Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21

a Gam bling House Episode.
ssIs oncs iitnessstl an occtte niicce iii 81
New York faro bank which shall ney-..
81 forget ~ long assI live. alloIltas the
regular Gust omers of the game Fthere
WIS young man who held q position
in his fathers ofRce,.a pronhir en- tdown
town merchant. Although he was neith-
er v cool nor galncky play and rare-3 g.,
~ left the table a winner, he still con-.
5tihued I'd Frequent the gamin able Tor
ND other purpose than to appease an
Unsuitable appetite. Thus the Young
player naturally lost consid cradle mon
ey, and his. father having discovered
his haunts, sent word to the proprie-
tors of the game, forbidding them to ad-
NIT his son in the future Btlt' the
parties thus cautioned failed to pay any
attention to this Office and the young
man continued coming. 49,
i One afternoon, ! aBout 5 IA cloek {, while.
he was sitting at the table. playing, the
bell rang and the negro servant nd
mitted a TALL venerable-l ooking gentle
man, whose hair was as white as snow.
5 e stepped UP to the table, placed his
RICH hand upon they oun g mans should
er, and, addressineg imself tai the deals
er, said: 5e.1. ....ss .
I aTlls oanung man Is MY SON. r have
cautioned You not to admit hum, but you
have not needed my warning, now
give you notice that III. yon lets him
play hereafter this, you. ,ap SO. at your
peril. : 81 .$~s.s's,. .s.ss.
- The dealer looked at the speaker WITH
an insolent contemplation sex preston,
and said; sneeringly;:: gsS Z .s s, ,sI
II don't care whether you are the faith
or Of anyof my players or not That
young man looks as il he were 81, and /
guess he is able to attend I'd 1is own
bushes" Z *aS.' w 'ss &'ss s&S'7'
Then, turning to the negro, he said, +,
"John show this gentleman I'd the
door" And again he looked at the
new conner in asderisiyea. and 1sneering
way. ss@s8s ~ &sa& &s% Y *@a
But he had made his reckoning with
out his host. The old gentleman, drew
himself upto his full height and while his
eyes flashed fire, he said, in aloud, clear
voice. aSa#93
"Ah, MI. Dealer, you know very we'll
that what I have been Saying is$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
scruelly5 assassinated d dozen more with
your devilish. game, even though you
may have done so indirectly. How
many more offyour victims have become
suicides in consequence of,your hellish
Operations? I dare say you do not care
to know. You are very jolly fellow,
I have no doubt, and you drive fast
horses in the park. 4 Your plate is mag
nificent, and I 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 clairveyantHb estowed2up-'
on you /. reckon You would never laugh
5or; 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 legacyfof
evils they bequeathed to the living at
their death through your cause. Moth
ers, wives, and sisters starry
ing; girls pacing YEARLY the pave.
ments of the city. j. at night,
bidding for, dishonor; boys, Born
to- lead a better 50 ife,a thieTing in the
streets because their father lost his
money at your table, Mr. Dealer! All,
sir, there is many a imam that likes to
make money and spend it as we'll as
You, but he would not traffic in hearts
and & lives = and honors8 even could he
> thereby acquire all the riches of the
world and Live in the very midst Of
gold. When man pulls out ro II of
bills and hands it to you to he changed
into chips you know not but the happi-
ness of his entire family is wrapped up
in that greasy bundle. I declare I
would rather never. have. lived than
have Registered against me the quantity
sof curses thai have been heaped upon.
your head, You cruel, remorseless as
sassin !. When see you in the street,
sleek and we'll dressed, driving 3
splendid turnout, hate you, and were
is not for the laws of theland land of
conscience would put a bullet through
you without delay. I hear the groans
r of breaking hearts in the roll of your,
wheels; Isee the DEATH warrant of
Thousand hencrs written in every wrin-
Ike Of your abominable, smiling coun
tenance, confoulnd you! Why are you at
large? We chain up tigers and lions.
Is there, can there be q more jferocious..
bloodthirsty beast than you are ?" S,@'''
While he spoke everybody in the
room kept perfectly quiet. 3, You might
have heard a pin drop. The fearless
speaker was not again given the hint to
leave. The dealer did not utter one
word in reply, He flashed The. deal
and rose from his chair, which was at
once occupied by one of his assistants,
and the garae went on as though moth
,ing9hads happened In the meantime
the old gentleman had lett IN company
with his son. @sS@= ~ y a2's]4 %nas''5 S7,
we The dealer took g seat in "a corner
and for an hour did not stir. He
seemed to be absorbed ii deep thought.
On the first day of the following month
he drew out his interest in the game
and fitted up saloon in elegant style
! On Broadway, ia the neigbporhood Of
25th street. remember We'll that the
opening took place on the list day Of
May, in the year 1868 or SO, but the
,proprietor's mind became affected after