Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-04
ana I don't want anHbody,s adyice; when

and don't want mybody's advice; when
do want it, I'll ask for it. ~
1t was plainly of no use to interfere
further, and no one did interfere again
In a few minutes more the Infatuated lad
had staked his last sovereign and lost 1t.
He searched all his pockets in vain for
more money turned them inside out--ex-
amined each compartment of his pocket
book! with the reception of his railway
ticket there was nothing 20 be found See,
ing that he was cleaned out, the confed-
crate who sat opposite offered to accom-
modate him with loan on the security of
his gold watch and chain. The proposi-
ton was accepted instantly, and the watch
having been minutely examined was pro-
nomced good forsixteen pounds, which
sum the appraiser readily advanced upon It.
Thus reimbursed, the foolish Lad must
needs insist on renewing the game to win
back his own," as he said. Very brief in
Edeed was the contest that now ensued,
The cheat who held the cards had DO Oc
casion to praetise the customary wiles with
which. .simpletons arr beghiledL victim
was but too eager and impatient, and
seemed, as no doubt he was, quite unable
to Fepress or control his nervous excite
ment. 1t was reafly'a pitiful sight to wit
ness as he staked one piece of gold after
another, while the perspiration trickled in
streams down his face. The sixteen SOY
erigns disappeared in less than SO many
minutes and ne--seoReF- -had.-the clever
manipulation of the cards received the last,
! than he deliberately restored the cards to
the pick, depositedthem in his coat pocket,
took out his cigar-case, lighted a cigar, and
coolly settled down to the enjoyment of its
fragrance as q 7
Out of compassion fof the silly lad, and
! knowing the modification he mtist-'be en-
/ during, turned my face away and L
noticed that the Scotchman did the same
but the young fellows feelings were too
much for him, and after vainly struggling
with them for a while, lie was weak enough
to burst into passion of tears This re-
lieyed him in some degree, and by way oi
apologizing for his weakness, he began to
say that he would not have cared so much
for the loss of the money but that the
watch was present from his mother, now
dead, and that he valued it far beyond its
worth, though ii had cost more than double
the sum he had received forit ,
well" said the man who had advanced
the money, "you can have the watch again
if you choose. Send any friend you like
to my address in Birmingham, or come
yourself, with the sixteen pounds, and
will return the watch and chain" at the
same time he handed his card to the lad
who seemed consoled with the idea OF
recovering his mothers present Whether
he ever did recover it | cannot say bu
looking to the fact that the trinket was
certainly worth much more than the sun
advanced upon it, the probabilities arr
against his ever having done so. AS We
approached the next station the poor lac
drew his portmanteau from beneath hi
seat, and announced rather gloomily hi
intention of returning home by the mex
down train, since it t'wodld be useless goinl
on without money We lost him when tn,
train stopped, and we lost also the elderly
invalid, who made all haste in trans terrins
himself to another carriage. The fellow
who had played the bully also relic we'd u
of his company, though he must hav,
travelled ON by the same train, as he turned
up again on our arrival in the afternoon a
Easton Square.
When the train moved on again, tn
Scotchman thought fit to take the cOnfed
crates TO task for their cruelty to the Lac
who had left us, in victimizing him to tn,
extent they had. MY dear SIR" said tn,
chief performer, speaking with an unctioI
that was quite edifying, "you may depent
upon it, this mornings work is the yer,
best thing that could.have happened to tn
young man. 1t will do him more goo,
than anything else, and will be worth al
the money it has cost him. He is i'm
mensely conceited, as you must have nc
ticed, and it will take the conceit out O
him. If he had taken the advice you wer
good enough to offer him. he would hav
saved his money and his watch, and Nigh
now be enjoying his holiday, instead of re
turning home penniless. Another time h
will remember the lesson of to-day, an
will not -despise the adYice--of friend
u VIII you take a cigar:" As
i The proffered courtesy was declined, III
cannie north countryman evidently nc
rehshing the interchange of ciyihdes wit
a professor who inculcated morality b
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