The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-03

nothing else / promised Susv when I come
away thst wouldn't Itch katrd the hull time
! was OF; an 10 more / won't. You SEQ 6Te
thousand dollsra' worth ~ bacon and cheese
wouldn't be no shakes at all 20 one 0 them fcl-
lers as plays poker"
That's SO, said Roddcu. "You are wise"
"Hcs, an that aint the whole ont. Tor my
moneys in the cspus safe, and whsts more. it'Il
stay there til, hglt an hour 8f0r. | land
AT - ~ said EOudcn, suggcstiVcly.
"At-yosi al. but where that at Is youl have
70 tud out for told SU4v I'd Keep as dark a. a
wCodchUcks hole and not talk to nobody more'n
was rally necessary. A. 20 you, wOuldu'tmin
telling yoU. for took 60 YOU lt woust You are
smart. but ou can't keep hoc !, oryou wouldn't
come At me about klifds. You might have
known | Wouldn't play Ny She looks OF me"
RoddCn was pcrsevCrnc She man ia homcspuu
was r-m. a he vOunE wife SCCWcu more terrified
and miserable every hour; the OH mother moro
hard proud iupcyious She would taxi kc tue b Tbs,
keep It from It's mother ard ! believe, pinch it
simply 10 tyiiutc the Door woman. Eouicu never
'nterttrcu TO protect her. What lie the poor
thing was leading, and what tate tnr',Lcr Cild :!
One evening, 4 heard ,EUddcn talking g. the
gavky man about play.
"I ooh o. here, now, said the latter "cC you
ever say La.Tds TO me agtu, lu pitch iutO you.
I'm man o. my word, specially when my words
,Ucu 90 Susy. But / have got 20 ,bcG fall Of
dice, and they amt loaded dice, nuthor Ef YOU
want to play enough 90 bet something handsome
agln my tcIbacEcr.boN III play with you"
Ho drew out q very ancient silver bon or about
five dollars weight, and laid it on the table.
kOddeu sat down TO business with glenn iu his
dark eye that meant mischief lie won 10, then
'Ost it. IL was lost and Won several tiuo, bat
rested in the pocket of the COuu.rymln
Smart fellow, but you Clu't keep a hotel. nor
win my terbqCkcr.boN," D" said be.
Iuo next gay thCy played again. aul Inc lost
his box, and watch, and thirty 'IIars The next
day they were at it again, when the luck sgcncd
20 turn Tor the green one, a, he won uEaip, aud
so surprisingly that the gambler lost "a lsrEs sum
OF money, in fact, all or nearly aIl he htd TO lose
ana then the Countryman refused to ay any
longer
Not Tonight, anyhow" said he, "I might bo
willing to play tomorrow, but | want 10 sleep
with my pockets full for Que night. I Iu'lus put
my own money in the captains safe, but IN
Keep this ere that was yourn, to sleep oh Just
for luck
THAT foolish fellow will be robbed Tonight"
/ said TO myself, "aui may be murdered" / had
such piCseutimgul Of mischief that Coutd not
go to sleep, AID 40 midnight, when / heard him
so TO bed, ! Knocked at his state room door,
and said, "Niil you allow me to speak 10 you -
Il know what you're gOinter say" said he
"gHt never you lay aw Ike ON my account | ainl
q baby, and know what RUddCu will do, US well
as you do. But he's barku up tho wrong tree
Look O here, mister" said he aud he drow ont
tremendous bowie-knfe from the back Of his
neck aud showed me under his pillow q six
shooter. 81 reckon these 'crewill do the business
If he comes arter me and my winnings"
l lcit the man, reasSurgd, and returned 70 my
berth, but not 20 sleep. The boat went suOttng
and roaring on her way up the gloomy river. II
was high Hood, and if any accident happened TO
the boat, there was a. IOOr chance for the pas
sCugCrs.
More 'han once VIC had steamed past the floating
corpses from burnt or exploded steamers. AsI
lay thinking Dg all .his I heard step. The coua-
trymau slept with his door open. He would
"chrhe TO death ut uuCt,' be sai1, "if he did not
get the air. People brought up ia log houscs arc
opt 10 feel so. | sprung to my feet and orcpt
towards his state room The door was shut
There was the sudden explosion of pistol fol.
lowed by fierce cry. / opened the door Rodden
had fallen on the floor, but hc spmng u his feet
with cut across hi, hand, aud one of his ears
shot OFT. lie dashed out OF the door IS thc cOuu-
uymgn exclaimed -
"lhgt yarnint'
care yCu hurt so
"Not a bit Of IT, lie had slight cut on his
hand, however. RO5dcu bad scarcely left the
stato.rOOm when lie was gTappltd by the porter
who, like myself, had been watching him. The
porter had seen the brief conflict which he had
hot time 70 prevent The rascal Struggled hard,
but be was soon dlsdrmCd, bOund securely, and
locked up in q siatC.rOom. His loss Of blood
helped, perhaps, % conquer him. asked a lady,
who had coiuc from her state.rOom to indulge
her natural curiosity, to 90 to the poor wife and
tell her the SAD truth that her husband was
wounded and g Clou.
sob, what have not suffered with him aud
herl If I could but return to my once happy
home u said the poor wife, when informed Of the
affair.
"Aud why can you not37 asked the lady. It
was the old, Old story. She had run away from
home and married q showy scamp without the
consent Of her parents. The captain, the country
man, and myself went aside to consult as 70
what was 10 be dOue
"Wait a minute said the countryman and he
went into his state-roOm, and next instant came
out in q dressing gown, another aud natural head
of hair, and without the everlasting old gloves.
1t was my acquaintance, Mr.. Browne, and a
capital actor, too.
ii determined to serve Ont that follow if I eve
got q chance" he said, "wheu he robbed tina
poor carpenter and drove him crazy. He 20
cured OF that by a small dose Of water,cure in the
Mississippi, aud by the help OF your dog Muster.
shall hunt him up and give him back his money
Muster Wagggd his tail as if he remembered all
about it, and approved of returning the cash
The poor little wife decided TO return home.
The mother, deprived of her son, did not attempt
to keep her III used daughter-in-law. When
Roddcn found that he was to be sent ~ the jail
at May sville, he sent for his wife. cts all up
with me for the present" said he. "They have
got mc foul, You had better 80 home Lib, and
stay with the old folks and behave yourself.
Mother is not tt company for you unless am
about
The wife answered only with her sobs. She
held the baby for his father 70 kiss him, hut she
aid not Otitr hin her own lips or cheek. H0 was
her tyrGnt no longer. She had many fienjs.
She would escape. We took her to her paternal
home Gu tho Ohio, aud saw her kindly received
by a worthy father and loving mother. Mr..
Browne went with me, and lcft a thousand dollars
Of the sum hl bad won from Rodduu IN her
fathers hancs. BojdCn WAS iried tOr q murder
ous as. ault with .ntont 10 rob, and sent 10 the
poLiiguiaty for twenty Eve years. He will be
siEtv when he has served out his time. The
motucr has tried ua'd to save him, and nay get
him pariOucd after q while. The little wife be-
came an exemplary and happy mother.
/ don't keep up acquaintance With all the world
and his wife, because | cant; but keep track OF
Mr. Browne, who is acting la Engliud,-with
another name that wont meutiou,-aud, As /
said before, q yery good actor Boz. .s, tod the
lCuv N1rn1.
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