The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-03-23

[Ftom the 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 l can't play
a few games Of euchre without disput-
ing and arguing and getting mad over
it? Loafers can't, perhaps, but we
could play for thousand years and
never have a word-yes we could"
The Others shook their aeads in du-
bious way, and the nettled Colonel
walked atraight to stationer's and
bought tine 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 couldn't play cards without dis
putting and getting into row. Dar-
ling, draw up here.
Dearest, we will not have one
word of dispute, not one, she replied
as she put away her work.
The Colonel shuf.ied away and dealt
and turned up g heart.
II order it up," she observed as she
looked over her cards
q was going to take it up. anyhow
growled the Colonel as his chin fell, all
his other cards being black.
"Plsy to that, she said, as she put
down the joker.
"Whoever heard Of anybody leading
out in trumps," lie exclaimed. "Why
don't you lead an ace !"
40, can't play this hand. y
"You can't, Ell? Wen, III make it
the sickest play you ever saw Ha took
all the trumps, Ell? Well, / thought
Ia encourage you a little. Give me
the cards-it's my deal.
"You dealt before.
"No, | didn't.
w nv. yes NDl Nltt w Z HtNV VAiy
played one hand
"Well, go ahead ami deal all the
time if you want to! I'll make two off
your deal anyhow. What's trnmps?"
She turned up club He had only
the nine spot, bur 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 led an
ace of hearts.
"No hearts. ell }" he shouted as she
trumped it, "Reiusiog suit is regu-
lar loafer's 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 thenl trnnps
Stocked the cards on me did your"
Now, dear, | played as fair as
could be, and made two, and if make
one on your deal, III skunk yoa."
"Td IKE to see you make one ON my
deal, he pufied. "I've been fool,ng
along to encourage you. bat now I'm
going to beat you out of sight. Dia-
monds are trumps"
She passed and he took it up on two
small trumps. He took the frat trick,
shht bhN iNAN bNt, Nv Ntt luhItli,
aud when he put out lis last trump she
had the joker.
"Skmkod sLunkedl" she exclaimed
as she clapped her hands in glee
"You din't follow suit .
"Oh, yes, ] did"
81 know betterl You refused
spades y
"But / hadn't any"
"You hadn't, eh: Why didn't you
have any? | never saw hand yet
without at least one spade in it."
"Why, husband, l know how to
play cards.
"And don't /? Wasn't / playing
euchre when you were learning TO
walk? say you stocked the cards on
me |"
"No I don't you are poor player;
you don't know how to lead /"
"I-I--why, maybe I'm fool,
and maybe l don't know anything, and
so you can play alone and have all the
truinps every time I"
lie pushed back, grabbed his paper,
wheeled around the gas and it was
nearly thirty-six hours before he smiled
again. Nevertheless, no one else. ever.
l. II,