Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-11
A TOUGH STORY.
wooing o Kentucky Giri--Throwing
Dice--SIOO.OOO Against = Lady's
Hand.

n LOUISVILLE correspondents Oh tue Oan
Francisco Chronicle says:
There lived on street. in m
unpretending establishment surrounded
he trees and flowers. young lady who
was celebrated for her beauty and nc
complishments. She was a blonde. with
blue eyes, white teeth, and heavenly
smile; had the prettiest hand and foot
that was ever seen; and was tall, 1.-THE,
aud elegant. Her wit was delicate,
pointed, aud sparkling. and her mind 81
superior as her person was lovely. The
town was at her feet. and her sutton:
were rs inportunate if not as many, as
Penelope's; like whom she was cotinu
ally voiced aud never wen. In the
midst Of her successes came the war the
end of which found her family impov.
erished, and herself reduced to want for
the necessarcs of life.
But she was still the same proud, i'm
perious mistress of hearts rs before, and
she refused in quick succession the many
offers of marriage that were now, made
10 her. She bad not thought of matri
mony as a resource, but had other and
ifferent prospects in view. She pro-
posed in fact 10 teach school.
A. fellow townsman, n gentleman of
wealth and position and a bachelor, has
long beer silent worshipper mt her
shrine. He had houses aud lands
tates in the county and lots in the city
stock, interests and Investments wherev
err they would pay; and bis private es-
Enlistment on - street WAS simply
paIatial. Seeing how the case stood
with her whom he loved with bis whole
soul, he resolved. after manv self com
munings aud much reflection. TO ask her
TO be his wife.
Sir she said, in answer to bis pro-
posai. u do not love you, and | canpot
marry you
Think the matter over, my dear.
said he, and 10 one week from to day
give me your answer
Upon bis return on the day set she
SAID TO bim:
Sir, YOU have wealth, and am poor !;
goa Iice in palace, aud |, as you sec,
IN cottage: you are DESTROYS Of having
NV hand. and [ would like to be rich.
| will make you a proposition. L will
thrt the dice with yoa-my baud
against a hundred thousand dollars! lie
it bargainf
1T is said he. And thereupon they
pledged to each other their words t. bIde
the hazard.
1t was arranged that but three per
sons should he let into the secret; that
each should select friend; and that the
two selected friends were to choose the
third. Miss - named the Hon. Mr.
"a prominent member of the bar,
rs her triond; Mir chose the Rev
Mr.. -. pastor of the fashionable
church an - street, as his; and these
two made choice of DR.. -. al emf.
nent professor ia the medical college, as
the friend of both parties. BY these
gentlemen the preliinInaries were ar
ranged. aud the programme was this +:
The doctor was TO give party at bis
house on certain specified Friday eve
ming, at which were 10 be present all the
best people in Louisville. the Hon. Mr..
- WAS To have license in blank ready
To he flied at n moments warning. and
was to hold Mr. -'s check for $lO0,
600; and the Rev. Mr.. was to be
in waiting to perform the marriage csre-
mony, if called on TO do so. The dice
were to he thrown in the Hon. Mrs
study. whence the quintette were 10 pro
coed to the party, where il Miss -
lost, they were to celebrate the wedding,
and if she won. they were to mingle
with the guests without remark.
At precisely nine O'Clock on the event
full evening. the PLAYERS and their friends
met in the Hon. Mr. study. BY
agreement of the parties themselves,
they were to throw poker dice, and to
cut cards for the first throw
The gentleman cot a queen and the lady
jack, and now came The tug of wa. -
He was cool. calm. and pale; she was
>ta,uesque, imperious, and collected
His lips were compressed; hers were
formed into an extended arc, spanning
the whole mouth and completing the
bow. The twain sat on opposite sides
Of small table. and the umpires stood
overlooking them.
The dice box being set before him,
Mr.. - placed his fingers over the top
with the thumb claspIng the eide, he
gave it a shake. be threw two fours and
two deucrs. Putting aside the fours, he
threw sgain. and threw another four
Then. throwing the two rem aiming dice,
he threw two fives. He had thrown,
therefore, full! hand-thres fours and
two fives.
And now came Miss -'s turn. II
was thrilling moment, aud the rustic
Of her silk dress in the stiffness of that
room sounded like the tree tops in thu
wind. She began by drawing off her
right glove. exposing hand of exquis
lite beauty. and deIicacy. on the forefin
ger sparkled diamond. Then, taking
up the box quickly. she gave it Ion.
shake in the air, and turning It dowI
upon lbe table, she threw-uothing !