Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-14
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tionS Of the chance kind in san Francisco
were the Belle Union" "Ncrandah,"
MIN De ORC" and Parker House, all ~itu-
atcd about the Plaza" and each employed
a band 90 music to lessen the tedious
hours Of that rainy winter, and 10 drown
the noise of liuglmg gold and silver, and
the Cur>ing ejaculation Of III" gamhrr-.
Many a sad scene had taken Iago.wi'hn
these saloons that chilled the h,aol Of llr
heholigr and Is remembered with horror
was once ,n!olr>,ly -luut'rius through
one of these places My attention was
towards e prr~u wln had rl"r
If gold before him. Tho staring ,y'hHl-,
the swollen veins upon his forehead, the
cold sweat upon his face, and rlvuCh,d
hands, told Of heavy losses. Mingled o>-
ot horror and contempt would
escape him, and ho seemed unvaus.l1us ot
all that Vas going ~ around him lis
gaze wis bent upon the cards g> ID la.
life, blood was the stake at issue. In this
case his last dollar was placed within jhr
dealers bank then. with the frenzy ct %
maniac. ho drew a hong dirk-kuIie and
plunged it up 20 the hilt into hiss body
and sank a corpse upon the table. \ leW
rude jecrs followed this act the body was
removed. and tho game went oua, though
nothing happened-as though another
victim had not been added To the gam
blcr's damning record, or another soul had
not gone to its final account
learned this much OF hi, history
He started with large stock OF goods,
given him by his father to sell on commits
sion and the fathers fortune depended up
on a safe return of the money - invested,
but as usual with young men. he INDUCED
in the full liberty Of unbridlcd license, and
while the ship stopped at one of the South
American ports, he engcndcrel the first
seeds of play But fur while al ter his
arrival, the excitement of trade and III,
energy necessary 10 accomplish a SUCCESS
ful issue, kept his mind busy One day
by appointment. he WAS to meet a msrr4u-
tile friend at this time, and while waiting
for his friends arrival stakei 81 few dol
lar, upon the turn Of cards, when the
latent disease sprang into him. and it CAR
ried him headlong over the preeipicc, ami
ended in the tragic manner related.
The MIN dc Orc was a gambling saloon
on Washington street opposite tho Fl De-
RADIO and in 1sf9 was tie principal resort
/ of the di>bauled soldier, If tha CAIior-
MIA regiments, and also If the. soldier
/ that had been engaged in the war with
Mexico.
+ Behind one of the hrg,>, mont, banks
+ in the room sat man who Won for HIM
self honorable mention. and an otHerr'~
commission was given him for his bravery
at the ,tormingof Monterey; but prefer
ring the climate Of California, it, golden
prospects to a more mort eru hamc. lac en-
+. barkedfor that country at the close Of the
war with Mexico and upon arri,iu. %.
opened a gambling saloon. The cmjgrmt-
came by thousands and few nights after
his arrival, Young man entered the ST.
loon and seated himself at the bank, and
staked various sums upon tho cards until
he had lost nearly all the money he pos
sessed.
Excited by the play. md madleuoa
with his losses, he accused the dealer 81
cheating; the dealer replied sharply to The
accusation; the lie passed, when the young
man struck the dealer a blow upon the face
Quick as thought, the sharp report Of q
pistol followed, and the gamblers clothing
was covered with the young mans blood
he had shot him through his right breast
The room was cleared Of the spectators
present, the door closed and medical at
Tendance called in to aid the wounded
man.
The gambler sat modify over hi, bank
running the small monte card. through nj.
/ IL Il
Just perpetrated, when the wounded man
gave a moan of agony as the doctor probe
reached the bottom ST the wound.
The doctor inquired what State lewu,
from, and the wounded man replied
From Vermont"
The gambler raised his head, for it had
been a long time since he had seen a per-
son from the home of his childhood. and
Vermont being the name OF his native
State the mere mention Of the name in
terested him.
The doctor next inquired the name Of
the place where his parents resided, if he
had any. The wounded man replied
montpelier"
The gambler sprang to his feet, hi,
limbs trembled and his face was as palc,i
as uedln, loT llOnl pelltf WIS Tut ilullit "
his youth, and perhaps the wounded mar
might have been his playmate in child
hood---perhaps schoolmate--knew hh
parents. his brothers and sisters.
He chung convulsively to the table, and
with the contending emotions of rapid
thought and the weight Of injury infict
ed, he could scarcely keep upon his
feet
A stimtlant was given to the wounded
man and he was momentarily relieved
from that weakness the body is so subject
to after "a severe wound, when the doctor
inquired if there was any friend in the
city he wished to send for
"Yes," he replied, my wife. She is al
the City Hotel, OF the corner of Clay and
] Kearny streets.
4 man was sent to bring his wife.
Doctor" said the gambler, save thai
mans life, and there is my bank, Slo,Oot
Burgoyne and you shall have it all.
The doctor felt the pulse OF the man
and probed the wound anew. The CANT
Ter watched him with the greatest ankle
ty until the inspection was finished, wher
the doctor shook his head in token of i'm
possibility.
| The gambler sat by the side Of the wound