The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-05-27
THE SAD EXPERIENCE OF A SAMPLE OF
THE LARGE MAJORITY:


Many men lost big money here last week,
and 4 few men won thousands. 1t was i
/ bad week on the knowing ones" take them
al in all, and Il good week for favored
few. One man in Middle Tennessee LETT
for home last night happy in the possession
! Of s. 600 won during the week another
man took in Il 500, 4 Safe Senator 81 200,
and we'll known horse trainer So Goo
On the losing side can be mcn,ionc ii thor
ou9hbrcd sport par ing with $4,000
another d"v"tce of the race track short
$500, 4 Nashville merchant $1,000, and
a Mississippi cotton planter half Of his next
years crop. y talented and pronislu,
young man from Il well known town in Ten
nesScc came here L icSday His ardent
desire from youth was a trip to Europc.-
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
90 to the races. lie went, bet his money
on the wrong horse and lost. That night
at the Maxwell, he got a'pointcr' dead
thing-on the winning horse. lie gave
a c eek for $3.50 and bought pools llo
felt confident Of more than doubling his
money the next day, and then he would
not bet any more and the money won would
enable him to extend his trip III Europe
through Italy. lis fayortc' lost, only
beaten by-sir, 4 half nose" He got
stuck, badly, dcmoralizingly stuck lie
gave another check for $500 and again
went to the track. lie asked the opinions
Of ali the knowing ones, all the wise ones,
all the horse jockeys, oil the newspaper re-
portcrS, and all the wise looking cX contra
bands. Then he went to the pools and
feeling certain that he had the right horse
this time, he put the reminder of his,
European money on "l.ong Taw." Long
Taw was 4 good horse, and believe is still
good horse, if they do say he broke down
at Nashville. But no matter how good II,
horse Long Taw mny be he did TO, pass his
nose under the string first, and lost the race.
:, My I. and II. friend Sroancl and ordered
the hackman to drive him to town or hell,
he didut care which, The hackman did,
though. and drove him to the MAXWELL
lie slowly alightcd from the carriage, drag
gcd himself to the bar and drank ha'f
glass of brandy. That did not help him,
but he thought it would. 1t made matters
worse. He borrowed fifty dollars and went
to the "Scnatc' to try to retrieve his lost
fortune on king faro. lie struck the bcas5
at the wrong time. 1t was ugly and had
been scratching allwho came near his green
cage that day. The visitor bought stack
Of reds at 4 cost of SD. The coal black
eyes Of the tiger Slistcncd us he placed the
money in his little drawer. The player
split his chips, placing half on the nine and
the othc" half on the four. They were
both double cards. \ friend in the game
remarked 'Why don't you plty the eases
: more p but he made no reply. The four
split and the long, shapcly hand Of the
dealer tthcrc was no diamond on the little
tlnScr) reached forth and took half of the
r chips. The player "prcsscd" the nine spot
bet with the ether half and the next turn
was nine king. The voracipu$ jaws oc the
beast took in the chips. II bet you twenty
five on the uinc,' Kissed the player Turn
! alter turn and no action. Finally it was Il
turn and 4 call. An ace, six and nine re-
manned in the box. The PLAYER tool, NJ
his bet placed half Of it on the ace and
called it To the acc from the other two cards
with the remainder. The turn came ace
nine. "D-n my fool soul :" was the mad
dencd rcmarl: Of the unucky gamcstcr aa
he turned and quilted the lair. Our friend
t was frantic by this time hy Lis losses. IIo
cursed the races faro banks, Nashville,
, everything and every body, and took another
glass Of brandy. lie then borrowed $50
; more from McNinYillc friend and got ur
a game Of poker. Or course l." lost, and
met Linn in the lobby of the Maxwell la>s
night, looking pale, hugyard and wrctchcd.
lie Will 90 home tomorrow II sad Ter, but
/ perhaps wiser man. This is a true story,
but it is nothing new. Incidents like the