The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-03
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The Rambling Housessof Parts:
Il was dusiTg ifSs the Consulate and the Empire
that the gambling houses Of Parisaw intheir
ahey5Say "a few. of our readers, ottunately,
acan ayesseent those theatres of terribleiahd alb
serbmgs passion, quote the account (which
sBrssy yeron the pro prietorof ofihes sGonstitu-
tionelE giVesof than1s aSs .lss s 4.
- sThe first sdaysof month i found myself
ficher than usual. IStad sole q very. excellent
eskelet0a for twenty francs, and was able to
hiSite two friends to dinner.l Rosseau Zone of,
his school comrades was one ofmy; y;guests.-
He. was anxious to return the dinner: the day
was appointed and the rendezvous was at. six
O'clock, at, the Cafe tdu SRoi. There were but
three of US Rossean, myself, and young
medical student, who was fast dying with a
Eafidping mptieii, which had been brought
olsbg fatiguessip the hot sun during the, revo:.
luton Of july. sAlI of us were epunctual at the
rendezvous. Our host was sad and embarrass.
sed Atlasti he said to US, 4 have invited you
to dine with me; sbuts.n,ys purse-is empty In
this alarming situation, the. 4 young physician
said, 1t is probable that we are both. looking
atme) in the same positionsas Rosseau' He
spoke: the truth. ss ben there but one
thing to be.donesSl,llr go and. borrow, twenty
francs from The keeper of theicafe.,,a Idoubted
very much whether he had any credit there ;:
hut he came back with gold piece in his hand.
We started off to dinner, and crossed the gar
den Of the Palais Royal sSupposes#e go up,
stairs ssaid one efus, and risk at the rougeet-
noir half Of onrs fortune say ten francsg The
proposal was unanimously 7 accepted. Rosseau
was sent of to, sour. fortune. He. soon sre-.
tdrned5-he had lost. Dur position became a
bad one; but we soon Saftermet, feeling all the
pleasures Of hope one of our comrades, the tall
Gauithier, q charming young fellow, and the.
sonof gfammarian. We told him. our, story
Unfortunately he could add to our purse only
threesffancs and "a hall, and he gave Ito un-
derstands sby q. gesture, that. his. watch was at
thePagnbrek e soos induced our new
comrade i1 MIST ostnne 10 club shiss money with
ours, and to 60 and rriskst thirteen and half
francs 1.-The rapid chances sof the roulette
Our player did not return, it was past seven
o'clock; and the question shortly became ,whe.
theI we should dine or sSnots ,sAt length our
friend appeared, and showed us sixty francs.
We gayly went to Nevodf's for our dinner,
scarcely know why, but We alI,resolyed to dine
yeryseconomically. ssTss =, ~ i
~ eknew notwhat.else tosdo but to return
toasgambling house. Our friend Gaulthier
was cbarged to playlall that remained in our
common purse,' thirty-fye frahcsJ amt -r-v
Wonld share our earnings Ina very few, min
utea GaaIshier a s
ousette; and the share: OF each Of US was two
hundred francs. Gaulthier and Rosseau bold: |
~: played their two hundred francs, and, in
few minutes, they each had fifteen hundred or
two thousand francs of winnings. Rosseau
wa was greatly indebted at the Cafe ;du Roi, and
.at the Cafe. des Varieties. Wetore hin, soto
say, from the gambling house, and, by paying
large sun. on account, he opened q new credit
at both Of the cafes. Head and ears in debt,
without a cent Of, money in his pocket, and
without credit i the morning, in the. evening
haessWas c5nd estee Such hwonders east
lyturn one s head. 3. 1850 =: =
rrhe next day, after leaving the hospital, |
returned alone fo the same gambling house, to
! risk the hundred and odd francs ,whichsremaln-
!: ed to sms, after the diyisionSof the evenings
spoil, and II won some twelve lonis d'ors. 1t
seemed like d dream! The next day at noon
was at the same place; I had taken the pre-:
caution to- have it retained for me. For nearly
three months / won in this way never less than.
+ Hnnddfea francs a. day, and often much larger
suns 81 still continued to. perform, my duties,
as an assistant house surgeon in the hospital;
but Fwas aii ill terms with my books, leading
what IS He'd q fast. life frequentipg the res
! S.tadraRts and the theatres having for, the first
gt;;Sna s1ol coins in nv pocket and fora stu