The Newtown bee., 1879-03-25

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 "I think he would have been at home before this time if he had not fallen in with some of his evil associates" said Lydia.
 ''Then, my dear sister, you rest here while I go and find him." said James. "Ill save him if can."
 "But you'll come back soon," said his sister.
 James stopped, and thought for a moment. ''I don't know," he said. s'But don't you be worried. No harm shall befau Ambrose tonight"
 It was just nine o'clock as Ambrose Dearborn entered gambling house. His business had kept him later than usual, and having made good sum in trade that day, he had determined to stake the amount upon the altar of for tune. His wife was right in her fears. The card table had gained fascinating power over him, and he had lost some heavy sums; but on the previous eve- ming he had been cursed with a turn on winning luck, and had won back very nearly as much as he had lost, and he was now on his way to continue his luckl He meant only to play an hour or so, and then go home. He went up to the sideboard and took a glass wine, and as he turned he met stranger, who had apparently come for the same purpose. "Good evening"" said the stranger, in pleasant tone, as he poured out tumbler full of water from the pitcher and drank it. Ambrose returned the salutation. "I came in to take a few minutes recreation at cards," said the stranger, "but find no friends here. |"
 "So did l." answered Ambrose, {" and my friends are missing"
 "Then suppose we take hand or two, just to pass away the time until others come" said the stranger.
 "With pleasure, said Dearborn.
 Accordingly the two sat down, and were soon on the most friendly terms. The cards were dealt, and for while the playing was on small scale and the luck about even. By-and-by Ambrose began to win, and he went on until he had won more than twenty pounds. He would have felt somewhat ashamed had not his antagonist maintained such good humor and smiled so kindly when he lost.
 But anon the luck changed. Ambrose lost all he had won, and soon lost over twenty pounds besides. He had just ten sovereigns more in his pocket, and this he took out. A new hand was dealt he was the non-dealer, and therefore considered to have an advantage overbif
 opponent-he held four jacks. Twas
 the best hand by far that had been out
 during the game, it being the frst
 "quatorze" he had seen during tht
 evening. He bet sovereign. His an
 tagonist covered it and went another
 sovereign higher.
 "I have an excellent hand," said th'
 stranger, with light laugh. "I have
 held better ones, but this is good.
 shall bet high on it.''
 , Ambrose did not speak. He was ex- , cited. He was afraid his antagonis would mistrust how good his hand wa
 and stop betting. But the betting wen on until Ambrose had placed his las ) coin on the table.
 . "Shall I go higher9" asked tn
 stranger.
 "As you please" said Ambrose. "Then must say another fifty," re 3 piled the stranger. By the trump o trumps you shall have chance to vii l this time."
 Ambrose hesitated moment, an
 then he placed his hand in his bosor | and drew forth 8 package of bank-notes l There were four hundred pounds. l 7 was sum he had drawn from the ban U U that very day. It was the accumulatio of four years labor and economy, fo 7 the purpose of paying for his house an
 shop. He drew out fifty pound not - and covered his antagonists last stake He hesitated for moment, and then h drew another fifty and event that" ovel The stranger "covered" the fifty an
 "went hundred more." Ambrose co, ], cred the hundred, but he dared bet n
 higher, and he called for his compar e ions hand. The stranger smiled as b u showed it-four queens
 Ambrose uttered deep groan as h e folded his cards and placed them on th pack.
 : "Upon my word that's hard, m :, friend" said the stranger; "but bette = luck next time Comel I'll deal fe a you this time."
 A new hand was dealt, and this tin ,, Ambrose won twenty pounds. He b
 began to revive. Next he won fiji # pounds more. He went and got anoth. - glass of wine, and then returned ,e better spirits. But at the next har ;t he lost one hundred. His spirits sar = again. But he was now resolved of play carefully and win back what [ had lost, and then stop
 w There is no need of following u ,e game step by step. The man who he .d those cards was not professed gamble n- nor did he now gamble at all for | be own amusement. But he had be, a. among gamblers much, and he cou ct handle cards as he pleased. And mo
 still, he could handle 8 nervous, excit le ble man as he pleased. He kept Al CT brose in good humor-let him have (
 casional flashes of luck-and final nd just as the clock struck eleven, An1bro itl Dearborn staggered up from the table m. penniless All-all was gone l! F ny four hundred pounds-the sum whi ,w was to have cleared him from debt-t