The Newtown bee., 1880-02-18
The ColoneI's Experiment.

awful wicked for husband and Vile to sit down together of an evening and play cards, while others can't see where the harm comes in.
 "Why," said the colonel few days ago when the subject of card-playing was under discussion, "does any one pretend that my wife and I can't play few games of euchre without disputing and arguing and getting mad over it? Loafers can't, perhaps, but we could play for thousand years and never have a word-yes, we could"
 The others shook their heads in du- bious way. and the nettled colonel walked straight to 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 pro- duced the cards and said:
 May, was told to-day that you and I couldn't play cards without disputing and getting into row. Darling, draw up here."
 Dearest, we will not have word of | dispute-not one," she replied, as she put away her work. The colonel shuff1ed away and dealt and turned up heart.
 "I order it up," she observed as she looked over her cards.
 "I was going to take it up anyhow" growled the colonel as his chin fell, all his other cards being black.
 "Play to that" she said, as she put down the joker.
 "Who ever heard of anybody leading out in trumps?" he exclaimed. "Why don't you lead out with an ace?"
 "Oh, can play.this hand"
 "You can, ehP Well, I'll make it the sickest play you ever saw! Ha! took all the tricks, eh? Well, I thought I'd encourage you little. Give me the cards-it's my deal"
 "You dealt beiorep"
 "No, I 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 youl deal anyhow. Whats trump"
 She turned up club. He had only the nine-spot, but he scratched his head puckered his mouth and seemed to want to order it up. The bluff didn't work
 She took it up and he led an ace oi hearts.
 "No hearts, eh?" he shouted as sh'
 trumped it. Refusing suit is regula
 loafer's trick! I'll keep an eye on you Yes, take it-and that-and that-anC all of 'em! It's mighty queer wher
 you got all those trumpsi Stocked thu cards on me, did yoa?" Now, dear, played as fair as coul' "rd like to see you make. one On my , deal" he puffed. I've been foolinI long enough to encourage you, but now
 I'm going to beat you out of sight. Dia monds are trump" She passed and he took it up on tw, small trumps. He took the first trick
 she the next two, he the fourth, an, ' when he put out his last trump she ha'
 the joker.
 "Skunked! skunkedr' she exclaime, as she clapped her hands in glee. You did't follow suit?" } ''Oh, yes, did" 'I know better! You refused spades? But l hadn't any," l You hadn't. ehP Why didn't yol 5 have any? never saw hand yet with out at least one spade in iti" ? Why, husband, 1 know how to pla, . cards"
 t And don't 1? Wasn't I playing euchr when you were learning to walk! sa, 2 you stocked the cards on mel" f {" No, didn't! you are poor player 3 you don't know how to leadi" "I-I-why, maybe I'm fool, an, maybe I don't know anything, and s' you can play alone and have all tn 4rumps every time!"
 He pushed back, grabbed his paper
 wheeled around to the gas, and it wa nearly thirty-six hours before he smile, again. Nevertheless, no one else eve D had dispute over cards.-Detroit Ere Press.