The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-03
MARRIED ANGELS.

There are some folks who think it
awful wicked for husband and wife to
sit down together on 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 1 can't play
few games of euchre without disputing
and getting angry over it? Loafers can't
perhaps; but we could play for thou
sand years and never bave word-yes,
we could"
The others shook their heads in du-
bious way, and the nettled colonel
walked straight to the 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 produced
the cards, and said:
MARY, l was told to-day that you and
couldn't play cards without disputing
and getting into a 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 shutfied away and dealt,
and turned up heart.
II order it up," she observed; and she
looked over her cards.
81 was going to take it up, anyhow"
growled the colonel, Us his chin fell, all
his other cards being black.
"Play to that" she said, as she put
down the joker
"Who ever heard of anybody leading
out in trumps!" he exclaimed; "why
don't you lead out with an ace?"
ooh, l can play this hand
"You can, eh? Well, I'll make it the
sickest play you ever saw. Ha! took all
the tricks, ell? Well, thought I'd en-
courage you alittle. Give ME the cards
it's my deal"
"You dealt before"
"No, l 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 n 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 did not work.
She took it up, and he led an ace of
hearts,"
"No hearts, eh?" he shouted, as she
trumped it. "Refusing suit is regular
loafer's trick! I'll keep an eye on you'll
Yes, take it; and that, and that-all of
EN-! It's mighty queer where you got
all those trumps. Stocked up the cards
on me, did your"
Now, dear, 1 played as fair as could
he, and made two; and If | make one on
your deal, I'll skunk you"
''I'd like to see yoD make ono on my
deal" he pulled. "I,e been fooling all
along to encourage you, but now l am
going to beat you out of sight Diamonds
are trumps."
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! skunkedl' she exclaimed,
as she clapped her hands in glee.
"You didn't follow suit!'
Eyes l did"
81 know better"
"No you don't"
"You refused on spades!
81 hadn't any"
"You didn't, eh? Why didnt you have
any? never saw u hand yet without at
least one spade in it.
why, husband, l know how to play
cards"
"And don't I? Wasn't I playing
euchre when you were learning to walk?
l say you stocked the cards on me!'
"No, l didn't! Your are poor
player; you don't know how to leadl'
"I-I-why, maybe I'm fool, and
maybe / don't know anything, and SO
vo,, can NAV alone and have the trim, ps