The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17

Fey, like alienation iv affections is
wan way iv maxim a livelihood among
th' British arrystocracy. A young jock
in New York has tn best wan l iver
heerd iv. He's been tellin' about it.
On Janooary twinty-eighth. he
says, L held a meetin' iv me syndicate.
Unforchnitely sivral Nv tn mos en-
thusyastfc an ~incurable was absent.
It bein' a busy day in tn insane coort.
but at nightfall 1 was able to speed
with tin thousand dollars in tn sweat
band w me coIonet to tn altar VIII re
Ii Goddess iv Fortune. riprisintin a
syndicate iv binivolent jews. presides,'
he says, over the exercises iv her yO-
taries,' he says. In other wurruds, /
whit TO play the foolish wheel he
says. I will read firm me dry:
V~hursdah: Played IN tn winty-
siven an tn three FIR I'm thirty vars
oil today. an three firm thirty laves
~twinty-siven. TIL system wurruks
spIind.Iy. / dhrOpped On y two thou
San. whereas tn man on wan sid. iv
me, thai was playin' a dhream his wife
had. los twenty-five hundherd, an tn
man on tn other side iv ne who was
asleep los three thousan' an a Ma
Eonfc imbIim. a good day
Frfdah: Today l play tn four. tn
siven an tn thirteen, twice four be:n'
6iven an thirteen tn regular Frld1h
number. Almost won twlnty thOusdn'
Lost six thOusan'
Saturdah: Play tn color system I
am determined to win. IT, bank is
Evfdculy afraid iv me- FIR tn chopper
has jus tOI' me in a voice CroOpy with
emotion that he will accept on'y mon-y
fr chips. 1t is too aisy. ! play IN
FRED. TIL CrOOper is white with fear.
i can hear him move his foot MARQUIS
~ undue tn table like a man vur-
Tukin' n sOwin' machine. Tn wheel
stops suddenly. 1t is black. How
strange: Sundah: 1t is my day.
tn betther tn day tn betther I'll do
thin. But they ARE frightened. They
rayfuse to turin Fl a pair of cuff tut
tons an a solid. gun-metrl cigareet
ease. I lave tn room an as l go OUt,
tn trooper to COnCale his fo9r whistles:
"Ar-re they amy more at home like
you?' I will take me system to Am
erica an have it FINANCED So
tenn ne says. needs nOurishment.' he
says
Its a surprise to me, Hinnissy. that
tn men r-runnin' gambtin' houses
amt broke. Maybe they IRE broke.
Maybe they're broke an jus keep UP
tn game because it's n thraditiOn in
tn family an they're proud an they
don't want tn OF folks at home to
near they've quit an they need occy-
patton to amuse thin. like Rockefeller.
But it's a shame to take their money
firm thin in this undetermined way.
TIL Jock iv Rosen will nivsr have no
luck with that kline iv money. l warn
him now. a curse VII hang over tn
nl-gOtten gains wrenched firm tn POur.
ign'rant gambler be means iv a lead
pencil an a prim'ry arithmetic. He
may die rich but his conscience Will
nffict him to tn end an his name will
be spoken with sCorn be future gin'ra-
tions to come. TIL law ought to sEtep
In an interfere. Nanny a gambler
who has spint tn best years iv his lie
Salin' two at a time IN haulin in
sleepers, is in fear iv his life that n
look iv ROsen will dayscind on MN.
slug him with his system an take tn
bread an butter out iv tn mouths iv
his chilhar an tn diamonds out iv tn
ears iv his wife. Wan iv our nayti1nal
INDUSTRIES is threatened. If this sign
iv arryStocracy can come over here an
roOn our gamblers, what's to prevlnt
him firm Robin Russell Sage or de-
privln' Hetty Green iv tn discomfoIts
Nv life?
al niver was in a gamblin' house but
Uanst. Hogan took me there Besides
bein' q pOte. he's n great fi-nancier.
He believes in MarConi's ~tillySrait-
Come up he says. an help me WOO
tn Goddess " Chance, he says. 4
have q system he avs. 1 haven't
seen tn lady fr years l says, but III
20 sICue an see We home whin she
turns loose tn dog on We, l says.
Where does she live now? 1 says.
Over DOrsey'S saloon" ne says. An
L whit with him. TIL Goddess iv
Chance certainly lives we'll, HinnIssy.
They was a naygur at tn dure an IN
room was full ~ light firm chandyleers
an they was onyx c~uspidors upon tn
dure. Business seemed to be good hut
I cuddent see tn Goddess anywhere.
Where Is tn Goddess iv Chance 1
asst Hogan. Here says he, settin'
down i'm front " tn wheel an pusnin'
over his pay envelope. She's a burly
lady says I. FIR tn Goddess had a
black moustache an wore a sthrdw
hat with 2 hole knocked in it. Woo
her very gently says L. Not lOokin
Pr amy chances l whit over TO tn
side-boord an dealt mesilf two dollars
WORT, iv turkey. l was imptyin' tn
pickle dish when tn owner iv tn par
Tor took me be tn arm an led NE
away to & quiet corner. He was a
nice man. an him an me soon had cur
feet III each others laps.
I'VE have q fine business here says
/ 1t 9 DSCtner tnln IL WIS q IS" Kun
wits ago saws he. But it's a dull life
7 don't gee what fright We have to
complain l a 'Ye have a gran
palachieI place. 1 says. We ought TO
be happy with these BrusselIs carpets,
glass chandeliers an jooled spitto3ns,'
: says. What dye want" l says
That's wha iyrybody thinks says he
People hwy us who know nawthn'
about tn hardships iv Il. life In tn
first place, I detest cards. l nlVer
gamble he say 'Befure l left me
home in Injianny. me father who was
q Methodist minister in Terry Tut
placed his hand on me head an said:
"Ikey. We ARE goin' out into tn witr-
rulG. Promise me niVer to touch n
card" I promised an I've KEEP me
vow I wisht he h3dn' asst. It's thrue
[ have made some money but tn life
is q dogs life afther all. I have estah-
lished a fine business, although tn
hours is long an they'se a great dale
~ wear an tear FIRM IN polls en-