The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-29

thirty millions We cannot understand.
Iaunt, Unless You Can Make Some
thing.
MARX TWAIN in q recent lecture advised all
men not to play cards--1nless they could
make something byit. Ii everybody taxes
MARKS advice, how many will play cards for
money! Nobody. We do not believe that
any body makes money by gambling. Inc
life of the fraternity of gamblers is one that
leads not to thrift, and peace, and content
ment. It ends In afrustration OF all satlsfac-
tory conclusions. The life Of gaiety, and
pleasure, and rollcking joviality, which
seems to be that of the "gay gambolier TO
quote slang which is really impresstve), IS
most deusiye. We are sure the fraternity
will agree with us, and we intend not what
we say for them, for none know better how
useless this discourse would be if addressed
to them.
We only wish to bring the wise advice Of
TWAIN not to to bet unless you can "make
something by it" to the young and inexpe'
rienced. We once knew q generous and
gallant lieutenant in the United States army
(they are nearly all now Of northern birth)
who made journey down the Mississippi to
reach the fort to which he was ordered, who
met With an adventure that might well be
warning TO other young men. he was a
brave boy, Gas ardent as southern sun
could make him." CHANGING TO pass along
the saloon, where gentleman wearing
q green busness.coat and white hat, with
crane as the emblem Of his pious grief for
the loss Of a dear friend, or mother, or wife,
sat at table playing game Of bluff with
gentleman who sat opposite to him, the
young gentleman, won by the serious aspect
of the man in mourning, felt sympathetic
respect for the game, and very readily &C.
cepted the hand of the grieved player, think.
ing he, teo, could meet the success which had
marked his lucky plays. He seized the haad
of the pious gentleman of the green coat, and
launched into the game With high hopes.
The green coat took up the violin with re-
markable gcaoe and apparent indifference TO
the game, and walked Up and down the. saloon
PLAYING behiad the gallant lieutenant and in
front of his adversary. In a very short time
the young lieutenant was completely shorn.
He had not the means to pay his passage. He
strlded out of the cabin miserable man
heaping curses upon everything, particularly
tie Mississippi, which, like time, was rum
ming its course along to the sea reckless OF
those little occurrences in the life of man
which were as nothing. IN the midst of his
remn.se he was touched on the shou-
der by an elderly gentleman with a
Roman nose and frosted head,
who remarked 10 him.: 'My friend,
lop have been 6ddled out of your
money. "What," says be, )" has that id
rsseal with Grape OF his hat" "Hold :"
said his informer; "G you say word
Will abandon you. Here is money to pay
your way. Pay me when you reach New
Orleans il you can. Take this as your first
lessa1. 1T is cheap. Play nc more. For
my 2dVice s ask nothing. Let the people
who dave, beguiled you alone, and thank
Providence that you have fra. lesson so
cheap!~
The icsson was valuable. The lieutenant
never vas again caught by the aablems of
piety anS the fiddle. All young mea should
emulate his beau:iful example.
1t is, isdeed, too true that nobody makes
anything sly gambling. Let US look around
US, and ash who has g.? Prince PRINDLs was,
indeed, a prince among the craft. He de-
ported hinself as anrince. BE won money,
and like horse that had waded through q
stream infested with 'ieeches, be had 4 nusa.
Der clinging to him; and he bled freely,
Need we refer 80 the frtsernity for corrobo-
ration of what Sc say? We wish We were
confined to theu alone. Ehere are plenty
Sf others who cas- testify Gu this point.
ERlSDLE was a prince. go bis latest day
bis .sympathies were with the young and
saaguine men who entered lis salons and
purchased their chips with fua hope of tri.
umph. He was known to close his bank
rather than see reckless young aen waste
their substance in mad dream to bring un-
imaginable distress upon family and friends.
He was reported to be rich, but died in very
moderate circumstances. He was one of the
most successful and estimaMe of his pro-
fession.
The advice 81 TWAIN is good. Play not
unless you can nake something by 1t. We
repeat, that if every body followed this ad.
vice nobody would play cards, or, indeed,
enter into any game for money. The gay ex.
hibitor Of games Of ctsuce has his day of
pleasure aud luxury. He enjoys himself,
aud he revels in delight with bis friends, and
he dies poor and neglected. All his gains are
wasted 10 temporary pleasures whose de.
lights are as fleeting as the winds. Then, who
makes money by play3 Nobody.
Above all, don't be fiddled out of your
money.
a PUscrILLIoUs SPRAKER.-The Speaker of
he New York House of Representatives is
eported to have said lately that if the House
Id not lsavs to him tue appointment Of