New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12

he was found in hay ward WIN =
friend drawing st-aws out of the To-
and betting upon which should "s
longest one Of the odd stories q 'A.7
gaming room turns upon the alaiil'l''
set snuffbox Of General W ade-
throwing several mains" he missed ''i.
box which he had passed roui'o' d.
svvoya that there should he genera
search Of the individuals pfesei"
I,,Fl,i7,- dressed officer who sat at ms
,-iol,+ declared on his honor that ne
know rofTajnC Of the snufIhoX mat lie
would die rather than submit 10 ~
search. which WAS to be begun "'''
him and ne finally called upon ~
general 10 night Clappins ms hahd %
his sword Wade felt the box, WHICH IN
,.,,,erio,,sIz-. from force OF habit ne hao
himself restored 10 his pocket Remorse
and COMMISSION for the shabby old CT
6cer brought them 70 condolences why
aslxa5 Wade had he objected 10
search ..Whv. General, said the poor
fellow being upon half-pay and friend
1-ss am Obliged TO husband every
rannv- 7 had that day very little ap-
petite. and as I could not eat what
had paid for. nor afford to lose It, the
leg and wing OF fowl We're theh
7yrapped UP IN a piece or paper III my
r,ocget. the thought Of which coming 10
light appeared ten times more terrible
than lighting every one in the room.
Mere and more melted, the general en-
gagged him 10 dine next day and. al the
dinner handed him captains commls-
sion and q purse Of guineas TO enable
him 10 join his regiment" II Is To De
hoDed that none Of those gulneas went
10 the hazard table This Is d story
which. often told always pieases- Ar
other. not quite SO well known, Is lolu
or Richard RiEby. q devoted games'ef
and q British PaymasteT Genera aa'I-i-
the war with America
+2aira one evening AT hazard table IN
71--s1-i-f i,l vas -a-v successful. ana having
won q considerable sum. he was putCittlg7
in mis- purse when . person otLtlito "a i. - -
d low voice 10 himself. E1do 49, ~,
r.F-9- . nauuy man I should ne NJ
Rfchy. without looking mack, gut me ~
over his shoulder. SaE-4e IKE -, -, -,
friend and he happy me stranger .tl-l
no reply bur accepted II and retired
Every one present was aSIohlSh@a a IL u,
E,7-F-y--s Uncommon benetCencs- whist NJ
=
formed that the person who lac fFcEll -.
rIle benefit was 2 halt-PaE oTlceT Ilt go go
distress some Years after d 2eilttSiii"l5.
waited 4inor him iu his own eGulpaSs- anu
being Introduced TO Mr.. RIgbE, acI lalllt--
Rim thar ne came 20 acgult a dent lhai .,e
rad contracted with him III Dupiih. N
72lz-rz- was greatly surprised at TINS Gee
Ea-artou- as H. Wa Al enttre s~Ial4S--
.-7-as sir continued the visitor 'F gu a.
sisted me with above ii hundred pounds al
= time that I was III The utmost lhdiSSi'Ct;
without knowing or even seeing lit gu
-her related the affair a. the gaming trt,.l-
with that money, continued me So tI.9'..-
Il was enabled 10 pay some Deus dL1 ~
myself out for india, where 1 nae 'tf-lI ~
f.s7.-sTy,ar. a. 10 make an annie i"ELul's-
ar Rfgh- declined 70 take tire money. pi''
rnrnsl-r ghe pressing solicitations Of me
a-en-leruau- accepted q Ta-uaoie damon"
ring.
Many grim instance Of the suicide
NJ ruined PLAYERS can Ice encountered IN
.7ie volume. bllt We need no. turn TO
.uer tales Of misery. Tho making Of
a-aenr~ic vvacers Is described IN an I'M
.,mmonrr entertaining chapte~. nor
the least odd Of these bets was that OF
= London baker. who laid fifty pounds 70
-rr that he would stand upon ono leg
Tor twelve hours. He accomplished the
rvrraordiuarz feat under stress of agony
and actually persisted IN not moving for
three minutes after tie given time ex-
Tired.