Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-12
IL TOPICAL iALkER.
How the Roulette Wheel Built Fortune
in Pittsburg-Look After the Pennies If
You Would be Rich.

How the Roulette Wheel Built n Fortune
in Pittsburg-Look Affer the Pennies II
You Would be Rich.
"That'sa fine building" said I to friend the
other day as we passed a tall structure of red
| brick down town.
"Yes." he replied, you'd hardly think that it
represents nights, winnings at roulette"
How can that be? The only gambling going
on now is of the ''shoe string' sort on the bor-
ders of the desert in Allegheny, is it not?
''Oh, the gambling took place 20 or more
years ago in the city of Baden Baden, when
| the man who erected that building lived there.
He was poor and as he grew toward mans es-
tate desire to 60 to America overwhelmed
every other thought in his mind But he had
not the money to pay his passage.
zone night he CHANGED to be walking in the
grounds of the Conversationhaus pondering
upon his unhappy fortune when the thought
occurred to him that by adventuripg the sum
of money he had-which was not large enough
to be of any use-at the gaming table he might
make stake sufficient to carry him to Amer
lea. Without more delay he went TO the gam
bling hall and without plan or special precision,
risked his money on the roulette wheel. He
won from the very first and left the Converse
tionhaus that night with money in every
pocket. The next day he played awhile again,
preceding night he left the table. He took
with him resolution never to gamble again
and enough gold to carry him to America and
give him fair start in business there. He has
kept both the resolution and the gold. The
latter has multiplied exceedingly"
"The moral then is s-- T
"That it is a good thing to make a-resolution
never to gamble, and to keep it"
~
The lawyer who without any remarkable
forensic or other remarkable ability wishes TO
amass competence, must be careful about
the little things, the petty suits, and the PEN
nies.
Once upon time within the recollection of
middle-aged man, when the city of Pittsburg
deserved the name of Smoky" a certain law
yer said to young man who was reading law
in his office: "Mr. Bings, you would confer
favor upon me by calling upon client OF mine
this afternoon. 1t is Mr.. Brown. who wants to
have his will drawn"
MI. Bings, who was then bright young man
not overmuch in love with the law, willingly
agreed. He took down Mr. Browns address on
paper and brought the rough draft of the will
back to the learned lawyer, The latter took
the juniors notes, and. having read them, re-
marked: This is all right, Mr.. Bings, but see
Mr.. Brown has only named one executor-how's
thatr'
"He only named one," said Mr.. Bings.
but you should have suggested another, my
dear boy-me for example. Now, when take
back this will for the old man to sign you just
watch and see how 1 shall manage matters"
So Mr.. Bings accompanied his parent-at-law
to Mr.. Browns bedside-for the old man was
failing fast The lawyer read the will and Mr..
Brown approved it. Before he was allowed to
sign 1t, however, the lawyer asked: What
about executors, Mr.. Brown7'
why, 1 have named MI Jones, +" the testator
replied rather testify.
That's only one," said his legal adviser;
there ought to be two."
well, don't know whom to say-I know Of
no one who would care"
"oh, :Mr. Brown, if you wish it should
esteem it an honor to be your executor"
Down went the lawyers name upon the will,
and he winked at Mr.. Bings as he plactdly
pressed a blotter upon the document.
AS they went down stairs the lawyer said to
the student you see how easily these little
things are done"
He did see, and every time he sees that
lawyers name in print he thinks of Mr..
Browns will and per cent,