The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-11-09

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lished W Jointly sslsct such nauesy .
eetike o. g being proper ones 70 work
Oh. There 10 somsthing amer one has
1endled lists - have that teaches u1in
Sanctively to select the right onee. lt
cnAn0e b explained. To those ~ know
the notes are addressed without investi-
Gation. The others are sought out and.
inspected st their hotels by my hugbaAd
and our course Of action Is mapped out.
The whole thing Il done BY mail: There
= none ofthe vulgar sbunko work done.
There y On air Of gentility about the
whole which b especially effective with
over confident In their ability = take
ways know thcm whom they come TO
ter the one or the other there 10 music;
myself and my lady friends,
Of myself and my husband, are always
willing. and in ninety .nine cases In ev.
cry hundred after We have played whist
or some other game the victims
sometimes numbering three or four
IN single evening, propose small stakes.
They usually increase when our ins,nu-
ating servant has served wine enough
and when poker Is suggested by some
one. The victim 10 almost invariably the
proposer. There Ia always q hesitation
among gentlemen In betting against q
lady. This makes our gains come easy
at times, for We always bet recklessly
and lose with poor grace. My husband
curbs his gambling instinct when ct
home, and Is very rarely . winner,
never heavy one. until toward the
close Of the sitting. Our victims 90 away
plucked. but the piucking has been done
90 cleverly, and almost invariably by the
ladies, as we chat about the possibilities
In the way Of gloves, jewelry, fans, and
other feminine luxuries and necessities
resulting from our winnings, that they
leave us with the impression that they
have had delightful evenings enter
tainment when we bid them good
night" or "good- morning." They rare.
ly think they have been the victims Of
professional gamblers"
But all men are not susceptible to
cards. Are such your victims, tool"
mo one knows better than I that
some men are not card players. Young
men always are. That is, they like te
be considered card-players, and espec'
tally pride themselves on their ability al
poker. We like to foster that impress
sion. They are tho easiest victims
But pity them sometimes, for I know
the poor fellows can ill-afford their los
ing. Pm not 90 hardened but feel fol
them sometimes. But my feelings new.
er overpower me. They have brought
their losses upon themselves. some
times think the lesson will be goet
one, and teach them to avoid cards, and
have repeatedly pointed out this les
son to them. But it has always been at
ter they have been plucked:
Now az to those who fall into my wei
who do not play cards. My plan is moth
ing more nor less than absolute swim
ding. l have been deserted and LEFT
without money to reach my home hun
dreds of times. Myself and my chill
dren have been left on the verge Of star
has been picked times innumerabll
while l have been temporarily stopping
in the city to do some shopping. 1havs
been found lying i'll at a boarding. house
where I have room for the purpose
on hundreds of occasions, and Away
without friends and unab % to send HON,
for assistance because my family hav,
discarded me. have tears and pitifu
stories in stock that rarely fail to touct
the hearts OF the suscentible, and thank
that fill to q certain extent the gaps
make in pocket-books. OF course, thes,
schemes can only be worked Will
such persons as myself O.
my husband knows are unac
quaiuted with me or know my story and
my husbands profession. They serve
admirably my purpose, and lave added
thousands of dollars to our store. AMI
have actually bought US our house ant
educated our children. It is shame
full business to be engaged in, but it ha,
been so successful as 10 enable me to re
flute the assertion that woman has nc
mission She has iFshe cares to de
grade herself ard exercise her iacultiel
as do in the watering places in sam
mer. in the city in winter"
"But the clandestine meetings?" M
care for the pur soses have indi.
Gated Alone" interrupted the little won
an. DO you beneve an adventures
can he true wife and good woman
/ She can. Let us 90"