The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11
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OF the column 10 which "6" is contained, q
email gain is paid to tue player.
Here It vii ne seen az once, on the one
hand, that the temptation to the inexperienced d
person TO play Is very great, and on tee other
that the security tDat, IN the iorg run, the
bark must win Immensely mere than IL loses
IS s. sbso ute as the laws OF rsiu-e them
selves. The Rreeu-horu argues tnus:
Il pot Gown 81 on No. 6 Vt WINS get $50
Wrere bad one fore | ri K lotm then
upon the Dext winning number. ard get 81 POI
iorImy 81; once more repeated | get S45 1896
Tor my 81 81 am rich man iu three MINUTES
hy just on,y three turus o. the wheel, fer
the paltry risk OF one dollsr!" But iu toe I'M
mense msjoutv OF cases, no such extraordi-
nary luck falls to him. Iu the larger number
the ban triumpbantly rex IS OH ali the axes,
EXCEPT that 1t henigD6nly postpones until
next t1rn the doom of those which lie upon
the color Of the 'ro wbicn cane up. The
prsctich result-lnd | conbssIo have closely
watches il al odd hours nov aud tneu, Tor tie
last week ('or 1t was new sight 70 me)-is
that great crowi OF people cover toe table
with silver sud gold-almost every square
berg occupied by someoocy-whi'e the bank
quietly pays the Infrtauent winners. and olee.
fully drops into its golfers the inc fectu
heaps
Men-yoCng mijdle aged and old-dukes,
counts. aud extremely common persons,
down TO the very oetler vino smells faithfully
of the stable, .t1ud or sit around, and are el
bowed by duchesses and count.sses and
snowy females Of various degrees Of respects
biltty, up to the washerwo nsn with her last
earned thaler and make notes OF the um-
oers and colors, as they come up and look
wise, end calculate, ana are sure that next
time they shall hit il and-the lessee pays
all The expenses of this most gorgeous OF all
Establishments OF the sCrr, aud a rent OF near
ly $50 eco in gold, gives awav so largely as t.
be very popular, aud gets rich besides-all out
OF tnelr money!
But, Low and tnen, some young man wins
heavily. Yes. | saw one the other day, in q
lev minutes YIN } many gold pieces that his
hancs and pockets ran over, and he had them
charged into large notes and left. 1 fancy
he DID carry away several thousands OF dollars
oi value, Snd-As few have the sense to o.
he de parted before he had sacrificed L all in
the insane eDdesvOr to get more. But, as |
said, the devil hasu't done with such 4 mao,
when be walks out with bis illgotton game.
The money will ourn in his POCKET until 1t
shall be un Wsely-if not wickedly-epent.
ard some day, be will want money again, and
bethlnk him how easily DC once gained some,
and come back to be 1seced, 81 that In his
anguish be shall confess that his last state is
worse than his fret.
Blessed Is honest poverty, in comparison
with wealth that has not been patiently and
faithfully earned, or that does nO. represent
sound principle, AMI industrious ana inzenu-
Gus endeavOr on III part OF IT'S poSsessor.
The saddest sight to me here has cAen TO zee
how the passion OF gaming ma seized IOld Of
some women-women fair and gentle to look
upon; far and gentle when they cit do 80 To
their unhallow I'd work; haggari, hard, and
hateful TO look upon when taey rise ap as
tie clock strikes midnig they can
sit there no longer unil another day.
II is said-and 1 suppose il TO be tIue-that
this is the last year, or the at year bot one,
that the goVerrm .nt propose to continue this
business mere. tS n suiu, and 1 eear te 70 Ue
true, that the French ios ernment are con.
sidering the essIollItg Of transferring all this
gaming 70 Versailles and PAri-, rs q means OF
rev snue. in their exhausted state OF finances.
IL mes tor tue immed ate result desire !, be
wor dlY wisdom to DO s.; tut he that sitteth
10 The heavens will surely laugh at such
sag aciiy, and no really wise statesman would
tO4erste the idea f.r one moment