Arizona republican., 1903-02-09
By p. +. dunno.

whats a gamblin' SYSTEM" asked
Mr.. Hennessy.
"A gamblin' SYSTEM" said Mr.. Dooley,
''like alienation iv affections, is wan
way iv maxim a livelihood among tn
British aarystocracy. young jock IN |
New York has tn best wan I iver heerd
iv. He's been tellin' about it. ON Jan |
uary twinty- eighth he says, L held a |
meetin' iv me syndicate. Unforchnitely
sivral iv tn mos enthusiastic an in
durable was absent, it bein busy
day in tn insane coort, but at night
fall was able to speed with tin thou
SAN dollars in tn sweat-band Nv me
coronet to tn altar where tn Goddess
iv Fortune, ripresintin a syndicate "
binivolint Jews, presides. he says,
over tn exercises iv her vOtaries, ne
says. In other wurruds, whit to play
tn foolish wheel he says L Will reao
firm me dry: Thursdah: Played only
tn twinty-siven an tn three, FIR I'm
thirty years OF today, an three firm
thirty laves twinty-siven- Tn system
wurruks splindidly. l dhropped o ny
two thousan', whereas tn man on wan
side iv me, that was playin' dhream
MS VIE ndO, lCS lWlilly -
an tn man on tn other side " NE
who was asleep, los three thousan an
a Masonic imblim. A good day. FRI
DAN: Today 1 play tn four, tn siven
an tn thirteen, twice four bein' siven
an thirteen tn regular Fridah number
Almost won twinty thousan'- Lost six
thousa1'. Saturdah: Play tn color
system. I am determined to win. TIL
bank is Evidently afraid iv me, FIR tn
crooper has JUS toll me in a voice
croopy with emotion that he will ac-
cipt on'y money f. chips. 1t is too
aisy 1 play tn FRED. TIL crooper is
white with fear. I can hear him move
his foot narvously undher tn table like
a man wurrukin' a soWin' machine. Tn
wheel stops suddenly. 1t is black. How
sthrangel Sundah: 1t is my day. Tn
betther tn day tn betther I'll do thin.
But they ARE frightened. They ray
fuse to turin fr pair iv cuff buttons
an a solid gun-metal cigareet case.
lave tn room an as I go out, tn
crooper, to concale his fear, whistles:
"Ar-re they amy more at home like
you?'' 1 viii take me system to Amer
lea an have it Financed. Me system,
he says, needs nourishment,' he says.
Its a surprise to me, Hinnissy, that
tn men r-runnin' gamblin houses ain :
broke. Maybe they ARE broke. May
be they're broke an jus keep Up tn
game because it's a thradition in tn
family an they're proud an don't want
tn oil folks at home to hear they
quit an they need occupation to amuse
thin, like ROCKEFELLER. But it's a shame
to take their money firm thin in this
undetermined way. TIL jock iv Rosel
L, Ii,
iv money I warn him now. A curse
will hang over tn ill-gotten gains
wrenched firm tn poor. ign'ranJ gam
bier by means iv a lead pencil an Il
prim'ry arithmetic. He may die ricn,
but his conscience will afIiict him to tn
end an his name will be spoken with
scorn be future carnations to come.
TIL law ought to shtep in and intner-
fere. Nanny a gambler who has spint
tn bes' years iv his life dalin' two at
time an haulin in sleepers, is in fear
iv his life that tn jock " Rosen will
dayscind on him, slug him with his sys-
tenn an take tn bread an butther out
iv tn mouths iv his childher an tn
di'mondS out iv tn ears iv his wife
Wan iv our naytional INDUSTRIES is
threatened. If this sign iv arrystocracy
can come over here an room our gam
blers, what's to prevint him firm rob-
bin Russell Sage or deprivin' Hetty
Green iv tn discomforts iv life?
II niver was in a gamb1in' house but
wanst. Hogan took me there. Besides
bein' pote, he's great fi-nancier. He
believes in Marconi's tillygraft. Come
up, he says, AN help me WOO tn God
dess iv Chance he says. have j
SYSTEM he says. I havn't seen tn
lady FIR years, I says, but I'll go along
an see ye home whin she turns loose
t.. dog on ye,' 1 says. Where does she
live now?' I says. Over Dorsey's sa-
loon,' he says. An I wint witt
him. TIL Goddess iv Chance
sertainly lives well, Hinnissy.
They was a naygur at tn dure an tn
room was full iv light firm chandelier:
an they was onyx cuspidors upon tn
fiure. Where is tn Goddess y
Chance? 1 asst Hogan. Here says ne
settin' down in front " tn wheel an
pushin' over his pay envelope. She:
burly lady says I, FIR tn Goodies.
had a. black moustache an wore
, sthraw hat with a hole knocked in it
Woo her very gently says L No
lookin' FIR amy chances ! whit owe
to tn side-boord and dealt mesi1f TIVE
tyin' tn pickle dish whin tn owner i
tn parlor took me be tn arm and le,
me away to a quite corner. He was
nice man, an him an me soon had gu
feet in each others laps.
"'Ye have a fine business here say
I. It's betther thin it was a few min
yits ago. says he. But it's d dull life
1 don't see what Fright ye have I
complain 1 says. 'Ye have a gran
palatchial place I says. 'le ought t
be happy with these BRUSSELS carpets
glass chandyleers an jooled spittoons
1 says. What dye want?' I says
That's what ivryobdy Thinks says ns
People hwy US who know nawthir
about tn hardships iv tn life. In Il
first place,I detest cards. I niver gam
BILE he says. Before lift me home /
1njianny, me father, who was a Metno
dist minister in Terry Hut, placed nj
hand on me head an said: ''Ikey, Y
ARE goin' out into tn wurruId, Prom
Use me niver to touch card l prom
ised, an I've kept me VOW. I wisht Il