Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-02

OF revenge. had my revenge. and sow
my winners ruined. They had their conso.
'"tion' ana NJ the close of six months cam-
Pui9h saw me walk into the streets beppar
grew desperate, and was voted dangerous
ieaiiZed the charge by fastening on a no.
oio io'o VINO hau Deen most adroit in pigeon.
i"e me Ills lie was "too valuable to his
county or himself, TO allow him to meet
Fellow whose life was Of no use to any Ev;po
tnuig ana, through patriotism and the fear
Vi Deing shot, he kept out of my way.
ragged, threatened to post his Iordsbin and
was III The very act of writing out the form
OF the placard, declaring the noble heir &c
the noble house Of q cbo,t 60
scoundrel. when, by the two-penny most T
received notice from the Horse Guards
mat was on that day to appear in the Ga
zette as ensign ia-his MajeSty's -regi-
ineht, then serving In the Peninsula, with or
ders to join without delay.
lhis was enough from his lordsllip. nnd
was certainly better for me than running thu,
chance OF damages III the Kings Bench for
provoking his majesty's subject to u breach
OF the peace. was gazetted, tried on mo
UNIFORM before the mirror, entirely approved
OF my appearance, and wrote nv last letter
TO my last fiirt. The Portsmouth mail was
to start at eight. l had an hour to spare
and sailed into the street | met an honest
laced old acquaintance, as much at loss as
myself TO Stay the hour. We were driven
by shower into shelter. The rattle of dice
was heard within a green baize covered
door We could not stay forever shiyerinp
on the outside. Fortune favored me ; in
hall All hour | was master of thousand
pounds; II would have been obvious follr
and mgratitude to check the torrent of sue
cess Tor the Paltry prospect of an ensigncy.
L played on, and won on. The clock struck
eight. will own that trembled US the first
sound caught my ear. But, whether nervous
or not, from that instant the torrent was
checked. The loss and gain became alter
nate. Wine was brought in played in fu.
rIous scorn of consequences. | saw the
board covered with gold. | swept il into
my stake; | soon saw my stake reduced 10
nothing. My eyes were dazzled. nv hand
shook, my brain was on fire. | sang, danced,
roared with exultation or despair. How
the night closed know not: but | found
myself at last in narrow room, surrounded
with squaidness, its only light from high
barred window, and its only furniture the
wooden tresscl on which lay, fierce, wea-
~, and feverish, as if | lay on the rack.
FROM tins couch of desperation | was car,
RED INTO the presence Of n magistrate to
hear that, in the melee of the night before. |
mad, IN my rage, charged my honest-laced
acquaintance with palpable cheating: and
having made good my charge bv showing
the loaded dice in his hand, had knocked
INN down with a violence that made his re-
covery more than doubtful He had seen
my name in the Gazette, and had watched
Inc Tor the express purpose of final plunder.
The wretch died. l was brought to trial.
found guilty OF mansleughter. and sentenced
to seven years eXpatriation.
i fortunate sentence On nv arrival in
New South Wales, as was found a perfecr
: gentleman, and tit for nothing. there was No
resource but to make Inc Try the labor of nv
hands. Fortunate labor From SIX at morn
ing I'LL SIX at night l had the spade or the
plough IN my hands. / dragged carts, deIyed
rocks, hewed trees; had not moment
10 spare. The appetite that once grew Ian
guid over yenison, now felt the exquisite de.
hight OF Junk beef The thirst that scorned
champagne was now enraptured with spring
water. The sleep that had left me many .
night tossing withinside the curtains Of a
hundred and fifty guinea Partisan bed, now
came on the toughest piece of turf and
made the floor OF my cabin softer than down.
can now run as fast as my New Market
steeds, pull down buffalo, and catch kan.
CARGO by the tail i'm fair field. Health. vi
gor, appetite, and activity, are my superb.
, bundGnce now. | have every thing bui
|, time. My Punishment expires tomorrow
but shall never recross the sea- This is
my country. Since ] set my foot upon lis
shore, | have never had moment to yawn,
, In this land of real and substantial life, the
spectre that haunted my ioyless days dar,
not be scen-ythe hour TOO many is NJ
more.