Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-12
In this piece Of philosophy I believe
Nabby was about right
Married Angels.

Married Angels.
There arc some folks who think it
awful wicked for husband and wife 20
sit down together on an evening and play
cards, while others can't see where the
harm comes in.
"Why," said the colonel lew days
ago, when the subject of card playing
was under discussion, ''does any one pre-.
tend that my wife and can't play few
games of euchre without disputing and
arguing and getting mad over its Loaf
ers can't, perhaps; but we could play for
thousand years and never have 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 even.
ing, when his wife was ready to sit down
to her fancy work he produced the cards,
and said:
"Mary. was told to-day that you and
l couldn't play cards without djsputing
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 shuffied away and dealt,
and turned up heart.
Il order it up she observed; and she
| looked over her cards.
II was going to take 1t up, anyhow"
growled the colonel, as his chin fell, all
his ether cards being black.
| 10 <hot rbo H.
down the Joker.
"Who ever heard of anybody leading
out in trups!' he exclaimed; ''why
don't you lead with an ace?"
ooh, can play this hand
"You can, Ell? Well, I'll make it the
sickest play you ever saw. Ha! took all
the tricks, eh2 Well, thought I'd en-
courage you little. Give me the cards
its my DEAL
'You dealt before
ono, didn't!''
"Why, yes you did; we've played only
one hand.'
"Well, go ahead and deal all the time
if you want to. I'll make two on your
deal, anyhow. What's trumps?"
She turned up club. He had only
the nine-spot; but he scratched his head
puckered his mouth, and seemed to wan
to order it up. The bluff did not work
She took it up, and he led an ace O.
hearts,
emo hearts, eh9'' be shouted, as she
trumped it. "Refusing suit is regular
loafer's trick! III keep an eye on you
Yes, take it; and that, and that-all O
'em! It's mighty queer where you go
all those trumpsl Stocked up the cards
on me, did you2"
"NOw, dear, played as fair as 'coult
be, and made two; and if I make one OF
your deal, I'll skunk you.''
"l'd like to see you make one on m,
DEAL" he pulled Give been foollne
along to encourage you, but now I'm go
ing to beat you out of sight. Diamond,
are trumps."
She passed, and he took it up on tw,
small trumps. He took the first trick
she the next two, he the fourth ,and whel
he put out his last trump she had tn
joker!
"Skunked? skunked!' she exclaimed
as she clapped her hands in glee.
You didn't follow suit!'
, ooh, yes did,
81 know betterl You refused O
spades.'
81 hadn't any
) '"You didn't, eh2 Why didn't you nav
; anys I never saw hand yet without a
t least one spade in it."
| "Why, husband, know how to pla
I cards.
"And don't r. Wasn't I playin
l euchre when you were learning to walk
f say you stocked the cards on me!'
"No, didn't You are poor player
t you don't know how to lead y
"I-I-why, maybe I'm a fool, an
maybe don't know anything, and 8
; you can play alone and have all tn
, trumps every timel''
, He pushed back, grabbed his papel
Q wheeled around TO the gas, and it wa
t yearly thirty-six hours before he smile
l again. Nevertheless. no one else eve
Z had dispute over cards.