The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-07-29

| MadamOiselle Won Einstein. They
walked quickly toward the Ludwig's
| QuelIe, but perceiVing Mrs. Melvin
waiting to receive Gertrude, he inSfaTs-
| ly withdrew, apparently not too wes
| pleased. ~----------~->--f
at is almost unnecessary to ask
what was the suit" said Mrs. Mel
win; for Gertrude's sweet face and
bright blue eyes Wef~s beaming with
happiness.
to have kept you waiting so long
but when you hear what has detained
me, I know you will excuse it. Unjust
give you brief account of my success
es. When left you yesterday, I went
from the schlOsess garden straight to
the Kurhaus; but few persons were
there, and they were engaged at rou-
Iette. sat dOWnson sofa presently
Don Fernandez ca IN. "Success to
you this evening ssaid, and he and
one or tVD of ers X their seats at
the table, MI. and s. F. too, not
withstanding their lYirtuous indigna-
ton at my weakness. and folly, also
took up positiont before the tdpiS cert
When they saw that I was about to
follow their example, their Wisconsin
ment was great, but did not awe me in
the least.
" I advanced with the rest, received
cards and pin, and took my seat with
as much cOmpOsure as any of the paint
ed old hags who were then f1Ocking in
to settle down for the evening, but
among whom I resolved never to
appear again. AT first I watches
the Spaniard's play; he won almd
constantly. When thought the M
ment had arrived for my venture, b
threw down the ten florins. 1 staked
on cOtLeltr-cOIde11T gGnge-twenty
flOrins. Now I have thirty. I take up
the piece | first threw down, place it
in my pocket, as a talisman-t to be pre-
served at all hazards. Twenty flOrins
remain on the tdpis ) now sixty; SO on
to the seventh time, when nine hun
dred flOrins are before me. I own that
I then became little excited, and had
nearly gazed upon my winnings too
long. The Spaniard, who seemed to
regard me in the light of an eieUe,
grew slightly agitated, too. Is. that
your Stake?' some one aSkek. o. I
answered, and raked it toward me.
Another moment and the whole would
have been shot ~
"YOu- left off then, having won so
much, IsuppOse p
80 no, madame. AJG5ice was ring
ing in my ears. C and win !;
there is not yet enough owever, I
missed the next round gut the 900 to
my left for winning, tue old six to to
the right for the losing stakes. Twice
l threw down ten, and lost them; but
now, to test the system, 500 fiOrins are
my stake. I have won! Try again.
One thousand fiOrins there are 1000 I
zee. draw them away; another ten
lost. The Spaniard throws away thir-
ties; but his winning stakes. are higher
than mine. Let me kee my head
clear; I am going to q ly dare
You remember 1 have D. There
they are, notes and gold. Ttstake them
all on -coltlelr '.gdRge-and I
have !, 500 fiorins ~ -,
And you were then satisfied 2"
Not quite, madame, j continued to
play until ten O'clock, when to my
own great satisfaction, and the envy of
Mr.. and Mrs. F., / retired from the ta-
bic with II, ,210 f1orins What the
Spaniard Won know not, but it was
a very larg ge sum; and between us we
broke the bank"
az fear you will be tempted there
Never! AS left the table 1 vowed
solemnly, though mentally, never
again to look upon the tdpiS cert, nor
to enter a salon dc ,jeIt. have passed
two days of feverish anxiety, two
nights of utter sleeplessness; and u
painful alienation of hope and fear,
caused by the excitement of my two
evenings at the gaming-table, has
seemed to add years to my age. But
do not think that I retain for myself
any portion of the money gained be-
yOnd the 900 f1Orins I lost. I should
ever hear that sad voice calling, 'HaFe
pity on my children ," ---~----@-----<
"This morning I went to the phy-'
sician who was called to attend the
poor widow, Madame LOberg. He told
me that, with perfect quiet, she might
be restored to q more composed state of
mind. Her husband, he said, had
been so much respected in Frankfort
that for his sake and his family's the
creditors were disposed to arrange for
the business being still carried on, and
for allowing time for the payment iOf
her debts. This had been cOmmunica-
ted to her, and last evening he found
her more tranquil. At once l went
over to Frankfort, and sought an in
terview with the head of the firm, to
whom the physician had given me a
letter. He, suppOsing me connected
with Madame LorbeTg, gave me full
particulars of her. engagements and
embarrassments. Eight thousand flo
rims, he said, would free her entirely
which sum, to his amazement, I paid
tOn her account into his hands. By APP
pOintment I afterwards met the physi-
clan, and he took me to see his pa
tient. SheTecognized me immediatez
I ly; for my Sface was associated in her
mind with -the memory. of that fatal
evening at the TOulette-tabIe, and she
| became greatly ,agitated. By degrees
it was explained to her that L came on
an errand of mercy I told her that
her cry of agony had been heard by
Him to whom it was addressed; that
God had had pity on her children.
Poor woman, she knelt, she Wept, she
prayed. The physician did not inter
rupt or check her emotion. It would
do her good, he said. left her, and
! hastened back, we'll satisfied with my
| mornings work. I shall carry not q
f1Orin of the money I have won out o.
! Homburg. I can very beneficially dis
pose of what 1 have left, for the pOOl
and the destitute are to be found every.
where. And now, madame, l return
YOU the ten f1Orin piece, with every
| feeling of gratitude for the kindly in
| tere3t that led you to offer it."
81 am indeed grateful that good has
resulted from it; for 1 confess that
only anticipated evil"
"All has ended we'll; my dispatch
! is answered; the Countess Will not hear
of my leaving her family, for he
daughter is greatly attached to me
She tells me, too, that she and her SOL
will arrive here to-day to meet hel
daughter-in-law, Lady Melvin"
| " Indeed! then you are the cOmpan
ion and gOverness, MademOise!leB o
| Lady Emma B. How strange that We
metin the heschloss-gardenI YOu know
perhaps, the object of my husband!
| Journey to England, and that he ha'
succeeded ?"
(" I know that he las prevailed on hi
| father To-
"TO recognize and receive, after fOu
years of marriage, the pOrtionless wifi
| and her child, But was not the Span
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