Litchfield enquirer., 1857-06-11

was wild with excitement and begged my faith
er either to purchase the slaves or shoot the
gamester, did not care which. A bloody
! fight seemed inevitable, when a young New
Highlander, who had been very quiet during
the whole trip, elbowed his way to the table,
| and asked at what sum he valued the slaves.
Two thousand dollars" said he, "do you
want to buy 2"
"pye only thousand dollars" the young
man answered will give you that for them. "
No, sir but will stake them against a
$1,000, and play You game of poker for the
pile"
81 don't understand the game" said Jona-
than.
"What game do you play p
81 have played few games at all fours,
but l never gambled for cent in my life"''
"Well, I'll play you a game Of all fours,
then, if you like, and stake the niggers against
your $1,000"
To the surprise of every one present, the
young man accepted the challenge, called for a
new pack of cards, staked his $1,000, aud the
game commemorative gamester having the
first deal.
AS the company drew closer around the
table, it seemed as if the watchmaker's shop
was i'll our midst, so distinctly we heard the
| ticking of all the watches
The first hand the New Highlander made
three to the gamester's one, at which buzz Of
pleasure ran round the group The second
hand the gamester made three to his opponents
nothing the third hand they each made two,
which left the New Englander1wo to 60 and
the gamcster had but one to make. and it was
his turr to beg This was great advantage,
and everybody seemed to give up the $1,000 as
lost.
The New Highlander dealt the cards with
steady hand, however, and turned 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 Leg > If the
former, the game was his to a certainty if the
latter there would he another chance for the
Slaves
After drumming on the back OF his cards for
short time, he looked at the New Englalder
to zee if he could determine by his manner
what it was best to do, but the Young Bunker
FL II met his gaze without wiuking, and there
they sat for long time gazing into each others
eyes.
Run the cards." said the gamestcr, at last.
L WV "o ~ NOuio I'D HIiil lOi thiS
mistake
Bunker Hill again dealt the cards, and the
queen OF spades was turned. Every heart
stood still as the cards were for the last time
lifted.
They are mine !" shouted the New Eng
lander ); Or rather, they are yours, Madam"
said he in a mder tone, to Mrs Dantou as
he threw down the ace of spades
The beautiful southcrner threw her arms
around the winners neck, and three deafening
cheers lin which even the Shareholder joined)
told the satisfaction of the audience
Many years after, l met the New Highlander
in Mississippi and claimed his acquaintance OH
the score of having been one of his most enthu-
siastc partisans on the night Of the well-remem-
bered triumph. He had prospered in business
and became subsequently rich. He was making
| his annual visit to the hearthstone-a stone
| which has more potent charms for good than
that at which kneel Mohammedan devotees in
the city of their prophet He said he never
had touched card since that memorable game;
that the 5000 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 D. could
travel the world over with her husband without
fear for had forsworn gambling from that never
to-be-forgotten night.