The daily gazette., 1880-02-16
the colonel's Experiment.


HOW HIS QUIET LITTLE GAME OF
EucHRE WITH HIS WIFE RESULTED.
Detroit Free Press.
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 playing
was under discussion, ''does any one
pretend that my wife and can't play
a few games of euchre without disput-
ing and arguing and getting mad over
itP Loafers can't perhaps, but we
could play for a thousand years and
never have a word-yes we could"
The others shook their heads in a
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 l couldn't play cards without
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 shutiled away and dealt
and turned up heart.
II order it up" she observed, as she
looked over the cards.
81 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 lead
ing out in trumps 2" he exclaimed
"Why don't you lead out with an
ace s''
80. can play this hand"
"You can, eh? Well I'll make it the
sickest play you ever saw! Ha, took
all the tricks, eh Well, thought I'd
encourage you little. Give me the
cards-it's my deal"
You dealt before"
"No, l 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
trump ?"
She turned up club. He had only.
the nine-spot, but he scratched his
head, puckered up his mouth and seem
ed to want to order it up. The bluff
trick 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 regu-
lar loafer's trick I'll keep an eve on
you Yes, take it-and that-and that
and all of 'em I! It's mighty queer
where you got all those trumps Stock
ed the cards on me, did your
"Now, dear, played as fair as could
be and made two, and if make one
ON your deal I'll skunk YOU"
'Pd like to see you make one on my
deal ~ he puffed. 'I've been fooling
along to encourage you, but now L m
going to beat you out of sight. Dia-
monds are trump"
She passed and he took it up on two
small trumps. He got the first trick,
she the next two, he the fourth, and
when he put out his last trump she had
IhC JOhcis
'Skunked skunked r. she exclaim-
ed, and she clapped her hands with
glee.
"You didn't follow suit p
ooh, yes, ! did"
" / know better You refused
spades p
"But l hadn't any,"
"You hadn't, Ell? Why didn't YOU
have anyr / never saw hand yet
without at least one spade in it p'
why, husband, know how to play
cards."
And don't II Wasn't l playing
euchre when you were learning to
walkP l say you stocked the cards on
me p
''No, I didn't You are poor play
er; you don't know how to lead 20
''I--1-- why, maybe Pm a
fool, and mabe 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 smil-
ed again. Nevertheless, no one else
ever had dispute over cards.
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