The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-03
plate with the handle Of fruit knife, BY
way Of obtaining silence, said:


sorts of tables. My FREUD the captain is so
enamored of the sound Of dice box, that
he is resolved TO hear It's music for half an
hour or so IN company with me-lhough |
assure you the other evening the tune mus,
have been any thing but pleasant TO him.
So alioas, and each to his vocation"
A shout of approval was the answer
The host and guests, deserving the dining
room, in u few moments were seated at
cards, or whatever other amusements the,
preferred. Fn2 Osborne and Willis took
up their position al small table by them
selves.
There were two things tina, caused the
captain some regret. lie had taken too
much wine, and Willis not quite enough.
Sill affairs went on prosperously. He lost
and Willis won as he had intended but he
could not account for q quiet, sarcastic sort
of smile, which he detected once or twice
on the countenance of bis antagonist, and
which seemed very much unlike the unre.
strained expression of triumph he had
evlnced when they last played together
Whilst be was throwing and cogitatlng
Frederic suddenly addressed him:
How much have won, Captain" ask
ed him:
"Ob, my dear fellow, trils !" replied
FltZ Osborne. 1.-Two hundred or there
abOuis; but | mean 10 win it back, can
tell YOU"
al play no MORE" exclaimed Willis,
throwing himself back in his chair, aud
folding bis arms.
Oh as you please-as you please, Ger
ianiy," said Fhz Osborne. But why
baulk your good fortune, when you have it
all YOUR Own way !"
believe | won three thousand pounds
of you on Wednesday evening ?" said Fred
eric, moi attending TO the Captains dlsinler
esied inquiry.
"Ies my dear friend, about that" said
Fiz Osborne, looking rather disturbed
But what means all this ?"
There is the money" said Frederic,
presenting three bank notes. The two
hundred pounds which | have jus, won,
decline TO receive"
What does this mean, sir p exclaimed
+, the Captain, 10 tone which betrayed the
struggle belwixi fear and anger.
g IL means, sir, that have discovered
your clever little plot, replied Frederic,
smiling conte mptuously. 1.-The Gully thing
required for success was, that | should be
as great fool as you thought me. So you
lost purposely, aud no doubt, when you had
excited me enough, | was to pay at least a
thousand per cen. for loan. Sir had not
been seated with you five minutes this even,
ing, wien discovered plainly that you
we're cheating me"
Capt. Fiiz Osbol De rose slowly from his
chair, twired his LETT, and then his right
mustachio, looked fiercely and defyingly
at the bystanders, and turning to Willis
exclaimed in a loud voice, Y on shall re
pent this, sir. am man Of honor, and
whilst | have sn arm, no man shall question
that honor, with npuniiy. You shall hear
from me, sir"
Z" am no duelllsi," replied Willis.
What, sir, are you coward. as well
as a slauderer," exclaimed Fitz Osborne,
stTu,ling up to Willis, and Sowing fearful.
ly. 4" 20 you refuse TO meet me, sir %
81 refuse either to shoot you, or be sho,
by you," said Willis; though, indeed, ar.
ter descending TO be gambler, might
well 20 little lower and become duellist.
Still robbery is better than murder, and
whilst | swear TO reirace the steps which
led me TO the one, | also swear TO take no
steps that may lead TO the other. 4 man
Of honor, indeed - exclaimed II Ills, losing
his tone Of calmness, bis check flushing,
" You are swinder, without honor, or
mind to comprehend what honor truly is.
know you now, strand the world shall
know you"
With these words, and before the by
ISLANDERS could interfere or suspect his in.
lentIon he threw himself on his turly 40.
tagonlsi, aud in an instant had borne him
TO the ground. Faz Osborne made des
perale attempt 10 swallow somethinn-but
his hand was arrested, torn open by main
force, and Frederic Willis. starting to his
feet, held up before the gaze of all loaded
die.
Captain Fnz Osborne may now be met
with al Boulogne. lie wears sonewha,
military costume, though be is no longer
10 the army. Tie attends all the billiard
fooms and ball rooms, and s said 10 DO on
the point Of marriage with an heiress from
Bloomsbury square, who could no, resist
bis large black mustachlos, knowledge Of
fashionable society, and strict observance
OF the law Of honer.
MORAL.
Rogues aud fools guard their honor BY
steel traps and spring guns men of char.
acter and Intellect trust The lofty barrier of
their good deeds.
ANECDOTES OF QUACKERY.
The following anecdotes relating to
q1ackery, are related 10 late work emit.
tied Physic and Physicians Medical
Sketch Book" II is Illuminating to feel
that they NAV hn trua--btt. yvhan me .oo,,.