The Lake County star., 1877-05-31

the Legislature. At present this, move.
ment Is at its height and still spread
ing. Those who are watching it from
the common sense standpoint expect
theusual subsidence Of the excitement
in the end without any revolution In
the social habits Of State, but with
no lack of permanently valuable fruits
in lasting individual regeneration. ~
A Raffle for Freedom.
We translate from q German sketch
of American travel the subjoined ac-
count Of an incident alleged to have
occurred on q Mississippi steamboat
short time before the war.
z" I ascended the MISSISSIPPI" says
the writer, ION steamer, on board OF
which were Judge J--and General
k, Of Pennsylvania, with both OF
whom was slightly acquainted. r
'"'A hard set, these Natchez men,
said the captain, who met us on the
cabin-stairs. There's some Of them
down In the saloon, playing q high
game How men can be such fools ]
could never see y f,'
Let's 60 down and look OH a.
while, suggested the Judge.
"In' the saloon we found four men
seated at table, around which crowd
OF spectators was gathered. The four
were the heavy players
The game was poker, and the money
changed hands rapidly. We had not
been looking on long, when one of the
players, q. middle-aged man, who /
learned was q cottOn-planter, bet mis-
last dollar against the hand Of one of
his antagonists. The latter showed
four kings, while he had only. four
queens. He was cleaned OUT and
rose as though he were going to leave
the table.
care you broke. colonel? asked
one Of the men. W
"'Dead y was the laconic reply.
"'Never mind; I'll lend you.'
"'No; I can make q raise, ] reckon.
Here, Pomp!'
"Here, Nasal responded an old
negro. as he emerged from one corner
of the room.
bring that girl and her youngster
here, that bought In Natchez. Wait
a few minutes, gentlemen, and I'll
raise some money Ir
"The old negro went on his errapd
and soon returned with the girl and
her youngster. The girl proved to be
q stately mulatto woman about thirty.
five years old. Her 'youngster' was
fine, intelligent looking boy, eleven or
twelve years old. whose complexion
showed him to be much more nearly
allied to the white race than the black.
"'Here, gentlemen said the planter
% they, entered, you see this girl and
her bey-two as fine niggers as you
can And anywhere. / paid eight hum
dred dollars for them yesterday in
Natchez. Who will give me six hum
dred for them p ~
W.Wills You sell them separate p
asked some one. sesss, .Mk
~" mo- can't do It'll : promised not to.
The girl swearH She'll take her life if
she's separated from her boy, and her
old master said that he was sure she'd
keep her word. But don't you see
that the girl is worth more money
than j ask for both Of them? Come,
who'll give me SIX hundred for both p
S"The planter waited moment for q
reply, and then said:
ti'.'Well ! I must have some money.
Come, what say you to raffie-thirty
chances ut twenty. dollars q chance?
Out with your cash, gentlemen. The
first on the list has the first thr0wp -.
N''This proposition created o decided
stir among all present. The three
players at the table led of by taking
three chances each. Their example
was followed by the spectators, and
twenty chances were taken ses rapidly
as the planter could write down the
names and take the money. Then
there was q slight pause. The planter
himself now took two chances, and he
was followed by his three fellow-play-
ers, who each took one chance more.
Finally, three more chances Wers taken
by the spectators, when tile, planter
cried out: iiiJAiU g,itjWB a
...,, 1.-Two chances b n, 3, still gentlemss who
General X - whispered some
thing in Judge J-'s ear, and then
went to the table and laid two ten-d0l-
lar gold-pieces on IT. tLr,NtI
IN Name, sir, pleaSePi OIL
"'Never mind the name. Put 1t
down Tor the woiI1anR NGh
, .sEh-what! for the gin herself?"
"Yes, certainly; let's give her a
"All right One for Ninette. And
"That'sIfor the boy" said Judge ~
quietly, as he laid down twenty dol
lars on the table. r#
."Goodl bravo! bravo" cried the
planter and several Of the by-standers.
Tone for Tommy, which makes the
thirty. Now, gentlemen, let's see
whom luck fAvofs." fa<
The dice were brought and the
throwing began. Each chance en-
titled the holder to three throws. s,,l
"Thirty-six was the highest thrown
until the owner OF the eleventh chance
threw. He scored forty two. Then .
less numbor was thrown, until num-
Der twenty.one scored forty-nine.
tense. Forty-nine was hard to beat; (;
the highsst throw, possible being nine
Again and again the dice rsttled In
the box, until Il came to number twen-
'"Come, Ninette- LIS your turn
'a As the poor woman came forward,
her hands CROSSED and pressed convul-
sively against her breast, it wAs truly
painftl to witness her agitation.
= q Won,t, the gentleman that took
asked in : low, tremuious tone. 49,
,.s"' No; let your boy throw replied
the ts,g gsnsssl ssr III. RsThsP1 he would have "S
nCome, Tom, said the planter. en
"Tom came forward and picked up
s fss - sssns'.s nss saas: *:
An anpou iGaf .hs,x shn<sk tha dicA And
NJ ssEor = Y,n0rnAnf ha sfaead sk The dice