The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-11-11

there was q gambler who was known a
Andy Finn, though 1t was said that for
family reasons he did not pass under his
real name.
For lor g time Andy had, in sporting
parlanee, been playing in the worst kind
OF luck for professional gambler. One
afternoon he found that his whole estate
was reduced to the sum of only SIS. He
counted it over in his room. clipped It
back into his pocket and started up town.
A little way from his lodgings he was
met by man who begged him to step
into the house near by and see how desti-
sute its inmates were.
Andy mechanically followed the man,
who led the way to cabin, threw open
the door and ushered Andy in. There
was man, the husband and father. ill
in bed, while his wife and mother, a
delicate woman, and two little children
were, in scanty garments, lowering
around the ghost of fire.
Andy ok one look, then rushed out
of doors, the man who had led him into
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rapidly away until out of hearing of the
wretched people in the house, then swing
on his heel for full two minutes, hurled
the most appalling anathemas at the
man for leading him, as Andy expressed
1t, Unto the presence of those advance
agents of famine"
When he had paused for breath the
man said quietly: ST like that; like to
see you fellows, that take the world so
carelessly and easily, stirred up occasion
ally."
Easy ~ said Andy "you had better
try it. You think our way is easy; you
are mere child. We don't get half
credit. | tell yeu to make man an &C.
complished gambler requires more study
than to acquire learned profession
more labor thanis needed to become q
delft artisan. You talk like fool. Easy,
indeedl"
II don't care to discuss that point with
you, Andy" said the man. II expect
that is not the question. What are you,
big, strong fellow-going to do to help
those poor wretches in the cabin yonder.' =
Andy plunged his hand into his pocket,
drew out the s15 and was just going to
pass it over to the man. when thought
struck him. "Hold on he said "a
man is an idiot that throws away his
capital and then has to take his chances
with the thieves that fill this camp. You
come with me. lam going to try to take
up collection. By the way" he said,
shortly, lido you ever prayr"
The man answered that he did some
times. "TheD," said Andy, s'you put in
your very best ticks when start my col
lection"
Not another word WAS said until they
reached famous saloon. Going to the
rear. where q faro game was In progress,
Andy exchanged his $15 for chips and
began to play. He never ceased hardly
Looked up from the table for two hours.
Sometimes he won and sometimes he lost,
but the balance was on the winning side.
Finally he ceased playing, gathered up
his last stakes, and ,beckoning to the man
who had come with him to the sale on and
who had watched his playing with lively
interest, he led the way into the billiard
room.
Andy went to the window on one side
OF the room and began TO search his pock-
cts, piling all the money he could find on
the sill Of the window. The money was
all Id gold and silver,
When his pockets were 4emptied, with
the quickness of men Of his class, he ran
the amount over. Then, taking from q