The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-04-10

Ia closed room ~ have game of poker,
They all smoked either Turkish 0r American
cigarettes, and each one Of them had, beside
her pile of ohips, a glais Of something to
drink OF tho five who we're playing, thref
had brandy aud soda one whisky aud ginger
ale, and the other had goblet filled every
nov aud then by q locker on with cham
pagne, Tho game was pretty big me-a
dollar was tho limit The last hand pretty
nearly cleaned everybody out, and two W0
men, expert players, we're left 40 tho only
0nea, They were blonde aud brunette-they
bet and raised and bet and raised until the
pile got 10 DO very nearly seventy'iiye dol
lars,
The brunette said IN very excited way,
my dear, advise you % stop betting, for
you can't beat NY handln Tie blonde very
calmly said, ~ don't want your adyieeW
And she raised again, The brunette then
grew nervous and called her, Ono of the
outsiders said, "NOw, for fun, lot Mabel show
her hand first No that We may Eee the hand
that can't DO beat" Proudly tho brunette put
on the table full hand-kinga high with
queens next, Quietly the blonde reached out
10 take the pile aud with equal quietness she
showed four aces and king, The pot was
herh Aud all she said was ~ would have
bot all night on that hand The brunette
was stayed with little more whisky aud
ginger ale, aud the party only broke up IN
time Tor them all 10 have u nap before they
met their liege lords At dnner
Did you ever watch woman gamblei The
more Interested she grows IN tho game the
more her face loses Ia WOmanliness, aud no
matter how lovely fhe may be, she looks a
picture only Of greed and felishness, Even
more than on man Il the VI effect of gam
bling shown, aud woman who wants 70 keep
a mans admiration ought never lot him hee
her play poker,
The young man who ffequenta the stage
door OF the theatres, who wears his lawn tle
twice around bis throat and a watch IN each
pocket with y lob hanging, was lately beau
tifully Equelched by woman who had 70
earn her living by the sweat Of her iukaiand,
He met her At u reception given by oneof the
most elegant women IN New York-a reoep'
tlon that was really exclusive, aud where
Mrs, Dash was a welcome guest because her
mother and the hostess had been seho0lmatea
aud friends before tho daughter know what
II was 10 have 10 go out In the world and face
tho blast Of adversely,
The III bred Johnnie had been brought by
a friend, and was In reality stranger In this
bot lle noticed Mrs Dash, and felt that he
could NJ least fnub her, 10 walking up 70 her
he put out his hand aud said IN loud tone,
"Ah How do you do, Mrs, Dashi How did
you happen 10 come heref All tho blue
blood IN her veins grew very warm, and,
ralslHg her eyes, ahe looked nj that daring
young man aud said, ~ was Invited weren't
your The johnnie turned and walked away
like whipped cur, and the woman who
brought him got note from her hostess that
evening requesting her never again 10 bring
any ono 10 her houao without first sanding
his name and asking permission, II was the
triumph Of brain over hrawn aud OF bright
woman over cad, But you can always bot
two 10 one on the bright woman, Hasn't that
boon your experienced KATE KrAnSHY,