The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-03-24
A QUIET CANE.
How The Colonel sIanage.l d.

anfplay cards, while Others can't
see where the harm comes in.
"Why,n said the Colonel o few days
ago, when the subject ofcard.playing
was under discussion, docs any one
pretend that my wife. and | can't
play few games Of encher without
disputing and arguing and getting
mad over it?1 Ioafers cast, per:
haps, but we could play fora thous-
an6years 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 be could find.
That evening, when his wife was
ready Id down to her fancy work,
heproduccas tie ca,di and;said: ~
eNIay, ! was ,t0ld tt.day that sop
and ! couldn't play scards, without
disppting and getting into a row
Darling, draw up here.a
dearest, we will not have word
Of dispute-not one" she replied, as
she put away her work.
The Colonel shuffled away and
dealt and turned up a heart.
81 order it up" she observed, as
she looked over her cards.
81 was going to take. it up any,
how, growled the Colonel, as his chin
fell, all his other cards being black.
"Play to that" she said us she put
down the joker.
"Whoeyer,hcard of anybody lead
ing out in truulpsl" he exclaimed
"Why don't you lead out with an
ace?"
90, I can play this hand"
you can, eh? Well, I'll make il
the sickest play you ever sawl Fla
took all the tricks, eh? Well,
thought I'd encourage you a little
Give'me the cards-it's my deal"
"You dealt before"
"No, 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
trumps2p
She turned up q 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 lead the ace of hearts.
+. Il NO hearts. ehl' he shouted as she
trumped it. Refusing suit is a reg
ular 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 can get all
those trumpsl Stocked the cards on
me, did youl"
"Now, dear, I played as fair as
could be and made two, and if l make
one on your deal I'll skunk YOU"
I'D like to see you make one on
my deal!" he pulled. "I've been
fooling along to encourage 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 his last trump
she had the joker.
"Skunkedl skunkedl" she exclaim.
ed, as she clapped her hands in glee.
"You didn't follow suit"
"Oh, yes did"
VI know betterl You refused
spadesl"
"But l hadn't any"
"You hadn't eh? Why didn't you
have any? I never saw hand ye.
without at least one spade in It'll"
"Why, husband, l know how tc
play cards."
"And don't II Wasn't l. playing
eucher when you were learning tc
walk! l say yon stocked the cards
on me!''
"No, didn't You are a poor play.
err and don't know, how so.leadg
"lN why, maybe Fin q fool
andanaybeI don't. know. anything
and SO you can play alone and hsye
all the trumps every timel"
He pushed back, grabbed his pa
per, wheeled around to the gas, and
it was nearly thirty-six hours before