Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-13
AL00k AT LIFE.
Deacon Scoops the Bunco Stser-
srs by the Good Game Of
Bluff He Played.
Disgusting Disclosures from those
Gloomy Depths Of Vice, the
Chinese Opium Joints.
The Fine Sermon that the Cigar
cite Girls are Preaching to
those With Human Hearts.
Jay 6ouId's Retirement from Bust
ness Life, and His Successors
Prospect in the Field.
A Vision thatParaIyzss the Pen by
the Bare Suggsstion---A
Lesson TO Lovers.

The dude in Wheeling but here in New
Nork we have the dude in distress. \ sor-
rowiUl looking picture lie is too. He
would remind you of July day, Just after
r hail storm or q Milwaukee saloon keeper
who had Just failed to get license. His
Iayorite game is being routed, the enemy
S close 70 his heels, and be is 4 sad looking
picture of Loves labor lost | allude to
our gamblers. All dudes are not gamblers
Hoa't misunderstood me, but nearly all
yamb.erS are dudes. They 90 to the ex.
IRENE in dress, and even surpsSs the ire
,ressible hotel clerk with his straw-colored
headlight with a haw in il. To see the
Tor fellows in police couIt
Charged with YaErancy
does seem inconsistent because nine-tenths
si them could buy and sell those who thus
charge them. When the gambler is asked
what means OF livelihood he has he dis
plays the inimitable roll, which surely
shows the requisite visible means Our
workers in the cause of religion have but
one way to catch the gambler, and that is
10 snail him at work. Speaking of the
gambling fraternity reminds me OF an in
stance that is ROW going the rounds, the
subject matter OF which is about this style:
Dades Duped.
There is den at the corner OF Four
ieenth street and Second avenue where the
queer" is showed in all its pristine glory,
and it is Just in the rear OF the Presbyte
r;an church, and the inhabitants Of put
my blue stack on the ace" will have con-
cluded BY this time that the venerable and
benevolent looking cid gentleman, clad in
ministerial black and with white necktie,
whom they so kindly introduced to their
hauats for the purpose OF selling him a
valuable edition OF TennySon's poems, Is a
greater sharp" than the Smartest member
OF their own delectable fraternity.
The gentleman referred to is
DistinguiShed Clergyman
from the western part OF this State. By
some OF the peculiar methods in vogue
among bunko men they lad possessed
themselves OF lis name and address, and
while he was leisurely strolling through
Fourteenth street ne was approached by
well dressed and gentlemanly young man
who called him by name and stated that he
vas he publisher OF a new and elegant
edition Of Telnyson'S works, which he was
selling at ridicuIously low prices, and in
yited the clergyman 10 60 with him and
inspect the book.
The minister, though now resident OF
the bucOllC al StriCts, was brought up IN
the CITY of New York; and, in fact, has
often preached in the church mentioned
ah0ye. Though a simple. hearted and good
man, he IS thoroughly COnye-Sant with
.ae
Tricks and Devices of the UngOdly.
sad while his newly.made friend was still
y eaGiRg TO him the adventures of Charles
F-anCis Adams and Oscar Wilde flashed
atrtss his mInd. What happened he has
lated to q reporter. He determined to
see the matter through, however. anu
rgreed 10 accompany the young man. p
on their arrival at the place named a mum
fcr OF good. looking and gent!emanly.aP
I,-sr,ng men were found discussing the
,up:Cs Of the day. \ copy OF the new edit
.,Un Of TennysOn was produced. II was
elegantly bound and illustrated. anu the
,.eysyman soon became deeply interested
"a 81, UunteLtS.
he was aroused from his abstraction by
besyus ole Of the gsntleman!y party cN'
,.,.'. u a loud tone
well You've Won n Clear IL 600.
Vii. you try your luck sgain?' Looking
,p e saw his friends assembled around
VIA, - popularity known as the layout,
81. upon tie bOard lay huge roll OF
-.,t.aa,as. Seeing his attention had been
attracted the dealer addressed him and IN
Ei'ed S.Is 20 JOIN the game. This gen
zen a0 said Re, pointing 10 one OF the
a,. er. has JUST won Sl,cO0, and you
"av b, Just rs lucky.
Z " hen he said his continued The old
.-ur.eu.ar. III brought to my mind an in
Cjec; which happened y goou many years
'.SJ. was in Albany, on my way to my
ou, IA Western New York. in company
w:;A an old Quaker, when We we're ap.
Sgued by
Dapper Young Man
.ho wished to sell Us accident insurance
,..Arts Tor SluuD, for which he would only
g..assc Us quarter Of a dollar. Art thou
connected with this road inquired my
quaker friend. i am. replied the young
man. 't-Hn | guess Z will not hay the
iCoe' io- il there were going 20 5e any ac"i-
U-:' t.np would not desire 70 insure me 50
rL,rr.y.
.Grsuc,a Jerng ihi, incident. turned 20
lar man who had asked me 20 try INV ,Uck
"a sid. 4 am stranger 70 YOU, aud you
..a.v @u 5ea,vn to care anythlug about ne;
N.Y. a-r you - anxious that should win
- .'' a.. .,Ur money.
KS ri'hsr ugHplUsed him. h,.t at'a- =
-.'.' .t,i'atiun, be said: But, doa't YOU
>r'. stand 4 chance OE win.
u''- thousand from you,
NO, YOU don't. for havn't got 3
thousand OolIRrs Abeut Me-
Iaa. don't make any difference, he re-
pied, 'Te II take your note IL YOU lose.
Il thanked them ior their kindness, but
Al 4 n 4 haV % nd
prepared to take my departure. Before
les' 'Ae young man who had hrst met me
expressed hope that did not bear them
any malice. To which replied that on
IHe contrary was greatly pleased to meet
Een.'tthen who were 50 benevolent aud
GENEROUS as to be willing TO let total
stranger Nlu thousand dollars of their
money. They whispered smoa9 them
serves anu appeared 10 be considerably
Perp'eGed, out offered no opposition 70 nv
departure; but when reached the street
they came TO the door and watcned me
hCa!d down town car"
MS adventure continued the old
gentleman, with a 4Uiet chuCkle reminds
ne "i an incident that happened toa
Member OF the LeSisIAture
'I"in my county some years ago. He was
StIr'Sched IN the same way, and con-
GUIDED 10 see the fun out. He told the
men that he was a member of q prominent
-. Louis wholesale house, but had very
Nt'ie ready money in his pockets. He
would play II they would accent drafts on
hs hou>e. To this they agreed and he
Aept !CSlng and drawing drafts until his
'$ttnS!oe losses were more than 500
%btu he got mp and told them he thought
te Hsd not been fairly dealt with and said
h'erted to telegraph 10 the firm and
~" The drafts stOnped. The Gamblers
.'.t i'm be should rot leave the house
'"'' The drsf's had been sent forward and
80" ted. He then psllei out his card aud
i'Lee' IT % the leader OF the gang, saying