, 1870-08-07

able hairn and s1inost religious face Of 6ena-
tor OF the United States, whose nsme WAS
once raid 10 be above rrproach, and whose
father signed the treaty OF Client. Like seve-
ral other gentlemen. tllis Sens'or ayes Ill tho
ecaton at The Club Hou:ct taxes ~ n1a MeAla
Ills is small thing 10 mention. but It |.
more to BE- deplorei that every noon there Is
lnnr rroccsslop OF ladies, married md un-
married, mothers OF tonE, and af'anred brides
Of men, uho cnscz the@ide open dotrs Of The
ns.honse, b. h.pes. st, nd .nd admire
The srni&as ns Ill., Jest sa5 nna,a Tn 1nS mo
get permitted to play, but that time il coming
The time is not far on when the gambling fur
rlture will be plnecd In tho open saloons Of
thu great hotels, and toothleas ola Teprobate
women will stake beside their grandchildren;
for We have passed thrcc-quarters Of the road
70 that fssue already. The town authorities OF
the preachers hare never had him warranted.
he IL POPULAR man there, and it il said that
The c1ergy men call upon him for subscriptions
10 their churches. The moment the ahillings
kt1ile the tottorn OF the box, the soul Of your
grandfather quits rurEato1y.
Chambcrlaine told me, II Long Iirach, that
tho clerEymen usde themselves nuisances IN
his establishment. Said i,o: ~
..1he other day there was . rrgnlaf o'o
Aminai.al Sleek here viii, his hanhs fo'dee
ac1ors his lrcsst and little greasy r,ss-G,ooh r.,e
in his rccket- Hc SAID: 'As1thct ena.no1 "..,
!.nc W haze taIea .ns ne :. Ga ennk t~ety dol
isr. !. about tle right thing fur yoa to sub
srr1lY toWsrd The extension Of our editscc.
II caro # 10 him g1u,is'nSly, sad The maj
Ter gambler, ..becaslsp he might nave slva1s
NJ ~ tronIlc II I hadn't, aud then be picked M
= . frnr sEd half = spring chicken and luuchcti
md preached with my money in Ills pocket
II; not, I think, exaggerated to say tha:
evet, bcdv prcys upon Glmcetef, ~ he upon
everybody. What relation there cxu DO be-
tween gaming md drinking mineral waters il
,,c1h.rs explained in the remark that the devil
alwase fines tomc temptation for an Idle hand.
Inyaltds OF means must have c1citemont. and
people who frequent Saratoga generally ar
rived here hy fashionable and dissolntc couTscs.
80 that their esomschs and intcstines nrc worn
ont, aud their beads share the game sym
rathies. Some lives take to gambling, and
inco1tinence. In Saratoga there il no con-
ccalnaent wh1ievcr about this club honse, and
it il clearly unlawful hut nobody d1es to
say ANYTHING that will drive away the profit
able yieitor. MorEissey, : his part. engages
TO keep tho peace strictly within lis club-place,
1nd the people sgreo to wink ut the plain let
ter Of the Law, and At the more selfish consid-
eration thxt this palatial game-house is An
evil to every child born in the village. While
gaming has been ronted in France aud Prussia
from sill the great spas, it ia taking firm root 1T
the American mineral eources, and il identified
with the running tracks It both Long Branch
and Saratoga, Nozz7ssey having charge OF one
tIsek md chambcrisine Of the othor.
Monissey has had truly eyentful life; .
rrixe fighter, xn acter Of desperate and bloody
episodes, the companion OF murdercrs, I Con
grersman, \ politician. successful sporting
man, he may yet die poor and Wretchcd. butths
probabilities arc that he will come ont vlcto
t. =, .,,S l.. =, rE
1iar name among lA1less men. He In
cultivated his address, and hns much Of u
outward 10r.hon.nie Of gentleman. a.
dresses quietly, and ia not evil-looking, except
for his broken noee. Every day he may b
Feen 1t Saratoga, / popular MAJ as tho hotels
copciliato1y ncighbor. fair hutban
aud father, and, although he has lost nothsn
Of his audaci.y and terrible apprchensio
Of chaneee, he will not brnisc nor quarrel an
more. Avarice, blended with certain kind c
4 tocial aspiration, and favored with tho ganl
lsT's d1eh,rg hardilood, has mado him capabl
! Of saying to his moro ingenious and mox
rcekles. neighbof, Heennn:
"That which hath mnde him drunk hath MAJ
Mo51izeey affects to despiso gamblers no'
II doat want e!nb houHe for sporti,
! men, hut for Eeutlemcn."
| Tie games he plaxH give lin Ill large odd
int occasionally bold pokcr-players, like Be
Wood OF Vanderbilt, will challenge him AZ
mulch him heavily. 31orrl=sev used to be
'eck-hand On North River steamer; Char
terlaine was barkeeper on Alississi!
steamer, and Hecnsn WIS lhborer in ca
fornia foundry. How much better aro eth
Of these brawny men on now? Birds OF pre-
the casual scgusantances OF gentlemen; :
grant gomccocks, supported nron the wh't
Of rich men, or the fraiI.ies OF young one
they attract without respect, aud thrive wit
ont applause. Men and children look oa the
as demon men, throwing dice Of nights I
mems souls. Awful il such uotoricty, disu
such prosperity. GATI-