The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-26
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Detroit Free Press: There are
some folks who think it awful wick
ed for husband and wife to sit
down together OF an evening to
play cards, while others can't see
where the harm comes in.
"Why," said the Colonel, a few
days ago when the subject of card
playing was under dIscu ssio1, "does
anyone pretend to say that my wife
and | can't play a few games of Gu
chre without disputiIg and arguing
I and getting mad over it? Loafers
can't, perhaps, but we could play
for a thousand years and never
have a word-yes we could"
The others shook their heads in
a dubious way, and the Colonel
walked straight to a stationer's and
bought the incest pack he could
find. That evening, when his wife
was ready to sit down to her fancy
work, he produced the cards and
said:
MARY, 1 was told to-day that you
and L couldd't play cards without
disputing and &c ting into a row.
Darling, draw up here"
Dearest, we will not have a word
OF dispute-not one" she replied,
as she put away her work.
The Colonel shuffied away and
dealt and turned up heart.
81 order it up" she observed, as
she looked over her cards.
II was going to take it up any
how" growled the Colonel, as his
chin fell, all his other cards being
black.
"Play to that" she said, as she
put down the joker.
Whoever heard of anybody
leading out in trumps" he ex-
claimed. "Why don't you lead out
with an aceY'
"Oh. / can play this hand"
"You can, Ell? Well, I'll make it
the sickest play you ever saw! Ha!
took all the tricks, Ell? Well, l
thought I'd encourage you a little.
Give me the cards-it's my deal"
"You dealt before"
mo, l didn't!
"Why, yes you did! We have
only played one hand
"Well, go ahead and deal all the
time, if you want to I'll make two
off your deal anyhow. What's
trumps?"
She turned up a cll b. He had
only the nine-spot, but he scratched
his head, puckered his mouth, ano
seemed to want to order it up. The
bluff didn't work. She took it up
and he lead an ace of hearts.
mo hearts, ehf' he shouted as
she trumped it. "Refusing suit is
1 regular IoafeI's trick. I'll keep
an eye on you! Yes, take it-and
.hat-and that-and that-and all
1f 'em. It's mighty queer where
'ou got all those trumpsl Stocked
-he cards on me. did your"
Now, dear, l played as fair as
could be and made two, and if l
make one on your deal Pn skunk ,
you"
I'D like to see you make one on
ny DEAL" he pulled. "Pve been fool
ng along to encourage you, but
low I'm going TO beat you out of
sight. Diamonds are trumps."
She passed and he took it up on
,wo Small trumps. He took the
first trick, and she the next two, he
the fourth, and when he put out his
asst trump she had the joker.
"Skunked, skunkedr' she ex-
claimed, as she clapped her hands
in glee.
"You didn't follow suitr'
"Oh, yes L did"
"But 1 know better! You re
fused spades"
81 hadn't any,"
"You hadn't. Ell? Why didn't
you have any? / never saw a hand
yet without al least one spade in it,"
"Why, husband, l know how to
play cards"
And don't II Wasn't L playing
euch-e when you were learning to
walk? | say you stocked the cards
on me-"
mo, 1 didn't; you're a poor play
er; you don't know how to lead"
"I-I-why, maybe Pm a fool,
and maybe l don't know anything,
and so you can play alone and have
all the trumps every timer
He pushed back, grabbed his pa ,
per, wheeled around to the gas, and
it was nearly thirty-six hours be-
fore he smiled again. Neverthe-
less, no one else ever had a dispute
over cards.
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