St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-04

Ob'SS> though the clrcum-
stances were unique, they actually hap
peEed. The principal actor in one of
the most venturesOme and successful
gambling deals was young college
student, who had never played at a
gambing-table in his life. Having read
and heard considerable about the won
derful fascination of gambling, this
young gentleman, when on his way
home one evening, decided to visit one
of the denS and try his luck. He had
but SIS in his pocket, and was willing to
spend that amount for his experience.
Being alone upon the evening men
toned, he selected what he supposed
was the most conspicuous establish
ment in the street.
He entered the room, seated himself
at one OF the tables and contented HIM
self by simply Watching Others play.
No one mOlested him and he soon had a
fair insight 10 the game. AS soon as he
manifested a desire to play, cards were
brought and his opponent allowed him
to win the first game, doubtless for the
purpose of leading him Oh and inducing
him to play for larger stakes. The sec
ond game was played with little more
spirit. and he soon won again. The
next bout was enliyened by strenuous
effort of his opponent to win, but that
game, as its predecessors, was destined
for the hero of the evening. The first
stake of s. had been doubled at each
new game, and the young student be-
gan to warm up to his work.
Game after game was played in rapid
succession, and the student had quickly
accumulated small fortune. NOtwith-
standing the shrewd manipulatiOnS of
III CT, IDt, Innt n
game. Other men came along and tried
but all met the same fate as the first
player. and soon left the table COM
pletely broken in purse and spirit. AS
the hours rolled by the interest in the
young stranger became intense. Games
were stopped at all the tables excepting
his, and all eyes were fixed upon the
man who had had vanquished some of
the best players in the house. The
stakes now ran into the thousands, and
still the student won. Ten-thOuSand-
dollar bets were quickly followed by
twenties. twenties doubled themselves
up into fOrties, and still the studeut
won. His luck never deserted him, and
when he left the gambling house i'll
stead of SO he carried in his pocket
$4,000.
The following morning the student
was unable TO leave his bed. His par
entS summoned their physician, who IN
sisted that the young man was threat
ened with severe attack of brain fe-
yer. To make matters worse, the pa
tent persisted in telling the doctor
about his adventure. The physician
then declared that the young man was
insane. and sOInformed his parents, who
In nfnv
in the day an intimate friend of the fam
iIv called and was ushered into the pa
TENTS presence i'm order to test the in
sanity theory which the physician had
advanced in the morning. The student
told his friend the whole story of his
nights experience. He graphically de-
scribed how he went into the gam
bling house with but a few dol
lars in his pocket and came out with q
moderate fortune. 'sNow," he said as he
reached the end of his narrative, 1.-The
doctor says | am insane; am not. To
prove to you that l know what [ am
talking about will tell you where to
find the money. And, sure enough, the
money-S45, 0O0-was found where it
had been secured the night before.
And after his friends had brought the
pile of greenbacks to the sick mans
bedside the family was let into the
secret, and n more thoroughly aston
ished household, perhaps, never gath
cred under one roof. As soon. as the
excitement had. in measure. subsidized,
the hero of the hour said that the pos
session of the money for one night had
been the cause of his fever. He de-
clared that the dollars were not his,
and, as he did not know to whom they
rightfully belonged, he gave them to a
charitable institution. AS incredible
as this story may appear, every word of
it is true, and it happened III Philadel-
phia during the reign OF Mayor William
B. Smith.