Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-03-29

place, we assemble every Sunday morn.
ing, numbering generally from 100 to
1870, our whole number who had signed
the bylaws being 1853. Our place of
rendezvous lis large oak tree on beau
tiful hill. out of which gushes as pure
stream Of water as was ever drunk by
man. You ought TO see that tree. 1t
looks as though it had been topped about
two hundred years ago, and had never
stopped spreading.
AT 10 o'clock the Secretary reads the
by laws, after which the President rises
and says: Does any member know
of any violation of the laws just readl"
TO which three times out Of five, there is
no responses; and since | have been a
member, which is about eight months,
there has been no offence committed,
with one exception) that received a
higher punishment than small fine, or
a reprimand from the President.
The exceptions alluded to was poor
devil who was detected in hiding por.
ton of the days labor of his company.
The members thereof, consisting of 8
Immediately held meeting among them.
selves, gave him his part Of their joint
earnings, (Which was about $4,000 and
told him 10 go. as he knew what would
be his fate mex, Sabbath. He accor.
dinghy went, and has not been heard Of
since
The penalty for thief. is expatriaiion
What we mean by that is TO leave our
borders, and iffound in them, the first
time, nine and-ihirty; the second he pull.
hemp. One of our laws is. "there is to
be no gambling of any descriptions
Another is, mo profane or obscene
language shall be used in the assembly
on the Sabbath" neither of which ha,
been violated in the first instance, since
| have been a member.
Now where would you go to find / SO
more orderly menl and all this, too
without any law except common con
sent to do right. Not to The 81. Charlie,
| am sure. mention the ST. Charlie.
from circumstance that took place
there during few days stay on m,
way here. l walked into the billiard
room with friend, and looked on ,
game until played through. Upor
leaving the room, l observed to my
comrade tina, the game keeper was {
very careless scorer. or else he designec
to chea, one of the parties. "Why
certainly" replied he, lone of the play
ers is gambler and the other is coun
tryman. That fat. face, sulky looking
fellow was cheating for the gambler.
"Why," said !, "did not some of these
gentlemen tell him he was cheated7'-
because" said he, "they are all gam
blers, and all concerned in robbing the
country fellow" Said !, "that polite
fine looking. old gentleman, with glove.
canno, be gambler" mo-" said he
"he has got rather old. His eye.sigh
amt sharp enough for the new tricks
now; he's what they call faro broker
that means roping men into the bank
and his commission is halfthe winnings
But said l, Suppose the bank losesl'
"Ah,' said he, THAT is not a supposable
case: they don't play those kind OF
games" Well. is the little doctor one
of emf" What that sly, sheepish.
looking fellow? Yes. He preIends to
be denlist-got a sign up across the
way, but | expect never drew a tooth
in his life-but can take 'em from any
part Of The deck"
Now. would advise all such brokers
and "toolh-puIlers" if they have any
idea of coming to FL Dors do. not Ia
come about The big oak" unless they
have made up their minds 10 abandon
their old tricks, and are disposed 10
make an honest living; and ! would adj
wise all, any where, who are doing well
10 stay where they are; though fortunes
can and will he made here, not by pick.
ing gold out with jack.knlfe in four
or five pound Jumps, hut with much toll
and hard labor. From The best infor
nation | can get, the average of our
whole number per day, for The last eight
months. has been $40 so. So you see
fortunes amt 10 be made in day nor
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