New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-18
tier from Mr. Green. the Reformed Gambler.


Mn GsrrrrY Won viii doubtless fee some.
uhs; surprised upon the reception Of this coEnraani
cation from The pen Of ore who for the as, eighteen
months Ia. become sorevhi; notorious throughout
orr land ~ Reformed u fntie~. Il has ever been
nv design since lef The rlaks u my ioriacr com
psnons % expose % The world the heiish marhina
tons Of the mos; hardened ieprasci ~ % men that
ever cursed 'hi- or ans other civilized land = fsr
my effort. have been AK ia iho si-hi u many bat
upon the other hand I hs,, many rousolinr rc'ec-
tions tui ms later c4lris arr more generally ap.
precia,cd by the Christian and Moral part oi com
muniiv-a class I never knew while o rcmbcr
lived the ifs Of a gambler twelve years during
which time no man dii more % inirrr the morals oi
our country than myself For nearly th--- year.
have been happily divorced from 'h1i vice w
conflicts have been great h1f DOT fo compare "a iih
ihos, experienced in ''-me- 'iic and noi more
than al man Kind must - pcct y they fran-rrc~- ihc
laws e tiod The name oi the gambler should oi
itself make humanity shlttcr H. hl- oc'tsHoncd
- many hearts % sicken heads % turn gray ani
-rouheif spirits % mosn cher 'he rtr pantenoni'n
might have been taken from b. frun az nsfe iti
al those iouhs-d-ilcd turfurcs occss'nfd ny me
horrible wee deeply .ca'ri within mv bosom nn ma
-inai.on "a. there IN them they Nerr me natural fpt
oftac vre Itself Ink cannot Dol matf ''acs enough Oh
portray the base deed. oi even iac best o t.ai rs-
who depend upon fhe vice 'or support lou ~ course
vii know IN some issrr' bow ? -fmpa'h'' WIN
a man though Do should ssy Pr fai ncrn one among
that vie class. and when ufecf upon ff' tfr
of ms being 80 deeply connected Ni'h tfc worst 're
thar cursed tl- or amy other naf1n ani SEQ i'.
brink whence fH- r.4- sri. f intef- nf 'o'i
..-ii, ana rrr fe-h CULVER have made movement
toward reform though weak n mind ant nri in conn
u1rfson with 0f mr former fHni Unions NNI
have been encouraged hy many oi tle best cftn- ai
rhi. country Many trial. hls Tho reformed man Ihai
h. deserves them admit nu' nor more Than Do s able
% bear IN his struggles 20 promote 'hli cause which mal
many families from ruln on i.i- We it'l N''''
,han al that Christian friends should Hr - sn.plni.
a, % inni-e "a without reflection To Ciis every nerve
Inquiry Be- frequently made a- -o nay r'cun.arf msf
fr-s and too Frequently answered without rtIf,iNh
BE j. doing wei suppose They NEON tin dN'i-
my work well but they rsnno. say am receiving even
my expenses Tor uy labor People suppose naturally
must b. coming money having .o many 20 hear n'. Do
natural 20 suppose woni he wei paid and por men
whom owe hear Of ms crowded houses and hsrnor had
feelings thinking am neg.ccrns them. ann ruch in
vo'vcd IN my pccuu'sry ms'icr. AMI F, /. nH ml i'ri
buy misfortune en- Boston The I-th January nave .
spoken a. umcsand my expenses f'r houses travel.
ing advertising and board have amounted io - mg,
Than my income Bur ms creditors have Been or .
crcniy informed They have been ei 20 suppose
that T. "a. well other reformed men. nave F.
been making speculation Uut OF ms r,i'fmi'an .
A. well ~ doing my duty Bat such is NOT the /
fact 70 true the largest chuirnt- nave NOT Nfth .
able 20 hold my audiences night s'f Night 'u inr P'
uie came to hear the simple experience 20 man Whn
ha. drank deep from the f0unfainhcat oi wee 70 B, /
only by relating hi truthful experience that he can DO
eres' any one In his subject and p cannot be- expected
that people A. a general thing VII pay fr simple ncts
when they can hear them -raia.'ou-ly No" in'i .
possess not the orsiorca power the enqGcucc o or
Tray the evil. of gambling and intfmperance nor can
beg community go give large pay VIII Therefore +
take il "a. favor for which shall ever be- grateful n
Won will permit me through your columns 90 CIV. an
account Of my public labor. will IN my correspond I
cnce place before the public each week statement o
my receipts a. well my expenditures me number of
times speak my travels and the treatment receive .
~ different cities and villages from he ls ~ M1rch up
20 the 9Th of June. Your. truly n GREEN. /