Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-04-01
whether hs should play poker or cat
he would 90 hungry and play poker

whether no should play poker OF ca%
he would 90 hungry and play poker
every time. He Is the most unfortunate
type of u gambler. for he believes that
luck can be systemized and reduced to
certain rules. II is an old axiom among
professionals that when man once
gets this idea firmly ground in his head.
he will die n pauper. lie differs very
much from another man. With this
one il is tragic. He is of u highly nerv.
ous temperament, a painter by profes.
sion, and the head OF family Of con-
siderable proportions. II ii were not
for his play, they might all live in com.
fort, IL not in luxury; but his gambling
instincts keep him forever In debt. |
saw him come into u gambling.house
three years ago. with crisp hundred
dollar bill, which he had just got for
painting portrait. 81 did 1t in three
Sundays" he said: "my wife thought
l was out walking, aud the money You
see il all my own" lie was in such a
hurry to get to the faro table that ho
could scarcely keep from trembling.
Without moments hesitation he took
the most desperate OF chances, planked
down his whole fortune on single
card, and called the turn on the queen.
This was a high play. and the company
disrcgardcd their own bets, and glanced
toward the owner Of the ono hundred
dollar bill. lie won. The dealer paid
him great deal Of money in small
bills. He swept the pile into his hat
It nearly filled it-jammed the hat on
his head, and rushed violently out Of
the room. No more ilagrant disregard
Of the rules Of etiquette among gam.
blcrs could be- exhibited. a man who
makes big winning from house
Is expected to play little Of 1t care
lcssly before he leaves, or at least to set
up the wine and cigars for everybody
in the room and toss a few dollars Ia
the walters. To rush away rs though
he simply wanted to get the money out
Of the house, and not give the house
any chance to win again, stamps Il
player as knowing nothing of the rules
that govern the manners of polite
gamblers. So, when the painter
dashed out there were one or two satir.
ical ordinations. Within an hour the
player was back there, lost every thing
h. had won, the one hundred dollar
bill, besides, and had given his check
for three hundred and sixty dollars.
He said aftcrward: shall never in nv
life forget the struggle ! had rs hur-
ricd down Fifth avenue with that mon
cy in my hat. ! had made upmy mind
on the spur of the moment, as got
out Of the clubhouse, TO rush home
with it, throw il in my wifc's lap and
tell her to keep il from me. got TO
my door.stcps, and couldn't get up
10 the door to save my life. WAS sdrip-
ping wet from cNcrtion and anxiety,
and walked around the block with
forced GOODNESS. hoping to come bnck
again more composed. In that tour
around the block every story Of great
winnings by gamblers that had ever
heard flashed through my mind. The
wcll.worn tale Of how Jack llavcrly
went into Buffalo faro bank with u
two-dollar bill and came out with four
teen thousand dollars in cash, went
ringing through my mind. The more
thought Of IL the faster walked. and
didn't come TO my senses until | had
jumped hurricdly ahead Of team Of
horses that had almost run me down.
That brought mo to my senses. and
where do you think / was? Fourteen
blocks from home, and at the very
door Of the gambling-housc In which |
hal won the money. ] knew just as
well that II was no use for me to try
and get away rs YOU know that 1t Is
impossible for you to defy the law OF
gravitation. ~ J. Cor. Boston Her