinson? His two remaining cards lie there before him, backs uppermost lie wets his index digitS, presses each firmly and at the same moment on one of the cards then slowly rise the fingers perpendicu lar, firm tereful as certain advocate might say, three inches from the board and one of them drops. It has shown its weakness
 Though you spoke with the tongues ot angels and ofmen, and understand all know, ledge you could not prevailupo Robinson to reserve that card in his time of peril, ot danger--woe and calamity it may be- He seizes the miserable poltroon and plays it. Brown wins. Another trick an the lore, is decided. Once more Brown comes be- fore the public This time not with a trump. He plays the ten of hearts Agair behold the ingenious Robinson. No longer the blind devotee of atmospheric pressure the sad and distrusful victim of doubt Joyful, iubilant, delerious, the last card il his hand, he rses--draws his chair bacl from the table, steps into it. anu from tha elevated, marked and unusual position ht strikes upon the board the QUEEN OF HEARTS In much less time than it has taken us tC relate it, Jones had taken home that excita bic lift, and the lone hand was doomed for ever. The cheerful and blow his nose Rob inson, indulging in unseemly hilarity, says "Glve I'm a point" and the game goes on
 The game goes on; we cannot follow 1t we can only dot down it's vernacular.- "There is a bridge, Smith-you are on suspension bridge, and l suppose you know what you're sitting there for Order it, i 1t takes your breath away-tbats tn game" "JuSt as sure as you order 1t you're euchred,' says Jones, blufinglv Brown thinks he knows the color of hi counters, and Robinson says this is hi stronghold. Pm playing the game al theltime now" If them fellers ain't stuc] for the ardent spirits, then I'm no judge 0 liquor." 'Soft match-any other gam you play?" "Go slow: go slow; wei just get up and howl before we get through. " You're elected to bring on the groceries. " No show for your money this time.''- " We ain't playing that game so much a we vas lou know what kind ofa ma a Jew hates" Euchred on loner.' s'Cap'l just put i'll to the bushes and throw thi man off.
 Such, my young friends, is the languag of that game they call euchre A languag not very classical, not very dead- Cdl1o nia paper.
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