Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-29
PARIS, AUG. ).

entitled "Encore une Victime des
Malsons lie Jeu," (Another Victim
OF the Gaming houses,) in which ia
Their details the overwhelming ruin and
misery that have been brought upon him
by his sons fatal passion for gambling.
; He states that his son Eugene was stu
dying the law in Paris. After very long
silence he receives letter from him
stating thai he had been utterly ruined
trequen,ing the gambling houses. The
letter thus concludes ~ son whom
you loved SO much has covered himself
with indeible disgrace--he cannot,
ought not, ever see you again. | be-
seech you not TO curse me when you
shall know the enormiiy OF nay crime. "
The ili-guided young man had forged
! the name oil OF banker ~ s4a.~O~ eilse.
amounting 10 $4,000 francs (2Ooot)
| he unfortunate lelher FASTENED 10 Paris
10 reimburse the banker whose name
bad been forged, and who threatened 10
prosecute. MOT knowing his sons lodg
ing, he had to apply TO the police tor
his address. On entering his chamber,
the son being absent, he found the table
covered with playing cards, upon some
OF which were traced the internal con-
| binailons that had cost him his fortune
and his son his honor--some ragged ar
licles OF dress, pair OF plstois, and
strong dose OF laudanum. The police
agent who accompanied him suggested
Ihat the most likely place 10 tlDd his son
was al the Hotel d 'Ang leterre, the y,lest
and most disgusting OF The gam bling
houses, with which Paris is infested. Oh
this place, TO which he repaired, he gives
The following description 81 had scarce
ly advanced "a lew steps in tins horrible
place, when my body became covered
( win cold perspiralon. 1t is d,f1icul,
10 Conceive that amongst the brigands
who plunder on the highway, there
should be any whose ceuntenances are
marked with more decided signs oil re-
probation than those impressed upon the
faces Of the hldeous beings whom l here
saw. The greatest number were CO.
vered with rags--some were sleeping
IN corner, Others were grouped round
ID table, upon which they we're hazard
ing the recently acquired fruit OF their
plunder or deccptions. A ferocious Joy
giared in the eyes OF those who won,
wnlie the losers actually loaned with
rage, and expressed their despair IN the
most loalhsome and abhorfent terms.
The very air seemed thick with curses
and peslilence. But what was still more
disgusting than all this, was the appear
ance and conduct OF The wretched wo-
men that frequent this dem" The son
vas mol found there upon this occasion.
The next day the father received letter
from his wne, informing him that the
nIshl before some person had scaled the
! garden wall, got Into his office broken
open his desk aud took thercirun 10000
francs (4,soot) The robber il appeared
| afterwards was his own son. The father
who was receiver OF taxes, INN ediate-
~ authorized his vile 10 dispose oil all
his property TO make up the deficit, and
sent IN his resignation TO The Minister oil
Finance. Twelve days afterwards his
vie joined him in Paris with 1000 francs,
| (2eoD the remnant OF their fortune. I'm
ined,aely on her arri, al she was attacked
win malignant fever, and was corps
IN twenty Hour hours. The brochure
! then goes on TO state" A month after
this event, on issuing from the Palals
Royal, thought recognized my son in
the midst OF group of those wretches
whom had seen al the hotel d'Anglc-
tcrre. called out to him--he turned
round, cried out with loud voice, Oh
my father, and rushing towards ne drop
ped senseless at my feet. | raised him
up, and to my shame say it, took adj
vantage of this moment Of imsensibility,
and pressed him to my heart. On re-
covering him from his tainting fit, l found
that his reason was gone. For three
, months have Increasingly watched over
him; but little hope now remains--be
IS quickly verging towards the tomb"
L he author concludes by calling upon all
fathers OF families to take warning by his
| mislorunes, and to make an energetic
representation to the Government, cali
ing for the suppression OF these odious
houses-which are, like gulls, ever open
TO swallow up their fortunes, and the
honor and happiness OF their children.
MISSOURI FLOUR.
Major Bollinger shipt on board the
Stubenyilie about the middle OF August
hundred Barrels OF Flour, for the port
of New.Orleans. On lis arrival in that