Smyrna times., 1870-11-16

his breast pocket aud proposed that we should te
break the dismal mUnOtony OF the Journey aud b
keep cur elves awake by ieHdly game. Sus- h
reclimg hiss o. jrct, paid no attention to tho II
prOpo'ltun but waited t" see what would hap v
pen. Not the elderly invalid. He became Il
ncrI Ously excited the moment the cards caught "
his eye, protested violently against their pro- I
duciou, and threatened the veDgence of the
law against card >harpng. This language only u
provoked torrent oi abuse mIngicd with jcers C
and tauhIs aud hints OF violence, which, in- d
creasing his nervous agitation sllrhced him ct t
iccIually. a species ot card-lable was then '
exIemrorz d hy nears OF railway rug stretch t
ed tIom Knee to knee, aud it was proposed to
cut Tor partner. at whist. But as no one re- t
>pOmdrd to this appeal. the gentleman forbore ;
to press it, and began to show uS what he term
ed an amusing trick by the way of pa>time.
Ot the thr, e cards one was a knave or a
jack. and the tIick consisted in shutting the
cards with their faces upward, So that the posi-
tIum ut the knave was visible to the spectator;
then turning their faces downward, and cha-
! ,euging the spectator to select the knave from
the three Nothing seemed easier than to do
| So Stclug that the cards were Shutf1rd % little
and - slowly that it was hardly possible to
lose sight If the nEe to lie drawn. So confident,
! however. was the performer that he offered to
l'er amy Ium from IA shilling to a sovereign
against any one drawing the picture card, try |
! IL hIIO nOGlI. ~ (Hc SdlIe (llL" l9 lulHCu w
look out al the window, and viii e his head |
was turned his confederate who sat opposite
lifted the ca, ds faced them "a moment, and
drorptd d them again
"Il bet you sovereign I'll draw the
knave," SAID the young lad eagerly, doubtless
thinking that he could not be mistaken.
plnna be sac daft, laddie, said the Scotch
man, arre,ting the young elbows arm as he
was drawing forth his purse you Il only lose
your sier.
Aud what is that to you?' cried the quasi
, country gentleman, now coming out IN his true
} character. The gentleman can do aS re likes,
suppose, and We Il have none of your med
ding s" Al the same time he dashed away the
Scutchman arm, and starting up hr suddenly
stood over him with hi. clenched fist within an
n inch of his face.
But the bully had mistaken his man. The
Z nrxt monest his head rang against the back
> 0i the carriage, and he lay back m0tIOnlesS, as
il dazed with the violence Of the shock and his
/, adversary, perfectly COOL was now standing
over him.
II - ne eer allow ony man to put fist / my
'e face, he said !; gin ye do hat again yel! be
e the waur q it," Then he looked around with
=, touch OF the wha daur meddle wine in the
gleam Of his eye, and quietly resumed his
'e seat
De The Euly sat cowed, mutte ing savagely to
himself "a if he intended to renew the assault.
's Perhaps he might have done so had he not
been called to order by the man who held the
- cards
BE quiet, David" said that worthy what:
the good Of making disturbance p
: Aud David vas quiet, shifting himself into I
corner, and closing his eyes as i tor nap.
This short scene ought to have opened th'
eyes OF the youth who had volunteered thu
wager, hut it did not, aud he was still eager Il
try his fortune. The ScotchmAn did not agalI
interfere but allowed the stupid fellow to hav
his way. He was c!eaver enough a. he gin
ed. to win the first bet, aud, of course, had II
ol lection 10 the second. The game went o.
brrskly after this, the young follow wlnnln
occasionally, hut oltrnCr losing, aud grown
hot aud flushed under the anxiety aud excite
ment Of the sport. Before halt an hour 1t be
came evident that it was any hing but spert
him the few sOvereignS III his purse had var
i>hed, and he had changed L twenty poun
note with his adversary, and the SUN was ia
melting away | could that the tslIo
called David, though pretending TO sleep. W.
fu " cngnzant of all that was going on, and
fanced that could read in his face his prrie'
satisfaction with the state of afau<. l 8 ~" a
appealing look to the brnwny Scotchman, IN Z
hope that he would again Interfere to stop Ii
piundelng of the puor victim, but 1t was tn 7
purrnse that redoubtable champion pls
iv offended at the rejection OF his advice, al
would not interfere again. | thought / wou
vcnture to give the lad hint myself.
Young man" | said, you are payir
dearly for that amusement; let NE advise "
20 stop before you lose all:
To my surprise, the sharper in the mo
civil manner endorsed my advice. "Y Yes,
.aid blandy. the luck runs against yOl
supIoSe We shut up; you'll want money
travelling expenses, you know.
M, no" ShupGsd the other, " | IN not g
- ing to be hursLugged. I've lost nearly twen
pnumds, and I've right to win 1t back II
can | know what IN about and don wa
. anybody advice; when DO want 1t II ii
Tor it.
Ii was plainly OF no use to interfere turths
q in aud no Onr did Interfere again. In tew mi
4 uteS mnIe the infatuated lad had staEed U
rri- last sovereign and lost it. He searched all
erly pockets in vain for more money, turned the
,iug in>de ouI-rxamIned each c"mparIlhent
rom his pnckrt-ho0k with the exception OF !
two railway-licket there was nothing to be touh
LheI See ing that he was cleared out. the conied,
ten | ate who sat nppo >iIe nfered to accOmM nda
cot. him with a loan on his gold watch aud ch'l
was The pr0po .iIinn was accepted instantly, a
sous the watch having been mInutsiy examine
run, was pronounced good tor sixteen pounds
All which sum the appraiser readily auNahc
} of upon it.
we're Thus reimbursed, the foolish lad must nee
hich insist on renewing the game " to win back
,se own" as he sail. Vey brief, Indeed, was I
With contest that now ensued. The cheat VINO ht
ion, the cards had no occasion to practice the Gu i
ia OF mary wiles with which simpletons are begull
Irm his victim was but 100 lihpatlent' A"u Neo
his ed, no doubt he was, quite unable 20 repre-
Cos or control his nervous excltemehl' II /"
really pirilul sight to witness AZ he stak
ion one piece Of gold after another, while the p'
ling spirnlon trickled in streams do%a ms lac
om- The sixteen soversign$ disappeared in so ma
. to minutes aud no sooner had the clever manlp
lie to atOr OF the cards received the last' thah
rent deliberately restored the CARDS 10 tue p"ck'
ho Q pnsited them in his coat-pocket, took out !
ose cigar case, lighted a cigar, and c"oly settl
u or down to the enjoyment Of its fragrance
king Out of compassion for the silly lad' a
fur knowing the modification he must oe ena'
der. ing, | turned my face away, and noticsd III
near the Scntchman did the Saine Out IN YOU