The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-01-08
refused to participate in the

90, yes,'' said he, "b but where is the
use of playing here those fellows can
tell every card in the pack, by the backs
and they are trying hard to pluck some
poor pigeon from among these passsn-
gers, but as yet with Indifferent success |;
beware of them, SIR
/ thanked him for his friendly warn
ing, and at the same time expressed my
astoDishment at his affirmation. To
convince Of the truth of it, he called
the steward of the boat and ordered him
to bring fresh pack of cards, which
were brought, and he handed the pack
to me, bidding me to shuttle them. !
did so, when he Immediately selected
nearly every ace and king from the pack
without looking at the face of them =
Next he dealt them in two parcels, one
to me and one to himself, when, upon
examination, I found that all the cards
of real value in the game were in his
hands, although I could not detect the
least unfairness as he dealt them. II s-
Y You see," said be, smiling, at my
look of astonishment, "the advantage
an expert in these matters has over even
a skillful player" -1'- 7'-~ ' jf
"I do indeed" !" replied I astonished d
at my fellow travellers dexterity, and
beginning TO think be might be reform
cd gambler, or some one playing pos
sum- for some purpose or other but as
he did not urge or even invite me to
play, nor had played with any one else,
and threw the cards aside with an ex-
preston of disgust too natural to be as
sumed, l came to the conclusion that
my suspicious were unjust, and that my
travelling acquaintance was riddle yet
to be solved. i..,..s.v ,o.os. y.,5
Early the next morning the boat ar
rived at New Orleans, and, amid the
hurry and hustle of debarkation, lost
my friend, the Kentuckian, not even
seeing him to bid him adieu The same
evening, however, after visiting the thea
ter, | was enjoying the cool air and a
fragrant Havana in the rotunda of the
St Charles Hotel, and conversing with
a friend from the north whom | had
formerly met, when whom should / en-.
counter but my steamboat acquaintance
.sl After the usual greeting, our conver-
sation turned upon our trip down the
river, our fellow passengers, etc when
my fellow traveller remal ked that if /
would like to witness the interior of a
gambling house, or" hell PAS it is some
times more appropriately called, he
would be pleased to show it to US as one
of the sights or lions y of the city -
Never having witnessed anything oi the
kind both l and my friend assented
and after short walk, found ourselves
within the precincts of one of those gilt
tering and gorgeously furnished and es-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to the internal
regions where men were engaged in
the various games of hazard. .ata
The interior of a gaming house has
been too frequently described too need
repetition The Faro Bank with its
crowds of betters, the Rogue CT Nor
table with Its anxious ci, Gle, aud troops
of players at other games of which | was
ignorant of the names, were all busily
engaged as We entered. q We had passed
through two apartments, and reached a
third, in which were but four players,
playing in pairs at different tables. AS
We entered, we sat down at an unoccu-
pied table for amoment, when, as we
did SO, we heard one Of the two men
nearest to us say to bis opponent ll
p "Tbat's the last dollar luck is yours,
I,,,g.i,. 800. out. "i9iu usIloi b1E.
But YOU wesr good ring, y said bis
opponent. f" See !! VIII eTs you
chance for revenge III baS.S, my nngj
against yours on the next game. It's a
ring l won at play from Kentucky boy
that came to New Orleans to- sec the
sights" said he carelessly .''i
How little did he know those words
20 lightly spoken had sealed his doom.
mo !" said his opponent, rising
!" I'll meet you Tomorrow night, l
won't pledge my jewels yet" nId
AS the player, who was sitting With