The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-05-02

frame like an OK. His shonlderl
were broad and heavy, his arms Ions
and musculsr, and his hands 30 long
and hard that Il vas difficult for hin
to pat down his cheques. Or his
face little was to be seen, the lower
part Of Il being covered by . thick,
long beard Of . grizzly color. while
the upper part was shaded by the
sloucbing Of the broad rim Of an old
felt hat. | could see his eyes, and
they were black and keen enough.
They looked black when in the
deepest shade, but when his head
was turned so that the light struck
upon his face, they seemed to have
metallic lustre, changed from
steel to brsss. Presently those eyes
were turned upon me with threat
ening look, the owner eeeming to in.
innate that | had stsred at hi N long
enough. At any rate, I took 1t az q
hint and went on with nv play.
My luck was chsngeful. | won,
aud then | lost. Then | won once
more, and then | lost again. Fl.
nally l touched the knsve with a
dozen cheques, worth FIVE dollars
each. and won. The Hoosior had
staked twelve cheques on the Queen
He lost, and the banker pushed the
pile on the queen over to me. | let
the twenty'four cheques remain
where they were, and the Hoosier
put tweuty.four upon the queen
At this point my companion came
and told me he must he going.
was too much excited with the play
10 leave the table then. and told him
not to wait for me. The queen lost
the knave won and again the
banker passed to me the cheques
which the Ioosier had lost.
Once more my companion asked
ne il ! would go with him. told
him | could not; and he went away
without me. Forty eight cheques
we're upon tho knavcs, il: four stacks.
"Stranger do you go them yer
all2
The Hoosier asked me his 1ues-
ion, at the came time point ng to
my cheques. | told him "yes y
He boueht more cheques, and plac.
I'd number equal to mine on the
queen.
"This yer keard must win some
time," he mu,tered, as he straight
ened mp his stack OF ivory, and then
added, glancing at my pile, ian
that yer knsve's got to Dose afore
he is much older
The dealer began to throw off the
cards again. The knave came first;
it had won. The queen came next;
tho banker turned it upon his let,
hand the bank won the (Ioosier
lost. As before, the cheques which
came from the queen were passed
over to me.
| hesitated, but the spell was up.
on me, ard could not break il.
piled up the cheques -ninety.six OF
'hem-and venturcd them upon the
knave again. Tho Hooser eyed me
sharply, and then ventured a like
amount upon the queen, u, the same
time muttering to him .elI that such
luck couldn't last always. A gain
the cards were slid off, and, to til,
astonishment Of all who were watch
ing the game, the knave and th,
queen came out very near togethe
the knave to the right, the queer
to the left. I had won--,he lioos
ier lost. The banker now took il
my smaller cheuqnes, and gave m,
in exchange some worth twenty dol
lars each. My last stake had beer
four Lundreds and eighty dollar, an,
my present pile was conseq quentl,
nine hundred and sixty.
MIKE it a thousand" whisper.
ed the uoosier.
"Done," replied, and added tive
cheques to my accumulated venture
Again the banker began to throw
his cards, right and left. The knsv,
came up first to the right. | hst
won. The qeen came up to The
left--lost. The Hoosier drove hi
hand iuto his bosom, and brough
forth Q pocket book, from which h,
took a roll of bank notes.
"Go yer two thousand" he sal,
in a hoarse Whisper. "l've got tina
much"
My first impulse, before he ha,
spoken, had been to do that yer,
thing. but now | hesitated. Wha
had | to do with him? | was no
playing with him; my play wa
simply against the barker, and hi
was the same. TOLD him as much
mo, no." he said. eagerly. "lt'
asin luck we're playin." Them ye
two keards is in for it. The knave
yourn, and the queens mine G.
yer two thousand.
All that | had on the table befor
me save one solitary cheque of TWEEN
ty dollars, l had won: 80 had lii
tie real risk to run.
at is DONE" l said; and dow
went two thousand dollars upon N