Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-21
MR.. AND MRS. BOwsER.

Mr.. AND MRS. BOwsER
They Enjoy Quiet Evening Over
Cards.
Prom the New York World.
Smith was asking me today" said Mr.. Bow
ser, as he laid down his evening paper. iii we
wouldn't drop over some evening and have
four-handed game Of euchre with them"
"Why. should like to 60 over any evening""
replied Mrs Bowser.
"He and his wife play most every evening""
"Yes!"
"If you only knew how to plsy We might have
game now and then"
Il have been told that play fairly we'll, /" she
quietly replied.
Have, eh! Isuppose we might have game
or two, though Of course can play my cards
with my, eyes shut Have you got a pack
aroundf'
Mr.. Bowser, 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 game of cardsF'
do you prousiseI'
MY dear woman, in about ten minutes
from now you will begin to turn red and white
and get 80 mad that yoke of oxen can't hold
You. You are the one to make promises. Get
Tue CARDS, and II sou win one, game out OF ten
L IL buy You go hat"
III win more games than you do-you
won Eyou won't feel put out?'' she asked as
they sat down to the table
Good lands but what is the woman talking
abouU Mrs. Bowser, I've played more games
OF euehre than you've got hairs in your head,
anu no one ever knew me to feel anything but
serene. husband who can't play u game of
cards with his wife without getting mad had
peter hang up Go ahead and deal The
poorest player always has the deal. Hearts is
triumph, eh? All, ha! will proceed to lead
this
Mr.. Bowser had a good hand and scored
march and after counting up he leaned back
and laughed and asked:
Amy other little game that you can play
better than this, Mrs. Bowser?'
he dealt and scored another point and
cnuckled some more, and when the game was
finished she had scored only one point
BEGINNING to get red in the face already
ha ha ha!" he laughed. "You have prom
ised not to get mad, though, and shall hold
She had nothing to say, but scored march
on the new game. Mr.. Bowser tried hard to
laugh, but three or four minutes later when
the game was finished 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 town?
Perhaps You don't know that gave you that
game just to encourage you. You looked ready
to cry"
Please don't give me any more
Don't you worry! You don't get another
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 4 little when he scored one,
but that was all he got on the game.
That's even games, and I'm a Chicago
ahead J! she exclaimed as she counted.
''Oh. it is, eh? It's a wonder you didn't get
the other game as we'll. Swindling and cheat
Ing at cards don't seem to trouble some peo-
pies conscIences"'
But didn't cheat!''
I'm! Don't try it again. Mrs. Bowser!
spades is trump, and what do you dor
Il order you up"
Order me up! What's that for?'
because it's the best I've got"
You can't do it You have got to pass, 20
No, haven't. II l think 1 can make a
point can order you up, of course
Il don't believe il, but rather than have a
great fuss over it I'll take it up. What are you
leading the right bower for?'
Il want to take all the tricks. can lead any
way want to, can't I?''
''Oh, well, go ahead and see how you'll come
outr'
She came out by winning the game, while Mr..
Bowser had scored only two points.
That's game and Chicago ahead. Mr..
Bowser! Instead of one game out Of ten I've
won two out of three!'
Yes. but how did you win 'em: If you'd
played honestly you wouldn't have scored two
points on game! There's the trump. What
do you do?'
4 order you rp," said Mrs Bowser.
Order me up! You can't do itr'
'Of course l cam"
thing"
'.Hoyle says that if you have strong hand
and thing
'Hoyle! Hoyler' he shouted as he rose I'D
and waved his arms around. .Who is Hoyle?
Does Hoyle run this family? Is Hoyle PLAYING
this game OF cards or are we?'
But. my dear, Hoyle is authority on
cards.
Never! allow no man to make rules for
me! You either say you'll pass or don't play
any more"
10 preserve the peace Mrs. Bowser passed.
ard he turned it down. She then made the
trump hearts.
But you can't do it," he protested. "when
l turn down diamonds how can you make 1t
hearts2'
Cant make 1t what I wishs'
mo. ma am, you cant-not in this game II
you wers playing with some two year-old baby
you might play baby game but you We either
got to play a straight game or quitr'
"Mr: Bowser, Hoyie says that when your op-
ponent--'
"Hoyle again. tell YOU Hoyle has nothing
'tc do with it! THERE We don't play any more
knew how it would end when We sat down."
Don't be foolish, Mr.. Bowser."
Foolish! Do you suppose I'm going to sit
here and be cheated out Of my eye-teeth! It's
mighty funny that woman can't play an hon
est game Of cardsp'
I'm afraid. dear, that you don't really un-
derstand the game of euchre" she replied.
Il don't ehI l. who was playing euchre
forty years before you were born, don't UNDER
stand the game! That settles it, Mrs. Bowser-
settles it forever! If should live to be ten
thousand years old I'd never play another game
with you! l see now why SO many husbands
are driven from home--why SO many &c to de-
struction. It's because they can't find any
comfort at homer
Mr. Bowser, you promised me before we sat
down that
And who raised this row. Who set out to
deliberately swindie and cheat? But it's no use
to say more. I ought to have known better
Every husband ought to know better Smith
Is an Internal old liar and I'm going to bedr'
Procrastination.
From Puck.