The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-06-23
The Fancy Superstitious Sports.
From the New Orleans P;oo ;,

denera' A. L. S.. of Kentucky. perbon
one oIthe best card players in thai State
w"u'd meyer play hand or risk dollar
lneTe was olnca cat in HE room. Ex
governor p, from one of the Wester,
o,a,es' an mTet"rate gamestrr, would neye
s' GOWN TO table ina room where Their,
was lookine-elass. Some gamblers re-
,use 10 play IT, on entering the room. the
lelt loot crosses the, threshold first. and M
persuasion can itduce them to do so un,
ahsy leave and rrturn with the right f,n,
foremost Tosput your foot on the chair al
la p aver is n sure premnnition of had Incl,
some Men will never play on FRIDAY.
Star Spanelrd Banner. from New Orleans
to Louisville She was, crowded with neo.
| pie and an hour after leaving NV Orleans
found twenty card tables drawn ont, and
lntee or Tour score sof passengers deeply
absorbed m the mystery of cold sledge, .
eucnrs and poker. III that night and the
next Day lh' game went on. As fortune,
however soon singled out and made vic.
| INNS OF the poorer and less skilled PLAYERS.
20 the number gradually decreased un,il
he fourth day out when only, one table
was running. Old Bob fsrasher, a negro
trader, young Ben Sandf,rd. horse trader.
and two planters from Lafourche. still kept
on. Although they had played aim =, in
cessantly Tor four days and nights, yet luck
'ad favored neither party, and they were
within few dollars Of even. The sbuck
ing had been pri cipaIly between Brasher
aud Sanford. but heretofor- they had kent
themselves within the ''gentlemau' limit"
i've hundred dollars. '' -
After leaving Memphis the game was re.
newed. and the hystaudprs obs ervpd "that.
big play was on the tapiS," as Young Sand
lord Was considerably under the influence
"l iiqnor, and when in that condition he
was known to be a heavy player. Late at
night the twu traders came together: both
had hacking hands," and Louisiana aud
n entucky bank notes soon almost covered
me table. The margin OF five hundred dol
iars had been forgotten. and one two. three.
hvp hundred better Ira idly passed between
them. At last Brasher leaned back from
! he table, unhuttoned his. vest, AMI took
from around his body belt filed with gold !
pieces. Laying il down upon the bank
notes he exclaimed, Three thousand doll
lars better T. Sanford became spe>chle-s
MS lace turned daddy pale: he called for !
glass oisliqnnr. which Il drank. versonce
taking his eyes from the belt of gold He
had exhausted his. means in the former
bets; all his money lay upon the table. AT
asst a thought struck him.
~ Ben here. sii r he exclaimed.
Yes. massa. and Sandfords bodv.ser.
rant. find, athletic, purs. blood, came to
lis side. - za rs
Get upon the table. sir p
MOI uarIn,r tf, III nt.y l.. =
n thai moment Of frenzy his y5.unn master
would send bullet through his brain did
he reins"-ihe slave trembIngly stepped on
he table. crushing the bank notes and gold
beneath his feet
For the good Lords sake. massa B IN.
',n't bet dis niger What will the old
nls>uS say when you go home ?aOh. n,assa
sen. Please DON'T groaned the boy,
ut in vain.
"CaIl you. sir |" shrek. d Snndfnrd al
ne same time laying down four queens and
u ace.
Gan invincible, sir !" said Brasher. with
sheer. 'fpur kings and an ace p Andsas
'rasl,er reached for his belt Of gold young !.
landlord FELL To q, f,or. thu blood eush
'g from his mouth. nose and ears. With !
ne spring. The slave started from the table.
ashed Though the thin folding doors of
ne Social Hall" ont an The boiler deck,
nd. with half uttered pr " r for the ..ol.l .
Iissus," he thew himself into The dark f"
alters of the Mississippi, and was seen 10 y
lore. Death prevented Brasher from "
his spoil Sanford for weeks u
sgered on-a sick bed, but at has, recovered u
nd forever r-nouncpd tne gaming table u
l. "made GOOD however. the money worth "
he negro to the winner
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