Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-05

river. a thorough search was made for
hlm, but all in vain. My Methodist friend
was especially indignant, and believed it
would be good plan to hang every gam
bier AS soon as the true character was
discovered agreed with him entirely.
One young man from Cincinnati was
particularly distressed in the sudden dis.
appearance of the blacklcg, for he had, un-
der the influence of an overdose of brandy,
staked and lost half eagle, which his mo.
thcr had given him just before her death.
1t was not the money that distressed him,
for he had plenty of that, but it was the
associations connected with the coin itself.
There was u history belonging to it, he
sand. lie would give the gambler double
the value of it, if he would return it, with
little ring attached to it,
That evening, to the disappointment of
all ON board, who were prepared to deal
with nm III summary manner, the black
leg did not appear. Man or devil he had
the means of knowing of the indignation
lis acts had caused There was a STRANGE
mystery about him Every part of the
steamer was searched in vain for HIM
And it seemed certain that he could no,
have gone ashore.
The next day was talking with the Rev.
MIR. Goggles, not about the gambler. but
on general topics. OF course, his life, as
an itincrant, was full of interest to me. He
told me chiefly how he lived and travelled
from place to place that he was often hun
cry, and never had morc than ten dollars at
once.
+" have only FIVE now" he said; and to
verify his statement, he took from his pock
ct hnlfcagc
glanced at it. There was hole in it,
with ring attached 1t was certainly
the property of the young man from Gin
! cinuati
W hat is that ring for ?" asked.
This piece was given me by woman
in Arkansas, who was converted under my
preaching"
The liar I had already made up my
mind that he was an mpostor, in short,
that he was the mysterious gambler. BE.
fore dinner time, had an opportunity to
whisper my views 10 the captain, and while
we were ut dinner, his state room was scar
chcd. \ large sum of money was found
there, and many of the gamblers tools
rs well as the dress the unknown" " had
worn
ParSon, can YOU swim ?" asked the
captlin, rs the Rev. Gooolrs comc unun
the boiler deck
"A little" he replied with a dcmurc
~
~" WIN nave chahcc to try m
going 10 throw YOU overheard.
he captain took him by the collar and
explained the matter to the astonishcd nos
ScnWcrS who wcrn o,ito rc.d,. ., ;,,.;.t :;
cmntviuo b;v ro,.l.ote al a.
;u,t il ,,I ",ii nv, '"0' III '''""-
20 W ''N'oo"i" IT, nc money taken
''V., M "t''' "'S palu over TO MS victims.
nc last we saw OF hIm he WAS swimming
vigorously towards shore curSimr the can
tain with quite as much zeal os ho uscl j,
praying and cXhortiur
ihc vmn,, m.,, fr,,,,, C;,;.:
,lo,i,J',l III, So' HIS
r,II O''''' "''" ''uSV lc0rhcu use
''' ''''o''
Etour Rpru,,,.>. T., s,.II
-Southry in hi, Ii;'t'".. 'cMD"f" ,I ~ 'ioNSES
Wnr. relnics tho Gii,,.;'.. ,''' r''i't,"'"r
ish rnoimnnts ,yhi,L h,,7 M "'oi VIC "p".
Foucn wc.c rov,h.y % nn,oI neI" qHt''eIf" IN
lam, ,,;IcI N,laI; ~" W" n'c pi"cN'
possiLI, to hrinr nrr tI'n.n ""'Mr@ ~ WAS ,n ,m
Ii1 III nt'MDIr-nnd komado was not man who
fond Of horscs I h;nyoIr o. 80 uSiN!r"ycn he wa>
man WAS mtInchc 70 III. ,'hn hn,Nt N"eW i 'nt every
ricd him so f,rnnd SO roitLrnlv T%o 'i, w.; I';
dies were therefore taken off, and thew wcrc
termed loose upon the beach. a scene cnsu
T'i ri S"cil 81. as was never before Witnessed
.In Nl. A.