New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-28

Hush" said Mr. pnotor. nno,,
mustn't chaff him too much To y, yo . :,
t Ave a revolver in his pistol pocket.
ono el ne Is such an innocent
After dinner not much time was lost
- get5lng to business. Mr.. Butter
shaw mad invested in a small roulette
"a at the earnest solicitation ofhis
! y and after a short discussion
u was decided to try how it worked
!us5 1or q, beginning. But all Sir Hec-
!or attempts to make the General
9oln IN were fruitless. On being We
nfemeently pressed to declare the reason
Tor his reluctance, the old man at
lengcn m1odestly acknowledged the
cause OF his scruples.
''Tne fact is," he said, CHAT have
only gambled about three or four
Times IN my life, and upon each occa.
sion have won very considerable
sums OF money. Now, OF course, some
one must have lost, and Icannot bear
10 think that I may have been the
cause OF unhappiness, and even of
poverty"
But, my dear sir, laughed Sir Hec-
0or, some one must win and some
one must lose. If you always win, I
should advise you to stick to it. I
only wish that l ALWAYS did,
The General mournfully shook his
mead. IL have known SO much mis-
cry" he continued, tcome from gamb-
hng-other men may play, that is not
my affair, but you must really excuse
ne. The last time / remember--"
and he appeared to be lost in melan-
choly reflections.
SWell, what happened them"
II was induced to play game called.
poker. / believe there is such a. game,
is there not?''
II believe there u.s." chuckled Mr..
Punter.
II did not understand it ALL" con-
tlnued the General. "We played with
counters, and l merely did as I was
told; but at the end of the evening
found had won, gentleman, no less
than sixty dollars!'
The other gentlemen seemed to be
seized with a violent fit of coughing,
but the General was evidently oblivi-
Dus OF his surroundings, and went on:
"a did not ike;it at all, and I could
not restore the money, for I did not
know'eve the names of those with
whom played''
$50 what did'you do with it?"
~ gave it to a hospital" said the
General, solemnly; ''and three weeks
'afterward one of the gamblers of that
evening shot himself at Monte Carlo"
."WeLl, Pm sure that none OF US are
likely to shoot ourselves" said Mr..
Punter; so you had better join us for
once, General. You can stake as low
as you like"
NO, my dear sir, l really cannot;
but don't trouble about me. Tlllook
on"
''Mr. Buttershaw shrugged his
indicating that further ar
gument was hopeless, and the game
proceeded. The General watched it
with much interest, frequently signing
and lifting his'eyebrows in mute pro-
tests as the stakes grew higher. The
result was much the same as usual,
'Buttershaw being the principal loser
to the tune of about el5O. The gem
eral sympathized with his friend after
a~somewhat curious fashion.
"It's just as well that you should
lose, my dear boy; you have plenty to
spare, and. don't like to see you WIG
fromyyonr guests
'1You needn't be nervous, general, ~
said Mr.. Buttershaw, grimly; tits
about nine months since l won half
penny
Rum 'old fish, that" said Sir Hec-
tor as he and Mr.. Punter walked
home in the early morning. cit would
be rare sport to getihim to play"
."Oh, We'll do it some of these nights,
never fear. .Buttershaw gave me a hint
not to- brighten HIM st first. But what
an old innocent he is"
Mr.. ,Punter's prophecy came true
not very long afterNard. The same
company assembled in Mr.. Butter
shaw's rooms, and owing either to the
excellence Of the liquor provided by
his host, or ito the persuasive tongue
of Mr.. Punter the general gave way
and consented to join in a game just
to amuse the company. The compa-
ny however, were not quite so much
e"ASS0N e1o oASy 1ldu eAE)eCG6u, lOr Cne
worthy old men carried. everything be-
fore him, and the more he won the
apolegetic andsdeprecatpryh he became.
~ was right, " he earnestly protested;
81 am fated to win. Gentlemen, don't
you think I had better stop? l would
much rather put the money! fear it
is nearly fifty pounds inthe pool and
leavexyou to play for it's
.Ofscourse nobody ul& ;agree to so
absurd a proposition and THE General
continued to plaJ7, winningwith extra
ordinary steadiness, but laanenting the
while over his abnormal luck.
Atthe end of the evening heihad won
nearly Sd, 900, and sat at the table
With a huge pile OF notes, gold and I 0 |
US In front OF hina, looking the very
picture tof despair.
Cheer tup, General" said the duke;
we'll getit all back another might, |
lever fear.
"I'san afraid not, ''guoaned the aneient
Il wish l aaad never begun
his; ought to have known how it
would end"
Blessed If ever saw a man make