The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-04-03
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WESTERLY, R. l., THURSDAY. APRIL 3. 1856.

y. dare not think of it. Hs has
much money with him Before you
came Was weeping over my fears. -
| have nevur let HIM know how much [
knew concerning his course, for | fear.
I'd twould on y make him more excl
ted. Alas know NOT what to do. |
do not think he has YET lot much, but
l ha0n that he will never have The las
clnaiing habit until he is ,uined, uuess
som thing can be- done to move him
BY NY soul, LAdia,' re urnrd the
captain, warmly, did teach Ambrose
t" play-Ihough God kuons nrvrr
meant 10 tsaca him 10 gamJlc-and |
w''l rulc him now If | eau. DO you
think he Is at II now =
| think hc w"uli lavc been at home
before this time, il be- had not fallen il
with sum. OF hi, evil a>,ocii'rs'
Then you 'e>I here whiIc | go and
fnd him By my soul, l'lI save him
| eau
Bur you Il com" back soon; =
james stopped and thought for mo
mcnt
| don't know, hc said. But d,n I
YOU be worried No ham shall bchIi
Amhr"sr t" night
| wa, ju,t zine "'c'ock as A. b
Dean bon entered on If III, gaming ~
Ia N nj the ciry. llI~ business had
kept Ilm !; tc thau usual, and hnvh y
made some mt ..n d,llnr> in trad silIr,
di X, he had Il te'mrn,d to stake that
an 'unt upon the altar "i fortune. H.
VT was rl.ll IN hcr fears he card
table had gain, II fascinating powr
uvci him, an h. had lost some hrav
sums But "n the p'evinnS " ning It
had b cn cursed with IA IN u If wnuiu
luck and had won bIck vr,y nearly n,
much IL he had lost, aud hr was now III,
h. way to continue his .u,k /: lie on Y
meant to play an h"u or 20, aud TIN,
- home. lie went up tn the side boa g
anl took ii glass of VINE, ard as C
TUNED he met Il stranger, who had
secmn. come for the same u posc,
Good ,vrnlng, said the stranger, n
II pleasant, tone, Ms he poured cut i
iu'nLler full of water from the pichc
and drank it.
Ambrose returned the salntaion.
came in To tax. IL few moments
recreation at cards, said the stranger
: but | find no friends here
$50 did H. swered Ambros,, san,
my friends are missing
Then suppose we take hand %
two, just to pass away the time unit
othc,S come
With pleasure said Dearborn.
And accordingly the two sat down
ard were soon on the most frirndl,
terms. The cards were dealt and f T. a
while the playing was on small scale.
and the luck about even BY -and b\
Ambrose began to win, and he went ~,
until he bad won over ii hundred dollars
lie would have felt ashamed, somewhat
had not his Antagonist maintained such
good humor, aud smiled SO kindly when
lie lost.
But anon the lnck changed. Am.
bIose lost all he had won, aud soon lost
nvcr Il hundred dollars beside lie had
Just one huuIr, Il dnllars more in hs
po t monnaie, aud this he took ont a
new hand was dralt-hc cut the ca d
c,rcfulIy and he held four jacks -
'rNas the best hand 10y far that had
b cn out du lug the game, it being the
ii :, four of kind he had seen du
ing ,h' evening lie bet ten dollars -
Ills antagonist covered it aud went To-,
uighcr
l. have an excellent hand til,
tangcr said with li.hi lau.h, :
avr held b tt,r ones, but is Is good
shall bet high on It,
Amblos dill n,I ,p'ak. H. was cx
cited. lie was afrail his anragnni.
ynul msllusi ow go,d I'll, hand wat
aud sop b t,Iu,. But the Lt ing " u
ou un il Amb 90 had lIc' d his las
= ION oI ih hun Ire on The table
'Sha 90 higher as~rd Ia st' an
ger. .-y.-
As you plra>dS7 -
i Then must sdy d huaared better
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