Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-04
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. fl .st. N
"Why," said the Colonel few days
ago, when the subject of card-playing
was under discussion, "does any one
pretend that my wife and can't play
few games of euchre without disputing
and arguing and getting mad over itP
Loafers can't, perhaps, but we could
play for a thousand years and never have
word-yes, we could!"
bious way, and the nettled Colonel
walked straight to a 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: To-
"May, 1 was told to-day that you
and couldn't play cards without dis
putting and getting into row. Darling,
draw up here" ... ,.ri ...
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 heart.
81 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. ..ri, .t. ..,~I 90
"Who ever heard Of any body leading
out in trumps!" he exclaimed. "Why
don't you lead out with an acep" i
"Oh, 1 can play this hand"
"You can, ehP Well, I'll make it the
sickest play you ever sawl Ha! took
all the tricks, ehp Well, I thought I'd
encourage you a little. Give me the
cards-it's my DEAL"
" You dealt before!"
emo, didn't" u. ''
"why, yes you didl We have only
played one hand" ~ r... ..l.i
swell, 60 ahead and deal all the
time if you want to! I'll make
two off your deal anyhow. What's
trump" 'tt- tn. .-... 1..I Hfs i
She turned up 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 led an
ace of hearts. t5., it.- .t,...,..If
"No hearts, eh!' he shouted, as she
trumped it. NRefusing suit is regular
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
got all those trumps! Stocked the cards
on me, did you'll" '
Snow, dear, I 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
deali'' he puffed. "I've been fooling
along to encourage you, but now I'm 60
ing to beat you out of sight. Diamonds
are trumps." to.1 a,.'
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! skunked!" she exclaimed,
as she clapped her hands in glee r.
"You didn't follow suit"
. sOh. YES did -
"Iknow better! You refused spades!"
"But hadn't any," ''a.
"You hadn't, ehP Why didn't you
have anyp / never saw hand ye
without at least one spade in it!''. y
"Why, husband, I know how to play
cards" .- .t&.fit ,,..f n,
And don't Ip Wasn't 1 playing
euehre when you were learning to
walk! I say you stocked the cards on
mel" lf at.i O' -. 20 rta. 1851
':No, didn't! you are poor player;
you don't know how to leadi''
81 II why, maybe I'm a
lool, aud maybe don't know any thing,
and so you can play alone and have all
trumps every time!'' f. ..,,, 81. '1I
He pushed back, grabbed his paper,
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