The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-08-27

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+ ana bosAQn. lssesoa is only playsd ~
old gamblers anpug themselves, and
strangers arc never tempted With e be-
i cause Il requires = high sioerce ~ skin
/ Monte is q pure auindls, IN which tho
victim stands re- chance Al al. aud
none but ''greenyr will evur listen 10
3 proposition 70 play Il The other
/ games 10 ofleF chance u success 20
outsiders but il il very small one IA
proportion % that which the profess
ional gambler has. The skill which
I gamblers acquire from long practice is
something marvellous. and Il saeh a. q
/ place their opponents wholly a tkeir
/ mercy
Now il We crose over into the ilowery
+ by way ~ Houston Street, We can fol
/ low q steadily descending scale Of IN.
] fanny N gambling houses till we como
e the vilesi because the hlthiess
class, IN the Five Points quarter II the
town From highest "a lowest, the
stranger in town who follows this route
would SEQ no Indications oi the presence
Of any Of them But II he should stop
upon any gwen corner, especially cor
nor having 'gn NIL" on H. long
enough 10 be aocosted quiotly and
pleasantly by a good-looking young man
also lounging on the corner, no would
find that the good-looLiug young man
was the "roper-ins Of the gambling
hause. Whether genteel or rowdyish
in his demeanor, he is always very
suave aud pleasant fellow, is tho "rop-
er-in, and win ehat most agrocably.~
ny ana py ne will invite the stranger
10 step into the gin-mill aud take some
thing" with him II il at this point
that u teototaller at once balka the art
ful rascae. II the invitation TO drink is
declined, he iniers that his designs are
suspected, and leaves his intended VIC
tim. II the stranger drinks, the two are
now acquainted, and on familiar terins;
in a very little time he has sednced his
victim into the gambling hell. and viii
not let him 90 till be IL skinned" as ho
terms it--that is, till he is robbed Of all
he has. II the man rebels, he will be
lucky II he escapes with nothing worse
than black eve. wws
- HaichmGn q Reflector
SERIOUS RIyAL or BlsE' Bait MuMnfE
PEo. Anticipating the time when base
ball, that is having such run just now
all over the country, will declipe inpop.
uar favor and finally run out and
knowing chat some other national game
must supersede IL, we have been casting
about for tho proper thing. We think
wo have hit it at length. 8.
humble Peg
There are numerous reasons why
humble peg should be made TO sncceed
base ball NJ our national game, for be
IL known to oil foreign nations, we will
have national game, but, ~ Richard
III. remarked, with regard to having
Queen Ann, "well not keep her long
we like change humble peg is played
with IA jaclS-knife. The iack-knfe is
national emblem with us--for it lis our
Bro Jonathan invariably represented
holding chat useful pocket utonsil IN his
right hands Then the game Of mum
BILE peg originated among American
schoolboys, as will be seen by reference
TO ''Stanbery on humble Peg" page
172, and if anybody knows anything
about mumJiiag things, Attorney Cen
eral Stanbery docs. The pegs used IN
the game nhonld always be made %
pine
Wo hear that humble Peg clubs have
been formed in various parts Of tho
country; in fact We have just received
an invitation to be present at u match
game Of humble peg, to be played be-
tween the Jack Knife Handle Mnmble
Peg Club, Of Goshen, and the Bow
Legged humble Peg" Of Mud Lake.
for the champion iack-knife OF Ohio
II will be played an Goshen on or about
tho coming autumn. Some Of the most
expert mumble-peggist in the State are
expected to be present. We shall farn-
nish full report Of the game
A National humble Peg Convention
should he held at Washington as soon
as sufficient number of clubs are or
ganized, for the purpose OF establishing
standard rules and regulations for con-
Quoting tho game.
Among the numerous advantages
that may be claimed for "Mumble Peg
as a popular game, we may cite the fol-
lowing.
Any number Of persons can play it.
There is no runiug 10 the game, AZ in
base bail, unless some outsider runs off
with the jack-knife and tho club has to
run after him to recover it.
II affords exercise to the knee joints,
as tho player has TO kneel in playing.
the knees being padded for that puposo
There is no batting with tho exoept-
ton oftllo cotton batting used in pading
the knees.
II il exceedingly strengthening to the
muscles Of the arm, through the exer-
ciso required IN Tipping the iack-knife.
The muscles of tho teeth are also
strengthened by pulling the pegs out Of
the ground with them. We know of
ono player who got 80 strong in bis
teeth, through raising the pegs that he
could lift a steak with them. He aasur-
ed us that ii was something that was
dane per'y rare