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

Thorn, quietly, as he displayed bis own,
cards, aud with his eyes fixed steadily
uuon his opponent, folded the money up
and cramu, dit into It's pocket. 'a''iy , \
"Fortune favo.-~s vou,," said the gam
bier, stoically, t3o well 81 sc"nooled CO. to snow
any emotion or chagriu at the icesuit. i
so it seems" said the other. Tf !
"But l hope to meet you again, sir,
for l must have my revenge after SOL
heavy run Of luck, as this,'' said
ThOrn's opponent "aud I have mo
doubt your friends will join you in a
SC cial sit down, for if you are as good at
cracking a bottle, singing a song, or tel.
ing story, as holding a hand at cards,
those who are your friends are fortu-
nate" '-4 ao4D --t4 S''~.s %
"I must confess" said Thorn, I" tha,
I am not Of a convivial or musical turn,
though l can occasionally tell a good
story I have little history now, sir,
upon my tongues end, that will be Of
uncommon interest to yop.po' ps'.si Is
{" Tor ?" Pray ten'it, sir, said the
gamester with laugh. 1t will bo .
good wind up for 3hc evenings enter.
tainment.O Or .uti .ioW ,}Io"- t9y L 10
1t was long past midnight: absorbed
in the excitement Of the game, we hac
scarcely noticed the fight of time OF
that the adpnine rooms were now near
ly deserted by their occupants, and that
the other players at the other end of the
apartmentin 10 which ewswere, had fnished
their own game long since, and been
speetatoss Of that between Thorn and
his opponent, and we're now apparently
listeners. .''u ."A o ll
DE-" About three years since" began
Thorn, "a young man in Kentucky,
the confidential agent of alarge business
firm, was entrusted with sum of money
and commissioned to transact some bust
ness in New Orleans ut was his first
visit to the cit; ne started happily,
leaving behind him young wife and "a
lovely infant. Unfortunately, upon one
of the Mississippi boats or immediately
on his arrival at New Orlsens, be fell in
with aprotessional-a man Of play i
mean, you understapd-.n - u 200 ID
The gambler nodded, and Thorn con-
tinued 1'' l-@- .' ''"'' o" "o' as II
by the management Of this pro-
fessional' the young man was induced
TO play, piled with wine, stripped Of his
mouey-in short, to use a professional
word, 'plucked'"- ~ II" 'gl dol
. /" Ha Ia ! the old story said the
gambler I" the fate of pigeons" .et'
" But have not finished that which
interests you is to come.n 90, $50
" Indeed! Go on "'otf''a 'n lsl
! I" The young man was perfectly sober
ed by his loss; he returned to his hotel
stung with remotse and half crazy with
excitement, he placed a pistol to biz
head and Blew out his brains, leaving q
furnished name as an Inheritance for bis
wife aan Innocent child." ol tA'I 8H
But what is that to me-" said the
gambler now pale as ashes beneath the
flashing eye Of stheuspeaker ,Ssis it a
moral lesson you are about to read here,
or a sermon you nave TO preach i,'d 70
- -" What is it. to you l''q continued
Thorc his voice quiseriugiwish excite
ment. Sab! In tell you what it is to
you. This meeting of you and Il to.
night, which for three long years 1 have
sought is not mere cbance.. The hand
of Heaven was init. nr'Twas three years
ago this very night, aye, this very
hour ~ said he, gla1cing at bisiowatcb.
! that the young man 1 spoke of rushed
nadly into eternity--noti by ibis own
hand, but by his opponent, at the card
table is that he shouldsbe accountable
for the deed of blood-the amount Of
money he lost was Just the amount /
have won this night from you, that rery
ring on your finger rs Aisi / am his
Brother, and you are his assassin !'5n
gAThotn pronounced, the words in q
firm, clear ringing voice, and as he con.
cludcd brought his hand down With q
blow upon the table at which they we're
sitting. which was Instantly overturned
as he and bis opponent started stimuli
tancously to their feet. They, we're
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