, 1876-07-31
IN THE DEPTHS.
The Story Of an Unprofess'o'a'
Gambler.
How He. Began His Career, and Where
Ho Ended It.
Tfree Millions a Ycar Paid TO the
Gamblers Of Chicago.

CHICAGO unlf sD.-SlLLNiH Ill tHc ToLllIOh VI
q ccrtain llotel III Chicago q few days ago, tic
writer was approached by All acquaintance ot
so,ne years' standing, WHO askc1 for tho loan u
A smnll sum Of ,npncy. Ills (tho acQuntnt-
nncc's) facc allowed the marks Ut troubled
mind. though llo was yet IN tho bright side OF
no. Feeling M Interest In this acquaintance,
anil desiring to 1car, II possible, why hc carried
srrl, care-worn Look, Invited my frlctl to
SIT down AMI have cllat. lie knew I was Ills
friend, and that llc would he quite safe In max
fuE q contlt1nnt Of ME, 50 my young friend un-
uosoncd himsclf very thoroughly. What no
said give In substance below, honestly bclIev-
ipg ttlat tlcro Is very strong lesson to 10
learned from pcr,Isnl Of Ills statements, inas-
tn1el, as ! have no doubt there arc at least
hundreds, atd moro likely thousands, Of
young tncn in this city, us we'll rs
others, who have Ind very much tho sumo
experience. Besides, there asc some taets
and figures given, ndprctty well authenticated
too. which surprised inc, nnd Which VIII ny
doubt surprise others who arc mt convefsan,
with tho ups and downs Of ail ulpfoieas'ol'a'
ga,nblcrs life. Hero Is
TIE YOUNG MANS sroRT,
as dcluccd from Ill hours conversation: ''lc"
years agu," l,c began, al left my 1'onie 10 'ho
East to seek my fortune III tho West. Chicago
Mt TINT time. ms at the present. Was inc Mslsn'
Ola Of tho West, md yrry naturally eonsiMae't
that this WIS tho place i9r ne 4 Y easI ,;,, IL nv
,mckrt o whcn arrived here, but this is al had.
N1y parents Ind neglected to Insist upon ny
ienri.iag traIu probably for the reaEor that IT.. .
near relative ownea @ d 6''n,' y, "fs e,u WIZ
l, s,oto .ho ws "ts1j sulcd % our ilomc and he Ind
niyr,, mo employment for nearly two years prior
{" my starting West, 50 Tint osscs;sed so's '
,..rw naturn1Iy ,Itpn nrrty(iir here, ] tnlnlcli
ntc}v sought q eituntlon in Al dry.goods
store, Fortune seemed to smile upon me at
once, lur secured q s!tunslon III ORG O., o. ti,e
ury, l was ambitious, md this ambition, with
in il few months, tnnflc mo somewhat Of q fa-
vosito with my employers, mud nn n,lyanro ~
salary VII Us poslt'na .av a. isrars
a anJ l.ati kert outof ths way Of ov nssociattt,
Imrt today hHvs sti,l kelt ,Gy ny Rohitlo; !, an fi
am bruke.-tlmt. Is the term. for have not
ncnpv III tho worltl,-nm out Of n Bftlnton, and
tlon'i really know what ! mn going to 10. Th.s
fs why ask you, M freiill, to lend mo small
IL / law 1t once TINT there was something more
to he told, 30 enI.l: Conc, now, tell nc all
TIE CAUSE or YOUR DOWNFALL.
pr0tnise yUu faithfully thAt Will never re-
prnt yor i,umc in connection will, the cIrc,lnl-
ttances. Perhaps your story, 4 u were known,
wau!a save othcr yoatnE \ ,ns ,a from prss!ug w.,
trG, may e'Mtu to lave tionc some gooo In the
world. Come, now, tell INC alI about IT,"
"Wel, don't ntnl telling yo,l, and, Il you
perenvc, you maY writc 1t up for the papers,
but Tor Gods sake never say anything that will
i, any way connect the expvricneo with me. 1t
would ruin mt with my friends, ui.d blast NY
i :an get atlutl.cr start, you tnny rest assured
n siIl make tho most ofit."
1 IprDtnsed agaiA tint his story, II told At all
by me, should mut III my way revert to l,is n-
ury. Dcing thus douby assured, he thus COLI
l &lnuct1: !.
"l"wc my fall from respectable position to
\ sbumnler's loved =:
Il slMrLY BY 1AMnL1N0.
Do not he surprised, for therc nro many,
aMny young mcll i,l tlis tity III precisely tlte
4 ,an,c prc.lIen,cnt this mu,Hrnt It'll iI, and
4 iEunl precisely tho sa.nu causc. When nrrvel
n Ch!csEo ad not know one play!!ng-eartl
[rum another. Thu situation obtained brought
nc III contact With d large nulnLcr Vi yuatlg
mcn, u,ul, us onr salarics were fhlr III eonlparul
week eo,ne portion Vt our wagrs. As nceuaint-
anseship Fircne several Of tbs clerks wcro ac-
:,,stomt1 to meet ut u lilllarl-ronm after te'..
s,d usually ga,llc Or Two VI billiards followed.
slliar,ls and ura,tk 1othinE stroryr than iafve,
.nd tho result Ii suyctl and nlaccd Ii. bunk
nearly sl,SW, Uut began iv bo li,tcrcstyli il,
tic zane and WIS ambitious to learn II. Aud
4 1l!i learn tn pInv very fair Eumc. but ulsu
!cnr,,el to srli,ls g!uss Of aIe, mud from nlr
sot up to wh!sky. Thcn Icarncl to pIay
ncu1,y.nntu fyo,I TniuutunJ that game, dvuit
yuuD, aud jIt,uly Uup evening: u party Vi four
II us CONCLUDED NC would visit i iaro-i,auk, nn.l
sec huW tImt pu,,c was puyctl, Tile rest Il
anIto cas,ly told, Msal,o iuint,,utcl with tho
game within n very few cvcnlnga' play, atd
lhnking-ln fact, felt eurlaln-I coul,l brrt
thn va,,5, uny.!,i ,,urIv every eyrni,.u. sI,nil
at list but Er:.isually, us the itcrust Increased
my play wus larger, and tIu result was that,
three months utter tl,s evening when first
It'll, ,soo i,ai Iwin.iie,l slnw,i to lin,hlns. Dut
i still l.al hu,Iu ni retrieving my lost fortune,
anil ut tu easllAIn-table, too, iil for ll,c iasl
Gyu ycurs iavo ''' wy '
oAMpLEp AWAY MY sA1AnY
hs fast as received, Ny luck d should eay my
fuIslueAs) u,,,,scd n,u to ln.ys unru frcuucI.t
recourse to the flowing bowl; neglected. 10y
business, And-weli, was discharged In co,i:
se4uplrc."
Il In ar,.,3 ~ tnt {t,,n1 <.I