Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-03-01

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only sorry that the senor .marqul
should have thought it advisable t
put anything resembling slight up
on friend Of mine and my father s
Gentlemen!' be continued to th'
bankers, 4 offer you my guarantee
for the sum Count Valleja is abou
to play . sl-a lsu; s.sss ssa =
The old Marquis bowed his head
That is quite sufficient, Don Ra
fael, said be. 4 bave the honor 0
knowing you perfectly WE'LL Hi
senoria, the Count Valleja, is onl,
known to me as Count Valleja, ant
| am certain that. Oh reflection, nei
ther be nor you will blame me fol
acting as / do, when SO heavy sun
| is at stake sia,,raa ,is j
Don Rafael left the, room. The
formal marquis removed The piece o.
money from off the pack, and took
up the curds with as much dry indif-
ference ash he were no way con-
cerned in the result of the impor tant
same thatlwas now about tobe played
Valleja sauntered to the window,
.humming a tune between his teeth,
and stepping out, pushed the awning
a little aside, and leaned over the
balcony. 5ue d
The banker began to draw the
cards, one after the other, slowly and
deliberately. Nearly half the pack
was dealt out, without the king or an
ace appearing. The players and
lockers on we're breathless with anx-
iety; the fall of a pin would have been
audible; the tune which the count
continued to ham from his station on
the Balcony, was heard, in the still
ness that reigned, as distinctly as
though it had been thundered out by
a whole orchestra. Another card,
and another, was drawn, and then the
decisive one appeared. The silence
was Immediately exchanged for tu-
multi of words and exelamations.
"Que es eso2" said Valleja, turning
halfround. and smelling, as he spoke,
a superb flower, which he had just
plocked from one of the plants in
the balcony. What's the natter"
"The ace" said the person near
est the window, who then paused and
hesitated.
"Well!" said Valleja, with sneer.
sthe ace-what tbeng II. has won, !
suppose" 3 2f} a
i"It has won." 1 aa
"Muy 6ien. 1t was tosbe expect
ed it would, since | wentonthe king
And, turning round again, he resu-
med his tune and his gaze into the
street. 2e.9a1li ie saasu 9fl ifii
sHa de ser rfeo,' said the Spaniard
to another of the players. He Lust
be rich. 1t would be difficult to take
the loss Of thirty thousand dollars
more coolly than that 10 99ae
Five minutes elapsed during which
the bankers were busy counting out
their bank, in order to see the exact
sum due to them by the unfortunate
loser. When the jingle Of money
and rustic of paper ceased, Valleja
looked round for the second time.
How much is there, Senores?'
cried he. s4ipA -
Thirty thousand four hundred and
thirty dollars, Senor Ccnde, replied
the old marquis, with bow Of pro-
found respect for one who could bear
such loss with such admirable In.
sas3o laae E
Very good,' was the counts an
swer; 'and here comes the man who
will pay it YOU
Accordingly, the next minute, a
hasty step was heard upon the stairs.
All eyes we're turned to the door,
which opened, and Rafael Solano en-
tered. h 's~'.' 3.'i Z
sWhere is the count?' exclaimed
be, in a hurried voice, and witlra dis
composed countenance.
Z Again every head was turned to-
wards the window; but the count bad
disappeared. At the same moment,
from the street below, which was a
quiet and unfrequented one, there
arose an unusual uproar and noise ol
voices. The monte players rushed
to the windows, and saw several per-
sons collected reund a man who they
we're raising from the ground. Hls
skull was frigbtfully fractured, ano
the pavement around was sprinklet
With his bleod. Rafael aud someoth