, 1870-07-28

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soeeesatn z blseE'ega. The tenderest, neasest,
Pnrg s, snsy nnd md nadts nedssk arc 4 Hon.
sp'ss snd aea aas n.eas; "a ss1eaes nj long
,,ant LIZ tEoinG 20 tsl easesly what l tho9sht
sooui tAd pace st the moment, and not draF
Mo1As IN 9dsance. Being In the mans own
nouse. so1..e ~ ana being welcomed, could do no
With sonething. perhaps, Of Alsddin's seuaa-
ton WHEN he f1st struck hia l4up and eaw the l
Illuminated cayesns Of the genii. It was
aamp'a9ns, and BY is elegance 1t inspired re-
epec'. hoom opened into room, 30 th.s thefs
Cd zighlyssnd nothing offended the eye except
.hs ne Instruments whlch:had reared TIN structure
room sat i n1an behind plain tab1e. aud at his
lett elboH Hefe piled up round ivory checks. red
some piece Of furniture, Hith carEed legs,
fe1cned Along the wide ejde Of the wall, = man
peMnd It and in the middle OF the table =
brass wheel was sunkeu into the bAize, and
around the brass were numbers and colo1A in
c1eee, and On the edges Of tho table we're va
forth, betokening different means Of wagering
money.
table, also with MN Lehind il, and the en-
8""sE~ SHFy pt HAtOA1 PACK u CA{Q6 WA &0-
AEne'!ed into the table while at the minis al
ooT we're ples OF ivory cheques this knew
10 be The faro Lank, and brass boz WIS stand
ng upon il, the deal box. All the men were
neAtiy afeeked. and they all said:
1000 evening, gentlemen !"
mere as John :" eald The editor.
ne WAS here Just now. Perhaps he has
gone over to the hotel Will you walk in and
take some snpper:
a. We paused if1eaolutely, there vere
cfie4 e1: ~
:. hefe Is III. Chamberiaine now. Hero he
~, ihe ,,an man hau seen at the hotel walked IN
Ano 1u1iessed my 1Hend in hearty way, And
al onee ieo INC May to the nuPptr room.
l.he seats, he aa!d "here IN about
e. srens ,4o5t so}sss,os, T,ooee9sk' 1 aun, foSns
mn' 1ome vine! -.--.... ~.
rack man ol de1esentlal manners gave
ne pi.3e u !.oss ahd robin, and M!ed =
s.aSs "asn nucn "Me tnat ~ previous slntages
T ~; ,g loan.anee ~. % seemed mere CIDER TO II;
=. ruI ~ teb.u t "as 'pacuseAn N every PAT, ana
~ 1e mead OF II, next 70 the host WAS beef.
stesh, Mnltn seemeo 10 be tendefioan cot
4on t9, sseas.tau, so !Afge ana JUICY was y.
! ,,,,ds W" se' Soe" 1Aoie every Msht,
= 4, 5.r ,na III .;...
s,;,,sd - uas 1Iu n ~. ~ Wsnt. nAe 20 SEQ my
n.etas w" As seoA 10 1ne oeet that money
| can n1e' .-...-..
| a 1ali, pa!uueaueu, ", ,Anaoie man' Also ganea-
tsSia end I'll ,ua"a .la r. PEE = lev up 70 .ns
thst III So17ssor,s Snrn;tnya ~ S.r,,ao. ss .sss
made in Grani strcet. New Ynrk vl;fe
| 1ouh OouEnt eve1y a.t1c1o re possessed -
,na .,d ss;5 T.. rnr1d - LsnnH ~ dIire ..a ~
at ~ ~ +-.,L I III, ~ py,,i, ~ nto
w rhsn,s.i.;na ~ ~: o' nao ai;n npaau Su' ~
uer ~ years OF aFe. with the blAekeat eyea one
can Aee IN mans head, large, piercing, and
nus H;s fnreha.1 wa ,nna ~, ~ ni,h - ~,
ds1e;opnents over the s eyabro%s, ss 80 at1oss Ss
- v"nta1fni ,narnarv ~ ao 'o ,,acaaa.rr T.,
n c.mester Ths sorer ~ nsrt ~ b;s "a
face and lis nose were cosssc,, aud his nous M
t.ci,s .nra.re5 ~ ha droJ srb;ia I,ts h,;- ~.
,,,ossv KIT n. i'm rrnyzss u;n1 Va hsns
f.nrEin" r1annar 1oo.] a,,;1ss .nu ~ IL
| feafnres tha ..cnf1cm.n md tne onti,r usra aa
blended IIss shoulders ware hrn.d sn5
| ,nn.ro and H. frsrne Sc nvn-.n,rarF1, ..5
Ia s.ona nncn liza fe"t n th,i nnstrTs ~ ~
nvn.r},fnr. horr ,eore,lresa which Is n.tnr,i r.
the sporting man and the apax1er. Withal. he
looked his part, man Of wild instincts stricken
with commercial ambition and erecting lus
vices into . Lueiness-interest. A young man,
EtiN unmarried, bu. eonso.ing himself with ths
voluptuous actresses in America, dearly pail
fos and tickle as dear, his very prosperity was
pltifal-nerer to know the truth md consola-
tion Of home, to he an askant study for
lis guests, and to be alwavs considered at
his WORT :; to feel, perhaps, that his winnings
could bring him no blessing: to look rvund
upon the teeming, struggling human world,
md k.ow that in considering their species
they never included him; to catch their eyes
as lie rode by and feel that the words they felt
were: "hloody gambler. Then, that occa-
bipnaa cough, which seemed to hurt ai,a, and
noticed, with sympathy, that the negro al
Ways got behind him solicitous1y when he
eouSlel 30, and looked down upon Chamber
lainc iko his ovn ptodisal son and master.
Won0e1ful book OF human nature! Mother,
whose wild boy enters these doors. despite
the aching Of your heart, let your hate fo1
this gambler turn to pity! Wife. whose bus.
Land receives your kiss ut the bedside. and
whom you fo!lowtwith yuur fearful intuition te
these uFeao tables. r!ty us lemoFseless most
Tie onois the graduate VI the other. Thit
. | 1uan haa mother.
After eating We talked a few minutes. Ant
ChambeIlaine described the house. There VII
Ills famed kidebuard, made entirely Of in1aiG
wood, costing -, 200. The upholstery o
. his tAll-bscked chairs VAS praised, And tht
!. latencss OF the ~ season" adverted TO. As w
passed through to the main gambling saloon.
= IN appearance Of wild delight was manifestet
hr every one Of the thIes employees the rou
:, lette man epun his ball ss il he were playiu,
: with ghost that "bucked" him opposite
J the faro man drew on tho top cards AM
! | the thi.d man spun round check 1t some
. thing invi ible, and looked alive to business
= II these we're temptations 10 play, put thcn
!; By, saying:
Iii would takes man az dumb as myself tw
: | wears 10 upnetstsnd these things"
- ''lalc my advice, aald Chamberlaine, ''an
never learn. am too old to forget them.r