Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-04
NUMBER 20.
RICHMOND wHJc
The Gamsl.,,.n,,.,, .,p

i"e "Amoi ils-hsuseS Of Paris
u'''ns the Consulate and the Empire ths, N.
r' OF ra's we're in their hcy-day A.few
o, our deaHer', fortunately, can hav. seen ,ho.
OF terrible and absorbing passion ,c o,, ~ 'nea'es
~ enon t'he late proprietor OF the Con.,i,,,inn
/ he) gives OF them ~ s'"u"on-
me n,'' any OF the month found myself ,cbc- ,h.,
G'ua,. had sold very exeellent sk..,on uaa
use 'rancs, and was enabled to nvi,s , o
ieau zone OF his school cour,des) was ops n, ms,
guests lie was anxious return tho d;, :, VI my
VS. appointed ana the read,zvou. wa. n, ~, -. y
zoe Gale du iioi. There were three Of ne NJ
nt, anu young medical studen, Who sas a., LsiS,
hv S';h h'onE 'Ohsumpno7 which had been brDuph, on
~ se' 10 the bot sun during the reyoluop of ,Iv
an o' Us were purciual at the reud,zyous o,-rs.'
% 80 u e"Onfrassed At last he said to us-.f b,y,in
''ted you to J'no iIh me; Dot nv rurse I. ,s ~ u
In', al'mlng situation, the Young y.ieap In M
PlooAoe That We sre both Cooking az mel in ,bs - -
5t'oh as K0sseao He spoke tn. truth ,EI 80: ~
iuefe u but one thing to be iope-ru on "a -
Hy NIhes IRON the keeper OF the cafe / ,lo,,,,.d
st'y mueh whether he he'd auy credit ther,. br, b ~
~ """ WIN god piece in his hand. Wesiar.ed on m Jn
t' ana crossed the garden OF the Psl,i, Ro,.I &C.
- y. gu up STAIRS, said one of US and risk NJ ,ha
rouge etnoir half OF fortune ton 80 ~ " r, .he
Wto , % s Unanimously accepted Rosseau was san,
.' !" uy our fortune. he soon r. ttnrnei- ba r., I
- ~ pte'me a bad oue; bat Ne soon a1s, ,n.,
~ a.; the pc asuies OF hope one of cur cor,
..,s.'' ,r."aruirg young ieloW and ihc ,on ~
s'atl'''a' ah w c told him >;orv II.
eor!d add 10 our pGrse ouly three franca 49,, he
We gave US TO understand, 10y a gesture th,, H. aiu
al t"e p'"norokers We soon induced our nc, S "s
and
fisk ihe thirteen aud halt francs at the rand auu
thc roulette Our player did not return: IL Vas % ' o'
COCK ana the question shortly became wheIbcs ra
shon'" dne or Tot +, At length cur friend ennasI We
showed Us sixty francs. We gayIy went to V, Aiu s
Jnr Hn.er. seicey knew why, bu; we all resolved IN
dine very eGonom caly. 'eu "
I'VE knew not what ese tn do u, l, .
gambling shouse. Our friend Gaul,fi.r x,S bs 10
pay all that rcInaiucd in common rurse nh;,s s "
Henes'j anu we would share earnings In vs-y e.
minutes Gauitber had won eight hundred franc. a; @
ette; aud the share OF each Of s wa, two bnnsI u
rauiiaer and RoSscau toldy PLAYED their ,a Li;
nhsS aAu' III few minutes, they each had bCfssn ~
ureu or TWO thousand francs Of winuinps Rcsssa -. -
greatly Indebted AZ the Gale du Roi ana a, ~ 60 as
varieties We tore him, 20 to saw from The hf; - 'es
rouse and, by paving large sqm on account 10 srs
ne" credii ut both OF the cafes Head and co. H. Is.
without cent o; Money in has pocket and i,bon
III 'ie morning IN the evening he vas rich and ,.os
such wonders easily ones head 'S'eel'eu'
The next dav, after leavins the bos,;,.,
alone TO The same gambling house 10 r.k th,
ODD francs Hhch remained me aftsr d;visio, Ahu
m,ns spoil, and won twelve Ioais d'ors /, $500
Hhe a dream The next day a: noon 1 w,s a, -. - 80
place; had taken the precau,ion to b.v :, | sSne
me Tor nearly three months won in ,bi. uav - ~.
less than 4 hundred frans day, and often nrcL ia
sums still continued TO perform m dp,i.s - -. % SCI
Gh' house-suTgeon IN the hospital but was ON m ,
with my looks, leading what called .tsst H., t
'ts Ee Restaurants aud the theatres hay for 49, e.,
lime gold coins Ia MY pc, ke and for stud.S, - @ @
III my secretary. professional gtmber whom h 70
yer seen, stopped me day, about dinner to- T.; 80.
arcat's OF the Palis Royal 'Mousieur' he said II bsue
s.iw mi.
A'o" me To SHAKE hands with you. Ii is imncssit -
fIay with more coed luck and more good serse, ~
N'e% no" 20 stop III my winnings and so often
had the chngrin of playing ouly cusf,sr Of o L ulsu
I"!' now heavily the time hung on nv hands dr-,,r
ne rest OF the day Roulette winnings eIri, III I
oi nmofahties Ia the heart, and nothing moe h,,s
e lpu, s noi sooner eItngui-hes all love of LABOR
h,,si,rss 80 "a .irsV sr.-'eI S"EueinPt OF all
anI greater ohIning for all duty thar these
ees oI a, hoar' "nch oriuue gives you that she NAV
nave Tie pleasure OF despoilitg yOt If them, | snct
only OF the player who wine what 9oull Inv. ~ 90
~ .e payer who loses! In this Intoxicating idlepsss-
fevered ard drqGieted uy constant spr cs ? ~ ~ -,
greater difficulty TO keep within the limited wp,js NJ
PLAYED higher, said | to myself l wepld bsys 80
.irse ,oitne' h.I resolved never stake more az
IT. an zen ioais ors; and during or three dsvs
IHiy Wop some htesn hundred two thousand tsncs =
Then l determined never to stake more AZ a., ,s e
hundred francs aud for two days that system Was 80
pe's'S successful. Although during three months had
hved Ike IN iiOnaifc, and like g.perops :, iI;o;
SiiIi bad IN my safe tor Lad sae) some ninc o "a,
Thousand iraHcs ~ gold or in notes which had won
"gih determined thar would never stake more Than
thousand francs at hrst. Ffom the FIRST tbops,rJ 60
note staked doub.ed-I still won RI. 80 -
s'ranstst turn OF luck took place against me went
nome 70 fet more money. / returned second
ume-a thlrd time; and as I had iryi,,5 -
yeral friends TO d!ue With me that dav srS :. r.
dinner was ordered, / left in my safe only .on,s
louis Cor persuaded that should conquer fortune i,b
courage ana large forces There was no errp con 49,,
lost every time. gamblers idea suggested ,saiS -,
my mind! | visited tnat day every raI5bling. .boHs, ~
Paris and at six o'clock had scarcely enongh money i
~ ''' ''.S uiIAF hlu Oruefed Rich min
ten thousand rancs, and great many castles in the r
I'D tue morning in the evening had not cent no. an
illusion. We gsiy buried at table nav forip,ei al M 90
gambling luck; and the morning awoke. nv bsay,
and my mind free almost glad resume INV psst life os
ator and OF study and TO end that carewor and ,;,a
life Of professional gambler did nc, hes 'aeu u
my nooAs again without teeltg mind wander The
gambler Te9PPeared approached myself bitterly for
nAvns i'eu 10 pay wel-ior having run after nv loat
money! DO Logger laid the blame on fortune. iTnon,rS
ell TO myself even thoughts would copnre ~ 80
teet me- found meats, for the first time in INV its o
zorro" thousand croTns, and notwithstanding INV evs
these thousand ero"ns in single tay Behold sbSer
Tue sale OF skeleton and friendly dinner NAV lead one,
apPy 'hese rude adventures restored me to nv ssnss
three mouths OF dissipation have at least witnessed ,
the madness OF gamblers. have met in these pamblns
houses af'izlus, fathers young men, gray sdisE
functonary." vac PH""e