Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-09-01

the sound Of checks and the deal OF
cards when the dining room contains
the cream of game sters, seated about
the best the market affords. Supper
Is served at quarter past eleven,
about the hour the theatres and other
places Of amusement close. The table
is thlcklv strewn with dishes which
represent every department of refined
cuisine. Game. salads, vegetables
from the tropics. all xmas of fruits.
gastronomical dclicacies. prepared
pastries, creams, ICES, relishes and
wines seem 10 be exhaustless. Such
bill of fare has charms independent
of the immoral business of which II =
hut keen ally. Chamberlain APP
preciates this. and hundreds of Others
also. who are visitors at the house
simply TO enjoy the pleasure of his
eatIi 9.
supper continues for upwards Of an
hour II IS therefore
PAST MIDNIGHT
before the active playing commences.
those accustomed 10 faro scarcely
believing on RISKS vita craving stoin-
ach. \ good square meal, as people
are accustomed 10 say in this day
does much 10 enhance ones good
nature. particularly if shaipened ami
pointed with Widow Ciicquct. Cham
hcrlaln. who is a Subtle master of his
ant. understands that his weakness i,
IN favor of the bank he therefore In-
dulges It to tie best Of his ability.
| he reporter happened in at mldnigut.
when the house WAS quite fIll. The
dining table was all but full.
The table j. gradually deserted.
Cigars follow. The game takes brisk
start. and those who wager Oh tato
gather around the dealer
Is distinctly gamblers game Thu,
considered it i, the aire>t Of all game,
upon which money can bc ri-ked A
brief description without tcchnicalltie,.
may render what follows more iutcii.-
gihlc. The table upon which faro (,
played i not unlike an ordinary diu;n.
table with rounded corners. Al thu
mlidle Of one side. the place general,
occupied 10y the head Of the family thu
dealer sits in a space of about thrrt.
square feet. which has been fashioned
IA from the table. The surface 4,
covered with tightly draw. laiic,'
cloth. The thirteen suit card, of a
whist pack are inlaii upon thr surlac-
Ia two rows. with the odd carl place.
- al the round Of the letter /. The
dealer has IA full pack. which he suutIl..,
thea inserts in silver box win An
open face. This box is laid upon tiic
table directly To hls front.
rHE CARDS
are confined within by -tli spring
and the top card is visible to all save
narrow strip running about its rd.r.
which IS necessarily covered by the
rim Of the box To hold it securely In
position.
The game now begins. The dealer
pushes out the top card, and the see
oni card. acted upon by the spring.
rises and fills its place. The second
card is pushed OH likewise. latterly
through the narrow Slit constructed for
the exit Of all the cards. This pair
thus drawn ont constitutes '.turn.
the first one being the winnin. and the
second the losing card 50 that thc
first. third, fifth and in the same plo
Sression through the tifly-two are
WINNING CARDS,
and the second. fourth and six. &C..
are the losing cards. The bettln. is
done this way The player buys ivory
checks and never uses money openly.
The checks are white, red and blue and
purple. The white checks are one
dollar each. the red five dollars. the
blue twenty-five and the purple 500.
Having provided himself with the
number OF checks (Which in SIZE resem
bic an old fashioned cent? he laws
down any amount To suit his fancy o.
any one card upon the table. one Of
the thirteen described. Suppose Tn.
~ - 'O"' " pcsiu. iic puls SlUU
IN checks on the ace. The dealer
throws off the cards till finally an ace
appears. If it be the third. fifth.
seventh, &c, card
THE PLAYER WINS.
and the dealer pays him 500 in
checks-the banks loss. If, however,
1t were the second, fourth, sixth, &c.
card, the dealer takes the checks and
the bank is 800 winner. Should a
PLAYER desire to bet on card To lose
he expresses this intention by putting
copper In his checks, and then if
the card IS thrown OFT from the pack
oy the dealer as losing card. the
player wins. This is practically
ALL THERE is TO FARO.
1t should be remembered that the
losing cards fall on one pile and the
winning cards on another. When only
four cards remain in the box, there is
generally lively betting as to how the
three under cards will come out in
precise order. the top one being visible.
In tins instance alone, the player can
treble his stake if fortunate in his pre-
diction. This evolution is a "calI."
A tally board is kept, showing what
cards remain in the box after each turn
This provision is to guard the player.
VI course four Of each kind are thrown
from the box-four aces. &c.
DOES THE BANK MAKE 1T PAY
while taking such even chances? In
this way, if two of kind should come
out in one "turn," as, for instance,
two aces, half Of the money bet on the
ace, either to win or lose, goes to the
bank. This is known as a "spllt =