Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-11-30

he will not readily wager on q game q.
chance. Nearly every noble rcd man D.
the posscssOr Of an Individual charm a.
fetch which enables him To do tt.in.-.
that other Indians cannot do. THIS f.i.uh
Is of value exclusively To the OWa.-, and
according to their belief would hc cf &c
use or advantage to- any other IaGls..i. %u
person besides the pUSCss-Ur knows what
the fetch is and wcre it 20 become known
it would Immediately lose its power for
good. No Indian will knowingly steal
another Indians fetch. Such tiuft viii.
ates tho power of the thicf's fetch and
casts over him n hoodoO.
Having full faith in the ability Of his
charm to bring luck to him, tn i-,liaO
never fails TO place all his pos, S~iu,,s in
the balance when there i bat on. if lac
loses, he takes 1t phiiusnphiynlly and nj
tributes his bad luck To the greater Iuwcg
of his advcrsary's charm. II he wins lie
has added faith in the power at his ur:n
charm. Indians have been known to
wager all their earthly possessions, even
to their squaws and children and tCpc,>,
on the fall of u stick in ono of their games
Indian villages have become pauT,ri-yd
and dependent upon charity for months
because the Inhabitants hCt everything
they had on the insult Of games with other
Villages. Such occurrences WCrC common
restrictions of government regulations
would be so still.
Gambling i not Il secret vice among the
Indians. Ii is indulgci in Ivy all the Nom
bcrS of the trihc. and the more expert the
gambler the higher he stands In the Csli
nation of his fellows. To have the fame
Of being n successful gambler cause an
Indian To looked up To almost rs Tuu-h as
IL he NvcrC Il successful warrior. Tlvg.' is
-
highest CHIEF ly proposing II gan WIjb
HMM fact, thu Invitation plea. lin
One point VI advantage held by the r,d
man over his white brother Is in the fact
that when Ia LOSES everything he I"~s,.~-vs
he is not much poorer than lie w. ls.!ngc.
and he can readily TCcoup himself hy n..sh
ing rail upon some unfortunate white
settler or upon weaker tribc Tho vii
man may commit suicide, but the Indian
simply looks for n ViCtim and seldom fail:
to find him.
Before the government tiEhtCnCd tho
moral lines on the Indians profess onal
Indian gamblers were plentiful. o. latv
years their number has decreased rap
idly. TIL" most famous Indian gambler
of today Is QuClrpnh, a CuHlnChC
His game il monte. He Is nb"u; 80
years old. tall and straight, with 4 thin,
narrow face. His eyes arc sunkCn likc
those of ConsumptivC. lie never smiles
and seldom speaks. Like all Indian gaIu-
blcrs. his dr,SS is rich in bright cul"rs.
He usually rides Il white pony and A. Mt
tended by two Apache Indians, both IA
NOUS for deeds of proves. T. travels
from village to village and from tribe TO
tribe. ENtsyW here he j. we'll known.
When his arpruach j. mHcic known, the
Indians wait i.r him Ia aYptsU, saving:
their money 1" play with hi!a, i,r II l.
an Indian I.gNiIu thae in the game u:
QuclCpah ihr ny Is hottest. I'.l tho
stakes are what !uu !'lcl>.','
QuUlCpah once Appeared III IL" Cash
creek village. He rCly into thV village
shortly before suntiu,.n. Ou,. Of Itf~ com
ranions spgysI bright r,l Nankv; IN
the ground OUclcplh kual; before IL. As
hU settled down ou hi haunclv~ and
brought forth - HCw d,, \ " NcvicaH
monte cards the blanket was surrounded
by Indians CTouChinis thIvC and four deep.
And behind them stood other Indians eager
for an opportunity To play. The long.
lChn fingers OF QuvICpah shuillCd the cards
with marvellous rapidity. The intvr, in
the game waXCd as the light wunCd Can
dies were procured a, uighs fell and wCrc
fastened in sharp pointed green tNiEs
stuck in the iruuud
BY their ihckcrins light QuClCpIh could
he seen paying his loss,-S and pockCting
his gain. He was bath dealer and
banker Behind him un his right and
on his lCfl crnuchcd his two Apache fol-
lows. As dawn was hrcal,ing QuC'Cpah
look, d about him He had stripped all
save two Indians, ono Of them was n
heavy W!"ntr Laying down 500 fer
each nf them 10 cover Quclcpah annuunc
cd that it WIS his last bet. The cards left
were the pu,, Il and the deuce. Both In
,luclrvIh y 'caCi,tI his money. Tho viii
la.Sc. saw FIR tin" two Indians, was IS'nni
less
SQuawS :.l-,I arc invctCratc gamblers
1t j. Il ,siuIi.un sight IL SEQ "a tl,.Cu
squaws, Young nn;i OLD. their paVu Sos
lying neglected ON the ground, crowded
around an 4 Id shawl. busy over n In cent
game Of monte Their play j. persistent,
and many Of thcHI ara marvclOuSly clover
gamblers. Bur ttry >, ldom have money
Of their own sufficient to play for high
stakes.
One lcCuIinrity II Indian gambling
games il their intTicacy. In several tribes
the writer has sscn Indians play ing games
with sticks and stones for hours at time
Notwithstanding the closest attCnt on he
has been unable tn discover the system
used, nor !. - he ever met white man
who ,ud explain the game. There arc
several games Of this kind. and among
the Pacific coast tribes they are common.
In addition tu his faith in his charm
the Indian places great dependence "n his
ability to- cheat. To the best cheat nrC aC-
corded the highest honors when gambling
is INDUCED in. There is never a thought
of getting angry over def tricks or unfair
methods so long rs the perpCtratJr is not
-auEht in the act IL he Is caught, he ~
funds his gains and il laughed ut for clum
sinCSS-
Since playing cards have become COM
mon. games taught by the whites and
McxiCans arr generally the iayOritcs
among the rCd men. Monte is played for
large amounts. Sometimes an Indian with
hundreds OF dollars will become Empower
ishcd in Il singl" evening 10y trying his
luck against a skillful player. An cspc-
cially dcft monte dealer, more skillful
even shan Quclepah. has been known to
go from tribe to tribe in the mountains of
New Mexico and return home loaded down
with his winnings Many Mexican gam
blers dCvO'c almost their entire time to
travelling among the various tribes in tine
Sierras. They win large sums but lose
them again In MEXICAN cities Fort sill
40 ~ Gov Nv N~-t- So.
The Debutante's Programme.
The programme laid out for a debutantc
by her mother includes n box at tho opera
for the season, that the girl may be seen;
Invitations to the fashionable public balls
preceded ny fine dinners, To which are in
vitcd the eligible young men, thus laying
them under ubliGat ions which, it is hoped,
will he discharged 10y dancing with the
daughter, writes Mrs Burton Kingsland
in Tho Ladies' Homo Journal \ month
or two at Newport, Il few weeks ut Lenox
, in the autumn, Tuxedo ut Christmas and
London season in the springtimo-a
SNOWY career, to which wealth is the pass
port and n conspicuous marriage the aim.
II the marriage be delayed, comment is
rife, public attention having been so
drawn TO the girl. and feeling that it is
due to society 10 do what is expected of