The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-06

"H on are surprised" said <lullp Nv els per-
haps that's natural. You have no secret from me
now, say; no, not one. For now know that
those sums of money, that all those loans, advan-
ces, and supplies that you have had from me,
have found their way to-shall say the word!"
"Ay!" replied the old man, "say it, if you
will"
"To the gaming table, rejoined Quilp, 'Eyour
nightly haunt This was the precious scheme
to make your fortune, was it; this was the secret
certain source to wealth in which was to have
sunk nay money Gf had been the fool you took
me forD this was your inexhaustible mine of
gold, your FL Dorado, eh;a
Dyes" cried the old man, turning upon him
with cleaning eyes, sit was. 1t is 1t will be
till l die"
THAT should have been blinded" saidr. M
Quilp, looking conternptuously at him, ebay
mere shallow gamblers
81 am no gambler" cried the old man iercely.
eI call upon Heaven to witness that | never
played for gain of mine, or love to play; that at
every piece stakcd, whispered to myself that
orphans name, and called on Heaven to bless the
venture, which it never did. Whom did it pros
PERI Who were those with whom playeds-
Men who lived by plumber, proAigacy, and riot,
squandcring their gold in doing i'll and propaga-
ting vice and evil My winnings would have been
from them, my winnings would have been be-
slowed to the last farthing on young sinless
child, whose life they would have sweetened and
made happy. What would they have contract
ed? The means of corruption, wretchedness and
misery. Who would not have hoped in such
cause-tell me that-not who would not have
hoped as did,"
'eWhen did you first begin this mad career p
asked Quilp, his taunting inclination subdued for
moment by the old mans grief and wildness.
''When did first begln?" he reoined, pass
ing his hand across his brow. "When acas it
that first beoan2 When should il be but when
beoan to tLinl, how little had saved. how
long time n tool, to save NJ all how short
time MIGHT have At NV ace 81. i've. and how
She would he Ieft 70 the ronob mercies of the
world. with barely enough To keen her from
the sorrows that wait on poverty; then it was
fiat began to think aboutit.,,
-.
AFTER you hrsI came CT 70 me 70 set your pre-
'iouS s.&hasIa .Lot on ~ 1I iu
:, 0noi' iy a'teI 'id., iefheu eiiS Viu mai
thought Oh ions 5ie, ana mac II IN my steep
iot 'h!oh.ns, Ahoh DoS~ih ,ouiu NO Pie"
sure IN 1t, expected none, Wnat mas ~ ever
ofoughI 70 me puI ANXIOUS Gays ana SleePless
Su' IosS Vi nesiN A'iO Pace Vi "'iiu' anu
gam Oh leepiehess ana SORROW!
"Ycu lost what money you had laid by, first,
and then came to me- While thought you
were making your fortune Gas you said you
were9 you were making yourself a beggar, eli?
Dear me- And SO it comes to pass that hold
every security you could scrape together, and a
bill Of sale upon the-upon the stock and pro-
perty,' said QaIlp1 standing up and looking
about him, as II to assure hiIssself that none OF
1t had been taken away. "But did yon never
win:~
"Never" groaned the old man. "Never Won
back my loss"
81 thought sneered the dwarf, sstsat If a
man played leBg enough he was sure to win at
last, or at the worst not tocome of loser
s'And so he is,' cried the old man, suddenly
rousing himself from his state of dependency,
and dashed into the NEST violent excitement,
$50 he is; have felt thet from the first, ] have
Always kne"n II, I'VE seen IL never set
nail SO stIehgiy as liesa u now lulip, nave
dreamed thfee nights OF winning the same large
sum- never couiu dream ellae arealh before,
though nave often tried. 10 not desert me
now nave TINS chahSc' nave no res tree ou.
you SiVe'ie SUNNI het' ie1 me ehS lniF Sae last
nope.
Inc 9"Sri shruS66Sn MS saoufoers'ai'o SHOOK
ms mead; ..,s.. :,
see ShiiP, COCO tehoer-hearteo @eRP, salu
the old man. drawing some scraps OF Paper IRON
ms M pocket with trembling hahd7 ans ciasPins
sa,,ras tbo res,,lt - Inn aIla+;" ~
FIJI and hard exner;encc ,,,,,st r o,,iy
want LITTLE bel, once more few nes,,ds h.,
two scors Of Mounds dcav o.,;l,, ),
W,rha last odvo,..e s..ftn,.,s "a a.
dwarf seand if went in one uieht'e
ssI -, - d;d ), a,s,,,arol H. 49,, dr.,
that was the yery worst FORTUNE af ali and tn.
time had not como then. Quiln. consider, con.
side, 81 tho old ,,,.n5er;ed t,a,,, I,l;g,, 81 . A.,
while that The papers IN his hand 3lnttered as 4
thew were shaken Nv the wind l.that ornban
child. If Iwere alone. could die With alad.
ness-nerhaps even anticipate that aoa,n Which
is dealt Out So unesually. con,irr as 81 does. an
III, nroud and bannv in their stres,s,tb a,,d sbn.
ming the needy and afflicted and ali whe court Il
in their despair-but what have done has been
for her. Help me fsy her sake. ip,,yare vu,,-
not for mine. for hers.''
s.I,,,, -. I,,,o 80 -,
a;J IL M =; 1he cl-
III seI.noss,sf;on Corr sba,Id bav 49,, I P.,
lgot shpuiu nave oees very
So " ass an Win you sVie
sou Sop Oil, o.aoS ell, 80
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