The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-11-09
Ills LAST DEAL.
Pacific Coast Gamblers story of
His Final Came

al never dealt again. I've dealt the
game for twenty years, but I've quit
now. Imads nothing nor lost anything,
and, but for a sight once saw, should
probably be q gambler still Hereby
hangs a tale. Let me tell it:
Some three years ago I ran high
toned game at a certain place you proba-
bly, know, for it strikes me saw you
there. 1t was a square game, as VIII
leave any one to say-a thriving game
for / dealt for half the bloOds IN town,
and often had as many as five lay outs
at a time, with zoo much business on
hand to even get time to rest. One
evening young chan strolled in, with a
sort of curious stare on his fHce, and
concluded right there that he was green.
He was fair-headed, and had pair OF
blue eyes and clean-cut features-an IN
nOcent-lOoking young fellow, If ever
saw one. He only required glance TO
convince you that he was a stranger III
the gambling He soon was at
home, though, for / saw In his blue eyes
the love of play, and, after that evening,
he was a constant visitor He played
his pile right up, and never growled II
his luck was hard and, on every sec
ond card, had stack the limits up In
blue. Take it altogether, his luck was
hard-sonetime the hardest, think, /
ever saw. I've known him to lose, at o
single deal, seven double shots.
"Business for me, of course, but
somehow il almost seemed too bad. 1
couldn't say a word, though, and yet 1
liked the boy. He had lots of the filthy.
think, from the day he began, he must
have dropped . cool 100000 on the
game, and he never grOwled.
1" We both quit gambling the same
night-he, poor lad, for sufficient rea-
sons, and l because l loathed the game.
1t was in THIS wise
His cU,u gave out in deal or two,
and he put up u diamond ring, Just to
see his iil-luck out, you know. The
chips soon went He had a pin, fam
ing stone in massive metal. He passed
that iii without word, and drew $50 IN
gold. So help me GCd wished him
luck as heartily rs any player there f; but
no. his last stake went my way on los
ing ace. He drew $500 more, l think,
ON his watch and chain, and tried his
line bets again, but his luck was gone.
Nv God III never forget the pale,
haggarIl look that crossed his face, but
he WIS game lie never uttered word,
and kept his chair like pillar OF stone.
Tor Il moment he seemed dazed at his
reverses, but suddenly his eye caught
the thin, WON circlct of duh gold on his
little fing r. He looked at it a little
While, and darl, wJ.Ye of hot crimson
blood passed over his face, for the cir
cletsncmrd to cling even faster than the
flashing gem lte had passed in before.
IL at last stripped it off his finger and
handed it to me. 1t came reluctantly,
this worn Old ring. What can I have
On tins = he asked 4 don't know
what It's value Is, hut III redeem it first
Of all . II might have cost IS new, but
It was worthless then.
"Stu passed out fifty stack in re-
turn, ju,t to let him try again. He
nl.nlkei it daWn IN the pot, and then
isW upon the table lie laid his face on
MS f. dsI arms. Well, for wonder,
ms lucK changed, and he won three
Times. IL. took no notice of me. as I
told him VIXEN the limit barred, and so
>.. n.aved two fifty on each card. Would
IN a. live itg la the deal the pot
Ion on ard never lost Aud still he
l., with his tace hid in his arms. The
.i..al Wa> ont, mnd l shook him up, but
lot n muscle moved, and, raising his
f.,r. II ri Il Lack IN horror at the
classy ,a3,re 5 Oh Of his eyes, for the boy
was q ad.