Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-14

der, uElll 6n Ola rs; WIN iG.c " Ia u G3ya.
loss beaver is synoroMous VITA gentcci enc r.
ject poverty; or rather It marks tho down i.
the world" or tho tramp BG. digres3; a.L.
ike Eugene Sue, will return 10 icy wandering
Jew and TO my game.
An interested crowd surrounded the table,
watching the players. 1t Wa5 q hot night, aid
costs sad vests were discarded as supeItl0u;
The Irlahmsn dealt tho cards; the young Alex.
sndrian saw tho blind AID ,aised it dollar; tie
Others passed out except tho Jew, who rhi:ol tie
pile with all his locee silver to the amount C
i've dollars. The A'cIsndrisn promptly no.
the raso srd added on ten moro. Tho JeW
llinched for moment bu! rsiled, and tier M:
it like man. looked over ard cxs!niaed lhc,-
hands TIE Jew had two pairs-ecss shesd ;lae
Alexsrdrisn hsd three jacks. Tho dealer the.
dealt the cards TIE Jew drew enc and f,ils.
to fill, bat tho AleIsId.ian drew 3 pair. which
gave lin full hand. 1ho Jew raised lin one
dollsr, aud his young adversary saw him an!
| raised him ten dollars better. Ino Je" studied
| for moment, and then felt su.o it was b.uii
50 he raked up sl his pile, which amounted -
g solitary Y. ard stsked that Oh the cali. You
owe another dollar up there" said his opponent.
| "Uh, sll right" was tee reply; Il will make i:
good" So tho hands vera shown. and tho
young Alexandrisn raked in tho pile; with
| smile of intense satlsfaction. Not so tho jew.
He gsz=d foI momcn, as il supplied. snd then
| examining his hat on his head, rushed from tho
cabin. 1t istho frs. time ever hoard Of Gen
tile getting ahead of Jew. Said bsstsnder
Since PiIsle went out and hung hmaelf"
said To- ker or. who was he, then? p why
Roman" III bet you five dollars ne was
jew" Done" said The o:hor Well, they ,lol:
| tho question to NE, and declared it g draw bet,
for to s.va ny life csl't tell whe!h:r tho sui.
| cidal p. p WAS q Roman or Jew. Perhaps
fome of tho readers Of tho Gsz7tts can tell me.
| But am disressing again. Really this habit is
| nor ~ q y.
dott forty pages to tell Of thort expression her
| husband uttered, and it takes nee longer to wrta
| up poker psrty than i! did for the actual gsmo
| TO bs played.
The Jew slapped his hand on tho table and
4 ed, and the game proceeded. No croft and
| lab,o stakes were tho rulo. In Z short time tho
Ale1sndrian slipped up" on three kings, Tor
he bet his lsst cent on them, and his adversary
had A flush, and then no became bankrupt llso
the Jew. He swore both lond and deep, snd re-
tired on deck, for, like the Jew. ho had neither
the dollar nor the Inclination 20 have q state
room or to indulge in sweet slamber whi!o re.
morse WAS Juggling q! his hca!t Time past, ana
| the sun rose graHdly over The blue ocean, and
Old Point WIS soon in iight. The young Alex.
andran became desperate. Here l am SAID
out d ID cent and no credit I'll get that
dollar anyhow" So he commenced search
| fer tho Jew, and after some trouble no found
him asleep on deck. lie had found en- arm
| chair. and lay huddlel up n most fororn loos-
| ing obicc. Ho WAS reused from his siumtc:s,
| and the dollar no owsd was demanded in lrrcN
tones. lie ssid ho hadn't IL You mu:L have
it, was the stern RELY. 80 jas. fork over;
| Pm broks mys,l,, ana WI. that dollar hi
once" IL haV'nt 70 dollar said the jew
| bu. il you will 90 on to Norfolk Will pay II:
| $40 Norfolk the devil = said the Gcntile Il
H %sul ';''' "No' wei iii take securely
| anyhOw" so tho Aloxshdrian took tho spec
| taclos eli Of the nose. and seized tho hs; an
walked Of. leaving the low g.zlng heiple!sy
around. lie came very ncsr never seeing h's
property ugsin, for tho Aleyanirisnwss in GtaI
| earnest and out for tho charity or some OF IN"
passengers, tho poor Jew would have paid dear
! for BIZ, cvo OF d. T.; aid this Ia q truo story.
| But h.vc not written anything about li,a
| plsce and ain aware thsL my letter ls liko IT."
| play Of Hamlet with lIamic. sick and left oul OF
Tho cas.o, tu! ] will send sou another missiv"
lnaL will give you aud I'll these who lEtoEd Wis
| Ting hero 81 tho information they desire anCH:
this Sa-st2Sa Of Vi'ginis-of the South.
! can Oh ? add il you are sick or " conlrE:ct
Invalid don't cCmo here, BIZ! if youero bilious -
ycur ystcm is Gu. Ct order, or iEyou want to see
HE at q fashionable watering place. then COM"
TO Old Point. CHAsSEuE.
PRINCE LOUIS NApoLEoN's pRAYsR-A
praye. 10 the halIsrticE CT The Prince In
perial has h3cD found anoIS tho papsrs il liz
desk az Cami.o Pace. l. il published ly tie
Moroic. Post, which a1;s: Tho cucidati1n
Of his high clsrlc.tr alone jI:i:il::s the ru!'.
lica,icn OF qsc:el dccEment, which will prove
to the world how Intimately &c VIZ penetrated
with all the fell; g which EOS: bcc.m, UHra'
lisr; ard which eiva higher hopes than ar: g..
fordad by the DaicS AID p,rl.s 0! this ra3story
llf.." Tho following is L tracs,a:iG0:
My God: give 10 Taco lDy heart, bu! give
to ne faith. Without faith there is no stron,
prayer, and to pra2 is "a loIgIog Of my soul. |
pray not that Thou shcuds: take away the
obstacles IN my pith, but that ThGu mays.
permit me to CveEcimc them. pray got !ha,
TEcu shcu!dst disarm my encuiss, bat that
Thou sh3U'dst aid IN; 10 co:q Tor myself. Hear,
y Goo! my prayer. PicsctVo 10 M tiF:cIiou
these who ere dear 10 me- Grant them ha2ly
days. II TnGu Cpy 2ivcs5 On this earth ce!-
tain SUN Of jjy, take. q Coz. ny share aci
bcatow it on TIC IS: worthy, and nisY the mcst
worthy b. lily friends. II thou s,skess v2,s
gearcC upou man sliko NE. Misfortune H.
converted into happiness by The &c. thought
that tn IS. Wh5m 40 iovo arc happy. Hap
pincss is poisJucd by the bitter thought, whi!c
| rtjoco those whom love thousand tincs
better thOn myself arc suffering. For me.
God no moro happiness. Take it from my pa.a.
can only find joy in forgetting tho past, II
forget those who arc 10 ms1e. shall be for
gotten in my turn, and how sad the ttought th,t
makes one say, rrime Offices oil The only sat
isfac!ion seek is that which lasts forever, tbs!
which ia given by 8 tranquil conscience .. my
God! show me ovcr wnero my duty lies, aLl
give me strength 10 accom- plsh it always. Al
rived OF the term of my life. l shall turn my
LOOKS fearcasly 10 the past. R:menb!snc viii
not bo for mo long remo-so. Then l shall DO
happy. Grant, D God that my heart may be
penetrated with the conviction that those whom
l love, and who are dead, shall geo sl my &c
tions. Ny life shall be worthy of their witness,
and my innermcst thoughts shsll ne7c; mshe
them blush"
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