The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-01-15

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your very ulnble safyailt
DANIEL BOONE.
To his Excellency governor Shelby.
Scene Ia Gambler Life.
Upon the crowded bouts that continually
lply up aud down the Mississippi, was i tilill-l
i u group whose dpjeeted appearance attracted
general attention. The wife wore that PEI
euliar mechanically gpression Of countenunce
THAT tellsof Il life consuming heart safraWs
which lies too deep to be :llleyiated by SYM
] pathy. Her Textures were sharpened by suf-
4 fering, and her face, which might have once
lbeen fair, had lost its round proportions, and
4 the thin cheek and snnken 4lnnrnfnl eye, re-
vcaled tale Of unspoken grief. a young
babe slept quietly in herarms She looked
lovingly upon il; and wellshe might, for ID
was very beautiful One little dimpled hand
rested upon the soft cheek, and the half par
ted lips and closely shut eyelid told how
gently it slumbered
Now and then alittle girl, sitting close
beside her onsa low stool, peeped under the
light shawl that half covered thechild' S face,
looked srnilingly up to her mother, andagain.
nestled closer to her.side, till, as the evening
advanced, WEAKNESS made her eye.lids droop,
land she nodded herself into as sound sleep
as the little dreamerin her. mother's lap
The father satnearly opposite the group, up
Il on IN old chest that contained their ALL
!, He looked haggard, pale, and distressed. -
He had IA long time sat with his head bowed
upon his hand, in abstract, moody silence,
now and then looking towards his young
4 wife as though he had something upon his
J, lips to say, and yet dared not utter At
. length, in quick, harsh tone, in which there
was more Of desperate n than unkindncss,
he said:
Mary, the captain says he shall put Us
ashore!'
What for?Y was her astonished, won
! dering reply.
! Il have no money, Mary. After brought
: you on board, [ went back to G--'s tt
: try my luck once more, and the scoundrel;
: won every dollar The knaves they've
! cheated me If could only had time II
try my luck again, I'd soon have showf
them could win as roundly as they.
In giving vent toshis excitement, he for
got, forthe moment, the consequences which
his gratifed passion had already brought up
on his helpless family, and, augrily startin.
Z, Etp, paced the marrow space about them will
= flushed and Sowing face
I Poor Mary had received the. tidings Of he
i new misfortune with a suppressed eroall, hu
i now her emotion was visible in the silcn
i tears that fell thick aud fast, while she en-
4 Ecircled her unconscious children more clesc
- ly in her arms. She remembered the man
! days and nights of weary tell She had I'll
). dured TO gather portion Of the LITTLE spH
6 that was to convey them from the scenes q
:, her suffering, and with which they were t
- secure an humble home farther west Blu
G. now all was gone The bright anticipation
- of home Of their own in some quiet spot
= had long been her strength, and many d
hour of sorrow had been lightened with tn
! thought that one day they should till thei
a own land, that she should see the brigh
! grain waving, and the prairie flowers spring
ing luxuriantly around their dwelling; IN
II her heart beat with joy, us, III imaginatinr
Il she saw her children bounding upon th
- green sward, and breathing the fresh, pur
:. air, that had thus far been denied them
oeand, above all, she would see her husban
~ freed from the influences that drew him an
~ his hard earnings to the gaming tables wit
! i such magnetic witchcry, despite all his res
- lutions and promises. Bat poor NIary's in
q agination had travelled too fast, and her hal
!, Ipy dreams were all crushed now No wbI
a' of rpproach escaped her lips, though st
: shuddered as she list Relto the night win
and thought how soon they would be wit
- -, out shelter Her uncnmplaiuing sorro
~ touched the heart Of the gambler, and aga
= he threw himself down upon the old ches
!. and, burying his face in his hands, anxiou
"a ~ awaited the summons he momcntarily c
a -" pected from the captain
eef There they sat till midnight approache
nod Quiet had taken the place of the noisy CO
III fusion Of the evening, as one after anoth
,kei dropped away in slumbcr The heav
as rumbling sound Of the machinery fell+pai
fully upon the nervous ear of the gambl,
no till suddenly the sound ceased, and only /
M rushing waters, and the dismal whistling
in the wind, broke the stiffness. Presently t
,es captain, accompanied By man bearing
ned lantern, appeared, and ordered the INV
inn come passengers forward. They arose, al
ure without a word, obeyed the summons
TIL The boat was already lowered, and t
on- men 1t the oars awaited orders. Mary p
Fill pared to descend, and placing the babe
the young daughter arms, with word
caution, She turned from them, and IN
moment more was seated IN tile boat.
the dim light Of the lamp she watched /
coming Of Anna, with her precious burd,
mas and with anxious fear saw them lifted to /
boats edge. She lsachcd forward tosee,
ton them, but Anna tottefred. and in a mono
this vas plunged into the rolling waters.
rig a shrill shrek rent the air and rang I'll
e to the boat with such wild agony, as awoke
N a cry sleeper