The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-06
0utdone by an Actor
A TALE OF TIE MISSISSIPPI.

ii'h y ~ 90 IT, .t' l.a .hf sNNFs NNAkluS
about on two icys The patty consisted q ro,.n
shout th.rty or thiry.u'c yea. Ola, with NE VIE
AMI ~oung bah. aal Lis mother. To young
man vas What cal harl character II, wc-s
graz coat and paats, m pup ve3t W. mas
sivc s-h. or it might be god plated, chan nc.o ss
the brear. H'5lons tlack hair was chr cd and
shiny, anu su.et Ike q barbcr's shop. He tad
rel fluffy face, and his eyes were ack nd wick.
81 HehSl tecn VIVA. many people call go-d.looE.nl
good 4 not think lecouh have teen with sucp
smoiAcr. She vast tall aud stately woman-luits
A. tall a. her son, aud shout hslf a century Old s.,
wore f.'se front, and lr- re ,sL VS. saavci to
rnatet lok more expensive aai intalcctIsi. {
caut snsver for her ace very accurately tor aF-
v's made M Alto tuc- ia ~ most elaborate lash.
i'n snd df'~"i eysu a, re 'tegntus', in the
richef. ro.rc 1atqu, ard BE cas,iic,i lsce. T,---
Is not SIN q the c'v.i-i world that VA. m,
written on tnat warnan's fac. have son era,
many women, with little enough TIA, was woman
IL about them, but ueyW saw osie who tccned to
me - tad as this gamblers mother.
fhc isct l., g party q gamblers. Tbs
por iitilr vifc whs trained stoo'.pigc,n and oven
nc PRETTY it'll taby vss dressed to attract and
lead TO acquaintance. Tho wife was very pretty,
but Struck me a. a strange compouu She accmsi
lovirs arl g"nu', a. ilro say sue might hav.
been IN other c'rcurstlro she was drcassed
too wei, and Norc too much jsvsiry. This after.
wards found wac Mt her fault. she was msde u
play her part IN n,trnctin her husbands victims
Tho coquctry q her arreoraIcc dld not ccrrespoDi
with the oxpress ~ 81 leg face. II ere was = sd
look in Il that male ne pity her They hn4 CON.
nom Cansds, thcy s'ii, AMI were ,o.ns 20 Nt.y Or
leans. kept my eyes on them and ., / found 10
the experienced Oh amlorna.d, who la eou ,ts
river too lous C.. TO know such customers At ira
sight.
Among orr fe l'w.pa7ror Eo.s wa, > gcnt.crl4As
Who called himself Ar. Browne, who sceuled ..
me 70 be eiti az .ot,r t,svsu, lucug, " 10 gen.
uernan Who Intended to All IT tue dramatic tro:es-
sion. We got scqusu,od oyor . sherry ,ottlsr,
became Intimate With onr NOSES in our two ora
mint Julcp.. and When We hsI a l't'e private uaI,
~ in our corner, De amused us hv im.ta.,n. tlos,
- board, % ohcr7 We Esl.e T. .rou, very
cltyTly. Among rho rest, .ok o. thc ryut-
boxing gambler. R-t icu be c-.'ci himself. ava
tho stately mother. H. ha' ~. .c up his mu1
about them pretty much az hal made mp mine
Among Tie other occupants % I've Urca. cabin
whcr' Hoc ~ gets shout Hs vol mingled AZ yoa
eyer huu i Ia THE wolff was q yotNy man, "a Mr.
John Greene, master carpenter iron Cbic,co, 20
ing to Memphis. IT, - simple. honest and 10
vcyiAn. as his uarc. lie sUt lcuuautci With every.
body, and told n lie means, intouuora, and pros
poet, az II p" thought everybody uB .unocer:
himself r. ldcu made gct At gr,eny ~ soun ~
he heard that he had money, h.t not " mssins
the 'if-t advances. Tho ui lady tr.rci with him
~ Ile most mDbofy nay ahOii h,s homo, HE prus-
pests ard ewccthcsrts. lhp Young wife, WIS
socmoi al times - .c1-p cyc-y hing about her,
smiled on tlm sweetly, and gave him her baby TO
hold. Whoever she may have fcarcd or hated -hs
loNed the taly. Il Vas. 4 believe, On" bond that
.rld ecf to tho gambler - b. mother, ami msis
her do lkoir Internal hdfng mt tor tie baby,
she might have jumped INTO the ycr TO e5Cape =
tyranny tl-t Aogr .H hour became more apparent
g. me, ISL watched tho DIANA playing befoNs me.
Eodden ~ cour'", made ~ li' mind to plum.
der th" y"un. carl. ator ant . bad 20 be dous
| before W. ut T. Mphi' They uai played in .
mn iam,ly pir'y 81 'st AZ 'uoAor Tor candles
and sherry Couhlprs, OF champs cue Grrone l-sn-
| orally won. aud cuniA' ut IA t.s lucA, anu .
| LITTLE proud Of his ss..i H. was tascnnpd alsD
| With TIE p t.y woman, who could wind him round
hrr rngtrs. Then hr tried has hand with Ru,kitTl
/ alone, and won ivy dollsrs as he boGstd 10
Browne, nj hali dJll'r . ZANE It WAC u no usss
| To- 'dyis' him. ii We ns ,gu,ctcd ~ h, was bon
! est. Like many yDrv .7-'rr Ior. ,,s, a. b,l-.vd
himsi; all excel. at jp " character, A. As III ARR
| ~ needle.
The night nefore wor- e. rrach VI mp is R,i.
| den ami Gr-rn" wtrH TlaylI., and Or sne = IA
flushed With h.sluck AMI auu<.uE iuo!e IN usual
| Blown waite ed IL ,I al he urei, ami turned IN
| 1T about elo'rn O'Clock. Tn y vi-en auD Greens
dTAnk NOR, or stron. .- drinks than ususl, AMI
they played for stnk 4. Il was tie odd
| story -luiHtusuor, uh ness, ami, Of course, tho
loss OF the last dollar Greene bad IN the world Then
came another insanity, worsa than tina, Of the
| drunAsrd and the gHmbler-tle insanity OF dos.
| pair Inst al OF sOu- 10 his berth, he sscended u
| the hurrc ane-IrcS. lhcu Inc took oil his coat and
yrs' AMI "rot' on scrap u pAP.r with a pencil
| this just le-ihl' note
TO THE CAPITALS or TINS BoAri- GJlien lisa
rotOi a.. w''n "Gi drunk, Of three thousand
| dollars, al have IN the world ! am gong 4.
| drown m self. III ase thAuA Mr. browne Tor m.
and tell him ain sorry dli not tlear 10 hun.
john GEEEsE."
Thi, paper b. r'nns. to his vest and then quiet
ly jump Il int the river hut 10 was not born to
b. drown -uot t.ht tm, anyway. There va,
a cry nom the atch on deck, OF a man overheard.
! | sprauy OUT "a. my sta. room with Mus.,r 'S4vo
Lia hugt,r = tA.d l. TIE dO' dIdn't need snoth 70
or invitation, AID hr caught hlm aud held him up
Just as he showed you, until 1ho steamers boa,
picked them both UP, and brought IT,. IN on board
a-aln. The captain came down on Rld4yn, bul
RDddcn Grow bowl. -,uile AM sluwct l-,tt. Tho
boat had touched az NJ uipA.s and tU'Jre aqythiuy
eUul be done he tIo,C away and was clear. IA
mothor essut aud mp rtugbatle AZ ever, had
| thtlr bAtIA-y L,E Il asher, AID We were soon on
our SEy, lake tie riyc., and Ai,, ami al that sori
OF thiu-, am 'urFot All about M Adventure. One
| cans remember ,yerytlluf IN the man sad when
lac went 10 the woud- 10 chop AMI forgot his AK.
got through with my DgAn 80 a. NV y cans, 1,
was a city then, full Of wealth ami beauty, lynn
| a purplo .raLe, 10 thu sun, full II luscious pulp
aud sweetness VOL, it's just lie grape Xxi p,
now. sueael and thrown under FOOT be t5o.-. a
| on but w,'n ll1url that su.J oct
| On the tiith - Nay len " OrleAls 10 return
| North vent on Uoard tast palace Of a boal.
BACK Hawk, sni almost ,uc hrst , rsou saw was
x Idleu', mother. lArr, ST. WIS., with the same
,tatrly prcseuce, thu same rich lace ana MORE
| n"roue 10 which vrrr Iow added tasLiua Jewels,
and there was the pretty AtGc woman, with Ia, 4
bAlv, now year old, aud tuII dressed ~ the sans
sho-y mSnu'T AMI presently saw tie hard
| faced gambler, Roiteu. The young mother and
| htr haly looked pale GLQ ~ old