St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-11-26

business II Is 10 lh"he 'ti0 "N'i
of unsuspecting passengers on the incoih-
mo train. From twenty to thirty cap
ners are on hand when the train reaches
the station, ready to do their part IN
..gulling'' whom they can.
Twill relate several incidents that
was witness TO, preSuming that they are
fair samples of the way men are SWIM
died every day. \ young man from
Mass, whose parents know very WE'LL
and who are estimable people. was on the
train with me. Arriving at Promontory
he went out to see the sights, and found
his way TO this line Of tents, In front
of one of them man stood behind Il
small showcase, in which were spread out
say Undergraduates OF denomIna-
1ions ranging from one to one hundred
dollars. \ printed number was lald on
each. and besides these there were two
numbers, say ''25" and ''3G'' which were
blanks. On the top of the case was Il
box containing a number OF dice. lhe
Young man was asked if he would throw
the dice. lie declined when Il gentlemen
standing by offered 10 loan him dol
lar. That was all that was needed TO
start the name. He couldn't lose but a
dollar-might gain fifty, &c. &c. he
Young man yielded, threw the dice, ami
Jortetei-say eight dollars. The same geh'-
hen.an, who was Il capper, showed INN
how by putting in sixteen dollars more
he might yet win, and induced hlm, al
though friends demonstrated, to 90 on.
He put down more moncy-to save what
he had put in, be said-and lost 1t all.
Another man with yellow glasses, then
somehow induced him to put down thlr-
ty-two dollars more. The principal
gambler objected. Another capper,
pretending to be an outsider, swCrc al
the principal and told him that it was
illegal for him 10 object. Several voices
in the crowd corrobUrated that state
mcnt. The principal yielded and the
yuunr man, now thoroughly alarmed.
yet hoping to have lucky throw and
save himself, put down more money, and
drew dead blank When he had
lost sixty-tour dollars. hc rot his eyes
open, and went back 10 the train 4 wis
er and Il poorer man.
In front OF another tent was "A table
Back of tins table was il gambler with
the usual gogglc- on. Ills zane was
the ''tri monte" card ram Here one
and another lost, now twenty, now one
hundred, and again two hundred dollars.
was asked 10y a nee looking youug
man with IN opera class i'll hand tappnr-
emily Traveller. but really a cappcr) ii !
would 20 ''>nooh-" with him. When |
declined the principal twiitcd me with
want of pluck That didn't harm me
however nor influence me. and - finding
that they were wa~iiu4 precious TIM on
mo TIA" campers BEGAN to look up other
customers. Gambling. drunkenness, Il
ceu;ion<ur--. murder, are the order of the
day at Promontory. The population Is
not lar.e but it l. very wicked.
\ newspaper correspondent asked one
OF the oldest mhrtitu,', OF Cheyenne what
was thcpopulation OF the town. The lad
replied that sit had been l2ooo. but -
many had been shot and hung and kjllrl
that it now numbered only ioO)." The
same causes are operating 10 reduce the
population at Promontory Point. Ogden
of the two Roads. If 80, Promontorv
will become an insignificant station. It's
tents viii be turlcd, and the infamous
gambling hell Will become extinct.
Til, i dark picture. Let Us turn
to another. which has no connection
with tins, but which has deeply interest
ell me 1t will he remembered that the
\. Il. G. +. NJ decided last month to
start new mission in Japan, and that
Rev. ID. {. Greene was appointed the frs
missionary 10 that country. Mr.. Greene
graduated at Dartmouth in 1851, and at
Andovcr last July. On the it'll of thi-
month he and lis wife left san Francis
co for their new field. on the steamer
America. The evening before they
sailed they attended a prayer meeting in
Oakland. where earnest words were
/ spoken, and many prayers were offered
for then safety and success The next
morning, accompanied by friends, the
missionaries went aboard the steamer.
No farewell services were held. no part
ing songs were sung, but, when the hour
for sailing drew near, tender, earnest
words were spoken, and one after anoth-
er gave Il parting grasp. We class
mates, having crossed a continent, clupg
with more than ordinary affection to
each other, and We're the last to exchange
parting words. But the last words were
at last said, the wheels began to turn.
the steamer moved from the wharf, sig-
nall-grectings were exchanged by the use
of handkcrchictS and hats, the gun was