The Dickinson press., 1884-11-22
A aambling.House Episode.

I once witnessed an occurrence in a
New York faro bank which / shall new
er forget as long as I live. Among the
regular customers of the game there
was a young man who held q position
in his fathers office, q prominent down.
town merchant. Although he was Meth
er a cool nor alucky player, and rare
ly left the table a winner, he still con-
tinued to frequent the gaming-table for
no other purpose than to appease an
Unsuitable appetite. Thus the young
player naturally lost considerable mon
ey, and his father having discovered
his haunts, sent word to the proprie-
tors of the game, %forbidding them to adj
NIT his son i'll the future. But the
parties thus cautioned failed to pay any
attention to this notice, and the young
man continued coming.
One afternoon, about 5 o'clock, while
he was sitting at the table playing, the
bell rang and the negro servant adj
mitted a tail, notwithstanding gentle
man, whose hair was as white as snow.
He stepped UP to the table, placed his
RICH hand upon theyoungman's should i
Ell, and. addressing himself to the deal
Ell, said:
"This young man is my son. l have
cautioned You not TO admit HIM, but you
have not needed my warming. 1 now
give you notice that if you let him
play here after this you do so at your
peril"
The dealer looked at the speaker with
an insolent contemptuous expression,
and said, s%neeringly:
II don't care whether you are the faith
er of any of my players or not. That
young man looks as if he were 21, and ]
guess he is able to attend to his own
business"
Then, turning to the negro, he said:
"John show this gentleman to the
door," And again he looked at the
newcomer in q derisive and sneering
way.
But he had made his reckoning with
out his host. The old gentleman drew
himself up to his full height and while his
eyes flashed fire, he said, in aloud, clear
voice:
"Ah, MI. Dealer, you know very we'll
that what I have been saying is no
laughing matter, and, though only one
man has blown out his brains in your
room and spoiled your handsome car
pet with his blood, you have not the less
cruelty assassinated a dozen more with
your devilish game, even though you
may have done so Indirectly. How
many more of your victims have become
suicides in consequence of your hellish
operations? Idare say you do not care
to know. You are a very Jolly fellow,
I have no doubt, and you drive fast
horses in the park. Your plate is mag
nifcent, and 1 am told the dinners
which you set forth to the patrons of
your house every afternoon of the week
are good; but if you could have the
power of the. clairvoyant bestowed up
on you | reckon you would never laugh
or race or drink more. Everywhere
around you you would see accusing
ghosts pointing at you ghosts that
would not only arraign you for their
murder but for the infinite legacy of
evils they bequeatned to the living at
their death through your cause. Moth
ers, wives, and sisters starry
ing; girls pacing YEARLY tho pave
ments of the city at night,
bidding for dishonor; boys, born
to lead a better life, thieving III the
l streets because their futher lost his
money at your table, Mr.. Dealer! All
r sir, there is many a man that likes tt
make money and spend it as we'll as
Z you, but he would not traffic in heart:
and lives and honors even could h,
: thereby acquire all the riches of the
world and live in the very midst o
gold. When a man pulls ont a rol @
bills and hands it to You to be changed
:, into chips you know not but the happi
ness of his entire family is wrapped VI
in that greasy bundle. [ declare
. would rather never have lived than
have registered against me the ql1antit,
. Of curses that have been heapel upo1
> your head, you cruel, remorseless as
II sassin! When / see YOU in the street
!, sleek and we'll dressed, driving
! splendid turnout, 1 hate You, and wer
is not for the laws of the land and @
o conscience would put a bullet through
> you without delay. l hear the groan
s of breaking hearts in the roll OF you
= wheels; Isee the death-warrant Of
thousand honors written in every wrir
kle of your abominable, smiling coun
%tcnance, confound you! Why are voua
I. large? We chain up tigers and lions
it. Is there, can there be a more ferocious
os bloodtllirsty beast than you are?"
I'd While he spoke everybody in til
as room kept perfectly quiet. You migl
tb have heard a pin drop. The fearles
n. speaker was not again given the hint t
!, leave. The dealer did not utter on
ne Il word in reply. He finished the de;
IS. and rose from his chair, which was /;
nd once occupied by n of his assistant
nc and the game went on as though notl
Of ing had happened. In the meantim
in the old gentleman had left III compan
-. with his son.
ay The dealer took a seat in a cornt
&C, and for an hour did not stir. Il
os seemed to be absorbed in deep though
e. On the first day of the following mont
-. az he drew out his interest in the gan
an and fitted up a saloon in elegant sly
on Broadway, in the neighporhood
tai ia 25th street. I remember we'll that IL
yer opening took place on the LIST day
of May, in the year 1868 or $50, but tt
e.y, proprietor's mind became affected aft
lp- the lapse of a few months. He at tim
grew so violent that it soon BEGAN
!, necessary to confine him in an asylur
where he died a raving maniac befo
the end of the year..
Pickles nv the Million.