, 1874-07-12

How'll TYaS Carried On In the Oldeu
,E}knes -

GAMING.
How'll WAS Carried 0n In the O1de,
Time.
From ths Seso York If7nea
Poor old Dusau1! And pray who ever hear
manned uncalled for On shelf in the Astor L
brary- bright are y0u In uarbled cali, with U
end OF gliding on your back. Red-edsed a1
your leaves, aud you are altogether As smart an
fresh as when you left the pubushers in Pari
nearly 100 years ago. Did you ever get into
second edition 7 Your title, De la Passion d
! .Ieu, recalls period In. franco when gambln
was at its height; when gallant oourters, ali il
ruffies with red heels and snutT-bo1e., and dia
| nond-hilted rapiers, showered down their eoI
on the green cloth. and when grand i ladieas FL !,
| hoops and patches, with trains d Ia 1Pdueau. no
only pledged their money but their reputation
| st the genealogical
story Of the end OF the eighteenth century,
| showing how tho mania Of gambling had per
vaded mems minds, il worth preserving, 4
| Marquis and . Fermier General were famous
gamblers. One day, in 81 alley Of Versailles,
the Marquis met the finauc.er.
- have met with terrible loss, said the Fer
mier General
50 How much, may I ask ?" incurred tbe Mar
quis.
" NY wife Ia dead" replied the other.
" And pray. wnat did you lose ler at. faro or
lansquenet sympatheticsliy inquired the Mar
quis.
There WAS that good King OF France, He nry
~, who was not only an inseterate gambler, but
even very mean one. Now one can UNDER
may throw on tha gambling table the riches Of q
province. indifferent as to whether he won or
lost. But Henry Of Navarro Was tnean-spirited
about it, and evidently p1ayed to win. Baasom-
p.ore n'so, saTs: ~ The King never had courage
enough to attempt a grand coup, and when lie
lost his money hs lost his temper, too" For
tunately for the honor Of his court there we're
pienty OF gentlemen who knew how to uphold
the dignity OF France. cards III hand. There was
my Lofo, the Duke lie Blron, who would take
losing SOC. 900 ecus in a year. aud Biron had
many followers. Among them may be
counted the young D'Aubigne. " lily son Con-
stant," said bis respected father, s'lost at one
sitting e1actly twenty times more money than
ly. in order to better bis condition, changed his
religion" Italians, followers Of Catherine Do
Medics, with jewels Ia their, ears, were the
hawks of this gambling era and they grew fat as
they battened Oh thB French pigeons. There
the most fascinating of blacklees H1s yearly
play nekted him a million or SO OF llyres. o.
the turn OF single card, ladv's lap being the
lmprovised table. he Won 10O 900 liytes from Liz
Grace, the Duke De Guise, In such brilliant
galax| poor King Henry showed himself both
"ho alone badgered the King, though groaning |
1t times when paying the Kings gambling debts, |
$ SAID 70 have told Henry - that he played cards
axe T.'. nsh-woman: asa. I,!ln.,,
The stern Kichclcu fEowned on card-p1aying !
n court, at least st public exhibitions Of
gambling, but when the oily Mazariu came
nto power, tho Hutter OF cards and the rafting !
y dice wefs beard once more. It was in tue
1me OF Louis XIV that cerd-playing again be-
ane Royal craze. II havo seeu," saYs Nine. |
RnF21 hnnQna ! nm 1r71iR rot !
time 6tiked on card. No counters were used.
'rdlnarE pools amounted to 600, GOO, and 700
3n'5; Ina Versailles game vas Immense. TO
tay aoca III farls Was punishable with death,
nj 81 Versailles 1t was different thing" It
as during tho Regency and the period Of Law
las matters became worse. There Is story OF
lls period somewhat as follows: 4 court gen.
eman loses hls father: goes to the graveyard,
ad puf1es him. On his return TO tho house OF
REF, AZ drapcd IN mourning, ha engages in .
ame Of cards. and wins, and saws: At last |
~ t1ne consolat'oa 1or ny ai1!cted teeAn9s.'
Another story OF ta1s lore OF gambling, per- .
aps exaggerated. nevertheless fairly depicts the
tanners ot the ago. q Totur1s7, suddenly en-
cneu m py sPecnialon, Is r1dlnS N his carriage.
ue footman behind somewhat disturbed on &C.
'unt o. sha non payment OF bis wages, putting
s head through the window At the back Of the
'ach, pegs Ills master not to forget to pay him
Is Dues
" How much ia it, La F1eur:" asks tho master.
"One hundred and twenty-five lyses, may it
ease Monsieur"
ALI right here 1t is " and the master spread ]
e paper currency OF the perlod on tie cushions .
the carriage: Now. La Fleur, lave you j,
|ck OF cards with yon!" :,
:" CertaIuly," replied the obsequious 1ackey, ! !,
oducing the cards at once. :
s. Very good. Now, will be banker, and you !
all play against me. l shall take the front :
at, the back one will serve for our table you =
= look through the back window, and we can =
a n fYon ~ and I'm MI |