The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-05-27
(|ltits, and tho, Current 9ews Of the Aap.
THE SAD EXPERIENCE OF A SAMPLE OF
THE LARGE MAJORITY:

| IhS SAu EAfEhlENCE OF SAMPLE OF
THE LARGE MAJORITY.
Many men lost big money here last week,
and few men won thousands 1t was
bad week on the knowing ones" take then,
all in all, and good week for a favored
few. One man in Middle Tennessee lett
tor home last night happy in the possession
OF 81 600 won during the week another
man took in "a 500, S.ate Senator So, 200,
and well-kuCwn horse trainer S5 BOO
On the losing side can be mentionci a thor
ouShbred sport pairing with Sl3,500;
another dcvotce of the race track short
$500, Nashville merchant $4,000, and
a Mississippi cotton planter half Of his next
years crop. a talented and promising
young man from we'll known town in Ten
nessee came here Tuesday. His ardent
desire from youth was a trip TO Europe
) By economy and energy he had accumulated
about 5000 to make the trip, aud had made
all arrangements to sail from New York the
latter part of this month. lie came here
with about fifty dollars, and concluded to
go to the races. lie went, bet his money
on the wrong horse and lost. That night,
at the Maxwell, he got ''pointer"-a dead
tbing-on the winning horse. He gave
a cieck for $3.50 and bought pools. He
money the next day, and then he would
not bet any more, aud the money " on would
enable him to extend his trip in Europe
through Italy. lis favovite lost, 'sonly
beaten by-sir half uosc" He gou
stuck, badly, dcmoralizingly stuck He
gave another check for $500 and again
went to the track. lie asked the opinions
. OF all the knowing ones, all the wise ones,
all the horse jockeys, all the newspaper re-
portcrs, and all the wise looking cx. contra
! bands Then he went to the pools and,
J feeling certain that he had the right horse
J this time, he put the remainder of his,
, European money on "Long Taw." Long
, law was good horse, and believe is still
, good horse, if they do say he broke down
0 at Nashville. But no matter how good IL,
horse Long Taw may be he did not pass his,
nose under the string first, and lost the race
My L. and u. friend groaned and ordered
J the hackman to drive him to town or hell,
he didu't care which The hackman did,
though, and drove him to.the MAXWELL
lie slowly alighted from the carriage, drag
Scd himself to the bar and drank half u
glass of brandy. That did not help him.,
but he thought it would. 1t made matters
worse. He borrowed fifty dollars and went
, to the Senate to try to retrieve his lost
fortune on king faro. He struck the beast,
at the wrong time. 1t was ugly and had.
been scratching all who came near his green
, cage that day. The visitor bought stack
Of reds at a cost of S25. The coal black
n eyes OF the tiger Slistcued as he placed the
money in his little drawer The player
f split his chips, placing half on the nine and
) the other half on the four They wcro
y both double cards. A friend in the game
; remarked: "Why don't you PLY the cases
= more Z" but he made no reply The four.
split and the long, shapely hand of the
dealer (thcre was no diamond on the little
3 tinger) reached forth and took half of the
r chips. The player "prcsscd" the nine spot
bet with the other half, and the next turn
was niue king. The voracious jaws oc the
beast took in the chips. IL bet you twenty
} five on the uinc,' Kissed the player. Turn
after turn and no action. Finally it was :.
turn and call. An ace, six, and nine re-
mained in the box. The PLAYER took, up.
. his bet placed half of it on, the ace and
called 1t to the ace from the othcrtwo cards
with the remainder. The turn came ace
:, nine. "D-n my fool soul p was the mad
dened remark Of the unlucky gamestcr as,
t he turned and quilted the lair Our friend
t was frantic by this time by his losses. Ho
cursed the races faro banks, Nashville,
3 everything and everybody, and took another
i. glass of brandy. He then borrowed $50.
, more from McMinrllc friend and got up
a'game Of poker. OF course he lost, and T.
met him in the lobby of tho Maxwell last.
!. night, looking pale, haggard and wretchcd.
3 Tie will so home tomorrow saddcr, but
perhaps wiser man. This is a true story,
but it is nothing new Incidents like the
/ above occur daily, hundreds of them
Gambling is an incurablc disease, and may
| | be blankcd if don't think nearly all tho
people in the world have got it-mcn, wo:
t men and children.
! So let the vice go On iu,s SIM.
The young and old go play
For some must lose while others win
Thus CANDLES the world away
t But our young and talented friend will
E not sec Venice and die" this Summer. He
must go with me to West Baden Springs,
u in Indiana, if l can get him pass, or ho
r may be ablo to spend fe , days at Crab
= Orchard or Grayson. feel sorry for him.
I but cant assist him, for have not yet re-
t. covered from the election in Indiana last
e Fall.-NashuWe Cor. Louisville Couriey'
n Journal
1 AN INSANE KIss.-Onc day beautiful
o woman was driving in the Strand in a very
, low and very elegant coup. The street was
4 block AIDED for n moment ond ,ho no6jo