The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-02-21
THE CoLoNEL's EXPERIMENT.
How His Quiet Little Game OF Euchre With
His Wife Resulted.
rnatroit Eraa press

His Wife Resulted.
Detroit Free Press.
There are some folks who think il swfu
wicked for husband and wife to sit down to
gether Of an evening and play cards, while
others can't see where the harm comes in.
"Why," said the colonel few days age
when the subject of card playing was under
discussion, ''does any one pretend that my
wife and l can't play few games of euchr'
| without disputng and arguing and getting
mad over it2 Loafers can't, perhaps, bat We
could play for thousand years and never
have u 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
produced the cards and said:
MAY, was told to-day that you and |
couldn't play cards without dispating and
getting into row. Darling, draw up here. y
Dearest, we will not have word of dis.
pute- not one" she replied, as she put away
her work.
The colonel shufiled away and dealt and
turned up heart.
al order it up" she observed. as she look
ed over her cards.
81 was going to take 1t up anyhow"
growled the colonel as his chin fell, all his
ether cards being black.
"Play To that" she said, as she put down
the joker.
"Who ever heard Of anybody leading out
it trumps?" he exclaimed. "Why don't you
lead out with an ace?"
80, l can play this hand
"You can, Ell? Well. I'll make II the sick
est play you ever saw Hal took all the tricks
Ell! Well, thought I'd encourage you lit
tie. Give me the cards-it's my deal"
"You dealt before"
mo, l didn't"
"Why, yes you did, We have only play
ed one hand"
swell, 90 ahead and deal all the time if
you want toi I'll make two of your deal
anyhow. What's trump"
She turned up club. He had only the
nine-spot, hut he scratched his head, pucker-
ed 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. ehr' he shouted as she
as she trumped it. Refusing suit is regu-
lar loafers trick I'll keep an eye on
you. Yes, take it, and that. and
that. and all of 'eml It's mighty queer
where you got all those trumps! Stocked
the cards on me, did you'll"
Snow, dear, l 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" he pulled. Ive 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, and she the
next two, he the fourth, and when he put
out his last trump she had the joker.
"Skunked skunkedl'' she exclaimed, as
she clapped her hands in glee.
"You didn't follow suitl"
"Oh yes, did,
81 know better. You refused spadesl'
"But hadn't any,"
"You hadn't, Ell? Why didn't you have
any? / never saw hand yet without at
least one spade in it,"
"Why, husband, ! know how to play
cards."
"And don't 1? Wasn't playing euchre
when you were learning to walk! / say
you stocked the cards on mel"
No. didn't you are poor player; you
don't know how to leadl'
"I-I-why, maybe I'm fool, and
maybe / don't know anything. and so you
can play alone and have all trumps every
timep
He pushed lack, grabbed his paper,
wheeled around TO the gas, and it was nearly
SO hours before he smiled again. Neverthe-
less, no one else ever had dispute over
ards