National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-15
ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE.
Adventures Of Gus Baum in New Yol

Adventures OF Gus Baum In New 1ork'
We have reference to Gus Baum now. Gus left
here last week for New York, where he took
steamer for Liverpool. He had large amount OF
fun in New York, and some Of his friends found II
out. He had three hundred and fifty dollars when
he left here, and upon reaching New York he
stepped into the famingly- labeled office Of q
ticket broker for the purpose of securing MS
ticket and purchasing some gold. Just as ne hsd
accomplished his mission. and was sewing sixty
four golden pounds into the breast-hning OF ms
Waistcoat, another young man entered, ana aITer
the broker had passed few words WITH MN ne
introduced the stranger to Baum as fellow ray
eler, who was going in the same steamer Win
him. Baum was lonesome, and the idea Of having
fellow companion to help break the monotonyo Of
long sea voyage ormmea MN N NJ heTsg sI "a
Of q stair banister, and the prospects OF happy
trip doomed up before Baum with increasing
They went to the steamer and selected berths.
They wand cred on to Q laRer-beer garden ana
slipped lager. They travelled from here to there,
and from there to the other place, until at last
the young, strange guide and felloW-passenger,
with an expression Of conscious selEneglect over
shadOTnE his face stopped suddenly a5e nj itTm s
had almost forgotten to 60 up to the lottery once
and draw the amount Of the ticket, which was
two hundred and nifty dollars. He wanted Baum
to 70 with him. 1t was only Q little distance,
Just pleasant walk, you know, and Baum went:
After some time they entered large room, and
the felloE-tourist stepped up to the clerks desk,
presented his ticketcheek and drew that amount
without trouble Baum had always q morbid
desire to get rich suddenly. He wanted to jump
into afiuence before his friends know 1t and sur
prise them by sporting . gold headed cane and
single eye. glass. He made inquiries Of his new
made acquaintance, and received ready replies
The neW-made acquaintance remarked, dtsinter-
estedly, of course that If he would put up thirty
pounds and cast . certain number OF dice he
would double his money and perhaps make sew
eral thousands.
Visions Of wealth and high positions passed be-
fore the mental gaze of our telloH-eitIEen, and
fhuNo dfprr he uoffa n
small voice within, he stated he staked his earn
ings, threw the dice, and lost. He was amazed,
but the proprietor treasured him by remsrktng
that in case he put up 20 pounds more he would
have q capital chance, not only to win his money
back, but also to draw a capital prize. The Wis
ions commenced Waiting again across the hori-
Eon OF his mental outlook, and he once more sue
eumbed to the temptings of the knight OF the
green cloth and general sUtndler. He carefully
piled his twenty pounds by the side Of the thirty
gave q determined hitch to his coatsleeTe, seized
the magic cup, ratified the ivory pieces for mo-
ment, glanced at the ar-Spangled Banner as 1t
hung from the walls for inspiration, and then
rolled the white chunks timldly out. Lost
again, said the sinner, with cold smile, as ne
swept the pile through a rap-door in the table.
Lost again, am sorry to say"
Next morning. as Gus Baum sat alone IN the
stern OF the ocean steamer, watching penslVely
the tall spires Of the city, the beautiful land
seape, and the magnificent harbor slowly disap-
pear from view, he tried to make out why IL was
created the Union, shOWered 1t with tneXhausiole
resources, crowned IL with the finest natural
scenery in the world, adorned It with beautiful
cities, hlled IL with q Wondrous prosperity, and
then let the devil slip in with his lottery system
and mar the whole thing.