River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

'That 8 where nv husband becomes
useful. From the list Of arrivals pub
lished we jointly select such ma mes as
strike MS as being proper ones to work
| on. There is something after one has
studied lists as have that teaches US IN
stinctively 10 select the right ones. 1t
cannot be explained. To those we know
| the notes are addressed without investi-
CATION. The others are sought out and
| inspected at their hotels by my husband
and our course of action is mapped out.
| The whole thing IS done by mail. There
| is none ofthe vulgar 'bunko' work done.
| There is an air of gentihty about the
whole which is especially effective with
young men who wait to see life and
l over-confdent in their ability to take
: care of themselves. At our home [ al
ways know them when they come to
| dinner or to join our theater party. At
| ter the one or the other there is music;
J cards are proposed. My husband,
| myself and my lady friends
who usually post AS sisters
| of myself and my husband, are always
| willing. and in ninetynine 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 ms nu-
! ating servant has served wine enough
and when poker is suggested by some
| one. The victim is almost invariably the
| proposer. There Is always hesitation
| among gentlemen in betting against
/ lady. This makes our gains come easy
| at times, for we always bet recklessly
and lose with poor erase. My husband
curbs his gamblins instinct when at
home, and is very rarely a winner,
never heavy one, until toward the
close of the sitting. Our victims 90 away
| plucked but the piucking has been done
| so cleverly, and almost invariably by the
| ladies, as we chat about the possibilities
in the way of gloves, jewelry, fans, and
other feminine Injuries and necessities
| resulting from our winnings, that they
leave us with the impression that they
! have had a delightful evenings enter
| night" or good morning" They rare
, ly think they have been the victims of
| professional gamblers"
Bat all men are not susceptible to
cards. Are such your victims, too?"
mo one knows better than | that
some men are not card players. Young
men always are. That is, they like to
be considered card-players, and espec-
| tally pride themselves on their ability at
| poker. We like to foster that impress
| sion. They are the easiest victims.
| But | pity them sometimes, for know
| the poor fellows can ill-atford their los
| ing. Pm not SO hardened but | feel for
| them sometimes. But my feelings new
er overpower me. They have brought
| their losses upon themselves. | some
times think the lesson will be a good
| one, and teach them to avoid cards, and
| / have repeatedly pointed out this les
| son to them. But it has always been al
| ter they have been plucked.
'Now as to those who fall into my web
| who do not play cards. My plan is moth
| ing more nor less than absolute swim
| ding | have been deserted and left
| without money to reach my home hum
> dreds of times. Myself and my chill
| dren have been left on the verge Of star
| Walton as many more times. My pocket
| has been picked times innumerable
| while | have been temporarily stopping
| in the city to do some shopping. have
| been found lying i'll at boarding house,
| where | have room for the purpose,
on hundreds of occasions, and always
without friends and unab e to send home
for assistance because my family have
| discarded me. / have tears and pitiful
| stories in stock that rarely fail to touch
! the hearts of the susce ntible, and thanks
that fill to certain extent the gaps
make in pocket-books. OF course, these
schemes can only be worked with
such persons as myself or
my husband knows are unac-
| quaiuted with me or know my story and
my husbands profession. They serve
admirably my purpose, and have added
| thousands of dollars to our store, and
| have actually bought us our house and
| educated our children. 1t is o shame
iul business TO be engaged in, but it has
been so successful as TO enable me to re-
| flute the assertion that woman has no
| mission She has if she cares to de-
grade herself and exercise her faculties
as do IN the watering places in sum
mer in the city in winter"
"But the clandestine meetings."
care Tor the purposes | have indi-
Gated alone" interrupted the little wom-
| an. DO you bel1eve "a adventures
can be true wife and good womaa?
She can. Let us 60"