The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-18

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pruel to separate them"
The eamester sad slsve dealer sxchsng-
cd elances At Mrs. DAntoo's reasons ferI
not letting the slaves 90, aad her haaband
said,
1T can't b hslpsa nov. Mary, let rs
90 to our ROOM"
30, Misses. dent 60 and leab ss wid
dat man. shsieked Hslss; II shall die
or jump overheard Oh don't leab your
own true Helen, Who sabed your life wien
yon fell in de- h3oo. ..s...-s..---s
II shall not leave you. Helen. Do not
be alarmed, -" 4
s.Bress ue Lord for dat" interrupted
Helen; 81 knows YES safe nov. kss you
alters does ju. THAT you say you viii
81 think IT'S about time this nonsense
was stopped" said the gamester. rising
from the table. You acknosledge, Dan.
ton, that these negroes are my property;
consequently they are mine, and I've
right 10 do what please with them; no
bill Of sale is necessary between two gen.
.lemen. And now, you niggess, come
along with me, and don't make q fuss, or
III have you logged, or put in IRONS"
The ecene nov became extremely excl
ting. John called Helen TO bis side, and
clenched bis teeth aud FIST, while their
young mistress stood close in front IS II
with her feeble arm she would protect
them from the clutctns Of the gamester:.
| was wild with exoilkment, aud begged
my father either to buy the slaves or shoot
the gamester, | did not care which, A
bloody fight seemed inevitable; when q
;oung New Epglander, who had been
very quiet during the whole trip, elbowed
his way to the table, and asked the gsme-
ster at what sum he valued his slaves.
"Two thousand dollars" said he; ''do
you want to buy p
III have only thousand dollars" the
young man answered; II will give you
that for them
eNo sir; but viii stake them against
thousand dollars and play you 4 game
Of poker for the pile" s.
IL don't understand the game" said
the New Highlander. IL have played .
few games at al fours, but / never gem.
bled for cen. in my hfe."
"Well, I'll play you eame Of all f'urs
then, il you like. and stake the niger,
against your thousand dollars"
, To the surprise of every one present
, the young man accepted the challenge
called for new pack Of cards. staked hi
thousand dollars, and the game com
menced, the gamesser having the frs
deal.
As the company drew more closel!
around the table it seemed as though
watchmsker's shop was in our midst, *
distinctly did we hear the tick of thu
watches.
The first hand the New Highlander mad
three to the gamester's one, at which
buzz OF pleasure ran around the group
The second hand the gamester made thre
!, to his opponents nothing The thir'
: hand thew each made two, which mad
the New Englander two to go, while tn
gamesier had but one to make, and it wa
+, his turn to beg. This was great advan
tase, and everybody seemed to give u
the thousand dollars az lost.
The New Highlander deal. out the card
o with steady hand, however. and turne'
UP the jack of hearts. which placed hin
even with his antagonist, but when b.
raised hls cards saw that be had not
4 single trump in his hand. and his adver
sary to stand" or "beg;' if the former
= the game was his to a certainly; if th
= latter. there would be ANOTHER chance 70
the slaves. After drumming on the bacl
j. of the cards for short time. he looked q
the New Highlander to see if he could de
4 termine by his manner what it was best I
do, but the young Bunker Hill met bi
gaze without finching, and there they sa
for a long time Caring into each other
= eyes.
= "Run the cards." said the gamester a
. last. | could have Rugged him for hi
!, mistake.
Bunker Hill again dealt, and the queel
spades was turned. Every heart stoo'
still as the cards we're for the last tin,
: lifted.
"They are mine," shouted the Ne,
q Euglander; Tor, rather yours" said he il
milder tone to Mrs. Danton, as he thre,
down the ace of spades
g The beautiful and impetuous Southro
threw her arms around the winners neck
/ and three deafening cheers lin which eve,
the shareholders joined) were given, L
the satisfaction OF the audience.
4 Many years after, | met the New Eng
= lander in Mississippi, and claimed bis &C
quaintance on the score of being one o
!. his enthusiastic partisans on the night 0
4 his we'll remembered triumph. He hs,
4 prospered in business and become rich
He was making his annual pilgrimage t.
: the family hearthstone-a stone which
has more potent charms for good thas
: that at which kneel Mohammedan dsvo
tees in the city of their prophet
}, He said he had never touched care
n since that memorable game, that th,
Z thousand dollars that he risked was n,
= SUN Of bis savings for many toilsom,
: years; but that ne staked it, and playes
the game with perfect euccsss. ~
d Danton had sought him ont and KEEP
the acquantance ever since, and Mrs
;. Danton could row travel the world owe
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