Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-15
SCENES IN TIE GERMAN HELLs.


noon, until midnight We need not explain that she'll
gambling table, While sitting our foreign 6les,
few days ago, We came upon the following description
Of in these gaming houses which We read with
interest We have translated them, with the hope our
readers may find something Of the pleasure their Perus
afforded US
The curiosity of the day at Wiesbaden Is Prussian
Baron, who has 80 far 400 OO0 at the trents ct
gtaraHs table. I begin by telling you who this lucky
gambler is. No gambler, he to Wiesbaden intend
ing to spend month here merely for the sake Of far
nens aud fresh air. and his purse contained only sO00f
He began to play to kill time nothing else, and his
'luck" has not abandoned him single time. He has
no:-beng an extremely webred gentleman-thought
proper to turn his back her while she courtesy
ing and smiling at him. He has an odd whin. He in
sists upon being paid in double gold Frederics he
fuses TO accept bank notes Every day he sends the
greater part of bis earnings to Prussia and keeps
by him only 90 000 to meet any accident can hear
attentive and mountaineering gamblers ask in chorus,
what is his system? reply, he has system without
rhyme or reason. don't believe he has one; he ia
nothing but lucky gambler, that's ALL During the day
he hires man to note the lucky eoups. He only plays
the three last tdiles OF the evening confused man
ner followed BY holy silence, announces his arrival
An opera audience not more attentive nor more prone
to admiration when Tamberck gets ready TO sing his
"ut fat" The Baron lays down 0O0f. on color and
saws Seven forms to the mass After the seven or-
ms have been lost be Gays Twenty forms to the
MACS" He changes the color on which be places his
stake and gays in the phlematic voice: "Al to
the mass" He dl1dys wins his great stake This seems
ike joke doesn't il Nevertheless, the same joke has
been cracked every day uninterruptedy for the last
month
Another lion of Wiesbaden who, In his way, is no.
wise inferior to the former is Russian noblemsn he
is phlemac, methodical, silent gambler DE would
look upon himself dshonored II he touched vile
trash" With his white hand or even with his gloves lie
walks in steady regular measured step, holding before
him long with gold top, which he carries as
priest carries the pyx holding the consecrated wafer
The manager OF the he suspenda in his favor the rule
which forbds all persons from bringing sticks into the
gambling hall The Russian goes to the rsnte ct qua.
p,nts table stands by it. and says: "Fyeand twenty
double gold Fredericks 10 the rouge" He oses Then
he s,ys Fifty gold double Fredercks 10 the rouge
| He loses again. Thereupon he says: 'Une hundred
gold double Fredericks TO the rouge" Again be loses
He them with odd sandroid gives hs cane 10 the mrs
ter OF the table who the gold top shakes the
stick which is hollow and lets fall the table before
the Russian one hundred and gold double Frede
rcks screws the gold top, and gives the stick back
TO The Russian. As IS this ceremony Is ended
the Russian, without saying single word while he IS at
the table walks OF as mi estoaly ss he came. As
have never seen this Russian win one sugle time, can
not tell you what would take place in this event. May
be- TO meet this hypothesis, the manager OF the "hel
has laid in stock OF hollow filed with gold dou
bic Fredtricks; but assure you that up to the
present time he has done nothing except to carry of his
own cane.
One Of our acquaintance was looking on the gamblers
to.her day. After coup two persons affirmed with equ,
| yiyacity 81 put Horiu on number 36"-the number
lich had lust come Our acquaintance, addressing
the PLAYER who was mistaken, said Z" you
sir your neighbor placed the form on No. &c." The
other replied There Is no use for me to assert the con-
trary; you are confederaes Oar acquaintance coldy
sad That's an accusation you shall pay dearly enough"
and thereupon he quilted the room In few moments
afterwards two friends OF Acquaintance went up TO
the man who disputed about the orn and said TO him
'Sr you have insuted gentleman. His honor Is as
suredy above insulting inenusuon but honor must
be satisfied Will you he good enough TO introduce US
TO your seconds that may come 10 understanding
with them about the hour and conditions Of meeting
YOU have made absolutely necessary" Cornered in
this way the gambler assumed the tone and gesture Of
stage "s,her" when be is about 10 mouth Of his
m yet effective bursts he said "GeDtemen, this is
the first lime in my lie ever played, and now per-
ceve alas late, whittier this guilty passion can lead
one il prompts you say thousand things you would
n ot cooliy say for the world. Gentlemen" with
trt mulous voice. have wife aud children adore,
gray haired mother who has support under Heaven
but me- Well, gentlemen, swear to you, upon
the head Of these cherished creatures The made pause
raised his right hand solemnly to heayen) swear
q YOU shsll never no. never risk another d,rn ct
gaming table ! have received a painful lesson,
do not complain of it, gentlemen, accept II, for il is
deserved" The fellow spoke 30 earnestly, with such
drni6ed voice with such frankness with so much
greet our az laatances seconds declared themselves sat
fed and withdrew, tears standing in their eyes. The
next day they saw the same fellow gambling hard
he coad, evidently protested gamester.
Do you know whas 10 the meaning OF "Dilker UP Of
strsgglera," in gamblers slang shall tell yoG The
picker up OF susgglsrs" examines attenyey all play
ers Then gold coin is forgotten by gambler, and
dubbed several times by the bank, the "pcker up OF
sraggleIs" ndrriss The mass and assiit. "sTaggers"
are usually formed after refd Of tren's which iu
prisons the masses. The inexperienced player, seeing
the crouper's rake change the position OF the coins
thinks be has o4i and he leaves the table STagglers"
are found too where those who plv upon several chas
css in slFtenty forget one side. You know now what
" picker up Of strs ggorsP ,eaEs ald eau tell you my
DRY: Russian, who was playing large sums, held in
his Rand several bank for thousand francs EACH
flie four times aud very much fitened One Of these
notes fell on the floor the Rrsan did not observe it
hut picker up Of slragelers," who modesy stalk
u tive ,lucg by the side Of HE opuen neghbor, saw il
an cSed it sth hi cyCs until t fell on the door How
could he get pos session OF III Il would be impudent
to pick up, hO might be observed and denounced 10
the owner Of the winged bIuk note, So he took it
Ito his head to spit apCn it, and TO press his foot hard
upon IT, so as iasen the bank note TO the sole OF his
boot-a not very pOecal operation, but an operation
which was well cole lived and adroty executed. Un'
fortunately his movements were seen and watched by
in-trsde. Il in vain he kept his feet,
aud maintained his right foot the h'or as il i.
glued The spot, he at last obliged in order to
pick up the five franc pieces he had the table, to
bend bis cody forward and raise his foot The second
"gicker.up Of s:rsegers Arcit and rapid &c cat who
watches a nous, took advantage Of this rapid change
Of position gather this bank noe on his brothers shoe
This is not the end of he adventure The rst Of the
two thieves began to think Of quitting his stand to place
his booty Literally BOOTY in security He took every
sort Of precauton lie moved Of dragging bis foo the
Goor aor hi, IKE wounded partridge which tsas the
wing and he kept bis hand his knoe, il he su
ering sudden pain. II took him ten minutes to
ten pacos Bat after this short and most painful walk
hs reached neehborng sofa with the delight Of the
shipwrecked mari who at last enters safe harbor-
You should have his face when, prstendug to Ar
range his boot in manner easier 10 his aa he elt un
der his sole for the Pessare troye The tort be made
suppress scream Of agony must have torn his breast
The adventure Il not end here either You have seen