New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-04
III.-THE GAMING SALOON.

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In q gorgeously giltrmrrored and Turkey -carpeted
saloon, in the European quarter of the city, were as
sembled promiscuous assemblage of lawyers judges
editors, merchants, planters and preachers, deeply
absorbed in the game called Pharaoh. The tables
musical with the chnk Of gold and the rafting
Of the ivory checks but voices there were none the
players being too much absorbed in their hazardous
pasme to give utterance to their feelings in speech.
At one Of the tables there was but one player but
so desperate was his game, that large crowd of
spectators hemmed him in, scarcely less interested
than himself. He was stout-built, sinewy man,
of herculean frame and graceful shape, clad in the
rich costume of the South. His face expressed the
most reckless and determined iron w-the glance
of his dark eye failed to make those quail upon
whom it fell-a profuson of disheveled raven locks
clustered about his deeply knit brow-a shaggy nous
tache partly concealed the scornful curl of his lip
whilst bullethole in one of his cheeks, and saber
cut one Of his eyes, gave him look SO sinister
and peculiar, that the beholder admired whilst he
shuddered.
He played alone, because no one had ever been
found bold enough to dispute what he claimed as his
right, to have a whole table to himself; and well
might he be respected; for he was no less person
age than Don Antonio Alphonsus de la Ding Dong,
paw, and the most fearful and deadly duellist that
ever lived.
Nh" Change? 7" said the keeper Of the table, taking
up, with trembling fingers. bank.check which the
Don with muttered middleton, had staked on one
of the cards.
"Caitif, no "' he Numbered go the whole hun
dred thousand on the jack y
The dealer, white as a sheet, dealt out the cards.
The first jack his and he tossed the check over
upon the heap of gold and bills which he had pre-
viousy won of the luekless Don. The excitement of
the beholders was now intense--they were pale and
breathess like SO many marble statues in their anxi.
i ETY. as to what would follow.
4 = lis we'll y exclaimed the Don, through his set
teeth looking around at the crowd with bitter smile;
That is all have in bank just at present. he con-
tnued +" but have one more stake, if you'll take
N it.'
"What is it," asked the keeper.
My girl Eulale-the quadroon Eualie, that ]
bought at the st. Louis Arcade last unday, for
hundred and fifty thonsana!'
Eulalie, Enalie!" exclaimed voice in the crowd
as OF some one shot with sudden pang.
The Don, the gamester and the spectators started
at the exclamation and looked around for the
, but failed to find him. -@
!. "Itake the stake " said the dealer, with whit
!. lips.
The Don drew from his breast package of papers
from which he selected the deed of sale of Eulalie
and tossed it on the ace Again amidst the most a,
palling silence, the dealer dealt. The first ace wa
his !!
The Don rose with a fearful oath, and the dealt
tainted The crowd got ont of the way, apprehendin
blood-all but one, a slender, beardless, blueeyet
fairhaired youth, delicate almost as a maiden, VII
walked up to the Don and looked him right straigl
in the eye.
Who are YOU that dare thus stand in the way