The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-02-21
From the Boston oJive Braaea.
SUCCESS IN SOME PURSUITS MORE
DREADFUL THAN DEFEAT.

SUCCESS IN SOME PURSUITS MORE
DREADFUL THAN DEFEAT.
Ii may be remembered that a young
gentlemen Of this city, who was clerk
ina large Bonnet warehouse on Wash
ington street, was detected some
months ago IN large abstraction Of the
funds Of his employers, and that he was
forced to make a hasty escape, to Avoid
legal arrest and imprisonment. II was
stated at the time that he had spent the
money in gambling. This report has
been fully confirmed by letter lately
received by gentleman in this city,
from the fugitive, in which he makes
foil confession Of all the circumstances
connected with his unfortunate and de-
plorable career. His change from hon.
esty to crime was as sudden as the
temptation was unexpected. 1t ap-
pears, from his statement, that his wife,
TO whom he was lately married, was
absent, on visit to her friends in the
country, and feeling time hang heavily
on his hands, he sauntered forth one
evening in search of some diversion.--
Meeting an acquaintance, he was invi-
ted to 90 with him into gambling
house near by and see others play
He went in, and after little while he
thought he would like to join the sport,
and he began hazarding small sums.
He won. The stakes were enlarged,
and he kept up the play till late hour,
and finally retired from the room about
hundred dollars richer than when he
entered it. His success completely
turned his head, and dreams Of sudden
wealth haunted his Imagination. The
gaming table became place Of COM
mon resort, but his luck changed, and
instead OF being the winner, he was al
most invariably the loser, TILL he had ex-
hausted his own funds, and all that he
could conveniently borrow ofhis friend.
He then began TO draw on the funds of
hs employers, and did not stop till he
had taken so much TINT it could no long
er be kept secret, and ill he effected
their failure. He then fed, disgraced
and wretched outcast from society and
the tender endearments of home. We
were intending TO moralize on this sub.
iect, when our eye rested on the fol-
lowing article in Meals Saturday Ga
zette, whichis SO much to the point that
we forbear commments, to make room
for the extract.
The subjoined, which we find float
ing about the newspaper ocean, is per-
maps as good warning commentary
against gambling as could we'll be found,
showing that ii flatters but to betray,
ind that the only safe course in such
matters is never to begin:
"Perhaps the most unhappy event
hat can befall person who visits the
gaming table for the first time, is, that
lie should retire from it winner.--
There seems so little reason why that
which has already so easily been done,
hould not, with equal facility, be re-
'eated, that it is all but certainty that
he fortunate player will make the at
empt. Two gentlemen stroled one
light into Paris gaming house, neilh-
r of them being players. and intent,
therefore,, only on gratifying an idle
uriosity, one ofthem, after looking ON
or some time, threw out bait to Lady
fortune for three or four Napoleons.
'he was kind; and in less than half an
our his pocket was clamned with
old. He wisely resolved to march
# with the spoil, and with that lauda-
lie intention he asked the dealer to ex-
hange his gold for notes. After re-
Giving 45oo francs in paper, there still
three unlucky Napoleons.-
Let's see what | can do with these,'
ried their possessor. He tried and
'st them. That was provoking! Re-
olved to recover then, he changed one
T his notes; then another; and in less
Ian ten minutes he left the room with
Ut a franc in his purse. Rejecting on
he difficulty OF leaving the gaming ia
lie a winner. he never played again.
TIE ENGRAVING SPIRIT OF AMERI-
.Ns.--The Hon. John Wentworth, of
linois, himself an emigrant to that.
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