Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-03
Cured Him OfPOIkcr.

Cured Him 0fPOlker.
A correspondent writes from Stcr5enVl!!e:-
A young St4ubeDyian. IN insurance agent BY
occupation, while at Pittsburgh, some tiuo
SINCE became enamored with fair daughter OF
the Smoky city," The result OF which was
wedding, B2ior this important event took
plaza ho was a gay aud festive young man, lo7'
ing his little bit Of fun now aud then. Ills
principal pasilc in those days vas the e0licag
game called poker. When kc married, hn
registered promise with bis Young vile that
he would stop this sort Of amuscmccs, and tor
time kept it faithfully. Bat the temptation
wss too strong for him, apd nc began to indulge
sl7ly in bis favortc Dastine. lie ass?eIatei
with party Of young blood5, whose lrclneton
tended in the same direction.
Little by little be became Involved ln The *
ciement of play, unit! it was nightly occur
enco, and seldom did ilo STRIVE home unll bis
spouse had warmed the bed toT number ot
hours This, his Ti' at last Concluded. was
net as il should be, and determined (uusoo|n
to him) TO 60 oa reconnoiLerDg excursion TO
discover the cause. The playing was done 10 his
Office, Gee night Just after the clock had toled
out the hour of twelve, when those assembled to.
full hands aod betting their ncklcs with the
rashncss of o California bouagzi kiog. there
cqmo rappi0g abd q tappiog at the door.
Direclya a slleLc, equal TO that 10 deaf aod
dumb asy,um took place. This coOtloucd until
another rappiog and tapping took place: Whco
the iuaurapcc agent icquirld 10 tIlkhtened
tone, who ther?" Then The voice OF hi; bride
troke the Stiffness, demanding admutauce. lie
very earnestly cntreated her, if she loved tlm
to return home and he would soo1 follow, but
she would not 60.
In trelidallSn he looscucd the bolt ard met
the angry glare, IF his wife, which caused him
to remble aud stammcT cut an excuse. Her
glancc took 10 tie situation. and smile oi COZ
tempt curled her Iip. The rest of the p,'rty
were huddled together in coiner like iljeG
of frightened sheep. and when she mslesticaly
poiuted to the door with her iiogcr, s!ulk GU.
without thought Of Tho "thias they were
leaving behiod. Then she turned to bcr re-
creaut lord AID gave him piece OF her m!od 10
language as lorcib'c as that usad By D4mo5
themes or Cicero. The last seen of the pair vas
as they ware vending their way homeWard, sho
still continuing the curtain lecturo, The ouly cen.
sJla,iou The luckIess husband badTas The galn
of few dimes. He hed been the "bapker'
on this eveJlDg, AID bis associates having gone
eff aud left their ''chips' bebiud, be very cool
ly the mex. day. Thtn they demanded their re
demp,iou, told them to produce the chips and
be would redeem them.
TIE WEST --iir. G. n. Louthan Of Berry
vile, Vrgiria, ycuog layer, Wto t1r Six or
eight years YES C0nmouEcaith 8 Attorney for
Clarke county, mas been relating in the Rich
mond Dispatch his experiences 10 tho West
Mr. Louthau, like maay other ambitious An.
| orleans, not being content to let we'll enough
alone, left Virginia il O2tobcr last in search CT
| fame aud fortune 10 some cn2 or other OF tie
Western States. lie Travelled through parts
/ Of Ohio, Iodaus, IiIioois Missouri aud Kansas
and he has COMO back "a sadder and wiser
nap," content to cast bis let with bis oTa PEG
pie. Every where ho wout he iouud tho pro
fsssions both Of lev alo pacdlc0c o7crcIoHtsc;
bu,iuess iu al its branches tearfui!s Hat, and
from all quirtcrs the cry of hard times. The
net result Of bis obsersatioos Vas that aey mso
who has reasonable prosEect;n Virginia ought
not to leave in the hope Of bct!e:lnS tbs Tor
tunes in the West, certainly oct oowi sgd eis)
that thtso whose prospects q. Ecnla &c cot
seen favorable will tin2 Inc C .usca OF degra5
sion that lsYo affected lhe Eastern States arH
operaiDg 10 tho Western with perhaps greater
| force. In the finest agricultural coar;l5s OF
| Northwestern Missouri cCrn vas s-!iiog ct l5
cents pcr bushel oats al y! c?n's. sud r2:k
at So Der cat. The struggle Q! the farmers 20
pako both cnG! mcct GcD-esses the buslGcss
| ct tie merchant, aud inc manufacturer. Nj.
L1uheu adGs
In that couotry Shy csa arc imposing bar
| d, rs grievcus 10 be btrEe. Il IS common
| thing to deuaud from Que aU:i . bali to two per
cent mouth !or the use OF noney. Ia kau-
sss where spent se2ers! weeks, the 7trg;n
soil is being covered with lees to answer TIE
demands OF the msrci' e,s nooc? ncogcr lu
| Missouri, where tue soil in some clun.les ls
fabulous in depth, there arc lieu5 suttlclsnt TO
paraIyze the energy OF the tiller. thcuah It's
depth extended to the antipodes. Tho
West is great in ell conceivable resources, but
those resources are locked and para lyzed BY
Tho terrible depression Of the times. L weGt TO
the western country stranger. Ihs people,
e,pecislly in Kansas, were claiming that all o!
the clemens OF pro2rees aud development Werc
ceptr.iu light there. A few days upon 10;
plains Of bleeding Kansas opened my eyes.
Where men could make business Of lending
money at ruipous rates. Il was 60. hard to un.
derstard that sooner or later there must be a
fearful collapse. Kansas is the best advertised
| 6nc State. II. however, farmer happens Ia
raise thirty bushels tf wheat TO the acre It Is
heralded 'fr,m Dan to Bee!shaba.' Nothing
is said about the hundreds OF poor fellows who
are sold out uader deeds OF trust and c0at'e
mortgages"
ORANGE BRAND HAMS, Sugar CUreo
w. Shoulders and Brsakfsat Bacon' very
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