Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-09

1t Is Next to Impossible to KIN the Gam
bling Spirit.


bling Spirit.
"They may shut down the public
gambling houses, but they can't sop
gambling just the same" said . we'll
known man about town to Chicago
Times reporter.
"The gambling instinct Is born in
man." he continued, land unless some
Jealous and inventive official can devise
q means for plucking fortunes forelock
out by the roots, why men will continue
to GAMBLE just In the old, sweet way as
long as the world goes round. Now,
was in little game the other evening
which possessed more element OF inter
est than any one I've sat in In years. II
began about ten o'clock In the evening
In the private apartments OF the junior
member Of a big commission i'm on the
Board OF Trade. Besides the broker
there were In the game . prominent
physician, a big criminal lawyer, rail-
road man and myself.
''It was the same old story-a SIS
limit with $50 limit on jack-pots TO start
with, and later on, about 3 In the morn
ing, the limit off. wide open game for
table stakes or collateral. Well, ii was
an eyentful contest all through. The
cards were running lively, and the
physician was about 81, 900 ahead. The
broker had been losing, so had the rail-
road man. The lawyer was little to
the good, and was about whole when
1t became daylight. Let's play Just
four more jack-pots and quit, someone
proposed, and we all acceded. The first
three left the physician nearly $4,000
ahead and the broker even. the railway
man broke and the lawyer and myself a
little in the hole. Then the cards were
dealt for the last.
"'Cost a hundred to play senten-
tiously remarked the broker.
Hundred BETTER said the physi-
clan.
"'Out.'
"'Out.'
1.-Two cards. said the broker.
"'Give me q card, chimed In the doc
tor.
"'Bet you $780," said the broker.
1.-TWO hundred harder from the
medico.
"'Five hundred better
"'One thousand more than you
"'One thousand harder
"T'll pay my check In II you've nc
objections
None. It's good for any amount
with me-
"'Two Thousand better them
"'Let's see,' said the broker, Il have
mt that amount OF cash In the bank or
here. Won't you split it?'
"'No. I've pretty good hand. Can't
you get it?'
4 can after o.
"'All right. We can fix that. Ny
rules are never to take /. o. US even
from a friend, but I'll tell you what.
Seal the two hands up in two envelopes
and the stakes in third. Well &c
down and leave 'em with the clerk TO be
put In the safe and only opened In the
presence of this party. Then you raise
the stuff and well all meet at breakfast
at 10 sharp in the cafe, and the owner
ship of the pot can be then decided
Agreed; that's fair enough
"well," continued the gentleman, 'f'
was done. At noon we all met at break
fast except the railrosd man, who had
gone out OF town. The lawyer procured
the stakes and the envelopes. the bro
ker forked over four crisp $500 bills 70
make up his bet. and opened the seat
ed envelopes. The doctors was first. IL
contained four kings and queen. The
broker nearly Jumped out OF his seat
when be saw 1t, and the doctor grew
pale at his hilarity. The brokers' enve.
lope was opened and contained four aces
and a ten. He paid for the breakfast.
and the bill wasn't light one, either