Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-30
From the London Truth.
a GAMBLERS GRATITUDE.

ASNdSlO LSdulCA, sui VI tuS WOAA-huOWh
banker, Sir Evasio Raider, of St. James
Square, went to Homburg for the short
annual holiday which his father allowed
bTa from the routine of business. He
was merely salaried clerk in his faith
er's bank, and was only accorded pre-
GiseIy the same amount of freedom that
the other clerks enjoyed. Hence, he
looked forward to his holiday with
great zest, and he was therefore rather
annoyed to find that on the present oc-
casion, even during that short period of
enjoyment, be was not to be wholly tree
FROM the cares OF business. The day
before be started, his father-who
never talked business out OF business
G2ours-called him into his private
room at the bank, and said:
EvasIO, as you are going to HON.
burg for your holiday, you may as well
auperintend the sale of some property
of mine there, which | am going to dis
pose of. Mr.. Watson. my manager,
wIil give you full instructions and neces-
saEy documents, and when you have re-
eseIved the money, you had better pay
&c straight into Messrs. Potsdorf Il
Guelph, our agents at Homburg. That
rs all Now go and get your instruc-
Gons from MIR. Watson. Stay moment
Ghough-here's $50 Tor yourself. That
will lind you little spare pocket mon
ey-"
The young man, whose face bright
aned up q little toward the end of the
conversation, thanked his father, and
rocketed the G5 notes which the latter
had placed on the table. Then he
vent, as requested, to receive his in
astxoctions from the manager about the
10 h,,r
not being very intricate, were soon
mastered: and Mr.. Evasio started for
the famous German spa, with the con-
asoling reflection that the business in
Wolyed by the sale would not occupy
1im very long.
Arrived at his destination he made
EEpe his mind to get the troublesome part
a1f his visit over as soon as possible; and
&ie pushed forward the arrangements
sar the sale SO quickly, that at the end
at the fourth day the property had
oeen disposed OF, and the purchase
money, about 10,UC0 f1orlus had been
safely laid into the agents hands.
That same evening, he visited, by
way of amusement, one of the numer-
GUS gamblin saloons with which HON.
Eurg then abounded. He did not enter
gt with the intention of playing, but as
be stood looking at one of the rouge-et-
E1oir tables, and watching the chang ng
fortunes OF the gamblers, especially of
one man who was winning largely, an
irresistible impulse came upon him to
stake something himself. He accord
Tugty laid down five forms, which he
&ost; then ten more, which he also lost.
Next time he again doubled his stake,
&ut the twenty fiorins were likewise
swept away. He began to grow i'm.
patient. Surely next time he must win.
lie would, therefore, stake a more sub
stantial sum; so he laid down hun
<tred forms. Peste His was surely
no beginners luck. The hundred for
ms vanished also, Biting his lip to
check any outward expression of vexa-
zion, be resolved inWardly to go on I'M
All he won. But. alas his time for win
ming never came He continued to
stake wildly, and lose each time, when
st last, putting his hand into his purse
GO draw out fresh supply of money, he
soan6 it empty. And it had contained
all the cash he had brought with him to
Homburg! Here, then, was a pretty
state OF things? Not a sixpence LETT,
and another week at Homburg before
him Ito say nothing of the hotel bill
which he had already incurred, and his
fare back to England! Yet, if the truth
must be told, he was not troubled so
fact that while he stood and continued
90 watch the gambling, he determined
fuwardly how be should have staked, if
ne had had money lef.; and almost ev-
cry time the color came up in his favor !!
&c vas maddening! He only needed a
tEifiing sum to WIN at least IL, 600 forms !;
ard that trit1ing sum was not iOrthcom-
1gg. Shortly before midnight he re-
turned to his hotel, chatting and de-
SR0ndent, and wnen lie 8 ent to bed it
Was not to sleep. He could do nothing
a5ut toss restlessly from side to side,
and brood over his losses. and the
chances oil rouge-et-noir. What a pity
that he had not large sum OF money
with him If only he had enough to
Eeather a few reverses at the outset,
g1e was certain $50 he told hlmself) to
win huge fortune. And he
had considerable sum to hand True,
dG was his fathers money; but then he
%ouid only borrow it, and repay it from
his winnings. For that he must win, if
ne went on long enough, he had not the
smallest doubt. Besides, he was bound
20 raise some cash from somewhere, If
only to pay his hotel bill. And what
better way than to borrow money from
his father?
Having thus quite made up his mind
what course he would adopt, he went
down the next day to the agents and
Grew out 800 t1ori1 of the pur-
chase money. 1t would be foolish,
ne told himself; If he were going to bor-
row this money at all, not to borrow
eRough to insure success.
When the evening came, he betook
EiIinself again to the same gambling sa-
koon, flushed and eager with the pros
meet Of winning a fortune. But, alas
his luck was even more diabolical than
1t had been on the previous evening;
sud the more he lost the more wildly
E2e staked, until, in less than an hour,
every penny OF the 5000 forms had
Eseen swept away by the croupier
Waving now borrowed aid lost so
large part OF his fathers monay,
00ty one course remained to him,
namely, to borrow some more, and
gam bic with it, in order to make the
deficit good by his winnings SO the
next day he drew out 5000 forms
zaore from the agents, being deter
s1aiaed that he would not fail from lack
of means 10 go on. But even long
nurse can't stand against O. determined