Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-01-17

astonishing. He pursued his object witt
the impassibility Of his compairio,s befon
the French battalions at Waterloo-wheI
Wellington, seeing his soldiers fall one at
ter the other, took his watch. and said
They die at SO many minute--I hav,
yet such number of men-ii will be al
hour before the last one falIs-Bluche
will have time to arrive-the victory il
mine p
Rally dealt In his turn. This time for
tune passed over to his side. He gained
He doubled his stake, and gained again
He had just gathered up $4,000 roubIrs
when he announced that he had tripied his
stake
The Prince was too good player to re-
coil. Rally still gained. Gouloubskofl
still playd on. till he had exhausted all the
gold and notes at his disposal. He then
proposed to play on credit. chaiking the
stakes upon the table. Rally accepted,
and gained three times in succession.
i : BY st George he cried, have gained
900 600 ronbies.'
i i congratulate you,' said the prince,
with nervous contraction Of the coun,e-
nance. He began to suffer.
You will MOI quit playing, | hope.
Prince. A Russian never aban dons the
, field of BATTLE
'Never, Sir James. as told you. But,
shall we change the game2 The air is
stiHing here. Let US go into the garden
You have a reputation as marksman !;
snppos. we try shot
Rally, who saw the feverish agitation
Of bis companion, readily accepted Be-
sides, custom required that he should be al
the disposal Of his adversary.
In moment the hall was empty.
'What shall be the stake, Sir James:'
1.-Two hundred thousand roubles.'
sAgreed, but ] have no more gold; and
| must not exhaust my credit at the bank
Of Vienna, which is quite indispensable to
me-
Then will wager 100000 roubles
agains, one Of your esiates.'
DO you wish to become a Muscovite
proprietor!'
Il, is a mere within. like any other
And one which am not disposed to
thvan l have something of that value
near Moscow. 1t is on the declivity OF a
hill, from which, you can see admirably the
yet smoking ruins Of the holy city. have
also at two miles from VoIcgda-'
Rally shrugged his shoulders. 1T is
Too cold he said.
'Ah! then have something else which
may suit you, a charming little village near
The Voiga.'
Here goes for the volga, then. And
you estimate this property
AT something more than 200 600 rou-
bles.'
Then ] add $4,000 TO my stake
Agreed-but have not the tiile-deeds
here.'
Pen. ink. and paper can supply them.
Writing materials were brought and the
Prince engaged in writing to transfer TO
Sir James, il he 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 first fire, and the
Prince won. land took his place.
About seventy feet before him were plac-
ed. in a circular line, I've small cages,
twelve feet apart. each containing pigeon
Cords were attached to the tsap.doors " hirll
| closed The cages, and wrse sufficiently long
to reach the sro, where the mark shen stood,
| which was called the post
These cords, by the rule Of the game,
were TO be placed in the hands of the adj
verse party. who always stood behind the
marksman-and. while the latter had his
eye inten,ly fixed upon the cords his anita.
gonist was permitted to agi.aie them, and &c
feign To pull before doing so--thus it was
| impossible to forespe on which side the
shot was to be- dirpctrd-yet. il was neces-
sary to aim quickly. Cor The bird, from its
love Of liberty. departs instantly, and with
an energetic wing.
You nigh, have heard a pin fall upor
the turf when Rally and the Prince had
taken theft position and the signal was
given. The cords we're agi,aied, and d
door fell on the left. The Prince turned
his weapon in that direction, and fred.
Down y cried, distinctly, the voice Of
the official.
The same stiffness prevailed. when il
was Sir James's turn To Gre. The trap fell.
The shot followed Instantly.
.Down!' exclaimed til. voice again.
did you say. Prince that this estate
borders On the volgar ~
From the Balcony Of the house you car
see the course Of the river =
An explosion was heard.
Down . said the same voice.
There are magnificent plantations oI
young trees. grouped with Infinite art
!, deliriahs frnits, fine peaches
That is may favorise fruit
Down
The strife continued, with success NJ
beth sides, Till the sixth shot, ~hen Rally
failed.
Missed = said the crier.
Al the eighth trial, the Prince havin:
failed and Rally succeeded, they wer
iagain equal, and the two spof;smen took I
moment for repose. !.
The Prince again took his place. fired
and missed. Rally was more fortunate
The bet was approaching lis solution.
! What passed then in the souls Of tn
, Prince and Sir Jamesl Il was a myster.
beyond human intuition. TO some the mp
. preach OF an important event is announced
by low inward voices. TO others presents
menss seem mere foliies and chimeras.-
/ But Il was remarked that. when the Pfincv
, toak his eaFhins again, il was without
word. without display, without the haoght.
look which was natural TO him.