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Plain Language from Truthful James
The Oxford Companion to American Literature
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1995
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© The Oxford Companion to American Literature 1995, originally published by Oxford University Press 1995. (Hide copyright information)
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Plain Language from Truthful James, comic ballad by
Bret Harte, published in the
Overland Monthly (Sept. 1870). This narrative of a euchre game, in which Truthful James and his friend Bill Nye intend to cheat the Chinese gambler Ah Sin but are themselves deceived by the “ways that are dark” of their wily opponent, soon had a popular vogue throughout the country, was frequently quoted, and was pirated in broadside and pamphlet editions as
The Heathen Chinee.
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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EUCHRE FEVER IT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME AT MANY BARS.(EAST ZONE)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 4/25/1996; ; 690 words
; ...Byline: Ginny Hunter, Post contributor Euchre appears to be a big winner with the new...bridge, college students today are playing euchre. ''I don't know anyone who plays...junior at the University of Cincinnati. Euchre has some similarities to bridge but is...
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They Make a Big Deal Out of Euchre's Appeal
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/13/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...competition stiff. They're playing euchre. Mike Airing sits silently hunched...barn" and one hand away from winning. Euchre parties like this are easy to organize...will do. And they're popular: D.C. euchre circles are expanding with more and more...
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Euchre launches on MSN Gaming Zone.
M2 Presswire; 1/24/2000; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-24 January 2000-MICROSOFT: Euchre launches on MSN Gaming Zone (C)1994...com/) has added the popular card game euchre to its list of card and board games offered...British and North American versions of euchre or to compete in sponsored tournaments...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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TIME-HONORED TRUMP EUCHRE LEAGUE AROUND SINCE 1930.(Communities)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...of Ben Goebler bringing the Sugar River Euchre League to life: ``Jones Plumbing recruited...person teams challenge each other at euchre, a trump card game played four to a table...Vernon general store, has chronicled the euchre nights with a rough-hewn wit and an...
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Euchre Launches on MSN Gaming Zone.
PR Newswire; 1/21/2000; 700+ words
; ...com/ ) has added the popular card game euchre to its list of card and board games offered...British and North American versions of euchre or to compete in sponsored tournaments...other prizes. Although new to the Zone, euchre is thought to have been created during...
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EUCHRE GATHERINGS
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/13/2003; 415 words
; The best way to find euchre players in the Washington area is to...service that organizes local gatherings. Euchre tournaments are scheduled for the fourth...area locations. Players looking for euchre partners often place ads on www.craigslist...
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Euchre Wins Bel Air Handicap
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/15/2000; 275 words
; AP Online 07-15-2000 Euchre Wins Bel Air Handicap INGLEWOOD, Calif (AP) -- Euchre, an 11-1 longshot, pulled away from 17...Air Handicap at Hollywood Park on Saturday. Euchre, ridden by Alex Solis, led by a head at the...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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IT WAS IN THE CARDS | EUCHRE-PLAYING BUDDIES SAY GOODBYE AFTER 25 YEARS OF THURSDAY NIGHT GAMES
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 1/26/1999; 700+ words
; ...this game of four-handed cut-throat euchre. But this would be the last night together...there will be no more Thursday night euchre, laughter, drinking, camaraderie...might be difficult to understand. These euchre players jokingly said their fifth man...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Experts and novices welcome to try their hand at euchre.(SunBurst)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 5/19/2000; ; 458 words
; Euchre players have a card club of their own now...Although it has played just twice so far, the euchre club attracted 22 card players in its first...in the first group to play, she said. Euchre is played by dealing five-card hands in...
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 "Herald Express (Torquay UK)")
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Championship euchre
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 5/20/2008; 232 words
; Any euchre pair in the Newton Abbot area who would like to enter the British Euchre Open Pairs Championship can do sop by telephoning the British Euchre Area secretary, Bob Scott, on 01626 368237. The closing date for entries in Saturday, May 31.
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euchre
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
euchre , card game, played usually by four persons (two sets of partners). The game originated among the Amish and was a popular card...
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Gambling
Book article from: American Eras
...Three colonial card games were whist, euchre, and piquet. Whist, also called whisk...it is an ancestor of modern bridge. Euchre was a French game and possibly came into...entertainment. Piquet required a deck like euchre. In piquet both sides declare what they...
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Plain Language from Truthful James
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
...Language from Truthful James, comic ballad by Bret Harte , published in the Overland Monthly (Sept. 1870). This narrative of a euchre game, in which Truthful James and his friend Bill Nye intend to cheat the Chinese gambler Ah Sin but are themselves deceived...
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five hundred
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
five hundred card game, similar in principle to euchre , usually played by three persons with a pack of 32 cards and a joker. Each player receives 10 cards, and highest bidder for...
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écarté
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
écarté , card game similar to euchre , played by two persons. The pack has 32 cards, seven through ace in each suit; the king is the highest card, and the ace ranks...
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