The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-08-17
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Carlo T>rittea

LACK 81 ,!cw York E.awyer al TIC ::.oate
carlo Tables.
a weIi-lznown lawyer Ia town. who
Is German BY birth. tells the foliov.
ing story o: enc Of the n21-y omba--
racing positions Ms passion Tor gam
bling hfes pis-t. hIIe in:
Som 49, 'cio-e his cou . Iris
COUNT ~ ,aaeia d7ia& t'.... rora MS
home IL Berlin 10 tn ra11tl,n.s i.l!ls
of Monte Carlo. TIC season tire was
at It's nallt and thc rlace WIS alsci
with vea''iEy. reckless men I'D women
try;ng Ia a-ur%e their deadeGcd feelings
by ind'iit:ag IN high paT. Although
The lave had no trhyn6ls to iHvelg-s
him into tao game. the fever was on
him and re hurried g tbe gazing
tablas - t-y his luck. For hc5es re
kept his pace st the table, s2.net.Ees
winning. sornetirnes losing. Siding M
ard down the scale Of ioroln Un.ii Tie
Amos, inevitable end cane-not 9 son
vns lett % ir0. Ills trcv-r ioasaa.i
francs were cone aud IL uGered
nir1lessir on: INTO the peout. III gar
ders surrounding tho Casino rs so
,nany had ,jc,e before hln, hungry and
worn OFT with tie terrible s-,i.i.. 7vor.-
deriug What next to do. flnaiiT night
came, al aow the pcnriiess man, who
the day bs.eee could have h1i the BEST
the place afforded, sneaked oil mo a
clulnp Of bushes to determine bis fu-
turc course lie was thoroughly lis
custed aud tired, but he couid NOT sleep.
He cursed bis passion for gambling and
eworc be would never naic another
stake Visions OF suicide came ID be-
fore MIN and nc wondered how h. rad
Better de u the nidst Of his Ino',rH'
fni reyeria policeman. proving
around 'of 81 aach cases rs has. y;uilT
ordered nm u move on. He 1e'c very
much ike { ra-ll loafc-.
The nigh al last came TO al end. and
the unfortunate follow, chilled 10 the
bone by tile u.rht air. crawlcd Geject-
etily toward hotel where he Ind dincd
the d;tc beec~e TO got SOM paper 70
write iarewell note horo. 10 h had
dc.rmiYe1 % lake his lie. "a MS way
throurn tho mark he r1et & nsa walk
inr hr.sit.7 along WHOM he MED
as yne rice-1~o., idert - The s-onte Ca
IL aYndic5tr. !. nc Yong (tari1ia1 WIS
desperate ESQ Oh to beg. ana &c asked
the ".,iciai io. money tc get h-Jn safely
home u Dec,-n.
'.,,Iot 4 tra1c,'' answered lhe vice
president ~ were to gre u e'-cry
enc WAC makes The same Request of M,
TIE tan;s wonii never declare q 6iVi
dend'
He still continued his Arguments
however telling who he Wa aod CIV
ing The names ii such pros.,ia-n. neu
IN Berlin q, ref.rcnccs tia TIC vice
prcsident cols,n'el to tcle&rarl one 81
the men r-;errsd 10 ana See snere Hy2a
any uush In The young HAIRS st2ta-
ancnts The answer came a,ci;:
tive h.a ell .he rionoT ~ vents !.
he consents 10 cave Mont Carlo.
The yios-pr sidcut then gsre mi i've
hundre5 ir&ncs on that condition. ana
to see that Il vas fulfilled h s4@ th..
now haD0y telic;v or board q train th,t'
would leava in half au how aud lot
him there. enid p:ofuse apo 3gies arr
thanks on the yonnG man. pHrt- But
no sooner Tas nc out OF siyhJ team the
gambler. WITH Inc money burning n
his pocket lorgcttipg his vovs, never 5,'
play again ignoring tila condi % 90
which he obtained the moG@T. .ralI.
from the train ard ran hastily 10 49,
Casino lie knew he had t.io tiinr
and less chance TO retrieve iil, losses.
for he nus Gu Oh the outgoing t'ain;
but he was Dowcrlcss 10 r2sist the
temptation Dividing his .a0Gey into
FIVE paris, be began to 2ay re cou!G
not LOSE Wherever h put lis none.
black OF red he seemed to via rs II he
controlled me marble that span round
and round and meant life o. dea.:i to
him Heglancea at the cloc4:. But few
minutes were eft. lie mustliau5le al
to be winner. He would stake lis
life on one turn Of that brightly pant
ed bowl Jia5ncring the gold before
him, he plac, 1t or the 80 90 :he
very last -o7 The croupier turnei IN:
bowl: the little 3a;l whirred aai whir-
red slower ana slower Is the reyClu
tons OF the bowl diminished IL veiocity,
ard then hesitating for q second fell
with L rattle into one o. the pockets
Had Atlas ever dropped the world. no
greater weight you'd haze 5een l1tod
from him nan was lifted rom tia;
mans heart as ne saw lAc VA
the turn he'd come Wlth trem o!ina
hands he gathered IN his winnings and
hurried bach IN time to board his trlin
before the Guards had locked The dooes
Once sct5led II his sea-. h coHn.e.
over his .aonav In that last tar.g
minutes he had dragged back from Ia
clutches o the ban>s all he had Lost. and
was now two thousand francs ahead.
Some years nave passed since tAat
eventtul occasion in his life but lie has
never gone rack 70 review the scenes OF
his wonderful lacll Yet TIE gam bling
fever is on him still, and he IS never
happier than when risking his last
cent on q Gutenberg selling platter. -
Y. y. Sun.
Mr.. Dresden yTare-I want 70 gco
act OF crockorY
Clcris-Ne.,. sir For the table?
Mr. Wa No For thcEcW servant.
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