The Portland daily press., 1880-02-19
They Wouldn't Quarrel.

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There are some folks who think it awful
wicked for husband and wife to sit down to-
gether on 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 can't play q few games of euchre
swithout disputing and arguing and getting
mad over it? Loafers can't, perhaps, 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 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
couldn't play cards without disputing and get
ting into a 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 shufied away and dealt and
turned up heart
II 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
aWhoever heard OF anybody leading out in
trumps!" he exclaimed. "Why don't you
| lead out with an ace?"
"Oh, can play that hand"
"You can, eh? Well, I'll make it the sick
est play you ever saw! Ha! took all the tricks
| eh? Well, l thought I'd encourage you a
little. Give me the cards-its my deal"
"You dealt before"
"No, 1 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 club. He had only the
| nine spot, but he scratched his bead, 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 OF hearts.
| "No hearts, eh!' he shouted as she trumped
| it. Refusing suit is regular loafer's trick
| I'll keep an eye on you! Yes, take it, and
that4-and that-and all of 'em! It's mighty
| queer where you get all those trumps! Stocked
The cards on me, did you?"
| Nov, dear, played as fair as could be and
made two, and if make one on your deal III
skunk you"
.Td like to see you make one on my deal!''
| he puffed. "I've been fooling along to encour.
age you, but now I'm going to beat you out Of
| sight. Diamonds are trumps."
She passed and he took it up on two small
trumps. He took the first trick, she the next
two, he the fourth, and when he put out hi.
last trump she had the joker.
"Skunked! skunked!' she exclaimed, as she
clapped her hands in glee.
"You didn't follow suit"
'Oh, yes, did,"
~ know better. You refused spades"
But hadn't any,"
"You hadn't, eh? Why didn't you have any
| never saw a hand vet without at least one
spade in it''
why, husband, know how to play cards.
"And don't 1? Wasn't / playing euchrt
when you were learning to walk? l say yor
stocked the cards on me.''
mo, didn't! yon are poor player; 70,
don't know how to lead!"
"I-I-why, maybe I'm fool, and may
be don't know anything, and 50 you can pla,
alone and have all trumps every time'
He pushed back, Grabbed his paper, wheeled
around to the gas, and it was nearly thirty-si,
hours before he smiled again. Nevertheless, n,
! one else ever had dispute over cards.