The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-10
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awful wicked for husband and wife "a
sit down together of an evening and
play cards. while others can't 80 where
the harm comes in. k1
Why. said the Colonel . few day,
ago. when the subject Of card playing
WAS under discussion. does any cnl
pretend that my wife and cast play
a few games of eachre without disput-
lug .nd arguing and getting mad owe.
IL. Lnafers can't. perhsps. but We can
play for thousand years sod never
have = word-yes. We COULD
The Others shook their heads in q
dubious way. aud the nettlsd Colonel,
walked straight to . stationss's and
bought The incest pack he could 6nd
That evening when bis wife Was ready
to Sit down to her fancy work, he pro-
duced the cards and said:
May. was told today that you aud
| couldn't play cards without disput-
ing and getting into rev. Darling,
draw up here
Dearest, We will not hsye ~srd Of
dispute-not one. she said. ss she pat
away her work. -
The Colonel sLuf{led away and dealt
and turned up . heart.
i order it up. she observed. 40 she
looked over her csrds.
i was going to take it up. anyhow
grOwls1 the Colonel. as his chin fell.
ell his other cards being black.
PLAY ID that, sh0 said, putting down
the jD'ker
Who ever heard Of anybody leading
out in tramps = be exclaimed. WHY
don't yoti lead out with an ace?'
u. l can play this hsn1.'
You can. eh? Well, I'll m.ke il e..
sickest play you ever sawl Hal took
all the tricks. ehl Well, lthcught Id
cucourage you httls. Give ne the
cards-it's my deal =
You dealt before
NO, didn't
Why. yes you did We have only
played one hand
We'll. go ahead and deal all the time
if you like I'll make t'so of your
deal. any how. WHATS triumph
She turned up n club. lie had only
the nins-spot. but be scratched his
bead. prckercd his mouth. and seemed
to want to order it up. The blaH didn't
work. She took it up and hs I'D tie
ace Of hearts.
No hearts. eh:' be shouted - che
trumpcd it Refusing suit 10 q regular
loafer's trick I'll keep an eye On You.
Yes. take it--and that-~nd that-snd
all Of '-m! It's mighty queer where
you get oil those trnmps! Stocked the
cards Oh me. did your ft%
Now dear. I played - fair a. could
be. and made two. snd il make one
on your deal, Ill have skunked YOU
I'D like to see you make one on my
dsslr he puffed. I've been fooling
along to encourage you. but now I an
going to beat you out Of sight. sDia.
inonds are teumps = q {
She passed. and be took It up "a Two
small trumps. He took tho frat trick,
she the next two. he the fourth. and
whom he put out his last trump she had
the joker. i
.skunkedl skunkedr edo exclaimed,
a. she clapped her hands in gles.
You didn't follow suitr
oh. yes. did a.
4 know better! You refused spbaldes.'
But hadn't any,
You hadn't, eb? Why didn't you
have any! never sew . hand ~
without ct least one spade 10 it,
WAY. husband. I know how to play
cards.
And don't l. Wasn't playing su-
chrs when you was learning 70 walk1 T
say you stocked the cards on me-
No. didn't; you are pour player;
you don't know how to lead T j,
i Il Why. maybe ! an .
fool. and may be / don't know snythiug.
and so you can play alone and have
trumps every tiue
He pushed back. grabbed his paper.
wheried around to The 90 md i vss
nearly thirty-six hsuss 66tSfV hs 1Ails
ed again. Nevertheless. no one slss
ever bad q dispute over cards