The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-27


virgins, they had plenty Of oil in
their lamps"
tine must not think that none hut
ricl, women indulge I'm this mad hunt
after the dollar. Females Oi all class
e<, from the servant girl, the school
teacher, the sa'eswOnlan, the rrt:t.-
siOnal woman and even the quiet
housewife up to the fine lady who
rolls in her carriage through the ave-
n,lea, all have the itch of specul:'tin.
with their savings. he they from their
salaries or their pin money. AS re-
suit of this mania u number Of TX.
change. fnr ladies have heen opened
in the heart oi the shopping district,
in Sixth avenue and lsr.Mslway. The
time il not far distant when no E:ssl'-
iOnal,lc dry gtxnls store or millinery
will l,e COM l,Iete without its ''ticker,'
anymore than y swell l,arrccn can
exist without providing its guests
Will, the opportunity ~: studying the
financial liierOylyl'liic~ on the tape.
For those with but littl. money 10
speculate with. the race track offers
facilities Of investing any amount
from five dollars up. Ard It Is SUR
prisinS tO what extent betting is ear
rrie<l on hy ladies'. Asa rule they 4"
not fancy lxtting will, the b"'k
makers. The i,lea " accepting even
money, 4: tO !, ; tO ]. ~ I" I. ur ~ 4"
I, docs not satisfy them. They like
to take their chances in the French
lnx,ls, where, /! \ horse Is irs,.kel hut
little, = five dollar ticket vii, often
re.alize an enormous amount. During
NV visits to various race tracks this
season I noticed one woman l:lrtic,l.
larly who attended nearly every meet
ing. She was widow. charming
woman. with u wonderfully clear
head. and y striking face and figure.
She had two pretty little girls. on. O!
seven. the other tive years old. ":
whom, she made much when The
horses did n", occupy her attention.
At one meeting ! happened I" stop
ut the SAME hotel with her an! thus
hal q chance t, observe her closely.
She seldom let less than -" "n u
race. ansi On one Or two ans:,siOns she
went a> hiS!, as ::5tM. She had the
,mxligrt'.s and ;Or.n Hf horses ut her
lingrr.enal-. AMI employed Il t"l: ("
keev, her POSTED IL to their condition
and work. i; she Won she '"a,ght
the children some c,,'iies or toys. II
she lost they ~; II. thing. II was II
queer sight /" -ce tho little ones rush
from their nurse when their mamma
came home from ,lI.' races AMI breath
lessly in. :uirc Ibid you win. n,a:I.-
n,u:.''' II she lost their little faces
were quickly tingcd with sorrow,
and they tOt,k every n,.ans If show.
ing her how deeply they <ymlsati'izc'!
with her. One day she made nearly
S:s,NA,. She t.n,k the children out
that afternoon and literally loaded
them with presents.
Another instance. I have friend
who has lxen married two years to
one Of the most charming little We
men have ever met. She Is proud OF
her husband and proud Of her home
and does everything in her l"'wer to
make the one comfortable and the
other lxnutif,,l. She l.as the betting
fever lsa.l. and nearly all Of her pin
money g.k~ t0 ''support the turf. ~
she sniilingly says. Her husband
does not care mucl: for ra.'ing himself
and never bets, but a. she Is =" fond
cf both he takes her to the race course
very often. One day, shortly before
taking the train to Sheel'sbeasi hay
he asked me to step around to his
office and escort his wife down some
thing having unexpectedly turned up
which prevented bis going. 1t was
the day of the great rece between
barrett. l;irOtie and BOotjack, and
she ha.: set her heart upon seeing It..
Of course I took her. On the way
down she cOntilled I" ME that she
wanted to surprise Jack {her hus-
hanJI. II Think she said. THAT
we ought to have new carpet in our
dining ROOM. Now. ] mean !" 'uy
n n,vsxlf aud have it laid sDnlt alay