Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-03-30
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90 "'" 49, q
irs;,st foundation. And, then without further "a
bought on .lc subject, hc leaned against Eeto'r OF ~
be- saiccr, searching anoaagi iwe crowd cd faded iom a
c~roudeu, with JvNc.v, features ht'rhicuec "th o
1uEc. au eyes SEPARATING wuh artIciIl lasirc. Tor The 81
h'rm.us little head. aud the sweet io"N ihis Lovely ~
MARIETTA. The hgTsh Nus,a Of ,he barker recalled The 81
.JUag sailor fusn ha ssycIr. Al
You have won slr." said ~nu sharp and graItn !
.1uc. Aaa iac hauksr pushed toward. him a heap %
~Ir sail Allied, approaching The table, may, bat
..gI es.rur D.. possible" 4
ale refuses. cried one or,hc players, leaning has
rlh. ~ on ,h- table, nul -r,>Iiug with his eyes, the
/. rrr.ng pile 90. LluI,i'vr.
'tsga, .re sItL salas, ever rclLsedl shecTu1y
cried au1.acr.
The yaarg s..,oy caata rapid glance al the players
who's, eyes we've on fixed upon n.m addressing thc
banker, s5II, This, -.r. l take t, joke. itisquiie
Impossible tuai all t.is can belong 90 me-.
.Du,u is ail yours. s.s," replied us banker, IN the
same cold ,,a.. adding with a bidrr sIu!e. you
held ihe 1aus aal the card pay
"Tncu gentlemen. Exclaimed Alfred, che dca! IS
v,i1.'
\ prolonged m1unur Of as;onishmcnt ran through
uuti,e as,omAlagc.
q w.s not aware that I was playing for SO high a
stake continued he young syomyu; aud had / lost,
most uzurti'y I would never have paid
Ilc banker was a mun, ~ yer ia the prime OF life
bal grown old bc.rre hs iE.c. 10y care and frequent
-. ".-i tuiu'gencc ia the ha-cr passions; with
|l.id hollow checks, all "A rr-fiss, sud cunning,
suul,n eyc.HHFa.aUg To hs look q character az once
i'i-v, turrIaG.u., guI sinister All rui hv leaning
b.oN in has yh.ir. las pauil lYs GUIDING a,h a CANT
laugh OF soon. and durs.Uu. Indeed Young gcu;!o-
man, but yngt would most certainly have paid 10.
though; uIi iuat Too m uYoJ hlr! Louis d'u-s,
,a,h as Jh-ss, OF m powder lron the ,oyal arscn.
Alfred usls q coavuIsivc Swing backwards. Liar,
hc exclaimed ina hollow voice.
THE banker si aarIan',s.: bat his Thin Zip qg;ver-
I cred with SUPPRESSED emotion, The samc sanlrr.c smile
.-"H HA- Loo -M H- Hn.. n-s - g.. NH a.
det 90 q y.tm bee .iyil and a.hy hue. Iuaa instant
The players were on thcir feet and grouping round ,ho
two actors lu HAS strange mi unexpected drama.
Alfred vu-sttHdUc u0. hEs hands uNuI,lvtly ulcasa-
-, L.scvss '.,Ji,t, aul hs whole figure shaking with
rage. The bunker on 'He cpItrar wa, rocking hlTs"it
,n-ll. backwards All forwards ia his ,aIra ld clsiu.
rsuaj uu Jhe spccI8'urS Glp1E uf SELF possession and
oIhp!ar,ury ~ tho same tins V'lyir" wih the pile
C'lold hcapct upuI hts r:Eht. "SrE sad hc, ~
ieurth. measuring Allied lsam head TO :o,;, with The
coolest ga5,1'srv. .li H. more tlru prDha5l, You do
uo: Eaa,s who 1W;' hat indeed - o. me sufficiently
clear. Aud as for these gcuitou0u here. DE added,
w.u q NAVE ul Dos hand towards tac spectators. 81
aJve every r,as1a Go sufPl.e thai, hs,H.ug laom,
Won would not have taken unpu yuursal. 90 give me
'Hr ae m ;Hc.r presence. Pag str what ln-y be jour
iHanr."
"IDs,'-u, fellow" cried Al5,i, with concentrated
Indignation.
"Jus',, j., may please y51," replied NJ, banker,
with ImpnftIThgnic ctlmuass. Then Won aye equally
''' . '@'. ''
wcarruT, s:c Sow us as well Won ss13ld know.
hli che ,zlri hunter oi h"s, uiauutiu, us not more
-1r" uih.s rifle, rhin ! an vi1h my pistol
This wrs sad distinctly, cno'y, and with m mir of
conviction ia.i caused "a aauidrr asnpasst ,he rlacia-
'aTs. The uau wHs really .rFi'fIl, with is Urusar-
/ Cd phrases, aui h- sang fra,i The players listened
O. lUu, one gut az, .yi. akIga OF dT,alU; Alfred G.a.
sn'iw7s scarcely r-1ui --l.us'i o..
"Eol have O mind to Tighten me- said he very
.uG1rigndy.
"! aa' d. tlo iassr," replied Iha a..Apl!cal banker
with a pathetic Indifference, aI! ilc ~Iu. l]up!raiIy
'iat / cannot feel 20 ia tuv conscience to ass.ssIual,
ysL" AuI sassgsg. be- sI sirU3y ga each of h,
tuJ-io's from which hg drew A. last "a SINAI, ride barre.
t-I p.s1.: w.l,. De placed before hu o. %.
table. \ death Ike silence p~sTyajcd tHc whole
room.
"rlcrc sir" hc continued, turning directly oprp,ii,
@, The sailor, anal csas Is ,ng., us lhpurH be was
t11.t entering go the nlr. crlslIu plrro colvcgsyilf
mr-s"u bio. "lHIs .H DE-" best iIIua ! have 90 pro
pose: indeed, 80 Is al hat can possibly d., iu order
'1 a-.1 mwpI.rs mates. B1ugiIr dice" De coa,iI
gsi 90 'la same f'ra p. voice, EsI..g half rsuEd %.
ls c'l.r-'uIJ siat i.E' lD'r.'
fnr yoIug sailor approached ils table, siezeI tie
ire' 'vN so mere desperation, shook 30 with caGvulsivc
cDerg., Cas, one iu..ivc ulIa,c towards the 5lil room
ap,r-and threw n Iiby an electric shock, ever
had was srmulancpusly bent over the c!,ih-lhu
action oGth., terrific drama has passed - rapidly
the announcement was SD u,-r at hand, that one
could scarcely h...ye iu Jhe reality To- thc a'rsciou.
scene thus crastItr, wiUuu.l noise or interruptions, q
r'Iu. ilat a,cu--.i i3H,'. The banker Ia a LOAD
voice rech,ucI up Sac points.
'$N uul SIX ore twelve. anl ouc-ihirecn q good
tlrH"; e very good throw, upon us word Young Gen
..maa-a good lisnv lie took sr The dice. rp,a
cr4 them 100 the hIy, auJ with an air pT the c8p.csl
Cipnicry, addressing the SPECTATOR. "TuIuegIl,' De
exclaimed. "a very good point bui It's always Ju ul.
!urt. uumn.r-|rm". gentlemen who bids GHy ioui.
d'uFs ou me. fIty l.uH ou ''e life Of that gentle.
MON %yondcr'" DE r,aiuucd. a,ag his eye win a
uJir -lJut guI deadly glare uu jls yOun. lieutenant