The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-05-03
4 Very Quiet Game.

There are some folks who think II
awful wicked for husband and wife to
Dt 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 pre-
tend to say that my wife and l can't
play a few games of euchre without dis
putting and arguing and getting mad
over itf Loafers can't, perhaps, but we
never have a word-yes we could"
The others shook their heads in q du-
biouo 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:
MAY l was told to-day that you and
l couldn't play cards without disputing
and getting into q row. Darling, draw
up here"
Dearest we will not have a word of
dispute-not one" she replied as she
put away her work.
The Colonel shufied away and dealt
end turned up q heart.
81 order it up" she observed, as she
ANOACa ONCI LCl ShIdb.
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.
whoever heard Of anybody leading
out trumps?" he exclaimed. "Why
don't you lead out with an ace ?"
90, I can play this hand"
"You can, ehP Well, I'll make it the
sickest play you ever sawl Hal took all
the tricks, eh2 Well 1 thought I'd en-
courage you a little. Give me the cards
Its my deal.n
"You dealt before"
mo 1 didn'tf 7"
why yes you dbl We have only.
played one hand"
if you want to I'll make two on your
deal anyhow. What's TRIUMPH"
She turned up a club. He only had
tho 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 the ace of
hearts.
mo hearts, ehw as she trumped it.
Refusing suit is a regular loafer's trick
I'll keep nj eye on you. Yes, take it
and that-apd that-and all of emf Its
mighty queer where you got all those
trumps. Stocked the cards on me, did
your
Now, dear, 1 played as fair as could
be, and made two, and if L make one on
your deal I'll skunk you"
I'D see you make N on my deall"
he pulled. 1--WE fooled long enough to
encourage you, but now 1 am going to
beat you out of sight. Diamonds are
srumps."
She passed, and he took it up on two
small trumps. He took the first trick,
size the next two, he the fourth, and
when he put GU his last trump she had
the joker.
"skunked! skunkedp she exclaimed,
as she clapped her hands in glee.
"You didn't follow suit !"
ooh yes, 1 did"
81 know better, you refused spadesl'
"But l hadn't any"
"You hadn't, ell? Why didn't you
have any? l never saw 4 hand without
ut least one spade in it'll"
"Why, husband / know how to play
cards."
"And don't 1? Wasn't 1 playing
euchre when you was learning to walk
l say you stocked the cards on mel"
mo, 1 didn't you are a poor player
you don't know how to leadP"
"1-I-why, maybe 1 am a fool, and
maybe l don't know anything, and SO
you can play alone and have all the
trumps every time"
He pushed back, grabbed his paper,
wheeled around to the gas, and it was
nearly thirty-six hours before he smiled
again. Nevertheless, one never has q
dispute over cards.