The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-08-04
PLUcKY WIFE.


APLUcKY WIFE.
sitH MEETS THE GAMBLER WHO WON HER
HusBA ND's MONEY AND a SCENE ENsuIcs.
II was one of the hnn,lsomcst packets
on the river, aud among the passengers
hound Cor Nicksburg welea Georgian aud
his wine, who have relatives in Mississippi.
lie was a large-sized. handsome-looking
man, aud she was pIeasant-lookilg little
wo,nan, with blue eyes aud short chestnut
curIs. One would have said that she
would have screamed nj "a tiIton the boat.
He sat smoking with other gentlemen
after she had rctire-l TO her staterranm,
aud tile cabin was entirely cleaIof ladies,
when so.ne one propose,la game uf cards.
III ten minutes afier bali dozen men
we're shuiliing cards over cabin tables ,and
ille Georgian was matched against q
-.rangcr TO aIl on board. Hewas aquiet,
courteous, weil-dressed man, and had
been taken fora Traveller insrarch ofhealil.
lie wns lucky with his cards, but he did
not propose playing fnr stakes. IL Was The
net.ed Gcolgian who proposed i. Hecalled
himself champion hand st pnker. aud
when he found he bad met his equal he
determined 10 test the strangers financial
metal.
They had fifiy dollars on theiablewhen
the captain Looked into the cabin. lie
caught the Georgian's eye and gave him
10 understand that his opponent was
river biackleg, bat the other gentlemen
had dronped their cards and crowded
around, money Was ~, aud the informa-
tion had come too late. besides, the Geor.
CLAN was doing well enough, aud he flat.
tered himself that he could teach The
courteous blackIeg a lcsson.
IL was very quiet group around the
table, and amer the play had continued
Tor fiftrcl minutes. the gentlemen spoke
III whispers, aud some ofillem We're re-
minded uf old times on ile Mississippi,
when gamblers had the foil run ofesery
bust.
The Gcorglan had luck with him frnm
the start. aud while DC lookcdsmiling aud
confident The gambler ay,earrd 10 grow
excited aud uneasy. His money was raked
acruss the table until the Georgian had
S5sJ in greenlAeks before him. The stakes
had been light up To- this lime, l,otli men
seeming to fear each other's 'sskill. The
Georgian proposed 10 increase them, aud
tile gambler agreed. In ten minutes the
latter had liIs SsWtack. Luck lad turned
Tile Georgian lost 80; then so; then so;
then sl0g
The gamblers face wore quiet smile,
q. tie Georgian bcramc nervous His
hands trrmblrd as he held up the cards,
aud III. face was wet viii. moisture.
"Conic, gentlemen said one Of the
group, "Iets have q general hand for
a,nussniemt, aud then iuln IT,"
ctlcorglan looked withatiSe'l glance,
aud replied
II have lost 800; hemurt giscmc a fair
show
Tie play went on. The leapof green-
al lhr galnhlcrs right land grew
larger. Once In while the Georgian
won. hut l,c lot ten dollars fur every one
gaIuc,l. TIC finely laid down bis canl-,
p,,ll.l a roll u bills from breast pocket
aud counted out 500. This was his pile
n les. than ten minutes every dollar of u
Ind been aided 20 lie gamblers heap
.tsentlrmen, will you smoke Y n-kei
IA. gambler. as be turned around aud
drew hir cigar case.
They knew his tiue character 10 slnle
or M disguise, and they refused.
~ am sorry Tor my friend he con-
,Inue,l. biting al tie cnd of cigar, "5ul
ynu viii agree that the play was iair.
The Georgian had passed out on 'ne
promenade deck. The gambler turned 70
his stack ~ hills and was counting them
when there wns sharp cxcla'na.lon' the
.ou,,,I ~ = brief struggle, and the little wo-
man with blue eyes and chestnut cnrl'
eu,er-. il,e cabin. she was half undies-sni,
. srawl thrown over her shoulders, anu
she had a revolver in he's hand.