Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-03-11
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IN he State os'ienuesssa tbere . . Ger
bin sitiEse Consisting cfa tafera, ih'es
stofies sna facr sroaerie7s w3;aFef fFoiN
issoralug IL. agieE.s. ard fsem, n'shS nil
dare, \ tefsca ei'tevias ias i2'f7 nf'T tad
in sl!e tavern. s;ore7 etd gcoee9lea's 'ore.=l4,
9na aruore E5oaps - Gersaos 8ta5 e' cafas
Gambling there is reis-sd 70 acienes---
che history Of tIs f5ar bags s thoro1gA'y
ssad ed and from she seaoolcey p s.'e
graz haiFed sr.a-srola tbs miss Ie uer
teens, satii9 mother Of = laygs family ihsy
arr Unlisted SIT theIsy stef,s5 ofmgl lov,
jack game, right an4 lsfs boaers, 'so non
ors and the os'd triek G'aa Of she bses
PLAYERS in the gilIsgs vas Msior Smith, The
ssvera keeper. 81, a, ho expressed II. ihs
proprietor VI the losel sidovac woe,
like
''Jeptha. judge n Israel
Had 8 dasehssF psssns sals.'
Fanny, sbs daughter Pas ops efsb4 pres
tie.t girl. il. Tennessee, sad sbtrsfors ere
Of the pretsest III sas ~oeid f5z &c hers
digress in order 30 lsy down a. insa dlslF.
that Tennessee woms1, IN poirs e beauty
are msschless
The sweetheart Of anaJ vss young
farmer residing in the asishaorhooa won
We shall designate by sse nsas 81 Bob
Il happened .hat ems day before harses.
ths young man was dessinsd in sao v,llsgs.
and found himself. a. usual. st ths hots',
seated between the Major and bis daUgbss-
Afser desultory conversation bAtwsea tbs
two gentlemen on shs state CT shs reAsbsf,
aud such imporsans staples os oonTaysssIoo,
the Major asked Rehsss bow bic rbess crop
promised to yield,
Ia reply de was told he expected to make
it least 100 bushels. Tia Msjo; appeared
to study moment, then abruptly proposed
game Of old sledgs or seven up, tbs staks
to be bis daughter Fanny against the o7op
Of whsss.
This, OF course, the young man iaojs-
nantly refused, because he could not bear
the idea that the hand OF her he lossd
should be made the subject of bst, o. ghss
he should win a wife By gambling f7s her
and perhaps bscauss he knew The cid man
was ''hard to beas, sad shsr5 was 8 sjEong
probability q his losieg b3'h nhca5 sn2
s;f,.
Twas not upiiith sSHjor. vith his uz1Ai
oh.t'nse- had Sworn It's. Uolass he sen
nor Re should neYer hsva her. s5al rs
Young MAJ was fesced fs!.el.Htiy 10 5o1-
sect % :!2y,
The table eas placed sAs ean3.a iii, tas
cards produced. aDd the players soos their
ssais ussA t7iss Fsnng 6esEesn iasm g
rassh the progress ofthe game. The oarSr
were r9gplarIy aF,sf1ed aud ous, aud Is Fal.
70 tie sgaior's lot 10 desl Tbs ars1 hand
vas played akd Rster. rlads gits 70 bis O.
| pcnsnta high, low game. Robert shan
| dealt, the Major begged: and il w~s sivsD,
and the Major msis TIVE to his opponent
! one.
| "Si1 to svo,' said Miss Fanny wi'h :
ish,
| Tho Major, asLs dealt the cards. wiassd
and said.
"Tm good for she wheat. Master Bsb
The old man turned up trump il vas 4
spade. Fanny glanced Of her fsthert
kAad-her heart saak be held the thrss
The eight spos, and the king! She SASS
looked 1T Roberts hand, and, 10 b. 1a.
the ace, queen, deuce and Jack or taaTs
She whispered 10 Robert to bsg-hs cid g
Take it. said the Major
! Robert lad his deuce, which the Msjo
took with his three spst. and folloe=t sl
playisg the king. Robsrs pns his qes.f
upsn it. The Major, supposing il Vas III
! young man last trump. ls~ned over tn
table. and tapiag his last trick With HI
finger said
"Thses good ~ wheat"
| It isl" asked Robert, - he displayed /
the assonished Major she zee and jack IS
! in his hands.
"High, low. jack, gift s1d game,
shouted Robert
4 "Ous!" calculated Fanny
| GOOD - wheat" added Robert, az L
flung bis arm around her aeok and kisss
her.
| I'm due time shey we're msrrisdl and 50
Or after that, ws.s anything occurred Of
pleasing nasase to ths happy ooupla, The
world express their ea.phano appreciate
+ q it BY sAs phrase, Coed - wlsss