The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-04-22

must. be on board by pidnight. ~ he
was 10 start early IN. the mothiug.--
This was ail pleasant 10 me, as had,
already made up my mind that !
would be in nv own ri ale room, brfo,e
tire hour lie had mentioned. So-off we
went over towards the third municipals
fitv, nearly q mile and half from our
hotel, where We found the gaming house
We had planned 10 visit. We eat in
the bsr-room a While and smoked a
cigar, aud then went into the hall -
We loupged about and observed the
progress Of the different games, and g.
Daliy stopped at faro table, / made
another venture which was successful.
| made another venture, and lost I:
another aud won. Thsn bought $40
worth of cheques.
When 1 bought my cheques there
were seven players beside myself al the
table. Two of them were stesmboa.
Captains, and four of them were either
merchants, or, gentlemen Of their stamp.
They may have been gamblers, by pro
fetsiou--.regulsr blsek!egs-.but that
doesn't matter. They appeared to be
gentlemen, and certainly they behaved
a. such. The seventh man at the table
was study, and had there not been an
overbalance Of apparent gentiiity in the
company, shoaLi not have stopped
where be WAS. He was evidently a
boatmap, and when heard him speak,
I made M my mind that he was a
Hoosier. lie had come down from
Ohio with his flalboat, and sold
his cargo and useless lomber. and was
now on bit Of time. lie was truly
q tough looking customer. He mus,
have stood six feet and two. or three
inches high, with fame. ike an OK
His shoulders were broad and besvy,
his arms long and Muscular. and ,l,is
hands so long snd hard that it was df
ficult for him to put down his cheaues.
OF his face but little was TO be seen,
the lower part Of it being. covered by. a.
thick, long beard Of grizzly color, while
the upper part was shaded by the
slanching cf the broad rim Of an old
felt ha:. could see his eyes. and they
were black aud keen enough. They
looked black in the deepest shade, but
when his head was turned so that the
light struck upon the face. e.they seemed
to have metallic lustre, changing from
steel TO brass. Presently those ewes
we're turned uron ma with a threaten.
ing look, the owner seeming 10 inli.
mate that | had stared al him long
enough. At any rate | took it as a
him. and went on with my play.
My luck was changeful. won and
then ! lost again Finally touched
the knave with dozen cheques, worth
five dollars each, and won. The Hoo
sier had stsked twelve cheques on the
queen. lie lost, and the banker push
ed the pile on the queen over 10 me.
let the twentyfour cheques remain
where they we're, and the Hoosier put
twep,y>fow upon the queen. AT this
point my companion came and said he
must.be going. ! was too much excl
Ted with the play 10 leave the table
then, and told him not to wait for me.
The queen lost--the knave won-aud
again, the banker passed TO me the
cheques which the Hoosier had lost.
Once more my companion asked me
IL | would GO with him. I told him
could not, and he went away without
me. Forty eight cheques were upon
the knave, in four stacks. .-... -.
"Strapger, do you GO them yer all q
The Hoosier asked me this question.
ct the same time pointing TO my
cheques ] told him yes" He bought
more cheques, and placed number
equal to mine on the queen. ser S.
This yer keard must win some
lime," he nrtttered, as he Strengthened
up bis stack OF ivory, and then added,
glancipg At my pile. ".an'' that YET
knave's got TO loose afore he is much
older"
The dealer began to throw off the
cards again. The knave came first il
had won. The. queen came next {; the
banker turned il upon his left hand
The bank won--the fIoosier lost. As
before, the cheques which came from
the queen were psssed over 10 me.
: 7 hesilA,ed. hut the spell was upon
me, and ! could not break it. I. piled
up the cheques ninety,six of them
and ventured them upon the knave
again. The Hoosier eyed ne sharply
snd then ventured's like amount upon
tie queen, ut the same time n,utterine
| 10 himself that such luck couldn't Last
always. Again the cards were slid of
and, TO the astonishment Of all who
were watching The game, the knave and
the queen came oat very near together
the knsye TO the right. the queen Ia
the left. Thad won--the Hoosier had
lost. The banker now took in my
smaller cheques, and gave me in eS
change sorpe worthtyenty dollars each
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