The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-11

the vain hope of obtaining vote in his
favor-'gentlemen, every evening in the
week that gentleman has staked-'
And every time lost,' interrupted one
of his hearers. Il have been present sew
eral times. and have heard it from Others
also; and he has never made the least
objection to paying "e. aa. f. sa-
But that was only twenty eight dol
lars'. -..f. .-.,-s-ss e.. .sa.as
,s'And if it were as many thousandsl'
Only let me speak, demonstrated the
gambler, who had turned deadly pale, and
trembled all over. 1T was but eight and
twenty dollars that he shook out upon
the table, and the papers he held back -
Three times already have. I won the same
sum from him. ss.,Gs eo slssa sa ~:
Prove that had cent more than the
eight-and-twenty dollars in the bag said
the stranger, contemptiously. Such ex-
cuses as that won't serve your turn N
why did you not keep the bag, COM
panero?' laughed the Spaniard, who stood
by; I'VE keep all that is set on the card'
1fhe had lost again, nothing more
would have come out of that confounded
linen bag than the trumpery dollars, said
the other savagely. 's.s .I
That's possible; but you cannot prove
it, returned the lookers-on. You must
pay.' I.sFaus .,-t & .---l5
sI'll be hanged if dol said the gam
bier, furiously striking his clenched fist on
| the table. 1t is new sort of rascally trick
that they want to come over, me with; but
they have got hold of the wrong man! 1
won'tpay!' ~ a7s1sl.s..--
"You have won hundred dollars from
me in the las. haif-hour,' exclaimed q tall
Kentuckisn, pressing forwards over the
shoulders of the others, 'and 1 had to pay
upzto the last cent; if you refuse to pay
him, you must fork that5out again.
| And mine, tool And mine!' 'And
mine! cried many voices together L,
too, have lost And T. Il lost ten
dollars, 4 lost fifty Il lost five and
twenty i pound of gold Out with
it, ifyou won't payP Hsa 81
p A brother gambler now came up from
a neighooring table, and spoke in q
whisper to his unlucky comrade, whilst
the tumult was increasing around Them =
The other contended earnestly in the same
tone for some minutes, but yielded a
length to his persuasions, ard they botf
took the money. to count over again
carefully examining the bank notes as wei
as the bill, which was drawn on one of tht
first banking houses in the city.
| There was nothing to be said agains
either the one or the other: and whilst tn,
stranger, who had quite recovered hi
equanlmity, sat quietly looking on, as
the hubbub was no concern of his, tn
gamblers counted ont to him the none
he had won, almost stripping the tabl
of the heaps so ostentatiously piled up
Part of the payment consisted of severa
packets of gold dust, which the stranger
before accepting, cut open, examined care
fully, and then weighed at the counte
just opposite, where he also took glas
of brandy. Hefound all correct, and dii
posing of the gold in various pockets, b
2 shook what remained into the mysterior
a linen bag, put the papers and bank note
7 into his breast pocket, and courteousl
thanking his Jealous supporters, who RI
turned his greeting with thunderin
cheer, he left the saloon. :. I i-.g
|7a His quondam friends laughed and talke
over the occurrence for while. Of q
} present, there was scarcely one, probabl
who did not feel pretty sure that he ha
g played false--that he had had. his bar
't notes and bill in the bag each precediu
, evening, ready to be produced if he shou
/ win; but this they did not call dishone
Lit was clever trick. The gamble
q themselves seized upon every advantag
2 fair or unfair, that came in their way; al
IL every one who had his wits about hi
u would look out for himself. Such is tt
L the morality oil. the gambliDg-house! ~
(" DoINGs OF THE CENTRAL RoAD.-Tl
d Central, Ohio Road has been doing fir
/ rate business this fall, both in freight al
d passengers. In the month of Septembt
ot for instance, the earnings of the Ros
g, amounted to $66, AGO, while all the e
d fpenses reached only $3S,64O, leavil
y 1880 to be appropriated to pay t
Roads Indebtedness, A pretty 60