The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-01

Avery Quiet Game.
There are some folks Who think il
awful wicked for . husband and wife
to sit down together OF On evening
and PLAY cards, while Others can't go
where he harm comes in.
"Whv." ssii tie colonel, Q isW
days ago. when the subject Of card
playing was under discussion, ''does
any one pretend to cay that ny vile
and cant play . game Of euchre
without di.pu,ing and arguing and
getting mad over it? Perhaps loafsrs
can't. hut We could play . thousand
years and never have . word"
The Others shook their heads in Q
dubious wsy. and the nettled colonel
walked straight to q stationsr's and
bought the incest pack be could end.
That evening when bis wife vas ready
To cit down to her fancy work he
produced the cards and said:
MAY. / was told to-day that you
and couldn't play cards without die
putting aud getting into . row. Oar
ling. draw up here"
Dearest, We will not have Q word
Of dispute ons." she replied -
che put away her work. The colonel
shuffied away and dealt and turned up
. heart.
Il order it up" she observed. -
she looked over her cards.
IL Vas going TO take il up anyhow"
growled the colouel % bic chin tell,
oil bic other cards being black.
"Play to that and play fair shs
eaid - che pot down the joker.
"Who ever heard Of any body lead
ing out trumpet" be ezclsmed. "WAy
don't you lead out with an seer
"Oh. ] can play this hand"
"You can. eAf Well. III maks it
the sickess play you ever ssvi Hal
took oil the tricks. ehi Well.I thought
I'd encourage you . little. Give ~
tire csrds-iis my deal"
"You dealt befors."
"No.I didn't"
"Why, yes you did. We have oaly
played one hand"
''Well 20 ahead and deal al The
time If you want to! III make tvo
on your deal anyhow. Whass Tie
trump"
She turned up . club. He only
had the nine spot, but - scratched
his head and puckersd hp mouth and
seemed to want to order is up. The
buff didn't work. She took il up and
be led the acs Of heartst
mo hearts, ehf - che tsumped Il
Refusing suit i . regular IoefsTs
trick. III keep an eye % yoa. Yea.
take it-and thai-snd that-and I'll
of EN-? l,'s mighty queer where you
got oil those .trumps. Stocked the
cards On me, did you?"
L" on. dear. ! played - tsir - I
could and made too and il I make
one on Jour deal III shsak you"
I'D 80 you make one On ny
deal !" he pulled. 1--WE fooled long
enough to encourage you. but nov
I'm going to beat you out Of eight.
DisEOuds are trumps."
She passed and be took il up o.
two email trumpa He took the fsss
trick, she The next two. be the fourth,
and when be put out biz last trump
she had the joker.
''Skusk |! skuuked! che exclaim-
ed, % che clappsd her hands il glss.
you didn't follow suis."'
"Oh. yes ! did"
Il know bsstss. you rsiussd spsdsa."
''Bat ] hadn't any,"
"You hadn't, ehf Why didn't you
have sny ! never saw . haod With
out ct least one spade in III"
why: husband. ] know bow to
play carde."
"And don'tI? Wssu't I PLAYING
euchre when you we're learning 70
walk ! ] cay you stocked the cards On
mel"
"No didn't! You ere q Door
PLAYER; you don't know bow 10
"I-I-why. maybe I On fool,
mo maybe I don't know anythiue.
md ." y"u Can play sloss and have
Ill the tTumps every time :"
He pushed back. grabbed his paper
md wheeled around to the eas, ssd
& wss nearly thirsy-six hours heIoss