American girl's book: or, Occupation for play hours (1831)
Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858 · Boston, Munroe and Francis; New York, C. S. Francis · leaf 178
two low trumps beside.She now gains four tricks to her share, which makingher forty-five, she wins the game, none of her com-panions counting so high. After this the cards are shuffled, and a new gamebegins. It must be remembered that the highest cardalways takes, without reference to the suit;… … A CARD HOUSE. To build a card-house, take two cards and standthem up, so as to face each other, and meet at the topin the form of a tent. Then encompass them withfour other cards laid on their edges and representinga wall; and on the top of these, lay two more as aroof. To build a two-story…
Handicraft · Amusements
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