The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-12
EIRorE As SEEN ny : GAMBLER.
Peoples and I'rincIpaIiiies Reviewed
by Pat Shecdy.

From The New York Press
Pat Shee5y. philosopher and gambler,
Is back once more in his native haunts
after "a five months jaunt through the
lettering dynasties Of the old world. Prof.
saeedy is a veteran globe trotter. and
bis last visit was merely TO refresh his
memory ana renew Als acquaintance with
the crowned heads. incidentally he took
q third interest iu a. string of petlts che
vauN running nightly al the Casino IN
Cairo, bIt DO was mere diversion. and
otteutimes the play did not exceed LsiD a
night. one evening an Official prominent
-u che diplomatic circles OF the gap capl-
--l came 70 t@rol- Slee1y ana mo llreu u
Doe was much in over there. meaning
tle Casino. Prof. Shcedy replied that bee
was not Then the Official. who is prom
II am e-ad OF IT," and changed the sub
ject. The next day Prof. Sheedy mag
unanimously disposed of his interest ia the
bf-sht-palnted TN ponies 20 MS partners
al a great sacrifice. Tweuty-fOur hours
a4terN4rl the partners were singing
fierce requiem 10 the departed ponies and
smart gay are"
In Prot sheedy's own words, the pc
tits chevauX mad been lowered that
night, which, being interpreted, means
that they had been subjected 10 much
tho same treatment that policy shop
receives in this country when the order
goes forth from police headquarters 10
raid DO. With that intuition which is
one of MIR. Sheedy's strongest Charac-
terlstics, he had needed he voice or Che
diplomat, and when the blow Ieu there
was no necessity for Mir. Sheedy TO stand
from under. He already had stood.
Owing, possibly, to the peculiar require
meuts Of his chosen profession, Prol.
Sheedy is a wonderfully keen and observ-
ing man, not only over a faro layout,
where an active brain and an eagle eye
ares absolutely essential to the gate re
ceipts, but while travelling leisurely on
land on sea. one result of his obscrv-
ance is deprecated opinion OF the Amer
GA HanH. Ha
clares Mr.. Sheedy. positively; only a lot
of cheap selling-Dlaters, and when ! see
them trying to take the same fences that
the Englishmen do I'm the way OF clothes
and makeup IL makes me want TO cash in.
They can't wear them the way the Eng
lishman does, ana when they try to ape
their manners and mimic their talk. 10 il
indeed sad sight They hadn't had time
to learn yet and they ought to practice
at home before trying it in public in the
presence of foreigners, who thus get a
bad impression Of the whole race.
Take an American who at home has
really got some sense, and put him down
i'm some foreign country, and he don't
know enough 20 think 1t over. don't know
what gets into them, but just as sure az
they 90 10 Europe nine-tenths Of them
VIII make monkeys Of themselves Now,
when ] was in Cairo. there was a man
from Boston stopping over at the CAIRO
Palace with his wife and daughters
one day the man from Boston came
into q jewelry store and wanted to buy
ruby. l had sold TO the firm a stone
some days before and happened to be In
the place when he came in. The pro-
prietor showed him the ruby he had
bought from me the first thing.
How much is it?' asked the Boston
Fifty pounds said the dealer. Don't
try TO palm off any tJO ruby on me- he
replied, and threw the stone back at
him.
Turning to the proprietor. l said in
voice loud enough for the would-be buyer
Don't you believe he would fancy the
ruby you sent over TO that man at
Sheppard's yesterday?
1.-THE proprietor looked as if he was
going to fan dead. but he had a good
eye, and he answered right up, I am
sure he would. / had forgotten all about
&c. / am glad you spoke about it. If
you Will come around tomorrow after
noon, he said turning to his custom
err. 1 would be pleased to show you this
jewel, providing the man does not take
when the man from Boston went out
l told the dealer to remount my stone,
doctor it uD a bit and raise the ante
on it 10 fl75. That will fix him. said,
"The next day he came around 1 ad-
mired my ruby as much as / dared in
his presence and he cheerfully paid fl7J
for the same stone that the day before
he had refused to look at for fJ0. Pure
pigeons blood he declared as he peck
eted the ruby and walked out. we
sometimes call them bleed over here
remarked quoting from Nat Goodwin. We
went shares on that deal, and l had no
kick coming.
WHO are the greatest gamblers in the
wOrld?" repeated the professor, I'm answer
to a question The English every time.
That is, always barring Riley Grammar.
The Englishman plays with pounds where
we play with dollars. The rich ones who
gamble at winter resorts nine times out
Of ten have inherited their money, and
they had Just as soon gamble it away as
spend ID IN any other way. If he is an
officer in the army or navy he has to be
a gentleman, and his word is as good al
his bank note. II has to be or he would
be court martialed.
'"The Greek is all right, too. He hasn't
the money to plunge ON that the English
man has but he is square and on the
level and ! would trust one with my roll
any day. The Frenchman is no good; he
bows too low.
''When / was over there I met man
who could talk ten different languages
and boast of it i'm all of them at once.
He made me sick, and one day 1 told
him that he needn't be so swelled up over
it, because unless he spoke fourteen Ian
guages he couldn't get job as waiter
in any first-class estaurant in America.
81 kept stringing him along, and finally
bet him that / could learn to count 100
He took me up, and we bet suit OF
clothes. ] am going to win that bet II l
have to sit up all night for twelve
Prof sheedy will return to Europe
next winter, but declares that he will
go into legitimate business and leave
gambling alone
BIRDS THAT PERCH ON BELLOWS.