The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-03
iA.NlaIrr 1r rnE Q AalNG Y.ApLr
an Episode In Real Lie.

around . table u tho social hall VI o
steamboat on the mississippi; playing
cards They had played IRON agopt 9
lscloas ~ tbs evening ill near midnight.
The party CONSISTED of four persons. Two
'ofwllsn were notorious gamblers, aud the
other two were frank, unsu.psciug cpun-
,trymsuswha hat been 10 New O.Iraas TO
fdispos. of produces. aud we're returning
homie. Al near midnight, one vi the
spaalrymen arose froA the table, sfyins
~ his partner:
!,,Iuek'.g ss4iu.. iu.. Boil; nigh, as
swell my 10 beat tic devil himself Us .Lsss
sfyllsws ir
q ESQ, for Gai', sake, don't qui. vet,
o'y' me sous sa4Ese TO- ssi back ny
:, - rie. Bsb,,I'n nigh bu.,ea pretty
aear; clean swept-opsr" ..
az Despair, .ermsd delineatsd on every
Gieamsat ofBos'sfeatures WHEN he found
.,se eaildinoti porsuide Ills FREUD sto play
-Atlasrhr ysqid TO .seyrr,d Why had liech
watching. the plsy. won't Que Of sob
gentlemen take hiy partners place?' =
There sas.a pause for few moments.
thsD y young man, scarcely one shdI,sen.
", ltooe the vacant Seat, saying: -
i, 1f"if you have " objections, III ~ my
band" ~ Or. Il .55sl .f',.a
9 ..Agreed,9 was tn. reply.
{ "llere. barkeepsr, giys Us ano,he. pack
Of cards. said tbs young man.
~. Anothsrpask was brought; the. strar.
ger opened them and hsnied tLsn. back,
saying: want pack Of another color.
These arc the. sans color they have been
X playing WITH. We might a, veil change
i the color, just for luck" .r.,at
~ Tho gamblers exchanged slances.
i . Another pack va, brought and the
game .eommcaccd, tho gamblers, wiuning
a. frs. stakes. eBoth,grew'nneasy.e
~ Come, let US double tho esakcs;n sait
|, sbs. stranger, whose turnii;. va. to deal.
,"Just;ssgel Ike said. tho .gamtlers.
.JThe stakes we've doubled, and tile
stranger and his partner Won; "A glcaln
Of satisfaction Illuminated l,cb's couute-
hneSE S9YqotGer game was played, and
NIB and! las partner were again. successful.
The stakes increase udd the gamblers lose.
"Barleepcr. bring US another pack Of
cards ofaaoller eolor, from these, said
the stranger, Who was abddt't 10 deal.
One ofshc gamblers looked at the other.
sS,1ls g .'sy froHn .. GsSss4F-spFeaad IBIS
i.tt Three mores games were played, and
- Bob!had retrieved lis losses. Tie seran-
.ger called for another pack Of cards: At
'Athis one ofthe, ssmblers exclaimed: =
"No more changing. we play with
.stbefe. "t.s. W. /, Daisy.
~ .t'You play with what you please" re-
piled tho young man, 6 an almost irpcr-
!, ,eeptible smile passed over Lii features;
n itbut f.niJ partner and l play NO must
:. have another pack % u. ~ -.
,.aisBob looked at.his partner und then. q.
Af @sstklo Xlliis your partner q, :. SAYS, Bob.
IS Hes thcrightfstrips. and will. como CIT
head horse, Pm nigger!" exclaimed
George, slipping Bob On the shoulder.
',"l.asre. to what my partner says"
s.id G3S IN reply so,thc gamblJs' looks
III: gambler. 5 exchanged looks, add
then consented 10 tho, srrau cement
-Four moro gamcs were played, and
each time the atranger aud the counttym.n
won.
.....l. was again Tic .strang er',.asal. ono
ofths gamblers watched him narrowly,
:" and suddenly exclsimed:, &" =: ~. ~"
!. ~ ou-villain! Cheating, are you."
=. "Plying With ,you at your, osn game.
! have watched you playingail night. and
saw you cheat my partner and bis fiicnd.
E,un now you hare half q, dozen cards
= iittbc, sloeyes Of your coat, / nGrer play
Oh Tie square Viii itiisycs! replied ,thc
stranger, lastly. while a deadly palencs,;
I, erept oyer bis features.
Akllifc gletnlai 10 lhs blackleg.s hand,
and as tle blow aimed. at the stranger
descended, a. dezeh cards, full from lis
;, .ileevs On Tie table. .Thi, was noticed ly
oil The bystpnders. The stranger avoided
;; The blow, and with, . rigid movement,
caught bis assail,nt W tho throat, giving
:. lis crarat a twist, aud they both rolled
together On tie aoor, s.;,...a .r,.,.t
While this; vasttakipg. place tie .peca.
tors prevented the .otliar gambler from In.
tcrferipg, and in the .siruggla a number
6fcafds dropped frosa lis sleeve to The
. floor. The hall vas nosf scene Of widest
ss9fe''1i ;t siat gil. u ls sndfsrga .s.
claimed Gso,sc, as be-, with Tue others,
separated The coIntalanjs.,. I'D - =
The, gan,bler's face and breast we're
covered nith, blood, Us was also the young
Stranger lland.
ellis Tie white liverel tliefstab'd ysu.
my young hickory p said Geotge. rs he
pulled the young nan towards The light.
'No. gte.,fjt'.'Ioi ~, ,tt
But The Notwithstanding Ia stream
frou his hand, ind Upon washing Cd Tie
blood /! was found l.iat'liis right thumb
wa. n.arly issetsd.a ltt4Lc'Aitaie lie
'rucceeded Ia disarning the gambler, aud
thu, probably s&ed hi,lifs. 'rho Wound
&hs dressed aud bbrnd dp, and the sirbn.
Ver 4 .fnrtipd Ia IA. Lnli 'lL. ..,ti.