The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
ma. ANp MRS. nowsER.
They Enjoy a Quiet Evening Over
Carhe.


evening aud have four handed game o.
euchre with them.
why, | should like to go over any
evening, y replied Mrs. Bowser.
He and his wife play most every even
ing"
"Yes!"
IF you only knew how to play we
might have game now and then.
81 have been told that / play fairly
well, she quietly replied.
Have, chi" suppose we might have
a game or two, though of course l can
play my cards with my eyes shut Have
you got pack around2"
Mr. Bowser, l am perfectly willing to
play, but you must promise me not to
get mad if you are beaten.
"Mad What are you talking about!
The idea of me getting mad over a gamo
of cards!"
"Do you promise2"
My dear woman, in about ten minutcc
from now you will begin to turn red and
white and get so mad that yoke of oxen
can't hold you. You are the one to make
promises. Get the cards, and if you win
one game out of 10 I'll buy you SEQ hat
"lf | win more games than you do
you won't-you won't feel put out?" she
asked as they sat down to the table.
Good lands! but what is the woman
talking about? Mrs. Bowser, I've played
more games of euchre than you've gos
hairs in your head, and no one ever knew
me to feel any Lhing but serene A hus-
band who c>A play a game of cards
with his wife without getting mad had
better hang up Go ahead and deal.
The poorest player always has the deal.
Hearts is trumps, ELI? All, ha! l will
proceed to lead this.
Mr. Bowser had good hand and scored
nmarch and after counting up he leaned
back and laughed and asked:
Any other little game that you can
play better than this, Mrs. Bowser?"
He dealt and scored another point and
chuckled some more. and when the game
was finished she had scored only ono
point
Beginning to get red in the face al
ready-hal hal hal" he laughed. You
have promised not to get mad, though,
and shall hold you to it.
She had nothing to say, but scored a
march on the new game Mr.. Bowser
uied hard to laugh. but three or four
minutes later, when the game was fin
i,oo1 and she clapped her hands and
shouted "Chicago!" there wasn't sign
OF smile on his face as he replied:
Do you want to wake up the whole
town2 Perhaps you don't know that I
gave YOU that game just to encourage
you. You looked ready to cry"
Please don't give me any more. "
Don't you worryl You don't get an
other single point tonight"
She did. though. She got the first
point on the new game, and he began to
look very sober. He frightened up a
lttle when he scored one, but that was
all he got on the game.
That's even games, and I'm Chicago
ahead!" she exclaimed as she counted.
"Oh, it is, Ell? It's wonder you didn't
get the other game as well! Swindling
and cheating at cards don't seem to
trouble some peoples consciencesl"
but didn't cheat!"
"Um! Don't try it again, Mrs. Bow.
serl Spades is trump, and what do you
do?r
81 order you up"
"Order me up What's that for1"
Because it's the best I've got"
"You can't do it! You have got tc
pass!"
mo, haven't. If l think I can make
point can order you up, of course"
III don't believe it, but rather thar
hive great fuss over it I'll take it up
What are you leading the right bower
for?"
81 want to take all the tricks. / car
lead any way / want to, can't II"
oh well, 60 ahead and see how you'll
come Quit"
She came out by winning the game
y bile Mr.. BowseI had scored only TIVE
points
That's a game md Chicago ahead
III Bowser' Instead of one game out 0
~ I've won two OUT of threel"
"Yes, but how did you win emf I
you'd played honestly you wouldn't hav
scored two points on camel There
the trump; what do you do?"
=" | order you up, said Mrs Bowser
Order me upl You can't do It'll"
OF course can"
Not muchl No one ever heard G
such thing"
"Hoyle says that if you have stron
hand and think"
"Hoyle Hoyle!" he shouted as h
rose up and waved his arms around
"Who is Hoyle? Does Hoyle run thi
family? Is Hoyle playing this game {
cards. or are WEI"
But, my dear Hoyle is authority o
cards
Never! allow no man to make rule
for mel You either say you'll pass or
don't play any more.
To preserve the peace Mrs. Bowse
passed, and he turned down. She the
made the trump hearts.
But you can't do it," he protested
when turn down diamonds how ca
YOU make it hearls?"
Cant make it what wish ?"
No ma'am, you can'tnot III tn
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