Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-01
MY FIRST FIGHT WITH ~ .rHE.r1aEa.

you. that was:,long ago. Well, went
there. thought I'knewa few Iwasn't
green. never was, rs l know Of Bur
However, the reader may. judge for
himself. I utEup at the .fnt Lotel.' II
dou's chose to say which it was, 70. fear of
consequences. ! bad'money; that ia, I bad
six hundred dollars, confded to me BY an
induIgent parent for mercantile purposes.
The first day I spent in looking round and
taking drinks The second day took
drinks and didn't look, round 80 much.
The third dny--. Ah Thereby hangs a
tale Ahem!
The third day Il made the acc usintancc
Of Elverly Elverly was splendid fellow.
and boarded at my hotel, Everly was in
troduced 10 me by ymutual friend whom l
dio no: know-puch-but believed in
great deal.
Tue day wore on, q believe thst is the
proper expression for saying, 1T got later.)
Supper was ready. 1t is, perhaps, need
less to say that we had taken drinks before
supper.
Elverly, in the course of cold duck, said
champagne Wedid it. When we arose
from supper we were in just the state of
mind to welcome secession and a 'bloodv
time grnererally. Then VIC took a drink
again.
Then Elvcrly proposed going some
whcre'
And We uproarious1y consented to go
somewhere When We say s0e we speak
j. an editorial sense, because the crowd
was soonreduced to- 5Elyerly and the SUBJ
scriber (who don't subscribe) -.
Well, we aren't somewhere
Somewhere where there was. long ta-
ble--and " lot of cards pasted on green
cloth.
Elverly told me he was going 10 bet. I
said, alright h.Elverly. bet. watched
Elverly, but didn't see anything further re-
sulting. from it than tho TACT that man,
| who had box full of cards, scraped up a
lot of ivory things wifi figures on them
and cbuaked down other. similar ivory
things. *Well, aftera while EIverly said,
Lend me ten dollars.'' I had Faith in FL
ver'y-l lent him ten. Then after another
while, he said, why don't you.goiha I
bad faith in Elvcrly so I soent. IL. I got
twenty dollars 10y Elverly's adyice} chang
ed into, ivory. things tbat, ElyerIy- called
chips. Then put them down. on cards,
and between cards, as ElverIy told mo.
And sometimes took them up again, with
some more ivory things on them. But,
generally, I didn't.
Then Elverly said
Let's go and take supper
And We vent and took suppsr. Such .
supper. AEa-a-everything good to
eat, and to drink That's the best descrip.
ton! can give:
Then Elverly said:
Are you going home alreadyi'
AndI Gnauenced BY the supper, &c.
said, OF course not So we vent up to
the table with the cards pasted on it again
AndI bet-.bat Il, Eivsrly' bet for ms,
And got fifty dollars changed into ivory =
things and lost EN-. And f'got a hundred
changed into ditto.;' and lost ''em. And
then another and lost it. Oh! I lost i,
. all gradually: Blu: 1lostft! Yes, Sir, + los,
[ it,'as it we're, i.sensibly, sometimes getting
a stre"ksabeads somstiBss Behind: Butt
lossit! Then counted my money: j pre-
tended ! wanted to goss.eut, because
was too proud to count it,hsforethe crowd
And counted Il. And I had tLrse
hundred doilofsslefIs NAsa. s'nall change
4: An! eays ! e. e myself, I've got enough o
And made motion 10 go.
Bat EIyerely overhan'dE me- and, say'
You amt going 90 earlyr
'Ea'lyr says I; well you're rigbr; it j.
early but I,ye got enough
Well Gays he,. I ., sorry if you've been
unlaeky;;' but ss.ash ii ;lifs:' Eet's take 1
paftinr .ddriiDk.,t ii { 81. ,ss s % % ssss .
And I tool a-Hsiing drink
And ,thst asinE ,knoekea me !;
3f;pledgs ysbu ysbu my word that j dip't reool
Ieot ssthipe fssesS & Sc si1i,ii si1i,giti II don't "a,
sfitl tlas dfpggeds Ia JzaiV say t. e 80, =
Il ,|,ss BIT 4 4 hs sex. n,ornjpg ainn .5my
oaab 6@eIsF @ + So y y nays u ehamser a
En dsds, elothes % IDS 4 asr rsastoMaa flSs!
I-sept sisAesss q 81 g, sssas ef tbs; .sis HUNDRED
dolllars q, lls n eost5y s. H A ST sn Ap. Pc
rent Soma a.pssso6ss snika
4 do sNsIa afdt thiS 4ue Esldh. IL
sbsui a6n q ptssens ksm. But TO