Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-02
The COl0nePs Experiment..
HOW HIS QUIET LITTLE GAME OF EU-
CHRE WITH HIS WIFE RESULTED.

There are some folks who think it
awful wicked for husband and wife 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-play1ng
was under discussion, "does any one
pretend that my wife and I can't play a
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 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
I couldn't play cards without disputing
and getting into 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 shutfled away and dealt
anu GuILCu u y u utdIG.
II order 1t up" she observed, as she
looked over her cards.
II was going to take it up anyhow"
growled the Colonel. as his chin fell, all
his others cards being black.
"PIay 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?u
80, I can play this hand"
"You can, Ell ? Well, I'll make it the
sickest play you ever saw Ha j.! took all
the tricks, eh? Well, I thought I'd
encourage you little. Give me the
cards-it's my DEAL"
"You dealt BEFORE"
mo, didn't"
"Why, yes you did! We have only
played one hand"
"Well, 60 ahead and deal all the time
if you want to. I'll make two off your
deal anyhow. What's 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
of hearts.
mo hearts. Ell! J" he shouted as she
trumped it. Refusing suit is a regular
loafer's trick. I'll keep an eye on you.
Yes. take it-and that-and that-and
all of 'em! It's mighty queer where
you got all those trumps. Stocked the
cards on me, did your"
Nov, dear, I played as fair as could
be and made two, and if make one on
your deal I'll skunk you"
"I'd like to see you make one on my
DEAL" be puffed. "I've been fooling
along 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 two
small trumps. He took the first trick,
she the next two, he the fourth, and
when he put out bis last trump she had
the joker.
"Skunked Skunked!" she exclaim-
ed as she clapped her hands in glee.
"You didn't follow suit!"
ooh, yes, [ did"
"Iknow better. You refused spades ~
"But I hadn't any"
You hadn't, eh? Why didn't you
have any? I never saw hand yet
without at least one spade in it,"
"Why, husband, 1 know how to play
"And don'tI? Wasn'tI playing eu.
cnre Wnen you were learning to walk
I say you stocked the cards on me!'
"No I didn't. You are poor player;
you don't know how to lead"
w. why, maybe Pm a
fool, and maybe don't know anything
and SO you can play alone and have all
trumps every time"
He pushed back, grabbed his paper,
wheeled around to the gas, and it was
nearly thirty-six hours before he smiled
again. Nevertheless, no one else ever
had a dispute over cards.-Detroit Free
Press