The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-02-15

only talr that you shouiu nnlsh your sso'y
first"
"That's truc,' said the mailman, with
some appearance Of curiosity. "What
have | left ou,s"
"You have not explained to mo about
/ Andrew johnson aud the ace Of clubs"
"Idian't think you'd care to hear that
said he doublfully.
I'D rather hear that than all the rest
The lamp now cast sickly glare through
the car; aud it was so dark that nothing of
the country was visible beyond the w'ns
dows, Ikuew wc must be within sbor.
distance Of the Boston terminus. II l
would only dvcrthis attention for q little
while longer ] was sayodl determined 70
keep him 10 conversation if fpossiLic.
ANDREW johnson began it, you must
know" he continued, "aud tue acc Of
clubs finished it."
did you know Andrew johnson |
asked.
Ho looked at me vacantly. rs Il, he did
not comprehend my question. lio re.
peatcd it.
"Know him? bred and trained him.
"Oh! indeed" l said, PRAY pro.
cacd."
II bred and trained him on my own
estates. was as fond Of him as | could
have been Of q child--ay, and fondcr too;
for il | bad had child, | must have,
wrung itsueck- Il feel | must"
Here he fixed his eyes on me again, and
his Gngcrs worked nervously together, as
if longing to be at my throat.
"But about Andrew Johnsou?" said |.
His face resumed the old expression, and
a gloomy shade seemed to pass over it.
"Ah!" said he, moodily, 'that was a
dreadful Disappointment, wasn't III"
"You have not told nc yet" | said
|
'Did his Eycelleucy treat you liz
"He lost! he lost bad backed him
with half my fortune, and ho lost! But
hark you," and he clutched me BY the arm
as be said it, he was drugged-l know
he was lrugged the night bcfore!"
Then Andrew johnson was ahorsc!'t
exclaimed
"Of course be was told you SO at
FIRST You don't psy atteution---you'fe
not interested"
Indeed, l am-dceply," ! replied;
eagerly "Pray go on"
We must be 10 now, Eve minutes have
past-thisJ I was assured of-Fivo min.
utes! long enough to die.
"Thatis all. repliedhe, with a suspic-
ious sture. "IIc lost, aud lost. That's
tue end ofit"
"But what has this to do with the ace
Of clubs?"
The ace Of clubs" said lie Gcrcely.
whats that to your
"You promised to tell Inc you know; and
| should like to hear it." Irepliod in con-
cilaling tone "You have not told me
half yet Do tell me about The ace Of
clubs"
II was desperate, you see,' said the mo-
MAC Il was desperate after johnson
Knocked up. Ihud always avoided play
till then, but somehow fell into it when
| saw the men at the club playing night
after night winning and loosing -wlning
loosing! Iofteu saw as much gold change
hands on single card as would have coy-
cred all my losses on the turf;and there |
could not resist it."
$50 you played toO?'
80 played too. For a whole week
won incessantly. Alb! the red gold and
the rustliug notes thatI took homo every
night for o week! I won more, three
times more than | had lost by the race
And then came the turn Of the luck"
"You lost9"
All that bad gained in one night! But
| was not satisfied; | went on again tho
next night, and lost, and lost. and lost I'LL
everything | had on earth was gone Nay
all had on earth vas not enough to pay
for il! But | know how it was. That old
man that played with was tho Fiend. !
knew he was the Fieud. | saw it in his
eyes"
Hc paused.