Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-07-10
Oruuil.e Dailq Butte Returh.
The QuadrOOn Sisters
A GAMBLING SCENE.

! Californian.
'Hila Thomas
'Who was your master = he asked,
in accents OF the deepest anxiety, and
with visage pallld as her own.
Major Moses Thomas Of Richmond,
Virginia
lie reeled suddenly, as if stricken
with a thunderbolt, but recovering,
after an instant, gasped:
Is the major ST II living?
ALAS, no' replied the weeping
quadroon. IF he were so, would not
be here to day
But why did he not set you free =
interrogated the Californian.
'Sucn was his will,' responded the
girl, but they sold me and my sister
for debt
'Where is your sister =
Tn the house of that bad man. she
sobbyd, pointing to Jack Weller, whose
countenance grew black as storm
cloud
Had your old master no children =
'He had two sons, one of them is
dead, and the other left home when
was an infant
But why do you not wish to be the
property of the same person who owns
your sister:
because [ would not be her rival in
the affections of a wretch that I scorn
and hate. I would rather die! =
oh, my poor, unhappy cxclaim-
ed the Californian. but checking the
unfinished sentence, he turned to the
auc'ionrer, saying-'I offer five thous-
and dol lars fr the girl!
The disappointed gambler uttered q
lrigh,ful menace and rellnquished the
struggle, when the quadroon was de-
clared the p ize Of Col. Tell, who i'm
nediate!y placed all the slaves in his
carriage, and directed tie driver to
ynduct them to the St Charles Hotel.
lie then sought out Jack Weller in
the crowd, and sa d: Il will pay you
the same amount for the her sister,
Il would not sell her TO you if yon
could pay me down all the gold in the
mines of CalIfoI MA answered the ruff
| fan, with ferocious frown.
You are liar, coward, and scoun-
dren hlssed the other through his
teeth.
This to me y shouted the enragcd
gambler, snatching dagger from his
bosom, and aiming furious stab at the
heart Of his enemy.
But the weaponless long arms of the
Colontl fl W like lightning, warded off
the mnrd .ious b ow, and hured the
assassin helpless on the fl or, while the
fierce feet of his antagonist tran pied
contemtuou ,ly on his neck, until the
bv ,tanders interfered, and relieved tho
fallen W etch.
Let the po'troon seek the satisfac-
ton of ID gentleman, if ha, courage
enough H. his craven SOUL cried the
Call.urLian, as he turned to the bar,
| md again tr, ated the crowd, while the
def '"ted villain hurried away from such
dang-l GU vicinity.
Tnen an lnd scr,bable species of
renzy appeared to possess the mind
OF the California Colonel. His own
carriage having returned from the St.
| e ailes, he hired a score of hacks, and
D opos-d TO the multitude grand drive
around the city. With wild cheer,
tn IN, briaIed throng rushed into the
v. h. cles, while those who could not
| & i admission followed on foot, and
s'pging. shouting, and vociferaiing q
thousand diff rent CRIES, the mad pro-
&c so mov d on through The streets.
But the> halted at every drinking ga
luon on their ma ch. and hence their
exci NETT cortiDu lily increased until
they Se"bled mob of maniacs, while
at eyeIg point the Co'one: still scatter.
ed he god, as if il grew in his pocs-
cts.
Towards right. however. the crowd
became g du lily thinner, as Rapst OF
tnem h {. ialen in the frolic by the
way. But the sel of brandy, which
proved too ,tr NJ fr the nerves OF
more faei,'c swimmers, seemed only 70
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