Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1848-12-23

pledges we exchanged. go"d fa'h aud honor
were Fa,ed, aud peace and good feeling re.
stored he people aud the government
Fredsrksburgh Ne,cs.
A FEARFUL GAME AT CARDS.
In o, regimen, were several wild young
fellow l,ui none more so than !: aud as our
life in fmp wac very mono,o"ons, the 9th.
GERS hrpk themselves TO gaming. Ore day
after diet the cards wer. brought, and all OF
us emph with such energy into tine facina-
ing gan, that every thing else was IN man-
ner negcipd. Al length we changed ", and
he,ook irselves in couples to separate games
and E3ign A., as gay aud rakish ras-
cal ~ et lived, that we might pnfsne our
game un'errnp'ediy; ordered servant ~
cary odn,o sou Of summer hnnse de-
canpr o. wo of wine. and the cards; and hi.
,her We pnn followed. We played with iG.
tense pPrness for several hours, I'LL it grew
so dark Ia' we conid hardly see VIVA, was be.
fore ns. had been the gamer all the eve.
ming.
.ComtA--.' said |. addressing my com
panion, iam sure j, ~ high time We should
qoi, OF, rds, aud return, for we've good
deal OF Rinen,al business to do Tonight
.SIay,om and finish the game. you VII;
no, NOV an inch ill then
j tell % A., | must, and wil'be gone;
why shed We thus make toll Of pleasure.
aud besis. gain another Teh"ke tro" me
Colonel. III away Stay. and ny one
npre gam said A LAYING hrs hand on my
arm. 'and'l win back VIVA, I've lost
81 mayserhaps. 10 morrow. hn, now 60
will .rh, replied my companion 20"
do %, i'Ai"p and finish the game, y had
The devil NY partner.
"A meF gsne, aud pleasant rar'ner,'
Cor you Jewell said |. aud lief. Tire room.
haS,enedo my own apartment, where had
good de- 4pf rrsimpnal business 70 ,ran>ac';
had noissep so eagaaed -iAne AZ i'.ai' -li.-
door opened aud 10 rushed E"s'9" "s
eyes s,ar,i"wnh horror. aud cheeks as p''e
as marble. !. sat down "m a chair. 'o"K'n
fix-dly on u. bn, without speaking wofo.
called for inc. aud got him TO swallow
Iinle. TheMA per>pira,ion burst from MS
forehead, anh,s eyes gar-d in every come
Of The room, Is tho appr1hen-ise that some
u it'd hp.s, W. ready 10 spring npm hun.
sWhy, A said ]. shaking him. 'wt'a' Is the
matter with bu1 Are You mad! tie made
no answer espp' by tain, mnr'h"ls". h."o
M :ndIsin"aht>p-t. Are You tF'gh'e"eo-
or-w what c,,in,,eh |, ~ 'uon,ng TO the ser
van, TO leavuhe roou, BY degrees my com
paninn h-caf composed.
Con, To,u> aid he. family and slowly 4
all, los, M, dead ma"!'
.P>haw ~ good fellow what 10 the matter
with ynu!Y.'ve been too free win wl"r; a"d
that added ,yonr heated spirits, nearly over
turned yonrerain. .-, =.
sNo Tor .hp replied, Il am sober now. II
ever was before 10 my life. Bn' my days
are rumbpre! Mex, ruesday,l shall he n"
longer an j. tbi,ant Of 'his world: There was
something 81 indpsrrihab!v affecting, tmay
say, sh, ckig. in The drer, deliberate tone vt
voice with wirh he ul,err-d this. as we'll as
the aShpv hnnf his coun,rnanrp, that SAL
dawn hv his nde WITHOUT speaking Al 'eng'h
taking his lind in mine | asked him IN "a
sDo,h,ny MINER as | was able what had
caused his ,tror.
d., Won rnember villa, said, Tom, on
your leaving he to.nigh,1' sFanh. yes. was
i, ~, ,ha, pu woud play if you had the
devil for a palner! Yes replied A.. win
a sickeni"g s,iIe, Il did So; an ha TOOK me
at my word! he continued. grasp'ns. as fof
breath.
why -w;r,' s,ammered l. pAr'aki"g OF
his fright, .wty A.. 20" do"'' mean TO say
,ha,-'.I mean tn say simply this replied
INV compani with dreaded calmne>s, ha'
Satan has ,aked,np a, my word. few mo
men;s AFTER ynf had left, Il leaned INV head
on NV hands, Ind shn, my eyes Immediate
" heard rslIiny among the cards o" me
table before ri. i s,ar,ed-.' and consnl-
sive shud,Iprlsr shook his frame; There SAT
Opposite me i, The chair which You had J"s'
lrG vacant. pale, tall mac, dressed y" black
.Why. how in,he DIS nau.e did you come
hpre!' said il anazempnt.
TO fin,-h ne game witt, YOU. as you wish
ed said The s,noser, Deliberately, at The same
time arranuiny,he cards. saw that his hand
was "a white as aiaba>ter, and he pat hts
cards in order with amazing care aud skA''
He cff.r d me, the pack. Why-why. who
are yo,, and whence did you co"r! s'a'nn'r"
ed !, a, the sane time NY eyes dancing 10 my
head, and ny knees smn,e together q
came to flush he game with y"", a: your ew'
,eaues,!' said the stranger precisely !" me
same tone aud III amer as before. ! would
have answered but my tongue clave to the
roof Of my nos,h. sWhy do you MOI TAXI
the cards. said the stranger. joJa hollow tone
Will You finisl, The game according 10 you
promised
.No!' ! contrived to s,anmer out. His eyes
pla,ed al me, az though his head was fl''ee
with liv,d fire. He rose, and bending h''
fiendish face close TO mine. Numbered ~ my
ear-.rhis night, week, then. thou shall f",sf
it in hell!' My eyes closed u"conec'ous'y
as though they would never again open; whe'
He had finished looked mp. however, none %