Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-12-22
ANNAPOLIS MD TUESDAY EVENING DECEMBER
DE. ann nRs. nowsEn.
They EsJoy a Quiet Evening Owe
Cards.


evening and have a four handed game OF
euchre with them.
why, l should ike TO 60 over any
evening replied Mrs. Bowser.
he aud his wife play most every even.
ing.
YES
If you only knew how to pay wo
might have a game now and then.
Il have been told that / play fairly
well, she quietly replied.
Have, ehl" / suppose we might have
game on two. though OF course l can
play my cards with my eyes shut. Have
you got pack aroundi"
Mr.. Bowser, / am perfectly willing to
play, but you must promise me not 10
get mad if you are beaten.
Mad! What are YOU talking about!
The idea of me getting mad over a game
Of cards!'
DO you promisea"
My dear woman in about ten minutes
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 il you win
one game out of 10 I'll buy you SEQ hat,
IF 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 aboutl Mrs Bowser, I've played
more games Of euehre than you've got
hairs in your head, and no one ever knew
me TO feel anything but serene. A hus-
band who can't 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, eh2 All, ha! / will
proceed to lead this.
Mr. Bowser had 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
ehuckled some more. and when the game
was finished she had scored only one
point
Beginning TO get red in the face al
ready-hai 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
march on the new game. Mr.. Bowser
tried hard TO laugh. but three or four
minutes later. when the game was fin
ished and she clapped her hands and
shouted. "Chicagoi" 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 worryi 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
little when he scored one, but that was
all he got on the game.
That's even games, and I'm Chicago
aheadi" she exclaimed as she counted.
"Oh, it is, eh2 It's wonder you didn't
get the other game as well! Swindling
and cheating at cards don't seem to
trouble some peoples consciences!"
"But didn't cheat!"
"Uml Don't try it again, Mrs. Bow
serl Spades is trump and what do you
dor"
II order you up"
"Order me upI What's that forf"
Because it's the best I've got.
"You can't do i'll You have got to
passi"
mo, haven't. If l think / can make
point can order you up. of course.
II don't believe it, but rather than
have great fuss over it I'll take it up.
What are you leading the right bower
for?"
"I 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 outl"
She came out by winning the game.
while Mr. Bowsei had scored only two
points.
"That's game and Chicago ahead
Mr.. Bowseri Instead Of one game out OF
10 I've won two out of threel"
"Yes. but how did you win EN- II
you'd played honestly you wouldn't have
scored two points on camel There's
tue Wfldl 10 you ~
/ order you up. said Mrs Bowser
s0rder me upl You cant do it"
sOf course can.
"Not muchi No one ever heard OF
such thing
@Hoyle says that if you have strong
hand and think"
-Hoyle! Hoylel" he shouted as he
rose up and waved his arms around.
who is Hoyle9 Does Hoyle run this
familyl Is Hoyle playing this game Of
cards, or are we?"
But, my dear. Hoyle is authority on
cards /"
"Neverl allow no man to make rules
for me! You either say you'll pass or
don't play any more.
To preserve the peace Mrs. Bowser
passed. and he turned down. She then
made the trump hearts.
But you can't do it." he protested.
when turn down diamonds how can
you make it hearts,"
Cant make it what wish :r
No. ma'am. you can't--not in this
camel If you were playing with some
2 year old baby you might play baby
game. but you've either got TO play a
straight game or quit
Mr. Bowser. Hoyle says that when
your opponent
Hoyle againl / tell you Hoyle has
nothing to do with it! Therel Wedon't
play any morel l knew how it would