, 1864-05-29
FIGHTING THE TIGER.
Description Of the animal aud his Keeper,
VIXEN and BY Thonf s'Faro:' was In.
yented-.-lIow The. Game Is Played---
The Chances Of Snecess--E11rets
How to Rcplenlsh HArem.

1hofe OF our untoph1sticated readers who think
Chicago second Garden OF Eden-a place I'M
tifnl dowere-who imagine our tsreets The abiding
places Of vtrtuc, AID The localities Theee Ltety,
peace and plenty most do abound, viii cry aloud
G on y hs P Is bsyy bSy 1sfd ri the x
chests and drawers aud bring out from loneiorgot.
ten se hiding places rusty OLD mu,Iets ana fsrce
and pFine shtnk,us Il s5e inaaeeaee q tssi1 iSae
heart. 70 te prepared for the possible contingency
q the tigers obtaining the mastery. Sta NOT,
ha1s no 4cd 6a: esos.s Is ,ss
great city to enter ful1y into the subtle and
e. The sas sx5
ccLntIy cousin. unIer the mistaken Impression
that I've tie aud otter Wild beasts Of he forest,
are allowed TO roam At will. as il In thsir native
1ungles, tn the streets Of ChlcaEoi
The "TIgern that foC.i.hcth in great cities liz
noi The counterpart Of the Wild be.et OF Ephcsus,
aadet M ssf
nultitudes. 1t f. not re!ated to the sea lioa nor
were its honce eux up with thote Of tho zeu:lo-
IL noEo 9! 1Evae III Il fearful crntsure, never
seeless. HE coat il shining aud :oldea, ,aad his
eye has q strange ctcam " ich ftscinatee while
.catty'' henst. and his touch ,c more deadly than
The torch oEthe lere1. Wherever he laTs his paw
II Is moral and eocial death, Tha tcndoE plant
tlasts and wlthert At the first breath OF the burn
Ing siroeco, but not more surely than do The mo.
!als ana inner :;c Of man At the ap2sosca Of the
"ACer"
Xou nay hsht bin with dogs and guns If you
Til but the g7uwl Of the one and the saarp sting
Tie ''T;gcr'sN hidois a cost Of mai. nom which
tullets glance barc,lcssly, II they do not ,ke the
boomerang Of the indian, return to plague tho IN
We have. deae1ibed the .'tigez," now let ua
yo:ns msp standias on N The eorneT OF t q
CarE and Randolph streets, ,erfauged in all the cpyy
Of glossy brond eicth and pnk cravat watching il.
aha; n sa s' Z IL y keeper &C. e
Bis Eards arc as white as the lilly, his face Is
adorned with coal -blaek naoustache, his eyes are
nj a5 sass 5s.E E,ss o1ss
their c"untenanccs Ike rays Of sunsh.ne through
ae souas and they 60 on taeis WAY 1etolcrn; and
the nice looking man On the corner"
ancient origin, Like al ihe ats and sciences, It
osn. eas esd atel sad tse e
kanEs 0i ,hat tcounsiy-,wtense the name common
ly applied 10 The pastime-Faro. The knowledge
teMr sncisnt chap, ne1s noted fo9 his lore rs q
antiquities than bis disaetton, broke down tie
outer Will Of the Pyramids. and disturbed =
ssne So shtea, vers they thousand years itse b.
ed over The tiger" The enbalmers hal iojest-
rzAi.ewesthy detise to transmit their fate TO
pcster1ty, had buried them as ther we're. 1 book
made OF The bark oi the mulberry tree was found
iesnins against The 'able, and contained the !aea
Of The game IN ancient Egyptian hiero:lyphtcs
Mhtch hss been duly transls,ed, ard may be found
y, III fhe 1e;sh ssl s1lnne 81 Egyptian pn
tsetorIy aceountea Tor he osieta Of The gsme snd
| Il may not b amtts to describe the scene of rhe
| The arena upon which the tiger is fought Is an
oolonR table, generally covered with green batze.
EXT e'SsH Tse
principal reason Is that those who '*buck' the tiger
orc uncommon green themselves. This a1sns ie
/ 10 TIE htnss " Egypt stp-e mentioned. fae po.
ice Of the old Egyps.1ns Ttsa not down % Faro"
Ass 1sIo the Police e more modssa times:
This y Sow The ufer Is fought In this comnu-
around he taele covered With green rl3:6 ror the
reason given above. The keeper Il called the
he may, At Iii option. sci my nam6g % ot staSes, %
which are usually limited In accordance with the
capital Of Tho banker. The dealer, with aa array
and taa takes bis ee1t It TIC ccasre Of shs taois
with Thirteen ta1de, representing complete pacz,
AE1ed to It 1t conye1leat distance to mark d,a-
to plsF, ,her exchange money for chesks, ane
plsct lbe amount they intend to stake on any cal
upon The table. The dealeE then produces j p4ck
asgnlly in silver bax. t1otn which hs deliberately
tidea them. The banker loses when the cart
eQnal IN points TO that on which the stake Il set
Ep On the Lett Payers have The cha1,es ~ copper
! u they ehoote. whtcn resestes the chances Or tho
c.na. iee ucn1nr ttops between eAeh two cards
wnlic new bets ose being made ~ checks chsnse
from o:e card 70 smother and taat the game pso-
! cccds TO The close Of tho pack when the gang
ends. and each pockess his sa4ns, or payr BID
| 1os.cs. :
TIE chances srs z,togc:hes In t.yor o. the hank,
because It cfcsily has the most capital: It wins
psayers 10 ssake heavier IN the caoEr to recover
back thsn TO support good luck.
But posw wishstaodins these odds arc 70 ks:,,cl,
In tascr otthe bank. multitude Of men fooud
brt nones not their own, in this tieessrous rxnr,
iSo.istl5 fsat:ns Tie tI-sr. More 1nep have hesu
| destroyed. nore wives m31c miserable more iAca-
iles renGerrd destitute, and mora blackfess scs pp
In tta:r carriages BY this internal Eame. thau xoud
! some rIscst of M H:fieaa king hss . tho1s.ud
/ wtvef, and 1t IL tsid that when one totes hea
! teeth becomes nE.y, ffuts, and lectures him b.
He las Invented y sJtteru al eonsaiptiua, fhroash
| MLoeo operation he II cuabled to keep hts harrn
iu4l Notwithstanding teoses are sent TO The foy.
,Rs e. IT, T. h:; =!
IN more draiEed countries.
cB1cAeo REcrrS7s n r11x F1up.-1ettes,, r.
ceived from maube1s Of the 8sth 1liinots yolou
tce1e. informs Us that the army Of which they tom
rart narched on Mcaday laAt in thSec eolrn..
= Of which tho main column started TO mora aroun
the right Of Atlanta. TIE army was pso.tsioue
Tor twc1ty.dayt srd were In tho best Of spirits.
4 WIS said 10 be Shernan's determination to fort
general erSsEtnent- - :
| The following II List Of the casualties In II
! 8 ID espra tho taking OF Rteaea:
! .E;n<G-Ps..r:te .1,ron Anderson, -; serceal