The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-12-06

begged me to leave the place, satisfied
with what I had already gained. /
must do him the justice to say that he
repeated his warnings and entreaties
several times and only left me and
went away after l had rejectefhis ad-
vice q was to all intents and purposes
gambling drunk in terms which rem
dered it impossible for him to address
me again that night.
Shortly after he had gone a hoarse
voice behind me cried: Permit me, my
dear sir-permit me to restore to their
proper place two napoleons which you
have dropped Wonderful luck, sir! 1 |
pledge you my word Of honor, as an old
soldier, in the course of my long expe-
rience in this sort Of thing never saw
such luck as yours-never! Go on, sir
sacre mile bombes! Go on boldly and
break the bank"
| 1 turned round and saw, nodding and
smiling at me with inveterate civility,
q tall man dressed in a frogged and
braided surtout
If l had been in my senses, should
Rave considered him personally as be-
ing rather a suspicious specimen Of an
old soldier. He had goggling, bloodshot
eyes, NANCY mustaches and broken
nose. His voice betrayed a barrack
room intonation of the worst order,
and he had the dirtiest pair of hands
ever saw, even in France. These little
personal peculiarities exercised, how
ever, no repelling influence on me. In
the mad excitement the reckless tri-
umph of that moment, 1 was ready to
fraternize with anybody who encour-
aged me in my game. 1 accepted the
old soldiers offered pinch Of SNUFF,
clapped him on the back and swore he
was the honestest fellow in the world
the most glorious relic of the grand
army that 1 had ever met with. 60
on!" cried MY military friend. swapping
his fingers in ecstasy. go on and win!
Break the bank-mille tonnerres, my
gallant English comrade, break the
: BANK
And | did go on-went on at such
rate that in another quarter of an hour
; the croupier called out, Gentlemen,
the bank has discontinued for tonight!'
All the notes and all the gold in that
bank now lay in II heap under my
: hands; the whole floating capital of the
gambling house was waiting to pour
into my pockets.
"vrie Up the money in your handker
chief, my worthy SIR said the old sol
+ der as l wildly plugged my hands int
nv heap CT gold. Tie it up as we USE
8 to tie up q bit of dinner in the gran
y army. Your winnings are too heay
Il for any breeches pockets that ever wer
7 sewed. There, that's it-shovel theI
q in, notes and ALL Creole, what lucl
&c Stop-another napoleon on the Hool
y All, sacre petit poisson de Napoleon
!. have 1 found thee at last? Now the1
|. sir-two tight double knots each wa
IL with your honorable permission an
IL the moneys safe. Feel it-feel it, fol
{ tunate sir-hard and round as cal
y non ball All, bah, if they had onl
10 fred such cannon balls at us at Auste
ie litz-nom dune pipel If they only hat
IL And now, as an ancient grenadler,
an ex-brave of the French army, VIVA
d remains for me to do? l ask wha'
at Simply this-to entreat my valued EN-
us Hsh friend to drink a bottle Of chan
ne payne with me and toast the GOODIES
ak of fortune in foaming goblets befol
we part"
al Excellent ex-brave! Cornwall ancie
Pc grenadier! Champagne, by all mean
ISL An English cheer for an old soldier
lat hurrah, hurrahl Another English che
rs, for the goddess Fortune-hurrah hr
VI rah, hurrah!
.as "Bravo-the Englishman, the amiab
ION gracious Englishman, in whose vel
ule c,rculates the vivacious blood
by $500 Ano+ber glass? All. bah-t
hat 80, =. ,r,tuI Never mindr yiye
ac vim! I, the old soldier, order anotf
IL
with it,"
"a mo, no, ex-braye; never, ancl'
- grenadierl Youf-bottle last tlme'
- bottle thisl Behold it! Toast aw'
~ The French army, the great Napole
U.s., vs. the present company, the croupier'
honest croupier's wife and daughter
'ui If he has any-the ladies generally,
-. erybody in the world!'
uii Ry the time the second Dottle
my champagne was emptied l felt as
liay had been drinking liquid frenzy OF
uer- seemed all afiame. No excess In W
can has ever had this effect on me bel
LII i'm nv life. Was it the result OF SUI
yer liant acting upon my system whe
al, was in a highly excited statef '
yea NV stomach in particularly disorde
IL condition. or was the champagne an
,ras ingly strong?
was x-brave of the French army, c
in a mad state of exhilaration' Il
= y. on firel How are you? You nave
lfely lhe Oh .ie ,,s hove third be
Y in Aus,eiii'N ~ ,,,+ tbe fame out!
they OIL chain % ~ e GOOD his head.
they ine oiu eo, It'll exnecte
see them slip out of their socl
x,or placed his dirty forefinger by the
of his broken nose, solemnly ejacul