Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-07-17
A GAMBLERS WIFE.

There was story current at washington
in the closing year of Mr.. Tylers administra-
ton, says the Old Stager, which created some
merriment among those acquainted with the
parties to the affair." A well-known gambler,
who had faro bank on Pennsylvania Avenue,
opened place of business at the White Sui
phur Springs, in Virginia. The wife Of the
gambler was a well.connected woman of
Washington, of good character, of fine cul
ture and considerable socable experience
The society at the White Sulphur was in
clined to exclusveness, and while the gentle
men associated freely with the gambler, lost
their money at his table, partook of his hos
pitality without scrup Die or hesitation, and re-
cognized him on all occasions, his wife was
cut dead by the ladies in public and private
She had an elegant establishment, drove a
beautiful pair of ponies in stylish phaton,
dressed more richly and in better taste than
any other lady at the Springs, wore more cost
ly Jewels, and really bore herself in proper
and becoming manner But all this had no
effect upon the aristocratic ladies who conf
posed large portion of the visitors at the
Springs except that being annoyed by her
superior display, they manifested their vexa-
ton by loftier airs and more rigorous en-
forcement of the exclusion to which they had
subjected her to at the outset. She lived in
condition of isolation and solitude as utter as
if she had been on desert island, and this at
fashionable and well-attended watering
place. AS the season approached the close,
and the visitors were about to disperse, the
lady determined to free her mind, and at the
same time acquaint her censors with her view
of the situation. One fine morning, when
most of the ladies were assembled in tile par
lor, she appeared among them, much to their
astonishment. With perfect composure, and
the air of well-bred woman, she addressed
them substantially as follows:
"Ladies, we have been here in the same
house, most of u.s. for more than two months
and not word has been addressed to me by
one of you during that time am as we'll
born, as we'll educated, as we'll behaved, and
of as good character as any lady among you.
Not syllable has ever been heard derogato-
ry to my reputation, and yet you have treated
me with less consideration than if / had been
one of your negro slaves. You have passed
me with supercilious toss of the head, as
though there was contamination in my touch
The cause of this arrogance and insolence is
obvious enough. You refuse to recognize me
because my husband is gambler. That such
is his profession I avow without hesitation.
But what of that? Your husbands are all
gamblers. They risk their money at his table.
They are on one side of that table, and he on
the other. You cannot make e distinction
between them on that ground. But that my
husbands is the best side of the table is proved
by the fact that II - lose and he wins the
money bet on the carus"
The ladies looked at each other in amaze.
ment. But as one of them remarked after
ward, the arguments to refute the propositions
of the gamblers wife did not seem to occur
to any of them.