The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-11
The CoIOnel's Experiment.
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HIS WIFE RESULTED.

HIS WIFE RESULTED.
from the Detroit Free Press.l
There are some folks who think 1t awful
wicked for husband and wife to sit down to-
gether Of an evening and play cards, WINE
others can't see where the harm comes IN.
"Why," said. the Colonel few days ago,
when the subject OF card-playing was I'M
der discussion, "does any one pretend INA.
nv wife and can't play Few games OF
cncbre without disputing and arguing, and
getting mad over iti Loafers can't, per-
baps, but we could play for thousand
years and never have word-yes, we
could"
The others shook their heads in dubious
way, and the nettled 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:
"May, was told to-day that you and |
couldn't play cards without disputing and
getting into row. Darling, draw up
here"
dearest, we will not have word OF dis
puie-not one" she replied, as she put
away Der work.
The Colocel shufled away and dealt and
turned up heart.
~ order it up" she observed, as she
looked over her cards.
81 was going 10 take it up, anyhow"
growlcd the Colonel, as bis chin fell, all his
other cards being black.
"PIay to that" she said, as she put down
the joker.
"Wbo ever heard OF anybody leading
out ia trumps" be exclaimed. "Wby
don't you lead out with an ace?"
80, can play this hand"
"You can, EN-? Well, Pll make it the
sckest play YOU ever saw Hal! took all the
tricks, eh! Well, thought I'D encourage
you a little. Give me the cards-ips my
deal"
"You dealt BEFORE"
"No, didn't"
"Why, yes you did! We have only
played one hand"
"Well, 20 ahead aud deal all the time il
you want 10. IN make two off your deal
anyhow. What's trump"
She turned up q club. He had only the
nine.spOt, but be scratched his head, puck
cred his mouth, and seemed to want to order
it up. The bluff ddn't work. She took 1t
up and he led an ace Of hearts.
"No hearts, chi" he shouted as she
trumpet it. "Befusing suit is regular
loafer's trick. III keep an eye on you.
Yes, take it-and tbat-and that-and all oil
'em! It's mighty queer where you got al
those trumIs. Stocked the cards on me-
did your"
"Now, dear, / played as fair as could bC
and made two, and if i make one on YOU
deal Pll skunk yOu."
"ld like TO see YOU make one on my
deal!" be pulled. "Pye been f0oling alonl
TO encourage you, but now Pm going Il
beat you out OF sight. Diamonds ar
trump"
She passed, aud he took it up on two SINAI
trumps. He took the first trick, she th
next two, he the fourth, and when he pu
out his last trump she had the joker.
"Skunked! skunked!" she exclaimed
as she capped her hands in glee.
"You didn't follow suit"
"Ob, yes, did,"
know better! You refused spades =
"But hadn't any"
"YOu hadn't, chi Why didn't you hay
any? l never saw hand yet without
least one spade in II !"
"Why, husband, 1 know how TO pla
cards."
And don'tIs Wasn't playing euchl
when YOU were learning to walk! l sa
you stocked the cards on me! !"
mo didn't. You are poor player
YOU don't know how to lead !"
al - why, maybe Pm foo
and maybe don't know anything, and !
YOU can play alone and have all truml
every time!"
He pushed back, grabbed his pape
wheeled around to the gas, and 1t vi
nearly thirty-six hours before he smile
again. Nevertheless, no one else ever hi
dispute over cards.