Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-11

rage me both BY example and words; fire
QGently observing, that l would presentl
lave good luck I; fourtune would not alway
irOwn. Sc.-Thus urged on by him, l still
continued 10 bet, until: was reduced to III,
taSt dofLar, when proposed to withdraw
| Dut he insisisted that l should not, before
had risked thar also for. said he, it may bs
means ofregaining ALL you have lost
Deluded with the hope, and half intoxicated
by the frequent use of the bowl-(which had
been attentively circulated among all the Oct
terS-the cunning master tharos alone be-
ing cautious of partaking too freely of its
contents)-I clapped it down, and saw it in
stantly swept OF. Heavens. what were
the sensations that at this moment agitat-
cd my breast i-Without a cent in pocket (;
a considerable distance from home and,
what was still worse, having, in an unguard-
ed moment, been dufied into loss of that
which was not my own; were reflections
which at once burst upon my distressed and
almost distracted imagination, and were lit
tie short of forcing me to an act of despe-
ration on the author Of my misfortunes -
And such now knew TO he the man,
whom, a few hours before, had consider
ed one among the first Of gentiemen.-In
order, however, to he fully satisfied of his
duplicity, asked him to loan me a few
dollars, that might make another effort to
reinstate myself i'll the sums had lost. But
he most unequivocally misunderstanding, he
thought l had already lost money enough of
my own, without wishing to lose his also
Fired ut so plain demonstrate of his vii
lainy, and maddened by my loss, would
instantly chad not been prevented) have
rid society-of monster, who bore no other
resemblance TO man than his shape, and
whose heart was as calious to feeling, as his
manner of seduction had been mean and de-
testable.
My eyes were now, for the first time since
became acquainted with this man, COM
plctely open:-1 now viewed him in his true
coiour&--no longer did / see him the gen
teleman-but, stripped ofhis borrowed APP
pendage, saw him, as he really was-a de-
ceiOcr, a Gambler And lost no time in
flying the presence of him and his associ-
ates; and considered myself peculiarly for
innate in being able to escape with my life
The distress of mind which attended me
back to my mothers, the reader, perhaps,
may be able to form an idea of-for myself,
feel incapbe to express it: And must
close the subject by simply observing, that
my sorrow was proportionatc to the gross
ness of my error-rendered more .gGlii1g,
because committed in violation of parents
conhdence.-How often haveI since wish
ed, that the childish apprehension which oc-
Cured to me when first acquainted with the
object of my journey, had been realised, and
that some hSh7vay-robber had forcib!y ia
ken the money from me, in preference to
placing it within the grasp of beings equally,
if not more reprehensible.-I should then
have had the consolation of knowing, that it
was not I VINO was in fault
Here, MIR. Editor, is an end of my story
The world may think it a fiction, but there
live men who dare not deny its authenticity.
Could my real name be of use to YOU,
should have no objection to affix it !; but as
it is presumabe 1t cannot, L too shall claim
the privilege, common to authors, of an as
sumed one
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