Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-07-10

fell in de byoo. "*
II shall not leave you Helen. Do not
be alarmed T..
''Bress do Lord for dat" interrupted
Helen; Il know we're safe now kase you
alters does jus what says you will"
II think it's about time this nonsense was
stopped" said the gamester rising from the
table-"You acknowledge, Danton, that
these negroes are my property consequent
ly they are mine, and I've right to do
what please with them now, you niggers,
come along with me, and don't make fuss,
OR I'll have you fogged and put in irons.
The scene now became extremely excit-
ing. John drew Helen to his side, and
clenched his fists, while their young mis-
tress stood close in front, as if, with her
feeble arm, she could protect them from the
clutches of the gamester. I was wild with
excitement, and begged my father either to
buy the slaves Or shoot the gamester-I did
not care which. A bloody fight seemed in
evitable, when a young New Englander,
who had been very quiet during the whole
trip elbowed his way to the table, and ask
ed at what sum he valued his slaves.
1.-TWO thousand dollars" said he do you
want to buy %
Il have only thousand dollars" the
young man answered; Il will give you that
for them"
s'No, sir, but I'll stake 'em against a
thousand dollars, and play you a game OF
poker for the pile
II don't understand the game" said the
New Englander.
'What game do you play %
Il have played few games at all-fours,
but [ never gambled for cent in my life. .
"Well, I'll play you game at all fours,
then, if you like, and stake the niggers a
gainst your thousand dollars"
To the surprise of every one present, the
young man accepted the challenge, called
for new pack of cards, staked his thousand
dollars, and the game commenced = the
gamester having the first deal.
AS the company drew more closely around
the table, it seemed as though watchmak-
er''s shop were in our midst so distinctly we
heard the tick of the watches
three to the gam gamesters 81 one, at which buzz
of pleasure ran round the group. The Sc
cond hand the gamester made three to bis
opponents nothing; the third hand they
each made two, which left the New Eng
lander two to 60, while the gamester had
but one to make, and it was his turn to beg.
This was great advantage, and everybody
seemed to give up the thousand dollars as
lost.
The New Englander dealt the cards with
steady hand, however, and turning up the
Jack of hearts, which placed him even with
his antagonist, but when he raised his cards,
[ saw that he had not a single trump in his
hand, and his adversary to stand Or ''beg;''
if the former, the game was his to certain
ty; if the latter there would be another
chance for the slaves After drumming on
the back of his cards for short time, he
looked at the New Englander to see if he
could determine by his manner what it was
best to do, but the Young Bunker Hill met
his gaze without finching, and there they
sat for a long time gazing into each Others
eyes.
s'Run the cards." said the gamester, a
last, could have hugged him for his mis-
take.
Bunker Hill again dealt and the queen O
spades was turned. Every heart stood still
as the cards were for the last time lifted
t ''They are mine p shouted the New Eng
lander; "or rather, they are yours, Madam,
said he in milder tone, to Mrs Danton
as he threw down the ace of spades.
The beautiful impetuous Southron threv
her arms around the winners neck, an(
three deafening cheers Gin which even tn.
slave-dealer joined) told the satisfaction o
the audience.
Many years after met the New England
er in Mississippi and claimed his acquaint
ance, on the score of having been one of hi
most enthusiastic partizans on the night o
the well remembered triumph. He hac
prospered in business and become rich. HI
was making his annual visit to the hearth
stones-a stone which has more potent
charms for good than that at which knee
N1ohammedan devotees in the city of their
prophet. He said he had never touched a
card since that memorable game; that the
thousand dollars that he then risked was the
sum total of his savings for many toilsome
years; but that he staked it, and played the
game with a perfect conviction of success.
Danton had sought him out, and kept the
acquaintance ever since, and Mrs. Danton
could now travel the world over with her
husband without fear for he had forsworn
gambling from that never-to-be-f forgotten
night.
*Bayou, the name which Southern negroes give
to every stream or body Of water
A printer down South offers to sell his
whole establishment for clean shirt and a
meal of victuals. He has lived on promises
!, till his uhiskers have stonned GROWING