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Y wbriW will wR aJt, any part, ef hi
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,kuwi I fwaaovw ltb Waat, h wtil
.afaat e priew fre Mow ki rent ratae.
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ha a aomlarUlbt dwefc
Mrt awo otnor
mi a uhiaf W parabaM, ar iimted to view
1 . 1-U 1 JOS. T. HCNTtR.
1Uaoaa7,JMl, lUl . Ma
..oietr 'of "a. Home Z$ Lot
t WHJJAMSBOR0UGH, FOB BALE.:
ii offer lor ala, before tha aratrt boot door
tforrt, ttiwaville eoonty. ow Monday the 1st
rtt a, the interest hlen ika late Jam
it lor, Lk). had; in ad lo tbo hows and lot
Uljamsborougti, feweutly- oaeupjad by Mr.
kot tavern. 1 Sold by a decree of VYke
of Earoitv. , Tbtm of sale and I moiulM
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; Ail i .THOS. CLiSCOTT. P. M.
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nsori'av Bounic. Family Pbjsicufn.
"-...,.'.' ral ruaue.' (
!n CfrViu.-i-Ia preieatinK to r oa liiij aev
isefnl ayikm of msdioal pravtioe, I must bej
auigeae ot tnee wnp are oa reaauy at
U make adeeliioa, aadlafce a deificd ttaad1
t the Invulmbla disooverlea. ;ThQ author,
: life ha been one eoiitinaed ioane of er-
Job, every attempt buying beeaanade toar
im, k hi endftvrnr tp itabUU the rharab
tj lyatein, ha eon tiuoed with UBremitting
y to purxie a ecrtirw of,, duty.v .Da nf the
p n ptt esine vrtm aouor aud pretenaeoti,
romthe band ofhisporaseutor. haseswiheii
tj by close, attention, ia the proteislon, be
illed fortU tb talent and fnvar of legiluve
el, and iht) approbation of men of eminence.
iyl ilander rie her arre, i' with their ea
at ticliculc, to arrent la lUpKgr H(ey
( Meiial -Hotmiy originated, by Doctor
aoq and H ..flility, letted by more than
year capcrienefl io aonaUnt pfactiee, let
xolloxt that her rtrengtb ba become aka
T effort potto flight. "I he a quack? Kx
I hi work) enmiae the deciaioa of the State
Jaturft of New York in 182S . namina the
jnof thoM not of hi order, though acfjiuint
,W tni Wbwtflf wetl told tilt
U lh AUxttxlria Gaxftte It it mot
jJUAotif vt n tU pleuarc a kBow
is tl oJ Ung p ketrd th
stnUnet if tit ttorjiVeif. reM.
MANUEL CaRTCCIIO, AP,ut.
Kveral ffictr. ! tU Ni?, when tbc
cocrttorj lortjia pa tb fftm rt-
ceni rial i com. rrtcr, by aa etj
trtnattion tettlcd vnon th triBucion
of hr oU piratical nanlmn eommindV
rd by that .Cicr in tht West IoJiea.
llany Incidantt . and pertonat adven
tare rnlij; oat af that aerrirft w
related bj aeyeral Tth coropany, n
of which arretlcd mv attentisn no forrl.
W, that my memory hat retained the'
aubject t the Ury diiiioctif, en
after the lapte of acrrral yeara. An1
officer, (a yoath or aboot twenty teara
of ajt) -afier a momcrrtary pae Ira the
conversation, brgarl, a Nearly at I can
recoltectr in theaa words: Several of
yoa, doubtlea,-remember that fierce
nd Indomitable Virate. Mannel Carto.
eho-cplored Jy ptcibblirn'oa one" f
hie b iat experlitioni. Carr, who left
t . .. . i 4n .
just at tnn moment, waa present at
the Prht. tnt I think told me aaved
hh life." When the boats bo&rded the
piratical', schooner, which', the pirates
had, 'run -iipon, the rocjts during the,
chase oa ihe coast of Cuba, those who
were not, shot down, leaned from the
vessel to the, rocks,' and made their
way into 'the wobdt under a heavy fire
from our aeameo. Manuel fought Jike
a lion and was the last te throw down
his arms and take' to flight -He had
tarried toe Ion, "nowever,' to, escape.
Before; he reached ; the. bowa of the
schooner: ap bid boatswain' mats was
opo.i him.'. Alt hopes of escape vanish;
ing, Mirfuel, as his last resource In the
emergency; threw himself d lis knees,
and, with uplifted hands.' implored the
interposition of the Holy Vlrin,VVyhen
I first sawthem, says tjie oldytar
was picking Ms flint with his jack-knife,
having ; snpirenily, iust ?, snapped . the
piece, ana proceeded .to adjust tin fire
lock, with !1 the indifference imaginable
one v estrerntty to his' own" brawny
shoulder,' and the other, to the pirate'
rur, . a cut up in orae.io inruw asiue
the muzzle before it exploded another
. ' .! ' i t i
lustaiit, auu msiinet wuuiu nave ueen
saved., much. of. trie inconvenience to
wKlchMie-'wal subsequently jsubjected.
lie was thejonly prisoner we made.
' Manue) was conveyed to.Ttiompson't
Island, but head -riusfters, andjleliver
ei ovef: totliet Commodorewho had
occasion to. admire-the feiriesa intre
pidity and Jiertulean strength ef the
p'wate; . i :':XfJ.- :'.', . ;, 4 1?-
une uoe evemnz wamiei was Droornt
ssaata lk wtli bewail & eaGaaely
A t waki be vu tpeeddy ap-rchf-yjist
Ws lasoceBce ef
cnine a'd endcarar te aakea say
sympathy a bis Uha'.f. Ha weald
thee werp Ike a iofaot; and sijes
htrV I mm eonprehced, (fer I. waa
then not a Maaea) were made te beer
witness to bis tereciry and innocence.
He was under the Impression (hat
we had been te aea to pxaiwb bins
for bia crioes, atid that a bard fcatered
tld OAtswiie snite oa board wai to be
his eaurioaert be lived in daily ex
pectation that the text aun waeld wit
ness his esecvtiooi and it seesoa that be
had prepared tut the etent. ' " .
, snide Cap Henry light the
mynine; of the teeth day, and having a
fine easterly breeze, we were saade
happy with the premise of the pilot of
reaching Norfolk before the letting of
the sen. The gale "freshened as the
dsy was done, anl already the town
of Norfolk begin to appear amidst the
hue of the evening, as we rounded
Craocy hland.- The pilot was a lad,
and this was bil tiret essay art
He became confssed as 1he toundings
saddenly shoaled, and backed ' us at
high water on the thoat at.Ctan'ey I
sland.'. V labored bard '. nntil the
moon ct high la air, and the tide had
considerably fallen, whea, abandoning
all hopes ol getting off until the vessel
.was duburtheaed i her stores, (about
a hundred bags of coffee,) we thought of
going to sleep nfT the. fatigues of,n hard
dsj'a wot k. . It was. then I thought of
iiur prisoner; and observed to S. a he
went below, "that as our cockle shell of
a boat was out. we had better secure'
he pirate, W, told me te do' o. . 1
called Mannel to nie. and at the same
time told the B' mate to go below and
gut tut irons. ,1 he pirate understood1
in e, .and heard, the rattling of the irons
as they were dragged out below . lie
thought that at last Ids time was cbme,
and tTiaMfcene were the preparation for
execution. .Ilff became restive mat
tered, aod mingled hi prayers for mer
ry .with .horrible, imprecations., , I told
oneMiear nie 1 Wng my pistolsr lie
planted his fine' form, . like a . bronze
statue, epon the deck threw up ; iis
outstretched : arm to heaven, .'and,. aa
the inoorjuesms played -about his dark
and rugged countenance, bis black eye
glowed t'ke the living coal. He struck
such terror into the souls of eur dastard
crew, that they , quailed and blanched
before his glance like stricken deer. ' I
ordered them to seize him. "One, bol
der1 than ,thtf rest, raised an axe to
strike him down, d Manuel caught it as
it .fell, and, wrenching from ' the ' sea
man's grasp tne axe, poisea it a mq
ment in the aK smiled' isr bitter scorn
upon the astonished circle as they shrank
upo'n the - topgallant" jforecaslle of 'thef before him, and hurled It into the tea.
ship, to breathe the fresh air apd epoli-The' : tiger springs not from .his lair so
hia Irons, when; his equatic predle5-Jsuddenlyi as Manuel leaped opon , me,
tione entirely JOYercbme, hia , conscious- seizing" me by the", throat? Another
nesa oi present security and ease; -and,itMninu,v anu be was "tnhny : Tatuoms
dashing through; the mss of aatomshe'd deep into the lj meaaniatl.
neAmen. piuneed irtto a rapid Seaward had overheard the' noise, and, althoueh
tide, which bore as roan j greedy sharks 'undressed-, rushed on deck to see the
within. iUiboaoiii aa." bubbles" oa.' ts';:ause. He was iust in time- to .tb'roW
surface or. warl.''-But tut ?':Wa, 'ia1, bis"'. krma around.my body, as Manuel,
ih hi lyiterot porae their ex.npie then
ill le prepared to tmliroratioBJUl?.- 1 atenot
knmpla, nor hooe for yonr erittrion.tlie
noe ofthdae who have beoorae membowotily of
wsnla Soaietv, to prove Hi alUityv A here
me wno protuM, to praetienoy.lii tyitero.
mtiny artistes a medicine which he en
Jrbid,'nd ha excluded from hi lyrtem
ittiee. -, Under the name of TJiemsoo' tnea
r asany pernieioo preparation , oaed,
impoiifioa 1 tiort the .puiilie- will guard
' wbioriber harlnar Very", lately ttelted the
rietorof thii system, and .-ceived from liim
'PPOinlment oi. agent, begs leave to iulnriq
'Uiethat he bat establithed himself in UUlo
"'gb, on door abovaMri Kile' Btore, where
'J. be found at all timet, antes profeuiunalr
Jinerwise engaged; anp trom tlieeppmton.
"id paint habutakea to beeoiue fully 'as-
' whh tlie praeiiae; not only with the bu
'wt other 'who have used it extensively for
"srs, feelta eonfidence in ajordine relief
Nn. ... 1. t .1: . wi ' . d . 11 . t.iu'
wiiu icct i3i9jHi,iviua iu cau wt luin,
3 onder any f the followia diasei
"ption or ptdmotiary disease, dy(pepia.
Uism, general debility, or long standing
aint ol every order. All aente diseases are
sfully treated by this mode of practice,
ttlhud soeommonly adopted, to establish
racier oi tne successlul, t teetv no flispoai'
1 eould pretest many eertideates to
superior eniency of this medicine, but
"us.
the
i 'lunneeestarn i Those who with a know
ofthe botani practice in their families.
e luraithed on good terms, by calling on the
lbr, who has On band family right, and
vlucbb genuine. " 4 '
. - - ELIJAH LEWELlJOfG, "
"orovJune U, 183t
i2S steom
I 4 ailor's jVotice. r; ; -
'taken np and eommitted to the jail of O
oaBty.on the 7ut day of J one, int. a negro
ythat his name is JACK, and that
rJnto Juw Sims, of Edgecomb aounty,
: te, from whom he ran away some time
"cbe high, very black, and av he i about
! I gej he ba bad ,hi right thigh
. i- 'J frora trom a horse, which
. 1 nwrvht foot tn im. .......
t,. '.':. JAMES CLAJfCT, Jnor.
W, Junes, t8?l v ,, 85 Stp ,
lRentlemen in this place hare desired
'rtia i again, that 1 VeneW note at the
yZ?' eorreipondcnae.Jor
raB, or each reaewaL I hey
I ii lk to reh" ,hei friend at a dis
.itK tbey fi"d " Muent ealls en them
h. ?!"" 'n ineonveuicnt tat On their
.Z';e--I will alw trapaaaany other
I . t aoiiiu cnarge, . ' '
I .- t ... ,. , .' WIT TtVFV
fcwere, child'? of (he' ocean; and 4h,p
monsters of the !deep turned from him
as; otie of ; their familiars.: 4Tbe pirate
had drifted, perhaps,1, a hundred .fath
oms ' from the-' ship' before a boat was
maripea nd despatched; io pursuit. I
put , Minurt - w .bw tirvwuiug Tat to
catch at straws; he wa bouDd .to the
Island,' -its tangled . and impenetrable
mansroves for a shelter, from the spoi
ler; he jawed,vand dipped ike -i;rip;j
prea Jorm duct,, as the boat.ahptup
th ; hi m v 1 1 . was .fa nlly, ! even in a
Cuba fisherman Vl0 8trneles the shark
in his own coral 'depths, to etrive with
the klight totter or a noeprHia,t pelves
the' dolphin in its wake. - Aftr a fierce
struggle, during which, Manuel .tieafly
6ucceeuea in ais enorts to capsize tne
light boat, when be would have drown
ed thi crew like so, man puppies; tij
hauled, him by 'the hair into the "gig;
vher, iike, the savage wolt .taiten by
the S hunter; he crouched, withou t a
?;r6l, , In sqd,deif ; expectatibn of i bis
ate, was taken on board the ship 'and
mnW'itiirlvT ironed. '.'V-?-'H:-"4ijV;.-
'be priie 8ehooner,' (tbet Pilot h a
few days after this event, "was ordered
home for adjudication, and Manuel was
sent on board to stand his trial on bis
arrival at Norfolk, the place of desti
nation. ' stribbling commanded the
schooner; myself, and Midshipman 15.
of . New Jersey, .were his only officers;
for a crew we had Ueti or a dozen
skeleton invalids worn put by disease,
and dismissed the squadron for infirmi
ty. Besides v( the officer, there were
but; two able bodied hands on board
From some . cause unaccountable to
rne.--:8;"'' " ordered Manuel'a irons
te be knocked eff, and suffered him to
go at larger 'during the passage home.
Nor did he seem undeserving this for
bearance; but behaved with propriety,
and iton ingratiated himself, end woo
the oitv of every1 one on .board the
schooner. , He attached himself psrtic
larl r to me; aod niehtand day. Man
uel waa; in conjunction with my watch,
actively 5 engaged in the duties of the
vessel. .: He often soucht an onportuhi
ty t( conversing with jme on rny lonely
oiid-watch; when the helmsman even was
noddinr .on the tiller.' dreaming, per
hsr.a. of satlinz on whole oceans of
" Jamaica, ntid Usoall on board bu
ried, la profound Bleep; at these-'roo-
with me in hia Riant gragp,' lent oyer
board, f Myelotl?es gave wlyand the
robber went' alone! Stirred to furV by
tne Bpinimoving nceue, 4 ,aprng into
oaf little. boatjscloselyj foiiwfU , tiy
mf messmate, and, "wiihout 1 time t for
diousht, pushed off in pursuit of Man
uel. '.We Bhould have. shot hitWi from
the deck it was now top late,' tio
hailed to give ' room to . do so. We
wre'j c)08! upon hnir a7we , shot tip
with him, B. struck bim a. stunning
blow with the blade ef his oar;- seited
him by the hair, and Manuel, nothing
loth, "half lugged, half leaped into the
boat" He saw- his sd vantage. We
were' now' adrift in the only boat be
!oging to the schooner the tide fast
issrrying n into the broad waters of the
bryr-tbe .nut shell of . a skiff scarce
large enoogiv. to noia ns an ana two
slight" youths to tontest it possession
and Ids liberty, v He sprang like a mad
man to the assault in another instant
we were : rolling in the bottom of the
boat,' Idckcd in each- otheri ' arms in
n6 naternal embrace, believe me
rI shall never ceaae ltd ; recollect the
death -like ilence of- thefirst fearful
tnpmente jtrogglett for; the mastery;
and, long after, the band o Time. had
softened the outline of that night-scene,
have 1 beard the wild sbneks and the
stifled groans that issued frora Jbat
lonely boat. The conflict was long and
doubtful not an instant was the close
hug in which we were entangled relax
ed there was not room to strike a
blow the pirate had cot time to draw a
Spanish knite concealed neneatn bis
vest with bands and teeth : fixed on
each other' throats, smothered groans
and blackened visage spoke its pro-
gresj T He strove at . times to overturn
the boat at others to pitch headlon
with, nt into the sea. An unsuccessful
effort to do this, brought my messmate
and myself both upon him for the first
time' The boat lurched, and he fell
heavily across the stern" with both upon
his breast lie had crushed my right
hand io his teeth my left and both of
B'a were upon his throat to strangle
I11UI " Ulic ut us ms niv 0 sma tnei w mm . a s-
der os, and our teeth were closely las
tencd on the other. rbe ; pirete was
evidently fast e'tvins way myhand
dronned from bis' relaxiug jaws bis
face blackened voder the pressure of
ear ipe be soon ceased te brtatie.
. We eow, for the rs lime, gve aa
tar te cries at ato gtrst distance Irem
criet for esawtanee ecreaca ef a
drewniog Ban.- We ftcegnired the
voire ef oaa ef ear crew, II r had
dettbtleMjamped from the schooner to
swim te r aid n we drifiicg a
fast wlib the tide, the poor fcllew was
exhaaited, and bad lost siht of the
boat. What was to be doo ? The pi
rate might be only partially. stranedj
if left while we were as via the seaman,
be snigSt recover and renew the Bght.
We were already exhausted, to the last
extremty a few words pused to this
effieet between us end we resnlved' to
rid ns of the pirate. We launched hioi
head'eni iato th sea, and a few bubbles
M showed where he was.n Takiog the
sects which bad been everthrewo in the
straggle, f for we had'lost ur oars at
ooce.) ana directed by voices becoming
teewer every moment, with great aim
culty we paddt&l to one pour fellows
aod picked theut up. . It wa we sup
posed they had swam .to oar assis
tance, but were nuablc to reach the boat
Wis were now four in all. 1). and my
self, entirely overcome, atretthfj in the ,
bottom of tne boat drifting very quiet
ly into Hampton ItVrads at midnight,
withniit aa oar,' sail, or rudder. Hap
pily ifor1 us, - the schooner's aignal
tress: ot : which ahe bid fired several.
brought a boat full manned f ntn a ' ves
sel 10 the Uoaus. -ahis was sent, in
pursuit and soon came up with n.
ve reached pur schooner about 4vo 10
the morning, -worn out and exhausted
with fatigue. A r-; -f-!
lTie rtstis very easily "toid.M Mann
el was not dead when we threw him
overboard the sudden plunge into the
water soon revived the almost1 extin
guished 'vital spark he revived and
swam ashore, about n mile! He was
pursued and taken ty a. twit -of V S.
troops two days after, whom he resisted
to the lastuhVing several ahota te
be fired before beytelded . I conveyed
hirq to the Norfolk fn-ison, amidt the
shouta of assembled multitudes, and
delivered the stern villain into; the
hands of iustieeJ His threat was swol
len and Ids race turgid be rJould scarce
ly articulate, and when questioned by
me pointed, to his throat. I could have
dune so too with as much propriety J-He
was tried by Judge Marshall, condemn
ed, and pardoned by Monroe. ' Manuel
still live, the terror of honest tad ei's
tn th India '- ' - . ''
. wa. iHii auu.wwi . ' 1 J -s--. 1!'
: n A GAMBLING SCENE.
finm IhiYoimg Duke-BythtJluthor
--si- ' -vi .. rm 'Wtfuv
. fWebee to lav before pur readers, as
a specimen of the work, .the following
a. I . .it 1 ...I 1..
gamDiing" scene, tne singular power oi
which, places the author in a high rank
as a novelist. We do not recollect
any thing of the kind in k work of fie
tion as beini more effective.
..The youua Duke ! bad 'accepted the
invitation of the Baryta de Berghem for
to-morrow, and accordingly himself,
a ft M. .a n
loras vasueiort anu Jjice, and . tem
ple Grace assembled in Brunswick Ttr.
race at thp bsual 5 hour.- The dinner
was studiously plain, end veyy little
J' rine was drunlj;yet every thing was per
ect. -Tpm Cogit atepped, m w carve,
in bis usual silept maoer y lie ; at ways
came in and went out of a room without
any one observing him.-' tie' winked
familiarly to Temple Grace, but scarca
lynresnmcd to bowtoth . Duke. ) He
wals, very busy about the t wine, and
aressea-iiwe ..tritd,- iowi(jnv at, manner
quite -nnparalleled'iTom Cogit was
the raan for a sauce' for a browo bird,
What a mystery ha. made of it! .'Cay
enne,: ahd Burgandy an4 limes were
logreuicriH, um tncre, .was n oiagic in
the iilcautatioo. with which lie alone
was acquainted. He took particular
care to Send a most perfect nortioa , to
the young Jluke, ind he did this, as he
paid all sttentionS to influential strae)
ger8,With the most marked conscious
ness of the 1 suB'eraoce which'' permitted
his preseocet never 'addressing:; Iiis
Grace, but 'audibly 'wliispeung yto . the
aerveot,;!T4ke.,tbia::to:theDui;e;V
or, aiking the atiendaBtbether" his
Grace woutd try thevliermitagei" 1
?4 After dinner, with the, exceptioft of
Cogit, who .was busied in, compounding
some wonderful liqid forjho future re
freshment, they aat ,dow.ni to licarle.
Without, having exchanged a word no
the Subject, there seemed a general un
derstanding among all the parties that
to-night was to be a pitched battle,: and
thsy began at once vqfy. briskly. Yet,
in spite of their ; uniaissal determina
tion, midnight - arrived ' without ' any
thing very decisive.) " Another hour
passed over, and then Tom Co jit kept
touching the Baron's elbow, and whis
pering in n voice which every body
could understand. Ail this meant that
supper was ready,; vl was brought in to
the tOO0,i::-y'yx':..V- 'i '. : '
1 Caming has one ad vantage-it gives you
an appetite: that is to say, as long as yon
have a chance remaining. The Duke had
thousands, for, at present, bis. resour
ces were unimpaired, and he Was exhaus
ted by the constant attention and anx
iety for five hours. He passed over the
delicacies, and went to the aide table,
and began cutting himself, some coald
roast beef. .Tom Cogit, ran up, not to
his Grace, but to the Baron to aa
pounce the shocking fact that the Duke
of St. James was enduring great trouble
ta jcrm'.t Mr. Crt ta serve tire
Oar fcere devoured te the word aJ
vtsediy, as fvols say. la the llouie
Commonshe drvonrvd the roast terf,
and rejetin the Her mitag with dict,
asked ror i'orter.
TWey'ut te agsia, freh ai ealei.
At alt e'tlotk. aceouats werefocan
plieatod, t'at y atopped te totke p
their bocks, EacJt played with bis tuv
saorandoBa and bia pencil athiasiJe.
Netnio falsi htd ret bsppeoeL The
flak owed Lord Dice abvut Ce tle
send pounds and Temple Grace owed
kirn a rniny hundreds LordCastlefotl
ait was hia debtor, to the tune ef ae
yen hor'red and fifty,' and the lUmn
was la bis touks but slightly. Every
half bear they !.td a new pack of cardv
and threw the' oaetT one on the floor.
AH tbU rime," -Tom" Coit did nothing
busnafTthe candles, atir the fire, bring
them a new pick and occasionally make
a tumbler for them.'- ; t", .
' At eight w'cluck the nolce'ssitustion
wxa tworseood. TSe run wan greatly
against him, and perhaps hi vnt wvre
doubted Ho pmled up staid the neat
hoar or two; but nevenhelcsf , At 10 o'
clock owed evrry- one jornethiog. No
ope ellered logie over;, and every one;
perhaps; felt Out hi' object 'wnv not
obtaioed," They made their toilets, and
went down stairs to break fast In th
ro Ma time- the, abnttera ; were opened,
the room aired and in jess tttao'au boar
.V 5- ...,,
tney wera as 11 again. , z t . r
The played tilt dinner tlaitflrifrtoet
intermissioof and though -.the x Duke
md someidesperse efforts and omt
successful ones; Ui lostet w6re never.
theleM. trebled.. Yel he ate an excel
lent dinner, and was' not at jail depress 1
ed; because the roor-he tost, the wnre
hi courage and resources seemed to
expand, At trt, he had limited him
self to ten thousand, after breakfast it
wa to have , been Iwenty thonaanil;
the'n, thirty thousand wat tbeultiruatumf
and now be dismissed alt thoughts of li
mit frum his mind, and was duteruun-
ed to risk or gala every1 tliiiig; Jy -J, '
, 'At midnight, be lost forty eight; thou
sand poUidi. Affiirs bow bj.n tt be
serious if His supper wa not so Uearty.
While the rest were eating, ba .Walked
about the room, and began to- limit hi
kmbitibn to, recoyeryi -and not to gain.
When you play to back,'; the' (on t
overj taere is nothing to rccrmipeW
yon tor your bodily tortures and your
deirfaded teeiingsi and the very, best
result that can happen,, while it nia no
charms, teems to yourowed tnind im
possible mi e'ea vk' v.?
On tbet played, ' in4 tlV Duke lost
more.V; Hi mind wa jaded; ' leflpun
dered be made desperate .Sorts', but
plungct) deeper in thrsloughv Feettog
that, to regain his ground,' each cAru
mast tell, he acted pn each as if it must
win, and , the consequences of this iq
sinity for gamester at uch a'crisis;
is rf ally insane,) wertf , that his loss "were
;, Another tnping": came,"'" anil .there
they sat, ankle siiep H' earda'. 1 "No at-
J tempt at breaktilt now no affectation
r:.r .t.t--, ...:i. i jtJ'-t; .1.- -
ui uinainz tunct or nirinj iuc rurnn.
The atmosphere was hot; tote urc, but
itwcll became silcli a he(C There thcV
sat in lotal;.;ln positive forgetfuTncs, of!
every, tning out, tne pot game inoy ynfo
bun ting do wni 1 .There was not a oian
in the roomrexce.pt,' Tom Cogft,"1 who
could havejtoldyoij the name: of the
town, ta which they' were llving,Tlier
they ; sat almost breathless;: watching
every turn with the - fell 'took .'n'.thvir
cannibal eyes which showed their Jtb'tat
inability' lb sympathize with their fellow
beiftgs.it AH forms of society had been
long forgotten ' There was nosouffbot
banded about pnw,' for coflrtesyftdml
ration, or a pinch'; naalTectatien of oc
casionaliy inakin a remark urmn ny
other topirs but 'the all engrossing one.
Lord Castlefort rested with bi arm
on the table; a faUe tooth bad got Un
hinged. ' ? H i loirdshi p, who at any othirr
time would 'haVe been most annoyed,
coolly put it in his pocket. Hi cheeks
bad fallen, and be looked twenty year
older. Lord Diet had torn off his cra
vat and his hair hung down over bis
callous,' bloodies checks, straight as
silk.' Teropl Grace looked as if he
were blighted. by .lightnings: and Jiis
deep blue t eye ileained .jikd hyscna.
The Bareo was least changed.'; Torn
Cogit who smelt that the crisis wa at
band, was a quiet as a bribed rat- . '
Un thCy played till air o'clock .In. the
evenjng, and then tbey agreed, to de
sist ffll after dinner.'. Lord Dice threw
himself i oa abfaiJjord : Cas'tlefort
breathed with difficulty; The rest
walked around, . vr hue they were rest
ing -on 'their .oars, the Yoong Duke
roughly made ' up his- accounts lie
found that he waa minus about one hun
dred thottsand pounds. ' f ;
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ittiiic;:pe as mis io waa, no was
more struck, more appalled, let roe
say at tne stranness of the " aur-
rounding scene, t'.,n even 1 'is' own
ruin, i As he Ioi,!.c ! ?, 1 . fellow
gamesters, he sccmcl Lrf t time
in bis life, to gaze upon . i fiose
hideous. demons of whom It I. I 1 . !.
He looked in the mirror at liimsi'.f. A
blight Seemed to have fallen over Lis
beauty, and hi presence eemej ac
cursed, ! He had pursued a tl'ipa'-1,
even more thn a dibsipated cretr.
Many were the nitcitts that had been
spent by bim, not'on bis couchfJgreat
had been the exhaustion that he bad tf-
timrsrrtn bec 3 l'..l :.e tf I
Pat whea hsJ Irta r -rktj t
bfftar t'.ia barntwti) tirrf
ris vt,rures ce: re i-tn
taie aojitty,
dea're, tbts
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snada bim even treo.Ut? V, li
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it impoaaib!? It could Cwt t? -t 13
tioehe wastobeliksllsa an f.', ;
aaesrtMy, ' thc-t . enhillowe 1 t s "
that were arnund hla. lie ft!t ts if 1.3 ,-
had fallen fit kit state -nn if le I s I
v.x.viivn-K, mi ao.cry a 14 U( I i
hrtrsyed li trnt. lie felt as a tri a
InaL In the darknriis of his ne.l.'i
tlfna - a fliak kar.t fr..m I ; i.; i i
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a celestial light appeartd to div-s p-' i ;
this thickening glom, and his soul t!t- '
as it were baihrd' with the aofteninj
rdisoey.. He thought of Mary Dacre
hetbnogiit'ftfevery thing that wu pure ,
uu nij, ,nn ocauinui, ana lamiuous ;
and calm.' It wa the innate virtue cf
tha man that nvli ar.l I ,
corrupied5 nature. , Hfy t0sa see mcl
nothing; ttis dukrdom waald ta to '
slight n ransnrn of freedom from those ''
ghoul, and for the breath oftb sweet '
ay. . . .. ; , .
tie advanced to the Baron, and ex r
pressed W desire to nlav no rnnr. v.
mhv. v . nmo. si, . luiuiruinw ntir. - All
!.M...rN ...I m..m. .v. .1 . i . , ...
iani.'in snue ot their exhauatum. at.
n -
avi.ucv tier reia. ibcj OtgCU him tO v
have liireyrn- w,ra nuifa ,nnnl ' '
at the result, bail ho doubt he would .
recover if he proceeded. 1 Without co
ticing their femails be eated himself
at the table," and wrote shecks for thdr
a ...
respective amounK aotn Cit juin. .
u!j up wu unaiug mm me inn stand,
Lord Castlefort, in the' most affoction- ' .
ate manner, pocketed' the draff; at the ' ' '
same time recommending the Duka ot
to be in a burry, bat to send it v.hcn, '
L. . ' t H W B ff i 1 a . .
nn warn i.iiui. . 1 .nrti iiipm mrm t r?ri kia .j a.
wtili'av bow rarapl . Grace, with a .
ttgtithe iJaronvith an avowal of Lis"'
readiness. Always givn.bitn lis re ' 4
. The .-DukeU though iick at' tca'rt '
wpui ootieave tne room wim any evi-
dene of .'a brolerr piriti and Rhcn '
Lord Casllufoct again repeated "Pav '
us when we meet again," he said; ' - I
think it. very imprubabte that w4 shall v
meet airaln. my. Lord. -I wisln.,1 " -i
know what cauiitig waJ f bad heard
t greac ueai aoouc . ; it was pot so
very disgusting; but 1 am a young man,
and cannot, play ticks with ray com- ,' '
plexion w ' s vv'-,:.'. :" , -. i--
1 lie reached hi boo. ' Th ... f ,
v w.i u w ua . .
li. . . v.,-
out.' ne cave oruers ior himself not - '
to be,' disturbed, and he went to bed;
bat in' Tain' be tried, to tleep. What '
r .- f- aa. BTrKssiia insi r rarrti a m . . i. . a
braaod anfxhausted body? IIu v
hands nnd feet Vere like ice, bis brow "
tike pic; his earf rung with sapemaia- -ral
rearing nausea had seized upon
him; and, death he would have wckum- " '
d,v airain, in vain-he tourted rc""i .
j-in vain tie bad ; recourse to f 'Sry .
pedient' it Vile; bimnelf,: tcTnul' r.'
Each minute he started from his pi' v ,
yrfth. me pUrase xthich , reminded -
of hi Jat8 warful society. . Hour after '
hour; moved on ;wuh its leaden naccj
each hour ho)ieard strike, hd each'hf
seemed an age.? Each hour wa fth'l
Signal to cast oXiome covering or thilt
hia position It was at length,1 morrt
iog. Wjth n feeling that be should go.
mad if he remained an,- longer in bed, .
heose, and paced his chamber Tim '
air refreshed bim. He threw himself -on
the floor; the fc6ol crent over hia
sense and be ahpt. ' ' , "
4 n. Afv,i,ir v,ic J ClLllClIiaTl. 1 WS i
during a tour invthe west of England,
in the .long vacatioa, that college li iend
and myself put up at an inn in Falmouth,"":,
frequented by tomm'ercial gentlemen. '
Anx,iou te aee life in all it varieties, '
we entered the travellers room, the only '
inmate of which was a fat biistlicr. red '
fsced self Important gentleman. wU
wa devouring oysters with, all his ener- "
My 'waggish friend, Waters, '
ever n mo waicn ior a joke, - at once
accosted him;You are fond of oys- '
tern. 1 presume, sir.", tlsrv. ir- n i -
he swallowcd, Withesmack, the la-,t cf
six dozen. ' Far be it from me to t" m "
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you, sir, rep; iea tne oiner, with a c oun-
own 1 feel rather surprised- at your r r '
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iianiy sir ruimouui oysters. ' loir ' '
of couree aware that m consequence; I
the vicinity of the mints, they f
a portion of poisonous metallic suls.: ,
which cause 'aickoes and omcu. j
even death to the oyster cater. Tic-
tallic substance!' poisonous ' ttnl'T"-
I've eaten tnany a t-rrcft ' 4 !
my tirtje, ir, and' i : i
eat '' many more, luterrur- " ,
though, upon my soul, I iou i '.U;, . .
ever, utfrevoirf. and we left l'S Ua
troll about town. , . ' '
i On ogr- return fo'cr;pcr, t'em
hour'ran.ble,'wefdundt:.8co ic.i
gentlcmaaj-ipacing up and i'r,vn t!iO
room,'non passiousuequis,'.- ; leviJcr-N
y a":ng, with some anji ,'r. our re-
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