The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-07-27

The best type Of this man l recall
is Jim Chandler. Here was fellow
who, if he had settled down to some
ordinary business would have made a
success of it. When | knew him he
was dealing his own game in mining
camp. lie was married, had two
children, and never saw him take a
drink so long as | knew him. jim
Chandler had an idea that there was
fortune in gambling il it was conduct
ed Systematically. l think his game
was honest. At any rate, the capital
he put into it, 10000, was come by
honestly. After six months Of vary
ing luck Jim was $50,0 to the good.
lie said it only went to prove that
gambling was q business. The whole
sum was swept away in two days play
once when he came across miner
with pile who determined to stick
the game cut. Jim borrowed some
money-his word was always good
and went after it again. l don't know
how many times that story was re-
peated. He would pay back aud start
over. He would be much to the good
and then he would go broke. At the
end of FIVE years he gave it up as
bad job. He was in no way ahead.
l don't think any of the people that
ever broke his game are ahead to this
day for that natter
On this subject Pat Sheedy has de-
declared that gambling ends nowhere.
i've been gambler all my life," he
says, land I've climbed the ladder,
rung by rung, and when I reached the
top found written, 'You have been
fool!'
NOW, what does gambler get after
a whole life of it? Nothing In the
eyes Of the public I have been law
breaker all my life, and yet have
never been raided, never arrested, and
have never taken an oath. What have
got to show Cor j: ell? Except for
few pictures l have collected am
poor man, and my word is my biggest
asset. That's the only thing gam
bier has that is worth rap-his word.
Il can see why gambling will catch
the young men" he went on. "Nine-
ty per cent of the sports are raised to
their callings. Look at the 300 or 80
young men who pose as sports and
who frequent the race tracks, and
while they dress ae dydee, you'll 6pd
that half Of them have been restau,
rant walters. They were raised to
their calling. I was raised to mire.
"The drunkard sees nothing br.
misery in his CUP and can look ahead az
his finish-the gambler has the glare
aud the glitter. He, is in crowd
| where somebody is winning and he
says to himself
Maybe will win next time.
80 he goes on. At first there is
excitement for him, but after while
this excitement disappears.
II have been frequently asked for
system" he vent on, "but have al.
ways replied that there is only one
successful system. That is tho o. P.
NJ system-other peoples money.
It's the system used by Morgan and
Schwab.
"You will always ein if you play
with other peoples money. You will
find though, that success comes by
chance and cheating.
"Gamt'ing life is deceptive life.
I believe in the old Donuybrook say
ing, Whenever you set head up hit
it, That's the way with gamblers
they are afteE the successful man.
Why, you have never seeh gamblers
after an unsuceeeegul man. They
know their gaH.e too we'll.
Il have never associated with gam
blers. Not that I have ever thought
that / was better than they are-not
q bit of it; but could never make
any money out Of gamblers. When
ever you see crowd of gamblers flock
ing by themselves you can put it down
that they are all broke.
"There is one thing I can say: AL
though I have done as many men as
have done me, have never cheated
myself. I can lie on my pillow at
night and say:
"'Patsy Sheedy, you have never
cheated yourself When I am dead
they can put one thing on my slab:
"'Here lies Pat Sheedy, gambler.
He might have cheated others-him-
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