This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ...His eyes wandered as he glanced up the alley, but conquering for a moment his agitation, the ball dashed towards the pins. Only four fell! "Bravo!" shouted Thompsons, capering with delight; "I can beat that." The pins were restored, and the poet took his turn. He dislodged seven. Crack groaned audibly. " Now, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ...His eyes wandered as he glanced up the alley, but conquering for a moment his agitation, the ball dashed towards the pins. Only four fell! "Bravo!" shouted Thompsons, capering with delight; "I can beat that." The pins were restored, and the poet took his turn. He dislodged seven. Crack groaned audibly. " Now, go it again," said Thompsons. The luck was better for Crack this time. The whole ten fell with one crash. " Well, I say, Jim, that's walkin' into them like Wellington did at Waterloo," cried Thompsons. " Rather better, I must say," replied Crack. " Here goes my second effort--b-a-n-g!" exclaimed the poet, with a sanguinary rush, which succeeded in precipitating six. " Come, that's not so bad--six and seven are thirteen. Now I'll follow my go, and have done with it. Ye Gods inspire me!" and he rolled. Twenty-one was his sum total. Crack had now one last chance, and with a desperate plunge he threw, rather than rolled, the ball that was to govern his fate. It seemed to coquette with the pins for an instant, and then agitate their positions, till seven fell. He drew a long breath, and " stared a stare," in which hope, anxiety, doubt, fear, and joy were all mixed up like piccalili in a jar. Strange circumstance! They had alike succeeded!? was a tie! " I think, without perverting the truth, i may say that's odd," remarked Thompsons. " I was certain I should have beaten you," Crack said. " And I was sanguine that I should win. It would not be inappropriate to call that a coincidence, eh?" observed the poet. " We stand now just where we begun," proceeded Crack; and in order to make it final, let one ball decide. My blood is up, and I'll begin." " Go it!" coincided Thompsons. Crack then delivered a " brief but deep" prayer to himself, assumed an...
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