Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-06-16
THE BROTHERS.
A THRILLING SKETCH.

In 40 the principal banking institutions
Of the chance kind in San Francisco, were
the Bella Union,' 'Verandah,' Mine dc Or
'El Doralo.' Parker House. all situated
about the Plaz. and each employed band
Of music to lessen the tedious hours of that
rainy winter and to drown the noise Of the
iinging gold and silver, and the cursing
eja ;ulations ofthe gamesters. Many sad
scene has taken place within these saloons,
that chilled the blood of the beholders and
is remembered with horror / was once
cirelessly sauntering through one of these
places. My attention was attracted towards
a person who had large piles ofgold before
him; the starting eye halls, the swollen
veins upon his clenchcd hands, told OF
heavy losses mingled EXPLANATIONS ofhor-
rors and contempt would escape him; he
seemed unconscious of all else going around
him his gaze bent upon the cards as if
his life's blood was the stake at issue; and
in this case his last dollar was put within
the dealers bank, when with the frenzy Of
a maniac, he drew lorg dirk knife and
plunghed it up to the hilt into his own
body, and sank corpss upon the table,
y few rude jcers followed the act the body
was removed, and the game went on as
though nothing had happencd-as though
another victim had not been added to the
page of the gamblers damning record or
another soul not gone to its final account.
l learned this much of his history: He
started with large stock of goods, given
him by his father, to sell on commission,
AMI the fathers fortune depended upon a
sure return of the money SO invested but
as usual with young men, he INDUCED il
the full liberty of unbrilled license, and
while the ship stopped at one of the South
American ports he en5endercd the first
seeds OF play but for while after his
arrival the excitement Of trade and the en-
ergy necessary to accomplish successful
issue kept his mind busy. One day, by
appointment, he was to meet a mercantil,
friend at this house, and while waiting fo
his friend. he stakc,l Il few dollars on tn,
morning cards, when the latent disease
sprang into life, and it carried him head
long over the precipice, and ended in th'
tragic manner related
The 'Minede Or was agambling saloon
ituated on Washington street, and oppp
site the 'El Dorado and in '46 was fhj
principal resort of the disbanded soldiers
who had been engaged in the war will
Mexico. Behind one ofthe largest monte
banks in the room sat man who had wor
for himself honorable mention, and an off
cer's commission was given him for hi:
bravery at the sto!ming of Monterey; bu
prcferring the climate of California and its
golden prospects to amore northern home
he embarked for that country at the clio {
Of the war with Mexico, and upon his ar
rival he opened a bank for gambling
The cmigrants came in by thousands, and
few nights after his arrival young mar
enterel his saloon AMI seated himself a
the bank, and stakel various sums upor
the cards until he hal lost nearly all the
money he possessed. Excited with tho
play and mad'lenod by his losses, he ac
cused the dealer of cheating; the deale
replied sharply to the accusation-the Ii,
I passed when the young man struck tht
dealer a severe blow upon the face; ; al
quick as thought the sharp report of pis
tol followed, and the gamblers clothing
was covered with the young mans bloc,
he had shot him through the right breast
The room was soon cleared of the specta
tors present, the doors closed and the medi
cal attendance called in aid of the wound
cd MN. The gambler sat moodily owe
his bank, running the small naonte card
through his fingers, and perhaps thinking
over the deed just perpetrated, when tn
wounded man gave a moan of agony a
the doctors prode reached the bottom c
his wound. The doctor inquired wha
State he was from, and the wounded ma
replied -
From Vermont
The gambler raised his head, for it ha
been long time since he had seen pc,
son from the home of his childh od, all
Vermont being his native State, the mel
mention of its name interested him. Tf
doctor next inquired the name of the plac
where his parents resided, ifhe had any
The wounded man replied -
Montpelier
The gamblersprang to his feet, his limt
trembled, and his face was as pale as dcatl
for Montpelier was the home of his you'll
, and perhaps the wounded man might hay
been playmate in childhood-pcrhaps
schoolmate-ork know his brothers and 81,
ters. He clung convulsively to the tabl
and with contending emotions of rapi
thought. and the weight of the injury I
had inflicted, he could scarcely keep on h
feet. A stimulant was given the wounde
man and he was manentarily receive
from that weakness the body is SO sube,
to after severe wound-when the doctt
, inquired if there was any friend n the eli
he wished sent for.
Yes he replied. My wife-she is
the City Hotel, on the corner of Clay an
= Kerney streets. Tell Mary to hasten for
. am badly hurt
, A man was sent to bring his wife.
Doctor said the gambler, Save tn
mans life and there's my bank and $40
900 in Burgoyne's-you shall have
all
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