Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-01-18

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them
| -Four days after this conference, a dense
crowd was collected in one of the gaming
halls, around a small table under the ro-
tunda. at which were seated two players
They were Sir James Rally and Prime .
GouloabslSoff. For Two days. these two
had been contcnding for victory-now at
lansquenet, now at faro. now at ecarte /;
and the losses of Rally amounted to
100000 roubles. The game at present
was eearte and had been four against four;
but the betters, becoming alarmed, tho t
it prudent to resume their stakes they
were renewed by the Prince ard Rally,
and the stake now amounted to the round
sum of 10000 forms.
The cards were shutiled and distribut-
cd; the trump card was hears; they
were to be renewed twice.
Fire 5parklad IN the eyes of the Prince,
but those of Rally were impeGetrablo
1t was not a man, but statue, the ex-
preston never changed.
Hearts : said the Prince.
i have it.
Hearts !! he replied.
Here it is.
Hearts again.
Here,
Hearts
Rally leaned back in his chair, look
ins sith indifference on the table the
heap OF gold, to which the hands Of the
Prince were eagerly extended.
The JOY of Gonoubskofi amounted to
intoxication You viii not quit playing,
| hope, Sir James, he said an English
man neYer abandous the field Of Battle
Never, Prince! nor a Russian either.
Is II lot 50 >
Il is national prejudice with US; but
perhaps g5Q. would afe =" - ia
game " ii fare ior two suit You
'Fare Ie; it be-.
The two adyersarics entered the lists
again. The Prince held the bank, and
gained $4,000 roables. HIS good fortune
seemed fatality itself. Ye, the perfect
calmaess Of the Englishman was not less
astonishing, He pursued his object with
the impa,slbiIty of his compatrlots before
the French ba,taIlons at Waterloo; when
Wellington, seeing his soldiers fall one
after the other, took his watch, and SAID :;
They die so many minute /; | have yet
such humber Of men; it viii be an hour
before the last one falls; Blucher will
have time to arrive the victory is mine =
Rally dealt in his tura. This time
fortune passed over to his side. He gain,
ed. H doubled his axe, and gained
agaa.. H had just gathered up 10000
roubles, when he announced that he had
tripej his stake.
The Prince was too good player 10
recon. Rally still gained. Gouloub-
skol' still played on, till he had exhausted
all the gold and notes at his disposal
lie then proposed to play on credit, chalk
ing the stakes upon the taLle. Rally
accepted, and gained three times IN sue
cession.
BY ST. George he cried, l have gam
ed 900. 90 roubes.'
i congratulate yod, said the prince,
with a nervous contraction Of the coun.
tenance. He began to suffer.
You will not quit playing, | hope,
Prince. A Russian never abandons the
field Of battle
Never, Sir James, as | told you
But, shall we change the game The
air is sitting here. Let US 20 into the
garden You have a reputation as
marksman; suppose We try shot
Rally, who saw the feverish agitation
OF his companion, readily accepted Be
sides, custom required that he should be
at the disposal of his adversary.
In moment the hall was empty.
What shall be the stake, Sir James 2
Two hundred thousand roubles.
Agreed, but | have no more gold; and
/ must not exhaust my cred!t at the bank
of Vienna, which is quite indispensable
to me-
Then will wager 100000 roubles
against one of your estates
DO you wish to become Muscovlte
proprietor
1t is a mere whm like any other
And one which am not disposed te
thwart. have something of that value
near Moscow ltl on the declcvity OF a
hill, from which you can see admirably
the yet smoking ruins OF the holy city