St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-31

was rich, even for New Yorker. He
gambled at the Casino at first as means
of killing time, then. as the passion
grew, for what there was in sight. and
is here vet, greatly impoverished, and
sad example of what the Casino does
with its victims. His boys he has put
at cheap boarding school here, and he
himself lives at one of the most modest
boarding houses in Mentone. He hates
play because it has brought him almost
to ruin, but he keeps at it in the hope OF
reeouping all his losses. The demon OF
gambling has got hold of him.
Here is a picture Of the other type.
An Italian, who calls himself Count
Luciano, has been regular visitor Tor
a dozen years or more. He is as tall as
Anak and as hands )me as Antinous.
He knows every one who comes to the
Casino, though he himself does not
play. He comes to the rooms between
IL and IL o'clock every night-about an
hour before the close Of the play. lie
says quite candidly that rouge ct noir
and the ivory ball have no attraction
for him, but, for all that, he keeps
sharp eye for the winners. These are
always in reckless good humor aud
ready for anything. The Italian count
has no trouble to ingratlate hlniSelf,
and then suggestion that small party
for round game at his rooms be made up
is sure TO be accepted. The count plays
any game, and to perfection. He is not a
owindler i'll the vulgar sense; he relies
purely upon his skill to bring him for
tune, and he rarely makes mlScalcula-
ton. Poker, strangely enough. is the
Italians favorite game. He has cold
eye, and impaSSiye face, and enormous
luck. Usually the game at his rooms Is
a modest one so far as the limit Is con-
cerned. but the counts income for the
season generally foOtS up, according TO
his own admission, something like S25.-
900. 1t is said that he Is charming
antagonist at the card table, His good
humOr is imperturbable, and he plays
like an automaton. His luck at whist,
or map" or beSique, or picQuet-ln
short, at any game-is stupend0uS, ana,
nevertheless, the man, although ne is
professional gambler, has never yet
been accused of unfairneSS or diShon-
eSty.
NJ. Wagatha and his creatures hate
the count and other adventures like
him because they appropriate what
would otherwise go to swell up the al
legged raising annual profits of the Ia
bltS, but the count snaps his fingers at
the Casino management, and returns at
the opening of every season TO stay
until the end, and to make hay While
the southern winter sun shines.
Still another type: MIR. p. is one of
the largest manufacturers of locomo-
tives in New jersey. He loves nothing
so much as play. and he plays any game
with rare intelligence. He has made
John MorriSSey tired at Saratoga, both
at faro and roulette. Mr.. L. has syS-
TEN that has hurt the roulette bank
more than any system yet devised. lie
takes handful of counters, raises them
in his hand about two feet above the
cloth and lets them drop on whatever
numbers they will. He wins oftener
that he loses, on the principle that the
wealthy gambler usually is lucky. L
have heard him say that at games like
roulette. where results are not to be
calculated or brought about by Skill, the
player is safest when relying upon
chance. and therefore his own apparent
recklessness in scattering his counters
indiifelentlv upon the board is, after
all. the only skilIful use that can be
made of them. Mr.. Z. always plays to
win, and no one who knows him, and
that category includes almost every
professional gambler in America and
Europe. has ever been heard to refer to
him as being a sucker"
There are plenty of New Workers
here already, and as the winter all
vanceS others are certain TO arrive.
Those that come will be sure to play,
and most of those that play will lose,
but those that stay away will lose the
l0velieSt scenery In Europe.