Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-02-08

put side enough on, does he, mark
err
The drowsy marker, who had been
mechanically doing out the score,
shrugged his shoulders and said:
The Captain plays very good
game when he tries; but he does not
always leave 'em as he should DO
Suppose we have little more
liquid before we begin again, said
the Captain to me. What shall it
be? | feel awfully dry. Let's have
some more brandy. | can't hit it,
somehow, tonight at all. How aw-
fully l missed that last cannonr
well, you did, said the Jew. Why
l believe | could have got that.
'Oh, of course you could; you can
do anything. Touch the bell, mark
er; thank you. Excuse me a mo-
ment, Sir; l must go and secure my
bed. l didn't tell them I should
sleep here. Come along Mosy, and
see about yours.
The moment they had gone, the Vi
car of Bagshot came straight up to
me with very serious and earnest
expression on his face.
you may think me intrusive he
said 'but do let me strongly advise
you not to play another game with
that fellow. That is Macdougall, one
Of the most notorious billiard sharp,
erS in London; the Jew is an accom-,
plice. The rascal has let yor win
tae first game; he'll now propose
higher stakes, and win. Take care,
too, or they'll doctor your brandy
They've gone out now to get some
thing to make it get into your head
faster before the betting begins. |
have no motive, you must see, but the
interest | feel for a young man unac
quainted with London tricks, Hush
here they come
Just at this moment the brandy
and the two thieves came il. | OBJ.
served the Jew instantly 90 toward
the smoking glasses and stir one OF
them round as he turned his back to
me.
The Captain pulled off his coat
turned up his right shirt cuff, and
spotted the red bail with his usuaI
gay nonchalence. You begin, he
said.
Thank you, said l, putting on my
coat, i don't think l shall play any
more tonight.
Not play? not play? why, you en-
gagged with me?' be said, looking
around the room in surprise, half il
suspicion, half in anger. May l ask
sir, what has produced this sudder
change of intention p
Marker, said !, you may take thai
brandy and water-Ibave hadenough
I'm afraid you'll find it rather strong.
%, see, said the Captain, unmask
ing at once and advancing threaten
ingly toward the Vicar, who wa;
watching him like hawk. This fel
low here. whoever he may be, ha:
/ been good enough to SANDER me and
my friend while my back was turned
And pray, sir, who are you?' As h
said this he walked up to the Vicar
fourishing the butt end of his cae men
acingly. i don't know your name,
he said, with long impudent iXeC
stare, 'or where you are parson, bu
you're as like lag | once knew il
Australia as two peas. You remem
ber Gentleman Jack Mosey 2
'Of course | do, and, s'elp me, bu
he's the very image of him, jabberet
the Jew.
You were, then, probably in tn
same chain gang, said the Vicar, a
he rose and clenched his fist. II
bear this insolence no longer. Yor
are both notorious billiard sharpers
! the marker knows it, and has beer
paid for admitting you. The Polio
all know you. One word more an,
I'll ring the bell and send the waite
for constable and give you IN charge
Now you be off. | won't take th
trouble to knock down this sham CAP
tain for his insoIence-a feather wo,
do that. Go, both of you; Til not lie
my friend here be robbed by two sue
,, pitiful thieves
| The Captain was a poltroon.
saw that he could have stabbed tn
Vicar on the spot. His color cam
and went. He had once resolved o
a rush; then a fear seized him, as h,
) saw his adversary standing like
marble statue-a phalanx 10 himself
Muttering and cursing, the two ras
l Gals skunk away like Satan from tn
spear of the archangel.
: Perfect strangers to me, | assur
you, gents, ssid the marker; 'neve
seed 'em afore in my life.'
You don't take your brandy sal
l.
: Don't seem to care for any more
' thank you, sir. You pay for the tt
:. BILE, sir?
!, He doesn't deserve it, but sti
pay said the Vicar. So paid.
u The Police shall know how thes
a rooms are conducted, depend upon it
o he said to the marker as We left; 'yo
might as well garrotte man at once
e What a city?' he said to me as W
: turned to the hotel, and | thanke
o him for his good advice. What
e whirlpool of goddess iniqiuty! Adu
c terated Observation-Disclosures wine
?, adulterated beer-adulterated med
cines-the very adulterating ingred
P ents themselves adulterated! At e.
e cry foot one walks a snare; in ever
Il ], street pitfall; virtue only vice di
Il gulsed, and vice herself as like Writ
as if she was her twin sister; sha
u u everything When will the fire d
IL Scend upon it? When will the fiji
II descend ?
In the coffee room where We 81
n talking for half an hour, | expresse
e, my surprise a: the Wears entering
q public billiard room.
u You do not know me, he said.
am like Paley; l am never afraid
, humbugs. like to see the devil
= schemes, that | may counteract thel
= y We Church of England men know tt
=: \: little Of the world; that is why Il
u Belials and the Asmodei of cities che
a. and fool no co oftap ond Onfrapoouo1