Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-20

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:. The dafkies are mine" said the gamcster,
striking his lists upon the table, SLOW 'ein IN
an,l let Us see what they look like"
Tho young planter, who had lost sent one Of
the boat servants below for John and Helen.
The passengers awaited the appearance of the
servants in silence, for a lung time; but they
came not. The servant had Informed them 1f
the change OF owners, and they dreaded to see
tnGlT lewIlnastcr They were attached to- the
young planter and his wife, and did mt like to
leave them; besides, they had children of their.
own at home, and what was t6bGcoillr nl tleiig
The /" inner began 10 wax i'm: ,atient ut the
delay, aud exclaimed
Come, Dantnh, hulFysup the nigggrs They
must InGye Quicker than till; when send for
uIeIn, pr they il,ileveI know what hurt 'el1''
Ihc young planters arislucrniit face flushed
crimson al tttiS ride ard brutal exclamation.
nat lie nlattc ~ reply. lie Was about Il, send
another servant for J5ln, and llelcn, Wien liz
urpnsc Was stayed rs the appearance OF Airs
t!"hto''. Her husband hal bcSn gainiiig, aud
sne mad Osclt weeping, ever since tile boat left
GIucinlE1ti, aud We were'nnR' far down the Mis-
-is..ipii. M wonder, then, that She WAS pale
aud wan, and her eyes lolkrl rs though they
mai been near y WeI't away; but she was ex-
quiSitely lovely, nevertheless.
Although many years have passed since that
evening, can sec the Sor1,6WsStriCkCn Young
NiIe nos, as She gldetl up 10 the table aud look
money, and in tit Of desperation had alsO sta
Sed and lost the two slaves LSying her little
hated upon his arm, She said:
Is !; II true I, Charles, that you have lost John
and Helen! ~
Her husband made no replys he could not
The passengers were now fast gathering
around. and the scene was growing painful Nv
lather (whO had been North to bring me from
school; and was taking the longest pOSsible.way
homc) was holding me by the hand, and / kne,E,
by the tightening of his grasp, that he was be-
comilig much excited.
As Danton did not seem inclined to answer
MS Nlte's question, the, gaDester roughly said
Yes, nla'aln; John aud Helen are mine, and
want TO see en- quick.
Danton sprang to his feet, and STOPPING across
the able hissed in the very teeth Of the game
Ester: 7FE
"yillainl don't you presume to speak to my
The look with which this menace was accom-
panied was perfectly blasting, and made the
swarthy and pitted lace of the g1mester fairly
turn white
How inconsistent is man! That accomplished
and high-born husband could deliberately ieo-
pardlzc the property and corrode the happiness
OF his wife, hour after hour, day after day, and
night after night; but he could not bear tho
man whom, he bad chosen for companion
should1e even so much as speak to her.
- I. Yes, Nary; John and Helen are lost, - he
SAID at last, as he let the gamester from under
his gaze; they are lost, and it can't be helped
now, so dom let us have a scene about it
:" shall not let them go, said Mary firmly :
"and will have scene about it. i did not saw
word about the money; but now that you
have played them Oil, Charles!" and She
leaned her head on her husbands breast
" All, here they comeln said the ganlcster, as
John and Helen approached,
John was powerfula and fine looking mulatto,
and his tace indicated usual intelligence aud
kind hcartetlncsS. Helen was much whittier than
her husband, and Remarkably laudS6me The
ganestels evil eye cleaned rs lie surveyed her,
aud, turning to a sayage-ooking man near him,
ne said :.
= " sell you Johnint1e morning, Hammond;
but Helen LshaII keep at least for u few DAYS y
:. Eul agreeable sail tho slavc-tF;ller for
such he was but I'd ike the gal us soon as
possible"
\ look of Indignation run round the group al
this brutal cHlluquy, My fathers grasp grew
tighter stu aitd, encouraged thereby, Iwtis4
pered to hisn to buy john aud Helen himself,
hut nc shook las head, aud noti0neti mv to ketl,
Si.ent. ~s5sss ssrE
stell you shall not let then. go, lepeaie5i
Mrs. uailto'l, addressing tht: stfatgsf tiiey
Were brought up liz y1m,,tl.e,',s family: be-
sides they nave cliillllp at h,niC from wioti il
would be ctuel To separate them. -
Tue agatnestrr and s.aye-t5 adler exchanged
sneers at Mrs Dnntu' i,liuiental reasons Igr
hot letIll the slaves ~, and her husband said
= 1t aIl be iheltit nov, Mary let US 90 la
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Impoltallt Notice.
EtG DESTROYS OF selling cat large stock FFepel