The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-18
M. AND MRS. EoWsER.
They Enjoy = Quiet Evening Over a Game
of Cards

Smith was asking me today" said Mr.
Bowser, as he laid down his evening paper
IF we wouldn't drop over some evening
and have a four hand game of etchre will
them"
why, should like to 90 over any even
ing" replied Mrs. Bowser.
He and bis wife play most every eTen
ing"
"Yesgp
IF you only knew how to play we might
have game now and then" ~
II have been told that play fairly well, =
she quietly replied.
Have, ehl suppose we might have q
game or two, though Of course | can play
my cards with my eyes shut"
HIf 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 landsl but what is the woman
talking about? Mrs. Bowser, Pve played
more games Of euchre than you've got hairs
in your head, and no one ever knew me to
feel anything but serene. A husband who
can't play game OF cards with his wife
without getting mad had better hang up.
Go ahead and deal. The poorest player al
ways has the deal. Hearts is trump, eh9
Alb, ha. i will proceed to lead this
Mr.. .Bowser had good hand and scored
a march, and after counting up he leaned
back and laughed and asked:
ANY other little game that you can play
better than this, Mrs. Bowserp"
He dealt and scored another point and
chuckled some more, and when the game
was finished she had scored only one point
beginning to get red in the face al
ready--hal hal har' 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 tried
hard to laugh, but three or four minutes
later, when the game was finished and she
clapped her hands and shouted. "Chicagop
there wasn't sign of a smile on his face
us 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 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 upa little when
he scored one, but that was all he got on
the game.
"That's even games, and Pm u Chicago
aheadP' she exclaimed, as she counted
"Oh, it is, eha It's a wonder you didn't
get the other game as WE'LL Swindling and
cheating at cards doesn't seem to trouble
some peoples consciencesl"
s'But didn't cheatl''
"Um Don't try it again, Mrs. Bowser
Spades is trump, and what do you dor"
81 order you up"
"Order me up What s that for?''
because it's the best I've got"
"You can't do it'll You have got TO passp
mo, haven't. If think ! can make a
point can order you up, of course"
81 don't believe it, but rather than have
great fuss over it I'll take it up. What
are you leading the right bower fori"
~ want to take all the tricks. | can lead
any way | want to, can't II"
"Oh, well, go ahead and see how you'll
come outp'
She came out by winning the game, while
Mr.. Bowser had scored only two points,
'That's game and d Chicago ahead,
Mr.. Bowserl Instead of one game out of
ten, I've won two out OF threep'
"Yes, but how did you win 'emS If you'd
played honestly you wouldn't have scored
two points on camel There's the trump.
What do you dol"
II order you up" said Mrs. Bowser.
"Order me up You can't do itr'
"Of course can"
mot much! No one ever heard of such
a thingl"
''Hoyle says that if you have strong
hand and think"-
''Hoyle! Hoyle!" he shouted as he rose
nr,1 xral 81
Hoyle? Does Hoyle run this family? Is
Hoyle playing this game of cards or are
weP"
But, my dear, Hoyle is authority On
cards"
''Neverl allow no man TO make rules
for mel You either say you'll pass or l
don't play any more"
Topreserve the peace Mrs. Bowser passed,
and he turned it down. She then made
the trump hearts.
But you can't do itr' he protested.
when l turn down diamonds how can
you make it hearts?"
"Can't make it what wish?"
"No, ma'am, you can't-not in this game!
If you were playing with some two-year-
old baby you might play baby game, but
you've either got to play n straight game
or quitp
'Mr. Bowser, Hoyle says that when your
opponent
"Hoyle agaial tell you Hoyle has moth
ing to do with It'll Therel We don't play
any morel I knew how it would end when
we sat DOWN.
Don't be foolish, Mr.. Bowser'
'Foolishl Do you suppose Pm going to
sit here and be cheated out Of my eye
teeth It's mighty funny that woman
can't play an honest game of cardsr'
''Pm afraid, DEAR that you don't really
understand the game of euchre," she re-
piled.
II don't, chr /, who was playing euchre
forty years before you were born, don't
understand the camel 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'll l see now why so
many husbands are driven from home
why so many go to destruction. It's be-
cause 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 swindle and cheat2 But it's