Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-28


, luck, senor," "2the banker said smiling.
| ly, as he held the cards firmly in bis
, left hand, but be kept his eye firmly
fixed, inqulringly on that Of the Cali
, forpian.
"Quien saJe2" he muttered with in
difference, but his card has gained.
The young gambler uttered another
fearful oath, and his hand sought
frenziedly in, bis pockets for more
money, but in vain. Not tbere--not
!, there--gone--robbed!" he stammered
70 himself and bis eye measured dis
trustfully and anxiously those
standing around him. He meets
Foaly Indifferent or sarcastic glances.
l. "Come, stranger, if you don play
any longer make room for some one
else!' said bearded man dressed in a
dirty blue and torn blouse, ''it seems
to me you've done.''
"I'll stop here as long asI like!'
Come, sir, if you don't play,
make room for another party" said
the second banker, who Sat close to
him; "our table is, besides, quite
crowded"
Il have been robbed the young
man shouted, casting furious glance
at the blouse, '.shamefully robbed"
"Wel, don't look at me, young
fellow, in that way said the man in
the blouse quietly.
"I'll look at whom | please, and
any one who can't stand it may turn
away"
Groom thcre!" the man shouted,
turning his head to those behind,
and seizing the young gambler with
a giants grasp, he lifted him up aud
hurled him back.
stake care-taka carer' shouted
several voices az the same moment,
and two or three hands threw up
the arms of the madman, who, armed
with revolver, and careless Of the
consequences, was aiming point blank
at his assailant's head. Though so
quietly seized, the young scoundrel
managed to fire twice before they
could tear the pistolfrorn him, ane one
bullet broke the globe of a lamp, while
the other went into the ceiling and
brought down shower Of plastering.
1t was not the only mark Of the same
sort up there.
sThank ye," the miner in the blue
shirt quietly said to the surrounders,
and without caring further for the
infnriated lad, who was foaming at the
mouth and struggling with those who
held him, he took pack of gold out
of his waistcoat pocket and put it on
the nearest card. The young gam
bier had in the meanwhile been drag
ged to the door by several strong
powerful Irish volunteers, where he
was received by two policemen, sum-
moned from the adjacent station and
borne. off to durance vile. All the
curiosity mongers in the room, and
their name was legion, had thronged
up to the spot where the shotwas fired,
to see as much as possible of the
anticipated row. Even the counter
was deserted for a minute or two,
bu. no longer. At this moment, too,
shouts, laug Inter, and noise were heard
from the other side of the house.
What had occurred there?
"Bravo! that was capital! hurrahF'
the mob shouted, and the shrill voice
of a man, who was energetically pro-
testing against something or other,
was continually drowned in noisy
bursts of applause. Apeculiar circum,
stance had taken place here, in which
the mob speedily performed the
functions Of judge and jury, and gave
its verdict.
A man in a black dress coat and
dark trowsers, very clean and respect
able, had come for seven evenings
/ in succession to the same table and
watched the game awhile, until at
last he produced small canvass bag
from his breast pocket and laid it on
a card The card won on the first
evening, and be emptied the bag on
the table to count the money. 1t
contained twenty-eight Spanish dol.
lars which the banker quietly paid
him, and the gentleman" Quilted
the table with his earnings, without
deiguing to. tempt. Dame Fortune
again. On the second evening he
returned, staked, and the card lost.
With the greatest GOODNESS he opened
tha he o. saized the corners, and shook