Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-06-29
THE BROTHERS.


And SO did Mrs. URory.
THE BROTHERS.
In '49, the "banhlng institutions of the
chance kind, in San francisco. were the
Bella Union, Verandah, Nine de Orc,
Eldorabo, and Parker House, all sltuat.
ed above the Plaza, and each employed
a band Of music to lesson the tedious
hours oil that rainy wiGter, and TO drown
the Eolse OF JlnglIng gold and silver, and
the cursng eJaclations OF the gamesters
Many sad scene had laken place with
IN those saloons tha, chilled the blood Of
the beho!deis, aud Is remembered " l,h
horror. | was once careIessly saun,lng
through one of these places. Ny atieB.
tlon was attracted towards person who
had large piles Of gold b tore him; the
starting eyetalls. the swollen VEINS upon
his forehead, The cold swelt upon his face
and clenched hands, told of heavy .osses
mingled exciamatIons OF horror aud con-
tempt would escape him, and he seemed
UNCONSCIOUS oi all else going on around
hun; his gaze bent upon the cards as If
his l,te's blood was the stake at ISSUE;
and IN this case his last dollar was placed
within ine dealers bank, when, with the
frenzy OF maniac, he drew long dirk
knife aud plunged It up 10 the hllt into
hts own body, and sank corpse upon
the table. \ few rude jeers followed
the act; the body was removed, and the
game went OH as though nothing had
happened as though another victim had
not been added to the page Of the gam.
bler's dannlng record, or another soul
had not gone 10 It's hna., account,
learned this much OF his history
He started with u large stock OF goods,
given him by his father to sell on CON.
mission, and the fathers fortune depend
ed upon sure return Of the money SO
invested; but, as usual with young men,
he indug ged in the full liberty OF unbrldl'
ed llcense. and while the ship stopped at
one OF The South American ports he en-
! gendered the first seeds of play; but
for While after his arrival the excite
ment Of trade, and the energy neces sary
to accomplish successful issue, kept
h mind busy One day, by ppon men'.
he was to meet a mercantile friend a,
his house, and while waiting for his
friend, he sraked few dollars on the
turning cards, when the latent disease
sprang into life, and i, carried hun head
long over the precpice and ended IN the
tragic manner related.
The Mine de Oro" was cambI,nu
saloon, situated on Washington Street,
and Il Dorado aud IN 10 i, was the
principal resort Of the dIsbanded soldiers
oil the California regiments, and also the
soldiers who had been engaged III the
war with Mexico Behind one of the
'flsrgest monte banks in the room sat a
man who had won for himself honorable
mention, aud an officers commission was
gwen HIM for his bravery at the storming
OF Monterey; but prelerrlng the climate
OF California and It's prospects to more
northern home, he embarked to tina,
country al the close of the war with Mexi.
CO, and upon hisarrval he opened bank
for gambling. The em,grants came il,
by thousands, and few nights after hi.
arrival Young man entered this saloos,
and seated himself at the bank, aud s,ak.
ed various sums upon the cards until
he had lost nearly all the money he
possessed. Excited with the play, and
maddened by his losses, he accused the
dealer OF cheating; the dealer replied
sharply to the accusa,ion-the lie pass
> ed when the young man struck the dealer
severe blow upon his face; as quick a.
thought the sharp report of pistol follow
ed and the gamblers clothing was cover
ed with the young mans blood-he had
been shot throug h the righ. breast. The
room was soon cleared Of the spectator.
present, the doors closed and medica
attendance called in aid of the wounded
man. The gambler sa, moodily owe,
his bank. running the small monte card,
through his fingers, and perhaps thinking
over the deed Just perpetrated, when the
wounded man gave moan of agony a,
the doctors probe reached the bottom o
his wound, The doctor inquired wha
State he was from, aad the wounded
man replied -
vermont"
The gambler raised his head for j. had
been long time since he had seen a
person from the home of his childhood
and Vermont being his native State, the
mere men,ion Of its name interested him.
The doctor next inquired the name Of the
place where bis parents resided, ifhe hao
any The wounded man replied
Montpelier"