Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-03-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gamblers Victim.

others Of the gambling fraternity, ! took pas
sage at Louisville, Kentucky, on board a
steamer bound TO New Orleans. The boat
was crowded with passengers, but there APP
peared to be very few who gave promise OF
being profitable to me or my companions. 1t
was therefore, determined that several OF the
party should return, and await the departure
Of another steamer. ] went to the hurricane
deck 10 observe their departure. As the boat
left the steamer, | discovered a very young
man anxiously gazing upon the party in the
boat. He maintained this position till the
boat returned TO the steamer, when, turning
on his heel, he exclaimed, 81 am ruined |
am lost!" and FASTENED into the cabin,
wholly unconscious of observation. l fol-
lowed him into the cabin, and renewed my
observations. He was apparently about 10
years Of age. His countenance was pleasant,
and his features were delicate. As he walk
ed backward and forward in the cabin, agony
was depicted on his countenance in marks
too decided TO be mistaken.
approached and addressed him as fol-
lows:
"Are you bound for the South !"
He replied
81 do not know where / am bound"
And then turning away from the, he resu-
med his walk. | approached him a second
| tlllie, hnu IbllldIhtu ludb hS uppCuiCN w w "a
ill health.
81 am, sir-I am sick,'' he replied.
And turning upon his heel, he walked into
his state-room. In a few moments he APP
preached me, and said it was strictly true
that he did not know where he was going;
and, if ] would hear him, he would give me
a full account of his troubles, and his reason
for answering me in the manner he had.
We sat down, and he gave me the follow
ing narrative:
al am a native of one OF The eastern states
tiny parents now reside in an eastern city.
| have a sister residing in Louisville, n.y.,
whom | have never seen. She married and
removed to Louisville before my birth. Her
husband died a few months since. Shortly
after her husbands death, my sister wrote 10
my father, requesting him 10 send me, her
eldest brother, to live with her.
1.-THE request was granted, and ! fitted for
the journey. Before my departure, my pa
rents gave me strict caution concerning the
vices of the day. | received sufficient mo-
ney for the expenses Of my journey, and per-
mission to spend a few days in any of the
largest cities on my route.
MY first delay was in Philade phia,
where | spent some days, during which time
| formed some very pleasant acquaintance,
among whom were two of those gamblers
who Just now left the steamer.
"Shortly after my acquaintance with these
persons. | was invited to a card party where
"a whist" was the game introduced. This
was a game taught ne by my parents, and
their strict caution had not interdicted it. ]
was induced to make the small bet of twenty.
fve-cents a corner, during the evening. The
party had several similar meetings. At the
last of these / made known my intention o.
Iz,.- H. ~1.s .4-.- TT
before referred TO Immediately proposed t.
accompany me if l would remain one day
longer. readily acceded to their proposal
On the day appointed, we left by way o
Pittsburgh, on the canal. We had %scarcel,
left when cards were introduced. We play
ed for small stakes, until | found myself mi
nus some twenty-five dollars. | became ex
cited, and enlarged my bets, with a hope O
regaining what | had lost. | continued t
lose, and on my arrival at Pittsburgh, ha
barely sufficient money left to pay my pas
l. sage to Louisville. / paid my fare immedi
alely on going on board. The boat ha
IT scarcely left the wharf, when the two gam
blers proposed a game, that l might max
At myself whole. When they found | had n
money, they proposed to stake money agains
my watch. l lost it-snd my breast-pir
rings, &C., were disposed of in the sam
manner. Becoming desperate, | sought in
st trunk, where | had a package in charge I
carry to my sister. forced open the caske'
which contained a bracelet with a beautiful
gold chain, sent as a present by my mothe
t. to her daughter. discovered an ~unseale
letter, which contained a hundred dolla
bank note. The letter was from my fathe
to my sister, directing her 10 give the none
10 me when she should deem it proper 10 d
I'd so. seized upon the note, and soon tn
gamblers 1eeced me of that. | again resor
IN ed TO the casket, and lost the jewelry it cor
tanned. Desperate in every respect, when
g. arrived at Louisville, | called at the door {
my sisters house, rang the bell, and leavin
the package had robbed on the threshold
FASTENED on board the boat, where the tw
villains who had robbed me had taken pas
" sage. They appeared glad that l came O.
board, and felt confident that | should b
assisted by them. They both left in th
yawl, and without even bidding me farewell
and that, sir, was whatcaused me to weep
looked at him-despsrafiOn waS paintet
on every feature. | was then a hardened
gambler, and had been for eight years-bu
this tale of sorrow made me feel that if The
curse Of Heaven ever fell on wicked men, i
I would descend and rest upon the gambler.
What did you expect to gain by the
q course you have takenl" ! said. "Whl
did you not go 10 your sister, tell her freely
what you had done, and ask her forgiveness
n and protection! 7"
"Oh, sir!" said he, al can never 20 tc
o her until am able to replace what l have
lost"
Poor deluded youth thought /, as | dis
covered the slender point on which his hone
70 were suspended, you can never recover III
money or property those gamblers have sto
len from you (; far better il you could thin
ne so.
al don't know, sir" said he; | have n
10 money, no friends. l am here, and what /
do | know not"
sh ~ think" said !, "you had better retur
i will loan you sufficient money, whic
lie you can repay when convenient"
You are very kind indeed, sir" said he
"but | cannot return-no, neuer. But. sir.