The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-25

Games of Chance Mt the Cathedral Fair
The Little Boys-Thcir Nimble Pennies,
and the Exhortations Of their Priests
Cardinal McCIoskey briefly. and the
Rev. Dr. McGIyn at Length. on the
Situation.
New York Post Of the Goth.
a young priest, near what looked like n
small, round gambling table at the Cathed'
raj Fair yesterday, was surrounded by
some bright boys, whose average age was
about eight years. Some young girls
swelled their number. Number four,
called out the priest, as the arrow, which
had been turning on its pivot in the centre
of the table, stopped over section OF the
surface marked "four. " There were
twelve sections in all, and on each one Of
them lay n cent contributcdby boy ora
girl. The reporter OF the E'rning Poscount-
ed eighteen boys who wcrestanding around
the table shouting, swapping their eyes,
watching the revolving arrow, and yelling
when it stopped. "Numbcr four" cried
out the priest. ~ declare that lucky
number. Why, it's been four two or
three times" He picked up six cents, one
after the other, from the table, and handed
them to the boy who had deposited cent
on number four. The remaining six cents,
which lay oil the other six sections OF the
surface OF the table, he put in his pocket,
"Now who's next?" he asked with
earnestncss. "Who will have number
four this time?" A little fellow with
handsome deep black eyes and rich dark
hair stretched out his hand and placed a
cent on number four. Others followed
him, the priest meanwhile exhorting them
to do so. A pretty maid offered u cent,
which he put on the section numbered
twelve. "Yours is number twelve, little
girl-remember, number twelve. Now ]
want one for number three" he said;
"Giyc me cent for number three"
"Lend me cent" demanded Il brown
haired, hot.Cheekcd boy of Il companion
who had Just won six cents. Lend me
cent, will you?" He was excited and
bankrupt.
"IIere," said the successful player, and
handed him one Of the six that he held III
his fist.
whats my number" screamed boy.
"Numbcr two, and don't forget it," re-
Piled the priest "If it stops at that num-
Der. remember you get six cents"
~ am number five" shouted another
boy.
The sections were nearly full at last. Al
most every section had q cent on it, and
the time approached for revolving the ar
row. One boy, unable to restrain himself,
tried to start it.
"IIold on" yelled the priest. "Fill up.
I'll do the twisting. One cent more. Re-
member, il you have luck you win six
cents. One cent MORE" and he looked
searchingly over the surging, tossing sea
OF little faces.
Another boy borrowed n cent, which
was quickly put in place. The priest
twisted" the arrow. It spun around rap.
idly, then slowly, then very slowly, and
then stopped-over number six. 1t wasn't
"four" this time, and the face OF the boy
who had tried ''four" on the priests re.
commentator fell. But his seventeen
comrades became possessed by their ex.
element. They crowded around the
priest, tipped the table half over, almost
Knocked down bust OF the late Pope,
and climbed upon each others backs.
"IIold on, You rascals," screamed the
priest, who was picking from the table his
own share OF the money; "hold on there;
let me get my six; that's all Icar0 for"
When he had got his six, he began to call
for fresh investments, and the previous
scenes were repeated.
At another table not far away, the pre-.
siding officer put dolls toy--a small pew
ter basket, flag, a whistle, or what-not
ON each section, instead OF cent. By
payingtivc cents,a boy acquired the privil-
cge OF turning the arrow, and pockcting
the trinkets over which the head Of the ar
row had stopped. Near tho table stood a
benevolent l0oking.priest, with iron gray
locks, who exhOrtcd the wondering boys
10 invest, and received their fiVe-Cent pie.
ces
"Comc, boys" he said; "try your luck,
Look ut that lot OF tools there worth %
cents"
An unsuspicious little listener, whose
blue eyes were scarcely higher than the
table, handed the priest n new ten.cent
piece and took chance by turning the ar.
row, which stopped over miserable bau-
BILE that no bright boy would have paid
cent for. No matter where the arrow
stopped 1t stopped over an insignificant
gewgaw. This boy took his particular
prize; the priest laughed aloud congratu-
latingly, and gave him back his change
from the tcn.cent piece. Whoreupon the
winner, seeming to have had enough Of it,
turned on his heel to depart. The priest,
however, playiully, held the hand that
contained the change, and urged the boy
to invest again. The boy declined. But
the priest still held his hand, and cntreat.
ing him urgently to deposit the money and
10 take another chance, soon OvGrCame his
reluctance-at least the boys five cents
were seen to drop into the priests tin box.
The reporter counted half dozen OF
these tables. A policeman told him that
there were three thousand boys and girls
there yesterday morning, five thousand
the day before, and at least one thousand
on the days previous.
The Rev. DR.. McGlynn, pastor OF st. Sic.
phcn's Church on Twenty.eight street, rO.
minds one somewhat Of Monsignor Capel
Of London. lIc Is finc.looking, digniiled,
gracious, mcrryand philosophical. Having
greeted the reporter with most stately
courtesy, he treated him to scraps Of dis
sertation on the moral law, entertaining
him meanwhile with charming iranknosg,
amiability and CathOliCity.
"a desire" said the reporter ITO ask you
u question with reference TO the Cathedral
Fair. II is said that there is q good deal
Of gambling in that institution in tho
shape Of games Of chance. Is that s0?"
DWELL, can't say that sec any differ
cnCe between raiiiing fora pin-pusbioD or .
stuffed turkey, and railling for q thousand
dollar bond BY tho way, believe there
was n bond rallied for few days ago. and
disposed Of-gNmbling just as really vs.
Wall street gambling Is gambling"
"And isgambIIng rIghtY' asked tho re-
porter, molestly.
at certainly Is not wrong" replied tho
divine. ut Is n penal act TO DO sure, but
not m immoral act. 1t Is not sin In
Itself"
"What Is sIn2'