, 1869-07-25
0AMBiih0.
A Few or thc Games or Chance
In Vogue In Chicago.
The Game Of Billiards and How it
Acts Upon Some Young Men.



sht. siouh.eEs Of IL pTrdecessor1- The saying
ventures This much of eeutent!ous Nisdorn, And
leaves the trade1 10 draw his own conclusiunA
II course, We sle not TO understand this 10 4
neral sense. Morality Is \ plxnt Of very sloN
growth. If II advances a stugfc inch in = miitiou
.rAEs 0. grows ss fast the spots on the SUI, Il
IL tang remarkably we'll This ih not the taddcl
c.,nb; nor u II the riasah frorl which humanity
obtains better yicw and broader prospect
The real Gtst VI this saying lies IN the tact tha,
1nru CONTINUE to grow a.d wax bulky In cooce!t
In this sense there arc truly gtau.s In these daya
N ho out~towc1 the stately hctKhsa OF the gigantic
nrt-Adamltcs- The modern tSs, Nacosb, and
tiu&tahs. afe simply great tn their own estimation
Morally, the world KtauaS now htsont where 1t
did s,ttprr The Hood. The forty days rain dhini
eaneas. NhteE miAaet Its calling whea Is IT,
1rnrted any such result. -..
Ao.astsy, after all. !s considerable of ha,i.-
Tu the PURE I'LL thlngs are pure To the Elie,
nutlislg is rancti1ed. once on i t!ne, whrn they
iurneu witches In New England and force1t uSly
nd ~ome1 10 ~ak On ted'aet @ sTssns ,nrra mas
iinns Of the dry1lf' TINS doctrine had its birth n
. time when men and women were trying to sec
4 pure Observation-Disclosures. Therefore, The doctrine
Hay have soInriatus of merit IN T. cahhot a.
least, he attr1huttd to scf.lnftfrst- ana tha! IS
u suai..t that buf few earthly dosnas aFc frrc
lrus1l- 1t hat Tits muc!, to recommend It.
II al fsucs Uf chance arr "inyentons Of the
trl!!,' Ills sasstc maIcsty has hecn very Ecner-
snb tn rEI';;y Chicago. Out 10 California, the M
tss:una.e natIsrs arr reduced 10 the extremity Of
lrttItg tlleH fooFe cah on btd ttug anu cockroach
1.efl+- This II vrry prtcal!aus nude Of gambling,
lu.tnuch VI there mus. te considerable time
w;tete.i IL watching the contest, and then there
MIsI he 50 EaEy Htawn batl1css
nnd enough 1nouey to venture on .f the games Of
Chance lint present themselves And after you
;tt ttr nlunts, another cbstaclc appeala. Society
las II :tr certain l:l1 SPA ting disttuctons which
,su mu-. observe. You eau JON The Board Of
Trair, llr :stoek ExeEAngc, Or heal Estata Board
-~hot,cr toes ta!s l. t"ftxss man, and A:salua-
ile ntl1lsAr al society OF you can bet Your sufcE
r,;.s Erct,1tacks on game Of roI.: Or IN game
III tufo, nt The Ike, aud te branded with the very
..lsrrfuil.it little II gambler. fou are uut then
su.i. i very talnahlc member q! society.
Hna 7uE DlsEErrrArLE G44ELEfs
afs . c!ase wn.th learuing solneihlng about. They
Ate nts ncknckg;s. nnr drunIa1us, nor thieves
The ies:luAai gaihhlt! Is considerable U! Een-
pirate lIe Is At stylish In dress and hppca1uu &C
~ l;cau isrunmel. or that American celebrity.
hrau Hickman, weoss q. monsnfnl ras Ice lately
VA, eaullsier u any cons sdcrltle reputation but
that hud something Of a personal history. Thlch
would mt ol5 osat w.lng np hst 1ss1 5saainE a1ses
There art severn! Ut Lhss KIND In Chleago aone
Of them are the sons Of pa1ents who were once
riiI- They were brought up to 1Ast nfe, and
Wien TT hes TOOK to themselves wings md new
awas, lAty resurted TO that game, which had once
tstA TsuhttMr, hs rrofcssioa-neAns TO obtain
a iWrlitoot. Others arc men who ohee followed
4 legitimate cullug aul Who renlureI stttie oo
u gliLt VI ChAncct aud lost ; and thea ycuturcd .
little u.nre, and lost: and, finally. lost a! In en-
..+uyurlng 10 get their nE>r Investment hack.
There ure hundreds Of other professional GAM
i|t.ss lrntu hnnd1cds Of o,her califca- But thcsc
The representative mcn And these 1Ee the only
f,It,s Htrtn u pnsh,ng tlHncf- ..
Ttr professional gaEubieF has 10 be an !nteIl-
X. 1T f'rtler to gct into those circles wheic
it rudA lis victims au4 Ills money, T1e gaming
tan. Aet!andH q c0nstaut accession Of fresh VIC
THIS Afs"r Inc tastc Tor tcttt1E IL once formed,
frt+If7 F1HYtAn INA n 1Cjf
nrss l!trxanlle OF The luke uf Scwcastle, who
1HtcE 1.sherttrl untold millions, WHO recently
pascal l.IruuEl the EourtA Ut bankruptcy IN Eng
tant!. The professional gambler is Intelligent
IliHn, nni InnxR Ills business and understands
ntn thhFtuS4ly ILL., snAs4uet. AIe RATHER 1asc!u-
sIllIIg, uld h1s Euol nature uufsuunita. lie takes
lis htk+'s In tnnntrtltllfr EoUd hntnoE. and wins
unty With . trufunud Sigh Of regrrt. lie nakca
ohr frcI unle! Otliga'puE 10 tim Bit1ost That he
should put ttln u tue trprbe ot wlnuIny hls
nauts. Aud get thc ptu1tss'uaa gamiI'cr nergr
eti- Il. Tie u s:ks. all, chull.rr+ part Hith hls
II l-nt absolutely necessary tnat this cla4a Of
Eatn!tfs hlluul hhSr any particular hca'iIaarte1E
and III tnrs ttsry don't THEY ta1ry OIL thclr oacra-
Ttry h1r birds u VussaEr. 1tIry frequent the
fnhlluIlaiIr hntcia. ystt iaAhivnal.l, wuturinR
places. and n!;,rt the exquisite 10 pyrftctol.
1t Isn't absolutely hetr-RAt5, either, That tho
g,n!l,1.un Eatyl,Igr tbtuil Aarc uDy particular
caHr. There II taFc, TnnlcEtc, nnd nth'E arsn:2,-
l,'rs With which IN: uluss t'c r"tfect1y familiar.
Fiji tlrhe do not o1lrn catth Errra nts'. Ihr gsca
rnt .natla e;lnc uni thc Gr''at game Of thr 2r-
IItinan Eas''h'rr h'u'He!f. T. played with
Yhr,r nttlr ,,tr uf psatrtoa7,', which sa,nc
EaHtsTi Asf!tt Uf fHr HrsH !nrrnfFtt l,rfDrr Hp1-
s,ur ils4e. haze I.ri! ""rtf u'Ir t, tho t.t; one
,1,nH tnnHt mig uf til hef!ceA t,cKiIr. II Ia no
N"mlrr A'hat tar 1'rts'y Irrlnls uf tho Oil sctnul
.irsat- h. ,'r nus, n hs.ttn"d hursot ~ lie
II ttoI'ir t1IrA'. II IN NJ MoWLcr that tho Illus
l4ns ar HeA "a .ha ta19!!cal !aTs af
the i1A" t1sII'@ fnft':t TINT r'Aytng chrt4
rfi"n il +" u-"d ~ the ip"ie- II tnaken no differ
srr lin! tflr te which tL"~r c.sIla can f'c uut u
In MI Arrnty Int,RrAt. tlat such harHcna Kntpe4
iH tln'IlEe. hAz!aHr. "hsht. wa htGEr old NlAlIl.
tt'!ast. Ah'i tic 'ttr. rait &c taa5ea wig thcT
"'r1 s!H'h alHHsfinthl s!'ts"!Sl th"sen!- thht ~
n"s tns i'o1 i,1,, roasa sa4 T." f.ayra WIN casnt
n'"l thAi hHoull eahaca3f lncln Iofeftf. fnl Io'
f.,.!. 1aM' 'e1''e kan'c !" ""'c" VIC sa'c' No
.HtIl. hoI"nnslanu'nE LmH Irtienus sanumcnt
inH rialat W. ~ lefe annst sA!as, aoe lsAolona.
~ worid nave txavn ~ VIII tacm: ~ genera
thitf. 70 llahe thlHE 11s!''natct u = only
!ecrhrass 10 haFc tae issf'u1s ~ufid sosacfnn l.
y r. ~ sciI hrstoIsa'c anu hieh,tnnes 70 hesaou.
NJ lhos~ ~ inc FhaH.H ~ hIoMh lfeeaom ot
oIi.A4oh aho hIthKt " ull!A that can uhlI CONS
VIII y,tte, ,.'!, ,' a:sa 81, cn.1a,s w.;
! III lHFl't"!iFH khltl"iti a9h Als uRh.tapea VIC
ttnr. they e. 70 ~ ss9"!aF xstnl',nx houses, aud
to1 HAT i'urltuse tioesni Like lu1Rt other OF
thctr+ l!srrs Tor the victim 10 get to tnc
'H''oh 1i ~, hsS paas.
n tHT 81. ate A"Ats 70 IN seeh s1aa1a or teeolaf
n,; , H., - Slns Aa,aaa Tue aa,ss.
~ M is ~ ~ ~ '.s ~ "1H st'tnu, sale o. poesf
' - " ~ ~ ,, ",nir ns ho 1nat the} rs oha{ SPAS.
tt't w., ~ a'.!H . ~ s.5 ~. ~ t cL:a .nl w iaet
sl! ~ TX nnu ,aGn e1ss5 So tos
far - ,ts.s.i t-.Tn1'H.r - nrrr, 1rnrs 49, H. s 49,
NEE, II n.1s new. ,ss, ftr fcnr-,' - ~ ern.r
.nt ~. t,nir ta'ratInu - II, ,,,S stuinr.s ~ ''
1h. Int,af IT .nrtt. r,,,ieT mi trTst,iar v,a,to-
sr.. rt,.,. ,lutit tnvn Vii, nax,s rr-a,r ,sn,ta
tlvn i,r 1ast hyiuv Hut ,hcy sil nre ncs ~ fnaT
h1rs IN ,h,s r,.i,a tnc,n n,a nnsness as1aa
ttfr' lie, ,a,e isGnsps ,aTatuaf.1 s,tn 1hr,,
nui,., I'd Ill 1c..: l.lucrs un.icr the royrr n
Ilsht tu ak snuI ar t.r,tr Lis ma ;h. .ns n ~ ~
iv. - - 'As ''A'e AD"'
her. r, :. rrsntrfatie tnt,nl, IN ts,r,r 1na,,
~ ~ ..,ntI r,.s1s .ns ,,1,. ,.1,," rh5.
,,h H. r~,,.r1, .,T ,.s r .n1"11c. an ,,Cpa Gna,e
liz lt.avc without sle.l il Is T S1eas qaefy @ 1lin
."p ~ H.. ~" ", ,as1 na9 s9tne 9snss people ass