The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-16

buttoned up IN dTab coat, with pearl but
tons, right handsome affair, and he had a
ad-brimmed hat Of the same color on his
head. / wanted him to get me, but the
other fellow dug his nails into my flesh, and
pulled away as strong as his opponent. At
length thought the black looking fellow,
with his fiery eyes, pulled out dice-bOxs
and in action defied the other to settle the
contest by throw!
This was agreed to, and they left of pull
ing me, while the fendish-loOking chap went
to work rafting the dice, which he contin-
ued for some moments. looking steadily at
the gentleman in drab. Still gazing with
scorching glance upon my friend opposite,
the dark fellow turned down the dice-box
Immediately upon my chest,and deliberately
raising it, there saw three skies! He still
kept his eye fastened on my friend in drab,
and threw again. A fiery agony ran through
me as waited to see the dice-box raised.
that seemed to lie upon my chest as heavy
as an iron weight. The box was raised, and
again three skies appeared! seemed to
feel myself already sinking-sinkinp-I
knew not where. Again the box was turn
ed down, and it seemed as though | was
lplunging into the crater of Etna as the dice
appeared, and once more beheld three sizes.
Again, for a short time, was torpid and
Unconscious, but seemed to know what
was going on, and my friend in drab was
rafting the dice. He drew the coffin lid
across and threw on that, so that the heavy
} pain seemed to remove from. my chest. /
: watched his first throw languidly and hope.
lessly, until the box was raised, and sickly
3 sort of pain tingled through me as | saw
that the three skies were thrown. ] can tel
q you nothing about what felt at that mo.
L ment; knew that it was only possible to tn
e the game-tO beat, no chance remained
y The second throw took place, and again Tho
t. three skies appeared.
" | believe felt more horror then than do
= ring all before. Kissing flames seemed 4
b be splitting and darting at me, Burnin
+ pincers seemed to be champing impatien
D to seize me. Forks Of fame were encircIin
81 my limbs to drag me down. HoWIing an
shrleking seemed to be beneath me, and tb
concentrated agony Of hundred lives. an
, OF a hundred years, seemed to pierce n
heart like red dart of steel from the =
giOns Of everlasting torment.
= Oho : pot less tnan eighteen, and my doom
= was sealed. Eighteen would only reDriev,
J me with tie. With gaze of Ere / watch
!. ed the dice-box as it now lay idle on the II,
: Of the coffin. Slowly the figure in drab al
\ justed the tie of his cravat, drew bic -
!. rather on one side and down over his lef
: eye, and fixing sort of half suuint nDo,
I his black adversary and half wink mo-
:, me, he quietly and deliberately ratified n,
Z dice. 1t may have been but a minute. bn
!, it seemed to me large slice of eternity
j while he held the box, slowly wagpinp Il /,
and fro. Atlength he softly turned il down
and allowing it to remain for few seconds
:, coolly lit cigar and took several pOfFs.-
- With perditiOn on one side, and never end
: ing bliss on the other, it is needless for n
l. to say that those few seconds were an aoe
Suddenly he threw the box from him. an,
+" what"
= "And what was there9" eagerly interrur
IS ted listener. :
y "ItOO Sires and sEvEN!'