The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-21


possible The man that offers to make this
bet has means Of knowing it to be GER
tainty. If he has not, and it becomes m OBJ
ect, he can make it certanty-with
money. This is the genus shark. Gudgeon
leaps with tranquility down the jaws Of the
proposal and dan Shark has him in his
nav.
Let us look at the reverse side Of the
same medal The side already seen is gal.
vanized with gold. The one we now look
at is unmistabe brass. Scene ferry. boat
shark in the foreground. The shark we
now see is not Of the first water he has the
bullying dash which would indicate a desire
to compel an acknowledgment Of his gentil-
ity. He affects glazed choker collars, II
neck.tie with the hues Of humminG bird,
displays quantity Of Peter Funk diamonds,
and his bosom is laden with a gilt chain
that would hold bear, When unavoidably
visiting judge he gives the name Of John
Pinchbeck. lie detects gudgeon, who is,
like the shark not Of first water, by some
species Of ineXpicable intelligence akin to
masonry lie shows little box which con
tans tobacco, offers him chew, closes with
him, and challenges him, with playful care.
lessuess, to open the box. There is a little
ball somewhere inside, which, when it
reaches certain spot will open it. Shark
affects to find some difficulty himself in
opening it, aud at the same time arranges it
so the victim can open it, but with wrong
clue. Bets him Eve dollars that he can t get
it open without breaking it; wins the money
and goes Off Or another shark, technically
called "fy cop comes up and bets, oilers
a large note in counterfeit money; stranger
changes it, and too late discovers what tribe
he belongs to, in the world Of fishes. These
two sharks are kinsfolk, though one be q
congressman, and the other be, what is near.
ly synonymous nova days-a thief BE.
shrew me the man who will not recognize
his relations and asso ciates in business
Here is one shark in the Legislature making
laws which will deprive society of the boon
of his brothers presence for term Of years.
To what end will not mans inhumanity to
man reach after that.
The betting mania, in the late election,
reached an unparalleled pitch, and il was
to indite q sweeping bosom against its com.
bined folly and wickedness that we first took
up the cudgels in this connection. But the
gudgeOns feel sore enough without the use
of moral probe or being twitted about
their iollies. They are sufficiently punished
aud their own conscience breaches them a
lecture. The successful ones are so elated
with windfals of money, which is virtually
stolen, as is everything one comes by with.
out desert, that no amount Of lecturIug can
dampen their enjoyment of the golden re,
atty. We would, however, notice one feA.
ture Of betting during the election which
comes neither under the category Of folly or
rascality. We would term it egoustical
blockheadism, if we might manufacture q
word a little petty transparent dodge to
get newspaper notorety. One man saws a
cord Of fre.wood, another wheels u negro
through the street in barrow, another let's
t his beard grow, another ghaves it of, anoth
! er walks a long distance, or does some other
foolish thing Of an eccentric and highly
nonsensical character, in the event OF one
j, of the candidates being elected or defeated.
}. Senator Pomeroy asks his constituency, and
e the whole world along with Dogberry, to
a "write him down an ass" by walking bare.
headed through the streets Of Leavenworth
:, We shall hear Of Beecher cutting his back
= hair, presently, if Plymouth church should
. strike hands with Tammany Hall, or Horace
1 Greedy cleaning his finger nails, if Gram
t should be Tyerized, or Fred. Douglass
= wearing his wool in waterfall for the period
of his natural life if the Sorosisters Chea
the negro out Of his vote by obtaining theil
8 own or any fooshIy probable or improba
4 Bile action on the part Of our illustriou'
2 statesmen, white and black if certain events
n transpire. Just now common sense is at q
n discount and honesly is criminal, and thieves
gamblers and the whiskey.rng wax fat. In
t conclusion, we would advert to stock gam
e blers, money gamblers, patent right gamblers
/. pension bIacklegs, lobby gamblers grain
I and mercantile gamblers, and last, but not
least, for the church escapes not, ecclesias
teal gamblers. But we reserve these for
another diatribe. Verify, it seems as if the
verdant wrappage of the fields is typical Of
the green baize board of the gambling hell
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