Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-06-14
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A writer in the San Francisco Golden Era,
gives the history Of certain wooden bull
ding. near the corner Of Washington and
Stockton streets, built in l849, and makes
the following startling developments about
its former proprietor:
As we before said, the individual who
built that house was by profession gam
bier, bY the name Of Il. His faith
er was member of the Massachusetts, Leg
islature for many years, and in 1916 remov-
ed to Natchez, at the request Of number
of relatives who resided near that city.
AT this time young H was eighteen
years Of age, and an only child. Here,
keeping the company of the reckless and
dissipated characters for which Natchez was
at that time notorious, he plunged into eve
ry species Of vice, and soon became irreyo-
cably welded to gaming.
His father, upon learning the danger which
threatened him in the city, sent him to live
with an urcle, who resided a few miles in
the country, that he might not be subject to
the temptations that surrounded him in the
city, hoping by so doing to wean him from
the life Of dissipation and vice into which he
waF fast yerging.
lie remained in his unce's family, where
he was treated with the affection of a son for
six months, when dishonoring his cousin the
only daughter of his uncle, he left for New
Orleans, and in six months from the time he
landed there, he was confirmed gambler
Ills cousin Lucy, whom he had SO deeply
wronged, shortly after became a mother,
which was a severe blow to her parents, as
we'll as the father of young H. The
child did not live, however, and Lucy una
$ ble to remain longer in the presence Of hei
= parents, whom she had rendered forever
q hear-broken, at the desire of young H
left the house of her childhood, and joined
him in New Orleans. Here they remained
until the spring of lS49, by which time
a H had become pro6cienta at gambling
He now concluded to try his fortune in Cal
/. fornia, and after much persuasion on tn,
e part Of Lucy, he at length assented to he
B accompanying him.
They arrived at San Francisco in May o
that year, and turning his attention to hi
). profession, we find young b, at tn,
end of three months, with means sufficient t
!. build the house which we have mentioned
q Into this house he removed Lucy, where 70
q some time they lived together with as muc
n happiness as their social condition would ad
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v rapidly than he had won it; and by degree
. he lost every dollar, his house at length 6t
~ ~ inc taken to pay gambling debt. He bt
IN came desperate and began to abuse and IL
w. treat his already wretched cousin and MI
y" tress, not knowing on whom else to vent
W ~ rage in his misfortunes; aud in drunk'
w hour he offered to sell her for small sum
VI ready cash to a gambling companion.
III gainst such an act she at first pleaded WI
" fearful eyes; but finding that unavallll
Hi a' she at length Indignantly refused, where'
"in W, on he struck her TO the floor with stick
III wood, where he left her for dead; then 10
y inc the door, he fled to the mines.
''ne blow did not kill her. and she recover
.nI .e finding herself without money, without trle
''na and without home.
ear Lucy is now living on Washington str
pre- leading a life of infamy, forced upon her
IS' "a the villainy of relative. The rose OF ne
oIGr and happiness has faded from her cheek,
ne ne a raw Of hope beams in her eye, and slcI
Igeu inc despair sits upon that face which
,I;s 5ne bloomed with joyful innocence.
pllSs WIS And where is her destroyer! we
'ung tell you. Finding that gambling did
car car pay, he turned his attention to poIIucs'
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