Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-20
A Very Quiet Game.

"A very quiet &aHo'
There are some folks who think 1t
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.
sWhy,' said the Colonel, few days
ago, when the subject of card'playing
was under discussion, docs any one
pretend 10 say that my wife and can't
play few games Of euchre without
disputing and arguing aud 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 sheok their heads 10 q
dubious way, and the nettled Colonel
walked straight to a stationer's and
bought the incest pack he could fnd.
That evening when his wife was ready
to sit down to her fancy work, he pro-
duced the cards. and said;
May, L was told to-day that you and
couldn't play cards without disputing
and getting into row. Darling, draw
up here
Dearest. we will not have a word Of
disnute-not one. she replied as she
put away her work.
The Co',nel shufled away aud dealt
and turned up heart.
Il order it up she observed, as she
looked over her cards.
Il was going to take 1t up anyhow
growIed the Colonel, as his chin fall,
all his other cards being black.
Play 10 that she SAID, as she put
down the joker.
Whoever heard of anybody leading
out trumps?' he exclaimed. Why
don't you lead out with an acs:'
o, l can play this hand
You can, eh9' Well, I'll make 1t
the sickest play you ever saw! Ha!
took all the tricks, eh? Well, 1
thought I'd encourage you a little.
Give me the cards-i!s my deal.'
You dealt BEFORE
No, dldn't|
why yes you did. We have only
played one hand
well 90 ahead and deal all the tiue
If you want to I'll make two to one on
your deal anyhow. What's trumps"
She turned up club. He only had
the nine-spor, but he scratched bis
head, puckered his mouth aud seemed
TO want to order it up. The bluff
dld't work. She took it up aud he led
the ace of hearts.
No hearts, eh! as she trumped IT,
Refusing suit is a regular loafer's trick.
I'll keep an eye on you, Yes, take 1t
-aud that-and that-aud all OF them!
It's mighty queer where you got all
tsose trumps. Stocked the cards on
mt did you p
INV, dear, played as fair as could
Oe, ana made two, and II make one on
yolr deal I'll skunk you.'
I'D see YOU make one on nay dealv
he puSed. I've fooled long enough 10
encourage yot. but poS 1 am going to
beat you out g sight. Diamonds are
trumps.'
She passed, andie took it up on two
small trumps. He t@ok the first trick,
she the next two, h,ths fourth, aud
when be put out his lastvump she had
the joker.
'Skunked! skuukedv shs.xclaimed,
as she clapped her hands ia G.o.
You didn't follow suit !
oh yes, l did,
4 kaow better, you refused SpaGs!'
But hadn't any,
You hadn't, eh? Why didn't yo
have any? never saw hand without
at least one spade in it?
why, husband know no" 10 pla.
cards.
AND don't l? Wasn't l playlns
euchre when you was learning to walk
1 say you stocked the cards on me!
No, l dldn't! you are a poor player;
YOU don't know how to leadP
'I-I-why. maybe am FOOL an
maybe dou't kuow anything. aud 81
you can play alone aud have all Tn
trumps all the time y
He pushed back, grabbed his paper
wheeled around to the gas, aud IL wa
nearly thirty-six hours before he smiie'
again. Nevertheless, one never mas
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