Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-11-28
GAMBLING IN THE NATIONAL METROPOLIS.

several years 10 the Nstionsl Metropolis, aided
~ some accidental youthful associations and
rscoIIectioDs, has rendered the writer OF this
soneEhat familiar with the career OF the oe-
ceased individual, and others Who were asso-
ciatsd with hin and, By way or warning 70
frv re hazard OF cards, and other gambling
nsrsphernaiiz, FOR the purpose OF acquiring
thoss fsvors Of fortune which the Creator IN
tended should be gained only D. = the sweat Of
The brow We will give a few facts and Incl
dents to the public.
me proprietor Of this frst-class gansiing
hell. was a native OF Virginia, and. without
doubt. was a descendant Of one OF the brsf
fzmiliess Of the Old Dominica Many OF Dis
relatives bad fIled important public positions,
snd the name he bore Is one Of the most honor
ed in that STATE. which claims TO be The mother
Of great men. In early life, the individual, who
sfterusrd gained such a widespread not0riety,
entered upon business with far prospects de
was well educated, and possessed natural tai
ents Of no mean order. But mistoTtnue over
tosk hin. and be was reduced to comparative
novsrtv. His friends offered to assist hin, But
be refused their preferred aid, and removed
from bis Virginia home to Washington, where
be embarked sn bis remaining fortune IN sreg-
Mar gambling house.
From he day that be opened bis establish
nent fortune favored him, and in a few years
be was able TO count his wealth BY hundreds
Of Thousands. As soon as be considered him
self /" a rich man. to quote his own Eords, DC
settled a fortune upon hls wife, (Wbo was an
accomplished lady, but rather too "fsst" to
suit American t0a,) and this fortune he sacred
IL regarded as her oWn-permittnE her 10
sDend the income arising from II as she Pleased
and never, in the slightest degree, interfering
with her schemes Of pleasure or bensvolsnee
The lady was not slow to take advantage OF
such prodigsl kindness Her house was slab-
oratelv furnished. The richest paintings
adorned its walls, and the Tsrest articles Of
ueTfa and bJoEiry net the VISITORS gaze At
every step. Here, in this paiatisl residence
she received her guests, among whom might
be numbered many Of the most exalted aEd
gifted in the land. In fact, she was the Lady
Blsssington OF our country; and she filed the
difficult position she occupied position
which kept her almost constantly before the
public-with q grace and ease which gained
the applause Of all who knew her.
Hst wit was as quick and as sharp as that
Of the illastrious English beauty 10 whom we
have compared her. A trisf anecdOte viii
illustrate this One sumner she was spending
a season at a fashionable watering place,
where her v~iFaeity, the spIeBdOr Of her toilet,
and the msgnifceuce Of her equipsge gained
her the admiration Of all the men, and, we
must confess II, the envy Of all The women
The latter set their heads together, and con
cluded to "cut . her because her husband was
& gambler. HE resolutioa vas RICHLY car
risd out, and our heroine found 0niy cold
glsnces from Ter 0wn sex when she entered
the public p~sTlors. One day this i~nciTility
amounted to absolute rudeness, and The victim
Of it retOrted BY saying: Ladies, the DIFF
ference between your husbands aud nine is not
20 great after all. It lie only this: Your has
bands gamble and lose money, while nine wins
it,
But re are neglecting the hero to admiEe bic
wife. Let us return 10 him Afterbe had Sc
cured the fortune to bis wife, be embarked still
deeper in the business be followed. Every
season found bin at the Southern races, ana
no man could bet higher on the results thaa
be. He also opened a gambling house IN Bal
uuOre, and ore N NeI YORK AID ike the
great Crockford, Of London, he was to be seen
wherever there was money to be risked sud
Won or course there were occasions when
fortune deserted him, and one Of these occurred
II New Orleans a few years ago. The great
races was coming Of, and be had BET ali the
money he had on a certain horse. His fsvO-
rite was defeated, and be found himself
"brOke-D His credit was good, and be might
readily have borrowed alnost any sum, but BIS
pride was too great 10 permit him to ackBOWi-
edge bis concitisn. he wrote 20 his wife, tell
ing her all, aRd in reply be received a check
for ten thousand dollars, with which be soon
regsined the favor Of the fckis goddess, AMI
returned home with bis Losses more than re-
covered.
HIS e~quipsgs in Washington was f~auleess
Everything about II, from the liverisd servant
70 tie e0b-Ws5 like harness upon the beauti-
ful matched boEses, was in most exquisite
taste. In pers9nai appearance be was Equally
uneXceptionsbis. Above the medium size OF
a portlY appearance; nsstiy, but not slowly
dressed be looked The Very Personiheati'n OF a
comfortable and benevolent gentleman. And
be was kind hearted or at least many Of his
acts were Of such a nature that 10 one could
doubt the motive that prompted them. OF his
public charities We need not speak, because
they may have been thrown out to h0odA ink
the world, but there are ether incidents, one
Of which We shall relate.
Young gentleman VINO had cone 10 Wash
ingtou to secure a government sItuatlOns visit
ed hIs establishment, and IN = short time lost
about q hundred dollars, all the money be bad,
At a faro table. When his last dollar was
gone, the misery Of his condition burst full
upon hin. Far from hons and among total
strangers, with the prospect before him OF be-
ing compelled 70 wait weeks for bis promised
situation, and entirely destitute Of means, be
was reduced almost to despair. he went %
The sidebosrd, swallowed 4 large drink Of
brandy, and then left the room. II an ante
chamber he net the proprietor Of the house,
who kindly sccosted him but the victim en-
desvorsd to pass out without making any re-
ply. Sir" said the proprietor, 81 wish to
speak with you Just one moment. have been
watching you closely during the evening, and l
have seen you lose your last dollar. From the
manner il which yon played, / know you are
inexperienced. Here is the amount you lost
take il, and with it tsks ny advice to never
bet again. You are welcome 70 come here
when you please, but do not play. You are
- a. - l. i
not ruin them all By becoming a gambler
Thus far We have given TIE bright side only
Of tlis history. We must now glance at the
reverse Of The picture.
A few years ago, a man well known In this
Safe, became e partner. 70 q limited extent, in
this gsmbiing-houss. His connection with il
was Of such a nature that be superintendent tie
entire establishment, and made himself Esner-
ally agreeable 70 all visitors. AZ the tine he
entered IL be had a wife who was everything
that a woman ought to be-kind, devoted, reli-
gi0us-and a family Of several sons. II less
thsn q year after tie husband and father be-
sam the superintendent OF 4 g~smbling-helI. /
the mother died Of q broken heart. A son "a /
noble young man, who clung to his mother untl
she died) quickly followed her; a second son
soon became an outesst and a Vsgabond and
the third was convicted Of q high erime, and 10
nov serving a term n the peniteHtiary. The
A-=L@A 1AAANNAA N0AA AE1A40HEA VI DLN HLEaA ana i
mental powers with drink, and died 10 a mad
house. Such was the career Of one gambler
and the fate Of bis 1retebed family.
Another nan, also a native Of this STATE. be-
came connected with the sane establishment
at the time that the Individual, whose sad fate
we have gust sketcbed, entered II. This man
was what is known in gamblers psrIsuce az
"desler." De was connected with q family
whose name Is familiar 10 almost every Penn
sylFanisn- on account Of their shining sbiiftfe o.
and thsir prominence as politicians Like bis
progenitors, be, too, was highly gifted bv ma
ture, and had received a finished educsfion
10 personal appearance, be was a perfect model
Of beauty. Slight and gracefully formed wifb
a complexion pure as alsbaster raven hair.
and eyes like an eagle, be was a picture which
once seen could never be forgotten. The a.
eiety which gathered around him in he gsm
biiug be lllured him downward, aud in less Than
two years after be entered it, be died with tie
mania q p0ta.
Instances Of this kind might be multinIi.5
to any extent, but enough have been given and
we must hurry our sketch to a close. n ms
not be understood that none but the deprsveS
vicious visited this magnificent estsbIsb
msnt. On the contrary, il was the fsvorjte
resort Of many Of the creme de Ia creme Of Wash
iDgtOB society-Senators, members Of Con
gress, Foreign Ministers, Distinguished poIit-
and men Of leisure and means, were its
habitues. Ehe most brilliant sallies Of vii
were often beard at the sumptuous supper ia
bic, a7d ths affairs Of the world were discussed
on the msgoiheent sofas Of the reception room
A ribsld jest or an oath was rarely heard. The
servants entered and retired noiselessly, and
the soft carpets gave back no echo TO the hesv.
iest footstep, Over and around all there seemed
to hang
a seIs' Of mystery whieA the spirited dlutsd -
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aon' 70 be sure Who wouldn't Be rich if they
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ute and we'll tell you. Send and \ or V ar
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