The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-15

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pl isi e 95
bank sh ~ I'M ra'se 1df
shSlld 1850 IL small bet q noe u 81 ME- 9,
50 Tic 6a,anls should mot get OH TO INC
fact that We had ~ zinc y s., I'D
gaSIns ln roo T f,l ehssaea
by goshll&it EwnA lkeSn kings receptio on
Sfhere were hundreds Of smot, nan !, \, WI
non dressed fol- TertyS XIII Hha EXCEPT tht
thera wero plies OF gold us big ms stoves Y g
on on al tie tables, ina tho ,Kugss!s We're v
provided With silver, With 19n1F a aaIi
II II liz n use Of taking the trouble toBrun
III gold t1nc. aid get oil dlrtled w ulg
E|g dirty ng|ESpts wh soncyS XIV es se,
sapund, bY betting. riglt thon, Y q
Turned to me and said : Hennery.t-to don't =,
Alot tho sight Of this yealt Son !,
Vol find d that your poor her, after
¥rs OF struggle against "a ersity ana ~ !!
e. designing me n ~
P'HTnont p sais
money, But Just snct as though 1t was r. ~
regular thing with us to salt down our !,
gold Sfo Il winter, the same as sWe s. ~
Aacoutlt or a duke, gave us nice seats,
md ralses to- haul iii tho m oney y, coun
tess low-neeked crest W w =
spockdt and brought out a roll .ofi bills
silnd hand cd tholn to lie a Oak tai51nan,
who, bought $500 worth OF red chips ana
when tho man looked Il no rou lette tatolc
the red, dad choked up 80 he wa 81 ALMOST
black All tho face. Ind b cyan to perspi re-
50 l&had to Wipe my face With y hand,
ikerclef; the gambler rol ed the W!l ~;
ind when ball stopped On =. Inc reu I.
Quart Of chips;}and dad shook hands with
the Dakota man and said < Ea RI I'VE
5l1nvo got en- on hei5run.&sN II ana reaoile
fo Ills IN i Z;
sl,ccked countess smiled III raw hing smile
Oh dad, @ and II dad looked as 7 hougl = sIll 70
owned a. brewery, and tho Dako "a man ma
twisted Ills chin whlskers and acted ike
s11o wa sorry for the Monte Carlo Bank,
h" no r. think NO had skinned along as eco
Bnomlcully as possible NIL our II YES, ~
a t'hrol this Dakota genius, and IS this
Monte Carlo opportunity, VIC hhd wealth
alaking in 5byy the Z blishel. made me feel
great, and Il wondered why 3 more people
had found TINS iaT y, ~ p nrea
porous ina day, II they had the nerve. !
toll YOU old man. It was great ,Sa and Y !
Twas going to &cablc you to sci OUT your Z
what could ges a. doreea
gamble and become "a millionaire. js..
5Uncle Ezra: I doS ibt1o,t know how e write
you SEQUEL to this E, f, z,
TEN Officiating q roulette game. had won
the first bet, he never guessed slnc III, h {
color a ga In, and & dad had mo more use
for tho rake. Every time no bot and
II FIR
money, and dad would reach into another
Spocket and dig&up another roll, II and the
countess would laugh and dad had to act
as though he enjoyed losing money
!upthes.last hundred .dolla and twas
gone before lie' could wink back to tho
countess, then tho Dakota man looked Mt
dad for. more, and dad shook his head and
each other q minute. and then I'VE. al
three got up and went out In the park
to sec the people who had gone broke
commit suicide, but n there was not a
man st down on 4 seat and looked
the moon. 3 q al t'ss Il ~ ty
Dad looked at the Dakota man and said !;
You started me mall RICH hat hap.
was silent for, a moment, and then he
| pointed 4 to me md said; THAT imp Of
yours crossed his fingers every time 7
| bet, EXCEPT the first time. '%a. Dad Gale
1 me to hlnl,G and he said: +E = II ennery3l let
| thIs be d lesson to you. Never to GROSS
i1yourtnngers You llavo ruined your dad !. !
and he turned his pocket s inside out. and
l3hndnt change for d dollar note, and he
gave me tho empty sack to carry md
/ wo would be fired out into the!cold world,
| vs. IT will take q week to get money from
l3the States, nnd we may be sent to n he
work Slious &c. rs we are broke, and haven't
got the means oven to commit suicide.
I}DOn't tie ma $3.50
| TI33f M 4 Yours. q.
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