Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-01-18
OLD SERIES. VOL. %, NO. 8.

but those Of Rally were impcnetrable. IL
was not a man, but statue, the expression
never changed.
"lIcaris ?" said the Prin.e.
"I haysit."
" Hearts 80 he replied
Here IL IT,
Hearts :" again.
L" Here"
" Hearts 80
Rally leaned back in hi' chair, looking
with Indifference on the table at the heap OF
gold, 10 which the hands Of the Prince wero
eagerly extended
The joy Of GouloubskoT amounted 70 in.
toNication "you will not luit playing, |
hope, Sir James" he said "an English.
man never abandons the Gclj Of battle"
Mover, Prince nor a Russian either.
l. II not so?"
1T i'a national prcjuiic, with MS but
perhaps yoa would like to ch,ugc the game.
will faro for two suit you?'
Faro Leo u be-
The two adycr,aricg cnbrsi tho lets
again. Tho Prince held the hank. anil
gained $4,000 roublc,. Ills good fortune
seemed fatality itsclf Yetth' perfect calm
nc,, Of the Eugli'hman was not l,s. aston
i'hiug lIc pursued his ohjcc tie impasi-
bility of HE compatriots before the French
battalion. at Waterloo when Wellington,
s,cins hi, soldiers fall one after the other,
took his watch, anl aii "1hey dle at -
many a minute I have yet such a number
of men it will be an hour before thc last
one falls; Bluchcr will have time to arrive
the victory i' mine"
Rally dealt in his turn. This time for.
tune passed OVER &, his side H. gained.
IIc doubled hi. stake, AMI snincl again.
lie had just gathered up $4,000 roublcs,
when be announced that he hal iriHl,d his
stake.
Tho Prince was too good player 10 rreoil.
Rally still gained. Goulouhsk1T still play
cl IN, I'm hc hal exhausted 40 thc gold and
note. %, hi, disposal. II. them proposed TO
play on credit, chalkine the stakes upon tho
table Rally accepted, and gained thrco
tunes in succession.
"By st. GcJr.,." hc cricl, " I have gain.
cd gOO, 600 roublos."
81 congratulate YOU" " sail the prince
with a nervous contraction o.. the cJuntc-
nancr. lie began to suffer.
You will not quit playing, I hoFc.
Prince. \ Russian never abanlons tho
Gcld Of battle"
"Neycr, Sir jane, a. told YOU. But,
.hall wc change the camc' The air is 'ti.
ling hero. IL go into the cnrlcn. You
have reputation asa mars.man cup.
pos, wc tsy a shot
Rally. who saw tl, fr,cri,h agitation II
hi, companion, readily accepted. B''id'S.
custom required that be should Dc at the dis
pl.al or his adversary.
In moment tic hall was empty.
What shall b. th' stake, >ir JamsF
1.-Two hundred thousand r1nblcs"
Agreed, hut have no more gold and
must not exhaust my credit az the bank Of
Vienna, which isquito indispcnsiblcto to me-
Then | will wager @noooO roublcs
against ono Of your estates"
"Do YOU wish TO become Mus'oyitc
prorrictor?'
"Itramrrc whim like any other
q" And on, which | am not disposed to
thwart. | have something of that ,alun
near Moscow. II on the docliyity ofa
/ hill, from which YOU can soo admirably the
vet smoking ruins Of the holy city. have
also at two miles from vologia--"
Rally 'shrurr,d his shoulders. " 1t is
too cold" he said.
"Ah, then have something ELS which
may',uit YOU, charming liitlc village near
the yolsn."
"IIcrc s,ss for the yolea then. Ani
You estimate this rropary-'
At something morc than 100000 roa-
blcs."
"Thcn aid O.OOO to the stake"
. Agreed; bat have not the titIc-dccds
Pen, ink, and paper can supply them"
Writing material. were brought, and tho
Prince engaged in writing TO transfer to Sir
James. irhc were the winner, the title of
his domain upon the Volga.
The bet was to be- decided by ten shots.
They drew lots for the frs, fire, and the
Prince won, and took his place.
About seventy fcct before him were placed.
/ in a circular line. Eve small cages, twelve
Zee, apart, each containing pigeon. Cords
were attached to the trap-doors which closed
the cages, and were sufficiently long to reach
the spot where the mark.men stood, which
was called the post.
These cords, by tho rule Of the game,
were to be placed in III, hands Of the all
verse party, who always stood behind the
marksman and, while the latt1r had hiscyc
rntcntly fixed upon the cords, hisantagonist
was permitted to agitato them, and to fclgn
to pull before doing 50 thus it was impos-
sible 10 fore.ee on which side the shot was
to be directed; yet, II was necessary to aim
quickly. for the bird, for It's love Of liberty,
departs instantly, and with an energetic
wing
You might have heard pin fall upon tho
turf when Rally and the Prince had taken
their position, and the signal was given.
The cords were agitatcd, and the door fell
... H. lnn TLn prinr, tnrnnI his Meannn