Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-08-18
A Very Quiet Game.


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 davs
ago, when the subject of card-playing
was under discussion, "does any one pre-
tend to say that my wife and can't
play few games of euchre without dis
putting and arguing and getting mad
over 1t? 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 du-
bious 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:
'SNIay, 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 word of
dispute-not one," she replied as she
put away her work.
The Colonel shuf1ed away and dealt
and turned up heart.
Z order it up" she observed, as she
looked over her 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.
aWhoever heard of anybody leading
out trumps?" he exclaimed "Why
don't you lead out with an ace ~
40 soop Y1lou This hand -
"You can, Ell? Well I'll make it the
siekest play you ever saw! Ha! took all
The tricks, eh? Well thought I'd en-
courage you little. Give me the cards
its my deal"
you dealt before"
mo didn't?'
1Why yes you did We have only.
played one hand"
swell go ahead and deal all the time
If you want to I'll make two on your
deal anyhow. What's TRIUMPH
She turned up club. He only had
The nine-spot, but he scratched his head,
puck cred his mouth and seemed to want
80 order it up. The bluff didn't work.
She took it up and he led the ace Of
hearts.
mo hearts, eh p as she trumped it.
Refusing suit is regular loafer's trick
I'll keep an eye on you. Yes, take it
and that-and that-and all Of EN-? Its
mighty queer where you got all those
rumps. Stocked the cards on me, did
you? ?"
'sNow, dear, played as fair as could
Be, and made two, and if [ make one on
your deal I'll skunk you"
"Pd see you make one on my deal!'
he pulled. "I've fooled long enough to
encourage you, but now | am 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.
"Skunked skunkedp p she exclaimed,
as she clapped her hands in glee
"You didn't follow suitw
ooh yes, / did"
II know better, you refused spades =
aBut hadn't any"
ssYou hadn't, ELI? Why didn't you
have any? l never saw hand without
at least one spade in it! p
'Why, husband [ know how to play
cards"
"And don't I? Wasn't I playing
e>chre when you was learning to walk
I say you stocked the cards on mel"
3No, didn't you are poor player
you don't know how to lead p
"I-I-why, maybe | am fool, and
maybe | don't know anything, and sc
you can play alone and have all the
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, one never has 8
dispute over cards.