The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-13

ey to count il over, and see if each piece
was good.
''Here are d hundred dollars more
cried the sylvan youth, land | crow
81 take lhem," said one of the trio
The youth won again, and 'crowed' loud
er this time than he did at first.
On went the game; the stakes were lost
and won. Gradually the rouleaus of the
Grower dwindled down to three or four
dollars, or so. 1t was clear that the gen
tIeman in black had been Turing him on
by that best of decoys, success at first.
"Let me see something for my money.
Here's stake of two dollars, and crow!'
But he now spoke in very faint treble
indeed, and looked pcnitently at the cards
Again the cards were shuffled, cut and
dealt, and the ''Plucked pigeon" staked
his last dollar upon them.
The last button on Gabe's coat, and |
or-or-; no, I'll be hamstringed if do!''
He lost this, too, and with as deep a
curse as [ ever heard, he rose from the
green board.
The apartment was very spacious, and
on the ground floor. There was only one
gaming table in it, and not many lockers
on besides myself Thinking the gaming
was over, turned to 90 out, but found the
door locked and the key gone. There
was evidently something in the wind. At
all events, reflected, in case of need the
windows are not very far from the ground.
| returned and saw the winner dividing
the spool, and the poor shorn ''greenhorn''
leening over the back Of their chairs, sta
ring lntenlIy at the money.
The notes were deliberately spread out
one after onother. Those which the loser
had staked were new, fresh from the press,
he said, and they were sorted into a heap
distinct from the rest. They were two
dollar, three dollar and fve-dolIar notes,
from the Indiana bank, and the bank of
Columbus, in Ohio.
Il say, Ned, l don't think these notes
are good" said one Of the winners, and
examined them.
II wish they weren't, and I'd crow"
cried out the looser very chop-laIen, at
his elbow. This simple speech luIled the
suspicious of the counter, and he resumed
his counting. At last, when he took up
the last note, and eyeing it keenly, he ex-
claimed in a most emphatic manner, I'll
be hanged if they are genuine! They
are forged!'
mo, they ain't!' replied the loser, quite
as emphatically.
A very opProbrious epithet was now
hurled at the latter. He, without more
ado, knocked down the speaker at a blow,
capsized the table, which put out the
lights, and in the next instant, darted out
of the window, while bullet fred from
a pistol, cracked the pane of glass over
his head. He leaped into the small court
yard, with a wooden paling round it. The
winners dashed towards the door, but
found that the green one" had secured it.
When the three worthless were conyn-
ced that the door would not yield to their
efforts, and when they heard their "vic-
tim galloping away, they gave laugh
at the trick played them, and returned to
the table.
"Strike up a light, Bill, and let us pick
up what notes have fallen. | have nearly
the whole lot in my pocket"
The light soon made its appearance.
"What, none on the floor! Capital |
think must have them all in my pocket,
then;" saying which, he drew out the
notes, and laid them on the table.
'sFire and furies! These are all forged
notes! The rascal has whipped up the
other heap!'
While all this was going on, stepped
toward the window, but had not stood
there long, before | heard the clanking
hoofs of horse beyond the pailing, and
shout waited into the room
''Sloped for Texas!'
The worst part of the story remains to
be told; it was nly horse on which the
rogue was now gaIloping off.
I'm Ho'leSt Aian.-A iourneyman
matchmaker at Bescanon, having several
watches 10 mend for his employer, put
them all into pawn, taking care 10 quit
Besancon the same night. On leaving,
he had the extreme delicacy to send the
duplicates to his employer, with the fol-
lowing note: ''Sir,-Having pawned your
watches in order to have some money,
should think myself wanting in my duty
as an ho.test man, if did not send you
these duplicates.
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