The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-09-28
lie turned to Stephen,

whatever sum you please |"
VI will stake against your daughter all
that have here won fIom youSaII tha,
possess in the world besides, even to the
r"verSion of the heritage that will descend
to me from my f,ther."
1T is well ~ said the MARQUIS.
They sat down.
u am tired Of the cards" said the Mar
gus, permit me to propose that we try our
fortunes this time with tie dice :"
AS you please" answered Utercliv.
And to give variety, suppose that the
winner shall bo he whose single CAS-,
has the lowest numderp
AS you wish," said Utercliv.
"Ihen," said the Marquis, apparently AS
unconcerncd as if he WAS about to plav
tor hvc.iranc piece, las I am the cha.
enger, | think should have the first
throw. 1t is rather disadvantages"
Ho took up the dice box, paly ratified
the dice and then made the cast.
"Bv ,ove," said the English Capta;n
that's good throw! The MARQUIS has
thrown aces. The Marquis wins Fifty
to one on the Marquis ~
"Ihe rea! odd, are not quite so much "
said the Marquis. BESIDES NJ. Utercliv
may throw aces also and then. as there
would he atie, we must throw again, and
tn" chances would be even =!
No great chance" said the cap,ain.-
that he will throw aces Now the NJ mr.
4us had thrown seren, It would he a lif.
'erent thing. There are more chances for
seven to turn mp, on two dice Of SKIES, than
any other nurnher. Seize-ace make seven
-S" do "inq deuce; SO do quatre-tr =
10 make e'nq, you can only have quar-
'e-aee and trois-deuce and for a quatre
we have only deuces, or trois-ace."
aou are quito learned in these mat
ters, said Utercliv taking the box.
why" answered the captain, as we
Sometimes play hazard in England saw
nothing of the Backgammon--Hovle
stands next to hand with us, like the Post
Office Directory and the Red Book on
the desk or library table Z" ...
AS Stephens acquaintance with En-
glish Literature did not extend to these
valuable hand.hooks, he merely bowed to
IN" captain and ratified the dice.
Tie threw them.
The dice hal accidently fallen in an odd
position. One ofthem had lodged on top
OF the other IT scas an ace. Thus only
one actually appeared AS Stephen Utter
chv'scast. The Marquis gently raised the
iopmnst die. The second die, strangely
enough. Tds an ace also
"fou must throw again." said the cap
'a'n, shat cast is no cast, as both dice did
not show"
NO" lisped the Partisan banker, who
had some experience in Erescati's, 81 think
that as the Marquis has raised the die. and
shown the second die to he only an ace,
1t must be considered that aces only ha e
been thrown, and it must be taken as
tie. Both gentlemen must throw n
gain"
"Ceriainly not" said the captain. |
have played five thousand hits of back
CANNON in England to say nothing of
hazard ;and when the die lodges the cast.
er must throw the dice over again, but the
other throw stands"
Sir" said the Marquis, addressing
Stephen Utercliv, neither of these gentle
men hare spoken correctly. Yon hare
iron The Mrop : The agreement was clear
that the thrower Of the lowest number
should win. threw aces. You more
fortunate have thrown single ace. The
game is yours
Fearful that Some dreadful scene might
follow, the bystanders prepared to depart,
The Marquis was calm. They did not
see that it WAS the calmncss of despair
They paid their parting respects to him.
which he acknowledged with his usual
stately courtesey. But they paused as
they were at the door, for t6ev saw ,hat
the father, who had lust lost his child on
the cast Of die, was subdued to teas.
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