The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
AN OLD TINE GAMBLING
EPISODE.
$500 .y.. ;.


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hea''h' 'ile ohi' f"iH' was ~ tue
oiilo anna MISSISSIPPI rivers. And /
iia'e 'h' ttlp III one OF TIE tig steam
ets OF mat daN' ! ne MAIN feature
UNI ! remember WAS seeing men sit
thig III me cahin playing cards. WITH
neau'iiu'li c"f"rto 'hil&. Why they
USED the chips ! WhG 100 young To IN
uerS'hf'a' IN tfliH connection also re
can th''r ieaNlhg tiic tables orcaSlonal-
~ 70 go y liltle hnN ah'ut Tie size
Oh fuh'h ntd Judy chow, placed
forward ~ ~ ''hn where t'tp
ofal@ oi'hN' "l t'' hie' hrh"l'tu' COZ
oiS.
Inc MISSISSIPPI was one vast gam
DING resort from car" 10 New Or
lea'iA. There were fatboats fitted up
Tor The purpose that Heated slowly
Gown Tue river. tying M III ahY point
where there were people 10 !" flee"e'l'
ahh wherever there were printers there
were victims. One afternoon one Of
These hathoats descending WITH the cur
rent WIS seen from The shore not far
below Memphis 10 he turning in to
shore he only power aboard was IN
the arms of men ana couple Of long
sweeps OF oars on either Fitlc. Those
on The atarhoard side flashed III tho
sunlight. While the tiilet orr l"it fil'
pie astefn. The boat in this way waH
Drought ashore. uiid u llANaer wa" Enf
out and tied 10 Il stump upon The river
bank.
1ilat night julian MAran. Young
planter, i'preti aboard The boat anu.
With one or two Of his friends VII"
were alfeatN there. orenrii tie galne
Mhran had sold his plantation AMI ne
Eines ana was going 80 HAtoh Rouge to
mafry hia sweetheart and take up his
residence there The money he had re-
eeivel Wna II hnhk except hundred
dol'aiR, with which he proposed to
amuse himself on The iiathoat lie
added considerably to li# fiih'tFed IL"
lars during the evening ana. being =
chlyarols fellow. considered himself
bound 10 - back The next day and give
the bank II chance for "revehgr. III
few days HE fortune he had IL hailN
was every cent transferred To The
safe IN lie hatboat
That Was II curious ago. II there are
eliitalfAaa professional gamblers now
we hear nothing OF them. here We're
chvalrous gamblers then, ana they
mnde Their Influence felt Perhaps II
was because gambling had not then
been left go far behind other means OF
making u living as it is now. Inc
gambling propensity has developed
into more Legitimate forms. lie THIS a.
1t may, as Naran was parting win the
remnant OF hia fortune, Gnstavns ster
ling. professional gambler, who had
once been respectable planter, board
cd the flathoat He had left tile pro
fession" and with his winnings had
bought Maran's plantation. When Ma
ran had parted with his last dollar
Sterling walked I'D on to The river bank
with him.
Permit Inc to say, sun, he sald TO
Malmn, that ] have seen many fuols
IN my life, and 70 ar one OF The big
gest Even when gambler plays tai'
the advantage is with him Inc men
on this boat IRE Of the lowest Kind o.
swindlers.
Maran maddenea was about to re
tort angfily, when STERLING pulled
roll of bills from his pocket ana con
tinued.. 'lo' go down ina tonight Win
tbia and start in again. Don't play to
win. Play only 10 be IN the game. ~
be tina. aud take hand myself. Have
4 gun IN 20 pocket. sub
Maran tried to express MS gratitude
but Sterling turned away anu Went -
sock Il few Of the formers tfiends'
That evening Maran, Sterling anu TWO
others Whom STERLING nau askea 10 oe
present opened the game on me t'a'.
boat. The owner OF the outfit ana Two
assistants were OF the party, mixing
seven IN all Ihey Nad piaseu an hour
OF more when 1ackpot was opeheo'
and the pile on Tie table grew efior
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