, 1866-12-09
THE GAMNLERS.


Tho sale Of The personal property Of the Trus-
sell estate On Friday, md the prices brought a.
compared With the totrsksic Fal0ot, saay welf BE-
matter Of Comment With rejecting people. George
tse 1s r. I'd
aoclal attractions and ''baslness integrity p1eTa-
lett in men Of his profession, he was re-
gtdsd y b. n,
ample was worthy o1 all cnulat'o1-aot BY them
selsee, bat By ths world M Ct la,gg Il ~ owing
% tss f;et and that of hs s1aslcai death st t!is
s ssn ss ~ Us 50 ssssJ soaee, Ior Si Il hs
death, ~ in bis life, has lie not lelt legacy ol
rt'nie:ous influence 10 he comnuni,y' 4ts in
dnehee Of bis profession. or those who
lcesed so ahe sa1e Of his effects.
muneJ came from. and how few Of them earned +,
II An honctt anu reputable narnert Wi.A 4 gan
bier money In nolhing un}ess 1t brings him per
:.nev. inc! spp:,e o. PISS lon. Wien is own seiasd
DC rest of sae world. q i.nehs i i.s nissIise
exception, ~hese ars his ftiends xho'nasaiiy an5
lsaiss Lii ,Etnes: Yrs George Tfuste1
,ns man "a to hsrs ss,.sr'a h" paEs
TO procure her hail! Mollie TruseeI was al one
tirae Il y alle9td, Al. most sntl9ate friend and
him bu, there seems not spark Of sympathy f,r
her from those who eagerly paid double its value
!or an{ memeuto Of ono whom she loved more
IL 1Se 1 o;nefui % influence o. the gamblers Of hi,
city II only tccond to thAt Of the houses Of III.
moving in he h.sf circles of society. vas found
TO he an intimate asaociate Ut tic most dcs-
pe.ste gamblers ta oar midat-a fset which wss
tsemseisct 10 Se Fl. lntiste @ seauansannees.
Hilhln The ras' three months, young man who
Was receiving ltl'esai ea!ary, en- zzed E 10 Of
s,11rA Err NAh& ~ kSHr1r
contracted al ore of he cambliae bells ia Ibis
caJ. But few inss2uccs Of the seductive tsmpta-
,ons e. 70 c,; 'a'; snsndesa b. gs%e5s ever
young men a-c mi "!oped In, through thoir 20
gho asu ~, 49, aaS 81 ess1ea ;hex VIZ en tnose
.Ssit HI. .isa.siens % :na @ ,heii i noF.l @ Si stsad-
Brt The ailurtng haunts they seereuy vlstt hare
mat1ofd attractions 10 them not least Of which Il
Tue hazard ofcxposrre lncurrcd In au evil hour
money Than they can replace from Their sala.1es.
Tie debt WAS e catcd In houss Of excitement at
the gaming table, when 10 have abruptly lelt their
friends would have seemed weak and unu1anfy.
eas ns saad 9 dsoneR R.'fs
b II :;
upon gamblers, and point plainIy to taeit ad-
II Is resisted, but II Ia.& taey fall.
The gamblers Of. this dty5uniortunat II. I'LL far
below The ma1k in Initiating the better qualities
Of he "u,astfr'' I; orcc Ira.tcll. ManT Of them
not content with 1ecctnG men naturally inclined
to Be hnCcet, Of their money, dill THAR putncs
With the rents received from Women ~hopay
them most cxorbllant prscte f3r tooms and buld
ings 10 <erre another branch Of the Devils inter.
etis. From two 10 dse 1iaoes the ususi price 0!
i@nto INTO tie lands II ttei1 me-e,less i.nd.oTds,
that they may css.J on thetr Vie traffic. Tsetr
authorities, ard they ere hned rs, t50 or $t1o.
t.ablc 10 pay It. they amply for aid to tho gam
h1cFp, who set tns ont Of their troubles BY re-
ceIvtr1 bonus varying from ~ 10 SO, Accord
ing 70 the AMOUNT their sfcttms can possibiy be
made to ohlJzatc themselves TO pay. From the
stsee:, through Monroe and Rardolph street,, to
ltnpe gamblers who were ptuud Of the ac-
4uAIntsncc OF George Trusae1, theFe il only
difference in degree, not IN klnd- All
seek 10 Hive IN the world without honest
lahor. and hare desl Z to nt>ufrc money for tho
stlc purpo.o Of Srattyn2 their Individual pleas
nsc+. A love VI ant INC for its own sake. =
respect tor The honor Of women. OF AZ unalloyed
fIeudship In The beg, Of atyesstt,, neseE enarae'
eel. The shining light amonE them, possessed my
they could not have bean pr. e.e1red Ia tone sub.
h.2ntIA! shape 10 have been drposed OF to bis ST.
ilci friends at III. sale F;iday, the most
nsefc1 souvenir when could have been left them
the demsnd for them had been At I'll tn prooor.
tlur 10 the want. VIC might hope fos q very
marked reform In Ibis class u1 leeches upoS
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