Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-08-13
From the Chicago Democrat, July 2Gth.
Gambling in Chicago.

bers cuMUuS scene WAS transporting in the
inner apartment of one of the most iuShionn.
hle aud wcll-known faro banks in this city.
The parties present were not numerous. At
one side of the table, and at the right Of the
dealer, sat u certain we'll known kentucky
gentleman, now resident OF this city, and
very popular aS-au ouctiouccr Opposite to
him. were THO clerks from dry Goods stores
on Lake street. At the foot OF tho table
were three young gentlemen connected with
certain of our city banks, and four proics-
sionnl fancy men. Tie game commenced ut
O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t was now past
Jo'cIock III the morning aud the contest was
kept up with undiinishcd vigor. Fortune
carly liz the evening had declared for the
gentleman on the right Of the dealer; and
although occasionally luck deserted him, it
again and again returned, until his winnings
were enormous
+ Ilc hnd' mp tn this time wun $4,000 The
perSpiration stood III beaded drops upon the
brows of the young men. md rs they nervous
~ laid down their counters ON the squares.
their hands shook with am emotion thcvcould
not conceal Even tie procticcd coolncss of
the professional gamblers deserted them, and
they gnnwcd their lips in undSguiscd ankle.
ty. The Kentucky gentleman suddenly laid
down checks to The amount Of Sc 600, aud as
the dealer began to draw out the cards from
tue silver box in which they lie. left the table
and walked to the sidcboard. The cards arc
dealt and the 1000 are lost. This reduces
the winning of the Colonel to Sl2,00 A
temporary cessation OF the game takes place.
y hasty supper is taken; the Colonel propo-
scs t0 play no moro. The Othcrs object they
are firm in the belief that luck has changed,
and that they will win their losses back
again. The Colonel Consents and the game
is resumed. 1t is now five o'cfuck. D.v has
IN Al IL, 4. Al.
apartment keep ont The Strengthening ijaht.
The young men consult among themselves
The Colonel has won 1000 again. He is now
winner to thc-tunc Of Sl4.000. Thov have
$4,000 between them. They put heir funds
together, place it in the hands of one Of their
numLcr, and direct him to play until he loses
it all, or until lc wins back what they have
already lost
The game goes on. The Colonel wins
Sl0OO-thcn loses $1,000. lTopo springs
again in the breasts of the young men. Their
representative makes hct of $1,000. The
company gather around with desperate in
terest The cards fall from the box-thcy
lose! 1hcr funds arc reduced to $1,000
tOr they have lost some to the band, beside
that paid the Colonel. And now their agent
bets more cautiously first 81 900 then $500.
lie losos steadily. His las; $500 is reached.
lie is pale rs death lis pallor is reflected in
tho faces Of his comrades. He places then
his last stake on the cloth. The Colonel
doubles it upon tho opposite color. The
dealer hcSitntcs-but oniy for n momcut.-
The cards are dcalt--the Colonel wins-thc
5000 is showed over to him and 5000 more
from the bank-and q play is over. The
Colonel rises with $4,000 winnings in his
pocket. The others leave the table. having
lost nearly that sum---the bank itself comiug
out nearly even.
The next day the fortunate Colcncl settled
S2S,OO0 upon his wife. and swore of from
the gambling hells. Whether he will keep
his words remains to be seen.
What the young gentleman did, who in
one night lost S2S, 900 remains To be seen.
But can SOS, 900 be lost at n single sitting
at such work as this, by such men as these
without serious consequences The scene
VIC hove related actually did occur. There
arc plenty Of men who will read these lines,
who will know how true it is. Is commu-
nifty in a healthy condition where such things
occur?
There arc nearly dozen gambling rooms
in this city, kept in first rate style, and do
ing II business like this every night Their
location is well kuown-- they arc to be easily
found. The police have orders not to disturb
them, and they flourish like green bay
tree.
y MoDEL OBrrUARY.-ln some partsof
Germany it was formerly (and still may
bc) the custom to announce Deaths in some
thing like this style: "Died, Schon
Schmidt. His afflicted widow still carries
on the grocery business at the old stand,
where she has a choice assortment of sugar.
tea, coffee, fish, &c.
Animprovcmcnt upon this is the follow
ing, which advcrtises young lady and
Sl50,000. 1t appears in the obituary re-
cord of New York paper:
"Dicd in this city, suddenly, on Thurs
day morningo July Ia, ats o'clock, Lcidai
ID. Lockwood, formerly of Chesapeake,
Maryland, leaving all her property (Sl50,-
000) to hcr,ncicc, Miss Sarah h. Lock
wood"
NAPoLEoN AND C.tTllohIc SYMPATHY.
a New York correspondent writes {" The
Catholicism our city, who have been abus-
ing Napoleon all along, worse than any
sacriligious thief was ever abused before,
meall aghust They cannot comprehend
tho new move this bestowing temporal
honors upon the Pope far beyond what he
had any reason to expect. There are
TWO nuuutSu| iuinluHN VI. HStiLuOlitn ib IhC
world. IIus not Napoleon lnado o moral
conquest of the entire Catholic world? He
has"
LiFE's TRIALs ARE BLEssISoS.-- -MisfOr-
tuucs arc like thunder and stormy clouds
in the. distance they appear black, but when
over your heads they arc scarcely gray. AS
bad dreams denote an agreeable future, SO
viii It be with the often painfu! dream of
-. - L.. ,Nosf@ n r,,p .t,U,,,. G. liz.