The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-09-03

'"S' 'ne iouilh ace was lcIt upon The pack
instead OF at the bottom.
"llere's thousand dollars" said the
young man, promptly.
" sec that, and go thousand bet
ter"
Heres that thousand and two thous-
and better" said the hunter.
The bIackleg looked at his pile very
anNlouSly. lie counted it and found lust
II thousand dollars. He looked at his
cards once more, and look of assurance
d~e!t upon his face. Lie looked next up.
on the pack, and he knew the fourth ace
Was there.
Look here; | have but n thousand
dollars IN money, but have another piece
OF property III put up for the extra thou
sand. I've go, one of the handsc mes,
gals you ever saw, Young, pretty and
Sound-on!v nineteen hundred dollars.
twenty years old"
THAT'S poor property for me, stran.
ger"
Poor property Why Llcss my soul,
| PAID nineteen hundred dollars for her
Tins very morning"
This morning " calculated the hunter
with start
es. just above here, in Naichez-here
is the Till # sale One girl, Ianthe, nine.
teen huudrcd'" !"
Lets Sce.' The hunter took the bill,
and for a single instant could discover n
strange sparkle in his eycand quiverinc
Of tie neither lip, but it WAS gone in mo.
mcut.
"Make me ont Lil of sale Of your
GIRL" lac said, "and put it up with your
thousand dollars, aud Iii pat up nine
hundred more. That, II fair thing. and
| can afford to lose it,"
a blank was procured, and the bill
flied out and duly signed, and at the hun
ter's request witnessed. The young man
then placed it with the money, and push
cd the Whole towards the centre Of the Ia.
bIc.
"Therc is your twen'y-ninc hundred,
and now what have you got?'
"(ou dealt yourself" remarked tie
hunter, AS he spread his cards out upon
the table and showed four aces. IL ,!ink
that gal is miner
"Broke- dead" gasped tic gam.
bier.
"AlI gonel"
EVERY pic!'
'Thcn take your thousand dollars bach,
and show me the gal"
The gambler yielded reluctantly, and
led the way to the door Of s,atc.room,
and cal!cd-"WcII, Ianthe, I've sold
ye."
The girl started and looked up-I ncv.
cr saw II more beautiful face.
You're my gal now," said the hun
ter.
She started again, and looked into the
face OF the speaker, and Mt the rext mo-
mont both her hands preSfe hard upon
her brow.
"lours." she family gasped.
"NeS, you're mine; and there aren't
power this side of heaven that can tear
yOu from ne. Keep still, and don't We
speak word. Go back, now, and IN
keep your key myself"
AS he spoke lie pushed the girl into her
room again, and relocked the door. Then
he turned away, and WAS sure that saw
II big tear in his eye.
Half nm hour afterwards the Young
gambler was u; the table with n party Of
new players, and before | turned in he had
won ten thousand dollars.
The next mcrning The hunter at my
request furnished me with the follow par
ticuars. Said he:-
Stranger, three ears ago I had LuSi-
ness in Natcl,cz; | went TO break horses
for John GampsheiI. lie owned this gal.
| loved her. / asked her If ever could
raise money cnouSi TO buy her, If she'd
be my wife. D;dn't she say yes, Qrck
! went to Gampshcll, toli him the facts,
and he said might have her, AID tha,
he'd keep ner until had money enough
to buy her. started for the woods, and
two months ago had two thousand dol
lars over and above Ill should nee,! for
expenses, and 1 landed in Natchez YES.
terday morning. Gampshell was dead
and his folks all sold OIL: tracked Ian
the 10 n trader, and concluded that Of
course she WAS lost. | went aboard the
first boat, determined 10 throw away INV
money aud go back To the woods. You
know the rest. When 1 saw the bill OF
sale, knew who had fallen in my way.
She ain't hurt, sir--not n bit. She's as
pure rs ever, and reckon yor'll hunt
some time afore you'll find a better or
handsomer wIte."
Up in Warren County, Illinois, OIL the
first bend Of llenderson's River, lives one
ct ll,e most Aourishing farmers of the
West. His name is Levi Bodworlh.--
People who accept OF his hospitality, are
struck with the beauty of his children;
and their stay need not be long to assure
them that the wife aud mother is not only
one Of the most beautiful, but one oi the
best matrons in the West. lie and his
wife are Ne ones Of whom 4 have jus,
told You.