Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-22


NO MATCH FOR wUMANS LUCK.
Detroit Free Press.
Whats the reason We never have a
game of cards?' suddenly inquired
Mr.. Bowser the other evening after
finishing his paper.
Because, you-you-
Because what?'
"You get mad"
Il do, eh! that's another OF your
of-hand statements. You nor no
other person on the face of this earth
ever saw me get mad over cards
Don'tyo ever getout OF patience?'
"No ma am, 1 don't. On one or two
occasions you have seen tit to raise
a row because ! beat you four
games out of five, and have said that
l would never play with you again.
However, if you think you can keep
your temper, and if you want to learn
the game of euchre SO as to be able
to take hand in company, l will spend
the next half hour in trying to teach
you"
"And if I happen to beat, you wont
won't"
Il won't what? Mrs. Bowser, you
are acting very strange for sensible
woman. If you are afraid you will
lose your temper and want to cut my
throat, why, don't play"
"Shall we play according to Hoyle?'
Certainly. Hoyle is the standard.
What's the use of playing if we don't
play according to the standard. Now,
then, it's my deal"
"Beg pardon, but Hoyle says We
must cut for deal"
"He does, eh? / will bet you $lO,-
600 he says the man must deal first!"
Every well-here it is: The players
cut for deal and he who cuts the low
est card is entitled to the deal.'"
"Oh, well, if you are going to sickle
over little point like that l shall
know what to expect. Cut"
got the deal, and spades turned up
trumps. Mr.. Bowser passed and it SO
happened that I took every trick"
"Cackling already, are your" he ex-
claimed as he took the deck. Mrs.
Bowser III make you very sick wo-
man before we play three games!"
He turned up hearts, and as l had
four of them l ordered him up.
"You order me up, eh! What kind
of playing do you call that? never
heard of such thing in all my life"
al order you because Hoyle says
"a player may order up when he hopes
to take three tricks l hope to take
'em ALL"
l got every one, and Mr.. Bowser
showed back from the table and looked
at me in amazcment. / dealt the
cards and turned up diamond.
had the joker and the right and
left, while he happened to hold five
others. saw him smile sweetly, but
as took three tricks and made my
point, he rose up whispered.
al don't wonder that some ministers
denounce card playing~
WhyY
"You stacked that hand!"
"Mr. Bowserw
"Of coure you did! You deliberately
robbed me of two points in the camel"
"Mr. Bowser You ought to be
ashamed of such talk! No one
could have dealt more honestly. l
sent you to Chicago and you are hurt
about it,"
"Sent me to Chicago! Why, Ill
play you all night and give you silk
dress for every game you get! I've
got my eyes opened now, and if you
can cheat me again you are welcome
to. Just sit right down."
"But don't want to be called a
cheat and swindler."
"Sit right down and play. You
think you know all about euchre
but III show you that you'll never get q
card. It's my deal. Clubs are trumps
What do you do?"
pass"
81 should say you would. Play to
that-and that"
He took the first two tricks, but /
took the next three, and euchered hi m
81 expected you to-" he said in ex-
planation. "Indeed, l can give you
four points ON every game and then
beat you"
He scored one point on the next
hand, and / one on the next. / was
then three to one, and having a strong
hand, ! made a march and went out.
"And do you call that playing
cards?" he demanded as he sprang up.
Certainly, Mr.. Bowser. You saw
every card as it was played. l have
beaten you two straight games"
81 will never believe it. You Mig
ged me out Of them"
"Well try oae more, and watch and
see if l mig"
He shufiied, dealt and turned ur
hearts. Luck was with me. | had
the joker and two bowers, and passed
"Oh, you do! Well l should think
you would. It's wonder you didn'i
order me up"
When he found himself euchred he
turned white and gasped:
How did you get those cards?"
"You gave them to me, Mr.. Bowser'
L" Never. You took 'em off the
pack"
/ finally hall satisfied him that
didn't and 1 dealt and turned VI
spades. He passed with four in hi:
hand and l turned it down.
q order it up!" he shouted.