Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-21

told that Bowery story 30 cfaen that one
Sunday the wife at the breakfast tabls
told him: "Ps, ] want your horse TO-
morrow morning. want to see the BOW
cry. II must be all burned out BY this
tima.n
The Jokes were uninterrupted when this
man was in the game, and although he
was sometimes Offensive to those he in
vented, he was extremely good-natured IN
taking those played on him. Somebody
once Observed that he was unusually
lucky in evsrythirg he did.
Lucky" said ne. "Rsd-haired, cock
eyed, pug-nosed, aud fell twice from the
elevated road and broke l-g each time.
You call that luekJ?"
Ga the other had there were f+w very
unpl sassnt characters among the 10 or 20
men who composed these parties. Oae, T
them was q leather merchant whom we
uicknsmed Schmirtale, very rich man,
partially raralyzed. We constantly tried
to avoid him, bat Il was impossible. He
would always manga to CAT IN when there
wss party at Delnonito's, aud he hap
psned to hear of it. Another queer speci-
men was German dry & sods man, who
enjoyed tie nickname of Nozzte. he was
wealthy, too. aud was 6rst-class poker
PLAYER, IL is o remarkable thing that,
While Americans are very bold and acute
in the game, some OF the foreigners who
have been living here for considerable
time, bat them all 10 pieceI at making
profits ia it. This dry goods man wa5 so
offensive in his manners and so sure to
kAaf ha
steadily ayo dsd and sometimes couldn't
get into game for several mouths. He
always ordered the costliess wire' and
food and hsd habit OF taking cigars by
the boxful, the whole of course bsiug
charr to the kitty. He had q peculiar
Tick in grabbing tie cigars. He would
tel the waiter 10 bring him bcx of a
certain brand, and when the box was
brought hs would say il was either too
dark or too light, and order anothtr ore.
at the same time keeping the frat box,
which at the end Of tie evening he would
carry home.
Sometimes there were trsgicsl cc;ur-
renees. There was q cher ming young
Greek who used to join the party when
the limit was not mere than $40. He was
terribly fond Of playing, Sud played "a
much as he could ont ,ide of business
hours. TIE trouble was that when he
couldn't find gentlemen's Tarty he went
10 gambling houses and Lost there so much
money thas his relatives refused to supply
him with any more. Apart from that he
suff,red from an ipcurabie disease. One
night he came irtO tina game and lott o
hundred or two. b 1T was as jolly as ever,
and made arrangements for an afternoon
game OF the mkt day, which was fol-
day. In the mCraiIg his brothe: found
him &c ID with bale: in his bra II. Very
characteristic wss the view of a lawyer,
WHO used occasionally TO come into the
game, took Of the occurrence. When he
he rd of the death Of the yourg GreeS, ne
said: "Whst shame! He owes me $50,
TIE man who introduced him to the party
ought to psy i"
Siro's endurance at tie card table was
simply D. eaomeual. Ga Saturday after
noon q game was started, which ran
through the mkt day and tbs day af ec, as
Monday was holiday. During the whole
time the table was never empty. People
came AID went sll through Sunday aud
Monday, day aud night. Siro was there
all the time, without going home or TO bed.
Finally on Monday night he remained
alone with gentleman Of absus his own
age, which was 65.' Tney played until
Tuesday morning, and VIXEN Siro's COM
psnion felt that he was tired and wanted
to 90, Siro abused him like q pickpocket,
saying it was shame TO jump the game
that way