Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-01
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callY protesting against something or other W. seI
linually drowning in noisy bursts of applamss con-
peculiar circumstance had taken place here. in Sc
the mob speedily performed the func lions Of LUG; n5ch
and jury, and gave its verdict. Juuge
man in black coat and dark trousers, yerv,,
and respectable, had come for several evenings 'an
cesson 10 the same table, had watched t6e sue
awhile until at last he produced small canv..sane
from his breast pocket and laid it on a card 1Dag
card won on the first evening, and he emped iba
on the table 10 count the money. 1t contained tOag
tyeght Spanish dollars, which the banker o wen
paid him, and the " gentleman quilted thu tsey
with his earnings, without deigning to temnt HaOe
Fortune again. On the second evening be ren lame
staked and the card lost. With the greates ooe1
ness he opened the bag, sezed the corners and sS0
out the money! it contained precisely the SINE sunk
as on the previous evening, and quilted the roo ~"
On the third, fourth fifth and sixth evenings the a..
story; the bankers began to know the man a ane
amused themselves about his strange bebayn,, 'uu
usual, he lost took up his bag, and walked awa1
The seventh evening arrived: it was Just mi1,,.
after eight, and the one banker said laughingly 10
the other, "We have treated him too harshE' "
frightened him away" when his comrade Ianob auu
and the man in the black coat, without alternc f'
ture, paying any attention to the whisperinp on1
laughing, took his usual place. quietly watched Ra
progress of the game till quarter past eight and ba
LAID the bag all knew so we'll upon deuce that had
just been turned up
couple of cards were turned up without The tu,
making it's appearance at last the three fell to tSo
left, and TO the right-a scarcely perceptible smS
played the bankers lips-the two The stranaop
turned deadly PALE but, without uttering a sylaSIs
about the change in his luck, he stretched ont h.
hand to the sack, and on the point of openine;t
in order to count the dollars when the banker SAD
laughingly:
"Let it be l know how many are in it-eipbto,a
twenty. Am not right?" ""u
mot exactly" said the man, calmly, and sbool
the silver out on the table He then shook the boa
still more and roll of bank notes. slightly wranna
together, fell out. FF"
What's that ?" the bankers cried in alarm, and
the audience pressed curiously round.
"My stake :" the man said, with apparent ndtse,.
ence, as he unfasened the thread that bound tbp
notes.
Stop that will not do p the banker cried ..h.
threw down his hands, that's false play; YOU onv
paid eight and twenty dollars the previous even.
ing"
False play !" the man shouted, and his eyebrows
were menacingy contracted, prove it, you shutters
did not lay the bag just it is on the card and
have you ever refused to pay it unopened 2"
mo! that's all correct-quite right" said those
around, who are always glad to oppose the banker,
because they are firmly convinced that he does not
play fairly although they continually throw away
their money. He staked and won, and must be
paid,'' others shouted
"Count your money-how much is it 2" said the
banker, who had hurriedly exchanged few words
with the confederates seated opposite-"how much
| is it p
SIN the first place, twenty Eight dollars in silver
he said calmly, while the bystanders laughed heart.
ily 'then here is bank notes, two, three four, yes
eight hundred dollars, and then"
"What more g"
ga small bill on Goldsmith Brothers, as good as sill
YER, accepted all-the money need only be fetched
for-three thousand
"Three thousand !" yelled the banker, starting in
dismay from his chair. "Why, that would make
nearly four thousand dollars altogether Are you
mad DO you expect me TO pay that I"
"Dont % said the stranger, in surprise; ''wout
you not have taken it if | had lost %
! "Of course he would--of course. Do you ask
whether they would take it Everything they can
get and little more, oo, shouted the voices around
the table. "He must pay"
| "Gentlemen!" the banker protested, in the poo
prospect of turning their Neutrality-suspicious., hi
person staked every evening for the entire week"
"And lost every time," another interrupted him
81 have been present several times, and have hearc
so from Others and he never made the slightest OBJ
| lection"
''But that was only eight and twenty dollars
! "And if it had been so many thousands, all the
same,'
"But do let me fnish,'' the banker shreked, with
aspen lips and furious gIances che only shook Out
twentyeght dollars on the table, and kept the paper
back"
prove that ever had cent more than twenty
eight dollars in the bag, the stranger exclaimed
temPtuously; ''you wont get off by such excuses"
"Why did you not keep the bag WELL conpane
70 2" laughed Spaniard who stood near. awe al
ways stick TO everything that is staked'
IF he had lost again, no more than the confound
ed dollars would have come out of that bag" thu
banker growled.
POSSIBLY, but can't be proved" the surrounding
players laughed. "You must pay up"
changed if I do" the banker shouted and sruC
the table with his fist, 'this is new sort of robbe
you are trying upon me; but you've come to tn
wrong customer won't pay"
GIVE lost two hundred dollars to you in the las
half hour" tall, gigantic Kentuckian shouted,
he elbowed his way to the table, land was forced
pay up to the cent. If you refuse to pay that fe
low, you must fork over my money again"
"And mine too!' multitude of voices calculate
"Pve lost, tool too-ten dollars-ffty-fv al
twenty-a pound Of gold-out with the money if
won't pay
Another banker from an adjoining table had in IL
: meanwhile come up, and had whispered a few wot
to his comrade during the height of the ,umult tt
loser for time refused but at last yielded to his pei
. suasions and took up the money to count it, Will
both carefully examined the notes and bill. Their
could be no objection raised against either, and wit
a heavy sigh the banker paid the money, which too
all his liable, as well as several packets of gol
dust, which the stranger carefully cut open, exam
incl and then weighed at the bar. All was in orde
and concealing the money in various pockets, b
thrust what remained into the mysterious bag, ar
, then quilted the room, after bowling his thanks
the surrounders. which were returned By thunde
ing hurrah and shouts of applause.
THE FRENCH EMp1RE-Horace Greeley who
now soourning in France makes the following repl
to the question as to whether the Empire of Franc
will stand it exists under the present Napoleon
meet no one who believes it will survive the pre-
sent Emperor, but very many who think it will la
as long as he does. While no one speaks of his p'
lrlotism or dsinterestedness, even by way of jok:
there is very general trust in his ability and conn
denee in his indefatigable energy He is probabl
the most active untirinp ruler now Iivnr and In th